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Psalms 106:17 — King James Version← Study notes

The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.


Psalms 106:17Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 106:178 words
HebrewMeaning
תִּפְתַּחtipətaḥ
it openedverbH6605
break forth · draw · let go free · grave ···
אֶ֭רֶץʾereṣ
the earthnounH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
וַ/תִּבְלַ֣עwatibəlaʿ
and it swallowed upconjH1104
destroy · devour · eat up · be at end ···
דָּתָ֑ןdātān
DathannounH1885
וַ֝/תְּכַ֗סwatəkas
and it coveredconjH3680
close · clothe · conceal · cover ···
עַלʿal
overpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
עֲדַ֥תʿădat
the company ofnounH5712
company · congregation · multitude · people ···
אֲבִירָֽםʾăbiyrām
AbiramnounH48
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 106:17

1. This Psalm also has the title Allelujah prefixed to it: and this twice. But some say, that one Allelujah belongs to the end of the former Psalm, the other to the beginning of this. And they assert, that all the Psalms bearing this title have Allelujah at the end, but not all at the beginning; so that they will not allow any Psalm which has not Allelujah at the end, to have it at the beginning; supposing that what seems to belong to the commencement, really belongs to the…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 106 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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