Verse 15

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.15", "source": "הֵ֤ן גּוֹיִם֙ כְּמַ֣ר מִדְּלִ֔י וּכְשַׁ֥חַק מֹאזְנַ֖יִם נֶחְשָׁ֑בוּ הֵ֥ן אִיִּ֖ים כַּדַּ֥ק יִטּֽוֹל׃", "text": "*hēn gôyim kěmar middělî ûkěšaḥaq mōʾzěnayim neḥšābû hēn ʾiyyîm kaddaq yiṭṭôl*", "grammar": { "*hēn*": "interjection - 'behold'", "*gôyim*": "noun, masculine plural - 'nations'", "*kěmar*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - 'like a drop'", "*middělî*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - 'from bucket'", "*ûkěšaḥaq*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - 'and like dust of'", "*mōʾzěnayim*": "noun, masculine dual - 'scales'", "*neḥšābû*": "niphal perfect, 3rd person common plural - 'they are counted'", "*hēn*": "interjection - 'behold'", "*ʾiyyîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'islands/coastlands'", "*kaddaq*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'like the fine dust'", "*yiṭṭôl*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'he lifts up'" }, "variants": { "*mar*": "drop/droplet", "*middělî*": "from a bucket/from a pail", "*šaḥaq*": "dust/fine dust", "*neḥšābû*": "are counted/are regarded/are considered", "*ʾiyyîm*": "islands/coastlands", "*daq*": "fine dust/fine powder", "*yiṭṭôl*": "lifts up/takes up" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Se, nasjonene er som en dråpe i en bøtte, fra et støvkorn på en vekt anses de. Se, øyene veier ingenting!

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Se, nasjonene er som en dråpe fra et spann og regnes som støv på vektskålen. Se, han løfter opp øyene som en ubetydelig ting.

• Norsk King James

  Se, nasjonene er som en dråpe i en bøtte, og blir regnet som det lille støvet i balansen; se, han tar opp øyene som en meget liten ting.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Se, nasjonene er som en dråpe fra en bøtte, og de regnes som støv på vågskålene. Se, han løfter øyene som ingenting.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Se, nasjonene er som en dråpe fra et spann, som støv på en vektskål regnes de. Se, han løfter øyene som en liten ting.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Se, nasjonene er som en dråpe i en bøtte, og er regnet som den fine støv på vektskålen; se, han løfter opp øyene som en liten ting.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Se, nasjonene er som en dråpe i et spann, og de telles som den minste støvskår på en vekt; se, han plukker opp øyene som noe svært ubetydelig.

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

  Se, nasjonene er som en dråpe i en bøtte, og er regnet som den fine støv på vektskålen; se, han løfter opp øyene som en liten ting.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Se, nasjonene er som en dråpe fra en bøtte, som fint støv på vektskålen blir de regnet. Se, han løfter øyene som en støvsky.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are regarded as dust on the scales. He weighs the islands as though they were fine dust.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Se, nasjonene er som en dråpe fra en bøtte, og regnes som støvet på vektskålen; se, han løfter øyene som om de var en liten ting.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  See, Hedningerne ere agtede (for ham) som en Draabe af Spandet og som et Gran i Vægtskaalerne; see, Øer skal han bortkaste som tyndt (Støv).

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Se, folkeslagene er som dråpen i en bøtte, og regnes som støv på en skålvekt. Se, han løfter øyene som noe ubetydelig.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Behold, the nations are as a drop in a bucket, and are counted as the small dust on the scales; behold, he takes up the islands as a very little thing.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Se, folkene er som en vanndråpe i en bøtte, og regnes som støv på vektskålen. Se, han løfter øyene som en svært liten ting.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Sannelig, folkene er som en dråpe i en bøtte, som støv på vektskålen regnes de. Øyene løfter han som et støvkorn.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Se, folkeslagene er som en dråpe i en bøtte, og blir regnet som støv på en skålvekt. Se, han veier øyene som smått støv.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Se, nasjonene er som en dråpe som henger fra et spann for ham, og som det lille støvet i skålen: han tar opp øyene som små støv.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Beholde, all people are in coparison of him, as a droppe to a bucketfull, and are counted as the leest thinge yt the balaunce weyeth. Beholde, ye Iles are in comparison of him, as the shadowe of the Sonne beame.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Beholde, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the dust of the balance: beholde, he taketh away the yles as a litle dust.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Beholde, all people are in comparison of hym as a droppe of a bucket full, and are counted as the least thyng that the ballaunce wayeth: yea and the Isles he taketh vp as a very litle thyng.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Behold, the nations [are] as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are accounted as the small dust of the balance: Behold, he takes up the isles as a very little thing.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Lo, nations as a drop from a bucket, And as small dust of the balance, have been reckoned, Lo, isles as a small thing He taketh up.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are accounted as the small dust of the balance: Behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  See, the nations are to him like a drop hanging from a bucket, and like the small dust in the scales: he takes up the islands like small dust.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Behold, the nations are like a drop in a bucket, and are regarded as a speck of dust on a balance. Behold, he lifts up the islands like a very little thing.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Look, the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are regarded as dust on the scales. He lifts the coastlands as if they were dust.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 40:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Isaiah.40.22", "source": "הַיֹּשֵׁב֙ עַל־ח֣וּג הָאָ֔רֶץ וְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָ כַּחֲגָבִ֑ים הַנּוֹטֶ֤ה כַדֹּק֙ שָׁמַ֔יִם וַיִּמְתָּחֵ֥ם כָּאֹ֖הֶל לָשָֽׁבֶת׃", "text": "*hayyōšēb ʿal-ḥûg hāʾāreṣ wěyōšěbêhā kaḥăgābîm hanôṭeh kadōq šāmayim wayyimtāḥēm kāʾōhel lāšābet*", "grammar": { "*hayyōšēb*": "definite article + qal participle, masculine singular - 'the one sitting'", "*ʿal-ḥûg*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - 'upon circle of'", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - 'the earth'", "*wěyōšěbêhā*": "conjunction + qal participle, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - 'and its inhabitants'", "*kaḥăgābîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - 'like grasshoppers'", "*hanôṭeh*": "definite article + qal participle, masculine singular - 'the one stretching