Verse 15

{ "verseID": "Job.10.15", "source": "אִם־רָשַׁ֡עְתִּי אַלְלַ֬י לִ֗י וְ֭צָדַקְתִּי לֹא־אֶשָּׂ֣א רֹאשִׁ֑י שְׂבַ֥ע קָ֝ל֗וֹן וּרְאֵ֥ה עָנְיֽ͏ִי׃", "text": "if *rāšaʿtî* *ʾaləlay* to me and *ṣādaqtî* not *ʾeśśāʾ* *rōʾšî* *śəbaʿ* *qālôn* and *ûrəʾēh* *ʿānyî*", "grammar": { "*rāšaʿtî*": "Qal perfect, 1st singular - I am wicked", "*ʾaləlay*": "interjection - woe", "*ṣādaqtî*": "Qal perfect, 1st singular - I am righteous", "*ʾeśśāʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st singular - I lift up", "*rōʾšî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person suffix - my head", "*śəbaʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - satisfied/full of", "*qālôn*": "noun, masculine singular - shame", "*ûrəʾēh*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular with waw conjunction - and see", "*ʿānyî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person suffix - my affliction" }, "variants": { "*rāšaʿtî*": "I am wicked/I am guilty/I do wrong", "*ʾaləlay*": "woe/alas/how terrible", "*ṣādaqtî*": "I am righteous/I am innocent/I am just", "*ʾeśśāʾ*": "I lift up/I raise", "*śəbaʿ*": "satisfied/full of/filled with", "*qālôn*": "shame/disgrace/ignominy", "*ʿānyî*": "my affliction/my misery/my suffering" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Hvis jeg er skyldig, døm meg! Hvis jeg er uskyldig, kan jeg ikke heve hodet, for jeg er fylt med skam og ser min elendighet.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Om jeg er urettferdig, ve meg; og om jeg er rettferdig, kan jeg likevel ikke løfte hodet. Jeg er full av skam; se derfor min lidelse.

• Norsk King James

  Hvis jeg er ond, ve meg; og hvis jeg er rettferdig, vil jeg likevel ikke heve mitt hode. Jeg er full av forvirring; se min nød.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Har jeg handlet ugudelig, så ve meg! Og var jeg rettferdig, likevel ville jeg ikke løfte hodet; jeg er mett av skam, se nå til min elendighet!

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Om jeg er skyldig, skal jeg lide; om jeg er rettferdig, kan jeg ikke løfte hodet, fylt av skam og oppleve min nød.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Hvis jeg er ond, ve meg; og hvis jeg er rettferdig, vil jeg ikke løfte mitt hode. Jeg er full av forvirring; derfor se min lidelse.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Hvis jeg er ond, ve meg; og selv om jeg er rettferdig, løfter jeg ikke mitt hode. Jeg er full av forvirring, så se på min nød.

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

  Hvis jeg er ond, ve meg; og hvis jeg er rettferdig, vil jeg ikke løfte mitt hode. Jeg er full av forvirring; derfor se min lidelse.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Hvis jeg er ond, betyr det elendighet for meg, og selv om jeg er rettferdig, kan jeg ikke løfte hodet - jeg er fylt med skam og ser min elendighet.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  If I am wicked, woe to me; if I am righteous, I dare not lift my head, filled with shame and seeing my misery.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Hvis jeg er skyldig, er jeg ulykkelig; hvis jeg er rettferdig, kan jeg ikke løfte hodet, fylt med skam og se min nød.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Haver jeg handlet ugudeligen, (da) vee mig! og var jeg retfærdig, (da) vilde jeg (dog) ikke opløfte mit Hoved; jeg er mæt af Forsmædelse, see dog til min Elendighed!

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  If I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction;

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Hvis jeg er ond, ve meg; og hvis jeg er rettferdig, tør jeg ikke løfte hodet. Jeg er full av forvirring; derfor, se på min lidelse.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  If I am wicked, woe to me; and if I am righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see my affliction;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  If I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction;

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hvis jeg er ugudelig, ve meg. Hvis jeg er rettferdig, vil jeg likevel ikke løfte hodet, fylt med skam og bevisst på min elendighet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Om jeg handler ondt, ve meg, og om rettferdig, løfter jeg ikke hodet i skam mens jeg ser elendigheten min.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hvis jeg er ond, ve meg; og hvis jeg er rettferdig, kan jeg likevel ikke løfte hodet, fylt med skam og ser på min lidelse.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  At, hvis jeg var en ugjerningsmann, ville forbannelsen komme over meg; og hvis jeg var rettskaffen, ville jeg ikke løfte hodet, full av skam og overveldet av bekymring.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Yf I do wickedly, wo is me therfore: Yf I be rightuous, yet darre I not lift vp my heade: so full am I of confucion, and se myne owne misery.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  If I haue done wickedly, wo vnto me: if I haue done righteously, I will not lift vp mine head, being full of confusion, because I see mine affliction.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  If I haue done wickedly, wo is me therefore: If I haue done righteously, yet dare I not lift vp my head, so full am I of confusion, and see myne owne miserie.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  If I be wicked, woe unto me; and [if] I be righteous, [yet] will I not lift up my head. [I am] full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  If I am wicked, woe to me. If I am righteous, I still shall not lift up my head, Being filled with disgrace, And conscious of my affliction.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  If I have done wickedly -- wo to me, And righteously -- I lift not up my head, Full of shame -- then see my affliction,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  If I be wicked, woe unto me; And if I be righteous, yet shall I not lift up my head; Being filled with ignominy, And looking upon mine affliction.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  That, if I was an evil-doer, the curse would come on me; and if I was upright, my head would not be lifted up, being full of shame and overcome with trouble.

