6{
"verseID": "Psalms.72.6",
"source": "יֵ֭רֵד כְּמָטָ֣ר עַל־גֵּ֑ז כִּ֝רְבִיבִ֗ים זַרְזִ֥יף אָֽרֶץ׃",
"text": "*yērēd* like-*māṭār* upon-*gēz* like-*rəbîbîm* *zarzîp* *ʾāreṣ*",
"grammar": {
"*yērēd*": "verb, imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will come down",
"*kə-māṭār*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - like rain",
"*ʿal-gēz*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - upon mown grass",
"*ki-rəbîbîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine, plural - like showers",
"*zarzîp*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - watering",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine, singular - earth/land"
},
"variants": {
"*yērēd*": "he will come down/descend",
"*māṭār*": "rain/rainfall",
"*gēz*": "mown grass/fleece/shearing",
"*rəbîbîm*": "showers/rain drops",
"*zarzîp*": "dripping/watering/saturating",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground"
}
}
7{
"verseID": "Psalms.72.7",
"source": "יִֽפְרַח־בְּיָמָ֥יו צַדִּ֑יק וְרֹ֥ב שָׁ֝ל֗וֹם עַד־בְּלִ֥י יָרֵֽחַ׃",
"text": "*yipraḥ*-in-*yāmāyw* *ṣaddîq* and-abundance *shālôm* until-without *yārēaḥ*",
"grammar": {
"*yipraḥ*": "verb, imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he/it will flourish",
"*bə-yāmāyw*": "preposition + noun, masculine, plural construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his days",
"*ṣaddîq*": "adjective, masculine, singular - righteous one",
"*wə-rōb*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular construct - and abundance of",
"*shālôm*": "noun, masculine, singular - peace",
"*ʿad-bəlî*": "preposition + preposition - until without",
"*yārēaḥ*": "noun, masculine, singular - moon"
},
"variants": {
"*yipraḥ*": "will flourish/bloom/sprout",
"*yāmāyw*": "his days/during his lifetime",
"*ṣaddîq*": "righteous one/just person/the righteous",
"*rōb*": "abundance/multitude/greatness",
"*shālôm*": "peace/prosperity/welfare",
"*ʿad-bəlî yārēaḥ*": "until no moon/until the moon is no more/as long as the moon endures"
}
}
8{
"verseID": "Psalms.72.8",
"source": "וְ֭יֵרְדְּ מִיָּ֣ם עַד־יָ֑ם וּ֝מִנָּהָ֗ר עַד־אַפְסֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃",
"text": "and-*yērədə* from-*yām* unto-*yām* and-from-*nāhār* unto-*ʾapsê*-*ʾāreṣ*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yērədə*": "conjunction + verb, imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he will rule/dominate",
"*mi-yām*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - from sea",
"*ʿad-yām*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - unto sea",
"*û-mi-nāhār*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine, singular - and from river",
"*ʿad-ʾapsê*": "preposition + noun, masculine, plural construct - unto ends of",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine, singular - earth/land"
},
"variants": {
"*yērədə*": "he will rule/have dominion/govern",
"*mi-yām ʿad-yām*": "from sea to sea/across all seas",
"*nāhār*": "river/stream",
"*ʾapsê-ʾāreṣ*": "ends of the earth/extremities of the land/most distant parts"
}
}
9{
"verseID": "Psalms.72.9",
"source": "לְ֭פָנָיו יִכְרְע֣וּ צִיִּ֑ים וְ֝אֹיְבָ֗יו עָפָ֥ר יְלַחֵֽכוּ׃",
"text": "Before-*pānāyw* *yikrəʿû* *ṣîyîm* and-*ʾōyəbāyw* *ʿāpār* *yəlaḥēkû*",
"grammar": {
"*lə-pānāyw*": "preposition + noun, masculine, plural construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - before him",
"*yikrəʿû*": "verb, imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will bow down",
"*ṣîyîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - desert dwellers/wild animals",
"*wə-ʾōyəbāyw*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, plural construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his enemies",
"*ʿāpār*": "noun, masculine, singular - dust",
"*yəlaḥēkû*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will lick"
},
"variants": {
"*pānāyw*": "his face/his presence/before him",
"*yikrəʿû*": "they will bow/kneel/fall prostrate",
"*ṣîyîm*": "desert dwellers/inhabitants of dry places/wild beasts",
"*ʾōyəbāyw*": "his enemies/adversaries/foes",
"*ʿāpār*": "dust/dirt/powder",
"*yəlaḥēkû*": "they will lick/lap up"
}
}
10{
"verseID": "Psalms.72.10",
"source": "מַלְכֵ֬י תַרְשִׁ֣ישׁ וְ֭אִיִּים מִנְחָ֣ה יָשִׁ֑יבוּ מַלְכֵ֥י שְׁבָ֥א וּ֝סְבָ֗א אֶשְׁכָּ֥ר יַקְרִֽיבוּ׃",
"text": "*malkê* *Tarshîsh* and-*ʾîyîm* *minḥāh* *yāshîbû* *malkê* *Shəbāʾ* and-*Səbāʾ* *ʾeshkār* *yaqrîbû*",
"grammar": {
"*malkê*": "noun, masculine, plural construct - kings of",
"*Tarshîsh*": "proper noun - Tarshish",
"*wə-ʾîyîm*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, plural - and islands/coastlands",
"*minḥāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - gift/tribute/offering",
"*yāshîbû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will return/bring",
"*malkê*": "noun, masculine, plural construct - kings of",
"*Shəbāʾ*": "proper noun - Sheba",
"*û-Səbāʾ*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Seba",
"*ʾeshkār*": "noun, masculine, singular - gift/present/tribute",
"*yaqrîbû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will bring near/present"
},
"variants": {
"*malkê*": "kings of/rulers of",
"*Tarshîsh*": "Tarshish (distant western land/port)",
"*ʾîyîm*": "islands/coastlands/distant shores",
"*minḥāh*": "gift/tribute/offering",
"*yāshîbû*": "they will return/bring/pay",
"*Shəbāʾ*": "Sheba (southern Arabia)",
"*Səbāʾ*": "Seba (northern Africa/Ethiopia)",
"*ʾeshkār*": "gift/present/tribute",
"*yaqrîbû*": "they will bring/offer/present"
}
}
11{
"verseID": "Psalms.72.11",
"source": "וְיִשְׁתַּחֲווּ־ל֥וֹ כָל־מְלָכִ֑ים כָּל־גּוֹיִ֥ם יַֽעַבְדֽוּהוּ׃",
"text": "and-*yishtaḥăwû*-to-him all-*məlākîm* all-*gôyîm* *yaʿabdûhû*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yishtaḥăwû-lô*": "conjunction + verb, hitpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and they will bow down to him",
"*kol-məlākîm*": "noun, masculine, singular construct + noun, masculine, plural - all kings",
"*kol-gôyîm*": "noun, masculine, singular construct + noun, masculine, plural - all nations",
"*yaʿabdûhû*": "verb, imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - they will serve him"
},
"variants": {
"*yishtaḥăwû*": "they will bow down/prostrate themselves/worship",
"*məlākîm*": "kings/rulers/monarchs",
"*gôyîm*": "nations/peoples/gentiles",
"*yaʿabdûhû*": "they will serve him/be subject to him/be his servants"
}
}