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Psalms 116:12

What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me?

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מָֽהmahhowמָהparticle, interrogative — “how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.אָשִׁ֥יבashivagainשׁוּבverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “again”, an unfinished actionH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…לַיהוָ֑הlayhvahto Jehovahיְהֹוָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).כָּֽלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).תַּגְמוּל֥וֹהִיtagmulohibenefitתַּגְמוּלnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “benefit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8408a bestowmentbenefit.עָלָֽיalayaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

How can I repay unto the LORD all His bountiful dealings toward me?

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American Standard Version (1901)

What shall I render unto Jehovah For all his benefits toward me?

Young’s Literal Translation

What do I return to Jehovah? All His benefits [are] upon me.

World English Bible

What will I give to Yahweh for all his benefits toward me?

Darby Translation

What shall I render unto Jehovah, [for] all his benefits toward me?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

How can I repay unto the LORD all His bountiful dealings toward me?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

What shall I render to the Lord for all the things wherein he has rewarded me?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τί ἀνταποδώσω τῷ Κυρίῳ περὶ πάντων ὧν ἀνταπέδωκέ μοι;