מה טובו
(Mah Tovu)
This is the shorter version of the prayer "Mah Tovu". It's sung in a round to the tune of the British song, "Heigh Ho Nobody Home".
The pronunciation can be found in the Notes.
מה טובו
(Mah Tovu)
How Great
Round
Round
(Hebrew)
(English)
מַה טֹּבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב
.מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
How great are your tents, O Jacob,
Your dwelling places, O Israel!
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Notes
Pronunciation:
Ma tovu ohalekha Ya'akov,
Mishk'notekha Yisra'el.
Comments
This song is a prayer from Numbers 24:5. There's a longer version that's sung to other tunes. In that version the text continues with various passages from Psalms.
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Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Bill Falls for sharing this song with us and for the translation!
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