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Psalms 27:10

When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.

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כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…אָבִ֣יavifatherאָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.וְאִמִּ֣יveimiand motherאֵםconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and mother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))dam, mother, [idiom] parting.עֲזָב֑וּנִיazavunicommit selfעָזַבverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “commit self”, a completed actionH5800to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, [idiom] surely.וַֽיהוָ֣הvayhvahand Jehovahיְהֹוָהconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).יַֽאַסְפֵֽנִיyaasfenidestroyאָסַףverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “destroy”, an unfinished actionH622to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)assemble, bring, consume, destroy, felch, gather (in, together, up again), [idiom] generally, get (him), lose, put all together, receive, recover (another from leprosy), (be) rereward, [idiom] surely, take (away, into, up), [idiom] utterly…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For though my father and my mother have forsaken me, the LORD will take me up.

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American Standard Version (1901)

When my father and my mother forsake me, Then Jehovah will take me up.

Young’s Literal Translation

When my father and my mother Have forsaken me, then doth Jehovah gather me.

World English Bible

When my father and my mother forsake me, then Yahweh will take me up.

Darby Translation

For had my father and my mother forsaken me, then had Jehovah taken me up.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For though my father and my mother have forsaken me, the LORD will take me up.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord has taken me to himself.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι ὁ πατήρ μου καὶ ἡ μήτηρ μου ἐγκατέλιπόν με, ὁ δὲ Κύριος προσελάβετό με.