Verse 9

{ "verseID": "Psalms.140.9", "source": "אַל־תִּתֵּ֣ן יְ֭הוָה מַאֲוַיֵּ֣י רָשָׁ֑ע זְמָמ֥וֹ אַל־תָּ֝פֵ֗ק יָר֥וּמוּ סֶֽלָה׃", "text": "*ʾal*-*tittēn* *YHWH* *maʾăwayyê* *rāšāʿ* *zəmāmô* *ʾal*-*tāpēq* *yārûmû* *selāh*", "grammar": { "*ʾal*": "negative particle with jussive - do not", "*tittēn*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular jussive - grant/give", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD", "*maʾăwayyê*": "masculine plural construct noun - desires of", "*rāšāʿ*": "masculine singular adjective/noun - wicked/evil person", "*zəmāmô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his device/scheme", "*ʾal*": "negative particle with jussive - do not", "*tāpēq*": "hifil imperfect 2nd person masculine singular jussive - bring forth/allow to succeed", "*yārûmû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person plural verb - they will be exalted", "*selāh*": "musical notation or interlude" }, "variants": { "*tittēn*": "grant/give/allow", "*maʾăwayyê*": "desires of/longings of/cravings of", "*rāšāʿ*": "wicked person/evil one/godless one", "*zəmāmô*": "his scheme/his plot/his devising", "*tāpēq*": "bring to success/further/promote", "*yārûmû*": "they will be exalted/they will lift themselves up", "*selāh*": "musical interlude/pause/lift up" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 7:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Psalms.7.16", "source": "בּ֣וֹר כָּ֭רָֽה וַֽיַּחְפְּרֵ֑הוּ וַ֝יִּפֹּ֗ל בְּשַׁ֣חַת יִפְעָֽל׃", "text": "*bôr* *kārāh* *wayyaḥpərēhû* *wayyippōl* in-*shaḥat* *yipʿāl*", "grammar": { "*bôr*": "noun, masculine singular - pit/cistern", "*kārāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has dug", "*wayyaḥpərēhû*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and he dug it", "*wayyippōl*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he has fallen", "*bəshaḥat*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - into the pit", "*yipʿāl*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he makes/works" }, "variants": { "*bôr*": "pit/cistern/well", "*kārāh*": "dug/excavated/hollowed out", "*wayyaḥpərēhû*": "dug it out/excavated it/hollowed it out", "*shaḥat*": "pit/trap/destruction", "*yipʿāl*": "makes/works/fashions" } }
  • Prov 18:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Proverbs.18.7", "source": "פִּֽי־כְ֭סִיל מְחִתָּה־ל֑וֹ וּ֝שְׂפָתָ֗יו מוֹקֵ֥שׁ נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃", "text": "*pî*-*ḵəsîl* *məḥittāh*-to and-*śəp̄āṯāyw* *môqēš* *nap̄šô*", "grammar": { "*pî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - mouth of", "*ḵəsîl*": "noun, masculine singular - fool/stupid person", "*məḥittāh*": "noun, feminine singular - ruin/destruction", "*śəp̄āṯāyw*": "noun, feminine dual with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his lips", "*môqēš*": "noun, masculine singular - snare/trap/noose", "*nap̄šô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his soul/life" }, "variants": { "*ḵəsîl*": "fool/stupid person/dullard", "*məḥittāh*": "ruin/destruction/downfall", "*môqēš*": "snare/trap/noose/entanglement", "*nap̄šô*": "his soul/life/self/being" } }
  • Prov 12:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Proverbs.12.13", "source": "בְּפֶ֣שַׁע שְׂ֭פָתַיִם מוֹקֵ֣שׁ רָ֑ע וַיֵּצֵ֖א מִצָּרָ֣ה צַדִּֽיק׃", "text": "*bəp̄ešaʿ* *śəp̄āṯayim* *môqēš* *rāʿ* *wayyēṣēʾ* *miṣṣārāh* *ṣaddîq*", "grammar": { "*bəp̄ešaʿ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in transgression of", "*śəp̄āṯayim*": "noun, feminine dual - lips", "*môqēš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - snare of", "*rāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - evil", "*wayyēṣēʾ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and escapes/comes out", "*miṣṣārāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - from trouble", "*ṣaddîq*": "adjective, masculine singular - righteous one" }, "variants": { "*pešaʿ*": "transgression/rebellion/sin", "*śəp̄āṯayim*": "lips/speech", "*môqēš*": "snare/trap", "*rāʿ*": "evil/wicked", "*yēṣēʾ*": "escapes/comes out/goes forth", "*ṣārāh*": "trouble/distress/adversity", "*ṣaddîq*": "righteous one/just person" } }
