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Psalms 49:14-20

14Like sheepכַּצֹּ֤אן׀ka.TzonH6629they sinkH7743downH7743toSheolלִֽשְׁא֣וֹלlish.'olH7585;Deathמָ֤וֶתMa.vetH4194will be their shepherdיִ֫רְעֵ֥םyir.'EmH7462; And theuprightיְשָׁרִ֨ים׀ye.sha.RimH3477will ruleוַיִּרְדּ֘וּvai.yir.DuH7287over them in the morningלַבֹּ֗קֶרla.Bo.kerH1242,And their formH6736shall be forSheolשְׁא֗וֹלshe.'olH7585to consumeלְבַלּ֥וֹתle.va.LotH1086SoH4480thatH4480they have noH4480loftyמִזְּבֻ֥לmi.ze.VulH2073homeH2073.

15But Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430willredeemיִפְדֶּ֣הyif.DehH6299my soulנַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shiH5315from thepowerמִֽיַּד־mi.yad-H3027ofSheolH7585, ForHe will receiveיִקָּחֵ֣נִיyi.ka.Che.niH3947me. Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

16Do not beH3372afraidH3372whenH3588a personאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376becomesיַעֲשִׁ֣רya.'a.ShirH6238richH6238,WhenH3588the splendorכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of his houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004is increasedיִ֝רְבֶּהYir.behH7235;

17For when he diesבְ֭מוֹתוֹve.mo.toH4194, he willtakeיִקַּ֣חyi.KachH3947nothingהַכֹּ֑לha.KolH3808 H3605with him; HiswealthH3519will not descendיֵרֵ֖דye.RedH3381afterאַחֲרָ֣יו'a.cha.RavH310him.

18ThoughH3588while he livesH2425hecongratulatesיְבָרֵ֑ךְye.va.RekhH1288himselfנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoH5315-- And though peoplepraiseוְ֝יוֹדֻ֗ךָve.yo.Du.khaH3034you whenH3588you doH3190wellתֵיטִ֥יבtei.TivH3190for yourself--

19He willgoתָּ֭בוֹאTa.Vo'H935to the generationדּ֣וֹרDorH1755of his fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1;They will neverנֵ֝֗צַח לֹ֣אNe.tzach lo'H3808 H5704 H5331seeיִרְאוּ־yir.'u-H7200the lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.

20Mankindאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120in itssplendorבִּ֭יקָרBi.korH3366,yet withoutH3808understandingיָבִ֑יןya.VinH995, Islikeנִמְשַׁ֖לnim.ShalH4911the animalsכַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹתka.be.he.MotH929thatperishנִדְמֽוּ׃nid.MuH1820.

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