3{
"verseID": "Psalms.17.3",
"source": "בָּ֘חַ֤נְתָּ לִבִּ֨י ׀ פָּ֘קַ֤דְתָּ לַּ֗יְלָה צְרַפְתַּ֥נִי בַל־תִּמְצָ֑א זַ֝מֹּתִ֗י בַּל־יַעֲבָר־פִּֽי׃",
"text": "*Bāḥantā* *libbî* *pāqadtā* *laylāh* *ṣǝraftanî* *bal-timṣā'* *zammōtî* *bal-ya'ăbār-pî*",
"grammar": {
"*Bāḥantā*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have examined/tested",
"*libbî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my heart",
"*pāqadtā*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have visited/inspected",
"*laylāh*": "noun, masculine singular - night",
"*ṣǝraftanî*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - you have refined/tested me",
"*bal-timṣā'*": "negative particle + verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will not find",
"*zammōtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have purposed/planned/thought",
"*bal-ya'ăbār-pî*": "negative particle + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + noun + 1st person singular suffix - will not transgress my mouth"
},
"variants": {
"*pāqadtā*": "you have visited/inspected/attended to",
"*ṣǝraftanî*": "you have refined/tested/tried me (as metal)",
"*zammōtî*": "I have purposed/devised/planned/thought"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "Psalms.17.4",
"source": "לִפְעֻלּ֣וֹת אָ֭דָם בִּדְבַ֣ר שְׂפָתֶ֑יךָ אֲנִ֥י שָׁ֝מַ֗רְתִּי אָרְח֥וֹת פָּרִֽיץ׃",
"text": "*Lifǝ'ullôt* *'ādām* *bidbar* *śǝfāteykā* *'ănî* *šāmartî* *'ārḥôt* *pārîṣ*",
"grammar": {
"*Lifǝ'ullôt*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural construct - as for the deeds/actions of",
"*'ādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mankind/humanity",
"*bidbar*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - by/in the word of",
"*śǝfāteykā*": "noun, feminine dual + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your lips",
"*'ănî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I",
"*šāmartî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have kept/guarded/observed",
"*'ārḥôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - paths/ways of",
"*pārîṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - violent one/robber/breaker"
},
"variants": {
"*pārîṣ*": "violent one/robber/breaker/outlaw"
}
}
5{
"verseID": "Psalms.17.5",
"source": "תָּמֹ֣ךְ אֲ֭שֻׁרַי בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתֶ֑יךָ בַּל־נָמ֥וֹטּוּ פְעָמָֽי׃",
"text": "*Tāmōk* *'ăšuray* *bǝma'gǝlôteykā* *bal-nāmôṭṭû* *fǝ'āmāy*",
"grammar": {
"*Tāmōk*": "verb, qal infinitive absolute (used as imperative) - hold firm/support",
"*'ăšuray*": "noun, feminine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my steps",
"*bǝma'gǝlôteykā*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in your paths/tracks",
"*bal-nāmôṭṭû*": "negative particle + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they have not slipped",
"*fǝ'āmāy*": "noun, feminine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my feet/steps"
},
"variants": {
"*Tāmōk*": "hold firm/support/sustain",
"*'ăšuray*": "my steps/goings"
}
}
6{
"verseID": "Psalms.17.6",
"source": "אֲנִֽי־קְרָאתִ֣יךָ כִֽי־תַעֲנֵ֣נִי אֵ֑ל הַֽט־אָזְנְךָ֥ לִ֝֗י שְׁמַ֣ע אִמְרָתִֽי׃",
"text": "*'ănî-qǝrā'tîkā* *kî-ta'ănēnî* *'Ēl* *haṭ-'āznǝkā* *lî* *šǝma'* *'imrātî*",
"grammar": {
"*'ănî-qǝrā'tîkā*": "pronoun, 1st person singular + verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I have called you",
"*kî-ta'ănēnî*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - for you will answer me",
"*'Ēl*": "noun, masculine singular - God",
"*haṭ-'āznǝkā*": "verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine singular + noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - incline your ear",
"*lî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me",
"*šǝma'*": "verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular - hear/listen",
"*'imrātî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my saying/speech"
},
"variants": {
"*'Ēl*": "God/deity/mighty one",
"*'imrātî*": "my speech/word/saying"
}
}