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עֹזְבֵ֣יozevecommit selfעָזַבverb, qal, participle, construct — “commit self”, a verb used as a describing wordH5800to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, [idiom] surely.ת֭וֹרָהtorahlawתּוֹרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “law”, the ordinary formH8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuchlaw.יְהַֽלְל֣וּyehallvboastהָלַלverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “boast”, an unfinished actionH1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify(make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.רָשָׁ֑עrashaguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.וְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יveshomereand bewardשָׁמַרconjunction, verb, qal, participle, construct — “and beward”, a verb used as a describing wordH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).ת֝וֹרָ֗הtorahlawתּוֹרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “law”, the ordinary formH8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuchlaw.יִתְגָּ֥רוּyitgarvcontendגָּרָהverb, hithpael, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “contend”, an unfinished actionH1624properly, to grate, i.e. (figuratively) to angercontend, meddle, stir up, strive.בָֽםvaminבָֽםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in”in
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
They that forsake the law praise the wicked; but such as keep the law contend with them.
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American Standard Version (1901)
They that forsake the law praise the wicked; But such as keep the law contend with them.
Young’s Literal Translation
Those forsaking the law praise the wicked, Those keeping the law plead against them.
World English Bible
Those who forsake the law praise the wicked; but those who keep the law contend with them.
Darby Translation
They that forsake the law praise the wicked; but such as keep the law contend with them.
Douay-Rheims
They that forsake the law, praise the wicked man: they that keep it, are incensed against him.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
They that forsake the law praise the wicked; but such as keep the law contend with them.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
so they that forsake the law praise ungodliness; but they that love the law fortify themselves with a wall.
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