King James Version

Psalms 68:23

That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 68:24.

לְמַ֤עַןlemaanthatמַעַןpreposition — “that”H4616properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order thatbecause of, to the end (intent) that, for (to,... 's sake), [phrase] lest, that, to.תִּֽמְחַ֥ץtimchatspierceמָחַץverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “pierce”, an unfinished actionH4272to dash asunder; by implication, to crush, smash or violently plunge; figuratively, to subdue or destroydip, pierce (through), smite (through), strike through, wound.רַגְלְךָ֗raglekhafootרֶגֶלnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “foot”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda[idiom] be able to endure, [idiom] according as, [idiom] after, [idiom] coming, [idiom] follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), [idiom] great toe, [idiom] haunt, [idiom] journey, leg, [phrase] piss, [phrase] possession, time.בְּ֫דָ֥םbedamin blood , innocentדָּםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in blood , innocent”, the ordinary formH1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.לְשׁ֥וֹןleshontongueלָשׁוֹןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “tongue”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3956the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)[phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.כְּלָבֶ֑יךָkelaveykhadogכֶּלֶבnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “dog”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3611a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitutedog.מֵאֹיְבִ֥יםmeoyevimfrom enemyאֹיֵבpreposition, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “from enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.מִנֵּֽהוּminehvfromמִןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “from”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(68-24) That thy foot may wade through blood, that the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from thine enemies.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

That thou mayest crush them , dipping thy foot in blood, That the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from thine enemies.

Young’s Literal Translation

So that thou dashest thy foot in blood, [In the blood of] enemies — the tongue of Thy dogs.'

World English Bible

that you may crush them, dipping your foot in blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies.”

Darby Translation

That thou mayest dip thy foot in blood: the tongue of thy dogs has its portion from enemies.

Douay-Rheims

Let their table become as a snare before them, and a recompense, and a stumblingblock.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(68-24) That thy foot may wade through blood, that the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from thine enemies.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

That thy foot may be dipped in blood, and the tongue of thy dogs be stained with that of thine enemies.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅπως ἂν βαφῇ ὁ ποῦς σου ἐν αἵματι, ἡ γλῶσσα τῶν κυνῶν σου ἐξ ἐχθρῶν παρʼ αὐτοῦ.