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{ "verseID": "Habakkuk.3.1", "source": "תְּפִלָּ֖ה לַחֲבַקּ֣וּק הַנָּבִ֑יא עַ֖ל שִׁגְיֹנֽוֹת׃", "text": "*Təp̄illāh* for *Ḥăḇaqqûq* the *nāḇîʾ* upon *šiḡyōnôṯ*", "grammar": { "*Təp̄illāh*": "feminine singular construct - prayer/petition", "*Ḥăḇaqqûq*": "proper noun with prefix *lə-* (to/for/of)", "*nāḇîʾ*": "masculine singular noun with definite article *ha-* - prophet", "*šiḡyōnôṯ*": "plural noun with preposition *ʿal* - musical term, possibly indicating style or tune" }, "variants": { "*Təp̄illāh*": "prayer/supplication/intercession", "*šiḡyōnôṯ*": "dithyrambic poem/passionate song/musical directive of uncertain meaning" } }

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{ "verseID": "Habakkuk.3.2", "source": "יְהוָ֗ה שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי שִׁמְעֲךָ֮ יָרֵאתִי֒ יְהוָ֗ה פָּֽעָלְךָ֙ בְּקֶ֤רֶב שָׁנִים֙ חַיֵּ֔יהוּ בְּקֶ֥רֶב שָׁנִ֖ים תּוֹדִ֑יעַ בְּרֹ֖גֶז רַחֵ֥ם תִּזְכּֽוֹר׃", "text": "*YHWH*, *šāmaʿtî šimʿăḵā*, *yārēʾṯî*. *YHWH*, *pāʿolḵā* in *qereḇ šānîm* *ḥayyēhû*, in *qereḇ šānîm tôḏîaʿ*; in *rōḡez raḥēm tizḵôr*", "grammar": { "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*šāmaʿtî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I have heard", "*šimʿăḵā*": "noun masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your report/fame", "*yārēʾṯî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I feared/was afraid", "*pāʿolḵā*": "noun masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your work/deed", "*qereḇ šānîm*": "construct phrase - midst of years", "*ḥayyēhû*": "piel imperative with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - revive/preserve it", "*tôḏîaʿ*": "hiphil imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will make known", "*rōḡez*": "noun masculine singular with preposition - in wrath/anger", "*raḥēm*": "piel infinitive absolute - to have mercy/compassion", "*tizḵôr*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will remember" }, "variants": { "*qereḇ šānîm*": "midst of years/within the years/during our lifetime", "*ḥayyēhû*": "revive it/preserve it alive/renew it", "*raḥēm*": "have mercy/show compassion" } }

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{ "verseID": "Habakkuk.3.3", "source": "אֱל֙וֹהַ֙ מִתֵּימָ֣ן יָב֔וֹא וְקָד֥וֹשׁ מֵֽהַר־פָּארָ֖ן סֶ֑לָה כִּסָּ֤ה שָׁמַ֙יִם֙ הוֹד֔וֹ וּתְהִלָּת֖וֹ מָלְאָ֥ה הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "*ʾĕlôha* from *Tēmān yāḇôʾ*, and *qāḏôš* from *har-Pāʾrān*. *Selāh*. *Kissāh šāmayim hôḏô*, and *ṯəhillāṯô* filled *hāʾāreṣ*.", "grammar": { "*ʾĕlôha*": "noun masculine singular - God", "*Tēmān*": "proper noun with preposition *min* - from Teman (south/Yemen)", "*yāḇôʾ*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he comes/will come", "*qāḏôš*": "adjective masculine singular - holy one", "*har-Pāʾrān*": "proper noun with preposition *min* - from Mount Paran", "*Selāh*": "musical notation or pause", "*Kissāh*": "piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular - covered/covered completely", "*šāmayim*": "noun masculine plural - heavens/sky", "*hôḏô*": "noun masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his majesty/splendor", "*ṯəhillāṯô*": "noun feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his praise/glory", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "noun feminine singular with definite article - the earth/land" }, "variants": { "*Tēmān*": "southern region/Yemen/South", "*hôḏô*": "his majesty/his splendor/his glory" } }

