King James Version

Psalms 78:6

That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:

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לְמַ֤עַןlemaanthatמַעַןpreposition — “that”H4616properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order thatbecause of, to the end (intent) that, for (to,... 's sake), [phrase] lest, that, to.יֵדְע֨וּyedevknowיָדַעverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “know”, an unfinished actionH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…דּ֣וֹרdorageדּוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “age”, the ordinary formH1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwellingage, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.אַ֭חֲרוֹןacharonlastאַחֲרוֹןadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “last”, the ordinary formH314hinder; generally, late or last; specifically (as facing the east) westernafter (-ward), to come, following, hind(-er, -ermost, -most), last, latter, rereward, ut(ter) most.בָּנִ֣יםbanimsonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “son”, the ordinary formH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […יִוָּלֵ֑דוּyivaledvbearיָלַדverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “bear”, an unfinished actionH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (wom…יָ֝קֻ֗מוּyaqumvriseקוּםverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “rise”, an unfinished actionH6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (u…וִֽיסַפְּר֥וּvisaprvand communeסָפַרconjunction, verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and commune”, an unfinished actionH5608properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebratecommune, (ac-) count; declare, number, [phrase] penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.לִבְנֵיהֶֽםlivneyhemto sonבֵּןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

That the generation to come might know them, even the children that should be born; who should arise and tell them to their children,

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American Standard Version (1901)

That the generation to come might know them , even the children that should be born; Who should arise and tell them to their children,

Young’s Literal Translation

So that a later generation doth know, Sons who are born, do rise and recount to their sons,

World English Bible

that the generation to come might know, even the children who should be born; who should arise and tell their children,

Darby Translation

That the generation to come might know [them], the children that should be born; that they might rise up and tell [them] to their children,

Douay-Rheims

Pour out thy wrath upon the nations that have not known thee: and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

That the generation to come might know them, even the children that should be born; who should arise and tell them to their children,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

that another generation might know, even the sons which should be born; and they should arise and declare them to their children.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ὅπως ἂν γνῷ γενεὰ ἑτέρα, υἱοὶ οἱ τεχθησόμενοι, καὶ ἀναστήσονται καὶ ἀπαγγελοῦσιν αὐτὰ τοῖς υἱοῖς αὐτῶν·