Verse 16

{ "verseID": "Hosea.9.16", "source": "הֻכָּ֣ה אֶפְרַ֔יִם שָׁרְשָׁ֥ם יָבֵ֖שׁ פְּרִ֣י *בלי־**בַֽל־יַעֲשׂ֑וּן גַּ֚ם כִּ֣י יֵֽלֵד֔וּן וְהֵמַתִּ֖י מַחֲמַדֵּ֥י בִטְנָֽם׃", "text": "*Hukkāh* *ʾeprayim*, *šoršām* *yābēš*, *perî* not-*yaʿăśûn*; even if *yēlēdûn*, and-*hēmattî* *maḥămaddê* *biṭnām*.", "grammar": { "*Hukkāh*": "hofal perfect 3rd masculine singular - 'was smitten/struck'", "*ʾeprayim*": "proper noun - 'Ephraim' (northern kingdom)", "*šoršām*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - 'their root'", "*yābēš*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - 'is dried up'", "*perî*": "masculine singular noun - 'fruit'", "*yaʿăśûn*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural with paragogic nun - 'they will yield/produce'", "*yēlēdûn*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural with paragogic nun - 'they give birth'", "*hēmattî*": "hifil perfect 1st singular - 'I will kill'", "*maḥămaddê*": "masculine plural construct - 'desired ones of'", "*biṭnām*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - 'their womb/body'" }, "variants": { "*Hukkāh*": "was smitten/was struck/is blighted", "*šoršām* *yābēš*": "their root is dried up/their root is withered", "*perî* *yaʿăśûn*": "they will yield fruit/they will produce fruit", "*yēlēdûn*": "they give birth/they bear children", "*hēmattî*": "I will kill/I will slay/I will put to death", "*maḥămaddê* *biṭnām*": "desired ones of their womb/beloved offspring/precious children" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Efraim er knust, deres rot er visnet; de bærer ikke frukt. Selv om de får barn, vil jeg la dem miste sine dyrebare livsfrukter.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Efraim er slått, deres rot er tørket opp, de skal ikke bære frukt. Selv om de føder, vil jeg drepe deres elskede barn.

• Norsk King James

  Efraim er rammet, roten deres er tørket opp; de skal ikke bære frukt; selv om de skulle føde, vil jeg ta livet av den kjære frukten i deres liv.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Efraim er rammet, deres rot har tørket opp, de vil ikke bære frukt. Om de føder, vil jeg drepe deres elskede barn.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Efraim er rammet, roten deres er tørr, de vil ikke bære frukt. Selv om de føder, vil jeg drepe de elskede barna i deres liv.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Efraim er slått ned, deres rot er uttørket, de skal ikke bære frukt. Ja, selv om de føder, vil jeg drepe deres elskede barn.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Efraim er rammet, deres rot er uttørket, og de vil ikke bære frukt; ja, selv om de føder, vil jeg slå ned selv den elskede frukten fra deres livmor.

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

  Efraim er slått ned, deres rot er uttørket, de skal ikke bære frukt. Ja, selv om de føder, vil jeg drepe deres elskede barn.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Efraim er slått, deres rot er tørr, de skal ikke bære frukt. Selv om de føder, vil jeg drepe deres elskede barn.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Ephraim is struck down; their root is dried up; they will bear no fruit. Even if they give birth, I will kill their cherished offspring.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Efraim er rammet, deres røtter er tørre, de skal ikke bære frukt. Ja, selv om de føder, vil jeg drepe deres elskede barn.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Ephraim er slagen, deres Rod er bleven tør, de skulle ikke bære Frugt; og om de end føde, vil jeg dog dræbe deres Livs ønskelige (Frugt).

