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Psalms 136:14

And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy endureth for ever:

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וְהֶעֱבִ֣ירveheevirand alienateעָבַרconjunction, verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and alienate”, a completed actionH5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)alienate, alter, [idiom] at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way…יִשְׂרָאֵ֣לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.בְּתוֹכ֑וֹbetokhvoin amongתָּוֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in among”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centreamong(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).כִּ֖יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…לְעוֹלָ֣םleolamto alwayעוֹלָםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to alway”, the ordinary formH5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) alwaysalway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5…חַסְדּֽוֹchasdvokindnessחֵסֵדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “kindness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beautyfavour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And made Israel to pass through the midst of it, for His mercy endureth for ever;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And made Israel to pass through the midst of it; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;

Young’s Literal Translation

And caused Israel to pass through its midst, For to the age [is] His kindness,

World English Bible

and made Israel to pass through the middle of it, for his loving kindness endures forever;

Darby Translation

And made Israel to pass through the midst of it, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And made Israel to pass through the midst of it, for His mercy endureth for ever;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and brought Israel through the midst of it: for his mercy endures for ever:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ διαγαγόντι τὸν Ἰσραὴλ διὰ μέσου αὐτῆς, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ·