Hebrew Interlinear

Psalms 38:13 Interlinear

“ But I as a deaf man heard not and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth”

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Psalms 38 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַאֲנִ֣י	H589		i
2	כְ֭חֵרֵשׁ	H2795	But I as a deaf	deaf (whether literally or spiritual)
3	לֹ֣א	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
4	אֶשְׁמָ֑ע	H8085	man heard	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
5	וּ֝כְאִלֵּ֗ם	H483	not and I was as a dumb man	speechless
6	לֹ֣א	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
7	יִפְתַּח	H6605	that openeth	to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
8	פִּֽיו׃	H6310	not his mouth	the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos

Psalms 38:13 (current) But I as a deaf man heard not and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth