23 {
"verseID": "Psalms.78.23",
"source": "וַיְצַ֣ו שְׁחָקִ֣ים מִמָּ֑עַל וְדַלְתֵ֖י שָׁמַ֣יִם פָּתָֽח׃",
"text": "Yet he *wayᵉṣaw* *šᵉḥāqîm* from above *mimmāʿal* and doors of *wᵉḏaltê* *šāmayim* he *pātāḥ*",
"grammar": {
"*wayᵉṣaw*": "waw consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he commanded",
"*šᵉḥāqîm*": "noun, masculine plural - clouds/skies",
"*mimmāʿal*": "preposition + adverb - from above",
"*wᵉḏaltê*": "waw conjunctive + noun, feminine dual construct - and doors/gates of",
"*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine plural - heaven/sky",
"*pātāḥ*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he opened"
},
"variants": {
"*wayᵉṣaw*": "and he commanded/ordered/directed",
"*šᵉḥāqîm*": "clouds/skies/heavens",
"*mimmāʿal*": "from above/overhead/in the heights",
"*ḏaltê*": "doors/gates/entrances",
"*šāmayim*": "heaven/sky/heavens",
"*pātāḥ*": "opened/unlocked/set free"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "Psalms.78.24",
"source": "וַיַּמְטֵ֬ר עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם מָ֣ן לֶאֱכֹ֑ל וּדְגַן־שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם נָ֣תַן לָֽמוֹ׃",
"text": "And he *wayyamṭēr* upon them *ʿălêhem* *mān* to *leʾěḵōl* and grain of-*ûḏᵉḡan*-*šāmayim* *nātan* to them *lāmô*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyamṭēr*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he caused to rain down",
"*ʿălêhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - upon them",
"*mān*": "noun, masculine singular - manna",
"*leʾěḵōl*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to eat",
"*ûḏᵉḡan*": "waw conjunctive + noun, masculine singular construct - and grain of",
"*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine plural - heaven/sky",
"*nātan*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he gave",
"*lāmô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyamṭēr*": "and he caused to rain down/showered",
"*mān*": "manna/what is it?/heavenly food",
"*ḏāḡān*": "grain/corn/cereal",
"*šāmayim*": "heaven/sky/heavens",
"*nātan*": "gave/granted/placed",
"*lāmô*": "to them/for them"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "Psalms.78.25",
"source": "לֶ֣חֶם אַ֭בִּירִים אָ֣כַל אִ֑ישׁ צֵידָ֬ה שָׁלַ֖ח לָהֶ֣ם לָשֹֽׂבַע׃",
"text": "Bread of *leḥem* *ʾabbîrîm* *ʾāḵal* *ʾîš* *ṣêḏâ* he *šālaḥ* to them *lāhem* to *lāśōḇaʿ*",
"grammar": {
"*leḥem*": "noun, masculine singular construct - bread of",
"*ʾabbîrîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - mighty ones/angels",
"*ʾāḵal*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he ate",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man/person",
"*ṣêḏâ*": "noun, feminine singular - provision/food",
"*šālaḥ*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he sent",
"*lāhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them",
"*lāśōḇaʿ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - to satisfaction/fullness"
},
"variants": {
"*leḥem*": "bread/food/grain",
"*ʾabbîrîm*": "mighty ones/angels/nobles/powerful ones",
"*ʾîš*": "man/each one/person",
"*ṣêḏâ*": "provision/food/sustenance",
"*šālaḥ*": "sent/dispatched/let go",
"*śōḇaʿ*": "satisfaction/fullness/abundance"
}
}