King James Version

Psalms 135:12

And gave their land for an heritage, an heritage unto Israel his people.

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וְנָתַ֣ןvenatanand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and give”, a completed action in a sequenceH5414to 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…אַרְצָ֣םartsamearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “earth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.נַחֲלָ֑הnachalahheritageנַחֲלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “heritage”, the ordinary formH5159properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portionheritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession. Compare H5158 (נַחַל).נַ֝חֲלָ֗הnachalahheritageנַחֲלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “heritage”, the ordinary formH5159properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portionheritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession. Compare H5158 (נַחַל).לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לleyisraelto Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.עַמּֽוֹamvopeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And gave their land for a heritage, a heritage unto Israel His people.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And gave their land for a heritage, A heritage unto Israel his people.

Young’s Literal Translation

And He gave their land an inheritance, An inheritance to Israel His people,

World English Bible

and gave their land for a heritage, a heritage to Israel, his people.

Darby Translation

And gave their land for an inheritance, an inheritance unto Israel his people.

Douay-Rheims

With a mighty hand and a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And gave their land for a heritage, a heritage unto Israel His people.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and gave their land for an inheritance, an inheritance to Israel his people.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔδωκε τὴν γῆν αὐτῶν κληρονομίαν, κληρονομίαν Ἰσραὴλ λαῷ αὐτοῦ.