Open English Translation (OET)

Hebrew wordlink #348276

OSHB Eze 33:22 נֶאֱלַמְתִּי (neʼₑlamtī) Strongs=481 Lemma=‘אָלַם’
contextual word gloss=‘I_was_dumb’ word gloss=‘unable_to_speak’
Morphology=VNp1cs PoS=niphal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=first Gender=common Number=singular

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Other uses (2) of identical word form נֶאֱלַמְתִּי (Morphology=VNp1cs PoS=niphal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=first Gender=common Number=singular) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘נֶאֱלַמְתִּי’ (Morphology=VNp1cs PoS=niphal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=first Gender=common Number=singular) has 2 different glosses: ‘I_am_dumb’, ‘I_was_dumb’.

PSA 39:3 contextual word gloss=‘I_was_dumb’ word gloss=‘mute’ OSHB PSA 39:3 word 1

OET-LV: 3  I _was _dumb silence I _was _silent from_good and_my _of_pain it _was _stirred _up. (PSA_39:3)

OET-RV: 3 My heart became hot when I thought about these things.
⇔ ≈ It burnt like a fire, then finally I spoke. (PSA 39:3)

PSA 39:10 contextual word gloss=‘I_am_dumb’ word gloss=‘silent’ OSHB PSA 39:10 word 1

OET-LV: 10  I _am _dumb not I _open mouth _of_my if/because you you _have _acted. (PSA_39:10)

OET-RV: 10 Stop wounding me.
⇔ I’m overwhelmed by the blow of your hand. (PSA 39:10)