King James Version

Psalms 68:12

Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 68:13.

מַלְכֵ֣יmalkhekingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.צְ֭בָאוֹתtsevaotarmyצָבָאnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “army”, the ordinary formH6635a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)appointed time, ([phrase]) army, ([phrase]) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).יִדֹּד֣וּןyidodunfleeנָדַדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “flee”, an unfinished actionH5074properly, to wave to and fro (rarely to flap up and down); figuratively, to rove, flee, or (causatively) to drive awaychase (away), [idiom] could not, depart, flee ([idiom] apace, away), (re-) move, thrust away, wander (abroad, -er, -ing).יִדֹּד֑וּןyidodunfleeנָדַדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “flee”, an unfinished actionH5074properly, to wave to and fro (rarely to flap up and down); figuratively, to rove, flee, or (causatively) to drive awaychase (away), [idiom] could not, depart, flee ([idiom] apace, away), (re-) move, thrust away, wander (abroad, -er, -ing).וּנְוַתunevatand comelyנָוֶהconjunction, adjective, adjective, feminine, singular, construct — “and comely”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5116(adjectively) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of God (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild animals (den)comely, dwelling (place), fold, habitation, pleasant place, sheepcote, stable, tarried.בַּ֝֗יִתbayitfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “family”, the ordinary formH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…תְּחַלֵּ֥קtechaleqseparate selfחָלַקverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “separate self”, an unfinished actionH2505to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separatedeal, distribute, divide, flatter, give, (have, im-) part(-ner), take away a portion, receive, separate self, (be) smooth(-er).שָׁלָֽלshalalpreyשָׁלָלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “prey”, the ordinary formH7998bootyprey, spoil.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(68-13) Kings of armies flee, they flee; and she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Kings of armies flee, they flee; And she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.

Young’s Literal Translation

Kings of hosts flee utterly away, And a female inhabitant of the house apportioneth spoil.

World English Bible

“Kings of armies flee! They flee!” She who waits at home divides the plunder,

Darby Translation

Kings of armies flee; they flee, and she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.

Douay-Rheims

And I made haircloth my garment: and I became a byword to them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(68-13) Kings of armies flee, they flee; and she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The king of the forces of the beloved, of the beloved, will even grant them for the beauty of the house to divide the spoils.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν δυνάμεων τοῦ ἀγαπητοῦ, τοῦ ἀγαπητοῦ, καὶ ὡραιότητι τοῦ οἴκου διελέσθαι σκῦλα.