Psalms

Psalm 22:16–18

¹⁶For dogs surround me;

a band of evil men encircles me;

they have pierced my hands and feet.^d

¹⁷I can count all my bones;

they stare and gloat over me.

¹⁸They divide my garments among them

and cast lots for my clothing.^e

Footnotes

d 22:16 DSS, LXX, Vulgate, and Syriac; most MT like a lion at my hands and feet
e 22:18 Cited in John 19:24|JHN 19:24; see also Matthew 27:35, Mark 15:24, and Luke 23:34

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
dogs	כְּלָ֫בִ֥ים	kə·lā·ḇîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3611 dog
surround me	סְבָב֗וּנִי	sə·ḇā·ḇū·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
a band	עֲדַ֣ת	‘ă·ḏaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5712 congregation
of evil men	מְ֭רֵעִים	mə·rê·‘îm	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H7489 be evil, bad
encircles me	הִקִּיפ֑וּנִי	hiq·qî·p̄ū·nî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H5362 strike off
they have pierced	כָּ֝אֲרִ֗י	kā·’ă·rî	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H738 lion
my hands	יָדַ֥י	yā·ḏay	Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular	H3027 hand
and feet	וְרַגְלָֽי׃	wə·raḡ·lāy	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular	H7272 foot

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I can count	אֲסַפֵּ֥ר	’ă·sap·pêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5608 count
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
my bones	עַצְמוֹתָ֑י	‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯāy	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H6106 bone, substance, self
they	הֵ֥מָּה	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
stare	יַ֝בִּ֗יטוּ	yab·bî·ṭū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5027 look
and gloat	יִרְאוּ־	yir·’ū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7200 see
over me	בִֽי׃	ḇî	Preposition; first person common singular

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They divide	יְחַלְּק֣וּ	yə·ḥal·lə·qū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2505 divide, share
my garments	בְגָדַ֣י	ḇə·ḡā·ḏay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H899 treachery
among them	לָהֶ֑ם	lā·hem	Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
and cast	יַפִּ֥ילוּ	yap·pî·lū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5307 fall, lie
lots	גוֹרָֽל׃	ḡō·w·rāl	Noun - masculine singular	H1486 lot
for	וְעַל־	wə·‘al-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
my clothing	לְ֝בוּשִׁ֗י	lə·ḇū·šî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3830 garment, clothing, raiment

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 22:16 John 19:37 · Zechariah 12:10 · Matthew 27:35 · John 20:25 · John 19:23 · John 19:34 · Mark 15:24 · John 20:27 · Luke 23:33 · Mark 15:16–20 · Isaiah 53:5 · Psalm 22:20

Psalm 22:17 Luke 23:35 · Job 33:21 · Matthew 27:39–41 · Isaiah 52:14 · Luke 23:27 · Mark 15:29–32

Psalm 22:18 Matthew 27:35 · Luke 23:34 · John 19:23–24 · Mark 15:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.