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{ "verseID": "Psalms.139.1", "source": "לַ֭מְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִ֣ד מִזְמ֑וֹר יְהוָ֥ה חֲ֝קַרְתַּ֗נִי וַתֵּדָֽע׃", "text": "To-the-*mənaṣṣēaḥ* of-*dāwid* *mizmôr*; *YHWH* *ḥăqartanî* and-*tēdāʿ*", "grammar": { "*mənaṣṣēaḥ*": "preposition lamed + masculine singular participle - to/for the director/choirmaster", "*dāwid*": "preposition lamed + proper name - to/for/of David", "*mizmôr*": "masculine singular noun - psalm/melody", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD/Yahweh", "*ḥăqartanî*": "verb, Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - you have searched me", "*tēdāʿ*": "verb, Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular + waw consecutive - and you know" }, "variants": { "*mənaṣṣēaḥ*": "director/choirmaster/chief musician/overseer", "*mizmôr*": "psalm/melody/song", "*ḥăqartanî*": "searched me/investigated me/examined me thoroughly", "*tēdāʿ*": "know/understand/perceive" } }

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.139.2", "source": "אַתָּ֣ה יָ֭דַעְתָּ שִׁבְתִּ֣י וְקוּמִ֑י בַּ֥נְתָּה לְ֝רֵעִ֗י מֵרָחֽוֹק׃", "text": "*ʾattâ yādaʿtâ šibtî* and-*qûmî*; *bantâ* to-*rēʿî* from-*rāḥôq*", "grammar": { "*ʾattâ*": "independent personal pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you", "*yādaʿtâ*": "verb, Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you know/knew", "*šibtî*": "noun + 1st person singular suffix - my sitting down", "*qûmî*": "noun + 1st person singular suffix - my rising up", "*bantâ*": "verb, Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you understand/discern", "*rēʿî*": "noun + 1st person singular suffix - my thought/intention", "*rāḥôq*": "noun/adverb with preposition min - from afar/from distance" }, "variants": { "*yādaʿtâ*": "know/understand/perceive", "*šibtî*": "my sitting/my dwelling", "*qûmî*": "my rising/my getting up/my standing", "*bantâ*": "understand/discern/perceive", "*rēʿî*": "my thought/my intention/my purpose/my friend", "*rāḥôq*": "afar/far away/distance" } }

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.139.3", "source": "אָרְחִ֣י וְרִבְעִ֣י זֵרִ֑יתָ וְֽכָל־דְּרָכַ֥י הִסְכַּֽנְתָּה׃", "text": "*ʾārḥî* and-*ribʿî zērîtā* and-all-*dərākay hiskantâ*", "grammar": { "*ʾārḥî*": "noun + 1st person singular suffix - my path", "*ribʿî*": "noun + 1st person singular suffix - my lying down", "*zērîtā*": "verb, Piel perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you winnow/examine", "*dərākay*": "noun plural + 1st person singular suffix - my ways", "*hiskantâ*": "verb, Hiphil perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you are familiar with" }, "variants": { "*ʾārḥî*": "my path/my way/my journey", "*ribʿî*": "my lying down/my resting place", "*zērîtā*": "winnow/examine thoroughly/sift", "*dərākay*": "my ways/my paths/my habits", "*hiskantâ*": "are familiar with/are acquainted with/know well" } }

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.139.4", "source": "כִּ֤י אֵ֣ין מִ֭לָּה בִּלְשׁוֹנִ֑י הֵ֥ן יְ֝הוָ֗ה יָדַ֥עְתָּ כֻלָּֽהּ׃", "text": "For *ʾēyn millâ* in-*ləšônî*; behold, *YHWH yādaʿtâ kullâh*", "grammar": { "*ʾēyn*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*millâ*": "noun, feminine singular - word", "*ləšônî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix + preposition beth - in my tongue", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD/Yahweh", "*yādaʿtâ*": "verb, Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you know", "*kullâh*": "noun + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - all of it" }, "variants": { "*ʾēyn*": "there is not/there exists not", "*millâ*": "word/speech/utterance", "*ləšônî*": "my tongue/my language/my speech", "*yādaʿtâ*": "know/understand/perceive", "*kullâh*": "all of it/entirety of it/the whole of it" } }

