Verse 5

{ "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.11.5", "source": "כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר אֵֽינְךָ֤ יוֹדֵ֙עַ֙ מַה־דֶּ֣רֶךְ הָר֔וּחַ כַּעֲצָמִ֖ים בְּבֶ֣טֶן הַמְּלֵאָ֑ה כָּ֗כָה לֹ֤א תֵדַע֙ אֶת־מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה אֶת־הַכֹּֽל׃", "text": "As-which you-not *yôdēaʿ* what-*dereḵ* the-*rûaḥ* as-*ʿăṣāmîm* in-*beṭen* the-*mĕlēʾāh* thus not *tēdaʿ* [direct object marker]-*maʿăśēh* the-*ʾĕlōhîm* which *yaʿăśeh* [direct object marker]-the-all", "grammar": { "*yôdēaʿ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - knowing", "*dereḵ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - way of/path of", "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular - wind/spirit", "*ʿăṣāmîm*": "noun, feminine plural - bones", "*beṭen*": "noun, feminine singular construct - womb/belly of", "*mĕlēʾāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - full/pregnant woman", "*tēdaʿ*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will know", "*maʿăśēh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - work/deed of", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God", "*yaʿăśeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will do/make" }, "variants": { "*dereḵ*": "way/path/journey", "*rûaḥ*": "wind/breath/spirit", "*ʿăṣāmîm*": "bones/substance/essence", "*beṭen*": "womb/belly/inner part", "*mĕlēʾāh*": "full one/pregnant woman", "*maʿăśēh*": "work/deed/action", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine being" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Som du ikke kjenner vindens vei eller hvordan knoklene formes i livmoren, slik kan du heller ikke forstå Guds gjerninger, han som gjør alt.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Som du ikke kjenner åndens vei, eller hvordan knoklene dannes i den gravides liv, slik kjenner du heller ikke Guds gjerninger, han som skaper alt.

• Norsk King James

  Slik som du ikke vet hvordan ånden beveger seg, eller hvordan bein utvikler seg i mors liv, slik vet du heller ikke Guds gjerninger, som gjør alt.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Som du ikke kjenner vindenes vei eller hvordan knoklene blir dannet i en gravid kvinnes liv, slik kan du heller ikke forstå Guds verk, han som gjør alt.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Som du ikke kjenner vindens vei eller hvordan knoklene formes i en gravid kvinnes liv, kan du heller ikke kjenne Guds verk, han som gjør alt.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Akkurat som du ikke vet veien vinden tar, eller hvordan knokler former seg i mors liv, vet du heller ikke Guds gjerninger, han som gjør alt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Akkurat som du ikke vet hvordan ånden virker, eller hvordan knoklene vokser i livmoren til den gravide, kjenner du heller ikke til Guds verk, han som skaper alt.

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

  Akkurat som du ikke vet veien vinden tar, eller hvordan knokler former seg i mors liv, vet du heller ikke Guds gjerninger, han som gjør alt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Som du ikke kjenner vindenes vei eller hvordan ben dannes i en fullkommen skjød, slik kjenner du heller ikke Guds gjerninger, han som gjør alt.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Just as you do not know the path of the wind or how bones are formed in a pregnant woman's womb, so you cannot understand the workings of God who makes everything.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Som du ikke kjenner vindens vei eller hvordan knoklene formes i den gravide kvinnens liv, slik forstår du heller ikke Guds verk, som gjør alt.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Ligesom du ikke veed, hvad Veirets Vei er, og hvorledes Benene (blive beredte) i en Frugtsommeligs Liv, saaledes kan du ikke vide Guds Gjerning, som gjør det altsammen.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Som du ikke vet hvordan vinden går, eller hvordan bein blir til i mors liv, slik kjenner du heller ikke Guds verk, han som gjør alt.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  As you do not know the way of the spirit, nor how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child, so you do not know the works of God who makes everything.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Du vet ikke hvordan vinden blåser, eller hvordan knokler dannes i en gravids mors liv; likevel kjenner du ikke Guds verk, han som gjør alt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Som du ikke vet hvordan ånden begynner, eller hvordan bein formes i mors liv, slik kjenner du heller ikke Guds verk, han som skaper alt.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Som du ikke vet hvilken vei vinden går, eller hvordan knoklene dannes i livmoren til en gravid kvinne, slik kjenner du heller ikke Guds verk, han som gjør alt.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Som du ikke kjenner vindens vei eller hvordan livet dannes i den gravide kvinnens liv, slik kjenner du heller ikke Guds verk, han som har skapt alt.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Now like as thou knowest not the waye of the wynde, ner how ye bones are fylled in a mothers wombe: Euen so thou knowest not the workes of God, which is the workemaster of all.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  As thou knowest not which is ye way of the spirit, nor how the bones doe growe in the wombe of her that is with child: so thou knowest not the worke of God that worketh all.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Nowe like as thou knowest not the way of the spirite, nor howe the bones do growe in the wombe of her that is with chylde: Euen so thou knowest not the workes of God, which is the workmaster of all.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  As thou knowest not what [is] the way of the spirit, [nor] how the bones [do grow] in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  As you don't know what is the way of the wind, Nor how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child; Even so you don't know the work of God who does all.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  As thou knowest not what `is' the way of the spirit, How -- bones in the womb of the full one, So thou knowest not the work of God who maketh the whole.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  As thou knowest not what is the way of the wind, [nor] how the bones [do grow] in the womb of her that is with child; even so thou knowest not the work of God who doeth all.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  As you have no knowledge of the way of the wind, or of the growth of the bones in the body of her who is with child, even so you have no knowledge of the works of God who has made all.

• World English Bible (2000)

  As you don't know what is the way of the wind, nor how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child; even so you don't know the work of God who does all.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Just as you do not know the path of the wind, or how the bones form in the womb of a pregnant woman, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything.

Referenced Verses

• John 3:8 : 8 { "verseID": "John.3.8", "source": "Τὸ πνεῦμα ὅπου θέλει πνεῖ, καὶ τὴν φωνὴν αὐτοῦ ἀκούεις, ἀλλʼ οὐκ οἶδας πόθεν ἔρχεται, καὶ ποῦ ὑπάγει: οὕτως ἐστὶν πᾶς ὁ γεγεννημένος ἐκ τοῦ Πνεύματος.", "text": "The *pneuma hopou thelei pnei*, and the *phōnēn autou akoueis*, but not *oidas pothen erchetai*, and where *hypagei*: thus *estin pas ho gegennēmenos ek tou Pneumatos*.", "grammar": { "*pneuma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - wind/spirit", "*hopou*": "adverb - where", "*thelei*": "present, 3rd singular - it wills/wishes", "*pnei*": "present, 3rd singular - blows/breathes", "*phōnēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - sound/voice", "*autou*": "personal pronoun, genitive, neuter - its/his", "*akoueis*": "present, 2nd singular - you hear", "*oidas*": "perfect, 2nd singular - you know", "*pothen*": "adverb - from where/whence", "*erchetai*": "present, middle/passive, 3rd singular - comes/goes", "*hypagei*": "present, 3rd singular - goes/departs", "*estin*": "present, 3rd singular - is", "*pas*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - everyone/all", "*gegennēmenos*": "perfect, passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having been born", "*ek*": "preposition + genitive - from/out of", "*tou Pneumatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of the Spirit" }, "variants": { "*pneuma*": "wind/spirit/breath [deliberate wordplay]", "*phōnēn*": "sound/voice/noise", "*pnei*": "blows/breathes [same root as pneuma]", "*hypagei*": "goes/departs/disappears" } }
• Eccl 8:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.8.17", "source": "וְרָאִיתִי֮ אֶת־כָּל־מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה הָאֱלֹהִים֒ כִּי֩ לֹ֨א יוּכַ֜ל הָאָדָ֗ם לִמְצוֹא֙ אֶת־הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נַעֲשָׂ֣ה תַֽחַת־הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ בְּ֠שֶׁל אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַעֲמֹ֧ל הָאָדָ֛ם לְבַקֵּ֖שׁ וְלֹ֣א יִמְצָ֑א וְגַ֨ם אִם־יֹאמַ֤ר הֶֽחָכָם֙ לָדַ֔עַת לֹ֥א יוּכַ֖ל לִמְצֹֽא׃", "text": "And-*rāʾîtî* *ʾet*-all-*maʿăśēh* the-*ʾĕlōhîm* *kî* not *yûkal* the-*ʾādām* to-*limṣôʾ* *ʾet*-the-*maʿăśeh* *ʾăšer* *naʿăśāh* *taḥat*-the-*šemeš* because *ʾăšer* *yaʿămōl* the-*ʾādām* to-*lĕbaqqēš* and-not *yimṣāʾ* and-also if-*yōʾmar* the-*ḥākām* to-*lādaʿat* not *yûkal* to-*limṣōʾ*", "grammar": { "*rāʾîtî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I saw", "*maʿăśēh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - work/deed of", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God/gods", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because/that", "*yûkal*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he is able", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mankind", "*limṣôʾ*": "qal infinitive construct - to find", "*maʿăśeh*": "noun, masculine singular - work/deed", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - that/which", "*naʿăśāh*": "niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - is done", "*taḥat*": "preposition - under", "*šemeš*": "noun, feminine singular - sun", "*yaʿămōl*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he labors", "*lĕbaqqēš*": "piel infinitive construct - to seek", "*yimṣāʾ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he finds", "*yōʾmar*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he says", "*ḥākām*": "adjective, masculine singular - wise man", "*lādaʿat*": "qal infinitive construct - to know" }, "variants": { "*rāʾîtî*": "I saw/I observed/I perceived", "*maʿăśēh*": "work/deed/activity/action", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine being(s)", "*yûkal*": "is able/can/is capable", "*ʾādām*": "man/mankind/humanity", "*limṣôʾ*": "to find/to discover/to attain", "*naʿăśāh*": "is done/is performed/happens", "*šemeš*": "sun", "*yaʿămōl*": "he labors/he toils/he works hard", "*lĕbaqqēš*": "to seek/to search for/to try to find", "*yimṣāʾ*": "he finds/he discovers/he attains", "*yōʾmar*": "he says/he claims/he thinks", "*ḥākām*": "wise man/sage", "*lādaʿat*": "to know/to understand/to comprehend" } }
• Ps 92:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Psalms.92.5", "source": "כִּ֤י שִׂמַּחְתַּ֣נִי יְהוָ֣ה בְּפָעֳלֶ֑ךָ בְּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖י יָדֶ֣יךָ אֲרַנֵּֽן׃", "text": "For *śimmaḥtanî* *YHWH* with *pāʿŏlekā* with *maʿăśê* *yādeykā* *ʾărannēn*.", "grammar": { "For": "conjunction kî - for/because", "*śimmaḥtanî*": "Piel perfect 2nd person masculine singular + 1st person common singular suffix - you have made me glad", "*YHWH*": "divine name - YHWH/LORD", "with *pāʿŏlekā*": "preposition bə + noun masculine singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - with your work", "with *maʿăśê*": "preposition bə + noun masculine plural construct - with works of", "*yādeykā*": "noun feminine dual construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hands", "*ʾărannēn*": "Piel imperfect 1st person common singular - I will sing for joy" }, "variants": { "*śimmaḥtanî*": "you have made me glad/you have caused me to rejoice", "*YHWH*": "LORD/Yahweh/Jehovah (divine name)", "*pāʿŏlekā*": "your work/your deed/your action", "*maʿăśê*": "works/deeds/actions", "*yādeykā*": "your hands/your power", "*ʾărannēn*": "I will sing for joy/I will shout with joy/I will rejoice" } }
• Ps 104:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Psalms.104.24", "source": "מָֽה־רַבּ֬וּ מַעֲשֶׂ֨יךָ ׀ יְֽהוָ֗ה כֻּ֭לָּם בְּחָכְמָ֣ה עָשִׂ֑יתָ מָלְאָ֥ה הָ֝אָ֗רֶץ קִנְיָנֶֽךָ׃", "text": "*māh*-*rabbû* *maʿaśeykā* *YHWH* *kullām* *bĕḥokmāh* *ʿāśîtā* *mālĕʾāh* *hāʾāreṣ* *qinyānekā*", "grammar": { "*māh*": "interrogative - how", "*rabbû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they are many", "*maʿaśeykā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your works", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name", "*kullām*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - all of them", "*bĕḥokmāh*": "preposition *bě* + noun, feminine singular - in wisdom", "*ʿāśîtā*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you made", "*mālĕʾāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it is full", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the earth", "*qinyānekā*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your possessions" }, "variants": { "*māh*-*rabbû*": "how many, how numerous, how abundant", "*maʿaśeykā*": "your works, your deeds, your creations", "*kullām*": "all of them, every one of them", "*ḥokmāh*": "wisdom, skill, expertise", "*ʿāśîtā*": "made, did, created, fashioned", "*mālĕʾāh*": "is full, is filled, is abundant with", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "the earth, the land, the world", "*qinyānekā*": "your possessions, your creatures, your acquisitions" } }
