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"
}
}
19{
"verseID": "Psalms.37.19",
"source": "לֹֽא־יֵ֭בֹשׁוּ בְּעֵ֣ת רָעָ֑ה וּבִימֵ֖י רְעָב֣וֹן יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃",
"text": "They will not *yēbōšû* in *ʿēt rāʿâ*, and in *yəmê rəʿābôn* they will *yiśbāʿû*.",
"grammar": {
"*lōʾ*": "particle of negation - not",
"*yēbōšû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will be ashamed",
"*bəʿēt*": "preposition + feminine singular construct - in time of",
"*rāʿâ*": "feminine singular adjective/noun - evil/calamity",
"*bîmê*": "preposition + masculine plural construct - in days of",
"*rəʿābôn*": "masculine singular noun - famine/hunger",
"*yiśbāʿû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will be satisfied"
},
"variants": {
"*yēbōšû*": "will be ashamed/will be disappointed/will be put to shame",
"*ʿēt rāʿâ*": "time of evil/time of calamity/bad time",
"*yəmê rəʿābôn*": "days of famine/time of hunger",
"*yiśbāʿû*": "will be satisfied/will have enough/will be filled"
}
}
20{
"verseID": "Psalms.37.20",
"source": "כִּ֤י רְשָׁעִ֨ים ׀ יֹאבֵ֗דוּ וְאֹיְבֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה כִּיקַ֣ר כָּרִ֑ים כָּל֖וּ בֶעָשָׁ֣ן כָּֽלוּ׃",
"text": "For *rəšāʿîm* will *yōʾbēdû*, and *ʾōyəbê YHWH* [are] like *yəqar kārîm*; they *kālû* in *ʿāšān*, they *kālû*.",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*rəšāʿîm*": "masculine plural adjective/noun - wicked ones",
"*yōʾbēdû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will perish",
"*ʾōyəbê*": "Qal participle, masculine plural construct - enemies of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh",
"*kîqar*": "preposition + masculine singular construct - like the precious part of",
"*kārîm*": "masculine plural noun - pastures/meadows/fat lambs",
"*kālû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they are consumed/vanish",
"*beʿāšān*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - in smoke"
},
"variants": {
"*yōʾbēdû*": "will perish/will be destroyed/will vanish",
"*ʾōyəbê*": "enemies of/adversaries of",
"*kîqar kārîm*": "like the precious part of pastures/like the glory of meadows/like fat of lambs",
"*kālû*": "are consumed/vanish/come to an end",
"*beʿāšān*": "in smoke/as smoke"
}
}
21{
"verseID": "Psalms.37.21",
"source": "לֹוֶ֣ה רָ֭שָׁע וְלֹ֣א יְשַׁלֵּ֑ם וְ֝צַדִּ֗יק חוֹנֵ֥ן וְנוֹתֵֽן׃",
"text": "*lōweh rāšāʿ* and does not *yəšallēm*, but *ṣaddîq ḥônēn wənôtēn*.",
"grammar": {
"*lōweh*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - borrows",
"*rāšāʿ*": "masculine singular adjective/noun - wicked person",
"*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + particle of negation - and not",
"*yəšallēm*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he repays",
"*ṣaddîq*": "masculine singular adjective/noun - righteous person",
"*ḥônēn*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - shows favor/is gracious",
"*wənôtēn*": "conjunction + Qal participle, masculine singular - and gives"
},
"variants": {
"*lōweh*": "borrows/takes loans",
"*yəšallēm*": "repays/pays back/fulfills obligation",
"*ḥônēn*": "shows favor/is gracious/has mercy",
"*nôtēn*": "gives/donates/bestows"
}
}
22{
"verseID": "Psalms.37.22",
"source": "כִּ֣י מְ֭בֹרָכָיו יִ֣ירְשׁוּ אָ֑רֶץ וּ֝מְקֻלָּלָ֗יו יִכָּרֵֽתוּ׃",
"text": "For his *məbōrākāyw* will *yîrəšû ʾāreṣ*, and his *məqullālāyw* will *yikkārētû*.",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*məbōrākāyw*": "Pual participle, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his blessed ones",
"*yîrəšû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will inherit/possess",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun - land/earth",
"*məqullālāyw*": "Pual participle, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his cursed ones",
"*yikkārētû*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will be cut off"
},
"variants": {
"*məbōrākāyw*": "his blessed ones/those blessed by him",
"*yîrəšû ʾāreṣ*": "will inherit the land/will possess the earth",
"*məqullālāyw*": "his cursed ones/those cursed by him",
"*yikkārētû*": "will be cut off/will be destroyed/will be removed"
}
}