King James Version

Psalms 118:18

The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.

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יַסֹּ֣רyasorchastiseיָסַרverb, piel, infinitive absolute — “chastise”, the verb used for emphasisH3256to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instructbind, chasten, chastise, correct, instruct, punish, reform, reprove, sore, teach.יִסְּרַ֣נִּיyisranichastiseיָסַרverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “chastise”, a completed actionH3256to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instructbind, chasten, chastise, correct, instruct, punish, reform, reprove, sore, teach.יָּ֑הּyahJahיָהּnoun, proper name — “Jah”H3050Jah, the sacred nameJah, the Lord, most vehement. Compare names in '-iah,' '-jah.'וְ֝לַמָּ֗וֶתvelamavetand to deadמָוֶתconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and to dead”, the ordinary formH4194death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin(be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).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…נְתָנָֽנִיnetananigiveנָתַןverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “give”, a completed actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The LORD hath chastened me sore; but He hath not given me over unto death.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jehovah hath chastened me sore; But he hath not given me over unto death.

Young’s Literal Translation

Jah hath sorely chastened me, And to death hath not given me up.

World English Bible

Yah has punished me severely, but he has not given me over to death.

Darby Translation

Jah hath chastened me sore; but he hath not given me over unto death.

Douay-Rheims

Open thou my eyes: and I will consider the wondrous things of thy law.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The LORD hath chastened me sore; but He hath not given me over unto death.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The Lord has chastened me sore: but he has not given me up to death.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Παιδεύων ἐπαίδευσέ με ὁ Κύριος, καὶ τῷ θανάτῳ οὐ παρέδωκέ με.