King James Version

Psalms 106:46

He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives.

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וַיִּתֵּ֣ןvayitenand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and give”, the next action in the storyH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…אוֹתָ֣םotamobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).לְרַחֲמִ֑יםlerachamimto compassionרַחַםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to compassion”, the ordinary formH7356compassion (in the plural); by extension, the womb (as cherishing the fetus); by implication, a maidenbowels, compassion, damsel, tender love, (great, tender) mercy, pity, womb.לִ֝פְנֵ֗יlifneto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…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).שׁוֹבֵיהֶֽםshoveyhemcaptiveשָׁבָהverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “captive”, a verb used as a describing wordH7617to transport into captivity(bring away, carry, carry away, lead, lead away, take) captive(-s), drive (take) away.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captive.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He made them also to be pitied Of all those that carried them captive.

Young’s Literal Translation

And He appointeth them for mercies Before all their captors.

World English Bible

He made them also to be pitied by all those who carried them captive.

Darby Translation

And he caused them to find compassion of all those that had carried them captives.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captive.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he caused them to be pitied in the sight of all who carried them captive.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτοὺς εἰς οἰκτιρμοὺς ἐναντίον πάντων τῶν αἰχμαλωτευσάντων αὐτούς.