Verse 9

{ "verseID": "Exodus.6.9", "source": "וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר מֹשֶׁ֛ה כֵּ֖ן אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֹ֤א שָֽׁמְעוּ֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה מִקֹּ֣צֶר ר֔וּחַ וּמֵעֲבֹדָ֖ה קָשָֽׁה׃", "text": "*wə-yədabbēr Mōšeh* so unto-*bənê Yiśrāʾēl* and-not *šāməʿû* unto-*Mōšeh* from-*qōṣer rûaḥ* and-from-*ʿăḇōdāh qāšāh*", "grammar": { "*wə-yədabbēr*": "waw consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he spoke", "*Mōšeh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Moses", "so": "adverb *kēn* - thus, so", "unto-*bənê Yiśrāʾēl*": "preposition + noun construct + proper noun *ʾel-bənê Yiśrāʾēl* - to the children of Israel", "and-not": "conjunction + negative particle *wə-lōʾ* - and not", "*šāməʿû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they listened", "unto-*Mōšeh*": "preposition + proper noun *ʾel-Mōšeh* - to Moses", "from-*qōṣer rûaḥ*": "preposition + noun construct + noun *miq-qōṣer rûaḥ* - from shortness of spirit", "and-from-*ʿăḇōdāh qāšāh*": "conjunction + preposition + noun + adjective *û-mē-ʿăḇōdāh qāšāh* - and from hard service" }, "variants": { "*yədabbēr*": "spoke, talked, declared", "*Mōšeh*": "Moses", "*bənê Yiśrāʾēl*": "children of Israel, Israelites", "*šāməʿû*": "they listened, they heard, they heeded", "*qōṣer rûaḥ*": "shortness of breath/spirit, impatience, anguish of spirit", "*ʿăḇōdāh qāšāh*": "hard service, cruel bondage, harsh slavery" } }

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  • Exod 5:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Exodus.5.21", "source": "וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם יֵ֧רֶא יְהוָ֛ה עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם וְיִשְׁפֹּ֑ט אֲשֶׁ֧ר הִבְאַשְׁתֶּ֣ם אֶת־רֵיחֵ֗נוּ בְּעֵינֵ֤י פַרְעֹה֙ וּבְעֵינֵ֣י עֲבָדָ֔יו לָֽתֶת־חֶ֥רֶב בְּיָדָ֖ם לְהָרְגֵֽנוּ׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmĕrû* (they said) to them, *yēreʾ* (may see) *YHWH* (the LORD) upon you and *wĕyišpōṭ* (judge), *ʾăšer* (who) *hibʾaštem* (you have made odious) *ʾet*-*rêḥēnû* (our scent) in *bĕʿênê* (eyes of) *parʿōh* (Pharaoh) and in *bĕʿênê* (eyes of) *ʿăbādāyw* (his servants), to *lātet* (put) *ḥereb* (sword) in their *bĕyādām* (hand) to *lĕhārgēnû* (kill us).", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmĕrû*": "qal imperfect waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they said", "*yēreʾ*": "qal imperfect jussive, 3rd person masculine singular - may he see/look", "*YHWH*": "proper divine name - the LORD", "*ʿălêkem*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - upon you", "*wĕyišpōṭ*": "qal imperfect jussive with waw conjunction, 3rd person masculine singular - and may he judge", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who/which/that", "*hibʾaštem*": "hiphil perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you have made stink/made odious", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*rêḥēnû*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person plural suffix - our scent/odor", "*bĕʿênê*": "preposition + dual construct noun - in the eyes of", "*parʿōh*": "proper noun - Pharaoh", "*ʿăbādāyw*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his servants", "*lātet*": "qal infinitive construct with prefixed preposition - to give/put", "*ḥereb*": "feminine singular noun - sword", "*bĕyādām*": "preposition + feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in their hand", "*lĕhārgēnû*": "qal infinitive construct with prefixed preposition and 1st person plural suffix - to kill us" }, "variants": { "*yēreʾ YHWH ʿălêkem wĕyišpōṭ*": "may YHWH see/look upon you and judge/may YHWH take notice of you and render judgment", "*hibʾaštem*": "made stink/made odious/caused to be abhorred", "*rêḥēnû*": "our scent/our reputation/our standing", "*bĕʿênê*": "in the eyes of/in the sight of/in the opinion of", "*lātet-ḥereb bĕyādām*": "to put a sword in their hand/to give them a weapon" } }
  • Exod 14:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Exodus.14.12", "source": "הֲלֹא־זֶ֣ה הַדָּבָ֗ר אֲשֶׁר֩ דִּבַּ֨רְנוּ אֵלֶ֤יךָ בְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר חֲדַ֥ל מִמֶּ֖נּוּ וְנַֽעַבְדָ֣ה אֶת־מִצְרָ֑יִם כִּ֣י ט֥וֹב לָ֙נוּ֙ עֲבֹ֣ד אֶת־מִצְרַ֔יִם מִמֻּתֵ֖נוּ בַּמִּדְבָּֽר", "text": "*hă-lōʾ*-*zeh* *ha-dāḇār* *ʾăšer* *dibbarnû* *ʾêleḵā* *ḇə-Miṣrayim* *lēʾmōr* *ḥădal* *mimmennû* *wə-naʿaḇdāh* *ʾeṯ*-*Miṣrayim* *kî* *ṭôḇ* *lānû* *ʿăḇōd* *ʾeṯ*-*Miṣrayim* *mi-muṯēnû* *ba-midbār*", "grammar": { "*hă-lōʾ*": "interrogative + negative particle - is not", "*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this", "*ha-dāḇār*": "article + noun, masculine singular - the word/thing", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*dibbarnû*": "Piel perfect, 1st common plural - we spoke", "*ʾêleḵā*": "preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you", "*ḇə-Miṣrayim*": "preposition + proper noun - in Egypt", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying", "*ḥădal*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - cease/leave", "*mimmennû*": "preposition + 1st common plural suffix - from us", "*wə-naʿaḇdāh*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect cohortative, 1st common plural - and let us serve", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*Miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt/Egyptians", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ṭôḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - good", "*lānû*": "preposition + 1st common plural suffix - for us", "*ʿăḇōd*": "Qal infinitive construct - to serve", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*Miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt/Egyptians", "*mi-muṯēnû*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 1st common plural suffix - than our dying", "*ba-midbār*": "preposition + article + noun, masculine singular - in the wilderness" }, "variants": { "*hă-lōʾ-zeh ha-dāḇār*": "is this not the word/is this not the thing", "*dibbarnû*": "we spoke/we told", "*ḥădal mimmennû*": "leave us alone/cease from us", "*wə-naʿaḇdāh*": "and let us serve/and we will serve", "*ṭôḇ lānû*": "better for us/good for us", "*ʿăḇōd ʾeṯ-Miṣrayim*": "to serve Egypt/to serve the Egyptians", "*mi-muṯēnû*": "than our dying/than for us to die" } }
  • Num 21:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Numbers.21.4", "source": "וַיִּסְע֞וּ מֵהֹ֤ר הָהָר֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יַם־ס֔וּף לִסְבֹ֖ב אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ אֱד֑וֹם וַתִּקְצַ֥ר נֶֽפֶשׁ־הָעָ֖ם בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃", "text": "And *wə-yis'û* from-*hōr* the-*hāhār* *dereḵ* *yam*-*sûp̄* *lisbōḇ* *'eṯ*-*'ereṣ* *'ĕḏôm* and *wə-tiqṣar* *nep̄eš*-the-*'ām* in-the-*dāreḵ*.", "grammar": { "*wə-yis'û*": "conjunctive waw + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they journeyed/traveled", "*hōr*": "proper noun - Hor", "*hāhār*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the mountain", "*dereḵ*": "noun masculine singular construct - way of/by way of", "*yam*-*sûp̄*": "construct relationship - Sea of Reeds/Red Sea", "*lisbōḇ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to go around", "*'ereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*'ĕḏôm*": "proper noun - Edom", "*wə-tiqṣar*": "conjunctive waw + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and it was short/impatient", "*nep̄eš*": "noun, feminine singular construct - soul of", "*'ām*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the people", "*dāreḵ*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the way/journey" }, "variants": { "*hōr hāhār*": "Mount Hor (literally 'Hor the mountain')", "*yam-sûp̄*": "Sea of Reeds/Red Sea", "*lisbōḇ*": "to go around/to circle/to bypass", "*tiqṣar nep̄eš*": "became impatient/grew discouraged/became short-tempered (idiom)" } }
  • Job 21:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Job.21.4", "source": "הֶ֭אָנֹכִי לְאָדָ֣ם שִׂיחִ֑י וְאִם־מַ֝דּ֗וּעַ לֹא־תִקְצַ֥ר רוּחִֽי׃", "text": "*heʾānōkî lə-ʾādām śîḥî wə-ʾim-maddûaʿ lōʾ-tiqṣar rûḥî*", "grammar": { "*heʾānōkî*": "interrogative particle + 1st person singular independent pronoun - am I", "*lə-ʾādām*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - to man/human", "*śîḥî*": "noun masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my complaint", "*wə-ʾim*": "conjunctive waw + conditional particle - and if", "*maddûaʿ*": "interrogative adverb - why", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*tiqṣar*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - should be short/impatient", "*rûḥî*": "noun feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my spirit" }, "variants": { "*śîaḥ*": "complaint/meditation/concern", "*qāṣar*": "to be short/impatient/distressed", "*rûaḥ*": "spirit/breath/wind" } }
  • Prov 14:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Proverbs.14.19", "source": "שַׁח֣וּ רָ֭עִים לִפְנֵ֣י טוֹבִ֑ים וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗ים עַֽל־שַׁעֲרֵ֥י צַדִּֽיק׃", "text": "*šaḥû* *rāʿîm* before *ṭôbîm* and *rəšāʿîm* at *šaʿărê* *ṣaddîq*", "grammar": { "*šaḥû*": "3rd person plural Qal perfect - they bow down", "*rāʿîm*": "masculine plural adjective - evil ones", "*ṭôbîm*": "masculine plural adjective - good ones", "*rəšāʿîm*": "masculine plural noun - wicked ones", "*šaʿărê*": "masculine plural construct - gates of", "*ṣaddîq*": "masculine singular adjective - righteous one" }, "variants": { "*šaḥû*": "bow down/bend/sink down", "*rāʿîm*": "evil ones/bad ones/wicked ones", "*ṭôbîm*": "good ones/pleasant ones/agreeable ones", "*rəšāʿîm*": "wicked ones/criminals/evil ones", "*šaʿărê*": "gates/doors/entrances", "*ṣaddîq*": "righteous one/just one/innocent one" } }