Verse 18

{ "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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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 3:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Psalms.3.5", "source": "ק֖וֹלִי אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה אֶקְרָ֑א וַיַּֽעֲנֵ֨נִי מֵהַ֖ר קָדְשׁ֣וֹ סֶֽלָה׃", "text": "*qôlî* unto *YHWH* *ʾeqrāʾ* *wayyaʿănēnî* from *har* *qādšô* *selāh*", "grammar": { "*qôlî*": "noun, masculine, singular with 1st person singular suffix - my voice", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name with preposition *ʾel* - to the LORD", "*ʾeqrāʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I call/cry out", "*wayyaʿănēnî*": "verb, qal imperfect with consecutive waw, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and he answers me", "*har*": "noun, masculine, singular with preposition *min* - from the mountain of", "*qādšô*": "noun, masculine, singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his holiness/holy place", "*selāh*": "musical notation/pause term" }, "variants": { "*ʾeqrāʾ*": "I call/cry out/invoke", "*wayyaʿănēnî*": "and he answers/responds to me", "*har qādšô*": "his holy mountain/his holy hill/mountain of his holiness", "*selāh*": "musical pause/lift up/interlude (exact meaning uncertain)" } }
  • Ps 139:3 : 3 { "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" } }
  • Isa 26:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Isaiah.26.19", "source": "יִֽחְי֣וּ מֵתֶ֔יךָ נְבֵלָתִ֖י יְקוּמ֑וּן הָקִ֨יצוּ וְרַנְּנ֜וּ שֹׁכְנֵ֣י עָפָ֗ר כִּ֣י טַ֤ל אוֹרֹת֙ טַלֶּ֔ךָ וָאָ֖רֶץ רְפָאִ֥ים תַּפִּֽיל׃", "text": "*Yiḥyû* *mēteḵā*, *nēbēlātî* *yeqûmûn*; *hāqîṣû* and *rannēnû* *šōḵnê* *ʿāpār*, because *ṭal* *ʾôrōt* *ṭalleḵā*, and *ʾāreṣ* *repāʾîm* *tappîl*.", "grammar": { "*Yiḥyû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will live'", "*mēteḵā*": "masculine plural adjective with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your dead'", "*nēbēlātî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my corpse'", "*yeqûmûn*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural (paragogic nun) - 'they will arise'", "*hāqîṣû*": "hiphil imperative masculine plural - 'awake!'", "*werannēnû*": "conjunction with piel imperative masculine plural - 'and sing!'", "*šōḵnê*": "qal participle masculine plural construct - 'dwellers of'", "*ʿāpār*": "masculine singular noun - 'dust'", "*kî*": "conjunction - 'because/for'", "*ṭal*": "masculine singular construct - 'dew of'", "*ʾôrōt*": "masculine plural noun - 'lights'", "*ṭalleḵā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your dew'", "*wāʾāreṣ*": "conjunction with feminine singular noun - 'and earth/land'", "*repāʾîm*": "masculine plural noun - 'shades/departed spirits'", "*tappîl*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - 'she will cast forth'" }, "variants": { "*mēteḵā*": "your dead ones/your deceased", "*nēbēlātî*": "my corpse/my dead body/my carcass", "*yeqûmûn*": "will arise/will stand up/will be established", "*hāqîṣû*": "awake/wake up/be alert/be aroused", "*rannēnû*": "sing/cry out with joy/shout joyfully", "*šōḵnê*": "dwellers/inhabitants/residents", "*ʾôrōt*": "lights/illumination/daylight", "*repāʾîm*": "shades/departed spirits/ghosts/dead ones", "*tappîl*": "cast forth/bring forth/throw down/cause to fall" } }
