Psalms 59:12
{ "verseID": "Psalms.59.12", "source": "אַל־תַּהַרְגֵ֤ם ׀ פֶּֽן־יִשְׁכְּח֬וּ עַמִּ֗י הֲנִיעֵ֣מוֹ בְ֭חֵילְךָ וְהוֹרִידֵ֑מוֹ מָֽגִנֵּ֣נוּ אֲדֹנָֽי׃", "text": "*ʾal*-*tahargēm* lest they *yiškĕḥû* *ʿammî* make them *hănîʿēmô* with *ḥêlĕkā* and bring them down *hôrîdēmô* our *māginnēnû* *ʾădōnāy*.", "grammar": { "*tahargēm*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix and negative particle ʾal- - do not kill them", "*yiškĕḥû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd plural with conjunction pen- - lest they forget", "*ʿammî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my people", "*hănîʿēmô*": "Hiphil imperative, masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - cause them to wander/shake them", "*ḥêlĕkā*": "masculine noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix and preposition bə- - with your power", "*hôrîdēmô*": "Hiphil imperative, masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix and conjunction wə- - and bring them down", "*māginnēnû*": "masculine noun with 1st person plural suffix - our shield", "*ʾădōnāy*": "divine title - my Lord/master" }, "variants": { "*hănîʿēmô*": "cause them to wander/shake them/make them stagger", "*ḥêlĕkā*": "your power/your strength/your army", "*māginnēnû*": "our shield/our defense/our protection" } }