Psalms 41:10

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Even my close friend, someone I trusted, who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

גַּם־אִ֤ישׁ שְׁלוֹמִ֨י ׀ אֲשֶׁר־בָּטַ֣חְתִּי ב֭וֹ אוֹכֵ֣ל לַחְמִ֑י הִגְדִּ֖יל עָלַ֣י עָקֵֽב׃

Transliteration

also-ʾîš šəlômî whom-bāṭaḥtî in-him ʾôkēl laḥmî higdîl against-me ʿāqēb

Grammar Details

• *ʾîš*: noun, masculine singular - with prefixed 'gam' adverb ('also') - man
• *šəlômî*: noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my peace/friendship
• *bāṭaḥtî*: verb, Qal perfect, 1st person singular - with prefixed 'ʾăšer' relative pronoun ('whom') - I trusted
• in-him: preposition 'bə' with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in him
• *ʾôkēl*: verb, Qal participle, masculine singular - eating
• *laḥmî*: noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my bread
• *higdîl*: verb, Hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has lifted up/magnified
• against-me: preposition 'ʿal' with 1st person singular suffix - against me
• *ʿāqēb*: noun, masculine singular - heel

Word Meanings

• *ʾîš*: man/person/individual
• *šəlômî*: my peace/friendship/well-being
• *bāṭaḥtî*: I trusted/relied/was confident in
• *ʾôkēl*: eating/consuming/partaking of
• *laḥmî*: my bread/food/sustenance
• *higdîl*: lifted up/magnified/made great
• *ʿāqēb*: heel/footprint/treachery

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  But You, O LORD, be merciful to me and raise me up, that I may repay them.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But thou, O Jehovah, have mercy upon me, and raise me up, That I may requite them.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But thou, O LORD, be merciful{H8798)} unto me, and raise me up{H8685)}, that I may requite{H8762)} them.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But be thou mercifull vnto me (o LORDE) rayse thou me vp, and I shal rewarde them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore, O Lord, haue mercy vpon mee, and raise me vp: so I shall reward them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But be thou mercifull vnto me O God: rayse me vp agayne, and I shall rewarde them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But you, Yahweh, have mercy on me, and raise me up, That I may repay them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Thou, Jehovah, favour me, And cause me to rise, And I give recompence to them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But thou, O Jehovah, have mercy upon me, and raise me up, That I may requite them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But thou, O Jehovah, have mercy upon me, and raise me up, That I may requite them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But you, O Lord, have mercy on me, lifting me up, so that I may give them their punishment.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But you, Yahweh, have mercy on me, and raise me up, that I may repay them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  As for you, O LORD, have mercy on me and raise me up, so I can pay them back!”

Referenced Verses

• Ps 3:3 : 3 Many say of me, "There is no salvation for him in God." Selah.
• Ps 18:37-42 : 37 You widen the path beneath me, so my feet do not slip. 38 I pursue my enemies and overtake them; I do not turn back until they are destroyed. 39 I crush them, and they cannot rise; they fall beneath my feet. 40 You arm me with strength for battle; You humble my adversaries beneath me. 41 You have made my enemies turn their backs in retreat, and I destroy those who hate me. 42 They cry for help, but there is no one to save them—to the LORD, but He does not answer.
• Ps 21:8-9 : 8 For the king trusts in the LORD, and through the lovingkindness of the Most High, he will not be shaken. 9 Your hand will find all Your enemies; Your right hand will discover those who hate You. 10 You will make them like a fiery furnace in the time of Your presence; the LORD will swallow them in His anger, and fire will consume them.
• Ps 57:1 : 1 To the chief musician: Do not destroy. A miktam of David, when he fled from Saul into the cave.
• Ps 69:22-28 : 22 They gave me poison for food, and for my thirst, they gave me vinegar to drink. 23 Let their table before them become a snare, and their security a trap. 24 Let their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their bodies always shake and tremble. 25 Pour out your indignation on them, and let your fierce anger overtake them. 26 Let their encampments be desolate; may no one dwell in their tents. 27 For they persecute those you have struck, and they recount the pain of those you have wounded. 28 Add guilt to their guilt, and let them not enter into your righteousness.
• Ps 109:6-9 : 6 Appoint a wicked person over him, and let an accuser stand at his right hand. 7 When he is judged, let him be found guilty, and may his prayer become sin. 8 Let his days be few; let another take his office. 9 May his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. 10 May his children wander and beg, seeking food far from their ruined homes. 11 May a creditor seize all he owns, and may strangers plunder the fruits of his labor. 12 Let there be no one to show him kindness, and no one to be gracious to his fatherless children. 13 May his descendants be cut off, and may their name be wiped out in the next generation. 14 May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord, and may the sin of his mother not be blotted out. 15 May their sins always remain before the Lord, and may He cut off their memory from the earth. 16 Because he did not remember to show kindness but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted to their death. 17 He loved to curse—may it come back to him; he took no delight in blessing—may it be far from him. 18 He clothed himself with cursing as with his garment; it seeped into his body like water, into his bones like oil. 19 May it be like a robe wrapped around him, like a belt tied around him always. 20 Let this be the Lord's reward to my adversaries and to those who speak evil against me. 21 But You, Lord my God, act on my behalf for the sake of Your name; because Your steadfast love is good, deliver me.
• Luke 19:27 : 27 'But as for these enemies of mine who didn’t want me to reign over them—bring them here and slaughter them in my presence.'