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Psalms 146:4

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

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תֵּצֵ֣אtetsebring forthיָצָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “bring forth”, an unfinished actionH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…ר֭וּחוֹruchvoangerרוּחַnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “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).יָשֻׁ֣בyashuvagainשׁוּבverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “again”, an unfinished actionH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…לְאַדְמָת֑וֹleadmatvoto countryאֲדָמָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to country”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH127soil (from its general redness)country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.בַּיּ֥וֹםbayomin as long asיוֹםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a 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…הַ֝ה֗וּאhahuthe as for herהוּאdefinite article, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “the as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.אָבְד֥וּavedvdestroyאָבַדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “destroy”, a completed actionH6properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)break, destroy(-uction), [phrase] not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, [idiom] and surely, take, be undone, [idiom] utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.עֶשְׁתֹּנֹתָֽיוeshtonotayvthoughtעֶשְׁתֹּנָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “thought”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6250thinkingthought.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his dust; in that very day his thoughts perish.

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American Standard Version (1901)

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; In that very day his thoughts perish.

Young’s Literal Translation

His spirit goeth forth, he returneth to his earth, In that day have his thoughts perished.

World English Bible

His spirit departs, and he returns to the earth. In that very day, his thoughts perish.

Darby Translation

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his purposes perish.

Douay-Rheims

Who telleth the number of the stars: and calleth them all by their names.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his dust; in that very day his thoughts perish.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

His breath shall go forth, and he shall return to his earth; in that day all his thoughts shall perish.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐξελεύσεται τὸ πνεῦμα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπιστρέψει εἰς τὴν γῆν αὐτοῦ, ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἀπολοῦνται πάντες οἱ διαλογισμοὶ αὐτῶν.