1 {
"verseID": "Psalms.124.1",
"source": "שִׁ֥יר הַֽמַּעֲל֗וֹת לְדָ֫וִ֥ד לוּלֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה שֶׁהָ֣יָה לָ֑נוּ יֹֽאמַר־נָ֝א יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃",
"text": "*šîr* the *maʿălôt* to *dāwid* if-not *YHWH* that-*hāyāh* to-us, *yōʾmar*-now *yiśrāʾēl*",
"grammar": {
"*šîr*": "construct noun, masculine singular - song of",
"*maʿălôt*": "noun, feminine plural - ascents/steps/degrees",
"*dāwid*": "proper noun - David",
"*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",
"*yōʾmar*": "verb qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - let say/would say",
"*nā*": "particle of entreaty - now/please",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel"
},
"variants": {
"*šîr hamaʿălôt*": "song of ascents/pilgrim song/steps song",
"*lûlē*": "unless/if not for/except",
"*šehāyāh*": "who was/who has been",
"*yōʾmar-nā*": "let say now/may say now/should say indeed"
}
}