Verse 13

{ "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.3.13", "source": "וְגַ֤ם כָּל־הָאָדָם֙ שֶׁיֹּאכַ֣ל וְשָׁתָ֔ה וְרָאָ֥ה ט֖וֹב בְּכָל־עֲמָל֑וֹ מַתַּ֥ת אֱלֹהִ֖ים הִֽיא׃", "text": "*wə*-also every-the-*ʾāḏām* that-*yōʾḵal* *wə*-*šāṯâ* *wə*-*rāʾâ* *ṭôḇ* in-all-*ʿămālô* *mattat* *ʾĕlōhîm* *hîʾ*", "grammar": { "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*gam*": "adverb - also/moreover", "*kol*": "adjective - every/all", "*hā-ʾāḏām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the man/mankind", "*še*": "relative particle - that/who", "*yōʾḵal*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will eat", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*šāṯâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he drank", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*rāʾâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he saw", "*ṭôḇ*": "adjective/noun, masculine singular - good", "*bə*": "preposition - in", "*kol*": "adjective - every/all", "*ʿămālô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his labor", "*mattat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - gift of", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural (with singular meaning) - God", "*hîʾ*": "personal pronoun, feminine singular - she/it" }, "variants": { "*yōʾḵal*": "will eat/consume/devour", "*šāṯâ*": "drank/imbibed", "*rāʾâ*": "saw/observed/experienced", "*ṭôḇ*": "good/pleasant/agreeable", "*ʿămālô*": "his labor/toil/work", "*mattat*": "gift/present/offering" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 2:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.2.24", "source": "אֵֽין־ט֤וֹב בָּאָדָם֙ שֶׁיֹּאכַ֣ל וְשָׁתָ֔ה וְהֶרְאָ֧ה אֶת־נַפְשׁ֛וֹ ט֖וֹב בַּעֲמָל֑וֹ גַּם־זֹה֙ רָאִ֣יתִי אָ֔נִי כִּ֛י מִיַּ֥ד הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים הִֽיא׃", "text": "Not-*ṭôb* in the-*ʾādām* *sheyyōʾkal* and *shātâ* and *herʾāh* *ʾet*-*napshô* *ṭôb* in *ʿămālô* also-this *rāʾîtî* I because from *yad* the-*ʾĕlōhîm* it.", "grammar": { "*ṭôb*": "masculine singular adjective - good", "*ʾādām*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition and definite article - in the man", "*sheyyōʾkal*": "relative particle + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - that he should eat", "*shātâ*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he drank", "*herʾāh*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he showed/made see", "*napshô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his soul", "*ṭôb*": "masculine singular adjective - good", "*ʿămālô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix with prefixed preposition - in his labor", "*rāʾîtî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I saw", "*yad*": "feminine singular construct - hand of", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - God" }, "variants": { "*ʾêyn-ṭôb bāʾādām*": "there is nothing better for a person/it is not good for man", "*sheyyōʾkal wĕshātâ*": "than to eat and drink", "*herʾāh ʾet-napshô ṭôb*": "to let himself enjoy good/to make his soul see good", "*baʿămālô*": "in his work/in his labor/in his toil", "*miyyad hāʾĕlōhîm*": "from the hand of God/from God" } }
