15{
"verseID": "Psalms.88.15",
"source": "לָמָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה תִּזְנַ֣ח נַפְשִׁ֑י תַּסְתִּ֖יר פָּנֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃",
"text": "Why *YHWH* *tiznaḥ* *napšî* *tastîr* *pānêkā* from-me",
"grammar": {
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/LORD",
"*tiznaḥ*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you reject",
"*napšî*": "noun, feminine, singular with 1st person singular suffix - my soul",
"*tastîr*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you hide",
"*pānêkā*": "noun, masculine, plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your face"
},
"variants": {
"*tiznaḥ*": "you reject/cast off/spurn",
"*napšî*": "my soul/life/self/being",
"*tastîr*": "you hide/conceal",
"*pānêkā*": "your face/presence/countenance"
}
}
16{
"verseID": "Psalms.88.16",
"source": "עָ֘נִ֤י אֲנִ֣י וְגֹוֵ֣עַ מִנֹּ֑עַר נָשָׂ֖אתִי אֵמֶ֣יךָ אָפֽוּנָה׃",
"text": "*ʿānî* I and-*gôvēaʿ* from-*nōʿar* *nāśāʾtî* *ʾēmêkā* *ʾāpûnâ*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿānî*": "adjective, masculine, singular - afflicted/poor",
"*gôvēaʿ*": "participle, Qal, masculine, singular - dying/expiring",
"*nōʿar*": "noun, masculine, singular - youth",
"*nāśāʾtî*": "verb, Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have borne/carried",
"*ʾēmêkā*": "noun, masculine, plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your terrors",
"*ʾāpûnâ*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 1st person singular cohortative - I am distracted/helpless"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿānî*": "afflicted/poor/humble/wretched",
"*gôvēaʿ*": "dying/expiring/perishing",
"*nōʿar*": "youth/childhood/young age",
"*nāśāʾtî*": "I have borne/carried/endured/suffered",
"*ʾēmêkā*": "your terrors/threats/horrors",
"*ʾāpûnâ*": "I am distracted/helpless/benumbed/desperate"
}
}
17{
"verseID": "Psalms.88.17",
"source": "עָ֭לַי עָבְר֣וּ חֲרוֹנֶ֑יךָ בִּ֝עוּתֶ֗יךָ צִמְּתוּתֻֽנִי׃",
"text": "Over-me *ʿāvərû* *ḥărônêkā* *biʿûtêkā* *ṣimmətûtunî*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿāvərû*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they pass over",
"*ḥărônêkā*": "noun, masculine, plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your burning angers",
"*biʿûtêkā*": "noun, masculine, plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your terrors",
"*ṣimmətûtunî*": "verb, Piel perfect, 3rd person plural with 1st person singular suffix - they have destroyed me"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿāvərû*": "they pass over/sweep over/overwhelm",
"*ḥărônêkā*": "your burning angers/fierce wrath/indignations",
"*biʿûtêkā*": "your terrors/alarms/horrors",
"*ṣimmətûtunî*": "they have destroyed me/cut me off/overwhelmed me/silenced me"
}
}