167{
"verseID": "Psalms.119.167",
"source": "שָֽׁמְרָ֣ה נַ֭פְשִׁי עֵדֹתֶ֑יךָ וָאֹהֲבֵ֥ם מְאֹֽד",
"text": "*Šāmərāh nap̄šî ʿēḏōteḵā wāʾōhăḇēm məʾōḏ*",
"grammar": {
"*šāmərāh*": "qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - she has kept/observed",
"*nap̄šî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my soul",
"*ʿēḏōteḵā*": "feminine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your testimonies",
"*wā-*": "conjunction with consecutive vav - and",
"*ʾōhăḇēm*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I love them",
"*məʾōḏ*": "adverb - exceedingly/greatly"
},
"variants": {
"*šāmərāh*": "has kept/observed/guarded/preserved",
"*nap̄šî*": "my soul/self/life/person/desire",
"*ʿēḏōteḵā*": "your testimonies/witnesses/ordinances",
"*ʾōhăḇēm*": "I love/cherish them",
"*məʾōḏ*": "exceedingly/greatly/very much"
}
}
168{
"verseID": "Psalms.119.168",
"source": "שָׁמַ֣רְתִּי פִ֭קּוּדֶיךָ וְעֵדֹתֶ֑יךָ כִּ֖י כָל־דְּרָכַ֣י נֶגְדֶּֽךָ",
"text": "*Šāmartî p̄iqqûḏeḵā wəʿēḏōteḵā kî ḵol-dərāḵay neḡdekā*",
"grammar": {
"*šāmartî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I have kept/observed",
"*p̄iqqûḏeḵā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your precepts",
"*wə-*": "conjunction - and",
"*ʿēḏōteḵā*": "feminine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your testimonies",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*ḵol*": "noun in construct state - all of",
"*dərāḵay*": "feminine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my ways",
"*neḡdekā*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - before you"
},
"variants": {
"*šāmartî*": "I have kept/observed/guarded/preserved",
"*p̄iqqûḏeḵā*": "your precepts/commands/instructions",
"*ʿēḏōteḵā*": "your testimonies/witnesses/ordinances",
"*dərāḵay*": "my ways/paths/journeys",
"*neḡdekā*": "before you/in your presence/in your sight"
}
}
169{
"verseID": "Psalms.119.169",
"source": "תִּקְרַ֤ב רִנָּתִ֣י לְפָנֶ֣יךָ יְהוָ֑ה כִּדְבָרְךָ֥ הֲבִינֵֽנִי",
"text": "*Tiqraḇ rinnātî ləp̄āneḵā YHWH kiḏḇārəḵā hăḇînēnî*",
"grammar": {
"*tiqraḇ*": "qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular jussive - let come near",
"*rinnātî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my cry/song",
"*lə-*": "preposition - to/before",
"*p̄āneḵā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your face",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*ki-*": "preposition - according to",
"*ḏḇārəḵā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your word",
"*hăḇînēnî*": "hiphil imperative masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - make me understand"
},
"variants": {
"*tiqraḇ*": "let come near/approach/draw near",
"*rinnātî*": "my cry/song/shout/joyful cry",
"*p̄āneḵā*": "your face/presence",
"*ḏḇārəḵā*": "your word/speech/matter/thing",
"*hăḇînēnî*": "give me understanding/make me discern"
}
}