16{
"verseID": "Psalms.18.16",
"source": "וַיֵּ֤רָא֨וּ ׀ אֲפִ֥יקֵי מַ֗יִם וַֽיִּגָּלוּ֮ מוֹסְד֢וֹת תֵּ֫בֵ֥ל מִגַּעֲרָ֣תְךָ֣ יְהוָ֑ה מִ֝נִּשְׁמַ֗ת ר֣וּחַ אַפֶּֽךָ׃",
"text": "And *yera'u* *afiqey* *mayim* and *yigalu* *mosdot* *tevel* from *ga'aratcha* *YHWH* from *nishmat* *ruach* *apecha*.",
"grammar": {
"*yera'u*": "nifal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they were seen",
"*afiqey*": "construct state, masculine plural - channels of",
"*mayim*": "masculine plural noun - waters",
"*yigalu*": "nifal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they were uncovered",
"*mosdot*": "construct state, feminine plural - foundations of",
"*tevel*": "feminine singular noun - world",
"*ga'aratcha*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your rebuke",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name",
"*nishmat*": "construct state, feminine singular - breath of",
"*ruach*": "feminine singular noun - wind/spirit/breath",
"*apecha*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your nose/anger"
},
"variants": {
"*yera'u*": "they were seen/they appeared/they were exposed",
"*afiqey*": "channels of/streams of/beds of",
"*yigalu*": "they were uncovered/they were exposed/they were laid bare",
"*mosdot*": "foundations of/bases of",
"*tevel*": "world/earth/inhabited land",
"*ga'aratcha*": "your rebuke/your blast/your reproof",
"*nishmat*": "breath of/blast of",
"*apecha*": "your nose/your anger/your wrath"
}
}
17{
"verseID": "Psalms.18.17",
"source": "יִשְׁלַ֣ח מִ֭מָּרוֹם יִקָּחֵ֑נִי יַֽ֝מְשֵׁ֗נִי מִמַּ֥יִם רַבִּֽים׃",
"text": "*yishlach* from *marom* *yiqacheni* *yamsheni* from *mayim* *rabim*.",
"grammar": {
"*yishlach*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will send",
"*marom*": "masculine singular noun - height/on high",
"*yiqacheni*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he will take me",
"*yamsheni*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he will draw me",
"*mayim*": "masculine plural noun - waters",
"*rabim*": "masculine plural adjective - many/great"
},
"variants": {
"*yishlach*": "he will send/he will reach out",
"*marom*": "height/high place/heaven",
"*yiqacheni*": "he will take me/he will receive me/he will grasp me",
"*yamsheni*": "he will draw me/he will pull me/he will rescue me",
"*rabim*": "many/great/mighty"
}
}
18{
"verseID": "Psalms.18.18",
"source": "יַצִּילֵ֗נִי מֵאֹיְבִ֥י עָ֑ז וּ֝מִשֹּׂנְאַ֗י כִּֽי־אָמְצ֥וּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃",
"text": "*yatsileni* from *oyevi* *az* and from *son'ay* because-*amtsu* from me.",
"grammar": {
"*yatsileni*": "hifil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he will deliver me",
"*oyevi*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my enemy",
"*az*": "masculine singular adjective - strong",
"*son'ay*": "qal participle, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my haters/those who hate me",
"*amtsu*": "qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they were stronger"
},
"variants": {
"*yatsileni*": "he will deliver me/he will rescue me/he will save me",
"*oyevi*": "my enemy/my adversary/my foe",
"*az*": "strong/mighty/fierce",
"*son'ay*": "my haters/those who hate me/my enemies",
"*amtsu*": "they were stronger/they were mightier/they overpowered"
}
}
19{
"verseID": "Psalms.18.19",
"source": "יְקַדְּמ֥וּנִי בְיוֹם־אֵידִ֑י וַֽיְהִי־יְהוָ֖ה לְמִשְׁעָ֣ן לִֽי׃",
"text": "*yeqademuni* in *yom*-*eydi* and *yehi*-*YHWH* for *mish'an* to me.",
"grammar": {
"*yeqademuni*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - they confronted me",
"*yom*": "masculine singular noun - day",
"*eydi*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my calamity",
"*yehi*": "qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he became",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name",
"*mish'an*": "masculine singular noun - support"
},
"variants": {
"*yeqademuni*": "they confronted me/they met me/they came against me",
"*eydi*": "my calamity/my disaster/my trouble",
"*mish'an*": "support/staff/prop"
}
}