Psalms 116:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

I will pay my vows unto Jehovah, Yea, in the presence of all his people,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

נְ֭דָרַי לַיהוָ֣ה אֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם נֶגְדָה־נָּ֝֗א לְכָל־עַמּֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

nedāray to YHWH ʾăšallēm in presence-nāʾ to all-ʿammô

Grammar Details

*nedāray*: noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my vows
*la-YHWH*: preposition + proper noun - to YHWH
*ʾăšallēm*: verb, piel imperfect, 1st person singular - I will fulfill/pay
*negdâ*: preposition - in the presence of
*nāʾ*: particle - please/now
*le-ḵol*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - to all of
*ʿammô*: noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his people

Word Meanings

*nedāray*: my vows/my promises
*ʾăšallēm*: I will fulfill/I will pay/I will complete
*negdâ*: in the presence of/in front of/before

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Archaic language reduces readability
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 116:14 : 14 I will pay my vows unto Jehovah, Yea, in the presence of all his people.
Ps 22:25 : 25 Of thee cometh my praise in the great assembly: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
Ps 76:11 : 11 Vow, and pay unto Jehovah your God: Let all that are round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.
Eccl 5:5 : 5 Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.

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