King James Version

Psalms 104:29

Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.

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תַּסְתִּ֥ירtastirhideסָתַרverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “hide”, an unfinished actionH5641to hide (by covering), literally or figurativelybe absent, keep close, conceal, hide (self), (keep) secret, [idiom] surely.פָּנֶיךָ֮paneykhaa- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “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(-…יִֽבָּהֵ֫ל֥וּןyibahelunbe affrightedבָּהַלverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “be affrighted”, an unfinished actionH926to tremble inwardly (or palpitate), i.e. (figuratively) be (causative, make) (suddenly) alarmed or agitated; by implication to hasten anxiouslybe (make) affrighted (afraid, amazed, dismayed, rash), (be, get, make) haste(-n, -y, -ily), (give) speedy(-ily), thrust out, trouble, vex.תֹּסֵ֣ףtosefdestroyאָסַףverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “destroy”, an unfinished actionH622to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)assemble, bring, consume, destroy, felch, gather (in, together, up again), [idiom] generally, get (him), lose, put all together, receive, recover (another from leprosy), (be) rereward, [idiom] surely, take (away, into, up), [idiom] utterly…ר֭וּחָםruchamangerרוּחַnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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).יִגְוָע֑וּןyigvaungive up the ghostגָּוַעverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “give up the ghost”, an unfinished actionH1478to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expiredie, be dead, give up the ghost, perish.וְֽאֶלveeland amongאֵלconjunction, preposition — “and among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).עֲפָרָ֥םafaramdustעָפָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “dust”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mudashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.יְשׁוּבֽוּןyeshuvunagainשׁוּבverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “again”, an unfinished actionH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou hidest Thy face, they vanish; Thou withdrawest their breath, they perish, and return to their dust.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to their dust.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou hidest Thy face — they are troubled, Thou gatherest their spirit — they expire, And unto their dust they turn back.

World English Bible

You hide your face; they are troubled. You take away their breath; they die and return to the dust.

Darby Translation

Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; thou takest away their breath, they expire and return to their dust.

Douay-Rheims

He turned their waters into blood, and destroyed their fish.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou hidest Thy face, they vanish; Thou withdrawest their breath, they perish, and return to their dust.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But when thou hast turned away thy face, they shall be troubled: thou wilt take away their breath, and they shall fail, and return to their dust.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀποστρέψαντος δέ σου τὸ πρόσωπον, ταραχθήσονται· ἀντανελεῖς τὸ πνεῦμα αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐκλείψουσι, καὶ εἰς τὸν χοῦν αὐτῶν ἐπιστρέψουσιν.