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Deuteronomy 9:17

And I took the two tables, and cast them out of my two hands, and brake them before your eyes.

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וָאֶתְפֹּשׂ֙vaetposand catchתָּפַשׂconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and catch”, the next action in the storyH8610to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantablycatch, handle, (lay, take) hold (on, over), stop, [idiom] surely, surprise, take.בִּשְׁנֵ֣יbishnein twoשְׁנַיִםpreposition, adjective, cardinal, masculine, dual, construct — “in two”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.הַלֻּחֹ֔תhaluchotthe boardלוּחַdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the board”, the ordinary formH3871probably meaning to glisten; a tablet (as polished), of stone, wood or metalboard, plate, table.וָֽאַשְׁלִכֵ֔םvaashlikhemand throwשָׁלַךְconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and throw”, the next action in the storyH7993to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.מֵעַ֖לmealfrom aboveעַלpreposition, preposition — “from 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,…שְׁתֵּ֣יshetetwoשְׁנַיִםadjective, cardinal, feminine, dual, construct — “two”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.יָדָ֑יyadayhandיָדnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a 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, […וָאֲשַׁבְּרֵ֖םvaashabremand breakשָׁבַרconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and break”, the next action in the storyH7665to burst (literally or figuratively)break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken (-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, [idiom] quite, tear, view (by mistake for H7663 (שָׂבַר)).לְעֵינֵיכֶֽםleeyneykhemto eye , , -sightעַיִןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And I took hold of the two tables, and cast them out of my two hands, and broke them before your eyes.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I took hold of the two tables, and cast them out of my two hands, and brake them before your eyes.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And I lay hold on the two tables, and cast them out of my two hands, and break them before your eyes,

World English Bible

I took hold of the two tablets, and threw them out of my two hands, and broke them before your eyes.

Darby Translation

And I seized the two tables, and cast them out of my two hands, and broke them before your eyes.

Douay-Rheims

I cast the tables out of my hands, and broke them in your sight.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And I took hold of the two tables, and cast them out of my two hands, and broke them before your eyes.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

then I took hold of the two tables, and cast them out of my two hands, and broke them before you.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἐπιλαβόμενος τῶν δύο πλακῶν, ἔῤῥιψα αὐτὰς ἀπὸ τῶν δύο χειρῶν μου, καὶ συνέτριψα ἐναντίον ὑμῶν.