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Psalms 78:61

And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy’s hand.

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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…לַשְּׁבִ֣יlashvito captiveשְׁבִיpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “to captive”, the ordinary formH7628exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, bootycaptive(-ity), prisoners, [idiom] take away, that was taken.עֻזּ֑וֹuzvostrengthעֹזnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “strength”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5797strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.וְֽתִפְאַרְתּ֥וֹvetifartvoand beautyתִּפְאָרָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and beauty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8597ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively)beauty(-iful), bravery, comely, fair, glory(-ious), honour, majesty.בְיַדveyadin handיָדpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “in 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, […צָֽרtsarnarrowצַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “narrow”, the ordinary formH6862narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And delivered His strength into captivity, and His glory into the adversary's hand.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And delivered his strength into captivity, And his glory into the adversary’s hand.

Young’s Literal Translation

And He giveth His strength to captivity, And His beauty into the hand of an adversary,

World English Bible

and delivered his strength into captivity, his glory into the adversary’s hand.

Darby Translation

And gave his strength into captivity, and his glory into the hand of the oppressor;

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And delivered His strength into captivity, and His glory into the adversary's hand.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he gave their strength into captivity, and their beauty into the enemy's hand.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

οὗ κατεσκήνωσεν ἐν ἀνθρώποις. Καὶ παρέδωκεν εἰς αἰχμαλωσίαν τὴν ἰσχὺν αὐτῶν, καὶ τὴν καλλονὴν αὐτῶν εἰς χεῖρα