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Psalms 106:15

And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.

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וַיִּתֵּ֣ןvayitenand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and give”, the next action in the storyH5414to 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”toשֶׁאֱלָתָ֑םsheelatamloanשְׁאֵלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “loan”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7596a petition; by implication, a loanloan, petition, request.וַיְשַׁלַּ֖חvayshalachand sendשָׁלַחconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and send”, the next action in the storyH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…רָז֣וֹןrazonleannessרָזוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “leanness”, the ordinary formH7332thinnessleanness, [idiom] scant.בְּנַפְשָֽׁםbenafshamin creatureנֶפֶשׁpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And He gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul.

Young’s Literal Translation

And He giveth to them their request, And sendeth leanness into their soul.

World English Bible

He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul.

Darby Translation

Then he gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul.

Douay-Rheims

Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him, and his wonderful works to the children of men.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And He gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he gave them their request, and sent fulness into their souls.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς τὸ αἴτημα αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐξαπέστειλε πλησμονὴν εἰς τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτῶν.