King James Version

1 Chronicles 16:31

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The LORD reigneth.

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יִשְׂמְח֤וּyismechvgladשָׂמֵחַverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “glad”, an unfinished actionH8056blithe or gleeful(be) glad, joyful, (making) merry((-hearted), -ily), rejoice(-ing).הַשָּׁמַ֨יִם֙hashamayimthe heavenשָׁמַיִםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the heaven”, the ordinary formH8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).וְתָגֵ֣לvetageland rejoiceגִּילconjunction, verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and rejoice”, a wish or indirect commandH1523properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fearbe glad, joy, be joyful, rejoice.הָאָ֔רֶץhaaretsthe earthאֶרֶץdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.וְיֹאמְר֥וּveyomrvand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and say”, an unfinished actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…בַגּוֹיִ֖םvagoyimin Gentileגּוֹיpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in Gentile”, the ordinary formH1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locustsGentile, heathen, nation, people.יְהוָ֥הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).מָלָֽךְmalakhereignמָלַךְverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “reign”, a completed actionH4427to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counselconsult, [idiom] indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, [idiom] surely.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; and let them say among the nations: 'The LORD reigneth.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; And let them say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth.

Young’s Literal Translation

Also, established is the world, It is not moved! The heavens rejoice, and the earth is glad, And they say among nations: Jehovah hath reigned.

World English Bible

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice! Let them say among the nations, “Yahweh reigns!”

Darby Translation

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; And let them say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth!

Douay-Rheims

Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth be glad: and let them say among the nations: The Lord hath reigned.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; and let them say among the nations: 'The LORD reigneth.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth exult; and let them say among the nations, The Lord reigns.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εὐφρανθήτω ὁ οὐρανὸς, καὶ ἀγαλλιάσθω ἡ γῆ, καὶ εἰπάτωσαν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσι, Κύριος βασιλεύων.