Psalms 69:22

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.69.22", "source": "וַיִּתְּנ֣וּ בְּבָרוּתִ֣י רֹ֑אשׁ וְ֝לִצְמָאִ֗י יַשְׁק֥וּנִי חֹֽמֶץ׃", "text": "And-*yittĕnû* in-*bārûtî* *rō'š* and-for-*ṣĕmā'î* *yašqûnî* *ḥōmeṣ*", "grammar": { "*yittĕnû*": "Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they gave", "*bārûtî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition bĕ - in my food", "*rō'š*": "masculine singular noun - poison/gall", "*ṣĕmā'î*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition lĕ - for my thirst", "*yašqûnî*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - they make me drink", "*ḥōmeṣ*": "masculine singular noun - vinegar" }, "variants": { "*yittĕnû*": "they gave/they put", "*bārûtî*": "my food/my meal", "*rō'š*": "poison/gall/bitter herb", "*ṣĕmā'î*": "my thirst", "*yašqûnî*": "they make me drink/they give me to drink", "*ḥōmeṣ*": "vinegar/sour wine" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּתְּנ֣וּ בְּבָרוּתִ֣י רֹ֑אשׁ וְ֝לִצְמָאִ֗י יַשְׁק֥וּנִי חֹֽמֶץ׃

Transliteration

And-yittĕnû in-bārûtî rō'š and-for-ṣĕmā'î yašqûnî ḥōmeṣ

Grammar Details

• *yittĕnû*: Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they gave
• *bārûtî*: feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition bĕ - in my food
• *rō'š*: masculine singular noun - poison/gall
• *ṣĕmā'î*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition lĕ - for my thirst
• *yašqûnî*: Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - they make me drink
• *ḥōmeṣ*: masculine singular noun - vinegar

Word Meanings

• *yittĕnû*: they gave/they put
• *bārûtî*: my food/my meal
• *rō'š*: poison/gall/bitter herb
• *ṣĕmā'î*: my thirst
• *yašqûnî*: they make me drink/they give me to drink
• *ḥōmeṣ*: vinegar/sour wine

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They gave me poison for food, and for my thirst, they gave me vinegar to drink.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Let their table become a snare before them, and what should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Let their table{H7979} before{H6440} them become a snare;{H6341} And when they are in peace,{H7965} [let it become] a trap.{H4170}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Let their table{H7979} become a snare{H6341} before{H6440} them: and that which should have been for their welfare{H7965}, let it become a trap{H4170}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  They gaue me gall to eate, & whe I was thurstie, they gaue me vyneger to drynke.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Let their table be a snare before them, and their prosperitie their ruine.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Let their table be as a snare before them: and in steade of aboundaunce of peace, let it be a meanes of destruction.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Let their table become a snare before them: and [that which should have been] for [their] welfare, [let it become] a trap.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Let their table before them become a snare. May it become a retribution and a trap.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Their table before them is for a snare, And for a recompence -- for a trap.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Let their table before them become a snare; And when they are in peace, `let it become' a trap.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Let their table before them become a snare; And when they are in peace, [let it become] a trap.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Let their table before them be for their destruction; let their feasts become a net to take them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Let their table before them become a snare. May it become a retribution and a trap.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  May their dining table become a trap before them! May it be a snare for that group of friends!