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.139.5", "source": "אָח֣וֹר וָקֶ֣דֶם צַרְתָּ֑נִי וַתָּ֖שֶׁת עָלַ֣י כַּפֶּֽכָה׃", "text": "*ʾāḥôr wāqedem ṣartānî* and-*tāšet* upon-me *kappekâ*", "grammar": { "*ʾāḥôr*": "adverb/noun - behind/backward", "*wāqedem*": "conjunction + noun - and before/in front", "*ṣartānî*": "verb, Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - you hem in me/you surround me", "*tāšet*": "verb, Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular + waw consecutive - and you place/put", "*kappekâ*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your palm/hand" }, "variants": { "*ʾāḥôr*": "behind/backward/from behind", "*qedem*": "before/in front/from the east", "*ṣartānî*": "hem in me/surround me/besiege me/form me", "*tāšet*": "place/put/lay", "*kappekâ*": "your palm/your hand" } }

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.139.6", "source": "*פלאיה **פְּלִ֣יאָֽה דַ֣עַת מִמֶּ֑נִּי נִ֝שְׂגְּבָ֗ה לֹא־א֥וּכַֽל לָֽהּ׃", "text": "*pəlîʾâ daʿat* from-me; *niśgəbâ* not-*ʾûkal* to-it", "grammar": { "*pəlîʾâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - wonderful/marvelous/extraordinary", "*daʿat*": "noun, feminine singular - knowledge", "*niśgəbâ*": "verb, Niphal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - it is too high/lofty", "*ʾûkal*": "verb, Qal imperfect 1st person singular - I am able" }, "variants": { "*pəlîʾâ*": "wonderful/marvelous/extraordinary/difficult", "*daʿat*": "knowledge/understanding/insight", "*niśgəbâ*": "too high/too lofty/inaccessible/beyond reach", "*ʾûkal*": "am able/can attain/have power" } }

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.139.7", "source": "אָ֭נָ֥ה אֵלֵ֣ךְ מֵרוּחֶ֑ךָ וְ֝אָ֗נָה מִפָּנֶ֥יךָ אֶבְרָֽח׃", "text": "*ʾānâ ʾēlēk* from-*rûḥekā* and-*ʾānâ* from-*pānêkā ʾebrāḥ*", "grammar": { "*ʾānâ*": "interrogative adverb - where", "*ʾēlēk*": "verb, Qal imperfect 1st person singular - I go", "*rûḥekā*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix + preposition min - from your spirit", "*pānêkā*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix + preposition min - from your face/presence", "*ʾebrāḥ*": "verb, Qal imperfect 1st person singular - I flee" }, "variants": { "*ʾānâ*": "where/where to", "*ʾēlēk*": "go/walk/proceed", "*rûḥekā*": "your spirit/your breath/your wind", "*pānêkā*": "your face/your presence", "*ʾebrāḥ*": "flee/run away/escape" } }

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.139.8", "source": "אִם־אֶסַּ֣ק שָׁ֭מַיִם שָׁ֣ם אָ֑תָּה וְאַצִּ֖יעָה שְּׁא֣וֹל הִנֶּֽךָּ׃", "text": "If-*ʾessaq šāmayim* there *ʾāttâ*; and-*ʾaṣṣîʿâ šəʾôl hinnekā*", "grammar": { "*ʾessaq*": "verb, Qal imperfect 1st person singular - I ascend", "*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine dual - heavens/sky", "*ʾāttâ*": "independent personal pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you", "*ʾaṣṣîʿâ*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - I make my bed", "*šəʾôl*": "noun, proper name - Sheol/underworld", "*hinnekā*": "demonstrative particle + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - behold you/there you are" }, "variants": { "*ʾessaq*": "ascend/go up/climb", "*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky", "*ʾaṣṣîʿâ*": "make my bed/spread out my couch/lie down", "*šəʾôl*": "Sheol/grave/underworld/place of the dead", "*hinnekā*": "behold you/there you are/you are present" } }