  • Eccl 5:18-19 : 18 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.5.18", "source": "גַּ֣ם כָּֽל־הָאָדָ֡ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָֽתַן־ל֣וֹ הָאֱלֹהִים֩ עֹ֨שֶׁר וּנְכָסִ֜ים וְהִשְׁלִיט֨וֹ לֶאֱכֹ֤ל מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙ וְלָשֵׂ֣את אֶת־חֶלְק֔וֹ וְלִשְׂמֹ֖חַ בַּעֲמָל֑וֹ זֹ֕ה מַתַּ֥ת אֱלֹהִ֖ים הִֽיא׃", "text": "Also all *hāʾāḏām* who *nāṯan-lô* *hāʾĕlōhîm* *ʿōšer* and *nəḵāsîm* and *hišlîṭô* to *leʾĕḵōl* from it and to *wəlāśēʾṯ* *ʾeṯ-ḥelqô* and to *wəliśmōaḥ* in *baʿămālô*, this *mattaṯ* *ʾĕlōhîm* she", "grammar": { "*hāʾāḏām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the man/mankind", "*nāṯan-lô*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular + preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he gave to him", "*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the God (lit. the gods)", "*ʿōšer*": "noun, masculine singular - riches/wealth", "*nəḵāsîm*": "noun, masculine plural - possessions/property", "*hišlîṭô*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he enabled him", "*leʾĕḵōl*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to eat", "*wəlāśēʾṯ*": "conjunction + preposition + qal infinitive construct - and to carry/take", "*ʾeṯ-ḥelqô*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his portion", "*wəliśmōaḥ*": "conjunction + preposition + qal infinitive construct - and to rejoice", "*baʿămālô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his labor", "*mattaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - gift of", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God (lit. gods)" }, "variants": { "*hāʾāḏām*": "the man/mankind/humanity", "*nəḵāsîm*": "possessions/property/goods/wealth", "*hišlîṭô*": "enabled him/gave him power/allowed him", "*lāśēʾṯ*": "to take/carry/bear/lift", "*ḥelqô*": "his portion/share/lot/inheritance", "*liśmōaḥ*": "to rejoice/be glad/be joyful", "*mattaṯ*": "gift/present/reward" } } 19 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.5.19", "source": "כִּ֚י לֹ֣א הַרְבֵּ֔ה יִזְכֹּ֖ר אֶת־יְמֵ֣י חַיָּ֑יו כִּ֧י הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים מַעֲנֶ֖ה בְּשִׂמְחַ֥ת לִבּֽוֹ׃", "text": "For not *harbēh* *yizkkōr* *ʾeṯ-yəmê* *ḥayyāw* for *hāʾĕlōhîm* *maʿăneh* in *bəśimḥaṯ* *libbô*", "grammar": { "*harbēh*": "verb (hiphil infinitive absolute used as adverb) - much/many", "*yizkkōr*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will remember", "*ʾeṯ-yəmê*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine plural construct - the days of", "*ḥayyāw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his life", "*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the God (lit. the gods)", "*maʿăneh*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular - answering/responding", "*bəśimḥaṯ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - in joy of", "*libbô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his heart" }, "variants": { "*harbēh*": "much/many/greatly/abundantly", "*yizkkōr*": "will remember/recall/think about", "*yəmê*": "days of", "*ḥayyāw*": "his life/lives", "*maʿăneh*": "answering/responding/occupying", "*śimḥaṯ*": "joy/gladness/pleasure of", "*libbô*": "his heart/mind/inner person" } }
  • Eccl 9:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.9.7", "source": "לֵ֣ךְ אֱכֹ֤ל בְּשִׂמְחָה֙ לַחְמֶ֔ךָ וּֽשֲׁתֵ֥ה בְלֶב־ט֖וֹב יֵינֶ֑ךָ כִּ֣י כְבָ֔ר רָצָ֥ה הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶֽת־מַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ׃", "text": "*Lēk* *ʾěkōl* in-*śimḥâ* *laḥmekā* and-*šătēh* in-*lēb*-*ṭôb* *yênekā*, for already *rāṣâ* the-*ʾělōhîm* *ʾet*-*maʿăśêkā*.", "grammar": { "*lēk*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - go", "*ʾěkōl*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - eat", "*śimḥâ*": "noun, feminine singular - joy/gladness", "*laḥmekā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your bread", "*šătēh*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - drink", "*lēb*": "noun, masculine singular construct - heart", "*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine singular - good", "*yênekā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your wine", "*rāṣâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - has approved/favored", "*ʾělōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural with article - God", "*maʿăśêkā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your works/deeds" }, "variants": { "*lēk*": "go/proceed", "*ʾěkōl*": "eat/consume", "*śimḥâ*": "joy/gladness/pleasure/delight", "*laḥmekā*": "your bread/your food", "*šătēh*": "drink/imbibe", "*lēb-ṭôb*": "good heart/cheerful mind/joyful spirit", "*yênekā*": "your wine/your beverage", "*rāṣâ*": "has approved/has favored/has accepted/is pleased with", "*ʾělōhîm*": "God/divine being", "*maʿăśêkā*": "your works/your actions/your deeds" } }
  • Isa 65:21-23 : 21 { "verseID": "Isaiah.65.21", "source": "וּבָנ֥וּ בָתִּ֖ים וְיָשָׁ֑בוּ וְנָטְע֣וּ כְרָמִ֔ים וְאָכְל֖וּ פִּרְיָֽם׃", "text": "and-*banu* *battim* and-*yashavu* and-*nateʿu* *keramim* and-*ʾakhlu* *piryam*", "grammar": { "*banu*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they will build", "*battim*": "masculine plural noun - houses", "*yashavu*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they will inhabit", "*nateʿu*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they will plant", "*keramim*": "masculine plural noun - vineyards", "*ʾakhlu*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they will eat", "*piryam*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their fruit" }, "variants": { "*banu*": "they will build/they will construct/they will establish", "*battim*": "houses/dwellings/homes", "*yashavu*": "they will inhabit/they will dwell/they will live", "*nateʿu*": "they will plant/they will establish/they will set", "*keramim*": "vineyards/orchards/plantations", "*ʾakhlu*": "they will eat/they will consume/they will partake", "*piryam*": "their fruit/their produce/their yield" } } 22 { "verseID": "Isaiah.65.22", "source": "לֹ֤א יִבְנוּ֙ וְאַחֵ֣ר יֵשֵׁ֔ב לֹ֥א יִטְּע֖וּ וְאַחֵ֣ר יֹאכֵ֑ל כִּֽי־כִימֵ֤י הָעֵץ֙ יְמֵ֣י עַמִּ֔י וּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יְדֵיהֶ֖ם יְבַלּ֥וּ בְחִירָֽי׃", "text": "not *yivnu* and-*ʾaher* *yeshev* not *yitteʿu* and-*ʾaher* *yoʾkhel* for-as-*yemey* the-*ʿets* *yemey* *ʿammi* and-*maʿaseh* *yedeyhem* *yevallu* *behiray*", "grammar": { "*yivnu*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will build", "*ʾaher*": "adjective, masculine singular - another", "*yeshev*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will inhabit", "*yitteʿu*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will plant", "*yoʾkhel*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will eat", "*yemey*": "masculine plural construct - days of", "*ʿets*": "masculine singular noun - tree", "*yemey*": "masculine plural construct - days of", "*ʿammi*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my people", "*maʿaseh*": "masculine singular construct - work of", "*yedeyhem*": "dual noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their hands", "*yevallu*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will use/wear out", "*behiray*": "masculine plural adjective with 1st person singular suffix - my chosen ones" }, "variants": { "*yivnu*": "they will build/they will construct/they will establish", "*ʾaher*": "another/other/someone else", "*yeshev*": "he will inhabit/he will dwell/he will live", "*yitteʿu*": "they will plant/they will establish/they will set", "*yoʾkhel*": "he will eat/he will consume/he will enjoy", "*yemey*": "days of/lifetime of", "*ʿets*": "tree/wood/timber", "*yemey*": "days of/lifetime of", "*ʿammi*": "my people/my nation/my