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Psalms 103:15

As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.

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אֱ֭נוֹשׁenoshmanאֱנוֹשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “man”, the ordinary formH582a man in general (singly or collectively)another, [idiom] (blood-) thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, [idiom] in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some ([idiom] of them), [phrase] stranger, those, [phrase] their trade. It…כֶּחָצִ֣ירkechatsiras grassחָצִירpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as grass”, the ordinary formH2682grass; also a leek (collectively)grass, hay, herb, leek.יָמָ֑יוyamayvas long asיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…כְּצִ֥יץketsitsas flowerצִיץpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as flower”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6731properly, glistening, i.e. a burnished plate; also a flower (as bright-colored); a wing (as gleaming in the air)blossom, flower, plate, wing.הַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗הhasadehthe fieldשָׂדֶהdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the field”, the ordinary formH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.כֵּ֣ןkenas... asכֵּןparticle, demonstrative — “as... as”H3651properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)[phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (th…יָצִֽיץyatsitsblossomצוּץverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “blossom”, an unfinished actionH6692to twinkle, i.e. glance; by analogy, to blossom (figuratively, flourish)bloom, blossom, flourish, shew self.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

As for man, his days are as grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.

Young’s Literal Translation

Mortal man! as grass [are] his days, As a flower of the field so he flourisheth;

World English Bible

As for man, his days are like grass. As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.

Darby Translation

As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth:

Douay-Rheims

And that wine may cheer the heart of man. That he may make the face cheerful with oil: and that bread may strengthen man’s heart.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so shall he flourish.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἄνθρωπος, ὡσεὶ χόρτος αἱ ἡμέραι αὐτοῦ, ὡσεὶ ἄνθος τοῦ ἀγροῦ οὕτως ἐξανθήσει.