King James Version

Psalms 107:4

They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.

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תָּע֣וּtavdeceiveתָּעָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “deceive”, a completed actionH8582to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both(cause to) go astray, deceive, dissemble, (cause to, make to) err, pant, seduce, (make to) stagger, (cause to) wander, be out of the way.בַ֭מִּדְבָּרvamidbarin desertמִדְבָּרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in desert”, the ordinary formH4057a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)desert, south, speech, wilderness.בִּישִׁימ֣וֹןbishimonin desertיְשִׁימוֹןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in desert”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3452a desolationdesert, Jeshimon, solitary, wilderness.דָּ֑רֶךְdarekhalongדֶּרֶךְnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “along”, the ordinary formH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).עִ֥ירircityעִירnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “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.מ֝וֹשָׁ֗בmoshavseatמוֹשָׁבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “seat”, the ordinary formH4186a seat; figuratively, a site; abstractly, a session; by extension an abode (the place or the time); by implication, populationassembly, dwell in, dwelling(-place), wherein (that) dwelt (in), inhabited place, seat, sitting, situation, sojourning.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…מָצָֽאוּmatsavcomeמָצָאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “come”, a completed actionH4672properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present[phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with)…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way; they found no city of habitation.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way; They found no city of habitation.

Young’s Literal Translation

They wandered in a wilderness, in a desert by the way, A city of habitation they have not found.

World English Bible

They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no city to live in.

Darby Translation

They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way, they found no city of habitation;

Douay-Rheims

I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: and I will sing unto thee among the populations.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way; they found no city of habitation.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They wandered in the wilderness in a dry land; they found no way to a city of habitation.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπλανήθησαν ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ ἐν ἀνύδρῳ· ὁδὸν πόλεως κατοικητηρίου οὐχ εὗρον·