King James Version

Psalms 144:4

Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

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אָ֭דָםadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.לַהֶ֣בֶלlahevelto vanityהֶבֶלpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to vanity”, the ordinary formH1892emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb[idiom] altogether, vain, vanity.דָּמָ֑הdamahcompareדָּמָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “compare”, a completed actionH1819to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, considercompare, devise, (be) like(-n), mean, think, use similitudes.יָ֝מָ֗יוyamayvas long asיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…כְּצֵ֣לketselas shadeצֵלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as shade”, the ordinary formH6738shade, whether literal or figurativedefence, shade(-ow).עוֹבֵֽרoveralienateעָבַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “alienate”, a verb used as a describing wordH5674to 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…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Man is like unto a breath; his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Man is like to vanity: His days are as a shadow that passeth away.

Young’s Literal Translation

Man to vanity hath been like, His days [are] as a shadow passing by.

World English Bible

Man is like a breath. His days are like a shadow that passes away.

Darby Translation

Man is like to vanity; his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

Douay-Rheims

Generation and generation shall praise thy works: and they shall declare thy power.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Man is like unto a breath; his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Man is like to vanity: his days pass as a shadow.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἄνθρωπος ματαιότητι ὡμοιώθη, αἱ ἡμέραι αὐτοῦ ὡσεὶ σκιὰ παράγουσι.