Psalms 35:14
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother. | I paced about as for my friend or brother; I was bowed down with grief, like one mourning for his mother. | I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother: I bowed down mourning, as one that bewaileth his mother. |
In context
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| like a friend | כְּרֵֽעַ־ | ke-re-a'- | H7453 | neighborרֵעַ (re.a) 1) friend, companion, fellow, another person 1a) friend, intimate 1b) fellow, fellow-citizen, another person (weaker sense) 1c) other, another (reciprocal phrase) |
| like a brother | כְּאָ֣ח | ke-'ACH | H0251G | brother: male-siblingאָח (ach) : male-sibling 1) brother 1a) brother of same parents 1b) half-brother (same father) 1c) relative, kinship, same tribe 1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship) 1e) (fig.) of resemblance |
| I went about | הִתְהַלָּ֑כְתִּי | hit-ha-LA-khe-ti | H1980I | to goהוּךְ (hukh) (P'al) to go, come, walk, be brought Aramaic of ha.lakh (הָלַךְ ": walk" H1980) |
| like a mourner of | כַּאֲבֶל־ | ka-'a-vel- | H0057 | mourningאָבֵל (a.vel) 1) mourning 1a) for the dead 1b) because of calamity 1c) of rites of mourning 2) mourner (subst.) 2a) for the dead 2b) for calamity |
| a mother | אֵ֝֗ם | 'Em | H0517 | motherאֵם (em) 1) mother 1a) of humans 1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.) 1c) of animals 2) point of departure or division |
| mourning | קֹדֵ֥ר | ko-DER | H6937 | be darkקָדַר (qa.dar) 1) to mourn, be dark 1a) (Qal) to be dark 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to darken 1b2) to cause to mourn 1c) (Hithpael) to grow dark |
| I bowed | שַׁחֽוֹתִי׃ | sha-CHO-ti | H7817 | to bowשָׁחַח (sha.chach) 1) to bow, crouch, bow down, be bowed down 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be bowed down, be prostrated, be humbled 1a2) to bow (in homage) 1a3) to bow (of mourner) 1a4) to crouch (of wild beast in lair) 1b) (Niphal) to be prostrated, be humbled, be reduced, be weakened, proceed humbly, be bowed down 1c) (Hiphil) to prostrate, lay low, bow down 1d) (Hithpolel) to be cast down, be despairing |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.