Verse 15

{ "verseID": "1 Chronicles.29.15", "source": "‫כִּֽי־גֵרִ֨ים אֲנַ֧חְנוּ לְפָנֶ֛יךָ וְתוֹשָׁבִ֖ים כְּכָל־אֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ כַּצֵּ֧ל ׀ יָמֵ֛ינוּ עַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ וְאֵ֥ין מִקְוֶֽה׃‬", "text": "For-*gērîm* *ʾănaḥnû* before-you and-*tôšābîm* like-all-our-*ʾăbōtênû*; like-the-*ṣēl* our-*yāmênû* upon-the-*ʾāreṣ* and-without *miqweh*.", "grammar": { "*gērîm*": "noun, masculine plural - sojourners/foreigners", "*ʾănaḥnû*": "pronoun, 1st common plural - we", "*tôšābîm*": "noun, masculine plural - resident aliens/temporary dwellers", "*ʾăbōtênû*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person plural suffix - our fathers", "*ṣēl*": "noun, masculine singular - shadow", "*yāmênû*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person plural suffix - our days", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land", "*miqweh*": "noun, masculine singular - hope" }, "variants": { "*gērîm*": "sojourners/foreigners/resident aliens", "*tôšābîm*": "resident aliens/temporary dwellers/settlers", "*ṣēl*": "shadow/shade/protection", "*miqweh*": "hope/expectation/ground of hope" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For vi er fremmede hos deg og innflyttere, likesom alle våre fedre. Våre dager på jorden er som en skygge, og det er ingen håp.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For vi er fremmede og gjester hos deg, som alle våre fedre. Våre dager på jorden er som en skygge, og det er ingen varighet.

• Norsk King James

  For vi er fremmede for deg, og innflyttere, slik som alle våre fedre: våre dager på jorden er som en skygge, og ingen finnes som lever.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For vi er fremmede og gjester for ditt åsyn, slik som alle våre fedre var. Våre dager på jorden er som en skygge, uten noe håp.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  "For vi er fremmede for deg og gjester, slik som alle våre fedre. Våre dager på jorden er som en skygge, og det finnes intet håp."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  «For vi er fremmede for ditt åsyn, gjester som alle våre fedre. Våre dager på jorden er som en skygge uten håp.»

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For vi er fremmede hos deg, tilreisende, slik alle våre fedre var; våre dager på jorden er som en skygge, og ingen blir værende.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  «For vi er fremmede for ditt åsyn, gjester som alle våre fedre. Våre dager på jorden er som en skygge uten håp.»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For vi er fremmede og gjester hos deg, som alle våre fedre; våre dager på jorden er som en skygge, uten håp.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For we are strangers and temporary residents before you, as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For vi er fremmede og utlendinger foran deg, som alle våre forfedre var. Våre dager på jorden er som en skygge, og det er ingen håp.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi vi ere fremmede for dit Ansigt og Gjæster, som alle vore Fædre; vore Dage paa Jorden ere som en Skygge, og (her er) ingen Forhaabning.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For vi er fremmede for deg, og tilreisende, som alle våre fedre var: våre dager på jorden er som en skygge, og det finnes ingen varighet.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For we are strangers before You, and sojourners, as were all our fathers; our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is no abiding.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For vi er fremmede for deg, og utlendinger, som alle våre fedre var; våre dager på jorden er som en skygge, uten noen varig opphold.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For vi er fremmede for deg, og innflyttere, slik som alle våre fedre; som en skygge er våre dager på jorden, og der er ingen varighet.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For vi er fremmede for ditt åsyn og gjester, som alle våre fedre var; våre dager på jorden er som en skygge, og det er ingen varighet.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For vi, som alle våre fedre var, er som menn fra et fremmed land foran deg, som har funnet plass for en stund i landet; våre dager på jorden er som en skygge, og det er ingen håp om å fortsette.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For we are but pilgrems & straugers before the, as were all oure fathers. Oure life vpon earth is as a shadowe, and here is no abydinge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For we are stragers before thee, & soiourners, like all our fathers: our dayes are like ye shadowe vpon the earth, & there is none abiding.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For we be but straungers before thee, and soiourners, as were al our fathers: Our dayes on the earth also are but as a shadowe, and there is none abiding.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For we [are] strangers before thee, and sojourners, as [were] all our fathers: our days on the earth [are] as a shadow, and [there is] none abiding.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For we are strangers before you, and foreigners, as all our fathers were: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is no abiding.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for sojourners we `are' before Thee, and settlers, like all our fathers; as a shadow `are' our days on the land, and there is none abiding.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as all our fathers were: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is no abiding.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For we, as all our fathers were, are like men from a strange country before you, who have got a place for a time in the land; our days on the earth are like a shade, and there is no hope of going on.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For we are strangers before you, and foreigners, as all our fathers were. Our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is no remaining.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For we are resident foreigners and temporary settlers in your presence, like all our ancestors; our days are like a shadow on the earth, without security.

Referenced Verses

• Job 14:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Job.14.2", "source": "כְּצִ֣יץ יָ֭צָא וַיִּמָּ֑ל וַיִּבְרַ֥ח כַּ֝צֵּ֗ל וְלֹ֣א יַעֲמֽוֹד׃", "text": "*kəṣîṣ* *yāṣāʾ* *wayyimmāl* *wayyibraḥ* *kaṣṣēl* *wəlōʾ* *yaʿămôd*", "grammar": { "*kəṣîṣ*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - like a flower/blossom", "*yāṣāʾ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he comes forth", "*wayyimmāl*": "conjunction + verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and he is cut down/withers", "*wayyibraḥ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and he flees away", "*kaṣṣēl*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine, singular - like the shadow", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yaʿămôd*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he stands/remains" }, "variants": { "*ṣîṣ*": "flower/blossom/bloom", "*yāṣāʾ*": "comes forth/emerges/sprouts", "*wayyimmāl*": "withers/fades/is cut down", "*wayyibraḥ*": "flees away/vanishes/escapes", "*ṣēl*": "shadow/shade/protection", "*yaʿămôd*": "stands/endures/remains/continues" } }
• Ps 39:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Psalms.39.12", "source": "בְּֽתוֹכָ֘ח֤וֹת עַל־עָוֺ֨ן ׀ יִסַּ֬רְתָּ אִ֗ישׁ וַתֶּ֣מֶס כָּעָ֣שׁ חֲמוּד֑וֹ אַ֤ךְ הֶ֖בֶל כָּל־אָדָ֣ם סֶֽלָה׃", "text": "With-*tôkāḥôt* upon-*ʿāwōn* *yissartā* *ʾîš* and-*temes* like-*ʿāš* *ḥămûdô* *ʾak* *hebel* all-*ʾādām* *selāh*", "grammar": { "*tôkāḥôt*": "noun, feminine plural with prefixed preposition 'bə' - with reproofs", "*ʿāwōn*": "noun, masculine singular with prefixed preposition 'al' - for iniquity", "*yissartā*": "verb, piel perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you discipline", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*temes*": "verb, hiphil imperfect 2nd person masculine singular with prefixed conjunction 'wa' - and you melt away", "*ʿāš*": "noun, masculine singular with prefixed preposition 'kə' - like a moth", "*ḥămûdô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his desired things", "*ʾak*": "adverb - surely/only", "*hebel*": "noun, masculine singular - vanity/breath", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular with prefixed 'kol' - every man", "*selāh*": "musical notation - selah" }, "variants": { "*tôkāḥôt*": "reproofs/corrections/rebukes", "*ʿāwōn*": "iniquity/guilt/punishment for iniquity", "*yissartā*": "you discipline/chasten/correct", "*temes*": "you melt away/consume/dissolve", "*ʿāš*": "moth/insect that destroys clothes", "*ḥămûdô*": "his desired things/precious things/beauty", "*hebel*": "vapor/breath/vanity/emptiness" } }
• Lev 25:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Leviticus.25.23", "source": "וְהָאָ֗רֶץ לֹ֤א תִמָּכֵר֙ לִצְמִתֻ֔ת כִּי־לִ֖י הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּֽי־גֵרִ֧ים וְתוֹשָׁבִ֛ים אַתֶּ֖ם עִמָּדִֽי׃", "text": "And *wə-hā-ʾāreṣ* [the-land] not *lōʾ* *timmākēr* [shall-be-sold] to-*li-ṣmitut* [permanent-extinction] for-*kî*-to-me-*lî* *hā-ʾāreṣ* [the-land] for-*kî*-*gērîm* [sojourners] and *wə-tôšābîm* [residents] you-*ʾattem* with-me-*ʿimmādî*", "grammar": { "*wə-hā-ʾāreṣ*": "conjunction + definite article + noun, feminine singular - and the land/earth", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*timmākēr*": "verb, Niphal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it shall be sold", "*li-ṣmitut*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - to permanence/complete extinction", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*lî*": "preposition with 1st person common singular suffix - to/for me", "*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the land/earth", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*gērîm*": "noun, masculine plural - sojourners/aliens/foreigners", "*wə-tôšābîm*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural - and residents/settlers/dwellers", "*ʾattem*": "pronoun, 2nd person masculine plural - you", "*ʿimmādî*": "preposition with 1st person common singular suffix - with me" }, "variants": { "*ʾāreṣ*": "land/earth/ground/territory", "*mākar*": "sell/hand over", "*ṣmitut*": "permanence/extinction/complete cutting off", "*gēr*": "sojourner/foreigner/alien/stranger", "*tôšāb*": "resident/settler/dweller/alien" } }
• Ps 144:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Psalms.144.4", "source": "אָ֭דָם לַהֶ֣בֶל דָּמָ֑ה יָ֝מָ֗יו כְּצֵ֣ל עוֹבֵֽר׃", "text": "*ʾĀdām* to the *hebel* *dāmâ*, his *yāmāyw* like *ṣēl* *ʿôbēr*.", "grammar": { "*ʾādām*": "noun masculine singular - mankind/human", "*lahebel*": "preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - to the breath/vapor", "*dāmâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - is like/resembles", "*yāmāyw*": "noun masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his days", "*kĕṣēl*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - like a shadow", "*ʿôbēr*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - passing/passing away" }, "variants": { "*ʾādām*": "man/mankind/humanity", "*hebel*": "breath/vapor/vanity/emptiness", "*dāmâ*": "is like/resembles/is comparable to", "*ṣēl*": "shadow/shade", "*ʿôbēr*": "passing/passing away/fleeting" } }
• Ps 102:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Psalms.102.11", "source": "מִפְּנֵֽי־זַֽעַמְךָ֥ וְקִצְפֶּ֑ךָ כִּ֥י נְ֝שָׂאתַ֗נִי וַתַּשְׁלִיכֵֽנִי׃", "text": "From before *zaʿamḵā* and *qiṣpeḵā* for *nᵉśāʾtanî* and *wattašlîḵēnî*", "grammar": { "*mippᵉnê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - from before/because of", "*zaʿamḵā*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your indignation", "*wᵉ*": "conjunction - and", "*qiṣpeḵā*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your wrath", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*nᵉśāʾtanî*": "verb, Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - you lifted me up", "*wa*": "conjunction - and", "*ttašlîḵēnî*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect consecutive, 2nd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - you cast me down" }, "variants": { "*zaʿamḵā*": "your indignation/rage/fury", "*qiṣpeḵā*": "your wrath/anger", "*nᵉśāʾtanî*": "you lifted me up/carried me", "*wattašlîḵēnî*": "you cast me down/threw me away" } }
• Ps 119:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Psalms.119.19", "source": "גֵּ֣ר אָנֹכִ֣י בָאָ֑רֶץ אַל־תַּסְתֵּ֥ר מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי מִצְוֺתֶֽיךָ׃", "text": "*gēr* *ʾānōḵî* in-*ʾāreṣ* not-*tastēr* from-me *miṣwōtêḵā*", "grammar": { "*gēr*": "masculine singular noun - sojourner", "*ʾānōḵî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I", "in-*ʾāreṣ*": "preposition *bə* + feminine singular noun + definite article - in the land/earth", "not-*tastēr*": "negative particle + Hiphil imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - do not hide", "from-me *miṣwōtêḵā*": "preposition *min* + 1st person singular suffix + feminine plural noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - from me your commandments" }, "variants": { "*gēr*": "sojourner/stranger/foreigner/resident alien", "*ʾānōḵî*": "I/myself", "*ʾāreṣ*": "land/earth/ground/territory", "*tastēr*": "hide/conceal/cover", "*miṣwōtêḵā*": "your commandments/precepts/orders" } }
