{
"verseID": "Psalms.70.3",
"source": "יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ וְיַחְפְּרוּ֮ מְבַקְשֵׁ֢י נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י יִסֹּ֣גוּ אָ֭חוֹר וְיִכָּלְמ֑וּ חֲ֝פֵצֵ֗י רָעָתִֽי׃",
"text": "*yēḇōšû* *wə-yaḥpərû* *məḇaqšê* *napšî* *yissōḡû* *ʾāḥôr* *wə-yikkālmû* *ḥăpēṣê* *rāʿātî*.",
"grammar": {
"*yēḇōšû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will be ashamed",
"*wə-yaḥpərû*": "conjunction וְ + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they will be confounded",
"*məḇaqšê*": "piel participle, masculine plural construct - ones seeking",
"*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my soul/life",
"*yissōḡû*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will be turned back",
"*ʾāḥôr*": "noun, masculine singular - backward",
"*wə-yikkālmû*": "conjunction וְ + niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they will be disgraced",
"*ḥăpēṣê*": "adjective, masculine plural construct - ones desiring/delighting in",
"*rāʿātî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my evil/harm"
},
"variants": {
"*yēḇōšû*": "they will be ashamed/they will be put to shame",
"*yaḥpərû*": "they will be confounded/they will be dismayed/they will be put to shame",
"*məḇaqšê*": "ones seeking/ones pursuing",
"*napšî*": "my soul/my life",
"*yissōḡû*": "they will be turned back/they will retreat",
"*wə-yikkālmû*": "they will be disgraced/they will be humiliated/they will be put to shame",
"*ḥăpēṣê*": "ones desiring/ones delighting in/ones taking pleasure in",
"*rāʿātî*": "my evil/my harm/my calamity"
}
}