• World English Bible (2000)

  If I am wicked, woe to me. If I am righteous, I still shall not lift up my head, being filled with disgrace, and conscious of my affliction.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  If I am guilty, woe to me, and if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head; I am full of shame, and satiated with my affliction.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 3:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Isaiah.3.11", "source": "א֖וֹי לְרָשָׁ֣ע רָ֑ע כִּֽי־גְמ֥וּל יָדָ֖יו יֵעָ֥שֶׂה לּֽוֹ", "text": "*ʾôy* to-*rāšāʿ* *rāʿ*; for-*gəmûl* *yādāyw* *yēʿāśeh* to-him", "grammar": { "*ʾôy*": "interjection - woe/alas", "*lərāšāʿ*": "preposition with adjective, masculine singular - to the wicked", "*rāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - evil/bad", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*gəmûl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - recompense/dealing of", "*yādāyw*": "noun, feminine dual with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his hands", "*yēʿāśeh*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will be done", "*lô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him" }, "variants": { "*ʾôy*": "woe/alas/grief", "*rāšāʿ*": "wicked person/evil one/ungodly", "*rāʿ*": "evil/bad/unpleasant", "*gəmûl*": "recompense/dealing/reward", "*yādayim*": "hands/powers/works", "*ʿāśāh*": "be done/performed/accomplished" } }
• Job 9:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Job.9.15", "source": "אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִם־צָ֭דַקְתִּי לֹ֣א אֶעֱנֶ֑ה לִ֝מְשֹׁפְטִ֗י אֶתְחַנָּֽן׃", "text": "*ʾăšer* *ʾim-ṣādaqtî* *lōʾ* *ʾeʿĕneh* *li-mšōpṭî* *ʾetḥannān*", "grammar": { "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who/which/that", "*ʾim-ṣādaqtî*": "conditional particle + qal perfect 1st person singular - though I am righteous", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ʾeʿĕneh*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will answer", "*li-mšōpṭî*": "preposition + qal participle masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - to my judge", "*ʾetḥannān*": "hithpael imperfect 1st person singular - I must plead for mercy" }, "variants": { "*ʾim-ṣādaqtî*": "to be righteous, be just, be in the right", "*ʾeʿĕneh*": "to answer, respond, reply", "*mšōpṭî*": "judge, one who judges me", "*ʾetḥannān*": "to seek favor, implore, plead for mercy" } }
• Job 9:20-21 : 20 { "verseID": "Job.9.20", "source": "אִם־אֶ֭צְדָּק פִּ֣י יַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִי תָּֽם־אָ֝֗נִי וַֽיַּעְקְשֵֽׁנִי׃", "text": "*ʾim-ʾeṣdāq* *pî* *yaršîʿēnî* *tām-ʾānî* *wa-yaʿqəšēnî*", "grammar": { "*ʾim-ʾeṣdāq*": "conditional particle + qal imperfect 1st person singular - if I justify myself", "*pî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my mouth", "*yaršîʿēnî*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - will condemn me", "*tām-ʾānî*": "adjective masculine singular + 1st person singular independent pronoun - blameless am I", "*wa-yaʿqəšēnî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - yet he will declare me crooked" }, "variants": { "*ʾeṣdāq*": "to be right, be just, be righteous", "*pî*": "mouth, opening, speech", "*yaršîʿēnî*": "to declare guilty, condemn, prove wrong", "*tām*": "complete, blameless, perfect", "*yaʿqəšēnî*": "to twist, pervert, make crooked" } } 21 { "verseID": "Job.9.21", "source": "תָּֽם־אָ֭נִי לֹֽא־אֵדַ֥ע נַפְשִׁ֗י אֶמְאַ֥ס חַיָּֽי׃", "text": "*tām-ʾānî* *lōʾ-ʾēdaʿ* *napšî* *ʾemʾas* *ḥayyāy*", "grammar": { "*tām-ʾānî*": "adjective masculine singular + 1st person singular independent pronoun - blameless am I", "*lōʾ-ʾēdaʿ*": "negative particle + qal imperfect 1st person singular - I do not know", "*napšî*": "feminine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*ʾemʾas*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I despise", "*ḥayyāy*": "masculine plural noun + 1st person singular suffix - my life" }, "variants": { "*tām*": "complete, blameless, perfect", "*ʾēdaʿ*": "to know, understand, recognize", "*napšî*": "soul, self, life", "*ʾemʾas*": "to reject, despise, refuse", "*ḥayyāy*": "life, lifetime, living" } }
• Job 10:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Job.10.7", "source": "עַֽל־דַּ֭עְתְּךָ כִּי־לֹ֣א אֶרְשָׁ֑ע וְאֵ֖ין מִיָּדְךָ֣ מַצִּֽיל׃", "text": "upon *daʿtəkā* that not *ʾeršāʿ* and there is no from *miyyādəkā* *maṣṣîl*", "grammar": { "*daʿtəkā*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your knowledge", "*ʾeršāʿ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st singular - I am wicked", "*miyyādəkā*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - from your hand", "*maṣṣîl*": "Hiphil participle, masculine singular - deliverer" }, "variants": { "*daʿtəkā*": "your knowledge/your understanding/your awareness", "*ʾeršāʿ*": "I am wicked/I am guilty/I do wrong", "*maṣṣîl*": "deliverer/rescuer/one who saves" } }
• Ps 25:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Psalms.25.18", "source": "רְאֵ֣ה עָ֭נְיִי וַעֲמָלִ֑י וְ֝שָׂ֗א לְכָל־חַטֹּאותָֽי", "text": "*rĕʾēh ʿānĕyî waʿămālî wĕśāʾ lĕḵāl-ḥaṭṭôʾwṯāy*", "grammar": { "*rĕʾēh*": "verb, Qal imperative masculine singular - 'see/look'", "*ʿānĕyî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - 'my affliction'", "*waʿămālî*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - 'and my trouble'", "*wĕśāʾ*": "conjunction + verb, Qal imperative masculine singular - 'and forgive/lift'", "*lĕḵāl-ḥaṭṭôʾwṯāy*": "preposition + noun construct + noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - 'for all my sins'" }, "variants": { "*rĕʾēh*": "see/look/regard", "*ʿānĕyî*": "my affliction/my poverty/my humiliation", "*ʿămālî*": "my trouble/my toil/my hardship", "*śāʾ*": "lift/forgive/bear/carry", "*ḥaṭṭôʾwṯāy*": "my sins/my offenses/my failures" } }
