{ "verseID": "Hosea.13.1", "source": "כְּדַבֵּ֤ר אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ רְתֵ֔ת נָשָׂ֥א ה֖וּא בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֶּאְשַׁ֥ם בַּבַּ֖עַל וַיָּמֹֽת׃", "text": "When *dabbēr* *ʾep̄rayim* *rᵉtēt* *nāśāʾ* he in *yiśrāʾēl* *wə-* he *ʾāšam* in-the-*baʿal* *wə-* he *mōt*", "grammar": { "*dabbēr*": "infinitive construct, Piel - 'to speak/speaking'", "*ʾep̄rayim*": "proper noun - 'Ephraim' (northern kingdom)", "*rᵉtēt*": "noun, feminine singular - 'trembling/terror'", "*nāśāʾ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'lifted up/carried/bore'", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - 'Israel'", "*wə-*": "conjunction - 'and'", "*ʾāšam*": "Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - 'became guilty/offended'", "*baʿal*": "proper noun - name of Canaanite deity", "*mōt*": "Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - 'died'" }, "variants": { "*dabbēr*": "speaking/when speaking", "*rᵉtēt*": "trembling/terror/fear", "*nāśāʾ*": "carried/lifted up/exalted/bore", "*ʾāšam*": "became guilty/incurred guilt/offended/trespassed", "*mōt*": "died/perished/was destroyed" } }

{ "verseID": "Hosea.13.2", "source": "וְעַתָּ֣ה ׀ יוֹסִ֣פוּ לַחֲטֹ֗א וַיַּעְשׂ֣וּ לָהֶם֩ מַסֵּכָ֨ה מִכַּסְפָּ֤ם כִּתְבוּנָם֙ עֲצַבִּ֔ים מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה חָרָשִׁ֖ים כֻּלֹּ֑ה לָהֶם֙ הֵ֣ם אֹמְרִ֔ים זֹבְחֵ֣י אָדָ֔ם עֲגָלִ֖ים יִשָּׁקֽוּן׃", "text": "*wə-ʿattâ* they *yāsap̄* to-*ḥāṭāʾ* *wə-* they *ʿāśâ* for-them *massēkâ* from-*kesep̄*-their according-to-*tᵉbûnâ*-their *ʿăṣabbîm* *maʿăśē* *ḥārāšîm* all-of-it to-them they *ʾāmar* *zōbᵉḥê* *ʾādām* *ʿăgālîm* they *nāšaq*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʿattâ*": "conjunction + adverb - 'and now'", "*yāsap̄*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - 'add/continue to'", "*ḥāṭāʾ*": "Qal infinitive construct - 'to sin'", "*wə-*": "conjunction - 'and'", "*ʿāśâ*": "Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - 'made/fashioned'", "*massēkâ*": "noun, feminine singular - 'molten image/cast idol'", "*kesep̄*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person plural suffix - 'silver'", "*tᵉbûnâ*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person plural suffix - 'understanding/skill'", "*ʿăṣabbîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'idols/images'", "*maʿăśē*": "construct noun, masculine singular - 'work of'", "*ḥārāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'craftsmen/artificers'", "*ʾāmar*": "Qal participle, masculine plural - 'saying'", "*zōbᵉḥê*": "Qal participle construct, masculine plural - 'sacrificers of'", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - 'man/mankind'", "*ʿăgālîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'calves'", "*nāšaq*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - 'kiss'" }, "variants": { "*yāsap̄*": "continue to/keep on/add to", "*ḥāṭāʾ*": "sin/miss the mark/offend", "*ʿāśâ*": "made/fashioned/constructed", "*massēkâ*": "molten image/cast idol/metal statue", "*tᵉbûnâ*": "understanding/skill/intelligence/discernment", "*ʿăṣabbîm*": "idols/grievous things/images/painful things", "*ḥārāšîm*": "craftsmen/artisans/smiths", "*zōbᵉḥê*": "sacrificers of/those who sacrifice", "*ʾādām*": "men/mankind/humans", "*ʿăgālîm*": "calves/bull images", "*nāšaq*": "kiss/do homage to/worship" } }

{ "verseID": "Hosea.13.3", "source": "לָכֵ֗ן יִֽהְיוּ֙ כַּעֲנַן־בֹּ֔קֶר וְכַטַּ֖ל מַשְׁכִּ֣ים הֹלֵ֑ךְ כְּמֹץ֙ יְסֹעֵ֣ר מִגֹּ֔רֶן וּכְעָשָׁ֖ן מֵאֲרֻבָּֽה׃", "text": "*lākēn* they *hāyâ* like-*ʿānān*-of-*bōqer* *wə-* like-the-*ṭal* *maškîm* *hālak* like-*mōṣ* *sāʿar* from-*gōren* *û-* like-*ʿāšān* from-*ʾărubbâ*", "grammar": { "*lākēn*": "adverb - 'therefore'", "*hāyâ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - 'will be/become'", "*ʿānān*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'cloud of'", "*bōqer*": "noun, masculine singular - 'morning'", "*wə-*": "conjunction - 'and'", "*ṭal*": "noun, masculine singular - 'dew'", "*maškîm*": "Hiphil participle, masculine singular - 'rising early'", "*hālak*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - 'going/passing away'", "*mōṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - 'chaff'", "*sāʿar*": "Pual participle, masculine singular - 'driven/swept away'", "*gōren*": "noun, masculine singular - 'threshing floor'", "*û-*": "conjunction - 'and'", "*ʿāšān*": "noun, masculine singular - 'smoke'", "*ʾărubbâ*": "noun, feminine singular - 'window/chimney'" }, "variants": { "*hāyâ*": "will be/become/exist", "*ʿānān*": "cloud/cloudy mass", "*bōqer*": "morning/daybreak", "*ṭal*": "dew/light moisture", "*maškîm*": "rising early/appearing early", "*hālak*": "going/passing away/departing", "*mōṣ*": "chaff/husks", "*sāʿar*": "driven away/swept away/storm-tossed", "*gōren*": "threshing floor/place for winnowing", "*ʿāšān*": "smoke/vapor", "*ʾărubbâ*": "window/chimney/lattice" } }

{ "verseID": "Hosea.13.4", "source": "וְאָנֹכִ֛י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וֵאלֹהִ֤ים זֽוּלָתִי֙ לֹ֣א תֵדָ֔ע וּמוֹשִׁ֥יעַ אַ֖יִן בִּלְתִּֽי׃", "text": "*wə-ʾānōkî* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhîm*-your from-*ʾereṣ* *miṣrayim* *wə-ʾĕlōhîm* *zûlātî* *lōʾ* you *yādaʿ* *û-môšîaʿ* *ʾayin* *biltî*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾānōkî*": "conjunction + independent personal pronoun, 1st person singular - 'and I'", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your God'", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - 'land of'", "*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - 'Egypt'", "*wə-*": "conjunction - 'and'", "*zûlātî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - 'besides me'", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - 'not'", "*yādaʿ*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - 'know/recognize'", "*û-*": "conjunction - 'and'", "*môšîaʿ*": "Hiphil participle, masculine singular - 'savior/deliverer'", "*ʾayin*": "particle of negation - 'there is not'", "*biltî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - 'besides me/except me'" }, "variants": { "*ʾānōkî*": "I/I myself (emphatic)", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/deity", "*yādaʿ*": "know/recognize/acknowledge", "*môšîaʿ*": "savior/deliverer/one who saves", "*zûlātî*": "besides me/except me/other than me", "*biltî*": "besides me/except me/apart from me" } }

{ "verseID": "Hosea.13.5", "source": "אֲנִ֥י יְדַעְתִּ֖יךָ בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר בְּאֶ֖רֶץ תַּלְאֻבֽוֹת׃", "text": "*ʾănî* *yādaʿ*-you in-the-*midbār* in-*ʾereṣ* *talʾūbôt*", "grammar": { "*ʾănî*": "independent personal pronoun, 1st person singular - 'I'", "*yādaʿ*": "Qal perfect, 1st person singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'knew you'", "*midbār*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - 'the wilderness'", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - 'land of'", "*talʾūbôt*": "noun, feminine plural - 'droughts/burning heat'" }, "variants": { "*yādaʿ*": "knew/cared for/provided for", "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land", "*talʾūbôt*": "droughts/burning heat/great thirst/parched land" } }

{ "verseID": "Hosea.13.6", "source": "כְּמַרְעִיתָם֙ וַיִּשְׂבָּ֔עוּ שָׂבְע֖וּ וַיָּ֣רָם לִבָּ֑ם עַל־כֵּ֖ן שְׁכֵחֽוּנִי׃", "text": "According-to-*marʿît*-their *wə-* they *śābaʿ* they *śābaʿ* *wə-* *rûm* *lēb*-their *ʿal-kēn* they *šākaḥ*-me", "grammar": { "*marʿît*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'their pasture/feeding'", "*wə-*": "conjunction - 'and'", "*śābaʿ*": "Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - 'were satisfied/filled'", "*śābaʿ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - 'were satisfied/filled'", "*rûm*": "Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - 'was lifted up/exalted'", "*lēb*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'their heart'", "*ʿal-kēn*": "preposition + adverb - 'therefore'", "*šākaḥ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural with 1st person singular suffix - 'forgot me'" }, "variants": { "*marʿît*": "pasture/feeding/grazing", "*śābaʿ*": "were satisfied/filled/had enough", "*rûm*": "was lifted up/became proud/was exalted", "*lēb*": "heart/mind/inner self", "*šākaḥ*": "forgot/ignored/neglected" } }

