Psalms 62:3

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.62.3", "source": "אַךְ־ה֣וּא צ֭וּרִי וִֽישׁוּעָתִ֑י מִ֝שְׂגַּבִּ֗י לֹא־אֶמּ֥וֹט רַבָּֽה׃", "text": "*ʾak-hûʾ* my *ṣûr* and my *yĕshûʿâtî*; my *miśgabbî*, not *ʾemmôṭ* *rabbâ*", "grammar": { "*ʾak-hûʾ*": "adverb with 3rd person masculine singular pronoun - surely/only he", "*ṣûr*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - rock", "*yĕshûʿâtî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix, with conjunctive waw - my salvation", "*miśgabbî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my high place/stronghold/refuge", "*ʾemmôṭ*": "1st person singular imperfect of root mot with negative particle - I will not be shaken/moved", "*rabbâ*": "feminine singular adjective - greatly/much" }, "variants": { "*ʾak-hûʾ*": "surely he/only he/indeed he", "*ṣûr*": "rock/strength/boulder", "*yĕshûʿâtî*": "my salvation/deliverance/victory/help", "*miśgabbî*": "my stronghold/high tower/refuge/fortress", "*ʾemmôṭ*": "be moved/shaken/tottered/slip", "*rabbâ*": "greatly/much/exceedingly" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַךְ־ה֣וּא צ֭וּרִי וִֽישׁוּעָתִ֑י מִ֝שְׂגַּבִּ֗י לֹא־אֶמּ֥וֹט רַבָּֽה׃

Transliteration

ʾak-hûʾ my ṣûr and my yĕshûʿâtî; my miśgabbî, not ʾemmôṭ rabbâ

Grammar Details

• *ʾak-hûʾ*: adverb with 3rd person masculine singular pronoun - surely/only he
• *ṣûr*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - rock
• *yĕshûʿâtî*: feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix, with conjunctive waw - my salvation
• *miśgabbî*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my high place/stronghold/refuge
• *ʾemmôṭ*: 1st person singular imperfect of root mot with negative particle - I will not be shaken/moved
• *rabbâ*: feminine singular adjective - greatly/much

Word Meanings

• *ʾak-hûʾ*: surely he/only he/indeed he
• *ṣûr*: rock/strength/boulder
• *yĕshûʿâtî*: my salvation/deliverance/victory/help
• *miśgabbî*: my stronghold/high tower/refuge/fortress
• *ʾemmôṭ*: be moved/shaken/tottered/slip
• *rabbâ*: greatly/much/exceedingly

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Truly He is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will never be shaken.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  How long will you imagine mischief against a man? You shall all be slain; as a leaning wall shall you be, and as a tottering fence.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  How long will ye set upon{H2050} a man,{H376} That ye may slay{H7523} [him], all of you, Like a leaning{H5186} wall,{H7023} like a tottering{H1760} fence?{H1447}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  How long will ye imagine mischief{H2050}{H8779)} against a man{H376}? ye shall be slain{H7523}{H8792)} all of you: as a bowing{H5186}{H8803)} wall{H7023} shall ye be, and as a tottering{H1760}{H8803)} fence{H1447}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  How longe wil ye ymagin myschefe agaynst euery man? ye shal be slayne all ye sorte of you: yee as a tottringe wall shal ye be, & like a broken hedge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  How long wil ye imagine mischiefe against a man? ye shalbe all slaine: ye shalbe as a bowed wall, or as a wall shaken.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Howe long wyll ye imagine mischiefe against euery man? ye shalbe slayne all the sort of you: ye shalbe as a tottering wall, and like a broken hedge.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall [shall ye be, and as] a tottering fence.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  How long will you assault a man, Would all of you throw him down, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Till when do ye devise mischief against a man? Ye are destroyed all of you, As a wall inclined, a hedge that is cast down.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  How long will ye set upon a man, That ye may slay `him', all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  How long will ye set upon a man, That ye may slay [him], all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  How long will you go on designing evil against a man? running against him as against a broken wall, which is on the point of falling?

• World English Bible (2000)

  How long will you assault a man, would all of you throw him down, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  How long will you threaten a man? All of you are murderers, as dangerous as a leaning wall or an unstable fence.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 4:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Psalms.4.2", "source": "בְּקָרְאִ֡י עֲנֵ֤נִי ׀ אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י צִדְקִ֗י בַּ֭צָּר הִרְחַ֣בְתָּ לִּ֑י חָ֝נֵּ֗נִי וּשְׁמַ֥ע תְּפִלָּתִֽי׃", "text": "In-*qārʾî* *ʿănēnî* *ʾĕlōhê* *ṣidqî* in-the-*ṣār* *hirḥabtā* to-me *ḥānnēnî* and-*šəmaʿ* *təpillātî*", "grammar": { "*qārʾî*": "infinitive construct with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition ב (in/when) - my calling", "*ʿănēnî*": "imperative 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - answer me", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - God of", "*ṣidqî*": "noun masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my righteousness", "*ṣār*": "noun masculine singular with definite article and prefixed preposition ב (in/during) - distress/trouble", "*hirḥabtā*": "verb Hiphil perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you have made room/relieved", "*ḥānnēnî*": "imperative 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - be gracious to me", "*šəmaʿ*": "imperative 2nd person masculine singular with prefixed conjunction ו (and) - hear/listen to", "*təpillātî*": "noun feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my prayer" }, "variants": { "*ʿănēnî*": "answer me/respond to me", "*ʾĕlōhê ṣidqî*": "God of my righteousness/my righteous God", "*ṣār*": "distress/trouble/constraint/affliction", "*hirḥabtā*": "you made room/enlarged/gave relief/set free", "*ḥānnēnî*": "be gracious to me/have mercy on me/show favor to me", "*šəmaʿ*": "hear/listen to/pay attention to" } }
• Ps 21:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Psalms.21.11", "source": "‫פִּ֭רְיָמוֹ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ תְּאַבֵּ֑ד וְ֝זַרְעָ֗ם מִבְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃‬", "text": "*piryāmô* from-*ʾereṣ* *təʾabbēd* and-*zarʿām* from-*bənê* *ʾādām*", "grammar": { "*piryāmô*": "masculine singular noun 'fruit' with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their fruit/offspring", "*ʾereṣ*": "feminine singular noun with preposition min - from the earth", "*təʾabbēd*": "2nd person masculine singular Piel imperfect - you will destroy", "*zarʿām*": "masculine singular noun 'seed' with 3rd person masculine plural suffix + conjunction waw - and their descendants", "*bənê*": "masculine plural construct noun 'sons' with preposition min - from sons of", "*ʾādām*": "masculine singular noun - man/mankind" }, "variants": { "*piryāmô*": "their fruit/their offspring/their posterity", "*ʾereṣ*": "earth/land/ground", "*təʾabbēd*": "destroy/remove/eliminate", "*zarʿām*": "their seed/their offspring/their descendants", "*bənê ʾādām*": "sons of man/human beings/mankind" } }
• Ps 38:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Psalms.38.12", "source": "אֹֽהֲבַ֨י ׀ וְרֵעַ֗י מִנֶּ֣גֶד נִגְעִ֣י יַעֲמֹ֑דוּ וּ֝קְרוֹבַ֗י מֵרָחֹ֥ק עָמָֽדוּ׃", "text": "*'ōhăḇay* and *rē'ay* from before *niḡ'î* *ya'ămōḏû* and *qərôḇay* from *rāḥōq* *'āmāḏû*", "grammar": { "*'ōhăḇay*": "plural participle with 1st person singular suffix - my lovers/friends", "*rē'ay*": "plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my companions", "*niḡ'î*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my plague/wound", "*ya'ămōḏû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person plural - they stand", "*qərôḇay*": "plural adjective with 1st person singular suffix - my near ones/relatives", "*rāḥōq*": "adverb/noun - far away/distance", "*'āmāḏû*": "qal perfect 3rd person plural - they have stood" }, "variants": { "*'ōhăḇ*": "lover/friend/one who loves", "*rēa'*": "companion/friend/fellow", "*neḡa'*": "plague/wound/stroke", "*'āmaḏ*": "stand/remain/endure", "*qārôḇ*": "near one/relative/kinsman", "*rāḥōq*": "far/distant/remote" } }