• Ps 119:153 : 153 { "verseID": "Psalms.119.153", "source": "רְאֵֽה־עָנְיִ֥י וְחַלְּצֵ֑נִי כִּי־תֽ֝וֹרָתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א שָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃", "text": "*rəʾēh*-*ʿānyî* *wəḥalləṣēnî* because-*tôrātəkā* not *šākāḥtî*", "grammar": { "*rəʾēh*": "imperative, masculine singular, qal - see/look", "*ʿānyî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my affliction", "*wəḥalləṣēnî*": "conjunction + imperative, masculine singular, piel with 1st person singular suffix - and deliver me", "*tôrātəkā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your law", "*šākāḥtî*": "perfect, 1st person singular, qal - I forgot" }, "variants": { "*rəʾēh*": "see/look/behold", "*ʿānyî*": "my affliction/my misery/my trouble", "*ḥalləṣēnî*": "deliver me/rescue me/save me", "*tôrātəkā*": "your law/your instruction/your teaching", "*šākāḥtî*": "I forgot/I neglected/I ignored" } }
• Job 21:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Job.21.6", "source": "וְאִם־זָכַ֥רְתִּי וְנִבְהָ֑לְתִּי וְאָחַ֥ז בְּ֝שָׂרִ֗י פַּלָּצֽוּת׃", "text": "*wə-ʾim-zākartî wə-nibhāltî wə-ʾāḥaz bəśārî pallāṣût*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾim*": "conjunctive waw + conditional particle - and if", "*zākartî*": "Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I remember", "*wə-nibhāltî*": "conjunctive waw + Niphal perfect, 1st person singular - I am dismayed/terrified", "*wə-ʾāḥaz*": "conjunctive waw + Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and seizes", "*bəśārî*": "noun masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my flesh", "*pallāṣût*": "noun feminine singular - shuddering/trembling" }, "variants": { "*zākar*": "to remember/recall", "*bāhal*": "to be dismayed/terrified/startled", "*ʾāḥaz*": "to grasp/seize/hold", "*bāśār*": "flesh/body", "*pallāṣût*": "shuddering/trembling/horror" } }
• Job 23:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Job.23.15", "source": "עַל־כֵּ֭ן מִפָּנָ֣יו אֶבָּהֵ֑ל אֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ן וְאֶפְחַ֥ד מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃", "text": "*ʿal-kēn* *mippānāyw* *ʾebbāhēl* *ʾetbônēn* *wə-ʾepḥad* *mimmennu*", "grammar": { "*ʿal-kēn*": "preposition + adverb - therefore", "*mippānāyw*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - from his presence/face", "*ʾebbāhēl*": "Niphal imperfect, 1st person singular - I am terrified", "*ʾetbônēn*": "Hithpael imperfect, 1st person singular - I consider/contemplate", "*wə-ʾepḥad*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I dread/fear", "*mimmennu*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - from him" }, "variants": { "*bāhal*": "to disturb, alarm, terrify, dismay", "*pānîm*": "face, presence, countenance", "*bîn*": "to understand, consider, discern, perceive", "*pāḥad*": "to dread, be in awe, be in fear" } }
• Job 27:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Job.27.7", "source": "יְהִ֣י כְ֭רָשָׁע אֹ֣יְבִ֑י וּמִתְקוֹמְמִ֥י כְעַוָּֽל׃", "text": "*yəhî* *ḵərāšāʿ* *ʾōyəḇî* *û-miṯqômĕmî* *ḵəʿawwāl*", "grammar": { "*yəhî*": "Qal jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let him be", "*ḵərāšāʿ*": "preposition + adjective masculine singular - like the wicked", "*ʾōyəḇî*": "Qal participle masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my enemy", "*û-miṯqômĕmî*": "conjunction + Hithpolel participle masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - and my opponent/the one rising against me", "*ḵəʿawwāl*": "preposition + adjective masculine singular - like the unjust/unrighteous" }, "variants": { "*hāyâ*": "be/become/happen", "*rāšāʿ*": "wicked/guilty/criminal", "*ʾōyēḇ*": "enemy/foe/adversary", "*qûm*": "rise/stand up/arise (Hithpolel: rise up against)", "*ʿawwāl*": "unjust/unrighteous/wicked" } }
• Ps 9:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Psalms.9.17", "source": "נ֤וֹדַ֨ע ׀ יְהוָה֮ מִשְׁפָּ֢ט עָ֫שָׂ֥ה בְּפֹ֣עַל כַּ֭פָּיו נוֹקֵ֣שׁ רָשָׁ֑ע הִגָּי֥וֹן סֶֽלָה׃", "text": "*Yāda'* *YHWH*, *mišpāṭ* he has *'āśâ*; in the *pō'al* of his *kap* is *nāqaš* the *rāšā'*. *Higgāyôn* *selâ*", "grammar": { "*yāda'*": "niphal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he is known/has made himself known'", "*YHWH*": "divine name - 'LORD'", "*mišpāṭ*": "masculine singular noun - 'judgment'", "*'āśâ*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he has executed/done'", "*pō'al*": "masculine singular construct - 'work of'", "*kap*": "feminine dual noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his hands'", "*nāqaš*": "qal participle masculine singular - 'is snared/trapped'", "*rāšā'*": "masculine singular adjective as substantive - 'the wicked'", "*higgāyôn*": "masculine singular noun - 'meditation/resounding music'", "*selâ*": "musical or liturgical notation - 'selah'" }, "variants": { "*yāda'*": "is known/has made himself known/has revealed himself", "*mišpāṭ*": "judgment/justice/legal decision", "*'āśâ*": "executed/performed/accomplished", "*pō'al*": "work/deed/action", "*kap*": "palm/hand/power", "*nāqaš*": "snared/trapped/ensnared", "*rāšā'*": "wicked person/evildoer/criminal", "*higgāyôn*": "meditation/resounding music/solemn sound", "*selâ*": "musical notation possibly indicating pause/interlude/crescendo" } }
• Job 9:29 : 29 { "verseID": "Job.9.29", "source": "אָנֹכִ֥י אֶרְשָׁ֑ע לָמָּה־זֶּ֝֗ה הֶ֣בֶל אִיגָֽע׃", "text": "*ʾānōkî* *ʾeršāʿ* *lāmmâ-zzeh* *hebel* *ʾîgāʿ*", "grammar": { "*ʾānōkî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - I", "*ʾeršāʿ*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will be condemned", "*lāmmâ-zzeh*": "interrogative + demonstrative pronoun - why then", "*hebel*": "masculine singular noun - in vain", "*ʾîgāʿ*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I labor" }, "variants": { "*ʾānōkî*": "I, myself", "*ʾeršāʿ*": "to be condemned as guilty, be wicked", "*lāmmâ-zzeh*": "why then, why this", "*hebel*": "breath, vapor, vanity, emptiness", "*ʾîgāʿ*": "to labor, toil, grow weary" } }
