King James Version

Psalms 78:46

He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.

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וַיִּתֵּ֣ןvayitenand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and give”, the next action in the storyH5414to 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…לֶחָסִ֣ילlechasilto caterpillarחָסִילpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to caterpillar”, the ordinary formH2625the ravager, i.e. a locustcaterpillar.יְבוּלָ֑םyevulamfruitיְבוּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “fruit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2981produce, i.e. a crop or (figuratively) wealthfruit, increase.וִֽ֝יגִיעָ֗םvigiamand workיְגִיעַconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and work”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3018toil; hence, a work, produce, property (as the result of labor)labour, work.לָאַרְבֶּֽהlaarbehto locustאַרְבֶּהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to locust”, the ordinary formH697a locust (from its rapid increase)grasshopper, locust.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He gave also their increase unto the caterpillar, and their labour unto the locust.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He gave also their increase unto the caterpillar, And their labor unto the locust.

Young’s Literal Translation

And giveth to the caterpillar their increase, And their labour to the locust.

World English Bible

He also gave their increase to the caterpillar, and their labor to the locust.

Darby Translation

And he gave their increase unto the caterpillar, and their labour unto the locust;

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He gave also their increase unto the caterpillar, and their labour unto the locust.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he gave their fruit to the canker worm, and their labours to the locust.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔδωκε τῇ ἐρυσίβῃ τὸν καρπὸν αὐτῶν, καὶ τοὺς πόνους αὐτῶν τῇ ἀκρίδι.