Psalms 35:11

“Witnesses of violence rise up; what I do not know they ask me.”

Psalms 35:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 35:11, word by word

Witnessesעֵדֵיede

witness

Someone who vouches for what he saw; YHWH is one too.

Where else “ede” appears
of violenceחָמָסchamas

violence

Violence; unjust harm done to others.

Where else “chamas” appears
rise upיְקוּמוּyekumu

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

Where else “yekumu” appears
knowיָדַעְתִּיyadati

know

To know something, realize.

Where else “yadati” appears
they ask meיִשְׁאָלוּyishalu

ask

To ask a question.

Where else “yishalu” appears

The context

10All my bones will say, “YHWH, who is like you, who delivers the afflicted from one stronger than he, and the afflicted and the needy from the one who robs him?”

11 · This verse (above)

12They repay me evil for good; desolation for my soul.

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