4{
"verseID": "Psalms.121.4",
"source": "הִנֵּ֣ה לֹֽא־יָ֭נוּם וְלֹ֣א יִישָׁ֑ן שׁ֝וֹמֵ֗ר יִשְׂרָאֵֽל",
"text": "*Hinnēh* not-*yānûm* and not *yîšān* *šômēr* *Yiśrāʾēl*.",
"grammar": {
"*Hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/indeed/look",
"*lōʾ-yānûm*": "imperfect Qal, 3rd person masculine singular with negative particle - he will not slumber",
"*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction with negative particle - and not",
"*yîšān*": "imperfect Qal, 3rd person masculine singular - he will sleep",
"*šômēr*": "participle Qal, masculine singular construct - keeper of/guardian of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel"
},
"variants": {
"*Hinnēh*": "behold/indeed/look/surely",
"*yānûm*": "slumber/doze",
"*yîšān*": "sleep/be asleep/deep sleep",
"*šômēr*": "keeper/guardian/watchman"
}
}
5{
"verseID": "Psalms.121.5",
"source": "יְהוָ֥ה שֹׁמְרֶ֑ךָ יְהוָ֥ה צִ֝לְּךָ֗ עַל־יַ֥ד יְמִינֶֽךָ",
"text": "*YHWH* your *šōmrekā*; *YHWH* your *ṣillekā* upon *yad* your *yəmînekā*.",
"grammar": {
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name",
"*šōmrekā*": "participle Qal, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your keeper",
"*ṣillekā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your shade/shadow",
"*ʿal-yad*": "preposition with noun construct - upon/at the hand of",
"*yəmînekā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your right hand/right side"
},
"variants": {
"*šōmrekā*": "your keeper/your guardian/your protector",
"*ṣillekā*": "your shade/your shadow/your protection",
"*ʿal-yad*": "upon the hand of/at the side of/beside",
"*yəmînekā*": "your right hand/your right side/your strong side"
}
}
6{
"verseID": "Psalms.121.6",
"source": "יוֹמָ֗ם הַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁ לֹֽא־יַכֶּ֗כָּה וְיָרֵ֥חַ בַּלָּֽיְלָה",
"text": "By *yômām* the *haššemeš* not-*yakkekāh* and *yārēaḥ* in the *lāylāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*yômām*": "adverb - by day/daytime",
"*haššemeš*": "noun, common feminine singular with definite article - the sun",
"*lōʾ-yakkekāh*": "imperfect Hiphil, 3rd person masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix and negative particle - will not strike you",
"*wəyārēaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular with conjunction waw - and moon",
"*ballāylāh*": "noun, masculine singular with prefixed preposition bet and definite article - in the night"
},
"variants": {
"*yakkekāh*": "strike you/harm you/affect you",
"*ballāylāh*": "in the night/during the night/at night"
}
}
7{
"verseID": "Psalms.121.7",
"source": "יְֽהוָ֗ה יִשְׁמָרְךָ֥ מִכָּל־רָ֑ע יִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר אֶת־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ",
"text": "*YHWH* *yišmārkā* from all-*rāʿ*; *yišmōr* *ʾet*-your *napšekā*.",
"grammar": {
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name",
"*yišmārkā*": "imperfect Qal, 3rd person masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - he will keep you",
"*mikkāl-rāʿ*": "preposition min with noun, masculine singular - from all evil",
"*yišmōr*": "imperfect Qal, 3rd person masculine singular - he will keep/guard",
"*ʾet-napšekā*": "direct object marker with noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your soul/life"
},
"variants": {
"*yišmārkā*": "will keep you/will guard you/will protect you",
"*rāʿ*": "evil/harm/calamity/distress",
"*yišmōr*": "will keep/will guard/will protect",
"*napšekā*": "your soul/your life/your self/your being"
}
}
8{
"verseID": "Psalms.121.8",
"source": "יְֽהוָ֗ה יִשְׁמָר־צֵאתְךָ֥ וּבוֹאֶ֑ךָ מֵֽ֝עַתָּ֗ה וְעַד־עוֹלָֽם",
"text": "*YHWH* *yišmār*-your *ṣēʾtkā* and your *bôʾekā* from *mēʿattāh* and until-*ʿôlām*.",
"grammar": {
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name",
"*yišmār*": "imperfect Qal, 3rd person masculine singular - he will keep/guard",
"*ṣēʾtkā*": "infinitive construct Qal with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your going out",
"*ûbôʾekā*": "infinitive construct Qal with 2nd person masculine singular suffix and prefixed conjunction waw - and your coming in",
"*mēʿattāh*": "preposition min with adverb - from now",
"*wəʿad-ʿôlām*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular and prefixed conjunction waw - and until forever"
},
"variants": {
"*yišmār*": "will keep/will guard/will protect/will watch over",
"*ṣēʾtkā*": "your going out/your departure/your exit",
"*bôʾekā*": "your coming in/your entrance/your arrival",
"*mēʿattāh*": "from now/from this time",
"*ʿôlām*": "forever/eternity/perpetuity"
}
}