| Hebrew |
מִגְדַּל עֹ֭ז שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה hebrew Meaning * Yahweh - God's personal name It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament. First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6 בּֽוֹ יָר֖וּץ צַדִּ֣יק וְנִשְׂגָּֽב |
| ESV |
The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.
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| NIV |
The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
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| NLT |
The name of the LORD is a strong fortress; the godly run to him and are safe.
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| LXX |
ἐκ μεγαλωσύνης ἰσχύος ὄνομα κυρίου αὐτῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. προσδραμόντες δίκαιοι ὑψοῦνται |
| KJV |
The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
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Proverbs 18:9 ← Proverbs 18:10 → Proverbs 18:11
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