Verse 25

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.25", "source": "וְאֶל־מִ֥י תְדַמְּי֖וּנִי וְאֶשְׁוֶ֑ה יֹאמַ֖ר קָדֽוֹשׁ׃", "text": "*wěʾel-mî tědammělûnî wěʾešweh yōʾmar qādôš*", "grammar": { "*wěʾel-mî*": "conjunction + preposition + interrogative pronoun - 'and to whom'", "*tědammělûnî*": "piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - 'will you liken me'", "*wěʾešweh*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 1st person singular - 'and I will be equal'", "*yōʾmar*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'says'", "*qādôš*": "adjective, masculine singular - 'Holy One'" }, "variants": { "*tědammělûnî*": "will you liken me/will you compare me", "*wěʾešweh*": "and I will be equal/that I should be equal", "*qādôš*": "Holy One/the Holy One [meaning God]" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 40:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Isaiah.40.18", "source": "וְאֶל־מִ֖י תְּדַמְּי֣וּן אֵ֑ל וּמַה־דְּמ֖וּת תַּ֥עַרְכוּ לֽוֹ׃", "text": "*wěʾel-mî tědamměyûn ʾēl ûmah-děmût taʿarěkû lô*", "grammar": { "*wěʾel-mî*": "conjunction + preposition + interrogative pronoun - 'and to whom'", "*tědamměyûn*": "piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - 'will you liken'", "*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - 'God'", "*ûmah-děmût*": "conjunction + interrogative pronoun + noun, feminine singular - 'and what likeness'", "*taʿarěkû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - 'will you compare'", "*lô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'to him'" }, "variants": { "*tědamměyûn*": "will you liken/will you compare", "*ʾēl*": "God/deity", "*děmût*": "likeness/image/comparison", "*taʿarěkû*": "will you compare/will you arrange/will you set in order" } }
  • Deut 4:15-18 : 15 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.4.15", "source": "וְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥ם מְאֹ֖ד לְנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑ם כִּ֣י לֹ֤א רְאִיתֶם֙ כָּל־תְּמוּנָ֔ה בְּי֗וֹם דִּבֶּ֨ר יְהוָ֧ה אֲלֵיכֶ֛ם בְּחֹרֵ֖ב מִתּ֥וֹךְ הָאֵֽשׁ׃", "text": "*wə-nišmartem məʾōd lə-napšōtêkem kî lōʾ rəʾîtem kol-təmûnāh bə-yôm dibber YHWH ʾălêkem bə-ḥōrēb mittôk hā-ʾēš*.", "grammar": { "*wə-nišmartem*": "conjunction + Niphal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - and you shall guard/watch", "*məʾōd*": "adverb - very/exceedingly/greatly", "*lə-napšōtêkem*": "preposition + feminine plural noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - for your souls/selves", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*rəʾîtem*": "Qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - you saw", "*kol-təmûnāh*": "construct chain: noun + feminine singular noun - any form/likeness", "*bə-yôm*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - in day/when", "*dibber*": "Piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - spoke", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*ʾălêkem*": "preposition with 2nd masculine plural suffix - to you", "*bə-ḥōrēb*": "preposition + proper noun - in Horeb", "*mittôk*": "preposition + masculine singular construct noun - from midst of", "*hā-ʾēš*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the fire" }, "variants": { "*nišmartem*": "guard yourselves/watch yourselves/take heed for yourselves", "*məʾōd*": "exceedingly/greatly/diligently/very", "*napšōtêkem*": "your souls/your lives/yourselves", "*təmûnāh*": "form/likeness/image/representation", "*yôm*": "day/time/when", "*dibber*": "spoke/talked/uttered", "*ḥōrēb*": "Horeb (alternative name for Mount Sinai)", "*tôk*": "midst/middle/among", "*ʾēš*": "fire/flame" } } 16 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.4.16", "source": "פֶּ֨ן־תַּשְׁחִת֔וּן וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֥ם לָכֶ֛ם פֶּ֖סֶל תְּמוּנַ֣ת כָּל־סָ֑מֶל תַּבְנִ֥ית זָכָ֖ר א֥וֹ נְקֵבָֽה׃", "text": "*pen-tašḥitûn wa-ʿăśîtem lākem pesel təmûnat kol-sāmel tabnît zākār ʾô nəqēbāh*.", "grammar": { "*pen*": "conjunction - lest/that not", "*tašḥitûn*": "Hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you corrupt/destroy", "*wa-ʿăśîtem*": "conjunction + Qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - and make", "*lākem*": "preposition with 2nd masculine plural suffix - for yourselves", "*pesel*": "masculine singular noun - carved image/idol", "*təmûnat*": "feminine singular construct noun - likeness of", "*kol-sāmel*": "construct chain: noun + masculine singular noun - any figure/image", "*tabnît*": "feminine singular construct noun - pattern/form of", "*zākār*": "masculine singular noun - male", "*ʾô*": "conjunction - or", "*nəqēbāh*": "feminine singular noun - female" }, "variants": { "*pen*": "lest/that not/beware that not", "*tašḥitûn*": "corrupt yourselves/act corruptly/deal corruptly", "*ʿăśîtem*": "make/fashion/create", "*pesel*": "carved image/idol/sculpture", "*təmûnat*": "likeness/form/representation", "*sāmel*": "figure/image/idol/symbol", "*tabnît*": "pattern/form/figure/model", "*zākār*": "male/man", "*nəqēbāh*": "female/woman" } } 