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Psalms 72:5

They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

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יִֽירָא֥וּךָyiraukhafearיָרֵאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “fear”, an unfinished actionH3372to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frightenaffright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).עִםimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).שָׁ֑מֶשׁshameshsunשֶׁמֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “sun”, the ordinary formH8121the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement[phrase] east side(-ward), sun (rising), [phrase] west(-ward), window. See also H1053 (בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ).וְלִפְנֵ֥יvelifneand to a- foreפָּנִיםconjunction, preposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “and to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…יָ֝רֵ֗חַyarechamoon. Yrechow. See H3405יָרֵחַnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “moon. Yrechow. See H3405”, the ordinary formH3394the moonmoon. Yrechow. See H3405 (יְרִיחוֹ).דּ֣וֹרdorageדּוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “age”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwellingage, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.דּוֹרִֽיםdorimageדּוֹרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “age”, the ordinary formH1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwellingage, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They shall fear Thee while the sun endureth, and so long as the moon, throughout all generations.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They shall fear thee while the sun endureth, And so long as the moon, throughout all generations.

Young’s Literal Translation

They fear Thee with the sun, and before the moon, Generation — generations.

World English Bible

They shall fear you while the sun endures; and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.

Darby Translation

They shall fear thee as long as sun and moon endure, from generation to generation.

Douay-Rheims

They are not in the labour of men: neither shall they be scourged like other men.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They shall fear Thee while the sun endureth, and so long as the moon, throughout all generations.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he shall continue as long as the sun, and before the moon for ever.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ συμπαραμενεῖ τῷ ἡλίῳ, καὶ πρὸ τῆς σελήνης γενεὰς γενεῶν.