Psalms 70:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee; And let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יָ֭שׁוּבוּ עַל־עֵ֣קֶב בָּשְׁתָּ֑ם הָ֝אֹמְרִ֗ים הֶ֘אָ֥ח ׀ הֶאָֽח׃

Transliteration

yāšûḇû ʿal-ʿēqeḇ bāštām hā-ʾōmərîm heʾāḥ heʾāḥ.

Grammar Details

*yāšûḇû*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will return/turn back
*ʿal-ʿēqeḇ*: preposition עַל + noun, masculine singular construct - on account of/as a consequence of
*bāštām*: noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their shame
*hā-ʾōmərîm*: definite article הַ + qal participle, masculine plural - the ones saying
*heʾāḥ*: interjection - aha!/haha!

Word Meanings

*yāšûḇû*: they will return/they will turn back/they will be turned back
*ʿal-ʿēqeḇ*: on account of/as a consequence of/because of/on the heels of
*bāštām*: their shame/their humiliation/their disgrace
*heʾāḥ*: aha!/haha!/ah! - expression of malicious joy or satisfaction

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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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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 5:11 : 11 But let all those that take refuge in thee rejoice, Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: Let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
Ps 35:27 : 27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: Yea, let them say continually, Jehovah be magnified, Who hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
Ps 40:16 : 16 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: Let such as love thy salvation say continually, Jehovah be magnified.
Ps 97:12 : 12 Be glad in Jehovah, ye righteous; And give thanks to his holy memorial [name].
Isa 61:10 : 10 I will greatly rejoice in Jehovah, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with a garland, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
Isa 65:13-14 : 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty; behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be put to shame; 14 behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall wail for vexation of spirit.
Lam 3:25 : 25 Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
John 16:20 : 20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, that ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: {G1161} ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

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