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1 Chronicles 16:21

He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,

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לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…הִנִּ֤יחַhinichabestowיָנַחverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bestow”, a completed actionH3240to deposit; by implication, to allow to staybestow, cast down, lay (down, up), leave (off), let alone (remain), pacify, place, put, set (down), suffer, withdraw, withhold. (The Hiphil forms with the dagesh are here referred to, in accordance with the older grammarians; but if any di…לְאִישׁ֙leishto a certainאִישׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…לְעָשְׁקָ֔םleasheqamto defraudעָשַׁקpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to defraud”, the to-form of the verbH6231to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflowget deceitfully, deceive, defraud, drink up, (use) oppress(-ion), -or), do violence (wrong).וַיּ֥וֹכַחvayokhachand argueיָכַחconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and argue”, the next action in the storyH3198to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convictappoint, argue, chasten, convince, correct(-ion), daysman, dispute, judge, maintain, plead, reason (together), rebuke, reprove(-r), surely, in any wise.עֲלֵיהֶ֖םaleyhemaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…מְלָכִֽיםmelakhimkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He suffered no man to do them wrong, yea, for their sake He reproved kings:

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American Standard Version (1901)

He suffered no man to do them wrong; Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,

Young’s Literal Translation

He hath not suffered any to oppress them, And reproveth on their account kings:

World English Bible

He allowed no man to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,

Darby Translation

He suffered no man to oppress them, And reproved kings for their sakes,

Douay-Rheims

He suffered no man to do them wrong: and reproved kings for their sake.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He suffered no man to do them wrong, yea, for their sake He reproved kings:

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He suffered not a man to oppress them, and he reproved kings for their sakes,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

οὐκ ἀφῆκεν ἄνδρα τοῦ δυναστεῦσαι αὐτοὺς, καὶ ἤλεγξε περὶ αὐτῶν βασιλεῖς.