King James Version

Psalms 72:14

He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

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מִתּ֣וֹךְmitokhefrom deceitתֹּךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from deceit”, the ordinary formH8496oppressiondeceit, fraud.וּ֭מֵחָמָסumechamasand from violenceחָמָסconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and from violence”, the ordinary formH2555violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gaincruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, [idiom] oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.יִגְאַ֣לyigalavengerגָּאַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “avenger”, an unfinished actionH1350to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)[idiom] in any wise, [idiom] at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger.נַפְשָׁ֑םnafshamcreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…וְיֵיקַ֖רveyeyqarand be preciousיָקַרconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be precious”, an unfinished actionH3365properly, apparently, to be heavy, i.e. (figuratively) valuable; causatively, to make rare (figuratively, to inhibit)be (make) precious, be prized, be set by, withdraw.דָּמָ֣םdamamblood , innocentדָּםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “blood , innocent”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.בְּעֵינָֽיוbeeynayvin eye , , -sightעַיִןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence, and precious will their blood be in his sight;

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American Standard Version (1901)

He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence; And precious will their blood be in his sight:

Young’s Literal Translation

From fraud and from violence he redeemeth their soul, And precious is their blood in his eyes.

World English Bible

He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious in his sight.

Darby Translation

He will redeem their souls from oppression and violence, and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

Douay-Rheims

And I have been scourged all the day; and my chastisement hath been in the mornings.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence, and precious will their blood be in his sight;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He shall redeem their souls from usury and injustice: and their name shall be precious before him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐκ τόκου καὶ ἐξ ἀδικίας λυτρώσεται τὰς ψυχὰς αὐτῶν, καὶ ἔντιμον τὸ ὄνομα αὐτῶν ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ.