“Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is.Psalm 39:4
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
הוֹדִ֘יעֵ֤נִי יְהוָ֨ה׀ קִצִּ֗י וּמִדַּ֣ת יָמַ֣י מַה־הִ֑יא אֵ֝דְעָ֗ה מֶה־חָדֵ֥ל אָֽנִי׃
- הוֹדִ֘יעֵ֤נִיho.Di.'E.ni“make known to me”Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
- יְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.weh“O Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- קִצִּ֗יki.Tzi“end my”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from קֵץ · “end” · Strong's H7093
- וּמִדַּ֣תu.mi.Dat“and [the] measure of”Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from מִדָּה · “measure” · Strong's H4060A
- יָמַ֣יya.Mai“days my”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
- מַה־mah-“what?”Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- הִ֑יאHi'“[is] it”Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
- אֵ֝דְעָ֗ה'e.de.'Ah“let me know”Verb, qal, infinitive construct, 1st person, common, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
- מֶה־meh-“how!”Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- חָדֵ֥לcha.Del“fleeting”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָדֵל · “rejected|fleeting” · Strong's H2310
- אָֽנִי׃'A.ni“[am] I”Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)