• Ps 82:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Psalms.82.2", "source": "עַד־מָתַ֥י תִּשְׁפְּטוּ־עָ֑וֶל וּפְנֵ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים תִּשְׂאוּ־סֶֽלָה׃", "text": "until-*mātay* *tišpəṭû*-*ʿāwel* and-*pənê* *rəšāʿîm* *tiśʾû*-*selāh*", "grammar": { "until-*mātay*": "preposition + interrogative - until when/how long", "*tišpəṭû*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural - you judge/will judge", "*ʿāwel*": "masculine singular noun - injustice/unrighteousness", "and-*pənê*": "conjunction + construct masculine plural noun - and faces of", "*rəšāʿîm*": "masculine plural noun - wicked ones/evil doers", "*tiśʾû*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural - you lift up/show favor", "*selāh*": "musical or liturgical term - pause/interlude" }, "variants": { "*tišpəṭû-ʿāwel*": "judge unjustly/judge with injustice", "*pənê*": "faces/persons/presence", "*tiśʾû*": "lift up/show partiality/be partial to/accept" } }
• Ps 140:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Psalms.140.2", "source": "חַלְּצֵ֣נִי יְ֭הוָה מֵאָדָ֣ם רָ֑ע מֵאִ֖ישׁ חֲמָסִ֣ים תִּנְצְרֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*ḥallṣēnî* *YHWH* from-*ʾādām* *rāʿ* from-*ʾîš* *ḥămāsîm* *tinṣərēnî*", "grammar": { "*ḥallṣēnî*": "piel imperative verb with 1st person singular suffix - rescue/deliver me", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD", "*ʾādām*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition min (from) - man/mankind", "*rāʿ*": "masculine singular adjective - evil/wicked", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition min (from) - man/person", "*ḥămāsîm*": "masculine plural noun - violences/violent acts", "*tinṣərēnî*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular verb with 1st person singular suffix - preserve/protect me" }, "variants": { "*ḥallṣēnî*": "deliver me/rescue me/free me", "*ʾādām*": "man/mankind/person", "*rāʿ*": "evil/wicked/harmful", "*ʾîš*": "man/individual/person", "*ḥămāsîm*": "violences/violent deeds/oppressions", "*tinṣərēnî*": "preserve me/protect me/guard me" } }
• Prov 1:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Proverbs.1.22", "source": "עַד־מָתַ֣י ׀ פְּתָיִם֮ תְּֽאֵהֲב֫וּ־פֶ֥תִי וְלֵצִ֗ים לָ֭צוֹן חָמְד֣וּ לָהֶ֑ם וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים יִשְׂנְאוּ־דָֽעַת׃", "text": "*'ad*-*matay* *pətayim* *tə'ehavu*-*feti* *wəletsim* *latson* *ḥamdu* *lahem* *ukəsilim* *yisne'u*-*da'at*", "grammar": { "*'ad*": "preposition - until", "*matay*": "interrogative adverb - when", "*pətayim*": "masculine plural noun - simple ones", "*tə'ehavu*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you will love", "*feti*": "masculine singular noun - simplicity", "*wəletsim*": "conjunction + masculine plural participle - and scorners", "*latson*": "masculine singular noun - scoffing", "*ḥamdu*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they have delighted in", "*lahem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - for themselves", "*ukəsilim*": "conjunction + masculine plural noun - and fools", "*yisne'u*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will hate", "*da'at*": "feminine singular noun - knowledge" }, "variants": { "*pətayim*": "simple ones/naive/inexperienced", "*tə'ehavu*": "love/desire/delight in", "*feti*": "simplicity/naivety", "*letsim*": "scorners/mockers/scoffers", "*latson*": "scoffing/mocking/derision", "*ḥamdu*": "delight in/desire/take pleasure in", "*kəsilim*": "fools/stupid ones", "*yisne'u*": "hate/despise/reject", "*da'at*": "knowledge/perception/discernment" } }