Referenced Verses

• Rom 11:8-9 : 8 { "verseID": "Romans.11.8", "source": "(Καθὼς γέγραπται, Ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Θεὸς πνεῦμα κατανύξεως, ὀφθαλμοὺς τοῦ μὴ βλέπειν, καὶ ὦτα τοῦ μὴ ἀκούειν·) ἕως τῆς σήμερον ἡμέρας.", "text": "(Just as *gegraptai*, *Edōken* to them the *Theos* *pneuma katanyxeōs*, *ophthalmous* of the not *blepein*, and *ōta* of the not *akouein*;) until the *sēmeron hēmeras*.", "grammar": { "*gegraptai*": "perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular - it has been written", "*Edōken*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he gave", "*Theos*": "nominative masculine singular - God", "*pneuma*": "accusative neuter singular - spirit", "*katanyxeōs*": "genitive feminine singular - stupor/deep sleep", "*ophthalmous*": "accusative masculine plural - eyes", "*blepein*": "present active infinitive - to see", "*ōta*": "accusative neuter plural - ears", "*akouein*": "present active infinitive - to hear", "*sēmeron*": "adverb - today", "*hēmeras*": "genitive feminine singular - day" }, "variants": { "*gegraptai*": "it has been written/it is written", "*Edōken*": "gave/granted", "*pneuma*": "spirit/breath", "*katanyxeōs*": "stupor/slumber/insensibility", "*ophthalmous*": "eyes/sight", "*blepein*": "to see/to perceive", "*ōta*": "ears/hearing", "*akouein*": "to hear/to listen/to understand", "*sēmeron*": "today/this day", "*hēmeras*": "day/time period" } } 9 { "verseID": "Romans.11.9", "source": "Καὶ Δαυίδ λέγει, Γενηθήτω ἡ τράπεζα αὐτῶν εἰς παγίδα, καὶ εἰς θήραν, καὶ εἰς σκάνδαλον, καὶ εἰς ἀνταπόδομα αὐτοῖς:", "text": "And *David legei*, *Genēthētō* the *trapeza* of them into *pagida*, and into *thēran*, and into *skandalon*, and into *antapodoma* to them:", "grammar": { "*David*": "nominative masculine - David", "*legei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - says", "*Genēthētō*": "aorist passive imperative, 3rd person singular - let become", "*trapeza*": "nominative feminine singular - table", "*pagida*": "accusative feminine singular - trap/snare", "*thēran*": "accusative feminine singular - hunting/trap", "*skandalon*": "accusative neuter singular - stumbling block", "*antapodoma*": "accusative neuter singular - recompense/retribution" }, "variants": { "*legei*": "says/speaks", "*Genēthētō*": "let become/let be made", "*trapeza*": "table/meal", "*pagida*": "trap/snare", "*thēran*": "hunting/trap/net", "*skandalon*": "stumbling block/offense/cause of sin", "*antapodoma*": "recompense/retribution/payback" } } 10 { "verseID": "Romans.11.10", "source": "Σκοτισθήτωσαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτῶν, τοῦ μὴ βλέπειν, καὶ τὸν νῶτον αὐτῶν διὰ παντὸς σύγκαμψον.", "text": "*Skotisthētōsan* the *ophthalmoi* of them, of the not *blepein*, and the *nōton* of them through all *sygkampson*.", "grammar": { "*Skotisthētōsan*": "aorist passive imperative, 3rd person plural - let be darkened", "*ophthalmoi*": "nominative masculine plural - eyes", "*blepein*": "present active infinitive - to see", "*nōton*": "accusative masculine singular - back", "*sygkampson*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular - bend down" }, "variants": { "*Skotisthētōsan*": "let be darkened/let be blinded", "*ophthalmoi*": "eyes/sight", "*blepein*": "to see/to perceive", "*nōton*": "back/spine", "*sygkampson*": "bend down/stoop/bow" } }
• 1 Thess 5:3 : 3 { "verseID": "1 Thessalonians.5.3", "source": "Ὅταν γὰρ λέγωσιν, Εἰρήνη καὶ ἀσφάλεια· τότε αἰφνίδιος αὐτοῖς ἐφίσταται ὄλεθρος, ὥσπερ ἡ ὠδὶν τῇ ἐν γαστρὶ ἐχούσῃ· καὶ οὐ μὴ ἐκφύγωσιν.", "text": "*Hotan gar legōsin*, *Eirēnē* and *asphaleia*; *tote aiphnidios autois ephistatai olethros*, *hōsper* the *ōdin tē en gastri echousē*; and *ou mē ekphygōsin*.", "grammar": { "*Hotan*": "temporal conjunction - when/whenever", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*legōsin*": "present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they may say/they should say", "*Eirēnē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - peace", "*asphaleia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - security/safety", "*tote*": "adverb - then/at that