• Ps 139:13-16 : 13 { "verseID": "Psalms.139.13", "source": "כִּֽי־אַ֭תָּה קָנִ֣יתָ כִלְיֹתָ֑י תְּ֝סֻכֵּ֗נִי בְּבֶ֣טֶן אִמִּֽי׃", "text": "For-*ʾattâ qānîtā* my-*kilyōtāy*; *təsukkēnî* in-*beṭen ʾimmî*", "grammar": { "*ʾattâ*": "independent personal pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you", "*qānîtā*": "verb, Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you created/formed/possessed", "*kilyōtāy*": "noun, feminine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my kidneys/inward parts", "*təsukkēnî*": "verb, Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - you knit me together", "*beṭen*": "noun, feminine singular construct - womb of", "*ʾimmî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my mother" }, "variants": { "*qānîtā*": "created/formed/possessed/acquired", "*kilyōtāy*": "my kidneys/my inward parts/my innermost being", "*təsukkēnî*": "knit me together/weave me/cover me/protect me", "*beṭen*": "womb/belly/body" } } 14 { "verseID": "Psalms.139.14", "source": "אֽוֹדְךָ֗ עַ֤ל כִּ֥י נוֹרָא֗וֹת נִ֫פְלֵ֥יתִי נִפְלָאִ֥ים מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ וְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י יֹדַ֥עַת מְאֹֽד׃", "text": "*ʾôdəkā* on that *nôrāʾôt niplêtî*; *niplāʾîm maʿăśekā*, and-*napšî yōdaʿat* exceedingly", "grammar": { "*ʾôdəkā*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect 1st person singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I praise you", "*nôrāʾôt*": "verb, Niphal participle feminine plural - fearfully/awesomely", "*niplêtî*": "verb, Niphal perfect 1st person singular - I am wonderfully made", "*niplāʾîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - wonderful/marvelous", "*maʿăśekā*": "noun, masculine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your works", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*yōdaʿat*": "verb, Qal participle feminine singular - knowing" }, "variants": { "*ʾôdəkā*": "praise you/thank you/acknowledge you", "*nôrāʾôt*": "fearfully/awesomely/wonderfully", "*niplêtî*": "wonderfully made/set apart/distinguished", "*niplāʾîm*": "wonderful/marvelous/extraordinary", "*maʿăśekā*": "your works/your deeds/your actions", "*napšî*": "my soul/my self/my being/my life", "*yōdaʿat*": "knowing/aware/conscious" } } 15 { "verseID": "Psalms.139.15", "source": "לֹא־נִכְחַ֥ד עָצְמִ֗י מִ֫מֶּ֥ךָּ אֲשֶׁר־עֻשֵּׂ֥יתִי בַסֵּ֑תֶר רֻ֝קַּ֗מְתִּי בְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹת אָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "Not-*nikḥad ʿāṣmî* from-you when-*ʿuśśêtî bassēter*; *ruqqamtî* in-*taḥtiyyôt ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*nikḥad*": "verb, Niphal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - it was hidden", "*ʿāṣmî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my bone/frame/substance", "*ʿuśśêtî*": "verb, Pual perfect 1st person singular - I was made", "*bassēter*": "preposition + definite article + noun - in the secret place", "*ruqqamtî*": "verb, Pual perfect 1st person singular - I was skillfully wrought/embroidered", "*taḥtiyyôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - depths of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth" }, "variants": { "*nikḥad*": "hidden/concealed/kept secret", "*ʿāṣmî*": "my bone/my frame/my substance/my strength", "*ʿuśśêtî*": "made/formed/created", "*bassēter*": "in secret/in the hidden place/in privacy", "*ruqqamtî*": "skillfully wrought/embroidered/woven together", "*taḥtiyyôt*": "depths/lowest parts", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground" } } 16 { "verseID": "Psalms.139.16", "source": "גָּלְמִ֤י ׀ רָ֘א֤וּ עֵינֶ֗יךָ וְעַֽל־סִפְרְךָ֮ כֻּלָּ֢ם יִכָּ֫תֵ֥בוּ יָמִ֥ים יֻצָּ֑רוּ *ולא **וְל֖וֹ אֶחָ֣ד בָּהֶֽם׃", "text": "*gālmî rāʾû ʿênêkā* and-upon-*siprəkā kullām yikkātēbû yāmîm yuṣṣārû* and-not/and-to-him *ʾeḥād bāhem*", "grammar": { "*gālmî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my unformed substance/embryo", "*rāʾû*": "verb, Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they saw", "*ʿênêkā*": "noun, feminine dual + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your eyes", "*siprəkā*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your book", "*kullām*": "noun + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - all of them", "*yikkātēbû*": "verb, Niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they were written", "*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - days", "*yuṣṣārû*": "verb, Pual perfect 3rd person common plural - they were formed", "*ʾeḥād*": "numeral - one", "*bāhem*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in/among them" }, "variants": { "*gālmî*": "my unformed substance/my embryo/my developing body", "*rāʾû*": "saw/perceived/observed", "*siprəkā*": "your book/your scroll/your record", "*yikkātēbû*": "were written/were recorded", "*yāmîm*": "days/time", "*yuṣṣārû*": "were formed/were fashioned/were ordained", "*ʾeḥād*": "one/single/first", "*wəlōʾ*": "and not/though not", "*wəlô*": "and to him/yet for him" } }
• Eccl 7:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.7.24", "source": "רָחוֹק מַה־שֶּׁהָיָה וְעָמֹק עָמֹק מִי יִמְצָאֶנּוּ", "text": "*Rāḥôq* what-that-*hāyāh* and-*ʿāmōq* *ʿāmōq* who *yimṣāʾennû*", "grammar": { "*Rāḥôq*": "adjective, masculine singular - far/distant", "*hāyāh*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - was/existed", "*ʿāmōq*": "adjective, masculine singular - deep", "*ʿāmōq*": "adjective, masculine singular - deep", "*yimṣāʾennû*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - will find it" }, "variants": { "*Rāḥôq*": "far off/distant/remote", "*mah-ššehāyāh*": "what has been/that which exists/the reality", "*ʿāmōq* *ʿāmōq*": "exceedingly deep/very profound", "*yimṣāʾennû*": "will find it/can discover it" } }
• Job 5:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Job.5.9", "source": "עֹשֶׂ֣ה גְ֭דֹלוֹת וְאֵ֣ין חֵ֑קֶר נִ֝פְלָא֗וֹת עַד־אֵ֥ין מִסְפָּֽר׃", "text": "*ʿōśeh* *gədōlōt* *wə*-*ʾēn* *ḥēqer* *niflāʾōt* until-*ʾēn* *mispār*", "grammar": { "*ʿōśeh*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - doing/maker", "*gədōlōt*": "adjective, feminine plural - great things", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾēn*": "particle of negation - there is no", "*ḥēqer*": "noun, masculine singular - searching out/investigation", "*niflāʾōt*": "Niphal participle, feminine plural - wonderful things/marvels", "*ʾēn*": "particle of negation - there is no", "*mispār*": "noun, masculine singular - number/counting" }, "variants": { "*ʿōśeh*": "doer/maker/worker", "*gədōlōt*": "great things/mighty deeds", "*ḥēqer*": "searching out/investigation/fathoming", "*niflāʾōt*": "wonders/marvels/miracles", "*mispār*": "number/count/reckoning" } }
• Job 26:5-9 : 5 { "verseID": "Job.26.5", "source": "הָרְפָאִ֥ים יְחוֹלָ֑לוּ מִתַּ֥חַת מַ֝֗יִם וְשֹׁכְנֵיהֶֽם׃", "text": "*hārĕpāʾîm* *yĕḥôlālû* *mittaḥat* *mayim* *wĕ-šōknêhem*", "grammar": { "*hārĕpāʾîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the dead/shades/spirits", "*yĕḥôlālû*": "Polal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they tremble/writhe", "*mittaḥat*": "preposition + preposition - from under/beneath", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - waters", "*wĕ-šōknêhem*": "waw conjunction + Qal participle, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and their inhabitants" }, "variants": { "*rĕpāʾîm*": "dead/shades/departed spirits/giants", "*yĕḥôlālû*": "tremble/writhe/are made to twist in pain", "*šōknêhem*": "their inhabitants/dwellers/those who dwell there" } } 6 { "verseID": "Job.26.6", "source": "עָר֣וֹם שְׁא֣וֹל נֶגְדּ֑וֹ וְאֵ֥ין כְּ֝ס֗וּת לָֽאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃", "text": "*ʿārôm* *šĕʾôl* *negdô* *wĕ-ʾên* *kĕsût* *lā-ʾăbaddôn*", "grammar": { "*ʿārôm*": "adjective, masculine singular - naked/bare", "*šĕʾôl*": "noun, feminine singular - Sheol/grave/underworld", "*negdô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - before him/in his presence", "*wĕ-ʾên*": "waw conjunction + particle of negation - and there is no", "*kĕsût*": "noun, feminine singular - covering", "*lā-ʾăbaddôn*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - to Abaddon/destruction/place of ruin" }, "variants": { "*ʿārôm*": "naked/bare/exposed", "*šĕʾôl*": "Sheol/grave/underworld/realm of the dead", "*ʾăbaddôn*": "Abaddon/destruction/place of ruin" } } 7 { "verseID": "Job.26.7", "source": "נֹטֶ֣ה צָפ֣וֹן עַל־תֹּ֑הוּ תֹּ֥לֶה אֶ֝֗רֶץ עַל־בְּלִי־מָֽה׃", "text": "*nōṭeh* *ṣāpôn* *ʿal-tōhû* *tōleh* *ʾereṣ* *ʿal-bĕlî-māh*", "grammar": { "*nōṭeh*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - stretching/spreading out", "*ṣāpôn*": "noun, masculine singular - north", "*ʿal-tōhû*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - over emptiness/void", "*tōleh*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - hanging", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land", "*ʿal-bĕlî-māh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + interrogative pronoun - upon nothing/on not-what" }, "variants": { "*nōṭeh*": "stretching/spreading out/extending", "*ṣāpôn*": "north/northern region", "*tōhû*": "emptiness/void/waste/formlessness", "*tōleh*": "hanging/suspending", "*ʾereṣ*": "earth/land/ground", "*bĕlî-māh*": "nothing/nothingness/without anything" } } 8 { "verseID": "Job.26.8", "source": "צֹרֵֽר־מַ֥יִם בְּעָבָ֑יו וְלֹא־נִבְקַ֖ע עָנָ֣ן תַּחְתָּֽם׃", "text": "*ṣōrēr-mayim* *bĕ-ʿābāyw* *wĕ-lōʾ-nibqaʿ* *ʿānān* *taḥtām*", "grammar": { "*ṣōrēr*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - binding/tying up", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - waters", "*bĕ-ʿābāyw*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his clouds", "*wĕ-lōʾ-nibqaʿ*": "waw conjunction + negative particle + Niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and is not torn/split", "*ʿānān*": "noun, masculine singular - cloud", "*taḥtām*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - beneath them" }, "variants": { "*ṣōrēr*": "binding/tying up/wrapping/bundling", "*ʿābāyw*": "his clouds/thick clouds", "*nibqaʿ*": "torn/split/broken open", "*ʿānān*": "cloud/cloud mass" } } 9 { "verseID": "Job.26.9", "source": "מְאַחֵ֥ז פְּנֵי־כִסֵּ֑ה פַּרְשֵׁ֖ז עָלָ֣יו עֲנָנֽוֹ׃", "text": "*mĕʾaḥēz* *pĕnê-kissēh* *paršēz* *ʿālāyw* *ʿănānô*", "grammar": { "*mĕʾaḥēz*": "Piel participle, masculine singular - holding/fastening", "*pĕnê-kissēh*": "noun, masculine plural construct + noun, masculine singular - face of his throne", "*paršēz*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - spreading", "*ʿālāyw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon it/over it", "*ʿănānô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his cloud" }, "variants": { "*mĕʾaḥēz*": "holding/fastening/seizing", "*pĕnê*": "face/presence/surface", "*kissēh*": "throne/seat of honor", "*paršēz*": "spreading/stretching out", "*ʿănānô*": "his cloud/his cloud mass" } } 10 { "verseID": "Job.26.10", "source": "חֹֽק־חָ֭ג עַל־פְּנֵי־מָ֑יִם עַד־תַּכְלִ֖ית א֣וֹר עִם־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃", "text": "*ḥōq-ḥāg* *ʿal-pĕnê-māyim* *ʿad-taklît* *ʾôr* *ʿim-ḥōšek*", "grammar": { "*ḥōq-ḥāg*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine singular - boundary/circle he inscribed", "*ʿal-pĕnê-māyim*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + noun, masculine plural - upon face of waters", "*ʿad-taklît*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - unto boundary/completion", "*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular - light", "*ʿim-ḥōšek*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - with darkness" }, "variants": { "*ḥōq*": "boundary/decree/limit/appointed", "*ḥāg*": "circle/circuit/compass", "*pĕnê*": "face/surface", "*taklît*": "completion/end/boundary", "*ʾôr*": "light/daylight/brightness", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity" } } 11 { "verseID": "Job.26.11", "source": "עַמּוּדֵ֣י שָׁמַ֣יִם יְרוֹפָ֑פוּ וְ֝יִתְמְה֗וּ מִגַּעֲרָתֽוֹ׃", "text": "*ʿammûdê* *šāmayim* *yĕrôpāpû* *wĕ-yitmĕhû* *miggaʿărātô*", "grammar": { "*ʿammûdê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - pillars of", "*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine plural - heavens", "*yĕrôpāpû*": "Polal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they tremble/are shaken", "*wĕ-yitmĕhû*": "waw conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they are astounded", "*miggaʿărātô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - from his rebuke" }, "variants": { "*ʿammûdê*": "pillars/columns/supports", "*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky", "*yĕrôpāpû*": "tremble/shake/quiver", "*yitmĕhû*": "are astounded/amazed/stunned", "*gaʿărātô*": "his rebuke/threat/reproof" } } 12 { "verseID": "Job.26.12", "source": "בְּ֭כֹחוֹ רָגַ֣ע הַיָּ֑ם וּ֝בִתְבוּנָת֗וֹ מָ֣חַץ רָֽהַב׃", "text": "*bĕkōḥô* *rāgaʿ* *hayyām* *ûbiṯbûnāṯô* *māḥaṣ* *rāhab*", "grammar": { "*bĕkōḥô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - by his power", "*rāgaʿ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - stilled/quieted", "*hayyām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the sea", "*ûbiṯbûnāṯô*": "waw conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and by his understanding", "*māḥaṣ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - shattered/smote", "*rāhab*": "proper noun - Rahab/the proud one" }, "variants": { "*kōḥô*": "his power/strength/might", "*rāgaʿ*": "stilled/quieted/stirred up", "*hayyām*": "the sea/ocean", "*tĕbûnāh*": "understanding/insight/intelligence", "*māḥaṣ*": "shattered/smote/struck through", "*rāhab*": "Rahab/storm/pride/the arrogant one (mythological sea monster)" } } 13 { "verseID": "Job.26.13", "source": "בְּ֭רוּחוֹ שָׁמַ֣יִם שִׁפְרָ֑ה חֹֽלֲלָ֥ה יָ֝ד֗וֹ נָחָ֥שׁ בָּרִֽיחַ׃", "text": "*bĕrûḥô* *šāmayim* *šiprāh* *ḥôlălāh* *yādô* *nāḥāš* *bārîaḥ*", "grammar": { "*bĕrûḥô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - by his breath/spirit", "*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine plural - heavens", "*šiprāh*": "Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - are fair/beautiful", "*ḥôlălāh*": "Polel perfect, 3rd feminine singular - pierced/wounded", "*yādô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand", "*nāḥāš*": "noun, masculine singular - serpent", "*bārîaḥ*": "adjective, masculine singular - fleeing/gliding" }, "variants": { "*rûḥô*": "his breath/spirit/wind", "*šiprāh*": "made fair/beautified/made clear", "*ḥôlălāh*": "pierced/wounded/formed/brought forth", "*nāḥāš*": "serpent/snake", "*bārîaḥ*": "fleeing/gliding/twisting/bar (could refer to a constellation or mythical creature)" } } 14 { "verseID": "Job.26.14", "source": "הֶן־אֵ֤לֶּה ׀ קְצ֬וֹת דְּרָכָ֗יו וּמַה־שֵּׁ֣מֶץ דָּ֭בָר נִשְׁמַע־בּ֑וֹ וְרַ֥עַם גְּ֝בוּרוֹתָ֗יו מִ֣י יִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃", "text": "*hen-ʾēlleh* *qĕṣôṯ* *dĕrāḵāyw* *ûmah-šēmeṣ* *dāḇār* *nišmaʿ-bô* *wĕraʿam* *gĕḇûrôṯāyw* *mî* *yiṯbônān*", "grammar": { "*hen-ʾēlleh*": "interjection + demonstrative pronoun, plural - behold these", "*qĕṣôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural construct - edges/outskirts of", "*dĕrāḵāyw*": "noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his ways", "*ûmah-šēmeṣ*": "waw conjunction + interrogative + noun, masculine singular - and what a whisper", "*dāḇār*": "noun, masculine singular - word/thing", "*nišmaʿ-bô*": "Niphal participle, masculine singular + preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - is heard in it/of him", "*wĕraʿam*": "waw conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and thunder of", "*gĕḇûrôṯāyw*": "noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mighty deeds", "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*yiṯbônān*": "Hithpolel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - can understand" }, "variants": { "*qĕṣôṯ*": "edges/outskirts/fringes/partial aspects", "*dĕrāḵāyw*": "his ways/paths/actions", "*šēmeṣ*": "whisper/faint sound/small portion", "*dāḇār*": "word/thing/matter", "*nišmaʿ*": "is heard/perceived", "*raʿam*": "thunder/tumult/roar", "*gĕḇûrôṯāyw*": "his mighty deeds/powers/strength", "*yiṯbônān*": "can understand/comprehend/perceive" } }
