He asked You for life, and You granted it— length of days, forever and ever.Psalm 21:4
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
חַיִּ֤ים׀ שָׁאַ֣ל מִ֭מְּךָ נָתַ֣תָּה לּ֑וֹ אֹ֥רֶךְ יָ֝מִ֗ים עוֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד׃
- חַיִּ֤ים׀chai.Yim“life”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from חַיִּים · “life” · Strong's H2416E
- שָׁאַ֣לsha.'Al“he asked”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁאַל · “to ask” · Strong's H7592
- מִ֭מְּךָMi.me.kha“from you”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
- נָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tah“you gave [it]”Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
- לּ֑וֹlo“to him”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
- אֹ֥רֶךְ'O.rekh“length of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אֹ֫רֶךְ · “length” · Strong's H0753
- יָ֝מִ֗יםya.Mim“days”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
- עוֹלָ֥םo.Lam“forever”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹלָם · “enduring” · Strong's H5769G
- וָעֶֽד׃va.'Ed“and ever”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַד · “perpetuity” · Strong's H5703
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)