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Psalms 73:27

For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.

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כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…הִנֵּ֣הhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.רְחֵקֶ֣יךָrecheqeykhathat are farרָחֵקadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “that are far”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7369remotethat are far.יֹאבֵ֑דוּyovedvdestroyאָבַדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “destroy”, an unfinished actionH6properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)break, destroy(-uction), [phrase] not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, [idiom] and surely, take, be undone, [idiom] utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.הִ֝צְמַ֗תָּהhitsmatahconsumeצָמַתverb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “consume”, a completed actionH6789to extirpate (literally or figuratively)consume, cut off, destroy, vanish.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).זוֹנֶ֥הzonehcommit fornicationזָנָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “commit fornication”, a verb used as a describing wordH2181to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah)(cause to) commit fornication, [idiom] continually, [idiom] great, (be an, play the) harlot, (cause to be, play the) whore, (commit, fall to) whoredom, (cause to) go a-whoring, whorish.מִמֶּֽךָּmimekafromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For, lo, they that go far from Thee shall perish; Thou dost destroy all them that go astray from Thee.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: Thou hast destroyed all them that play the harlot, departing from thee.

Young’s Literal Translation

For, lo, those far from Thee do perish, Thou hast cut off every one, Who is going a whoring from Thee.

World English Bible

For, behold, those who are far from you shall perish. You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to you.

Darby Translation

For behold, they that are far from thee shall perish; thou destroyest every one that goeth a whoring from thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For, lo, they that go far from Thee shall perish; Thou dost destroy all them that go astray from Thee.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For, behold, they that remove themselves far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed every one that goes a whoring from thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι ἰδοὺ οἱ μακρύνοντες ἑαυτοὺς ἀπὸ σοῦ, ἀπολοῦνται· ἐξωλόθρευσας πάντα τὸν πορνεύοντα ἀπὸ σοῦ.