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Psalms 118:12

They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.

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סַבּ֤וּנִיsabunibringסָבַבverb, 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…כִדְבוֹרִ֗יםkhidvorimas beeדְּבוֹרָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “as bee”, the ordinary formH1682the bee (from its systematic instincts)bee.דֹּ֭עֲכוּdoakhvbe extinctדָּעַךְverb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be extinct”, a completed actionH1846to be extinguished; figuratively, to expire or be dried upbe extinct, consumed, put out, quenched.כְּאֵ֣שׁkeeshas fireאֵשׁpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “as fire”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.קוֹצִ֑יםqotsimthornקוֹץnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “thorn”, the ordinary formH6975a thornthorn.בְּשֵׁ֥םbeshemin fameשֵׁםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in fame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.יְ֝הוָ֗הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).כִּ֣יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אֲמִילַֽםamilamcircumciseמוּלverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “circumcise”, an unfinished actionH4135to cut short, i.e. curtail (specifically the prepuce, i.e. to circumcise); by implication, to blunt; figuratively, to destroycircumcise(-ing), selves), cut down (in pieces), destroy, [idiom] must needs.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They compass me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns; verily, in the name of the LORD I will cut them off.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.

Young’s Literal Translation

They compassed me about as bees, They have been extinguished as a fire of thorns, In the name of Jehovah I surely cut them off.

World English Bible

They surrounded me like bees. They are quenched like the burning thorns. In Yahweh’s name I cut them off.

Darby Translation

They encompassed me like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of Jehovah have I destroyed them.

Douay-Rheims

Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me thy justifications.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They compass me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns; verily, in the name of the LORD I will cut them off.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They compassed me about as bees do a honeycomb, and they burst into flame as fire among thorns: but in the name of the Lord I repulsed them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐκύκλωσάν με ὡσεὶ μέλισσαι κηρίον, καὶ ἐξεκαύθησαν ὡς πῦρ ἐν ἀκάνθαις, καὶ τῷ ὀνόματι Κυρίου ἠμυνάμην αὐτούς.