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Psalms 59:6

They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 59:7.

יָשׁ֣וּבוּyashuvvagainשׁוּבverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “again”, an unfinished actionH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…לָ֭עֶרֶבlaerevto evenעֶרֶבpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to even”, the ordinary formH6153dusk[phrase] day, even(-ing, tide), night.יֶהֱמ֥וּyehemvbe disquietedהָמָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be disquieted”, an unfinished actionH1993to make a loud sound (like English 'hum'); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamorclamorous, concourse, cry aloud, be disquieted, loud, mourn, be moved, make a noise, rage, roar, sound, be troubled, make in tumult, tumultuous, be in an uproar.כַכָּ֗לֶבkhakalevas dogכֶּלֶבpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as dog”, the ordinary formH3611a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitutedog.וִיס֥וֹבְבוּvisovevvand bringסָבַבconjunction, verb, poel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and bring”, an unfinished actionH5437to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figurativelybring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, [idiom] whirl, [idiom] round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, [idiom] circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, rou…עִֽירircityעִירnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(59-7) They return at evening, they howl like a dog, and go round about the city.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They return at evening, they howl like a dog, And go round about the city.

Young’s Literal Translation

They turn back at evening, They make a noise like a dog, And go round about the city.

World English Bible

They return at evening, howling like dogs, and prowl around the city.

Darby Translation

They return in the evening; they howl like a dog, and go round about the city:

Douay-Rheims

Thou hast given a warning to them that fear thee: that they may flee from before the bow: That thy beloved may be delivered.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(59-7) They return at evening, they howl like a dog, and go round about the city.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They shall return at evening, and hunger like a dog, and go round about the city.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπιστρέψουσιν εἰς ἑσπέραν, καὶ λιμώξουσιν ὡς κύων, καὶ κυκλώσουσιν πόλιν.