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Proverbs 20:8

A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

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מֶ֗לֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.יוֹשֵׁ֥בyoshevdwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, participle, absolute — “dwell”, a verb used as a describing wordH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “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,…כִּסֵּאkisethroneכִּסֵּאnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “throne”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3678properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)seat, stool, throne.דִ֑יןdinjudgementדִּיןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “judgement”, the ordinary formH1779judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal); by implication also strifecause, judgement, plea, strife.מְזָרֶ֖הmezarehwinnowזָרָהverb, piel, participle, absolute — “winnow”, a verb used as a describing wordH2219to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnowcast away, compass, disperse, fan, scatter (away), spread, strew, winnow.בְעֵינָ֣יוveeynayvin eye , , -sightעַיִןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).רָֽעrabadרַעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

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American Standard Version (1901)

A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

Young’s Literal Translation

A king sitting on a throne of judgment, Is scattering with his eyes all evil,

World English Bible

A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.

Darby Translation

A king sitting on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

Douay-Rheims

The king, that sitteth on the throne of judgment, scattereth away all evil with his look.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Whenever a righteous king sits on the throne, no evil thing can stand before his presence.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅταν βασιλεὺς δίκαιος καθίσῃ ἐπὶ θρόνου, οὐκ ἐναντιοῦται ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς αὐτοῦ πᾶν πονηρόν.