New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 41:5-9

5My enemiesH340speakH559evilרַ֣עra'H7451against me, “Whenמָתַ֥יma.TaiH4970will he dieיָ֝מ֗וּתya.MutH4191,and his nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034perishוְאָבַ֥דve.'a.VadH6?”

6Andwhenוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he comesבָּ֤אba'H935to seeלִרְא֨וֹת׀lir.'otH7200me, hespeaksיְדַבֵּ֗רye.da.BerH1696emptyH7723wordsH7723;His heartלִבּ֗וֹli.BoH3820gathersיִקְבָּץ־yik.botz-H6908wickednessאָ֥וֶן'A.venH205to itself;When he goesיֵצֵ֖אye.Tze'H3318outsideלַח֣וּץla.ChutzH2351,he tellsיְדַבֵּֽר׃ye.da.BerH1696it.

7Allכָּל־kol-H3605who hateשֹׂנְאָ֑יso.ne.'AiH8130me whisperיִ֭תְלַחֲשׁוּYit.la.cha.shuH3907togetherיַ֗חַדYa.chadH3162againstעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921me; Theyplotיַחְשְׁב֖וּyach.she.VuH2803my harmH7463againstעָלַ֓י׀'a.LaiH5921me, saying,

8“A wickedבְּ֭לִיַּעַלBe.li.ya.'alH1100thingדְּֽבַר־de.var-H1697is pouredיָצ֣וּקya.TzukH3332outH3332upon him,So that whenוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834he liesH7901downשָׁ֝כַ֗בSha.KhavH7901, he willnot getH6965upH6965againיוֹסִ֥יףyo.SifH3254.”

9Evenגַּם־gam-H1571mycloseH7965friendאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376 H7965in whomH834I trustedבָּטַ֣חְתִּיba.Tach.tiH982,Who ateאוֹכֵ֣ל'o.KhelH398my breadלַחְמִ֑יlach.MiH3899,Has liftedH1431upH1431his heelעָקֵֽב׃'a.KevH6119againstעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921me.

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