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Psalms 58:8

As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 58:9.

כְּמ֣וֹkemvothusכְּמוֹpreposition — “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.שַׁ֭בְּלוּלshablulsnailשַׁבְלוּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “snail”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7642a snail (as if floating in its own slime)snail.תֶּ֣מֶסtemesmeltתֶּמֶסnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “melt”, the ordinary formH8557liquefaction, i.e. disappearancemelt.יַהֲלֹ֑ךְyahalokhewalkהָלַךְverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “walk”, an unfinished actionH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…נֵ֥פֶלnefeluntimely birthנֶפֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “untimely birth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5309something fallen, i.e. an abortionuntimely birth.אֵ֝֗שֶׁתesheteachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “each”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.בַּלballestבַּלparticle, negative — “lest”H1077properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually (adverb) not at all; also lestlest, neither, no, none (that...), not (any), nothing.חָ֥זוּchazvbeholdחָזָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “behold”, a completed actionH2372to gaze at; mentally to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have avision ofbehold, look, prophesy, provide, see.שָֽׁמֶשׁshameshsunשֶׁמֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “sun”, the ordinary formH8121the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement[phrase] east side(-ward), sun (rising), [phrase] west(-ward), window. See also H1053 (בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(58-9) Let them be as a snail which melteth and passeth away; like the untimely births of a woman, that have not seen the sun.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let them be as a snail which melteth and passeth away, Like the untimely birth of a woman, that hath not seen the sun.

Young’s Literal Translation

As a snail that melteth he goeth on, [As] an untimely birth of a woman, They have not seen the sun.

World English Bible

Let them be like a snail which melts and passes away, like the stillborn child, who has not seen the sun.

Darby Translation

Let them be as a snail that melteth as it passeth away; [like] the untimely birth of a woman, let them not see the sun.

Douay-Rheims

Behold they shall speak with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips: for who, say they, hath heard us?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(58-9) Let them be as a snail which melteth and passeth away; like the untimely births of a woman, that have not seen the sun.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They shall be destroyed as melted wax: the fire has fallen and they have not seen the sun.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὡσεὶ κηρὸς ὁ τακεῖς ἀνταναιρεθήσονται, ἔπεσε πῦρ, καὶ οὐκ εἶδον τὸν ἥλιον.