Ps 95:1-8 : 1 {
"verseID": "Psalms.95.1",
"source": "לְ֭כוּ נְרַנְּנָ֣ה לַיהוָ֑ה נָ֝רִ֗יעָה לְצ֣וּר יִשְׁעֵֽנוּ",
"text": "*lekû* *nerannĕnâ* to-*YHWH* *nārîʿâ* to-*ṣûr* *yišʿēnû*",
"grammar": {
"*lekû*": "imperative, masculine plural - come/go",
"*nerannĕnâ*": "cohortative, 1st person plural, piel - let us sing joyfully",
"*YHWH*": "proper name with prefixed preposition lamed - to/for YHWH",
"*nārîʿâ*": "cohortative, 1st person plural, hiphil - let us shout",
"*ṣûr*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition lamed - to/for rock",
"*yišʿēnû*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person plural possessive suffix - our salvation"
},
"variants": {
"*lekû*": "come/go",
"*nerannĕnâ*": "sing joyfully/make a joyful noise",
"*nārîʿâ*": "shout/make a loud noise/cry out",
"*ṣûr*": "rock/cliff/stronghold",
"*yišʿēnû*": "our salvation/our deliverance"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Psalms.95.2",
"source": "נְקַדְּמָ֣ה פָנָ֣יו בְּתוֹדָ֑ה בִּ֝זְמִר֗וֹת נָרִ֥יעַֽ לֽוֹ",
"text": "*neqaddĕmâ* *pānāyw* with-*tôdâ* with-*zimrôt* *nārîaʿ* to-him",
"grammar": {
"*neqaddĕmâ*": "cohortative, 1st person plural, piel - let us come before",
"*pānāyw*": "plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular possessive suffix - his face/presence",
"*tôdâ*": "feminine singular noun with prefixed preposition bet - with thanksgiving",
"*zimrôt*": "feminine plural noun with prefixed preposition bet - with songs/psalms",
"*nārîaʿ*": "imperfect, 1st person plural, hiphil - we will shout",
"to-him": "preposition lamed with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to/for him"
},
"variants": {
"*neqaddĕmâ*": "come before/go before/meet",
"*pānāyw*": "his face/his presence",
"*tôdâ*": "thanksgiving/confession/praise",
"*zimrôt*": "songs/psalms/melodies",
"*nārîaʿ*": "shout/make a joyful noise/cry out"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Psalms.95.3",
"source": "כִּ֤י אֵ֣ל גָּד֣וֹל יְהוָ֑ה וּמֶ֥לֶךְ גָּ֝ד֗וֹל עַל־כָּל־אֱלֹהִֽים",
"text": "For *ʾēl* *gādôl* *YHWH* and-*melek* *gādôl* over-all-*ʾĕlōhîm*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾēl*": "masculine singular noun - God/deity",
"*gādôl*": "masculine singular adjective - great",
"*YHWH*": "proper name - YHWH",
"*melek*": "masculine singular noun - king",
"*gādôl*": "masculine singular adjective - great",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun - gods/divine beings"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾēl*": "God/deity/mighty one",
"*gādôl*": "great/large/mighty",
"*melek*": "king/sovereign",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "gods/divine beings/God (intensive plural)"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Psalms.95.4",
"source": "אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּ֭יָדוֹ מֶחְקְרֵי־אָ֑רֶץ וְתוֹעֲפ֖וֹת הָרִ֣ים לֽוֹ",
"text": "*ʾăšer* in-his-*yād* *meḥqĕrê*-*ʾāreṣ* and-*tôʿăpôt* *hārîm* to-him",
"grammar": {
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who/which/that",
"*yād*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix and prefixed preposition bet - in his hand",
"*meḥqĕrê*": "masculine plural construct - depths/depths of",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun - earth/land",
"*tôʿăpôt*": "feminine plural noun - heights/summits",
"*hārîm*": "masculine plural noun - mountains",
"to-him": "preposition lamed with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to/for him"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾăšer*": "who/which/that",
"*yād*": "hand/power/control",
"*meḥqĕrê*": "depths/deep places/searchings",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground",
"*tôʿăpôt*": "heights/summits/peaks/strength",
"*hārîm*": "mountains/hills"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Psalms.95.5",
"source": "אֲשֶׁר־ל֣וֹ הַ֭יָּם וְה֣וּא עָשָׂ֑הוּ וְ֝יַבֶּ֗שֶׁת יָדָ֥יו יָצָֽרוּ",
"text": "*ʾăšer*-to-him the-*yām* and-he *ʿāśāhû* and-*yabešet* his-*yādāyw* *yāṣārû*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun with prefixed preposition lamed and 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to whom/whose",
