20 {
"verseID": "Psalms.104.20",
"source": "תָּֽשֶׁת־חֹ֭שֶׁךְ וִ֣יהִי לָ֑יְלָה בּֽוֹ־תִ֝רְמֹ֗שׂ כָּל־חַיְתוֹ־יָֽעַר׃",
"text": "*tāshet*-*ḥōshek* *wîhî* *lāylāh* *bô*-*tirmōś* *kol*-*ḥaytô*-*yāʿar*",
"grammar": {
"*tāshet*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you make/set",
"*ḥōshek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness",
"*wîhî*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect jussive, 3rd person masculine singular - and it becomes",
"*lāylāh*": "noun, masculine singular - night",
"*bô*": "preposition *bě* + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in it",
"*tirmōś*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it creeps/prowls",
"*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of",
"*ḥaytô*": "noun, feminine singular construct - beasts of",
"*yāʿar*": "noun, masculine singular - forest"
},
"variants": {
"*tāshet*": "set, make, place, appoint",
"*ḥōshek*": "darkness, obscurity, night",
"*wîhî*": "and it becomes, and it is, and there is",
"*lāylāh*": "night, nighttime",
"*tirmōś*": "creeps, prowls, moves about",
"*ḥaytô*": "beasts, animals, living creatures",
"*yāʿar*": "forest, woods, thicket"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Psalms.104.21",
"source": "הַ֭כְּפִירִים שֹׁאֲגִ֣ים לַטָּ֑רֶף וּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁ מֵאֵ֣ל אָכְלָֽם׃",
"text": "*hakkĕphîrîm* *shōʾagîm* *laṭṭāreph* *ûlĕbaqqēsh* *mēʾēl* *ʾoklām*",
"grammar": {
"*hakkĕphîrîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the young lions",
"*shōʾagîm*": "participle, qal active, masculine plural - roaring",
"*laṭṭāreph*": "preposition *lě* + definite article + noun, masculine singular - for the prey",
"*ûlĕbaqqēsh*": "conjunction + preposition *lě* + verb, piel infinitive construct - and to seek",
"*mēʾēl*": "preposition *min* + noun, masculine singular - from God",
"*ʾoklām*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their food"
},
"variants": {
"*kĕphîrîm*": "young lions, lion cubs",
"*shōʾagîm*": "roaring, growling",
"*ṭāreph*": "prey, torn flesh, food",
"*lĕbaqqēsh*": "to seek, to search for, to request",
"*ʾēl*": "God, deity",
"*ʾoklām*": "their food, their meal, their prey"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "Psalms.104.22",
"source": "תִּזְרַ֣ח הַ֭שֶּׁמֶשׁ יֵאָסֵפ֑וּן וְאֶל־מְ֝עוֹנֹתָ֗ם יִרְבָּצֽוּן׃",
"text": "*tizraḥ* *hashshemesh* *yēʾāsēphûn* *wĕʾel*-*mĕʿônōtām* *yirbāṣûn*",
"grammar": {
"*tizraḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it rises",
"*hashshemesh*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the sun",
"*yēʾāsēphûn*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person plural with paragogic nun - they gather themselves",
"*wĕʾel*": "conjunction + preposition - and to",
"*mĕʿônōtām*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their dens",
"*yirbāṣûn*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person plural with paragogic nun - they lie down"
},
"variants": {
"*tizraḥ*": "rises, shines, appears",
"*hashshemesh*": "the sun, the sunlight",
"*yēʾāsēphûn*": "gather themselves, are gathered, withdraw",
"*mĕʿônōtām*": "their dens, their lairs, their dwellings",
"*yirbāṣûn*": "lie down, rest, crouch"
}
}