  • Matt 27:25 : 25 { "verseID": "Matthew.27.25", "source": "Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς πᾶς ὁ λαὸς, εἶπεν, Τὸ αἷμα αὐτοῦ ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ τέκνα ἡμῶν.", "text": "And *apokritheis* all the *laos*, *eipen*, The *haima* of him upon us, and upon the *tekna* of us.", "grammar": { "*apokritheis*": "aorist participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having answered/responded", "*laos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - people/crowd", "*eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - said/spoke", "*haima*": "nominative, neuter, singular - blood", "*tekna*": "accusative, neuter, plural - children/descendants" }, "variants": { "*apokritheis*": "having answered/responded/replied", "*laos*": "people/crowd/populace/nation", "*haima*": "blood/bloodshed/life", "*tekna*": "children/offspring/descendants" } }
  • Esth 5:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Esther.5.14", "source": "וַתֹּ֣אמֶר לוֹ֩ זֶ֨רֶשׁ אִשְׁתּ֜וֹ וְכָל־אֹֽהֲבָ֗יו יַֽעֲשׂוּ־עֵץ֮ גָּבֹ֣הַּ חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים אַמָּה֒ וּבַבֹּ֣קֶר ׀ אֱמֹ֣ר לַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וְיִתְל֤וּ אֶֽת־מָרְדֳּכַי֙ עָלָ֔יו וּבֹֽא־עִם־הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ אֶל הַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖ה שָׂמֵ֑חַ וַיִּיטַ֧ב הַדָּבָ֛ר לִפְנֵ֥י הָמָ֖ן וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָעֵֽץ", "text": "And *wattōʾmer* to-him *zereš* *ʾištô* and-all-*ʾōhăbāyw*, let-them-*yaʿăśû*-*ʿēṣ* *gābōah* fifty *ʾammâ*, and-in-the-*bōqer* *ʾĕmōr* to-the-*melek* and-*yitlû* *ʾet*-*mordŏkay* upon-it, and-*bōʾ*-with-the-*melek* to the-*mišteh* *śāmēaḥ*, and *wayyîṭab* the-*dābār* before *hāmān* and *wayyaʿaś* the-*ʿēṣ*", "grammar": { "*wattōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3fs - and she said", "*zereš*": "proper noun - Zeresh", "*ʾištô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3ms suffix - his wife", "*ʾōhăbāyw*": "participle, masculine plural + 3ms suffix - his friends/lovers", "*yaʿăśû*": "imperfect, 3mp - they should make", "*ʿēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - tree/gallows/wood", "*gābōah*": "adjective, masculine singular - high/tall", "*ʾammâ*": "noun, feminine singular - cubit", "*bōqer*": "noun, masculine singular - morning", "*ʾĕmōr*": "imperative, ms - say/speak", "*melek*": "noun, masculine singular - king", "*yitlû*": "imperfect, 3mp - they will hang", "*mordŏkay*": "proper noun - Mordecai", "*bōʾ*": "imperative, ms - come/go", "*mišteh*": "noun, masculine singular - feast/banquet", "*śāmēaḥ*": "adjective, masculine singular - joyful", "*wayyîṭab*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3ms - and it was good", "*dābār*": "noun, masculine singular - word/matter", "*hāmān*": "proper noun - Haman", "*wayyaʿaś*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3ms - and he made", "*ʿēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - tree/gallows/wood" }, "variants": { "*yaʿăśû-ʿēṣ*": "let them make gallows/prepare wooden pole", "*gābōah ḥămišîm ʾammâ*": "fifty cubits high/tall (75-80 feet)", "*yitlû*": "hang/impale/execute", "*bōʾ-ʿim-hammelek ʾel-hammišteh śāmēaḥ*": "go with the king to the banquet joyful/attend the feast happily", "*wayyîṭab haddābār*": "the matter pleased/the suggestion was good", "*wayyaʿaś hāʿēṣ*": "he had the gallows made/prepared the wooden structure" } }
  • Esth 7:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Esther.7.10", "source": "וַיִּתְלוּ֙ אֶת־הָמָ֔ן עַל־הָעֵ֖ץ אֲשֶׁר־הֵכִ֣ין לְמָרְדֳּכָ֑י וַחֲמַ֥ת הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ שָׁכָֽכָה׃", "text": "And *wayyitlû* *ʾet*-*hāmān* on the *ʿēṣ* which *hēkîn* for *mordŏkāy*. And *ḥămat* the *melek* *šākākâ*.", "grammar": { "*wayyitlû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they hanged", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*hāmān*": "proper noun - Haman", "*ʿēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the gallows/tree", "*hēkîn*": "hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - he had prepared", "*mordŏkāy*": "proper noun - Mordecai", "*ḥămat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - wrath of", "*melek*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the king", "*šākākâ*": "qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - subsided/abated" }, "variants": { "*ʿēṣ*": "gallows/tree/wooden structure", "*hēkîn*": "prepared/made ready/set up", "*šākākâ*": "subsided/abated/was pacified" } }
