Verse 5

{ "verseID": "Genesis.44.5", "source": "הֲל֣וֹא זֶ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִשְׁתֶּ֤ה אֲדֹנִי֙ בּ֔וֹ וְה֕וּא נַחֵ֥שׁ יְנַחֵ֖שׁ בּ֑וֹ הֲרֵעֹתֶ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר עֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃", "text": "Is not *hălôʾ* this *zeh* which *ʾăšer* *yišteh* my *ʾădōnî* in *bô* and *wəhûʾ* *naḥēš* *yənaḥēš* in *bô* you have done evil *hărēʿōtem* which *ʾăšer* *ʿăśîtem*", "grammar": { "*hălôʾ*": "interrogative + negative particle - is not", "*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*yišteh*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - drinks", "*ʾădōnî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my lord/master", "*bô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in it", "*wəhûʾ*": "waw-conjunction + 3rd person masculine singular pronoun - and he", "*naḥēš*": "Piel infinitive absolute - divining/practicing divination", "*yənaḥēš*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - practices divination", "*bô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - with it", "*hărēʿōtem*": "Hiphil perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you have done evil", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*ʿăśîtem*": "Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you have done" }, "variants": { "*yišteh*": "drinks/will drink", "*ʾădōnî*": "my lord/my master", "*naḥēš yənaḥēš*": "surely divines/definitely practices divination/certainly uses for omens", "*hărēʿōtem*": "you have done evil/you have acted wickedly/you have done wrong" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 30:27 : 27 { "verseID": "Genesis.30.27", "source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ לָבָ֔ן אִם־נָ֛א מָצָ֥אתִי חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ נִחַ֕שְׁתִּי וַיְבָרֲכֵ֥נִי יְהוָ֖ה בִּגְלָלֶֽךָ׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾmer* *ʾēlāyw* *Lāḇān* *ʾim*-*nāʾ* *māṣāʾṯî* *ḥēn* *bə-ʿêneykā* *niḥaštî* *wə-yḇārăḵēnî* *YHWH* *biḡlāleḵā*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and said", "*ʾēlāyw*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him", "*Lāḇān*": "proper noun, masculine - Laban", "*ʾim*": "conjunction - if", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please/now", "*māṣāʾṯî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I have found", "*ḥēn*": "common noun, masculine singular - favor", "*bə-ʿêneykā*": "preposition + common noun, dual construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in your eyes", "*niḥaštî*": "piel perfect 1st person singular - I have divined/learned by experience", "*wə-yḇārăḵēnî*": "conjunction + piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and has blessed me", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/the LORD", "*biḡlāleḵā*": "preposition + common noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - on your account/for your sake" }, "variants": { "*ḥēn*": "favor/grace/kindness", "*niḥaštî*": "I have divined/I have learned by experience/I have observed omens", "*biḡlāleḵā*": "for your sake/because of you/on your account" } }
  • Gen 44:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Genesis.44.15", "source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ יוֹסֵ֔ף מָֽה־הַמַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר עֲשִׂיתֶ֑ם הֲל֣וֹא יְדַעְתֶּ֔ם כִּֽי־נַחֵ֧שׁ יְנַחֵ֛שׁ אִ֖ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר כָּמֹֽנִי׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* to them *lāhem* *yôsēp* what *mâ*-the *hammaʿăśeh* the *hazzeh* which *ʾăšer* you have done *ʿăśîtem* did not *hălôʾ* you know *yədaʿtem* that *kî*-*naḥēš* *yənaḥēš* a man *ʾîš* who *ʾăšer* is like me *kāmōnî*", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said", "*lāhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them", "*yôsēp*": "proper