PSALM 118:3

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.”

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Psalm 118:3 Translation & Meaning

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Let the house בֵֽית A house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) Let house
of Aaron אַהֲרֹ֑ן Aharon, the brother of Moses Aaron
now נָ֥א 'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction now
say, יֹֽאמְרוּ To say (used with great latitude) say
that כִּ֖י (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed that
his mercy חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ Kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty mercy
endureth (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
for ever. לְעוֹלָ֣ם Properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always ever

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  • 1  O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.

  • 2  Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

  • 3  Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

  • 4  Let them now that fear the Lord say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

  • 5  I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place.



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