Psalm 143:6

Hebrew	פֵּרַ֣שְׂתִּי יָדַ֣י אֵלֶ֑יךָ נַפְשִׁ֓י כְּאֶֽרֶץplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֶרֶץ hebrew Meaning: * Earth (e.g. Genesis 1:1) or world * Land * Countries or country The word אֶרֶץ can designate the whole of planet earth, or the inhabitable world or the national territory or ground. When coupled with heavens (שָׁמַיִם), the phrase indicates the entire created order.Genesis 12:1 עֲיֵפָ֖ה לְךָ֣ סֶֽלָה
ESV	I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah
NIV	I spread out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah
NLT	I lift my hands to you in prayer. I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain. Interlude
LXX	διεπέτασα τὰςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article χεῖράς μου πρὸςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπρός greek Meaning * To or towards * Pertaining to (genitive case) * Near to (dative case) * According to * About Preposition. Occurs 703 times in the New Testament. πρός is a common preposition in Koine Greek that carries different meanings. It most frequently takes the accusative case, but at times it takes the genitive or dative cases, giving it a different meaning again. At its core, it usually describes movement or relationship toward someone or something, whether physical, s… σέ ἡplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ψυχή μου ὡς γῆplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigγῆ Meaning: * Soil or ground (e.g. Matthew 13:5) * Land (e.g. Luke 4:5) * Country * Earth (e.g. Matthew 5:5) Feminine noun. Connected to the English words “ground”, “geometry” and “geology”. It occurs throughout the LXX and the New Testament (approximately 250 times in the New Testament) and its meaning varies subtly on context, for example, in the LXX:Genesis 1:1Genesis 2:7Genesis 12:1 ἄνυδρός σοι διάψαλμα
KJV	I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

^{Psalm 143:5 ← Psalm 143:6 → Psalm 143:7}

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