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Psalms 115:7

They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.

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יְדֵיהֶ֤םyedeyhemhandיָדnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […וְלֹ֬אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יְמִישׁ֗וּןyemishunfeelמוּשׁverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “feel”, an unfinished actionH4184to touchfeel, handle.רַ֭גְלֵיהֶםragleyhemfootרֶגֶלnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “foot”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda[idiom] be able to endure, [idiom] according as, [idiom] after, [idiom] coming, [idiom] follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), [idiom] great toe, [idiom] haunt, [idiom] journey, leg, [phrase] piss, [phrase] possession, time.וְלֹ֣אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יְהַלֵּ֑כוּyehalekhvwalkהָלַךְverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “walk”, an unfinished actionH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…לֹֽאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יֶ֝הְגּ֗וּyehgvimagineהָגָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “imagine”, an unfinished actionH1897to murmur (in pleasure or anger); by implication, to ponderimagine, meditate, mourn, mutter, roar, [idiom] sore, speak, study, talk, utter.בִּגְרוֹנָֽםbigronamin throatגָּרוֹןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in throat”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1627the throat (as roughened by swallowing)[idiom] aloud, mouth, neck, throat.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They have hands, but they handle not; feet have they, but they walk not; neither speak they with their throat.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They have hands, but they handle not; Feet have they, but they walk not; Neither speak they through their throat.

Young’s Literal Translation

Their hands, but they handle not, Their feet, and they walk not;

World English Bible

They have hands, but they don’t feel. They have feet, but they don’t walk, neither do they speak through their throat.

Darby Translation

They have hands, and they handle not; feet have they, and they walk not; they give no sound through their throat.

Douay-Rheims

O Lord, for I am thy servant: I am thy servant, and the son of thy handmaid. Thou hast broken my bonds:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They have hands, but they handle not; feet have they, but they walk not; neither speak they with their throat.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

they have hands, but they cannot handle; they have feet, but they cannot walk: they cannot speak through their throat.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Χεῖρας ἔχουσι καὶ οὐ ψηλαφήσουσι, πόδας ἔχουσι καὶ οὐ περιπατήσουσιν, οὐ φωνήσουσιν ἐν τῷ λάρυγγι αὐτῶν.