Verse 24

{ "verseID": "Psalms.55.24", "source": "וְאַתָּ֤ה אֱלֹהִ֨ים ׀ תּוֹרִדֵ֬ם ׀ לִבְאֵ֬ר שַׁ֗חַת אַנְשֵׁ֤י דָמִ֣ים וּ֖‪[d]‬מִרְמָה לֹא־יֶחֱצ֣וּ יְמֵיהֶ֑ם וַ֝אֲנִ֗י אֶבְטַח־בָּֽךְ׃", "text": "And you, *ʾĕlōhîm*, will *tôrîdēm* to *bəʾēr šaḥat*. *ʾanšê dāmîm ûmirmāh* not *yeḥĕṣû yəmêhem*, but I *ʾebṭaḥ* in you", "grammar": { "*wəʾattāh*": "waw conjunction with 2nd person masculine singular pronoun - and you", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun (divine plural) - God", "*tôrîdēm*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - you will bring them down", "*bəʾēr*": "masculine singular construct with prefixed preposition lamed (to) - to the well of", "*šaḥat*": "masculine singular noun - pit/destruction", "*ʾanšê*": "masculine plural construct - men of", "*dāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - bloods", "*ûmirmāh*": "feminine singular noun with waw conjunction - and deceit", "*yeḥĕṣû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will halve", "*yəmêhem*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their days", "*waʾănî*": "waw conjunction with 1st person singular pronoun - but I", "*ʾebṭaḥ*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will trust", "*bāk*": "preposition beth with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in you" }, "variants": { "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine being", "*tôrîdēm*": "you will bring them down/you will cast them down", "*bəʾēr*": "well/pit", "*šaḥat*": "pit/destruction/corruption", "*ʾanšê*": "men of/people of", "*dāmîm*": "bloods/bloodshed/bloodguilt", "*mirmāh*": "deceit/treachery/guile", "*yeḥĕṣû*": "they will halve/they will not live out half/they will not complete", "*yəmêhem*": "their days/their lifetime", "*ʾebṭaḥ*": "I will trust/I will rely/I will have confidence" } }

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