Verse 8

{ "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" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jeg vil møte dem som en bjørn som har mistet sine unger; jeg vil ta hjertene deres fra dem, og jeg vil rive dem i stykker som en løve; ville dyr vil ødelegge dem, og de vil være maktesløse.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Jeg vil møte dem som en bjørn som har mistet ungene sine, og jeg vil rive i stykker hylsteret rundt deres hjerte, og der vil jeg fortære dem som en løve; villdyrene skal sønderrive dem.

• Norsk King James

  Jeg vil møte dem som en bjørn som har mistet sine unger; jeg vil skade dem i deres indre; jeg vil fortære dem som en løve: ville dyr skal rive dem.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg møtte dem som en bjørn frarøvet ungene sine, og slet hjertets dekke i stykker; der fortærte jeg dem som en løvinne, ville dyr på marken rev dem i stykker.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jeg møtte dem som en bjørn frarøvet sine unger, jeg flerret deres bryst vidt opp, som en løve åt jeg dem, ville dyr rev dem i stykker.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jeg vil møte dem som en bjørn som har mistet ungene sine, og vil rive opp deres hjerte, der vil jeg fortære dem som en løve: villdyret skal sønderrive dem.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jeg vil møte dem som en bjørn som har mistet sine unger, og rive av dem hjertets kappe, og der vil jeg fortære dem som en løve; et villdyr skal rive dem i stykker.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Jeg vil møte dem som en bjørn som har mistet ungene sine, og vil rive opp deres hjerte, der vil jeg fortære dem som en løve: villdyret skal sønderrive dem.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg møter dem som en bjørn berøvet for sine unger, jeg river i stykker deres lukkede hjerte, der fortærer jeg dem som en løvinne, markens dyr vil sønderrive dem.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  I will attack them like a bear robbed of her cubs; I will tear their hearts open. There I will devour them like a lion; a wild beast will rip them apart.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jeg vil møte dem som en bjørn berøvet sine unger og rive i stykker deres lukket hjerte. Der vil jeg fortære dem som en løve; villdyrene på marken skal rive dem i stykker.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg mødte dem som en Bjørn, den Ungerne ere tagne fra, og sønderrev deres Hjertes Lukke; og der fortærede jeg dem som en gammel Løve; (vilde) Dyr paa Marken sønderreve dem.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jeg vil møte dem som en bjørn som har mistet ungene sine og flenge brystet deres opp, og der vil jeg fortære dem som en løve. Et villdyr skal rive dem i stykker.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her cubs, and will tear the covering of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jeg vil møte dem som en bjørn berøvet sine unger, og vil rive bort dekket over hjertet deres. Der vil jeg fortære dem som en løvinne. Ville dyr vil rive dem i stykker.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Jeg møter dem som en bjørn som har mistet sine unger, og jeg river opp deres hjerter.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Jeg vil møte dem som en bjørn som har mistet sine unger, og rive i stykker deres hjerte; der vil jeg fortære dem som en løvinne; de ville dyrene skal rive dem i stykker.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Jeg vil møte dem som en bjørn hvis unger er tatt fra henne, og deres innerste hjerter vil bli knust; der vil hundene gjøre dem til måltid; markens dyr vil såre dem.