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Psalms 72:8

He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

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וְ֭יֵרְדְּveyeredeand have dominionרָדָהconjunction, verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and have dominion”, a wish or indirect commandH7287to tread down, i.e. subjugate; specifically, to crumble off(come to, make to) have dominion, prevail against, reign, (bear, make to) rule,(-r, over), take.מִיָּ֣םmiyamfrom seaיָםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from sea”, the ordinary formH3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the southsea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.יָ֑םyamseaיָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “sea”, the ordinary formH3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the southsea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).וּ֝מִנָּהָ֗רuminaharand from floodנָהָרconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and from flood”, the ordinary formH5104a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperityflood, river.עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.אַפְסֵיafseankleאֶפֶסnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “ankle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH657cessation, i.e. an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or footankle, but (only), end, howbeit, less than nothing, nevertheless (where), no, none (beside), not (any, -withstanding), thing of nought, save(-ing), there, uttermost part, want, without (cause).אָֽרֶץaretsearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

May he have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the River unto the ends of the earth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, And from the River unto the ends of the earth.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he ruleth from sea unto sea, And from the river unto the ends of earth.

World English Bible

He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth.

Darby Translation

And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

Douay-Rheims

They have thought and spoken wickedness: they have spoken iniquity on high.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

May he have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the River unto the ends of the earth.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ κατακυριεύσει ἀπὸ θαλάσσης ἕως θαλάσσης, καὶ ἀπὸ ποταμοῦ ἕως περάτων τῆς οἰκουμένης.