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Isaiah 10:6

I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

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בְּג֤וֹיbegoyin Gentileגּוֹיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in Gentile”, the ordinary formH1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locustsGentile, heathen, nation, people.חָנֵף֙chanefhypocriteחָנֵףadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “hypocrite”, the ordinary formH2611soiled (i.e. with sin), impioushypocrite(-ical).אֲשַׁלְּחֶ֔נּוּashalchenvsendשָׁלַחverb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “send”, an unfinished actionH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…וְעַלvealand aboveעַלconjunction, preposition — “and 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,…עַ֥םampeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.עֶבְרָתִ֖יevratiangerעֶבְרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “anger”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5678an outburst of passionanger, rage, wrath.אֲצַוֶּ֑נּוּatsavenvappointצָוָהverb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “appoint”, an unfinished actionH6680(intensively) to constitute, enjoinappoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.לִשְׁלֹ֤לlishlolto make self a preyשָׁלַלpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to make self a prey”, the to-form of the verbH7997to drop or strip; by implication, to plunderlet fall, make self a prey, [idiom] of purpose, (make a, (take)) spoil.שָׁלָל֙shalalpreyשָׁלָלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “prey”, the ordinary formH7998bootyprey, spoil.וְלָבֹ֣זvelavozand to catchבָּזַזconjunction, preposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “and to catch”, the to-form of the verbH962to plundercatch, gather, (take) for a prey, rob(-ber), spoil, take (away, spoil), [idiom] utterly.בַּ֔זbazbootyבַּזnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “booty”, the ordinary formH957plunderbooty, prey, spoil(-ed).ולשימוvlshymvand to putשׂוּםconjunction, preposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and to put”, the to-form of the verbH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…וּלְשׂוּמ֥וֹulesumvoand to putשׂוּםconjunction, preposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and to put”, the to-form of the verbH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…מִרְמָ֖סmirmastread -ingמִרְמָסnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “tread -ing”, the ordinary formH4823abasement (the act or the thing)tread (down) -ing, (to be) trodden (down) under foot.כְּחֹ֥מֶרkechomeras clayחֹמֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as clay”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2563properly, a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measureclay, heap, homer, mire, motion.חוּצֽוֹתchutsotabroadחוּץnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “abroad”, the ordinary formH2351properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoorsabroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I do send him against an ungodly nation, and against the people of My wrath do I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I will send him against a profane nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

Young’s Literal Translation

Against a profane nation I send him, And concerning a people of My wrath I charge him, To spoil spoil, and to seize prey, And to make it a treading-place as the clay of out places.

World English Bible

I will send him against a profane nation, and against the people who anger me I will give him a command to take the plunder and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

Darby Translation

I will send him against a hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge; to take the spoil, and to seize the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

Douay-Rheims

I will send him to a deceitful nation, and I will give him a charge against the people of my wrath, to take away the spoils, and to lay hold on the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I do send him against an ungodly nation, and against the people of My wrath do I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I will send my wrath against a sinful nation, and I will charge my people to take plunder and spoil, and to trample the cities, and to make them dust.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τὴν ὀργήν μου εἰς ἔθνος ἄνομον ἀποστελῶ, καὶ τῷ ἐμῷ λαῷ συντάξω ποιῆσαι σκῦλα καὶ προνομήν, καὶ καταπατεῖν τὰς πόλεις, καὶ θεῖναι αὐτὰς εἰς κονιορτόν.