Ps 116:14-18 : 14 {
"verseID": "Psalms.116.14",
"source": "נְ֭דָרַי לַיהוָ֣ה אֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם נֶגְדָה־נָּ֝֗א לְכָל־עַמּֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*nedāray* to *YHWH* *ʾăšallēm* in presence-*nāʾ* to all-*ʿammô*",
"grammar": {
"*nedāray*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my vows",
"*la-YHWH*": "preposition + proper noun - to YHWH",
"*ʾăšallēm*": "verb, piel imperfect, 1st person singular - I will fulfill/pay",
"*negdâ*": "preposition - in the presence of",
"*nāʾ*": "particle - please/now",
"*le-ḵol*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - to all of",
"*ʿammô*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his people"
},
"variants": {
"*nedāray*": "my vows/my promises",
"*ʾăšallēm*": "I will fulfill/I will pay/I will complete",
"*negdâ*": "in the presence of/in front of/before"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Psalms.116.15",
"source": "יָ֭קָר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה הַ֝מָּ֗וְתָה לַחֲסִידָֽיו׃",
"text": "*yāqār* in *ʿênê* *YHWH* *ham-māvetâ* to *ḥăsîdāyv*",
"grammar": {
"*yāqār*": "adjective, masculine singular - precious",
"*be-ʿênê*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual construct - in eyes of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*ham-māvetâ*": "article + noun, masculine singular + directional he - the death",
"*la-ḥăsîdāyv*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to his godly ones"
},
"variants": {
"*yāqār*": "precious/costly/valuable/rare",
"*ʿênê*": "eyes/sight/regard",
"*ham-māvetâ*": "the death/the dying",
"*ḥăsîdāyv*": "his godly ones/his faithful ones/his saints/his loyal followers"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Psalms.116.16",
"source": "אֽ͏ָנָּ֣ה יְהוָה֮ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֢י עַ֫בְדֶּ֥ךָ אֲֽנִי־עַ֭בְדְּךָ בֶּן־אֲמָתֶ֑ךָ פִּ֝תַּ֗חְתָּ לְמוֹסֵרָֽי׃",
"text": "*ʾānnâ* *YHWH* for *ʾănî* *ʿavdeḵā* *ʾănî*-*ʿavdeḵā* *ben*-*ʾămāteḵā* *pittaḥtā* *le-môsērāy*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾānnâ*": "interjection - oh now/please/I beseech",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because/that",
"*ʾănî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I",
"*ʿavdeḵā*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your servant",
"*ʾănî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I",
"*ʿavdeḵā*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your servant",
"*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of",
"*ʾămāteḵā*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your maidservant",
"*pittaḥtā*": "verb, piel perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have loosed",
"*le-môsērāy*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my bonds"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾānnâ*": "please/I beseech you/oh now",
"*ʿavdeḵā*": "your servant/your slave",
"*ʾămāteḵā*": "your maidservant/your female servant",
"*pittaḥtā*": "you have loosed/you have freed/you have opened",
"*môsērāy*": "my bonds/my chains/my fetters"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Psalms.116.17",
"source": "לְֽךָ־אֶ֭זְבַּח זֶ֣בַח תּוֹדָ֑ה וּבְשֵׁ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה אֶקְרָֽא׃",
"text": "To you I *ʾezbaḥ* *zevaḥ* *tôdâ* and in *šēm* *YHWH* *ʾeqrāʾ*",
"grammar": {
"*leḵā*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you",
"*ʾezbaḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will sacrifice",
"*zevaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - sacrifice of",
"*tôdâ*": "noun, feminine singular - thanksgiving",
"*û-ve-šēm*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - and on name of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*ʾeqrāʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will call"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾezbaḥ*": "I will sacrifice/I will offer",
"*zevaḥ*": "sacrifice/offering",
"*tôdâ*": "thanksgiving/praise/confession",
"*šēm*": "name/reputation/character",
"*ʾeqrāʾ*": "I will call/I will invoke/I will proclaim"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Psalms.116.18",
"source": "נְ֭דָרַי לַיהוָ֣ה אֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם נֶגְדָה־נָּ֝֗א לְכָל־עַמּֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*nedāray* to *YHWH* *ʾăšallēm* in presence-*nāʾ* to all-*ʿammô*",
"grammar": {
"*nedāray*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my vows",
"*la-YHWH*": "preposition + proper noun - to YHWH",
"*ʾăšallēm*": "verb, piel imperfect, 1st person singular - I will fulfill/pay",
"*negdâ*": "preposition - in the presence of",
"*nāʾ*": "particle - please/now",
"*le-ḵol*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - to all of",
"*ʿammô*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his people"
},
"variants": {
"*nedāray*": "my vows/my promises",
"*ʾăšallēm*": "I will fulfill/I will pay/I will complete",
"*negdâ*": "in the presence of/in front of/before"
}
}