{ "verseID": "Isaiah.18.1", "source": "הוֹי אֶרֶץ צִלְצַל כְּנָפָיִם אֲשֶׁר מֵעֵבֶר לְנַהֲרֵי־כוּשׁ", "text": "*Hôy* *ʾereṣ* *ṣilṣal* *kənāpāyim* which from *ʿēber* to-*nahărêy*-*kûš*", "grammar": { "*Hôy*": "interjection - woe/alas/ho", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine, singular construct - land/earth", "*ṣilṣal*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - whirring/buzzing", "*kənāpāyim*": "noun, feminine, dual - wings/borders", "*ʿēber*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - beyond/across", "*nahărêy*": "noun, masculine, plural construct - rivers of", "*kûš*": "proper noun - Cush/Ethiopia" }, "variants": { "*Hôy*": "woe/alas/ho/ah", "*ṣilṣal*": "whirring/buzzing/rustling/shadowing", "*kənāpāyim*": "wings/extremities/borders", "*ʿēber*": "beyond/across/opposite side", "*kûš*": "Cush/Ethiopia/Sudan region" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.18.2", "source": "הַשֹּׁלֵחַ בַּיָּם צִירִים וּבִכְלֵי־גֹמֶא עַל־פְּנֵי־מַיִם לְכוּ ׀ מַלְאָכִים קַלִּים אֶל־גּוֹי מְמֻשָּׁךְ וּמוֹרָט אֶל־עַם נוֹרָא מִן־הוּא וָהָלְאָה גּוֹי קַו־קָו וּמְבוּסָה אֲשֶׁר־בָּזְאוּ נְהָרִים אַרְצוֹ", "text": "The *šōlēaḥ* in-the-*yām* *ṣîrîm* and-in-*kəlê*-*gōmeʾ* upon-*pənêy*-*mayim* *ləkû* *malʾākîm* *qallîm* to-*gôy* *məmuššāk* and-*môrāṭ* to-*ʿam* *nôrāʾ* from-it and-*hālʾāh* *gôy* *qaw*-*qāw* and-*məbûsāh* which-*bāzʾû* *nəhārîm* its-*ʾarṣô*", "grammar": { "*šōlēaḥ*": "verb, participle, masculine, singular - sending/who sends", "*yām*": "noun, masculine, singular - sea/river", "*ṣîrîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - ambassadors/messengers", "*kəlê*": "noun, masculine, plural construct - vessels of", "*gōmeʾ*": "noun, masculine, singular - papyrus/reed", "*pənêy*": "noun, masculine, plural construct - face/surface of", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine, plural - waters", "*ləkû*": "verb, imperative, masculine, plural - go/proceed", "*malʾākîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - messengers/angels", "*qallîm*": "adjective, masculine, plural - swift/light", "*gôy*": "noun, masculine, singular - nation/people", "*məmuššāk*": "verb, pual participle, masculine, singular - drawn out/tall", "*môrāṭ*": "verb, pual participle, masculine, singular - polished/peeled", "*ʿam*": "noun, masculine, singular - people/nation", "*nôrāʾ*": "verb, niphal participle, masculine, singular - feared/terrible", "*hālʾāh*": "adverb - beyond/farther", "*qaw*-*qāw*": "noun duplication - line-line/measured-measured", "*məbûsāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - trampling/downtreading", "*bāzʾû*": "verb, perfect, 3rd plural - have divided/cut through", "*nəhārîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - rivers", "*ʾarṣô*": "noun, feminine, singular with 3ms suffix - his/its land" }, "variants": { "*šōlēaḥ*": "sending/dispatching", "*ṣîrîm*": "ambassadors/messengers/envoys", "*gōmeʾ*": "papyrus/reed/bulrush", "*qallîm*": "swift/light/quick", "*məmuššāk*": "tall/drawn out/stretched", "*môrāṭ*": "polished/smooth/having hair plucked out", "*nôrāʾ*": "feared/terrible/dreadful", "*qaw*-*qāw*": "line upon line/constantly measured/divided by line", "*məbûsāh*": "trampled down/downtrodden", "*bāzʾû*": "divided/cut through/plundered" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.18.3", "source": "כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵי תֵבֵל וְשֹׁכְנֵי אָרֶץ כִּנְשֹׂא־נֵס הָרִים תִּרְאוּ וְכִתְקֹעַ שׁוֹפָר תִּשְׁמָעוּ", "text": "All-*yōšəbê* *tēbēl* and-*šōkənê* *ʾāreṣ* when-*nəśōʾ*-*nēs* the-*hārîm* *tirʾû* and-when-*titqōaʿ* *šôpār* *tišmāʿû*", "grammar": { "*yōšəbê*": "verb, participle, masculine, plural construct - inhabitants of/dwellers of", "*tēbēl*": "noun, feminine, singular - world/earth", "*šōkənê*": "verb, participle, masculine, plural construct - dwellers of/inhabitants of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine, singular - land/earth", "*nəśōʾ*": "verb, infinitive construct - lifting up/raising", "*nēs*": "noun, masculine, singular - banner/standard/signal", "*hārîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - mountains", "*tirʾû*": "verb, imperfect, 2nd masculine, plural - you will see", "*titqōaʿ*": "verb, infinitive construct - blowing/sounding", "*šôpār*": "noun, masculine, singular - trumpet/ram's horn", "*tišmāʿû*": "verb, imperfect, 2nd masculine, plural - you will hear" }, "variants": { "*yōšəbê*": "inhabitants/dwellers/residents", "*tēbēl*": "world/earth/land", "*šōkənê*": "dwellers/inhabitants/residents", "*nēs*": "banner/standard/signal/ensign", "*šôpār*": "trumpet/ram's horn/signal horn" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.18.4", "source": "כִּי כֹה אָמַר יְהוָה אֵלַי אֶשְׁקֳטָה וְאַבִּיטָה בִמְכוֹנִי כְּחֹם צַח עֲלֵי־אוֹר כְּעָב טַל בְּחֹם קָצִיר", "text": "For thus *ʾāmar* *YHWH* to-me *ʾešqŏṭāh* and-*ʾabbîṭāh* in-*məkônî* like-*ḥōm* *ṣaḥ* upon-*ʾôr* like-*ʿāb* *ṭal* in-*ḥōm* *qāṣîr*", "grammar": { "*ʾāmar*": "verb, perfect, 3rd masculine, singular - said/spoke", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*ʾešqŏṭāh*": "verb, cohortative, 1st singular - I will be quiet/rest", "*ʾabbîṭāh*": "verb, cohortative, 1st singular - I will look/regard", "*məkônî*": "noun, masculine, singular with 1st singular suffix - my dwelling place", "*ḥōm*": "noun, masculine, singular - heat", "*ṣaḥ*": "adjective, masculine, singular - clear/dazzling", "*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine, singular - light", "*ʿāb*": "noun, masculine, singular - cloud", "*ṭal*": "noun, masculine, singular - dew", "*qāṣîr*": "noun, masculine, singular - harvest" }, "variants": { "*ʾešqŏṭāh*": "I will be quiet/I will rest/I will remain still", "*ʾabbîṭāh*": "I will look/I will regard/I will consider", "*məkônî*": "my dwelling place/my habitation/my established place", "*ṣaḥ*": "clear/dazzling/glowing", "*ʿāb*": "cloud/thick darkness", "*ṭal*": "dew/light rain" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.18.5", "source": "כִּי־לִפְנֵי קָצִיר כְּתָם־פֶּרַח וּבֹסֶר גֹּמֵל יִהְיֶה נִצָּה וְכָרַת הַזַּלְזַלִּים בַּמַּזְמֵרוֹת וְאֶת־הַנְּטִישׁוֹת הֵסִיר הֵתַז", "text": "For-before *qāṣîr* when-*tām*-*peraḥ* and-*bōser* *gōmēl* *yihyeh* *niṣṣāh* and-*kārat* the-*zalzallîm* with-the-*mazmərrôt* and-*ʾet*-the-*nəṭîšôt* *hēsîr* *hētaz*", "grammar": { "*qāṣîr*": "noun, masculine, singular - harvest", "*tām*": "verb, infinitive construct - completing/perfecting", "*peraḥ*": "noun, masculine, singular - blossom/flower", "*bōser*": "noun, masculine, singular - unripe/sour grape", "*gōmēl*": "verb, participle, masculine, singular - ripening/becoming", "*yihyeh*": "verb, imperfect, 3rd masculine, singular - he/it will be", "*niṣṣāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - blossom/flower", "*kārat*": "verb, perfect, 3rd masculine, singular - he cut off", "*zalzallîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - shoots/branches", "*mazmərrôt*": "noun, feminine, plural - pruning hooks/knives", "*nəṭîšôt*": "noun, feminine, plural - tendrils/branches", "*hēsîr*": "verb, perfect, 3rd masculine, singular - he removed/took away", "*hētaz*": "verb, perfect, 3rd masculine, singular - he cut off/severed" }, "variants": { "*tām*": "completion/perfection/ending", "*peraḥ*": "blossom/flower/bloom", "*bōser*": "unripe grape/sour grape", "*gōmēl*": "ripening/becoming/developing", "*niṣṣāh*": "blossom/flower/sprout", "*zalzallîm*": "shoots/branches/tendrils", "*mazmərrôt*": "pruning hooks/pruning knives", "*nəṭîšôt*": "tendrils/branches/shoots", "*hēsîr*": "removed/took