Psalm 79:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
And returnוְהָ֘שֵׁ֤ב
(ve·ha·shev)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
to our neighborsלִשְׁכֵנֵ֣ינוּ
(lish·che·nei·nu)
7934: inhabitant, neighborfrom shakan
sevenfoldבְעָתַיִם
(ve·'a·ta·yim)
7659: sevenfold, seven timesfrom sheba
into their bosomחֵיקָ֑ם
(chei·kam;)
2436: bosomfrom an unused word
The reproachחֶרְפָּ֘תָ֤ם
(cher·pa·tam)
2781: a reproachfrom charaph
with whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
they have reproachedחֵרְפ֣וּךָ
(che·re·fu·cha)
2778a: to reproacha prim. root
You, O Lord.אֲדֹנָֽי׃
(a·do·nai.)
136: Lordan emphatic form of adon


















KJV Lexicon
And render
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
unto our neighbours
shaken  (shaw-kane')
a resident; by extension, a fellow-citizen -- inhabitant, neighbour, nigh.
sevenfold
shib`athayim  (shib-aw-thah'-yim)
seven-times -- seven(-fold, times).
into their bosom
cheyq  (khake)
the bosom -- bosom, bottom, lap, midst, within.
their reproach
cherpah  (kher-paw')
contumely, disgrace, the pudenda -- rebuke, reproach(-fully), shame.
wherewith they have reproached
charaph.  (khaw-raf')
to pull off, i.e. (by implication) to expose (as by stripping); specifically, to betroth (as if a surrender); figuratively, to carp at, i.e. defame
thee O Lord
'Adonay  (ad-o-noy')
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) -- (my) Lord.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And return to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom The reproach with which they have reproached You, O Lord.

King James Bible
And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Pay back sevenfold to our neighbors the reproach they have hurled at You, Lord.

International Standard Version
Pay back our neighbors seven times the reproach with which they reproached you, LORD.

NET Bible
Pay back our neighbors in full! May they be insulted the same way they insulted you, O Lord!

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And pay our neighbors each by sevens into their bosom, the reproach of those reproaching you, Lord Jehovah!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Pay each one of our neighbors back with seven times the number of insults they used to insult you, O Lord.

King James 2000 Bible
And render unto our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, with which they have reproached you, O Lord.
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