| NETBible | The sun will not harm you by day, or the moon by night. 1 |
| NIV © |
the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. |
| NASB © |
The sun will not smite you by day, Nor the moon by night. |
| NLT © |
The sun will not hurt you by day, nor the moon at night. |
| MSG © |
Shielding you from sunstroke, sheltering you from moonstroke. |
| BBE © |
You will not be touched by the sun in the day, or by the moon at night. |
| NRSV © |
The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. |
| NKJV © |
The sun shall not strike you by day, Nor the moon by night. |
| KJV | The sun <08121> shall not smite <05221> (8686) thee by day <03119>_, nor the moon <03394> by night <03915>_. |
| NASB © |
The sun <8121> will not smite <5221> you by day <3119> , Nor <3808> the moon <3394> by night .<3915> |
| LXXM | (120:6) hmerav <2250> N-GSF o <3588> T-NSM hliov <2246> N-NSM ou <3364> ADV sugkausei {V-FAI-3S} se <4771> P-AS oude <3761> CONJ h <3588> T-NSF selhnh <4582> N-NSF thn <3588> T-ASF nukta <3571> N-ASF |
| NET [draft] ITL | The sun <08121> will not <03808> harm <05221> you by day <03119> , or the moon <03394> by night .<03915> |
| HEBREW | hlylb <03915> xryw <03394> hkky <05221> al <03808> smsh <08121> Mmwy (121:6) <03119> |
| NETBible | The sun will not harm you by day, or the moon by night. 1 |
| NET Notes |
1 sn One hardly thinks of the moon’s rays as being physically harmful, like those of the sun. The reference to the moon may simply lend poetic balance to the verse, but it is likely that the verse reflects an ancient, primitive belief that the moon could have an adverse effect on the mind (note the English expression “moonstruck,” which reflects such a belief). Another possibility is that the sun and moon stand by metonymy for harmful forces characteristic of the day and night, respectively. |