Psalms 72:6
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth. | May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth. | He will come down like rain upon the mown grass, As showers that water the earth. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| he will come down | יֵ֭רֵד | YE-red | H3381 | to go downיָרַד (ya.rad) 1) to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come down 1a2) to sink 1a3) to be prostrated 1a4) to come down (of revelation) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to bring down 1b2) to send down 1b3) to take down 1b4) to lay prostrate 1b5) to let down 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought down 1c2) to be taken down |
| like rain | כְּמָטָ֣ר | ke-ma-TAR | H4306 | rainמָטַר (ma.tar) rain |
| on | עַל־ | 'al- | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| mown grass | גֵּ֑ז | Gez | H1488 | fleeceגֵּז (gez) 1) a shearing, mowing 1a) shearing, that sheared off 1b) a mowing, mown grass |
| like copious showers | כִּ֝רְבִיבִ֗ים | kir-vi-VIM | H7241 | showerרְבִיבִים (ra.viv) 1) copious showers, heavy showers 1a) as bringing fertility 1b) of prophetic influence (fig) |
| dropping of | זַרְזִ֥יף | zar-ZIF | H2222B | dripזַרְזִיף (zar.ziph) drop, dripping, a soaking, a saturation |
| [the] earth | אָֽרֶץ׃ | 'A-retz | H0776G | land: country/planetאֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) : country/field 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth … |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.