King James Version

Psalms 68:31

Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 68:32.

יֶאֱתָ֣יוּyeetayvcomeאָתָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “come”, an unfinished actionH857to arrive(be-, things to) come (upon), bring.חַ֭שְׁמַנִּיםchashmanimprincesחַשְׁמַןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “princes”, the ordinary formH2831wealthyprinces.מִנִּ֣יminifromמִןpreposition — “from”H4480properly, 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.מִצְרָ֑יִםmitsrayimEgyptמִצְרַיִםnoun, proper name — “Egypt”H4714Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower EgyptEgypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.כּ֥וּשׁkushCushכּוּשׁnoun, proper name — “Cush”H3568Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an IsraeliteChush, Cush, Ethiopia.תָּרִ֥יץtaritsrunרוּץverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “run”, an unfinished actionH7323to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush)break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring hastily, (make) run (away, through), post.יָ֝דָ֗יוyadayvhandיָדnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […לֵאלֹהִֽיםlelohimto Godאֱלֹהִיםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(68-32) Nobles shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall hasten to stretch out her hands unto God.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall haste to stretch out her hands unto God.

Young’s Literal Translation

Come do fat ones out of Egypt, Cush causeth her hands to run to God.

World English Bible

Princes shall come out of Egypt. Ethiopia shall hurry to stretch out her hands to God.

Darby Translation

Great ones shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall quickly stretch out her hands unto God.

Douay-Rheims

I will praise the name of God with a canticle: and I will magnify him with praise.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(68-32) Nobles shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall hasten to stretch out her hands unto God.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Ambassadors shall arrive out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall hasten to stretch out her hand readily to God.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἥξουσι πρέσβεις ἐξ Αἰγύπτου, Αἰθιοπία προφθάσει χεῖρα αὐτῆς τῷ Θεῷ.