  • Dan 12:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Daniel.12.2", "source": "וְרַבִּ֕ים מִיְּשֵׁנֵ֥י אַדְמַת־עָפָ֖ר יָקִ֑יצוּ אֵ֚לֶּה לְחַיֵּ֣י עוֹלָ֔ם וְאֵ֥לֶּה לַחֲרָפ֖וֹת לְדִרְא֥וֹן עוֹלָֽם׃", "text": "And *rabbîm* from *yĕšēnê* *ʾadmat*-*ʿāpār* *yāqîṣû* *ʾēlleh* to *ḥayyê* *ʿôlām* and *ʾēlleh* to *ḥărāpôt* to *dirʾôn* *ʿôlām*.", "grammar": { "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*rabbîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - many", "*mi-yĕšēnê*": "preposition + participle Qal construct, masculine plural - from those sleeping of", "*ʾadmat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - ground of", "*ʿāpār*": "noun, masculine singular - dust", "*yāqîṣû*": "imperfect Hiphil, 3rd plural - will awake", "*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun, plural - these", "*lə-ḥayyê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - to life of", "*ʿôlām*": "noun, masculine singular - everlasting/eternal", "*la-ḥărāpôt*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural - to reproaches/shame", "*lə-dirʾôn*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - to abhorrence/contempt", "*ʿôlām*": "noun, masculine singular - everlasting/eternal" }, "variants": { "*rabbîm*": "many/numerous/great", "*yĕšēnê*": "sleeping ones/those who sleep/dead", "*ʾadmat-ʿāpār*": "dust of earth/ground of dust", "*yāqîṣû*": "will awake/will arise/will be roused", "*ḥayyê*": "life/living", "*ʿôlām*": "eternal/everlasting/forever/perpetual", "*ḥărāpôt*": "reproaches/shame/disgrace/scorn", "*dirʾôn*": "abhorrence/contempt/aversion" } }
  • 1 Thess 5:10 : 10 { "verseID": "1 Thessalonians.5.10", "source": "Τοῦ ἀποθανόντος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν, ἵνα, εἴτε γρηγορῶμεν εἴτε καθεύδωμεν, ἅμα σὺν αὐτῷ ζήσωμεν.", "text": "*Tou apothanontos hyper hēmōn, hina, eite grēgorōmen eite katheudōmen, hama syn autō zēsōmen*.", "grammar": { "*Tou apothanontos*": "aorist, active, participle, genitive, masculine, singular with article - the one who died", "*hyper*": "preposition + genitive - for/on behalf of", "*hēmōn*": "genitive, plural - of us/our", "*hina*": "conjunction - in order that/so that", "*eite*": "conjunction - whether", "*grēgorōmen*": "present, active, subjunctive, 1st person plural - we may be awake/we should be alert", "*eite*": "conjunction - or", "*katheudōmen*": "present, active, subjunctive, 1st person plural - we may sleep/we should sleep", "*hama*": "adverb - together/at the same time", "*syn*": "preposition + dative - with", "*autō*": "dative, masculine, singular - him", "*zēsōmen*": "aorist, active, subjunctive, 1st person plural - we might live" }, "variants": { "*apothanontos*": "who died/having died", "*hyper*": "for/on behalf of/for the sake of", "*eite...eite*": "whether...or", "*grēgorōmen*": "we may be awake/we should be alert (metaphorical: spiritually vigilant or alive physically)", "*katheudōmen*": "we may sleep/we should sleep (metaphorical: spiritually unaware or dead physically)", "*zēsōmen*": "we might live/we should live" } }
  • Ps 16:8-9 : 8 { "verseID": "Psalms.16.8", "source": "שִׁוִּ֬יתִי יְהוָ֣ה לְנֶגְדִּ֣י תָמִ֑יד כִּ֥י מִֽ֝ימִינִ֗י בַּל־אֶמּֽוֹט׃", "text": "*šiwwîtî* *YHWH* before me *tāmîd* because from-*ymînî* *bal*-*ʾemmôṭ*", "grammar": { "*šiwwîtî*": "perfect verb, 1st person singular - I have set/placed", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD", "before me": "preposition with 1st person suffix - before/in front of me", "*tāmîd*": "adverb - continually/always", "from-*ymînî*": "preposition + noun with 1st person suffix - from my right hand", "*bal*-*ʾemmôṭ*": "negative particle + imperfect verb, 1st person singular - I will not be shaken" }, "variants": { "*šiwwîtî*": "I have set/I have placed/I have put", "*YHWH*": "LORD/Yahweh/Jehovah (divine name)", "*tāmîd*": "continually/always/perpetually", "*ymînî*": "my right hand/my right side (position of honor/strength)", "*ʾemmôṭ*": "I will be shaken/I will be moved/I will slip" } } 9 { "verseID": "Psalms.16.9", "source": "לָכֵ֤ן ׀ שָׂמַ֣ח לִ֭בִּי וַיָּ֣גֶל כְּבוֹדִ֑י אַף־בְּ֝שָׂרִ֗י יִשְׁכֹּ֥ן לָבֶֽטַח׃", "text": "Therefore *śāmaḥ* *libbî* and-*yayyāḡel* *kəḇôdî* indeed-*bəśārî* *yiškōn* *lāḇeṭaḥ*", "grammar": { "*śāmaḥ*": "perfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular - rejoiced/was glad", "*libbî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person suffix - my heart", "*yayyāḡel*": "imperfect verb with consecutive waw, 3rd person masculine singular - and rejoiced", "*kəḇôdî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person suffix - my glory/honor", "*bəśārî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person suffix - my flesh/body", "*yiškōn*": "imperfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular - will dwell/reside", "*lāḇeṭaḥ*": "preposition + noun - in security/safety" }, "variants": { "*śāmaḥ*": "rejoiced/was glad/was joyful", "*libbî*": "my heart/my mind/my inner self", "*yayyāḡel*": "rejoiced/was jubilant/exulted", "*kəḇôdî*": "my glory/my honor/my soul (possibly 'liver' as seat of emotions)", "*bəśārî*": "my flesh/my body", "*yiškōn*": "will dwell/will reside/will rest", "*lāḇeṭaḥ*": "in security/in safety/confidently" } } 10 { "verseID": "Psalms.16.10", "source": "כִּ֤י ׀ לֹא־תַעֲזֹ֣ב נַפְשִׁ֣י לִשְׁא֑וֹל לֹֽא־תִתֵּ֥ן חֲ֝סִידְךָ֗ לִרְא֥וֹת שָֽׁחַת׃", "text": "Because not-*taʿăzōḇ* *nap̄šî* to *šəʾôl* not-*tittēn* *ḥăsîdḵā* to see *šāḥat*", "grammar": { "*taʿăzōḇ*": "imperfect verb, 2nd person masculine singular - you will abandon/leave", "*nap̄šî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person suffix - my soul/life", "to *šəʾôl*": "preposition + noun - to Sheol/the grave", "*tittēn*": "imperfect verb, 2nd person masculine singular - you will give/allow", "*ḥăsîdḵā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine suffix - your faithful/godly one", "to see": "preposition + infinitive construct - to see/experience", "*šāḥat*": "noun, feminine singular - corruption/pit/grave" }, "variants": { "*taʿăzōḇ*": "you will abandon/you will leave/you will forsake", "*nap̄šî*": "my soul/my life/my being", "*šəʾôl*": "Sheol/the grave/the realm of the dead", "*tittēn*": "you will give/you will allow/you will permit", "*ḥăsîdḵā*": "your faithful one/your godly one/your holy one", "*šāḥat*": "corruption/pit/decay/grave" } } 11 { "verseID": "Psalms.16.11", "source": "תּֽוֹדִיעֵנִי֮ אֹ֤רַח חַ֫יִּ֥ים שֹׂ֣בַע שְׂ֭מָחוֹת אֶת־פָּנֶ֑יךָ נְעִמ֖וֹת בִּימִינְךָ֣ נֶֽצַח׃", "text": "*tôdîʿēnî* *ʾōraḥ* *ḥayyîm* *śōḇaʿ* *śəmāḥôt* *ʾet*-*pāneḵā* *nəʿimôt* in *yəmînḵā* *neṣaḥ*", "grammar": { "*tôdîʿēnî*": "imperfect verb, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person suffix - you will make known to me", "*ʾōraḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - path of", "*ḥayyîm*": "noun, masculine plural - life/lives", "*śōḇaʿ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - fullness of", "*śəmāḥôt*": "noun, feminine plural - joys", "*pāneḵā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine suffix - your face/presence", "*nəʿimôt*": "noun, feminine plural - pleasures/delights", "in *yəmînḵā*": "preposition + noun with 2nd person masculine suffix - in your right hand", "*neṣaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - forever/eternity" }, "variants": { "*tôdîʿēnî*": "you will make known to me/you will show me/you will teach me", "*ʾōraḥ*": "path/way/journey", "*ḥayyîm*": "life/lives", "*śōḇaʿ*": "fullness/abundance/satisfaction", "*śəmāḥôt*": "joys/gladness/pleasures", "*pāneḵā*": "your face/your presence", "*nəʿimôt*": "pleasures/delights/pleasantness", "*yəmînḵā*": "your right hand (symbol of power and favor)", "*neṣaḥ*": "forever/eternity/perpetuity" } }
  • Ps 17:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Psalms.17.15", "source": "אֲנִ֗י בְּ֭צֶדֶק אֶחֱזֶ֣ה פָנֶ֑יךָ אֶשְׂבְּעָ֥ה בְ֝הָקִ֗יץ תְּמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃", "text": "*'Ănî* *bǝṣedeq* *'eḥězeh* *fāneykā* *'eśbǝ'āh* *bǝhāqîṣ* *tǝmûnātekā*", "grammar": { "*'Ănî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I", "*bǝṣedeq*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in righteousness", "*'eḥězeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will behold/gaze upon", "*fāneykā*": "noun, masculine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your face", "*'eśbǝ'āh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular (cohortative) - I will be satisfied", "*bǝhāqîṣ*": "preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct - in awakening", "*tǝmûnātekā*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your form/likeness" }, "variants": { "*bǝṣedeq*": "in righteousness/justness/rightness", "*'eḥězeh*": "I will behold/gaze upon/perceive", "*bǝhāqîṣ*": "in awakening/when I awake", "*tǝmûnātekā*": "your form/likeness/image/representation" } }
  • Ps 40:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Psalms.40.5", "source": "אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי הַגֶּ֗בֶר אֲשֶׁר־שָׂ֣ם יְ֭הֹוָה מִבְטַח֑וֹ וְֽלֹא־פָנָ֥ה אֶל־רְ֝הָבִ֗ים וְשָׂטֵ֥י כָזָֽב", "text": "*ʾAšrê* the *geber* who *sām* *YHWH* his *mibṭaḥô*, *wəlōʾ-pānâ* to *rəhābîm* *wəśāṭê kāzāb*", "grammar": { "*ʾAšrê*": "masculine plural construct noun - 'blessed/happy is'", "*geber*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - 'the man/strong man'", "*sām*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'has made/placed'", "*YHWH*": "proper divine name", "*mibṭaḥô*": "masculine noun with 3rd person masculine singular possessive suffix - 'his trust'", "*wəlōʾ-pānâ*": "negation with conjunction + Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and has not turned'", "*rəhābîm*": "masculine plural noun - 'proud/arrogant ones'", "*wəśāṭê kāzāb*": "masculine plural construct participle with conjunction + masculine singular noun - 'and those turning aside to falsehood'" }, "variants": { "*ʾAšrê*": "blessed/happy/fortunate", "*geber*": "man/strong man/warrior/mighty one", "*mibṭaḥô*": "his trust/his confidence/his security", "*rəhābîm*": "proud ones/arrogant ones/the boastful/Rahab (as type of pride)", "*wəśāṭê kāzāb*": "those turning aside to falsehood/those who turn to lies/apostates of falsehood" } }
