Psalm 35:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But as for me, when they were sick,בַּחֲלֹותָ֡ם
(ba·cha·lo·v·tam)
2470a: to be weak or sicka prim. root
my clothingלְב֬וּשִׁי
(le·vu·shi)
3830: a garment, clothing, raimentfrom labash
was sackcloth;שָׂ֗ק
(sak)
8242: sack, sackclothof uncertain derivation
I humbledעִנֵּ֣יתִי
(in·nei·ti)
6031a: to be bowed down or afflicteda prim. root
my soulנַפְשִׁ֑י
(naf·shi;)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
with fasting,בַצֹּ֣ום
(va·tzo·vm)
6685: fasting, a fastfrom tsum
And my prayerוּ֝תְפִלָּתִ֗י
(u·te·fil·la·ti)
8605: prayerfrom palal
kept returningתָשֽׁוּב׃
(ta·shuv.)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
to my bosom.חֵיקִ֥י
(chei·ki)
2436: bosomfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
But as for me when they were sick
chalah  (khaw-law')
to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat
my clothing
lbuwsh  (leb-oosh')
a garment; by implication (euphem.) a wife -- apparel, clothed with, clothing, garment, raiment, vestment, vesture.
was sackcloth
saq  (sak)
a mesh (as allowing a liquid to run through), i.e. coarse loose cloth or sacking (used in mourning and for bagging); hence, a bag (for grain, etc.) -- sack(-cloth, -clothes).
I humbled
`anah  (aw-naw')
to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
my soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
with fasting
tsowm  (tsome)
a fast: --fast(-ing).
and my prayer
tphillah  (tef-il-law')
intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn -- prayer.
returned
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
into mine own bosom
cheyq  (khake)
the bosom -- bosom, bottom, lap, midst, within.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled my soul with fasting, And my prayer kept returning to my bosom.

King James Bible
But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Yet when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, and my prayer was genuine.

International Standard Version
But when they were sick, I wore sackcloth, humbled myself with fasting, and prayed from my heart repeatedly for them.

NET Bible
When they were sick, I wore sackcloth, and refrained from eating food. (If I am lying, may my prayers go unanswered!)

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And I wore sackcloth in their sicknesses, and my soul was humbled by fasting and my prayer returned to my bosom.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But when they were sick, I wore sackcloth. I humbled myself with fasting. When my prayer returned unanswered,

King James 2000 Bible
But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into my own bosom.
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