12 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.5.12",
"source": "שָׂרִים֙ בְּיָדָ֣ם נִתְל֔וּ פְּנֵ֥י זְקֵנִ֖ים לֹ֥א נֶהְדָּֽרוּ׃",
"text": "*śārîm* by-*yāḏām* *niṯlû*, *pənê* *zəqēnîm* *lōʾ* *nehdārû*",
"grammar": {
"*śārîm*": "noun masculine plural - princes/officials",
"*yāḏām*": "noun feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their hand",
"*niṯlû*": "niphal perfect 3rd common plural - they were hanged",
"*pənê*": "noun masculine plural construct - faces of",
"*zəqēnîm*": "noun masculine plural - elders",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*nehdārû*": "niphal perfect 3rd common plural - they were honored"
},
"variants": {
"*śārîm*": "princes/officials/nobles",
"*niṯlû*": "they were hanged/suspended/impaled",
"*pənê*": "faces of/presence of",
"*zəqēnîm*": "elders/old men",
"*nehdārû*": "they were honored/respected/shown deference"
}
}