8{
"verseID": "Psalms.73.8",
"source": "יָמִ֤יקוּ ׀ וִידַבְּר֣וּ בְרָ֣ע עֹ֑שֶׁק מִמָּר֥וֹם יְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃",
"text": "*Yamiqu wida'bberu vera' 'osheq*; *mimmarom yedabberu*.",
"grammar": {
"*Yamiqu*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they mock/scoff",
"*wida'bberu*": "conjunction + verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they speak",
"*vera'*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in evil/with wickedness",
"*'osheq*": "noun, masculine singular - oppression",
"*mimmarom*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from height/loftily",
"*yedabberu*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they speak"
},
"variants": {
"*yamiqu*": "they mock/scoff/deride (rare word, from root meaning 'to scoff')",
"*dabber*": "speak/talk/utter",
"*ra'*": "evil/wickedness/harm",
"*'osheq*": "oppression/extortion/violence",
"*marom*": "height/high place/loftily"
}
}
9{
"verseID": "Psalms.73.9",
"source": "שַׁתּ֣וּ בַשָּׁמַ֣יִם פִּיהֶ֑ם וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם תִּֽהֲלַ֥ךְ בָּאָֽרֶץ׃",
"text": "*Shattu vashamayim pihem*, *uleshownam tihalakh ba'aretz*.",
"grammar": {
"*Shattu*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they set/place",
"*vashamayim*": "preposition + article + noun, masculine plural - in the heavens",
"*pihem*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their mouth",
"*uleshownam*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and their tongue",
"*tihalakh*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it walks about/struts",
"*ba'aretz*": "preposition + article + noun, feminine singular - in the earth"
},
"variants": {
"*shattu*": "they set/place/put",
"*shamayim*": "heavens/sky",
"*peh*": "mouth/speech",
"*lashon*": "tongue/language/speech",
"*halakh*": "walks/goes/struts",
"*eretz*": "earth/land/ground"
}
}
10{
"verseID": "Psalms.73.10",
"source": "לָכֵ֤ן ׀ *ישיב **יָשׁ֣וּב עַמּ֣וֹ הֲלֹ֑ם וּמֵ֥י מָ֝לֵ֗א יִמָּ֥צוּ לָֽמוֹ׃",
"text": "*Lachen yashuv 'ammo halom*, *umei male yimmatzu lamo*.",
"grammar": {
"*Lachen*": "conjunction - therefore",
"*yashuv*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular (ketiv/qere variation) - he returns/turns",
"*'ammo*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his people",
"*halom*": "adverb - here/hither",
"*umei*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct - and waters of",
"*male*": "adjective, masculine singular - full",
"*yimmatzu*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they are drained/squeezed out",
"*lamo*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to/for them"
},
"variants": {
"*yashuv*": "returns/turns/goes back (ketiv: *yashiv* - he will cause to return; qere: *yashuv* - he will return)",
"*'am*": "people/nation",
"*halom*": "here/hither",
"*mei*": "waters of (construct form)",
"*male*": "full/abundant",
"*matsah*": "drain/squeeze/wring out",
"*lamo*": "to them/for them (poetic form)"
}
}