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Psalms 136:21

And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever:

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וְנָתַ֣ןvenatanand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and give”, a completed actionH5414to 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.לְנַחֲלָ֑הlenachalahto heritageנַחֲלָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to 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).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 gave their land for a heritage, for His mercy endureth for ever;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And gave their land for a heritage; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;

Young’s Literal Translation

And He gave their land for inheritance, For to the age [is] His kindness.

World English Bible

and gave their land as an inheritance, for his loving kindness endures forever;

Darby Translation

And gave their land for an inheritance, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And gave their land for a heritage, for His mercy endureth for ever;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and gave their land for an inheritance: for his mercy endures for ever:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ δόντι τὴν γῆν αὐτῶν κληρονομίαν, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ·