1{
"verseID": "Psalms.116.1",
"source": "אָ֭הַבְתִּי כִּֽי־יִשְׁמַ֥ע ׀ יְהוָ֑ה אֶת־ק֝וֹלִ֗י תַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃",
"text": "I *ʾāhavtî* because *yišmaʿ* *YHWH* *ʾet*-*qôlî* *taḥănûnāy*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾāhavtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have loved",
"*kî*": "conjunction - because/for/that",
"*yišmaʿ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he hears/will hear",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*qôlî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my voice",
"*taḥănûnāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my supplications"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾāhavtî*": "I love/I have loved",
"*kî*": "because/that/when/if",
"*yišmaʿ*": "he hears/he will hear/he listens to"
}
}
2{
"verseID": "Psalms.116.2",
"source": "כִּֽי־הִטָּ֣ה אָזְנ֣וֹ לִ֑י וּבְיָמַ֥י אֶקְרָֽא׃",
"text": "Because *hiṭṭâ* *ʾoznô* to me and in *yāmay* I *ʾeqrāʾ*",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - because/for",
"*hiṭṭâ*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has inclined",
"*ʾoznô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his ear",
"*lî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me",
"*û-ve-yāmay*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - and in my days",
"*ʾeqrāʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will call/I call"
},
"variants": {
"*hiṭṭâ*": "he inclined/he turned/he extended",
"*yāmay*": "my days/my lifetime",
"*ʾeqrāʾ*": "I will call/I call out/I invoke"
}
}
3{
"verseID": "Psalms.116.3",
"source": "אֲפָפ֤וּנִי ׀ חֶבְלֵי־מָ֗וֶת וּמְצָרֵ֣י שְׁא֣וֹל מְצָא֑וּנִי צָרָ֖ה וְיָג֣וֹן אֶמְצָֽא׃",
"text": "*ʾăpāpûnî* *ḥevlê*-*māvet* and *meṣārê* *šeʾôl* *meṣāʾûnî* *ṣārâ* and *yāgôn* *ʾemṣāʾ*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾăpāpûnî*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural with 1st person singular suffix - they encompassed me",
"*ḥevlê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - cords/bands of",
"*māvet*": "noun, masculine singular - death",
"*û-meṣārê*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct - and distresses/straits of",
"*šeʾôl*": "noun, proper noun - Sheol/grave/underworld",
"*meṣāʾûnî*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural with 1st person singular suffix - they found me",
"*ṣārâ*": "noun, feminine singular - distress/trouble",
"*ve-yāgôn*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and sorrow",
"*ʾemṣāʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I found/I will find"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾăpāpûnî*": "they encompassed me/they surrounded me/they entangled me",
"*ḥevlê*": "cords/bands/pains/pangs",
"*meṣārê*": "distresses/straits/constraints",
"*šeʾôl*": "Sheol/grave/underworld/realm of the dead",
"*ʾemṣāʾ*": "I found/I encountered/I experienced"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "Psalms.116.4",
"source": "וּבְשֵֽׁם־יְהוָ֥ה אֶקְרָ֑א אָנָּ֥ה יְ֝הוָ֗ה מַלְּטָ֥ה נַפְשִֽׁי׃",
"text": "And in *šēm*-*YHWH* I *ʾeqrāʾ* *ʾānnâ* *YHWH* *malleṭâ* *napšî*",
"grammar": {
"*û-ve-šēm*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - and on/in name of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*ʾeqrāʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will call/I call",
"*ʾānnâ*": "interjection - oh now/please/I beseech",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*malleṭâ*": "verb, piel imperative, masculine singular - deliver/rescue",
"*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my soul/life"
},
"variants": {
"*šēm*": "name/reputation/character",
"*ʾeqrāʾ*": "I call/I will call/I invoke",
"*ʾānnâ*": "please/I beseech you/oh now",
"*malleṭâ*": "deliver/rescue/save",
"*napšî*": "my soul/my life/myself"
}
}
5{
"verseID": "Psalms.116.5",
"source": "חַנּ֣וּן יְהֹוָ֣ה וְצַדִּ֑יק וֵ֖אלֹהֵ֣ינוּ מְרַחֵֽם׃",
"text": "*ḥannûn* *YHWH* and *ṣaddîq* and *ʾĕlōhênû* *meraḥēm*",
"grammar": {
"*ḥannûn*": "adjective, masculine singular - gracious",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*ve-ṣaddîq*": "conjunction + adjective, masculine singular - and righteous",
"*ve-ʾĕlōhênû*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person plural suffix - and our God",
"*meraḥēm*": "verb, piel participle, masculine singular - showing mercy/compassionate"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥannûn*": "gracious/merciful/compassionate",
"*ṣaddîq*": "righteous/just/in the right",
"*ʾĕlōhênû*": "our God/our deity",
"*meraḥēm*": "compassionate/merciful/showing mercy"
}
}
6{
"verseID": "Psalms.116.6",
"source": "שֹׁמֵ֣ר פְּתָאיִ֣ם יְהֹוָ֑ה דַּ֝לּוֹתִ֗י וְלִ֣י יְהוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃",
"text": "*šōmēr* *petāʾîm* *YHWH* *dallōtî* and to me *yehôšîaʿ*",
"grammar": {
"*šōmēr*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - guarding/preserving",
"*petāʾîm*": "noun, masculine plural - simple ones/naive",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*dallōtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I was brought low",
"*ve-lî*": "conjunction + preposition with 1st person singular suffix - and to me",
"*yehôšîaʿ*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he saves/will save"
},
"variants": {
"*šōmēr*": "guarding/keeping/preserving/protecting",
"*petāʾîm*": "simple ones/naive/inexperienced/foolish",
"*dallōtî*": "I was brought low/I was weak/I was impoverished",
"*yehôšîaʿ*": "he saves/he rescues/he delivers"
}
}