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Psalms 91:12

They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

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עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…כַּפַּ֥יִםkapayimhand , -dle,כַּףnoun, common, feminine, dual, absolute — “hand , -dle,”, the ordinary formH3709the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, powerbranch, [phrase] foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.יִשָּׂא֑וּנְךָyisaunekhalift upנָשָׂאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “lift up”, an unfinished actionH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…פֶּןpenthat...notפֵּןconjunction — “that...not”H6435properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest(lest) (peradventure), that...not.תִּגֹּ֖ףtigofbeatנָגַףverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “beat”, an unfinished actionH5062to push, gore, defeat, stub (the toe), inflict (a disease)beat, dash, hurt, plague, slay, smite (down), strike, stumble, [idiom] surely, put to the worse.בָּאֶ֣בֶןbaevenin stoneאֶבֶןpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in stone”, the ordinary formH68a stone[phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).רַגְלֶֽךָraglekhafootרֶגֶלnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “foot”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda[idiom] be able to endure, [idiom] according as, [idiom] after, [idiom] coming, [idiom] follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), [idiom] great toe, [idiom] haunt, [idiom] journey, leg, [phrase] piss, [phrase] possession, time.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They shall bear thee upon their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They shall bear thee up in their hands, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Young’s Literal Translation

On the hands they bear thee up, Lest thou smite against a stone thy foot.

World English Bible

They will bear you up in their hands, so that you won’t dash your foot against a stone.

Darby Translation

They shall bear thee up in [their] hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Douay-Rheims

My eye also hath looked down upon my enemies: and my ear shall hear of the downfall of the malignant that rise up against me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They shall bear thee upon their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They shall bear thee up on their hands, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπὶ χειρῶν ἀροῦσί σε, μή ποτε προσκόψῃς πρὸς λίθον τὸν πόδα σου.

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Luke 4:10 Luke 4:10 · King James VersionFor it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:Luke 4:10 · King James VersionOpen the Source
For it is written
For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:
Luke 4:11 Luke 4:11 · King James VersionAnd in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.Luke 4:11 · King James VersionOpen the Source
For it is written
And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Matthew 4:6 Matthew 4:6 · King James VersionAnd saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.Matthew 4:6 · King James VersionOpen the Source
for it is written
And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

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