• Exod 3:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Exodus.3.7", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֔ה רָאֹ֥ה רָאִ֛יתִי אֶת־עֳנִ֥י עַמִּ֖י אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם וְאֶת־צַעֲקָתָ֤ם שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י נֹֽגְשָׂ֔יו כִּ֥י יָדַ֖עְתִּי אֶת־מַכְאֹבָֽיו׃", "text": "*Wayyōʾmer* *YHWH* *rāʾōh* *rāʾîtî* *ʾet*-*'ŏnî* *'ammî* that in-*Miṣrayim* and-*ʾet*-*ṣa'ăqātām* *šāma'tî* from-*penê* *nōḡśāyw* for *yāda'tî* *ʾet*-*maḵʾōḇāyw*.", "grammar": { "*Wayyōʾmer*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD", "*rāʾōh*": "infinitive absolute - seeing", "*rāʾîtî*": "perfect, 1st person singular - I have seen", "*'ŏnî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - affliction of", "*'ammî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my people", "*Miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*ṣa'ăqātām*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their cry", "*šāma'tî*": "perfect, 1st person singular - I have heard", "*penê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - face/presence of", "*nōḡśāyw*": "participle, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his taskmasters", "*yāda'tî*": "perfect, 1st person singular - I know", "*maḵʾōḇāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sufferings/pains" }, "variants": { "*rāʾōh* *rāʾîtî*": "I have surely seen/I have indeed seen/I have definitely seen", "*'ŏnî*": "affliction/suffering/distress", "*nōḡśāyw*": "his taskmasters/oppressors/overseers", "*maḵʾōḇāyw*": "his sufferings/pains/sorrows" } }
• Job 9:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Job.9.12", "source": "הֵ֣ן יַ֭חְתֹּף מִ֣י יְשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ מִֽי־יֹאמַ֥ר אֵ֝לָ֗יו מַֽה־תַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃", "text": "*hēn* *yaḥtōp* *mî* *yəšîbennû* *mî-yōʾmar* *ʾēlāyw* *mah-taʿăśeh*", "grammar": { "*hēn*": "demonstrative particle - behold/see", "*yaḥtōp*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he snatches away", "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*yəšîbennû*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - can restrain him", "*mî-yōʾmar*": "interrogative pronoun + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - who will say", "*ʾēlāyw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*mah-taʿăśeh*": "interrogative pronoun + qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - what are you doing" }, "variants": { "*hēn*": "behold, see, lo", "*yaḥtōp*": "to seize, snatch away, take", "*yəšîbennû*": "to return, restore, bring back", "*yōʾmar*": "to say, speak, tell", "*taʿăśeh*": "to do, make, act" } }
• Isa 6:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Isaiah.6.5", "source": "וָאֹמַ֞ר אֽוֹי־לִ֣י כִֽי־נִדְמֵ֗יתִי כִּ֣י אִ֤ישׁ טְמֵֽא־שְׂפָתַ֙יִם֙ אָנֹ֔כִי וּבְתוֹךְ֙ עַם־טְמֵ֣א שְׂפָתַ֔יִם אָנֹכִ֖י יוֹשֵׁ֑ב כִּ֗י אֶת־הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת רָא֥וּ עֵינָֽי׃", "text": "*Wāʾōmar* *ʾôy-lî* *kî-nidmêtî* for *ʾîsh* *təmēʾ-śəp̄ātayim* *ʾānōkî* and in *tôk* *ʿam-təmēʾ* *śəp̄ātayim* *ʾānōkî* *yôshēb* for *ʾet*-the *melek* *YHWH* *tsəbāʾôt* *rāʾû* *ʿênāy*.", "grammar": { "*Wāʾōmar*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I said", "*ʾôy-lî*": "interjection + preposition with 1st person singular suffix - woe to me", "*kî-nidmêtî*": "conjunction + niphal perfect, 1st person singular - for I am undone/ruined/cut off", "*ʾîsh*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*təmēʾ-śəp̄ātayim*": "adjective, masculine singular + noun, feminine dual - unclean of lips", "*ʾānōkî*": "personal pronoun, 1st person singular - I", "*tôk*": "noun, masculine singular construct - midst of", "*ʿam-təmēʾ*": "noun, masculine singular + adjective, masculine singular - people unclean", "*śəp̄ātayim*": "noun, feminine dual - lips", "*yôshēb*": "qal participle, masculine singular - dwelling/sitting", "*melek*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the king", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD", "*tsəbāʾôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - of hosts/armies", "*rāʾû*": "qal perfect, 3rd person plural - have seen", "*ʿênāy*": "noun, feminine dual with 1st person singular suffix - my eyes" }, "variants": { "*ʾôy*": "woe/alas/grief", "*nidmêtî*": "I am undone/ruined/cut off/silenced/destroyed", "*təmēʾ*": "unclean/impure/defiled", "*śəp̄ātayim*": "lips/speech/language", "*tôk*": "midst/among/inside", "*yôshēb*": "dwelling/residing/sitting/remaining", "*melek*": "king/sovereign", "*YHWH tsəbāʾôt*": "LORD of hosts/armies/heavenly forces" } }
• Isa 64:5-6 : 5 { "verseID": "Isaiah.64.5", "source": "וַנְּהִ֤י כַטָּמֵא֙ כֻּלָּ֔נוּ וּכְבֶ֥גֶד עִדִּ֖ים כָּל־צִדְקֹתֵ֑ינוּ וַנָּ֤בֶל כֶּֽעָלֶה֙ כֻּלָּ֔נוּ וַעֲוֺנֵ֖נוּ כָּר֥וּחַ יִשָּׂאֻֽנוּ׃", "text": "And *nᵊhî* like *ṭāmēʾ* *kullānû* and like *beged* *ʿiddîm* all-*ṣidqōtênû* and *nābel* like *ʿāleh* *kullānû* and *ʿăwōnênû* like *rûaḥ* *yiśśāʾûnû*", "grammar": { "*nᵊhî*": "Qal imperfect 1st person plural apocopated from היה - we became", "*ṭāmēʾ*": "adjective masculine singular - unclean/impure", "*kullānû*": "noun masculine singular construct with 1st person plural suffix - all of us", "*beged*": "common masculine singular noun - garment/cloth", "*ʿiddîm*": "common masculine plural noun - menstrual/filthy rags", "*ṣidqōtênû*": "common feminine plural noun with 1st person plural suffix - our righteousnesses", "*nābel*": "Qal imperfect 1st person plural from נבל - we wither/fade", "*ʿāleh*": "common masculine singular noun - leaf", "*ʿăwōnênû*": "common masculine plural noun with 1st person plural suffix - our iniquities", "*rûaḥ*": "common feminine singular noun - wind/spirit", "*yiśśāʾûnû*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with 1st person plural suffix - they carry us away" }, "variants": { "*ṭāmēʾ*": "unclean/impure/defiled", "*beged*": "garment/cloth/covering", "*ʿiddîm*": "menstrual rags/filthy garments/period cloth", "*ṣidqōtênû*": "our righteousnesses/our righteous acts/our justices", "*nābel*": "we wither/we fade/we decay", "*ʿăwōnênû*": "our iniquities/our sins/our guilt", "*rûaḥ*": "wind/spirit/breath" } } 6 { "verseID": "Isaiah.64.6", "source": "וְאֵין־קוֹרֵ֣א בְשִׁמְךָ֔ מִתְעוֹרֵ֖ר לְהַחֲזִ֣יק בָּ֑ךְ כִּֽי־הִסְתַּ֤רְתָּ פָנֶ֙יךָ֙ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ וַתְּמוּגֵ֖נוּ בְּיַד־עֲוֺנֵֽנוּ׃", "text": "And none-*qôrēʾ* in *šimᵊkā* *mitᵊʿôrēr* to *haḥăzîq* in you for-*histartā* *pānêkā* from us and *tᵊmûgēnû* in hand-*ʿăwōnênû*", "grammar": { "*qôrēʾ*": "Qal participle masculine singular - calling", "*šimᵊkā*": "common masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your name", "*mitᵊʿôrēr*": "Hithpael participle masculine singular - rousing himself/stirring himself", "*haḥăzîq*": "Hiphil infinitive construct - to take hold/grasp", "*histartā*": "Hiphil perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you hid", "*pānêkā*": "common masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your face", "*tᵊmûgēnû*": "Polel imperfect 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person plural suffix - you melt us/dissolve us", "*ʿăwōnênû*": "common masculine plural noun with 1st person plural suffix - our iniquities" }, "variants": { "*qôrēʾ*": "calling/calling upon/invoking", "*mitᵊʿôrēr*": "rousing himself/stirring himself/awakening himself", "*haḥăzîq*": "to take hold/to grasp/to seize firmly", "*histartā*": "you hid/you concealed/you covered", "*pānêkā*": "your face/your presence/your attention", "*tᵊmûgēnû*": "you melt us/you dissolve us/you cause us to waste away", "*ʿăwōnênû*": "our iniquities/our sins/our guilt" } }