folk", "*maʿaseh*": "work/labor/deed", "*yedeyhem*": "their hands/their power/their efforts", "*yevallu*": "they will wear out/they will use/they will enjoy fully", "*behiray*": "my chosen ones/my elect/my selected ones" } } 23 { "verseID": "Isaiah.65.23", "source": "לֹ֤א יִֽיגְעוּ֙ לָרִ֔יק וְלֹ֥א יֵלְד֖וּ לַבֶּהָלָ֑ה כִּ֣י זֶ֜רַע בְּרוּכֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ הֵ֔מָּה וְצֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֖ם אִתָּֽם׃", "text": "not *yigʿu* to-the-*riq* and-not *yeledu* to-the-*behalah* for *zeraʿ* *berukhey* *YHWH* *hemmah* and-*tseʾetsaʾeyhem* with-them", "grammar": { "*yigʿu*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will labor", "*riq*": "masculine singular noun - emptiness/vanity", "*yeledu*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will bear children", "*behalah*": "feminine singular noun - terror/sudden destruction", "*zeraʿ*": "masculine singular construct - seed/offspring of", "*berukhey*": "Qal passive participle, masculine plural construct - blessed ones of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*hemmah*": "3rd person masculine plural pronoun - they", "*tseʾetsaʾeyhem*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their offspring" }, "variants": { "*yigʿu*": "they will labor/they will toil/they will work hard", "*riq*": "emptiness/vanity/worthlessness", "*yeledu*": "they will bear children/they will give birth/they will produce offspring", "*behalah*": "terror/sudden destruction/calamity", "*zeraʿ*": "seed/offspring/descendants", "*berukhey*": "blessed ones of/ones blessed by", "*hemmah*": "they (emphatic)", "*tseʾetsaʾeyhem*": "their offspring/their descendants/their children" } }
  • Ps 128:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Psalms.128.2", "source": "יְגִ֣יעַ כַּ֭פֶּיךָ כִּ֣י תֹאכֵ֑ל אַ֝שְׁרֶ֗יךָ וְט֣וֹב לָֽךְ׃", "text": "*yəgîaʿ* *kappêkā* *kî* *tōʾkēl* *ʾašrêkā* *wə-ṭôb* *lāk*", "grammar": { "*yəgîaʿ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - labor/toil of", "*kappêkā*": "noun, dual with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your palms/hands", "*kî*": "conjunction - when/for/indeed", "*tōʾkēl*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will eat", "*ʾašrêkā*": "noun, plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your happiness/blessedness", "*wə-ṭôb*": "conjunction + adjective, masculine singular - and good", "*lāk*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to/for you" }, "variants": { "*yəgîaʿ kappêkā*": "labor of your hands/fruit of your labor", "*kî*": "when/for/indeed/because", "*ʾašrêkā*": "blessed are you/happiness to you" } }
  • Eccl 6:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.6.2", "source": "אִ֣ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִתֶּן־ל֣וֹ הָאֱלֹהִ֡ים עֹשֶׁר֩ וּנְכָסִ֨ים וְכָב֜וֹד וְֽאֵינֶ֨נּוּ חָסֵ֥ר לְנַפְשׁ֣וֹ ׀ מִכֹּ֣ל אֲשֶׁר־יִתְאַוֶּ֗ה וְלֹֽא־יַשְׁלִיטֶ֤נּוּ הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ לֶאֱכֹ֣ל מִמֶּ֔נּוּ כִּ֛י אִ֥ישׁ נָכְרִ֖י יֹֽאכֲלֶ֑נּוּ זֶ֥ה הֶ֛בֶל וָחֳלִ֥י רָ֖ע הֽוּא׃", "text": "*ʾîš* *ʾăšer* *yitten-lô* the *hāʾĕlōhîm* *ʿōšer* and-*nəḵāsîm* and-*ḵāḇôd* and-*ʾênenû* *ḥāsēr* to-*nap̄šô* from-all *ʾăšer-yiṯʾawweh* and-not-*yašlîṭennû* the *hāʾĕlōhîm* to-*leʾĕḵōl* from-it, *kî* *ʾîš* *nāḵrî* *yōʾăḵălennû*; this *heḇel* and-*ḥŏlî* *rāʿ* it.", "grammar": { "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - whom/that", "*yitten-lô*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he gives to him", "*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural (divine plural) - God", "*ʿōšer*": "noun, masculine singular - wealth/riches", "*nəḵāsîm*": "noun, masculine