Psalms

Psalm 35:11–12

¹¹Hostile witnesses come forward;

they make charges I know nothing about.

¹²They repay me evil for good,

to the bereavement of my soul.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Hostile	חָמָ֑ס	ḥā·mās	Noun - masculine singular	H2555 violence, wrong
witnesses	עֵדֵ֣י	‘ê·ḏê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5707 witness
come forward	יְ֭קוּמוּן	yə·qū·mūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
they make charges	יִשְׁאָלֽוּנִי׃	yiš·’ā·lū·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common singular	H7592 ask, inquire
I know	יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי	yā·ḏa‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
nothing	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They repay me	יְשַׁלְּמ֣וּנִי	yə·šal·lə·mū·nî	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common singular	H7999 be complete, sound
evil	רָ֭עָה	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
for	תַּ֥חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
good	טוֹבָ֗ה	ṭō·w·ḇāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
the bereavement	שְׁכ֣וֹל	šə·ḵō·wl	Noun - masculine singular	H7908 bereavement, loss of children
of my soul	לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃	lə·nap̄·šî	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

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

Psalm 35:11 Psalm 27:12 · Matthew 26:59–60 · 1 Samuel 24:9 · Acts 6:13

Psalm 35:12 John 10:32 · Jeremiah 18:20 · Psalm 38:20 · Luke 23:21–23 · Proverbs 17:13 · Psalm 109:3–5 · 1 Samuel 20:31–33 · 1 Samuel 19:4–5 · 1 Samuel 19:15 · 1 Samuel 22:13–14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.