King James Version

Psalms 107:20

He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.

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יִשְׁלַ֣חyishlachsendשָׁלַחverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “send”, an unfinished actionH7971to 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…דְּ֭בָרוֹdevarvocauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…וְיִרְפָּאֵ֑םveyirpaemand cureרָפָאconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and cure”, an unfinished actionH7495properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to curecure, (cause to) heal, physician, repair, [idiom] thoroughly, make whole. See H7503 (רָפָה).וִֽ֝ימַלֵּ֗טvimaletand escapeמָלַטconjunction, verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and escape”, an unfinished actionH4422properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparksdeliver (self), escape, lay, leap out, let alone, let go, preserve, save, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] surely.מִשְּׁחִיתוֹתָֽםmishchitotamfrom pitשְׁחִיתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “from pit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7825a pit-fall (literally or figuratively)destruction, pit.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He sent His word, and healed them, and delivered them from their graves.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He sendeth his word, and healeth them, And delivereth them from their destructions.

Young’s Literal Translation

He sendeth His word and healeth them, And delivereth from their destructions.

World English Bible

He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves.

Darby Translation

He sendeth his word, and healeth them, and delivereth them from their destructions.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He sent His word, and healed them, and delivered them from their graves.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them out of their destructions.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀπέστειλε τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἰάσατο αὐτοὺς, καὶ ἐῤῥύσατο αὐτοὺς ἐκ τῶν διαφθορῶν αὐτῶν.