OET interlinear PSA 140:11

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

אִ֥ישׁ לָשׁוֹן֮ בַּל־יִכּ֪וֹן בָּ֫⁠אָ֥רֶץ

(Some words not found in UHB: fall on,them burning_coals in,fire let,someone_make_them_fall in,pits never rise )

The expression be established is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who does the action, the context indicates that it is God. Alternate translation: [May God not establish a man of tongue in the land]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לָשׁוֹן֮

(Some words not found in UHB: fall on,them burning_coals in,fire let,someone_make_them_fall in,pits never rise )

Here, tongue represents slanderous speech. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [slanderous words]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אִ֥ישׁ לָשׁוֹן֮

(Some words not found in UHB: fall on,them burning_coals in,fire let,someone_make_them_fall in,pits never rise )

David is using the possessive form to describe a man who is characterized by his tongue, that is, by his slanderous speech. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [a man who speaks slander]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אִישׁ־חָמָ֥ס

(Some words not found in UHB: fall on,them burning_coals in,fire let,someone_make_them_fall in,pits never rise )

David is using the possessive form to describe a man who is characterized by violence. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [a violent man]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אִישׁ־חָמָ֥ס

(Some words not found in UHB: fall on,them burning_coals in,fire let,someone_make_them_fall in,pits never rise )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of violence, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [a man who acts violently]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

רָ֑ע יְ֝צוּדֶ֗⁠נּוּ לְ⁠מַדְחֵפֹֽת

(Some words not found in UHB: fall on,them burning_coals in,fire let,someone_make_them_fall in,pits never rise )

David speaks of evil as if it were a living thing that could hunt a person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [let him experience one disaster after another]