Psalms 41:3
{ "verseID": "Psalms.41.3", "source": "יְהוָ֤ה ׀ יִשְׁמְרֵ֣הוּ וִֽ֭יחַיֵּהוּ *יאשר **וְאֻשַּׁ֣ר בָּאָ֑רֶץ וְאַֽל־תִּ֝תְּנֵ֗הוּ בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ אֹיְבָֽיו׃", "text": "*Yahweh* *yišmərēhû* *wîḥayyēhû* *wəʾuššar* in-the-*ʾāreṣ* and-not-*tittənēhû* in-*nepeš* *ʾōyəbāyw*", "grammar": { "*Yahweh*": "proper noun - divine name", "*yišmərēhû*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - will keep/preserve him", "*wîḥayyēhû*": "verb, Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - with 'wə' conjunction - and will give life to him", "*wəʾuššar*": "verb, Pual perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - with 'wə' conjunction - and will be made blessed/happy", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine, singular - with prefixed 'ba' preposition ('in') - land/earth", "*tittənēhû*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - with negation 'al' and 'wə' conjunction - and do not give/deliver him", "*nepeš*": "noun, feminine, singular - with prefixed 'bə' preposition ('in') - soul/desire", "*ʾōyəbāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his enemies" }, "variants": { "*yišmərēhû*": "will keep/preserve/protect/guard him", "*wîḥayyēhû*": "and will give life to/revive/sustain him", "*wəʾuššar*": "and will be blessed/made happy/prospered", "*ʾāreṣ*": "land/earth/ground/territory", "*nepeš*": "soul/life/desire/appetite/will", "*ʾōyəbāyw*": "his enemies/foes/adversaries" } }