• Eccl 6:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.6.12", "source": "כִּ֣י מִֽי־יוֹדֵעַ֩ מַה־טּ֨וֹב לָֽאָדָ֜ם בַּֽחַיִּ֗ים מִסְפַּ֛ר יְמֵי־חַיֵּ֥י הֶבְל֖וֹ וְיַעֲשֵׂ֣ם כַּצֵּ֑ל אֲשֶׁר֙ מִֽי־יַגִּ֣יד לָֽאָדָ֔ם מַה־יִּהְיֶ֥ה אַחֲרָ֖יו תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃", "text": "For who-*yôḏēaʿ* what-*ṭṭôḇ* to-the-*lāʾāḏām* in-the-*baḥayyîm* *mispar* *yəmê*-*ḥayyê* *heḇlô* and-*yaʿăśēm* like-the-*kaṣṣēl*? *ʾăšer* who-*yaggîḏ* to-the-*lāʾāḏām* what-*yihyeh* *ʾaḥărāyw* *taḥaṯ* the-*haššāmeš*?", "grammar": { "*yôḏēaʿ*": "verb, Qal participle, masculine singular - knowing", "*ṭṭôḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - good", "*lāʾāḏām*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - to the man", "*baḥayyîm*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - in the life", "*mispar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - number of", "*yəmê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - days of", "*ḥayyê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - life of", "*heḇlô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his vanity", "*yaʿăśēm*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - he makes them", "*kaṣṣēl*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - like the shadow", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*yaggîḏ*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will tell", "*yihyeh*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will be", "*ʾaḥărāyw*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - after him", "*taḥaṯ*": "preposition - under", "*haššāmeš*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the sun" }, "variants": { "*ṭṭôḇ lāʾāḏām*": "good for man/beneficial for humanity", "*mispar yəmê-ḥayyê heḇlô*": "number of days of his vain life", "*yaʿăśēm kaṣṣēl*": "he spends them like a shadow/he makes them like a shadow", "*ʾaḥărāyw*": "after him/following him/when he is gone", "*taḥaṯ haššāmeš*": "under the sun (idiom for 'in this world')" } }
• Isa 40:6-8 : 6 { "verseID": "Isaiah.40.6", "source": "ק֚וֹל אֹמֵ֣ר קְרָ֔א וְאָמַ֖ר מָ֣ה אֶקְרָ֑א כָּל־הַבָּשָׂ֣ר חָצִ֔יר וְכָל־חַסְדּ֖וֹ כְּצִ֥יץ הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃", "text": "*qôl ʾōmēr qěrāʾ wěʾāmar māh ʾeqrāʾ kol-habbāśār ḥāṣîr wěkol-ḥasdô kěṣîṣ haśśādeh*", "grammar": { "*qôl*": "noun, masculine singular - 'voice'", "*ʾōmēr*": "qal participle, masculine singular - 'saying'", "*qěrāʾ*": "qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular - 'call/cry out'", "*wěʾāmar*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and he said'", "*māh*": "interrogative pronoun - 'what'", "*ʾeqrāʾ*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - 'shall I call/cry'", "*kol-habbāśār*": "noun, masculine singular construct + definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'all the flesh'", "*ḥāṣîr*": "noun, masculine singular - 'grass'", "*wěkol-ḥasdô*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'and all its faithfulness'", "*kěṣîṣ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - 'like flower of'", "*haśśādeh*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'the field'" }, "variants": { "*qôl ʾōmēr*": "a voice says/a voice saying", "*qěrāʾ*": "call out/proclaim/cry", "*māh ʾeqrāʾ*": "what shall I call/what should I cry", "*ḥāṣîr*": "grass/vegetation", "*ḥasdô*": "its faithfulness/its constancy/its goodliness/its beauty", "*ṣîṣ*": "flower/blossom" } } 7 { "verseID": "Isaiah.40.7", "source": "יָבֵ֤שׁ חָצִיר֙ נָ֣בֵֽל