1{
"verseID": "Psalms.70.1",
"source": "לַ֝מְנַצֵּ֗חַ לְדָוִ֥ד לְהַזְכִּֽיר׃",
"text": "To the *mənaṣṣēaḥ*, of *dāwid*, for *hazkîr*.",
"grammar": {
"*mənaṣṣēaḥ*": "preposition לְ + definite article הַ + participle, masculine singular - to the director/chief musician",
"*dāwid*": "preposition לְ + proper noun, masculine singular - of/for David",
"*hazkîr*": "preposition לְ + hiphil infinitive construct - to cause to remember/bring to remembrance"
},
"variants": {
"*mənaṣṣēaḥ*": "director/chief musician/overseer",
"*hazkîr*": "to bring to remembrance/to make a memorial/to cause to remember"
}
}
2{
"verseID": "Psalms.70.2",
"source": "אֱלֹהִ֥ים לְהַצִּילֵ֑נִי יְ֝הוָ֗ה לְעֶזְרָ֥תִי חֽוּשָֽׁה׃",
"text": "*ʾĕlōhîm* for *haṣṣîlēnî* *YHWH* for *ʿezrātî* *ḥûšâ*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural (used as singular) - God",
"*haṣṣîlēnî*": "preposition לְ + hiphil infinitive construct + 1st person singular suffix - to deliver me",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - LORD",
"*ʿezrātî*": "preposition לְ + noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - to my help",
"*ḥûšâ*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - hasten/hurry"
},
"variants": {
"*haṣṣîlēnî*": "to deliver me/to rescue me/to save me",
"*ʿezrātî*": "my help/my aid/my assistance",
"*ḥûšâ*": "hasten/hurry/make haste"
}
}
3{
"verseID": "Psalms.70.3",
"source": "יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ וְיַחְפְּרוּ֮ מְבַקְשֵׁ֢י נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י יִסֹּ֣גוּ אָ֭חוֹר וְיִכָּלְמ֑וּ חֲ֝פֵצֵ֗י רָעָתִֽי׃",
"text": "*yēḇōšû* *wə-yaḥpərû* *məḇaqšê* *napšî* *yissōḡû* *ʾāḥôr* *wə-yikkālmû* *ḥăpēṣê* *rāʿātî*.",
"grammar": {
"*yēḇōšû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will be ashamed",
"*wə-yaḥpərû*": "conjunction וְ + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they will be confounded",
"*məḇaqšê*": "piel participle, masculine plural construct - ones seeking",
"*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my soul/life",
"*yissōḡû*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will be turned back",
"*ʾāḥôr*": "noun, masculine singular - backward",
"*wə-yikkālmû*": "conjunction וְ + niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they will be disgraced",
"*ḥăpēṣê*": "adjective, masculine plural construct - ones desiring/delighting in",
"*rāʿātî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my evil/harm"
},
"variants": {
"*yēḇōšû*": "they will be ashamed/they will be put to shame",
"*yaḥpərû*": "they will be confounded/they will be dismayed/they will be put to shame",
"*məḇaqšê*": "ones seeking/ones pursuing",
"*napšî*": "my soul/my life",
"*yissōḡû*": "they will be turned back/they will retreat",
"*wə-yikkālmû*": "they will be disgraced/they will be humiliated/they will be put to shame",
"*ḥăpēṣê*": "ones desiring/ones delighting in/ones taking pleasure in",
"*rāʿātî*": "my evil/my harm/my calamity"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "Psalms.70.4",
"source": "יָ֭שׁוּבוּ עַל־עֵ֣קֶב בָּשְׁתָּ֑ם הָ֝אֹמְרִ֗ים הֶ֘אָ֥ח ׀ הֶאָֽח׃",
"text": "*yāšûḇû* *ʿal-ʿēqeḇ* *bāštām* *hā-ʾōmərîm* *heʾāḥ* *heʾāḥ*.",
"grammar": {
"*yāšûḇû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will return/turn back",
"*ʿal-ʿēqeḇ*": "preposition עַל + noun, masculine singular construct - on account of/as a consequence of",
"*bāštām*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their shame",
"*hā-ʾōmərîm*": "definite article הַ + qal participle, masculine plural - the ones saying",
"*heʾāḥ*": "interjection - aha!/haha!"
},
"variants": {
"*yāšûḇû*": "they will return/they will turn back/they will be turned back",
"*ʿal-ʿēqeḇ*": "on account of/as a consequence of/because of/on the heels of",
"*bāštām*": "their shame/their humiliation/their disgrace",
"*heʾāḥ*": "aha!/haha!/ah! - expression of malicious joy or satisfaction"
}
}