King James Version
Psalms 41:5 in the King James Version says “Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 41 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?”
Psalms 41:5 · KJV
The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness. make: Heb. turn
I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.
Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?
And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt. my: Heb. evil to me
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, extent (of time); but used only adverbially (especially with other particle prefixes), when (either relative or interrogative)
“of me When shall he die”
H4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
“perish”
H6properly, to wander away, i.e., lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
“and his name”
H8034an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
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