Psalms

Psalm 35:13

¹³Yet when they were ill,

I put on sackcloth;

I humbled myself with fasting,

but my prayers returned unanswered.^b

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Yet	וַאֲנִ֤י׀	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
when they were ill	בַּחֲלוֹתָ֡ם	ba·ḥă·lō·w·ṯām	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H2470 be weak, sick
I put on	לְב֬וּשִׁי	lə·ḇū·šî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3830 garment, clothing, raiment
sackcloth	שָׂ֗ק	śāq	Noun - masculine singular	H8242 sack, sackcloth
I humbled	עִנֵּ֣יתִי	‘in·nê·ṯî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H6031 be occupied, busied with
myself	נַפְשִׁ֑י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
with fasting	בַצּ֣וֹם	ḇaṣ·ṣō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6685 fasting, fast
but my prayers	וּ֝תְפִלָּתִ֗י	ū·ṯə·p̄il·lā·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H8605 prayer
returned	תָשֽׁוּב׃	ṯā·šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7725 turn back, return
unanswered	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.