King James Version

Numbers 25:17

Vex the Midianites, and smite them:

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צָר֖וֹרtsaroradversaryצָרַרverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “adversary”, the verb used for emphasisH6887to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitiveadversary, (be in) afflict(-ion), beseige, bind (up), (be in, bring) distress, enemy, narrower, oppress, pangs, shut up, be in a strait (trouble), vex.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַמִּדְיָנִ֑יםhamidyanimthe Midianite. Compare H4092מִדְיָנִיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “the Midianite. Compare H4092”, the ordinary formH4084a Midjanite or descendant (native) of MidjanMidianite. Compare H4092 (מְדָנִי).וְהִכִּיתֶ֖םvehikitemand strikeנָכָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and strike”, a completed action in a sequenceH5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.אוֹתָֽםotamobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

'Harass the Midianites, and smite them;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Vex the Midianites, and smite them;

Young’s Literal Translation

'Distress the Midianites, and ye have smitten them,

World English Bible

“Harass the Midianites, and strike them;

Darby Translation

Harass the Midianites, and smite them,

Douay-Rheims

Let the Madianites find you enemies, and slay you them:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

'Harass the Midianites, and smite them;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Plague the Madianites as enemies, and smite them,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἐχθραίνετε τοῖς Μαδιηναίοις καὶ πατάξατε αὐτοὺς,