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Psalms 37:10

For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

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וְע֣וֹדveodand againעוֹדconjunction, adverb — “and again”H5750properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, moreagain, [idiom] all life long, at all, besides, but, else, further(-more), henceforth, (any) longer, (any) more(-over), [idiom] once, since, (be) still, when, (good, the) while (having being), (as, because, whether, while) yet (within).מְ֭עַטmeatlittleמְעַטnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “little”, the ordinary formH4592a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, [idiom] very.וְאֵ֣יןveeynand elseאַיִןconjunction, particle, negative — “and else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).רָשָׁ֑עrashaguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.וְהִתְבּוֹנַ֖נְתָּvehitbonantaand understandבִּיןconjunction, verb, hithpolel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and understand”, a completed actionH995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understandattend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) und…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,…מְקוֹמ֣וֹmeqomvocountryמָקוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “country”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4725properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)country, [idiom] home, [idiom] open, place, room, space, [idiom] whither(-soever).וְאֵינֶֽנּוּveeynenvand elseאַיִןconjunction, particle, negative, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And yet a little while, and the wicked is no more; yea, thou shalt look well at his place, and he is not.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.

Young’s Literal Translation

And yet a little, and the wicked is not, And thou hast considered his place, and it is not.

World English Bible

For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn’t there.

Darby Translation

For yet a little while, and the wicked is not; and thou considerest his place, but he is not.

Douay-Rheims

Lord, all my desire is before thee, and my groaning is not hidden from thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And yet a little while, and the wicked is no more; yea, thou shalt look well at his place, and he is not.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And yet a little while, and the sinner shall not be, and thou shalt seek for his place, and shalt not find it .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔτι ὀλίγον καὶ οὐ μὴ ὑπάρξῃ ἁμαρτωλὸς, καὶ ζητήσεις τὸν τόπον αὐτοῦ, καὶ οὐ μὴ εὕρῃς.