King James Version

Psalms 10:8

He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.

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יֵשֵׁ֤בyeshevdwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “dwell”, an unfinished actionH3427properly, 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…בְּמַאְרַ֬בbemaravin ambushmentמַאֲרָבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in ambushment”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3993an ambuscadelie in ambush, ambushment, lurking place, lying in wait.חֲצֵרִ֗יםchatserimcourtחָצֵרnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “court”, the ordinary formH2691a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)court, tower, village.בַּֽ֭מִּסְתָּרִיםbamistarimin secretמִסְתָּרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in secret”, the ordinary formH4565properly, a concealer, i.e. a covertsecret(-ly, place).יַהֲרֹ֣גyaharogdestroyהָרַגverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “destroy”, an unfinished actionH2026to smite with deadly intentdestroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), [idiom] surely.נָקִ֑יnaqiinnocentנָקִיadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “innocent”, the ordinary formH5355innocentblameless, clean, clear, exempted, free, guiltless, innocent, quit.עֵ֝ינָ֗יוeynayveye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “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…לְֽחֵלְכָ֥הlechelekhahto poorחֵלְכָאpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to poor”, the ordinary formH2489a wretch, i.e. unfortunatepoor.יִצְפֹּֽנוּyitsponvlurk privilyצָפַןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “lurk privily”, an unfinished actionH6845to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurkesteem, hide(-den one, self), lay up, lurk (be set) privily, (keep) secret(-ly, place).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; in secret places doth he slay the innocent; his eyes are on the watch for the helpless.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; In the secret places doth he murder the innocent; His eyes are privily set against the helpless.

Young’s Literal Translation

He doth sit in an ambush of the villages, In secret places he doth slay the innocent. His eyes for the afflicted watch secretly,

World English Bible

He lies in wait near the villages. From ambushes, he murders the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against the helpless.

Darby Translation

He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; in the secret places doth he slay the innocent: his eyes watch for the wretched.

Douay-Rheims

For the Lord is just, and hath loved justice: his countenance hath beheld righteousness.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; in secret places doth he slay the innocent; his eyes are on the watch for the helpless.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He lies in wait with rich men in secret places, in order to slay the innocent: his eyes are set against the poor.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐγκάθηται ἔνεδρα μετὰ πλουσίων ἐν ἀποκρύφοις, τοῦ ἀποκτεῖναι ἀθῶον· οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸν πένητα ἀποβλέπουσιν.