Psalm 38:14
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Yes, I am like a manכְּ֭אִישׁ
(ke·'ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
does not hear,שֹׁמֵ֑עַ
(sho·me·a';)
8085: to heara prim. root
And in whose mouthבְּ֝פִ֗יו
(be·fiv)
6310: moutha prim. root
are noוְאֵ֥ין
(ve·'ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
arguments.תֹּוכָחֹֽות׃
(to·v·cha·cho·vt.)
8433b: argument, reprooffrom yakach


















KJV Lexicon
Thus I was as a man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
that heareth
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
not and in whose mouth
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
are no reproofs
towkechah  (to-kay-khaw')
chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence) -- argument, chastened, correction, reasoning, rebuke, reproof, be (often) reproved.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Yes, I am like a man who does not hear, And in whose mouth are no arguments.

King James Bible
Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I am like a man who does not hear and has no arguments in his mouth.

International Standard Version
Indeed, I have become like a man who hears nothing, and in whose mouth there is no rebuke.

NET Bible
I am like a man who cannot hear and is incapable of arguing his defense.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
I have been like a man who does not hear and there is no rebuke in his mouth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I am like one who cannot hear and who can offer no arguments.

King James 2000 Bible
Thus I was as a man that hears not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
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