out'", "*kadōq*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'like a curtain'", "*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine plural - 'heavens'", "*wayyimtāḥēm*": "conjunction + qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'and he spreads them'", "*kāʾōhel*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'like a tent'", "*lāšābet*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - 'to dwell'" }, "variants": { "*hayyōšēb ʿal-ḥûg*": "who sits upon the circle/who sits above the vault", "*ḥûg*": "circle/vault/horizon", "*kaḥăgābîm*": "like grasshoppers/like locusts", "*hanôṭeh*": "who stretches out/who spreads", "*dōq*": "curtain/thin cloth", "*wayyimtāḥēm*": "and spreads them out/and extends them", "*ʾōhel*": "tent/dwelling" } }
• Jer 10:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.10.10", "source": "וַֽיהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהִים֙ אֱמֶ֔ת הֽוּא־אֱלֹהִ֥ים חַיִּ֖ים וּמֶ֣לֶךְ עוֹלָ֑ם מִקִּצְפּוֹ֙ תִּרְעַ֣שׁ הָאָ֔רֶץ וְלֹֽא־יָכִ֥לוּ גוֹיִ֖ם זַעְמֽוֹ׃", "text": "And-*YHWH* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾĕmet* *hûʾ*-*ʾĕlōhîm* *ḥayyîm* and-*meleḵ* *ʿôlām* from-*qiṣpô* *tirʿaš* *hā-ʾāreṣ* and-not-*yāḵilû* *gôyim* *zaʿmô*", "grammar": { "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God/gods", "*ʾĕmet*": "noun, feminine singular - truth", "*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - he/it", "*ḥayyîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - living", "*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of", "*ʿôlām*": "noun, masculine singular - eternity/long duration", "*qiṣpô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his wrath", "*tirʿaš*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - she trembles", "*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the earth/land", "*yāḵilû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they endure", "*gôyim*": "noun, masculine plural - nations", "*zaʿmô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his indignation" }, "variants": { "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/judges/divine beings", "*ʾĕmet*": "truth/faithfulness/reliability", "*ḥayyîm*": "living/alive/flowing (water)", "*ʿôlām*": "eternity/long duration/ancient time/world", "*qiṣpô*": "his wrath/anger/indignation", "*tirʿaš*": "trembles/quakes/shakes", "*yāḵilû*": "they endure/bear/contain/can" } }
• Dan 11:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Daniel.11.18", "source": "*וישב **וְיָשֵׂ֧ם ׀ פָּנָ֛יו לְאִיִּ֖ים וְלָכַ֣ד רַבִּ֑ים וְהִשְׁבִּ֨ית קָצִ֤ין חֶרְפָּתוֹ֙ ל֔וֹ בִּלְתִּ֥י חֶרְפָּת֖וֹ יָשִׁ֥יב לֽוֹ׃", "text": "*wə-yāśēm* *pānāyw* *lə-ʾiyyîm* *wə-lākad* *rabbîm* *wə-hišbît* *qāṣîn* *ḥerpātô* *lô* *biltî* *ḥerpātô* *yāšîb* *lô*", "grammar": { "*wə-yāśēm*": "conjunction + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he shall set/turn", "*pānāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his face", "*lə-ʾiyyîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - to coastlands/islands", "*wə-lākad*": "conjunction + perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he will capture", "*rabbîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - many", "*wə-hišbît*": "conjunction + perfect hiphil, 3rd masculine singular - and he will cause to cease", "*qāṣîn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - ruler/commander of", "*ḥerpātô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his reproach/insult", "*lô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to/for him", "*biltî*": "conjunction/preposition - without/except", "*ḥerpātô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his reproach/insult", "*yāšîb*": "imperfect hiphil, 3rd masculine singular - he will return/cause to return", "*lô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to/for him" }, "variants": { "*ʾiyyîm*": "coastlands/islands/maritime regions", "*lākad*": "capture/seize/take", "*hišbît*": "cause to cease/end/stop/remove", "*qāṣîn*": "ruler/prince/commander/chief", "*ḥerpātô*": "his reproach/insult/scorn/disgrace", "*biltî*": "without/except for/unless/no longer", "*yāšîb*": "return/bring back/repay/restore" } }