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{ "verseID": "Habakkuk.3.4", "source": "וְנֹ֙גַהּ֙ כָּא֣וֹר תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה קַרְנַ֥יִם מִיָּד֖וֹ ל֑וֹ וְשָׁ֖ם חֶבְי֥וֹן עֻזֹּֽה׃", "text": "And *nōḡah* like *ʾôr* it-will-be, *qarnayim* from *yāḏô* to him, and there *ḥeḇyôn ʿuzzōh*.", "grammar": { "*nōḡah*": "noun feminine singular with conjunction *wə-* - brightness/radiance", "*ʾôr*": "noun masculine singular with preposition *kə-* - like light", "*tihyeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - it will be", "*qarnayim*": "noun feminine dual - two horns/rays/beams", "*yāḏô*": "noun feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix and preposition *min* - from his hand", "*lô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to/for him", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*ḥeḇyôn*": "noun masculine singular construct - hiding place/covering", "*ʿuzzōh*": "noun masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his strength/power" }, "variants": { "*nōḡah*": "brightness/radiance/shining", "*qarnayim*": "horns/rays/beams of light (symbolizing power)", "*ḥeḇyôn ʿuzzōh*": "hiding place of his power/veiling of his strength/concealment of his might" } }

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{ "verseID": "Habakkuk.3.5", "source": "לְפָנָ֖יו יֵ֣לֶךְ דָּ֑בֶר וְיֵצֵ֥א רֶ֖שֶׁף לְרַגְלָֽיו׃", "text": "Before him *yēleḵ dāḇer*, and *yēṣēʾ rešep̄* at his feet.", "grammar": { "*lǝp̄ānāyw*": "preposition *lə* with noun masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - before him/in front of him", "*yēleḵ*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - goes/will go", "*dāḇer*": "noun masculine singular - pestilence/plague", "*yēṣēʾ*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with conjunction *wə-* - and goes forth/comes out", "*rešep̄*": "noun masculine singular - flame/fiery bolt/burning disease", "*lǝraḡlāyw*": "preposition *lə* with noun feminine dual construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - at his feet" }, "variants": { "*dāḇer*": "pestilence/plague/disease", "*rešep̄*": "flame/fiery bolt/burning fever/burning disease" } }

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{ "verseID": "Habakkuk.3.6", "source": "עָמַ֣ד ׀ וַיְמֹ֣דֶד אֶ֗רֶץ רָאָה֙ וַיַּתֵּ֣ר גּוֹיִ֔ם וַיִּתְפֹּֽצְצוּ֙ הַרְרֵי־עַ֔ד שַׁח֖וּ גִּבְע֣וֹת עוֹלָ֑ם הֲלִיכ֥וֹת עוֹלָ֖ם לֽוֹ׃", "text": "He *ʿāmaḏ* and *wayǝmōḏeḏ* *ʾereṣ*; he *rāʾāh* and *wayyattēr* *gôyim*, and *wayyiṯpōṣǝṣû* *harǝrê-ʿaḏ*, *šaḥû* *ḡiḇʿôṯ ʿôlām*. *Hălîḵôṯ ʿôlām* to him.", "grammar": { "*ʿāmaḏ*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - stood/took his stand", "*wayǝmōḏeḏ*": "piel imperfect consecutive 3rd person masculine singular - and measured/surveyed", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun feminine singular - earth/land", "*rāʾāh*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - saw/looked", "*wayyattēr*": "hiphil imperfect consecutive 3rd person masculine singular - and startled/scattered/drove asunder", "*gôyim*": "noun masculine plural - nations/peoples", "*wayyiṯpōṣǝṣû*": "hithpael imperfect consecutive 3rd person plural - and shattered themselves/were scattered", "*harǝrê-ʿaḏ*": "noun masculine plural construct with noun - everlasting mountains/ancient mountains", "*šaḥû*": "qal perfect 3rd person plural - bowed down/sank down", "*ḡiḇʿôṯ ʿôlām*": "noun feminine plural construct with noun - eternal hills/ancient hills", "*hălîḵôṯ ʿôlām*": "noun feminine plural construct with noun - eternal ways/ancient paths", "*lô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to/for him" }, "variants": { "*wayyattēr*": "drove asunder/scattered/shook/startled", "*harǝrê-ʿaḏ*": "everlasting mountains/ancient mountains/primeval mountains", "*hălîḵôṯ ʿôlām*": "eternal ways/ancient paths/everlasting goings" } }

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{ "verseID": "Habakkuk.3.7", "source": "תַּ֣חַת אָ֔וֶן רָאִ֖יתִי אָהֳלֵ֣י כוּשָׁ֑ן יִרְגְּז֕וּן יְרִיע֖וֹת אֶ֥רֶץ מִדְיָֽן׃", "text": "Under *ʾāwen* I-saw *ʾohŏlê Kûšān*; they-trembled *yǝrîʿôṯ ʾereṣ Miḏyān*.", "grammar": { "*taḥaṯ*": "preposition - under/beneath", "*ʾāwen*": "noun masculine singular - trouble/sorrow/iniquity", "*rāʾîṯî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I saw", "*ʾohŏlê*": "noun masculine plural construct - tents of", "*Kûšān*": "proper noun - Cushan (region/people)", "*yirǝgǝzûn*": "qal imperfect 3rd person plural - they tremble/shake", "*yǝrîʿôṯ*": "noun feminine plural construct - curtains/tent-cloths of", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun feminine singular construct - land of", "*Miḏyān*": "proper noun - Midian (region/people)" }, "variants": { "*ʾāwen*": "trouble/iniquity/affliction/calamity", "*yǝrîʿôṯ*": "tent curtains/canvases/dwelling places" } }

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{ "verseID": "Habakkuk.3.8", "source": "הֲבִנְהָרִים֙ חָרָ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה אִ֤ם בַּנְּהָרִים֙ אַפֶּ֔ךָ אִם־בַּיָּ֖ם עֶבְרָתֶ֑ךָ כִּ֤י תִרְכַּב֙ עַל־סוּסֶ֔יךָ מַרְכְּבֹתֶ֖יךָ יְשׁוּעָֽה׃", "text": "?Against *nǝhārîm* was-angry *YHWH*, if against *nǝhārîm* was *ʾappeḵā*, if against the *yām* was *ʿeḇrāṯeḵā*, when *ṯirkaḇ* upon *sûseḵā*, *markǝḇōṯeḵā* *yǝšûʿāh*?", "grammar": { "*hă*": "interrogative particle - whether/is it that", "*ḇinǝhārîm*": "preposition *bə* with noun masculine plural - against rivers", "*ḥārāh*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - burned with anger/was angry", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*ʾim*": "conjunction - if/or", "*ʾappeḵā*": "noun masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your anger/nose", "*bayyām*": "preposition *bə* with definite article and noun masculine singular - against the sea", "*ʿeḇrāṯeḵā*": "noun feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your wrath/fury", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/when/because", "*ṯirkaḇ*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you ride/mounted", "*ʿal-sûseḵā*": "preposition with noun masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - upon your horses", "*markǝḇōṯeḵā*": "noun feminine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your chariots", "*yǝšûʿāh*": "noun feminine singular - salvation/deliverance/victory" }, "variants": { "*ʾappeḵā*": "your anger/your wrath/your nostril (metonymy for anger)", "*ʿeḇrāṯeḵā*": "your wrath/your fury/your overflowing anger", "*yǝšûʿāh*": "salvation/deliverance/victory" } }

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{ "verseID": "Habakkuk.3.9", "source": "עֶרְיָ֤ה תֵעוֹר֙ קַשְׁתֶּ֔ךָ שְׁבֻע֥וֹת מַטּ֖וֹת אֹ֣מֶר סֶ֑לָה נְהָר֖וֹת תְּבַקַּע־אָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "Completely *ṯēʿôr* *qašteḵā*, *šǝḇuʿôṯ maṭṭôṯ ʾōmer*. *Selāh*. With-*nǝhārôṯ* you-split *ʾāreṣ*.", "grammar": { "*ʿeryāh*": "adverb - completely/utterly/nakedly", "*ṯēʿôr*": "niphal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - was laid bare/was uncovered", "*qašteḵā*": "noun feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your bow", "*šǝḇuʿôṯ*": "noun feminine plural construct - oaths of/sworn", "*maṭṭôṯ*": "noun masculine plural - rods/staffs/tribes", "*ʾōmer*": "noun masculine singular - word/speech/command", "*Selāh*": "musical notation or pause", "*nǝhārôṯ*": "noun masculine plural - rivers/streams", "*tǝḇaqqaʿ*": "piel imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you split/cleave", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun feminine singular - earth/land" }, "variants": { "*ʿeryāh ṯēʿôr*": "completely laid bare/fully exposed/made naked and ready", "*šǝḇuʿôṯ maṭṭôṯ ʾōmer*": "sworn are rods of word/oaths of tribes are spoken/rods of chastisement are sworn", "*tǝḇaqqaʿ*": "you split/you cleave/you divide" } }

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{ "verseID": "Habakkuk.3.10", "source": "רָא֤וּךָ יָחִ֙ילוּ֙ הָרִ֔ים זֶ֥רֶם מַ֖יִם עָבָ֑ר נָתַ֤ן תְּהוֹם֙ קוֹל֔וֹ ר֖וֹם יָדֵ֥יהוּ נָשָֽׂא׃", "text": "They-saw-you, they-writhed, *hārîm*; *zerem mayim* passed-over. *Tǝhôm* gave *qôlô*, *rôm yāḏêhû* lifted-up.", "grammar": { "*rāʾûḵā*": "qal perfect 3rd person plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - they saw you", "*yāḥîlû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person plural - they writhed/trembled", "*hārîm*": "noun masculine plural - mountains", "*zerem*": "noun masculine singular construct - downpour/flood of", "*mayim*": "noun masculine plural - waters", "*ʿāḇār*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - passed over/swept by", "*nāṯan*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - gave/uttered", "*tǝhôm*": "noun masculine singular - deep/abyss/ocean depths", "*qôlô*": "noun masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its voice", "*rôm*": "noun masculine singular construct - height/loftiness of", "*yāḏêhû*": "noun feminine dual with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its hands", "*nāśāʾ*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - lifted up/raised" }, "variants": { "*yāḥîlû*": "writhed/trembled/were in anguish", "*tǝhôm*": "deep/abyss/primeval ocean", "*rôm yāḏêhû nāśāʾ*": "lifted high its hands/raised its hands on high (personification of waters)" } }

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{ "verseID": "Habakkuk.3.11", "source": "שֶׁ֥מֶשׁ יָרֵ֖חַ עָ֣מַד זְבֻ֑לָה לְא֤וֹר חִצֶּ֙יךָ֙ יְהַלֵּ֔כוּ לְנֹ֖גַהּ בְּרַ֥ק חֲנִיתֶֽךָ׃", "text": "*Šemeš yārēaḥ* stood *zǝḇulāh*, to light of *ḥiṣṣeḵā* they-move, to brightness of *bǝraq ḥănîṯeḵā*.", "grammar": { "*šemeš*": "noun masculine/feminine singular - sun", "*yārēaḥ*": "noun masculine singular - moon", "*ʿāmaḏ*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - stood/stayed", "*zǝḇulāh*": "noun masculine singular with directional he - in their lofty abode/habitation", "*lǝʾôr*": "preposition *lə* with noun masculine singular construct - at the light of", "*ḥiṣṣeḵā*": "noun masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your arrows", "*yǝhallēḵû*": "piel imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they go forth/march/move", "*lǝnōḡah*": "preposition *lə* with noun masculine singular construct - at the brightness of", "*bǝraq*": "noun masculine singular construct - lightning/flash of", "*ḥănîṯeḵā*": "noun feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your spear" }, "variants": { "*zǝḇulāh*": "in their lofty dwelling/in their habitation/in their exalted place", "*yǝhallēḵû*": "they march/they move/they go" } }

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{ "verseID": "Habakkuk.3.12", "source": "בְּזַ֖עַם תִּצְעַד־אָ֑רֶץ בְּאַ֖ף תָּד֥וּשׁ גּוֹיִֽם׃", "text": "In *zaʿam* you-march-through *ʾāreṣ*, in *ʾap̄* you-thresh *gôyim*.", "grammar": { "*bǝzaʿam*": "preposition *bə* with noun masculine singular - in indignation/rage", "*tiṣʿaḏ*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you march/stride", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun feminine singular - earth/land", "*bǝʾap̄*": "preposition *bə* with noun masculine singular - in anger/wrath", "*tāḏûš*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you thresh/trample", "*gôyim*": "noun masculine plural - nations/peoples" }, "variants": { "*zaʿam*": "indignation/rage/fury", "*tiṣʿaḏ*": "march/stride/trample", "*tāḏûš*": "thresh/trample/tread down" } }

