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Psalms 52:2

Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

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בְּב֤וֹאbevoin to comeבּוֹאpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “in to come”, the to-form of the verbH935to 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,…דּוֹאֵ֣גdoegDoegדֹּאֵגnoun, proper name — “Doeg”H1673Doeg, an EdomiteDoeg.הָאֲדֹמִי֮haadomithe Edomiteאֱדֹמִיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Edomite”, the ordinary formH130an Edomite, or descendants from (or inhabitants of) EdomEdomite.וַיַּגֵּ֪דvayagedand bewrayנָגַדconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bewray”, the next action in the storyH5046properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praisebewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.לְשָׁ֫א֥וּלleshaulto Shaulשָׁאוּלpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Shaul”H7586Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two IsraelitesSaul, Shaul.וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…ל֑וֹlvotoל֑וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toבָּ֥אbato comeבּוֹאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, a completed 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,…דָ֝וִ֗דdavidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).בֵּ֥יתbeytfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…אֲחִימֶֽלֶךְachimelekhAhimelechאֲחִימֶלֶךְnoun, proper name — “Ahimelech”H288Achimelek, the name of an Israelite and of a HittiteAhimelech.הַ֭וּוֹתhauotcalamityהַוָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “calamity”, the ordinary formH1942by implication, of falling); desire; also ruincalamity, iniquity, mischief, mischievous (thing), naughtiness, naughty, noisome, perverse thing, substance, very wickedness.תַּחְשֹׁ֣בtachshovregardחָשַׁבverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “regard”, an unfinished actionH2803properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute(make) account (of), conceive, consider, count, cunning (man, work, workman), devise, esteem, find out, forecast, hold, imagine, impute, invent, be like, mean, purpose, reckon(-ing be made), regard, think.לְשׁוֹנֶ֑ךָleshonekhatongueלָשׁוֹןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “tongue”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3956the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)[phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.כְּתַ֥עַרketaaras knifeתַּעַרpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “as knife”, the ordinary formH8593a knife or razor (as making bare); also a scabbard (as being bare, i.e. empty)(pen-) knife, razor, scabbard, shave, sheath.מְ֝לֻטָּ֗שׁmelutashinstructerלָטַשׁverb, pual, passive participle, absolute — “instructer”, a verb used as a describing wordH3913properly, to hammer out (an edge), i.e. to sharpeninstructer, sharp(-en), whet.עֹשֵׂ֥הosehdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, participle, construct — “do”, a verb used as a describing wordH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…רְמִיָּֽהremiyahdeceitרְמִיָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “deceit”, the ordinary formH7423remissness, treacherydeceit(-ful, -fully), false, guile, idle, slack, slothful.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(52-4) Thy tongue deviseth destruction; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Young’s Literal Translation

Mischiefs doth thy tongue devise, Like a sharp razor, working deceit.

World English Bible

Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Darby Translation

Thy tongue deviseth mischievous things, like a sharp razor, practising deceit.

Douay-Rheims

They are corrupted, and become abominable in iniquities: there is none that doth good.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(52-4) Thy tongue deviseth destruction; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

when Doec the Idumean came and told Saul, and said to him, David is gone to the house of Abimelech.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἐν τῷ ἐλθεῖν Δωὴκ τὸν Ἰδουμαῖον, καὶ ἀναγγεῖλαι τῷ Σαοὺλ, καὶ εἰπεῖν αὐτῷ, ἦλθε Δαυὶδ εἰς τὸν οἶκον Ἀβιμέλεχ.