• Lam 1:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Lamentations.1.20", "source": "רְאֵ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה כִּֽי־צַר־לִי֙ מֵעַ֣י חֳמַרְמָ֔רוּ נֶהְפַּ֤ךְ לִבִּי֙ בְּקִרְבִּ֔י כִּ֥י מָר֖וֹ מָרִ֑יתִי מִח֥וּץ שִׁכְּלָה־חֶ֖רֶב בַּבַּ֥יִת כַּמָּֽוֶת׃ ס", "text": "*rəʾēh* *YHWH* *kî*-*ṣar*-to me, my *mēʿay* *ḥŏmarmārû*, *nehpaḵ* my *libbî* within me, *kî* *mārô* *mārîṯî*; from *ḥûṣ* *šikkəlāh*-*ḥereḇ*, in the *bayiṯ* like *māweṯ*.", "grammar": { "*rəʾēh*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - see", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ṣar*": "adjective, masculine singular - distressed", "*lî*": "preposition with 1st singular suffix - to me", "*mēʿay*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st singular suffix - my inward parts", "*ḥŏmarmārû*": "pealal perfect, 3rd plural - they are in turmoil", "*nehpaḵ*": "nifal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is turned", "*libbî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my heart", "*bəqirbî*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - within me", "*mārô*": "infinitive absolute - rebelling", "*mārîṯî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I rebelled", "*miḥûṣ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from outside", "*šikkəlāh*": "piel perfect, 3rd feminine singular - it bereaved", "*ḥereḇ*": "noun, feminine singular - sword", "*babayiṯ*": "preposition + definite noun, masculine singular - in the house", "*kammāweṯ*": "preposition + definite noun, masculine singular - like the death" }, "variants": { "*rəʾēh*": "see/look/behold", "*ṣar-lî*": "I am in distress/I am troubled/I am in anguish", "*mēʿay ḥŏmarmārû*": "my inward parts are in turmoil/my bowels churn/my intestines burn", "*nehpaḵ libbî*": "my heart is turned/my heart is overturned/my heart is churned", "*mārô mārîṯî*": "I have grievously rebelled/I have been very rebellious", "*šikkəlāh-ḥereḇ*": "the sword bereaves/the sword makes childless", "*babayiṯ kammāweṯ*": "in the house it is like death/inside is like the grave" } }
• Lam 5:1-9 : 1 { "verseID": "Lamentations.5.1", "source": "זְכֹ֤ר יְהוָה֙ מֶֽה־הָ֣יָה לָ֔נוּ הַבִּ֖יטָה וּרְאֵ֥ה אֶת־חֶרְפָּתֵֽנוּ׃", "text": "*zəḵōr* *yəhwâ* what-*hāyâ* to-us, *habbîṭâ* and-*rəʾēh* *ʾeṯ*-*ḥerpāṯēnû*", "grammar": { "*zəḵōr*": "imperative masculine singular - remember", "*yəhwâ*": "proper noun - LORD/YHWH", "*hāyâ*": "perfect 3rd masculine singular - happened/occurred", "*habbîṭâ*": "hiphil imperative masculine singular with paragogic he - look/observe", "*rəʾēh*": "qal imperative masculine singular - see", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*ḥerpāṯēnû*": "noun feminine singular construct with 1st person plural suffix - our reproach/disgrace" }, "variants": { "*zəḵōr*": "remember/consider/be mindful of", "*habbîṭâ*": "look/observe/pay attention (intensified form with paragogic he for emphasis)", "*ḥerpāṯēnû*": "our reproach/disgrace/shame/insult" } } 2 { "verseID": "Lamentations.5.2", "source": "נַחֲלָתֵ֙נוּ֙ נֶֽהֶפְכָ֣ה לְזָרִ֔ים בָּתֵּ֖ינוּ לְנָכְרִֽים׃", "text": "*naḥălāṯēnû* *nehepḵâ* to-*zārîm*, *bāttênû* to-*noḵrîm*", "grammar": { "*naḥălāṯēnû*": "noun feminine singular construct with 1st person plural suffix - our inheritance", "*nehepḵâ*": "niphal perfect 3rd feminine singular - has been turned/transferred", "*zārîm*": "adjective masculine plural - strangers/foreigners", "*bāttênû*": "noun masculine plural construct with 1st person plural suffix - our houses", "*noḵrîm*": "adjective masculine plural - foreigners/aliens" }, "variants": { "*naḥălāṯēnû*": "our inheritance/property/possession", "*nehepḵâ*": "has been turned over/transferred/converted", "*zārîm*": "strangers/foreigners/outsiders", "*noḵrîm*": "foreigners/aliens/strangers" } } 3 { "verseID": "Lamentations.5.3", "source": "יְתוֹמִ֤ים הָיִ֙ינוּ֙ וְאֵ֣ין אָ֔ב אִמֹּתֵ֖ינוּ כְּאַלְמָנֽוֹת׃", "text": "*yəṯômîm* *hāyînû* and-*ʾên* *ʾāḇ*, *ʾimmōṯênû* like-*ʾalmānôṯ*", "grammar": { "*yəṯômîm*": "noun masculine plural - orphans", "*hāyînû*": "qal perfect 1st person plural - we have been/become", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is no", "*ʾāḇ*": "noun masculine singular - father", "*ʾimmōṯênû*": "noun feminine plural construct with 1st person plural suffix - our mothers", "*ʾalmānôṯ*": "noun feminine plural - widows" }, "variants": { "*yəṯômîm*": "orphans/fatherless ones", "*ʾên*": "there is no/without/lacking", "*ʾalmānôṯ*": "widows/bereaved women" } } 4 { "verseID": "Lamentations.5.4", "source": "מֵימֵ֙ינוּ֙ בְּכֶ֣סֶף שָׁתִ֔ינוּ עֵצֵ֖ינוּ בִּמְחִ֥יר יָבֹֽאוּ׃", "text": "*mêmênû* for-*keseḇ* *šāṯînû*, *ʿēṣênû* for-*məḥîr* *yāḇōʾû*", "grammar": { "*mêmênû*": "noun masculine plural construct with 1st person plural suffix - our water", "*keseḇ*": "noun masculine singular - silver/money", "*šāṯînû*": "qal perfect 1st person plural - we have drunk", "*ʿēṣênû*": "noun masculine plural construct with 1st person plural suffix - our wood/trees", "*məḥîr*": "noun masculine singular - price", "*yāḇōʾû*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they come/are brought" }, "variants": { "*mêmênû*": "our water/waters", "*keseḇ*": "silver/money/payment", "*ʿēṣênû*": "our wood/timber/trees", "*məḥîr*": "price/cost/payment", "*yāḇōʾû*": "they come/are brought/arrive" } } 5 { "verseID": "Lamentations.5.5", "source": "עַ֤ל צַוָּארֵ֙נוּ֙ נִרְדָּ֔פְנוּ יָגַ֖עְנוּ וְלֹ֥א הֽוּנַ֖ח לָֽנוּ׃", "text": "On *ṣawwārênû* *nirdāp̄nû*, *yāḡaʿnû* and-*lōʾ* *hûnaḥ* to-us", "grammar": { "*ṣawwārênû*": "noun masculine singular construct with 1st person plural suffix - our neck", "*nirdāp̄nû*": "niphal perfect 1st person plural - we are pursued", "*yāḡaʿnû*": "qal perfect 1st person plural - we are weary", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*hûnaḥ*": "hophal perfect 3rd masculine singular - rest was given" }, "variants": { "*ṣawwārênû*": "our neck/necks", "*nirdāp̄nû*": "we are pursued/persecuted/chased", "*yāḡaʿnû*": "we are weary/tired/exhausted", "*hûnaḥ*": "rest was given/allowed/permitted" } } 6 { "verseID": "Lamentations.5.6", "source": "מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ נָתַ֣נּוּ יָ֔ד אַשּׁ֖וּר לִשְׂבֹּ֥עַֽ לָֽחֶם׃", "text": "*miṣrayim* *nāṯannû* *yāḏ*, *ʾaššûr* to-*śḇōaʿ* *lāḥem*", "grammar": { "*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*nāṯannû*": "qal perfect 1st person plural - we have given", "*yāḏ*": "noun feminine singular - hand", "*ʾaššûr*": "proper noun - Assyria", "*śḇōaʿ*": "qal infinitive construct - to be satisfied with", "*lāḥem*": "noun masculine singular - bread/food" }, "variants": { "*nāṯannû* *yāḏ*": "we have given hand/submitted/surrendered", "*yāḏ*": "hand/power/submission", "*śḇōaʿ*": "to be satisfied/have enough/be filled with", "*lāḥem*": "bread/food/sustenance" } } 7 { "verseID": "Lamentations.5.7", "source": "אֲבֹתֵ֤ינוּ חָֽטְאוּ֙ וְאֵינָ֔ם וַאֲנַ֖חְנוּ עֲוֺנֹתֵיהֶ֥ם סָבָֽלְנוּ׃", "text": "*ʾăḇōṯênû* *ḥāṭəʾû* and-*ʾênām*, and-*ʾănaḥnû* *ʿăwōnōṯêhem* *sāḇālnû*", "grammar": { "*ʾăḇōṯênû*": "noun masculine plural construct with 1st person plural suffix - our fathers", "*ḥāṭəʾû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they sinned", "*ʾênām*": "particle of negation with 3rd masculine plural suffix - they are not", "*ʾănaḥnû*": "1st person plural independent pronoun - we", "*ʿăwōnōṯêhem*": "noun masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their iniquities", "*sāḇālnû*": "qal perfect 1st person plural - we have borne/carried" }, "variants": { "*ʾăḇōṯênû*": "our fathers/ancestors", "*ḥāṭəʾû*": "they sinned/transgressed/erred", "*ʾênām*": "they are not/no longer exist/are gone", "*ʿăwōnōṯêhem*": "their iniquities/sins/punishments", "*sāḇālnû*": "we have borne/carried/endured" } } 8 { "verseID": "Lamentations.5.8", "source": "עֲבָדִים֙ מָ֣שְׁלוּ בָ֔נוּ פֹּרֵ֖ק אֵ֥ין מִיָּדָֽם׃", "text": "*ʿăḇāḏîm* *māšəlû* in-us, *pōrēq* *ʾên* from-*yāḏām*", "grammar": { "*ʿăḇāḏîm*": "noun masculine plural - servants/slaves", "*māšəlû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they ruled", "*pōrēq*": "qal participle masculine singular - one who delivers", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is no", "*yāḏām*": "noun feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their hand" }, "variants": { "*ʿăḇāḏîm*": "servants/slaves/bondmen", "*māšəlû*": "they ruled/governed/dominated", "*pōrēq*": "one who delivers/rescues/breaks free", "*yāḏām*": "their hand/power/control" } } 9 { "verseID": "Lamentations.5.9", "source": "בְּנַפְשֵׁ֙נוּ֙ נָבִ֣יא לַחְמֵ֔נוּ מִפְּנֵ֖י חֶ֥רֶב הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃", "text": "With-*nap̄šēnû* *nāḇîʾ* *laḥmēnû* from-*pənê* *ḥereḇ* the-*midbar*", "grammar": { "*nap̄šēnû*": "noun feminine singular construct with 1st person plural suffix - our life/soul", "*nāḇîʾ*": "hiphil imperfect 1st person plural - we bring", "*laḥmēnû*": "noun masculine singular construct with 1st person plural suffix - our bread", "*pənê*": "noun masculine plural construct - faces of", "*ḥereḇ*": "noun feminine singular - sword", "*midbar*": "noun masculine singular with definite article - wilderness" }, "variants": { "*nap̄šēnû*": "our life/soul/self (idiom: at risk of our lives)", "*nāḇîʾ*": "we bring/obtain/get", "*laḥmēnû*": "our bread/food", "*pənê*": "faces of/before/because of", "*ḥereḇ*": "sword/warfare/violence", "*midbar*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land" } } 10 { "verseID": "Lamentations.5.10", "source": "עוֹרֵ֙נוּ֙ כְּתַנּ֣וּר נִכְמָ֔רוּ מִפְּנֵ֖י זַלְעֲפ֥וֹת רָעָֽב׃", "text": "*ʿôrēnû* like-*tannûr* *niḵmārû* from-*pənê* *zalʿăp̄ôṯ* *rāʿāḇ*", "grammar": { "*ʿôrēnû*": "noun masculine singular construct with 1st person plural suffix - our skin", "*tannûr*": "noun masculine singular - oven/furnace", "*niḵmārû*": "niphal perfect 3rd common plural - they are scorched", "*pənê*": "noun masculine plural construct - faces of", "*zalʿăp̄ôṯ*": "noun feminine plural construct - raging heat of", "*rāʿāḇ*": "noun masculine singular - hunger/famine" }, "variants": { "*ʿôrēnû*": "our skin/hide", "*tannûr*": "oven/furnace", "*niḵmārû*": "they are scorched/burned/hot", "*zalʿăp̄ôṯ*": "raging heat/burning blast/fever", "*rāʿāḇ*": "hunger/famine/starvation" } } 11 { "verseID": "Lamentations.5.11", "source": "נָשִׁים֙ בְּצִיּ֣וֹן עִנּ֔וּ בְּתֻלֹ֖ת בְּעָרֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה׃", "text": "*nāšîm* in-*ṣîyôn* *ʿinnû*, *bəṯulōṯ* in-*ʿārê* *yəhûḏâ*", "grammar": { "*nāšîm*": "noun feminine plural - women", "*ṣîyôn*": "proper noun - Zion", "*ʿinnû*": "piel perfect 3rd common plural - they ravished/violated", "*bəṯulōṯ*": "noun feminine plural - virgins/maidens", "*ʿārê*": "noun feminine plural construct - cities of", "*yəhûḏâ*": "proper noun - Judah" }, "variants": { "*nāšîm*": "women/wives", "*ʿinnû*": "they ravished/violated/afflicted/humiliated", "*bəṯulōṯ*": "virgins/maidens/young women" } } 12 { "verseID": "Lamentations.5.12", "source": "שָׂרִים֙ בְּיָדָ֣ם נִתְל֔וּ פְּנֵ֥י זְקֵנִ֖ים לֹ֥א נֶהְדָּֽרוּ׃", "text": "*śārîm* by-*yāḏām* *niṯlû*, *pənê* *zəqēnîm* *lōʾ* *nehdārû*", "grammar": { "*śārîm*": "noun masculine plural - princes/officials", "*yāḏām*": "noun feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their hand", "*niṯlû*": "niphal perfect 3rd common plural - they were hanged", "*pənê*": "noun masculine plural construct - faces of", "*zəqēnîm*": "noun masculine plural - elders", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*nehdārû*": "niphal perfect 3rd common plural - they were honored" }, "variants": { "*śārîm*": "princes/officials/nobles", "*niṯlû*": "they were hanged/suspended/impaled", "*pənê*": "faces of/presence of", "*zəqēnîm*": "elders/old men", "*nehdārû*": "they were honored/respected/shown deference" } } 13 { "verseID": "Lamentations.5.13", "source": "בַּחוּרִים֙ טְח֣וֹן נָשָׂ֔אוּ וּנְעָרִ֖ים בָּעֵ֥ץ כָּשָֽׁלוּ׃", "text": "*baḥûrîm* *ṭəḥôn* *nāśāʾû*, and-*nəʿārîm* with-the-*ʿēṣ* *kāšālû*", "grammar": { "*baḥûrîm*": "noun masculine plural - young men", "*ṭəḥôn*": "qal infinitive construct - to grind", "*nāśāʾû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they carried/bore", "*nəʿārîm*": "noun masculine plural - boys/youths", "*ʿēṣ*": "noun masculine singular - wood/tree", "*kāšālû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they stumbled/staggered" }, "variants": { "*baḥûrîm*": "young men/chosen men", "*ṭəḥôn*": "to grind (millstones)/grinding work", "*nāśāʾû*": "they carried/bore/lifted", "*nəʿārîm*": "boys/youths/lads", "*ʿēṣ*": "wood/tree/timber (possibly referring to heavy loads)", "*kāšālû*": "they stumbled/staggered/fell" } } 14 { "verseID": "Lamentations.5.14", "source": "זְקֵנִים֙ מִשַּׁ֣עַר שָׁבָ֔תוּ בַּחוּרִ֖ים מִנְּגִינָתָֽם׃", "text": "*zəqēnîm* from-*šaʿar* *šāḇāṯû*, *baḥûrîm* from-*nəḡînāṯām*", "grammar": { "*zəqēnîm*": "noun masculine plural - elders", "*šaʿar*": "noun masculine singular - gate", "*šāḇāṯû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they ceased", "*baḥûrîm*": "noun masculine plural - young men", "*nəḡînāṯām*": "noun feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their music" }, "variants": { "*zəqēnîm*": "elders/old men", "*šaʿar*": "gate/entrance (place of judicial proceedings and public assembly)", "*šāḇāṯû*": "they ceased/stopped/desisted", "*nəḡînāṯām*": "their music/song/melody" } } 15 { "verseID": "Lamentations.5.15", "source": "שָׁבַת֙ מְשׂ֣וֹשׂ לִבֵּ֔נוּ נֶהְפַּ֥ךְ לְאֵ֖בֶל מְחֹלֵֽנוּ׃", "text": "*šāḇaṯ* *məśôś* *libbēnû*, *nehpaḵ* to-*ʾēḇel* *məḥōlēnû*", "grammar": { "*šāḇaṯ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - it has ceased", "*məśôś*": "noun masculine singular construct - joy of", "*libbēnû*": "noun masculine singular construct with 1st person plural suffix - our heart", "*nehpaḵ*": "niphal perfect 3rd masculine singular - it is turned", "*ʾēḇel*": "noun masculine singular - mourning", "*məḥōlēnû*": "noun masculine singular construct with 1st person plural suffix - our dance" }, "variants": { "*šāḇaṯ*": "it has ceased/ended/stopped", "*məśôś*": "joy/gladness/rejoicing", "*libbēnû*": "our heart/mind/inner self", "*nehpaḵ*": "it is turned/changed/converted", "*ʾēḇel*": "mourning/lamentation", "*məḥōlēnû*": "our dance/dancing/celebration" } } 16 { "verseID": "Lamentations.5.16", "source": "נָֽפְלָה֙ עֲטֶ֣רֶת רֹאשֵׁ֔נוּ אֽוֹי־נָ֥א לָ֖נוּ כִּ֥י חָטָֽאנוּ׃", "text": "*nāp̄əlâ* *ʿăṭereṯ* *rōʾšēnû*, *ʾôy*-*nāʾ* to-us because *ḥāṭāʾnû*", "grammar": { "*nāp̄əlâ*": "qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - it has fallen", "*ʿăṭereṯ*": "noun feminine singular construct - crown of", "*rōʾšēnû*": "noun masculine singular construct with 1st person plural suffix - our head", "*ʾôy*": "interjection - woe", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please/now", "*ḥāṭāʾnû*": "qal perfect 1st person plural - we have sinned" }, "variants": { "*nāp̄əlâ*": "it has fallen/dropped/descended", "*ʿăṭereṯ*": "crown/garland/diadem", "*rōʾšēnû*": "our head (symbol of honor and dignity)", "*ʾôy*-*nāʾ*": "woe now/alas/grief to us", "*ḥāṭāʾnû*": "we have sinned/transgressed/erred" } } 17 { "verseID": "Lamentations.5.17", "source": "עַל־זֶ֗ה הָיָ֤ה דָוֶה֙ לִבֵּ֔נוּ עַל־אֵ֖לֶּה חָשְׁכ֥וּ עֵינֵֽינוּ׃", "text": "For-*zeh* *hāyâ* *ḏāweh* *libbēnû*, for-*ʾēlleh* *ḥāšəḵû* *ʿênênû*", "grammar": { "*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun masculine singular - this", "*hāyâ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - it has become", "*ḏāweh*": "adjective masculine singular - faint/sick", "*libbēnû*": "noun masculine singular construct with 1st person plural suffix - our heart", "*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun plural - these", "*ḥāšəḵû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they have grown dim", "*ʿênênû*": "noun feminine dual construct with 1st person plural suffix - our eyes" }, "variants": { "*ḏāweh*": "faint/sick/ill", "*libbēnû*": "our heart/mind/inner being", "*ḥāšəḵû*": "they have grown dim/darkened/become dim", "*ʿênênû*": "our eyes (dimming eyes signifies grief or weakness)" } } 18 { "verseID": "Lamentations.5.18", "source": "עַ֤ל הַר־צִיּוֹן֙ שֶׁשָּׁמֵ֔ם שׁוּעָלִ֖ים הִלְּכוּ־בֽוֹ׃", "text": "For *har*-*ṣîyôn* that-*šāmēm*, *šûʿālîm* *hilləḵû*-in-it", "grammar": { "*har*": "noun masculine singular construct - mountain of", "*ṣîyôn*": "proper noun - Zion", "*šāmēm*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - it lies desolate", "*šûʿālîm*": "noun masculine plural - foxes", "*hilləḵû*": "piel perfect 3rd common plural - they walk about" }, "variants": { "*har*": "mountain/hill/mount", "*šāmēm*": "it lies desolate/is deserted/is made desolate", "*šûʿālîm*": "foxes/jackals (wild animals inhabiting ruins)", "*hilləḵû*": "they walk about/prowl/wander" } } 19 { "verseID": "Lamentations.5.19", "source": "אַתָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לְעוֹלָ֣ם תֵּשֵׁ֔ב כִּסְאֲךָ֖ לְדֹ֥ר וָדֽוֹר׃", "text": "*ʾattâ* *yəhwâ* to-*ʿôlām* *tēšēḇ*, *kisʾăḵā* to-*dōr* and-*ḏôr*", "grammar": { "*ʾattâ*": "2nd person masculine singular independent pronoun - you", "*yəhwâ*": "proper noun - LORD/YHWH", "*ʿôlām*": "noun masculine singular - forever", "*tēšēḇ*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you remain/sit", "*kisʾăḵā*": "noun masculine singular construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your throne", "*dōr*": "noun masculine singular - generation", "*ḏôr*": "noun masculine singular - generation" }, "variants": { "*tēšēḇ*": "you remain/sit/dwell/endure", "*kisʾăḵā*": "your throne/seat of authority", "*dōr* and-*ḏôr*": "generation and generation (idiom: throughout all generations)" } } 20 { "verseID": "Lamentations.5.20", "source": "לָ֤מָּה לָנֶ֙צַח֙ תִּשְׁכָּחֵ֔נוּ תַּֽעַזְבֵ֖נוּ לְאֹ֥רֶךְ יָמִֽים׃", "text": "*lāmmâ* to-*neṣaḥ* *tišəkāḥēnû*, *taʿazḇēnû* to-*ʾōreḵ* *yāmîm*", "grammar": { "*lāmmâ*": "interrogative - why", "*neṣaḥ*": "noun masculine singular - perpetuity", "*tišəkāḥēnû*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular with 1st person plural