King James Version

Psalms 110:3

Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.

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עַמְּךָ֣amkhapeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.נְדָבֹת֮nedavotfree offeringנְדָבָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “free offering”, the ordinary formH5071properly (abstractly) spontaneity, or (adjectively) spontaneous; also (concretely) a spontaneous or (by inference, in plural) abundant giftfree(-will) offering, freely, plentiful, voluntary(-ily, offering), willing(-ly), offering).בְּי֪וֹםbeyomin as long asיוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…חֵ֫ילֶ֥ךָcheylekhaarmyחַיִלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “army”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2428probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strengthable, activity, ([phrase]) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, ([phrase]) valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).בְּֽהַדְרֵיbehadrein beautyהָדָרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “in beauty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1926magnificence, i.e. ornament or splendorbeauty, comeliness, excellency, glorious, glory, goodly, honour, majesty.קֹ֭דֶשׁqodeshconsecratedקֹדֶשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “consecrated”, the ordinary formH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.מֵרֶ֣חֶםmerechemfrom wombרֶחֶםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from womb”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7358the wombmatrix, womb.מִשְׁחָ֑רmishcharmorningמִשְׁחָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “morning”, the ordinary formH4891dawnmorning.לְ֝ךָ֗lekhatoלְ֝ךָ֗preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to”toטַ֣לtaldewטַלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “dew”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2919dew (as covering vegetation)dew.יַלְדֻתֶֽיךָyalduteykhachildhoodיַלְדוּתnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “childhood”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3208boyhood (or girlhood)childhood, youth.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thy people offer themselves willingly in the day of thy warfare; in adornments of holiness, from the womb of the dawn, thine is the dew of thy youth.

Translation Note

The 1917 Jewish Publication Society reads a willing people, the day of warfare, adornments of holiness, the womb of the dawn, and the dew of youth. The King James reads “the day of thy power” and “the womb of the morning.” Neither English sentence says “I have begotten thee.”

Brenton’s Septuagint does: “I have begotten thee from the womb before the morning.” The Greek is ἐκ γαστρὸς πρὸ Ἑωσφόρου ἐγέννησά σε. The New Testament does not quote this verse. The “begotten” line the apostles quote is Psalm 2:7.

King James Version. Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.

Jewish Publication Society (1917). “Thy people offer themselves willingly in the day of thy warfare; in adornments of holiness, from the womb of the dawn, thine is the dew of thy youth.”

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English. “With thee is dominion in the day of thy power, in the splendours of thy saints: I have begotten thee from the womb before the morning.”

Septuagint, Brenton’s Greek (1851). ἐκ γαστρὸς πρὸ Ἑωσφόρου ἐγέννησά σε.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thy people offer themselves willingly In the day of thy power, in holy array: Out of the womb of the morning Thou hast the dew of thy youth.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thy people [are] free-will gifts in the day of Thy strength, in the honours of holiness, From the womb, from the morning, Thou hast the dew of thy youth.

World English Bible

Your people offer themselves willingly in the day of your power, in holy array. Out of the womb of the morning, you have the dew of your youth.

Darby Translation

Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in holy splendour: from the womb of the morning [shall come] to thee the dew of thy youth.

Douay-Rheims

His work is praise and magnificence: and his justice continueth for ever and ever.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thy people offer themselves willingly in the day of thy warfare; in adornments of holiness, from the womb of the dawn, thine is the dew of thy youth.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

With thee is dominion in the day of thy power, in the splendours of thy saints: I have begotten thee from the womb before the morning.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μετὰ σοῦ ἡ ἀρχὴ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ τῆς δυνάμεώς σου, ἐν ταῖς λαμπρότησι τῶν ἁγίων σου· ἐκ γαστρὸς πρὸ Ἑωσφόρου ἐγέννησά σε.