Psalm 51:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Behold,הֵן־
(hen-)
2005: lo! behold!a prim. interj.
I was brought forthחֹולָ֑לְתִּי
(cho·v·la·le·ti;)
2342a: to whirl, dance, writhea prim. root
in iniquity,בְּעָוֹ֥ון
(be·'a·vo·vn)
5771: iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquityfrom an unused word
And in sinוּ֝בְחֵ֗טְא
(u·ve·che·te)
2399: a sinfrom chata
my motherאִמִּֽי׃
(im·mi.)
517: a motherfrom an unused word
conceivedיֶֽחֱמַ֥תְנִי
(ye·che·mat·ni)
3179: to be hot, to conceivea prim. root
me. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Behold I was shapen
chuwl  (khool)
to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert
in iniquity
`avon  (aw-vone')
perversity, i.e. (moral) evil -- fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.
and in sin
chet'  (khate)
a crime or its penalty -- fault, grievously, offence, (punishment of) sin.
did my mother
'em  (ame)
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively) -- dam, mother, parting.
conceive
yacham  (yaw-kham')
probably to be hot; figuratively, to conceive -- get heat, be hot, conceive, be warm.
me
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me.

King James Bible
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Indeed, I was guilty when I was born; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.

International Standard Version
Indeed, in iniquity I was brought forth; in sin my mother conceived me.

NET Bible
Look, I was guilty of sin from birth, a sinner the moment my mother conceived me.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because in evil I was formed in the womb and in sin my mother conceived me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Indeed, I was born guilty. I was a sinner when my mother conceived me.

King James 2000 Bible
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
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