9Let his childrenבָנָ֥יוva.NavH1121be fatherlessיְתוֹמִ֑יםye.to.MimH3490,and his wifeוְ֝אִשְׁתּוֹve.'ish.toH802a widowאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490.
10Let his childrenבָנָ֣יוva.NavH1121be continuallyוְנ֤וֹעַve.No.a'H5128vagabondsיָנ֣וּעוּya.Nu.'uH5128,and begוְשִׁאֵ֑לוּve.shi.'E.luH7592:let them seekוְ֝דָרְשׁ֗וּve.da.re.ShuH1875their breadalso out of their desolate placesמֵחָרְבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃me.cha.re.vo.tei.HemH2723.
11Let the extortionerנ֭וֹשֶׁהNo.o.shehH5383catchיְנַקֵּ֣שׁye.na.KeshH5367all that he hath; and let the strangersזָרִ֣יםza.RimH2114spoilוְיָבֹ֖זּוּve.ya.Vo.zuH962his labourיְגִיעֽוֹ׃ye.gi.'OH3018.
12Let there be none to extendמֹשֵׁ֣ךְmo.ShekhH4900mercyחָ֑סֶדCha.sedH2617unto him: neither let there be any to favourח֝וֹנֵ֗ןcho.NenH2603his fatherless childrenלִיתוֹמָֽיו׃li.to.MavH3490.
13Let his posterityאַחֲרִית֥וֹ'a.cha.ri.ToH319be cut offלְהַכְרִ֑יתle.hakh.RitH3772; andin the generationבְּד֥וֹרbe.DorH1755followingאַ֝חֵ֗ר'a.CherH312let their nameשְׁמָֽם׃she.MamH8034be blotted outיִמַּ֥חyi.MachH4229.
14Let the iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of his fathersאֲ֭בֹתָיו'A.vo.tavH1be rememberedיִזָּכֵ֤ר׀yi.za.KherH2142with Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;and let not the sinוְחַטַּ֥אתve.cha.TatH2403of his motherאִ֝מּ֗וֹ'i.MoH517be blotted outתִּמָּֽח׃ti.MachH4229.
15Let them be before Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068continuallyתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548,that he may cut offוְיַכְרֵ֖תve.yakh.RetH3772the memoryזִכְרָֽם׃zikh.RamH2143of them from the earthמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776.
16Because that he rememberedזָכַר֮za.KharH2142not to shewעֲשׂ֪וֹתa.SotH6213mercyחָ֥סֶדCha.sedH2617,but persecutedוַיִּרְדֹּ֡ףvai.yir.DofH7291the poorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041and needyוְ֭אֶבְיוֹןVe.'ev.yonH34manאִישׁ־'ish-H376,that he might even slayלְמוֹתֵֽת׃le.mo.TetH4191the brokenוְנִכְאֵ֨הve.nikh.'EhH3512in heartלֵבָ֬בle.VavH3824.
17As he lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֣בvai.ye.'e.HavH157cursingקְ֭לָלָהKe.la.lahH7045,so let it comeוַתְּבוֹאֵ֑הוּva.te.vo.'E.huH935unto him: as he delightedחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654not in blessingבִּ֝בְרָכָ֗הbiv.ra.KhahH1293,so let it be farוַתִּרְחַ֥קva.tir.ChakH7368from him.
18As he clothedוַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁvai.yil.BashH3847himself with cursingקְלָלָ֗הke.la.LahH7045like as with his garmentכְּמַ֫דּ֥וֹke.Ma.DoH4055,so let it comeוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935into his bowelsבְּקִרְבּ֑וֹbe.kir.BoH7130like waterכַמַּ֣יִםkha.Ma.yimH4325,and like oilוְ֝כַשֶּׁ֗מֶןve.kha.She.menH8081into his bonesבְּעַצְמוֹתָֽיו׃be.'atz.mo.TavH6106.
19Let it be unto him as the garmentכְּבֶ֣גֶדke.Ve.gedH899whichcoverethיַעְטֶ֑הya'.TehH5844him, and for a girdleוּ֝לְמֵ֗זַחu.le.Me.zachH4206wherewith he is girdedיַחְגְּרֶֽהָ׃yach.ge.Re.haH2296continuallyתָּמִ֥ידta.MidH8548.
20Let this bethe rewardפְּעֻלַּ֣תpe.'u.LatH6468of mine adversariesשֹׂ֭טְנַיSo.te.naiH7853from Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and of them that speakוְהַדֹּבְרִ֥יםve.ha.doe.RimH1696evilרָ֝֗עRa'H7451against my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.
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