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But I,וַאֲנִיwhen they were sick,בַּחֲלוֹתָםmy clothingלְבוּשִׁיwas sackcloth;שָׂקI afflictedעִנֵּיתִיwith fastingבַצּוֹםmy soul,נַפְשִׁיand my prayerוּתְפִלָּתִיto my bosomעַל חֵיקִיwould return.תָשׁוּב
Psalms 35:13
Study it in the app“But I, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I afflicted with fasting my soul, and my prayer to my bosom would return.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 35:13, word by word
- when they were sickחֲלוֹתָchalota
be sick
To lose one's health or strength, feel ill.
Where else “chalota” appears- my clothingלְבוּשִׁlevushi
garment
Garment, clothing.
Where else “levushi” appears- was sackclothשָׂקsak
sackcloth
Rough cloth worn in mourning.
Where else “sak” appears- I afflictedעִנֵּיתִיineti
humble
To humble, or humble oneself; to fast.
Where else “ineti” appears- with fastingצּוֹםtsom
fast
Fast: going without food for a time, as a sign of mourning, of sorrow for sin, or of pleading with God.
Where else “tsom” appears- my soulנַפְשִׁnafshi
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafshi” appears- and my prayerתְפִלָּתִtefilati
prayer
Prayer: words addressed to God to ask, to intercede or to praise. Several psalms bear this name.
Where else “tefilati” appears- to my bosomחֵיקִcheki
bosom
The chest and arms, where one holds someone close.
Where else “cheki” appears- would returnתָשׁוּבtashuv
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “tashuv” appears
The context
12They repay me evil for good; desolation for my soul.
13 · This verse (above)
14As for a companion, as for a brother of mine I went about; as one who weeps for a mother, in mourning I bowed low.