You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.Psalm 66:12
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
הִרְכַּ֥בְתָּ אֱנ֗וֹשׁ לְרֹ֫אשֵׁ֥נוּ בָּֽאנוּ־בָאֵ֥שׁ וּבַמַּ֑יִם וַ֝תּוֹצִיאֵ֗נוּ לָֽרְוָיָֽה׃
- הִרְכַּ֥בְתָּhir.Kav.ta“you have made ride”Verb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רָכַב · “to ride” · Strong's H7392
- אֱנ֗וֹשׁ'e.No.osh“a man”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֱנוֹשׁ · “human” · Strong's H0582
- לְרֹ֫אשֵׁ֥נוּle.Ro.She.nu“to head our”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from רֹאשׁ · “head” · Strong's H7218A
- בָּֽאנוּ־ba.nu-“we have gone”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
- בָאֵ֥שׁva.'Esh“in <the> fire”Preposition with article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֵשׁ · “fire” · Strong's H0784
- וּבַמַּ֑יִםu.va.Ma.yim“and in <the> water”Conjunction + Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
- וַ֝תּוֹצִיאֵ֗נוּva.to.tzi.'E.nu“and you have brought out us”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from יָצָא · “send” · Strong's H3318H
- לָֽרְוָיָֽה׃La.re.va.Yah“to <the> superfluity”Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רְוָיָה · “abundance” · Strong's H7310
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)