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Psalms 107:38

He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

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וַיְבָרֲכֵ֣םvayvarakhemand blessבָרַךְconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and bless”, the next action in the storyH1288to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)[idiom] abundantly, [idiom] altogether, [idiom] at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, [idiom] still, thank.וַיִּרְבּ֣וּvayirbvand increaseרָבָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and increase”, the next action in the storyH7235to increase (in whatever respect)(bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for H7232 (רָבַב)), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, incre…מְאֹ֑דmeodespeciallyמְאֹדadverb — “especially”H3966properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), [idiom] louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very ([phrase] much, sore), well.וּ֝בְהֶמְתָּ֗םuvehemtamand beastבְּהֵמָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and beast”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH929properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)beast, cattle.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יַמְעִֽיטyamitfewמָעַטverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “few”, an unfinished actionH4591properly, to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)suffer to decrease, diminish, (be, [idiom] borrow a, give, make) few (in number, -ness), gather least (little), be (seem) little, ([idiom] give the) less, be minished, bring to nothing.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly, and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; And he suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

Young’s Literal Translation

And He blesseth them, and they multiply exceedingly, And their cattle He doth not diminish.

World English Bible

He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He doesn’t allow their livestock to decrease.

Darby Translation

And he blesseth them, so that they are multiplied greatly; and he suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly, and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he blesses them, and they multiply exceedingly, and he diminishes not the number of their cattle.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εὐλόγησεν αὐτοὺς, καὶ ἐπληθύνθησαν σφόδρα, καὶ τὰ κτήνη αὐτῶν οὐκ ἐσμίκρυνε.