• Job 36:24-33 : 24 { "verseID": "Job.36.24", "source": "זְ֭כֹר כִּֽי־תַשְׂגִּ֣יא פָעֳל֑וֹ אֲשֶׁ֖ר שֹׁרְר֣וּ אֲנָשִֽׁים׃", "text": "*zəkōr* *kî-taśgîʾ* *pāʿŏlô* *ʾăšer* *šōrərû* *ʾănāšîm*", "grammar": { "*zəkōr*": "Qal imperative, 2nd masculine singular - remember", "*kî-taśgîʾ*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - that you magnify", "*pāʿŏlô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his work", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which", "*šōrərû*": "Polel perfect, 3rd common plural - have sung of/beheld", "*ʾănāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - men/people" }, "variants": { "*zəkōr*": "remember/recall/be mindful of", "*taśgîʾ*": "magnify/exalt/make great", "*pāʿŏlô*": "his work/deed/action", "*šōrərû*": "have sung of/beheld/contemplated", "*ʾănāšîm*": "men/people/mankind" } } 25 { "verseID": "Job.36.25", "source": "כָּל־אָדָ֥ם חָֽזוּ־ב֑וֹ אֱ֝נ֗וֹשׁ יַבִּ֥יט מֵרָחֽוֹק׃", "text": "*kāl-ʾādām* *ḥāzû-bô* *ʾĕnôš* *yabbîṭ* *mērāḥôq*", "grammar": { "*kāl-ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular construct + proper noun - all mankind", "*ḥāzû-bô*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural + preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - they have seen in it", "*ʾĕnôš*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mankind", "*yabbîṭ*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he beholds/sees", "*mērāḥôq*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from afar" }, "variants": { "*ʾādām*": "mankind/humanity/people", "*ḥāzû*": "have seen/beheld/perceived", "*ʾĕnôš*": "man/person/mortal", "*yabbîṭ*": "beholds/sees/looks at", "*rāḥôq*": "far distance/remoteness" } } 26 { "verseID": "Job.36.26", "source": "הֶן־אֵ֣ל שַׂ֭גִּיא וְלֹ֣א נֵדָ֑ע מִסְפַּ֖ר שָׁנָ֣יו וְלֹא־חֵֽקֶר׃", "text": "*hen-ʾēl* *śaggîʾ* *wə-lōʾ* *nēdāʿ* *mispar* *šānāyw* *wə-lōʾ-ḥēqer*", "grammar": { "*hen-ʾēl*": "interjection + noun, masculine singular - behold, God", "*śaggîʾ*": "adjective, masculine singular - great/mighty", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*nēdāʿ*": "Niphal imperfect, 1st common plural - we know", "*mispar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - number of", "*šānāyw*": "noun, feminine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his years", "*wə-lōʾ-ḥēqer*": "conjunction + negative particle + noun, masculine singular - and no searching out" }, "variants": { "*hen*": "behold/indeed/see", "*ʾēl*": "God/deity", "*śaggîʾ*": "great/mighty/exalted", "*nēdāʿ*": "we know/understand/perceive", "*mispar*": "number/count/tally", "*šānāyw*": "his years/age", "*ḥēqer*": "searching out/investigation/searching" } } 27 { "verseID": "Job.36.27", "source": "כִּ֭י יְגָרַ֣ע נִטְפֵי־מָ֑יִם יָזֹ֖קּוּ מָטָ֣ר לְאֵדֽוֹ׃", "text": "*kî* *yəgāraʿ* *niṭp̄ê-māyim* *yāzōqqû* *māṭār* *lə-ʾēdô*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*yəgāraʿ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he draws/withdraws", "*niṭp̄ê-māyim*": "noun, masculine plural construct + noun, masculine plural - drops of water", "*yāzōqqû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they distill/filter/pour down", "*māṭār*": "noun, masculine singular - rain", "*lə-ʾēdô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - for his mist" }, "variants": { "*yəgāraʿ*": "draws/withdraws/diminishes", "*niṭp̄ê*": "drops/drippings", "*yāzōqqû*": "distill/filter/pour down", "*māṭār*": "rain/rainfall", "*ʾēd*": "mist/vapor/cloud" } } 28 { "verseID": "Job.36.28", "source": "אֲשֶֽׁר־יִזְּל֥וּ שְׁחָקִ֑ים יִ֝רְעֲפ֗וּ עֲלֵ֤י ׀ אָדָ֬ם רָֽב׃", "text": "*ʾăšer-yizzəlû* *šəḥāqîm* *yirʿăp̄û* *ʿălê* *ʾādām* *rāb*", "grammar": { "*ʾăšer-yizzəlû*": "relative particle + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - which flow", "*šəḥāqîm*": "noun, masculine plural - clouds/skies", "*yirʿăp̄û*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they drop down/drip", "*ʿălê*": "preposition - upon", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - mankind/people", "*rāb*": "adjective, masculine singular - many/abundant" }, "variants": { "*yizzəlû*": "flow/trickle/distill", "*šəḥāqîm*": "clouds/skies/heavens", "*yirʿăp̄û*": "drop down/drip/shower", "*ʾādām*": "mankind/humanity/people", "*rāb*": "many/much/abundant" } } 29 { "verseID": "Job.36.29", "source": "אַ֣ף אִם־יָ֭בִין מִפְרְשֵׂי־עָ֑ב תְּ֝שֻׁא֗וֹת סֻכָּתֽוֹ׃", "text": "*ʾap̄* *ʾim-yābîn* *mip̄rəśê-ʿāb* *təšuʾôt* *sukkātô*", "grammar": { "*ʾap̄*": "conjunction/adverb - also/moreover/indeed", "*ʾim-yābîn*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - if he understands", "*mip̄rəśê-ʿāb*": "noun, masculine plural construct + noun, masculine singular - spreadings of cloud", "*təšuʾôt*": "noun, feminine plural - crashings/thunderings", "*sukkātô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his pavilion/tabernacle" }, "variants": { "*ʾap̄*": "also/moreover/indeed/even", "*yābîn*": "understands/perceives/considers", "*mip̄rəśê-ʿāb*": "spreadings of cloud/cloud expanse", "*təšuʾôt*": "crashings/thunderings/noises", "*sukkātô*": "his pavilion/tabernacle/booth" } } 30 { "verseID": "Job.36.30", "source": "הֵן־פָּרַ֣שׂ עָלָ֣יו אוֹר֑וֹ וְשָׁרְשֵׁ֖י הַיָּ֣ם כִּסָּֽה׃", "text": "*hēn-pāraś* *ʿālāyw* *ʾôrô* *wə-šāršê* *hayyām* *kissāh*", "grammar": { "*hēn-pāraś*": "interjection + Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - behold, he spreads", "*ʿālāyw*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - over it/him", "*ʾôrô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his light", "*wə-šāršê*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct - and roots of", "*hayyām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the sea", "*kissāh*": "Piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he covers" }, "variants": { "*pāraś*": "spreads/scatters/disperses", "*ʾôr*": "light/lightning/illumination", "*šāršê*": "roots/depths/foundations", "*yām*": "sea/ocean", "*kissāh*": "covers/conceals/hides" } } 31 { "verseID": "Job.36.31", "source": "כִּי־בָ֭ם יָדִ֣ין עַמִּ֑ים יִֽתֶּן־אֹ֥כֶל לְמַכְבִּֽיר׃", "text": "*kî-bām* *yādîn* *ʿammîm* *yitten-ʾōkel* *ləmakbîr*", "grammar": { "*kî-bām*": "conjunction + preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - for by them", "*yādîn*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he judges", "*ʿammîm*": "noun, masculine plural - peoples", "*yitten-ʾōkel*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + noun, masculine singular - he gives food", "*ləmakbîr*": "preposition + Hiphil participle, masculine singular - in abundance" }, "variants": { "*yādîn*": "judges/governs/rules", "*ʿammîm*": "peoples/nations/folks", "*yitten*": "gives/provides/grants", "*ʾōkel*": "food/nourishment/provisions", "*makbîr*": "abundance/plenty/great quantity" } } 32 { "verseID": "Job.36.32", "source": "עַל־כַּפַּ֥יִם כִּסָּה־א֑וֹר וַיְצַ֖ו עָלֶ֣יהָ בְמַפְגִּֽיעַ׃", "text": "*ʿal-kappayim* *kissāh-ʾôr* *wayəṣaw* *ʿāleyhā* *bəmap̄gîaʿ*", "grammar": { "*ʿal-kappayim*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual - upon palms/hands", "*kissāh-ʾôr*": "Piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular + noun, masculine singular - he covers light", "*wayəṣaw*": "waw-consecutive + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he commands", "*ʿāleyhā*": "preposition with 3rd feminine singular suffix - against it", "*bəmap̄gîaʿ*": "preposition + Hiphil participle, masculine singular - with the one who strikes/at the mark" }, "variants": { "*kappayim*": "palms/hands/fists", "*kissāh*": "covers/conceals/hides", "*ʾôr*": "light/lightning", "*yəṣaw*": "commands/orders/directs", "*map̄gîaʿ*": "the one who strikes/the mark/the target" } } 33 { "verseID": "Job.36.33", "source": "יַגִּ֣יד עָלָ֣יו רֵע֑וֹ מִ֝קְנֶ֗ה אַ֣ף עַל־עוֹלֶֽה׃", "text": "*yaggîd* *ʿālāyw* *rēʿô* *miqneh* *ʾap̄* *ʿal-ʿôleh*", "grammar": { "*yaggîd*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he declares/tells", "*ʿālāyw*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - concerning him", "*rēʿô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his friend/companion/thunder", "*miqneh*": "noun, masculine singular - cattle/livestock/possessions", "*ʾap̄*": "conjunction/adverb - also/even", "*ʿal-ʿôleh*": "preposition + Qal participle, masculine singular - concerning the one going up/ascending" }, "variants": { "*yaggîd*": "declares/tells/announces", "*rēʿô*": "his friend/companion/thunder (homonym - possibly 'his thundering')", "*miqneh*": "cattle/livestock/possessions", "*ʾap̄*": "also/even/anger", "*ʿôleh*": "one going up/rising/ascending" } }
• Job 37:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Job.37.23", "source": "שַׁדַּ֣י לֹֽא־מְ֭צָאנֻהוּ שַׂגִּיא־כֹ֑חַ וּמִשְׁפָּ֥ט וְרֹב־צְ֝דָקָ֗ה לֹ֣א יְעַנֶּֽה׃", "text": "*šadday lōʾ-məṣāʾnūhû śaggîʾ-kōaḥ û-mišpāṭ wə-rōḇ-ṣədāqāh lōʾ yəʿanneh*", "grammar": { "*šadday*": "noun, masculine singular - Almighty/the Almighty One", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*məṣāʾnūhû*": "qal perfect, 1st common plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - we find him", "*śaggîʾ*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - great/abundant in", "*kōaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - strength/power", "*û-mišpāṭ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and justice", "*wə-rōḇ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and abundance of", "*ṣədāqāh*": "noun, feminine singular - righteousness", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yəʿanneh*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he afflicts/oppresses" }, "variants": { "*šadday*": "Almighty/the Almighty One", "*məṣāʾnūhû*": "we find him/we reach him/we attain to him", "*śaggîʾ*": "great/abundant/exceeding", "*kōaḥ*": "strength/power/might", "*mišpāṭ*": "justice/judgment/right", "*ṣədāqāh*": "righteousness/rightness/justice", "*yəʿanneh*": "afflicts/oppresses/violates/answers" } }
• Job 38:4-39:30 : 4 { "verseID": "Job.38.4", "source": "אֵיפֹ֣ה הָ֭יִיתָ בְּיָסְדִי־אָ֑רֶץ הַ֝גֵּ֗ד אִם־יָדַ֥עְתָּ בִינָֽה׃", "text": "Where *hāyîtā* when-*yāsdî*-*ʾāreṣ*? *haggēd* if-*yādaʿtā* *bînâ*.", "grammar": { "*ʾêpōh*": "interrogative adverb - where?", "*hāyîtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you were", "*bə-*": "preposition - in/at/when", "*yāsdî*": "qal infinitive construct, 1st singular suffix - my founding/establishing", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land", "*haggēd*": "hiphil imperative, masculine singular - declare/tell", "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if", "*yādaʿtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you knew", "*bînâ*": "noun, feminine singular - understanding/discernment" }, "variants": { "*yāsdî*": "my founding/my establishing/my laying foundation of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground", "*bînâ*": "understanding/discernment/insight" } } 5 { "verseID": "Job.38.5", "source": "מִי־שָׂ֣ם מְ֭מַדֶּיהָ כִּ֣י תֵדָ֑ע א֤וֹ מִֽי־נָטָ֖ה עָלֶ֣יהָ קָּֽו׃", "text": "Who-*śām* *məmaddeyhā* that *tēdāʿ*? Or who-*nāṭâ* upon-her *qāw*?", "grammar": { "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who?", "*śām*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - set/placed/established", "*məmaddeyhā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her measurements", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/because/for", "*tēdāʿ*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you know", "*ʾô*": "conjunction - or", "*nāṭâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - stretched out/extended", "*ʿāleyhā*": "preposition with 3rd feminine singular suffix - upon her/over her", "*qāw*": "noun, masculine singular - measuring line/cord" }, "variants": { "*śām*": "set/placed/determined", "*məmaddeyhā*": "her measurements/her dimensions", "*tēdāʿ*": "you know/you understand", "*nāṭâ*": "stretched out/extended/spread out", "*qāw*": "measuring line/cord/string" } } 6 { "verseID": "Job.38.6", "source": "עַל־מָ֭ה אֲדָנֶ֣יהָ הָטְבָּ֑עוּ א֥וֹ מִֽי־יָ֝רָ֗ה אֶ֣בֶן פִּנָּתָֽהּ׃", "text": "Upon-what *ʾădāneyhā* *hāṭbāʿû*? Or who-*yārâ* *ʾeben* *pinnātāh*?", "grammar": { "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/on", "*mâ*": "interrogative pronoun - what?", "*ʾădāneyhā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her bases/foundations", "*hāṭbāʿû*": "hophal perfect, 3rd common plural - they were sunk/fastened", "*ʾô*": "conjunction - or", "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who?", "*yārâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - laid/cast/threw", "*ʾeben*": "noun, feminine singular - stone", "*pinnātāh*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her cornerstone" }, "variants": { "*ʾădāneyhā*": "her bases/her foundations/her pillars", "*hāṭbāʿû*": "they were sunk/they were fastened/they were embedded", "*yārâ*": "laid/cast/threw/placed", "*pinnātāh*": "her cornerstone/her corner" } } 7 { "verseID": "Job.38.7", "source": "בְּרָן־יַ֭חַד כּ֣וֹכְבֵי בֹ֑קֶר וַ֝יָּרִ֗יעוּ כָּל־בְּנֵ֥י אֱלֹהִֽים׃", "text": "When-*rōn*-together *kôkĕbê* *bōqer* and-*yārîʿû* all-*bĕnê* *ʾĕlōhîm*.", "grammar": { "*bə*": "preposition - in/during/when", "*rōn*": "qal infinitive construct - singing/shouting", "*yaḥad*": "adverb - together/unitedly", "*kôkĕbê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - stars of", "*bōqer*": "noun, masculine singular - morning", "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*yārîʿû*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural with waw consecutive - they shouted", "*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of", "*bĕnê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God/gods/divine beings" }, "variants": { "*rōn*": "singing/shouting/crying out", "*kôkĕbê bōqer*": "morning stars/stars of dawn", "*yārîʿû*": "they shouted/they gave a shout of joy", "*bĕnê ʾĕlōhîm*": "sons of God/divine beings/angels" } } 8 { "verseID": "Job.38.8", "source": "וַיָּ֣סֶךְ בִּדְלָתַ֣יִם יָ֑ם בְּ֝גִיח֗וֹ מֵרֶ֥חֶם יֵצֵֽא׃", "text": "And-*yāsek* with-*dĕlātayim* *yām* when-*gîḥô* from-*reḥem* *yēṣēʾ*.", "grammar": { "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*yāsek*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - he shut up/enclosed", "*bə*": "preposition - with/by", "*dĕlātayim*": "noun, feminine dual - doors/gates", "*yām*": "noun, masculine singular - sea", "*bə*": "preposition - in/when", "*gîḥô*": "qal infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its bursting forth", "*min*": "preposition - from", "*reḥem*": "noun, masculine singular - womb", "*yēṣēʾ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it came out" }, "variants": { "*yāsek*": "he shut up/he enclosed/he confined", "*dĕlātayim*": "doors/gates/double doors", "*gîḥô*": "its bursting forth/its gushing out", "*reḥem*": "womb/matrix/birth" } } 9 { "verseID": "Job.38.9", "source": "בְּשׂוּמִ֣י עָנָ֣ן לְבֻשׁ֑וֹ וַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗ל חֲתֻלָּתֽוֹ׃", "text": "When-*śûmî* *ʿānān* *lĕbušô* and-*ʿărāpel* *ḥătullātô*.", "grammar": { "*bə*": "preposition - in/when", "*śûmî*": "qal infinitive construct with 1st singular suffix - my placing/setting", "*ʿānān*": "noun, masculine singular - cloud", "*lĕbušô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its garment", "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*ʿărāpel*": "noun, masculine singular - thick darkness/deep gloom", "*ḥătullātô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its swaddling band" }, "variants": { "*śûmî*": "my placing/my setting/my making", "*ʿānān*": "cloud/cloudiness", "*lĕbušô*": "its garment/its clothing", "*ʿărāpel*": "thick darkness/heavy cloud/deep gloom", "*ḥătullātô*": "its swaddling band/its wrapping" } } 10 { "verseID": "Job.38.10", "source": "וָאֶשְׁבֹּ֣ר עָלָ֣יו חֻקִּ֑י וָֽ֝אָשִׂ֗ים בְּרִ֣יחַ וּדְלָתָֽיִם׃", "text": "And-*ʾešbōr* upon-him *ḥuqqî* and-*ʾāśîm* *bĕrîaḥ* and-*dĕlātāyim*.", "grammar": { "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾešbōr*": "qal imperfect, 1st singular with waw consecutive - I decreed/broke", "*ʿālāyw*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon him/over it", "*ḥuqqî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my decree/boundary", "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾāśîm*": "qal imperfect, 1st singular with waw consecutive - I set/placed", "*bĕrîaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - bar/bolt", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*dĕlātāyim*": "noun, feminine dual - doors/gates" }, "variants": { "*ʾešbōr*": "I decreed/I broke/I established", "*ḥuqqî*": "my decree/my boundary/my limit", "*ʾāśîm*": "I set/I placed/I established", "*bĕrîaḥ*": "bar/bolt/barrier" } } 11 { "verseID": "Job.38.11", "source": "וָאֹמַ֗ר עַד־פֹּ֣ה תָ֭בוֹא וְלֹ֣א תֹסִ֑יף וּפֹ֥א־יָ֝שִׁ֗ית בִּגְא֥וֹן גַּלֶּֽיךָ׃", "text": "And-*ʾōmar* until-here *tābôʾ* and-not *tōsîp* and-here-*yāšît* with-*gĕʾôn* *galleykā*.", "grammar": { "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾōmar*": "qal imperfect, 1st singular with waw consecutive - I said", "*ʿad*": "preposition - until/as far as", "*pōh*": "adverb - here/thus far", "*tābôʾ*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall come", "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*tōsîp*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall add/go further", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*pōʾ*": "adverb - here", "*yāšît*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it shall place/set", "*bə*": "preposition - in/with", "*gĕʾôn*": "noun, masculine singular - pride/majesty", "*galleykā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your waves" }, "variants": { "*ʾōmar*": "I said/I declared", "*tābôʾ*": "you shall come/you may come", "*tōsîp*": "you shall add/you shall proceed further", "*yāšît*": "it shall place/it shall set/one shall set", "*gĕʾôn*": "pride/majesty/swelling", "*galleykā*": "your waves/your billows" } } 12 { "verseID": "Job.38.12", "source": "הְֽמִיָּמֶיךָ צִוִּ֣יתָ בֹּ֑קֶר יִדַּ֖עְתָּה הַשַּׁ֣חַר מְקֹמֽוֹ׃", "text": "?-From-*yāmeykā* *ṣiwwîtā* *bōqer* *yiddaʿtâ* the-*šaḥar* *məqōmô*.", "grammar": { "*hă*": "interrogative particle - ?", "*min*": "preposition - from/since", "*yāmeykā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your days", "*ṣiwwîtā*": "piel perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you commanded", "*bōqer*": "noun, masculine singular - morning", "*yiddaʿtâ*": "piel perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you made know", "*ha-*": "definite article - the", "*šaḥar*": "noun, masculine singular - dawn", "*məqōmô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its place" }, "variants": { "*yāmeykā*": "your days/in your lifetime", "*ṣiwwîtā*": "you commanded/you ordered", "*bōqer*": "morning/daybreak", "*yiddaʿtâ*": "you made know/you caused to know", "*šaḥar*": "dawn/daybreak", "*məqōmô*": "its place/its position" } } 13 { "verseID": "Job.38.13", "source": "לֶ֭אֱחֹז בְּכַנְפ֣וֹת הָאָ֑רֶץ וְיִנָּעֲר֖וּ רְשָׁעִ֣ים מִמֶּֽנָּה׃", "text": "To-*ʾĕḥōz* on-*kanpôt* the-*ʾāreṣ* and-*yinnāʿărû* *rəšāʿîm* from-her.", "grammar": { "*lə*": "preposition - to/for", "*ʾĕḥōz*": "qal infinitive construct - to seize/take hold", "*bə*": "preposition - on/by", "*kanpôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - edges/corners/ends", "*ha-*": "definite article - the", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land", "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*yinnāʿărû*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they might be shaken out", "*rəšāʿîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - wicked ones", "*mimmenāh*": "preposition with 3rd feminine singular suffix - from her/from it" }, "variants": { "*ʾĕḥōz*": "to seize/to grasp/to take hold of", "*kanpôt*": "edges/corners/ends", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground", "*yinnāʿărû*": "they might be shaken out/they might be tossed out", "*rəšāʿîm*": "wicked ones/evil ones" } } 14 { "verseID": "Job.38.14", "source": "תִּ֭תְהַפֵּךְ כְּחֹ֣מֶר חוֹתָ֑ם וְ֝יִֽתְיַצְּב֗וּ כְּמ֣וֹ לְבֽוּשׁ׃", "text": "*tithappēk* like-*ḥōmer* *ḥôtām* and-*yityaṣṣĕbû* as *lĕbûš*.", "grammar": { "*tithappēk*": "hithpael imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it changes itself", "*kə*": "preposition - like/as", "*ḥōmer*": "noun, masculine singular - clay/mud", "*ḥôtām*": "noun, masculine singular - seal/signet", "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*yityaṣṣĕbû*": "hithpael imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they present themselves/stand forth", "*kəmô*": "preposition - as/like", "*lĕbûš*": "noun, masculine singular - garment/clothing" }, "variants": { "*tithappēk*": "it changes itself/it is transformed/it turns", "*ḥōmer*": "clay/mud/mortar", "*ḥôtām*": "seal/signet ring/signet", "*yityaṣṣĕbû*": "they present themselves/they stand forth/they take their stand", "*lĕbûš*": "garment/clothing/attire" } } 15 { "verseID": "Job.38.15", "source": "וְיִמָּנַ֣ע מֵרְשָׁעִ֣ים אוֹרָ֑ם וּזְר֥וֹעַ רָ֝מָ֗ה תִּשָּׁבֵֽר׃", "text": "And-*yimmānaʿ* from-*rəšāʿîm* *ʾôrām* and-*zərôaʿ* *rāmâ* *tiššābēr*.", "grammar": { "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*yimmānaʿ*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is withheld", "*min*": "preposition - from", "*rəšāʿîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - wicked ones", "*ʾôrām*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their light", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*zərôaʿ*": "noun, feminine singular - arm", "*rāmâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - high/lifted up/proud", "*tiššābēr*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it is broken" }, "variants": { "*yimmānaʿ*": "it is withheld/it is kept back", "*rəšāʿîm*": "wicked ones/evil ones", "*ʾôrām*": "their light/their illumination", "*zərôaʿ*": "arm/strength/power", "*rāmâ*": "high/lifted up/proud/haughty", "*tiššābēr*": "it is broken/it is shattered" } } 16 { "verseID": "Job.38.16", "source": "הֲ֭בָאתָ עַד־נִבְכֵי־יָ֑ם וּבְחֵ֥קֶר תְּ֝ה֗וֹם הִתְהַלָּֽכְתָּ׃", "text": "?-*bāʾtā* unto-*nibkê*-*yām* and-in-*ḥēqer* *təhôm* *hithallāktā*?", "grammar": { "*hă*": "interrogative particle - ?", "*bāʾtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have come/entered", "*ʿad*": "preposition - unto/to/as far as", "*nibkê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - springs/sources", "*yām*": "noun, masculine singular - sea", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*bə*": "preposition - in", "*ḥēqer*": "noun, masculine singular - searching/investigation", "*təhôm*": "noun, feminine singular - deep/abyss/depths", "*hithallāktā*": "hithpael perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have walked about" }, "variants": { "*bāʾtā*": "you have come/you have entered", "*nibkê*": "springs/sources/depths", "*yām*": "sea/ocean", "*ḥēqer*": "searching/investigation/searching out", "*təhôm*": "deep/abyss/depths", "*hithallāktā*": "you have walked about/you have walked to and fro" } } 17 { "verseID": "Job.38.17", "source": "הֲנִגְל֣וּ לְ֭ךָ שַׁעֲרֵי־מָ֑וֶת וְשַׁעֲרֵ֖י צַלְמָ֣וֶת תִּרְאֶֽה׃", "text": "?-*niglû* to-you *šaʿărê*-*māwet* and-*šaʿărê* *ṣalmāwet* *tirʾeh*?", "grammar": { "*hă*": "interrogative particle - ?", "*niglû*": "niphal perfect, 3rd common plural - they were revealed/uncovered", "*lə*": "preposition - to", "*kā*": "2nd masculine singular suffix - you", "*šaʿărê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - gates of", "*māwet*": "noun, masculine singular - death", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*šaʿărê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - gates of", "*ṣalmāwet*": "noun, masculine singular - deep darkness/shadow of death", "*tirʾeh*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you see/will see" }, "variants": { "*niglû*": "they were revealed/they were uncovered/they were disclosed", "*šaʿărê*": "gates/doors/entrances", "*māwet*": "death/dying", "*ṣalmāwet*": "deep darkness/shadow of death/thick darkness" } } 18 { "verseID": "Job.38.18", "source": "הִ֭תְבֹּנַנְתָּ עַד־רַחֲבֵי־אָ֑רֶץ הַ֝גֵּ֗ד אִם־יָדַ֥עְתָּ כֻלָּֽהּ׃", "text": "?-*hitbōnantā* unto-*raḥăbê*-*ʾāreṣ* *haggēd* if-*yādaʿtā* all-of-her.", "grammar": { "*hă*": "interrogative particle - ?", "*hitbōnantā*": "hithpolel perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have considered/understood", "*ʿad*": "preposition - unto/to", "*raḥăbê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - breadths/expanses of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land", "*haggēd*": "hiphil imperative, masculine singular - declare/tell", "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if", "*yādaʿtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have known", "*kullāh*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - all of it/her" }, "variants": { "*hitbōnantā*": "you have considered/you have understood/you have perceived", "*raḥăbê*": "breadths/expanses/wide spaces", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground", "*yādaʿtā*": "you have known/you understand" } } 19 { "verseID": "Job.38.19", "source": "אֵי־זֶ֣ה הַ֭דֶּרֶךְ יִשְׁכָּן־א֑וֹר וְ֝חֹ֗שֶׁךְ אֵי־זֶ֥ה מְקֹמֽוֹ׃", "text": "Where-*zeh* the-*derekə* *yiškān*-*ʾôr* and-*ḥōšek* where-*zeh* *məqōmô*?", "grammar": { "*ʾêy*": "interrogative adverb - where?", "*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this", "*ha-*": "definite article - the", "*derekə*": "noun, masculine singular - way/path", "*yiškān*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it dwells", "*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular - light", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness", "*ʾêy*": "interrogative adverb - where?", "*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this", "*məqōmô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its place" }, "variants": { "*derekə*": "way/path/road", "*yiškān*": "it dwells/it abides/it resides", "*ʾôr*": "light/daylight/illumination", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity", "*məqōmô*": "its place/its location" } } 20 { "verseID": "Job.38.20", "source": "כִּ֣י תִ֭קָּחֶנּוּ אֶל־גְּבוּל֑וֹ וְכִֽי־תָ֝בִין נְתִיב֥וֹת בֵּיתֽוֹ׃", "text": "That *tiqqāḥennû* unto-*gəbûlô* and-that-*tābîn* *nətîbôt* *bêtô*?", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - that/for/because", "*tiqqāḥennû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - you take it", "*ʾel*": "preposition - unto/to", "*gəbûlô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its boundary", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/for/because", "*tābîn*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you understand", "*nətîbôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - paths of", "*bêtô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its house" }, "variants": { "*tiqqāḥennû*": "you take it/you bring it/you lead it", "*gəbûlô*": "its boundary/its border/its territory", "*tābîn*": "you understand/you discern/you perceive", "*nətîbôt*": "paths/pathways", "*bêtô*": "its house/its home/its dwelling" } } 21 { "verseID": "Job.38.21", "source": "יָ֭דַעְתָּ כִּי־אָ֣ז תִּוָּלֵ֑ד וּמִסְפַּ֖ר יָמֶ֣יךָ רַבִּֽים׃", "text": "*yādaʿtā* because-then *tiwwālēd* and-*mispar* *yāmeykā* *rabbîm*!", "grammar": { "*yādaʿtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you knew", "*kî*": "conjunction - because/for", "*ʾāz*": "adverb - then/at that time", "*tiwwālēd*": "niphal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you were born", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*mispar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - number of", "*yāmeykā*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your days", "*rabbîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - many/great" }, "variants": { "*yādaʿtā*": "you knew/you know", "*tiwwālēd*": "you were born/you would be born", "*mispar*": "number/count", "*yāmeykā*": "your days/your lifetime", "*rabbîm*": "many/great/numerous" } } 22 { "verseID": "Job.38.22", "source": "הֲ֭בָאתָ אֶל־אֹצְר֣וֹת שָׁ֑לֶג וְאֹצְר֖וֹת בָּרָ֣ד תִּרְאֶֽה׃", "text": "?