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Psalms 139:7

Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

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אָ֭נָ֥הanahwhereאָןadverb — “where”H575where?; hence, whither?, when?; also hither and thither[phrase] any (no) whither, now, where, whither(-soever).אֵלֵ֣ךְelekhecarryיָלַךְverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “carry”, an unfinished actionH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…מֵרוּחֶ֑ךָmeruchekhafrom angerרוּחַpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “from anger”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).וְ֝אָ֗נָהveanahand whereאָןconjunction, particle, interrogative — “and where”H575where?; hence, whither?, when?; also hither and thither[phrase] any (no) whither, now, where, whither(-soever).מִפָּנֶ֥יךָmipaneykhafrom a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “from a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…אֶבְרָֽחevrachfleeבָּרַחverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “flee”, an unfinished actionH1272to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenlychase (away); drive away, fain, flee (away), put to flight, make haste, reach, run away, shoot.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Whither shall I go from Thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from Thy presence?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

Young’s Literal Translation

Whither do I go from Thy Spirit? And whither from Thy face do I flee?

World English Bible

Where could I go from your Spirit? Or where could I flee from your presence?

Darby Translation

Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? and whither flee from thy presence?

Douay-Rheims

I said to the Lord: Thou art my God: hear, O Lord, the voice of my supplication.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Whither shall I go from Thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from Thy presence?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? and whither shall I flee from thy presence?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ποῦ πορευθῶ ἀπὸ τοῦ πνεύματός σου, καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ προσώπου σου ποῦ φύγω;