Verse 26

{ "verseID": "Genesis.37.26", "source": "וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוּדָ֖ה אֶל־אֶחָ֑יו מַה־בֶּ֗צַע כִּ֤י נַהֲרֹג֙ אֶת־אָחִ֔ינוּ וְכִסִּ֖ינוּ אֶת־דָּמֽוֹ׃", "text": "And *wə-yōʾmer* *yəhûḏâ* to-his *ʾeḥāyw*: What-*beṣaʿ* if *kî* *nahărōḡ* *ʾeṯ*-our *ʾāḥînû* and *wə-ḵissînû* *ʾeṯ*-his *dāmô*?", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he said'", "*yəhûḏâ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Judah'", "*ʾeḥāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his brothers'", "*beṣaʿ*": "noun, masculine singular - 'profit/gain'", "*kî*": "conjunction - 'if/that'", "*nahărōḡ*": "qal imperfect 1st common plural - 'we kill'", "*ʾāḥînû*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st common plural suffix - 'our brother'", "*wə-ḵissînû*": "waw-conjunctive with piel perfect 1st common plural - 'and we conceal'", "*dāmô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his blood'" }, "variants": { "*beṣaʿ*": "profit/gain/advantage", "*ḵissînû*": "covered/concealed/hidden" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 37:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Genesis.37.20", "source": "וְעַתָּ֣ה ׀ לְכ֣וּ וְנַֽהַרְגֵ֗הוּ וְנַשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙ בְּאַחַ֣ד הַבֹּר֔וֹת וְאָמַ֕רְנוּ חַיָּ֥ה רָעָ֖ה אֲכָלָ֑תְהוּ וְנִרְאֶ֕ה מַה־יִּהְי֖וּ חֲלֹמֹתָֽיו׃", "text": "And now *ləḵû* and *wə-nahargēhû* and *wə-našliḵēhû* in one of the *ha-bbōrôṯ*; and *wə-ʾāmarnû* *ḥayyâ* *rāʿâ* *ʾăḵālāṯhû*; and *wə-nirʾê* what-*yihyû* his *ḥălōmōṯāyw*", "grammar": { "*ləḵû*": "imperative 2nd masculine plural - 'go/come'", "*wə-nahargēhû*": "waw-conjunctive with imperfect 1st common plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'and let us kill him'", "*wə-našliḵēhû*": "waw-conjunctive with hiphil imperfect 1st common plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'and let us throw him'", "*ha-bbōrôṯ*": "definite article with noun, masculine plural - 'the pits/cisterns'", "*wə-ʾāmarnû*": "waw-conjunctive with perfect 1st common plural - 'and we will say'", "*ḥayyâ*": "noun, feminine singular - 'beast/animal'", "*rāʿâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - 'evil/harmful'", "*ʾăḵālāṯhû*": "verb, perfect 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'has devoured him'", "*wə-nirʾê*": "waw-conjunctive with imperfect 1st common plural - 'and we will see'", "*yihyû*": "imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'will be'", "*ḥălōmōṯāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his dreams'" }, "variants": { "*ḥayyâ* *rāʿâ*": "evil beast/wild animal/ferocious creature", "*bōrôṯ*": "pits/cisterns/wells" } }
  • Gen 4:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Genesis.4.10", "source": "וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֑יתָ ק֚וֹל דְּמֵ֣י אָחִ֔יךָ צֹעֲקִ֥ים אֵלַ֖י מִן־הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃", "text": "And-*yomer* what *ʿasita* *qol* *demey* your-brother *tsoʿaqim* to-me from-the-*ʾadamah*", "grammar": { "*yomer*": "qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - said", "*meh*": "interrogative pronoun - what", "*ʿasita*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have done", "*qol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - voice of", "*demey*": "noun, masculine plural construct - bloods of", "*ʾaḥiyka*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your brother", "*tsoʿaqim*": "qal participle, masculine plural - crying out", "*ʾelay*": "preposition + 1st singular suffix - to me", "*min*": "preposition - from", "*ha-ʾadamah*": "definite noun, feminine singular - the ground" }, "variants": { "*qol demey*": "voice of bloods/sound of blood/cry of blood", "*demey*": "blood (plural form often indicates violent bloodshed)", "*tsoʿaqim*": "crying out/calling/screaming" } }
