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Psalms 35:8

Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.

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תְּבוֹאֵ֣הוּtevoehvto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…שׁוֹאָה֮shoahdesolateשׁוֹאnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “desolate”, the ordinary formH7722a tempest; by implication, devastationdesolate(-ion), destroy, destruction, storm, wasteness.לֹֽאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “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…יֵ֫דָ֥עyedaknowיָדַעverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “know”, an unfinished actionH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…וְרִשְׁתּ֣וֹverishtvoand netרֶשֶׁתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and net”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7568a net (as catching animals)net(-work).אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…טָמַ֣ןtamanhideטָמַןverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “hide”, a completed actionH2934to hide (by covering over)hide, lay privily, in secret.תִּלְכְּד֑וֹtilkedvocatchלָכַדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “catch”, an unfinished actionH3920to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere[idiom] at all, catch (self), be frozen, be holden, stick together, take.בְּ֝שׁוֹאָ֗הbeshoahin desolateשׁוֹאpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in desolate”, the ordinary formH7722a tempest; by implication, devastationdesolate(-ion), destroy, destruction, storm, wasteness.יִפָּלyipalfallנָפַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fall”, an unfinished 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…בָּֽהּbahinבָּֽהּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let destruction come upon him unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself; with destruction let him fall therein.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let destruction come upon him unawares; And let his net that he hath hid catch himself: With destruction let him fall therein.

Young’s Literal Translation

Meet him doth desolation — he knoweth not, And his net that he hid catcheth him, For desolation he falleth into it.

World English Bible

Let destruction come on him unawares. Let his net that he has hidden catch himself. Let him fall into that destruction.

Darby Translation

Let destruction come upon him unawares, and let his net which he hath hidden catch himself: for destruction let him fall therein.

Douay-Rheims

O how hast thou multiplied thy mercy, O God! But the children of men shall put their trust under the covert of thy wings.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let destruction come upon him unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself; with destruction let him fall therein.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let a snare which they know not come upon them: and the gin which they hid take them; and let them fall into the very same snare.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐλθέτω αὐτοῖς παγὶς ἣν οὐ γινώσκουσι, καὶ ἡ θήρα ἣν ἔκρυψαν, συλλαβέτω αὐτοὺς, καὶ ἐν τῇ παγίδι πεσοῦνται ἐν αὐτῇ.