King James Version

Psalms 22:6

But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 22:7.

וְאָנֹכִ֣יveanokhiand meאָנֹכִיconjunction, pronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “and me”H595II, me, [idiom] which.תוֹלַ֣עַתtolaatcrimsonתּוֹלָעnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “crimson”, the ordinary formH8438the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the colorfrom it, and cloths dyed therewithcrimson, scarlet, worm.וְלֹאveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…אִ֑ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…חֶרְפַּ֥תcherpatrebukeחֶרְפָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “rebuke”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2781contumely, disgrace, the pudendarebuke, reproach(-fully), shame.אָ֝דָ֗םadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.וּבְז֥וּיuvezuyand despiseבָּזָהconjunction, verb, qal, passive participle, construct — “and despise”, a verb used as a describing wordH959to disesteemdespise, disdain, contemn(-ptible), [phrase] think to scorn, vile person.עָֽםampeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(22-7) But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised of the people.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I [am] a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people.

World English Bible

But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised by the people.

Darby Translation

But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and the despised of the people.

Douay-Rheims

And thy mercy will follow me all the days of my life. And that I may dwell in the house of the Lord unto length of days.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(22-7) But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But I am a worm, and not a man; a reproach of men, and scorn of the people.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐγὼ δέ εἰμι σκώληξ καὶ οὐκ ἄνθρωπος, ὄνειδος ἀνθρώπων καὶ ἐξουδένημα λαοῦ.