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, tugh they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Efraim er slått, deres rot er tørket opp, de skal ikke bære frukt; ja, selv om de føder, vil jeg drepe det kjære frukten av deres liv.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Ephraim is stricken, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit; yes, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Efraim er rammet. Deres rot har tørket opp. De skal ikke bære frukt. Selv om de føder, vil jeg drepe de elskede av deres livmor.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Efraim er slått, deres rot er uttørket, de gir ikke frukt. Selv om de føder, skal jeg ta livet av det de ønsker seg mest.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Efraim er slått, deres rot tørker opp, de skal ikke bære frukt: ja, selv om de føder barn, vil jeg drepe frukten de elsker fra deres morsliv.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Staven har slått Efraim, deres rot er tørr, la dem ikke få noen frukt; selv om de føder, vil jeg ta livet av deres kjære barn.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Ephraim is hewen downe, their rote is dryed vp, so yt they shal bringe nomore frute: yee and though they bringe forth eny, yet wil I slaye euen the best beloued frute of their body.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Ephraim is smitten, their roote is dried vp: they can bring no fruite: yea, though they bring foorth, yet will I slaie euen the dearest of their bodie.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Ephraim is hewen downe, their roote is dried vp, so that they shall bryng no more fruite: yea and though they bryng foorth any, yet wyll I slay euen the best beloued of their body.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay [even] the beloved [fruit] of their womb.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Ephraim is struck. Their root has dried up. They will bear no fruit. Even though they bring forth, yet I will kill the beloved ones of their womb."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Ephraim hath been smitten, Their root hath dried up, fruit they yield not, Yea, though they bring forth, I have put to death the desired of their womb.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay the beloved fruit of their womb.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The rod has come on Ephraim, their root is dry, let them have no fruit; even though they give birth, I will put to death the dearest fruit of their bodies.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Ephraim is struck. Their root has dried up. They will bear no fruit. Even though they bring forth, yet I will kill the beloved ones of their womb."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Ephraim will be struck down– their root will be dried up; they will not yield any fruit. Even if they do bear children, I will kill their precious offspring.

Referenced Verses

• Hos 9:11-13 : 11 { "verseID": "Hosea.9.11", "source": "אֶפְרַ֕יִם כָּע֖וֹף יִתְעוֹפֵ֣ף כְּבוֹדָ֑ם מִלֵּדָ֥ה וּמִבֶּ֖טֶן וּמֵהֵרָיֽוֹן׃", "text": "*ʾEprayim* like-the-*ʿôp* *yitʿôpēp* *kebôdām* from-*lēdāh* and-from-*beṭen* and-from-*hērāyôn*.", "grammar": { "*ʾEprayim*": "proper noun - 'Ephraim' (northern kingdom)", "*ʿôp*": "masculine singular noun - 'bird/fowl'", "*yitʿôpēp*": "hithpael imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'will fly away'", "*kebôdām*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - 'their glory'", "*lēdāh*": "feminine singular noun - 'birth/childbirth'", "*beṭen*": "masculine singular noun - 'womb/belly'", "*hērāyôn*": "masculine singular noun - 'conception/pregnancy'" }, "variants": { "*ʿôp*": "bird/fowl/flying creature", "*yitʿôpēp*": "will fly away/will flutter away/will vanish", "*kebôdām*": "their glory/their honor/their abundance", "*lēdāh*": "birth/childbirth/delivery", "*beṭen*": "womb/belly/pregnancy", "*hērāyôn*": "conception/pregnancy" } } 12 { "verseID": "Hosea.9.12", "source": "כִּ֤י אִם־יְגַדְּלוּ֙ אֶת־בְּנֵיהֶ֔ם וְשִׁכַּלְתִּ֖ים מֵֽאָדָ֑ם כִּֽי־גַם־א֥וֹי לָהֶ֖ם בְּשׂוּרִ֥י מֵהֶֽם׃", "text": "Because if-*yegaddelû* *ʾet*-*benêhem* and-*wešikkaltîm* from-*ʾādām*; because-also-*ʾôy* to-them