{
"verseID": "Psalms.136.9",
"source": "אֶת־הַיָּרֵ֣חַ וְ֭כוֹכָבִים לְמֶמְשְׁל֣וֹת בַּלָּ֑יְלָה כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ",
"text": "*ʾet*-the-*yārēaḥ* *wə*-*kôkābîm* to-*memšəlôt* in-the-*lāyəlāh* because to-*ʿôlām* *ḥasdô*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*yārēaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the moon",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*kôkābîm*": "noun, masculine plural - stars",
"*memšəlôt*": "noun, feminine plural with prefixed preposition lamed - to/for dominions/rules",
"*lāyəlāh*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article and prefixed preposition bet - in the night",
"*ʿôlām*": "noun, masculine singular with prefixed preposition lamed - to/for eternity/forever",
"*ḥasdô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular possessive suffix - his steadfast love/mercy/kindness"
},
"variants": {
"*yārēaḥ*": "moon",
"*kôkābîm*": "stars/celestial bodies",
"*memšəlôt*": "dominions/rules/authorities",
"*lāyəlāh*": "night/nighttime",
"*ʿôlām*": "eternity/long duration/antiquity",
"*ḥasdô*": "his steadfast love/mercy/kindness/covenant faithfulness"
}
}