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Psalms 58:4

Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 58:5.

חֲמַתchamatangerחֵמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “anger”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2534heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful). See H2529 (חֶמְאָה).לָ֗מוֹlamvotoלָ֗מוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toכִּדְמ֥וּתkidmutas likeדְּמוּתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “as like”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1823resemblance; concretely, model, shape; adverbially, likefashion, like (-ness, as), manner, similitude.חֲמַתchamatangerחֵמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “anger”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2534heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful). See H2529 (חֶמְאָה).נָחָ֑שׁnachashserpentנָחָשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “serpent”, the ordinary formH5175a snake (from its hiss)serpent.כְּמוֹkemvothusכְּמוֹpreposition — “thus”H3644a form of the prefix 'k-', but used separately as, thus, soaccording to, (such) as (it were, well as), in comparison of, like (as, to, unto), thus, when, worth.פֶ֥תֶןfetenadderפֶּתֶןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “adder”, the ordinary formH6620an asp (from its contortions)adder.חֵ֝רֵ֗שׁchereshdeafחֵרֵשׁadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “deaf”, the ordinary formH2795deaf (whether literally or spiritual)deaf.יַאְטֵ֥םyatemnarrowאָטַםverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “narrow”, an unfinished actionH331to close (the lips or ears); by analology to contract (a window by bevelled jambs)narrow, shut, stop.אָזְנֽוֹazenvoearאֹזֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “ear”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH241broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)[phrase] advertise, audience, [phrase] displease, ear, hearing, [phrase] show.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(58-5) Their venom is like the venom of a serpent; they are like the deaf asp that stoppeth her ear;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: They are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear,

Young’s Literal Translation

Their poison [is] as poison of a serpent, As a deaf asp shutting its ear,

World English Bible

Their poison is like the poison of a snake, like a deaf cobra that stops its ear,

Darby Translation

Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: [they are] like the deaf adder which stoppeth her ear;

Douay-Rheims

For behold they have caught my soul: the mighty have rushed in upon me:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(58-5) Their venom is like the venom of a serpent; they are like the deaf asp that stoppeth her ear;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Their venom is like that of a serpent; as that of a deaf asp, and that stops her ears;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Θυμὸς αὐτοῖς κατὰ τὴν ὁμοίωσιν τοῦ ὄφεως, ὡσεὶ ἀσπίδος κωφῆς, καὶ βυούσης τὰ ὦτα αὐτῆς,