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Psalms 119:79

Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies.

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יָשׁ֣וּבוּyashuvvagainשׁוּבverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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,…לִ֣יlitoלִ֣יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toיְרֵאֶ֑יךָyereeykhaafraidיָרֵאadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “afraid”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3373fearing; morally, reverentafraid, fear (-ful).וידעוvydvand knowיָדַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and know”, a completed action in a sequenceH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…וְ֝יֹדְעֵ֗יveyodeeand knowיָדַעconjunction, verb, qal, participle, construct — “and know”, a verb used as a describing wordH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…עֵדֹתֶֽיךָedoteykhatestimonyעֵדָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “testimony”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5713testimonytestimony, witness. Compare H5712 (עֵדָה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let those that fear Thee return unto me, and they that know Thy testimonies.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let those that fear thee turn unto me; And they shall know thy testimonies.

Young’s Literal Translation

Those fearing Thee turn back to me, And those knowing Thy testimonies.

World English Bible

Let those who fear you turn to me. They will know your statutes.

Darby Translation

Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that know thy testimonies.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let those that fear Thee return unto me, and they that know Thy testimonies.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let those that fear thee, and those that know thy testimonies, turn to me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπιστρεψάτωσάν με οἱ φοβούμενοί σε, καὶ οἱ γινώσκοντες τὰ μαρτύριά σου.