{
"verseID": "Habakkuk.1.8",
"source": "וְקַלּ֨וּ מִנְּמֵרִ֜ים סוּסָ֗יו וְחַדּוּ֙ מִזְּאֵ֣בֵי עֶ֔רֶב וּפָ֖שׁוּ פָּֽרָשָׁ֑יו וּפָֽרָשָׁיו֙ מֵרָח֣וֹק יָבֹ֔אוּ יָעֻ֕פוּ כְּנֶ֖שֶׁר חָ֥שׁ לֶאֱכֽוֹל׃",
"text": "And-*qallû* from-*nəmērîm* *sûsāyw* and-*ḥaddû* from-*zəʾēḇê ʿereḇ* and-*p̄āšû* *pārāšāyw* and-*p̄ārāšāyw* from-*mērāḥôq* *yāḇōʾû* *yāʿup̄û* like-*nešer* *ḥāš* to-*leʾĕḵôl*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-qallû*": "conjunction + verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - and are swifter",
"*minnəmērîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - than leopards",
"*sûsāyw*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his horses",
"*wə-ḥaddû*": "conjunction + verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - and are fiercer",
"*mizzəʾēḇê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - than wolves of",
"*ʿereḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - evening",
"*û-p̄āšû*": "conjunction + verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - and spread/leap",
"*pārāšāyw*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his horsemen",
"*û-p̄ārāšāyw*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his horsemen",
"*mērāḥôq*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from afar",
"*yāḇōʾû*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they come",
"*yāʿup̄û*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they fly",
"*kənešer*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like an eagle",
"*ḥāš*": "verb, Qal participle, masculine singular - hastening",
"*leʾĕḵôl*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to eat/devour"
},
"variants": {
"*qallû*": "are swifter/are faster/are lighter",
"*nəmērîm*": "leopards/panthers",
"*sûsāyw*": "his horses/his steeds",
"*ḥaddû*": "are fiercer/are keener/are sharper",
"*zəʾēḇê ʿereḇ*": "wolves of evening/evening wolves",
"*p̄āšû*": "spread/leap/charge/dash about",
"*pārāšāyw*": "his horsemen/his cavalry",
"*mērāḥôq*": "from afar/from a distance",
"*yāʿup̄û*": "they fly/they swoop",
"*nešer*": "eagle/vulture",
"*ḥāš*": "hastening/hurrying/swift"
}
}