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Psalms 141:10

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.

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יִפְּל֣וּyiplvfallנָפַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “fall”, an unfinished actionH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…בְמַכְמֹרָ֣יוvemakhmorayvin netמַכְמָרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in net”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4364a (hunter's) net (as dark from concealment)net.רְשָׁעִ֑יםreshaimguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.יַ֥חַדyachadalikeיַחַדadverb — “alike”H3162properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedlyalike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-) together, withal.אָ֝נֹכִ֗יanokhimeאָנֹכִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “me”H595II, me, [idiom] which.עַֽדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.אֶעֱבֽוֹרeevoralienateעָבַרverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “alienate”, an unfinished actionH5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)alienate, alter, [idiom] at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst I withal escape.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, Whilst that I withal escape.

Young’s Literal Translation

The wicked fall in their nets together, till I pass over!

World English Bible

Let the wicked fall together into their own nets while I pass by.

Darby Translation

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal pass over.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst I withal escape.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Sinners shall fall by their own net: I am alone until I shall escape.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πεσοῦνται ἐν ἀμφιβλήστρῳ αὐτοῦ ἁμαρτωλοὶ, καταμόνας εἰμὶ ἐγὼ ἕως οὗ ἂν παρέλθω.