Psalms 107:36

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיּ֣וֹשֶׁב שָׁ֣ם רְעֵבִ֑ים וַ֝יְכוֹנְנ֗וּ עִ֣יר מוֹשָֽׁב

Transliteration

and-yôšeb there rᵊʿēbîm and-yᵊkônᵊnû ʿîr môšāb

Grammar Details

*yôšeb*: hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he settled/caused to dwell
*rᵊʿēbîm*: adjective, masculine plural - hungry ones
*yᵊkônᵊnû*: polel imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they established
*ʿîr*: noun, feminine singular construct - city of
*môšāb*: noun, masculine singular - dwelling/habitation/settlement

Word Meanings

*yôšeb*: he settled/caused to dwell/seated
*rᵊʿēbîm*: hungry ones/famished ones
*yᵊkônᵊnû*: they established/prepared/set up
*ʿîr*: city/town
*môšāb*: dwelling/settlement/habitation/residence

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 107:7 : 7 And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
Ps 146:7 : 7 Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:
Luke 1:53 : 53 He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
Acts 17:26 : 26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

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