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Psalms 141:7

Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.

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כְּמ֤וֹkemvothusכְּמוֹpreposition — “thus”H3644a form of the prefix 'k-', but used separately as, thus, soaccording to, (such) as (it were, well as), in comparison of, like (as, to, unto), thus, when, worth.פֹלֵ֣חַfolechabring forthפָּלַחverb, qal, participle, absolute — “bring forth”, a verb used as a describing wordH6398to slice, i.e. break open or piercebring forth, cleave, cut, shred, strike through.וּבֹקֵ֣עַuvoqeaand break forthבָּקַעconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and break forth”, a verb used as a describing wordH1234to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or openmake a breach, break forth (into, out, in pieces, through, up), be ready to burst, cleave (asunder), cut out, divide, hatch, rend (asunder), rip up, tear, win.בָּאָ֑רֶץbaaretsin earthאֶרֶץpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.נִפְזְר֥וּnifzervscatterפָּזַרverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “scatter”, a completed actionH6340to scatter, whether in enmity or bountydisperse, scatter (abroad).עֲ֝צָמֵ֗ינוּatsameynvbodyעֶצֶםnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6106a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsamebody, bone, [idiom] life, (self-) same, strength, [idiom] very.לְפִ֣יlefito edgeפֶּהpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according toaccord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] s…שְׁאֽוֹלsheolgraveשְׁאוֹלnoun, proper name — “grave”H7585Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmatesgrave, hell, pit.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

As when one cleaveth and breaketh up the earth, our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

As when one ploweth and cleaveth the earth, Our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

Young’s Literal Translation

As one tilling and ripping up in the land, Have our bones been scattered at the command of Saul.

World English Bible

“As when one plows and breaks up the earth, our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.”

Darby Translation

Our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol, as when one cutteth and cleaveth [wood] upon the earth.

Douay-Rheims

Attend to my supplication: for I am brought very low. Deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

As when one cleaveth and breaketh up the earth, our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

As a lump of earth is crushed upon the ground, our bones have been scattered by the mouth of the grave.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὡσεὶ πάχος γῆς διεῤῥάγη ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, διεσκορπίσθη τὰ ὀστᾶ ἡμῶν παρὰ τὸν ᾅδην.