time", "*aiphnidios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - sudden/unexpected", "*autois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to them/for them", "*ephistatai*": "present, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular - comes upon/stands over", "*olethros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - destruction/ruin", "*hōsper*": "comparative conjunction - just as/exactly as", "*ōdin*": "nominative, feminine, singular - birth pang/labor pain", "*tē*": "dative, feminine, singular - to the", "*en*": "preposition + dative - in", "*gastri*": "dative, feminine, singular - womb/belly", "*echousē*": "present, active, participle, dative, feminine, singular - having/holding", "*ou mē*": "emphatic negation - by no means/certainly not", "*ekphygōsin*": "aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they might escape" }, "variants": { "*Eirēnē*": "peace/state of peace", "*asphaleia*": "security/safety/certainty", "*aiphnidios*": "sudden/unexpected/unforeseen", "*ephistatai*": "comes upon/stands over/befalls", "*olethros*": "destruction/ruin/doom", "*ōdin*": "birth pang/labor pain", "*gastri echousē*": "having in womb/pregnant woman", "*ekphygōsin*": "they might escape/they might flee away" } }
• 1 Pet 2:8 : 8 { "verseID": "1 Peter.2.8", "source": "Καὶ Λίθος προσκόμματος, καὶ πέτρα σκανδάλου, οἳ προσκόπτουσιν τῷ λόγῳ, ἀπειθοῦντες: εἰς ὃ καὶ ἐτέθησαν.", "text": "And *Lithos proskommatos*, and *petra skandalou*, *hoi proskoptousin tō logō*, *apeithountes*: *eis ho kai etethēsan*.", "grammar": { "*Lithos*": "noun, masculine singular nominative - stone", "*proskommatos*": "noun, neuter singular genitive - of stumbling", "*petra*": "noun, feminine singular nominative - rock", "*skandalou*": "noun, neuter singular genitive - of offense/scandal", "*hoi*": "relative pronoun, masculine plural nominative - who", "*proskoptousin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person plural - they stumble", "*tō logō*": "noun with article, masculine singular dative - at the word", "*apeithountes*": "present active participle, masculine plural nominative - disobeying/being disobedient", "*eis*": "preposition + accusative - to/for", "*ho*": "relative pronoun, neuter singular accusative - which", "*kai*": "conjunction - also/even", "*etethēsan*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural - they were appointed/set" }, "variants": { "*proskommatos*": "of stumbling/of offense", "*petra*": "rock/large stone", "*skandalou*": "of offense/of stumbling/of a trap", "*proskoptousin*": "stumble/strike against", "*apeithountes*": "disobeying/being disobedient/not believing", "*etethēsan*": "were appointed/were set/were ordained" } }
• Prov 1:32 : 32 { "verseID": "Proverbs.1.32", "source": "כִּ֤י מְשׁוּבַ֣ת פְּתָיִ֣ם תַּֽהַרְגֵ֑ם וְשַׁלְוַ֖ת כְּסִילִ֣ים תְּאַבְּדֵֽם׃", "text": "*ki* *məshuvat* *pətayim* *tahar'gem* *wəshalwat* *kəsilim* *tə'abbədem*", "grammar": { "*ki*": "conjunction - for", "*məshuvat*": "construct state, feminine singular - turning away of", "*pətayim*": "masculine plural noun - simple ones", "*tahar'gem*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - it will kill them", "*wəshalwat*": "conjunction + construct state, feminine singular - and complacency of", "*kəsilim*": "masculine plural noun - fools", "*tə'abbədem*": "piel imperfect, 3rd feminine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - it will destroy them" }, "variants": { "*məshuvat*": "turning away/backsliding/apostasy", "*pətayim*": "simple ones/naive/inexperienced", "*tahar'gem*": "it will kill them/it will slay them", "*shalwat*": "complacency/ease/prosperity", "*kəsilim*": "fools/stupid ones", "*tə'abbədem*": "it will destroy them/it will cause them to perish" } }