• Exod 16:28 : 28 { "verseID": "Exodus.16.28", "source": "וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֑ה עַד־אָ֙נָה֙ מֵֽאַנְתֶּ֔ם לִשְׁמֹ֥ר מִצְוֺתַ֖י וְתוֹרֹתָֽי׃", "text": "And *yōʾmer* *YHWH* to *mōšeh*: Until when *mēʾantem* to *šəmōr* my *miṣwōṯay* and my *tôrōṯāy*?", "grammar": { "*yōʾmer*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he said", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD (divine name)", "*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses", "*mēʾantem*": "piel perfect 2nd person masculine plural - you have refused", "*šəmōr*": "qal infinitive construct - to keep/observe", "*miṣwōṯay*": "feminine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my commandments", "*tôrōṯāy*": "feminine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my laws/instructions" }, "variants": { "*mēʾantem*": "you have refused/you have rejected/you have declined", "*šəmōr*": "to keep/to observe/to guard/to protect", "*miṣwōṯay*": "my commandments/my precepts/my orders", "*tôrōṯāy*": "my laws/my instructions/my teachings/my directions" } }
• Jer 4:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.4.14", "source": "כַּבְּסִ֨י מֵרָעָ֤ה לִבֵּךְ֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם לְמַ֖עַן תִּוָּשֵׁ֑עִי עַד־מָתַ֛י תָּלִ֥ין בְּקִרְבֵּ֖ךְ מַחְשְׁב֥וֹת אוֹנֵֽךְ׃", "text": "*Kabbəsî* from *rāʿāh* your *libbēḵ* *Yərûšālaim*, so that *tiwwāšēʿî*; until when *tālîn* in your *qirbēḵ* *maḥšəbôt* *ʾônēḵ*", "grammar": { "*Kabbəsî*": "piel imperative, feminine singular - wash/cleanse", "*rāʿāh*": "feminine singular noun - evil/wickedness", "*libbēḵ*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your heart", "*Yərûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem", "*tiwwāšēʿî*": "niphal imperfect, 2nd feminine singular - you will be saved", "*tālîn*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it will lodge/remain", "*qirbēḵ*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your midst", "*maḥšəbôt*": "feminine plural noun, construct - thoughts of", "*ʾônēḵ*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your wickedness" }, "variants": { "*Kabbəsî*": "wash/cleanse/purify", "*rāʿāh*": "evil/wickedness/harm", "*libbēḵ*": "your heart/mind/inner self", "*tiwwāšēʿî*": "be saved/delivered/rescued", "*tālîn*": "lodge/remain/stay overnight", "*qirbēḵ*": "your midst/within you/inside you", "*maḥšəbôt*": "thoughts/plans/schemes", "*ʾônēḵ*": "your wickedness/iniquity/trouble" } }
• Hos 7:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Hosea.7.15", "source": "וַאֲנִ֣י יִסַּ֔רְתִּי חִזַּ֖קְתִּי זְרֽוֹעֹתָ֑ם וְאֵלַ֖י יְחַשְּׁבוּ־רָֽע׃", "text": "*wa*-I *yissartî* *ḥizzaqtî* *zərôʿōṯām* *wə*-to me *yəḥaššəḇû*-*rāʿ*.", "grammar": { "*wa*-*ʾănî*": "conjunction + 1st singular independent pronoun - and I", "*yissartî*": "piel perfect 1st singular - I trained/disciplined", "*ḥizzaqtî*": "piel perfect 1st singular - I strengthened", "*zərôʿōṯām*": "noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their arms", "*wə*-*ʾēlay*": "conjunction + preposition + 1st singular suffix - and against me", "*yəḥaššəḇû*": "piel imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they devise/plan", "*rāʿ*": "noun, masculine singular - evil" }, "variants": { "*yissartî*": "trained/disciplined/instructed", "*ḥizzaqtî*": "strengthened/made strong/reinforced", "*zərôʿōṯām*": "their arms/strength/power", "*yəḥaššəḇû*": "devise/plan/think" } }
