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Psalm 106
(106:1)
II “be boastful”, Piel “praise” under BDB 237b. Arb halla “shout” (in joy = הללand terror). Akk alālu “shout for joy, rejoice”.1
.throw, cast”, Hiphil “give thanks, laud, praise” under BDB 392a“ = ידה
goodness, kindness” under BDB 338b. That’s a rather weak translation for“ = חסדone of the most important words in the Hebrew Bible. More like “committed, constant, faithful love”.
(106:2)
I = Piel "speak, utter, say" under BDB 576a. Arb malla IV = “dictate” (a מללletter) (m-l-w).
.strength, might” under BDB 150a“ = גבורה
praise, song of praise” under BDB 239b. Interesting that this is the“ = תהלהHebrew name for the book of Psalms.2
(106:3)
.happiness, blessedness of” under BDB 80b“ = אשר or אשר
judgment” under BDB 1048a.3“ = משפט
עשה4
.righteousness” under BDB 842a“ = צדקה
,answer“ = ענה time" (f and seldom/late m) under BDB 773a. Root" = עתrespond”.
1 “A few manuscripts, Syriac omit”.2 “Versions have plural”. 3 “Syriac has plural and adds 3s suffix”.4 “A few manuscripts, versions read עשי; Septuagint, Syriac pr copula”.
2
(106:4)
5זכרנו
.goodwill, favour, acceptance, will” under BDB 953b“ = רצון
”attend to, visit, muster, appoint” under BDB 823a. This is the “universal“ = פקדroot in Biblical Hebrew and often is used to show all the different forms of the strong verb.6
?”make wide, spacious“ = ישע salvation” under BDB 447a. Root“ = ישועה
(106:5)
?chosen” under BDB 104b. Rare. Almost but not quite an Aramaic form“ = בחיר
.טוב Simply fsc form of – טובה
.נחל possession, property, inheritance” under BDB 635a. Root I“ = נחלה
7בשמחת
8גויך
(106:6)
miss (goal or way), go wrong, sin”, Piel “make sin-offering, purify from“ = חטאsin” under BDB 306b-. Arm חטא. Akk ḫaṭu (Zim). Sab טאח . Arb ḫaṭiʾa “do wrong, commit mistake, error”.
”commit iniquity, do wrong”, Hiphil “commit iniquity“ (denominative) = עוהunder BDB 731b.
be wicked, act wickedly” , Hiphil “condemn as guilty, act“ (denominative) = רשעwickedly (late)” under BDB 957b. Sign of a late psalm?
5 “Two manuscripts, Septuagint, Aquila, Symmachus, Theodotian, Origen, SyriacW read ־נו”.6 “Two manuscripts, SyriacW read –נו”.7 “Syriac adds 2s suffix”.8 “Syriac omits”.
3
(106:19)
”?Akk agalu “calf .עגלא Arm .עגל calf” under BDB 722a. Ph (Pun)“ = עגל
נסך II = “woven stuff, web, (especially as) covering” under BDB 651a. Root מסכה= “weave”.
(106:20)
change", Hiphil "change, alter; exchange” under BDB 558b. Arb māra (w)" = מור= “move to and fro”. Arm “buy or import food”.
.”build“ = בנה construction, pattern, figure” under BDB 125b. Root“ = תבנית
.herb, herbage” under BDB 793a“ = עשב
9כבודם
(106:21)
.שכח forget” under BDB 1013a. Arm“ = שכח
Often translated as past note the participles.
(106:22)
Hiphil “do a hard or difficult thing, make wonderful, do (denominative) = פלאwondrously” under BDB 810b. Although here Niphal.
.above. Two Niphal participles נפלאות Compare to – נוראות
(106:23)
Niphal “be exterminated, destroyed”, Hiphil “annihilate, exterminate” under = שמדBDB 1029a.
.if not, unless” under BDB 530a“ = לולא לולי
9 “Tiqqun sopherim for ־דו or ־די”, Scribes openly recognize the problem here and preserve a tradition of reading this as “his” or “my glory”. Why?
4
.bursting forth, breach” under BDB 829b“ = פרץ
So Moses figuratively “stood in the breach”.
heat, rage” under BDB 404a. How do we find what root this is under in“ = חמהBDB?
.Hiphil “soil, ruin” under BDB 1007b, 1008a = שחת