• Isa 8:14-15 : 14 { "verseID": "Isaiah.8.14", "source": "וְהָיָ֖ה לְמִקְדָּ֑שׁ וּלְאֶ֣בֶן נֶ֠גֶף וּלְצ֨וּר מִכְשׁ֜וֹל לִשְׁנֵ֨י בָתֵּ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לְפַ֣ח וּלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁ לְיוֹשֵׁ֖ב יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃", "text": "And-*hāyāh* for-*miqdāš* and-for-*ʾeben negep* and-for-*ṣûr mikšôl* to-two *bāttê yiśrāʾēl* for-*paḥ* and-for-*môqēš* to-*yôšēb yərûšālā͏im*", "grammar": { "*hāyāh*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he will be", "*miqdāš*": "noun masculine singular - sanctuary/holy place", "*ʾeben*": "noun feminine singular construct - stone of", "*negep*": "noun masculine singular - striking/stumbling", "*ṣûr*": "noun masculine singular construct - rock of", "*mikšôl*": "noun masculine singular - stumbling/obstacle", "*šənê*": "number construct - two of", "*bāttê*": "noun masculine plural construct - houses of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*paḥ*": "noun masculine singular - trap/snare", "*môqēš*": "noun masculine singular - snare/trap", "*yôšēb*": "qal participle masculine singular construct - inhabitant of/dweller in", "*yərûšālā͏im*": "proper noun - Jerusalem" }, "variants": { "*miqdāš*": "sanctuary/holy place/refuge", "*ʾeben negep*": "stone of stumbling/stumbling stone", "*ṣûr mikšôl*": "rock of offense/rock causing stumbling", "*paḥ*": "trap/snare/net", "*môqēš*": "snare/trap/stumbling block", "*bāttê yiśrāʾēl*": "houses of Israel (likely referring to northern and southern kingdoms)" } } 15 { "verseID": "Isaiah.8.15", "source": "וְכָ֥שְׁלוּ בָ֖ם רַבִּ֑ים וְנָפְל֣וּ וְנִשְׁבָּ֔רוּ וְנוֹקְשׁ֖וּ וְנִלְכָּֽדוּ׃", "text": "And-*kāšəlû* on-them *rabbîm* and-*nāpəlû* and-*nišbārû* and-*nôqəšû* and-*nilkādû*", "grammar": { "*kāšəlû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they will stumble", "*bām*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - on them", "*rabbîm*": "adjective masculine plural - many", "*nāpəlû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they will fall", "*nišbārû*": "niphal perfect 3rd common plural - they will be broken", "*nôqəšû*": "niphal perfect 3rd common plural - they will be snared", "*nilkādû*": "niphal perfect 3rd common plural - they will be caught/captured" }, "variants": { "*kāšəlû*": "they will stumble/they will stagger/they will totter", "*nāpəlû*": "they will fall/they will collapse", "*nišbārû*": "they will be broken/they will be shattered", "*nôqəšû*": "they will be snared/they will be trapped", "*nilkādû*": "they will be caught/they will be captured/they will be taken" } }
• Mal 2:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Malachi.2.2", "source": "אִם־לֹ֣א תִשְׁמְע֡וּ וְאִם־לֹא֩ תָשִׂ֨ימוּ עַל־לֵ֜ב לָתֵ֧ת כָּב֣וֹד לִשְׁמִ֗י אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֤י בָכֶם֙ אֶת־הַמְּאֵרָ֔ה וְאָרוֹתִ֖י אֶת־בִּרְכֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם וְגַם֙ אָרוֹתִ֔יהָ כִּ֥י אֵינְכֶ֖ם שָׂמִ֥ים עַל־לֵֽב׃", "text": "If-not *tišməʿû* and-if-not *tāśîmû* upon-*lēb* to-give *kābôd* to-*šəmî* *ʾāmar* *YHWH* *ṣəbāʾôt* and-*šillaḥtî* in-you *ʾet*-the-*məʾērâ* and-*ʾārôtî* *ʾet*-*birkôtêkem* and-also *ʾārôtîhā* because not-you *śāmîm* upon-*lēb*", "grammar": { "*tišməʿû*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural - you will hear/listen/obey", "*tāśîmû*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural - you will set/place/put", "*lēb*": "masculine singular noun - heart/mind/inner person", "*kābôd*": "masculine singular noun - glory/honor/weight", "*šəmî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my name", "*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he said/declared", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*ṣəbāʾôt*": "feminine plural noun - hosts/armies", "*šillaḥtî*": "piel perfect 1st person singular - I will send/stretch out", "*məʾērâ*": "feminine singular noun - curse", "*ʾārôtî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I will curse", "*birkôtêkem*": "feminine plural noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your blessings", "*ʾārôtîhā*": "qal perfect 1st person singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - I have cursed it", "*śāmîm*": "qal participle masculine plural - placing/taking to heart" }, "variants": { "*lēb*": "heart/mind/inner self/will", "*kābôd*": "glory/honor/weight/heaviness", "*šillaḥtî*": "I will send/dispatch/release/let loose", "*məʾērâ*": "curse/execration", "*ʾārôtî*": "I will curse/bind with a curse", "*birkôtêkem*": "your blessings/benedictions" } }