King James Version

Psalms 116:15

Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.

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יָ֭קָרyaqarbrightnessיָקָרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “brightness”, the ordinary formH3368valuable (objectively or subjectively)brightness, clear, costly, excellent, fat, honourable women, precious, reputation.בְּעֵינֵ֣יbeeynein eye , , -sightעַיִןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct — “in eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).הַ֝מָּ֗וְתָהhamavetahthe deadמָוֶתdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute, paragogic he — “the dead”, the ordinary formH4194death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin(be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).לַחֲסִידָֽיוlachasidayvto saintחָסִידpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to saint”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2623properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)godly (man), good, holy (one), merciful, saint, (un-) godly.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Precious in the sight of Jehovah Is the death of his saints.

Young’s Literal Translation

Precious in the eyes of Jehovah [is] the death for His saints.

World English Bible

Precious in Yahweh’s sight is the death of his saints.

Darby Translation

Precious in the sight of Jehovah is the death of his saints.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τίμιος ἐναντίον Κυρίου ὁ θάνατος τῶν ὁσίων αὐτοῦ.