For our soul has sunk to the dust; our bodies cling to the earth.Psalm 44:25
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
כִּ֤י שָׁ֣חָה לֶעָפָ֣ר נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ דָּבְקָ֖ה לָאָ֣רֶץ בִּטְנֵֽנוּ׃
- כִּ֤יki“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- שָׁ֣חָהSha.chah“it has sunk down”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שׁוּחַ · “to sink” · Strong's H7743
- לֶעָפָ֣רle.'a.Far“to the dust”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָפָר · “dust” · Strong's H6083
- נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּnaf.She.nu“self our”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “soul” · Strong's H5315G
- דָּבְקָ֖הda.ve.Kah“it has clung”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from דָּבַק · “to cleave” · Strong's H1692
- לָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retz“to the earth”Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “soil” · Strong's H0776H
- בִּטְנֵֽנוּ׃bit.Ne.nu“belly our”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from בֶּ֫טֶן · “abdomen” · Strong's H0990G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)