King James Version

Isaiah 29:3

And I will camp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mount, and I will raise forts against thee.

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וְחָנִ֥יתִיvechanitiand encampחָנָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and encamp”, a completed action in a sequenceH2583properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch atent; gen. to encamp (for abode or siege)abide (in tents), camp, dwell, encamp, grow to an end, lie, pitch (tent), rest in tent.כַדּ֖וּרkhaduras ballדּוּרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as ball”, the ordinary formH1754a circle, ball or pileball, turn, round about.עָלָ֑יִךְalayikhaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “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,…וְצַרְתִּ֤יvetsartiand adversaryצוּרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and adversary”, a completed action in a sequenceH6696to cramp, i.e. confine (in many applications, literally and figuratively, formative or hostile)adversary, assault, beset, besiege, bind (up), cast, distress, fashion, fortify, inclose, lay siege, put up in bags.עָלַ֨יִךְ֙alayikhaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “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,…מֻצָּ֔בmutsavmountמֻצָּבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “mount”, the ordinary formH4674a station, i.e. military postmount.וַהֲקִֽימֹתִ֥יvahaqimotiand riseקוּםconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and rise”, a completed action in a sequenceH6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (u…עָלַ֖יִךְalayikhaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “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,…מְצֻרֹֽתmetsurota hemming in, iמְצוּרָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “a hemming in, i”, the ordinary formH4694a hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of siege), or (subjectively) a rampart (of protection), (abstractly) fortificationfenced (city, fort, munition, strong hold.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And I will encamp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mound, and I will raise siege works against thee.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I will encamp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with posted troops, and I will raise siege works against thee.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I encamped, O babbler, against thee, And I laid siege against thee — a camp. And I raised up against thee bulwarks.

World English Bible

I will encamp against you all around you, and will lay siege against you with posted troops. I will raise siege works against you.

Darby Translation

And I will camp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with watch-posts, and I will raise forts against thee.

Douay-Rheims

And I will make a circle round about thee, and will cast up a rampart against thee, and raise up bulwarks to besiege thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And I will encamp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mound, and I will raise siege works against thee.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I will compass thee about like David, and will raise a mound about thee, and set up towers round thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ κυκλώσω ὡς Δαυὶδ ἐπὶ σὲ, καὶ βαλῶ περὶ σὲ χάρακα, καὶ θήσω περὶ σὲ πύργους,