2 {
"verseID": "Psalms.124.2",
"source": "לוּלֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה שֶׁהָ֣יָה לָ֑נוּ בְּק֖וּם עָלֵ֣ינוּ אָדָֽם׃",
"text": "if-not *YHWH* that-*hāyāh* to-us in-*qûm* against-us *ʾādām*",
"grammar": {
"*lûlē*": "conditional negative particle - if not, except",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name",
"*šehāyāh*": "relative pronoun + verb qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - who was",
"*lānû*": "preposition + 1st person plural suffix - to/for us",
"*bəqûm*": "preposition + infinitive construct qal - in rising up",
"*ʿālênû*": "preposition + 1st person plural suffix - against us",
"*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mankind/humanity"
},
"variants": {
"*lûlē*": "unless/if not for/except",
"*bəqûm*": "when arose/when rose up",
"*ʾādām*": "man/mankind/human enemies"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Psalms.124.3",
"source": "אֲ֭זַי חַיִּ֣ים בְּלָע֑וּנוּ בַּחֲר֖וֹת אַפָּ֣ם בָּֽנוּ׃",
"text": "then *ḥayyîm* *bālʿûnû* in-*ḥărôt* *ʾappām* against-us",
"grammar": {
"*ʾăzay*": "adverb - then/at that time",
"*ḥayyîm*": "adjective masculine plural - alive/living",
"*bālʿûnû*": "verb qal perfect 3rd plural + 1st person plural suffix - they swallowed us",
"*baḥărôt*": "preposition + infinitive construct qal - in burning of",
"*ʾappām*": "noun masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their anger/nostril",
"*bānû*": "preposition + 1st person plural suffix - against us"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥayyîm*": "alive/living ones/while alive",
"*bālʿûnû*": "swallowed us/engulfed us/devoured us",
"*ḥărôt ʾappām*": "burning of their anger/their fierce anger/kindling of their wrath"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Psalms.124.4",
"source": "אֲ֭זַי הַמַּ֣יִם שְׁטָפ֑וּנוּ נַ֗֜[c]חְלָה עָבַ֥ר עַל־נַפְשֵֽׁנוּ׃",
"text": "then the *mayim* *šəṭāpûnû* *naḥlāh* *ʿābar* over *napšēnû*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾăzay*": "adverb - then/at that time",
"*hammayim*": "definite article + noun masculine plural - the waters",
"*šəṭāpûnû*": "verb qal perfect 3rd plural + 1st person plural suffix - they overflowed us",
"*naḥlāh*": "noun feminine singular - torrent/stream/wadi",
"*ʿābar*": "verb qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - passed over",
"*ʿal-napšēnû*": "preposition + noun feminine singular + 1st person plural suffix - over our soul"
},
"variants": {
"*mayim*": "waters/flood",
"*šəṭāpûnû*": "overwhelmed us/swept over us/flooded us",
"*naḥlāh*": "torrent/stream/flood",
"*ʿābar ʿal-napšēnû*": "passed over our soul/life/overwhelmed our being"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Psalms.124.5",
"source": "אֲ֭זַי עָבַ֣ר עַל־נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ הַ֝מַּ֗יִם הַזֵּֽידוֹנִֽים׃",
"text": "then *ʿābar* over *napšēnû* the *mayim* the *zêdônîm*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾăzay*": "adverb - then/at that time",
"*ʿābar*": "verb qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - passed over",
"*ʿal-napšēnû*": "preposition + noun feminine singular + 1st person plural suffix - over our soul",
"*hammayim*": "definite article + noun masculine plural - the waters",
"*hazzêdônîm*": "definite article + adjective masculine plural - the proud/raging"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿābar ʿal-napšēnû*": "passed over our soul/life/overwhelmed our being",
"*mayim hazzêdônîm*": "proud waters/raging waters/arrogant floods"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Psalms.124.6",
"source": "בָּר֥וּךְ יְהוָ֑ה שֶׁלֹּ֥א נְתָנָ֥נוּ טֶ֝֗רֶף לְשִׁנֵּיהֶֽם׃",
"text": "*bārûk* *YHWH* that-not *nətānānû* *ṭerep* to-*šinnêhem*",
"grammar": {
"*bārûk*": "passive participle qal masculine singular - blessed",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name",
"*šellōʾ*": "relative pronoun + negative particle - who not",
"*nətānānû*": "verb qal perfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st person plural suffix - he gave us",
"*ṭerep*": "noun masculine singular - prey/food",
"*ləšinnêhem*": "preposition + noun feminine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to their teeth"
},
"variants": {
"*bārûk*": "blessed/praised",
"*ṭerep*": "prey/torn food/ripping",
"*nətānānû ṭerep ləšinnêhem*": "gave us as prey to their teeth/delivered us as food for their teeth"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Psalms.124.7",
"source": "נַפְשֵׁ֗נוּ כְּצִפּ֥וֹר נִמְלְטָה֮ מִפַּ֢ח י֫וֹקְשִׁ֥ים הַפַּ֥ח נִשְׁבָּ֗ר וַאֲנַ֥חְנוּ נִמְלָֽטְנוּ׃",
"text": "*napšēnû* like-*ṣippôr* *nimləṭāh* from-*paḥ* *yôqəšîm* the-*paḥ* *nišbār* and-we *nimlaṭnû*",
"grammar": {
"*napšēnû*": "noun feminine singular + 1st person plural suffix - our soul",
"*kəṣippôr*": "preposition + noun feminine singular - like a bird",
"*nimləṭāh*": "verb niphal perfect 3rd feminine singular - escaped/delivered",
"*mippaḥ*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - from snare",
"*yôqəšîm*": "participle masculine plural qal - fowlers/trappers",
"*happaḥ*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the snare",
"*nišbār*": "verb niphal perfect 3rd masculine singular - was broken",
"*waʾănaḥnû*": "conjunction + 1st person plural pronoun - and we",
"*nimlaṭnû*": "verb niphal perfect 1st person plural - we escaped/were delivered"
},
"variants": {
"*napšēnû*": "our soul/our life/our being",
"*ṣippôr*": "bird/sparrow",
"*nimləṭāh*": "has escaped/was delivered/has been rescued",
"*paḥ*": "snare/trap/net",
"*yôqəšîm*": "fowlers/trappers/those who lay snares",
"*nišbār*": "was broken/was shattered",
"*nimlaṭnû*": "we escaped/we were delivered/we have been rescued"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Psalms.124.8",
"source": "עֶ֭זְרֵנוּ בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה עֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ׃",
"text": "*ʿezrēnû* in-*šēm* *YHWH* *ʿōśēh* *šāmayim* and-*ʾāreṣ*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿezrēnû*": "noun masculine singular + 1st person plural suffix - our help",
"*bəšēm*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - in name of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name",
"*ʿōśēh*": "participle masculine singular qal - maker of",
"*šāmayim*": "noun masculine plural - heavens",
"*wāʾāreṣ*": "conjunction + noun feminine singular - and earth"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿezrēnû*": "our help/our helper",
"*bəšēm YHWH*": "in the name of YHWH/by the authority of YHWH",
"*ʿōśēh šāmayim wāʾāreṣ*": "maker of heaven and earth/creator of heaven and earth"
}
}