King James Version

Psalms 76:5

The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 76:6.

אֶשְׁתּוֹלְל֨וּeshtolelvmake self a preyשָׁלַלverb, hithpolel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “make self a prey”, a completed actionH7997to drop or strip; by implication, to plunderlet fall, make self a prey, [idiom] of purpose, (make a, (take)) spoil.אַבִּ֣ירֵיabiremightyאַבִּירadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct — “mighty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH47{mighty (spoken of God)}angel, bull, chiefest, mighty (one), stout(-hearted), strong (one), valiant.לֵ֭בlevcomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “comfortably”, the ordinary formH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…נָמ֣וּnamvslumberנוּםverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “slumber”, a completed actionH5123to slumber (from drowsiness)sleep, slumber.שְׁנָתָ֑םshenatamsleepשֵׁנָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “sleep”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8142sleepsleep.וְלֹאveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…מָצְא֖וּmatsevcomeמָצָאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “come”, a completed actionH4672properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present[phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with)…כָלkhalallכֹּלnoun, 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).אַנְשֵׁיanshea certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “a certain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…חַ֣יִלchayilarmyחַיִלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “army”, the ordinary formH2428probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strengthable, activity, ([phrase]) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, ([phrase]) valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).יְדֵיהֶֽםyedeyhemhandיָדnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(76-6) The stout-hearted are bereft of sense, they sleep their sleep; and none of the men of might have found their hands.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The stouthearted are made a spoil, They have slept their sleep; And none of the men of might have found their hands.

Young’s Literal Translation

Spoiled themselves have the mighty of heart, They have slept their sleep, And none of the men of might found their hands.

World English Bible

Valiant men lie plundered, they have slept their last sleep. None of the men of war can lift their hands.

Darby Translation

The stout-hearted are made a spoil, they have slept their sleep; and none of the men of might have found their hands.

Douay-Rheims

My eyes prevented the watches: I was troubled, and I spoke not.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(76-6) The stout-hearted are bereft of sense, they sleep their sleep; and none of the men of might have found their hands.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

All the simple ones in heart were troubled; all the men of wealth have slept their sleep, and have found nothing in their hands.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἐταράχθησαν πάντες οἱ ἀσύνετοι τῇ καρδίᾳ· ὕπνωσαν ὕπνον αὐτῶν, καὶ οὐχ εὗρον οὐδὲν πάντες οἱ ἄνδρες τοῦ πλούτου ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτῶν.