Verse 18

{ "verseID": "Psalms.136.18", "source": "וֽ͏ַ֭יַּהֲרֹג מְלָכִ֣ים אַדִּירִ֑ים כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ", "text": "*wayyahărōg* *mələkîm* *ʾaddîrîm* because to-*ʿôlām* *ḥasdô*", "grammar": { "*wayyahărōg*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he killed", "*mələkîm*": "noun, masculine plural - kings", "*ʾaddîrîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - majestic/mighty", "*ʿôlām*": "noun, masculine singular with prefixed preposition lamed - to/for eternity/forever", "*ḥasdô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular possessive suffix - his steadfast love/mercy/kindness" }, "variants": { "*wayyahărōg*": "and he killed/slew/destroyed", "*mələkîm*": "kings/rulers", "*ʾaddîrîm*": "majestic/mighty/magnificent/glorious", "*ʿôlām*": "eternity/long duration/antiquity", "*ḥasdô*": "his steadfast love/mercy/kindness/covenant faithfulness" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 29:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.29.7", "source": "וַנִּקַּח֙ אֶת־אַרְצָ֔ם וַנִּתְּנָ֣הּ לְנַחֲלָ֔ה לָרֽאוּבֵנִ֖י וְלַגָּדִ֑י וְלַחֲצִ֖י שֵׁ֥בֶט הַֽמְנַשִּֽׁי׃", "text": "And-*niqqaḥ* *ʾet*-*ʾarṣām* and-*nittᵉnāh* for-*naḥălāh* to-the-*Rᵉʾûbēnî* and-to-the-*Gādî* and-to-half *šēbeṭ* the-*Mᵉnaššî*.", "grammar": { "*niqqaḥ*": "Qal imperfect 1st common plural consecutive - and we took", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾarṣām*": "noun feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their land", "*nittᵉnāh*": "Qal imperfect 1st common plural consecutive + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and we gave it", "*naḥălāh*": "noun feminine singular - inheritance/possession", "*Rᵉʾûbēnî*": "adjective masculine singular - Reubenite", "*Gādî*": "adjective masculine singular - Gadite", "*šēbeṭ*": "noun masculine singular construct - tribe of", "*Mᵉnaššî*": "adjective masculine singular - Manassite" }, "variants": { "*niqqaḥ*": "we took/seized/captured", "*naḥălāh*": "inheritance/possession/property" } }