Monday, April 8, 2013

Psalm 9:16

טָבְעוּ גֹויִם בְּשַׁחַת עָשׂוּ בְּרֶשֶׁת־זוּ טָמָנוּ נִלְכְּדָה רַגְלָם׃

Rough Word-by-word:
They sank down nations in a pit they made in the net such they hid they are captured the feet of them.

Smooth Translation:
The nations sank down in a pit they made. In the net they hid their feet are captured.

טָבְעוּ Qal perfect 3cp from טָבַע (he sank down) "they sank down"

גֹויִם noun mp "nations"

בְּשַׁחַת preposition with noun fs "in a pit"

עָשׂוּ Qal perfect 3cp from עָשָׂה (he did, he made) "they made"

בְּרֶשֶׁת־זוּ preposition and noun fs with adverb "in [the] net such"

טָמָנוּ Qal perfect 3cp from טָמֵן (hide, conceal) "they hid"

נִלְכְּדָה Niphal perfect 3fs from לָכַד (he captured) "they are captured"

רַגְלָם noun fs in construct with 3mp pronominal suffix "[the] feet of them"