  • Gen 25:32 : 32 { "verseID": "Genesis.25.32", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר עֵשָׂ֔ו הִנֵּ֛ה אָנֹכִ֥י הוֹלֵ֖ךְ לָמ֑וּת וְלָמָּה־זֶּ֥ה לִ֖י בְּכֹרָֽה׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾmer* *ʿēśāw* *hinnēh* *ʾānōḵî* *hôlēḵ* *lā-mût* *wə-lāmmāh-zeh* *lî* *bəḵōrāh*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and said", "*ʿēśāw*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Esau", "*hinnēh*": "interjection - behold", "*ʾānōḵî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I", "*hôlēḵ*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - going", "*lā-mût*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to die", "*wə-lāmmāh-zeh*": "waw conjunction + interrogative + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - and why this", "*lî*": "preposition + 1st person common singular suffix - to me", "*bəḵōrāh*": "noun, feminine singular - birthright" }, "variants": { "*hôlēḵ* *lā-mût*": "going to die/about to die", "*wə-lāmmāh-zeh* *lî* *bəḵōrāh*": "and of what use is a birthright to me/what good is this birthright to me" } }
  • Deut 17:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.17.8", "source": "כִּ֣י יִפָּלֵא֩ מִמְּךָ֨ דָבָ֜ר לַמִּשְׁפָּ֗ט בֵּֽין־דָּ֨ם ׀ לְדָ֜ם בֵּֽין־דִּ֣ין לְדִ֗ין וּבֵ֥ין נֶ֙גַע֙ לָנֶ֔גַע דִּבְרֵ֥י רִיבֹ֖ת בִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָ וְקַמְתָּ֣ וְעָלִ֔יתָ אֶל־הַמָּק֔וֹם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִבְחַ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ בּֽוֹ׃", "text": "If *yippālēʾ* from you *dāḇār* for *mišpāṭ* between *dām* to *dām*, between *dîn* to *dîn*, and between *negaʿ* to *negaʿ*, *diḇrê* *rîḇōt* in *šəʿāreḵā*, and *qamtā* and *ʿālîtā* to the *māqôm* which *yiḇḥar* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōheḵā* in it.", "grammar": { "כִּ֣י": "conjunction - if/when", "יִפָּלֵא֩": "niphal imperfect 3ms - it is too difficult", "מִמְּךָ֨": "preposition + 2ms suffix - from you", "דָבָ֜ר": "noun masculine singular - matter/thing/case", "לַמִּשְׁפָּ֗ט": "preposition + article + noun masculine singular - for judgment", "בֵּֽין־דָּ֨ם": "preposition + noun masculine singular - between blood", "לְדָ֜ם": "preposition + noun masculine singular - to blood", "בֵּֽין־דִּ֣ין": "preposition + noun masculine singular - between judgment", "לְדִ֗ין": "preposition + noun masculine singular - to judgment", "וּבֵ֥ין": "conjunction + preposition - and between", "נֶ֙גַע֙": "noun masculine singular - plague/mark", "לָנֶ֔גַע": "preposition + noun masculine singular - to plague/mark", "דִּבְרֵ֥י": "noun masculine plural construct - words of/matters of", "רִיבֹ֖ת": "noun feminine plural - disputes/contentions", "בִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָ": "preposition + noun masculine plural construct + 2ms suffix - in your gates/towns", "וְקַמְתָּ֣": "conjunction + qal perfect 2ms - and