אֲנִ֥י שָׁכַ֗בְתִּי וָֽאִ֫ישָׁ֥נָה הֱקִיצֹ֑ותִי כִּ֖י יְהוָ֣ה יִסְמְכֵֽנִי׃
I lay down and I slept I awoke for YHWH sustains me.
| # | Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal Gloss | Morph Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | אֲנִי | ʾani | “I” | Independent pronoun 1cs |
| 2 | שָׁכַבְתִּי | shakhavti | “I lay down” | Qal perfect 1cs |
| 3 | וָאִישָׁנָה | va-ʾishanah | “and I slept” | Conj וָ + Qal imperfect 1cs (converted) |
| 4 | הֱקִיצֹותִי | heqitsoti | “I awoke” | Hifil perfect 1cs |
| 5 | כִּי | ki | “for” | Conjunction |
| 6 | יְהוָה | YHWH | “YHWH” | Proper noun |
| 7 | יִסְמְכֵנִי | yismekheni | “He sustains me” | Qal imperfect 3ms + suff 1cs |
Morphology
- אֲנִי (ʾani) – Root: —; Root Type: Pronoun; Binyan: —; Form: Independent pronoun 1st person common singular; Translation: “I”; Notes: Explicit pronoun for emphasis.
- שָׁכַבְתִּי (shakhavti) – Root: שׁכב (sh-kh-v); Root Type: I-Guttural (כ aspirated); Binyan: Qal; Form: Perfect 1st person common singular; Translation: “I lay down”; Notes: Completed action in past time.
- וָאִישָׁנָה (va-ʾishanah) – Root: ישׁן (y-sh-n); Root Type: I-Yod; Binyan: Qal; Form: Conjunction וָ + converted imperfect (wayyiqtol sense) 1st person common singular; Translation: “And I slept”; Notes: Narrative continuation of the previous perfect.
- הֱקִיצֹותִי (heqitsoti) – Root: קוץ (q-w-ts); Root Type: Hollow; Binyan: Hifil; Form: Perfect 1st person common singular; Translation: “I awoke”; Notes: Causative stem but used intransitively here.
- כִּי (ki) – Root: —; Root Type: Particle; Binyan: —; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces reason.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: היה (traditional association); Root Type: I-He / III-He; Binyan: —; Form: Proper noun divine name; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Covenant name of the God of Yisraʾel.
- יִסְמְכֵנִי (yismekheni) – Root: סמך (s-m-kh); Root Type: I-Guttural (כ); Binyan: Qal; Form: Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + suffix 1st person common singular; Translation: “He sustains me”; Notes: Expresses continuous or habitual sustaining.