-*bāʾtā* unto-*ʾōṣĕrôt* *šāleg* and-*ʾōṣĕrôt* *bārād* *tirʾeh*?", "grammar": { "*hă*": "interrogative particle - ?", "*bāʾtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have entered", "*ʾel*": "preposition - unto/to", "*ʾōṣĕrôt*": "noun, masculine plural construct - storehouses of", "*šāleg*": "noun, masculine singular - snow", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾōṣĕrôt*": "noun, masculine plural construct - storehouses of", "*bārād*": "noun, masculine singular - hail", "*tirʾeh*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will see" }, "variants": { "*bāʾtā*": "you have entered/you have come to", "*ʾōṣĕrôt*": "storehouses/treasuries/treasures", "*šāleg*": "snow", "*bārād*": "hail" } } 23 { "verseID": "Job.38.23", "source": "אֲשֶׁר־חָשַׂ֥כְתִּי לְעֶת־צָ֑ר לְי֥וֹם קְ֝רָ֗ב וּמִלְחָמָֽה׃", "text": "Which-*ḥāśaktî* for-*ʿet*-*ṣār* for-*yôm* *qərāb* and-*milḥāmâ*.", "grammar": { "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*ḥāśaktî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I have reserved", "*lə*": "preposition - for/to", "*ʿet*": "noun, feminine singular construct - time of", "*ṣār*": "noun, masculine singular - distress/trouble", "*lə*": "preposition - for/to", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - day of", "*qərāb*": "noun, masculine singular - battle", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*milḥāmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - war" }, "variants": { "*ḥāśaktî*": "I have reserved/I have kept/I have held back", "*ʿet*": "time/period", "*ṣār*": "distress/trouble/adversity", "*qərāb*": "battle/combat", "*milḥāmâ*": "war/warfare/fighting" } } 24 { "verseID": "Job.38.24", "source": "אֵי־זֶ֣ה הַ֭דֶּרֶךְ יֵחָ֣לֶק א֑וֹר יָפֵ֖ץ קָדִ֣ים עֲלֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "Where-*zeh* the-*derekə* *yēḥāleq* *ʾôr* *yāpēṣ* *qādîm* upon-*ʾāreṣ*?", "grammar": { "*ʾêy*": "interrogative adverb - where?", "*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this", "*ha-*": "definite article - the", "*derekə*": "noun, masculine singular - way/path", "*yēḥāleq*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is divided/distributed", "*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular - light", "*yāpēṣ*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it scatters", "*qādîm*": "noun, masculine singular - east wind", "*ʿălêy*": "preposition - upon/over", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land" }, "variants": { "*derekə*": "way/path/road", "*yēḥāleq*": "it is divided/it is distributed/it is scattered", "*ʾôr*": "light/daylight", "*yāpēṣ*": "it scatters/it spreads", "*qādîm*": "east wind/eastern wind", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground" } } 25 { "verseID": "Job.38.25", "source": "מִֽי־פִלַּ֣ג לַשֶּׁ֣טֶף תְּעָלָ֑ה וְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְ לַחֲזִ֥יז קֹלֽוֹת׃", "text": "Who-*pillag* for-*šeṭep* *təʿālâ* and-*derekə* for-*ḥăzîz* *qōlôt*?", "grammar": { "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who?", "*pillag*": "piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he cleft/divided", "*la*": "preposition - for/to", "*šeṭep*": "noun, masculine singular - flood/flowing water", "*təʿālâ*": "noun, feminine singular - channel/conduit", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*derekə*": "noun, masculine singular - way/path", "*la*": "preposition - for/to", "*ḥăzîz*": "noun, masculine singular - lightning", "*qōlôt*": "noun, masculine plural - thunders/voices" }, "variants": { "*pillag*": "he cleft/he divided/he split", "*šeṭep*": "flood/flowing water/torrent", "*təʿālâ*": "channel/conduit/watercourse", "*derekə*": "way/path/road", "*ḥăzîz*": "lightning/thunderbolt", "*qōlôt*": "thunders/voices/sounds" } } 26 { "verseID": "Job.38.26", "source": "לְ֭הַמְטִיר עַל־אֶ֣רֶץ לֹא־אִ֑ישׁ מִ֝דְבָּ֗ר לֹא־אָדָ֥ם בּֽוֹ׃", "text": "To-*hamṭîr* upon-*ʾereṣ* no-*ʾîš* *midbār* no-*ʾādām* in-it.", "grammar": { "*lə*": "preposition - to/for", "*hamṭîr*": "hiphil infinitive construct - to cause to rain", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/on", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - land/earth", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - no/not", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*midbār*": "noun, masculine singular - wilderness/desert", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - no/not", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - human/mankind", "*bô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in it" }, "variants": { "*hamṭîr*": "to cause to rain/to send rain", "*ʾereṣ*": "land/earth/ground", "*ʾîš*": "man/person", "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/wasteland", "*ʾādām*": "human/mankind/person" } } 27 { "verseID": "Job.38.27", "source": "לְהַשְׂבִּ֣יעַ שֹׁ֭אָה וּמְשֹׁאָ֑ה וּ֝לְהַצְמִ֗יחַ מֹ֣צָא דֶֽשֶׁא׃", "text": "To-*haśbîaʿ* *šōʾâ* and-*məšōʾâ* and-to-*haṣmîaḥ* *mōṣāʾ* *dešeʾ*.", "grammar": { "*lə*": "preposition - to/for", "*haśbîaʿ*": "hiphil infinitive construct - to satisfy/saturate", "*šōʾâ*": "noun, feminine singular - desolation/waste", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*məšōʾâ*": "noun, feminine singular - devastation/ruin", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*lə*": "preposition - to/for", "*haṣmîaḥ*": "hiphil infinitive construct - to cause to sprout/grow", "*mōṣāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - place of going forth", "*dešeʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - grass/tender herb" }, "variants": { "*haśbîaʿ*": "to satisfy/to saturate/to fill", "*šōʾâ*": "desolation/waste/devastation", "*məšōʾâ*": "devastation/ruin/wasteland", "*haṣmîaḥ*": "to cause to sprout/to cause to grow", "*mōṣāʾ*": "place of going forth/sprouting place", "*dešeʾ*": "grass/tender herb/vegetation" } } 28 { "verseID": "Job.38.28", "source": "הֲיֵשׁ־לַמָּטָ֥ר אָ֑ב א֥וֹ מִי־ה֝וֹלִ֗יד אֶגְלֵי־טָֽל׃", "text": "?-Is-there-for-*māṭār* *ʾāb* or who-*hôlîd* *ʾeglê*-*ṭāl*?", "grammar": { "*hă*": "interrogative particle - ?", "*yēš*": "existential particle - there is/exists", "*la*": "preposition - for/to", "*māṭār*": "noun, masculine singular - rain", "*ʾāb*": "noun, masculine singular - father", "*ʾô*": "conjunction - or", "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who?", "*hôlîd*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he begot/brought forth", "*ʾeglê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - drops of", "*ṭāl*": "noun, masculine singular - dew" }, "variants": { "*māṭār*": "rain/rainfall", "*ʾāb*": "father/ancestor/originator", "*hôlîd*": "he begot/he brought forth/he fathered", "*ʾeglê*": "drops/globules", "*ṭāl*": "dew" } } 29 { "verseID": "Job.38.29", "source": "מִבֶּ֣טֶן מִ֭י יָצָ֣א הַקָּ֑רַח וּכְפֹ֥ר שָׁ֝מַיִם מִ֣י יְלָדֽוֹ׃", "text": "From-*beṭen* who *yāṣāʾ* the-*qāraḥ* and-*kəpōr* *šāmayim* who *yəlādô*?", "grammar": { "*min*": "preposition - from", "*beṭen*": "noun, feminine singular - womb/belly", "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who?", "*yāṣāʾ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - came forth", "*ha-*": "definite article - the", "*qāraḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - ice/frost", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*kəpōr*": "noun, masculine singular construct - frost/hoar frost of", "*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine dual - heavens/sky", "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who?", "*yəlādô*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - begot it" }, "variants": { "*beṭen*": "womb/belly/inner parts", "*yāṣāʾ*": "came forth/emerged/proceeded", "*qāraḥ*": "ice/frost", "*kəpōr*": "frost/hoar frost", "*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky/atmosphere", "*yəlādô*": "begot it/gave birth to it" } } 30 { "verseID": "Job.38.30", "source": "כָּ֭אֶבֶן מַ֣יִם יִתְחַבָּ֑אוּ וּפְנֵ֥י תְ֝ה֗וֹם יִתְלַכָּֽדוּ׃", "text": "Like-*ʾeben* *mayim* *yitḥabbāʾû* and-*pənê* *təhôm* *yitlakkādû*.", "grammar": { "*kā*": "preposition - like/as", "*ʾeben*": "noun, feminine singular - stone", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - waters", "*yitḥabbāʾû*": "hithpael imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they hide themselves", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*pənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - face/surface of", "*təhôm*": "noun, feminine singular - deep/abyss", "*yitlakkādû*": "hithpael imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they are frozen/captured" }, "variants": { "*ʾeben*": "stone/rock", "*mayim*": "waters/water", "*yitḥabbāʾû*": "they hide themselves/they conceal themselves", "*pənê*": "face/surface/appearance", "*təhôm*": "deep/abyss/depths", "*yitlakkādû*": "they are frozen/they are captured/they are seized" } } 31 { "verseID": "Job.38.31", "source": "הַֽתְקַשֵּׁר מַעֲדַנּ֣וֹת כִּימָ֑ה אֽוֹ־מֹשְׁכ֖וֹת כְּסִ֣יל תְּפַתֵּֽחַ׃", "text": "?-*təqaššēr* *maʿădannôt* *kîmâ* or-*mōškôt* *kəsîl* *təpattēaḥ*?", "grammar": { "*hă*": "interrogative particle - ?", "*təqaššēr*": "piel imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you bind", "*maʿădannôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - chains/bonds of", "*kîmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - Pleiades (constellation)", "*ʾô*": "conjunction - or", "*mōškôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - cords/bands of", "*kəsîl*": "noun, masculine singular - Orion (constellation)", "*təpattēaḥ*": "piel imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you loosen" }, "variants": { "*təqaššēr*": "you bind/you tie/you fasten", "*maʿădannôt*": "chains/bonds/fetters", "*kîmâ*": "Pleiades (constellation)", "*mōškôt*": "cords/bands/ropes", "*kəsîl*": "Orion (constellation)", "*təpattēaḥ*": "you loosen/you untie/you open" } } 32 { "verseID": "Job.38.32", "source": "הֲתֹצִ֣יא מַזָּר֣וֹת בְּעִתּ֑וֹ וְ֝עַ֗יִשׁ עַל־בָּנֶ֥יהָ תַנְחֵֽם׃", "text": "?-*tôṣîʾ* *mazzārôt* in-*ʿittô* and-*ʿayiš* over-*bāneyhā* *tanḥēm*?", "grammar": { "*hă*": "interrogative particle - ?", "*tôṣîʾ*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you bring out", "*mazzārôt*": "noun, feminine plural - constellations/zodiacal signs", "*bə*": "preposition - in", "*ʿittô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its time/season", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ʿayiš*": "noun, masculine singular - Great Bear/Ursa Major (constellation)", "*ʿal*": "preposition - over/upon", "*bāneyhā*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her children/stars", "*tanḥēm*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you guide/lead" }, "variants": { "*tôṣîʾ*": "you bring out/you lead forth", "*mazzārôt*": "constellations/zodiacal signs", "*ʿittô*": "its time/its season/its appointed time", "*ʿayiš*": "Great Bear/Ursa Major (constellation)", "*bāneyhā*": "her children/her offspring/her stars", "*tanḥēm*": "you guide/you lead/you comfort" } } 33 { "verseID": "Job.38.33", "source": "הֲ֭יָדַעְתָּ חֻקּ֣וֹת שָׁמָ֑יִם אִם־תָּשִׂ֖ים מִשְׁטָר֣וֹ בָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "?-*yādaʿtā* *ḥuqqôt* *šāmāyim* if-*tāśîm* *mišṭārô* in-*ʾāreṣ*?", "grammar": { "*hă*": "interrogative particle - ?", "*yādaʿtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you know", "*ḥuqqôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - ordinances/statutes of", "*šāmāyim*": "noun, masculine dual - heavens/sky", "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if", "*tāśîm*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you set/establish", "*mišṭārô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its dominion/rule", "*bā*": "preposition - in", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land" }, "variants": { "*yādaʿtā*": "you know/you understand", "*ḥuqqôt*": "ordinances/statutes/laws", "*šāmāyim*": "heavens/sky", "*tāśîm*": "you set/you establish/you place", "*mišṭārô*": "its dominion/its rule/its authority", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground" } } 34 { "verseID": "Job.38.34", "source": "הֲתָרִ֣ים לָעָ֣ב קוֹלֶ֑ךָ וְֽשִׁפְעַת־מַ֥יִם תְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃", "text": "?-*tārîm* to-*ʿāb* *qôlekā* and-*šipʿat*-*mayim* *təkassekā*?", "grammar": { "*hă*": "interrogative particle - ?", "*tārîm*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you lift up", "*lā*": "preposition - to/toward", "*ʿāb*": "noun, masculine singular - cloud/thick cloud", "*qôlekā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your voice", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*šipʿat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - abundance of", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - waters", "*təkassekā*": "piel imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - it covers you" }, "variants": { "*tārîm*": "you lift up/you raise", "*ʿāb*": "cloud/thick cloud/dark cloud", "*qôlekā*": "your voice/your sound", "*šipʿat*": "abundance/overflow/flood", "*mayim*": "waters/water", "*təkassekā*": "it covers you/it overwhelms you" } } 35 { "verseID": "Job.38.35", "source": "הֽ͏ַתְשַׁלַּ֣ח בְּרָקִ֣ים וְיֵלֵ֑כוּ וְיֹאמְר֖וּ לְךָ֣ הִנֵּֽנוּ׃", "text": "?-*təšallaḥ* *bərāqîm* and-*yēlēkû* and-*yōʾmərû* to-you *hinnēnû*?", "grammar": { "*hă*": "interrogative particle - ?", "*təšallaḥ*": "piel imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you send", "*bərāqîm*": "noun, masculine plural - lightnings", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*yēlēkû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they go", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*yōʾmərû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they say", "*lə*": "preposition - to", "*kā*": "2nd masculine singular suffix - you", "*hinnēnû*": "interjection with 1st common plural suffix - here we are" }, "variants": { "*təšallaḥ*": "you send/you dispatch", "*bərāqîm*": "lightnings/lightning bolts/flashes", "*yēlēkû*": "they go/they proceed", "*yōʾmərû*": "they say/they speak", "*hinnēnû*": "here we are/behold us" } } 36 { "verseID": "Job.38.36", "source": "מִי־שָׁ֭ת בַּטֻּח֣וֹת חָכְמָ֑ה א֤וֹ מִֽי־נָתַ֖ן לַשֶּׂ֣כְוִי בִינָֽה׃", "text": "Who-*šāt* in-*ṭuḥôt* *ḥokmâ* or who-*nātan* to-*śekwî* *bînâ*?", "grammar": { "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who?", "*šāt*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - placed/put", "*ba*": "preposition - in", "*ṭuḥôt*": "noun, feminine plural - inward parts", "*ḥokmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - wisdom", "*ʾô*": "conjunction - or", "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who?", "*nātan*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - gave", "*la*": "preposition - to", "*śekwî*": "noun, masculine singular - mind/rooster/celestial appearance", "*bînâ*": "noun, feminine singular - understanding" }, "variants": { "*šāt*": "placed/put/set", "*ṭuḥôt*": "inward parts/hidden parts/mind", "*ḥokmâ*": "wisdom/skill", "*nātan*": "gave/granted/bestowed", "*śekwî*": "mind/rooster/celestial appearance", "*bînâ*": "understanding/discernment/insight" } } 37 { "verseID": "Job.38.37", "source": "מִֽי־יְסַפֵּ֣ר שְׁחָקִ֣ים בְּחָכְמָ֑ה וְנִבְלֵ֥י שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם מִ֣י יַשְׁכִּֽיב׃", "text": "Who-*yəsappēr* *šəḥāqîm* in-*ḥokmâ* and-*niblê* *šāmayim* who *yaškîb*?", "grammar": { "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who?", "*yəsappēr*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - counts/numbers", "*šəḥāqîm*": "noun, masculine plural - clouds/skies", "*bə*": "preposition - in/with", "*ḥokmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - wisdom", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*niblê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - water-skins/pitchers of", "*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine dual - heavens/sky", "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who?", "*yaškîb*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - causes to lie down/pour out" }, "variants": { "*yəsappēr*": "counts/numbers/recounts", "*šəḥāqîm*": "clouds/skies/heavens", "*ḥokmâ*": "wisdom/skill", "*niblê*": "water-skins/pitchers/bottles", "*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky", "*yaškîb*": "causes to lie down/pours out/tilts" } } 38 { "verseID": "Job.38.38", "source": "בְּצֶ֣קֶת עָ֭פָר לַמּוּצָ֑ק וּרְגָבִ֥ים יְדֻבָּֽקוּ׃", "text": "When-*ṣeqet* *ʿāpār* to-*mûṣāq* and-*rəgābîm* *yədubbāqû*.", "grammar": { "*bə*": "preposition - when/at", "*ṣeqet*": "qal infinitive construct - pouring out/casting", "*ʿāpār*": "noun, masculine singular - dust/soil", "*la*": "preposition - to/into", "*mûṣāq*": "noun, masculine singular - cast/metal/hardness", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*rəgābîm*": "noun, masculine plural - clods/lumps", "*yədubbāqû*": "pual imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they stick together" }, "variants": { "*ṣeqet*": "pouring out/casting/hardening", "*ʿāpār*": "dust/soil/earth", "*mûṣāq*": "cast/metal/hardness/solidity", "*rəgābîm*": "clods/lumps/chunks", "*yədubbāqû*": "they stick together/they adhere/they cling" } } 39 { "verseID": "Job.38.39", "source": "הֲתָצ֣וּד לְלָבִ֣יא טָ֑רֶף וְחַיַּ֖ת כְּפִירִ֣ים תְּמַלֵּֽא׃", "text": "?-*tāṣûd* for-*lābîʾ* *ṭārep* and-*ḥayyat* *kəpîrîm* *təmallēʾ*?", "grammar": { "*hă*": "interrogative particle - ?", "*tāṣûd*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you hunt", "*lə*": "preposition - for", "*lābîʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - lion/lioness", "*ṭārep*": "noun, masculine singular - prey/food", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ḥayyat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - appetite/life of", "*kəpîrîm*": "noun, masculine plural - young lions", "*təmallēʾ*": "piel imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you fill/satisfy" }, "variants": { "*tāṣûd*": "you hunt/you catch/you provide", "*lābîʾ*": "lion/lioness", "*ṭārep*": "prey/food/meat", "*ḥayyat*": "appetite/life/desire", "*kəpîrîm*": "young lions/lion cubs", "*təmallēʾ*": "you fill/you satisfy" } } 40 { "verseID": "Job.38.40", "source": "כִּי־יָשֹׁ֥חוּ בַמְּעוֹנ֑וֹת יֵשְׁב֖וּ בַסֻּכָּ֣ה לְמוֹ־אָֽרֶב׃", "text": "When-*yāšōḥû* in-*məʿônôt* *yēšbû* in-*sukkâ* for-*ʾāreb*.", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - when/for", "*yāšōḥû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they crouch", "*ba*": "preposition - in", "*məʿônôt*": "noun, feminine plural - dens/lairs", "*yēšbû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they sit/remain", "*ba*": "preposition - in", "*sukkâ*": "noun, feminine singular - thicket/hiding place", "*ləmô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - for them", "*ʾāreb*": "noun, masculine singular - ambush/lying in wait" }, "variants": { "*yāšōḥû*": "they crouch/they stoop/they bow down", "*məʿônôt*": "dens/lairs/dwellings", "*yēšbû*": "they sit/they remain/they dwell", "*sukkâ*": "thicket/hiding place/covert", "*ʾāreb*": "ambush/lying in wait" } } 41 { "verseID": "Job.38.41", "source": "מִ֤י יָכִ֥ין לָעֹרֵ֗ב צֵ֫יד֥וֹ כִּֽי־יְ֭לָדָיו אֶל־אֵ֣ל יְשַׁוֵּ֑עוּ יִ֝תְע֗וּ לִבְלִי־אֹֽכֶל׃", "text": "Who *yākîn* for-*ʿōrēb* *ṣêdô* when-*yəlādāyw* unto-*ʾēl* *yəšawwēʿû* *yitʿû* without-*ʾōkel*?", "grammar": { "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who?", "*yākîn*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - prepares/provides", "*lā*": "preposition - for", "*ʿōrēb*": "noun, masculine singular - raven", "*ṣêdô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its prey/food", "*kî*": "conjunction - when/because", "*yəlādāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its young ones", "*ʾel*": "preposition - unto/to", "*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - God", "*yəšawwēʿû*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they cry out", "*yitʿû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they wander/roam", "*liblî*": "preposition + negative particle - without", "*ʾōkel*": "noun, masculine singular - food" }, "variants": { "*yākîn*": "prepares/provides/furnishes", "*ʿōrēb*": "raven/crow", "*ṣêdô*": "its prey/its food/its provision", "*yəlādāyw*": "its young ones/its offspring", "*yəšawwēʿû*": "they cry out/they cry for help", "*yitʿû*": "they wander/they roam/they stagger", "*ʾōkel*": "food/nourishment" } } 1 { "verseID": "Job.39.1", "source": "הֲיָדַ֗עְתָּ עֵ֭ת לֶ֣דֶת יַעֲלֵי־סָ֑לַע חֹלֵ֖ל אַיָּל֣וֹת תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃", "text": "?*yādaʿtā* *ʿēt* *ledet* *yaʿălê*-*sālaʿ* *ḥōlēl* *ʾayyālôt* *tišmōr*", "grammar": { "*hă*": "interrogative particle", "*yādaʿtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you know/knew", "*ʿēt*": "construct state, feminine singular - time of", "*ledet*": "qal infinitive construct - bearing/giving birth", "*yaʿălê*": "construct state, masculine plural - mountain goats of", "*sālaʿ*": "absolute state, masculine singular - rock/cliff", "*ḥōlēl*": "polel infinitive construct - writhing/giving birth", "*ʾayyālôt*": "feminine plural construct - hinds/female deer", "*tišmōr*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you watch/observe" }, "variants": { "*yādaʿtā*": "you know/knew/are acquainted with", "*ʿēt*": "time/season/appointed time", "*ledet*": "giving birth/bearing", "*yaʿălê*": "wild goats/mountain goats", "*sālaʿ*": "rock/cliff/crag", "*ḥōlēl*": "writhing/bringing forth/travailing", "*ʾayyālôt*": "hinds/female deer" } } 2 { "verseID": "Job.39.2", "source": "תִּסְפֹּ֣ר יְרָחִ֣ים תְּמַלֶּ֑אנָה וְ֝יָדַעְתָּ֗ עֵ֣ת לִדְתָּֽנָה׃", "text": "*tispōr* *yərāḥîm* *təmalleʾnāh* *wə*-*yādaʿtā* *ʿēt* *lidtānāh*", "grammar": { "*tispōr*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you count/number", "*yərāḥîm*": "masculine plural absolute - months", "*təmalleʾnāh*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - they fulfill/complete", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*yādaʿtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you know/knew", "*ʿēt*": "construct state, feminine singular - time of", "*lidtānāh*": "qal infinitive construct with 3rd person feminine plural suffix - their giving birth" }, "variants": { "*tispōr*": "count/number/take account of", "*yərāḥîm*": "months/moons", "*təmalleʾnāh*": "they fulfill/complete/accomplish", "*ʿēt*": "time/season/appointed time", "*lidtānāh*": "their giving birth/bearing" } } 3 { "verseID": "Job.39.3", "source": "תִּ֭כְרַעְנָה יַלְדֵיהֶ֣ן תְּפַלַּ֑חְנָה חֶבְלֵיהֶ֥ם תְּשַׁלַּֽחְנָה׃", "text": "*tikraʿnāh* *yaldêhen* *təpallaḥnāh* *ḥeblêhem* *təšallaḥnāh*", "grammar": { "*tikraʿnāh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - they bow down/crouch", "*yaldêhen*": "masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine plural suffix - their offspring", "*təpallaḥnāh*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - they cleave/split open", "*ḥeblêhem*": "masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their birth pangs", "*təšallaḥnāh*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - they send away/cast out" }, "variants": { "*tikraʿnāh*": "they bow down/crouch/kneel", "*yaldêhen*": "their offspring/young ones", "*təpallaḥnāh*": "they cleave/split open/divide", "*ḥeblêhem*": "their birth pangs/labor pains/sorrows", "*təšallaḥnāh*": "they send away/cast out/let go" } } 4 { "verseID": "Job.39.4", "source": "יַחְלְמ֣וּ בְ֭נֵיהֶם יִרְבּ֣וּ בַבָּ֑ר יָ֝צְא֗וּ וְלֹא־שָׁ֥בוּ לָֽמוֹ׃", "text": "*yaḥləmû* *bənêhem* *yirbû* *ba*-*bār* *yāṣʾû* *wə*-*lōʾ*-*šābû* *lāmô*", "grammar": { "*yaḥləmû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they become strong/healthy", "*bənêhem*": "masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their sons/young ones", "*yirbû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they multiply/increase", "*ba*": "preposition - in", "*bār*": "masculine singular absolute - open field/grain", "*yāṣʾû*": "qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they go out/forth", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*šābû*": "qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they return", "*lāmô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them" }, "variants": { "*yaḥləmû*": "they become strong/healthy/robust", "*bənêhem*": "their sons/young ones/children", "*yirbû*": "they multiply/increase/grow", "*bār*": "open field/grain/outside", "*yāṣʾû*": "they go out/forth/depart", "*šābû*": "they return/come back", "*lāmô*": "to them/for themselves" } } 5 { "verseID": "Job.39.5", "source": "מִֽי־שִׁלַּ֣ח פֶּ֣רֶא חָפְשִׁ֑י וּמֹסְר֥וֹת עָ֝ר֗וֹד מִ֣י פִתֵּֽחַ׃", "text": "*mî*-*šillaḥ* *pereʾ* *ḥopšî* *û*-*môsərôt* *ʿārôd* *mî* *pittēaḥ*", "grammar": { "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*šillaḥ*": "piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he sent away/set free", "*pereʾ*": "masculine singular absolute - wild donkey", "*ḥopšî*": "masculine singular adjective - free", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*môsərôt*": "feminine plural construct - bonds/chains of", "*ʿārôd*": "masculine singular absolute - wild ass", "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*pittēaḥ*": "piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he opened/untied" }, "variants": { "*mî*": "who", "*šillaḥ*": "sent away/set free/let loose", "*pereʾ*": "wild donkey/onager", "*ḥopšî*": "free/liberty", "*môsərôt*": "bonds/chains/restraints", "*ʿārôd*": "wild ass/onager", "*pittēaḥ*": "opened/untied/loosed" } } 6 { "verseID": "Job.39.6", "source": "אֲשֶׁר־שַׂ֣מְתִּי עֲרָבָ֣ה בֵית֑וֹ וּֽמִשְׁכְּנוֹתָ֥יו מְלֵֽחָה׃", "text": "*ʾăšer*-*śamtî* *ʿărābāh* *bêtô* *û*-*mišḵənôtāyw* *məlēḥāh*", "grammar": { "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who/which/that", "*śamtî*": "qal perfect, 1st person common singular - I set/placed", "*ʿărābāh*": "feminine singular absolute - desert plain/wilderness", "*bêtô*": "masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his house", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*mišḵənôtāyw*": "masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his dwelling places", "*məlēḥāh*": "feminine singular absolute - salt land/barren place" }, "variants": { "*ʾăšer*": "who/which/that", "*śamtî*": "I set/placed/established", "*ʿărābāh*": "desert plain/wilderness/steppe", "*bêtô*": "his house/home/dwelling", "*mišḵənôtāyw*": "his dwelling places/habitations", "*məlēḥāh*": "salt land/barren place/salt marsh" } } 7 { "verseID": "Job.39.7", "source": "יִ֭שְׂחַק לַהֲמ֣וֹן קִרְיָ֑ה תְּשֻׁא֥וֹת נ֝וֹגֵ֗שׂ לֹ֣א