36 {
"verseID": "Psalms.18.36",
"source": "וַתִּתֶּן־לִי֮ מָגֵ֢ן יִ֫שְׁעֶ֥ךָ וִֽימִינְךָ֥ תִסְעָדֵ֑נִי וְֽעַנְוַתְךָ֥ תַרְבֵּֽנִי׃",
"text": "And *titen*-to me *magen* *yish'echa* and *yemincha* *tis'adeni* and *anvatcha* *tarbeni*.",
"grammar": {
"*titen*": "qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 2nd person masculine singular - and you gave",
"*magen*": "masculine singular construct - shield of",
"*yish'echa*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your salvation",
"*yemincha*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your right hand",
"*tis'adeni*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - it will support me",
"*anvatcha*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your gentleness/humility",
"*tarbeni*": "hifil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - you will make me great"
},
"variants": {
"*magen*": "shield of/buckler of/defense of",
"*yish'echa*": "your salvation/your deliverance/your help",
"*tis'adeni*": "it will support me/it will sustain me/it will uphold me",
"*anvatcha*": "your gentleness/your humility/your condescension",
"*tarbeni*": "you will make me great/you will increase me/you will magnify me"
}
}
37 {
"verseID": "Psalms.18.37",
"source": "תַּרְחִ֣יב צַעֲדִ֣י תַחְתָּ֑י וְלֹ֥א מָ֝עֲד֗וּ קַרְסֻלָּֽי׃",
"text": "*tarchiv* *tsa'adi* beneath me and not *ma'adu* *qarsulai*.",
"grammar": {
"*tarchiv*": "hifil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will enlarge",
"*tsa'adi*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my step",
"*ma'adu*": "qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they slipped",
"*qarsulai*": "feminine dual noun with 1st person singular suffix - my ankles"
},
"variants": {
"*tarchiv*": "you will enlarge/you will make wide/you will broaden",
"*tsa'adi*": "my step/my stride/my path",
"*ma'adu*": "they slipped/they wobbled/they tottered",
"*qarsulai*": "my ankles/my feet"
}
}
38 {
"verseID": "Psalms.18.38",
"source": "אֶרְדּ֣וֹף א֭וֹיְבַי וְאַשִּׂיגֵ֑ם וְלֹֽא־אָ֝שׁוּב עַד־כַּלּוֹתָֽם׃",
"text": "*erdof* *oyevay* and *asigem* and not-*ashuv* until-*kalotam*.",
"grammar": {
"*erdof*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will pursue",
"*oyevay*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my enemies",
"*asigem*": "hifil imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I will overtake them",
"*ashuv*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will return",
"*kalotam*": "piel infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - destroying them"
},
"variants": {
"*erdof*": "I will pursue/I will chase/I will follow after",
"*asigem*": "I will overtake them/I will reach them/I will catch them",
"*ashuv*": "I will return/I will turn back",
"*kalotam*": "destroying them/consuming them/annihilating them"
}
}
39 {
"verseID": "Psalms.18.39",
"source": "אֶ֭מְחָצֵם וְלֹא־יֻ֣כְלוּ ק֑וּם יִ֝פְּל֗וּ תַּ֣חַת רַגְלָֽי׃",
"text": "*emchatsom* and not-*yuchlu* *qum* *yiplu* *tachat* *raglay*.",
"grammar": {
"*emchatsom*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I will shatter them",
"*yuchlu*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will be able",
"*qum*": "qal infinitive construct - to rise",
"*yiplu*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will fall",
"*tachat*": "preposition - under",
"*raglay*": "feminine dual noun with 1st person singular suffix - my feet"
},
"variants": {
"*emchatsom*": "I will shatter them/I will crush them/I will wound them",
"*yuchlu*": "they will be able/they will have power",
"*qum*": "to rise/to stand/to get up",
"*yiplu*": "they will fall/they will collapse"
}
}
40 {
"verseID": "Psalms.18.40",
"source": "וַתְּאַזְּרֵ֣נִי חַ֭יִל לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה תַּכְרִ֖יעַ קָמַ֣י תַּחְתָּֽי׃",
"text": "And *te'azreni* *chayil* for the *milchamah* *tachri'a* *qamay* *tachtay*.",
"grammar": {
"*te'azreni*": "piel imperfect with waw-consecutive, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and you girded me",
"*chayil*": "masculine singular noun - strength",
"*milchamah*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the battle",
"*tachri'a*": "hifil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will make bow",
"*qamay*": "qal participle, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - those rising against me",
"*tachtay*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - under me"
},
"variants": {
"*te'azreni*": "you girded me/you armed me/you equipped me",
"*chayil*": "strength/might/power",
"*milchamah*": "battle/war/combat",
"*tachri'a*": "you will make bow/you will subdue/you will bring down",
"*qamay*": "those rising against me/my adversaries/those who stand against me"
}
}