Psalm 146:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
His spiritר֭וּחֹו
(ru·chov)
7307: breath, wind, spiritfrom an unused word
departs,תֵּצֵ֣א
(te·tze)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
he returnsיָשֻׁ֣ב
(ya·shuv)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
to the earth;לְאַדְמָתֹ֑ו
(le·'ad·ma·tov;)
127: ground, landfrom the same as adam
In that very dayבַּיֹּ֥ום
(bai·yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root
his thoughtsעֶשְׁתֹּנֹתָֽיו׃
(esh·to·no·tav.)
6250: thoughtfrom ashath
perish.אָבְד֥וּ
(a·ve·du)
6: to perisha prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
His breath
ruwach  (roo'-akh)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being
goeth forth
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
he returneth
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
to his earth
'adamah  (ad-aw-maw')
soil (from its general redness) -- country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.
in that very day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
his thoughts
`eshtonah  (esh-to-naw')
thinking -- thought.
perish
'abad  (aw-bad')
to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
His spirit departs, he returns to the earth; In that very day his thoughts perish.

King James Bible
His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When his breath leaves him, he returns to the ground; on that day his plans die.

International Standard Version
When they stop breathing, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans evaporate!

NET Bible
Their life's breath departs, they return to the ground; on that day their plans die.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For his spirit goes out and he returns to his earth and in that day all his thoughts are destroyed.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When they breathe their last breath, they return to the ground. On that day their plans come to an end.

King James 2000 Bible
His breath goes forth, he returns to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
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