You, O LORD, will keep us; You will forever guard us from this generation.Psalm 12:7
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
אַתָּֽה־יְהוָ֥ה תִּשְׁמְרֵ֑ם תִּצְּרֶ֓נּוּ׀ מִן־הַדּ֖וֹר ז֣וּ לְעוֹלָֽם׃
- אַתָּֽה־'a.tah-“you”Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
- יְהוָ֥הYah.weh“O Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- תִּשְׁמְרֵ֑םtish.me.Rem“you will keep them”Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁמַר · “guard” · Strong's H8104H
- תִּצְּרֶ֓נּוּ׀ti.tze.Re.nu“you will guard him”Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָצַר · “to watch” · Strong's H5341
- מִן־min-“from”Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
- הַדּ֖וֹרha.Dor“the generation”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דּוֹר · “generation” · Strong's H1755
- ז֣וּzu“this”Particle, relative · from זוּ · “this” · Strong's H2098
- לְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.Lam“for ever”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹלָם · “enduring” · Strong's H5769G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)