Psalms 68:13

68:12 Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil. did: Heb. did flee, did flee

Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.

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while you sleep among the camp fires, the wings of a dove sheathed with silver, her feathers with shining gold.

Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.

Though you have lien among the pots, yet shall you be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.

68:14 When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon. in it: or, for her, she

What does Psalms 68:13 mean?

Psalms 68:13 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁכַב (shâkab), שָׁפָת (shâphâth), כָּנָף (kânâph).

Hebrew interlinear

Though

have

lienשָׁכַבshâkab/shaw-kab'/H7901to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)

among

the

pots,שָׁפָתshâphâth/shaw-fawth'/H8240a (double) stall (for cattle); also a (two-pronged) hook (for flaying animals on)

yet

shall

the

wingsכָּנָףkânâph/kaw-nawf'/H3671an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle

doveיוֹנָהyôwnâh/yo-naw'/H3123a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating)

coveredחָפָהchâphâh/khaw-faw'/H2645to cover; by implication, to veil, to encase, protect

with

silver,כֶּסֶףkeçeph/keh'-sef/H3701silver (from its pale color); by implication, money

and

her

feathersאֶבְרָהʼebrâh/eb-raw'/H84{a pinion}

with

yellowיְרַקְרַקyᵉraqraq/yer-ak-rak'/H3422yellowishness

gold.חֲרוּץchărûwts/khaw-roots'/H2742properly, incised or (active) incisive; hence (as noun masculine or feminine) a trench (as dug), gold (as mined), a threshing-sledge (having sharp teeth); (figuratively) determination; also eager

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 68:13.

Deuteronomy 32:11

As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:

Job 39:13

Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich? wings and: or, the feathers of the stork and ostrich

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What does Psalms 68:13 say?

Psalms 68:13 (King James Version) reads: "Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold."

Is Psalms 68:13 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 68:13 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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