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{ "verseID": "Habakkuk.3.13", "source": "יָצָ֙אתָ֙ לְיֵ֣שַׁע עַמֶּ֔ךָ לְיֵ֖שַׁע אֶת־מְשִׁיחֶ֑ךָ מָחַ֤צְתָּ רֹּאשׁ֙ מִבֵּ֣ית רָשָׁ֔ע עָר֛וֹת יְס֥וֹד עַד־צַוָּ֖אר סֶֽלָה׃", "text": "You-went-forth for *yēšaʿ* of *ʿammeḵā*, for *yēšaʿ* of *mǝšîḥeḵā*. You-smashed *rōʾš* from *bêṯ rāšāʿ*, laying-bare *yǝsôḏ* unto *ṣawwāʾr*. *Selāh*.", "grammar": { "*yāṣāʾṯā*": "qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you went forth", "*lǝyēšaʿ*": "preposition *lə* with noun masculine singular construct - for salvation/deliverance of", "*ʿammeḵā*": "noun masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your people", "*ʾeṯ-mǝšîḥeḵā*": "direct object marker with noun masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your anointed one", "*māḥaṣtā*": "qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you smashed/crushed/struck", "*rōʾš*": "noun masculine singular construct - head of", "*mibbêṯ*": "preposition *min* with noun masculine singular construct - from house of", "*rāšāʿ*": "adjective masculine singular - wicked/evil one", "*ʿārôṯ*": "infinitive absolute - laying bare", "*yǝsôḏ*": "noun masculine singular construct - foundation of", "*ʿaḏ-ṣawwāʾr*": "preposition with noun masculine singular - up to neck", "*Selāh*": "musical notation or pause" }, "variants": { "*yēšaʿ*": "salvation/deliverance/help", "*mǝšîḥeḵā*": "your anointed one/your messiah/your appointed one", "*ʿārôṯ yǝsôḏ ʿaḏ-ṣawwāʾr*": "laying bare foundation to the neck/exposing foundation up to the neck" } }

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{ "verseID": "Habakkuk.3.14", "source": "נָקַ֤בְתָּ בְמַטָּיו֙ רֹ֣אשׁ *פרזו **פְּרָזָ֔יו יִסְעֲר֖וּ לַהֲפִיצֵ֑נִי עֲלִ֣יצֻתָ֔ם כְּמוֹ־לֶאֱכֹ֥ל עָנִ֖י בַּמִּסְתָּֽר׃", "text": "You-pierced with *maṭṭāyw* *rōʾš* of his *pǝrāzāyw*. They-stormed to *hăp̄îṣēnî*; their *ʿălîṣuṯām* as to devour *ʿānî* in *hammistar*.", "grammar": { "*nāqaḇtā*": "qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you pierced/struck through", "*ḇǝmaṭṭāyw*": "preposition *bə* with noun masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - with his own rods/staves", "*rōʾš*": "noun masculine singular construct - head of", "*pǝrāzāyw*": "noun masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his warriors/rural fighters", "*yisʿărû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they storm/rush", "*lahăp̄îṣēnî*": "preposition *lə* with hiphil infinitive construct with 1st person singular suffix - to scatter me", "*ʿălîṣuṯām*": "noun feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their exultation/rejoicing", "*kǝmô-leʾĕḵōl*": "preposition *kə* with preposition *lə* and qal infinitive construct - as to devour", "*ʿānî*": "adjective masculine singular - poor/afflicted person", "*bammistar*": "preposition *bə* with definite article and noun masculine singular - in the hiding place/secretly" }, "variants": { "*pǝrāzāyw*": "his warriors/his villagers/his rural fighters", "*yisʿărû*": "they rush/they storm/they whirl about", "*ʿălîṣuṯām*": "their exultation/their rejoicing/their gloating" } }

