King James Version

Psalms 101:8

I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.

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לַבְּקָרִ֗יםlabqarimto dayבֹּקֶרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to day”, the ordinary formH1242properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning([phrase]) day, early, morning, morrow.אַצְמִ֥יתatsmitconsumeצָמַתverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “consume”, an unfinished actionH6789to extirpate (literally or figuratively)consume, cut off, destroy, vanish.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).רִשְׁעֵיrisheguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct — “guilty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.אָ֑רֶץaretsearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.לְהַכְרִ֥יתlehakhritto covenantכָּרַתpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to covenant”, the to-form of the verbH3772to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)be chewed, be con-(feder-) ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league (covenant), [idiom] lose, perish, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] want.מֵֽעִירmeirfrom cityעִירpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “from city”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.יְ֝הוָ֗הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).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).פֹּ֥עֲלֵיpoaledoפָּעַלverb, qal, participle, construct — “do”, a verb used as a describing wordH6466to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practisecommit, (evil-) do(-er), make(-r), ordain, work(-er).אָֽוֶןavenidolאָוֶןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH205strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idolaffliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare H369 (אַיִן).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Morning by morning will I destroy all the wicked of the land; to cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of the LORD.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Morning by morning will I destroy all the wicked of the land; To cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

At morning I cut off all the wicked of the land, To cut off from the city of Jehovah All the workers of iniquity!

World English Bible

Morning by morning, I will destroy all the wicked of the land, to cut off all the workers of iniquity from Yahweh’s city.

Darby Translation

Every morning will I destroy all the wicked of the land: to cut off all workers of iniquity from the city of Jehovah.

Douay-Rheims

I have watched, and am become as a sparrow all alone on the housetop.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Morning by morning will I destroy all the wicked of the land; to cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of the LORD.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Early did I slay all the sinners of the land, that I might destroy out of the city of the Lord all that work iniquity.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰς τὰς πρωΐας ἀπέκτενον πάντας τοὺς ἁμαρτωλοὺς τῆς γῆς, τοῦ ἐξολοθρεῦσαι ἐκ πόλεως Κυρίου πάντας τοὺς ἐργαζομένους τὴν ἀδικίαν.