noun - Joseph", "*mâ*": "interrogative - what", "*hammaʿăśeh*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the deed", "*hazzeh*": "definite article + demonstrative adjective, masculine singular - this", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*ʿăśîtem*": "Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you have done", "*hălôʾ*": "interrogative + negative particle - did not", "*yədaʿtem*": "Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you knew", "*kî*": "conjunction - that", "*naḥēš*": "Piel infinitive absolute - divining", "*yənaḥēš*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - divines", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - a man", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who/that", "*kāmōnî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - like me" }, "variants": { "*hammaʿăśeh*": "the deed/the act/the action", "*ʿăśîtem*": "you have done/you did/you have committed", "*yədaʿtem*": "you knew/you know/did you not know", "*naḥēš yənaḥēš*": "surely divines/definitely practices divination/certainly uses for omens", "*ʾîš*": "a man/a person/someone", "*kāmōnî*": "like me/such as I/as I am" } }
  • Lev 19:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Leviticus.19.26", "source": "לֹ֥א תֹאכְל֖וּ עַל־הַדָּ֑ם לֹ֥א תְנַחֲשׁ֖וּ וְלֹ֥א תְעוֹנֵֽנוּ", "text": "*lōʾ* *ṯōʾḵəlû* *ʿal*-*haddām* *lōʾ* *ṯənaḥăšû* *wə-lōʾ* *ṯəʿônēnû*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ṯōʾḵəlû*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall eat", "*ʿal*": "preposition - with/over", "*haddām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the blood", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ṯənaḥăšû*": "Piel imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall practice divination", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*ṯəʿônēnû*": "Poel imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall practice soothsaying" }, "variants": { "*ṯōʾḵəlû* *ʿal*-*haddām*": "eat with blood/eat over blood/eat blood-containing meat", "*ṯənaḥăšû*": "practice divination/observe omens/use enchantments/read signs", "*ṯəʿônēnû*": "practice soothsaying/use witchcraft/tell fortunes/practice magic" } }
  • 2 Kgs 21:6 : 6 { "verseID": "2Kings.21.6", "source": "וְהֶעֱבִ֤יר אֶת־בְּנוֹ֙ בָּאֵ֔שׁ וְעוֹנֵ֣ן וְנִחֵ֔שׁ וְעָ֥שָׂה א֖וֹב וְיִדְּעֹנִ֑ים הִרְבָּ֗ה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת הָרַ֛ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לְהַכְעִֽיס׃", "text": "*we-he'ĕbîr* *'et*-*bĕnô* in-the-*'ēsh* *we-'ônēn* *we-niḥēsh* *we-'āsāh* *'ôb* *we-yiddĕ'ōnîm* *hirbāh* to-*'ăsôt* the-*ra'* in-*'êynêy* *YHWH* to-*hak'îs*", "grammar": { "*we-he'ĕbîr*": "conjunction + Hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - and he caused to pass through", "*'et*": "direct object marker", "*bĕnô*": "noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his son", "*'ēsh*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the fire", "*we-'ônēn*": "conjunction + Poel perfect 3rd masculine singular - and he practiced soothsaying", "*we-niḥēsh*": "conjunction + Piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - and he practiced divination", "*we-'āsāh*": "conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and he made/used", "*'ôb*": "masculine singular noun - medium/ghost/necromancer", "*we-yiddĕ'ōnîm*": "conjunction + masculine plural noun - and familiar spirits/wizards", "*hirbāh*": "Hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - he multiplied/did much", "*'ăsôt*": "Qal infinitive construct - to do", "*ra'*": "noun with definite article - the evil", "*'êynêy*": "construct state - eyes of", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD", "*hak'îs*": "Hiphil infinitive construct - to provoke" }, "variants": { "*he'ĕbîr*": "caused to pass through/offered/sacrificed", "*'ônēn*": "practiced soothsaying/used cloud divination/practiced fortune-telling", "*niḥēsh*": "practiced divination/used enchantments/observed omens", "*'ôb*": "medium/ghost/spirit of the dead", "*yiddĕ'ōnîm*": "familiar spirits/wizards/those with special knowledge", "*hirbāh*": "multiplied/did much/increased", "*hak'îs*": "to provoke/to anger/to offend" } }
