12 {
"verseID": "Psalms.139.12",
"source": "גַּם־חֹשֶׁךְ֮ לֹֽא־יַחְשִׁ֢יךְ מִ֫מֶּ֥ךָ וְ֭לַיְלָה כַּיּ֣וֹם יָאִ֑יר כַּ֝חֲשֵׁיכָ֗ה כָּאוֹרָֽה׃",
"text": "Even-*ḥōšek* not-*yaḥšîk* from-you, and-*laylâ kayyôm yāʾîr*; *kaḥăšêkâ kāʾôrâ*",
"grammar": {
"*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness",
"*yaḥšîk*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it darkens/hides",
"*laylâ*": "noun, masculine singular - night",
"*kayyôm*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - as the day",
"*yāʾîr*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it shines/gives light",
"*kaḥăšêkâ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - as the darkness",
"*kāʾôrâ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - as the light"
},
"variants": {
"*yaḥšîk*": "darkens/hides/conceals",
"*yāʾîr*": "shines/gives light/illuminates",
"*kaḥăšêkâ*": "as the darkness/like the darkness",
"*kāʾôrâ*": "as the light/like the light"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Psalms.139.13",
"source": "כִּֽי־אַ֭תָּה קָנִ֣יתָ כִלְיֹתָ֑י תְּ֝סֻכֵּ֗נִי בְּבֶ֣טֶן אִמִּֽי׃",
"text": "For-*ʾattâ qānîtā* my-*kilyōtāy*; *təsukkēnî* in-*beṭen ʾimmî*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾattâ*": "independent personal pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you",
"*qānîtā*": "verb, Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you created/formed/possessed",
"*kilyōtāy*": "noun, feminine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my kidneys/inward parts",
"*təsukkēnî*": "verb, Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - you knit me together",
"*beṭen*": "noun, feminine singular construct - womb of",
"*ʾimmî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my mother"
},
"variants": {
"*qānîtā*": "created/formed/possessed/acquired",
"*kilyōtāy*": "my kidneys/my inward parts/my innermost being",
"*təsukkēnî*": "knit me together/weave me/cover me/protect me",
"*beṭen*": "womb/belly/body"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Psalms.139.14",
"source": "אֽוֹדְךָ֗ עַ֤ל כִּ֥י נוֹרָא֗וֹת נִ֫פְלֵ֥יתִי נִפְלָאִ֥ים מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ וְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י יֹדַ֥עַת מְאֹֽד׃",
"text": "*ʾôdəkā* on that *nôrāʾôt niplêtî*; *niplāʾîm maʿăśekā*, and-*napšî yōdaʿat* exceedingly",
"grammar": {
"*ʾôdəkā*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect 1st person singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I praise you",
"*nôrāʾôt*": "verb, Niphal participle feminine plural - fearfully/awesomely",
"*niplêtî*": "verb, Niphal perfect 1st person singular - I am wonderfully made",
"*niplāʾîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - wonderful/marvelous",
"*maʿăśekā*": "noun, masculine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your works",
"*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my soul",
"*yōdaʿat*": "verb, Qal participle feminine singular - knowing"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾôdəkā*": "praise you/thank you/acknowledge you",
"*nôrāʾôt*": "fearfully/awesomely/wonderfully",
"*niplêtî*": "wonderfully made/set apart/distinguished",
"*niplāʾîm*": "wonderful/marvelous/extraordinary",
"*maʿăśekā*": "your works/your deeds/your actions",
"*napšî*": "my soul/my self/my being/my life",
"*yōdaʿat*": "knowing/aware/conscious"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Psalms.139.15",
"source": "לֹא־נִכְחַ֥ד עָצְמִ֗י מִ֫מֶּ֥ךָּ אֲשֶׁר־עֻשֵּׂ֥יתִי בַסֵּ֑תֶר רֻ֝קַּ֗מְתִּי בְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹת אָֽרֶץ׃",
"text": "Not-*nikḥad ʿāṣmî* from-you when-*ʿuśśêtî bassēter*; *ruqqamtî* in-*taḥtiyyôt ʾāreṣ*",
"grammar": {
"*nikḥad*": "verb, Niphal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - it was hidden",
"*ʿāṣmî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my bone/frame/substance",
"*ʿuśśêtî*": "verb, Pual perfect 1st person singular - I was made",
"*bassēter*": "preposition + definite article + noun - in the secret place",
"*ruqqamtî*": "verb, Pual perfect 1st person singular - I was skillfully wrought/embroidered",
"*taḥtiyyôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - depths of",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth"
},
"variants": {
"*nikḥad*": "hidden/concealed/kept secret",
"*ʿāṣmî*": "my bone/my frame/my substance/my strength",
"*ʿuśśêtî*": "made/formed/created",
"*bassēter*": "in secret/in the hidden place/in privacy",
"*ruqqamtî*": "skillfully wrought/embroidered/woven together",
"*taḥtiyyôt*": "depths/lowest parts",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Psalms.139.16",
"source": "גָּלְמִ֤י ׀ רָ֘א֤וּ עֵינֶ֗יךָ וְעַֽל־סִפְרְךָ֮ כֻּלָּ֢ם יִכָּ֫תֵ֥בוּ יָמִ֥ים יֻצָּ֑רוּ *ולא **וְל֖וֹ אֶחָ֣ד בָּהֶֽם׃",
"text": "*gālmî rāʾû ʿênêkā* and-upon-*siprəkā kullām yikkātēbû yāmîm yuṣṣārû* and-not/and-to-him *ʾeḥād bāhem*",
"grammar": {
"*gālmî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my unformed substance/embryo",
"*rāʾû*": "verb, Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they saw",
"*ʿênêkā*": "noun, feminine dual + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your eyes",
"*siprəkā*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your book",
"*kullām*": "noun + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - all of them",
"*yikkātēbû*": "verb, Niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they were written",
"*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - days",
"*yuṣṣārû*": "verb, Pual perfect 3rd person common plural - they were formed",
"*ʾeḥād*": "numeral - one",
"*bāhem*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in/among them"
},
"variants": {
"*gālmî*": "my unformed substance/my embryo/my developing body",
"*rāʾû*": "saw/perceived/observed",
"*siprəkā*": "your book/your scroll/your record",
"*yikkātēbû*": "were written/were recorded",
"*yāmîm*": "days/time",
"*yuṣṣārû*": "were formed/were fashioned/were ordained",
"*ʾeḥād*": "one/single/first",
"*wəlōʾ*": "and not/though not",
"*wəlô*": "and to him/yet for him"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Psalms.139.17",
"source": "וְלִ֗י מַה־יָּקְר֣וּ רֵעֶ֣יךָ אֵ֑ל מֶ֥ה עָ֝צְמוּ רָאשֵׁיהֶֽם׃",
"text": "And-to-me how-*yāqrû rēʿêkā ʾēl*; how *ʿāṣmû rāʾšêhem*",
"grammar": {
"*yāqrû*": "verb, Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they are precious",
"*rēʿêkā*": "noun, masculine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your thoughts",
"*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - God",
"*ʿāṣmû*": "verb, Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they are numerous",
"*rāʾšêhem*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their sum"
},
"variants": {
"*yāqrû*": "precious/valuable/weighty",
"*rēʿêkā*": "your thoughts/your companions/your friends",
"*ʾēl*": "God/deity/mighty one",
"*ʿāṣmû*": "numerous/mighty/vast",
"*rāʾšêhem*": "their sum/their total/their chief parts"
}
}