King James Version

Psalms 50:17

Seeing thou hatest instruction, and casteth my words behind thee.

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וְ֭אַתָּהveatahand theeאַתָּהconjunction, pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.שָׂנֵ֣אתָsanetahateשָׂנֵאverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “hate”, a completed actionH8130to hate (personally)enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.מוּסָ֑רmusarchastisementמוּסָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “chastisement”, the ordinary formH4148properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraintbond, chastening(-eth), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.וַתַּשְׁלֵ֖ךְvatashlekheand throwשָׁלַךְconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and throw”, the next action in the storyH7993to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.דְּבָרַ֣יdevaraycauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…אַחֲרֶֽיךָachareykhaafterאַחַרpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest My words behind thee.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Seeing that thou hatest instruction, And castest my words behind thee?

Young’s Literal Translation

Yea, thou hast hated instruction, And dost cast My words behind thee.

World English Bible

since you hate instruction, and throw my words behind you?

Darby Translation

Seeing thou hast hated correction and hast cast my words behind thee?

Douay-Rheims

O Lord, thou wilt open my lips: and my mouth shall declare thy praise.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest My words behind thee.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Whereas thou hast hated instruction, and hast cast my words behind thee .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Σὺ δὲ ἐμίσησας παιδείαν, καὶ ἐξέβαλες τοὺς λόγους μου εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω.