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Psalms 68:30

Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 68:31.

גְּעַ֨רgearcorruptגָּעַרverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “corrupt”, a commandH1605to chidecorrupt, rebuke, reprove.חַיַּ֪תchayatlifeחַיnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “life”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively[phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.קָנֶ֡הqanehreedקָנֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “reed”, the ordinary formH7070a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard)balance, bone, branch, calamus, cane, reed, [idiom] spearman, stalk.עֲדַ֤תadatassemblyעֵדָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “assembly”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5712a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)assembly, company, congregation, multitude, people, swarm. Compare H5713 (עֵדָה).אַבִּירִ֨יםabirimmightyאַבִּירadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “mighty”, the ordinary formH47{mighty (spoken of God)}angel, bull, chiefest, mighty (one), stout(-hearted), strong (one), valiant.בְּעֶגְלֵ֬יbeeglein calfעֵגֶלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “in calf”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5695a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer)bullock, calf.עַמִּ֗יםamimpeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.מִתְרַפֵּ֥סmitrapeshumble selfרָפַסverb, hithpael, participle, absolute — “humble self”, a verb used as a describing wordH7511to trample, i.e. prostratehumble self, submit self.בְּרַצֵּיberatsein pieceרַץpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “in piece”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7518a fragmentpiece.כָ֑סֶףkhasefmoneyכֶּסֶףnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “money”, the ordinary formH3701silver (from its pale color); by implication, moneymoney, price, silver(-ling).בִּזַּ֥רbizarscatterבָּזַרverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “scatter”, a completed actionH967to dispersescatter.עַ֝מִּ֗יםamimpeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.קְרָב֥וֹתqeravotbattleקְרָבnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “battle”, the ordinary formH7128hostile encounterbattle, war.יֶחְפָּֽצוּyechpatsvdesireחָפֵץverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “desire”, an unfinished actionH2654properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire[idiom] any at all, (have, take) delight, desire, favour, like, move, be (well) pleased, have pleasure, will, would.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(68-31) Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples, every one submitting himself with pieces of silver; He hath scattered the peoples that delight in war!

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American Standard Version (1901)

Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds, The multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples, Trampling under foot the pieces of silver: He hath scattered the peoples that delight in war.

Young’s Literal Translation

Rebuke a beast of the reeds, a company of bulls, With calves of the peoples, Each humbling himself with pieces of silver, Scatter Thou peoples delighting in conflicts.

World English Bible

Rebuke the wild animal of the reeds, the multitude of the bulls with the calves of the peoples. Trample under foot the bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.

Darby Translation

Rebuke the beast of the reeds, the assembly of the strong, with the calves of the peoples: [every one] submitteth himself with pieces of silver. Scatter the peoples that delight in war.

Douay-Rheims

But I am poor and sorrowful: thy salvation, O God, hath set me up.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Rebuke the wild beasts of the reed: let the crowd of bulls with the heifers of the nations be rebuked , so that they who have been proved with silver may not be shut out: scatter thou the nations that wish for wars.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπιτίμησον τοῖς θηρίοις τοῦ καλάμου· ἡ συναγωγὴ τῶν ταύρων ἐν ταῖς δαμάλεσι τῶν λαῶν, τοῦ μὴ ἀποκλεισθῆναι τοὺς δεδοκιμασμένους τῷ ἀργυρίῳ· διασκόρπισον ἔθνη τὰ τοὺς πολέμους θέλοντα.