אִם־תַּחֲנֶ֬ה עָלַ֨י מַחֲנֶה֮ לֹֽא־יִירָ֪א לִ֫בִּ֥י אִם־תָּק֣וּם עָ֭לַי מִלְחָמָ֑ה בְּ֝זֹ֗את אֲנִ֣י בֹוטֵֽחַ׃
If a camp encamps against me, my heart will not fear; if war rises against me, in this I am trusting.
| # | Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal Gloss | Morph Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | אִם־ | ʾim | “if” | Conditional particle |
| 2 | תַּחֲנֶה | taḥaneh | “encamps” | Qal imperfect 3fs |
| 3 | עָלַי | ʿalay | “against me” | Prep + suff 1cs |
| 4 | מַחֲנֶה | maḥaneh | “camp” | N(ms) |
| 5 | לֹא־ | lo | “not” | Negative particle |
| 6 | יִירָא | yira | “will fear” | Qal imperfect 3ms |
| 7 | לִבִּי | libbi | “my heart” | N(ms) + suff 1cs |
| 8 | אִם־ | ʾim | “if” | Conditional particle |
| 9 | תָּקוּם | taqum | “arises” | Qal imperfect 3fs |
| 10 | עָלַי | ʿalay | “against me” | Prep + suff 1cs |
| 11 | מִלְחָמָה | milḥamah | “war” | N(fs) |
| 12 | בְּזֹאת | be-zot | “in this” | Prep + demonstrative |
| 13 | אֲנִי | ani | “I” | Pronoun 1cs |
| 14 | בֹוטֵחַ | boteaḥ | “trusting” | Qal participle ms |
Morphology
- אִם־ (ʾim) – Root: —; Root Type: Particle; Form: Conditional particle; Translation: “If”; Notes: Introduces conditional clause.
- תַּחֲנֶה (taḥaneh) – Root: חנה (ḥ-n-h); Root Type: III-He; Binyan: Qal; Form: Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “Encamps”; Notes: Subject is “camp.”
- עָלַי (ʿalay) – Root: —; Root Type: Preposition; Form: Preposition עַל + suffix 1st person common singular; Translation: “Against me”; Notes: Directional force.
- מַחֲנֶה (maḥaneh) – Root: חנה (ḥ-n-h); Root Type: III-He; Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Camp”; Notes: Military imagery.
- לֹא־ (lo) – Root: —; Root Type: Particle; Form: Negative particle; Translation: “Not”; Notes: Negates following verb.
- יִירָא (yira) – Root: ירא (y-r-ʾ); Root Type: III-Aleph; Binyan: Qal; Form: Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “Will fear”; Notes: Subject is “heart.”
- לִבִּי (libbi) – Root: לבב (l-b-b); Root Type: Geminate; Form: Noun masculine singular + suffix 1st person common singular; Translation: “My heart”; Notes: Inner self.
- אִם־ (ʾim) – Root: —; Root Type: Particle; Form: Conditional particle; Translation: “If”; Notes: Parallel clause.
- תָּקוּם (taqum) – Root: קום (q-w-m); Root Type: II-Waw; Binyan: Qal; Form: Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “Arises”; Notes: Subject is “war.”
- עָלַי (ʿalay) – Root: —; Root Type: Preposition; Form: Preposition עַל + suffix 1st person common singular; Translation: “Against me”; Notes: Repetition for emphasis.
- מִלְחָמָה (milḥamah) – Root: לחם (l-ḥ-m); Root Type: Strong; Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “War”; Notes: Conflict imagery.
- בְּזֹאת (be-zot) – Root: —; Root Type: Demonstrative; Form: Preposition בְּ + demonstrative feminine singular; Translation: “In this”; Notes: Refers to preceding situation.
- אֲנִי (ani) – Root: —; Root Type: Pronoun; Form: Independent pronoun 1st person common singular; Translation: “I”; Notes: Emphatic.
- בֹוטֵחַ (boteaḥ) – Root: בטח (b-ṭ-ḥ); Root Type: Strong; Binyan: Qal; Form: Participle masculine singular; Translation: “Trusting”; Notes: Ongoing state of confidence.