King James Version

Psalms 35:14

I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.

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כְּרֵֽעַkereaas brotherרֵעַpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as brother”, the ordinary formH7453an associate (more or less close)brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, [idiom] (an-) other.כְּאָ֣חkeachas brother ; kindredאָחpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as brother ; kindred”, the ordinary formH251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.לִ֭יlitoלִ֭יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toהִתְהַלָּ֑כְתִּיhithalakhetiwalkהָלַךְverb, hithpael, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “walk”, a completed actionH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…כַּאֲבֶלkaavelas mournאָבֵלpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “as mourn”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH57lamentingmourn(-er, -ing).אֵ֝֗םemmotherאֵםnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “mother”, the ordinary formH517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))dam, mother, [idiom] parting.קֹדֵ֥רqoderbe blackקָדַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “be black”, a verb used as a describing wordH6937to be ashy, i.e. darkcolored; by implication, to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments)be black(-ish), be (make) dark(-en), [idiom] heavily, (cause to) mourn.שַׁחֽוֹתִיshachotibendשָׁחַחverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “bend”, a completed actionH7817to sink or depress (reflexive or causative)bend, bow (down), bring (cast) down, couch, humble self, be (bring) low, stoop.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I went about as though it had been my friend or my brother; I bowed down mournful, as one that mourneth for his mother.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother: I bowed down mourning, as one that bewaileth his mother.

Young’s Literal Translation

As [if] a friend, as [if] my brother, I walked habitually, As a mourner for a mother, Mourning I have bowed down.

World English Bible

I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother. I bowed down mourning, as one who mourns his mother.

Darby Translation

I behaved myself as though [he had been] a friend, a brother to me; I bowed down in sadness, as one that mourneth [for] a mother.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I went about as though it had been my friend or my brother; I bowed down mournful, as one that mourneth for his mother.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I behaved agreeably towards them as if it had been our neighbour or brother: I humbled myself as one mourning and sad of countenance.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὡς πλησίον ὡς ἀδελφὸν ἡμέτερον οὕτως εὐηρέστουν, ὡς πενθῶν καὶ σκυθρωπάξων οὕτως ἐταπεινούμην.