Psalm 35:12
Old Testament • 5 words with Strong's data
"They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul."
Word-by-Word Analysis
גָּמַל
gâmal
to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e. (specifically) to wean
רַע
raʻ
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
טוֹב
ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good...
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
Key Terms in This Verse
גָּמַל gâmal
to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e. (specifically) to wean
Study H1580 →נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →טוֹב ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goo...
Study H2896 →Cross References
Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.
They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.
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