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Psalms 49:6-9

6They that trustהַבֹּטְחִ֥יםha.bo.te.ChimH982in their wealthחֵילָ֑םchei.LamH2428,and boastיִתְהַלָּֽלוּ׃yit.ha.La.luH1984themselves in the multitudeוּבְרֹ֥בu.ve.RoH7230of their richesעָ֝שְׁרָ֗ם'a.she.RamH6239;

7None of themcanאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376by any meansפָדֹ֣הfa.DohH6299redeemיִפְדֶּ֣הyif.DehH6299his brotherאָ֗ח'AchH251,nor giveיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414to Godלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430a ransomכָּפְרֽוֹ׃ka.fe.RoH3724for him:

8(For the redemptionפִּדְי֥וֹןpid.YonH6306of their soulנַפְשָׁ֗םnaf.ShamH5315ispreciousוְ֭יֵקַרVe.ye.karH3365,and it ceasethוְחָדַ֥לve.cha.DalH2308for everלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769:)

9That he should still liveוִֽיחִי־vi.chi-H2421for everלָנֶ֑צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331, andnot seeיִרְאֶ֣הyir.'EhH7200corruptionהַשָּֽׁחַת׃ha.Sha.chatH7845.

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