King James Version

Psalms 27:2

When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

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בִּקְרֹ֤בbiqrovin approachקָרַבpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “in approach”, the to-form of the verbH7126to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose(cause to) approach, (cause to) bring (forth, near), (cause to) come (near, nigh), (cause to) draw near (nigh), go (near), be at hand, join, be near, offer, present, produce, make ready, stand, take.עָלַ֨יalayaboveעַלpreposition, 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,…מְרֵעִים֮mereimbe worseרָעַעverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “be worse”, a verb used as a describing wordH7489properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)afflict, associate selves (by mistake for H7462 (רָעָה)), break (down, in pieces), [phrase] displease, (be, bring, do) evil (doer, entreat, man), show self friendly (by mistake for H7462 (רָעָה)), do harm, (do) hurt, (behave self, deal) il…לֶאֱכֹ֪לleekholto eatאָכַלpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to eat”, the to-form of the verbH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).בְּשָׂ֫רִ֥יbesaribodyבָּשָׂרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1320flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of amanbody, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-) kind, [phrase] nakedness, self, skin.צָרַ֣יtsaraynarrowצַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “narrow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6862narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble.וְאֹיְבַ֣יveoyevayand enemyאֹיֵבconjunction, verb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.לִ֑יlitoלִ֑יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toהֵ֖מָּהhemahtheyהֵםpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.כָשְׁל֣וּkhashelvfallכָּשַׁלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “fall”, a completed actionH3782to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fallbereave (from the margin), cast down, be decayed, (cause to) fail, (cause, make to) fall (down, -ing), feeble, be (the) ruin(-ed, of), (be) overthrown, (cause to) stumble, [idiom] utterly, be weak.וְנָפָֽלוּvenafalvand fallנָפַלconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and fall”, a completed actionH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, even mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.

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American Standard Version (1901)

When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, Even mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.

Young’s Literal Translation

When evil doers come near to me to eat my flesh, My adversaries and mine enemies to me, They have stumbled and fallen.

World English Bible

When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.

Darby Translation

When evil-doers, mine adversaries and mine enemies, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

Douay-Rheims

Hear, O Lord, the voice of my supplication, when I pray to thee; when I lift up my hands to thy holy temple.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, even mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

When evil-doers drew nigh against me to eat up my flesh, my persecutors and mine enemies, they fainted and fell.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν τῷ ἐγγίζειν ἐπʼ ἐμὲ κακοῦντας, τοῦ φαγεῖν τὰς σάρκας μου, οἱ θλίβοντες με καὶ οἱ ἐχθροί μου, αὐτοὶ ἠσθένησαν καὶ ἔπεσαν.