King James Version

Psalms 104:28

That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.

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תִּתֵּ֣ןtitengiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “give”, an unfinished actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…לָ֭הֶםlahemtoלָ֭הֶםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toיִלְקֹט֑וּןyilqotungleanלָקַטverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “glean”, an unfinished actionH3950properly, to pick up, i.e. (generally) to gather; specifically, to gleangather (up), glean.תִּפְתַּ֥חtiftachopenפָּתַחverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “open”, an unfinished actionH6605to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carveappear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-) grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.יָֽ֝דְךָ֗yadekhahandיָדnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […יִשְׂבְּע֥וּןyisbeunfillשָׂבַעverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “fill”, an unfinished actionH7646to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.טֽוֹבtovgoodטוֹבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “good”, the ordinary formH2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou givest it unto them, they gather it; Thou openest Thy hand, they are satisfied with good.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou givest unto them, they gather; Thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou dost give to them — they gather, Thou dost open Thy hand — they [are] satisfied [with] good.

World English Bible

You give to them; they gather. You open your hand; they are satisfied with good.

Darby Translation

That thou givest unto them, they gather; thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good.

Douay-Rheims

He sent darkness, and made it obscure: and grieved not his words.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou givest it unto them, they gather it; Thou openest Thy hand, they are satisfied with good.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

When thou hast given it them, they will gather it ; and when thou hast opened thine hand, they shall all be filled with good.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Δόντος σου αὐτοῖς, συλλέξουσιν· ἀνοίξαντος δέ σου τὴν χεῖρα, τὰ σύμπαντα πλησθήσονται χρηστότητος.