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Those who love meאֹהֲבַיand my companionsוְרֵעַיstandיַעֲמֹדוּaloof from my plague,מִנֶּגֶד נִגְעִיand my near onesוּקְרוֹבַיstandעָמָדוּfar off.מֵרָחֹק
Psalms 38:11
Study it in the app“Those who love me and my companions stand aloof from my plague, and my near ones stand far off.”
David’s loved ones and companions stand aloof from his woundLoneliness
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 38:11, word by word
- Those who love meאֹהֲבַohava
love
To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.
Where else “ohava” appears- and my companionsרֵעַrea
companion
A companion, a friend.
Where else “rea” appears- standיַעֲמֹדוּyaamodu
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “yaamodu” appears- aloof from my plagueנֶּגֶדneged
aloof
Opposite, at a distance.
Where else “neged” appears- aloof from my plagueנִגְעִnigi
plague
Something that strikes suddenly, sometimes sent by YHWH.
Where else “nigi” appears- and my near onesקְרוֹבַkerova
near
Close by, or having access to YHWH.
Where else “kerova” appears- far offרָחֹקrachok
far
To be far, at a great distance from a place or someone.
Where else “rachok” appears
The context
10My heart throbs; my strength has abandoned me, and the light of my eyes, even they are not with me.
11 · This verse (above)
12Those who seek my soul lay snares, and those who strive for my harm speak calamities, and deceits they meditate all the day.