Psalms 41:9

“Even the man of my peace, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has made great against me the heel.”

Psalms 41:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Quotation · John 13:18

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Jesus quotes the second half of Psalm 41:9. He does not quote “the man of my peace, in whom I trusted.”

Formula: ἀλλ’ ἵνα ἡ γραφὴ πληρωθῇ “but it is so that the Scripture may be fulfilled” (John 13:18)

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Greek of the New Testament: οὐ περὶ πάντων ὑμῶν λέγω ἐγὼ οἶδα τίνας ἐξελεξάμην ἀλλ’ ἵνα ἡ γραφὴ πληρωθῇ Ὁ τρώγων μου τὸν ἄρτον ἐπῆρεν ἐπ’ ἐμὲ τὴν πτέρναν αὐτοῦ

Hebrew (Masoretic text): גַּם אִישׁ שְׁלוֹמִי אֲשֶׁר בָּטַחְתִּי בוֹ אוֹכֵל לַחְמִי הִגְדִּיל עָלַי עָקֵב

Septuagint (Psalms 40:10 in the Septuagint numbering): καὶ γὰρ ὁ ἄνθρωπος τῆς εἰρήνης μου, ἐφʼ ὃν ἤλπισα, ὁ ἐσθίων ἄρτους μου, ἐμεγάλυνεν ἐπʼ ἐμὲ πτερνισμόν.

In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, no two consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Psalms 41:9, word by word

the manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
of my peaceשְׁלוֹמִshelomi

peace

Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.

Where else “shelomi” appears
I trustedבָּטַחְתִּיbatachti

trust

To rely on someone, YHWH or man.

Where else “batachti” appears
who ateאוֹכֵלochel

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

Where else “ochel” appears
my breadלַחְמִlachmi

bread

Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.

Where else “lachmi” appears
has made greatהִגְדִּילhigdil

exalt oneself

To exalt oneself proudly.

Where else “higdil” appears
the heelעָקֵבakev

heel

The back part of the foot, under the ankle.

Where else “akev” appears

Translation note

“The man of my peace”: the trusted friend. “Has made great the heel against me”: has risen against me, like one who kicks. Jesus applies this verse to Judas in John 13:18.

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Quotation · John 13:18

Jesus quotes the second half of Psalm 41:9. He does not quote “the man of my peace, in whom I trusted.”

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Psalms 41:9

9Even the man of my peace, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has made great against me the heel.

John 13:18

18I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But it is so that the Scripture may be fulfilled, ‘The one who eats my bread has lifted up his heel against me.’

The context

8“A thing of perversity has been poured out on him, and he who has lain down will not rise again.”

9 · This verse (above)

10But you, YHWH, show me favor and raise me up, and I will repay them.

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