• Zeph 2:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Zephaniah.2.11", "source": "נוֹרָ֤א יְהוָה֙ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם כִּ֣י רָזָ֔ה אֵ֖ת כָּל־אֱלֹהֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ וְיִשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־לוֹ֙ אִ֣ישׁ מִמְּקוֹמ֔וֹ כֹּ֖ל אִיֵּ֥י הַגּוֹיִֽם׃", "text": "*nôrāʾ YHWH ʿălêhem kî rāzâ ʾēth kol-ʾĕlōhê hāʾāreṣ wəyištaḥăwû-lô ʾîš mimməqômô kōl ʾiyyê haggôyîm*", "grammar": { "*nôrāʾ*": "niphal participle, masculine singular - fearful/terrible", "*ʿălêhem*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - against them", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because/when", "*rāzâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has famished/made lean", "*ʾēth*": "direct object marker", "*kol-ʾĕlōhê*": "construct chain: noun + masculine plural construct - all gods of", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the earth/land", "*wəyištaḥăwû-lô*": "hishtaphel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and they will bow down to him", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man/each one", "*mimməqômô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - from his place", "*kōl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of", "*ʾiyyê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - islands/coastlands of", "*haggôyîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the nations" }, "variants": { "*nôrāʾ*": "fearful/terrible/awesome", "*rāzâ*": "famished/made lean/brought to nothing", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "gods/deities/divine beings", "*wəyištaḥăwû-lô*": "they will bow down to him/they will worship him", "*ʾiyyê*": "islands/coastlands/distant shores" } }
• Job 34:14-15 : 14 { "verseID": "Job.34.14", "source": "אִם־יָשִׂ֣ים אֵלָ֣יו לִבּ֑וֹ רוּח֥וֹ וְ֝נִשְׁמָת֗וֹ אֵלָ֥יו יֶאֱסֹֽף׃", "text": "*ʾim-yāśîm* *ʾēlāyw* *libbô* *rûḥô* *wə-nišmātô* *ʾēlāyw* *yeʾĕsōp*", "grammar": { "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if", "*yāśîm*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he sets", "*ʾēlāyw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon him", "*libbô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his heart", "*rûḥô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his spirit", "*wə-nišmātô*": "waw conjunction + feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his breath", "*ʾēlāyw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to himself", "*yeʾĕsōp*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he gathers" }, "variants": { "*yāśîm*": "sets/places/directs", "*libbô*": "his heart/his mind/his attention", "*rûḥô*": "his spirit/his breath/his wind", "*nišmātô*": "his breath/his life-breath/his spirit", "*yeʾĕsōp*": "gathers/withdraws/takes back" } } 15 { "verseID": "Job.34.15", "source": "יִגְוַ֣ע כָּל־בָּשָׂ֣ר יָ֑חַד וְ֝אָדָ֗ם עַל־עָפָ֥ר יָשֽׁוּב׃", "text": "*yigwaʿ* *kol-bāśār* *yāḥad* *wə-ʾādām* *ʿal-ʿāpār* *yāšûb*", "grammar": { "*yigwaʿ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - would expire", "*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of", "*bāśār*": "masculine singular noun - flesh", "*yāḥad*": "adverb - together", "*wə-ʾādām*": "waw conjunction + masculine singular noun - and mankind", "*ʿal*": "preposition - to/upon", "*ʿāpār*": "masculine singular noun - dust", "*yāšûb*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - would return" }, "variants": { "*yigwaʿ*": "would expire/would perish/would die", "*kol-bāśār*": "all flesh/every living thing/all creatures", "*yāḥad*": "together/at once/simultaneously", "*ʾādām*": "mankind/humanity/humankind", "*ʿāpār*": "dust/earth/soil", "*yāšûb*": "would return/would go back/would revert" } }
