Verse 3

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Verse 4

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.16.4", "source": "יָג֤וּרוּ בָךְ֙ נִדָּחַ֔י מוֹאָ֛ב הֱוִי־סֵ֥תֶר לָ֖מוֹ מִפְּנֵ֣י שׁוֹדֵ֑ד כִּֽי־אָפֵ֤ס הַמֵּץ֙ כָּ֣לָה שֹׁ֔ד תַּ֥מּוּ רֹמֵ֖ס מִן־הָאָֽרֶץ", "text": "*yāgûrû* in-you *niddāḥay* *môʾāb* *hĕwî*-*sēter* to-them from-face-of *šôdēd* for-*ʾāpēs* the-*mēṣ* *kālāh* *šōd* *tammû* *rōmēs* from-the-*ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*yāgûrû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd plural - let them sojourn/dwell", "*niddāḥay*": "participle, niphal masculine plural construct with 1st singular suffix - my outcasts", "*môʾāb*": "proper noun, vocative - O Moab", "*hĕwî*": "imperative, feminine singular - be", "*sēter*": "noun, masculine singular - hiding place/shelter", "*šôdēd*": "participle, qal masculine singular - destroyer/robber", "*ʾāpēs*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has ceased/ended", "*mēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - oppressor/extortioner", "*kālāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - is finished/completed", "*šōd*": "noun, masculine singular - destruction/violence", "*tammû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural - they are ended/finished", "*rōmēs*": "participle, qal masculine singular - one who tramples", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the land/earth" }, "variants": { "*yāgûrû*": "let them sojourn/let them dwell as aliens", "*niddāḥay*": "my outcasts/my banished ones/my scattered ones", "*hĕwî-sēter*": "be a hiding place/be a shelter", "*šôdēd*": "destroyer/robber/plunderer", "*mēṣ*": "oppressor/extortioner", "*rōmēs*": "trampler/one who treads down" } }

Verse 5

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Verse 8

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.16.8", "source": "כִּ֣י שַׁדְמוֹת֩ חֶשְׁבּ֨וֹן אֻמְלָ֜ל גֶּ֣פֶן שִׂבְמָ֗ה בַּעֲלֵ֤י גוֹיִם֙ הָלְמ֣וּ שְׂרוּקֶּ֔יהָ עַד־יַעְזֵ֥ר נָגָ֖עוּ תָּ֣עוּ מִדְבָּ֑ר שְׁלֻ֣חוֹתֶ֔יהָ נִטְּשׁ֖וּ עָ֥בְרוּ יָֽם", "text": "For *šadmôt* *ḥešbôn* *ʾumlāl* *gepen* *śibmāh* *baʿălê* *gôyim* *hālmû* *śərûqqeyhā* until-*yaʿzēr* *nāgāʿû* *tāʿû* *midbār* *šəluḥôteyhā* *niṭṭəšû* *ʿābrû* *yām*", "grammar": { "*šadmôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - fields of", "*ḥešbôn*": "proper noun - Heshbon", "*ʾumlāl*": "verb, pulal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - are withered/dried up", "*gepen*": "noun, feminine singular construct - vine of", "*śibmāh*": "proper noun - Sibmah", "*baʿălê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - lords/masters of", "*gôyim*": "noun, masculine plural - nations", "*hālmû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural - have struck down/beaten", "*śərûqqeyhā*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - its choice branches", "*yaʿzēr*": "proper noun - Jazer", "*nāgāʿû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural - they reached", "*tāʿû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural - they wandered", "*midbār*": "noun, masculine singular - wilderness/desert", "*šəluḥôteyhā*": "noun, feminine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - its shoots/tendrils", "*niṭṭəšû*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd plural - were spread out/extended", "*ʿābrû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural - they crossed over", "*yām*": "noun, masculine singular - sea" }, "variants": { "*ʾumlāl*": "withered/dried up/languishing", "*baʿălê gôyim*": "lords of nations/rulers of nations/masters of nations", "*hālmû*": "struck down/beaten/broken", "*śərûqqeyhā*": "its choice branches/its vine tendrils/its red shoots", "*tāʿû midbār*": "wandered into the wilderness/strayed into the desert", "*šəluḥôteyhā*": "its shoots/its tendrils/its extensions", "*niṭṭəšû*": "were spread out/were extended/were abandoned" } }

Verse 9

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.16.9", "source": "עַל־כֵּ֡ן אֶבְכֶּ֞ה בִּבְכִ֤י יַעְזֵר֙ גֶּ֣פֶן שִׂבְמָ֔ה אֲרַיָּ֙וֶךְ֙ דִּמְעָתִ֔י חֶשְׁבּ֖וֹן וְאֶלְעָלֵ֑ה כִּ֧י עַל־קֵיצֵ֛ךְ וְעַל־קְצִירֵ֖ךְ הֵידָ֥ד נָפָֽל", "text": "Therefore *ʾebkeh* with-weeping-of *yaʿzēr* *gepen* *śibmāh* *ʾărayyāwek* *dimʿātî* *ḥešbôn* *wəʾelʿālēh* for upon-*qêṣēk* and-upon-*qəṣîrēk* *hêdād* *nāpāl*", "grammar": { "*ʾebkeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st singular - I will weep", "*yaʿzēr*": "proper noun - Jazer", "*gepen*": "noun, feminine singular construct - vine of", "*śibmāh*": "proper noun - Sibmah", "*ʾărayyāwek*": "verb, piel imperfect, 1st singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - I will drench you", "*dimʿātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st singular suffix - my tears", "*ḥešbôn*": "proper noun - Heshbon", "*wəʾelʿālēh*": "conjunction ו + proper noun - and Elealeh", "*qêṣēk*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your summer fruit", "*qəṣîrēk*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your harvest", "*hêdād*": "noun, masculine singular - shouting/battle cry", "*nāpāl*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has fallen" }, "variants": { "*ʾărayyāwek*": "I will drench you/I will saturate you/I will water you", "*qêṣēk*": "your summer fruit/your summer crops", "*qəṣîrēk*": "your harvest/your reaping", "*hêdād*": "shouting/joyful shouting/battle cry/harvest shout/enemy battle cry" } }

