King James Version

Psalms 78:62

He gave his people over also unto the sword; and was wroth with his inheritance.

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וַיַּסְגֵּ֣רvayasgerand shutסָגַרconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and shut”, the next action in the storyH5462to shut up; figuratively, to surrenderclose up, deliver (up), give over (up), inclose, [idiom] pure, repair, shut (in, self, out, up, up together), stop, [idiom] straitly.לַחֶ֣רֶבlacherevto knifeחֶרֶבpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to knife”, the ordinary formH2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementaxe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.עַמּ֑וֹamvopeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.וּ֝בְנַחֲלָת֗וֹuvenachalatvoand in heritageנַחֲלָהconjunction, preposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and in heritage”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5159properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portionheritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession. Compare H5158 (נַחַל).הִתְעַבָּֽרhitabaralienateעָבַרverb, hithpael, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “alienate”, a completed actionH5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)alienate, alter, [idiom] at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He gave His people over also unto the sword; and was wroth with His inheritance.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He gave his people over also unto the sword, And was wroth with his inheritance.

Young’s Literal Translation

And delivereth up to the sword His people, And with His inheritance shewed Himself angry.

World English Bible

He also gave his people over to the sword, and was angry with his inheritance.

Darby Translation

And delivered up his people unto the sword, and was very wroth with his inheritance:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He gave His people over also unto the sword; and was wroth with His inheritance.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he gave his people to the sword; and disdained his inheritance.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἐχθρου. Καὶ συνέκλεισεν εἰς ῥομφαίαν τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὴν κληρονομίαν αὐτοῦ ὑπερεῖδε·