Ps 78:4-8 : 4 {
"verseID": "Psalms.78.4",
"source": "לֹ֤א נְכַחֵ֨ד ׀ מִבְּנֵיהֶ֗ם לְד֥וֹר אַחֲר֗וֹן מְֽ֭סַפְּרִים תְּהִלּ֣וֹת יְהוָ֑ה וֶעֱזוּז֥וֹ וְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יו אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָֽׂה׃",
"text": "Not *nᵉḵaḥēḏ* from their *mibbᵉnêhem* to *lᵉḏôr* *ʾaḥărôn* *mᵉsappᵉrîm* *tᵉhillôt* *YHWH* and his *weʿĕzûzô* and his *wᵉnip̄lᵉʾôtāyw* *ʾăšer* *ʿāśâ*",
"grammar": {
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*nᵉḵaḥēḏ*": "piel imperfect, 1st person plural - we will hide/conceal",
"*mibbᵉnêhem*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - from their children/sons",
"*lᵉḏôr*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - to/for a generation",
"*ʾaḥărôn*": "adjective, masculine singular - later/coming/last",
"*mᵉsappᵉrîm*": "piel participle, masculine plural - telling/recounting/declaring",
"*tᵉhillôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - praises of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh",
"*weʿĕzûzô*": "waw conjunctive + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his strength/might",
"*wᵉnip̄lᵉʾôtāyw*": "waw conjunctive + noun, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his wonders/marvelous deeds",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which/that",
"*ʿāśâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he did/made"
},
"variants": {
"*nᵉḵaḥēḏ*": "we will hide/conceal/withhold",
"*ḏôr*": "generation/age/period/lifetime",
"*ʾaḥărôn*": "later/following/coming/last",
"*tᵉhillôt*": "praises/acts worthy of praise/glorious deeds",
"*ʿĕzûzô*": "strength/might/power",
"*nip̄lᵉʾôtāyw*": "wonders/marvelous deeds/miracles"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Psalms.78.5",
"source": "וַיָּ֤קֶם עֵד֨וּת ׀ בְּֽיַעֲקֹ֗ב וְתוֹרָה֮ שָׂ֤ם בְּיִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִ֭וָּה אֶת־אֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ לְ֝הוֹדִיעָ֗ם לִבְנֵיהֶֽם׃",
"text": "And he *wayyāqem* *ʿēḏût* in *bᵉyaʿăqōḇ* and *wᵉtôrâ* he *śām* in *bᵉyiśrāʾēl* *ʾăšer* he *ṣiwwâ* *ʾet*-our *ʾăḇôtênû* *lᵉhôḏîʿām* to their *liḇnêhem*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyāqem*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he established/set up",
"*ʿēḏût*": "noun, feminine singular - testimony/witness",
"*bᵉyaʿăqōḇ*": "preposition + proper noun - in Jacob",
"*wᵉtôrâ*": "waw conjunctive + noun, feminine singular - and law/instruction",
"*śām*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he placed/put/set",
"*bᵉyiśrāʾēl*": "preposition + proper noun - in Israel",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which/that",
"*ṣiwwâ*": "piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he commanded/ordered",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾăḇôtênû*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person plural suffix - our fathers",
"*lᵉhôḏîʿām*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to make them know",
"*liḇnêhem*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to their children/sons"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿēḏût*": "testimony/witness/ordinance/decree",
"*tôrâ*": "law/instruction/teaching/direction",
"*śām*": "placed/put/set/established",
"*ṣiwwâ*": "commanded/ordered/appointed",
"*lᵉhôḏîʿām*": "to make them know/to inform them/to teach them"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Psalms.78.6",
"source": "לְמַ֤עַן יֵדְע֨וּ ׀ דּ֣וֹר אַ֭חֲרוֹן בָּנִ֣ים יִוָּלֵ֑דוּ יָ֝קֻ֗מוּ וִֽיסַפְּר֥וּ לִבְנֵיהֶֽם׃",
"text": "In order that *lᵉmaʿan* *yēḏᵉʿû* *dôr* *ʾaḥărôn* *bānîm* *yiwwālēḏû* *yāqumû* and *wîsappᵉrû* to their *liḇnêhem*",
"grammar": {
"*lᵉmaʿan*": "conjunction - in order that/so that",
"*yēḏᵉʿû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will know",
"*dôr*": "noun, masculine singular - generation",
"*ʾaḥărôn*": "adjective, masculine singular - later/coming/last",
