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Psalms 37:27

Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

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ס֣וּרsurturnסוּרverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “turn”, a commandH5493to turn off (literal or figurative)be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn…מֵ֭רָעmerafrom badרַעpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “from bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…וַעֲשֵׂהvaasehand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and do”, a commandH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…ט֗וֹבtovgoodטוֹבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “good”, the ordinary formH2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant,…וּשְׁכֹ֥ןushekhonand abideשָׁכַןconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and abide”, a commandH7931to 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).לְעוֹלָֽםleolamto alwayעוֹלָםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to alway”, the ordinary formH5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) alwaysalway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell for evermore.

Young’s Literal Translation

Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell to the age.

World English Bible

Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely forever.

Darby Translation

Depart from evil, and do good, and dwell for evermore;

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Turn aside from evil, and do good; and dwell for ever.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἔκκλινον ἀπὸ κακοῦ, καὶ ποίησον ἀγαθὸν, καὶ κατασκήνου εἰς αἰῶνα αἰῶνος.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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