• Isa 11:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Isaiah.11.11", "source": "וְהָיָ֣ה ׀ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא יוֹסִ֨יף אֲדֹנָ֤י ׀ שֵׁנִית֙ יָד֔וֹ לִקְנ֖וֹת אֶת־שְׁאָ֣ר עַמּ֑וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִשָּׁאֵר֩ מֵאַשּׁ֨וּר וּמִמִּצְרַ֜יִם וּמִפַּתְר֣וֹס וּמִכּ֗וּשׁ וּמֵעֵילָ֤ם וּמִשִּׁנְעָר֙ וּמֵ֣חֲמָ֔ת וּמֵאִיֵּ֖י הַיָּֽם׃", "text": "*wə-hāyāh bayyôm hahû' yôsîp 'ădōnāy šēnît yādô liqnôt 'et-šə'ār 'ammô 'ăšer yiššā'ēr mē'aššûr ûmimmiṣrayim ûmippatrôs ûmikkûš ûmē'êlām ûmiššin'ār ûmēḥămāt ûmē'iyyēy hayyām*", "grammar": { "*wə-hāyāh*": "conjunction + Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it will be", "*bayyôm*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in the day", "*hahû'*": "definite article + masculine singular demonstrative pronoun - that", "*yôsîp*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will add/continue", "*'ădōnāy*": "divine title - Lord/my Lord", "*šēnît*": "adverb - a second time", "*yādô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand", "*liqnôt*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to acquire/recover", "*'et*": "direct object marker", "*šə'ār*": "masculine singular construct - remnant of", "*'ammô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his people", "*'ăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/who", "*yiššā'ēr*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will remain/be left", "*mē'aššûr*": "preposition + proper noun - from Assyria", "*ûmimmiṣrayim*": "conjunction + preposition + proper noun - and from Egypt", "*ûmippatrôs*": "conjunction + preposition + proper noun - and from Pathros", "*ûmikkûš*": "conjunction + preposition + proper noun - and from Cush", "*ûmē'êlām*": "conjunction + preposition + proper noun - and from Elam", "*ûmiššin'ār*": "conjunction + preposition + proper noun - and from Shinar", "*ûmēḥămāt*": "conjunction + preposition + proper noun - and from Hamath", "*ûmē'iyyēy*": "conjunction + preposition + masculine plural construct - and from islands of", "*hayyām*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the sea" }, "variants": { "*yôsîp*": "add/continue/do again", "*'ădōnāy*": "Lord/Master/my Lord", "*šēnît*": "second time/again", "*liqnôt*": "to acquire/to recover/to redeem/to obtain", "*šə'ār*": "remnant/remainder/rest", "*yiššā'ēr*": "will remain/will be left/will survive", "*'iyyēy*": "islands/coasts/coastlands" } }
• Isa 29:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Isaiah.29.5", "source": "וְהָיָ֛ה כְּאָבָ֥ק דַּ֖ק הֲמ֣וֹן זָרָ֑יִךְ וּכְמֹ֤ץ עֹבֵר֙ הֲמ֣וֹן עָֽרִיצִ֔ים וְהָיָ֖ה לְפֶ֥תַע פִּתְאֹֽם", "text": "*wĕ-hāyāh* like-*ʾāḇāq* *daq* *hămôn* *zārāyiḵ* and-like-*mōṣ* *ʿōḇēr* *hămôn* *ʿārîṣîm* *wĕ-hāyāh* to-*p̱etaʿ* *pitʾōm*", "grammar": { "*wĕ-hāyāh*": "verb, qal perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and it will be", "*kĕ-ʾāḇāq*": "preposition kaph + noun, masculine singular - like dust/powder", "*daq*": "adjective, masculine singular - fine/thin", "*hămôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - multitude/crowd of", "*zārāyiḵ*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your strangers/enemies", "*ū-ḵĕ-mōṣ*": "conjunction waw + preposition kaph + noun, masculine singular - and like chaff", "*ʿōḇēr*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - passing/blowing away", "*hămôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - multitude/crowd of", "*ʿārîṣîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - terrifying/ruthless ones/tyrants", "*wĕ-hāyāh*": "verb, qal perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and it will be", "*lĕ-p̱etaʿ*": "preposition lamed + noun, masculine singular - in an instant/suddenly", "*pitʾōm*": "adverb - suddenly/unexpectedly" }, "variants": { "*ʾāḇāq*": "dust/powder/fine particles", "*daq*": "fine/thin/small", "*hămôn*": "multitude/crowd/tumult/noise", "*zārāyiḵ*": "strangers/enemies/foreigners", "*mōṣ*": "chaff/husks", "*ʿōḇēr*": "passing/blowing away/transient", "*ʿārîṣîm*": "terrifying ones/tyrants/ruthless ones", "*p̱etaʿ*": "instant/moment/suddenly", "*pitʾōm*": "suddenly/unexpectedly/all at once" } }
