Psalms 38:13 Go deeper

But I, as a deaf man , heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. (KJV)

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וַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.Niand I

Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Psalms 38:13 word 1

כְ֭חֵרֵשׁKhe.che.resh[am] like a deaf [person]

Lemma: חֵרֵשׁ (che.resh) · Strong's: H2795

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: deaf

Used 9 times. Also: Exodus 4:11, Leviticus 19:14, Psalms 58:4, Isaiah 29:18, Isaiah 35:5, Isaiah 42:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2795; TAHOT Psalms 38:13 word 2

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Psalms 38:13 word 3

אֶשְׁמָ֑ע'esh.Ma'I hear

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to hear: hear

Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Psalms 38:13 word 4

וּ֝כְאִלֵּ֗םu.khe.'i.Lemand like a dumb [person]

Lemma: אִלֵּם (il.lem) · Strong's: H0483

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: mute

Used 6 times. Also: Exodus 4:11, Proverbs 31:8, Isaiah 35:6, Isaiah 56:10, Habakkuk 2:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0483; TAHOT Psalms 38:13 word 5

לֹ֣אlo'[who] not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Psalms 38:13 word 6

יִפְתַּח\־yif.tach-he opens

Lemma: פָּתַח (pa.tach) · Strong's: H6605A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to open

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 30:22, Genesis 41:56 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6605A; TAHOT Psalms 38:13 word 7

פִּֽיו\׃Pivmouth his

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: lip

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Psalms 38:13 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

But like a deaf man	→	חֵרֵשׁ H2795 deaf
I	→	אֲנִי H0589 I
do not	→	לֹא H3808 not
hear	→	שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear
and like a mute man	→	אִלֵּם H0483 mute
I do not	→	לֹא H3808 not
open	→	פָּתַח H6605A to open
my mouth	→	פֶּה H6310G lip

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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