King James Version

Psalms 69:25

Let their habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 69:26.

תְּהִיtehibeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.טִֽירָתָ֥םtiratamcastleטִירָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “castle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2918a wall; hence, a fortress or a hamlet(goodly) castle, habitation, palace, row.נְשַׁמָּ֑הneshamahmake amazedשָׁמֵםverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “make amazed”, a verb used as a describing wordH8074to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)make amazed, be astonied, (be an) astonish(-ment), (be, bring into, unto, lay, lie, make) desolate(-ion, places), be destitute, destroy (self), (lay, lie, make) waste, wonder.בְּ֝אָהֳלֵיהֶ֗םbeaholeyhemin tentאֹהֶלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in tent”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH168a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.יְהִ֥יyehibeהָיָהverb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, a wish or indirect commandH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.יֹשֵֽׁבyoshevdwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, participle, absolute — “dwell”, a verb used as a describing wordH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(69-26) Let their encampment be desolate; let none dwell in their tents.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let their habitation be desolate; Let none dwell in their tents.

Young’s Literal Translation

Their tower is desolated, In their tents there is no dweller.

World English Bible

Let their habitation be desolate. Let no one dwell in their tents.

Darby Translation

Let their habitation be desolate; let there be no dweller in their tents.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(69-26) Let their encampment be desolate; let none dwell in their tents.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let their habitation be made desolate; and let there be no inhabitant in their tents:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Γενηθήτω ἡ ἔπαυλις αὐτῶν ἠρημωμένη, καὶ ἐν τοῖς σκηνώμασιν αὐτῶν μὴ ἔστω ὁ κατοικῶν·

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Acts 1:20 Acts 1:20 · King James VersionFor it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.Acts 1:20 · King James VersionOpen the Source
For it is written
For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.

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