KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Psalm 104:29 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Thou hidest” | תַּסְתִּ֥יר | To hide (by covering), literally or figuratively | hidest |
| “thy face,” | פָּנֶיךָ֮ | The face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) | face |
| “they are troubled:” | יִֽבָּהֵ֫ל֥וּן | To tremble inwardly (or palpitate), i.e., (figuratively) be (causative, make) (suddenly) alarmed or agitated; by implication to hasten anxiously | are troubled |
| “thou takest away” | תֹּסֵ֣ף | To gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e., remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.) | takest away |
| “their breath,” | ר֭וּחָם | 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 (including its expression and functions) | breath |
| “they die,” | יִגְוָע֑וּן | To breathe out, i.e., (by implication) expire | die |
| “and return” | יְשׁוּבֽוּן׃ | To turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again | return |
| “to” | וְֽאֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | to |
| “their dust.” | עֲפָרָ֥ם | Dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud | dust |
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27 These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
28 That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.
29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
30 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.
31 The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works.
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