{ "verseID": "Hosea.13.7", "source": "וָאֱהִ֥י לָהֶ֖ם כְּמוֹ־שָׁ֑חַל כְּנָמֵ֖ר עַל־דֶּ֥רֶךְ אָשֽׁוּר׃", "text": "*wə-* I *hāyâ* to-them like-*šāḥal* like-*nāmēr* upon-*derek* I *šûr*", "grammar": { "*wə-*": "conjunction - 'and'", "*hāyâ*": "Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 1st person singular - 'I became/was'", "*šāḥal*": "noun, masculine singular - 'lion'", "*nāmēr*": "noun, masculine singular - 'leopard'", "*derek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'way/road'", "*šûr*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - 'watch/lurk'" }, "variants": { "*hāyâ*": "became/was/will be", "*šāḥal*": "lion/young lion/fierce lion", "*nāmēr*": "leopard/panther", "*derek*": "way/road/path", "*šûr*": "watch/lurk/lie in wait" } }

{ "verseID": "Hosea.13.8", "source": "אֶפְגְּשֵׁם֙ כְּדֹ֣ב שַׁכּ֔וּל וְאֶקְרַ֖ע סְג֣וֹר לִבָּ֑ם וְאֹכְלֵ֥ם שָׁם֙ כְּלָבִ֔יא חַיַּ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה תְּבַקְּעֵֽם׃", "text": "I *pāgaš*-them like-*dōb* *šakkūl* *wə-* I *qāraʿ* *sᵉgôr* *lēb*-their *wə-* I *ʾākal*-them there like-*lābîʾ* *ḥayyat* the-*śādeh* she *bāqaʿ*-them", "grammar": { "*pāgaš*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'will meet/encounter them'", "*dōb*": "noun, masculine singular - 'bear'", "*šakkūl*": "Qal passive participle, masculine singular - 'bereaved/robbed of cubs'", "*wə-*": "conjunction - 'and'", "*qāraʿ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - 'will tear/rend'", "*sᵉgôr*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'enclosure of'", "*lēb*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'their heart'", "*ʾākal*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'will devour them'", "*lābîʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - 'lion/lioness'", "*ḥayyat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - 'beast of'", "*śādeh*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - 'the field'", "*bāqaʿ*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'will tear/rip them'" }, "variants": { "*pāgaš*": "meet/encounter/confront", "*dōb*": "bear/she-bear", "*šakkūl*": "bereaved/robbed of cubs", "*qāraʿ*": "tear/rend/rip open", "*sᵉgôr*": "enclosure/covering/casing", "*lēb*": "heart/mind/inner self", "*ʾākal*": "devour/consume/eat", "*lābîʾ*": "lion/lioness/great lion", "*ḥayyat*": "beast/living creature", "*śādeh*": "field/open country", "*bāqaʿ*": "tear/rip open/split" } }

{ "verseID": "Hosea.13.9", "source": "שִֽׁחֶתְךָ֥ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כִּֽי־בִ֥י בְעֶזְרֶֽךָ׃", "text": "*šāḥat*-you *yiśrāʾēl* *kî*-in-me in-*ʿēzer*-your", "grammar": { "*šāḥat*": "Piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'it has destroyed you'", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - 'Israel'", "*kî*": "conjunction - 'for/because'", "*ʿēzer*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your help'" }, "variants": { "*šāḥat*": "destroyed/corrupted/ruined", "*kî*": "for/because/that", "*ʿēzer*": "help/assistance/aid" } }

{ "verseID": "Hosea.13.10", "source": "אֱהִ֤י מַלְכְּךָ֙ אֵפ֔וֹא וְיוֹשִֽׁיעֲךָ֖ בְּכָל־עָרֶ֑יךָ וְשֹׁ֣פְטֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָמַ֔רְתָּ תְּנָה־לִּ֖י מֶ֥לֶךְ וְשָׂרִֽים׃", "text": "I *hāyâ* *melek*-your *ʾēp̄ôʾ* *wə-* he *yāšaʿ*-you in-all-*ʿîr*-your *wə-šōp̄eṭ*-your *ʾăšer* you *ʾāmar* give-to-me *melek* *wə-śar*", "grammar": { "*hāyâ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular jussive - 'let me be'", "*melek*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your king'", "*ʾēp̄ôʾ*": "interrogative particle - 'now/then/where'", "*wə-*": "conjunction - 'and'", "*yāšaʿ*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular jussive with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'let him save you'", "*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your cities'", "*šōp̄eṭ*": "Qal participle, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your judges'", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - 'whom/about whom'", "*ʾāmar*": "Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - 'you said'", "*melek*": "noun, masculine singular - 'king'", "*wə-śar*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural - 'and princes'" }, "variants": { "*hāyâ*": "let me be/where is", "*melek*": "king/ruler", "*ʾēp̄ôʾ*": "now/then/where", "*yāšaʿ*": "save/deliver/help", "*ʿîr*": "cities/towns", "*šōp̄eṭ*": "judges/rulers/leaders", "*ʾāmar*": "said/spoke/commanded", "*śar*": "princes/officials/rulers" } }

{ "verseID": "Hosea.13.11", "source": "אֶֽתֶּן־לְךָ֥ מֶ֙לֶךְ֙ בְּאַפִּ֔י וְאֶקַּ֖ח בְּעֶבְרָתִֽי׃", "text": "I *nātan*-to-you *melek* in-*ʾap̄*-my *wə-* I *lāqaḥ* in-*ʿebrâ*-my", "grammar": { "*nātan*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - 'I give/gave'", "*melek*": "noun, masculine singular - 'king'", "*ʾap̄*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - 'my anger'", "*wə-*": "conjunction - 'and'", "*lāqaḥ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - 'I take/took'", "*ʿebrâ*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - 'my wrath'" }, "variants": { "*nātan*": "give/gave/provided", "*melek*": "king/ruler", "*ʾap̄*": "anger/nostril/face", "*lāqaḥ*": "take/took away/removed", "*ʿebrâ*": "wrath/fury/rage/overflowing anger" } }

{ "verseID": "Hosea.13.12", "source": "צָרוּר֙ עֲוֺ֣ן אֶפְרָ֔יִם צְפוּנָ֖ה חַטָּאתֽוֹ׃", "text": "*ṣārûr* *ʿāwōn* *ʾep̄rayim* *ṣāp̄ûn* *ḥaṭṭāʾt*-his", "grammar": { "*ṣārûr*": "Qal passive participle, masculine singular - 'bound up/stored'", "*ʿāwōn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'iniquity of'", "*ʾep̄rayim*": "proper noun - 'Ephraim'", "*ṣāp̄ûn*": "Qal passive participle, feminine singular - 'stored up/hidden'", "*ḥaṭṭāʾt*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his sin'" }, "variants": { "*ṣārûr*": "bound up/stored/sealed", "*ʿāwōn*": "iniquity/guilt/punishment", "*ṣāp̄ûn*": "stored up/hidden/treasured", "*ḥaṭṭāʾt*": "sin/offense/wrong" } }

{ "verseID": "Hosea.13.13", "source": "חֶבְלֵ֥י יֽוֹלֵדָ֖ה יָבֹ֣אוּ ל֑וֹ הוּא־בֵן֙ לֹ֣א חָכָ֔ם כִּֽי־עֵ֥ת לֹֽא־יַעֲמֹ֖ד בְּמִשְׁבַּ֥ר בָּנִֽים׃", "text": "*ḥebel* *yôlēdâ* they *bôʾ* to-him he-*bēn* *lōʾ* *ḥākām* *kî*-*ʿēt* *lōʾ*-he *ʿāmad* in-*mišbar* *bānîm*", "grammar": { "*ḥebel*": "noun, masculine plural construct - 'pains of'", "*yôlēdâ*": "Qal participle, feminine singular - 'one giving birth/woman in labor'", "*bôʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - 'they come/will come'", "*bēn*": "noun, masculine singular - 'son'", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - 'not'", "*ḥākām*": "adjective, masculine singular - 'wise'", "*kî*": "conjunction - 'for/because'", "*ʿēt*": "noun, feminine singular - 'time'", "*ʿāmad*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'he stands/will stand'", "*mišbar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'opening/breaking forth of'", "*bānîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'children/sons'" }, "variants": { "*ḥebel*": "pains/pangs/sorrows", "*yôlēdâ*": "woman in labor/one giving birth", "*bôʾ*": "come/arrive/enter", "*bēn*": "son/child", "*ḥākām*": "wise/skillful/prudent", "*ʿēt*": "time/moment/season", "*ʿāmad*": "stand/remain/endure", "*mišbar*": "opening/breaking forth/birth canal", "*bānîm*": "children/sons" } }

{ "verseID": "Hosea.13.14", "source": "מִיַּ֤ד שְׁאוֹל֙ אֶפְדֵּ֔ם מִמָּ֖וֶת אֶגְאָלֵ֑ם אֱהִ֨י דְבָרֶיךָ֜ מָ֗וֶת אֱהִ֤י קָֽטָבְךָ֙ שְׁא֔וֹל נֹ֖חַם יִסָּתֵ֥ר מֵעֵינָֽי׃", "text": "From-*yād* *šᵉʾôl* I *pādâ*-them from-*māwet* I *gāʾal*-them I *hāyâ* *dābar*-your *māwet* I *hāyâ* *qeṭeb*-your *šᵉʾôl* *nōḥam* he *sātar* from-*ʿayin*-my", "grammar": { "*yād*": "noun, feminine singular construct - 'hand of'", "*šᵉʾôl*": "noun, masculine singular - 'Sheol/grave/underworld'", "*pādâ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'I will ransom them'", "*māwet*": "noun, masculine singular - 'death'", "*gāʾal*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'I will redeem them'", "*hāyâ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - 'I will be'", "*dābar*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your words/plagues'", "*qeṭeb*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your destruction'", "*nōḥam*": "noun, masculine singular - 'compassion/repentance'", "*sātar*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'will be hidden'", "*ʿayin*": "noun, feminine dual construct with 1st person singular suffix - 'my eyes'" }, "variants": { "*yād*": "hand/power/control", "*šᵉʾôl*": "Sheol/grave/underworld/realm of the dead", "*pādâ*": "ransom/redeem/deliver", "*māwet*": "death/dying", "*gāʾal*": "redeem/act as kinsman-redeemer/deliver", "*hāyâ*": "will be/would be/let me be", "*dābar*": "words/plagues/pestilences", "*qeṭeb*": "destruction/plague/pestilence", "*nōḥam*": "compassion/repentance/regret", "*sātar*": "will be hidden/will be concealed", "*ʿayin*": "eyes/sight" } }

{ "verseID": "Hosea.13.15", "source": "כִּ֣י ה֔וּא בֵּ֥ן אַחִ֖ים יַפְרִ֑יא יָב֣וֹא קָדִים֩ ר֨וּחַ יְהוָ֜ה מִמִּדְבָּ֣ר עֹלֶ֗ה וְיֵב֤וֹשׁ מְקוֹרוֹ֙ וְיֶחֱרַ֣ב מַעְיָנ֔וֹ ה֣וּא יִשְׁסֶ֔ה אוֹצַ֖ר כָּל־כְּלִ֥י חֶמְדָּֽה׃", "text": "*kî* he *bēn* *ʾaḥ* he *pārâ* he *bôʾ* *qādîm* *rûaḥ* *YHWH* from-*midbār* *ʿālâ* *wə-* he *yābēš* *māqôr*-his *wə-* he *ḥārēb* *maʿyān*-his he *šāsâ* *ʾôṣār* all-*kᵉlî* *ḥemdâ*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - 'for/because/although'", "*bēn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'son of'", "*ʾaḥ*": "noun, masculine plural - 'brothers'", "*pārâ*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'he flourishes/bears fruit'", "*bôʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'will come'", "*qādîm*": "noun, masculine singular - 'east wind'", "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - 'wind/breath of'", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*midbār*": "noun, masculine singular - 'wilderness/desert'", "*ʿālâ*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - 'coming up'", "*wə-*": "conjunction - 'and'", "*yābēš*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'will dry up'", "*māqôr*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his fountain/spring'", "*ḥārēb*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'will be dried up'", "*maʿyān*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his spring'", "*šāsâ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'will plunder'", "*ʾôṣār*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'treasury of'", "*kᵉlî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'vessel/object of'", "*ḥemdâ*": "noun, feminine singular - 'desire/delight'" }, "variants": { "*kî*": "for/because/although/though", "*bēn*": "son/among", "*ʾaḥ*": "brothers/relatives", "*pārâ*": "flourishes/bears fruit/is fruitful", "*bôʾ*": "will come/approach/arrive", "*qādîm*": "east wind/sirocco/hot desert wind", "*rûaḥ*": "wind/breath/spirit", "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land", "*ʿālâ*": "coming up/ascending/rising", "*yābēš*": "will dry up/wither/be dried", "*māqôr*": "fountain/spring/source", "*ḥārēb*": "will be dried up/will be desolate", "*maʿyān*": "spring/fountain", "*šāsâ*": "will plunder/despoil/pillage", "*ʾôṣār*": "treasury/storehouse/treasure", "*kᵉlî*": "vessel/object/article/implement", "*ḥemdâ*": "desire/delight/precious thing" } }