King James Version

Psalms 109:11

Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.

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יְנַקֵּ֣שׁyenaqeshcatch snareנָקַשׁverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “catch snare”, an unfinished actionH5367to entrap (with a noose), literally or figurativelycatch (lay a) snare.נ֭וֹשֶׁהnoshehlendנָשָׁהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “lend”, a verb used as a describing wordH5383to lend or (by reciprocity) borrow on security or interestcreditor, exact, extortioner, lend, usurer, lend on (taker on) usury.לְכָלlekhalto allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to 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).אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…ל֑וֹlvotoל֑וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toוְיָבֹ֖זּוּveyavozvand catchבָּזַזconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and catch”, an unfinished actionH962to plundercatch, gather, (take) for a prey, rob(-ber), spoil, take (away, spoil), [idiom] utterly.זָרִ֣יםzarimstrangeזוּרadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “strange”, the ordinary formH2114to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be aforeigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery(come from) another (man, place), fanner, go away, (e-) strange(-r, thing, woman).יְגִיעֽוֹyegivoworkיְגִיעַnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “work”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3018toil; hence, a work, produce, property (as the result of labor)labour, work.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let the creditor distrain all that he hath; and let strangers make spoil of his labour.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; And let strangers make spoil of his labor.

Young’s Literal Translation

An exactor layeth a snare for all that he hath, And strangers spoil his labour.

World English Bible

Let the creditor seize all that he has. Let strangers plunder the fruit of his labor.

Darby Translation

Let the usurer cast the net over all that he hath, and let strangers despoil his labour;

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let the creditor distrain all that he hath; and let strangers make spoil of his labour.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let his creditor exact all that belongs to him: and let strangers spoil his labours.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐξερευνησάτω δανειστὴς πάντα ὅσα ὑπάρχει αὐτῷ, καὶ διαρπασάτωσαν ἀλλότριοι τοὺς πόνους αὐτοῦ.