King James Version

Psalms 37:35

I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

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רָ֭אִיתִיraitiseeרָאָהverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “see”, a completed actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…רָשָׁ֣עrashaguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.עָרִ֑יץaritsmightyעָרִיץadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “mighty”, the ordinary formH6184fearful, i.e. powerful or tyrannicalmighty, oppressor, in great power, strong, terrible, violent.וּ֝מִתְעָרֶ֗הumitarehand emptyעָרָהconjunction, verb, hithpael, participle, absolute — “and empty”, a verb used as a describing wordH6168to be (causatively, make) bare; hence, to empty, pour out, demolishleave destitute, discover, empty, make naked, pour (out), rase, spread self, uncover.כְּאֶזְרָ֥חkeezrachas bornאֶזְרָחpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as born”, the ordinary formH249a spontaneous growth, i.e. native (tree or persons)bay tree, (home-) born (in the land), of the (one's own) country (nation).רַעֲנָֽןraanangreenרַעֲנָןadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “green”, the ordinary formH7488verdant; by analogy, new; figuratively, prosperousgreen, flourishing.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a leafy tree in its native soil.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.

Young’s Literal Translation

I have seen the wicked terrible, And spreading as a green native plant,

World English Bible

I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.

Darby Translation

I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading like a green tree in its native soil:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a leafy tree in its native soil.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I saw the ungodly very highly exalting himself, and lifting himself up like the cedars of Libanus.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἶδον τὸν ἀσεβῆ ὑπερυψούμενον, καὶ ἐπαιρόμενον ὡς τὰς κέδρους τοῦ Λιβάνου·