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Habakkuk 2:20

But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.

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וַֽיהוָ֖הvayhvahand Jehovahיְהֹוָהconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).בְּהֵיכַ֣לbeheykhalin palaceהֵיכָלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in palace”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1964a large public building, such as a palace or templepalace, temple.קָדְשׁ֑וֹqadeshvoconsecratedקֹדֶשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “consecrated”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.הַ֥סhashold peaceהָסָהparticle, interjection — “hold peace”H2013to hushhold peace (tongue), (keep) silence, be silent, still.מִפָּנָ֖יוmipanayvfrom a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “from a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הָאָֽרֶץhaaretsthe 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.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before Him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But Jehovah is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jehovah [is] in His holy temple, Be silent before Him, all the earth!

World English Bible

But Yahweh is in his holy temple. Let all the earth be silent before him!”

Darby Translation

But Jehovah is in his holy temple. Let all the earth keep silence before him!

Douay-Rheims

But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before Him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth fear before him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ δὲ Κύριος ἐν ναῷ ἁγίῳ αὐτοῦ· εὐλαβείσθω ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ πᾶσα ἡ γῆ.