4 {
"verseID": "Psalms.47.4",
"source": "יַדְבֵּ֣ר עַמִּ֣ים תַּחְתֵּ֑ינוּ וּ֝לְאֻמִּ֗ים תַּ֣חַת רַגְלֵֽינוּ׃",
"text": "He *yadbēr* *'ammîm* *taḥtênû* and *lĕ'ummîm* *taḥat* *raglênû*",
"grammar": {
"*yadbēr*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'he will subdue'",
"*'ammîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'peoples'",
"*taḥtênû*": "preposition + 1st person plural suffix - 'under us'",
"*ûlĕ'ummîm*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine plural - 'and nations'",
"*taḥat*": "preposition - 'under'",
"*raglênû*": "noun, feminine dual construct + 1st person plural suffix - 'our feet'"
},
"variants": {
"*yadbēr*": "subdue/speak/lead/drive",
"*'ammîm*": "peoples/nations/ethnic groups",
"*lĕ'ummîm*": "nations/peoples/tribes",
"*taḥat*": "under/beneath/in place of"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Psalms.47.5",
"source": "יִבְחַר־לָ֥נוּ אֶת־נַחֲלָתֵ֑נוּ אֶ֥ת גְּא֨וֹן יַעֲקֹ֖ב אֲשֶׁר־אָהֵ֣ב סֶֽלָה׃",
"text": "He *yibḥar*-for us *'et*-*naḥălātēnû* *'et* *gĕ'ôn* *ya'ăqōb* which he *'āhēb* *selâ*",
"grammar": {
"*yibḥar*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'he will choose'",
"*lānû*": "preposition + 1st person plural suffix - 'for us'",
"*'et*": "direct object marker",
"*naḥălātēnû*": "noun, feminine singular construct + 1st person plural suffix - 'our inheritance'",
"*'et*": "direct object marker",
"*gĕ'ôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'pride/excellency of'",
"*ya'ăqōb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Jacob'",
"*'ăšer*": "relative pronoun - 'which/whom'",
"*'āhēb*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'he loved'",
"*selâ*": "musical notation"
},
"variants": {
"*yibḥar*": "choose/select/elect",
"*naḥălâ*": "inheritance/heritage/possession",
"*gĕ'ôn*": "pride/excellency/majesty/glory",
"*'āhēb*": "loved/delighted in",
"*selâ*": "musical interlude/pause/lift up (meaning uncertain)"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Psalms.47.6",
"source": "עָלָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהִים בִּתְרוּעָ֑ה יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה בְּק֣וֹל שׁוֹפָֽר׃",
"text": "*'ālâ* *'ĕlōhîm* with *tĕrû'â* *YHWH* with *qôl* *šôpār*",
"grammar": {
"*'ālâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'he ascended'",
"*'ĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'God'",
"*bitrû'â*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - 'with shouting'",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - 'LORD'",
"*bĕqôl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - 'with sound of'",
"*šôpār*": "noun, masculine singular - 'ram's horn/trumpet'"
},
"variants": {
"*'ālâ*": "ascended/went up/mounted",
"*'ĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine beings (plural form used for singular God)",
"*tĕrû'â*": "shout/blast/alarm/war cry/joyful noise",
"*šôpār*": "ram's horn/trumpet/horn"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Psalms.47.7",
"source": "זַמְּר֣וּ אֱלֹהִ֣ים זַמֵּ֑רוּ זַמְּר֖וּ לְמַלְכֵּ֣נוּ זַמֵּֽרוּ׃",
"text": "*zammĕrû* *'ĕlōhîm* *zammērû* *zammĕrû* to *malkēnû* *zammērû*",
"grammar": {
"*zammĕrû*": "verb, piel imperative, masculine plural - 'sing praise'",
"*'ĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'God'",
"*zammērû*": "verb, piel imperative, masculine plural - 'sing praise'",
"*lĕmalkēnû*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + 1st person plural suffix - 'to our king'"
},
"variants": {
"*zammĕrû*": "sing praise/make music/sing psalms",
"*'ĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine beings (plural form used for singular God)",
"*melek*": "king/ruler/sovereign"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Psalms.47.8",
"source": "כִּ֤י מֶ֖לֶךְ כָּל־הָאָ֥רֶץ אֱלֹהִ֗ים זַמְּר֥וּ מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃",
"text": "For *melek* all *hā'āreṣ* is *'ĕlōhîm* *zammĕrû* *maśkîl*",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - 'for/because'",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'king of'",
"*kol*": "construct state, masculine singular - 'all of'",
"*hā'āreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - 'the earth/land'",
"*'ĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'God'",
"*zammĕrû*": "verb, piel imperative, masculine plural - 'sing praise'",
"*maśkîl*": "noun/adjective, masculine singular - 'with understanding/skillfully'"
},
"variants": {
"*melek*": "king/ruler/sovereign",
"*hā'āreṣ*": "earth/land/ground/territory",
"*'ĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine beings (plural form used for singular God)",
"*zammĕrû*": "sing praise/make music/sing psalms",
"*maśkîl*": "skillfully/with understanding/contemplative poem/instructive psalm"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Psalms.47.9",
"source": "מָלַ֣ךְ אֱ֭לֹהִים עַל־גּוֹיִ֑ם אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים יָשַׁ֤ב ׀ עַל־כִּסֵּ֬א קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃",
"text": "*mālak* *'ĕlōhîm* over *gôyim* *'ĕlōhîm* *yāšab* upon *kissē'* *qodšô*",
"grammar": {
"*mālak*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'he reigned'",
"*'ĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'God'",
"*'al*": "preposition - 'over/upon'",
"*gôyim*": "noun, masculine plural - 'nations'",
"*'ĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'God'",
"*yāšab*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'he sat'",
"*'al*": "preposition - 'upon'",
"*kissē'*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'throne of'",
"*qodšô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his holiness'"
},
"variants": {
"*mālak*": "reigned/ruled/became king",
"*'ĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine beings (plural form used for singular God)",
"*gôyim*": "nations/peoples/gentiles",
"*yāšab*": "sat/dwelled/remained/is enthroned",
"*kissē'*": "throne/seat",
"*qōdeš*": "holiness/sacredness/set-apartness"
}
}