Psalm 38:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
My woundsחַבּוּרֹתָ֑י
(chab·bu·ro·tai;)
2250: a stripe, blowfrom chabar
grow foulהִבְאִ֣ישׁוּ
(hiv·'i·shu)
887: to have a bad smell, to stinka prim. root
[and] festerנָ֭מַקּוּ
(na·mak·ku)
4743: to decay, rot, fester, pine awaya prim. root
Because 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
of my folly.אִוַּלְתִּֽי׃
(iv·val·ti.)
200: follyfrom the same as evil


















KJV Lexicon
My wounds
chabbuwrah  (khab-boo-raw')
bound (with stripes), i.e. a weal (or black-and-blue mark itself) -- blueness, bruise, hurt, stripe, wound.
stink
ba'ash  (baw-ash')
to smell bad; figuratively, to be offensive morally -- (make to) be abhorred (had in abomination, loathsome, odious), (cause a, make to) stink(-ing savour), utterly.
and are corrupt
maqaq  (maw-kak')
to melt; figuratively, to flow, dwindle, vanish -- consume away, be corrupt, dissolve, pine away.
because
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
of my foolishness
'ivveleth  (iv-veh'-leth)
silliness -- folly, foolishly(-ness).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
My wounds grow foul and fester Because of my folly.

King James Bible
My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
My wounds are foul and festering because of my foolishness.

International Standard Version
My wounds have putrefied and festered because of my foolishness.

NET Bible
My wounds are infected and starting to smell, because of my foolish sins.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
My wounds defile me and rot me even from the presence of my crime.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
My wounds smell rotten. They fester because of my stupidity.

King James 2000 Bible
My wounds are foul and are corrupt because of my foolishness.
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