King James Version

Psalms 73:18

Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.

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אַ֣ךְakhonlyאַךְparticle, affirmation — “only”H389a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) onlyalso, in any wise, at least, but, certainly, even, howbeit, nevertheless, notwithstanding, only, save, surely, of a surety, truly, verily, [phrase] wherefore, yet (but).בַּ֭חֲלָקוֹתbachalaqotin fieldחֶלְקָהpreposition, adjective, adjective, feminine, plural, absolute — “in field”, the ordinary formH2513properly, smoothness; figuratively, flattery; also an allotmentfield, flattering(-ry), ground, parcel, part, piece of land (ground), plat, portion, slippery place, smooth (thing).תָּשִׁ֣יתtashitapplyשִׁיתverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “apply”, an unfinished actionH7896to place (in a very wide application)apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, [idiom] look, make, mark, put (on), [phrase] regard, set, shew, be stayed, [idiom] take.לָ֑מוֹlamvotoלָ֑מוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toהִ֝פַּלְתָּ֗םhipaltamfallנָפַלverb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “fall”, a completed actionH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…לְמַשּׁוּאֽוֹתlemashuotto desolationמַשּׁוּאָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “to desolation”, the ordinary formH4876ruindesolation, destruction.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Surely Thou settest them in slippery places; Thou hurlest them down to utter ruin.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Surely thou settest them in slippery places: Thou castest them down to destruction.

Young’s Literal Translation

Only, in slippery places Thou dost set them, Thou hast caused them to fall to desolations.

World English Bible

Surely you set them in slippery places. You throw them down to destruction.

Darby Translation

Truly thou settest them in slippery places, thou castest them down in ruins.

Douay-Rheims

Remember this, the enemy hath reproached the Lord: and a foolish people hath provoked thy name.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Surely Thou settest them in slippery places; Thou hurlest them down to utter ruin.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Surely thou hast appointed judgments to them because of their crafty dealings: thou hast cast them down when they were lifted up.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πλὴν διὰ τὰς δολιότητας ἔθου αὐτοῖς, κατέβαλες αὐτοὺς ἐν τῷ ἐπαρθῆναι.