“What gain is there in my bloodshed, in my descent to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?Psalm 30:9
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
מַה־בֶּ֥צַע בְּדָמִי֮ בְּרִדְתִּ֪י אֶ֫ל־שָׁ֥חַת הֲיוֹדְךָ֥ עָפָ֑ר הֲיַגִּ֥יד אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃
- מַה־mah-“what?”Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- בֶּ֥צַעBe.tza'“[is the] profit”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בֶּ֫צַע · “(unjust) gain” · Strong's H1215
- בְּדָמִי֮be.da.Mi“in blood my”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from דָּם · “blood” · Strong's H1818
- בְּרִדְתִּ֪יbe.rid.Ti“in going down my”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from יָרַד · “to go down” · Strong's H3381
- אֶ֫ל־'El-“to”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- שָׁ֥חַתSha.chat“[the] pit”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שַׁ֫חַת · “pit” · Strong's H7845G
- הֲיוֹדְךָ֥ha.yod.Kha“¿ will it give thanks to you”Particle, interrogative + Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָדָה · “to give thanks” · Strong's H3034
- עָפָ֑ר'a.Far“dust”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָפָר · “dust” · Strong's H6083
- הֲיַגִּ֥ידha.ya.Gid“¿ will it declare”Particle, interrogative + Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָגַד · “to tell” · Strong's H5046
- אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃'a.mi.Te.kha“faithfulness your”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֱמֶת · “faithful” · Strong's H0571G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)