PSA 7:5 Parallel View

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7:6 Note--fnCOLON-- KJB--fnCOLON-- Ps--fnPERIOD--7--fnPERIOD--5

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ULT let my enemy pursue my soul and overtake it,
⇔ and let him trample my life to the ground
⇔ and cause my honor to live in the dust. Selah
 ⇔ s-e *

UST Then allow my enemies to chase and capture me.
⇔ Allow them to stomp me into the ground
⇔ and leave me lying dead in the dirt. Selah
 ⇔ s-e *

BSB then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me;
⇔ may he trample me to the ground
⇔ and leave my honor in the dust.
⇔ Selah

OEB may the enemy chase and find me,
⇔  trample my life to the ground,
⇔ my honour leave in the dirt! Selah

WEB let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it;
 ⇔ yes, let him tread my life down to the earth,
⇔ and lay my glory in the dust. Selah.

NET may an enemy relentlessly chase me and catch me;
 ⇔ may he trample me to death
 ⇔ and leave me lying dishonored in the dust. (Selah)

LSV [Then] an enemy pursues my soul, and overtakes,
And treads down my life to the earth,
And places my glory in the dust. Selah.

FBV Then let my enemies chase me down; let them trample me in the dust and drag my reputation through the dirt. Selah.

T4T allow my enemies to pursue me and capture me.
 ⇔ Allow them to trample me into the ground
⇔ and leave me [SYN] lying dead in the dirt.
⇔ (Think about that!)

LEB • and overtake and trample my life into the ground, • and lay my honor in the dust.Selah

BBE Let my hater go after my soul and take it; let my life be crushed to the earth, and my honour into the dust. (Selah.)

MOF  ⇔ then let the foe chase me,
⇔ then let the foe catch me,
 ⇔ let him trample my life to the ground,
⇔ let him lay me low in the dust!

JPS (7-6) Let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it, and tread my life down to the earth; yea, let him lay my glory in the dust. Selah

ASV Let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it;
 ⇔ Yea, let him tread my life down to the earth,
 ⇔ And lay my glory in the dust. [Selah

DRA If I have rendered to them that repaid me evils, let me deservedly fall empty before my enemies.

YLT An enemy pursueth my soul, and overtaketh, And treadeth down to the earth my life, And my honour placeth in the dust. Selah.

DBY Let the enemy pursue after my soul, and take [it], and let him tread down my life to the earth, and lay my glory in the dust. Selah.

RV Let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; yea, let him tread my life down to the earth, and lay my glory in the dust. Selah

WBS Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it ; yes, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay my honor in the dust. Selah.

KJB Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.
(Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah. )

BB Then let myne enemie persecute my soule and take me: yea, let hym put me to death, and lay myne honour in the dust. Selah.
(Then let mine enemie persecute my soule and take me: yea, let him put me to death, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.)

GNV Then let the enemie persecute my soule and take it: yea, let him treade my life downe vpon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.
(Then let the enemie persecute my soule and take it: yea, let him treade my life down upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah. )

CB Then let myne enemie persecute my soule, & take me: yee let hi treade my life downe in the earth, & laye myne honor in the dust.
(Then let mine enemie persecute my soule, and take me: ye/you_all let hi treade my life down in the earth, and lay mine honor in the dust.)

WYC if Y `yeldide to men yeldynge to me yuels, falle Y `bi disseruyng voide fro myn enemyes;
(if I `yeldide to men yeldynge to me yuels, fall I `bi disseruyng void from mine enemyes;)

LUT hab ich Böses vergolten denen, so friedlich mit mir lebten, oder die, so mir ohne Ursache feind waren, beschädiget,
(hab I Böses vergolten denen, so friedlich with to_me lebten, or die, so to_me without Ursache feind waren, beschädiget,)

CLV si reddidi retribuentibus mihi mala, decidam merito ab inimicis meis inanis.
(si reddidi retribuentibus mihi mala, decidam merito away inimicis meis inanis. )

BRN if I have requited with evil those who requited me with good; may I then perish empty by means of my enemies.

BrLXX εἰ ἀνταπέδωκα τοῖς ἀνταποδιδοῦσί μοι κακὰ, ἀποπέσοιμι ἄρα ἀπὸ τῶν ἐχθρῶν μου κενός·
(ei antapedōka tois antapodidousi moi kaka, apopesoimi ara apo tōn eⱪthrōn mou kenos; )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

נַפְשִׁ֡⁠י & חַיָּ֑⁠י & וּ⁠כְבוֹדִ֓⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: if repaid friend,my harm and,plundered, foe,my without_cause )

Here, my soul, my life, and my honor represent the whole person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “me”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וּ⁠כְבוֹדִ֓⁠י ׀ לֶ⁠עָפָ֖ר יַשְׁכֵּ֣ן

(Some words not found in UHB: if repaid friend,my harm and,plundered, foe,my without_cause )

This refers to lying dead and unburied in disgrace. (This is the same word for dust as in Genesis 3:19) If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and throw my dead body on a dirt pile”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ק֘וּמָ֤⁠ה

(Some words not found in UHB: if repaid friend,my harm and,plundered, foe,my without_cause )

Arise represents doing something or taking action. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Do something” or “Take action”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

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