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"
}
}
43 {
"verseID": "Psalms.18.43",
"source": "וְֽאֶשְׁחָקֵ֗ם כְּעָפָ֥ר עַל־פְּנֵי־ר֑וּחַ כְּטִ֖יט חוּצ֣וֹת אֲרִיקֵֽם׃",
"text": "And *eshchaqem* like *afar* upon-*peney*-*ruach* like *tit* *chutsot* *ariqem*.",
"grammar": {
"*eshchaqem*": "qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and I pulverized them",
"*afar*": "masculine singular noun - dust",
"*peney*": "construct state, masculine plural - face of",
"*ruach*": "feminine singular noun - wind",
"*tit*": "masculine singular noun - mud/clay",
"*chutsot*": "masculine plural noun - streets",
"*ariqem*": "hifil imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I will empty them"
},
"variants": {
"*eshchaqem*": "I pulverized them/I crushed them/I ground them",
"*afar*": "dust/dirt/powder",
"*peney*": "face of/surface of",
"*ruach*": "wind/breath/spirit",
"*tit*": "mud/clay/mire",
"*chutsot*": "streets/outside places/public areas",
"*ariqem*": "I will empty them/I will pour them out/I will tread them down"
}
}
44 {
"verseID": "Psalms.18.44",
"source": "תְּפַלְּטֵנִי֮ מֵרִ֢יבֵ֫י עָ֥ם תְּ֭שִׂימֵנִי לְרֹ֣אשׁ גּוֹיִ֑ם עַ֖ם לֹא־יָדַ֣עְתִּי יַֽעַבְדֽוּנִי׃",
"text": "*tefaleteni* from *rivey* *am* *tesimeni* for *rosh* *goyim* *am* not-*yada'ti* *ya'avduni*.",
"grammar": {
"*tefaleteni*": "piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - you will deliver me",
"*rivey*": "construct state, masculine plural - strifes of",
"*am*": "masculine singular noun - people",
"*tesimeni*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - you will set me",
"*rosh*": "masculine singular noun - head",
"*goyim*": "masculine plural noun - nations",
"*yada'ti*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I knew",
"*ya'avduni*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - they will serve me"
},
"variants": {
"*tefaleteni*": "you will deliver me/you will rescue me/you will save me",
"*rivey*": "strifes of/contentions of/disputes of",
"*am*": "people/nation/folk",
"*tesimeni*": "you will set me/you will make me/you will appoint me",
"*rosh*": "head/chief/leader",
"*goyim*": "nations/peoples/gentiles",
"*ya'avduni*": "they will serve me/they will be subject to me"
}
}
45 {
"verseID": "Psalms.18.45",
"source": "לְשֵׁ֣מַֽע אֹ֭זֶן יִשָּׁ֣מְעוּ לִ֑י בְּנֵֽי־נֵ֝כָ֗ר יְכַחֲשׁוּ־לִֽי׃",
"text": "To *shema* *ozen* *yishame'u* to me *beney*-*nechar* *yecachashu*-to me.",
"grammar": {
"*shema*": "construct state, masculine singular - hearing of",
"*ozen*": "feminine singular noun - ear",
"*yishame'u*": "nifal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will obey",
"*beney*": "construct state, masculine plural - sons of",
"*nechar*": "masculine singular noun - foreignness",
"*yecachashu*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will submit"
},
"variants": {
"*shema*": "hearing of/report of/news of",
"*yishame'u*": "they will obey/they will be obedient/they will listen",
"*beney*": "sons of/children of",
"*nechar*": "foreignness/foreign land/strangers",
"*yecachashu*": "they will submit/they will feign obedience/they will cringe"
}
}