צִ֔יץ כִּ֛י ר֥וּחַ יְהוָ֖ה נָ֣שְׁבָה בּ֑וֹ אָכֵ֥ן חָצִ֖יר הָעָֽם׃", "text": "*yābēš ḥāṣîr nābēl ṣîṣ kî rûaḥ YHWH nāšěbāh bô ʾākēn ḥāṣîr hāʿām*", "grammar": { "*yābēš*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'dries up'", "*ḥāṣîr*": "noun, masculine singular - 'grass'", "*nābēl*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'withers'", "*ṣîṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - 'flower'", "*kî*": "conjunction - 'because/when'", "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - 'breath/wind of'", "*YHWH*": "divine name - 'LORD'", "*nāšěbāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - 'blows'", "*bô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'on it'", "*ʾākēn*": "adverb - 'surely/indeed'", "*ḥāṣîr*": "noun, masculine singular - 'grass'", "*hāʿām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'the people'" }, "variants": { "*yābēš*": "dries up/withers", "*nābēl*": "withers/fades", "*rûaḥ*": "breath/wind/spirit", "*nāšěbāh*": "blows/breathes", "*ʾākēn*": "surely/truly/indeed" } } 8 { "verseID": "Isaiah.40.8", "source": "יָבֵ֥שׁ חָצִ֖יר נָ֣בֵֽל צִ֑יץ וּדְבַר־אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ יָק֥וּם לְעוֹלָֽם׃ ס", "text": "*yābēš ḥāṣîr nābēl ṣîṣ ûdbar-ʾĕlōhênû yāqûm lěʿôlām*", "grammar": { "*yābēš*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'dries up'", "*ḥāṣîr*": "noun, masculine singular - 'grass'", "*nābēl*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'withers'", "*ṣîṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - 'flower'", "*ûdbar*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - 'but word of'", "*ʾĕlōhênû*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person plural suffix - 'our God'", "*yāqûm*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'will stand'", "*lěʿôlām*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - 'forever'" }, "variants": { "*yābēš*": "dries up/withers", "*nābēl*": "withers/fades", "*dbar-ʾĕlōhênû*": "word of our God/what our God says", "*yāqûm*": "will stand/will endure/will remain", "*lěʿôlām*": "forever/eternally" } }
• Heb 11:13-16 : 13 { "verseID": "Hebrews.11.13", "source": "Κατὰ πίστιν ἀπέθανον οὗτοι πάντες, μὴ λαβόντες τὰς ἐπαγγελίας, ἀλλὰ πόρρωθεν αὐτὰς ἰδόντες, καὶ πεισθέντες, καὶ ἀσπασάμενοι, καὶ ὁμολογήσαντες ὅτι ξένοι καὶ παρεπίδημοί εἰσιν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.", "text": "According to *pistin* *apethanon* *houtoi* *pantes*, *mē* having *labontes* the *epangelias*, but from *porrōthen* them having *idontes*, and having been *peisthentes*, and having *aspasamenoi*, and having *homologēsantes* that *xenoi* and *parepidēmoi* they *eisin* upon the *gēs*.", "grammar": { "*pistin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - faith", "*apethanon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - died", "*houtoi*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, masculine, plural - these", "*pantes*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, plural - all", "*mē*": "negative particle - not", "*labontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having received", "*epangelias*": "accusative, feminine, plural - promises", "*porrōthen*": "adverb - from afar", "*idontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having seen", "*peisthentes*": "aorist passive participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having been persuaded", "*aspasamenoi*": "aorist middle participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having greeted/embraced", "*homologēsantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having confessed/acknowledged", "*xenoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - strangers/foreigners", "*parepidēmoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - sojourners/pilgrims", "*eisin*": "present indicative, 3rd plural - they are", "*gēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of earth/land" }, "variants": { "*apethanon*": "died/passed away", "*pantes*": "all/every/whole", "*labontes*": "having received/taken/obtained", "*epangelias*": "promises/announcements", "*porrōthen*": "from afar/at a distance", "*idontes*": "having seen/perceived/beheld", "*peisthentes*": "having been persuaded/convinced/assured", "*aspasamenoi*": "having greeted/embraced/welcomed", "*homologēsantes*": "having confessed/acknowledged/professed", "*xenoi*": "strangers/foreigners/guests", "*parepidēmoi*": "sojourners/pilgrims/temporary residents", "*gēs*": "earth/land/ground" } } 14 { "verseID": "Hebrews.11.14", "source": "Οἱ γὰρ τοιαῦτα λέγοντες ἐμφανίζουσιν ὅτι πατρίδα ἐπιζητοῦσιν.", "text": "For those *toiauta* *legontes* *emphanizousin* that *patrida* they *epizētousin*.", "grammar": { "*toiauta*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative, neuter, plural - such things", "*legontes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - saying", "*emphanizousin*": "present active indicative, 3rd plural - make clear/show/declare", "*patrida*": "accusative, feminine, singular - homeland/country", "*epizētousin*": "present active indicative, 3rd plural - seek after/search for" }, "variants": { "*toiauta*": "such things/such statements/things like these", "*legontes*": "saying/speaking/declaring", "*emphanizousin*": "make clear/show/declare/manifest", "*patrida*": "homeland/country/fatherland", "*epizētousin*": "seek after/search for/desire" } } 15 { "verseID": "Hebrews.11.15", "source": "Καὶ εἰ μὲν ἐκείνης ἐμνημόνευον ἀφʼ ἧς ἐξῆλθον, εἶχον ἂν καιρὸν ἀνακάμψαι.", "text": "And if *men* that *ekeinēs* they *emnēmoneuon* from which they *exēlthon*, they would have *eichon* *an* *kairon* to *anakampsai*.", "grammar": { "*men*": "particle - indeed/truly", "*ekeinēs*": "demonstrative pronoun, genitive, feminine, singular - that", "*emnēmoneuon*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural - they were remembering/thinking of", "*exēlthon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - they went out/came out", "*eichon*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural - they were having", "*an*": "particle - indicates potentiality", "*kairon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - opportunity/time", "*anakampsai*": "aorist active infinitive - to return" }, "variants": { "*men*": "indeed/truly/on the one hand", "*ekeinēs*": "that/former", "*emnēmoneuon*": "were remembering/thinking of/mindful of", "*exēlthon*": "went out/came out/departed", "*eichon*": "were having/possessing/holding", "*kairon*": "opportunity/time/occasion", "*anakampsai*": "to return/turn back/go back" } } 16 { "verseID": "Hebrews.11.16", "source": "Νῦν δὲ κρείττονος ὀρέγονται, τοῦτʼ ἔστιν, ἐπουρανίου: διὸ οὐκ ἐπαισχύνεται αὐτοὺς ὁ Θεὸς Θεὸς ἐπικαλεῖσθαι αὐτῶν: ἡτοίμασεν γὰρ αὐτοῖς πόλιν.", "text": "*Nyn* *de* *kreittonos* they *oregontai*, *tout'* *estin*, *epouraniou*: *dio* *ouk* *epaischynetai* them the *Theos* *Theos* to be *epikaleisthai* of them: for he *hētoimasen* for them *polin*.", "grammar": { "*Nyn*": "adverb - now", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*kreittonos*": "comparative adjective, genitive, neuter, singular - better", "*oregontai*": "present middle indicative, 3rd