King James Version

Exodus 15:18

The LORD shall reign for ever and ever.

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יְהוָ֥הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).יִמְלֹ֖ךְyimlokhereignמָלַךְverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “reign”, an unfinished 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.לְעֹלָ֥םleolamto alwayעוֹלָםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to alway”, the ordinary formH5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) alwaysalway(-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 H5331 (נֶצַח), H5…וָעֶֽדvaedand eternityעַדconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and eternity”, the ordinary formH5703properly, a (peremptory) terminus, i.e. (by implication) duration, in the sense of advance or perpetuity (substantially as a noun, either with or without a preposition)eternity, ever(-lasting, -more), old, perpetually, [phrase] world without end.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The LORD shall reign for ever and ever.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jehovah shall reign for ever and ever.

Young’s Literal Translation

Jehovah reigneth — to the age, and for ever!'

World English Bible

Yahweh will reign forever and ever.”

Darby Translation

Jehovah shall reign for ever and ever!

Douay-Rheims

The Lord shall reign for ever and ever.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The LORD shall reign for ever and ever.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The Lord reigns for ever and ever and ever.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κύριος βασιλεύων τὸν αἰῶνα, καὶ ἐπʼ αἰῶνα, καὶ ἔτι.

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World English Bible

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Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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