King James Version

Psalms 109:29

Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.

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יִלְבְּשׁ֣וּyilbeshvclotheלָבַשׁverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “clothe”, an unfinished actionH3847properly, 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.שׂוֹטְנַ֣יsotenayadversaryשָׂטַןverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “adversary”, a verb used as a describing wordH7853to attack, (figuratively) accuse(be an) adversary, resist.כְּלִמָּ֑הkelimahconfusionכְּלִמָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “confusion”, the ordinary formH3639disgraceconfusion, dishonour, reproach, shame.וְיַעֲט֖וּveyaatvand coverעָטָהconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and cover”, an unfinished actionH5844to wrap, i.e. cover, veil, cloth, or rollarray self, be clad, (put a) cover (-ing, self), fill, put on, [idiom] surely, turn aside.כַמְעִ֣ילkhamilas robeמְעִילpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as robe”, the ordinary formH4598a robe (i.e. upper and outer garment)cloke, coat, mantle, robe.בָּשְׁתָּֽםbashetamshameבֹּשֶׁתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “shame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1322shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause); by implication (specifically) an idolashamed, confusion, [phrase] greatly, (put to) shame(-ful thing).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Mine adversaries shall be clothed with confusion, and shall put on their own shame as a robe.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let mine adversaries be clothed with dishonor, And let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.

Young’s Literal Translation

Mine accusers put on blushing, and are covered, As an upper robe [is] their shame.

World English Bible

Let my adversaries be clothed with dishonor. Let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.

Darby Translation

Let mine adversaries be clothed with confusion, and let them cover themselves with their shame as with a mantle.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Mine adversaries shall be clothed with confusion, and shall put on their own shame as a robe.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let those that falsely accuse me be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their shame as with a mantle.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐνδυσάσθωσαν οἱ ἐνδιαβάλλοντές με ἐντροπήν· καὶ περιβαλέσθωσαν ὡς διπλοΐδα αἰσχύνην αὐτῶν.