Psalm 61:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
You will prolongתֹּוסִ֑יף
(to·v·sif;)
3254: to adda prim. root
the king'sמֶ֣לֶךְ
(me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
life;יָמִ֣ים
(ya·mim)
3117: daya prim. root
His yearsנֹותָ֗יו
(no·v·tav)
8141: a yearfrom shana
will be as manyדֹ֥ר
(dor)
1755: period, generation, dwellingfrom dur
generations.וָדֹֽר׃
(va·dor.)
1755: period, generation, dwellingfrom dur


















KJV Lexicon
Thou wilt prolong
yacaph  (yaw-saf')
to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
the king's
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
life
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
and his years
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
as many
dowr  (dore)
a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling -- age, evermore, generation, (n-)ever, posterity.
generations
dowr  (dore)
a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling -- age, evermore, generation, (n-)ever, posterity.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
You will prolong the king's life; His years will be as many generations.

King James Bible
Thou wilt prolong the king's life: and his years as many generations.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Add days to the king's life; may his years span many generations.

International Standard Version
Add day after day to the king's life; may his years continue for many generations.

NET Bible
Give the king long life! Make his lifetime span several generations!

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And you have added days upon the days of the King, and his years to the generation of generations as an inheritance

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Add days upon days to the life of the king. May his years endure throughout every generation.

King James 2000 Bible
You will prolong the king's life: and his years as many generations.
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