King James Version

Psalms 109:13

Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.

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יְהִֽיyehibeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to 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.אַחֲרִית֥וֹacharitvoendאַחֲרִיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “end”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH319the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity(last, latter) end (time), hinder (utter) -most, length, posterity, remnant, residue, reward.לְהַכְרִ֑יתlehakhritto covenantכָּרַתpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to covenant”, the to-form of the verbH3772to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)be chewed, be con-(feder-) ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league (covenant), [idiom] lose, perish, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] want.בְּד֥וֹרbedorin ageדּוֹרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in age”, the ordinary formH1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwellingage, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.אַ֝חֵ֗רacherother manאַחֵרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “other man”, the ordinary formH312properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.(an-) other man, following, next, strange.יִמַּ֥חyimachreach untoמָחָהverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “reach unto”, an unfinished actionH4229properly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e. grease or make fat; also to touch, i.e. reach toabolish, blot out, destroy, full of marrow, put out, reach unto, [idiom] utterly, wipe (away, out).שְׁמָֽםshemamfameשֵׁםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “fame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let his posterity be cut off; in the generation following let their name be blotted out.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let his posterity be cut off; In the generation following let their name be blotted out.

Young’s Literal Translation

His posterity is for cutting off, In another generation is their name blotted out.

World English Bible

Let his posterity be cut off. In the generation following let their name be blotted out.

Darby Translation

Let his posterity be cut off; in the generation following let their name be blotted out:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let his posterity be cut off; in the generation following let their name be blotted out.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let his children be given up to utter destruction: in one generation let his name be blotted out.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Γενηθήτω τὰ τέκνα αὐτοῦ εἰς ἐξολόθρευσιν, ἐν γενεᾷ μιᾷ ἐξαλειφθείη τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ.