Verse 17
{ "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.7.17", "source": "אַל־תִּרְשַׁע הַרְבֵּה וְאַל־תְּהִי סָכָל לָמָּה תָמוּת בְּלֹא עִתֶּךָ", "text": "*ʾAl*-*tiršaʿ* *harbēh* *wə-ʾal*-*təhî* *sāḵāl* why *ṯāmûṯ* in-not *ʿitteḵā*", "grammar": { "*ʾAl*": "negative particle - do not", "*tiršaʿ*": "Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - be wicked", "*harbēh*": "adverb - much/greatly", "*wə-ʾal*": "conjunction + negative particle - and do not", "*təhî*": "Qal jussive 2nd masculine singular - be", "*sāḵāl*": "adjective, masculine singular - foolish", "*ṯāmûṯ*": "Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you die", "*ʿitteḵā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your time" }, "variants": { "*tiršaʿ* *harbēh*": "be excessively wicked/be greatly evil", "*təhî* *sāḵāl*": "be a fool/act foolishly", "*ṯāmûṯ* in-not *ʿitteḵā*": "die before your time/die prematurely" } }
Other Translations
GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk
Vær ikke altfor ond, og oppfør deg ikke som en dår. Hvorfor skulle du dø før tiden din?
Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst
Vær ikke altfor ugudelig, og vær ikke tåpelig; hvorfor skulle du dø før din tid?
Norsk King James
Vær ikke for ond, og vær ikke dum; hvorfor skulle du dø før tiden?
Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866
Vær ikke altfor ugudelig, og vær ikke en tosk. Hvorfor skulle du dø før din tid?
Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål
Vær ikke altfor ond, og vær ikke en tåpe; hvorfor skulle du dø før din tid?
Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611
Vær ikke overmåte ugudelig, og vær ikke dum; hvorfor skulle du dø før din tid?
o3-mini KJV Norsk
Ikke vær for ond, og ikke heller uvitende; hvorfor skulle du dø før din tid?
En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)
Vær ikke overmåte ugudelig, og vær ikke dum; hvorfor skulle du dø før din tid?
Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst
Vær ikke overmåte ond og ikke vær en narr; hvorfor skulle du dø før tiden?
Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
Do not be excessively wicked, and do not act foolishly—why should you die before your time?
GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024
Vær ikke overdrevent ugudelig, og vær ikke en dåre. Hvorfor vil du dø før din tid?
Original Norsk Bibel 1866
Vær ikke meget ugudelig, og vær ikke daarlig; hvorfor skulde du døe i Utide?
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
KJV 1769 norsk
Vær ikke altfor ugudelig, og ikke vær en dår; hvorfor skulle du dø før din tid?
KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk
Do not be overly wicked, nor be foolish; why should you die before your time?
King James Version 1611 (Original)
Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
Norsk oversettelse av Webster
Vær ikke altfor ugudelig, heller ikke vær en dåre. Hvorfor skulle du dø før din tid?
Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation
Gjør ikke mye ondt, og vær ikke en dåre, hvorfor skulle du dø før din tid?
Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901
Vær ikke altfor ond og vær ikke narr: Hvorfor skulle du dø før din tid?
Norsk oversettelse av BBE
Vær ikke altfor ond, og vær ikke en dåre. Hvorfor skulle du dø før din tid?
Coverdale Bible (1535)
be nether to vnrightuous also ner to foolish, lest thou die before thy tyme.
Geneva Bible (1560)
(7:19) Be not thou wicked ouermuch, neither be thou foolish: wherefore shouldest thou perish not in thy time?
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Be neither to vnrighteous also nor to foolishe, lest thou die before thy time.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
Webster's Bible (1833)
Don't be too wicked, neither be foolish. Why should you die before your time?
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
Do not much wrong, neither be thou a fool, why dost thou die within thy time?
American Standard Version (1901)
Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Be not evil overmuch, and be not foolish. Why come to your end before your time?
World English Bible (2000)
Don't be too wicked, neither be foolish. Why should you die before your time?
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Do not be excessively wicked and do not be a fool; otherwise you might die before your time.
Referenced Verses
- Prov 10:27 : 27 { "verseID": "Proverbs.10.27", "source": "יִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה תּוֹסִ֣יף יָמִ֑ים וּשְׁנ֖וֹת רְשָׁעִ֣ים תִּקְצֹֽרְנָה׃", "text": "*yirʾat* *YHWH* *tôsîp* *yāmîm* *û-šənôt* *rəšāʿîm* *tiqqōṣōrnāh*", "grammar": { "*yirʾat*": "feminine singular construct - fear of", "*YHWH*": "proper name - LORD", "*tôsîp*": "Hiphil imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - adds/increases", "*yāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - days", "*û-šənôt*": "conjunction + feminine plural construct - but years of", "*rəšāʿîm*": "masculine plural adjective - wicked ones", "*tiqqōṣōrnāh*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine plural - will be shortened" }, "variants": { "*yirʾat*": "fear/reverence/awe", "*tôsîp*": "adds/increases/prolongs", "*yāmîm*": "days/lifetime/time", "*šənôt*": "years/age/lifetime", "*rəšāʿîm*": "wicked ones/evil people/wrongdoers", "*tiqqōṣōrnāh*": "will be shortened/cut off/diminished" } }
- Ps 55:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Psalms.55.23", "source": "הַשְׁלֵ֤ךְ עַל־יְהוָ֨ה ׀ יְהָבְךָ֮ וְה֢וּא יְכַ֫לְכְּלֶ֥ךָ לֹא־יִתֵּ֖ן לְעוֹלָ֥ם מ֗וֹט לַצַּדִּֽיק׃", "text": "*hašlēk* upon *YHWH yəhābəkā* and he *yəkalkelekā*; not *yittēn* forever *môṭ* for the *ṣaddîq*", "grammar": { "*hašlēk*": "hiphil imperative, masculine singular - cast", "*YHWH*": "proper divine name with prefixed preposition ʿal (upon) - upon Yahweh", "*yəhābəkā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your burden", "*wəhûʾ*": "waw conjunction with 3rd person masculine singular pronoun - and he", "*yəkalkelekā*": "pilpel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - he will sustain you", "*yittēn*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will give/allow", "*ləʿôlām*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition lamed (for) - forever", "*môṭ*": "masculine singular noun - tottering/falling", "*ṣaddîq*": "masculine singular adjective with prefixed preposition lamed (for) - for the righteous" }, "variants": { "*hašlēk*": "cast/throw/fling", "*YHWH*": "Yahweh/LORD", "*yəhābəkā*": "your burden/what he has given you/your lot", "*yəkalkelekā*": "he will sustain you/he will provide for you/he will maintain you", "*yittēn*": "he will give/he will allow/he will permit", "*ləʿôlām*": "forever/eternally", "*môṭ*": "tottering/falling/being moved", "*ṣaddîq*": "righteous person/just one" } }
- Acts 5:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Acts.5.5", "source": "Ἀκούων δὲ Ἁνανίας τοὺς λόγους τούτους πεσὼν, ἐξέψυξεν: καὶ ἐγένετο φόβος μέγας ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς ἀκούοντας ταῦτα.", "text": "*Akouōn* *de* *Hananias* the *logous* these *pesōn*, *exepsyxen*: and *egeneto* *phobos* *megas* *epi* all the *akouontas* these things.", "grammar": { "*Akouōn*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - hearing", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*Hananias*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Ananias", "*logous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - words", "*pesōn*": "aorist, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having fallen", "*exepsyxen*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - expired/died", "*egeneto*": "aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd singular - became/happened", "*phobos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - fear", "*megas*": "nominative, masculine, singular - great", "*epi*": "preposition + accusative - upon/on", "*akouontas*": "present, active, participle, accusative, masculine, plural - hearing/those who heard" }, "variants": { "*exepsyxen*": "expired/breathed his last/died", "*phobos*": "fear/terror/awe", "*megas*": "great/large/intense" } }
- Acts 5:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Acts.5.10", "source": "Ἔπεσεν δὲ παραχρῆμα παρὰ τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐξέψυξεν: εἰσελθόντες δὲ οἱ νεανίσκοι, εὗρον αὐτὴν νεκράν, καὶ, ἐξενέγκαντες, ἔθαψαν πρὸς τὸν ἄνδρα αὐτῆς.", "text": "*Epesen* *de* *parachrēma* *para* the *podas* of him, and *exepsyxen*: *eiselthontes* *de* the *neaniskoi*, *heuron* her *nekran*, and, *exenegkantes*, *ethapsan* *pros* the *andra* of her.", "grammar": { "*Epesen*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - fell", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*parachrēma*": "adverb - immediately/instantly", "*para*": "preposition + accusative - at/beside", "*podas*": "accusative, masculine, plural - feet", "*exepsyxen*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - expired/died", "*eiselthontes*": "aorist, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having entered", "*neaniskoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - young men", "*heuron*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd plural - found", "*nekran*": "accusative, feminine, singular - dead", "*exenegkantes*": "aorist, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having carried out", "*ethapsan*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd plural - buried", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - near/beside", "*andra*": "accusative, masculine, singular - husband/man" }, "variants": { "*parachrēma*": "immediately/instantly/at once", "*exepsyxen*": "expired/breathed her last/died", "*neaniskoi*": "young men/youths", "*nekran*": "dead/deceased", "*pros*": "beside/near/with" } }
- Acts 12:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Acts.12.23", "source": "Παραχρῆμα δὲ ἐπάταξεν αὐτὸν ἄγγελος Κυρίου, ἀνθʼ ὧν οὐκ ἔδωκεν τὴν δόξαν τῷ Θεῷ: καὶ γενόμενος σκωληκόβρωτος, ἐξέψυξεν.", "text": "*Parachrēma de epataxen auton angelos Kyriou*, *anth' hōn ouk edōken tēn doxan tō Theō*: and *genomenos skōlēkobrōtos*, *exepsyxen*.", "grammar": { "*Parachrēma*": "adverb - immediately/instantly", "*de*": "postpositive particle - and/but", "*epataxen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - struck", "*auton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - him", "*angelos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - angel", "*Kyriou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of the Lord", "*anth' hōn*": "preposition + genitive relative pronoun - because", "*ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*edōken*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he gave", "*tēn doxan*": "accusative, feminine, singular - the glory", "*tō Theō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to God", "*genomenos*": "aorist middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having become", "*skōlēkobrōtos*": "nominative, masculine, singular, adjective - eaten by worms", "*exepsyxen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he expired/died" }, "variants": { "*Parachrēma*": "immediately/instantly/at once", "*epataxen*": "struck/smote", "*anth' hōn*": "because/on account of the fact that", "*edōken tēn doxan tō Theō*": "gave the glory to God (failed to do so)", "*genomenos skōlēkobrōtos*": "having become eaten by worms/worm-eaten", "*exepsyxen*": "expired/breathed his last/died" } }
- Gen 38:7-9 : 7 { "verseID": "Genesis.38.7", "source": "וַיְהִ֗י עֵ֚ר בְּכ֣וֹר יְהוּדָ֔ה רַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיְמִתֵ֖הוּ יְהוָֽה", "text": "And *wayehî* *ʿĒr* *bəḵôr* *Yehûdāh* *raʿ* in *bəʿênê* *YHWH*, and *wayemitēhû* *YHWH*", "grammar": { "*wayehî*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he was", "*ʿĒr*": "proper noun, masculine - Er", "*bəḵôr*": "noun, masculine singular construct - firstborn of", "*Yehûdāh*": "proper noun, masculine - Judah", "*raʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - evil/wicked", "*bəʿênê*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual construct - in the eyes of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*wayemitēhû*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he put him to death" }, "variants": { "*wayehî*": "and he was/became", "*raʿ*": "evil/wicked/displeasing", "*bəʿênê*": "in the eyes of/in the sight of/according to the judgment of", "*wayemitēhû*": "and he put him to death/killed him/caused him to die" } } 8 { "verseID": "Genesis.38.8", "source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוּדָה֙ לְאוֹנָ֔ן בֹּ֛א אֶל־אֵ֥שֶׁת אָחִ֖יךָ וְיַבֵּ֣ם אֹתָ֑הּ וְהָקֵ֥ם זֶ֖רַע לְאָחִֽיךָ", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *Yehûdāh* to *ʾÔnān*, *bōʾ* unto *ʾēšet* your *ʾāḥîḵā* and *yabbēm* *ʾōtāh*, and *hāqēm* *zeraʿ* to your *ʾāḥîḵā*", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*Yehûdāh*": "proper noun, masculine - Judah", "*ʾÔnān*": "proper noun, masculine - Onan", "*bōʾ*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - go in/come", "*ʾēšet*": "noun, feminine singular construct - wife of", "*ʾāḥîḵā*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your brother", "*yabbēm*": "piel imperative, masculine singular - perform levirate duty to", "*ʾōtāh*": "direct object marker + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her", "*hāqēm*": "hiphil imperative, masculine singular - raise up/establish", "*zeraʿ*": "noun, masculine singular - seed/offspring", "*ʾāḥîḵā*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your brother" }, "variants": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "and he said/spoke/commanded", "*bōʾ*": "go in/come to/have relations with", "*yabbēm*": "perform levirate marriage duty/fulfill brother-in-law obligation", "*hāqēm*": "raise up/establish/maintain", "*zeraʿ*": "seed/offspring/descendants" } } 9 { "verseID": "Genesis.38.9", "source": "וַיֵּ֣דַע אוֹנָ֔ן כִּ֛י לֹּ֥א ל֖וֹ יִהְיֶ֣ה הַזָּ֑רַע וְהָיָ֞ה אִם־בָּ֨א אֶל־אֵ֤שֶׁת אָחִיו֙ וְשִׁחֵ֣ת אַ֔רְצָה לְבִלְתִּ֥י נְתָן־זֶ֖רַע לְאָחִֽיו", "text": "And *wayyēdaʿ* *ʾÔnān* that *lōʾ* to him *yihyeh* the *zāraʿ*, and *wəhāyāh* if *bāʾ* unto *ʾēšet* his *ʾāḥîw* and *wəšiḥēt* *ʾarṣāh* to prevent *nətān*-*zeraʿ* to his *ʾāḥîw*", "grammar": { "*wayyēdaʿ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he knew", "*ʾÔnān*": "proper noun, masculine - Onan", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yihyeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - would be", "*zāraʿ*": "noun, masculine singular + definite article - the offspring/seed", "*wəhāyāh*": "waw-consecutive + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it was/happened", "*bāʾ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he went in", "*ʾēšet*": "noun, feminine singular construct - wife of", "*ʾāḥîw*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his brother", "*wəšiḥēt*": "waw-consecutive + piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he ruined/destroyed", "*ʾarṣāh*": "noun, feminine singular + directional heh - to the ground", "*nətān*": "qal infinitive construct - giving", "*zeraʿ*": "noun, masculine singular - seed/offspring", "*ʾāḥîw*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his brother" }, "variants": { "*wayyēdaʿ*": "and he knew/recognized/understood", "*yihyeh*": "would be/become/belong to", "*wəhāyāh*": "and it was/happened/came to pass", "*bāʾ*": "went in to/had relations with", "*wəšiḥēt*": "and he ruined/wasted/destroyed", "*ʾarṣāh*": "to the ground/on the earth/to the floor", "*nətān*": "giving/providing/establishing" } } 10 { "verseID": "Genesis.38.10", "source": "וַיֵּ֛רַע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה וַיָּ֖מֶת גַּם־אֹתֽוֹ", "text": "And *wayyēraʿ* in *bəʿênê* *YHWH* what *ʿāśāh*, and *wayyāmet* also *ʾōtô*", "grammar": { "*wayyēraʿ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it was evil", "*bəʿênê*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual construct - in the eyes of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*ʿāśāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he did", "*wayyāmet*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he put to death", "*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - him" }, "variants": { "*wayyēraʿ*": "and it was evil/displeasing/wicked", "*bəʿênê*": "in the eyes of/in the sight of/according to the judgment of", "*ʿāśāh*": "he did/made/performed", "*wayyāmet*": "and he put to death/killed" } }
