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Psalms 135:20

Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD.

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בֵּ֣יתbeytfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…הַ֭לֵּוִיhalevithe Levi. See also Hלֵוִיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Levi. See also H”, the ordinary formH3878Levi, a son of JacobLevi. See also H3879 (לֵוִי), H3881 (לֵוִיִּי).בָּרֲכ֣וּbarakhvblessבָרַךְverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “bless”, a commandH1288to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)[idiom] abundantly, [idiom] altogether, [idiom] at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, [idiom] still, thank.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).יִֽרְאֵ֥יyireafraidיָרֵאadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct — “afraid”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3373fearing; morally, reverentafraid, fear (-ful).יְ֝הוָ֗הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).בָּרֲכ֥וּbarakhvblessבָרַךְverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “bless”, a commandH1288to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)[idiom] abundantly, [idiom] altogether, [idiom] at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, [idiom] still, thank.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

O house of Levi, bless ye the LORD; ye that fear the LORD, bless ye the LORD.

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American Standard Version (1901)

O house of Levi, bless ye Jehovah: Ye that fear Jehovah, bless ye Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

O house of Levi, bless ye Jehovah, Those fearing Jehovah, bless ye Jehovah.

World English Bible

House of Levi, praise Yahweh! You who fear Yahweh, praise Yahweh!

Darby Translation

House of Levi, bless ye Jehovah; ye that fear Jehovah, bless Jehovah.

Douay-Rheims

And Og king of Basan: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

O house of Levi, bless ye the LORD; ye that fear the LORD, bless ye the LORD.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

O house of Levi, bless ye the Lord: ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lord.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οἶκος Λευὶ, εὐλογήσατε τὸν Κύριον, οἱ φοβούμενοι τὸν Κύριον εὐλογήσατε τὸν Κύριον.