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{ "verseID": "Habakkuk.3.15", "source": "דָּרַ֥כְתָּ בַיָּ֖ם סוּסֶ֑יךָ חֹ֖מֶר מַ֥יִם רַבִּֽים׃", "text": "You-trod in the *yām* with *sûseḵā*, *ḥōmer mayim rabbîm*.", "grammar": { "*dāraḵtā*": "qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you trod/walked", "*bayyām*": "preposition *bə* with definite article and noun masculine singular - in the sea", "*sûseḵā*": "noun masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your horses", "*ḥōmer*": "noun masculine singular construct - heap/foam of", "*mayim*": "noun masculine plural - waters", "*rabbîm*": "adjective masculine plural - many/great" }, "variants": { "*ḥōmer*": "heap/foam/surge/pile", "*mayim rabbîm*": "many waters/great waters/mighty waters" } }

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{ "verseID": "Habakkuk.3.16", "source": "שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי ׀ וַתִּרְגַּ֣ז בִּטְנִ֗י לְקוֹל֙ צָלֲל֣וּ שְׂפָתַ֔י יָב֥וֹא רָקָ֛ב בַּעֲצָמַ֖י וְתַחְתַּ֣י אֶרְגָּ֑ז אֲשֶׁ֤ר אָנ֙וּחַ֙ לְי֣וֹם צָרָ֔ה לַעֲל֖וֹת לְעַ֥ם יְגוּדֶֽנּוּ׃", "text": "I-heard and *tirǝgaz* *biṭnî*, at *qôl* quivered *śǝp̄āṯay*, *yāḇôʾ rāqāḇ* into *baʿăṣāmay* and in my place I-trembled, that I-wait for *yôm ṣārāh* to-come-up to *ʿam yǝḡûḏennû*.", "grammar": { "*šāmaʿtî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I heard", "*wattirǝgaz*": "qal imperfect consecutive 3rd person feminine singular - and trembled", "*biṭnî*": "noun feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my belly/inward parts", "*lǝqôl*": "preposition *lə* with noun masculine singular - at the sound", "*ṣālălû*": "qal perfect 3rd person plural - quivered/tingled", "*śǝp̄āṯay*": "noun feminine dual with 1st person singular suffix - my lips", "*yāḇôʾ*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - enters/comes", "*rāqāḇ*": "noun masculine singular - rottenness/decay", "*baʿăṣāmay*": "preposition *bə* with noun feminine plural with 1st person singular suffix - in my bones", "*wǝṯaḥtay*": "conjunction with preposition with 1st person singular suffix - and under me/in my place", "*ʾerǝgāz*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I tremble/shake", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - that/which", "*ʾānûaḥ*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I wait/rest", "*lǝyôm*": "preposition *lə* with noun masculine singular construct - for day of", "*ṣārāh*": "noun feminine singular - distress/trouble", "*laʿălôṯ*": "preposition *lə* with qal infinitive construct - to come up", "*lǝʿam*": "preposition *lə* with noun masculine singular - against people", "*yǝḡûḏennû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he invades it/troops against us" }, "variants": { "*biṭnî*": "my belly/my inward parts/my bowels (seat of emotions)", "*rāqāḇ*": "rottenness/decay/worm", "*yǝḡûḏennû*": "invades us/troops against us/will attack us" } }

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{ "verseID": "Habakkuk.3.17", "source": "כִּֽי־תְאֵנָ֣ה לֹֽא־תִפְרָ֗ח וְאֵ֤ין יְבוּל֙ בַּגְּפָנִ֔ים כִּחֵשׁ֙ מַעֲשֵׂה־זַ֔יִת וּשְׁדֵמ֖וֹת לֹא־עָ֣שָׂה אֹ֑כֶל גָּזַ֤ר מִמִּכְלָה֙ צֹ֔אן וְאֵ֥ין בָּקָ֖ר בָּרְפָתִֽים׃", "text": "For *tǝʾēnāh* not *ṯip̄rāḥ* and no *yǝḇûl* in the *gǝp̄ānîm*, fails *maʿăśēh-zayiṯ* and *šǝḏēmôṯ* not *ʿāśāh ʾōḵel*, cut-off from *mikǝlāh* *ṣōʾn* and no *bāqār* in the *rǝp̄āṯîm*.", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/though/although", "*tǝʾēnāh*": "noun feminine singular - fig tree", "*lōʾ-ṯip̄rāḥ*": "negative particle with qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - does not blossom", "*wǝʾên*": "conjunction with particle of non-existence - and there is no", "*yǝḇûl*": "noun masculine singular - produce/yield/fruit", "*baggǝp̄ānîm*": "preposition *bə* with definite article and noun masculine plural - in the vines", "*kiḥēš*": "piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular - fails/deceives", "*maʿăśēh-zayiṯ*": "noun masculine singular construct with noun - produce of olive", "*ûšǝḏēmôṯ*": "conjunction with noun feminine plural - and fields", "*lōʾ-ʿāśāh*": "negative particle with qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - does not yield", "*ʾōḵel*": "noun masculine singular - food", "*gāzar*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - is cut off", "*mimmikǝlāh*": "preposition *min* with noun feminine singular - from fold", "*ṣōʾn*": "noun feminine singular - flock/sheep", "*wǝʾên*": "conjunction with particle of non-existence - and there is no", "*bāqār*": "noun masculine singular - cattle/herd", "*bārǝp̄āṯîm*": "preposition *bə* with definite article and noun feminine plural - in the stalls" }, "variants": { "*kiḥēš maʿăśēh-zayiṯ*": "olive crop fails/olive harvest disappoints/labor of olive tree is in vain", "*gāzar mimmikǝlāh ṣōʾn*": "sheep are cut off from the fold/flock is cut off from the pen" } }

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{ "verseID": "Habakkuk.3.18", "source": "וַאֲנִ֖י בַּיהוָ֣ה אֶעְל֑וֹזָה אָגִ֖ילָה בֵּאלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׁעִֽי׃", "text": "And I in *YHWH* *ʾeʿlôzāh*, I-will-rejoice in *ʾĕlōhê yišʿî*.", "grammar": { "*waʾănî*": "conjunction with 1st person singular pronoun - and I", "*baYHWH*": "preposition *bə* with divine name - in YHWH", "*ʾeʿlôzāh*": "qal imperfect cohortative 1st person singular - I will exult/rejoice", "*ʾāḡîlāh*": "qal imperfect cohortative 1st person singular - I will rejoice", "*bēʾlōhê*": "preposition *bə* with noun masculine plural construct - in God of", "*yišʿî*": "noun masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my salvation" }, "variants": { "*ʾeʿlôzāh*": "I will exult/I will rejoice/I will be joyful", "*ʾāḡîlāh*": "I will rejoice/I will be glad/I will celebrate", "*ʾĕlōhê yišʿî*": "God of my salvation/God of my deliverance" } }

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{ "verseID": "Habakkuk.3.19", "source": "יְהוִ֤הּ אֲדֹנָי֙ חֵילִ֔י וַיָּ֤שֶׂם רַגְלַי֙ כָּֽאַיָּל֔וֹת וְעַ֥ל בָּמוֹתַ֖י יַדְרִכֵ֑נִי לַמְנַצֵּ֖חַ בִּנְגִינוֹתָֽי׃", "text": "*YHWH ʾăḏōnāy* is my *ḥêlî*, and he makes my *raḡlay* like *ʾayyālôṯ*, and upon my *bāmôṯay* he makes me tread. For the *mǝnaṣṣēaḥ* with my *nǝḡînôṯāy*.", "grammar": { "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "divine title - my Lord", "*ḥêlî*": "noun masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my strength", "*wayyāśem*": "qal imperfect consecutive 3rd person masculine singular - and he makes/sets", "*raḡlay*": "noun feminine dual with 1st person singular suffix - my feet", "*kāʾayyālôṯ*": "preposition *kə* with definite article and noun feminine plural - like deer/hinds", "*wǝʿal*": "conjunction with preposition - and upon", "*bāmôṯay*": "noun feminine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my high places", "*yaḏrîḵēnî*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he causes me to tread/walk", "*lamǝnaṣṣēaḥ*": "preposition *lə* with piel participle masculine singular - for the choir director/musical director", "*binǝḡînôṯāy*": "preposition *bə* with noun feminine plural with 1st person singular suffix - with my stringed instruments" }, "variants": { "*ḥêlî*": "my strength/my power/my might", "*kāʾayyālôṯ*": "like deer/like hinds/like gazelles (symbols of surefootedness)", "*bāmôṯay*": "my high places/my heights/my elevated places (symbolizing victory and security)", "*lamǝnaṣṣēaḥ binǝḡînôṯāy*": "for the choir director with my stringed instruments/for the music leader with my stringed music" } }