King James Version

Psalms 7:14

Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 7:15.

הִנֵּ֥הhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.יְחַבֶּלyechabeldestroyחָבַלverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “destroy”, an unfinished actionH2254to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition)[idiom] at all, band, bring forth, (deal) corrupt(-ly), destroy, offend, lay to (take a) pledge, spoil, travail, [idiom] very, withhold.אָ֑וֶןavenidolאָוֶןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH205strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idolaffliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare H369 (אַיִן).וְהָרָ֥הveharahand be with childהָרָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be with child”, a completed action in a sequenceH2029to be (or become) pregnant, conceive (literally or figuratively)been, be with child, conceive, progenitor.עָ֝מָ֗לamaltoilעָמָלnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “toil”, the ordinary formH5999toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mindgrievance(-vousness), iniquity, labour, mischief, miserable(-sery), pain(-ful), perverseness, sorrow, toil, travail, trouble, wearisome, wickedness.וְיָ֣לַדveyaladand bearיָלַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bear”, a completed action in a sequenceH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (wom…שָֽׁקֶרshaqerwithout a causeשֶׁקֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “without a cause”, the ordinary formH8267an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, [phrase] lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(7-15) Behold, he travaileth with iniquity; yea, he conceiveth mischief, and bringeth forth falsehood.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, he travaileth with iniquity; Yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, he travaileth [with] iniquity, And he hath conceived perverseness, And hath brought forth falsehood.

World English Bible

Behold, he travails with iniquity. Yes, he has conceived mischief, and brought out falsehood.

Darby Translation

Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood:

Douay-Rheims

And in it he hath prepared the instruments of death, he hath made ready his arrows for them that burn.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(7-15) Behold, he travaileth with iniquity; yea, he conceiveth mischief, and bringeth forth falsehood.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Behold, he has travailed with unrighteousness, he has conceived trouble, and brought forth iniquity.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἰδοὺ ὠδίνησεν ἀδικίαν, συνέλαβε πόνον, καὶ ἔτεκεν ἀνομίαν.