"*yām*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the sea",
"*ʿāśāhû*": "perfect, 3rd person masculine singular, qal with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he made it",
"*yabešet*": "feminine singular noun - dry land",
"*yādāyw*": "feminine dual noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his hands",
"*yāṣārû*": "perfect, 3rd person common plural, qal - they formed"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾăšer*": "who/which/that",
"*yām*": "sea/ocean",
"*ʿāśāhû*": "made it/created it/produced it",
"*yabešet*": "dry land/continent",
"*yādāyw*": "his hands/his power",
"*yāṣārû*": "formed/fashioned/shaped"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Psalms.95.6",
"source": "בֹּ֭אוּ נִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֣ה וְנִכְרָ֑עָה נִ֝בְרְכָ֗ה לִֽפְנֵי־יְהוָ֥ה עֹשֵֽׂנוּ",
"text": "*bōʾû* *ništaḥăweh* and-*nikrāʿâ* *nibrĕkâ* before-*YHWH* *ʿōśēnû*",
"grammar": {
"*bōʾû*": "imperative, masculine plural, qal - come",
"*ništaḥăweh*": "imperfect, 1st person plural, hishtaphel - let us worship/bow down",
"*nikrāʿâ*": "cohortative, 1st person plural, qal - let us kneel",
"*nibrĕkâ*": "cohortative, 1st person plural, qal - let us bless/kneel",
"*YHWH*": "proper name with prefixed compound preposition lipnê - before YHWH",
"*ʿōśēnû*": "masculine singular participle, qal with 1st person plural suffix - our maker"
},
"variants": {
"*bōʾû*": "come/enter/go",
"*ništaḥăweh*": "worship/bow down/prostrate",
"*nikrāʿâ*": "kneel/bow down",
"*nibrĕkâ*": "bless/kneel/praise",
"*ʿōśēnû*": "our maker/our creator"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Psalms.95.7",
"source": "כִּ֘י ה֤וּא אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ וַאֲנַ֤חְנוּ עַ֣ם מַ֭רְעִיתוֹ וְצֹ֣אן יָד֑וֹ הַ֝יּ֗וֹם אִֽם־בְּקֹל֥וֹ תִשְׁמָֽעוּ",
"text": "For he *ʾĕlōhênû* and-*ʾănaḥnû* *ʿam* *marʿîtô* and-*ṣōʾn* his-*yād* the-*yôm* if-in-his-*qōl* *tišmāʿû*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾĕlōhênû*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person plural suffix - our God",
"*ʾănaḥnû*": "1st person plural independent pronoun - we",
"*ʿam*": "masculine singular noun - people",
"*marʿîtô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his pasture",
"*ṣōʾn*": "collective noun - sheep/flock",
"*yād*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his hand",
"*yôm*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the day",
"*qōl*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix and prefixed preposition bet - in his voice",
"*tišmāʿû*": "imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural, qal - you will hear/listen"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾĕlōhênû*": "our God/our deity",
"*ʾănaḥnû*": "we",
"*ʿam*": "people/nation",
"*marʿîtô*": "his pasture/his grazing place",
"*ṣōʾn*": "sheep/flock",
"*yād*": "hand/power/care",
"*yôm*": "day/time",
"*qōl*": "voice/sound",
"*tišmāʿû*": "hear/listen/obey"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Psalms.95.8",
"source": "אַל־תַּקְשׁ֣וּ לְ֭בַבְכֶם כִּמְרִיבָ֑ה כְּי֥וֹם מַ֝סָּ֗ה בַּמִּדְבָּֽר",
"text": "Not-*taqšû* your-*lēbāb* as-*mĕrîbâ* as-*yôm* *massâ* in-the-*midbār*",
"grammar": {
"*taqšû*": "jussive, 2nd person masculine plural, hiphil with negative particle - do not harden",
"*lēbāb*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your heart",
"*mĕrîbâ*": "proper name with prefixed preposition kaf - like Meribah",
"*yôm*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition kaf - like the day of",
"*massâ*": "proper name - Massah",
"*midbār*": "masculine singular noun with definite article and prefixed preposition bet - in the wilderness"
},
"variants": {
"*taqšû*": "harden/stiffen/make stubborn",
"*lēbāb*": "heart/mind/inner self",
"*mĕrîbâ*": "Meribah/contention/quarrel",
"*yôm*": "day/time",
"*massâ*": "Massah/testing",
"*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land"
}
}