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Psalms 94:20

Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?

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הַֽ֭יְחָבְרְךָhaychaverekhathe joinחָבַרparticle, interrogative, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “the join”, an unfinished actionH2266to join (literally or figuratively); specifically (by means of spells) to fascinatecharm(-er), be compact, couple (together), have fellowship with, heap up, join (self, together), league.כִּסֵּ֣אkisethroneכִּסֵּאnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “throne”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3678properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)seat, stool, throne.הַוּ֑וֹתhauotcalamityהַוָּהnoun, 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.יֹצֵ֖רyotserformיָצַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “form”, a verb used as a describing wordH3335to mould into a form; especially as apotter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)[idiom] earthen, fashion, form, frame, make(-r), potter, purpose.עָמָ֣לamaltoilעָמָלnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “toil”, the ordinary formH5999toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mindgrievance(-vousness), iniquity, labour, mischief, miserable(-sery), pain(-ful), perverseness, sorrow, toil, travail, trouble, wearisome, wickedness.עֲלֵיaleaboveעַלpreposition — “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,…חֹֽקchoqappointedחֹקnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “appointed”, the ordinary formH2706an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)appointed, bound, commandment, convenient, custom, decree(-d), due, law, measure, [idiom] necessary, ordinance(-nary), portion, set time, statute, task.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Shall the seat of wickedness have fellowship with Thee, which frameth mischief by statute?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee, Which frameth mischief by statute?

Young’s Literal Translation

Is a throne of mischief joined [with] Thee? A framer of perverseness by statute?

World English Bible

Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you, which brings about mischief by statute?

Darby Translation

Shall the throne of wickedness be united to thee, which frameth mischief into a law?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Shall the seat of wickedness have fellowship with Thee, which frameth mischief by statute?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frames mischief by an ordinance?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ συμπροσέσται σοι θρόνος ἀνομίας, ὁ πλάσσων κόπον ἐπὶ προστάγματι.