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Psalms 71:11

Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.

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לֵ֭אמֹרlemorto sayאָמַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to say”, the to-form of the verbH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֱלֹהִ֣יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “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.עֲזָב֑וֹazavvocommit selfעָזַבverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “commit self”, a completed actionH5800to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, [idiom] surely.רִֽדְפ֥וּridfvchaseרָדַףverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “chase”, a commandH7291to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).וְ֝תִפְשׂ֗וּהוּvetifsuhvand catchתָּפַשׂconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and catch”, a commandH8610to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantablycatch, handle, (lay, take) hold (on, over), stop, [idiom] surely, surprise, take.כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אֵ֥יןeynelseאַיִןparticle, negative — “else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).מַצִּֽילmatsildefendנָצַלverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “defend”, a verb used as a describing wordH5337to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense[idiom] at all, defend, deliver (self), escape, [idiom] without fail, part, pluck, preserve, recover, rescue, rid, save, spoil, strip, [idiom] surely, take (out).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Saying: 'God hath forsaken him; pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Saying, God hath forsaken him: Pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver.

Young’s Literal Translation

Saying, 'God hath forsaken him, Pursue and catch him, for there is no deliverer.'

World English Bible

saying, “God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him, for no one will rescue him.”

Darby Translation

Saying, God hath forsaken him; pursue and seize him, for there is none to deliver.

Douay-Rheims

And all kings of the earth shall adore him: all nations shall serve him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Saying: 'God hath forsaken him; pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

saying, God has forsaken him: persecute ye and take him; for there is none to deliver him .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

λέγοντες, ὁ Θεὸς ἐγκατέλιπεν αὐτὸν, καταδιώξατε καὶ καταλάβετε αὐτὸν, ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ὁ ῥυόμενος.