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Psalms 119:115

Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.

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סֽוּרוּsurvturnסוּרverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “turn”, a commandH5493to turn off (literal or figurative)be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn…מִמֶּ֥נִּיmimenifromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.מְרֵעִ֑יםmereimbe worseרָעַעverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “be worse”, a verb used as a describing wordH7489properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)afflict, associate selves (by mistake for H7462 (רָעָה)), break (down, in pieces), [phrase] displease, (be, bring, do) evil (doer, entreat, man), show self friendly (by mistake for H7462 (רָעָה)), do harm, (do) hurt, (behave self, deal) il…וְ֝אֶצְּרָ֗הveetsrahand besiegedנָצַרconjunction, verb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “and besieged”, a determination or requestH5341to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).מִצְוֺ֥תmitsotlawמִצְוָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4687a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)(which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.אֱלֹהָֽיelohayGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Depart from me, ye evildoers; that I may keep the commandments of my God.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Depart from me, ye evil-doers, That I may keep the commandments of my God.

Young’s Literal Translation

Turn aside from me, ye evil-doers, And I keep the commands of my God.

World English Bible

Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.

Darby Translation

Depart from me, ye evil-doers; and I will observe the commandments of my God.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Depart from me, ye evildoers; that I may keep the commandments of my God.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Depart from me, ye evil-doers; for I will search out the commandments of my God.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐκκλίνατε ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ οἱ πονηρευόμενοι, καὶ ἐξεραυνήσω τὰς ἐντολὰς τοῦ Θεοῦ μου.