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Psalm 103:14

Hebrew
ESV
For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust.
NIV
for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust.
NLT
For he knows how weak we are; he remembers we are only dust.
LXX
ὅτι αὐτὸςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
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greek

The definite article
πλάσμα ἡμῶν μνήσθητι ὅτι χοῦς ἐσμενplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
KJV
For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.

Psalm 103:13 ← Psalm 103:14 → Psalm 103:15

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