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Psalms 105:16 — King James Version← Study notes

Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.


Psalms 105:16Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 105:168 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יִּקְרָ֣אwayiqərāʾ
and he calledconjH7121
that are bidden · call (for · forth · self ···
רָ֭עָבrāʿāb
a faminenounH7458
famine · famished · hunger
עַלʿal
onpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
הָ/אָ֑רֶץhāʾāreṣ
the landparticleH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
כָּֽלkāl
everynounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
מַטֵּהmaṭēh
staff ofnounH4294
staff · tribe
לֶ֥חֶםleḥem
breadnounH3899
eat · food · fruit · loaf ···
שָׁבָֽרšābār
he brokeverbH7665
off · in pieces · up) · broken ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 105:16

1. This Psalm is the first of those to which is prefixed the word Allelujah; the meaning of which word, or rather two words, is, Praise the Lord. For this reason he begins with praises: “O confess unto the Lord, and call upon His Name” Psalm 104:1; for this confession is to be understood as praise, just as these words of our Lord, “I confess to You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth.” Matthew 11:25 For after commencing with praise, calling upon God is wont to follow,…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 105 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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