  • Ps 64:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Psalms.64.8", "source": "וַיֹּרֵ֗ם אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים חֵ֥ץ פִּתְא֑וֹם הָ֝י֗וּ מַכּוֹתָֽם׃", "text": "and-*yōrēm* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ḥēṣ* *pitʾôm* *hāyû* *makkôtām*", "grammar": { "*yōrēm*": "imperfect verb with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he will shoot them", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun functioning as singular - God", "*ḥēṣ*": "masculine singular noun - arrow", "*pitʾôm*": "adverb - suddenly", "*hāyû*": "perfect verb, 3rd person plural - they were/became", "*makkôtām*": "feminine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural possessive suffix - their wounds" }, "variants": { "*yōrēm*": "shoot/strike/hit with arrow", "*ḥēṣ*": "arrow/shaft", "*makkôtām*": "their wounds/their plagues/their blows" } }
  • Ps 94:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Psalms.94.23", "source": "וַיָּ֤שֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶ֨ם ׀ אֶת־אוֹנָ֗ם וּבְרָעָתָ֥ם יַצְמִיתֵ֑ם יַ֝צְמִיתֵ֗ם יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ", "text": "*wayyāšeb* upon-them *ʾet*-*ʾônām* *û-bərāʿātām* *yaṣmîtēm* *yaṣmîtēm* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhênû*", "grammar": { "*wayyāšeb*": "conjunction + verb, hiphil, imperfect, consecutive, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and he will return", "*ʿălêhem*": "preposition + 3rd person, masculine, plural pronominal suffix - upon them", "*ʾet-ʾônām*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine, singular + 3rd person, masculine, plural pronominal suffix - their iniquity", "*û-bərāʿātām*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine, singular + 3rd person, masculine, plural pronominal suffix - and in their evil", "*yaṣmîtēm*": "verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + 3rd person, masculine, plural pronominal suffix - he will destroy them", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*ʾĕlōhênû*": "noun, masculine, plural + 1st person, plural pronominal suffix - our God" }, "variants": { "*yāšeb*": "will return/will bring back/will repay", "*ʾônām*": "their iniquity/their wickedness", "*rāʿātām*": "their evil/their wickedness", "*yaṣmîtēm*": "will destroy them/will annihilate them/will cut them off", "*ʾĕlōhênû*": "our God/our deity" } }
  • Prov 10:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Proverbs.10.6", "source": "בְּ֭רָכוֹת לְרֹ֣אשׁ צַדִּ֑יק וּפִ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יְכַסֶּ֥ה חָמָֽס׃", "text": "*bərākôt* *lərōʾš* *ṣaddîq* *û-pî* *rəšāʿîm* *yəkasseh* *ḥāmās*", "grammar": { "*bərākôt*": "feminine plural noun - blessings", "*lərōʾš*": "preposition + masculine singular construct - to/for head of", "*ṣaddîq*": "masculine singular adjective - righteous", "*û-pî*": "conjunction + masculine singular construct - and mouth of", "*rəšāʿîm*": "masculine plural adjective - wicked ones", "*yəkasseh*": "Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - covers/conceals", "*ḥāmās*": "masculine singular noun - violence" }, "variants": { "*bərākôt*": "blessings/benedictions/prosperity", "*ṣaddîq*": "righteous/just/lawful", "*rəšāʿîm*": "wicked ones/evil people/wrongdoers", "*yəkasseh*": "covers/conceals/hides", "*ḥāmās*": "violence/wrong/cruelty/injustice" } }
  • Prov 10:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Proverbs.10.11", "source": "מְק֣וֹר חַ֭יִּים פִּ֣י צַדִּ֑יק וּפִ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יְכַסֶּ֥ה חָמָֽס׃", "text": "*məqôr* *ḥayyîm* *pî* *ṣaddîq* *û-pî* *rəšāʿîm* *yəkasseh* *ḥāmās*", "grammar": { "*məqôr*": "masculine singular construct - fountain/source of", "*ḥayyîm*": "masculine plural noun - life", "*pî*": "masculine singular construct - mouth of", "*ṣaddîq*": "masculine singular adjective - righteous", "*û-pî*": "conjunction + masculine singular construct - and mouth of", "*rəšāʿîm*": "masculine plural adjective - wicked ones", "*yəkasseh*": "Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - covers/conceals", "*ḥāmās*": "masculine singular noun - violence" }, "variants": { "*məqôr*": "fountain/source/spring", "*ḥayyîm*": "life/living/existence", "*pî*": "mouth/speech/command", "*ṣaddîq*": "righteous/just/lawful", "*rəšāʿîm*": "wicked ones/evil people/wrongdoers", "*yəkasseh*": "covers/conceals/hides", "*ḥāmās*": "violence/wrong/cruelty/injustice" } }