away/turned aside", "*hētaz*": "cut off/severed/cut down" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.18.6", "source": "יֵעָזְבוּ יַחְדָּו לְעֵיט הָרִים וּלְבֶהֱמַת הָאָרֶץ וְקָץ עָלָיו הָעַיִט וְכָל־בֶּהֱמַת הָאָרֶץ עָלָיו תֶּחֱרָף", "text": "*Yēʿāzəbû* *yaḥdāw* to-*ʿêyṭ* the-*hārîm* and-to-*behemat* the-*hāʾāreṣ* and-*qāṣ* upon-him the-*hāʿayiṭ* and-all-*behemat* the-*hāʾāreṣ* upon-him *teḥĕrāp*", "grammar": { "*Yēʿāzəbû*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine, plural - they will be left/abandoned", "*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - together/alike", "*ʿêyṭ*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - bird of prey", "*hārîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - mountains", "*behemat*": "noun, feminine, singular construct - beast of", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine, singular with definite article - the earth/land", "*qāṣ*": "verb, perfect, 3rd masculine, singular - he/it summers/spends summer", "*hāʿayiṭ*": "noun, masculine, singular with definite article - the bird of prey", "*teḥĕrāp*": "verb, imperfect, 3rd feminine, singular - she/it will winter" }, "variants": { "*Yēʿāzəbû*": "they will be left/abandoned/forsaken", "*ʿêyṭ*": "bird of prey/vulture/eagle", "*qāṣ*": "to summer/spend the summer season upon", "*teḥĕrāp*": "will winter/will spend the cold season/will overwinter" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.18.7", "source": "בָּעֵת הַהִיא יוּבַל־שַׁי לַיהוָה צְבָאוֹת עַם מְמֻשָּׁךְ וּמוֹרָט וּמֵעַם נוֹרָא מִן־הוּא וָהָלְאָה גּוֹי ׀ קַו־קָו וּמְבוּסָה אֲשֶׁר בָּזְאוּ נְהָרִים אַרְצוֹ אֶל־מְקוֹם שֵׁם־יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת הַר־צִיּוֹן", "text": "In-the-*ʿēt* the-*hahîʾ* *yûbal*-*šay* to-*YHWH* *ṣəbāʾôt* *ʿam* *məmuššāk* and-*môrāṭ* and-from-*ʿam* *nôrāʾ* from-him and-*hālʾāh* *gôy* *qaw*-*qāw* and-*məbûsāh* which *bāzʾû* *nəhārîm* its-*ʾarṣô* to-*məqôm* *šēm*-*YHWH* *ṣəbāʾôt* *har*-*ṣîyyôn*", "grammar": { "*ʿēt*": "noun, feminine, singular - time/period", "*hahîʾ*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine, singular - that", "*yûbal*": "verb, hophal imperfect, 3rd masculine, singular - will be brought", "*šay*": "noun, masculine, singular - gift/present/tribute", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*ṣəbāʾôt*": "noun, feminine, plural construct - of hosts/armies", "*ʿam*": "noun, masculine, singular - people/nation", "*məmuššāk*": "verb, pual participle, masculine, singular - drawn out/tall", "*môrāṭ*": "verb, pual participle, masculine, singular - polished/peeled", "*nôrāʾ*": "verb, niphal participle, masculine, singular - feared/terrible", "*hālʾāh*": "adverb - beyond/farther", "*gôy*": "noun, masculine, singular - nation/people", "*qaw*-*qāw*": "noun duplication - line-line/measured-measured", "*məbûsāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - trampling/downtreading", "*bāzʾû*": "verb, perfect, 3rd plural - have divided/cut through", "*nəhārîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - rivers", "*ʾarṣô*": "noun, feminine, singular with 3ms suffix - his/its land", "*məqôm*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - place of", "*šēm*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - name of", "*har*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - mountain of", "*ṣîyyôn*": "proper noun - Zion" }, "variants": { "*šay*": "gift/present/tribute", "*ṣəbāʾôt*": "hosts/armies/multitudes", "*məmuššāk*": "tall/drawn out/stretched", "*môrāṭ*": "polished/smooth/having hair plucked out", "*nôrāʾ*": "feared/terrible/dreadful", "*qaw*-*qāw*": "line upon line/constantly measured/divided by line", "*məbûsāh*": "trampled down/downtrodden", "*bāzʾû*": "divided/cut through/plundered" } }