{
"verseID": "Psalms.38.13",
"source": "וַיְנַקְשׁ֤וּ ׀ מְבַקְשֵׁ֬י נַפְשִׁ֗י וְדֹרְשֵׁ֣י רָ֭עָתִי דִּבְּר֣וּ הַוּ֑וֹת וּ֝מִרְמ֗וֹת כָּל־הַיּ֥וֹם יֶהְגּֽוּ׃",
"text": "And *yənaqšû* *məḇaqšê* *nap̄šî* and *dōršê* *rā'ātî* *dibbərû* *hawwôt* and *mirmôt* all the *yôm* *yehgû*",
"grammar": {
"*yənaqšû*": "piel imperfect 3rd person plural with waw consecutive - and they lay snares",
"*məḇaqšê*": "piel participle plural construct - seekers of",
"*nap̄šî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my soul/life",
"*dōršê*": "qal participle plural construct - those seeking",
"*rā'ātî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my harm/evil",
"*dibbərû*": "piel perfect 3rd person plural - they have spoken",
"*hawwôt*": "plural noun - destructions/calamities",
"*mirmôt*": "plural noun - deceits/treacheries",
"*yôm*": "noun with definite article - the day",
"*yehgû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person plural - they meditate/mutter"
},
"variants": {
"*nāqaš*": "lay snares/set traps",
"*bāqaš*": "seek/search for/require",
"*nep̄eš*": "soul/life/person",
"*dāraš*": "seek/inquire/require",
"*rā'āh*": "evil/harm/misery",
"*dibbēr*": "speak/talk/declare",
"*hawwāh*": "destruction/calamity/mischief",
"*mirmāh*": "deceit/treachery/fraud",
"*hāḡāh*": "meditate/mutter/plot"
}
}