New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 105:16-25

16And Hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for a famineרָ֭עָבra.'oH7458upon the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; Hebrokeשָׁבָֽר׃sha.VarH7665the wholeכָּֽל־kal-H3605staffמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294of breadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899.

17Hesentשָׁלַ֣חsha.LachH7971a manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֣םlif.nei.HemH6440them,Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130, who wassoldנִמְכַּ֥רnim.KarH4376as a slaveלְ֝עֶ֗בֶדle.'E.vedH5650.

18They forcedעִנּ֣וּ'i.NuH6031hisfeetרַגְל֑וֹrag.LoH7272into shacklesבַכֶּ֣בֶלva.Ke.velH3525,He was putH935inH935ironsבַּ֝רְזֶ֗לbar.ZelH1270;

19Untilעַד־'ad-H5704the timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256that hiswordדְבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697cameH935toH935passH935,The wordH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068refinedצְרָפָֽתְהוּ׃tze.ra.Fa.te.huH6884him.

20Thekingמֶ֭לֶךְMe.lekhH4428sentשָׁ֣לַחSha.lachH7971and releasedוַיַּתִּירֵ֑הוּva.ya.ti.Re.huH5425him,The rulerמֹשֵׁ֥לmo.ShelH4910of peoplesעַ֝מִּ֗ים'a.MimH5971,and setוַֽיְפַתְּחֵֽהוּ׃Vay.fa.te.Che.huH6605him freeH6605.

21Hemadeשָׂמ֣וֹsa.MoH7760him lordאָד֣וֹן'a.DonH113of his houseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004,And rulerוּ֝מֹשֵׁ֗לu.mo.ShelH4910over allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605his possessionsקִנְיָנֽוֹ׃kin.ya.NoH7075,

22Toimprisonלֶאְסֹ֣רle'.SorH631his highH8269officialsשָׂרָ֣יוsa.RavH8269at willבְּנַפְשׁ֑וֹbe.naf.ShoH5315,That he might teachH2449his eldersוּזְקֵנָ֥יוu.ze.ke.NavH2205wisdomH2449.

23Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478also cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935into Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;So Jacobוְ֝יַעֲקֹ֗בve.ya.'a.KoH3290livedגָּ֣רgarH1481in the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of Hamחָֽם׃ChamH2526.

24And HemadeH6509His peopleעַמּ֣וֹa.MoH5971veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966fruitfulוַיֶּ֣פֶרvai.Ye.ferH6509,And madeH6105them strongerH6105thanH4480their enemiesמִצָּרָֽיו׃mi.tza.RavH6862.

25Heturnedהָפַ֣ךְha.FakhH2015their heartלִ֭בָּםLi.bomH3820to hateלִשְׂנֹ֣אlis.No'H8130His peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971, TodealH5230cunninglyH5230with His servantsבַּעֲבָדָֽיו׃ba.'a.va.DavH5650.

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