King James Version

Psalms 109:3

They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.

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וְדִבְרֵ֣יvedivreand causeדָּבָרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…שִׂנְאָ֣הsinahhateשִׂנְאָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “hate”, the ordinary formH8135hate[phrase] exceedingly, hate(-ful, -red).סְבָב֑וּנִיsevavunibringסָבַבverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “bring”, a completed actionH5437to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figurativelybring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, [idiom] whirl, [idiom] round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, [idiom] circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, rou…וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֥וּנִיvayilachamuniand devourלָחַםconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and devour”, the next action in the storyH3898to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)devour, eat, [idiom] ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).חִנָּֽםchinamwithout a causeחִנָּםadverb — “without a cause”H2600gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantagewithout a cause (cost, wages), causeless, to cost nothing, free(-ly), innocent, for nothing (nought, in vain.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They compassed me about also with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They have compassed me about also with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause.

Young’s Literal Translation

They have compassed me about, And they fight me without cause.

World English Bible

They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.

Darby Translation

And with words of hatred have they encompassed me; and they fight against me without a cause.

Douay-Rheims

With thee is the principality in the day of thy strength: in the brightness of the saints: from the womb before the day star I begot thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They compassed me about also with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they have compassed me with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ λόγοις μίσους ἐκύκλωσάν με, καὶ ἐπολέμησάν με δωρέαν.