King James Version

Psalms 50:12

If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.

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אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…אֶ֭רְעַבeravhungerרָעֵבverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “hunger”, an unfinished actionH7456to hunger(suffer to) famish, (be, have, suffer, suffer to) hunger(-ry).לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…אֹ֣מַרomarsayאָמַרverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “say”, an unfinished actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…לָ֑ךְlakhetoלָ֑ךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to”toכִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…לִ֥יlitoלִ֥יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toתֵ֝בֵ֗לtevelhabitable partתֵּבֵלnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “habitable part”, the ordinary formH8398the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a particular land, as Babylonia, Palestinehabitable part, world.וּמְלֹאָֽהּumeloahand fulnessמְלֹאconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and fulness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4393fulness (literally or figuratively)[idiom] all along, [idiom] all that is (there-) in, fill, ([idiom] that whereof...was) full, fulness, (hand-) full, multitude.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

If I were hungry, I would not tell thee; for the world is Mine, and the fulness thereof.

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American Standard Version (1901)

If I were hungry, I would not tell thee; For the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.

Young’s Literal Translation

If I am hungry I tell not to thee, For Mine [is] the world and its fulness.

World English Bible

If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it.

Darby Translation

If I were hungry, I would not tell thee; for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.

Douay-Rheims

Create a clean heart in me, O God: and renew a right spirit within my bowels.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

If I were hungry, I would not tell thee; for the world is Mine, and the fulness thereof.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

If I should be hungry, I will not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness of it.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν πεινάσω, οὐ μή σοι εἴπω, ἐμὴ γάρ ἐστιν ἡ οἰκουμένη καὶ τὸ πλήρωμα αὐτῆς.