Psalms 109:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.”

Psalms 109:16 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 109:1613 words

HebrewMeaning

יַ֗עַןyaʿan

becauseconjH3282

forasmuch · seeing then · that · wheras ···

אֲשֶׁ֤רʾăšer

asparticleH834

after · alike · because · every ···

לֹ֥אlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

זָכַר֮zākar

be maleverbH2142

burn · earnestly · mention · be mindful ···

עֲשׂ֪וֹתʿăśwōt

accomplishverbH6213

advance · appoint · apt · be at ···

חָ֥סֶדḥāsed

favournounH2617

good deed(-liness · -ness) · kindly · kindness ···

וַ/יִּרְדֹּ֡ףwayirədōp

chaseconjH7291

put to flight · follow (after · on) · hunt ···

אִישׁʾiyš

mannounH376

another · any · a certain · champion ···

עָנִ֣יʿāniy

afflictedadjH6041

humble · lowly · needy · poor

וְ֭/אֶבְיוֹןwəʾebəywōn

beggarconjH34

needy · poor

וְ/נִכְאֵ֨הwənikəʾēh

brokenconjH3512

be grieved · make sad

לֵבָ֬בlēbāb

breastnounH3824

bethink themselves · comfortably · courage · heart ···

לְ/מוֹתֵֽתləmwōtēt

dead (bodypronH4191

at all · crying · man · one) ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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