PSA 120:4 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ἰδοὺ οὐ νυστάξει οὐδὲ ὑπνώσει ὁ φυλάσσων τὸν Ἰσραήλ.
(Idou ou nustaxei oude hupnōsei ho fulassōn ton Israaʸl. )

ULT Sharpened arrows of a warrior,
⇔ along with burning coals of a broom tree.

UST When Yahweh punishes you, it will be as if soldiers were shooting sharp arrows at you
⇔ as well as throwing hot coals from the wood of a broom tree.

BSB Sharp arrows will come from the warrior,
⇔ with burning coals of the broom tree!

OEB Arrows of warrior, sharpened,
⇔ with glowing broom coals together.

WEBBE Sharp arrows of the mighty,
⇔ with coals of juniper.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Here’s how! With the sharp arrows of warriors,
⇔ with arrowheads forged over the hot coals.

LSV Sharp arrows of a mighty one, with coals of broom trees.

FBV With the sharp arrows of a warrior and burning coals made from a broom tree.

T4T He will shoot sharp arrows at you like soldiers do,
⇔ and he will burn you with red-hot coals from the wood of a broom tree.

LEB • The sharpened arrows of a warrior, with burning charcoals from broom trees.

BBE Sharp arrows of the strong, and burning fire.

Moff Sharp arrows poured on you, and burning coals!

JPS Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of broom.

ASV Sharp arrows of the mighty,
⇔ With coals of juniper.

DRA Behold he shall neither slumber nor sleep, that keepeth Israel.

YLT Sharp arrows of a mighty one, with broom-coals.

Drby Sharp arrows of a mighty one, with burning coals of broom-wood.

RV Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

Wbstr Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

KJB-1769 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.[fn]

120.4 Sharp…: or, It is as the sharp arrows of the mighty man, with coals of juniper

KJB-1611 [fn]Sharpe arrowes of the mightie: with coales of iuniper.
(Sharpe arrows of the mighty: with coals of iuniper.)

120:4 Or, It is as the sharpe arrowes of the mighty man with coales of iuniper.

Bshps So much as sharpe arrowes of a strong man in thy sydes: with Iuniper coales powred on thy head.
(So much as sharp arrows of a strong man in thy/your sides: with Yuniper coals poured on thy/your head.)

Gnva It is as the sharpe arrowes of a mightie man, and as the coales of iuniper.
(It is as the sharp arrows of a mighty man, and as the coals of iuniper. )

Cvdl Euen mightie & sharpe arowes, wt hote burnige coales.
(Even mighty and sharp arrows, with hot burnige coals.)

Wycl Lo! he schal not nappe, nether slepe; that kepith Israel.
(Lo! he shall not nappe, neither slepe; that keepeth/keeps Israel.)

Luth Sie ist wie scharfe Pfeile eines Starken, wie Feuer in Wacholdern.
(They/She is as/like scharfe Pfeile one Starken, as/like fire in Wacholdern.)

ClVg Ecce non dormitabit neque dormiet qui custodit Israël.[fn]
(Behold not/no dormitabit nor dormiet who custodit Israel. )

120.4 AUG. Ecce non dormitabit. Dormitat Christus, etc., usque ad sed ne adhuc putes hoc de aliquo hominum, subdit, Dominus custodit. Qui custodit Isræl. AUG. Qui non potest videre faciem, etc., usque ad et huic non dormit Christus.

120.4 AUG. Behold not/no dormitabit. Dormitat Christus, etc., until to but not adhuc putes this about aliquo of_men, subdit, Master custodit. Who custodit Isræl. AUG. Who not/no potest videre faciem, etc., until to and huic not/no dormit Christus.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

חִצֵּ֣י גִבּ֣וֹר שְׁנוּנִ֑ים עִ֝֗ם גַּחֲלֵ֥י רְתָמִֽים

arrows_of warrior's sharp with burning_coals_of broom_tree

The author speaks of Yahweh severely punishing liars as if Yahweh were shooting them with arrows and throwing hot coals at them. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could express that explicitly. Alternate translation: “He will punish you, and it will be as if a warrior shot you with sharp arrows and threw hot coals onto you”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

חִצֵּ֣י גִבּ֣וֹר שְׁנוּנִ֑ים

arrows_of warrior's sharp

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you must state who did the action, the author implies that “the warriors” did it. Alternate translation: “Arrows of a warrior that he sharpened”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

חִצֵּ֣י גִבּ֣וֹר

arrows_of warrior's

The author is answering the question which he raises in the previous verse. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could express that explicitly. Alternate translation: “He will add to you arrows of a warrior”

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

רְתָמִֽים

broom_tree

A broom tree is a tree that existed in the desert around where the author lived. Your language and culture may have a term for this kind of tree that you can use in your translation. Otherwise, you can use a general word for tree in your language.

Parallel PSA 120:4