Verse 12

{ "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.5.12", "source": "יֵ֚שׁ רָעָ֣ה חוֹלָ֔ה רָאִ֖יתִי תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ עֹ֛שֶׁר שָׁמ֥וּר לִבְעָלָ֖יו לְרָעָתֽוֹ׃", "text": "There is *rāʿāh* *ḥôlāh* *rāʾîṯî* under *haššāmeš*, *ʿōšer* *šāmûr* to *liḇəʿālāw* to *lərāʿāṯô*", "grammar": { "*rāʿāh*": "noun, feminine singular - evil/misery/distress", "*ḥôlāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - sick/sore", "*rāʾîṯî*": "qal perfect, 1st common singular - I saw", "*haššāmeš*": "definite article + noun, common singular - the sun", "*ʿōšer*": "noun, masculine singular - riches/wealth", "*šāmûr*": "qal passive participle, masculine singular - being kept/guarded", "*liḇəʿālāw*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - for its owners", "*lərāʿāṯô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - for his harm" }, "variants": { "*rāʿāh*": "evil/misery/distress/injury/calamity", "*ḥôlāh*": "sick/sore/grievous/painful", "*ʿōšer*": "riches/wealth/opulence", "*šāmûr*": "kept/guarded/preserved/retained", "*lərāʿāṯô*": "for his harm/injury/misfortune/hurt" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 3:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Proverbs.3.24", "source": "אִם־תִּשְׁכַּ֥ב לֹֽא־תִפְחָ֑ד וְ֝שָׁכַבְתָּ֗ וְֽעָרְבָ֥ה שְׁנָתֶֽךָ׃", "text": "If-*tiškab* not-*tip̄ḥād* and-*šākabətā* and-*ʿārəbāh* *šənātekā*", "grammar": { "*tiškab*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you lie down", "*tip̄ḥād*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will fear", "*šākabətā*": "verb, qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will lie down", "*ʿārəbāh*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - it will be sweet/pleasant", "*šənātekā*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your sleep" }, "variants": { "*tiškab*": "lie down/recline/rest", "*tip̄ḥād*": "fear/dread/be afraid", "*šākabətā*": "lie down/recline/rest", "*ʿārəbāh*": "be sweet/pleasant/agreeable", "*šənātekā*": "sleep/slumber" } }
  • Jer 31:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.31.26", "source": "עַל־זֹ֖את הֱקִיצֹ֣תִי וָאֶרְאֶ֑ה וּשְׁנָתִ֖י עָ֥רְבָה לִּֽי׃ ס", "text": "*ʿal-zōʾt hĕqîṣōtî wāʾerʾeh ûšənātî ʿārəḇāh lî*.", "grammar": { "*ʿal-zōʾt*": "preposition + feminine singular demonstrative pronoun - upon this", "*hĕqîṣōtî*": "hiphil perfect 1st person singular - I awoke", "*wāʾerʾeh*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 1st person singular - and I saw", "*ûšənātî*": "conjunction + feminine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - and my sleep", "*ʿārəḇāh*": "qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - was sweet/pleasant", "*lî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me" }, "variants": { "*hĕqîṣōtî*": "awoke/woke up/aroused", "*ʾerʾeh*": "saw/looked/beheld/perceived", "*šənātî*": "my sleep/my slumber", "*ʿārəḇāh*": "was sweet/was pleasant/was agreeable" } }
  • Ps 4:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Psalms.4.8", "source": "נָתַ֣תָּה שִׂמְחָ֣ה בְלִבִּ֑י מֵעֵ֬ת דְּגָנָ֖ם וְתִֽירוֹשָׁ֣ם רָֽבּוּ׃", "text": "*nātattāh* *śimḥāh* in-*libbî* from-time *dəgānām* and-*tîrôšām* *rābbû*", "grammar": { "*nātattāh*": "verb Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you have put/given", "*śimḥāh*": "noun feminine singular - joy/gladness", "*libbî*": "noun masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition ב (in) - my heart", "from-time": "preposition מִן with noun feminine singular construct עֵת - from the time of", "*dəgānām*": "noun masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their grain", "*tîrôšām*": "noun masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix and prefixed conjunction ו (and) - their new wine", "*rābbû*": "verb Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they increased" }, "variants": { "*nātattāh*": "you have put/you have given/you have placed", "*śimḥāh*": "joy/gladness/happiness/delight", "*libbî*": "my heart/my mind/my inner self", "*dəgānām*": "their grain/their corn/their harvest", "*tîrôšām*": "their new wine/their wine harvest", "*rābbû*": "they increased/they multiplied/they were abundant" } }
  • Ps 127:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Psalms.127.2", "source": "שָׁ֤וְא לָכֶ֨ם ׀ מַשְׁכִּ֪ימֵי ק֡וּם מְאַֽחֲרֵי־שֶׁ֗בֶת אֹ֭כְלֵי לֶ֣חֶם הָעֲצָבִ֑ים כֵּ֤ן יִתֵּ֖ן לִֽידִיד֣וֹ שֵׁנָֽא׃", "text": "*Šāwə'* to you *maškîmê* *qûm* *mə'aḥărê-šeḇeṯ* *'ōḵəlê* *leḥem* the *hā'ăṣāḇîm*; so *yittēn* to *yəḏîḏô* *šēnā'*.", "grammar": { "*Šāwə'*": "masculine singular - vain/worthless", "*maškîmê*": "participle, hiphil, masculine plural construct - those who rise early", "*qûm*": "infinitive, qal - to rise", "*mə'aḥărê*": "plural construct with preposition - delaying", "*šeḇeṯ*": "infinitive, qal - to sit/dwell/remain", "*'ōḵəlê*": "participle, qal, masculine plural construct - eaters of", "*leḥem*": "masculine singular - bread/food", "*hā'ăṣāḇîm*": "definite with article, masculine plural - the painful/sorrowful/toilsome", "*yittēn*": "imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular, qal - he gives", "*yəḏîḏô*": "masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his beloved", "*šēnā'*": "feminine singular - sleep" }, "variants": { "*Šāwə'*": "vain/worthless/futile/to no purpose", "*maškîmê*": "those who wake early/early risers", "*mə'aḥărê*": "delaying/sitting late", "*šeḇeṯ*": "sitting/dwelling/remaining", "*leḥem*": "bread/food/sustenance", "*hā'ăṣāḇîm*": "of sorrow/toil/pain/hardship", "*yəḏîḏô*": "his beloved/friend/favored one" } }