Psalm 140:3 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
American Standard Version (ASV)
They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; Adders' poison is under their lips. Selah
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Their tongues are sharp like the tongue of a snake; the poison of snakes is under their lips. (Selah.)
Darby English Bible (DBY)
They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
World English Bible (WEB)
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper's poison is under their lips. Selah.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
They sharpened their tongue as a serpent, Poison of an adder `is' under their lips. Selah.
| They have sharpened | שָֽׁנֲנ֣וּ | šānănû | sha-nuh-NOO |
| their tongues | לְשׁוֹנָם֮ | lĕšônām | leh-shoh-NAHM |
| like | כְּֽמוֹ | kĕmô | KEH-moh |
| serpent; a | נָ֫חָ֥שׁ | nāḥāš | NA-HAHSH |
| adders' | חֲמַ֥ת | ḥămat | huh-MAHT |
| poison | עַכְשׁ֑וּב | ʿakšûb | ak-SHOOV |
| is under | תַּ֖חַת | taḥat | TA-haht |
| their lips. | שְׂפָתֵ֣ימוֹ | śĕpātêmô | seh-fa-TAY-moh |
| Selah. | סֶֽלָה׃ | selâ | SEH-la |