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Psalms 139:9

If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

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אֶשָּׂ֥אesalift upנָשָׂאverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “lift up”, an unfinished actionH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…כַנְפֵיkhanfewingכָּנָףnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct — “wing”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3671an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle[phrase] bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), [idiom] flying, [phrase] (one an-) other, overspreading, [idiom] quarters, skirt, [idiom] sort, uttermost part, wing(-ed).שָׁ֑חַרshacharearlyשַׁחַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “early”, the ordinary formH7837dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial)day(-spring), early, light, morning, whence riseth.אֶ֝שְׁכְּנָ֗הeshkenahabideשָׁכַןverb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “abide”, a determination or requestH7931to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).בְּאַחֲרִ֥יתbeacharitin endאַחֲרִיתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “in end”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH319the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity(last, latter) end (time), hinder (utter) -most, length, posterity, remnant, residue, reward.יָֽםyamseaיָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “sea”, the ordinary formH3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the southsea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

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American Standard Version (1901)

If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

Young’s Literal Translation

I take the wings of morning, I dwell in the uttermost part of the sea,

World English Bible

If I take the wings of the dawn, and settle in the uttermost parts of the sea,

Darby Translation

[If] I take the wings of the dawn [and] dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,

Douay-Rheims

Give me not up, O Lord, from my desire to the wicked: they have plotted against me; do not thou forsake me, lest they should triumph.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

If I should spread my wings to fly straight forward, and sojourn at the extremity of the sea, it would be vain ,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν ἀναλάβω τὰς πτέρυγάς μου κατʼ ὀρθὸν, καὶ κατασκηνώσω εἰς τὰ ἔσχατα τῆς θαλάσσης,

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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