Verse 4

{ "verseID": "Psalms.15.4", "source": "נִבְזֶ֤ה ׀ בְּֽעֵ֘ינָ֤יו נִמְאָ֗ס וְאֶת־יִרְאֵ֣י יְהוָ֣ה יְכַבֵּ֑ד נִשְׁבַּ֥ע לְ֝הָרַ֗ע וְלֹ֣א יָמִֽר׃", "text": "*Nibzeh* in-*ʿênāyw nimʾās*, and-*yirʾê YHWH yĕkabbēd*; *nišbaʿ lĕhāraʿ* and-not *yāmīr*.", "grammar": { "*Nibzeh*": "verb, niphal participle, masculine singular - despised/rejected", "*ʿênāyw*": "noun, feminine dual with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his eyes", "*nimʾās*": "verb, niphal participle, masculine singular - rejected/despised/disdained", "*yirʾê*": "adjective construct plural - fearers of/those who fear", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - LORD", "*yĕkabbēd*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - honors/glorifies", "*nišbaʿ*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - swears/takes an oath", "*lĕhāraʿ*": "preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct - to harm/to his hurt", "*yāmīr*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - changes/exchanges/alters" }, "variants": { "*Nibzeh bĕʿênāyw nimʾās*": "in his eyes the despised one is rejected/he despises vile persons/despicable in his eyes is disdained", "*yirʾê YHWH yĕkabbēd*": "those who fear YHWH he honors/he honors those who fear the LORD", "*nišbaʿ lĕhāraʿ*": "swears to his own hurt/takes an oath to his detriment/promises to his disadvantage", "*lōʾ yāmīr*": "does not change/will not alter/does not go back on it" } }

Verse 5

{ "verseID": "Psalms.15.5", "source": "כַּסְפּ֤וֹ ׀ לֹא־נָתַ֣ן בְּנֶשֶׁךְ֮ וְשֹׁ֥חַד עַל־נָקִ֗י לֹ֥א לָ֫קָ֥ח עֹֽשֵׂה־אֵ֑לֶּה לֹ֖א יִמּ֣וֹט לְעוֹלָֽם׃", "text": "*Kaspô* not-*nātan* with-*nešek*, and-*šōḥad* against-*nāqî* not *lāqāḥ*. *ʿōśēh-ʾēlleh* not *yimmôṭ* for-*ʿôlām*.", "grammar": { "*Kaspô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his silver/money", "*nātan*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - gives/puts", "*nešek*": "noun, masculine singular - interest/usury", "*šōḥad*": "noun, masculine singular - bribe/gift", "*nāqî*": "adjective, masculine singular - innocent/blameless", "*lāqāḥ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - takes/receives", "*ʿōśēh*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular construct - doing/maker of", "*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun, common plural - these", "*yimmôṭ*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - moved/shaken/dislodged", "*ʿôlām*": "noun, masculine singular - forever/eternity" }, "variants": { "*Kaspô nātan bĕnešek*": "puts his money out at interest/gives his silver with usury", "*šōḥad ʿal-nāqî lāqāḥ*": "takes a bribe against the innocent/accepts gift against the blameless", "*ʿōśēh-ʾēlleh lōʾ yimmôṭ lĕʿôlām*": "he who does these things shall never be moved/the one doing these will not be shaken forever" } }