Psalms 58:12

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then people will say, 'Surely there is a reward for the righteous; surely there is a God who judges on earth.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

‫וְיֹאמַ֣ר אָ֭דָם אַךְ־פְּרִ֣י לַצַּדִּ֑יק אַ֥ךְ יֵשׁ־אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים שֹׁפְטִ֥ים בָּאָֽרֶץ׃‬

Transliteration

wəyōʾmar ʾādām ʾak-pərî laṣṣaddîq ʾak yēš-ʾĕlōhîm šōpəṭîm bāʾāreṣ

Grammar Details

• *wəyōʾmar*: conjunction + qal 3ms imperfect - and he says/will say
• *ʾādām*: masculine singular noun - man/mankind/humanity
• *ʾak*: adverb/particle - surely/indeed
• *pərî*: masculine singular noun - fruit/reward
• *laṣṣaddîq*: preposition lamed + definite article + masculine singular adjective/noun - for the righteous one
• *yēš*: particle of existence - there is/are
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: masculine plural noun (divine name) - God
• *šōpəṭîm*: qal masculine plural participle - judging/those who judge
• *bāʾāreṣ*: preposition bet + definite article + feminine singular noun - in the earth/land

Word Meanings

• *wəyōʾmar*: and he says/will say/will acknowledge
• *ʾādām*: man/mankind/humanity/people
• *ʾak*: surely/indeed/truly
• *pərî*: fruit/reward/result
• *ṣaddîq*: righteous one/just person
• *yēš*: there is/there exists
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods (divine name)
• *šōpəṭîm*: judging/those who judge/judges