King James Version

Psalms 74:6

But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.

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ועתvtand this timeעַתָּהconjunction, adverb — “and this time”H6258at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletivehenceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.וְ֭עַתָּהveatahand this timeעַתָּהconjunction, adverb — “and this time”H6258at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletivehenceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.פִּתּוּחֶ֣יהָpitucheyhacarved graveפִּתּוּחַnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “carved grave”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6603sculpture (in low or high relief or even intaglio)carved (work) (are, en-) grave(-ing, -n).יָּ֑חַדyachadalikeיַחַדadverb — “alike”H3162properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedlyalike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-) together, withal.בְּכַשִּׁ֥ילbekhashilin axכַּשִּׁילpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in ax”, the ordinary formH3781properly, a feller, i.e. an axeax.וְ֝כֵֽילַפֹּ֗תvekheylapotand hammerכֵּילַףconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “and hammer”, the ordinary formH3597a club or sledge-hammerhammer.יַהֲלֹמֽוּןyahalomunbeatהָלַםverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “beat”, an unfinished actionH1986to strike down; by implication, to hammer, stamp, conquer, disbandbeat (down), break (down), overcome, smite (with the hammer).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And now all the carved work thereof together they strike down with hatchet and hammers.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And now all the carved work thereof They break down with hatchet and hammers.

Young’s Literal Translation

And now, its carvings together With axe and hatchet they break down,

World English Bible

Now they break all its carved work down with hatchet and hammers.

Darby Translation

And now they break down its carved work altogether, with hatchets and hammers.

Douay-Rheims

Lift not up your horn on high: speak not iniquity against God.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And now all the carved work thereof together they strike down with hatchet and hammers.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

they cut down its doors at once with axes as in a wood of trees; they have broken it down with hatchet and stone cutter.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

τὰς θύρας αὐτῆς ἐπιτοαυτὸ, ἐν πελέκει καὶ λαξευτηρίῳ κατέῤῥαξαν αὐτήν.