King James Version

Psalms 18:40

Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 18:41.

וְֽאֹיְבַ֗יveoyevayand enemyאֹיֵבconjunction, verb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.נָתַ֣תָּהnatatahgiveנָתַןverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “give”, a completed actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…לִּ֣יlitoלִּ֣יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toעֹ֑רֶףorefback neckעֹרֶףnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “back neck”, the ordinary formH6203the nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence, the back generally (whether literal or figurative)back ((stiff-) neck((-ed).וּ֝מְשַׂנְאַ֗יumesanayand hateשָׂנֵאconjunction, verb, piel, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and hate”, a verb used as a describing wordH8130to hate (personally)enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.אַצְמִיתֵֽםatsmitemconsumeצָמַתverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “consume”, an unfinished actionH6789to extirpate (literally or figuratively)consume, cut off, destroy, vanish.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(18-41) Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, and I did cut off them that hate me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, That I might cut off them that hate me.

Young’s Literal Translation

As to mine enemies — Thou hast given to me the neck, As to those hating me — I cut them off.

World English Bible

You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.

Darby Translation

And mine enemies didst thou make to turn their backs unto me, and those that hated me I destroyed.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(18-41) Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, and I did cut off them that hate me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou hast made mine enemies turn their backs before me; and thou hast destroyed them that hated me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς μου ἔδωκάς μοι νῶτον, καὶ τοὺς μισοῦντάς με ἐξωλόθρευσας.