King James Version

2 Samuel 23:6

But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:

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וּבְלִיַּ֕עַלuveliyaaland Belialבְּלִיַּעַלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and Belial”, the ordinary formH1100without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickednessBelial, evil, naughty, ungodly (men), wicked.כְּק֥וֹץkeqotsas thornקוֹץpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as thorn”, the ordinary formH6975a thornthorn.מֻנָ֖דmunadfleeנָדַדverb, hophal, passive participle, absolute — “flee”, a verb used as a describing wordH5074properly, to wave to and fro (rarely to flap up and down); figuratively, to rove, flee, or (causatively) to drive awaychase (away), [idiom] could not, depart, flee ([idiom] apace, away), (re-) move, thrust away, wander (abroad, -er, -ing).כֻּלָּ֑הַםkulahamallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).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…בְיָ֖דveyadin handיָדpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in hand”, the ordinary formH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […יִקָּֽחוּyiqachvtakeלָקַחverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “take”, an unfinished actionH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But the ungodly, they are as thorns thrust away, all of them, for they cannot be taken with the hand;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But the ungodly shall be all of them as thorns to be thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with the hand;

Young’s Literal Translation

As to the worthless — As a thorn driven away [are] all of them, For — not by hand are they taken;

World English Bible

But all the ungodly will be as thorns to be thrust away, because they can’t be taken with the hand.

Darby Translation

But [the sons] of Belial [are] all of them as thorns thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with hands;

Douay-Rheims

But transgressors shall all of them be plucked up as thorns: which are not taken away with hands.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But the ungodly, they are as thorns thrust away, all of them, for they cannot be taken with the hand;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

All these are as a thorn thrust forth, for they shall not be taken with the hand,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὥσπερ ἄκανθα ἐξωσμένη πάντες οὗτοι, ὅτι οὐ χειρὶ ληφθήσονται,