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"
}
}
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"
}
}