Hebrew Interlinear
Psalms 40:14 Interlinear
“Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | יֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּ | H954 | Let them be ashamed | properly, to pale, i.e., by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed |
| 2 | וְיַחְפְּר֨וּ׀ | H2659 | and confounded | to blush; figuratively, to be ashamed, disappointed; causatively, to shame, reproach |
| 3 | יַחַד֮ | H3162 | together | properly, a unit, i.e., (adverb) unitedly |
| 4 | מְבַקְשֵׁ֥י | H1245 | that seek | to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after |
| 5 | נַפְשִׁ֗י | H5315 | after my soul | properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment |
| 6 | לִסְפּ֫וֹתָ֥הּ | H5595 | to destroy | properly, to scrape (literally, to shave; but usually figuratively) together (i.e., to accumulate or increase) or away (i.e., to scatter, remove, or r |
| 7 | יִסֹּ֣גוּ | H5472 | it let them be driven | properly, to flinch, i.e., (by implication) to go back, literally (to retreat) or figuratively (to apostatize) |
| 8 | אָ֭חוֹר | H268 | backward | the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the west |
| 9 | וְיִכָּלְמ֑וּ | H3637 | and put to shame | properly, to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult |
| 10 | חֲ֝פֵצֵ֗י | H2655 | that wish | pleased with |
| 11 | רָעָתִֽי׃ | H7451 | me evil | bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) |
Verse Context
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Psalms 40:14 (current)Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil
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