Verse 4

{ "verseID": "Psalms.90.4", "source": "כִּ֤י אֶ֪לֶף שָׁנִ֡ים בְּֽעֵינֶ֗יךָ כְּי֣וֹם אֶ֭תְמוֹל כִּ֣י יַעֲבֹ֑ר וְאַשְׁמוּרָ֥ה בַלָּֽיְלָה׃", "text": "For *ʾelep̄* *šānîm* in *ʿênêḵā* like *yôm* *ʾeṯmôl* when it *yaʿăḇōr*, and *ʾašmûrâ* in *lāylâ*.", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ʾelep̄*": "masculine singular - thousand", "*šānîm*": "feminine plural - years", "*bĕʿênêḵā*": "preposition + feminine dual + 2nd masculine singular suffix - in your eyes", "*kĕyôm*": "preposition + masculine singular - like day", "*ʾeṯmôl*": "adverb - yesterday", "*kî*": "conjunction - when/for", "*yaʿăḇōr*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - passes/passes away", "*wĕʾašmûrâ*": "conjunction + feminine singular - and watch/night watch", "*ballāylâ*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular - in the night" }, "variants": { "*ʾelep̄ šānîm*": "thousand years/millennium", "*ʿênêḵā*": "your eyes/your sight/your perspective", "*ʾeṯmôl*": "yesterday/recent past", "*yaʿăḇōr*": "passes/passes away/has passed", "*ʾašmûrâ*": "watch/night watch/period of night guard duty (about 4 hours)", "*lāylâ*": "night/darkness" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Pet 3:8 : 8 { "verseID": "2 Peter.3.8", "source": "Ἓν δὲ τοῦτο μὴ λανθανέτω ὑμᾶς, ἀγαπητοί, ὅτι μία ἡμέρα παρὰ Κυρίῳ ὡς χίλια ἔτη καὶ χίλια ἔτη, ὡς ἡμέρα μία.", "text": "One but this not *lanthanetō* you, *agapētoi*, that one *hēmera para Kyriō* as *chilia etē* and *chilia etē*, as *hēmera* one.", "grammar": { "*lanthanetō*": "present active imperative, 3rd person singular - let it not escape notice/be hidden", "*agapētoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - beloved ones", "*hēmera*": "nominative, feminine, singular - day", "*para*": "preposition with dative - with/beside/in the presence of", "*Kyriō*": "dative, masculine, singular - with Lord/Master", "*chilia*": "nominative, neuter, plural - thousand", "*etē*": "nominative, neuter, plural - years" }, "variants": { "*lanthanetō*": "let it not escape notice/be hidden/be forgotten", "*agapētoi*": "beloved ones/dear friends", "*hēmera*": "day/daytime period", "*para*": "with/beside/in the presence of/in the sight of", "*Kyriō*": "Lord/Master/Ruler", "*chilia*": "thousand", "*etē*": "years/annual cycles" } }
  • Ps 39:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Psalms.39.5", "source": "הוֹדִ֘יעֵ֤נִי יְהוָ֨ה ׀ קִצִּ֗י וּמִדַּ֣ת יָמַ֣י מַה־הִ֑יא אֵ֝דְעָ֗ה מֶה־חָדֵ֥ל אָֽנִי׃", "text": "*hôdîʿēnî* *YHWH* *qiṣṣî* and-*middat* *yāmay* what-*hîʾ* *ʾēdəʿāh* what-*ḥādēl* *ʾānî*", "grammar": { "*hôdîʿēnî*": "verb, hiphil imperative masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - make me know", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD", "*qiṣṣî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my end", "*middat*": "noun, feminine singular construct with prefixed conjunction 'wə' - and the measure of", "*yāmay*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my days", "*hîʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person feminine singular with interrogative 'mah' - what is it", "*ʾēdəʿāh*": "verb, qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - let me know", "*ḥādēl*": "adjective with interrogative 'meh' - how transient/frail", "*ʾānî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I (am)" }, "variants": { "*hôdîʿēnî*": "cause me to know/make me know/inform me", "*qiṣṣî*": "my end/limit/boundary", "*middat*": "measure/extent/proportion", "*yāmay*": "my days/lifetime", "*ʾēdəʿāh*": "let me know/understand/perceive", "*ḥādēl*": "transient/frail/fleeting/ceasing" } }
  • Matt 14:25 : 25 { "verseID": "Matthew.14.25", "source": "Τετάρτῃ δὲ φυλακῇ τῆς νυκτὸς ἀπῆλθεν πρὸς αὐτοὺς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, περιπατῶν ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης.", "text": "But in *tetartē* *phylakē* of the *nyktos* *apēlthen* *pros* them the *Iēsous*, *peripatōn* upon the *thalassēs*.", "grammar": { "*tetartē*": "dative, feminine, singular - fourth", "*phylakē*": "dative, feminine, singular - watch", "*nyktos*": "genitive, feminine, singular - night", "*apēlthen*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - he went", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - toward", "*Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*peripatōn*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - walking", "*thalassēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - sea" }, "variants": { "*phylakē*": "watch/period (of night)/guard duty", "*apēlthen*": "he went/came/departed", "*peripatōn*": "walking/going about" } }
  • Matt 24:43 : 43 { "verseID": "Matthew.24.43", "source": "Ἐκεῖνο δὲ γινώσκετε, ὅτι εἰ ᾔδει ὁ οἰκοδεσπότης ποίᾳ φυλακῇ ὁ κλέπτης ἔρχεται, ἐγρηγόρησεν ἂν, καὶ οὐκ ἂν εἴασεν διορυγῆναι τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ.", "text": "But that *ginōskete*, that if *ēdei* the *oikodespotēs* what *phylakē* the *kleptēs* *erchetai*, he *egrēgorēsen* would, and not would *eiasen* *diorygēnai* the *oikian* of him.", "grammar": { "*ginōskete*": "present active imperative, 2nd person plural - know", "*ēdei*": "pluperfect active with imperfect meaning, 3rd person singular - had known", "*oikodespotēs*": "nominative masculine singular - master of house", "*phylakē*": "dative feminine singular - watch/period of night", "*kleptēs*": "nominative masculine singular - thief", "*erchetai*": "present middle/passive, 3rd person singular - comes", "*egrēgorēsen*": "aorist active, 3rd person singular - would have watched", "*eiasen*": "aorist active, 3rd person singular - would have allowed", "*diorygēnai*": "aorist passive infinitive - to be broken into", "*oikian*": "accusative feminine singular - house" }, "variants": { "*ginōskete*": "know/understand/be aware", "*ēdei*": "had known/was aware", "*oikodespotēs*": "master of house/householder", "*phylakē*": "watch/period of night/guard duty", "*kleptēs*": "thief/robber", "*erchetai*": "comes/arrives", "*egrēgorēsen*": "would have watched/stayed awake/been alert", "*eiasen*": "would have allowed/permitted", "*diorygēnai*": "to be broken into/dug through", "*oikian*": "house/home/residence" } }
  • Luke 12:38 : 38 { "verseID": "Luke.12.38", "source": "Καὶ ἐὰν ἔλθῃ ἐν τῇ δευτέρᾳ φυλακῇ, καὶ ἐν τῇ τρίτῃ φυλακῇ ἔλθῃ, καὶ εὕρῃ οὕτως, μακάριοί εἰσιν οἱ δοῦλοι ἐκεῖνοι.", "text": "And if he might *elthē* in the *deutera* *phylakē*, and in the *tritē* *phylakē* he might *elthē*, and might *heurē* thus, *makarioi* *eisin* the *douloi* those.", "grammar": { "*elthē*": "aorist subjunctive active, 3rd person singular - he might come", "*deutera*": "dative, feminine, singular - second", "*phylakē*": "dative, feminine, singular - watch (division of night)", "*tritē*": "dative, feminine, singular - third", "*heurē*": "aorist subjunctive active, 3rd person singular - he might find", "*makarioi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - blessed/happy", "*eisin*": "present indicative active, 3rd person plural - they are", "*douloi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - servants/slaves" }, "variants": { "*elthē*": "might come/arrive", "*deutera*": "second", "*phylakē*": "watch/guard (division of night time)", "*tritē*": "third", "*heurē*": "might find/discover", "*makarioi*": "blessed/happy/fortunate", "*douloi*": "servants/slaves/bondservants" } }
  • Judg 7:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Judges.7.19", "source": "וַיָּבֹ֣א גִ֠דְעוֹן וּמֵאָה־אִ֨ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֜וֹ בִּקְצֵ֣ה הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗ה רֹ֚אשׁ הָאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶת הַתִּֽיכוֹנָ֔ה אַ֛ךְ הָקֵ֥ם הֵקִ֖ימוּ אֶת־הַשֹּֽׁמְרִ֑ים וַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙ בַּשּׁ֣וֹפָר֔וֹת וְנָפ֥וֹץ הַכַּדִּ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּיָדָֽם׃", "text": "And-*wayyābōʾ* *Gidʿôn* and-hundred-*ʾîš* who-with-him at-edge-of *hammaḥăneh* head *hāʾašmōret hattîkônâ* only *hāqēm hēqîmû* *ʾet*-*haššōmərîm* and-*wayyitqəʿû* with-*haššôfārôt* and-breaking *hakkaddîm* which in-hand-their.", "grammar": { "*wayyābōʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he came", "*Gidʿôn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Gideon", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man/person", "*hammaḥăneh*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the camp", "*hāʾašmōret hattîkônâ*": "construct phrase - the middle watch", "*hāqēm hēqîmû*": "infinitive absolute + hiphil perfect 3rd common plural - they had just set up", "*haššōmərîm*": "definite participle, qal masculine plural - the guards/watchmen", "*wayyitqəʿû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they blew", "*haššôfārôt*": "definite noun, masculine plural - the trumpets/rams' horns", "*hakkaddîm*": "definite noun, masculine plural - the jars/pitchers" }, "variants": { "*wayyābōʾ*": "came/arrived/entered", "*ʾîš*": "man/person/individual/each", "*hāʾašmōret hattîkônâ*": "the middle watch/middle period of the night", "*hāqēm hēqîmû*": "they had just set up/they had newly positioned", "*haššōmərîm*": "the guards/the watchmen/the sentries", "*wayyitqəʿû*": "they blew/they sounded/they trumpeted", "*haššôfārôt*": "the trumpets/the rams' horns/the shofars", "*hakkaddîm*": "the jars/the pitchers/the containers" } }