Psalms 53:7

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When God restores the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מִ֥י יִתֵּ֣ן מִצִיּוֹן֮ יְשֻׁע֢וֹת יִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥ל בְּשׁ֣וּב אֱ֭לֹהִים שְׁב֣וּת עַמּ֑וֹ יָגֵ֥ל יַ֝עֲקֹ֗ב יִשְׂמַ֥ח יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

Who yittēn from-ṣiyyôn yəšuʿôt yiśrāʾēl when-šûb ʾĕlōhîm šəbût ʿammô yāgēl yaʿăqōb yiśmaḥ yiśrāʾēl

Grammar Details

• *mî*: interrogative - who
• *yittēn*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will give
• *ṣiyyôn*: preposition 'from' + proper noun - Zion
• *yəšuʿôt*: noun, feminine plural construct - salvations of
• *yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *bəšûb*: preposition 'in/when' + verb, qal infinitive construct - in returning/when returns
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine plural - God/gods
• *šəbût*: noun, feminine singular construct - captivity of
• *ʿammô*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his people
• *yāgēl*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will rejoice
• *yaʿăqōb*: proper noun - Jacob
• *yiśmaḥ*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will be glad

Word Meanings

• *yittēn*: will give/grant/provide
• *yəšuʿôt*: salvations/deliverances/victories
• *šəbût*: captivity/fortunes/former state
• *yāgēl*: will rejoice/be joyful/exult
• *yiśmaḥ*: will be glad/rejoice/be happy