- 1 Sam 25:38 : 38 { "verseID": "1 Samuel.25.38", "source": "וַיְהִ֖י כַּעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת הַיָּמִ֑ים וַיִּגֹּ֧ף יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־נָבָ֖ל וַיָּמֹֽת׃", "text": "And *yəhî* about *ʿăśeret* the *yāmîm*, and *yiggōp* *YHWH* *ʾet*-*Nābāl* and *yāmōt*.", "grammar": { "*yəhî*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw-consecutive - it was/happened", "*ʿăśeret*": "feminine singular construct - ten of", "*yāmîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the days", "*yiggōp*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw-consecutive - struck", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*Nābāl*": "proper noun - Nabal", "*yāmōt*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw-consecutive - died" }, "variants": { "*ʿăśeret* the *yāmîm*": "about ten days/after about ten days", "*yiggōp*": "struck/smote/afflicted" } }
- Job 15:32-33 : 32 { "verseID": "Job.15.32", "source": "בְּלֹא־יוֹמוֹ תִּמָּלֵא וְכִפָּתוֹ לֹא רַעֲנָנָה", "text": "*bəlōʾ-yômô* *timmālēʾ* *wə-ḵippātô* *lōʾ* *raʿănānāh*", "grammar": { "*bəlōʾ-yômô*": "preposition + negative particle + noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - before his day", "*timmālēʾ*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it will be fulfilled", "*wə-ḵippātô*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his branch", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*raʿănānāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - green" }, "variants": { "*yôm*": "day, time, lifetime", "*mālēʾ*": "to fill, be full, fulfill", "*kippāh*": "branch, palm branch", "*raʿănān*": "fresh, green, luxuriant" } } 33 { "verseID": "Job.15.33", "source": "יַחְמֹס כַּגֶּפֶן בִּסְרוֹ וְיַשְׁלֵךְ כַּזַּיִת נִצָּתוֹ", "text": "*yaḥmōs* *kagep̄en* *bisrô* *wə-yašlēḵ* *kazzayit* *niṣṣātô*", "grammar": { "*yaḥmōs*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will shake off", "*kagep̄en*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - like the vine", "*bisrô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his unripe grape", "*wə-yašlēḵ*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and will cast off", "*kazzayit*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - like the olive tree", "*niṣṣātô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his blossom" }, "variants": { "*ḥāmas*": "to treat violently, shake off, wrong", "*gep̄en*": "vine, grapevine", "*bōser*": "unripe/sour grape", "*šālaḵ*": "to throw, cast, fling", "*zayit*": "olive tree, olive", "*niṣṣāh*": "blossom, flower" } }
- Job 22:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Job.22.16", "source": "אֲשֶֽׁר־קֻמְּט֥וּ וְלֹא־עֵ֑ת נָ֝הָ֗ר יוּצַ֥ק יְסוֹדָֽם׃", "text": "*ʾăšer-qummᵉṭû wə-lōʾ-ʿēt nāhār yûṣaq yəsôdām*", "grammar": { "*ʾăšer-qummᵉṭû*": "relative pronoun + Pual perfect, 3rd common plural - who were snatched away", "*wə-lōʾ-ʿēt*": "conjunction + negative particle + noun, feminine singular - and not time", "*nāhār*": "noun, masculine singular - river/stream", "*yûṣaq*": "Hophal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was poured out", "*yəsôdām*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their foundation" }, "variants": { "*qummᵉṭû*": "to be seized/snatched away/cut off", "*ʿēt*": "time/proper time", "*nāhār*": "river/stream/flood", "*yûṣaq*": "to be poured out/melted/cast", "*yəsôdām*": "their foundation/base" } }
- Jas 1:21 : 21 { "verseID": "James.1.21", "source": "Διὸ ἀποθέμενοι πᾶσαν ῥυπαρίαν καὶ περισσείαν κακίας, ἐν πραΰτητι δέξασθε τὸν ἔμφυτον λόγον, τὸν δυνάμενον σῶσαι τὰς ψυχὰς ὑμῶν.", "text": "Therefore having *apothemenoi* all *rhyparian* and *perisseian* of *kakias*, in *prautēti* *dexasthe* the *emphyton logon*, the one being able *sōsai* the *psychas* of you.", "grammar": { "*apothemenoi*": "aorist, middle, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having put off", "*rhyparian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - direct object", "*perisseian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - direct object", "*kakias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - possessive (of wickedness)", "*prautēti*": "dative, feminine, singular - manner (in meekness)", "*dexasthe*": "aorist, middle, imperative, 2nd person plural - receive", "*emphyton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - adjective modifying *logon*", "*logon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - direct object", "*sōsai*": "aorist, active, infinitive - to save", "*psychas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - direct object" }, "variants": { "*apothemenoi*": "having put off/having stripped off/having laid aside", "*rhyparian*": "filthiness/impurity/moral uncleanness", "*perisseian*": "abundance/overflow/excess", "*kakias*": "evil/wickedness/malice", "*prautēti*": "meekness/gentleness/humility", "*dexasthe*": "receive/accept/welcome", "*emphyton*": "implanted/engrafted/innate", "*logon*": "word/message", "*sōsai*": "to save/to rescue/to deliver", "*psychas*": "souls/lives/selves" } }
- Jer 2:33-34 : 33 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.2.33", "source": "מַה־תֵּיטִ֥בִי דַרְכֵּ֖ךְ לְבַקֵּ֣שׁ אַהֲבָ֑ה לָכֵן֙ גַּ֣ם אֶת־הָרָע֔וֹת למדתי לִמַּ֖דְתְּ אֶת־דְּרָכָֽיִךְ׃", "text": "*mah*-*têṭîbî* *darkēk* *ləbaqqēš* *ʾahăbāh* *lākēn* *gam* *ʾet*-*hārāʿôt* *limmadt* *ʾet*-*dərākāyik*", "grammar": { "*mah*": "interrogative - how/why", "*têṭîbî*": "imperfect Hiphil, 2nd feminine singular - you make good/prepare", "*darkēk*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your way", "*ləbaqqēš*": "preposition + infinitive construct Piel - to seek", "*ʾahăbāh*": "feminine singular noun - love", "*lākēn*": "adverb - therefore", "*gam*": "particle - also/even", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*hārāʿôt*": "definite article + feminine plural adjective - the evil women/evils", "*limmadt*": "perfect Piel, 2nd feminine singular - you have taught (Qere, corrected reading)", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*dərākāyik*": "feminine plural noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your ways" }, "variants": { "*têṭîbî*": "you make good/prepare/improve/direct", "*darkēk*": "your way/path/conduct", "*baqqēš*": "to seek/search for/pursue", "*ʾahăbāh*": "love/affection", "*hārāʿôt*": "the evil women/the wicked ones/the evil things (feminine plural form)", "*limmadt*": "you have taught/trained/instructed (textual variant: *limmaḏtî* [Ketiv] = I have taught vs. *limmaḏt* [Qere] = you have taught)", "*dərākāyik*": "your ways/paths/conduct" } } 34 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.2.34", "source": "גַּ֤ם בִּכְנָפַ֙יִךְ֙ נִמְצְא֔וּ דַּ֛ם נַפְשׁ֥וֹת אֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים נְקִיִּ֑ים לֹֽא־בַמַּחְתֶּ֥רֶת מְצָאתִ֖ים כִּ֥י עַל־כָּל־אֵֽלֶּה׃", "text": "*Gam* in *kənāp̄ayik* *nimṣəʾû* *dam* *nap̄šôt* *ʾeḇyônîm* *nəqiyyîm* not in *maḥteret* *məṣāʾtîm* for *ʿal*-all-*ʾēlleh*.", "grammar": { "*Gam*": "adverb - also/even", "*kənāp̄ayik*": "noun with preposition and 2nd person feminine singular possessive suffix - in your skirts/borders", "*nimṣəʾû*": "niphal perfect, 3rd person plural - were found", "*dam*": "construct state, masculine singular - blood of", "*nap̄šôt*": "feminine plural construct - souls/lives of", "*ʾeḇyônîm*": "masculine plural - poor ones", "*nəqiyyîm*": "masculine plural adjective - innocent", "*maḥteret*": "feminine singular noun with preposition - in breaking in/house-breaking", "*məṣāʾtîm*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I found them", "*ʿal*": "preposition - on/upon/concerning", "*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative plural - these" }, "variants": { "*kənāp̄ayik*": "your skirts/borders/wings/edges of garments", "*dam*": "blood/bloodguilt", "*nap̄šôt*": "souls/lives/persons", "*ʾeḇyônîm*": "poor/needy/destitute ones", "*nəqiyyîm*": "innocent/clean/free from guilt", "*maḥteret*": "breaking in/house-breaking/place of forced entry", "*ʿal*": "on/upon/concerning/because of" } }
