Monday, August 13, 2012

Psalm 7:12

אֱלֹהִים שֹׁופֵט צַדִּיק וְאֵל זֹעֵם בְּכָל־יֹום׃

Rough Word-by-word:
God judging righteous and God being indignant in every day.

Smooth Translation:
God judging [is] righteous and [a] God who is indignant every day.

אֱלֹהִים noun mp "God"

שֹׁופֵט Qal active participle ms from שָׁפַט (he judged) "judging"

צַדִּיק adjective ms "righteous"

וְאֵל conjunction with noun ms "and God"

זֹעֵם Qal active participle ms from זָעַמ (he was indignant) "being indignant"

בְּכָל־יֹום preposition and adjective ms with noun ms "in every day"

Friday, August 10, 2012

Psalm 7:11

מָגִנִּי עַל־אֱלֹהִים מֹושִׁיעַ יִשְׁרֵי־לֵב׃

Rough Word-by-word:
[The] shield of me upon God. He causes to save the upright of heart.

Smooth Translation:
My shield is on God. He saves the upright of heart.

מָגִנִּי noun common singular in construct with 1cs pronominal suffix "[the] shield of me"

עַל־אֱלֹהִים preposition with noun mp "upon God"

מֹושִׁיעַ Hiphil participle ms from יָשַׁע (he saved) "he causes to save"

יִשְׁרֵי־לֵב adjective mp in construct with noun ms "[the] straight (or upright) of heart" (question: Why the plural of יָשַׁר ?)

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Psalm 7:10

יִגְמָר־נָא רַע ׀ רְשָׁעִים וּתְכֹונֵן צַדִּיק וּבֹחֵן לִבֹּות וּכְלָיֹות אֱלֹהִים צַדִּיק׃

Rough Word-by-word:
Let cease, I pray, evil wicked men and let you prepare [the] righteous and testing hearts and kidneys God righteous.

Smooth Translation:
Let cease, I pray, evil wicked men and prepare the righteous, testing hearts and minds, righteous God.

יִגְמָר־נָא Qal imperfect/jussive 3ms from גָמַר (he ceased) with interjection "let cease, I pray"

רַע adjective ms "evil"

רְשָׁעִים adjective mp "wicked men"

וּתְכֹונֵן conjunction with Polel imperfect/jussive 2ms from כוּן (be prepared) "and let you prepare"

צַדִּיק adjective ms "[the] righteous"

וּבֹחֵן conjunction with Qal participle ms from בָּחַן (he tested) "and testing"

לִבֹּות noun mp "hearts"

וּכְלָיֹות conjunction and noun fp "and kidneys"

אֱלֹהִים noun mp "God"

צַדִּיק adjective ms "righteous"