King James Version

Psalms 94:8

Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?

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בִּ֭ינוּbinvunderstandבִּיןverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “understand”, a commandH995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understandattend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) und…בֹּעֲרִ֣יםboarimbe brutishבָּעַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “be brutish”, a verb used as a describing wordH1197to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be(-come) brutishbe brutish, bring (put, take) away, burn, (cause to) eat (up), feed, heat, kindle, set (on fire), waste.בָּעָ֑םbaamin peopleעַםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.וּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםukhesilimand foolכְּסִילconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “and fool”, the ordinary formH3684properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or sillyfool(-ish).מָתַ֥יmataywhenמָתַיparticle, interrogative — “when”H4970properly, extent (of time); but used only adverbially (especially with other particle prefixes), when (either relative or interrogative)long, when.תַּשְׂכִּֽילוּtaskilvconsiderשָׂכַלverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “consider”, an unfinished actionH7919to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligentconsider, expert, instruct, prosper, (deal) prudent(-ly), (give) skill(-ful), have good success, teach, (have, make to) understand(-ing), wisdom, (be, behave self, consider, make) wise(-ly), guide wittingly.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Consider, ye brutish among the people; and ye fools, when will ye understand?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Consider, ye brutish among the people; And ye fools, when will ye be wise?

Young’s Literal Translation

Consider, ye brutish among the people, And ye foolish, when do ye act wisely?

World English Bible

Consider, you senseless among the people; you fools, when will you be wise?

Darby Translation

Understand, ye brutish among the people; and ye fools, when will ye be wise?

Douay-Rheims

Today if you shall hear his voice, harden not your hearts:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Consider, ye brutish among the people; and ye fools, when will ye understand?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Understand now, ye simple among the people; and ye fools, at length be wise.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Σύνετε δὴ ἄφρονες ἐν τῷ λαῷ, καὶ μωροὶ, ποτὲ φρονήσατε.