King James Version

Psalms 118:20

This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter.

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זֶֽהzehthe one...the otherזֶהpronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “the one...the other”H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thathe, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus,…הַשַּׁ֥עַרhashaarthe doorשַׁעַרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the door”, the ordinary formH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).לַיהוָ֑הlayhvahto Jehovahיְהֹוָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).צַ֝דִּיקִ֗יםtsadiqimjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).יָבֹ֥אוּyavovto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…בֽוֹvvoinבֽוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter into it.

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American Standard Version (1901)

This is the gate of Jehovah; The righteous shall enter into it.

Young’s Literal Translation

This [is] the gate to Jehovah, The righteous enter into it.

World English Bible

This is the gate of Yahweh; the righteous will enter into it.

Darby Translation

This is the gate of Jehovah: the righteous shall enter therein.

Douay-Rheims

My soul hath coveted to long for thy justifications, at all times.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter into it.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

This is the gate of the Lord: the righteous shall enter by it.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Αὕτη ἡ πύλη τοῦ Κυρίου, δίκαιοι εἰσελεύσονται ἐν αὐτῇ.