יִשְׁמָֽע׃", "text": "*yiśḥaq* *la*-*hămôn* *qiryāh* *təšuʾôt* *nôgēś* *lōʾ* *yišmāʿ*", "grammar": { "*yiśḥaq*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he laughs/mocks", "*la*": "preposition - at/to", "*hămôn*": "masculine singular construct - multitude/tumult of", "*qiryāh*": "feminine singular absolute - city/town", "*təšuʾôt*": "feminine plural construct - shoutings of", "*nôgēś*": "qal participle, masculine singular absolute - taskmaster/driver", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yišmāʿ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he hears/obeys" }, "variants": { "*yiśḥaq*": "he laughs/mocks/scorns", "*hămôn*": "multitude/tumult/noise", "*qiryāh*": "city/town", "*təšuʾôt*": "shoutings/cries/noise", "*nôgēś*": "taskmaster/driver/oppressor", "*yišmāʿ*": "he hears/obeys/listens to" } } 8 { "verseID": "Job.39.8", "source": "יְת֣וּר הָרִ֣ים מִרְעֵ֑הוּ וְאַחַ֖ר כָּל־יָר֣וֹק יִדְרֽוֹשׁ׃", "text": "*yətûr* *hārîm* *mirʿēhû* *wə*-*ʾaḥar* *kol*-*yārôq* *yidrôš*", "grammar": { "*yətûr*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he searches/explores", "*hārîm*": "masculine plural absolute - mountains", "*mirʿēhû*": "masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his pasture", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾaḥar*": "preposition - after", "*kol*": "construct - every/all", "*yārôq*": "masculine singular adjective - green thing", "*yidrôš*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he seeks/searches" }, "variants": { "*yətûr*": "he searches/explores/spies out", "*hārîm*": "mountains/hills", "*mirʿēhû*": "his pasture/grazing place", "*ʾaḥar*": "after/behind", "*yārôq*": "green thing/vegetation", "*yidrôš*": "he seeks/searches/inquires after" } } 9 { "verseID": "Job.39.9", "source": "הֲיֹ֣אבֶה רֵּ֣ים עָבְדֶ֑ךָ אִם־יָ֝לִ֗ין עַל־אֲבוּסֶֽךָ׃", "text": "*hă*-*yōʾbeh* *rêm* *ʿobdeka* *ʾim*-*yālîn* *ʿal*-*ʾăbûseka*", "grammar": { "*hă*": "interrogative particle", "*yōʾbeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he is willing", "*rêm*": "masculine singular absolute - wild ox/auroch", "*ʿobdeka*": "qal infinitive construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to serve you", "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if/whether", "*yālîn*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he lodges/stays overnight", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/over", "*ʾăbûseka*": "masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your manger/crib" }, "variants": { "*yōʾbeh*": "he is willing/consents/desires", "*rêm*": "wild ox/auroch/buffalo", "*ʿobdeka*": "to serve you/be your servant", "*yālîn*": "he lodges/stays overnight/remains", "*ʾăbûseka*": "your manger/crib/feeding trough" } } 10 { "verseID": "Job.39.10", "source": "הֲ‍ֽתִקְשָׁר־רֵ֭ים בְּתֶ֣לֶם עֲבֹת֑וֹ אִם־יְשַׂדֵּ֖ד עֲמָקִ֣ים אַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃", "text": "*hă*-*tiqšār*-*rêm* *bə*-*telem* *ʿăbōtô* *ʾim*-*yəśaddēd* *ʿămāqîm* *ʾaḥăreka*", "grammar": { "*hă*": "interrogative particle", "*tiqšār*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you bind", "*rêm*": "masculine singular absolute - wild ox/auroch", "*bə*": "preposition - in/with", "*telem*": "masculine singular construct - furrow of", "*ʿăbōtô*": "masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his cord/rope", "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if/whether", "*yəśaddēd*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he harrows", "*ʿămāqîm*": "masculine plural absolute - valleys", "*ʾaḥăreka*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - after you" }, "variants": { "*tiqšār*": "you bind/tie/fasten", "*rêm*": "wild ox/auroch/buffalo", "*telem*": "furrow/trench", "*ʿăbōtô*": "his cord/rope/thong", "*yəśaddēd*": "he harrows/levels/breaks up", "*ʿămāqîm*": "valleys/low places", "*ʾaḥăreka*": "after you/behind you" } } 11 { "verseID": "Job.39.11", "source": "הֲֽתִבְטַח־בּ֭וֹ כִּי־רַ֣ב כֹּח֑וֹ וְתַעֲזֹ֖ב אֵלָ֣יו יְגִיעֶֽךָ׃", "text": "*hă*-*tibṭaḥ*-*bô* *kî*-*rab* *kōḥô* *wə*-*taʿăzōb* *ʾēlāyw* *yəgîʿeka*", "grammar": { "*hă*": "interrogative particle", "*tibṭaḥ*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you trust", "*bô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in him", "*kî*": "conjunction - because/that", "*rab*": "adjective, masculine singular absolute - great", "*kōḥô*": "masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his strength", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*taʿăzōb*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you leave", "*ʾēlāyw*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him", "*yəgîʿeka*": "masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your labor" }, "variants": { "*tibṭaḥ*": "you trust/have confidence in", "*kî*": "because/that/for", "*rab*": "great/much/abundant", "*kōḥô*": "his strength/power/might", "*taʿăzōb*": "you leave/forsake/entrust", "*yəgîʿeka*": "your labor/toil/work" } } 12 { "verseID": "Job.39.12", "source": "הֲתַאֲמִ֣ין בּ֭וֹ כִּי־*ישוב **יָשִׁ֣יב זַרְעֶ֑ךָ וְֽגָרְנְךָ֥ יֶאֱסֹֽף׃", "text": "*hă*-*taʾămîn* *bô* *kî*-*yāšîb* *zarʿeka* *wə*-*gornəka* *yeʾĕsōp*", "grammar": { "*hă*": "interrogative particle", "*taʾămîn*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you believe/trust", "*bô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in him", "*kî*": "conjunction - that", "*yāšîb*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he returns/brings back", "*zarʿeka*": "masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your seed", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*gornəka*": "masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your threshing floor", "*yeʾĕsōp*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he gathers" }, "variants": { "*taʾămîn*": "you believe/trust/have faith in", "*kî*": "that/because/for", "*yāšîb*": "he returns/brings back/restores", "*zarʿeka*": "your seed/offspring/grain", "*gornəka*": "your threshing floor/grain", "*yeʾĕsōp*": "he gathers/collects/brings in" } } 13 { "verseID": "Job.39.13", "source": "כְּנַף־רְנָנִ֥ים נֶעֱלָ֑סָה אִם־אֶ֝בְרָ֗ה חֲסִידָ֥ה וְנֹצָֽה׃", "text": "*kənap*-*rənānîm* *neʿĕlāsāh* *ʾim*-*ʾebrāh* *ḥăsîdāh* *wə*-*nōṣāh*", "grammar": { "*kənap*": "construct state, feminine singular - wing of", "*rənānîm*": "masculine plural absolute - ostriches", "*neʿĕlāsāh*": "niphal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it is exultant", "*ʾim*": "interrogative particle - is?", "*ʾebrāh*": "feminine singular absolute - pinion/wing", "*ḥăsîdāh*": "feminine singular absolute - stork", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*nōṣāh*": "feminine singular absolute - plumage/feather" }, "variants": { "*kənap*": "wing/extremity", "*rənānîm*": "ostriches/joyous birds", "*neʿĕlāsāh*": "is exultant/flaps joyfully/beats proudly", "*ʾebrāh*": "pinion/wing/feather", "*ḥăsîdāh*": "stork/kind bird", "*nōṣāh*": "plumage/feather/pinion" } } 14 { "verseID": "Job.39.14", "source": "כִּֽי־תַעֲזֹ֣ב לָאָ֣רֶץ בֵּצֶ֑יהָ וְֽעַל־עָפָ֥ר תְּחַמֵּֽם׃", "text": "*kî*-*taʿăzōb* *lā*-*ʾāreṣ* *bēṣeyhā* *wə*-*ʿal*-*ʿāpār* *təḥammēm*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*taʿăzōb*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she leaves/abandons", "*lā*": "preposition - to/for", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular absolute - earth/ground", "*bēṣeyhā*": "masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her eggs", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon", "*ʿāpār*": "masculine singular absolute - dust/soil", "*təḥammēm*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she warms/heats" }, "variants": { "*kî*": "for/because/that", "*taʿăzōb*": "she leaves/abandons/forsakes", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/ground/land", "*bēṣeyhā*": "her eggs", "*ʿāpār*": "dust/soil/ground", "*təḥammēm*": "she warms/heats/incubates" } } 15 { "verseID": "Job.39.15", "source": "וַ֭תִּשְׁכַּח כִּי־רֶ֣גֶל תְּזוּרֶ֑הָ וְחַיַּ֖ת הַשָּׂדֶ֣ה תְּדוּשֶֽׁהָ׃", "text": "*wa*-*tiškkaḥ* *kî*-*regel* *təzûrehā* *wə*-*ḥayyat* *ha*-*śādeh* *tədûšehā*", "grammar": { "*wa*": "conjunction - and", "*tiškkaḥ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she forgets", "*kî*": "conjunction - that", "*regel*": "feminine singular absolute - foot", "*təzûrehā*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - it may crush them", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ḥayyat*": "construct feminine singular - beast of", "*ha*": "definite article - the", "*śādeh*": "masculine singular absolute - field", "*tədûšehā*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - it may trample them" }, "variants": { "*tiškkaḥ*": "she forgets/ignores/neglects", "*kî*": "that/because/for", "*regel*": "foot/leg", "*təzûrehā*": "may crush them/scatter them/press them", "*ḥayyat*": "beast/living thing", "*śādeh*": "field/open country", "*tədûšehā*": "may trample them/tread them down" } } 16 { "verseID": "Job.39.16", "source": "הִקְשִׁ֣יחַ בָּנֶ֣יהָ לְּלֹא־לָ֑הּ לְרִ֖יק יְגִיעָ֣הּ בְּלִי־פָֽחַד׃", "text": "*hiqšîaḥ* *bāneyhā* *lə*-*lōʾ*-*lāh* *lə*-*rîq* *yəgîʿāh* *bəlî*-*pāḥad*", "grammar": { "*hiqšîaḥ*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she treats harshly", "*bāneyhā*": "masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her young ones", "*lə*": "preposition - to/for", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*lāh*": "preposition with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - to her", "*lə*": "preposition - for", "*rîq*": "masculine singular absolute - emptiness/vanity", "*yəgîʿāh*": "masculine singular construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her labor", "*bəlî*": "construct - without", "*pāḥad*": "masculine singular absolute - fear/dread" }, "variants": { "*hiqšîaḥ*": "she treats harshly/deals cruelly with/hardens herself against", "*bāneyhā*": "her young ones/children/offspring", "*lōʾ*-*lāh*": "not hers/as if they were not hers", "*rîq*": "emptiness/vanity/in vain", "*yəgîʿāh*": "her labor/toil/travail", "*bəlî*-*pāḥad*": "without fear/dread/concern" } } 17 { "verseID": "Job.39.17", "source": "כִּֽי־הִשָּׁ֣הּ אֱל֣וֹהַּ חָכְמָ֑ה וְלֹא־חָ֥לַק לָ֝֗הּ בַּבִּינָֽה׃", "text": "*kî*-*hiššāh* *ʾĕlôah* *ḥokmāh* *wə*-*lōʾ*-*ḥālaq* *lāh* *ba*-*bînāh*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*hiššāh*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he caused to forget", "*ʾĕlôah*": "masculine singular absolute - God", "*ḥokmāh*": "feminine singular absolute - wisdom", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ḥālaq*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he imparted/distributed", "*lāh*": "preposition with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - to her", "*ba*": "preposition with definite article - in the", "*bînāh*": "feminine singular absolute - understanding" }, "variants": { "*kî*": "for/because/that", "*hiššāh*": "he caused to forget/deprived/made to forget", "*ʾĕlôah*": "God/deity", "*ḥokmāh*": "wisdom/skill", "*ḥālaq*": "imparted/distributed/gave a share", "*bînāh*": "understanding/discernment/intelligence" } } 18 { "verseID": "Job.39.18", "source": "כָּ֭עֵת בַּמָּר֣וֹם תַּמְרִ֑יא תִּֽשְׂחַ֥ק לַ֝סּ֗וּס וּלְרֹֽכְבֽוֹ׃", "text": "*kā*-*ʿēt* *ba*-*mārôm* *tamrîʾ* *tiśḥaq* *la*-*sûs* *û*-*lə*-*rōkəbô*", "grammar": { "*kā*": "preposition - like/as", "*ʿēt*": "common singular absolute - time", "*ba*": "preposition with definite article - in the", "*mārôm*": "masculine singular absolute - height", "*tamrîʾ*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she lifts herself up", "*tiśḥaq*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she laughs/mocks", "*la*": "preposition - at/to", "*sûs*": "masculine singular absolute - horse", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*lə*": "preposition - at/to", "*rōkəbô*": "qal participle masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its rider" }, "variants": { "*kā*-*ʿēt*": "at the time/when", "*mārôm*": "height/high place/on high", "*tamrîʾ*": "she lifts herself up/raises herself high/springs up", "*tiśḥaq*": "she laughs/mocks/scorns", "*sûs*": "horse", "*rōkəbô*": "its rider/horseman" } } 19 { "verseID": "Job.39.19", "source": "הֲתִתֵּ֣ן לַסּ֣וּס גְּבוּרָ֑ה הֲתַלְבִּ֖ישׁ צַוָּאר֣וֹ רַעְמָֽה׃", "text": "*hă*-*tittēn* *la*-*sûs* *gəbûrāh* *hă*-*talbîš* *ṣawwārô* *raʿmāh*", "grammar": { "*hă*": "interrogative particle", "*tittēn*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you give", "*la*": "preposition - to", "*sûs*": "masculine singular absolute - horse", "*gəbûrāh*": "feminine singular absolute - strength", "*hă*": "interrogative particle", "*talbîš*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you clothe", "*ṣawwārô*": "masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his neck", "*raʿmāh*": "feminine singular absolute - mane/thunder" }, "variants": { "*tittēn*": "you give/provide/bestow", "*sûs*": "horse", "*gəbûrāh*": "strength/might/power", "*talbîš*": "you clothe/dress/adorn", "*ṣawwārô*": "his neck", "*raʿmāh*": "mane/thunder/quivering mane" } } 20 { "verseID": "Job.39.20", "source": "הְֽ֭תַרְעִישֶׁנּוּ כָּאַרְבֶּ֑ה ה֖וֹד נַחְר֣וֹ אֵימָֽה׃", "text": "*hă*-*tarʿîšennû* *kā*-*ʾarbeh* *hôd* *naḥrô* *ʾêmāh*", "grammar": { "*hă*": "interrogative particle", "*tarʿîšennû*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - you make him leap", "*kā*": "preposition - like", "*ʾarbeh*": "masculine singular absolute - locust", "*hôd*": "masculine singular construct - majesty of", "*naḥrô*": "masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his snorting", "*ʾêmāh*": "feminine singular absolute - terror" }, "variants": { "*tarʿîšennû*": "you make him leap/cause him to quiver/make him spring", "*ʾarbeh*": "locust/grasshopper", "*hôd*": "majesty/splendor/glory", "*naḥrô*": "his snorting/blowing", "*ʾêmāh*": "terror/dread/fear" } } 21 { "verseID": "Job.39.21", "source": "יַחְפְּר֣וּ בָ֭עֵמֶק וְיָשִׂ֣ישׂ בְּכֹ֑חַ יֵ֝צֵ֗א לִקְרַאת־נָֽשֶׁק׃", "text": "*yaḥpərû* *bā*-*ʿēmeq* *wə*-*yāśîś* *bə*-*kōaḥ* *yēṣēʾ* *liqraʾt*-*nāšeq*", "grammar": { "*yaḥpərû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they paw", "*bā*": "preposition with definite article - in the", "*ʿēmeq*": "masculine