Psalm 24:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Thisזֶ֭ה
(zeh)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
is the generationדֹּ֣ור
(do·vr)
1755: period, generation, dwellingfrom dur
of those who seek(דֹּרְשָׁ֑יו
(do·re·shav;)
1875: to resort to, seeka prim. root
Him, Who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֨י
(me·vak·shei)
1245: to seeka prim. root
Your face--פָנֶ֖יךָ
(fa·nei·cha)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
[even] Jacob.יַעֲקֹ֣ב
(ya·'a·kov)
3290: a son of Isaac, also his desc.from the same as aqeb
Selah.סֶֽלָה׃
(se·lah.)
5542: to lift up, exaltfrom salal


















KJV Lexicon
This is the generation
dowr  (dore)
a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling -- age, evermore, generation, (n-)ever, posterity.
of them that seek
darash  (daw-rash')
to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
him that seek
baqash  (baw-kash')
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
thy face
paniym  (paw-neem')
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.)
O Jacob
Ya`aqob  (yah-ak-obe')
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch -- Jacob.
Selah
celah  (seh'-law)
suspension (of music), i.e. pause -- Selah.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
This is the generation of those who seek Him, Who seek Your face-- even Jacob. Selah.

King James Bible
This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Such is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Selah

International Standard Version
This is the generation that seeks him. Those who seek your face are the true seed of Jacob. Interlude

NET Bible
Such purity characterizes the people who seek his favor, Jacob's descendants, who pray to him. (Selah)

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
This is the generation which seeks and hopes for The Persona of your faces, God of Jacob!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
This is the person who seeks him, who searches for the face of the God of Jacob. [Selah]

King James 2000 Bible
This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek your face, O Jacob. Selah.
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