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Psalms 109:25

I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.

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וַאֲנִ֤יvaaniand mineאֲנִיconjunction, pronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “and mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.הָיִ֣יתִיhayitibeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “be”, a completed 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.חֶרְפָּ֣הcherpahrebukeחֶרְפָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “rebuke”, the ordinary formH2781contumely, disgrace, the pudendarebuke, reproach(-fully), shame.לָהֶ֑םlahemtoלָהֶ֑םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toיִ֝רְא֗וּנִיyiruniseeרָאָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “see”, an unfinished actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…יְנִיע֥וּןyeniunto up and downנוּעַverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “to up and down”, an unfinished actionH5128to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)continually, fugitive, [idiom] make, to (go) up and down, be gone away, (be) move(-able, -d), be promoted, reel, remove, scatter, set, shake, sift, stagger, to and fro, be vagabond, wag, (make) wander (up and down).רֹאשָֽׁםroshamheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I am become also a taunt unto them; when they see me, they shake their head.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I am become also a reproach unto them: When they see me, they shake their head.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I — I have been a reproach to them, They see me, they shake their head.

World English Bible

I have also become a reproach to them. When they see me, they shake their head.

Darby Translation

And I am become a reproach unto them; [when] they look upon me they shake their heads.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I am become also a taunt unto them; when they see me, they shake their head.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I became also a reproach to them: when they saw me they shook their heads.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κᾀγὼ ἐγενήθην ὄνειδος αὐτοῖς· εἴδοσάν με, ἐσάλευσαν κεφαλὰς αὐτῶν.