Psalm 118:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
I will not die,אָמ֥וּת
(a·mut)
4191: to diea prim. root
but live,אֶֽחְיֶ֑ה
(ech·yeh;)
2421a: to livea prim. root
And tellוַ֝אֲסַפֵּ֗ר
(va·'a·sap·per)
5608: to count, recount, relatedenominative verb from sepher
of the worksמַֽעֲשֵׂ֥י
(ma·'a·sei)
4639: a deed, workfrom asah
of the LORD.יָֽהּ׃
(yah.)
3050: the name of the God of Israelcontr. from Yhvh


















KJV Lexicon
I shall not die
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
but live
chayah  (khaw-yaw')
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
and declare
caphar  (saw-far')
to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
the works
ma`aseh  (mah-as-eh')
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
of the LORD
Yahh  (yaw)
Jah, the sacred name -- Jah, the Lord, most vehement. Compare names in -iah, -jah.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
I will not die, but live, And tell of the works of the LORD.

King James Bible
I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done.

International Standard Version
I will not die, but I will live to recount the deeds of the LORD.

NET Bible
I will not die, but live, and I will proclaim what the LORD has done.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And I shall not die but I shall live, and I shall narrate the works of Lord Jehovah!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I will not die, but I will live and tell what the LORD has done.

King James 2000 Bible
I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.
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