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Isaiah 49:24

Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?

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הֲיֻקַּ֥חhayuqachtakeלָקַחparticle, interrogative, verb, pual, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “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.מִגִּבּ֖וֹרmigiborfrom championגִּבּוֹרpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “from champion”, the ordinary formH1368powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrantchampion, chief, [idiom] excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.מַלְק֑וֹחַmalqochajawsמַלְקוֹחַnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “jaws”, the ordinary formH4455transitively (in dual) the jaws (as taking food); intransitively, spoil (and captives) (as taken)booty, jaws, prey.וְאִםveimand oh thatאִםconjunction, conjunction — “and oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…שְׁבִ֥יshevicaptiveשְׁבִיnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “captive”, the ordinary formH7628exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, bootycaptive(-ity), prisoners, [idiom] take away, that was taken.צַדִּ֖יקtsadiqjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).יִמָּלֵֽטyimaletescapeמָלַטverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “escape”, an unfinished actionH4422properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparksdeliver (self), escape, lay, leap out, let alone, let go, preserve, save, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] surely.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the captives of the victorious be delivered?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives be delivered?

Young’s Literal Translation

Is prey taken from the mighty? And the captive of the righteous delivered?

World English Bible

Shall the plunder be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives be delivered?

Darby Translation

Shall the prey be taken from the mighty? and shall he that is rightfully captive be delivered?

Douay-Rheims

Shall the prey be taken from the strong? or can that which was taken by the mighty be delivered?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the captives of the victorious be delivered?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Will any one take spoils from a giant? and if one should take a man captive unjustly, shall he be delivered?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ λήμψεταί τις παρὰ γίγαντος σκῦλα; καὶ ἐὰν αἰχμαλωτεύσῃ τις ἀδίκως, σωθήσεται;