singular absolute - valley", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*yāśîś*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he rejoices", "*bə*": "preposition - in", "*kōaḥ*": "masculine singular absolute - strength", "*yēṣēʾ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he goes out", "*liqraʾt*": "preposition - to meet", "*nāšeq*": "masculine singular absolute - weapon/armor" }, "variants": { "*yaḥpərû*": "they paw/dig/search", "*ʿēmeq*": "valley/low ground", "*yāśîś*": "he rejoices/exults", "*kōaḥ*": "strength/power/might", "*yēṣēʾ*": "he goes out/comes forth", "*nāšeq*": "weapon/armor/battle array" } } 22 { "verseID": "Job.39.22", "source": "יִשְׂחַ֣ק לְ֭פַחַד וְלֹ֣א יֵחָ֑ת וְלֹֽא־יָ֝שׁ֗וּב מִפְּנֵי־חָֽרֶב׃", "text": "*yiśḥaq* *lə*-*paḥad* *wə*-*lōʾ* *yēḥāt* *wə*-*lōʾ*-*yāšûb* *mi*-*pənê*-*ḥāreb*", "grammar": { "*yiśḥaq*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he laughs", "*lə*": "preposition - at", "*paḥad*": "masculine singular absolute - fear", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yēḥāt*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he is dismayed", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yāšûb*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he turns back", "*mi*": "preposition - from", "*pənê*": "construct plural - face of", "*ḥāreb*": "feminine singular absolute - sword" }, "variants": { "*yiśḥaq*": "he laughs/mocks/scoffs at", "*paḥad*": "fear/dread/terror", "*yēḥāt*": "he is dismayed/terrified/broken", "*yāšûb*": "he turns back/returns/retreats", "*pənê*": "face/presence", "*ḥāreb*": "sword/weapon" } } 23 { "verseID": "Job.39.23", "source": "עָ֭לָיו תִּרְנֶ֣ה אַשְׁפָּ֑ה לַ֖הַב חֲנִ֣ית וְכִידֽוֹן׃", "text": "*ʿālāyw* *tirneh* *ʾašpāh* *lahab* *ḥănît* *wə*-*kîdôn*", "grammar": { "*ʿālāyw*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - against him", "*tirneh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it rattles", "*ʾašpāh*": "feminine singular absolute - quiver", "*lahab*": "masculine singular construct - blade of", "*ḥănît*": "feminine singular absolute - spear", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*kîdôn*": "masculine singular absolute - javelin" }, "variants": { "*ʿālāyw*": "against him/upon him", "*tirneh*": "it rattles/rings/resounds", "*ʾašpāh*": "quiver", "*lahab*": "blade/flame/point", "*ḥănît*": "spear/lance", "*kîdôn*": "javelin/short spear/dart" } } 24 { "verseID": "Job.39.24", "source": "בְּרַ֣עַשׁ וְ֭רֹגֶז יְגַמֶּא־אָ֑רֶץ וְלֹֽא־יַ֝אֲמִ֗ין כִּי־ק֥וֹל שׁוֹפָֽר׃", "text": "*bə*-*raʿaš* *wə*-*rōgez* *yəgammeʾ*-*ʾāreṣ* *wə*-*lōʾ*-*yaʾămîn* *kî*-*qôl* *šôpār*", "grammar": { "*bə*": "preposition - with", "*raʿaš*": "masculine singular absolute - quivering", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*rōgez*": "masculine singular absolute - excitement", "*yəgammeʾ*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he swallows up", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular absolute - earth/ground", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yaʾămîn*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he believes", "*kî*": "conjunction - that", "*qôl*": "masculine singular construct - sound of", "*šôpār*": "masculine singular absolute - trumpet" }, "variants": { "*raʿaš*": "quivering/trembling/earthquake", "*rōgez*": "excitement/agitation/rage", "*yəgammeʾ*": "he swallows up/devours/consumes", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/ground/land", "*yaʾămîn*": "he believes/trusts/stands still", "*qôl*": "sound/voice/noise", "*šôpār*": "trumpet/horn" } } 25 { "verseID": "Job.39.25", "source": "בְּדֵ֤י שֹׁפָ֨ר ׀ יֹ֘אמַ֤ר הֶאָ֗ח וּֽ֭מֵרָחוֹק יָרִ֣יחַ מִלְחָמָ֑ה רַ֥עַם שָׂ֝רִים וּתְרוּעָֽה׃", "text": "*bə*-*dê* *šōpār* *yōʾmar* *heʾāḥ* *û*-*mē*-*rāḥôq* *yārîaḥ* *milḥāmāh* *raʿam* *śārîm* *û*-*tərûʿāh*", "grammar": { "*bə*": "preposition - at", "*dê*": "construct - enough of", "*šōpār*": "masculine singular absolute - trumpet", "*yōʾmar*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he says", "*heʾāḥ*": "interjection - aha!", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*mē*": "preposition - from", "*rāḥôq*": "masculine singular adjective - distance", "*yārîaḥ*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he smells", "*milḥāmāh*": "feminine singular absolute - battle", "*raʿam*": "masculine singular construct - thunder of", "*śārîm*": "masculine plural absolute - commanders", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*tərûʿāh*": "feminine singular absolute - shouting" }, "variants": { "*bə*-*dê*": "at every/when/as soon as", "*šōpār*": "trumpet/horn", "*yōʾmar*": "he says/thinks/utters", "*heʾāḥ*": "aha!/ha!/well done!", "*rāḥôq*": "distance/far away", "*yārîaḥ*": "he smells/perceives/scents", "*milḥāmāh*": "battle/war/combat", "*raʿam*": "thunder/roar/tumult", "*śārîm*": "commanders/chiefs/officers", "*tərûʿāh*": "shouting/alarm/battle cry" } } 26 { "verseID": "Job.39.26", "source": "הֲ‍ֽ֭מִבִּינָ֣תְךָ יַֽאֲבֶר־נֵ֑ץ יִפְרֹ֖שׂ *כנפו **כְּנָפָ֣יו לְתֵימָֽן׃", "text": "*hă*-*mi*-*bînātəka* *yaʾăber*-*nēṣ* *yiprōś* *kənāpāyw* *lə*-*têmān*", "grammar": { "*hă*": "interrogative particle", "*mi*": "preposition - from", "*bînātəka*": "feminine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your understanding", "*yaʾăber*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it soars", "*nēṣ*": "masculine singular absolute - hawk", "*yiprōś*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it spreads", "*kənāpāyw*": "feminine dual construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its wings", "*lə*": "preposition - toward", "*têmān*": "masculine singular absolute - south" }, "variants": { "*bînātəka*": "your understanding/intelligence/wisdom", "*yaʾăber*": "it soars/takes flight/mounts up", "*nēṣ*": "hawk/falcon", "*yiprōś*": "it spreads/stretches out/extends", "*kənāpāyw*": "its wings/pinions", "*têmān*": "south/southern region" } } 27 { "verseID": "Job.39.27", "source": "אִם־עַל־פִּ֭יךָ יַגְבִּ֣יהַּ נָ֑שֶׁר וְ֝כִ֗י יָרִ֥ים קִנּֽוֹ׃", "text": "*ʾim*-*ʿal*-*pîka* *yagbîah* *nāšer* *wə*-*kî* *yārîm* *qinnô*", "grammar": { "*ʾim*": "interrogative particle - is it?", "*ʿal*": "preposition - at", "*pîka*": "masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your command", "*yagbîah*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it mounts up", "*nāšer*": "masculine singular absolute - eagle/vulture", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*kî*": "conjunction - that", "*yārîm*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it lifts high", "*qinnô*": "masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its nest" }, "variants": { "*ʿal*-*pîka*": "at your command/by your mouth/at your word", "*yagbîah*": "it mounts up/soars/flies high", "*nāšer*": "eagle/vulture/great bird of prey", "*yārîm*": "it lifts high/raises/exalts", "*qinnô*": "its nest/abode" } } 28 { "verseID": "Job.39.28", "source": "סֶ֣לַע יִ֭שְׁכֹּן וְיִתְלֹנָ֑ן עַֽל־שֶׁן־סֶ֝֗לַע וּמְצוּדָֽה׃", "text": "*selaʿ* *yiškōn* *wə*-*yitlōnān* *ʿal*-*šen*-*selaʿ* *û*-*məṣûdāh*", "grammar": { "*selaʿ*": "masculine singular absolute - rock/cliff", "*yiškōn*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it dwells", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*yitlōnān*": "hithpolel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it lodges", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon", "*šen*": "construct state, feminine singular - tooth/sharp point of", "*selaʿ*": "masculine singular absolute - rock/cliff", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*məṣûdāh*": "feminine singular absolute - stronghold" }, "variants": { "*selaʿ*": "rock/cliff/crag", "*yiškōn*": "it dwells/abides/lives", "*yitlōnān*": "it lodges/passes the night/stays", "*šen*": "tooth/sharp point/peak", "*məṣûdāh*": "stronghold/fortress/inaccessible place" } } 29 { "verseID": "Job.39.29", "source": "מִשָּׁ֥ם חָֽפַר־אֹ֑כֶל לְ֝מֵרָח֗וֹק עֵינָ֥יו יַבִּֽיטוּ׃", "text": "*mi*-*šām* *ḥāpar*-*ʾōkel* *lə*-*mērāḥôq* *ʿênāyw* *yabbîṭû*", "grammar": { "*mi*": "preposition - from", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*ḥāpar*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it searches/spies out", "*ʾōkel*": "masculine singular absolute - food", "*lə*": "preposition - to", "*mērāḥôq*": "masculine singular absolute with prefix - from afar", "*ʿênāyw*": "common dual construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his eyes", "*yabbîṭû*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they look/see" }, "variants": { "*šām*": "there/then", "*ḥāpar*": "searches/spies out/seeks", "*ʾōkel*": "food/prey", "*mērāḥôq*": "from afar/from a distance", "*ʿênāyw*": "his eyes", "*yabbîṭû*": "they look/see/watch" } } 30 { "verseID": "Job.39.30", "source": "*ואפרחו **וְאֶפְרֹחָ֥יו יְעַלְעוּ־דָ֑ם וּבַאֲשֶׁ֥ר חֲ֝לָלִ֗ים שָׁ֣ם הֽוּא׃ פ", "text": "*wə*-*ʾeprōḥāyw* *yəʿalʿû*-*dām* *û*-*ba*-*ʾăšer* *ḥălālîm* *šām* *hûʾ*", "grammar": { "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾeprōḥāyw*": "masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his young ones", "*yəʿalʿû*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they gulp/suck up", "*dām*": "masculine singular absolute - blood", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*ba*": "preposition - in", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - where", "*ḥălālîm*": "masculine plural absolute - slain ones", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*hûʾ*": "3rd person masculine singular pronoun - he" }, "variants": { "*ʾeprōḥāyw*": "his young ones/his nestlings/his brood", "*yəʿalʿû*": "they gulp/suck up/lap up", "*dām*": "blood", "*ʾăšer*": "where/which/that", "*ḥălālîm*": "slain ones/corpses/dead bodies", "*šām*": "there", "*hûʾ*": "he/it" } }
• Ps 40:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Psalms.40.5", "source": "אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי הַגֶּ֗בֶר אֲשֶׁר־שָׂ֣ם יְ֭הֹוָה מִבְטַח֑וֹ וְֽלֹא־פָנָ֥ה אֶל־רְ֝הָבִ֗ים וְשָׂטֵ֥י כָזָֽב", "text": "*ʾAšrê* the *geber* who *sām* *YHWH* his *mibṭaḥô*, *wəlōʾ-pānâ* to *rəhābîm* *wəśāṭê kāzāb*", "grammar": { "*ʾAšrê*": "masculine plural construct noun - 'blessed/happy is'", "*geber*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - 'the man/strong man'", "*sām*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'has made/placed'", "*YHWH*": "proper divine name", "*mibṭaḥô*": "masculine noun with 3rd person masculine singular possessive suffix - 'his trust'", "*wəlōʾ-pānâ*": "negation with conjunction + Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and has not turned'", "*rəhābîm*": "masculine plural noun - 'proud/arrogant ones'", "*wəśāṭê kāzāb*": "masculine plural construct participle with conjunction + masculine singular noun - 'and those turning aside to falsehood'" }, "variants": { "*ʾAšrê*": "blessed/happy/fortunate", "*geber*": "man/strong man/warrior/mighty one", "*mibṭaḥô*": "his trust/his confidence/his security", "*rəhābîm*": "proud ones/arrogant ones/the boastful/Rahab (as type of pride)", "*wəśāṭê kāzāb*": "those turning aside to falsehood/those who turn to lies/apostates of falsehood" } }
• Isa 40:28 : 28 { "verseID": "Isaiah.40.28", "source": "הֲל֨וֹא יָדַ֜עְתָּ אִם־לֹ֣א שָׁמַ֗עְתָּ אֱלֹהֵ֨י עוֹלָ֤ם ׀ יְהוָה֙ בּוֹרֵא֙ קְצ֣וֹת הָאָ֔רֶץ לֹ֥א יִיעַ֖ף וְלֹ֣א יִיגָ֑ע אֵ֥ין חֵ֖קֶר לִתְבוּנָתֽוֹ׃", "text": "*hălôʾ yādaʿtā ʾim-lōʾ šāmaʿtā ʾĕlōhê ʿôlām YHWH bôrēʾ qěṣôt hāʾāreṣ lōʾ yîʿap wělōʾ yîgāʿ ʾên ḥēqer litbûnātô*", "grammar": { "*hălôʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle - 'have you not'", "*yādaʿtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'known'", "*ʾim-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - 'if not'", "*šāmaʿtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'heard'", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - 'God of'", "*ʿôlām*": "noun, masculine singular - 'eternity'", "*YHWH*": "divine name - 'LORD'", "*bôrēʾ*": "qal participle, masculine singular construct - 'Creator of'", "*qěṣôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - 'ends of'", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - 'the earth'", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - 'not'", "*yîʿap*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'faints'", "*wělōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - 'and not'", "*yîgāʿ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'grows weary'", "*ʾên*": "negative particle - 'there is no'", "*ḥēqer*": "noun, masculine singular - 'searching out'", "*litbûnātô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'for his understanding'" }, "variants": { "*ʾĕlōhê ʿôlām*": "everlasting God/eternal God", "*bôrēʾ qěṣôt hāʾāreṣ*": "Creator of the ends of the earth/Maker of the earth's farthest bounds", "*lōʾ yîʿap wělōʾ yîgāʿ*": "does not faint or grow weary/never tires or becomes exhausted", "*ʾên ḥēqer litbûnātô*": "there is no searching of his understanding/his understanding is unsearchable" } }
• Rom 11:33 : 33 { "verseID": "Romans.11.33", "source": "Ὦ βάθος πλούτου καὶ σοφίας καὶ γνώσεως Θεοῦ! ὡς ἀνεξερεύνητα τὰ κρίματα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀνεξιχνίαστοι αἱ ὁδοὶ αὐτοῦ!", "text": "O *bathos ploutou* and *sophias* and *gnōseōs Theou*! how *anexereunēta* the *krimata* of him, and *anexichniastoi* the *hodoi* of him!", "grammar": { "*bathos*": "nominative neuter singular - depth", "*ploutou*": "genitive masculine singular - of riches", "*sophias*": "genitive feminine singular - of wisdom", "*gnōseōs*": "genitive feminine singular - of knowledge", "*Theou*": "genitive masculine singular - of God", "*anexereunēta*": "nominative neuter plural - unsearchable", "*krimata*": "nominative neuter plural - judgments", "*anexichniastoi*": "nominative feminine plural - untraceable", "*hodoi*": "nominative feminine plural - ways" }, "variants": { "*bathos*": "depth/profundity", "*ploutou*": "riches/wealth/abundance", "*sophias*": "wisdom/insight", "*gnōseōs*": "knowledge/understanding", "*anexereunēta*": "unsearchable/unfathomable", "*krimata*": "judgments/decisions", "*anexichniastoi*": "untraceable/inscrutable/beyond tracing out", "*hodoi*": "ways/paths/roads" } }