plural - they desire/reach for", "*tout'*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, neuter, singular - this", "*estin*": "present indicative, 3rd singular - is", "*epouraniou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - heavenly", "*dio*": "conjunction - therefore", "*ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*epaischynetai*": "present middle indicative, 3rd singular - is ashamed", "*Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God (repeated)", "*epikaleisthai*": "present passive infinitive - to be called upon/named", "*hētoimasen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - prepared", "*polin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - city" }, "variants": { "*Nyn*": "now/at present/at this time", "*kreittonos*": "better/superior/more excellent", "*oregontai*": "desire/reach for/strive after", "*epouraniou*": "heavenly/celestial", "*dio*": "therefore/for this reason/wherefore", "*epaischynetai*": "is ashamed/embarrassed", "*epikaleisthai*": "to be called upon/named/surnamed", "*hētoimasen*": "prepared/made ready", "*polin*": "city/town" } }
• Jas 4:14 : 14 { "verseID": "James.4.14", "source": "Οἵτινες οὐκ ἐπίστασθε τὸ τῆς αὔριον. Ποία γὰρ ἡ ζωὴ ὑμῶν; Ἀτμὶς γάρ ἐστιν, ἡ πρὸς ὀλίγον φαινομένη, ἔπειτα δὲ ἀφανιζομένη.", "text": "You who not *epistasthe* the [matter] of the tomorrow. What kind for the *zōē* of you? *Atmis* for *estin*, the [one] for *oligon phainomenē*, *epeita de aphanizomenē*.", "grammar": { "*epistasthe*": "present middle/passive indicative, 2nd plural - know/understand", "*zōē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - life", "*Atmis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - vapor/mist", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - is", "*oligon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - little/small/short [time]", "*phainomenē*": "present middle/passive participle, nominative, feminine, singular - appearing/becoming visible", "*epeita*": "adverb - then/thereafter", "*de*": "conjunction - but/and/now", "*aphanizomenē*": "present middle/passive participle, nominative, feminine, singular - vanishing/disappearing" }, "variants": { "*epistasthe*": "know/understand/comprehend", "*zōē*": "life/existence", "*Atmis*": "vapor/mist/steam", "*estin*": "is/exists", "*oligon*": "little/small/short time", "*phainomenē*": "appearing/becoming visible/showing itself", "*epeita*": "then/thereafter/afterwards", "*aphanizomenē*": "vanishing/disappearing/fading away" } }
• 1 Pet 2:11 : 11 { "verseID": "1 Peter.2.11", "source": "Ἀγαπητοί, παρακαλῶ ὡς παροίκους καὶ παρεπιδήμους, ἀπέχεσθαι τῶν σαρκικῶν ἐπιθυμιῶν, αἵτινες στρατεύονται κατὰ τῆς ψυχῆς·", "text": "*Agapētoi*, *parakalō* as *paroikous* and *parepidēmous*, *apechesthai tōn sarkikōn epithymiōn*, *haitines strateuontai kata tēs psychēs*;", "grammar": { "*Agapētoi*": "adjective, masculine plural vocative - beloved", "*parakalō*": "present active indicative, 1st person singular - I exhort/encourage/urge", "*paroikous*": "noun, masculine plural accusative - sojourners/resident aliens", "*parepidēmous*": "noun, masculine plural accusative - strangers/pilgrims", "*apechesthai*": "present middle infinitive - to abstain from", "*tōn sarkikōn*": "adjective with article, feminine plural genitive - fleshly/carnal", "*epithymiōn*": "noun, feminine plural genitive - desires/lusts", "*haitines*": "relative pronoun, feminine plural nominative - which", "*strateuontai*": "present middle indicative, 3rd person plural - wage war", "*kata*": "preposition + genitive - against", "*tēs psychēs*": "noun with article, feminine singular genitive - the soul" }, "variants": { "*Agapētoi*": "beloved/dear ones", "*parakalō*": "I exhort/encourage/urge/beseech", "*paroikous*": "sojourners/resident aliens/temporary residents", "*parepidēmous*": "strangers/pilgrims/exiles", "*apechesthai*": "to abstain from/keep away from/refrain from", "*sarkikōn*": "fleshly/carnal/bodily", "*epithymiōn*": "desires/lusts/cravings", "*strateuontai*": "wage war/battle/campaign", "*psychēs*": "soul/life/self" } }
• Gen 47:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Genesis.47.9", "source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יַעֲקֹב֙ אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֔ה יְמֵי֙ שְׁנֵ֣י מְגוּרַ֔י שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּמְאַ֖ת שָׁנָ֑ה מְעַ֣ט וְרָעִ֗ים הָיוּ֙ יְמֵי֙ שְׁנֵ֣י חַיַּ֔י וְלֹ֣א הִשִּׂ֗יגוּ אֶת־יְמֵי֙ שְׁנֵי֙ חַיֵּ֣י אֲבֹתַ֔י בִּימֵ֖י מְגוּרֵיהֶֽם׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾmer* *ya'ăqōḇ* to *par'ōh* *yəmê* *šənê* *məḡûray* *šəlōšîm* *ûməʾaṯ* *šānāh* *mə'aṭ* *wə-rā'îm* *hāyû* *yəmê* *šənê* *ḥayyay* *wə-lōʾ* *hiśśîḡû* *ʾeṯ-yəmê* *šənê* *ḥayyê* *ʾăḇōṯay* in *bîmê* *məḡûrêhem*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and said", "*ya'ăqōḇ*": "proper noun - Jacob", "*par'ōh*": "proper noun - Pharaoh", "*yəmê*": "noun masculine plural construct - days of", "*šənê*": "noun feminine plural construct - years of", "*məḡûray*": "noun masculine plural construct with 1st person common singular suffix - my sojourning", "*šəlōšîm*": "number cardinal common - thirty", "*ûməʾaṯ*": "conjunction + number cardinal feminine singular - and hundred", "*šānāh*": "noun feminine singular - year", "*mə'aṭ*": "adjective masculine singular - few", "*wə-rā'îm*": "conjunction + adjective masculine plural - and evil/troublesome", "*hāyû*": "Qal perfect 3rd common plural - have been", "*ḥayyay*": "noun masculine plural construct with 1st person common singular suffix - my life", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*hiśśîḡû*": "Hiphil perfect 3rd common plural - they have attained", "*ʾăḇōṯay*": "noun masculine plural construct with 1st person common singular suffix - my fathers", "*bîmê*": "preposition + noun masculine plural construct - in the days of", "*məḡûrêhem*": "noun masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their sojourning" }, "variants": { "*məḡûray*": "my sojourning/my pilgrimage/my temporary residence", "*wə-rā'îm*": "evil/troublesome/difficult/unpleasant", "*hiśśîḡû*": "attained/reached/matched up to" } }
• Ps 90:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Psalms.90.9", "source": "כִּ֣י כָל־יָ֭מֵינוּ פָּנ֣וּ בְעֶבְרָתֶ֑ךָ כִּלִּ֖ינוּ שָׁנֵ֣ינוּ כְמוֹ־הֶֽגֶה׃", "text": "For all *yāmênû* *pānû* in your *ʿeḇrāṯêḵā*; we *killînû* our *šānênû* like *hegeḥ*.", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ḵol-yāmênû*": "masculine singular construct + masculine plural + 1st plural suffix - all our days", "*pānû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - turn away/decline", "*ḇĕʿeḇrāṯêḵā*": "preposition + feminine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - in your wrath", "*killînû*": "piel perfect, 1st plural - we finish/complete/consume", "*šānênû*": "feminine plural + 1st plural suffix - our years", "*ḵĕmô-hegeḥ*": "preposition + masculine singular - like a sigh/moan/sound" }, "variants": { "*pānû*": "turn away/decline/end", "*ʿeḇrāṯêḵā*": "your wrath/your fury/your overflow of anger", "*killînû*": "we finish/we complete/we spend/we consume", "*hegeḥ*": "sigh/moan/sound/whisper/thought/meditation" } }