King James Version

Psalms 78:57

But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

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וַיִּסֹּ֣גוּvayisogvand go backסוּגconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and go back”, the next action in the storyH5472properly, to flinch, i.e. (by implication) to go back, literally (to retreat) or figuratively (to apostatize)backslider, drive, go back, turn (away, back).וַֽ֭יִּבְגְּדוּvayivgedvand deal deceitfullyבָּגַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and deal deceitfully”, the next action in the storyH898to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillagedeal deceitfully (treacherously, unfaithfully), offend, transgress(-or), (depart), treacherous (dealer, -ly, man), unfaithful(-ly, man), [idiom] very.כַּאֲבוֹתָ֑םkaavotamas fatherאָבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “as father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.נֶ֝הְפְּכ֗וּnehpekhvchangeהָפַךְverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “change”, a completed actionH2015to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert[idiom] become, change, come, be converted, give, make (a bed), overthrow (-turn), perverse, retire, tumble, turn (again, aside, back, to the contrary, every way).כְּקֶ֣שֶׁתkeqeshetas bowקֶשֶׁתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “as bow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7198a bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris[idiom] arch(-er), [phrase] arrow, bow(-man, -shot).רְמִיָּֽהremiyahdeceitרְמִיָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “deceit”, the ordinary formH7423remissness, treacherydeceit(-ful, -fully), false, guile, idle, slack, slothful.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers; they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers: They were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

Young’s Literal Translation

And they turn back, And deal treacherously like their fathers, They have been turned like a deceitful bow,

World English Bible

but turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers. They were twisted like a deceitful bow.

Darby Translation

And they drew back and dealt treacherously like their fathers: they turned like a deceitful bow.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers; they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they turned back, and broke covenant, even as also their fathers: they became like a crooked bow.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπέστρεψαν, καὶ ἠσυνθέτησαν καθὼς καὶ οἱ πατέρες αὐτῶν, μετεστράφησαν εἰς τόξον στρεβλόν.