Psalms 89:48
What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah
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ASV
What man is he that shall live and not see death, That shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? [Selah
KJV
What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.
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11 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| מִ֤י | mi | who? | H4310 → |
| גֶ֣בֶר | Ge.ver | [is the] man | H1397 → |
| יִֽ֭חְיֶה | Yich.yeh | [who] he will live | H2421 → |
| וְלֹ֣א | ve.Lo' | and not | H3808 → |
| יִרְאֶה־ | yir.'eh- | he will see | H7200 → |
| מָּ֑וֶת | Ma.vet | death | H4194 → |
| יְמַלֵּ֨ט | ye.ma.Let | [who] he will deliver | H4422 → |
| נַפְשׁ֖וֹ | naf.Sho | life his | H5315 → |
| מִיַּד־ | mi.yad- | from [the] hand of | H3027 → |
| שְׁא֣וֹל | she.'ol | Sheol | H7585 → |
| סֶֽלָה׃ | Se.lah | Selah | H5542 → |
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