Psalms 115:16

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The heavens are the heavens of Jehovah; But the earth hath he given to the children of men.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם שָׁ֭מַיִם לַיהוָ֑ה וְ֝הָאָ֗רֶץ נָתַ֥ן לִבְנֵי־אָדָֽם׃

Transliteration

The-šāmayim šāmayim to-YHWH, wĕ-the-ʾāreṣ nāṯan to-bĕnê-ʾāḏām.

Grammar Details

הַשָּׁמַיִם: definite article + noun, masculine plural, 'the heavens'
שָׁמַיִם: noun, masculine plural, 'heavens'
לַיהוָה: preposition + divine name, 'to/for YHWH'
*wĕ*: conjunction, 'and'
הָאָרֶץ: definite article + noun, feminine singular, 'the earth'
*nāṯan*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular, 'he gave'
לִבְנֵי: preposition + noun, masculine plural construct, 'to sons of'
*ʾāḏām*: noun, masculine singular, 'man/mankind'

Word Meanings

*šāmayim*: heavens/sky
*YHWH*: divine name
*ʾāreṣ*: earth/land/ground
*nāṯan*: gave/placed/established
*bĕnê*: sons of/children of
*ʾāḏām*: man/humankind/mankind

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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

Ps 89:11 : 11 The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: The world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
Gen 1:28-30 : 28 And God blessed them: and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. 29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food: 30 and to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the heavens, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, [I have given] every green herb for food: and it was so.
Jer 27:5-6 : 5 I have made the earth, the men and the beasts that are upon the face of the earth, by my great power and by my outstretched arm; and I give it unto whom it seemeth right unto me. 6 And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field also have I given him to serve him.
Ps 8:6 : 6 Thou makest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; Thou hast put all things under his feet:
Gen 9:1-3 : 1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. 2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every bird of the heavens; with all wherewith the ground teemeth, and all the fishes of the sea, into your hand are they delivered. 3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; as the green herb have I given you all.
Deut 32:8 : 8 When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, When he separated the children of men, He set the bounds of the peoples According to the number of the children of Israel.
Lam 3:66 : 66 Thou wilt pursue them in anger, and destroy them from under the heavens of Jehovah.
Ps 148:4 : 4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, And ye waters that are above the heavens.
John 14:2 : 2 In my Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.
Ps 144:5 : 5 Bow thy heavens, O Jehovah, and come down: Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
Isa 66:1 : 1 Thus saith Jehovah, Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: what manner of house will ye build unto me? and what place shall be my rest?

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