KJV: For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
YLT: For bowed to the dust hath our soul, Cleaved to the earth hath our belly.
Darby: For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
ASV: For our soul is bowed down to the dust: Our body cleaveth unto the earth.
שָׁ֣חָה | is bowed down |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person feminine singular Root: שׁוּחַ Sense: to sink down, be bowed down, be humble. |
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לֶעָפָ֣ר | to the dust |
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עָפָר Sense: dry earth, dust, powder, ashes, earth, ground, mortar, rubbish. |
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נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ | our soul |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common plural Root: נֶפֶשׁ Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion. |
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דָּבְקָ֖ה | clings |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person feminine singular Root: דָּבַק Sense: to cling, stick, stay close, cleave, keep close, stick to, stick with, follow closely, join to, overtake, catch. |
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לָאָ֣רֶץ | to the ground |
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth. |
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בִּטְנֵֽנוּ | Our body |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common plural Root: בֶּטֶן Sense: belly, womb, body. |