King James Version

Psalms 121:6

The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

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יוֹמָ֗םyomamdailyיוֹמָםadverb — “daily”H3119dailydaily, (by, in the) day(-time).הַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁhashemeshthe sunשֶׁמֶשׁdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the sun”, the ordinary formH8121the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement[phrase] east side(-ward), sun (rising), [phrase] west(-ward), window. See also H1053 (בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ).לֹֽאlono , -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…יַכֶּ֗כָּהyakekahstrikeנָכָהverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “strike”, an unfinished actionH5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.וְיָרֵ֥חַveyarechaand moon. Yrechow. See H3405יָרֵחַconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and moon. Yrechow. See H3405”, the ordinary formH3394the moonmoon. Yrechow. See H3405 (יְרִיחוֹ).בַּלָּֽיְלָהbalayelahin nightלַיִלpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in night”, the ordinary formH3915properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity(mid-)night (season).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The sun shall not smite thee by day, Nor the moon by night.

Young’s Literal Translation

By day the sun doth not smite thee, Nor the moon by night.

World English Bible

The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.

Darby Translation

The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

Douay-Rheims

Pray ye for the things that are for the peace of Jerusalem: and abundance for them that love thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The sun shall not burn thee by day, neither the moon by night.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἡμέρας ὁ ἥλιος οὐ συγκαύσει σε, οὐδὲ ἡ σελήνη τὴν νύκτα.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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