King James Version

Psalms 106:42

Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.

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וַיִּלְחָצ֥וּםvayilchatsumand afflictלָחַץconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and afflict”, the next action in the storyH3905properly, to press, i.e. (figuratively) to distressafflict, crush, force, hold fast, oppress(-or), thrust self.אוֹיְבֵיהֶ֑םoyeveyhemenemyאֹיֵבverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.וַ֝יִּכָּנְע֗וּvayikanevand bring downכָּנַעconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and bring down”, the next action in the storyH3665properly, to bend the knee; hence, to humiliate, vanquishbring down (low), into subjection, under, humble (self), subdue.תַּ֣חַתtachatwithתַּחַתpreposition — “with”H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.יָדָֽםyadamhandיָדnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were subdued under their hand.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Their enemies also oppressed them, And they were brought into subjection under their hand.

Young’s Literal Translation

And their enemies oppress them, And they are humbled under their hand.

World English Bible

Their enemies also oppressed them. They were brought into subjection under their hand.

Darby Translation

And their enemies oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.

Douay-Rheims

The just shall see, and shall rejoice, and all iniquity shall stop their mouth.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were subdued under their hand.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And their enemies oppressed them, and they were brought down under their hands.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔθλιψαν αὐτοὺς οἱ ἐχθροὶ αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐταπεινώθησαν ὑπὸ τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῶν.