Psalms 104:30

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; And thou renewest the face of the ground.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

תְּשַׁלַּ֣ח ר֭וּחֲךָ יִבָּרֵא֑וּן וּ֝תְחַדֵּ֗שׁ פְּנֵ֣י אֲדָמָֽה׃

Transliteration

You təšallaḥ your rûḥăkā, they yibbārē'ûn, ûtəḥaddēš pənê 'ădāmâ.

Grammar Details

*təšallaḥ*: piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you send forth
*rûḥăkā*: noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your spirit/breath
*yibbārē'ûn*: niphal imperfect, 3rd person plural with paragogic nun - they are created
*ûtəḥaddēš*: conjunction with piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you renew
*pənê*: noun, masculine plural construct - face of
*'ădāmâ*: noun, feminine singular - ground/earth/land

Word Meanings

*təšallaḥ*: send forth/send out/release
*rûḥăkā*: spirit/breath/wind
*yibbārē'ûn*: are created/are formed/come into being
*təḥaddēš*: renew/restore/make new again
*pənê*: face/surface/appearance
*'ădāmâ*: ground/earth/land/soil

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Job 33:4 : 4 The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Almighty giveth me life.
Rev 21:5 : 5 And he that sitteth on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he saith, {G3427} Write: for these words are faithful and true.
Titus 3:5 : 5 not by works [done] in righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,
Ezek 37:9 : 9 Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
Job 26:13 : 13 By his Spirit the heavens are garnished; His hand hath pierced the swift serpent.
Eph 2:4-5 : 4 but God, being rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 5 even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace have ye been saved),
Eph 2:1 : 1 And you [did he make alive,] when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins,
Ps 33:6 : 6 By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
Isa 32:14-15 : 14 For the palace shall be forsaken; the populous city shall be deserted; the hill and the watch-tower shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks; 15 until the Spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness become a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be esteemed as a forest.
Isa 65:17 : 17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
Isa 66:22 : 22 For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith Jehovah, so shall your seed and your name remain.

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