- Ezek 8:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.8.17", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַי֮ הֲרָאִ֣יתָ בֶן־אָדָם֒ הֲנָקֵל֙ לְבֵ֣ית יְהוּדָ֔ה מֵעֲשׂ֕וֹת אֶת־הַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹת אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָֽשׂוּ־פֹ֑ה כִּֽי־מָלְא֨וּ אֶת־הָאָ֜רֶץ חָמָ֗ס וַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ לְהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִי וְהִנָּ֛ם שֹׁלְחִ֥ים אֶת־הַזְּמוֹרָ֖ה אֶל־אַפָּֽם׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* to-me *hărāʾîtā* *ben-ʾādām* *hănāqēl* to-*bêt* *yĕhûdāh* from-*ʿăśôt* *ʾet*-the-*tôʿēbôt* which *ʿāśû*-here for-*kî*-they-*mālʾû* *ʾet*-the-*ʾāreṣ* *ḥāmās* and-*wayyāšubû* to-*haḵĕʿîsēnî* and-*hinnām* *šōlĕḥîm* *ʾet*-the-*zĕmôrāh* to-*ʾappām*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said", "*hărāʾîtā*": "Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - have you seen", "*ben-ʾādām*": "construct form - son of man", "*hănāqēl*": "Qal infinitive absolute with interrogative he - is it light/trivial", "*bêt*": "construct form - house of", "*yĕhûdāh*": "proper noun - Judah", "*ʿăśôt*": "Qal infinitive construct - to do/make", "*tôʿēbôt*": "feminine plural noun - abominations", "*ʿāśû*": "Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they did/made", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*mālʾû*": "Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they filled", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun - land/earth", "*ḥāmās*": "masculine singular noun - violence", "*wayyāšubû*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with waw consecutive - and they returned", "*haḵĕʿîsēnî*": "Hiphil infinitive construct with 1st person common singular suffix - to provoke me", "*hinnām*": "demonstrative particle with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - behold they", "*šōlĕḥîm*": "Qal participle masculine plural - sending", "*zĕmôrāh*": "feminine singular noun - branch/twig", "*ʾappām*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their nose" }, "variants": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "and he said/spoke/commanded", "*hărāʾîtā*": "have you seen/observed/noticed", "*ben-ʾādām*": "son of man/human/Adam (as title for prophet)", "*hănāqēl*": "is it light/trivial/insignificant", "*bêt*": "house/household/family", "*yĕhûdāh*": "Judah (tribe/kingdom)", "*ʿăśôt*": "to do/make/perform", "*tôʿēbôt*": "abominations/detestable things/offensive practices", "*ʿāśû*": "they did/made/performed", "*kî*": "for/because/that", "*mālʾû*": "they filled/completed/satisfied", "*ʾāreṣ*": "land/earth/ground", "*ḥāmās*": "violence/wrong/injustice", "*wayyāšubû*": "and they returned/turned back/repeated", "*haḵĕʿîsēnî*": "to provoke/irritate/anger me", "*hinnām*": "behold they/look they are", "*šōlĕḥîm*": "sending/stretching out/extending", "*zĕmôrāh*": "branch/twig/shoot (possible ritual object)", "*ʾappām*": "their nose/nostril/face" } }
- Ezek 16:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.16.20", "source": "וַתִּקְחִ֞י אֶת־בָּנַ֤יִךְ וְאֶת־בְּנוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָלַ֣דְתְּ לִ֔י וַתִּזְבָּחִ֥ים לָהֶ֖ם לֶאֱכ֑וֹל הַמְעַ֖ט מִתַּזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃", "text": "And *wattiqqəḥî* *ʾet*-*bānayik* and *ʾet*-*bənôtayik* which *ʾăšer* *yāladt* to me, and *wattizbaḥîm* to them to *leʾĕkôl*. *haməʿaṭ* from *mittaznûtāyik*?", "grammar": { "*wattiqqəḥî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - and you took", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*bānayik*": "your sons, plural noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix", "*bənôtayik*": "your daughters, plural noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - whom/which", "*yāladt*": "qal perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you bore/gave birth to", "*wattizbaḥîm*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and you sacrificed them", "*leʾĕkôl*": "to eat/consume, preposition + qal infinitive construct", "*haməʿaṭ*": "interrogative particle + adjective - was it a small thing/was it too little", "*mittaznûtāyik*": "from your prostitutions/harlotries, preposition + plural noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix" }, "variants": { "*yāladt*": "you bore/you gave birth to/you delivered", "*wattizbaḥîm*": "you sacrificed them/you slaughtered them", "*haməʿaṭ*": "was it a small thing/was it insignificant/was it too little", "*mittaznûtāyik*": "from your prostitutions/from your harlotries/from your acts of fornication" } }