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Psalms 59:15

Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 59:16.

הֵ֭מָּהhemahtheyהֵםpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.ינועוןynvvnto up and downנוּעַverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “to up and down”, an unfinished actionH5128to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)continually, fugitive, [idiom] make, to (go) up and down, be gone away, (be) move(-able, -d), be promoted, reel, remove, scatter, set, shake, sift, stagger, to and fro, be vagabond, wag, (make) wander (up and down).יְנִיע֣וּןyeniunto up and downנוּעַverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “to up and down”, an unfinished actionH5128to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)continually, fugitive, [idiom] make, to (go) up and down, be gone away, (be) move(-able, -d), be promoted, reel, remove, scatter, set, shake, sift, stagger, to and fro, be vagabond, wag, (make) wander (up and down).לֶאֱכֹ֑לleekholto eatאָכַלpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to eat”, the to-form of the verbH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יִ֝שְׂבְּע֗וּyisbevfillשָׂבַעverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “fill”, an unfinished actionH7646to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.וַיָּלִֽינוּvayalinvand be leftלוּןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and be left”, the next action in the storyH3885to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)abide (all night), continue, dwell, endure, grudge, be left, lie all night, (cause to) lodge (all night, in, -ing, this night), (make to) murmur, remain, tarry (all night, that night).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(59-16) They wander up and down to devour, and tarry all night if they have not their fill.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They shall wander up and down for food, And tarry all night if they be not satisfied.

Young’s Literal Translation

They — they wander for food, If they are not satisfied — then they murmur.

World English Bible

They shall wander up and down for food, and wait all night if they aren’t satisfied.

Darby Translation

They shall wander about for meat, and stay all night if they be not satisfied.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(59-16) They wander up and down to devour, and tarry all night if they have not their fill.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They shall be scattered hither and thither for meat; and if they be not satisfied, they shall even murmur.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Αὐτοὶ διασκορπισθήσονται τοῦ φαγεῖν, ἐὰν δὲ μὴ χορτασθῶσι, καὶ γογγύσουσιν.