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I wil come vpon them as a she beer, that is robbed of hir welpes, and I wil breake that stubburne herte of theirs. There wil I deuoure them as a lyon: yee the wylde beastes shal teare them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I will meete them, as a beare that is robbed of her whelpes, and I will breake the kall of their heart, and there will I deuoure them like a lion: the wilde beast shall teare them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I wyll meete them as a she beare that is robbed of her whelpes, and I wyll breake that stubburne heart of theirs, there wyll I deuour them like a lion, yea the wylde beastes shall teare them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  I will meet them as a bear [that is] bereaved [of her whelps], and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I will meet them like a bear that is bereaved of her cubs, And will tear the covering of their heart. And there I will devour them like a lioness. The wild animal will tear them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  I do meet them as a bereaved bear, And I rend the enclosure of their heart.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart; and there will I devour them like a lioness; the wild beast shall tear them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  I will come face to face with them like a bear whose young ones have been taken from her, and their inmost hearts will be broken; there the dogs will make a meal of them; they will be wounded by the beasts of the field.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I will meet them like a bear that is bereaved of her cubs, and will tear the covering of their heart. There I will devour them like a lioness. The wild animal will tear them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I will attack them like a bear robbed of her cubs– I will rip open their chests. I will devour them there like a lion– like a wild animal would tear them apart.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 17:8 : 8 { "verseID": "2 Samuel.17.8", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חוּשַׁ֗י אַתָּ֣ה יָ֠דַעְתָּ אֶת־אָבִ֨יךָ וְאֶת־אֲנָשָׁ֜יו כִּ֧י גִבֹּרִ֣ים הֵ֗מָּה וּמָרֵ֥י נֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ הֵ֔מָּה כְּדֹ֥ב שַׁכּ֖וּל בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה וְאָבִ֙יךָ֙ אִ֣ישׁ מִלְחָמָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א יָלִ֖ין אֶת־הָעָֽם׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *Ḥûšay*, You *yāḏaʿtā* your *ʾāḇîḵā* and his *ʾănāšāyw* that *gibbōrîm* they [are] and *mārê* of *nep̄eš* they [are], like a *kəḏōḇ* *šakkûl* in the *baśśāḏeh*; and your *wəʾāḇîḵā* [is] an *ʾîš* of *milḥāmāh*, and not *yālîn* with the *hāʿām*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*Ḥûšay*": "proper noun, masculine - Hushai", "*yāḏaʿtā*": "perfect, 2nd masculine singular, qal - you know", "*ʾāḇîḵā*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your father", "*ʾănāšāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his men", "*gibbōrîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - mighty men", "*mārê*": "adjective, masculine plural construct - bitter of", "*nep̄eš*": "noun, feminine singular - soul", "*kəḏōḇ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like a bear", "*šakkûl*": "passive participle, masculine singular, qal - bereaved", "*baśśāḏeh*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the field", "*wəʾāḇîḵā*": "waw conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - and your father", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - man of", "*milḥāmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - war", "*yālîn*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, qal - he will spend the night" }, "variants": { "*gibbōrîm*": "mighty men/warriors/heroes", "*mārê* *nep̄eš*": "bitter of soul/fierce in spirit/desperate", "*kəḏōḇ* *šakkûl*": "like a bear bereaved of cubs/like a bear robbed of her young", "*ʾîš* *milḥāmāh*": "man of war/warrior/experienced fighter", "*yālîn*": "will spend the night/lodge/stay" } }
• Ps 50:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Psalms.50.22", "source": "בִּֽינוּ־נָ֣א זֹ֭את שֹׁכְחֵ֣י אֱל֑וֹהַּ פֶּן־אֶ֝טְרֹ֗ף וְאֵ֣ין מַצִּֽיל׃", "text": "*Binu*-*na* this *shochechei* *Eloah* lest-*etroph* and-none *matsil*", "grammar": { "*Binu*": "verb, Qal imperative, masculine plural - understand/consider", "*na*": "particle - now/please", "*shochechei*": "verb, Qal participle, masculine plural construct - forgetters of", "*Eloah*": "noun, masculine, singular - God", "*etroph*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will tear", "*matsil*": "verb, Hiphil participle, masculine singular - deliverer" }, "variants": { "*binu-na*": "understand now/please consider", "*shochechei*": "those who forget/forgetters of", "*etroph*": "I will tear in pieces/rend" } }