when-*sûrî* from-them.", "grammar": { "*yegaddelû*": "piel imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'they bring up/rear'", "*benêhem*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - 'their sons'", "*wešikkaltîm*": "piel perfect 1st singular with vav consecutive and 3rd masculine plural suffix - 'I will bereave them'", "*ʾādām*": "masculine singular noun - 'man/mankind'", "*ʾôy*": "interjection - 'woe!'", "*sûrî*": "qal infinitive construct with 1st singular suffix - 'my turning away'" }, "variants": { "*yegaddelû*": "they bring up/they rear/they raise", "*wešikkaltîm*": "I will bereave them/I will make them childless", "*ʾādām*": "man/mankind/humanity", "*ʾôy*": "woe/alas/disaster", "*sûrî*": "my turning away/my departing/when I depart" } } 13 { "verseID": "Hosea.9.13", "source": "אֶפְרַ֛יִם כַּאֲשֶׁר־רָאִ֥יתִי לְצ֖וֹר שְׁתוּלָ֣ה בְנָוֶ֑ה וְאֶפְרַ֕יִם לְהוֹצִ֥יא אֶל־הֹרֵ֖ג בָּנָֽיו׃", "text": "*ʾEprayim* as-that-*rāʾîtî* to-*ṣôr* *šetûlāh* in-*nāweh*; and-*ʾeprayim* to-*hôṣîʾ* to-*hōrēg* *bānāyw*.", "grammar": { "*ʾEprayim*": "proper noun - 'Ephraim' (northern kingdom)", "*rāʾîtî*": "qal perfect 1st singular - 'I saw/have seen'", "*ṣôr*": "proper noun - 'Tyre'", "*šetûlāh*": "qal passive participle feminine singular - 'planted'", "*nāweh*": "masculine singular noun - 'pasture/meadow/habitation'", "*hôṣîʾ*": "hifil infinitive construct - 'to bring out'", "*hōrēg*": "qal participle masculine singular - 'killer/slayer'", "*bānāyw*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his sons'" }, "variants": { "*ṣôr*": "Tyre (or possibly 'a rock/rocky place')", "*šetûlāh*": "planted/established/set", "*nāweh*": "pasture/meadow/habitation/pleasant place", "*hôṣîʾ*": "to bring out/to lead out", "*hōrēg*": "killer/slayer/murderer" } }
• Ezek 24:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.24.21", "source": "אֱמֹ֣ר ׀ לְבֵ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כֹּֽה־אָמַר֮ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֒ הִנְנִ֨י מְחַלֵּ֤ל אֶת־מִקְדָּשִׁי֙ גְּא֣וֹן עֻזְּכֶ֔ם מַחְמַ֥ד עֵֽינֵיכֶ֖ם וּמַחְמַ֣ל נַפְשְׁכֶ֑ם וּבְנֵיכֶ֧ם וּבְנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֛ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר עֲזַבְתֶּ֖ם בַּחֶ֥רֶב יִפֹּֽלוּ׃", "text": "*'ĕmōr* to *bêṯ* *yiśrā'ēl*, \"Thus *'āmar* *'ăḏōnāy* *YHWH*: *hinənî* *məḥallēl* *'eṯ-miqdāšî*, *gə'ôn* *'uzəḵem*, *maḥmaḏ* *'ênêḵem*, and *maḥmal* *nap̄šəḵem*; and your *ḇənêḵem* and your *ḇənôṯêḵem* whom *'ăzaḇtem* by the *ḥereḇ* *yippōlû*.\"", "grammar": { "*'ĕmōr*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - say", "*bêṯ*": "masculine singular construct - house of", "*yiśrā'ēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*'āmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - said", "*'ăḏōnāy*": "divine title - Lord/my Lord", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*hinənî*": "interjection with 1st common singular suffix - behold me", "*məḥallēl*": "piel participle, masculine singular - profaning", "*'eṯ-miqdāšî*": "direct object marker + masculine singular noun with 1st common singular suffix - my sanctuary", "*gə'ôn*": "masculine singular construct - pride of", "*'uzəḵem*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your strength", "*maḥmaḏ*": "masculine singular construct - desire of", "*'ênêḵem*": "feminine dual noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your eyes", "*maḥmal*": "masculine singular construct - compassion of", "*nap̄šəḵem*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your soul", "*ḇənêḵem*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your sons", "*ḇənôṯêḵem*": "feminine plural noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your daughters", "*'ăzaḇtem*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - you have left/abandoned", "*ḥereḇ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the sword", "*yippōlû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will fall" }, "variants": { "*'ĕmōr*": "say/speak/tell", "*bêṯ*": "house/household/family of", "*'āmar*": "said/spoke/declared", "*hinənî*": "behold me/here I am", "*məḥallēl*": "profaning/defiling/polluting", "*'eṯ-miqdāšî*": "my sanctuary/holy place", "*gə'ôn*": "pride/majesty/excellence of", "*'uzəḵem*": "your strength/might/power", "*maḥmaḏ*": "desire/delight/pleasant thing of", "*'ênêḵem*": "your eyes/sight", "*maḥmal*": "compassion/pity/object of compassion of", "*nap̄šəḵem*": "your soul/life/self", "*'ăzaḇtem*": "you have left/abandoned/forsaken", "*ḥereḇ*": "sword/knife/weapon", "*yippōlû*": "they will fall/die/be slain" } }
• Hos 5:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Hosea.5.11", "source": "עָשׁ֥וּק אֶפְרַ֖יִם רְצ֣וּץ מִשְׁפָּ֑ט כִּ֣י הוֹאִ֔יל הָלַ֖ךְ אַחֲרֵי־צָֽו׃", "text": "*ʿĀšûq* *ʾEp̄rayim* *rəṣûṣ* *mišpāṭ*, for *hôʾîl* *hālaḵ* after-*ṣāw*.", "grammar": { "*ʿĀšûq*": "passive participle, masculine singular - oppressed", "*ʾEp̄rayim*": "proper noun - Ephraim", "*rəṣûṣ*": "passive participle, masculine singular - crushed/broken", "*mišpāṭ*": "noun, masculine singular - judgment/justice", "*hôʾîl*": "perfect, hiphil, 3rd person masculine singular - he was willing/determined", "*hālaḵ*": "perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he walked/went", "*ṣāw*": "noun, masculine singular - command/precept" }, "variants": { "*ʿĀšûq*": "oppressed/defrauded/exploited", "*rəṣûṣ*": "crushed/broken/shattered", "*mišpāṭ*": "judgment/justice/legal decision", "*hôʾîl*": "he was willing/he was determined/he was content", "*hālaḵ*": "he walked/he went/he followed", "*ṣāw*": "command/precept/statute/human command" } }
• Hos 8:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Hosea.8.7", "source": "כִּ֛י ר֥וּחַ יִזְרָ֖עוּ וְסוּפָ֣תָה יִקְצֹ֑רוּ קָמָ֣ה אֵֽין־ל֗וֹ צֶ֚מַח בְּלִ֣י יַֽעֲשֶׂה־קֶּ֔מַח אוּלַ֣י יַֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה זָרִ֖ים יִבְלָעֻֽהוּ׃", "text": "For *rûaḥ* they *yizrāʿû* and *sûp̄āṯāh* they *yiqṣōrû*; *qāmāh* *ʾên*-to him; *ṣemaḥ* without *yaʿăśeh*-*qemaḥ*; perhaps *yaʿăśeh*, strangers *yiḇlāʿuhû*.", "grammar": { "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine, singular absolute - wind/spirit", "*yizrāʿû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they sow", "*sûp̄āṯāh*": "noun, feminine, singular with directional he - whirlwind/storm", "*yiqṣōrû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will reap", "*qāmāh*": "noun, feminine, singular absolute - standing grain", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*ṣemaḥ*": "noun, masculine, singular absolute - sprout/growth", "*yaʿăśeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will produce/make", "*qemaḥ*": "noun, masculine, singular absolute - flour/meal", "*yaʿăśeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will produce/make", "*yiḇlāʿuhû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - they will swallow it" }, "variants": { "*rûaḥ*": "wind/spirit/breath", "*yizrāʿû*": "they sow/plant/scatter seed", "*sûp̄āṯāh*": "whirlwind/storm/tempest", "*yiqṣōrû*": "they will reap/harvest", "*qāmāh*": "standing grain/stalk", "*ṣemaḥ*": "sprout/growth/shoot", "*yaʿăśeh*": "it will produce/make/yield", "*qemaḥ*": "flour/meal", "*yiḇlāʿuhû*": "they will swallow it/devour it/consume it" } }
• Job 18:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Job.18.16", "source": "מִתַּחַת שָׁרָשָׁיו יִבָשׁוּ וּמִמַּעַל יִמַּל קְצִירוֹ", "text": "*mittaḥaṯ šārāšāyw yiḇāšû ûmimmaʿal yimmal qəṣîrô*", "grammar": { "*mittaḥaṯ*": "preposition - from beneath", "*šārāšāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his roots", "*yiḇāšû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will dry up", "*ûmimmaʿal*": "conjunction + preposition - and from above", "*yimmal*": "Poal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it will be cut off", "*qəṣîrô*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his harvest" }, "variants": { "*mittaḥaṯ*": "from beneath/below/underneath", "*šārāšāyw*": "his roots/foundations", "*yiḇāšû*": "they will dry up/wither/be dried", "*ûmimmaʿal*": "and from above/overhead", "*yimmal*": "will be cut off/withered/destroyed", "*qəṣîrô*": "his harvest/branch/crop" } }
