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Psalms 103:12

As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

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כִּרְחֹ֣קkirchoqas looseרָחַקpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “as loose”, the to-form of the verbH7368to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)(a-, be, cast, drive, get, go, keep (self), put, remove, be too, (wander), withdraw) far (away, off), loose, [idiom] refrain, very, (be) a good way (off).מִ֭זְרָחmizracheastמִזְרָחnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “east”, the ordinary formH4217sunrise, i.e. the easteast (side, -ward), (sun-) rising (of the sun).מִֽמַּֽעֲרָ֑בmimaaravfrom westמַעֲרָבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from west”, the ordinary formH4628the west (as a region of the evening sun)west.הִֽרְחִ֥יקhirchiqlooseרָחַקverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “loose”, a completed actionH7368to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)(a-, be, cast, drive, get, go, keep (self), put, remove, be too, (wander), withdraw) far (away, off), loose, [idiom] refrain, very, (be) a good way (off).מִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּmimenvfromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).פְּשָׁעֵֽינוּpeshaeynvrebellionפֶּשַׁעnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “rebellion”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6588a revolt (national, moral or religious)rebellion, sin, transgression, trespass.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our transgressions from us.

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American Standard Version (1901)

As far as the east is from the west, So far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

Young’s Literal Translation

As the distance of east from west He hath put far from us our transgressions.

World English Bible

As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

Darby Translation

As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

Douay-Rheims

Over them the birds of the air shall dwell: from the midst of the rocks they shall give forth their voices.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our transgressions from us.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καθόσον ἀπέχουσιν ἀνατολαὶ ἀπὸ δυσμῶν, ἐμάκρυνεν ἀφʼ ἡμῶν τὰς ἀνομίας ἡμῶν.