King James Version

Psalms 105:25

He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.

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הָפַ֣ךְhafakhchangeהָפַךְverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “change”, a completed actionH2015to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert[idiom] become, change, come, be converted, give, make (a bed), overthrow (-turn), perverse, retire, tumble, turn (again, aside, back, to the contrary, every way).לִ֭בָּםlibamcomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…לִשְׂנֹ֣אlisnoto hateשָׂנֵאpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to hate”, the to-form of the verbH8130to hate (personally)enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.עַמּ֑וֹamvopeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.לְ֝הִתְנַכֵּ֗לlehitnakelto beguileנָכַלpreposition, verb, hithpael, infinitive construct — “to beguile”, the to-form of the verbH5230to defraud, i.e. act treacherouslybeguile, conspire, deceiver, deal subtilly.בַּעֲבָדָֽיוbaavadayvin servantעֶבֶדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in servant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He turned their heart to hate His people, to deal craftily with His servants.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He turned their heart to hate his people, To deal subtly with his servants.

Young’s Literal Translation

He turned their heart to hate His people, To conspire against His servants.

World English Bible

He turned their heart to hate his people, to conspire against his servants.

Darby Translation

He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.

Douay-Rheims

And they murmured in their tents: they hearkened not to the voice of the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He turned their heart to hate His people, to deal craftily with His servants.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he turned their heart to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ μετέστρεψε τὴν καρδίαν αὐτῶν τοῦ μισῆσαι τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ, τοῦ δολιοῦσθαι ἐν τοῖς δούλοις αὐτοῦ.