• Isa 41:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Isaiah.41.5", "source": "רָא֤וּ אִיִּים֙ וְיִירָ֔אוּ קְצ֥וֹת הָאָ֖רֶץ יֶחֱרָ֑דוּ קָרְב֖וּ וַיֶּאֱתָיֽוּן׃", "text": "*rāʾû ʾiyyîm wəyîrāʾû qəṣôt hāʾāreṣ yeḥĕrāḏû qārəḇû wayyeʾĕtāyûn*", "grammar": { "*rāʾû*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they saw", "*ʾiyyîm*": "noun, masculine plural - islands/coastlands", "*wəyîrāʾû*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they fear", "*qəṣôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - ends of", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "article + noun, feminine singular - the earth/land", "*yeḥĕrāḏû*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they tremble", "*qārəḇû*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they approached/drew near", "*wayyeʾĕtāyûn*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with paragogic nun - and they came" }, "variants": { "*rāʾû*": "saw/perceived/observed/witnessed", "*ʾiyyîm*": "islands/coastlands/coastal regions", "*wəyîrāʾû*": "and feared/were afraid/were in awe", "*qəṣôt*": "ends/extremities/limits", "*yeḥĕrāḏû*": "trembled/shook/were terrified", "*qārəḇû*": "drew near/approached/came close", "*wayyeʾĕtāyûn*": "and they came/arrived/approached" } }
• Isa 59:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Isaiah.59.18", "source": "כְּעַ֤ל גְּמֻלוֹת֙ כְּעַ֣ל יְשַׁלֵּ֔ם חֵמָ֣ה לְצָרָ֔יו גְּמ֖וּל לְאֹֽיְבָ֑יו לָאִיִּ֖ים גְּמ֥וּל יְשַׁלֵּֽם׃", "text": "According-to *gəmulôt* according-to *yəšallēm* *ḥēmâ* to-*ṣārāyw* *gəmûl* to-*ʾōyəbāyw* to-the-*ʾiyyîm* *gəmûl* *yəšallēm*", "grammar": { "*gəmulôt*": "feminine plural noun with prefix כ and על (according to/as) - deeds/actions/recompense", "*yəšallēm*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will repay/complete/fulfill", "*ḥēmâ*": "feminine singular noun - wrath/anger/fury", "*ṣārāyw*": "masculine plural participle with 3rd masculine singular suffix and prefix ל (to/for) - his adversaries", "*gəmûl*": "masculine singular noun - recompense/benefit/dealing", "*ʾōyəbāyw*": "masculine plural participle with 3rd masculine singular suffix and prefix ל (to/for) - his enemies", "*ʾiyyîm*": "masculine plural noun with prefix ל (to/for) - coastlands/islands", "*yəšallēm*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will repay/complete/fulfill" }, "variants": { "*gəmulôt*": "deeds/actions/recompense/retribution", "*ḥēmâ*": "wrath/anger/fury/rage", "*ṣārāyw*": "his adversaries/oppressors/foes", "*gəmûl*": "recompense/reward/retribution/dealing", "*ʾiyyîm*": "coastlands/islands/distant lands" } }
• Isa 66:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Isaiah.66.19", "source": "וְשַׂמְתִּ֨י בָהֶ֜ם א֗וֹת וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֣י מֵהֶ֣ם ׀ פְּ֠לֵיטִים אֶֽל־הַגּוֹיִ֞ם תַּרְשִׁ֨ישׁ פּ֥וּל וְל֛וּד מֹ֥שְׁכֵי קֶ֖שֶׁת תֻּבַ֣ל וְיָוָ֑ן הָאִיִּ֣ים הָרְחֹקִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹא־שָׁמְע֤וּ אֶת־שִׁמְעִי֙ וְלֹא־רָא֣וּ אֶת־כְּבוֹדִ֔י וְהִגִּ֥ידוּ אֶת־כְּבוֹדִ֖י בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃", "text": "And-*śamtî* in-them *ʾôt*, and-*šillaḥtî* from-them *pĕlêṭîm* to-the-*gôyim*: *taršîš*, *pûl*, and-*lûḏ* *mōšĕḵê* *qešet*, *tûḇal* and-*yāwān*, the-*ʾiyyîm* the-*rĕḥōqîm*, who not-*šāmĕʿû* *ʾet*-*šimʿî* and-not-*rāʾû* *ʾet*-*kĕḇôḏî*; and-*higgîḏû* *ʾet*-*kĕḇôḏî* among-the-*gôyim*.", "grammar": { "*wĕ-śamtî*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 