Psalms 136:21

KJV1611 – Modern English

And gave their land as a heritage: for his mercy endures forever:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְנָתַ֣ן אַרְצָ֣ם לְנַחֲלָ֑ה כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ

Transliteration

wənātan ʾarṣām to-naḥălāh because to-ʿôlām ḥasdô

Grammar Details

• *wənātan*: qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with waw conjunction - and he gave
• *ʾarṣām*: noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their land
• *naḥălāh*: noun, feminine singular with prefixed preposition lamed - for inheritance/possession
• *ʿôlām*: noun, masculine singular with prefixed preposition lamed - to/for eternity/forever
• *ḥasdô*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular possessive suffix - his steadfast love/mercy/kindness

Word Meanings

• *wənātan*: and he gave/granted/bestowed
• *ʾarṣām*: their land/their territory
• *naḥălāh*: inheritance/heritage/possession
• *ʿôlām*: eternity/long duration/antiquity
• *ḥasdô*: his steadfast love/mercy/kindness/covenant faithfulness

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  And gave their land as an inheritance, for His steadfast love endures forever.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And gave{H5414} their land{H776} for a heritage;{H5159} For his lovingkindness{H2617} [endureth] for ever;{H5769}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And gave{H5414}{(H8804)} their land{H776} for an heritage{H5159}: for his mercy{H2617} endureth for ever{H5769}:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And gaue a waye their londe for an heretage, for his mercy endureth for euer.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And gaue their land for an heritage: for his mercie endureth for euer:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he gaue away their lande for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for euer.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy [endureth] for ever:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  And gave their land as an inheritance; For his loving kindness endures forever;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And He gave their land for inheritance, For to the age `is' His kindness.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And gave their land for a heritage; For his lovingkindness `endureth' for ever;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And gave their land for a heritage; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And gave their land to his people for a heritage: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

• World English Bible (2000)

  And gave their land as an inheritance; for his loving kindness endures forever;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  and gave their land as an inheritance, for his loyal love endures,

Referenced Verses

• Num 32:33-42 : 33 And Moses gave to them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and to half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the borders, even the cities of the country round about. 34 And the children of Gad built Dibon, Ataroth, and Aroer, 35 And Atroth Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah, 36 And Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran, fortified cities: and folds for sheep. 37 And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, Elealeh, and Kirjathaim, 38 And Nebo, and Baal-meon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names to the cities which they built. 39 And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite who was there. 40 And Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt there. 41 And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havoth-jair. 42 And Nobah went and took Kenath, and its surrounding villages, and called it Nobah, after his own name.
• Deut 3:12-17 : 12 And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half the mountain of Gilead, and its cities, I gave to the Reubenites and to the Gadites. 13 And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, I gave to the half-tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which is called the land of giants. 14 Jair, the son of Manasseh, took all the country of Argob to the borders of Geshuri and Maachathi; and he called them after his own name, Bashan-havoth-jair, to this day. 15 And I gave Gilead to Machir. 16 And to the Reubenites and to the Gadites I gave from Gilead even to the river Arnon, half the valley, and the border even to the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon; 17 The plain also, and the Jordan, and its border, from Chinnereth even to the sea of the plain, the salt sea, under the eastern slopes of Pisgah.
• Josh 12:1-7 : 1 These are the kings of the land whom the children of Israel struck, and possessed their land on the other side of the Jordan toward the east, from the river Arnon to Mount Hermon, and all the plain on the east: 2 Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is on the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even to the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon; 3 And from the plain to the Sea of Chinneroth on the east, and to the Sea of the Plain, even the Salt Sea on the east, the way to Beth Jeshimoth; and from the south, under the slopes of Pisgah: 4 And the territory of Og king of Bashan, who was of the remnant of the giants, who dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei, 5 And reigned in Mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, to the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon. 6 These did Moses the servant of the LORD and the children of Israel strike: and Moses the servant of the LORD gave it for a possession to the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. 7 And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel struck on this side of the Jordan on the west, from Baalgad in the Valley of Lebanon even to Mount Halak, that goes up to Seir; which Joshua gave to the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions;
• Josh 13:1-9 : 1 Now Joshua was old and advanced in years; and the LORD said to him, You are old and advanced in years, and there remains yet very much land to be possessed. 2 This is the land that yet remains: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri, 3 From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even to the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted as Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites: 4 From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians, to Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites: 5 And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the rising sun, from Baalgad under Mount Hermon to the entrance into Hamath. 6 All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephothmaim, and all the Sidonians, I will drive out from before the children of Israel; only divide it by lot to the Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded you. 7 Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh, 8 With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, as Moses the servant of the LORD gave them; 9 From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba to Dibon; 10 And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, to the border of the children of Ammon; 11 And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salcah; 12 All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: for these did Moses strike, and cast them out. 13 Nevertheless the children of Israel did not expel the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites; but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day. 14 Only to the tribe of Levi he gave no inheritance; the sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as he said to them. 15 And Moses gave to the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance according to their families. 16 And their border was from Aroer, that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba; 17 Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamothbaal, and Bethbaalmeon, 18 And Jahazah, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath, 19 And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zarethshahar in the mountain of the valley, 20 And Bethpeor, and Ashdothpisgah, and Bethjeshimoth, 21 And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses struck with the princes of Midian, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, who were dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country.
• Neh 9:22-24 : 22 Moreover, You gave them kingdoms and nations, and divided them into districts: So they possessed the land of Sihon, the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan. 23 You also multiplied their children as the stars of heaven, and brought them into the land which You had promised to their forefathers they would enter and possess. 24 So the children entered and possessed the land; You subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gave them into their hands, with their kings and the people of the land, so that they might do with them as they wished.
• Ps 44:2-3 : 2 How You drove out the heathen with Your hand, and planted them; how You afflicted the peoples and cast them out. 3 For they did not gain the land in possession by their own sword, nor did their own arm save them: but Your right hand, and Your arm, and the light of Your countenance, because You had favor unto them.
• Ps 78:55 : 55 He cast out the nations also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
• Ps 105:44 : 44 And gave them the lands of the nations: and they inherited the labor of the people;
• Ps 135:12 : 12 And gave their land as a heritage, a heritage to Israel his people.