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Psalms 109:17

As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.

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וַיֶּאֱהַ֣בvayeehavand loveאָהַבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and love”, the next action in the storyH157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.קְ֭לָלָהqelalahcurseקְלָלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “curse”, the ordinary formH7045vilification(ac-) curse(-d, -ing).וַתְּבוֹאֵ֑הוּvatvoehvand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and to come”, the next action in the storyH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…וְֽלֹאveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and 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…חָפֵ֥ץchafetsdesireחָפֵץverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “desire”, a completed actionH2654properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire[idiom] any at all, (have, take) delight, desire, favour, like, move, be (well) pleased, have pleasure, will, would.בִּ֝בְרָכָ֗הbivrakhahin blessingבְּרָכָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in blessing”, the ordinary formH1293benediction; by implication prosperityblessing, liberal, pool, present.וַתִּרְחַ֥קvatirchaqand looseרָחַקconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and loose”, the next action in the storyH7368to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)(a-, be, cast, drive, get, go, keep (self), put, remove, be too, (wander), withdraw) far (away, off), loose, [idiom] refrain, very, (be) a good way (off).מִמֶּֽנּוּmimenvfromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him; and he delighted not in blessing, and it is far from him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him; And he delighted not in blessing, and it was far from him.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he loveth reviling, and it meeteth him, And he hath not delighted in blessing, And it is far from him.

World English Bible

Yes, he loved cursing, and it came to him. He didn’t delight in blessing, and it was far from him.

Darby Translation

And he loved cursing; so let it come unto him. And he delighted not in blessing; and let it be far from him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him; and he delighted not in blessing, and it is far from him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He loved cursing also, and it shall come upon him; and he took not pleasure in blessing, so it shall be removed far from him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἠγάπησε κατάραν, καὶ ἥξει αὐτῷ, καὶ οὐκ ἠθέλησεν εὐλογίαν, καὶ μακρυνθήσεται ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ.