King James Version

Psalms 112:2

His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

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גִּבּ֣וֹרgiborchampionגִּבּוֹרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “champion”, the ordinary formH1368powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrantchampion, chief, [idiom] excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.בָּ֭אָרֶץbaaretsin earthאֶרֶץpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.יִהְיֶ֣הyihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.זַרְע֑וֹzarvoseedזֶרַעnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “seed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2233seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity[idiom] carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.דּ֭וֹרdorageדּוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “age”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwellingage, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.יְשָׁרִ֣יםyesharimstraightיָשָׁרadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “straight”, the ordinary formH3477straight (literally or figuratively)convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), [phrase] pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).יְבֹרָֽךְyevorakheblessבָרַךְverb, pual, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bless”, an unfinished actionH1288to 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.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

His seed shall be mighty upon earth; the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

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American Standard Version (1901)

His seed shall be mighty upon earth: The generation of the upright shall be blessed.

Young’s Literal Translation

Mighty in the earth is his seed, The generation of the upright is blessed.

World English Bible

His offspring will be mighty in the land. The generation of the upright will be blessed.

Darby Translation

His seed shall be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

Douay-Rheims

Blessed be the name of the Lord, from henceforth now and for ever.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

His seed shall be mighty upon earth; the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

His seed shall be mighty in the earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Δυνατὸν ἐν τῇ γῇ ἔσται τὸ σπέρμα αὐτοῦ, γενεὰ εὐθέων εὐλογηθήσεται·