King James Version

Psalms 91:3

Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

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כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…ה֣וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.יַ֭צִּֽילְךָyatsilekhadefendנָצַלverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “defend”, an unfinished actionH5337to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense[idiom] at all, defend, deliver (self), escape, [idiom] without fail, part, pluck, preserve, recover, rescue, rid, save, spoil, strip, [idiom] surely, take (out).מִפַּ֥חmipachfrom plateפַּחpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from plate”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6341a (metallic) sheet (as pounded thin); also a spring net (as spread out like a lamina)gin, (thin) plate, snare.יָק֗וּשׁyaqushsnareיָקוּשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “snare”, the ordinary formH3353properly, entangled, i.e. by implication (intransitively) a snare, or (transitive) a snarerfowler, snare.מִדֶּ֥בֶרmideverfrom pestilenceדֶּבֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from pestilence”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1698a pestilencemurrain, pestilence, plague.הַוּֽוֹתhauotcalamityהַוָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “calamity”, the ordinary formH1942by implication, of falling); desire; also ruincalamity, iniquity, mischief, mischievous (thing), naughtiness, naughty, noisome, perverse thing, substance, very wickedness.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

That He will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For he will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, And from the deadly pestilence.

Young’s Literal Translation

For He delivereth thee from the snare of a fowler, From a calamitous pestilence.

World English Bible

For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly pestilence.

Darby Translation

Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, [and] from the destructive pestilence.

Douay-Rheims

To shew forth thy mercy in the morning, and thy truth in the night:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

That He will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunters, from every troublesome matter.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι αὐτὸς ῥύσεταί σε ἐκ παγίδος θηρευτῶν, ἀπὸ λόγου ταραχώδους.