"*bānîm*": "noun, masculine plural - children/sons",
"*yiwwālēḏû*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will be born",
"*yāqumû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will arise",
"*wîsappᵉrû*": "waw consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they will tell/recount",
"*liḇnêhem*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to their children/sons"
},
"variants": {
"*lᵉmaʿan*": "in order that/so that/for the purpose of",
"*yēḏᵉʿû*": "they will know/understand/learn",
"*dôr*": "generation/age/period",
"*ʾaḥărôn*": "later/following/coming/last",
"*yiwwālēḏû*": "they will be born/brought forth",
"*yāqumû*": "they will arise/stand up/come on the scene",
"*wîsappᵉrû*": "and they will tell/recount/declare/relate"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Psalms.78.7",
"source": "וְיָשִׂ֥ימוּ בֵֽאלֹהִ֗ים כִּ֫סְלָ֥ם וְלֹ֣א יִ֭שְׁכְּחוּ מַֽעַלְלֵי אֵ֑ל וּמִצְוֺתָ֥יו יִנְצֹֽרוּ׃",
"text": "And they would *wᵉyāśîmû* in *ḇēʾlōhîm* their *kislām* and not *wᵉlōʾ* *yišəkəḥû* *maʿalᵉlê* *ʾēl* and his *ûmiṣwōtāyw* *yinṣōrû*",
"grammar": {
"*wᵉyāśîmû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they would place/set",
"*ḇēʾlōhîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - in God",
"*kislām*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their confidence/hope",
"*wᵉlōʾ*": "waw conjunctive + negative particle - and not",
"*yišəkəḥû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they would forget",
"*maʿalᵉlê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - deeds/works of",
"*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - God",
"*ûmiṣwōtāyw*": "waw conjunctive + noun, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his commandments",
"*yinṣōrû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they would keep/observe"
},
"variants": {
"*yāśîmû*": "they would place/set/put/establish",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/judges",
"*kislām*": "their confidence/hope/trust/expectation",
"*yišəkəḥû*": "they would forget/neglect/ignore",
"*maʿalᵉlê*": "deeds/works/practices/actions",
"*ʾēl*": "God/mighty one/power",
"*miṣwōtāyw*": "his commandments/precepts/ordinances",
"*yinṣōrû*": "they would keep/observe/guard/preserve"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Psalms.78.8",
"source": "וְלֹ֤א יִהְי֨וּ ׀ כַּאֲבוֹתָ֗ם דּוֹר֮ סוֹרֵ֢ר וּמֹ֫רֶ֥ה דּ֭וֹר לֹא־הֵכִ֣ין לִבּ֑וֹ וְלֹא־נֶאֶמְנָ֖ה אֶת־אֵ֣ל רוּחֽוֹ׃",
"text": "And not *wᵉlōʾ* *yihᵉyû* like their *kaʾăḇôtām* *dôr* *sôrēr* *ûmōrê* *dôr* not-*lōʾ*-*hēḵîn* his *libbô* and not-*wᵉlōʾ*-*neʾemnâ* *ʾet*-*ʾēl* his *rûḥô*",
"grammar": {
"*wᵉlōʾ*": "waw conjunctive + negative particle - and not",
"*yihᵉyû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they would be",
"*kaʾăḇôtām*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - like their fathers",
"*dôr*": "noun, masculine singular - generation",
"*sôrēr*": "qal participle, masculine singular - stubborn/rebellious",
"*ûmōrê*": "waw conjunctive + qal participle, masculine singular - and defiant/rebellious",
"*dôr*": "noun, masculine singular - generation",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*hēḵîn*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he established/prepared",
"*libbô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his heart",
"*wᵉlōʾ*": "waw conjunctive + negative particle - and not",
"*neʾemnâ*": "niphal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she was faithful/steadfast",
"*ʾet*": "preposition - with",
"*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - God",
"*rûḥô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his spirit"
},
"variants": {
"*yihᵉyû*": "they would be/become/happen",
"*sôrēr*": "stubborn/rebellious/defiant",
"*mōrê*": "defiant/rebellious/disobedient",
"*hēḵîn*": "established/prepared/made firm/set right",
"*neʾemnâ*": "was faithful/steadfast/loyal/trustworthy",
"*rûḥô*": "his spirit/breath/wind/disposition"
}
}