King James Version

Psalms 22:13

They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 22:14.

פָּצ֣וּpatsvopenפָּצָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “open”, a completed actionH6475to rend, i.e. open (especially the mouth)deliver, gape, open, rid, utter.עָלַ֣יalayaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “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,…פִּיהֶ֑םpihemedgeפֶּהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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…אַ֝רְיֵ֗הaryehlionאֲרִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “lion”, the ordinary formH738a lion(young) lion, [phrase] pierce (from the margin).טֹרֵ֥ףtorefcatchטָרַףverb, qal, participle, absolute — “catch”, a verb used as a describing wordH2963to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)catch, [idiom] without doubt, feed, ravin, rend in pieces, [idiom] surely, tear (in pieces).וְשֹׁאֵֽגveshoegand roarשָׁאַגconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and roar”, a verb used as a describing wordH7580to rumble or moan[idiom] mightily, roar.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(22-14) They open wide their mouth against me, as a ravening and a roaring lion.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They gape upon me with their mouth, As a ravening and a roaring lion.

Young’s Literal Translation

They have opened against me their mouth, A lion tearing and roaring.

World English Bible

They open their mouths wide against me, lions tearing prey and roaring.

Darby Translation

They gape upon me with their mouth, [as] a ravening and a roaring lion.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(22-14) They open wide their mouth against me, as a ravening and a roaring lion.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They have opened their mouth against me, as a ravening and roaring lion.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἤνοιξαν ἐπʼ ἐμὲ τὸ στόμα αὐτῶν, ὡς λέων ὁ ἁρπάζων καὶ ὠρυόμενος.