6 {
"verseID": "Psalms.35.6",
"source": "יְֽהִי־דַרְכָּ֗ם חֹ֥שֶׁךְ וַחֲלַקְלַקּ֑וֹת וּמַלְאַ֥ךְ יְ֝הוָ֗ה רֹדְפָֽם׃",
"text": "*Yəhî*-*darkām* *ḥōšek* *wa*-*ḥălaqlaqqôt*; *û*-*malʾak* *Yahweh* *rōdəpām*.",
"grammar": {
"*Yəhî*": "imperfect jussive, 3rd person masculine singular - let it be",
"*darkām*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their way",
"*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness",
"*wa*": "conjunction - and",
"*ḥălaqlaqqôt*": "noun, feminine plural - slippery places",
"*û*": "conjunction - and",
"*malʾak*": "noun, masculine singular construct - angel/messenger of",
"*Yahweh*": "divine name",
"*rōdəpām*": "participle, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - pursuing them"
},
"variants": {
"*darkām*": "way/path/journey",
"*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity",
"*ḥălaqlaqqôt*": "slippery places/slipperiness",
"*malʾak*": "angel/messenger/envoy",
"*rōdəpām*": "pursuing/chasing/persecuting them"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Psalms.35.7",
"source": "כִּֽי־חִנָּ֣ם טָֽמְנוּ־לִ֭י שַׁ֣חַת רִשְׁתָּ֑ם חִ֝נָּ֗ם חָפְר֥וּ לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃",
"text": "*Kî*-*ḥinnām* *ṭāmənû*-*lî* *šaḥat* *rištām*; *ḥinnām* *ḥāpərû* *lə*-*napšî*.",
"grammar": {
"*Kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*ḥinnām*": "adverb - without cause/for no reason",
"*ṭāmənû*": "perfect, 3rd person common plural - they hid/concealed",
"*lî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - for me",
"*šaḥat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - pit of",
"*rištām*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their net",
"*ḥāpərû*": "perfect, 3rd person common plural - they dug",
"*lə*": "preposition - for",
"*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my soul"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥinnām*": "without cause/gratuitously/for no reason",
"*ṭāmənû*": "hid/concealed/laid secretly",
"*šaḥat*": "pit/trap/destruction",
"*rištām*": "their net/trap",
"*ḥāpərû*": "dug/excavated",
"*napšî*": "soul/life/self/person"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Psalms.35.8",
"source": "תְּבוֹאֵ֣הוּ שׁוֹאָה֮ לֹֽא־יֵ֫דָ֥ע וְרִשְׁתּ֣וֹ אֲשֶׁר־טָמַ֣ן תִּלְכְּד֑וֹ בְּ֝שׁוֹאָ֗ה יִפָּל־בָּֽהּ׃",
"text": "*Təbôʾēhû* *šôʾāh* *lōʾ*-*yēdāʿ*; *wə*-*rištô* *ʾăšer*-*ṭāman* *tilkədô*; *bə*-*šôʾāh* *yippāl*-*bāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*Təbôʾēhû*": "imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - may it come upon him",
"*šôʾāh*": "noun, feminine singular - destruction/calamity",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yēdāʿ*": "imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he knows",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*rištô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his net",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*ṭāman*": "perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he hid",
"*tilkədô*": "imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - may it capture him",
"*bə*": "preposition - in/into",
"*šôʾāh*": "noun, feminine singular - destruction/calamity",
"*yippāl*": "imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - may he fall",
"*bāh*": "preposition with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - in it"
},
"variants": {
"*Təbôʾēhû*": "may it come upon him/let it come to him",
"*šôʾāh*": "destruction/devastation/ruin/calamity",
"*yēdāʿ*": "he knows/perceives/recognizes",
"*rištô*": "his net/trap",
"*ṭāman*": "hid/concealed/laid secretly",
"*tilkədô*": "may it capture/catch/seize him",
"*yippāl*": "may he fall/let him fall"
}
}