17 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.4.17", "source": "תַּבְנִ֕ית כָּל־בְּהֵמָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּאָ֑רֶץ תַּבְנִית֙ כָּל־צִפּ֣וֹר כָּנָ֔ף אֲשֶׁ֥ר תָּע֖וּף בַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃", "text": "*tabnît kol-bəhēmāh ʾăšer bā-ʾāreṣ tabnît kol-ṣippôr kānāp ʾăšer tāʿûp ba-šāmāyim*.", "grammar": { "*tabnît*": "feminine singular construct noun - pattern/form of", "*kol-bəhēmāh*": "construct chain: noun + feminine singular noun - any beast", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*bā-ʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - on the earth", "*tabnît*": "feminine singular construct noun - pattern/form of", "*kol-ṣippôr*": "construct chain: noun + feminine singular noun - any bird", "*kānāp*": "masculine singular noun in construct state - winged", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*tāʿûp*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - flies", "*ba-šāmāyim*": "preposition + definite article + masculine plural noun - in the heavens" }, "variants": { "*tabnît*": "pattern/form/likeness/figure", "*bəhēmāh*": "beast/animal/livestock", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground", "*ṣippôr*": "bird/sparrow/winged creature", "*kānāp*": "wing/winged", "*tāʿûp*": "flies/soars", "*šāmāyim*": "heavens/sky" } } 18 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.4.18", "source": "תַּבְנִ֕ית כָּל־רֹמֵ֖שׂ בָּאֲדָמָ֑ה תַּבְנִ֛ית כָּל־דָּגָ֥ה אֲשֶׁר־בַּמַּ֖יִם מִתַּ֥חַת לָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "*tabnît kol-rōmēś bā-ʾădāmāh tabnît kol-dāgāh ʾăšer-ba-mmayim mittaḥat lā-ʾāreṣ*.", "grammar": { "*tabnît*": "feminine singular construct noun - pattern/form of", "*kol-rōmēś*": "construct chain: noun + masculine singular participle - any creeping thing", "*bā-ʾădāmāh*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - on the ground", "*tabnît*": "feminine singular construct noun - pattern/form of", "*kol-dāgāh*": "construct chain: noun + feminine singular noun - any fish", "*ʾăšer-ba-mmayim*": "relative pronoun + preposition + definite article + masculine plural noun - which in the waters", "*mittaḥat*": "preposition + preposition - from under", "*lā-ʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - to the earth" }, "variants": { "*tabnît*": "pattern/form/likeness/figure", "*rōmēś*": "creeping thing/reptile/that which creeps", "*ʾădāmāh*": "ground/soil/land/earth", "*dāgāh*": "fish/sea creature", "*mayim*": "waters/water", "*mittaḥat*": "beneath/under/below", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground" } }
  • Deut 4:33 : 33 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.4.33", "source": "הֲשָׁ֣מַֽע עָם֩ ק֨וֹל אֱלֹהִ֜ים מְדַבֵּ֧ר מִתּוֹךְ־הָאֵ֛שׁ כַּאֲשֶׁר־שָׁמַ֥עְתָּ אַתָּ֖ה וַיֶּֽחִי׃", "text": "*hăšāmaʿ* *ʿām* *qôl* *ʾĕlōhîm* *məḏabbēr* from-midst-the-*ʾēš* as-which-*šāmaʿtā* you *wayyeḥî*?", "grammar": { "*hăšāmaʿ*": "interrogative particle + verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - has heard?", "*ʿām*": "masculine singular noun - people", "*qôl*": "masculine singular construct noun - voice of", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun - God/gods", "*məḏabbēr*": "verb, Piel participle, masculine singular - speaking", "*ʾēš*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the fire", "*šāmaʿtā*": "verb, Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you heard", "*wayyeḥî*": "waw consecutive + verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and lived" }, "variants": { "*ʿām*": "people/nation/folk", "*qôl*": "voice/sound/noise", "*məḏabbēr*": "to speak/utter/declare", "*ʾēš*": "fire/flame/burning heat", "*wayyeḥî*": "to live/survive/remain alive" } }
  • Deut 5:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.5.8", "source": "לֹֽ֣א־תַעֲשֶֽׂ֙‪[t]‬ה־לְךָ֥֣ פֶ֣֙סֶל֙ ׀ כָּל־תְּמוּנָ֔֡ה אֲשֶׁ֤֣ר בַּשָּׁמַ֣֙יִם֙ ׀ מִמַּ֔֡עַל וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר֩ בָּאָ֖֨רֶץ מִתָּ֑֜חַת וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּמַּ֖֣יִם ׀ מִתַּ֥֣חַת לָאָֽ֗רֶץ", "text": "Not-*taʿăśeh*-to-you *pesel* any-*təmûnāh* which in-the-*šāmayim* from-above and-which in-the-*ʾāreṣ* from-beneath and-which in-the-*mayim* from-beneath to-the-*ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*taʿăśeh*": "Qal imperfect 2ms - you shall make", "*pesel*": "common noun, masculine singular - carved image/idol", "*təmûnāh*": "common noun, feminine singular - form/likeness", "*šāmayim*": "common noun, masculine plural - heavens", "*ʾāreṣ*": "common noun, feminine singular - earth/land", "*mayim*": "common noun, masculine plural - waters" }, "variants": { "*taʿăśeh*": "you shall make/you shall create/you shall fashion", "*pesel*": "carved image/idol/statue", "*təmûnāh*": "form/likeness/representation", "*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky/firmament", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground" } }