16 {
"verseID": "Psalms.37.16",
"source": "טוֹב־מְ֭עַט לַצַּדִּ֑יק מֵ֝הֲמ֗וֹן רְשָׁעִ֥ים רַבִּֽים׃",
"text": "Better is *məʿaṭ* for *ṣaddîq* than *hămôn rəšāʿîm rabbîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*ṭôb*": "masculine singular adjective - better/good",
"*məʿaṭ*": "masculine singular adjective/noun - little/small amount",
"*laṣṣaddîq*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular adjective/noun - for the righteous person",
"*mēhămôn*": "preposition + masculine singular construct - than abundance of",
"*rəšāʿîm*": "masculine plural adjective/noun - wicked ones",
"*rabbîm*": "masculine plural adjective - many"
},
"variants": {
"*ṭôb-məʿaṭ laṣṣaddîq*": "better is a little for the righteous/the little of the righteous is better",
"*hămôn rəšāʿîm rabbîm*": "abundance of many wicked ones/great wealth of the wicked"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Psalms.37.17",
"source": "כִּ֤י זְרוֹע֣וֹת רְ֭שָׁעִים תִּשָּׁבַ֑רְנָה וְסוֹמֵ֖ךְ צַדִּיקִ֣ים יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "For *zərôʿôt rəšāʿîm* will *tiššābarnâ*, but *sômēk ṣaddîqîm* [is] *YHWH*.",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*zərôʿôt*": "feminine plural construct - arms of",
"*rəšāʿîm*": "masculine plural adjective/noun - wicked ones",
"*tiššābarnâ*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - they will be broken",
"*sômēk*": "Qal participle, masculine singular construct - upholder of/supporter of",
"*ṣaddîqîm*": "masculine plural adjective/noun - righteous ones",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh"
},
"variants": {
"*zərôʿôt*": "arms/strength/power",
"*tiššābarnâ*": "will be broken/will be shattered",
"*sômēk*": "upholder/supporter/sustainer"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Psalms.37.18",
"source": "יוֹדֵ֣עַ יְ֭הוָה יְמֵ֣י תְמִימִ֑ם וְ֝נַחֲלָתָ֗ם לְעוֹלָ֥ם תִּהְיֶֽה׃",
"text": "*Yôdēaʿ YHWH yəmê təmîmîm*, and their *naḥălātām* forever will *tihyeh*.",
"grammar": {
"*yôdēaʿ*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - knowing/is aware of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh",
"*yəmê*": "masculine plural construct - days of",
"*təmîmîm*": "masculine plural adjective/noun - blameless ones",
"*naḥălātām*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their inheritance",
"*ləʿôlām*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - forever/eternally",
"*tihyeh*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it will be"
},
"variants": {
"*yôdēaʿ*": "knows/is aware of/takes notice of",
"*təmîmîm*": "blameless ones/complete ones/perfect ones",
"*naḥălātām*": "their inheritance/their heritage/their possession"
}
}