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Psalms 74:14

Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.

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אַתָּ֣הatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.רִ֭צַּצְתָּritsatstabreakרָצַץverb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “break”, a completed actionH7533to crack in pieces, literally or figurativelybreak, bruise, crush, discourage, oppress, struggle together.רָאשֵׁ֣יrasheheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.לִוְיָתָ֑ןlivyatanleviathanלִוְיָתָןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “leviathan”, the ordinary formH3882a wreathed animal, i.e. a serpent (especially the crocodile or some other large sea-monster); figuratively, the constellation of the dragon; also as a symbol of Babylonleviathan, mourning.תִּתְּנֶ֥נּוּtitnenvgiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, an unfinished actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…מַ֝אֲכָ֗לmaakhalfruitמַאֲכָלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “fruit”, the ordinary formH3978an eatable (includ. provender, flesh and fruit)food, fruit, (bake-)meat(-s), victual.לְעָ֣םleamto peopleעַםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.לְצִיִּֽיםletsiyimto wild beast of the desertצִיִּיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to wild beast of the desert”, the ordinary formH6728a desert-dweller, i.e. nomad or wild beastwild beast of the desert, that dwell in (inhabiting) the wilderness.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou didst crush the heads of leviathan, Thou gavest him to be food to the folk inhabiting the wilderness.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces; Thou gavest him to be food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou hast broken the heads of leviathan, Thou makest him food, For the people of the dry places.

World English Bible

You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces. You gave him as food to people and desert creatures.

Darby Translation

Thou didst break in pieces the heads of leviathan, thou gavest him to be meat to those that people the desert.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou didst crush the heads of leviathan, Thou gavest him to be food to the folk inhabiting the wilderness.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou didst break to pieces the heads of the dragon; thou didst give him for meat to the Ethiopian nations.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἔδωκας αὐτὸν βρῶμα λαοῖς τοῖς Αἰθίοψι.