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Psalms 109:7

When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.

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בְּ֭הִשָּׁ֣פְטוֹbehishafetvoin judgeשָׁפַטpreposition, verb, niphal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in judge”, the to-form of the verbH8199to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)[phrase] avenge, [idiom] that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), [idiom] needs, plead, reason, rule.יֵצֵ֣אyetsebring forthיָצָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bring forth”, an unfinished actionH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…רָשָׁ֑עrashaguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.וּ֝תְפִלָּת֗וֹutefilatvoand prayerתְּפִלָּהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and prayer”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8605intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymnprayer.תִּהְיֶ֥הtihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “be”, an unfinished 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.לַֽחֲטָאָֽהlachataahto sinחֲטָאָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to sin”, the ordinary formH2401an offence, or a sacrifice foritsin (offering).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

When he is judged, let him go forth condemned; and let his prayer be turned into sin.

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American Standard Version (1901)

When he is judged, let him come forth guilty; And let his prayer be turned into sin.

Young’s Literal Translation

In his being judged, he goeth forth wicked, And his prayer is for sin.

World English Bible

When he is judged, let him come out guilty. Let his prayer be turned into sin.

Darby Translation

When he shall be judged, let him go out guilty, and let his prayer become sin;

Douay-Rheims

He shall drink of the torrent in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

When he is judged, let him go forth condemned; and let his prayer be turned into sin.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

When he is judged, let him go forth condemned: and let his prayer become sin.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν τῷ κρίνεσθαι αὐτὸν, ἐξέλθοι καταδεδικασμένος, καὶ ἡ προσευχὴ αὐτοῦ γενέσθω εἰς ἁμαρτίαν.