you shall arise", "וְעָלִ֔יתָ": "conjunction + qal perfect 2ms - and you shall go up", "אֶל־הַמָּק֔וֹם": "preposition + article + noun masculine singular - to the place", "אֲשֶׁ֥ר": "relative particle - which", "יִבְחַ֛ר": "qal imperfect 3ms - he will choose", "יְהוָ֥ה": "divine name - YHWH", "אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ": "noun masculine plural construct + 2ms suffix - your God", "בּֽוֹ": "preposition + 3ms suffix - in it" }, "variants": { "*yippālēʾ*": "is too difficult/is too hard/is beyond", "*dāḇār*": "matter/case/thing", "*mišpāṭ*": "judgment/justice/legal decision", "*dām*": "blood/bloodshed/blood guilt", "*dîn*": "judgment/lawsuit/legal claim", "*negaʿ*": "plague/mark/infection", "*diḇrê*": "words of/matters of", "*rîḇōt*": "disputes/controversies/contentions", "*šəʿāreḵā*": "your gates/your towns", "*qamtā*": "you shall arise/you shall stand up", "*ʿālîtā*": "you shall go up/you shall ascend", "*māqôm*": "place/location", "*yiḇḥar*": "will choose/will select" } }
  • 2 Sam 1:16 : 16 { "verseID": "2 Samuel.1.16", "source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ דָּוִ֔ד *דמיך **דָּמְךָ֖ עַל־רֹאשֶׁ֑ךָ כִּ֣י פִ֗יךָ עָנָ֤ה בְךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אָנֹכִ֥י מֹתַ֖תִּי אֶת־מְשִׁ֥יחַ יְהוָֽה׃ ס", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* to him *dāwid*, '*dāmkā* on *rōʾšekā*, for *pîkā* *ʿānâ* against you saying, *ʾānōkî* *mōtattî ʾet-məšîaḥ* *YHWH*.'", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*dāwid*": "proper noun - David", "*dāmkā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your blood", "*rōʾšekā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your head", "*pîkā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your mouth", "*ʿānâ*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it testified/answered", "*ʾānōkî*": "personal pronoun, 1st person singular - I", "*mōtattî*": "polel perfect, 1st person singular - I killed", "*məšîaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - anointed of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD" }, "variants": { "*dāmkā ʿal-rōʾšekā*": "your blood [be] on your head/your blood-guilt [is] on your own head", "*pîkā ʿānâ bəkā*": "your mouth has testified against you/your own words condemn you", "*mōtattî*": "I killed/I put to death", "*məšîaḥ YHWH*": "the LORD's anointed/YHWH's anointed one" } }
  • Job 16:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Job.16.18", "source": "אֶ֭רֶץ אַל־תְּכַסִּ֣י דָמִ֑י וְֽאַל־יְהִ֥י מָ֝ק֗וֹם לְזַעֲקָתִֽי׃", "text": "*ʾereṣ* *ʾal-təkassî* *dāmî* *wə-ʾal-yəhî* *māqôm* *ləzaʿăqātî*", "grammar": { "*ʾereṣ*": "noun feminine singular - earth", "*ʾal-təkassî*": "negative particle + Piel imperfect 2nd feminine singular jussive - do not cover", "*dāmî*": "noun masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - my blood", "*wə-ʾal-yəhî*": "conjunction + negative particle + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular jussive - and let there not be", "*māqôm*": "noun masculine singular - place", "*ləzaʿăqātî*": "preposition + noun feminine singular + 1st singular suffix - for my cry" }, "variants": { "*ʾereṣ*": "earth, land, ground", "*təkassî*": "to cover, conceal, hide", "*dāmî*": "blood", "*yəhî*": "to be, exist, happen", "*māqôm*": "place, spot, location", "*zaʿăqātî*": "cry, outcry" } }
  • Ps 30:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Psalms.30.9", "source": "אֵלֶ֣יךָ יְהוָ֣ה אֶקְרָ֑א וְאֶל־אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י אֶתְחַנָּֽן׃", "text": "To-you *YHWH* *ʾeqrāʾ* *wə-ʾel*-*ʾădōnāy* *ʾetḥannān*", "grammar": { "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*ʾeqrāʾ*": "Qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will call/cry", "*wə-ʾel*": "conjunction with preposition - and to", "*ʾădōnāy*": "divine title - my Lord/my Master", "*ʾetḥannān*": "Hithpael imperfect 1st person singular - I will plead for mercy" }, "variants": { "*ʾeqrāʾ*": "call/cry out/call upon", "*ʾădōnāy*": "my Lord/my Master", "*ʾetḥannān*": "plead for mercy/seek favor/make supplication/implore" } }
  • Jer 41:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.41.8", "source": "וַעֲשָׂרָ֨ה אֲנָשִׁ֜ים נִמְצְאוּ־בָ֗ם וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ אֶל־יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙ אַל־תְּמִתֵ֔נוּ כִּֽי־יֶשׁ־לָ֤נוּ מַטְמֹנִים֙ בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה חִטִּ֥ים וּשְׂעֹרִ֖ים וְשֶׁ֣מֶן וּדְבָ֑שׁ וַיֶּחְדַּ֕ל וְלֹ֥א הֱמִיתָ֖ם בְּת֥וֹךְ אֲחֵיהֶֽם׃", "text": "And-ten *ʾănāšîm* *nimṣəʾû*-among-them *wa-yōʾmərû* to-*yišmāʿēʾl* do-not-*təmîtēnû* because-*yeš*-to-us *maṭmōnîm* in-*ha-śādeh* *ḥiṭṭîm* and-*śəʿōrîm* and-*šemen* and-*dəbāš* *wa-yeḥdal* and-not *hēmîtām* in-midst their-brothers.", "grammar": { "*ʾănāšîm*": "masculine plural noun - men", "*nimṣəʾû*": "niphal perfect 3cp - they were found", "*wa-yōʾmərû*": "conjunction-waw + qal imperfect 3mp consecutive - and they said", "*yišmāʿēʾl*": "proper name - Ishmael", "*təmîtēnû*": "hiphil imperfect 2ms + 1cp suffix - kill us", "*yeš*": "existential particle - there is/are", "*maṭmōnîm*": "masculine plural noun - hidden stores/treasures", "*ha-śādeh*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the field", "*ḥiṭṭîm*": "feminine plural noun - wheat", "*śəʿōrîm*": "feminine plural noun - barley", "*šemen*": "masculine singular noun - oil", "*dəbāš*": "masculine singular noun - honey", "*wa-yeḥdal*": "conjunction-waw + qal imperfect 3ms consecutive - and he ceased/desisted", "*hēmîtām*": "hiphil perfect 3ms + 3mp suffix - he killed them" }, "variants": { "*maṭmōnîm*": "hidden stores/treasures/supplies", "*wa-yeḥdal*": "and he refrained/ceased/forbore", "*bətôk ʾăḥêhem*": "in the midst of their brothers/among their companions" } }
  • Ezek 24:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.24.7", "source": "כִּ֤י דָמָהּ֙ בְּתוֹכָ֣הּ הָיָ֔ה עַל־צְחִ֥יחַ סֶ֖לַע שָׂמָ֑תְהוּ לֹ֤א שְׁפָכַ֙תְהוּ֙ עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ לְכַסּ֥וֹת עָלָ֖יו עָפָֽר׃", "text": "For *dāmāh* in *bəṯôḵāh* *hāyāh*, upon *ṣəḥîaḥ* *sela'* *śāmāṯəhû*; not *šəp̄āḵaṯəhû* upon the *'āreṣ* to *ḵassôṯ* upon it *'āp̄ār*.", "grammar": { "*dāmāh*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her blood", "*bəṯôḵāh*": "preposition + masculine singular noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - in her midst", "*hāyāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was/existed", "*ṣəḥîaḥ*": "masculine singular construct - bare/exposed place of", "*sela'*": "masculine singular noun - rock", "*śāmāṯəhû*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - she placed it", "*šəp̄āḵaṯəhû*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - she poured it", "*'āreṣ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the earth/ground", "*ḵassôṯ*": "piel infinitive construct - to cover", "*'āp̄ār*": "masculine singular noun - dust/soil" }, "variants": { "*dāmāh*": "her blood/bloodshed", "*bəṯôḵāh*": "in her midst/middle/inside her", "*ṣəḥîaḥ*": "bare/exposed/dry place of", "*sela'*": "rock/cliff/crag", "*śāmāṯəhû*": "she placed it/put it/established it", "*šəp̄āḵaṯəhû*": "she poured it/spilled it", "*'āreṣ*": "earth/ground/land", "*'āp̄ār*": "dust/soil/dirt" } }
  • Matt 16:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Matthew.16.26", "source": "Τί γὰρ ὠφελεῖται ἄνθρωπος, ἐὰν τὸν κόσμον ὅλον κερδήσῃ, τὴν δὲ ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ζημιωθῇ; ἢ τί δώσει ἄνθρωπος ἀντάλλαγμα τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ;", "text": "For what is *ōpheleitai* *anthrōpos*, if the *kosmon* *holon* he *kerdēsē*, the *de* *psychēn* of him he *zēmiōthē*? Or what will *dōsei* *anthrōpos* *antallagma* of the *psychēs* of him?", "grammar": { "*ōpheleitai*": "present passive indicative, 3rd person singular - he is profited", "*anthrōpos*": "nominative singular masculine - man/person", "*kosmon*": "accusative singular masculine - world", "*holon*": "accusative singular masculine - whole/entire", "*kerdēsē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - he might gain", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*psychēn*": "accusative singular feminine - soul/life", "*zēmiōthē*": "aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular - he might forfeit/lose", "*dōsei*": "future active indicative, 3rd person singular - he will give", "*antallagma*": "accusative singular neuter - exchange/ransom", "*psychēs*": "genitive singular feminine - of soul/life" }, "variants": { "*ōpheleitai*": "is profited/benefited/advantaged", "*anthrōpos*": "man/person/human", "*kosmon*": "world/universe/earth", "*kerdēsē*": "might gain/win/acquire", "*psychēn*": "soul/life/self", "*zēmiōthē*": "might forfeit/lose/suffer loss", "*antallagma*": "exchange/ransom/price" } }
  • Rom 6:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Romans.6.21", "source": "Τίνα οὖν καρπὸν εἴχετε τότε ἐφʼ οἷς νῦν ἐπαισχύνεσθε; τὸ γὰρ τέλος ἐκείνων θάνατος.", "text": "*Tina oun karpon eichete tote eph' hois nyn epaischynesthe*? *to gar telos ekeinōn thanatos*.", "grammar": { "*Tina*": "interrogative pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular - what", "*oun*": "inferential particle - therefore/then", "*karpon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - fruit", "*eichete*": "imperfect active indicative, 2nd person plural - you had/were having", "*tote*": "adverb - then/at that time", "*eph' hois*": "prepositional phrase with relative pronoun, dative, neuter, plural - in the things which", "*nyn*": "adverb - now", "*epaischynesthe*": "present passive indicative, 2nd person plural - you are ashamed", "*to gar telos*": "for the end", "*ekeinōn*": "demonstrative pronoun, genitive, neuter, plural - of those things", "*thanatos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - death" }, "variants": { "*karpon*": "fruit/result/outcome", "*eichete*": "you had/you were having", "*epaischynesthe*": "you are ashamed/you feel shame", "*telos*": "end/outcome/purpose", "*ekeinōn*": "of those things/of them", "*thanatos*": "death/spiritual death" } }