1 {
"verseID": "Psalms.135.1",
"source": "הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ ׀ הַֽ֭לְלוּ אֶת־שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה הֽ͏ַ֝לְלוּ עַבְדֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "*Halelu* *Yah* *halelu* *ʾet*-*šēm* *YHWH* *halelu* *ʿabdē* *YHWH*",
"grammar": {
"*Halelu*": "imperative, masculine plural - praise",
"*Yah*": "proper noun - shortened form of YHWH",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*šēm*": "construct form, masculine singular - name of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*ʿabdē*": "construct form, masculine plural - servants of"
},
"variants": {
"*Halelu*": "praise/celebrate/extol",
"*Yah*": "JAH/LORD/Yahweh (shortened form)",
"*šēm*": "name/reputation/character",
"*ʿabdē*": "servants/slaves/worshippers"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Psalms.135.2",
"source": "שֶׁ֣֭עֹֽמְדִים בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה בְּ֝חַצְר֗וֹת בֵּ֣ית אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃",
"text": "*šeʿōmdīm* *bᵉbēyt* *YHWH* *bᵉḥaṣrōt* *bēyt* *ʾĕlōhēynû*",
"grammar": {
"*šeʿōmdīm*": "relative particle + participle, masculine plural - who stand/are standing",
"*bᵉbēyt*": "preposition + construct noun, masculine singular - in house of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*bᵉḥaṣrōt*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural - in courts of",
"*bēyt*": "construct noun, masculine singular - house of",
"*ʾĕlōhēynû*": "noun + 1st person plural suffix - our God"
},
"variants": {
"*šeʿōmdīm*": "who stand/who are positioned/who serve",
"*bēyt*": "house/temple/dwelling",
"*ḥaṣrōt*": "courts/enclosures/yards",
"*ʾĕlōhēynû*": "our God/our deity"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Psalms.135.3",
"source": "הַֽ֭לְלוּ־יָהּ כִּי־ט֣וֹב יְהוָ֑ה זַמְּר֥וּ לִ֝שְׁמ֗וֹ כִּ֣י נָעִֽים׃",
"text": "*Halelu*-*Yah* *kī*-*ṭōb* *YHWH* *zammᵉrû* *lišmō* *kī* *nāʿīm*",
"grammar": {
"*Halelu*": "imperative, masculine plural - praise",
"*Yah*": "proper noun - shortened form of YHWH",
"*kī*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*ṭōb*": "adjective, masculine singular - good",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*zammᵉrû*": "imperative, masculine plural - sing praise",
"*lišmō*": "preposition + noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to his name",
"*nāʿīm*": "adjective, masculine singular - pleasant/sweet"
},
"variants": {
"*ṭōb*": "good/pleasant/beneficial",
"*zammᵉrû*": "sing praise/make music/play instruments",
"*nāʿīm*": "pleasant/sweet/delightful"
}
}