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.139.9", "source": "אֶשָּׂ֥א כַנְפֵי־שָׁ֑חַר אֶ֝שְׁכְּנָ֗ה בְּאַחֲרִ֥ית יָֽם׃", "text": "*ʾeśśāʾ kanpê-šāḥar*, *ʾeškənâ* in-*ʾaḥărît yām*", "grammar": { "*ʾeśśāʾ*": "verb, Qal imperfect 1st person singular - I take/lift", "*kanpê-šāḥar*": "noun, feminine dual construct + noun - wings of dawn", "*ʾeškənâ*": "verb, Qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - I dwell", "*ʾaḥărît*": "noun, feminine singular construct - end/extremity of", "*yām*": "noun, masculine singular - sea" }, "variants": { "*ʾeśśāʾ*": "take/lift/carry", "*kanpê-šāḥar*": "wings of dawn/wings of morning", "*ʾeškənâ*": "dwell/settle/reside", "*ʾaḥărît*": "end/extremity/farthest part", "*yām*": "sea/ocean/west" } }

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.139.10", "source": "גַּם־שָׁ֭ם יָדְךָ֣ תַנְחֵ֑נִי וְֽתֹאחֲזֵ֥נִי יְמִינֶֽךָ׃", "text": "Even-there *yādəkā tanḥēnî* and-*tōʾaḥăzēnî yəmînekā*", "grammar": { "*yādəkā*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hand", "*tanḥēnî*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect 3rd person feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - it leads me", "*tōʾaḥăzēnî*": "verb, Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - it takes hold of me", "*yəmînekā*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your right hand" }, "variants": { "*yādəkā*": "your hand", "*tanḥēnî*": "lead me/guide me/direct me", "*tōʾaḥăzēnî*": "take hold of me/grasp me/seize me", "*yəmînekā*": "your right hand/your right side" } }

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.139.11", "source": "וָ֭אֹמַר אַךְ־חֹ֣שֶׁךְ יְשׁוּפֵ֑נִי וְ֝לַ֗יְלָה א֣וֹר בַּעֲדֵֽנִי׃", "text": "And-*ʾōmar* surely-*ḥōšek yəšûpēnî*; and-*laylâ ʾôr baʿădēnî*", "grammar": { "*ʾōmar*": "verb, Qal imperfect 1st person singular + waw consecutive - and I say", "*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness", "*yəšûpēnî*": "verb, Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - it overwhelms me", "*laylâ*": "noun, masculine singular - night", "*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular - light", "*baʿădēnî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - around me/about me" }, "variants": { "*ʾōmar*": "say/speak/think", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity", "*yəšûpēnî*": "overwhelm me/cover me/crush me/bruise me", "*laylâ*": "night/nighttime", "*ʾôr*": "light/daylight", "*baʿădēnî*": "around me/about me/surrounding me" } }

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.139.12", "source": "גַּם־חֹשֶׁךְ֮ לֹֽא־יַחְשִׁ֢יךְ מִ֫מֶּ֥ךָ וְ֭לַיְלָה כַּיּ֣וֹם יָאִ֑יר כַּ֝חֲשֵׁיכָ֗ה כָּאוֹרָֽה׃", "text": "Even-*ḥōšek* not-*yaḥšîk* from-you, and-*laylâ kayyôm yāʾîr*; *kaḥăšêkâ kāʾôrâ*", "grammar": { "*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness", "*yaḥšîk*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it darkens/hides", "*laylâ*": "noun, masculine singular - night", "*kayyôm*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - as the day", "*yāʾîr*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it shines/gives light", "*kaḥăšêkâ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - as the darkness", "*kāʾôrâ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - as the light" }, "variants": { "*yaḥšîk*": "darkens/hides/conceals", "*yāʾîr*": "shines/gives light/illuminates", "*kaḥăšêkâ*": "as the darkness/like the darkness", "*kāʾôrâ*": "as the light/like the light" } }

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.139.13", "source": "כִּֽי־אַ֭תָּה קָנִ֣יתָ כִלְיֹתָ֑י תְּ֝סֻכֵּ֗נִי בְּבֶ֣טֶן אִמִּֽי׃", "text": "For-*ʾattâ qānîtā* my-*kilyōtāy*; *təsukkēnî* in-*beṭen ʾimmî*", "grammar": { "*ʾattâ*": "independent personal pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you", "*qānîtā*": "verb, Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you created/formed/possessed", "*kilyōtāy*": "noun, feminine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my kidneys/inward parts", "*təsukkēnî*": "verb, Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - you knit me together", "*beṭen*": "noun, feminine singular construct - womb of", "*ʾimmî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my mother" }, "variants": { "*qānîtā*": "created/formed/possessed/acquired", "*kilyōtāy*": "my kidneys/my inward parts/my innermost being", "*təsukkēnî*": "knit me together/weave me/cover me/protect me", "*beṭen*": "womb/belly/body" } }

