King James Version

Psalms 107:10

Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;

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יֹ֭שְׁבֵיyoshevedwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, participle, construct — “dwell”, a verb used as a describing wordH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…חֹ֣שֶׁךְchoshekhdarkחֹשֶׁךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dark”, the ordinary formH2822the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickednessdark(-ness), night, obscurity.וְצַלְמָ֑וֶתvetsalmavetand shadow of deathצַלְמָוֶתconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and shadow of death”, the ordinary formH6757shade of death, i.e. the grave (figuratively, calamity)shadow of death.אֲסִירֵ֖יasireboundאָסִירnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “bound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH615bound, i.e. a captive(those which are) bound, prisoner.עֳנִ֣יoniafflictedעֳנִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “afflicted”, the ordinary formH6040depression, i.e. miseryafflicted(-ion), trouble.וּבַרְזֶֽלuvarzeland ironבַּרְזֶלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and iron”, the ordinary formH1270iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement(ax) head, iron.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron —

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American Standard Version (1901)

Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Being bound in affliction and iron,

Young’s Literal Translation

Inhabitants of dark places and death-shade, Prisoners of affliction and of iron,

World English Bible

Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron,

Darby Translation

Such as inhabit darkness and the shadow of death, bound in affliction and iron,

Douay-Rheims

Moab the pot of my hope. Over Edom I will stretch out my shoe: the aliens are become my friends.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron —

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

even them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death, fettered in poverty and iron;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καθημένους ἐν σκότει καὶ σκιᾷ θανάτου, πεπεδημένους ἐν πτωχείᾳ καὶ σιδήρῳ·

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Luke 1:79 Luke 1:79 · King James VersionTo give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.Luke 1:79 · King James VersionOpen the Source
To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

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