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Psalm 87

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Psalms 87— Hebrew word study · with the Hebrew tradition

How to read a word below: the Hebrewword, then how it sounds, then what it means, then its number in Strong’s concordance, a widely used lookup this site follows (H for Hebrew and Aramaic, G for Greek). Square brackets hold a word the English supplies that the Hebrew does not, angle brackets mark the Hebrew’s own grammatical elements that English renders as separate words, and the mark ס or פ is where the Hebrew manuscripts end a paragraph.

Psalms 87:1· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

יְ֝סוּדָת֗וֹyesudatofoundation hisH3248בְּהַרְרֵי־beharei-[is] among [the] mountains ofH2042קֹֽדֶשׁ׃kodeshholinessH6944

Rashi on Psalms 87:1

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
whose foundation is on the mountains of the Sanctuary The foundation of this psalm; the Psalmist founded it on the mountains of Zion and Jerusalem.

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Psalms 87:3· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

נִ֭כְבָּדוֹתnikhbadotglorious [things]H3513מְדֻבָּ֣רmedubar[is] spokenH1696בָּ֑ךְbakhin youעִ֖ירʾirO city ofH5892הָאֱלֹהִ֣יםhaelohim<the> GodH430סֶֽלָה׃selahSelahH5542

Rashi on Psalms 87:3

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
Glorious things are said about you You, Jerusalemwords of glory were spoken about you from the mouth of the Holy One, blessed be He. Now what are the words of glory? That you are the city of God forever.

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Psalms 87:5· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

וּֽלֲצִיּ֨וֹן׀ulatziyonand of ZionH6726יֵאָמַ֗רyeamarit will be saidH559אִ֣ישׁʾisha personH376וְ֭אִישׁveishand a personH376יֻלַּד־yulad-he was bornH3205בָּ֑הּbahin itוְה֖וּאvehu'and heH1931יְכוֹנְנֶ֣הָyekhonehahe will establish itH3559עֶלְיֽוֹן׃elyon[the] Most HighH5945

Rashi on Psalms 87:5

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
And to Zion it will be said, “Man after man was born in her” And when they bring them as a tribute to the Lord, it will be said to Zion concerning each one, “This is [one] of those who were exiled from you,” or “from their generations.

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Psalms 87:6· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

יְֽהוָ֗הyahwehYahwehH3068יִ֭סְפֹּרyisporhe will countH5608בִּכְת֣וֹבbikhtovwhen recordsH3789עַמִּ֑יםʾamimpeoplesH5971זֶ֖הzehthis oneH2088יֻלַּד־yulad-he was bornH3205שָׁ֣םshamthereH8033סֶֽלָה׃selahSelahH5542

Rashi on Psalms 87:6

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
The Lord counts in the script of the peoples, “This one, etc.” This is a transposed verse, and סלה, forever, which is said at the end, refers to the beginning: When the Lord counts in the script of the peoples forever.

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