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.139.14", "source": "אֽוֹדְךָ֗ עַ֤ל כִּ֥י נוֹרָא֗וֹת נִ֫פְלֵ֥יתִי נִפְלָאִ֥ים מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ וְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י יֹדַ֥עַת מְאֹֽד׃", "text": "*ʾôdəkā* on that *nôrāʾôt niplêtî*; *niplāʾîm maʿăśekā*, and-*napšî yōdaʿat* exceedingly", "grammar": { "*ʾôdəkā*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect 1st person singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I praise you", "*nôrāʾôt*": "verb, Niphal participle feminine plural - fearfully/awesomely", "*niplêtî*": "verb, Niphal perfect 1st person singular - I am wonderfully made", "*niplāʾîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - wonderful/marvelous", "*maʿăśekā*": "noun, masculine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your works", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*yōdaʿat*": "verb, Qal participle feminine singular - knowing" }, "variants": { "*ʾôdəkā*": "praise you/thank you/acknowledge you", "*nôrāʾôt*": "fearfully/awesomely/wonderfully", "*niplêtî*": "wonderfully made/set apart/distinguished", "*niplāʾîm*": "wonderful/marvelous/extraordinary", "*maʿăśekā*": "your works/your deeds/your actions", "*napšî*": "my soul/my self/my being/my life", "*yōdaʿat*": "knowing/aware/conscious" } }

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.139.15", "source": "לֹא־נִכְחַ֥ד עָצְמִ֗י מִ֫מֶּ֥ךָּ אֲשֶׁר־עֻשֵּׂ֥יתִי בַסֵּ֑תֶר רֻ֝קַּ֗מְתִּי בְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹת אָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "Not-*nikḥad ʿāṣmî* from-you when-*ʿuśśêtî bassēter*; *ruqqamtî* in-*taḥtiyyôt ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*nikḥad*": "verb, Niphal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - it was hidden", "*ʿāṣmî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my bone/frame/substance", "*ʿuśśêtî*": "verb, Pual perfect 1st person singular - I was made", "*bassēter*": "preposition + definite article + noun - in the secret place", "*ruqqamtî*": "verb, Pual perfect 1st person singular - I was skillfully wrought/embroidered", "*taḥtiyyôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - depths of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth" }, "variants": { "*nikḥad*": "hidden/concealed/kept secret", "*ʿāṣmî*": "my bone/my frame/my substance/my strength", "*ʿuśśêtî*": "made/formed/created", "*bassēter*": "in secret/in the hidden place/in privacy", "*ruqqamtî*": "skillfully wrought/embroidered/woven together", "*taḥtiyyôt*": "depths/lowest parts", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground" } }

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.139.16", "source": "גָּלְמִ֤י ׀ רָ֘א֤וּ עֵינֶ֗יךָ וְעַֽל־סִפְרְךָ֮ כֻּלָּ֢ם יִכָּ֫תֵ֥בוּ יָמִ֥ים יֻצָּ֑רוּ *ולא **וְל֖וֹ אֶחָ֣ד בָּהֶֽם׃", "text": "*gālmî rāʾû ʿênêkā* and-upon-*siprəkā kullām yikkātēbû yāmîm yuṣṣārû* and-not/and-to-him *ʾeḥād bāhem*", "grammar": { "*gālmî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my unformed substance/embryo", "*rāʾû*": "verb, Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they saw", "*ʿênêkā*": "noun, feminine dual + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your eyes", "*siprəkā*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your book", "*kullām*": "noun + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - all of them", "*yikkātēbû*": "verb, Niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they were written", "*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - days", "*yuṣṣārû*": "verb, Pual perfect 3rd person common plural - they were formed", "*ʾeḥād*": "numeral - one", "*bāhem*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in/among them" }, "variants": { "*gālmî*": "my unformed substance/my embryo/my developing body", "*rāʾû*": "saw/perceived/observed", "*siprəkā*": "your book/your scroll/your record", "*yikkātēbû*": "were written/were recorded", "*yāmîm*": "days/time", "*yuṣṣārû*": "were formed/were fashioned/were ordained", "*ʾeḥād*": "one/single/first", "*wəlōʾ*": "and not/though not", "*wəlô*": "and to him/yet for him" } }

