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Psalms 105:16 Interlinear

“Moreover he called for a famine upon the land the whole staff of bread he brake”

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Psalms 105 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַיִּקְרָ֣א	H7121	Moreover he called	to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
2	רָ֭עָב	H7458	for a famine	hunger (more or less extensive)
3	עַל	H5921		above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
4	הָאָ֑רֶץ	H776	upon the land	the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
5	כָּֽל	H3605		properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
6	מַטֵּה	H4294	the whole staff	a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance),
7	לֶ֥חֶם	H3899	of bread	food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
8	שָׁבָֽר׃	H7665	he brake	to burst (literally or figuratively)

Psalms 105:16 (current)Moreover he called for a famine upon the land the whole staff of bread he brake