• Matt 17:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Matthew.17.17", "source": "Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν, Ὦ γενεὰ ἄπιστος καὶ διεστραμμένη, ἕως πότε ἔσομαι μεθʼ ὑμῶν; ἕως πότε ἀνέξομαι ὑμῶν; φέρετέ μοι αὐτὸν ὧδε.", "text": "*Apokritheis* *de* the *Iēsous* *eipen*, O *genea* *apistos* and *diestrammenē*, *heōs pote* *esomai* *meth'* you? *heōs pote* *anexomai* you? *pherete* to me him *hōde*.", "grammar": { "*Apokritheis*": "aorist, passive, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - answering", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*eipen*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - said", "*genea*": "vocative, feminine, singular - generation", "*apistos*": "vocative, feminine, singular - unbelieving/faithless", "*diestrammenē*": "perfect, passive, participle, vocative, feminine, singular - perverted/distorted", "*heōs pote*": "interrogative phrase - until when/how long", "*esomai*": "future, middle, indicative, 1st singular - will I be", "*meth'*": "preposition with genitive - with", "*anexomai*": "future, middle, indicative, 1st singular - will I endure/bear with", "*pherete*": "present, active, imperative, 2nd plural - bring", "*hōde*": "adverb - here" }, "variants": { "*Apokritheis*": "answering/responding/replying", "*genea*": "generation/race/kind", "*apistos*": "unbelieving/faithless/distrusting", "*diestrammenē*": "perverted/distorted/twisted", "*heōs pote*": "until when/how long/for how much longer", "*anexomai*": "will I endure/bear with/put up with", "*pherete*": "bring/carry/bear" } }
• 1 Sam 26:10 : 10 { "verseID": "1 Samuel.26.10", "source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ חַי־יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י אִם־יְהוָ֖ה יִגָּפֶ֑נּוּ אֽוֹ־יוֹמ֤וֹ יָבוֹא֙ וָמֵ֔ת א֧וֹ בַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה יֵרֵ֖ד וְנִסְפָּֽה׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *dāwiḏ*: *ḥay*-*YHWH*, for *ʾim*-*YHWH* *yiggāp̄ennû* or his *yômô* *yāḇôʾ* and *wāmēṯ*, or in the *milḥāmâ* *yērēḏ* and *wәnispâ*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said", "*dāwiḏ*": "Proper noun, masculine singular - David", "*ḥay*": "Adjective, masculine singular construct - alive/living", "*YHWH*": "Proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/the LORD", "*ʾim*": "Conditional particle - if/surely", "*yiggāp̄ennû*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - will strike him", "*yômô*": "Noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his day", "*yāḇôʾ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - will come", "*wāmēṯ*": "Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he will die", "*milḥāmâ*": "Noun, feminine singular with definite article and prefixed preposition - in the battle", "*yērēḏ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will go down", "*wәnispâ*": "Niphal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he will be swept away" }, "variants": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "said/spoke", "*ḥay*": "alive/as surely as...lives/by the life of", "*ʾim*": "if/surely", "*yiggāp̄ennû*": "will strike him/will smite him/will defeat him", "*yômô*": "his day/his appointed time", "*yāḇôʾ*": "will come/will arrive", "*wāmēṯ*": "and he will die/and he dies", "*milḥāmâ*": "battle/war/combat", "*yērēḏ*": "he will go down/descend/enter", "*wәnispâ*": "and he will be swept away/and he will perish" } }
• Exod 10:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Exodus.10.3", "source": "וַיָּבֹ֨א מֹשֶׁ֣ה וְאַהֲרֹן֮ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה֒ וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י הָֽעִבְרִ֔ים עַד־מָתַ֣י מֵאַ֔נְתָּ לֵעָנֹ֖ת מִפָּנָ֑י שַׁלַּ֥ח עַמִּ֖י וְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי׃", "text": "*wa-yābōʾ* *mōšeh* *wə-ʾahărōn* *ʾel-parʿōh* *wa-yōʾmərû* *ʾēlāyw* *kōh-ʾāmar* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhê* *hā-ʿibrîm* *ʿad-mātay* *mēʾantā* *lēʿānōt* *mi-pānāy* *šallaḥ* *ʿammî* *wə-yaʿabdûnî*", "grammar": { "*wa-yābōʾ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and came", "*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses", "*wə-ʾahărōn*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Aaron", "*ʾel-parʿōh*": "preposition + proper noun - to Pharaoh", "*wa-yōʾmərû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they said", "*ʾēlāyw*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*kōh-ʾāmar*": "adverb + Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - thus says", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun masculine plural construct - God of", "*hā-ʿibrîm*": "definite article + noun masculine plural - the Hebrews", "*ʿad-mātay*": "preposition + interrogative - until when/how long", "*mēʾantā*": "Piel perfect 2nd masculine singular - you have refused", "*lēʿānōt*": "preposition + Niphal infinitive construct - to be humbled", "*mi-pānāy*": "preposition + noun common plural with 1st person singular suffix - from my face/presence", "*šallaḥ*": "Piel imperative masculine singular - send away/let go", "*ʿammî*": "noun masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my people", "*wə-yaʿabdûnî*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - that they may serve me" }, "variants": { "*mēʾantā*": "refused/declined/rejected", "*lēʿānōt*": "to be humbled/to humble yourself/to submit", "*mi-pānāy*": "from my face/before me/from my presence" } }
• Prov 6:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Proverbs.6.9", "source": "עַד־מָתַ֖י עָצֵ֥ל ׀ תִּשְׁכָּ֑ב מָ֝תַ֗י תָּק֥וּם מִשְּׁנָתֶֽךָ׃", "text": "Until-when *ʿāṣēl* *tiškāv* when *tāqûm* from-*šənāteḵā*", "grammar": { "*ʿāṣēl*": "adjective, masculine singular - sluggard/lazy person", "*tiškāv*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will lie down", "*tāqûm*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will arise", "*šənāteḵā*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your sleep" }, "variants": { "*ʿāṣēl*": "sluggard/lazy person/slothful one", "*tiškāv*": "you will lie down/you continue to lie" } }
• Isa 30:13-14 : 13 { "verseID": "Isaiah.30.13", "source": "לָכֵן יִהְיֶה לָכֶם הֶעָוֺן הַזֶּה כְּפֶרֶץ נֹפֵל נִבְעֶה בְּחוֹמָה נִשְׂגָּבָה אֲשֶׁר־פִּתְאֹם לְפֶתַע יָבוֹא שִׁבְרָהּ׃", "text": "Therefore, this *heʿāwōn* shall *yihyeh* to you like a *pereṣ* *nōpēl*, *nibʿeh* in a *ḥômâ* *niśgābâ*, which suddenly, in an instant, *yābôʾ* its *šibrāh*.", "grammar": { "*heʿāwōn*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the iniquity", "*yihyeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it will be", "*pereṣ*": "masculine singular noun - breach/gap/break", "*nōpēl*": "qal participle masculine singular - falling", "*nibʿeh*": "niphal participle masculine singular - bulging out", "*ḥômâ*": "feminine singular noun - wall", "*niśgābâ*": "niphal participle feminine singular - high/lofty", "*yābôʾ*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it will come", "*šibrāh*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its breaking/collapse" }, "variants": { "*heʿāwōn*": "the iniquity/guilt/punishment", "*yihyeh*": "will be/become/happen", "*pereṣ*": "breach/gap/break/rupture", "*nōpēl*": "falling/collapsing", "*nibʿeh*": "bulging out/swelling/ready to fall", "*ḥômâ*": "wall/fortification", "*niśgābâ*": "high/lofty/inaccessible", "*yābôʾ*": "will come/arrive/happen", "*šibrāh*": "its breaking/collapse/destruction" } } 14 { "verseID": "Isaiah.30.14", "source": "וּשְׁבָרָהּ כְּשֵׁבֶר נֵבֶל יוֹצְרִים כָּתוּת לֹא יַחְמֹל וְלֹא־יִמָּצֵא בִמְכִתָּתוֹ חֶרֶשׂ לַחְתּוֹת אֵשׁ מִיָּקוּד וְלַחְשֹׂף מַיִם מִגֶּבֶא׃", "text": "And its *šebārāh* like the *šēber* of a *nēbel* of *yôṣerîm*, *kātût* without *yaḥmōl*; and not *yimmāṣēʾ* in its *meḵittātô* a *ḥeres* to scoop up fire from *yāqûd*, or to draw water from *gebeʾ*.", "grammar": { "*šebārāh*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - he broke it", "*šēber*": "masculine singular construct - breaking of", "*nēbel*": "masculine singular construct - vessel/jar of", "*yôṣerîm*": "qal participle masculine plural - potters", "*kātût*": "qal