Psalms
Psalm 41:8–9
8“A vile disease has been poured into him;
he will never get up from where he lies!”
9Even my close friend whom I trusted,
the one who shared my bread,
has lifted up his heel against me.a
Footnotes
- a 41:9 Cited in John 13:18|JHN 13:18
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.
Psalm 41:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A vile | בְּ֭לִיַּעַל | bə·lî·ya·‘al | Noun - masculine singular | H1100 worthlessness |
| disease | דְּֽבַר־ | də·ḇar- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| has been poured | יָצ֣וּק | yā·ṣūq | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H3332 pour, cast, flow |
| into him | בּ֑וֹ | bōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| he will never | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| get up | לָקֽוּם׃ | lā·qūm | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| from where | וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר | wa·’ă·šer | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| he lies | שָׁ֝כַ֗ב | šā·k̲ab̲ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7901 lie down |
Psalm 41:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Even | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| my close friend | אִ֤ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| whom | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I trusted | בָּטַ֣חְתִּי | bā·ṭaḥ·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H982 trust |
| the one who shared | אוֹכֵ֣ל | ’ō·w·ḵêl | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H398 eat |
| my bread | לַחְמִ֑י | laḥ·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3899 bread, food |
| has lifted up | הִגְדִּ֖יל | hiḡ·dîl | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1431 grow up, become great |
| heel | עָקֵֽב׃ | ‘ā·qêḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H6119 heel, footprint, hinderpart |
| against me | עָלַ֣י | ‘ā·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H5921 height |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 41:8 Matthew 27:41–46 · Luke 13:16 · Psalm 71:11
Psalm 41:9 John 13:18 · Psalm 55:12–14 · Matthew 26:23 · John 13:26–27 · Psalm 55:20–22 · Job 19:19 · Jeremiah 20:10 · 2 Samuel 15:12 · Obadiah 1:7 · Micah 7:5 · Job 19:13 · Deuteronomy 32:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.