Psalms 22:17

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֥י סְבָב֗וּנִי כְּלָ֫בִ֥ים עֲדַ֣ת מְ֭רֵעִים הִקִּיפ֑וּנִי כָּ֝אֲרִ֗י יָדַ֥י וְרַגְלָֽי׃

Transliteration

For səbābûnî kəlābîm ʿădat mərēʿîm hiqqîpûnî like-ʾărî yāday and-ragləy

Grammar Details

*səbābûnî*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural with 1st person singular object suffix - 'they surrounded me'
*kəlābîm*: noun, masculine plural - 'dogs'
*ʿădat*: noun, feminine singular construct - 'assembly of'
*mərēʿîm*: verb, hiphil participle, masculine plural - 'evildoers'
*hiqqîpûnî*: verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person common plural with 1st person singular object suffix - 'they encircled me'
*ʾărî*: noun, masculine singular - 'lion'
*yāday*: noun, feminine dual with 1st person singular suffix - 'my hands'
*ragləy*: noun, feminine dual with 1st person singular suffix - 'my feet'

Word Meanings

*səbābûnî*: they surrounded/encircled/encompassed me
*ʿădat*: assembly/company/congregation of
*mərēʿîm*: evildoers/malefactors/those doing evil
*hiqqîpûnî*: they encircled/surrounded/encompassed me
*ʾărî*: lion/they pierced (textual variant)

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Luke 23:35 : 35 And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.
Luke 23:27 : 27 And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.
Matt 27:39-41 : 39 And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, 40 And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross. 41 {G1161} Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,
Mark 15:29-32 : 29 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, 30 Save thyself, and come down from the cross. 31 Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save. 32 Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.
Isa 52:14 : 14 As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:
Matt 27:36 : 36 And sitting down they watched him there;
Job 33:21 : 21 His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.
Ps 102:3-5 : 3 For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth. 4 My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread. 5 By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.

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