King James Version

Psalms 18:37

I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 18:38.

אֶרְדּ֣וֹףerdofchaseרָדַףverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “chase”, an unfinished actionH7291to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).א֭וֹיְבַיoyevayenemyאֹיֵבverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.וְאַשִּׂיגֵ֑םveasigemand reachנָשַׂגconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and reach”, an unfinished actionH5381to reach (literally or figuratively)ability, be able, attain (unto), (be able to, can) get, lay at, put, reach, remove, wax rich, [idiom] surely, (over-) take (hold of, on, upon).וְלֹֽאveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…אָ֝שׁוּבashuvagainשׁוּבverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “again”, an unfinished actionH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “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.כַּלּוֹתָֽםkalotamceaseכָּלָהverb, piel, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “cease”, the to-form of the verbH3615to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)accomplish, cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when... were) done, (be an) end (of), expire, (cause to) fail, faint, finish, fulfil, [idiom] fully, [idiom] have, leave (off), long, bring to pass, wholly reap, make cle…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(18-38) I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them; neither did I turn back till they were consumed.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I will pursue mine enemies, and overtake them; Neither will I turn again till they are consumed.

Young’s Literal Translation

I pursue mine enemies, and overtake them, And turn back not till they are consumed.

World English Bible

I will pursue my enemies, and overtake them. I won’t turn away until they are consumed.

Darby Translation

I pursued mine enemies, and overtook them; and I turned not again till they were consumed.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(18-38) I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them; neither did I turn back till they were consumed.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I will pursue mine enemies, and overtake them; and I will not turn back until they are consumed.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καταδιώξω τοὺς ἐχθρούς μου, καὶ καταλήψομαι αὐτοὺς, καὶ οὐκ ἀποστραφήσομαι, ἕως ἂν ἐκλείπωσιν.