passive participle masculine singular - crushed/shattered", "*yaḥmōl*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will spare/pity", "*yimmāṣēʾ*": "niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it will be found", "*meḵittātô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its fragments", "*ḥeres*": "masculine singular noun - pottery shard", "*yāqûd*": "masculine singular noun - hearth/fire", "*gebeʾ*": "masculine singular noun - cistern/pool" }, "variants": { "*šebārāh*": "he broke it/shattered it", "*šēber*": "breaking/shattering/fracture of", "*nēbel*": "vessel/jar/pitcher of", "*yôṣerîm*": "potters/creators/makers", "*kātût*": "crushed/shattered/broken to pieces", "*yaḥmōl*": "he will spare/pity/have compassion", "*yimmāṣēʾ*": "it will be found/discovered/present", "*meḵittātô*": "its fragments/broken pieces/rubble", "*ḥeres*": "pottery shard/piece of broken pottery", "*yāqûd*": "hearth/fire/burning", "*gebeʾ*": "cistern/pool/water reservoir" } }
• Ps 73:18-20 : 18 { "verseID": "Psalms.73.18", "source": "אַ֣ךְ בַּ֭חֲלָקוֹת תָּשִׁ֣ית לָ֑מוֹ הִ֝פַּלְתָּ֗ם לְמַשּׁוּאֽוֹת׃", "text": "*Akh bachalaqot tashit lamo*; *hippaltam lemashu'ot*.", "grammar": { "*Akh*": "adverb - surely", "*bachalaqot*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural - in slippery places", "*tashit*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you set/place", "*lamo*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - for them", "*hippaltam*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - you cause them to fall", "*lemashu'ot*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural - to ruins/desolations" }, "variants": { "*akh*": "surely/only/nevertheless", "*chalaqot*": "slippery places/smoothness/flattery", "*shit*": "set/place/put", "*lamo*": "to them/for them (poetic form)", "*hipil*": "cause to fall/throw down", "*mashu'ot*": "ruins/desolations/destruction" } } 19 { "verseID": "Psalms.73.19", "source": "אֵ֤יךְ הָי֣וּ לְשַׁמָּ֣ה כְרָ֑גַע סָ֥פוּ תַ֝֗מּוּ מִן־בַּלָּהֽוֹת׃", "text": "*Eikh hayu leshammah kherega'*; *safu tammu min-ballahot*.", "grammar": { "*Eikh*": "interrogative - how", "*hayu*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they were/became", "*leshammah*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - to desolation", "*kherega'*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - as in a moment", "*safu*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they are swept away", "*tammu*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they are finished", "*min-ballahot*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural - from terrors" }, "variants": { "*eikh*": "how/in what way", "*hayah*": "were/became/happened", "*shammah*": "desolation/waste/horror", "*rega'*": "moment/instant", "*suf*": "swept away/come to an end", "*tamam*": "finished/completed/consumed", "*ballahot*": "terrors/sudden destruction" } } 20 { "verseID": "Psalms.73.20", "source": "כַּחֲל֥וֹם מֵהָקִ֑יץ אֲ֝דֹנָי בָּעִ֤יר ׀ צַלְמָ֬ם תִּבְזֶֽה׃", "text": "*Kachalom mehaqitz*, *Adonai ba'ir tzalmam tivzeh*.", "grammar": { "*Kachalom*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like a dream", "*mehaqitz*": "preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct - from awaking", "*Adonai*": "noun, proper (divine title) - Lord", "*ba'ir*": "preposition + article + noun, feminine singular - in the city/when awakening", "*tzalmam*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their image", "*tivzeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will despise" }, "variants": { "*chalom*": "dream/vision during sleep", "*haqitz*": "awaking/waking up", "*Adonai*": "Lord/Master (divine title)", "*ba'ir*": "in the city/when awakening (possibly from two different roots)", "*tzelem*": "image/likeness/phantom", "*bazah*": "despise/hold in contempt" } }