18 {
"verseID": "Psalms.78.18",
"source": "וַיְנַסּוּ־אֵ֥ל בִּלְבָבָ֑ם לִֽשְׁאָל־אֹ֥כֶל לְנַפְשָֽׁם׃",
"text": "And they *wayᵉnassû*-*ʾēl* in their *bilḇāḇām* to ask-*lišʾāl*-*ʾōḵel* for their *lᵉnap̄šām*",
"grammar": {
"*wayᵉnassû*": "waw consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they tested/tried",
"*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - God",
"*bilḇāḇām*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in their heart",
"*lišʾāl*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to ask/request",
"*ʾōḵel*": "noun, masculine singular - food",
"*lᵉnap̄šām*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - for their appetite/desire"
},
"variants": {
"*wayᵉnassû*": "and they tested/tried/put to the test",
"*ʾēl*": "God/mighty one/power",
"*lēḇāḇ*": "heart/mind/inner person",
"*lišʾāl*": "to ask/request/demand",
"*ʾōḵel*": "food/nourishment/provisions",
"*nep̄eš*": "appetite/desire/life/self/person"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Psalms.78.19",
"source": "וַֽיְדַבְּר֗וּ בֵּֽאלֹ֫הִ֥ים אָ֭מְרוּ הֲי֣וּכַל אֵ֑ל לַעֲרֹ֥ךְ שֻׁ֝לְחָ֗ן בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃",
"text": "And they *wayᵉḏabbᵉrû* against *bēʾlōhîm* they *ʾāmᵉrû* is *hăyûḵal* *ʾēl* to prepare *laʿărōḵ* *šulḥān* in the *bammiḏbār*",
"grammar": {
"*wayᵉḏabbᵉrû*": "waw consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they spoke",
"*bēʾlōhîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - against God",
"*ʾāmᵉrû*": "qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they said",
"*hăyûḵal*": "interrogative + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is able",
"*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - God",
"*laʿărōḵ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to prepare/arrange",
"*šulḥān*": "noun, masculine singular - table",
"*bammiḏbār*": "preposition + article + noun, masculine singular - in the wilderness/desert"
},
"variants": {
"*wayᵉḏabbᵉrû*": "and they spoke/talked/said",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/judges",
"*hăyûḵal*": "is able/can/is capable",
"*ʾēl*": "God/mighty one/power",
"*laʿărōḵ*": "to prepare/arrange/set in order",
"*šulḥān*": "table/meal/feast",
"*miḏbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Psalms.78.20",
"source": "הֵ֤ן הִכָּה־צ֨וּר ׀ וַיָּז֣וּבוּ מַיִם֮ וּנְחָלִ֢ים יִ֫שְׁטֹ֥פוּ הֲגַם־לֶ֭חֶם י֣וּכַל תֵּ֑ת אִם־יָכִ֖ין שְׁאֵ֣ר לְעַמּֽוֹ׃",
"text": "Behold *hēn* he struck-*hikkâ*-*ṣûr* and *wayyāzûḇû* *mayim* and *ûnᵉḥālîm* *yišṭōp̄û* is also-*hăḡam*-*leḥem* he *yûḵal* *tēt* if-*ʾim*-he can prepare *yāḵîn* *šᵉʾēr* for his *lᵉʿammô*",
"grammar": {
"*hēn*": "interjection - behold/look",
"*hikkâ*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he struck",
"*ṣûr*": "noun, masculine singular - rock",
"*wayyāzûḇû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they gushed out",
"*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - waters",
"*ûnᵉḥālîm*": "waw conjunctive + noun, masculine plural - and streams/wadis",
"*yišṭōp̄û*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they overflow/flood",
"*hăḡam*": "interrogative + adverb - is also/even",
"*leḥem*": "noun, masculine singular - bread/food",
"*yûḵal*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he is able",
"*tēt*": "qal infinitive construct - to give",
"*ʾim*": "conjunction - if",
"*yāḵîn*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he can prepare",
"*šᵉʾēr*": "noun, masculine singular - meat/flesh/food",
"*lᵉʿammô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - for his people"
},
"variants": {
"*hikkâ*": "struck/smote/hit",
"*ṣûr*": "rock/cliff/crag",
"*wayyāzûḇû*": "and they gushed out/flowed freely",
"*nᵉḥālîm*": "streams/wadis/torrents",
"*yišṭōp̄û*": "they overflow/flood/rush",
"*leḥem*": "bread/food/grain",
"*yûḵal*": "he is able/can/is capable",
"*tēt*": "to give/grant/place",
"*yāḵîn*": "he can prepare/provide/make ready",
"*šᵉʾēr*": "meat/flesh/food"
}
}