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Proverbs 7:26

For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.

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כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…רַבִּ֣יםrabimaboundרַבadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “abound”, the ordinary formH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…חֲלָלִ֣יםchalalimkillחָלָלadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “kill”, the ordinary formH2491pierced (especially to death); figuratively, pollutedkill, profane, slain (man), [idiom] slew, (deadly) wounded.הִפִּ֑ילָהhipilahfallנָפַלverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “fall”, a completed actionH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…וַ֝עֲצֻמִ֗יםvaatsumimand greatעָצוּםconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “and great”, the ordinary formH6099powerful (specifically, a paw); by implication, numerous[phrase] feeble, great, mighty, must, strong.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).הֲרֻגֶֽיהָharugeyhadestroyהָרַגverb, qal, passive participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “destroy”, a verb used as a describing wordH2026to smite with deadly intentdestroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), [idiom] surely.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For she hath cast down many wounded; yea, a mighty host are all her slain.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For she hath cast down many wounded: Yea, all her slain are a mighty host.

Young’s Literal Translation

For many [are] the wounded she caused to fall, And mighty [are] all her slain ones.

World English Bible

for she has thrown down many wounded. Yes, all her slain are a mighty army.

Darby Translation

for she hath cast down many wounded, and all slain by her were strong.

Douay-Rheims

For she hath cast down many wounded, and the strongest have been slain by her.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For she hath cast down many wounded; yea, a mighty host are all her slain.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

for she has wounded and cast down many, and those whom she has slain are innumerable.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

πολλοὺς γὰρ τρώσασα καταβέβληκε, καὶ ἀναρίθμητοί εἰσιν οὓς πεφόνευκεν.