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Psalms 37:32

The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

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צוֹפֶ֣הtsofehbeholdצָפָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “behold”, a verb used as a describing wordH6822properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, awaitbehold, espy, look up (well), wait for, (keep the) watch(-man).רָ֭שָׁעrashaguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.לַצַּדִּ֑יקlatsadiqto justצַדִּיקpreposition, with the article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “to just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).וּ֝מְבַקֵּ֗שׁumevaqeshand beseechבָּקַשׁconjunction, verb, piel, participle, absolute — “and beseech”, a verb used as a describing wordH1245to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive afterask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).לַהֲמִיתוֹlahamitvoto dieמוּתpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to die”, the to-form of the verbH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.

Young’s Literal Translation

The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.

World English Bible

The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to kill him.

Darby Translation

The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The sinner watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κατανοεῖ ὁ ἁμαρτωλὸς τὸν δίκαιον, καὶ ζητεῖ τοῦ θανατῶσαι αὐτόν.

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Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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