King James Version

Psalms 18:42

Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 18:43.

וְֽאֶשְׁחָקֵ֗םveeshchaqemand beatשָׁחַקconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and beat”, an unfinished actionH7833to comminate (by trituration or attrition)beat, wear.כְּעָפָ֥רkeafaras dustעָפָרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as dust”, the ordinary formH6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mudashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…פְּנֵיpenea- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…ר֑וּחַruchaangerרוּחַnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “anger”, the ordinary formH7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).כְּטִ֖יטketitas clayטִיטpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as clay”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2916mud or clay; figuratively, calamityclay, dirt, mire.חוּצ֣וֹתchutsotabroadחוּץnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “abroad”, the ordinary formH2351properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoorsabroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.אֲרִיקֵֽםariqememptyרוּקverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “empty”, an unfinished actionH7324to pour out (literally or figuratively), i.e. empty[idiom] arm, cast out, draw (out), (make) empty, pour forth (out).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(18-43) Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind; I did cast them out as the mire of the streets.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind; I did cast them out as the mire of the streets.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I beat them as dust before wind, As mire of the streets I empty them out.

World English Bible

Then I beat them small as the dust before the wind. I cast them out as the mire of the streets.

Darby Translation

And I did beat them small as dust before the wind; I did cast them out as the mire of the streets.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(18-43) Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind; I did cast them out as the mire of the streets.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I will grind them as the mud of the streets: and I will beat them small as dust before the wind.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ λεπτυνῶ αὐτοὺς ὡς χοῦν κατὰ πρόσωπον ἀνέμου, ὡς πηλὸν πλατειῶν λεανῶ αὐτούς.