Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.Psalm 83:16
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
מַלֵּ֣א פְנֵיהֶ֣ם קָל֑וֹן וִֽיבַקְשׁ֖וּ שִׁמְךָ֣ יְהוָֽה׃
- מַלֵּ֣אma.Le'“fill”Verb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from מָלֵא · “to fill” · Strong's H4390
- פְנֵיהֶ֣םfe.nei.Hem“faces their”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from פָּנֶה · “face” · Strong's H6440H
- קָל֑וֹןka.Lon“shame”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from קָלוֹן · “dishonor” · Strong's H7036
- וִֽיבַקְשׁ֖וּvi.vak.Shu“so they may seek”Conjunction + Verb, piel, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בָּקַשׁ · “to seek” · Strong's H1245
- שִׁמְךָ֣shim.Kha“name your”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
- יְהוָֽה׃Yah.weh“O Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)