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Psalms 136:9
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The sun to rule by day: for his mercy [endureth] for ever:
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The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.
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To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy [endureth] for ever:
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
The moonH3394 and starsH3556 to ruleH4475 by nightH3915: for his mercyH2617 endureth for everH5769.
Original Hebrew
אֶת־הַיָּרֵחַ וְכֹוכָבִים לְמֶמְשְׁלֹות בַּלָּיְלָה כִּי לְעֹולָם חַסְדֹּו׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
אֶת |
'et- | H853 | HTo | (obj.) |
הַ/יָּרֵ֣חַ |
hai./ya.Re.ach | H3394 | HTd/Ncmsa | the/ moon |
וְ֭/כוֹכָבִים |
Ve./kho.kha.vim | H3556 | HC/Ncmpa | and/ stars |
לְ/מֶמְשְׁל֣וֹת |
le./mem.she.Lot | H4475 | HR/Ncbpa | for/ dominion(s) |
בַּ/לָּ֑יְלָה |
ba./La.ye.lah | H3915 | HRd/Ncmsa | in the/ night |
כִּ֖י |
ki | H3588 | HC | for |
לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם |
le./'o.Lam | H5769 | HR/Ncmsa | (is) for/ ever |
חַסְדּֽ/וֹ |
chas.D/o | H2617 | HNcmsc/Sp3ms | covenant loyalty/ his |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H2617 — חֵסֵד (chêçêd, kheh'-sed): from חָסַד; kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty; favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.
- H3394 — יָרֵחַ (yârêach, yaw-ray'-akh): from the same as יֶרַח; the moon; moon. Yrechow. See יְרִיחוֹ.
- H3556 — כּוֹכָב (kôwkâb, ko-kawb'): probably from the same as כַּבּוֹן (in the sense of rolling) or כָּוָה (in the sense of blazing); a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince; star(-gazer).
- H3915 — לַיִל (layil, lah'-yil): or (Isaiah 21:11) לֵיל; also לַיְלָה; from the same as לוּל; properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity; (mid-)night (season).
- H4475 — מֶמְשָׁלָה (memshâlâh, mem-shaw-law'): feminine of מִמְשָׁל; rule; also (concretely in plural) a realm or a ruler; dominion, government, power, to rule.
- H5769 — עוֹלָם (ʻôwlâm, o-lawm'): or עֹלָם; from עָלַם; properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always; alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare נֶצַח, עַד.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
- H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- The moon and stars — Job 31:26, Psalms 8:3, Psalms 89:36-37
Reciprocal references (3): Genesis 1:16, Psalms 19:2, Acts 7:36
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