• Ps 80:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Psalms.80.13", "source": "לָ֭מָּה פָּרַ֣צְתָּ גְדֵרֶ֑יהָ וְ֝אָר֗וּהָ כָּל־עֹ֥בְרֵי דָֽרֶךְ׃", "text": "Why *pāraṣtā* *gədērêhā* and *ʾārûhā* all *ʿōbərê* *dārek*", "grammar": { "*pāraṣtā*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'you broke down'", "*gədērêhā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - 'its walls/hedges'", "*ʾārûhā*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - 'they pluck it'", "*ʿōbərê*": "participle, qal active, masculine plural construct - 'passers-by of'", "*dārek*": "noun, feminine singular - 'way/road'" }, "variants": { "*pāraṣtā*": "you broke down/you breached", "*gədērêhā*": "its walls/hedges/fences", "*ʾārûhā*": "they pluck it/they gather it" } }
• Prov 17:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Proverbs.17.12", "source": "פָּגוֹשׁ דֹּב שַׁכּוּל בְּאִישׁ וְאַל־כְּסִיל בְּאִוַּלְתּוֹ", "text": "*pāgôš* *dōb* *šakkûl* in *'îš* *wə-'al*-*kəsîl* in *'iwwaltô*", "grammar": { "*pāgôš*": "infinitive absolute, Qal - to meet/encounter", "*dōb*": "noun, masculine singular - bear", "*šakkûl*": "adjective, masculine singular - bereaved", "*bə-'îš*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - against a man", "*wə-'al*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*kəsîl*": "noun, masculine singular - fool", "*bə-'iwwaltô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his folly" }, "variants": { "*pāgôš*": "to meet/encounter/confront", "*dōb*": "bear", "*šakkûl*": "bereaved/robbed of cubs", "*'îš*": "man/person", "*'al*": "not/do not", "*kəsîl*": "fool/stupid person", "*'iwwaltô*": "his folly/foolishness/stupidity" } }
• Isa 5:29 : 29 { "verseID": "Isaiah.5.29", "source": "שְׁאָגָ֥ה ל֖וֹ כַּלָּבִ֑יא *ושאג **יִשְׁאַ֨ג כַּכְּפִירִ֤ים וְיִנְהֹם֙ וְיֹאחֵ֣ז טֶ֔רֶף וְיַפְלִ֖יט וְאֵ֥ין מַצִּֽיל׃", "text": "A *šəʾāgâ* to it like the *kallābîʾ*; and it *yišʾag* like the *kakkəpîrîm* and *wəyinhōm* and *wəyōʾḥēz* *ṭerep* and *wəyapliṭ* and there is none *wəʾên* *maṣṣîl*.", "grammar": { "*šəʾāgâ*": "feminine singular noun - roar", "*lô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to it", "*kallābîʾ*": "preposition with definite article with masculine singular noun - like the lion", "*yišʾag*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it roars", "*kakkəpîrîm*": "preposition with definite article with masculine plural noun - like the young lions", "*wəyinhōm*": "conjunction with qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and it growls", "*wəyōʾḥēz*": "conjunction with qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and it seizes", "*ṭerep*": "masculine singular noun - prey", "*wəyapliṭ*": "conjunction with hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and it carries off", "*wəʾên*": "conjunction with particle of negation - and there is not", "*maṣṣîl*": "hiphil participle masculine singular - rescuer" }, "variants": { "*šəʾāgâ*": "roar/growl/loud cry", "*lābîʾ*": "lion/lioness", "*kəpîrîm*": "young lions/lion cubs", "*yinhōm*": "growls/roars/makes noise", "*yōʾḥēz*": "seizes/grasps/takes hold of", "*ṭerep*": "prey/food/torn flesh", "*yapliṭ*": "carries off/saves/rescues", "*maṣṣîl*": "rescuer/deliverer" } }
• Isa 56:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Isaiah.56.9", "source": "כֹּ֖ל חַיְת֣וֹ שָׂדָ֑י אֵתָ֕יוּ לֶאֱכֹ֥ל כָּל־חַיְת֖וֹ בַּיָּֽעַר׃ ס", "text": "All *ḥaytô* *śādāy*, *ʾētāyû* to-*ʾĕkōl*, all-*ḥaytô* in-*yaʿar*.", "grammar": { "*kōl*": "noun, construct state - all of/every", "*ḥaytô*": "feminine singular construct noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his beast of", "*śādāy*": "masculine singular noun - field", "*ʾētāyû*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - come", "*leʾĕkōl*": "preposition with qal infinitive construct - to eat/devour", "*kol*": "noun, construct state - all of/every", "*ḥaytô*": "feminine singular construct noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his beast of", "*bayyaʿar*": "preposition with definite article and masculine singular noun - in the forest" }, "variants": { "*ḥaytô śādāy*": "beasts of the field/wild animals", "*ʾētāyû*": "come!/arrive!/enter!", "*leʾĕkōl*": "to eat/devour/consume", "*ḥaytô bayyaʿar*": "beasts in the forest/wild animals in the woods" } }
