King James Version

Psalms 144:6

Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.

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בְּר֣וֹקberoqcast forthבָּרַקverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “cast forth”, a commandH1299to lighten (lightning)cast forth.בָּ֭רָקbaraqlightningבָּרָקnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “lightning”, the ordinary formH1300lightning; by analogy, a gleam; concretely, a flashing swordbright, glitter(-ing sword), lightning.וּתְפִיצֵ֑םutefitsemand disperseפּוּץconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and disperse”, an unfinished actionH6327to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)break (dash, shake) in (to) pieces, cast (abroad), disperse (selves), drive, retire, scatter (abroad), spread abroad.שְׁלַ֥חshelachsendשָׁלַחverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “send”, a commandH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…חִ֝צֶּ֗יךָchitseykhaarrowחֵץnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “arrow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2671properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunderbolt; the shaft of aspear[phrase] archer, arrow, dart, shaft, staff, wound.וּתְהֻמֵּֽםutehumemand destroyהָמַםconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and destroy”, an unfinished actionH2000properly, to put in commotion; by implication, to disturb, drive, destroybreak, consume, crush, destroy, discomfit, trouble, vex.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Cast forth lightning, and scatter them; send out Thine arrows, and discomfit them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Cast forth lightning, and scatter them; Send out thine arrows, and discomfit them.

Young’s Literal Translation

Send forth lightning, and scatter them, Send forth Thine arrows, and trouble them,

World English Bible

Throw out lightning, and scatter them. Send out your arrows, and rout them.

Darby Translation

Cast forth lightnings, and scatter them; send forth thine arrows, and discomfit them:

Douay-Rheims

And they shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and shall declare thy greatness.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Cast forth lightning, and scatter them; send out Thine arrows, and discomfit them.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Send lightning, and thou shalt scatter them: send forth thine arrows, and thou shalt discomfit them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἄστραψον ἀστραπὴν καὶ σκορπιεῖς αὐτοὺς, ἐξαπόστειλον τὰ βέλη σου καὶ συνταράξεις αὐτούς.