plural - possessions/property", "*ḵāḇôd*": "noun, masculine singular - honor/glory", "*ʾênenû*": "particle of negation + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he is not", "*ḥāsēr*": "adjective, masculine singular - lacking/wanting", "*nap̄šô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his soul/desire", "*ʾăšer-yiṯʾawweh*": "relative pronoun + verb, Hitpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - that he desires", "*yašlîṭennû*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he enables him", "*leʾĕḵōl*": "preposition + verb, Qal infinitive construct - to eat", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*nāḵrî*": "adjective, masculine singular - foreign/strange", "*yōʾăḵălennû*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he will eat it", "*heḇel*": "noun, masculine singular - vanity/emptiness/breath", "*ḥŏlî*": "noun, masculine singular - sickness/disease", "*rāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - evil/bad" }, "variants": { "*ʿōšer*": "wealth/riches/abundance", "*nəḵāsîm*": "possessions/property/goods", "*ḵāḇôd*": "honor/glory/dignity/respect", "*nap̄šô*": "his soul/self/desire/appetite", "*yašlîṭennû*": "he empowers him/gives him power/enables him", "*nāḵrî*": "foreigner/stranger/alien", "*heḇel*": "vanity/futility/emptiness/breath/vapor", "*ḥŏlî*": "sickness/disease/affliction" } }
  • Deut 28:30-31 : 30 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.30", "source": "אִשָּׁ֣ה תְאָרֵ֗שׂ וְאִ֤ישׁ אַחֵר֙ *ישגלנה **יִשְׁכָּבֶ֔נָּה בַּ֥יִת תִּבְנֶ֖ה וְלֹא־תֵשֵׁ֣ב בּ֑וֹ כֶּ֥רֶם תִּטַּ֖ע וְלֹ֥א תְחַלְּלֶּֽנּוּ׃", "text": "*ʾiššâ* *təʾārēś* *wəʾîš* *ʾaḥēr* *yišgālennâ/yiškābennâ* *bayit* *tibneh* *wəlōʾ*-*tēšēb* *bô* *kerem* *tiṭṭaʿ* *wəlōʾ* *təḥallĕlennû*", "grammar": { "*ʾiššâ*": "noun, feminine singular - woman/wife", "*təʾārēś*": "piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will betroth", "*wəʾîš*": "conjunction (wə-) + noun, masculine singular - and a man", "*ʾaḥēr*": "adjective, masculine singular - another", "*yišgālennâ/yiškābennâ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - he will violate/lie with her", "*bayit*": "noun, masculine singular - house", "*tibneh*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will build", "*wəlōʾ*-*tēšēb*": "conjunction (wə-) + negative particle + qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you will not dwell", "*bô*": "preposition (bə-) + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in it", "*kerem*": "noun, masculine singular - vineyard", "*tiṭṭaʿ*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will plant", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction (wə-) + negative particle - and not", "*təḥallĕlennû*": "piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - you will use its fruit" }, "variants": { "*ʾiššâ*": "woman/wife", "*təʾārēś*": "betroth/engage", "*ʾîš*": "man/husband", "*ʾaḥēr*": "another/different/strange", "*yišgālennâ/yiškābennâ*": "violate her/ravish her/lie with her (the text contains both forms - yišgālennâ as Kethib and yiškābennâ as Qere)", "*bayit*": "house/home/dwelling", "*tibneh*": "build/construct", "*tēšēb*": "dwell/live/inhabit", "*kerem*": "vineyard", "*tiṭṭaʿ*": "plant/establish", "*təḥallĕlennû*": "use its fruit/begin to use/enjoy its harvest" } } 31 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.31", "source": "שׁוֹרְךָ֞ טָב֣וּחַ לְעֵינֶ֗יךָ וְלֹ֣א תֹאכַל֮ מִמֶּנּוּ֒ חֲמֹֽרְךָ֙ גָּז֣וּל מִלְּפָנֶ֔יךָ וְלֹ֥א יָשׁ֖וּב לָ֑ךְ צֹֽאנְךָ֙ נְתֻנ֣וֹת לְאֹיְבֶ֔יךָ וְאֵ֥ין לְךָ֖ מוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃", "text": "*šôrəkā* *ṭābûaḥ* *ləʿênêkā* *wəlōʾ* *tōʾkal* *mimmennû* *ḥămōrəkā* *gāzûl* *millĕpānêkā* *wəlōʾ* *yāšûb* *lāk* *ṣōʾnəkā* *nətunôt* *ləʾōyəbêkā* *wəʾên* *ləkā* *môšîaʿ*", "grammar": { "*šôrəkā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your ox", "*ṭābûaḥ*": "qal passive participle, masculine singular - slaughtered", "*ləʿênêkā*": "preposition (lə-) + noun, feminine dual with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - before your eyes", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction (wə-) + negative particle - and not", "*tōʾkal*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will eat", "*mimmennû*": "preposition (min-) + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - from it", "*ḥămōrəkā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your donkey", "*gāzûl*": "qal passive participle, masculine singular - stolen/taken by force", "*millĕpānêkā*": "preposition (min-) + preposition (lə-) + noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - from before you", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction (wə-) + negative particle - and not", "*yāšûb*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will return", "*lāk*": "preposition (lə-) + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you", "*ṣōʾnəkā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your flock", "*nətunôt*": "qal passive participle, feminine plural - given", "*ləʾōyəbêkā*": "preposition (lə-) + qal participle, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to your enemies", "*wəʾên*": "conjunction (wə-) + particle of negation - and there is no", "*ləkā*": "preposition (lə-) + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - for you", "*môšîaʿ*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular - savior/deliverer" }, "variants": { "*šôrəkā*": "your ox/bull", "*ṭābûaḥ*": "slaughtered/butchered", "*ʿênêkā*": "your eyes", "*tōʾkal*": "eat/consume", "*ḥămōrəkā*": "your donkey/ass", "*gāzûl*": "stolen/seized/taken by force", "*millĕpānêkā*": "from before you/from your presence", "*yāšûb*": "return/come back", "*ṣōʾnəkā*": "your flock/sheep", "*nətunôt*": "given/handed over", "*ʾōyəbêkā*": "your enemies/foes", "*môšîaʿ*": "savior/deliverer/rescuer" } }
  • Deut 28:47-48 : 47 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.47", "source": "תַּ֗חַת אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹא־עָבַ֙דְתָּ֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בְּשִׂמְחָ֖ה וּבְט֣וּב לֵבָ֑ב מֵרֹ֖ב כֹּֽל׃", "text": "*Taḥat* which not-*ʿābadtā* *ʾet*-*YHWH* *ʾĕlōheykā* in-*śimḥāh* *û*-in-*ṭûb* *lēbāb* from-*rōb* all.", "grammar": { "*Taḥat*": "preposition - 'under/because'", "*ʿābadtā*": "perfect Qal 2nd masculine singular - 'you served'", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name", "*ʾĕlōheykā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'your God'", "*śimḥāh*": "feminine singular noun - 'joy'", "*û*": "conjunction - 'and'", "*ṭûb*": "masculine singular construct - 'goodness of'", "*lēbāb*": "masculine singular noun - 'heart'", "*rōb*": "masculine singular construct - 'abundance of'", "*kōl*": "masculine singular noun - 'all/everything'" }, "variants": { "*Taḥat*": "because/instead of/in place of", "*ʿābadtā*": "served/worshiped/were subject to", "*śimḥāh*": "joy/gladness/pleasure", "*ṭûb lēbāb*": "goodness of heart/gladness of heart/cheerfulness", "*rōb kōl*": "abundance of everything/plenty of all things" } } 48 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.48", "source": "וְעָבַדְתָּ֣ אֶת־אֹיְבֶ֗יךָ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְשַׁלְּחֶ֤נּוּ יְהוָה֙ בָּ֔ךְ בְּרָעָ֧ב וּבְצָמָ֛א וּבְעֵירֹ֖ם וּבְחֹ֣סֶר כֹּ֑ל וְנָתַ֞ן