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Psalms 44:22

Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 44:23.

כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…עָ֭לֶיךָaleykhaaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…הֹרַ֣גְנוּhoragnvdestroyהָרַגverb, qal passive, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “destroy”, a completed actionH2026to smite with deadly intentdestroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), [idiom] surely.כָלkhalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הַיּ֑וֹםhayomthe as long asיוֹםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the 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…נֶ֝חְשַׁ֗בְנוּnechshavnvregardחָשַׁבverb, niphal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “regard”, a completed actionH2803properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute(make) account (of), conceive, consider, count, cunning (man, work, workman), devise, esteem, find out, forecast, hold, imagine, impute, invent, be like, mean, purpose, reckon(-ing be made), regard, think.כְּצֹ֣אןketsonas flockצֹאןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “as flock”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)(small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).טִבְחָֽהtivchahslaughterטִבְחָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “slaughter”, the ordinary formH2878{properly, something slaughtered; hence, a beast (or meat, as butchered); abstractly butchery (or concretely, a place of slaughter)}flesh, slaughter.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(44-23) Nay, but for Thy sake are we killed all the day; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

Young’s Literal Translation

Surely, for Thy sake we have been slain all the day, Reckoned as sheep of the slaughter.

World English Bible

Yes, for your sake we are killed all day long. We are regarded as sheep for the slaughter.

Darby Translation

But for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are reckoned as sheep for slaughter.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(44-23) Nay, but for Thy sake are we killed all the day; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For, for thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for slaughter.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι ἕνεκά σου θανατούμεθα ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν, ἐλογίσθημεν ὡς πρόβατα σφαγῆς.

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Romans 8:36 Romans 8:36 · King James VersionAs it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.Romans 8:36 · King James VersionOpen the Source
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As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.