1st person singular - and I will set", "*ḇāhem*": "preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - among them", "*ʾôt*": "noun, common singular - sign", "*wĕ-šillaḥtî*": "conjunction + piel perfect, 1st person singular - and I will send", "*mē-hem*": "preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - from them", "*pĕlêṭîm*": "noun, masculine plural - survivors/refugees", "*ʾel-ha-gôyim*": "preposition + article + noun, masculine plural - to the nations", "*taršîš*": "proper noun - Tarshish", "*pûl*": "proper noun - Pul", "*wĕ-lûḏ*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Lud", "*mōšĕḵê*": "qal participle, masculine plural construct - drawers of", "*qešet*": "noun, feminine singular - bow", "*tûḇal*": "proper noun - Tubal", "*wĕ-yāwān*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Javan", "*hā-ʾiyyîm*": "article + noun, masculine plural - the coastlands/islands", "*hā-rĕḥōqîm*": "article + adjective, masculine plural - the distant ones", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who/which", "*lōʾ-šāmĕʿû*": "negative particle + qal perfect, 3rd common plural - have not heard", "*ʾet-šimʿî*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my fame", "*wĕ-lōʾ-rāʾû*": "conjunction + negative particle + qal perfect, 3rd common plural - and have not seen", "*ʾet-kĕḇôḏî*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my glory", "*wĕ-higgîḏû*": "conjunction + hiphil perfect, 3rd common plural - and they will declare", "*ʾet-kĕḇôḏî*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my glory", "*ba-gôyim*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - among the nations" }, "variants": { "*śamtî*": "I will set/place/establish", "*ʾôt*": "sign/mark/token", "*šillaḥtî*": "I will send/dispatch", "*pĕlêṭîm*": "survivors/escapees/refugees", "*gôyim*": "nations/peoples/gentiles", "*taršîš*": "Tarshish (distant land, possibly Spain)", "*pûl*": "Pul (possibly another name for Assyria)", "*lûḏ*": "Lud (Lydia in Asia Minor)", "*mōšĕḵê qešet*": "drawers of bow/archers/bowmen", "*tûḇal*": "Tubal (region in Asia Minor)", "*yāwān*": "Javan (Greece/Ionia)", "*ʾiyyîm*": "coastlands/islands/maritime regions", "*rĕḥōqîm*": "distant/remote/far away", "*šāmĕʿû*": "they have heard/listened to", "*šimʿî*": "my fame/report/reputation", "*rāʾû*": "they have seen/observed", "*kĕḇôḏî*": "my glory/honor/splendor", "*higgîḏû*": "they will declare/proclaim/tell" } }
• Gen 10:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Genesis.10.5", "source": "מֵ֠אֵלֶּה נִפְרְד֞וּ אִיֵּ֤י הַגּוֹיִם֙ בְּאַרְצֹתָ֔ם אִ֖ישׁ לִלְשֹׁנ֑וֹ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם בְּגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃", "text": "From *ʾēlleh niprədû ʾiyyê haggôyim bəʾarṣōtām ʾîš lilšōnô ləmišpəḥōtām bəgôyêhem*", "grammar": { "*mē-ʾēlleh*": "preposition min + demonstrative pronoun, plural - from these", "*niprədû*": "Niphal perfect 3rd person plural - were separated/divided", "*ʾiyyê*": "masculine plural noun, construct state - coastlands/islands of", "*ha-gôyim*": "definite article ha- + masculine plural noun - the nations", "*bə-ʾarṣōtām*": "preposition bə- + feminine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in their lands", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - each man/each one", "*li-lšōnô*": "preposition lə- + masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - according to his language", "*lə-mišpəḥōtām*": "preposition lə- + feminine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - according to their families", "*bə-gôyêhem*": "preposition bə- + masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in their nations" }, "variants": { "*niprədû*": "were separated/divided/spread out", "*ʾiyyê*": "coastlands/islands/maritime regions", "*ʾîš*": "each man/each one/everyone" } }