King James Version

Psalms 91:13

Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

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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,…שַׁ֣חַלshachallionשַׁחַלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “lion”, the ordinary formH7826a lion (from his characteristic roar)(fierce) lion.וָפֶ֣תֶןvafetenand adderפֶּתֶןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and adder”, the ordinary formH6620an asp (from its contortions)adder.תִּדְרֹ֑ךְtidrokhetreadדָּרַךְverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “tread”, an unfinished actionH1869to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string abow (by treading on it in bending)archer, bend, come, draw, go (over), guide, lead (forth), thresh, tread (down), walk.תִּרְמֹ֖סtirmostreadרָמַסverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “tread”, an unfinished actionH7429to tread upon (as a potter, in walking or abusively)oppressor, stamp upon, trample (under feet), tread (down, upon).כְּפִ֣ירkefirlionכְּפִירnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “lion”, the ordinary formH3715a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)(young) lion, village. Compare H3723 (כָּפָר).וְתַנִּֽיןvetaninand serpentתַּנִּיןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and serpent”, the ordinary formH8577a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackaldragon, sea-monster, serpent, whale.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou shalt tread upon the lion and asp; the young lion and the serpent shalt thou trample under feet.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: The young lion and the serpent shalt thou trample under foot.

Young’s Literal Translation

On lion and asp thou treadest, Thou trampest young lion and dragon.

World English Bible

You will tread on the lion and cobra. You will trample the young lion and the serpent underfoot.

Darby Translation

Thou shalt tread upon the lion and the adder; the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under foot.

Douay-Rheims

The just shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow up like the cedar of Libanus.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou shalt tread upon the lion and asp; the young lion and the serpent shalt thou trample under feet.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou shalt tread on the asp and basilisk: and thou shalt trample on the lion and dragon.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπʼ ἀσπίδα καὶ βασιλίσκον ἐπιβήσῃ, καὶ καταπατήσεις λέοντα καὶ δράκοντα.