Psalms 37:29

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell therein for ever.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

צַדִּיקִ֥ים יִֽירְשׁוּ־אָ֑רֶץ וְיִשְׁכְּנ֖וּ לָעַ֣ד עָלֶֽיהָ׃

Transliteration

Ṣaddîqîm will yîrəšû-ʾāreṣ, and they will yiškənû lāʿad upon it.

Grammar Details

*ṣaddîqîm*: masculine plural adjective/noun - righteous ones
*yîrəšû*: Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will inherit/possess
*ʾāreṣ*: feminine singular noun - land/earth
*wəyiškənû*: conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they will dwell
*lāʿad*: preposition + masculine singular noun - forever/permanently
*ʿāleyhā*: preposition + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - upon it

Word Meanings

*ṣaddîqîm*: righteous ones/just people/the upright
*yîrəšû-ʾāreṣ*: will inherit the land/will possess the earth
*yiškənû lāʿad ʿāleyhā*: will dwell forever upon it/will live permanently on it

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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 37:9 : 9 For evil-doers shall be cut off; But those that wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the land.
Prov 2:21 : 21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, And the perfect shall remain in it.
Ps 37:11 : 11 But the meek shall inherit the land, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
Ps 37:18 : 18 Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; And their inheritance shall be for ever.
Ps 37:27 : 27 Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell for evermore.
2 Pet 3:13 : 13 But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein {G3739} dwelleth righteousness.
Rev 21:3-4 : 3 And I heard a great voice out of the throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall dwell with them, and they shall be his peoples, and God himself shall be with them, [ and be] their God: 4 and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, {G2071} nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.
Rev 21:7 : 7 He that overcometh shall inherit these things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
Deut 30:20 : 20 to love Jehovah thy God, to obey his voice, and to cleave unto him; for he is thy life, and the length of thy days; that thou mayest dwell in the land which Jehovah sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.

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