PSA 38:20 Parallel View

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38:21 Note: KJB: Ps.38.20

38:21 Variant note: רדופ/י: (x-qere) ’רָֽדְפִ/י’: lemma_7291 morph_HVqc/Sp1cs id_19MMh רָֽדְפִ/י

Key: yellow:verbs.
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ULT They repay me evil for good;
 ⇔ they hurl accusations at me although I have pursued what is good.

UST Those who do evil things to me in return for my doing good things to them
⇔ oppose me because I try to do what is right.

BSB Those who repay my good with evil
⇔ attack me for pursuing the good.

OEB who render me evil for good,
⇔ and oppose me, because I make good my goal.

WEB They who render evil for good are also adversaries to me,
⇔ because I follow what is good.

NET They repay me evil for the good I have done;
 ⇔ though I have tried to do good to them, they hurl accusations at me.

LSV And those paying evil for good accuse me,
Because of my pursuing good.

FBV They pay me back evil for good; they accuse me for the good I try to do.

T4T Those who do evil things to me in return for my doing good things to them
⇔ oppose me because I try to do what is right.

LEB • accuse me in return for my pursuing good.

BBE They give me back evil for good; they are my haters because I go after the thing which is right.

MOF they are returning evil for good,
⇔ they are my foes because I aim at good.

JPS (38-21) They also that repay evil for good are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.

ASV They also that render evil for good
 ⇔ Are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.

DRA No DRA PSA 38:20 verse available

YLT And those paying evil for good accuse me, Because of my pursuing good.

DBY And they that render evil for good are adversaries unto me; because I pursue what is good.

RV They also that render evil for good are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.

WBS They also that render evil for good are my adversaries; because I follow the thing that is good.

KJB They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.
(They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is. )

BB They also that rewarde euyl for good are agaynst me: because I folowe the thyng that is good.
(They also that reward euyl for good are against me: because I follow the thing that is good.)

GNV They also, that rewarde euill for good, are mine aduersaries, because I follow goodnesse.
(They also, that reward evil for good, are mine aduersaries, because I follow goodnesse. )

CB They that rewarde me euell for good, speake euell of me, because I folowe the thinge that good is.
(They that reward me evil for good, speak evil of me, because I follow the thing that good is.)

WYC No WYC PSA 38:20 verse available

LUT Aber meine Feinde leben und sind mächtig; die mich unbillig hassen, sind groß.
(But my Feinde life and are mächtig; the me unbillig hassen, are groß.)

CLV No CLV PSA 38:20 verse available

BRN No BRN PSA 38:20 verse available

BrLXX No BrLXX PSA 38:20 verse available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

They repay me evil for good

(Some words not found in UHB: and,enemies,my life(pl) mighty and,many hate,me wrongfully )

The actions of the writer’s enemies are spoken of as a financial transaction where they gave him evil things in exchange for good things. The abstract nouns “evil” and “good” can be stated as adjectives. Alternate translation: “They do evil thing to me after I was good to them” (See also: figs-abstractnouns)

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

hurl accusations at me

(Some words not found in UHB: and,enemies,my life(pl) mighty and,many hate,me wrongfully )

The way the writer’s enemies accuse him is spoken of as if they were throwing accusations at him like rocks.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

pursued what is good

(Some words not found in UHB: and,enemies,my life(pl) mighty and,many hate,me wrongfully )

The writers desire for what is good is spoken of as if he were running after good things.

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