• Isa 5:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Isaiah.5.24", "source": "לָכֵן֩ כֶּאֱכֹ֨ל קַ֜שׁ לְשׁ֣וֹן אֵ֗שׁ וַחֲשַׁ֤שׁ לֶֽהָבָה֙ יִרְפֶּ֔ה שָׁרְשָׁם֙ כַּמָּ֣ק יִֽהְיֶ֔ה וּפִרְחָ֖ם כָּאָבָ֣ק יַעֲלֶ֑ה כִּ֣י מָאֲס֗וּ אֵ֚ת תּוֹרַת֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת וְאֵ֛ת אִמְרַ֥ת קְדֽוֹשׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל נִאֵֽצוּ׃", "text": "Therefore *lākēn* as *keʾĕkōl* *qaš* by *ləšôn* *ʾēš* and as *waḥăšaš* *lehābâ* *yirpeh*, their *šāršām* shall *yihyeh* like *kammāq*, and their *ûpirḥām* like *kāʾābāq* *yaʿăleh*; for *kî* they have *māʾăsû* *ʾēt* the *tôrat* of *YHWH* *ṣəbāʾôt*, and the *wəʾēt* *ʾimrat* of *qədôš*-*yiśrāʾēl* they have *niʾēṣû*.", "grammar": { "*lākēn*": "adverb - therefore", "*keʾĕkōl*": "preposition with qal infinitive construct - as consuming", "*qaš*": "masculine singular noun - stubble/straw", "*ləšôn*": "masculine singular construct - tongue of", "*ʾēš*": "feminine singular noun - fire", "*waḥăšaš*": "conjunction with masculine singular noun - and dry grass", "*lehābâ*": "feminine singular noun - flame", "*yirpeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - collapses/sinks down", "*šāršām*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their root", "*yihyeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - will be", "*kammāq*": "preposition with definite article with masculine singular noun - like rot/decay", "*ûpirḥām*": "conjunction with masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and their blossom", "*kāʾābāq*": "preposition with definite article with masculine singular noun - like dust", "*yaʿăleh*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - will go up", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*māʾăsû*": "qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they have rejected", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*tôrat*": "feminine singular construct - law/instruction of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD", "*ṣəbāʾôt*": "masculine plural noun - hosts/armies", "*wəʾēt*": "conjunction with direct object marker", "*ʾimrat*": "feminine singular construct - word of", "*qədôš*": "masculine singular adjective construct - holy one of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*niʾēṣû*": "piel perfect 3rd person common plural - they have spurned" }, "variants": { "*qaš*": "stubble/straw/chaff", "*ḥăšaš*": "dry grass/hay/chaff", "*yirpeh*": "collapses/sinks down/withers", "*māq*": "rot/decay/rottenness", "*pirḥām*": "blossom/flower/sprout", "*ʾābāq*": "dust/powder/fine particles", "*māʾăsû*": "rejected/refused/despised", "*tôrat*": "law/instruction/teaching", "*ṣəbāʾôt*": "hosts/armies/celestial bodies", "*niʾēṣû*": "spurned/despised/treated with contempt" } }
• Isa 40:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Isaiah.40.24", "source": "אַ֣ף בַּל־נִטָּ֗עוּ אַ֚ף בַּל־זֹרָ֔עוּ אַ֛ף בַּל־שֹׁרֵ֥שׁ בָּאָ֖רֶץ גִּזְעָ֑ם וְגַם־נָשַׁ֤ף בָּהֶם֙ וַיִּבָ֔שׁוּ וּסְעָרָ֖ה כַּקַּ֥שׁ תִּשָּׂאֵֽם׃ ס", "text": "*ʾap bal-niṭṭāʿû ʾap bal-zōrāʿû ʾap bal-šōrēš bāʾāreṣ gizʿām wěgam-nāšap bāhem wayyibāšû ûsěʿārāh kaqqaš tiśśāʾēm*", "grammar": { "*ʾap*": "conjunction - 'indeed'", "*bal-niṭṭāʿû*": "negative particle + niphal perfect, 3rd person common plural - 'they are not planted'", "*ʾap*": "conjunction - 'indeed'", "*bal-zōrāʿû*": "negative particle + pual perfect, 3rd person common plural - 'they are not sown'", "*ʾap*": "conjunction - 'indeed'", "*bal-šōrēš*": "negative particle + poel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'has not taken root'", "*bāʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - 'in the earth'", "*gizʿām*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'their stem'", "*wěgam-nāšap*": "conjunction + conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and also he blows'", "*bāhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'on them'", "*wayyibāšû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - 'and they wither'", "*ûsěʿārāh*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - 'and tempest'", "*kaqqaš*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'like chaff'", "*tiśśāʾēm*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'carries them away'" }, "variants": { "*ʾap*": "indeed/moreover/also/barely", "*bal-niṭṭāʿû*": "are not planted/are scarcely planted", "*bal-zōrāʿû*": "are not sown/are scarcely sown", "*bal-šōrēš*": "has not taken root/is scarcely rooted", "*gizʿām*": "their stem/their stock/their trunk", "*nāšap*": "blows/breathes", "*wayyibāšû*": "they wither/they dry up", "*sěʿārāh*": "tempest/whirlwind/storm", "*qaš*": "chaff/stubble/straw", "*tiśśāʾēm*": "carries them away/sweeps them away" } }