Psalms 49:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

None. no man. Hebrew. 'ish. App-14.

by any means redeem. Hebrew Figure of speech Polyptoton (App-6). "redeeming will redeem".

redeem. deliver by power. Hebrew. padah. See notes on Exodus 6:6 with Exodus 13:13.

his brother. Some codices read "surely" instead of "a brother". In this case the two lines read, "Surely no man (Hebrew. 'ish) can redeem, nor give to God atonement for himself".

God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.

a ransom. atonement. Hebrew. kapher. See Genesis 6:14 ("pitch"). Exodus 29:33.

him. himself.

Psalms 49:7

7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: