Verse 5

{ "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" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 33:27 : 27 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.33.27", "source": "מְעֹנָה֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵי קֶ֔דֶם וּמִתַּ֖חַת זְרֹעֹ֣ת עוֹלָ֑ם וַיְגָ֧רֶשׁ מִפָּנֶ֛יךָ אוֹיֵ֖ב וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הַשְׁמֵֽד׃", "text": "*Məʿōnāh* *ʾĕlōhê* *qedem* and-from-under *zərōʿōt* *ʿôlām* and-*waygāreš* from-before-you *ʾôyēb* and-*wayōʾmer* *hašmēd*", "grammar": { "*məʿōnāh*": "noun, feminine singular - dwelling place", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - God of", "*qedem*": "noun, masculine singular - ancient time/east", "*û-mi-taḥat*": "conjunction + preposition - and from beneath", "*zərōʿōt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - arms of", "*ʿôlām*": "noun, masculine singular - everlasting/eternity", "*wa-ygāreš*": "conjunction + piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he drove out", "*mi-pānêkā*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural + 2nd masculine singular suffix - from before you", "*ʾôyēb*": "qal participle, masculine singular - enemy", "*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*hašmēd*": "hiphil imperative, masculine singular - destroy" }, "variants": { "*məʿōnāh*": "dwelling place/habitation/refuge", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "God of (construct form)", "*qedem*": "ancient/of old/east", "*zərōʿōt*": "arms/strength/power", "*gāraš*": "drive out/expel/cast out", "*šāmad*": "destroy/annihilate/exterminate" } }
  • Job 9:33 : 33 { "verseID": "Job.9.33", "source": "לֹ֣א יֵשׁ־בֵּינֵ֣ינוּ מוֹכִ֑יחַ יָשֵׁ֖ת יָד֣וֹ עַל־שְׁנֵֽינוּ׃", "text": "*lōʾ* *yēš-bênênû* *môkîaḥ* *yāšēt* *yādô* *ʿal-šənênû*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yēš-bênênû*": "existential particle + preposition + 1st person plural suffix - there is between us", "*môkîaḥ*": "hiphil participle masculine singular - an arbiter", "*yāšēt*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular jussive - who might lay", "*yādô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand", "*ʿal-šənênû*": "preposition + numeral + 1st person plural suffix - upon us both" }, "variants": { "*yēš*": "there is, there exists", "*bênênû*": "between us, among us", "*môkîaḥ*": "arbiter, mediator, judge", "*yāšēt*": "to place, set, put", "*yādô*": "hand, power", "*šənênû*": "both of us, the two of us" } }
  • Job 23:8-9 : 8 { "verseID": "Job.23.8", "source": "הֵ֤ן קֶ֣דֶם אֶהֱלֹ֣ךְ וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּ וְ֝אָח֗וֹר וְֽלֹא־אָבִ֥ין לֽוֹ׃", "text": "*hēn* *qedem* *ʾehĕlōk* *wə-ʾênennu* *wə-ʾāḥôr* *wə-lōʾ-ʾābîn* *lô*", "grammar": { "*hēn*": "interjection - behold/look", "*qedem*": "noun, masculine singular - east/forward", "*ʾehĕlōk*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I go", "*wə-ʾênennu*": "conjunction + particle of negation + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he is not", "*wə-ʾāḥôr*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and backward/west", "*wə-lōʾ-ʾābîn*": "conjunction + negative particle + Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I do not perceive", "*lô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - for him/to him" }, "variants": { "*qedem*": "east, forward, former time, ancient time", "*hālak*": "to go, walk, come, depart", "*ʾayin*": "nothing, non-existence, absence", "*ʾāḥôr*": "behind, backward, west", "*bîn*": "to discern, understand, consider, perceive" } } 9 { "verseID": "Job.23.9", "source": "שְׂמֹ֣אול בַּעֲשֹׂת֣וֹ וְלֹא־אָ֑חַז יַעְטֹ֥ף יָ֝מִ֗ין וְלֹ֣א אֶרְאֶֽה׃", "text": "*śəmōʾwl* *baʿăśōtô* *wə-lōʾ-ʾāḥaz* *yaʿṭōp* *yāmîn* *wə-lōʾ* *ʾerʾeh*", "grammar": { "*śəmōʾwl*": "noun, feminine singular - left/north", "*baʿăśōtô*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his working/when he acts", "*wə-lōʾ-ʾāḥaz*": "conjunction + negative particle + Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I do not grasp/perceive", "*yaʿṭōp*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he covers/veils himself", "*yāmîn*": "noun, feminine singular - right/south", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*ʾerʾeh*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I see" }, "variants": { "*śəmōʾwl*": "left, left hand, north", "*ʿāśâ*": "to do, make, accomplish, work", "*ʾāḥaz*": "to grasp, seize, hold, perceive", "*ʿāṭap*": "to cover, enwrap, veil, hide, turn aside", "*yāmîn*": "right, right hand, south", "*rāʾâ*": "to see, perceive, look, observe" } }
  • Ps 34:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Psalms.34.7", "source": "זֶ֤ה עָנִ֣י קָ֭רָא וַיהוָ֣ה שָׁמֵ֑עַ וּמִכָּל־צָ֝רוֹתָ֗יו הוֹשִׁיעֽוֹ׃", "text": "This *ʿānî* *qārāʾ* and *YHWH* *šāmēaʿ* and from all-*ṣārôtāyw* *hôšîʿô*", "grammar": { "*ʿānî*": "adjective masculine singular - poor/afflicted", "*qārāʾ*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he called", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*šāmēaʿ*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he heard", "*ṣārôtāyw*": "noun feminine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his troubles", "*hôšîʿô*": "Hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he saved him" }, "variants": { "*ʿānî*": "poor/afflicted/humble person", "*ṣārôtāyw*": "his troubles/distresses/adversities", "*hôšîʿô*": "he saved/delivered/helped him" } }
  • Rev 1:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Revelation.1.17", "source": "Καὶ ὅτε εἶδον αὐτόν, ἔπεσα πρὸς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ ὡς νεκρός. Καὶ ἐπέθηκε τὴν δεξιὰν αὐτοῦ χεῖρα ἐπʼ ἐμὲ, λέγων μοι, Μὴ φοβοῦ· ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ πρῶτος καὶ ὁ ἔσχατος:", "text": "And when I *eidon* him, I *epesa* at the *podas* of him as *nekros*. And he *epethēke* the *dexian* of him *cheira* upon me, *legōn* to me, Not *phobou*; *egō eimi* the *prōtos* and the *eschatos*:", "grammar": { "*eidon*": "aorist active indicative, 1st singular - saw", "*epesa*": "aorist active indicative, 1st singular - fell", "*podas*": "accusative, masculine, plural - feet", "*nekros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - dead person", "*epethēke*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - placed/laid", "*dexian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - right", "*cheira*": "accusative, feminine, singular - hand", "*legōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying", "*phobou*": "present middle imperative, 2nd singular - fear", "*egō eimi*": "present active indicative, 1st singular with pronoun - I am", "*prōtos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - first", "*eschatos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - last" }, "variants": { "*epesa*": "fell/collapsed", "*nekros*": "dead person/corpse", "*Mē phobou*": "Do not fear/Stop being afraid (prohibition)", "*prōtos*": "first/foremost/chief", "*eschatos*": "last/final/uttermost" } }
  • Exod 24:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Exodus.24.11", "source": "וְאֶל־אֲצִילֵי֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א שָׁלַ֖ח יָד֑וֹ וַֽיֶּחֱזוּ֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים וַיֹּאכְל֖וּ וַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃", "text": "*wə-ʾel*-*ʾăṣîlê* *bənê* *Yiśrāʾēl* *lōʾ* *šālaḥ* *yādô* *wayyeḥĕzû* *ʾet*-*hāʾĕlōhîm* *wayyōʾkəlû* *wayyištû*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾel*": "conjunction + preposition - and against/to", "*ʾăṣîlê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - nobles of/chief ones of", "*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of/children of", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*šālaḥ*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he stretched out/sent", "*yādô*": "noun, feminine singular + suffix, 3rd masculine singular - his hand", "*wayyeḥĕzû*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural consecutive - and they beheld/saw", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - God/the gods", "*wayyōʾkəlû*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural consecutive - and they ate", "*wayyištû*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural consecutive - and they drank" }, "variants": { "*ʾăṣîlê*": "nobles of/chief ones of/eminent ones of", "*šālaḥ*": "stretched out/sent/put forth", "*wayyeḥĕzû*": "beheld/saw/gazed upon", "*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "God/the gods/the divine being" } }