  • Ps 40:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Psalms.40.12", "source": "אַתָּ֤ה יְהוָ֗ה לֹא־תִכְלָ֣א רַחֲמֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּ֑נִּי חַסְדְּךָ֥ וַ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗ תָּמִ֥יד יִצְּרֽוּנִי", "text": "You, *YHWH*, *lōʾ-tiḵlāʾ* your *raḥămeykā* from me; your *ḥasdəḵā waʾămittəḵā tāmîd yiṣṣərûnî*", "grammar": { "*YHWH*": "proper divine name", "*lōʾ-tiḵlāʾ*": "negation + Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'you will not withhold'", "*raḥămeykā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your compassion/mercy'", "*ḥasdəḵā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your lovingkindness'", "*waʾămittəḵā*": "conjunction + feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'and your truth'", "*tāmîd*": "adverb - 'continually/always'", "*yiṣṣərûnî*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with 1st person singular object suffix - 'they will preserve/keep me'" }, "variants": { "*tiḵlāʾ*": "you will withhold/you will restrain/you will hold back", "*raḥămeykā*": "your compassion/your mercy/your tender mercies", "*ḥasdəḵā*": "your lovingkindness/your steadfast love/your mercy/your covenant loyalty", "*ʾămittəḵā*": "your truth/your faithfulness/your reliability", "*yiṣṣərûnî*": "they will preserve me/they will keep me/they will guard me/they will protect me" } }
  • Ps 63:6-7 : 6 { "verseID": "Psalms.63.6", "source": "כְּמ֤וֹ חֵ֣לֶב וָ֭דֶשֶׁן תִּשְׂבַּ֣ע נַפְשִׁ֑י וְשִׂפְתֵ֥י רְ֝נָנ֗וֹת יְהַלֶּל־פִּֽי׃", "text": "Like *ḥēleb* and *dešen* *tiśbaʿ* *napšî* and *śiptê* *rənānōt* *yəhallel-pî*", "grammar": { "*kəmō*": "preposition - like/as", "*ḥēleb*": "noun, masculine singular - fat", "*wādešen*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and marrow/abundance", "*tiśbaʿ*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - will be satisfied", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*wəśiptê*": "conjunction + noun, feminine dual construct - and lips of", "*rənānōt*": "noun, feminine plural - joyful songs/rejoicing", "*yəhallel-pî*": "verb, Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + noun with 1st person singular suffix - will praise my mouth" }, "variants": { "*ḥēleb*": "fat/richest part", "*dešen*": "fatness/abundance/richness", "*tiśbaʿ*": "will be satisfied/will be filled", "*rənānōt*": "joyful songs/shouts of joy/jubilant lips" } } 7 { "verseID": "Psalms.63.7", "source": "אִם־זְכַרְתִּ֥יךָ עַל־יְצוּעָ֑י בְּ֝אַשְׁמֻר֗וֹת אֶהְגֶּה־בָּֽךְ׃", "text": "If *zəkartîkā* upon *yəṣūʿāy* in *ʾašmurōt* *ʾehgeh-bāk*", "grammar": { "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if/when", "*zəkartîkā*": "verb, Qal perfect, 1st singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - I remember you", "*ʿal-yəṣūʿāy*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - upon my bed", "*bəʾašmurōt*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural - in watches/night watches", "*ʾehgeh-bāk*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 1st singular + preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - I meditate on you" }, "variants": { "*zəkartîkā*": "I remember you/I reflect on you", "*yəṣūʿāy*": "my bed/my couch", "*ʾašmurōt*": "watches/night watches/divisions of the night", "*ʾehgeh*": "I meditate/I muse/I reflect" } }