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.139.17", "source": "וְלִ֗י מַה־יָּקְר֣וּ רֵעֶ֣יךָ אֵ֑ל מֶ֥ה עָ֝צְמוּ רָאשֵׁיהֶֽם׃", "text": "And-to-me how-*yāqrû rēʿêkā ʾēl*; how *ʿāṣmû rāʾšêhem*", "grammar": { "*yāqrû*": "verb, Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they are precious", "*rēʿêkā*": "noun, masculine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your thoughts", "*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - God", "*ʿāṣmû*": "verb, Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they are numerous", "*rāʾšêhem*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their sum" }, "variants": { "*yāqrû*": "precious/valuable/weighty", "*rēʿêkā*": "your thoughts/your companions/your friends", "*ʾēl*": "God/deity/mighty one", "*ʿāṣmû*": "numerous/mighty/vast", "*rāʾšêhem*": "their sum/their total/their chief parts" } }

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.139.18", "source": "אֶ֭סְפְּרֵם מֵח֣וֹל יִרְבּ֑וּן הֱ֝קִיצֹ֗תִי וְעוֹדִ֥י עִמָּֽךְ׃", "text": "*ʾesppərēm* from-*ḥôl yirbûn*; *hĕqîṣōtî* and-*ʿôdî ʿimmāk*", "grammar": { "*ʾesppərēm*": "verb, Qal imperfect 1st person singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I count them", "*ḥôl*": "noun, masculine singular - sand", "*yirbûn*": "verb, Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural paragogic nun - they are more numerous", "*hĕqîṣōtî*": "verb, Hiphil perfect 1st person singular - I awake", "*ʿôdî*": "adverb + 1st person singular suffix - still I", "*ʿimmāk*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - with you" }, "variants": { "*ʾesppərēm*": "count them/enumerate them/recount them", "*ḥôl*": "sand/seashore", "*yirbûn*": "more numerous/multiply/increase", "*hĕqîṣōtî*": "awake/wake up/arise", "*ʿôdî*": "still I/yet I/continuously I" } }

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.139.19", "source": "אִם־תִּקְטֹ֖ל אֱל֥וֹהַּ ׀ רָשָׁ֑ע וְאַנְשֵׁ֥י דָ֝מִ֗ים ס֣וּרוּ מֶֽנִּי׃", "text": "If-*tiqṭōl ʾĕlôah rāšāʿ*; and-*ʾanšê dāmîm sûrû* from-me", "grammar": { "*tiqṭōl*": "verb, Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you kill/slay", "*ʾĕlôah*": "noun, masculine singular - God", "*rāšāʿ*": "adjective/noun, masculine singular - wicked man", "*ʾanšê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - men of", "*dāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - bloods/bloodshed", "*sûrû*": "verb, Qal imperative masculine plural - depart" }, "variants": { "*tiqṭōl*": "kill/slay/destroy", "*ʾĕlôah*": "God/deity", "*rāšāʿ*": "wicked/evil/criminal", "*ʾanšê dāmîm*": "men of blood/bloodthirsty men/murderers", "*sûrû*": "depart/turn aside/go away" } }

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.139.20", "source": "אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֹ֭אמְרֻךָ לִמְזִמָּ֑ה נָשֻׂ֖א לַשָּׁ֣וְא עָרֶֽיךָ׃", "text": "Who *yōʾmrūkā* for-*məzimmâ*; *nāśuʾ laššāwʾ ʿārêkā*", "grammar": { "*yōʾmrūkā*": "verb, Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - they speak of you", "*məzimmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - evil device/plot", "*nāśuʾ*": "verb, Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they lift up", "*laššāwʾ*": "preposition + definite article + noun - for falsehood/in vain", "*ʿārêkā*": "noun, masculine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your cities/adversaries" }, "variants": { "*yōʾmrūkā*": "speak of you/mention you/invoke you", "*məzimmâ*": "evil device/plot/wicked purpose", "*nāśuʾ*": "lift up/carry/take", "*laššāwʾ*": "in vain/for falsehood/for emptiness", "*ʿārêkā*": "your cities/your enemies/your adversaries/your name" } }

