Ps 18:38-42 : 38 {
"verseID": "Psalms.18.38",
"source": "אֶרְדּ֣וֹף א֭וֹיְבַי וְאַשִּׂיגֵ֑ם וְלֹֽא־אָ֝שׁוּב עַד־כַּלּוֹתָֽם׃",
"text": "*erdof* *oyevay* and *asigem* and not-*ashuv* until-*kalotam*.",
"grammar": {
"*erdof*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will pursue",
"*oyevay*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my enemies",
"*asigem*": "hifil imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I will overtake them",
"*ashuv*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will return",
"*kalotam*": "piel infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - destroying them"
},
"variants": {
"*erdof*": "I will pursue/I will chase/I will follow after",
"*asigem*": "I will overtake them/I will reach them/I will catch them",
"*ashuv*": "I will return/I will turn back",
"*kalotam*": "destroying them/consuming them/annihilating them"
}
}
39 {
"verseID": "Psalms.18.39",
"source": "אֶ֭מְחָצֵם וְלֹא־יֻ֣כְלוּ ק֑וּם יִ֝פְּל֗וּ תַּ֣חַת רַגְלָֽי׃",
"text": "*emchatsom* and not-*yuchlu* *qum* *yiplu* *tachat* *raglay*.",
"grammar": {
"*emchatsom*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I will shatter them",
"*yuchlu*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will be able",
"*qum*": "qal infinitive construct - to rise",
"*yiplu*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will fall",
"*tachat*": "preposition - under",
"*raglay*": "feminine dual noun with 1st person singular suffix - my feet"
},
"variants": {
"*emchatsom*": "I will shatter them/I will crush them/I will wound them",
"*yuchlu*": "they will be able/they will have power",
"*qum*": "to rise/to stand/to get up",
"*yiplu*": "they will fall/they will collapse"
}
}
40 {
"verseID": "Psalms.18.40",
"source": "וַתְּאַזְּרֵ֣נִי חַ֭יִל לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה תַּכְרִ֖יעַ קָמַ֣י תַּחְתָּֽי׃",
"text": "And *te'azreni* *chayil* for the *milchamah* *tachri'a* *qamay* *tachtay*.",
"grammar": {
"*te'azreni*": "piel imperfect with waw-consecutive, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and you girded me",
"*chayil*": "masculine singular noun - strength",
"*milchamah*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the battle",
"*tachri'a*": "hifil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will make bow",
"*qamay*": "qal participle, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - those rising against me",
"*tachtay*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - under me"
},
"variants": {
"*te'azreni*": "you girded me/you armed me/you equipped me",
"*chayil*": "strength/might/power",
"*milchamah*": "battle/war/combat",
"*tachri'a*": "you will make bow/you will subdue/you will bring down",
"*qamay*": "those rising against me/my adversaries/those who stand against me"
}
}
41 {
"verseID": "Psalms.18.41",
"source": "וְֽאֹיְבַ֗י נָתַ֣תָּה לִּ֣י עֹ֑רֶף וּ֝מְשַׂנְאַ֗י אַצְמִיתֵֽם׃",
"text": "And *oyevay* *natatah* to me *oref* and *mesan'ay* *atsmitem*.",
"grammar": {
"*oyevay*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my enemies",
"*natatah*": "qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you gave",
"*oref*": "masculine singular noun - neck/back",
"*mesan'ay*": "piel participle, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - those hating me",
"*atsmitem*": "hifil imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I will destroy them"
},
"variants": {
"*oyevay*": "my enemies/my foes/my adversaries",
"*natatah*": "you gave/you placed/you set",
"*oref*": "neck/back/back of neck (meaning they turned their backs in retreat)",
"*mesan'ay*": "those hating me/my haters/those who despise me",
"*atsmitem*": "I will destroy them/I will cut them off/I will put an end to them"
}
}
42 {
"verseID": "Psalms.18.42",
"source": "יְשַׁוְּע֥וּ וְאֵין־מוֹשִׁ֑יעַ עַל־יְ֝הוָ֗ה וְלֹ֣א עָנָֽם׃",
"text": "*yeshave'u* and *eyn*-*moshi'a* to-*YHWH* and not *anam*.",
"grammar": {
"*yeshave'u*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they cry for help",
"*eyn*": "particle of negation - there is not",
"*moshi'a*": "hifil participle, masculine singular - one saving",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name",
"*anam*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - he answered them"
},
"variants": {
"*yeshave'u*": "they cry for help/they call out/they plead",
"*moshi'a*": "one saving/savior/deliverer",
"*anam*": "he answered them/he responded to them"
}
}