  • Deut 18:10-14 : 10 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.18.10", "source": "לֹֽא־יִמָּצֵ֣א בְךָ֔ מַעֲבִ֥יר בְּנֽוֹ־וּבִתּ֖וֹ בָּאֵ֑שׁ קֹסֵ֣ם קְסָמִ֔ים מְעוֹנֵ֥ן וּמְנַחֵ֖שׁ וּמְכַשֵּֽׁף׃", "text": "Not-*yimmatze* in-you *maavir* *beno*-and-*bitto* in-the-*esh* *qosem* *qesamim* *meonen* and-*menachesh* and-*mechashef*.", "grammar": { "*yimmatze*": "imperfect, 3rd singular, niphal - shall be found", "*maavir*": "participle, masculine, singular, hiphil - one who causes to pass over", "*beno*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his son", "*bitto*": "noun, feminine, singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his daughter", "*esh*": "noun, feminine, singular - fire", "*qosem*": "participle, masculine, singular, qal - one who practices divination", "*qesamim*": "noun, masculine, plural - divinations", "*meonen*": "participle, masculine, singular, poel - one who practices soothsaying", "*menachesh*": "participle, masculine, singular, piel - one who practices divination", "*mechashef*": "participle, masculine, singular, piel - one who practices sorcery" }, "variants": { "*maavir*": "one who causes to pass over/burns/sacrifices", "*qosem qesamim*": "diviner of divinations/practicer of divination", "*meonen*": "soothsayer/fortuneteller/observer of times", "*menachesh*": "diviner/enchanter/augurer", "*mechashef*": "sorcerer/witch/magician" } } 11 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.18.11", "source": "וְחֹבֵ֖ר חָ֑בֶר וְשֹׁאֵ֥ל אוֹב֙ וְיִדְּעֹנִ֔י וְדֹרֵ֖שׁ אֶל־הַמֵּתִֽים׃", "text": "And-*chover* *chaver* and-*shoel* *ov* and-*yiddoni* and-*doresh* to-the-*metim*.", "grammar": { "*chover*": "participle, masculine, singular, qal - one who binds", "*chaver*": "noun, masculine, singular - charm/spell", "*shoel*": "participle, masculine, singular, qal - one who inquires", "*ov*": "noun, masculine, singular - medium/spirit", "*yiddoni*": "noun, masculine, singular - spiritist/familiar spirit", "*doresh*": "participle, masculine, singular, qal - one who seeks", "*metim*": "noun, masculine, plural - dead ones" }, "variants": { "*chover chaver*": "charmer/enchanter/one who casts spells", "*shoel ov*": "medium/necromancer/one who consults spirits", "*yiddoni*": "spiritist/wizard/familiar spirit", "*doresh*": "seeker/inquirer/consulter", "*metim*": "dead/deceased/departed" } } 12 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.18.12", "source": "כִּֽי־תוֹעֲבַ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה כָּל־עֹ֣שֵׂה אֵ֑לֶּה וּבִגְלַל֙ הַתּוֹעֵבֹ֣ת הָאֵ֔לֶּה יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ מוֹרִ֥ישׁ אוֹתָ֖ם מִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃", "text": "For-*toavat* *YHWH* all-*oseh* these; and-because-of the-*toevot* these *YHWH* *elohecha* *morish* them from-*panecha*.", "grammar": { "*toavat*": "noun, feminine, singular construct - abomination of", "*YHWH*": "noun, proper - divine name", "*oseh*": "participle, masculine, singular, qal - one who does", "*toevot*": "noun, feminine, plural - abominations", "*elohecha*": "noun, masculine, plural + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your God", "*morish*": "participle, masculine, singular, hiphil - driving out", "*panecha*": "noun, common, plural + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your face" }, "variants": { "*toavat*": "abomination/detestable thing", "*oseh*": "doer/practicer/performer", "*morish*": "driving out/dispossessing/expelling", "*panecha*": "your face/presence/before you" } } 13 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.18.13", "source": "תָּמִ֣ים תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה עִ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃", "text": "*Tamim* *tihyeh* with *YHWH* *elohecha*.", "grammar": { "*Tamim*": "adjective, masculine, singular - complete/perfect", "*tihyeh*": "imperfect, 2nd masculine singular, qal - you shall be", "*YHWH*": "noun, proper - divine name", "*elohecha*": "noun, masculine, plural + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your God" }, "variants": { "*Tamim*": "complete/perfect/blameless/whole" } } 14 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.18.14", "source": "כִּ֣י ׀ הַגּוֹיִ֣ם הָאֵ֗לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֤ר אַתָּה֙ יוֹרֵ֣שׁ אוֹתָ֔ם אֶל־מְעֹנְנִ֥ים וְאֶל־קֹסְמִ֖ים יִשְׁמָ֑עוּ וְאַתָּ֕ה לֹ֣א כֵ֔ן נָ֥תַן לְךָ֖ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃", "text": "For the-*goyim* these which *attah* *yoresh* them, to-*meonenim* and-to-*qosmim* *yishmau*; and-*attah* not so *natan* to-you *YHWH* *elohecha*.", "grammar": { "*goyim*": "noun, masculine, plural - nations/gentiles", "*attah*": "pronoun, 2nd masculine singular - you", "*yoresh*": "participle, masculine, singular, qal - dispossessing", "*meonenim*": "participle, masculine, plural, poel - soothsayers", "*qosmim*": "participle, masculine, plural, qal - diviners", "*yishmau*": "imperfect, 3rd plural, qal - they listen", "*natan*": "perfect, 3rd singular, qal - he gave", "*YHWH*": "noun, proper - divine name", "*elohecha*": "noun, masculine, plural + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your God" }, "variants": { "*yoresh*": "dispossessing/driving out/inheriting", "*meonenim*": "soothsayers/fortunetellers/observers of times", "*qosmim*": "diviners/those who practice divination", "*yishmau*": "listen to/obey/heed" } }
  • 1 Kgs 20:33 : 33 { "verseID": "1 Kings.20.33", "source": "‫וְהָאֲנָשִׁים֩ יְנַחֲשׁ֨וּ וַֽיְמַהֲר֜וּ וַיַּחְלְט֣וּ הֲמִמֶּ֗נּוּ וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אָחִ֣יךָ בֶן־הֲדַ֔ד וַיֹּ֖אמֶר בֹּ֣אוּ קָחֻ֑הוּ וַיֵּצֵ֤א אֵלָיו֙ בֶּן־הֲדַ֔ד וֽ͏ַיַּעֲלֵ֖הוּ עַל־הַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה׃‬", "text": "And-the-*ʾănāšîm yənaḥăšû* and-*waymahărû* and-*wayaḥləṭû hămimmennû* and-*wayyōʾmərû ʾāḥîḵā ben-hăḏaḏ* and-*wayyōʾmer bōʾû qāḥuhû* and-*wayyēṣēʾ* to-him *ben-hăḏaḏ* and-*wayyaʿălēhû* upon-the-*merkāḇâ*", "grammar": { "*ʾănāšîm*": "masculine plural noun - men", "*yənaḥăšû*": "imperfect, 3rd plural - they divined/interpreted omen", "*waymahărû*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd plural - and they hastened", "*wayaḥləṭû*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd plural - and they seized/confirmed", "*hămimmennû*": "interrogative particle + preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - from him?", "*wayyōʾmərû*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd plural - and they said", "*ʾāḥîḵā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your brother", "*ben-hăḏaḏ*": "proper noun - Ben-Hadad", "*wayyōʾmer*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*bōʾû*": "imperative, masculine plural - come", "*qāḥuhû*": "imperative, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - take him", "*wayyēṣēʾ*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went out", "*wayyaʿălēhû*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he brought him up", "*merkāḇâ*": "feminine singular noun - chariot" }, "variants": { "*yənaḥăšû*": "divined, took as an omen, interpreted sign", "*waymahărû*": "hastened, hurried", "*wayaḥləṭû*": "seized opportunity, confirmed quickly, snatched", "*hămimmennû*": "was it from him, was this his intent", "*ʾāḥîḵā*": "your brother", "*bōʾû*": "come, enter", "*qāḥuhû*": "take him, bring him", "*wayyēṣēʾ*": "went out, came out", "*wayyaʿălēhû*": "brought him up, lifted him up", "*merkāḇâ*": "chariot, war vehicle" } }