Psalms 39:14

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Turn Your gaze away from me, that I may have a moment of relief before I go and am no more.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הָשַׁ֣ע מִמֶּ֣נִּי וְאַבְלִ֑יגָה בְּטֶ֖רֶם אֵלֵ֣ךְ וְאֵינֶֽנִּי׃

Transliteration

hāšaʿ from-me and-ʾablîgāh in-ṭerem ʾēlēk and-ʾênennî

Grammar Details

• *hāšaʿ*: verb, hiphil imperative masculine singular - look away
• *ʾablîgāh*: verb, hiphil imperfect 1st person singular cohortative with prefixed conjunction 'wə' - and let me recover strength
• *ṭerem*: adverb with prefixed preposition 'bə' - before
• *ʾēlēk*: verb, qal imperfect 1st person singular - I go
• *ʾênennî*: particle of negation with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed conjunction 'wə' - and I am not

Word Meanings

• *hāšaʿ*: look away/turn away/look favorably
• *ʾablîgāh*: let me recover strength/smile/be refreshed
• *ṭerem*: before/not yet
• *ʾēlēk*: I go/depart/walk
• *ʾênennî*: I am not/I am no more/I cease to exist