King James Version

1 Samuel 2:9

He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

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רַגְלֵ֤יraglefootרֶגֶלnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct — “foot”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda[idiom] be able to endure, [idiom] according as, [idiom] after, [idiom] coming, [idiom] follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), [idiom] great toe, [idiom] haunt, [idiom] journey, leg, [phrase] piss, [phrase] possession, time.חסידוchsydvsaintחָסִידadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “saint”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2623properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)godly (man), good, holy (one), merciful, saint, (un-) godly.חֲסִידָיו֙chasidayvsaintחָסִידadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “saint”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2623properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)godly (man), good, holy (one), merciful, saint, (un-) godly.יִשְׁמֹ֔רyishmorbewardשָׁמַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “beward”, an unfinished actionH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).וּרְשָׁעִ֖יםureshaimand guiltyרָשָׁעconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “and guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְbachoshekhin darkחֹשֶׁךְpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in dark”, the ordinary formH2822the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickednessdark(-ness), night, obscurity.יִדָּ֑מּוּyidamvbe cut downדָּמַםverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be cut down”, an unfinished actionH1826to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perishcease, be cut down (off), forbear, hold peace, quiet self, rest, be silent, keep (put to) silence, be (stand) still, tarry, wait.כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…לֹ֥אlono , -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…בְכֹ֖חַvekhochain forceכֹּחַpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in force”, the ordinary formH3581vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizardability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.יִגְבַּרyigbarbe greatגָּבַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be great”, an unfinished actionH1396to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolentlyexceed, confirm, be great, be mighty, prevail, put to more (strength), strengthen, be stronger, be valiant.אִֽישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “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…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He will keep the feet of His holy ones, but the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; for not by strength shall man prevail.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He will keep the feet of his holy ones; But the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; For by strength shall no man prevail.

Young’s Literal Translation

The feet of His saints He keepeth, And the wicked in darkness are silent, For not by power doth man become mighty.

World English Bible

He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the wicked will be put to silence in darkness; for no man will prevail by strength.

Darby Translation

He keepeth the feet of his saints, but the wicked are silenced in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

Douay-Rheims

He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness, because no man shall prevail by his own strength.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He will keep the feet of His holy ones, but the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; for not by strength shall man prevail.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

granting his petition to him that prays; and he blesses the years of the righteous, for by strength cannot man prevail.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

διδοὺς εὐχὴν τῷ εὐχομένῳ· καὶ εὐλόγησεν ἔτη δικαίου, ὅτι οὐκ ἐν ἰσχύϊ δυνατὸς ἀνήρ.