Verse 3

{ "verseID": "Psalms.120.3", "source": "מַה־יִּתֵּ֣ן לְ֭ךָ וּמַה־יֹּסִ֥יף לָ֗ךְ לָשׁ֥וֹן רְמִיָּֽה", "text": "What-*yittēn* to-you and-what-*yōsîp* to-you *lāšôn* *rəmîyâ*", "grammar": { "*yittēn*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will give", "*yōsîp*": "verb, hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will add", "*lāšôn*": "noun, feminine singular - tongue/language", "*rəmîyâ*": "noun, feminine singular - deceit/treachery" }, "variants": { "*mah-yittēn*": "what will be given/what profit", "*mah-yōsîp*": "what will be added/what more", "*lāšôn rəmîyâ*": "deceitful tongue/treacherous language" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Job 27:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Job.27.8", "source": "כִּ֤י מַה־תִּקְוַ֣ת חָ֭נֵף כִּ֣י יִבְצָ֑ע כִּ֤י יֵ֖שֶׁל אֱל֣וֹהַּ נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃", "text": "*kî* *mah-tiqwaṯ* *ḥānēp̄* *kî* *yiḇṣāʿ* *kî* *yēšel* *ʾĕlôah* *nap̄šô*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*mah-tiqwaṯ*": "interrogative + noun feminine singular construct - what is the hope of", "*ḥānēp̄*": "adjective masculine singular - godless/profane/hypocrite", "*kî*": "conjunction - when/though", "*yiḇṣāʿ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he gains/cuts off", "*kî*": "conjunction - when", "*yēšel*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he draws out/plunders", "*ʾĕlôah*": "noun masculine singular - God", "*nap̄šô*": "noun feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his soul" }, "variants": { "*tiqwâ*": "hope/expectation", "*ḥānēp̄*": "godless/profane/hypocrite", "*bāṣaʿ*": "gain/profit/cut off", "*šālâ*": "draw out/extract/plunder", "*nep̄eš*": "soul/life/self/person" } }
  • Matt 16:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Matthew.16.26", "source": "Τί γὰρ ὠφελεῖται ἄνθρωπος, ἐὰν τὸν κόσμον ὅλον κερδήσῃ, τὴν δὲ ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ζημιωθῇ; ἢ τί δώσει ἄνθρωπος ἀντάλλαγμα τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ;", "text": "For what is *ōpheleitai* *anthrōpos*, if the *kosmon* *holon* he *kerdēsē*, the *de* *psychēn* of him he *zēmiōthē*? Or what will *dōsei* *anthrōpos* *antallagma* of the *psychēs* of him?", "grammar": { "*ōpheleitai*": "present passive indicative, 3rd person singular - he is profited", "*anthrōpos*": "nominative singular masculine - man/person", "*kosmon*": "accusative singular masculine - world", "*holon*": "accusative singular masculine - whole/entire", "*kerdēsē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - he might gain", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*psychēn*": "accusative singular feminine - soul/life", "*zēmiōthē*": "aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular - he might forfeit/lose", "*dōsei*": "future active indicative, 3rd person singular - he will give", "*antallagma*": "accusative singular neuter - exchange/ransom", "*psychēs*": "genitive singular feminine - of soul/life" }, "variants": { "*ōpheleitai*": "is profited/benefited/advantaged", "*anthrōpos*": "man/person/human", "*kosmon*": "world/universe/earth", "*kerdēsē*": "might gain/win/acquire", "*psychēn*": "soul/life/self", "*zēmiōthē*": "might forfeit/lose/suffer loss", "*antallagma*": "exchange/ransom/price" } }
  • Rom 6:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Romans.6.21", "source": "Τίνα οὖν καρπὸν εἴχετε τότε ἐφʼ οἷς νῦν ἐπαισχύνεσθε; τὸ γὰρ τέλος ἐκείνων θάνατος.", "text": "*Tina oun karpon eichete tote eph' hois nyn epaischynesthe*? *to gar telos ekeinōn thanatos*.", "grammar": { "*Tina*": "interrogative pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular - what", "*oun*": "inferential particle - therefore/then", "*karpon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - fruit", "*eichete*": "imperfect active indicative, 2nd person plural - you had/were having", "*tote*": "adverb - then/at that time", "*eph' hois*": "prepositional phrase with relative pronoun, dative, neuter, plural - in the things which", "*nyn*": "adverb - now", "*epaischynesthe*": "present passive indicative, 2nd person plural - you are ashamed", "*to gar telos*": "for the end", "*ekeinōn*": "demonstrative pronoun, genitive, neuter, plural - of those things", "*thanatos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - death" }, "variants": { "*karpon*": "fruit/result/outcome", "*eichete*": "you had/you were having", "*epaischynesthe*": "you are ashamed/you feel shame", "*telos*": "end/outcome/purpose", "*ekeinōn*": "of those things/of them", "*thanatos*": "death/spiritual death" } }