Verse 10

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.16.10", "source": "וְנֶאֱסַ֨ף שִׂמְחָ֤ה וָגִיל֙ מִן־הַכַּרְמֶ֔ל וּבַכְּרָמִ֥ים לֹֽא־יְרֻנָּ֖ן לֹ֣א יְרֹעָ֑ע יַ֗יִן בַּיְקָבִ֛ים לֹֽא־יִדְרֹ֥ךְ הַדֹּרֵ֖ךְ הֵידָ֥ד הִשְׁבַּֽתִּי", "text": "*wəneʾĕsap* *śimḥāh* *wāgîl* from-the-*karmel* and-in-the-*kərāmîm* not-*yərunnān* not *yərōʿāʿ* *yayin* in-the-*yəqābîm* not-*yidrōk* the-*dōrēk* *hêdād* *hišbattî*", "grammar": { "*wəneʾĕsap*": "conjunction ו + verb, niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and is taken away", "*śimḥāh*": "noun, feminine singular - joy/gladness", "*wāgîl*": "conjunction ו + noun, masculine singular - and rejoicing", "*karmel*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the fruitful field", "*kərāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article and preposition ב - in the vineyards", "*yərunnān*": "verb, pual imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - is sung joyfully", "*yərōʿāʿ*": "verb, polal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - is shouted", "*yayin*": "noun, masculine singular - wine", "*yəqābîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article and preposition ב - in the wine vats", "*yidrōk*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - treads", "*dōrēk*": "participle, qal masculine singular with definite article - the treader", "*hêdād*": "noun, masculine singular - shouting/battle cry", "*hišbattî*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 1st singular - I have caused to cease" }, "variants": { "*karmel*": "fruitful field/cultivated land/orchard", "*yərunnān*": "is sung joyfully/songs of joy are sung", "*yərōʿāʿ*": "is shouted/shouts of joy are given", "*dōrēk*": "treader/one who tramples (grapes)", "*hêdād*": "shouting/joyful harvest cry", "*hišbattî*": "I have caused to cease/I have made to cease/I have brought to an end" } }

Verse 14

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.16.14", "source": "וְעַתָּ֗ה דִּבֶּ֣ר יְהוָה֮ לֵאמֹר֒ בְּשָׁלֹ֤שׁ שָׁנִים֙ כִּשְׁנֵ֣י שָׂכִ֔יר וְנִקְלָה֙ כְּב֣וֹד מוֹאָ֔ב בְּכֹ֖ל הֶהָמ֣וֹן הָרָ֑ב וּשְׁאָ֥ר מְעַ֛ט מִזְעָ֖ר ל֥וֹא כַבִּֽיר", "text": "*wəʿattāh* *dibbēr* *Yhwh* *lēʾmōr* in-*šālōš* *šānîm* as-years-of *śākîr* *wəniqlāh* *kəbôd* *môʾāb* with-all the-*hāmôn* the-great and-*šəʾār* *məʿaṭ* *mizʿār* not *kabbîr*", "grammar": { "*wəʿattāh*": "conjunction ו + adverb - and now", "*dibbēr*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has spoken", "*Yhwh*": "proper noun - Yahweh/the LORD", "*lēʾmōr*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - saying", "*šālōš*": "number, feminine - three", "*šānîm*": "noun, feminine plural - years", "*śākîr*": "noun, masculine singular - hired worker", "*wəniqlāh*": "conjunction ו + verb, niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and will be dishonored", "*kəbôd*": "noun, masculine singular construct - glory of", "*môʾāb*": "proper noun - Moab", "*hāmôn*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the multitude/abundance", "*šəʾār*": "noun, masculine singular - remnant/remainder", "*məʿaṭ*": "adjective, masculine singular - few/small", "*mizʿār*": "adjective, masculine singular - very small/insignificant", "*kabbîr*": "adjective, masculine singular - mighty/great" }, "variants": { "*šənê śākîr*": "years of a hired worker (precise/exact years)", "*niqlāh*": "will be dishonored/will be brought into contempt/will be lightly esteemed", "*kəbôd môʾāb*": "glory of Moab/splendor of Moab/wealth of Moab", "*hāmôn*": "multitude/abundance/wealth/noise", "*məʿaṭ mizʿār*": "very few/small and insignificant", "*lōʾ kabbîr*": "not mighty/not many/not great/feeble" } }