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Psalms 83:11

Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 83:12.

שִׁיתֵ֣מוֹshitemvoapplyשִׁיתverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “apply”, a commandH7896to place (in a very wide application)apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, [idiom] look, make, mark, put (on), [phrase] regard, set, shew, be stayed, [idiom] take.נְ֭דִיבֵמוֹnedivemvofreeנָדִיבadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “free”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5081properly, voluntary, i.e. generous; hence, magnanimous; as noun, a grandee (sometimes a tyrant)free, liberal (things), noble, prince, willing (hearted).כְּעֹרֵ֣בkeorevas Orebעֹרֵבpreposition, noun, proper name — “as Oreb”H6159Oreb, the name of a Midianite and of the cliff near the JordanOreb.וְכִזְאֵ֑בvekhizevand as Zeebזְאֵבconjunction, preposition, noun, proper name — “and as Zeeb”H2062Zeeb, a Midianitish princeZeeb.וּֽכְזֶ֥בַחukhezevachand as Zebahזֶבַחconjunction, preposition, noun, proper name — “and as Zebah”H2078Zebach, a Midianitish princeZebah.וּ֝כְצַלְמֻנָּ֗עukhetsalmunaand as Zalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּעconjunction, preposition, noun, proper name — “and as Zalmunna”H6759Tsalmunna, a MidianiteZalmunna.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).נְסִיכֵֽמוֹnesikhemvoprinceנְסִיךְnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “prince”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5257properly, something poured out, i.e. a libation; also a molten image; by implication, a prince (as anointed)drink offering, duke, prince(-ipal).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(83-12) Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and like Zebah and Zalmunna all their princes;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb; Yea, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna;

Young’s Literal Translation

Make their nobles as Oreb and as Zeeb, And as Zebah and Zalmunna all their princes,

World English Bible

Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, yes, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,

Darby Translation

Make their nobles as Oreb and as Zeeb; and all their chiefs as Zebah and as Zalmunna.

Douay-Rheims

For better is one day in thy courts above thousands. I have chosen to be an abject in the house of my God, rather than to dwell in the tabernacles of sinners.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(83-12) Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and like Zebah and Zalmunna all their princes;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Make their princes as Oreb and Zeb, and Zebee and Salmana; even all their princes:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Θοῦ τοὺς ἄρχοντας αὐτῶν ὡς τὸν Ὠρὴβ καὶ Ζὴβ καὶ Ζεβεὲ καὶ Σαλμανὰ, πάντας τοὺς ἄρχοντας αὐτῶν·