עֹ֤ל בַּרְזֶל֙ עַל־צַוָּארֶ֔ךָ עַ֥ד הִשְׁמִיד֖וֹ אֹתָֽךְ׃", "text": "*Wə*-*ʿābadtā* *ʾet*-*ʾōyəbeykā* which *yəšalləḥennû* *YHWH* in-*bāk* in-*rāʿāb* *û*-in-*ṣāmāʾ* *û*-in-*ʿêrōm* *û*-in-*ḥōser* all *wə*-*nātan* *ʿōl* *barzel* on-*ṣawwārekā* until *hišmîdô* *ʾōtāk*.", "grammar": { "*Wə*": "conjunction - 'and'", "*ʿābadtā*": "perfect Qal 2nd masculine singular with waw consecutive (functions as future) - 'you will serve'", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾōyəbeykā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'your enemies'", "*yəšalləḥennû*": "imperfect Piel 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'he will send him'", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - subject", "*bāk*": "preposition with 2nd feminine singular suffix - 'against you'", "*rāʿāb*": "masculine singular noun - 'hunger'", "*û*": "conjunction - 'and'", "*ṣāmāʾ*": "masculine singular noun - 'thirst'", "*ʿêrōm*": "masculine singular noun - 'nakedness'", "*ḥōser*": "masculine singular construct - 'lack of'", "*kōl*": "masculine singular noun - 'all/everything'", "*nātan*": "perfect Qal 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive (functions as future) - 'he will put'", "*ʿōl*": "masculine singular construct - 'yoke of'", "*barzel*": "masculine singular noun - 'iron'", "*ṣawwārekā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'your neck'", "*hišmîdô*": "Hiphil infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his destroying'", "*ʾōtāk*": "direct object marker with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'you'" }, "variants": { "*ʿābadtā*": "serve/be enslaved to/work for", "*ʾōyəbeykā*": "your enemies/your foes", "*yəšalləḥennû*": "he will send/dispatch/let loose", "*rāʿāb*": "hunger/famine", "*ṣāmāʾ*": "thirst", "*ʿêrōm*": "nakedness/being without clothing", "*ḥōser kōl*": "lack of everything/want of all things", "*ʿōl barzel*": "yoke of iron/iron collar", "*hišmîdô*": "his destroying/his annihilating" } }
  • Judg 6:3-6 : 3 { "verseID": "Judges.6.3", "source": "וְהָיָ֖ה אִם־זָרַ֣ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְעָלָ֨ה מִדְיָ֧ן וֽ͏ַעֲמָלֵ֛ק וּבְנֵי־קֶ֖דֶם וְעָל֥וּ עָלָֽיו׃", "text": "*wə-hāyâ* if *zāraʿ* *yiśrāʾēl* and *wə-ʿālâ* *midyān* *wa-ʿămālēq* and *bənê-qedem* and *wə-ʿālû* *ʿālāyw*", "grammar": { "*wə-hāyâ*": "waw consecutive + qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - and it happened/was", "*zāraʿ*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - sowed/planted", "*wə-ʿālâ*": "waw consecutive + qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - and came up/ascended", "*wa-ʿămālēq*": "waw conjunction + proper noun - and Amalek", "*bənê-qedem*": "construct noun phrase - sons/people of the east", "*wə-ʿālû*": "waw consecutive + qal perfect 3rd person plural - and they came up/ascended", "*ʿālāyw*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - against him/it" }, "variants": { "*wə-hāyâ*": "and it happened/and it came to pass/whenever", "*zāraʿ*": "sowed/planted/seeded", "*ʿālâ*": "came up/ascended/attacked/invaded" } } 4 { "verseID": "Judges.6.4", "source": "וַיַּחֲנ֣וּ עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם וַיַּשְׁחִ֙יתוּ֙ אֶת־יְב֣וּל הָאָ֔רֶץ עַד־בּוֹאֲךָ֖ עַזָּ֑ה וְלֹֽא־יַשְׁאִ֤ירוּ מִֽחְיָה֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְשֶׂ֥ה וָשׁ֖וֹר וַחֲמֽוֹר׃", "text": "*wə-yaḥănû* *ʿălêhem* and *wə-yašḥîtû* *ʾet-yəbûl* *hāʾāreṣ* until *bôʾăkā* *ʿazzâ* and not *yašʾîrû* *miḥyâ* in *yiśrāʾēl* and *śeh* and *šôr* and *ḥămôr*", "grammar": { "*wə-yaḥănû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they encamped/camped", "*ʿălêhem*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - against them", "*wə-yašḥîtû*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they destroyed/ruined", "*ʾet-yəbûl*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular - produce/increase of", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the land/earth", "*bôʾăkā*": "qal infinitive construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your coming/entrance", "*ʿazzâ*": "proper noun - Gaza", "*yašʾîrû*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they left/kept", "*miḥyâ*": "noun, feminine singular - sustenance/livelihood", "*śeh*": "noun, masculine singular - sheep/lamb", "*šôr*": "noun, masculine singular - ox/bull", "*ḥămôr*": "noun, masculine singular - donkey/ass" }, "variants": { "*yaḥănû*": "encamped/pitched camp against/besieged", "*yašḥîtû*": "destroyed/ruined/laid waste", "*yəbûl*": "produce/increase/yield/crops", "*miḥyâ*": "sustenance/means of life/food" } } 5 { "verseID": "Judges.6.5", "source": "כִּ֡י הֵם֩ וּמִקְנֵיהֶ֨ם יַעֲל֜וּ וְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗ם *יבאו **וּבָ֤אוּ כְדֵֽי־אַרְבֶּה֙ לָרֹ֔ב וְלָהֶ֥ם וְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶ֖ם אֵ֣ין מִסְפָּ֑ר וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ בָאָ֖רֶץ לְשַׁחֲתָֽהּ׃", "text": "For *hēm* and *miqnêhem* *yaʿălû* and *ʾāhŏlêhem* *ûbāʾû* like *kədê-ʾarbeh* to *lārōb* and to them and to *ligmallêhem* *ʾên* *mispār* and *wayyābōʾû* in *hāʾāreṣ* to *ləšaḥătāh*", "grammar": { "*hēm*": "3rd person masculine plural pronoun - they", "*miqnêhem*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their livestock/cattle", "*yaʿălû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they would come up", "*ʾāhŏlêhem*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their tents", "*ûbāʾû*": "waw conjunction + qal perfect 3rd person plural - and they came [Ketiv: *yābōʾû* - they would come]", "*kədê-ʾarbeh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like locusts", "*lārōb*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in abundance/multitude", "*ligmallêhem*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to their camels", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*mispār*": "noun, masculine singular - number/count", "*wayyābōʾû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they came", "*ləšaḥătāh*": "preposition + piel infinitive construct + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - to destroy it" }, "variants": { "*miqnêhem*": "their livestock/cattle/possessions", "*yaʿălû*": "would come up/ascend/invade", "*kədê-ʾarbeh*": "like locusts/in locust fashion", "*lārōb*": "in abundance/in multitude/greatly", "*mispār*": "number/count/quantity", "*ləšaḥătāh*": "to destroy it/to ruin it/to lay it waste" } } 6 { "verseID": "Judges.6.6", "source": "וַיִּדַּ֧ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל מְאֹ֖ד מִפְּנֵ֣י מִדְיָ֑ן וַיִּזְעֲק֥וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶל־יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "*wə-yiddal* *yiśrāʾēl* *məʾōd* *mippənê* *midyān* and *wə-yizʿăqû* *bənê-yiśrāʾēl* to *YHWH*", "grammar": { "*wə-yiddal*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he/it became poor/weak", "*məʾōd*": "adverb - very/exceedingly", "*mippənê*": "preposition + construct form of *pānîm* - from before/because of", "*wə-yizʿăqû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they cried out", "*bənê-yiśrāʾēl*": "construct noun phrase - sons of Israel" }, "variants": { "*yiddal*": "became impoverished/weak/reduced/brought low", "*mippənê*": "because of/due to/from before", "*yizʿăqû*": "cried out/called/cried for help" } }