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ה֛וֹיhoyalasהוֹיparticle, interjection — “alas”H1945oh!ah, alas, ho, O, woe.בֹּנֶ֥הbonehbuildבָּנָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “build”, a verb used as a describing wordH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.עִ֖ירircityעִירnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.בְּדָמִ֑יםbedamimin blood , innocentדָּםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in blood , innocent”, the ordinary formH1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.וְכוֹנֵ֥ןvekhonenand be fittedכּוּןconjunction, verb, polel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be fitted”, a completed action in a sequenceH3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth…קִרְיָ֖הqiryahcityקִרְיָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “city”, the ordinary formH7151building; a citycity.בְּעַוְלָֽהbeavlahin iniquityעֶוֶלpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in iniquity”, the ordinary formH5766(moral) eviliniquity, perverseness, unjust(-ly), unrighteousness(-ly); wicked(-ness).
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity!
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American Standard Version (1901)
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity!
Young’s Literal Translation
Woe [to] him who is building a city by blood, And establishing a city by iniquity.
World English Bible
Woe to him who builds a town with blood, and establishes a city by iniquity!
Darby Translation
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by unrighteousness!
Douay-Rheims
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and prepareth a city by iniquity.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity!
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
Woe to him that builds a city with blood, and establishes a city by unrighteousness.
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