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.139.21", "source": "הֲלֽוֹא־מְשַׂנְאֶ֖יךָ יְהוָ֥ה ׀ אֶשְׂנָ֑א וּ֝בִתְקוֹמְמֶ֗יךָ אֶתְקוֹטָֽט׃", "text": "Do-not-*məśanʾêkā YHWH ʾeśnāʾ*; and-*bitqômməmêkā ʾetqôṭāṭ*", "grammar": { "*məśanʾêkā*": "Piel participle masculine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - those hating you", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD/Yahweh", "*ʾeśnāʾ*": "verb, Qal imperfect 1st person singular - I hate", "*bitqômməmêkā*": "preposition + Hithpoel participle masculine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - with those rising against you", "*ʾetqôṭāṭ*": "verb, Hithpael imperfect 1st person singular - I contend/loathe" }, "variants": { "*məśanʾêkā*": "those hating you/your haters/your enemies", "*ʾeśnāʾ*": "hate/detest/abhor", "*bitqômməmêkā*": "those rising against you/your opponents/your rebels", "*ʾetqôṭāṭ*": "contend/loathe/feel disgust/quarrel" } }

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.139.22", "source": "תַּכְלִ֣ית שִׂנְאָ֣ה שְׂנֵאתִ֑ים לְ֝אוֹיְבִ֗ים הָ֣יוּ לִֽי׃", "text": "*taklît śinʾâ śənēʾtîm*; to-*ʾôyəbîm hāyû* to-me", "grammar": { "*taklît*": "noun, feminine singular construct - completeness of", "*śinʾâ*": "noun, feminine singular - hatred", "*śənēʾtîm*": "verb, Qal perfect 1st person singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I hate them", "*ʾôyəbîm*": "Qal participle masculine plural - enemies", "*hāyû*": "verb, Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they have become" }, "variants": { "*taklît*": "completeness/perfection/end", "*śinʾâ*": "hatred/hostility/enmity", "*śənēʾtîm*": "hate them/detest them", "*ʾôyəbîm*": "enemies/foes/adversaries", "*hāyû*": "became/have become/are" } }

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.139.23", "source": "חָקְרֵ֣נִי אֵ֭ל וְדַ֣ע לְבָבִ֑י בְּ֝חָנֵ֗נִי וְדַ֣ע שַׂרְעַפָּֽי׃", "text": "*ḥāqrēnî ʾēl* and-*daʿ ləbābî*; *bəḥānēnî* and-*daʿ śarʿappāy*", "grammar": { "*ḥāqrēnî*": "verb, Qal imperative masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - search me", "*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - God", "*daʿ*": "verb, Qal imperative masculine singular - know", "*ləbābî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my heart", "*bəḥānēnî*": "verb, Qal imperative masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - test me", "*śarʿappāy*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my thoughts" }, "variants": { "*ḥāqrēnî*": "search me/examine me/investigate me", "*ʾēl*": "God/deity/mighty one", "*daʿ*": "know/understand/perceive", "*ləbābî*": "my heart/my mind/my inner self", "*bəḥānēnî*": "test me/try me/examine me", "*śarʿappāy*": "my thoughts/my anxieties/my concerns" } }

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.139.24", "source": "וּרְאֵ֗ה אִם־דֶּֽרֶךְ־עֹ֥צֶב בִּ֑י וּ֝נְחֵ֗נִי בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ עוֹלָֽם׃", "text": "And-*rəʾēh* if-*derek-ʿōṣeb* in-me; and-*nəḥēnî* in-*derek ʿôlām*", "grammar": { "*rəʾēh*": "verb, Qal imperative masculine singular - see", "*derek-ʿōṣeb*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun - way of pain/grief", "*nəḥēnî*": "verb, Qal imperative masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - lead me", "*derek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - way of", "*ʿôlām*": "noun, masculine singular - eternity/everlasting" }, "variants": { "*rəʾēh*": "see/look/observe", "*derek-ʿōṣeb*": "way of pain/grievous way/harmful way/idolatry", "*nəḥēnî*": "lead me/guide me/conduct me", "*derek ʿôlām*": "way of eternity/everlasting way/ancient path" } }