Psalm 38:14
Strong's Lexicon
I have become
וָאֱהִ֗י (wā·’ĕ·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

like a man
כְּ֭אִישׁ (kə·’îš)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective)

who
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if

does not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

hear,
שֹׁמֵ֑עַ (šō·mê·a‘)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8085: v 1) to hear, listen to, obey 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to hear (perceive by ear) 1a2) to hear of or concerning 1a3) to hear (have power to hear) 1a4) to hear with attention or interest, listen to 1a5) to understand (language) 1a6) to hear (of judicial cases) 1a7) to listen, give heed 1a7a) to consent, agree 1a7b) to grant request 1a8) to listen to, yield to 1a9) to obey, be obedient 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be heard (of voice or sound) 1b2) to be heard of 1b3) to be regarded, be obeyed 1c) (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound 1d2) to sound aloud (musical term) 1d3) to make proclamation, summon 1d4) to cause to be heard n m 2) sound

whose mouth
בְּ֝פִ֗יו (bə·p̄îw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6310: peh 1) mouth 1a) mouth (of man) 1b) mouth (as organ of speech) 1c) mouth (of animals) 1d) mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc) 1e) extremity, end pim 2) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1Sa 13:21

offers no reply
תּוֹכָחֽוֹת׃ (tō·w·ḵā·ḥō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8433: 1) rebuke, correction, reproof, punishment, chastisement 2) argument, reproof 2a) argument, impeachment 2b) reproof, chiding 2c) correction, rebuke

וְאֵ֥ין (wə·’ên)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 369: 1) nothing, not, nought n 1a) nothing, nought neg 1b) not 1c) to have not (of possession) adv 1d) without w/prep 1e) for lack of

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
I am like a man who cannot hear, whose mouth offers no reply.

Young's Literal Translation
Yea, I am as a man who heareth not, And in his mouth are no reproofs.

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

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.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
I have become like one who does not hear, whose mouth can offer no reply.

New Living Translation
I choose to hear nothing, and I make no reply.

English Standard Version
I have become like a man who does not hear, and in whose mouth are no rebukes.

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.

American Standard Version
Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, And in whose mouth are no reproofs.

English Revised Version
Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

Young's Literal Translation
Yea, I am as a man who heareth not, And in his mouth are no reproofs.
















Cross References
Psalm 38:13
But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

Psalm 38:15
For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 38:12
They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

Psalm 38:11
My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.

Psalm 38:16
For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

Psalm 38:17
For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.
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