King James Version

Psalms 79:12

And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.

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וְהָ֘שֵׁ֤בvehashevand againשׁוּבconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and again”, a commandH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…לִשְׁכֵנֵ֣ינוּlishkheneynvto inhabitantשָׁכֵןpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “to inhabitant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7934a resident; by extension, a fellow-citizeninhabitant, neighbour, nigh.שִׁ֭בְעָתַיִםshivatayimsevenשִׁבְעָתַיִםnoun, common, feminine, dual, absolute — “seven”, the ordinary formH7659seven-timesseven(-fold, times).אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).חֵיקָ֑םcheyqambosomחֵיקnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “bosom”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2436the bosom (literally or figuratively)bosom, bottom, lap, midst, within.חֶרְפָּ֘תָ֤םcherpatamrebukeחֶרְפָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “rebuke”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2781contumely, disgrace, the pudendarebuke, reproach(-fully), shame.אֲשֶׁ֖רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…חֵרְפ֣וּךָcherefukhabetrothחָרַףverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “betroth”, a completed actionH2778to pull off, i.e. (by implication) to expose (as by stripping); specifically, to betroth (as if a surrender); figuratively, to carp at, i.e. defame; to spend the winterbetroth, blaspheme, defy, jeopard, rail, reproach, upbraid.אֲדֹנָֽיadonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “Lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)(my) Lord.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached Thee, O Lord.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And render unto our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom Their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.

Young’s Literal Translation

And turn Thou back to our neighbours, Sevenfold unto their bosom, their reproach, Wherewith they reproached Thee, O Lord.

World English Bible

Pay back to our neighbors seven times into their bosom their reproach with which they have reproached you, Lord.

Darby Translation

And render unto our neighbours, sevenfold into their bosom, their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.

Douay-Rheims

It stretched forth its branches unto the sea, and its boughs unto the river.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached Thee, O Lord.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Repay to our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, with which they have reproached thee, O Lord.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀπόδος τοῖς γείτοσιν ἡμῶν ἑπταπλάσια εἰς τὸν κόλπον αὐτῶν τὸν ὀνειδισμὸν αὐτῶν, ὃν ὠνείδισάν σε Κύριε.