Psalms 58:5New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— So that it does not hear the voice of charmers, [Or] a skillful caster of spells.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers, Charming never so wisely.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Which doth not hearken to the voice of enchanters, of one charming ever so wisely.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— That will not hearken to the voice of whisperers, Though the wise one try to bind him with spells.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Which hearkeneth not to the voice of whisperers, A charmer of charms most skilful.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Which will not hear the voice of the charmers; nor of the wizard that charmeth wisely.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Which heareth not the voyce of the inchanter, though he be most expert in charming.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Which will not hearken to the voyce of charmers, charming neuer so wisely.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And will not listen to the voice of the whisperer, neither to the charmer nor to the wise.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— which will not hear the voice of charmers, nor [heed] the charm prepared skillfully by the wise.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely. |
Which
x834 (0834) Complementאֲשֶׁר'asher{ash-er'}
A primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as adverb and conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
will not
x3808 (3808) Complementלֹאlo'{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
hearken
8085 {8085} Primeשָׁמַעshama`{shaw-mah'}
A primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively to tell, etc.).
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
to the voice
6963 {6963} Primeקוֹלqowl{kole}
From an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.
of charmers,
3907 {3907} Primeלָחַשׁlachash{law-khash'}
A primitive root; to whisper; by implication to mumble a spell (as a magician).
z8764 <8764> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840) Mood - Participle (See H8813) Count - 685
charming
2266 {2266} Primeחָבַרchabar{khaw-bar'}
A primitive root; to join (literally or figuratively); specifically (by means of spells) to fascinate.
2267 {2267} Primeחֶבֶרcheber{kheh'-ber}
From H2266; a society; also a spell.
z8802 <8802> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Participle Active (See H8814) Count - 5386
never so wisely.
2449 {2449} Primeחָכַםchakam{khaw-kam'}
A primitive root, to be wise (in mind, word or act).
z8794 <8794> Grammar
Stem - Pual (See H8849) Mood - Participle (See H8813) Count - 194 |
Psalms 58:5
Not hearken — As they commonly say of the adders, such really are these men: deaf to all my counsels, to their own consciences, and to God's law. Of the charming or enchanting of serpents, mention is made both in other places of scripture, and in all sorts of authors, ancient and modern, Hebrew and Arabick, and Greek and Latin. And particularly the Arabick writers (to whom these creatures were best known) name some sorts of serpents, among which the adder is one, which they call deaf, not because they are dull of hearing, but, as one of them expressly faith, because they will not be charmed. |
- Which:
- That serpents might be charmed or rendered harmless was well known to the ancients. Virgil, and many others state the fact - Frigidus in pratis cantando, rumpitur anguis. "In the meadows the cold snake is burst by incantation."
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- charming never so wisely:
- or, be the charmer never so cunning,
Deuteronomy 18:11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
Isaiah 19:3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
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