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Psalms 97:3

A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.

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אֵ֭שׁeshfireאֵשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “fire”, the ordinary formH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.לְפָנָ֣יוlefanayvto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…תֵּלֵ֑ךְtelekhecarryיָלַךְverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “carry”, an unfinished actionH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…וּתְלַהֵ֖טutelahetand burnלָהַטconjunction, verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and burn”, an unfinished actionH3857properly, to lick, i.e. (by implication) to blazeburn (up), set on fire, flaming, kindle.סָבִ֣יבsavivaboutסָבִיבnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “about”, the ordinary formH5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around(place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.צָרָֽיוtsarayvnarrowצַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “narrow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6862narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

A fire goeth before Him, and burneth up His adversaries round about.

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American Standard Version (1901)

A fire goeth before him, And burneth up his adversaries round about.

Young’s Literal Translation

Fire before Him goeth, And burneth round about His adversaries.

World English Bible

A fire goes before him, and burns up his adversaries on every side.

Darby Translation

A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his adversaries round about.

Douay-Rheims

He hath remembered his mercy his truth toward the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

A fire goeth before Him, and burneth up His adversaries round about.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Fire shall go before him, and burn up his enemies round about.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πῦρ ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ προπορεύσεται, καὶ φλογιεῖ κύκλῳ τοὺς ἐχθροὺς αὐτοῦ.