Psalms

Psalm 41:6–7

⁶My visitor speaks falsehood;

he gathers slander in his heart;

he goes out and spreads it abroad.

⁷All who hate me whisper against me;

they imagine the worst for me:

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My visitor	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
speaks	יְדַבֵּ֗ר	yə·ḏab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
falsehood	שָׁ֤וְא	šāw	Noun - masculine singular	H7723 emptiness, vanity
he gathers	יִקְבָּץ־	yiq·bāṣ-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6908 gather, collect
slander	אָ֥וֶן	’ā·wen	Noun - masculine singular	H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness
in his	ל֑וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
heart	לִבּ֗וֹ	lib·bōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
he goes	יֵצֵ֖א	yê·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
out	לַח֣וּץ	la·ḥūṣ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2351 the outside
and spreads it abroad	יְדַבֵּֽר׃	yə·ḏab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
All	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who hate	שֹׂנְאָ֑י	śō·nə·’āy	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H8130 hate
me	עָלַ֓י׀	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
whisper	יִ֭תְלַחֲשׁוּ	yiṯ·la·ḥă·šū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3907 whisper, charm
against me	עָלַ֣י	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
they imagine	יַחְשְׁב֖וּ	yaḥ·šə·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2803 think, account
the worst	רָעָ֣ה	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
for me	לִֽי׃	lî	Preposition; first person common singular

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

Psalm 41:6 Psalm 12:2 · Luke 11:53–54 · Proverbs 26:24–26 · Luke 20:20–23

Psalm 41:7 Proverbs 16:28 · Matthew 22:15 · Psalm 56:5–6 · Matthew 26:3–4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.