King James Version

Psalms 109:18

As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.

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וַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁvayilbashand clotheלָבַשׁconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and clothe”, the next action in the storyH3847properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively(in) apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on, upon), wear.קְלָלָ֗הqelalahcurseקְלָלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “curse”, the ordinary formH7045vilification(ac-) curse(-d, -ing).כְּמַ֫דּ֥וֹkemadvoas measureמַדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as measure”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4055properly, extent, i.e. height; also a measure; by implication, a vesture (as measured); also a carpetarmour, clothes, garment, judgment, measure, raiment, stature.וַתָּבֹ֣אvatavoand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, 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,…כַמַּ֣יִםkhamayimas waterמַיִםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “as water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).בְּקִרְבּ֑וֹbeqirbvoin bowelsקֶרֶבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in bowels”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7130properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)[idiom] among, [idiom] before, bowels, [idiom] unto charge, [phrase] eat (up), [idiom] heart, [idiom] him, [idiom] in, inward ([idiom] -ly, part, -s, thought), midst, [phrase] out of, purtenance, [idiom] therein, [idiom] through, [idiom] w…וְ֝כַשֶּׁ֗מֶןvekhashemenand as oliveשֶׁמֶןconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and as olive”, the ordinary formH8081grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richnessanointing, [idiom] fat (things), [idiom] fruitful, oil(-ed), ointment, olive, [phrase] pine.בְּעַצְמוֹתָֽיוbeatsmotayvin bodyעֶצֶםpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6106a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsamebody, bone, [idiom] life, (self-) same, strength, [idiom] very.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He clothed himself also with cursing as with his raiment, and it is come into his inward parts like water, and like oil into his bones.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment, And it came into his inward parts like water, And like oil into his bones.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he putteth on reviling as his robe, And it cometh in as water into his midst, And as oil into his bones.

World English Bible

He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment. It came into his inward parts like water, like oil into his bones.

Darby Translation

And he clothed himself with cursing like his vestment; so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones;

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He clothed himself also with cursing as with his raiment, and it is come into his inward parts like water, and like oil into his bones.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Yea, he put on cursing as a garment, and it is come as water into his bowels, and as oil into his bones.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐνεδύσατο κατάραν ὡς ἱμάτιον, καὶ εἰσῆλθεν ὡσεὶ ὕδωρ εἰς τὰ ἔγκατα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὡσεὶ ἔλαιον ἐν τοῖς ὀστέοις αὐτοῦ.