• Jer 12:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.12.9", "source": "הַעַ֨יִט צָב֤וּעַ נַחֲלָתִי֙ לִ֔י הַעַ֖יִט סָבִ֣יב עָלֶ֑יהָ לְכ֗וּ אִסְפ֛וּ כָּל־חַיַּ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה הֵתָ֥יוּ לְאָכְלָֽה׃", "text": "*hā-ʿayiṭ* *ṣābûaʿ* my-*naḥălātî* to-me, *ha-ʿayiṭ* *sābîb* against-her, *lekû* *ʾispû* all-*ḥayyat* *haśśādeh* *hētāyû* for-*ʾoklāh*", "grammar": { "*hā-ʿayiṭ*": "noun, masculine singular with interrogative particle - is the bird of prey", "*ṣābûaʿ*": "adjective, Qal passive participle, masculine singular - speckled/dyed", "*naḥălātî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my inheritance", "*ha-ʿayiṭ*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the bird of prey", "*sābîb*": "adverb - around", "*lekû*": "verb, Qal imperative, masculine plural - go", "*ʾispû*": "verb, Qal imperative, masculine plural - gather", "*ḥayyat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - beast/animal", "*haśśādeh*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the field", "*hētāyû*": "verb, Hiphil imperative, masculine plural - bring", "*ʾoklāh*": "noun, feminine singular - eating/food/devouring" }, "variants": { "*ʿayiṭ*": "bird of prey/vulture/eagle", "*ṣābûaʿ*": "speckled/dyed/spotted", "*hētāyû*": "bring/come", "*ʾoklāh*": "devouring/food/eating" } }
• Amos 9:1-3 : 1 { "verseID": "Amos.9.1", "source": "רָאִ֨יתִי אֶת־אֲדֹנָ֜י נִצָּ֣ב עַֽל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַ וַיֹּאמֶר֩ הַ֨ךְ הַכַּפְתּ֜וֹר וְיִרְעֲשׁ֣וּ הַסִּפִּ֗ים וּבְצַ֙עַם֙ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ כֻּלָּ֔ם וְאַחֲרִיתָ֖ם בַּחֶ֣רֶב אֶהֱרֹ֑ג לֹֽא־יָנ֤וּס לָהֶם֙ נָ֔ס וְלֹֽא־יִמָּלֵ֥ט לָהֶ֖ם פָּלִֽיט׃", "text": "*Rāʾîtî* ʾēt-*ʾădōnāy* *niṣṣāb* *ʿal*-*hammizbēaḥ* *wayyōʾmer* *hak* *hakkaphtôr* *wəyirʿăšû* *hassippîm* *ûbəṣaʿam* *bərōʾš* *kullām* *wəʾaḥărîtām* *baḥereb* *ʾehĕrōg* *lōʾ*-*yānûs* *lāhem* *nās* *wəlōʾ*-*yimmālēṭ* *lāhem* *pālîṭ*", "grammar": { "*Rāʾîtî*": "1st person singular perfect - I saw", "*ʾădōnāy*": "masculine singular construct with 1st person suffix - my Lord", "*niṣṣāb*": "Niphal participle masculine singular - standing/positioned", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/over", "*hammizbēaḥ*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the altar", "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*hak*": "Hiphil imperative masculine singular - strike/smite", "*hakkaphtôr*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the capital/knob", "*wəyirʿăšû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd plural - and they will shake/tremble", "*hassippîm*": "definite article + noun masculine plural - the thresholds/doorposts", "*ûbəṣaʿam*": "waw conjunction + preposition + verb infinitive + 3rd plural suffix - and cut them off", "*bərōʾš*": "preposition + noun masculine construct - in/on head of", "*kullām*": "noun masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - all of them", "*wəʾaḥărîtām*": "waw conjunction + noun feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and their remainder/remnant", "*baḥereb*": "preposition + definite article + noun feminine singular - with the sword", "*ʾehĕrōg*": "Qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will kill", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yānûs*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will flee", "*lāhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - for them", "*nās*": "Qal participle masculine singular - one fleeing", "*wəlōʾ*": "waw conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yimmālēṭ*": "Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - will escape/be delivered", "*lāhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - for them", "*pālîṭ*": "noun masculine singular - escapee/fugitive" }, "variants": { "*Rāʾîtî*": "I saw/perceived/beheld", "*ʾădōnāy*": "Lord/master/sovereign", "*niṣṣāb*": "standing/positioned/stationed", "*hammizbēaḥ*": "the altar/place of sacrifice", "*hak*": "strike/smite/hit", "*hakkaphtôr*": "the capital/pillar crown/knob", "*wəyirʿăšû*": "and they will tremble/shake/quake", "*hassippîm*": "the thresholds/doorposts/lintels", "*ûbəṣaʿam*": "and cut them off/break them/shatter them", "*bərōʾš*": "on the head/top of", "*wəʾaḥărîtām*": "and their remnant/remainder/posterity", "*ʾehĕrōg*": "I will kill/slay/destroy", "*yānûs*": "he will flee/escape", "*yimmālēṭ*": "will escape/slip away/be delivered", "*pālîṭ*": "fugitive/escapee/survivor" } } 2 { "verseID": "Amos.9.2", "source": "אִם־יַחְתְּר֣וּ בִשְׁא֔וֹל מִשָּׁ֖ם יָדִ֣י תִקָּחֵ֑ם וְאִֽם־יַעֲלוּ֙ הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם מִשָּׁ֖ם אוֹרִידֵֽם׃", "text": "*ʾim*-*yaḥtərû* *bišʾôl* *miššām* *yādî* *tiqqāḥēm* *wəʾim*-*yaʿălû* *haššāmayim* *miššām* *ʾôrîdēm*", "grammar": { "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if", "*yaḥtərû*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they dig/bore/break through", "*bišʾôl*": "preposition + noun feminine singular - in Sheol/underworld", "*miššām*": "preposition + adverb - from there", "*yādî*": "noun feminine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - my hand", "*tiqqāḥēm*": "Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - it will take them", "*wəʾim*": "waw conjunction + conditional particle - and if", "*yaʿălû*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they go up/ascend", "*haššāmayim*": "definite article + noun masculine plural - the heavens", "*miššām*": "preposition + adverb - from there", "*ʾôrîdēm*": "Hiphil imperfect 1st person singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - I will bring them down" }, "variants": { "*yaḥtərû*": "they dig through/burrow/break into", "*bišʾôl*": "in Sheol/the grave/the underworld", "*yādî*": "my hand/power/strength", "*tiqqāḥēm*": "it will take/seize/grasp them", "*yaʿălû*": "they ascend/climb/go up", "*haššāmayim*": "the heavens/sky", "*ʾôrîdēm*": "I will bring them down/cause them to descend" } } 3 { "verseID": "Amos.9.3", "source": "וְאִם־יֵחָֽבְאוּ֙ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ הַכַּרְמֶ֔ל מִשָּׁ֥ם אֲחַפֵּ֖שׂ וּלְקַחְתִּ֑ים וְאִם־יִסָּ֨תְר֜וּ מִנֶּ֤גֶד עֵינַי֙ בְּקַרְקַ֣ע הַיָּ֔ם מִשָּׁ֛ם אֲצַוֶּ֥ה אֶת־הַנָּחָ֖שׁ וּנְשָׁכָֽם׃", "text": "*wəʾim*-*yēḥābəʾû* *bərōʾš* *hakkarmel* *miššām* *ʾăḥappēś* *ûləqaḥtîm* *wəʾim*-*yissātərû* *minneged* *ʿênay* *bəqarqaʿ* *hayyām* *miššām* *ʾăṣawweh* ʾēt-*hannāḥāš* *ûnəšākām*", "grammar": { "*wəʾim*": "waw conjunction + conditional particle - and if", "*yēḥābəʾû*": "Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they hide themselves", "*bərōʾš*": "preposition + noun masculine construct - on top of", "*hakkarmel*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the Carmel (mountain)", "*miššām*": "preposition + adverb - from there", "*ʾăḥappēś*": "Piel imperfect 1st person singular - I will search", "*ûləqaḥtîm*": "waw conjunction + Qal perfect 1st person singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and I will take them", "*wəʾim*": "waw conjunction + conditional particle - and if", "*yissātərû*": "Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they hide themselves", "*minneged*": "preposition - from before/from in front of", "*ʿênay*": "noun feminine dual construct + 1st person singular suffix - my eyes", "*bəqarqaʿ*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - in the bottom/floor of", "*hayyām*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the sea", "*miššām*": "preposition + adverb - from there", "*ʾăṣawweh*": "Piel imperfect 1st person singular - I will command", "*hannāḥāš*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the serpent", "*ûnəšākām*": "waw conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and it will bite them" }, "variants": { "*yēḥābəʾû*": "they hide themselves/conceal themselves", "*bərōʾš*": "on the top of/summit of", "*hakkarmel*": "the Carmel/the fruitful land", "*ʾăḥappēś*": "I will search/seek thoroughly", "*ûləqaḥtîm*": "and I will take/seize them", "*yissātərû*": "they hide themselves/conceal themselves", "*minneged*": "from before/from the sight of", "*bəqarqaʿ*": "in the bottom/floor/depths of", "*ʾăṣawweh*": "I will command/order", "*hannāḥāš*": "the serpent/snake/sea monster", "*ûnəšākām*": "and it will bite/sting them" } }