King James Version

Isaiah 38:16

O LORD, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live.

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אֲדֹנָ֖יadonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “Lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)(my) Lord.עֲלֵיהֶ֣םaleyhemaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…יִֽחְי֑וּyichyvliveחָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “live”, an unfinished actionH2421to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revivekeep (leave, make) alive, [idiom] certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, ([idiom] God) save (alive, life, lives), [idiom] surely, be whole.וּלְכָלulekhaland to allכֹּלconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and to 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).בָּהֶן֙baheninבָּהֶן֙preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “in”inחַיֵּ֣יchayelifeחַיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “life”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively[phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.רוּחִ֔יruchiangerרוּחַnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “anger”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).וְתַחֲלִימֵ֖נִיvetachalimeniand dreamחָלַםconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and dream”, an unfinished actionH2492properly, to bind firmly, i.e. (by implication) to be (causatively to make) plump; also (through the figurative sense of dumbness) to dream(cause to) dream(-er), be in good liking, recover.וְהַחֲיֵֽנִיvehachayeniand liveחָיָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and live”, a commandH2421to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revivekeep (leave, make) alive, [idiom] certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, ([idiom] God) save (alive, life, lives), [idiom] surely, be whole.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

O Lord, by these things men live, and altogether therein is the life of my spirit; wherefore recover Thou me, and make me to live.

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American Standard Version (1901)

O Lord, by these things men live; And wholly therein is the life of my spirit: Wherefore recover thou me, and make me to live.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lord, by these do [men] live, And by all in them [is] the life of my spirit, And Thou savest me, make me also to live,

World English Bible

Lord, men live by these things; and my spirit finds life in all of them. You restore me, and cause me to live.

Darby Translation

Lord, by these things [men] live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit; and thou hast recovered me, and made me to live.

Douay-Rheims

O Lord, if man’s life be such, and the life of my spirit be in such things as these, thou shalt correct me, and make me to live.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

O Lord, by these things men live, and altogether therein is the life of my spirit; wherefore recover Thou me, and make me to live.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Yea , O Lord, for it was told thee concerning this; and thou hast revived my breath; and I am comforted, and live.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κύριε, περὶ αὐτῆς γὰρ ἀνηγγέλη σοι, καὶ ἐξήγειράς μου τὴν πνοὴν, καὶ παρακληθεὶς ἔζησα.