1{
"verseID": "Psalms.137.1",
"source": "עַ֥ל נַהֲר֨וֹת ׀ בָּבֶ֗ל שָׁ֣ם יָ֭שַׁבְנוּ גַּם־בָּכִ֑ינוּ בְּ֝זָכְרֵ֗נוּ אֶת־צִיּֽוֹן׃",
"text": "By *naharōt* *Bābel* there *yāšabnū* also *bākīnū* in *zākrēnū* *ʾet*-*Ṣiyyōn*",
"grammar": {
"*naharōt*": "masculine plural construct - rivers of",
"*Bābel*": "proper noun - Babylon",
"*yāšabnū*": "Qal perfect, 1st person plural - we sat/dwelled",
"*bākīnū*": "Qal perfect, 1st person plural - we wept",
"*zākrēnū*": "Qal infinitive construct with 1st person plural suffix - our remembering",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*Ṣiyyōn*": "proper noun - Zion"
},
"variants": {
"*naharōt*": "rivers/streams",
"*yāšabnū*": "we sat/we dwelled/we remained",
"*bākīnū*": "we wept/we cried",
"*zākrēnū*": "when we remembered/in our remembering"
}
}
2{
"verseID": "Psalms.137.2",
"source": "עַֽל־עֲרָבִ֥ים בְּתוֹכָ֑הּ תָּ֝לִ֗ינוּ כִּנֹּרוֹתֵֽינוּ׃",
"text": "Upon *ʿarābīm* in *tōkāh* *tālīnū* *kinnōrōtēnū*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿarābīm*": "masculine plural - willows/poplars",
"*tōkāh*": "noun with feminine singular suffix - midst of it/her",
"*tālīnū*": "Qal perfect, 1st person plural - we hung",
"*kinnōrōtēnū*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person plural suffix - our harps/lyres"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿarābīm*": "willows/poplars/trees",
"*tōkāh*": "in its midst/among it",
"*tālīnū*": "we hung/we suspended"
}
}
3{
"verseID": "Psalms.137.3",
"source": "כִּ֤י שָׁ֨ם שְֽׁאֵל֪וּנוּ שׁוֹבֵ֡ינוּ דִּבְרֵי־שִׁ֭יר וְתוֹלָלֵ֣ינוּ שִׂמְחָ֑ה שִׁ֥ירוּ לָ֝֗נוּ מִשִּׁ֥יר צִיּֽוֹן׃",
"text": "For there *šᵉʾēlūnū* *šōbēnū* *dibrē*-*šīr* and *tōlālēnū* *śimḥāh*: *šīrū* to us from *šīr* *Ṣiyyōn*",
"grammar": {
"*šᵉʾēlūnū*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person plural with 1st person plural suffix - they asked us",
"*šōbēnū*": "masculine plural participle with 1st person plural suffix - our captors",
"*dibrē*": "masculine plural construct - words of",
"*šīr*": "masculine singular - song",
"*tōlālēnū*": "masculine plural participle with 1st person plural suffix - our tormentors",
"*śimḥāh*": "feminine singular - joy/gladness",
"*šīrū*": "Qal imperative, masculine plural - sing!",
"*Ṣiyyōn*": "proper noun - Zion"
},
"variants": {
"*šᵉʾēlūnū*": "they asked us/they required of us",
"*šōbēnū*": "our captors/those who took us captive",
"*dibrē*-*šīr*": "words of song/lyrics",
"*tōlālēnū*": "our tormentors/our mockers/those who made us wail",
"*śimḥāh*": "joy/gladness/mirth",
"*šīrū*": "sing!/perform!"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "Psalms.137.4",
"source": "אֵ֗יךְ נָשִׁ֥יר אֶת־שִׁיר־יְהוָ֑ה עַ֝֗ל אַדְמַ֥ת נֵכָֽר׃",
"text": "How *nāšīr* *ʾet*-*šīr*-*YHWH* upon *ʾadmat* *nēkār*",
"grammar": {
"*nāšīr*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person plural - we will sing",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*šīr*": "masculine singular construct - song of",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD/Yahweh",
"*ʾadmat*": "feminine singular construct - ground/soil of",
"*nēkār*": "masculine singular - foreign/strange"
},
"variants": {
"*nāšīr*": "we will sing/we could sing/how shall we sing",
"*šīr*-*YHWH*": "song of the LORD/Yahweh's song",
"*ʾadmat* *nēkār*": "foreign soil/strange land/alien ground"
}
}