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Psalms 109:12

Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.

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אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.יְהִיyehibeהָיָהverb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, a wish or indirect commandH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.ל֭וֹlvotoל֭וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toמֹשֵׁ֣ךְmoshekhedrawמָשַׁךְverb, qal, participle, absolute — “draw”, a verb used as a describing wordH4900to draw, used in a great variety of applications (including to sow, to sound, to prolong, to develop, to march, to remove, to delay, to be tall, etc.)draw (along, out), continue, defer, extend, forbear, [idiom] give, handle, make (pro-, sound) long, [idiom] sow, scatter, stretch out.חָ֑סֶדchasedkindnessחֵסֵדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “kindness”, the ordinary formH2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beautyfavour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.וְֽאַלvealand notאַלconjunction, particle, negative — “and not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.יְהִ֥יyehibeהָיָהverb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, a wish or indirect commandH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.ח֝וֹנֵ֗ןchonenbeseechחָנַןverb, qal, participle, absolute — “beseech”, a verb used as a describing wordH2603properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)beseech, [idiom] fair, (be, find, shew) favour(-able), be (deal, give, grant (gracious(-ly), intreat, (be) merciful, have (shew) mercy (on, upon), have pity upon, pray, make supplication, [idiom] very.לִיתוֹמָֽיוlitomayvto fatherlessיָתוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to fatherless”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3490a bereaved personfatherless (child), orphan.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let there be none to extend kindness unto him; neither let there be any to be gracious unto his fatherless children.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let there be none to extend kindness unto him; Neither let there be any to have pity on his fatherless children.

Young’s Literal Translation

He hath none to extend kindness, Nor is there one showing favour to his orphans.

World English Bible

Let there be no one to extend kindness to him, neither let there be anyone to have pity on his fatherless children.

Darby Translation

Let there be none to extend kindness unto him, neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children;

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let there be none to extend kindness unto him; neither let there be any to be gracious unto his fatherless children.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let him have no helper; neither let there be any one to have compassion on his fatherless children.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ ὑπαρξάτω αὐτῷ ἀντιλήμπτωρ, μηδὲ γενηθήτω οἰκτίρμων τοῖς ὀρφανοῖς αὐτοῦ.