Psalms 35:26

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Let them be put to shame and confounded together that rejoice at my hurt: Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor that magnify themselves against me.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּ וְיַחְפְּר֨וּ ׀ יַחְדָּו֮ שְׂמֵחֵ֢י רָעָ֫תִ֥י יִֽלְבְּשׁוּ־בֹ֥שֶׁת וּכְלִמָּ֑ה הַֽמַּגְדִּ‪[t]‬ילִ֥ים עָלָֽי׃

Transliteration

Yēbōšû wə-yaḥpərû yaḥdāw śəmēḥêy rāʿātî; yilbəšû-bōšet û-kəlimmāh ha-magdîlîm ʿālāy.

Grammar Details

*Yēbōšû*: imperfect jussive, 3rd person masculine plural - let them be ashamed
*wə*: conjunction - and
*yaḥpərû*: imperfect jussive, 3rd person masculine plural - let them be disgraced
*yaḥdāw*: adverb - together
*śəmēḥêy*: adjective, masculine plural construct - rejoicers of
*rāʿātî*: noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my evil
*yilbəšû*: imperfect jussive, 3rd person masculine plural - let them wear
*bōšet*: noun, feminine singular - shame
*û*: conjunction - and
*kəlimmāh*: noun, feminine singular - dishonor
*ha*: definite article - the
*magdîlîm*: hiphil participle, masculine plural - those who magnify themselves
*ʿālāy*: preposition with 1st person singular suffix - against me

Word Meanings

*Yēbōšû*: let them be ashamed/put to shame/disappointed
*yaḥpərû*: let them be disgraced/confounded/humiliated
*yaḥdāw*: together/all together/alike
*śəmēḥêy*: rejoicers/those who rejoice/those who are glad
*rāʿātî*: my evil/calamity/adversity/harm
*yilbəšû*: let them wear/put on/be clothed with
*bōšet*: shame/disgrace/confusion
*kəlimmāh*: dishonor/disgrace/humiliation/reproach
*magdîlîm*: those who magnify themselves/act proudly/exalt themselves
*ʿālāy*: against me/over me

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 38:16 : 16 For I said, Lest they rejoice over me: When my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
Ps 132:18 : 18 His enemies will I clothe with shame; But upon himself shall his crown flourish.
Job 19:5 : 5 If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, And plead against me my reproach;
Job 8:22 : 22 They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; And the tent of the wicked shall be no more.
Ps 35:4 : 4 Let them be put to shame and brought to dishonor that seek after my soul: Let them be turned back and confounded that devise my hurt.
Isa 41:11 : 11 Behold, all they that are incensed against thee shall be put to shame and confounded: they that strive with thee shall be as nothing, and shall perish.
Isa 65:13-15 : 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty; behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be put to shame; 14 behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall wail for vexation of spirit. 15 And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen; and the Lord Jehovah will slay thee; and he will call his servants by another name:
Jer 48:26 : 26 Make ye him drunken; for he magnified himself against Jehovah: and Moab shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.
Dan 11:36 : 36 And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods; and he shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished; for that which is determined shall be done.
1 Pet 5:5 : 5 Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.
Ps 40:14-15 : 14 Let them be put to shame and confounded together That seek after my soul to destroy it: Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor That delight in my hurt. 15 Let them be desolate by reason of their shame That say unto me, Aha, aha.
Ps 55:12 : 12 For it was not an enemy that reproached me; Then I could have borne it: Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; Then I would have hid myself from him:
Ps 71:13 : 13 Let them be put to shame [and] consumed that are adversaries to my soul; Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my hurt.
Ps 109:28-29 : 28 Let them curse, but bless thou: When they arise, they shall be put to shame, But thy servant shall rejoice. 29 Let mine adversaries be clothed with dishonor, And let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.
Ps 129:5 : 5 Let them be put to shame and turned backward, All they that hate Zion.

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14Let them be put to shame and confounded together That seek after my soul to destroy it: Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor That delight in my hurt.
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