Psalm 48

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
13Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation.Mark ye well her bulwarks; Consider her palaces: That ye may tell it to the generation following.

In context

Who is speaking and to whom, what is happening, when and where, and why it matters, each with its sources. Coming with the context cards.

Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
setשִׁ֤יתוּSHI-tuH7896K
to set: make

שִׁית (shit) : make/establish 1) to put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to put, lay (hand upon) 1a2) to set, station, appoint, fix, set mind to 1a3) to constitute, make (one something), make like, perform 1a4) to take one's stand 1a5) to lay waste 1b) (Hophal) to be imposed, be set upon

heart yourלִבְּכֶ֨ם׀li-be-KHEMH3820A
mind

בָּל (bal) mind, heart Aramaic of lev (לֵב "heart" H3820A)

to rampart itsלְֽחֵילָ֗הle-chei-LAHH2430
bulwark

חֵילָה (che.lah) bulwark, entrenchment, rampart, fortress Another spelling of chel (חֵל "rampart" H2426)

walk throughפַּסְּג֥וּpa-se-GUH6448
to go through

פָּסַג (pa.sag) 1) (Piel) to pass between or within 1a) meaning uncertain

fortresses itsאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ'ar-me-no-TEI-haH0759G
citadel: palace

אַרְמוֹן (ar.mon) : palace citadel, palace, fortress Also means: ar.mon (אַרְמוֹן ": fortress" H0759H)

so thatלְמַ֥עַןle-MA-'anH4616
because

מַ֫עַן (ma.an) 1) purpose, intent prep 1a) for the sake of 1b) in view of, on account of 1c) for the purpose of, to the intent that, in order to conj 1d) to the end that

you may recount [it]תְּ֝סַפְּר֗וּte-sa-pe-RUH5608A
to recount

סָפַר (sa.phar) v 1) to count, recount, relate 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to count (things) 1a2) to number, take account of, reckon 1b) (Niphal) to be counted, be numbered 1c) (Piel) to recount, rehearse, declare 1c1) to recount (something), rehearse 1c2) to talk 1c3) to count exactly or accurately 1d) (Pual) to be recounted, be rehearsed, be related

to a generationלְד֣וֹרle-DORH1755
generation

דּוֹר (dor) 1) period, generation, habitation, dwelling 1a) period, age, generation (period of time) 1b) generation (those living during a period) 1c) generation (characterised by quality, condition, class of men) 1d) dwelling-place, habitation Aramaic equivalent: dar (דָּר "generation" H1859)

laterאַחֲרֽוֹן׃'a-cha-RONH0314
last

אַחֲרוֹן (a.cha.ron) 1) behind, following, subsequent, western 1a) behind, hindermost, western (of location) 1b) later, subsequent, latter, last (of time)

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.