King James Version

Psalms 62:3

How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 62:4.

עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.אָ֤נָהanahwhereאָןadverb — “where”H575where?; hence, whither?, when?; also hither and thither[phrase] any (no) whither, now, where, whither(-soever).תְּהֽוֹתְת֣וּtehotetvimagine mischief. wהָתַתverb, polel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “imagine mischief. w”, an unfinished actionH2050properly, to break in upon, i.e. to assailimagine mischief. wעַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…אִישׁ֮isha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…תְּרָצְּח֪וּterotsechvmurderרָצַחverb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “murder”, an unfinished actionH7523properly, to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murderput to death, kill, (man-) slay(-er), murder(-er).כֻ֫לְּכֶ֥םkhulkhemallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).כְּקִ֥ירkeqiras wallקִירpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as wall”, the ordinary formH7023a wall (as built in a trench)[phrase] mason, side, town, [idiom] very, wall.נָט֑וּיnatuyspreadנָטָהverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “spread”, a verb used as a describing wordH5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application[phrase] afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, o…גָּ֝דֵ֗רgaderfenceגָּדֵרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “fence”, the ordinary formH1447a circumvallation; by implication, an inclosurefence, hedge, wall.הַדְּחוּיָֽהhadchuyahthe chaseדָּחָהdefinite article, verb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “the chase”, a verb used as a describing wordH1760to push downchase, drive away (on), overthrow, outcast, [idiom] sore, thrust, totter.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(62-4) How long will ye set upon a man, that ye may slay him, all of you, as a leaning wall, a tottering fence?

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American Standard Version (1901)

How long will ye set upon a man, That ye may slay him , all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

Young’s Literal Translation

Till when do ye devise mischief against a man? Ye are destroyed all of you, As a wall inclined, a hedge that is cast down.

World English Bible

How long will you assault a man? Would all of you throw him down, like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

Darby Translation

How long will ye assail a man; will ye [seek], all of you, to break him down as a bowing wall or a tottering fence?

Douay-Rheims

In a desert land, and where there is no way, and no water: so in the sanctuary have I come before thee, to see thy power and thy glory.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(62-4) How long will ye set upon a man, that ye may slay him, all of you, as a leaning wall, a tottering fence?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

How long will ye assault a man? ye are all slaughtering as with a bowed wall and a broken hedge.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἕως πότε ἐπιτίθεσθε ἐπʼ ἄνθρωπον; φονεύετε πάντες ὡς τοίχῳ κεκλιμένῳ καὶ φραγμῷ ὠσμένῳ.