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Psalms 43:3

O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.

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שְׁלַחshelachsendשָׁלַחverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “send”, a commandH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…אוֹרְךָ֣orekhabrightאוֹרnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “bright”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH216illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)bright, clear, [phrase] day, light (-ning), morning, sun.וַ֭אֲמִתְּךָvaamitkhaand assuredאֶמֶתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and assured”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH571stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthinessassured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.הֵ֣מָּהhemahtheyהֵםpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.יַנְח֑וּנִיyanchuniguideנָחָהverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “guide”, an unfinished actionH5148to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)bestow, bring, govern, guide, lead (forth), put, straiten.יְבִיא֥וּנִיyeviunito comeבּוֹאverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).הַֽרharhillהַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “hill”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.קָ֝דְשְׁךָ֗qadeshekhaconsecratedקֹדֶשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “consecrated”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.וְאֶלveeland amongאֵלconjunction, preposition — “and among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).מִשְׁכְּנוֹתֶֽיךָmishkenoteykhatabernacleמִשְׁכָּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “tabernacle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4908a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)dwelleth, dwelling (place), habitation, tabernacle, tent.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

O send out Thy light and Thy truth; let them lead me; let them bring me unto Thy holy mountain, and to Thy dwelling-places.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Oh send out thy light and thy truth; let them lead me: Let them bring me unto thy holy hill, And to thy tabernacles.

Young’s Literal Translation

Send forth Thy light and Thy truth, They — they lead me, they bring me in, Unto Thy holy hill, and unto Thy tabernacles.

World English Bible

Oh, send out your light and your truth. Let them lead me. Let them bring me to your holy hill, to your tents.

Darby Translation

Send out thy light and thy truth: they shall lead me, they shall bring me to thy holy mount, and unto thy habitations.

Douay-Rheims

Thy hand destroyed the Gentiles, and thou plantedst them: thou didst afflict the people and cast them out.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

O send out Thy light and Thy truth; let them lead me; let them bring me unto Thy holy mountain, and to Thy dwelling-places.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Send forth thy light and thy truth: they have led me, and brought me to thy holy mountain, and to thy tabernacles.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐξαπόστειλον τὸ φῶς σου καὶ τὴν ἀλήθειάν σου, αὐτά με ὡδήγησαν καὶ ἤγαγόν με εἰς ὄρος ἅγιόν σου, καὶ εἰς τὰ σκηνώματά σου.