1{
"verseID": "Psalms.42.1",
"source": "לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מַשְׂכִּ֥יל לִבְנֵי־קֹֽרַח׃",
"text": "To-the-*mənaṣṣēaḥ* *maśkîl* to-*bənê*-*qōraḥ*",
"grammar": {
"*mənaṣṣēaḥ*": "noun, masculine, singular with prefixed preposition lamed - 'to/for the director/choirmaster'",
"*maśkîl*": "noun, masculine, singular - 'contemplative poem/instructive psalm'",
"*bənê*": "construct form of 'sons of', masculine plural",
"*qōraḥ*": "proper name, masculine singular - 'Korah'"
},
"variants": {
"*mənaṣṣēaḥ*": "director/choirmaster/chief musician/overseer",
"*maśkîl*": "contemplative poem/skillful composition/instructive psalm/psalm of understanding"
}
}
2{
"verseID": "Psalms.42.2",
"source": "כְּאַיָּ֗ל תַּעֲרֹ֥ג עַל־אֲפִֽיקֵי־מָ֑יִם כֵּ֤ן נַפְשִׁ֨י תַעֲרֹ֖ג אֵלֶ֣יךָ אֱלֹהִֽים׃",
"text": "Like-*ʾayyāl* *taʿărōg* upon-*ʾăpîqê*-*māyim* so *napšî* *taʿărōg* unto-you *ʾĕlōhîm*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾayyāl*": "noun, masculine, singular with prefixed preposition kaf - 'like a deer'",
"*taʿărōg*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - 'pants/longs for'",
"*ʾăpîqê*": "construct form, masculine plural of 'channels/streams'",
"*māyim*": "noun, masculine plural - 'waters'",
"*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular possessive suffix - 'my soul'",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'God'"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾayyāl*": "deer/stag/hart",
"*taʿărōg*": "pants/longs for/yearns",
"*ʾăpîqê*": "channels/streams/watercourses",
"*napšî*": "my soul/my being/myself",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods (plural form used for singular deity)"
}
}
3{
"verseID": "Psalms.42.3",
"source": "צָמְאָ֬ה נַפְשִׁ֨י ׀ לֵאלֹהִים֮ לְאֵ֢ל חָ֥י מָתַ֥י אָב֑וֹא וְ֝אֵרָאֶ֗ה פְּנֵ֣י אֱלֹהִֽים׃",
"text": "*ṣāmʾâ* *napšî* to-*ʾĕlōhîm* to-*ʾēl* *ḥay* when *ʾābôʾ* *wə*-*ʾērāʾeh* *pənê* *ʾĕlōhîm*",
"grammar": {
"*ṣāmʾâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - 'thirsts'",
"*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular possessive suffix - 'my soul'",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural with prefixed preposition lamed - 'to/for God'",
"*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular with prefixed preposition lamed - 'to/for God'",
"*ḥay*": "adjective, masculine singular - 'living'",
"*ʾābôʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - 'I will come/enter'",
"*wə*": "conjunction - 'and'",
"*ʾērāʾeh*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 1st person singular - 'I will appear/be seen'",
"*pənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - 'face of/presence of'"
},
"variants": {
"*ṣāmʾâ*": "thirsts/is thirsty",
"*napšî*": "my soul/my being/myself",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods (plural form used for singular deity)",
"*ʾēl*": "God/deity/mighty one",
"*ḥay*": "living/alive",
"*pənê*": "face of/presence of/before"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "Psalms.42.4",
"source": "הָֽיְתָה־לִּ֬י דִמְעָתִ֣י לֶ֭חֶם יוֹמָ֣ם וָלָ֑יְלָה בֶּאֱמֹ֥ר אֵלַ֥י כָּל־הַ֝יּ֗וֹם אַיֵּ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃",
"text": "*hāyətâ*-to-me *dimʿātî* *leḥem* *yômām* *wā*-*lāylâ* in-*ʾĕmōr* to-me all-the-*yôm* where *ʾĕlōheykā*",
"grammar": {
"*hāyətâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - 'has been'",
"*dimʿātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular possessive suffix - 'my tear/tears'",
"*leḥem*": "noun, masculine singular - 'bread/food'",
"*yômām*": "adverb - 'by day/daily'",
"*wā*": "conjunction with prefixed vav - 'and'",
"*lāylâ*": "noun, masculine singular - 'night'",
"*ʾĕmōr*": "infinitive construct with prefixed bet - 'in the saying/when it is said'",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - 'the day'",
"*ʾĕlōheykā*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular possessive suffix - 'your God'"
},
"variants": {
"*hāyətâ*": "has been/became",
"*dimʿātî*": "my tear/my tears (collective singular)",
"*leḥem*": "bread/food/sustenance",
"*ʾĕlōheykā*": "your God/your gods"
}
}