suffix - you forget us", "*taʿazḇēnû*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular with 1st person plural suffix - you forsake us", "*ʾōreḵ*": "noun masculine singular construct - length of", "*yāmîm*": "noun masculine plural - days" }, "variants": { "*lāmmâ*": "why/for what reason", "*neṣaḥ*": "perpetuity/forever/completely", "*tišəkāḥēnû*": "you forget/neglect us", "*taʿazḇēnû*": "you forsake/abandon/leave us", "*ʾōreḵ* *yāmîm*": "length of days (idiom: for so long a time)" } } 21 { "verseID": "Lamentations.5.21", "source": "הֲשִׁיבֵ֨נוּ יְהוָ֤ה ׀ אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ וְֽנָשׁ֔וּבָה חַדֵּ֥שׁ יָמֵ֖ינוּ כְּקֶֽדֶם׃", "text": "*hăšîḇēnû* *yəhwâ* to-*ʾēleḵā* and-*nāšûḇâ*, *ḥaddēš* *yāmênû* like-*qeḏem*", "grammar": { "*hăšîḇēnû*": "hiphil imperative masculine singular with 1st person plural suffix - cause us to return", "*yəhwâ*": "proper noun - LORD/YHWH", "*ʾēleḵā*": "preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you", "*nāšûḇâ*": "qal cohortative 1st person plural - let us return", "*ḥaddēš*": "piel imperative masculine singular - renew", "*yāmênû*": "noun masculine plural construct with 1st person plural suffix - our days", "*qeḏem*": "noun masculine singular - ancient times" }, "variants": { "*hăšîḇēnû*": "cause us to return/restore us/bring us back", "*nāšûḇâ*": "let us return/turn back (cohortative expressing determination or request)", "*ḥaddēš*": "renew/make new/restore", "*qeḏem*": "ancient times/former days/old times" } } 22 { "verseID": "Lamentations.5.22", "source": "כִּ֚י אִם־מָאֹ֣ס מְאַסְתָּ֔נוּ קָצַ֥פְתָּ עָלֵ֖ינוּ עַד־מְאֹֽד׃", "text": "For if-*māʾōs* *məʾastānû*, *qāṣap̄tā* upon-us until-*məʾōḏ*", "grammar": { "*māʾōs*": "qal infinitive absolute - utterly reject", "*məʾastānû*": "qal perfect 2nd masculine singular with 1st person plural suffix - you have rejected us", "*qāṣap̄tā*": "qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you have been angry", "*məʾōḏ*": "noun masculine singular - excess/abundance" }, "variants": { "*māʾōs* *məʾastānû*": "utterly rejected us (infinitive absolute construction for emphasis)", "*məʾastānû*": "you have rejected/refused/despised us", "*qāṣap̄tā*": "you have been angry/wrathful/furious", "*məʾōḏ*": "excess/exceedingly/greatly/severely" } }
• Mal 3:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Malachi.3.18", "source": "וְשַׁבְתֶּם֙ וּרְאִיתֶ֔ם בֵּ֥ין צַדִּ֖יק לְרָשָׁ֑ע בֵּ֚ין עֹבֵ֣ד אֱלֹהִ֔ים לַאֲשֶׁ֖ר לֹ֥א עֲבָדֽוֹ׃ ס", "text": "*We-shavtem* *u-reʾitem* *ben* *tsaddiq* *le-rashaʿ* *ben* *ʿoved* *ʾElohim* *la-ʾasher* *loʾ* *ʿavado*.", "grammar": { "*We-shavtem*": "waw consecutive + Qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - and you will return", "*u-reʾitem*": "waw consecutive + Qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - and you will see", "*ben*": "preposition - between", "*tsaddiq*": "adjective, masculine singular - righteous one", "*le-rashaʿ*": "preposition + adjective, masculine singular - to/and wicked one", "*ben*": "preposition - between", "*ʿoved*": "Qal participle, masculine singular construct - one serving", "*ʾElohim*": "noun, masculine plural - God", "*la-ʾasher*": "preposition + relative pronoun - to the one who", "*loʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ʿavado*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - served him" }, "variants": { "*shavtem*": "return/turn back/again", "*reʾitem*": "see/observe/discern", "*ben tsaddiq le-rashaʿ*": "between righteous and wicked/between the just and the unjust", "*ʿoved ʾElohim*": "one who serves God/one who obeys God/one who worships God", "*la-ʾasher loʾ ʿavado*": "one who does not serve Him/one who does not obey him" } }
• Luke 17:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Luke.17.10", "source": "Οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς, ὅταν ποιήσητε πάντα τὰ διαταχθέντα ὑμῖν, λέγετε, ὅτι Δοῦλοι ἀχρεῖοί ἐσμεν: ὅτι ὃ ὠφείλομεν ποιῆσαι πεποιήκαμεν.", "text": "Thus also you, when you *poiēsēte* all the things *diatachthenta* to you, *legete*, that *Douloi* *achreioi* *esmen*: because what we *ōpheilomen* *poiēsai* we have *pepoiēkamen*.", "grammar": { "*poiēsēte*": "aorist active subjunctive, 2nd plural - you do/perform", "*diatachthenta*": "aorist passive participle, accusative, neuter, plural - having been commanded", "*legete*": "present active imperative, 2nd plural - say", "*Douloi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - slaves/servants", "*achreioi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - unworthy/useless", "*esmen*": "present active indicative, 1st plural - we are", "*ōpheilomen*": "imperfect active indicative, 1st plural - we owed/were obligated", "*poiēsai*": "aorist active infinitive - to do", "*pepoiēkamen*": "perfect active indicative, 1st plural - we have done" }, "variants": { "*Douloi*": "slaves/servants/bondservants", "*achreioi*": "unworthy/useless/unprofitable", "*ōpheilomen*": "we owed/were obligated/were bound" } }
• Rom 2:8-9 : 8 { "verseID": "Romans.2.8", "source": "Τοῖς δὲ ἐξ ἐριθείας, καὶ ἀπειθοῦσιν μὲν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ, πειθομένοις δὲ τῇ ἀδικίᾳ, θυμὸς καὶ ὀργή,", "text": "But to those of *eritheias*, and *apeithousin* *men* to the *alētheia*, *peithomenois* *de* to the *adikia*, *thymos* and *orgē*,", "grammar": { "*eritheias*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - self-seeking/selfish ambition", "*apeithousin*": "participle, present active, dative, masculine, plural - disobeying/refusing to believe", "*men*": "particle - on the one hand", "*alētheia*": "noun, dative, feminine, singular - truth", "*peithomenois*": "participle, present middle/passive, dative, masculine, plural - being persuaded/obeying", "*de*": "particle - but/and/on the other hand", "*adikia*": "noun, dative, feminine, singular - unrighteousness/wrongdoing", "*thymos*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - wrath/rage", "*orgē*": "noun, nominative, feminine, singular - anger/wrath" }, "variants": { "*eritheias*": "selfish ambition/rivalry/contentiousness", "*apeithousin*": "disobeying/refusing to believe/rejecting", "*alētheia*": "truth/reality/genuineness", "*peithomenois*": "being persuaded by/obeying/yielding to", "*adikia*": "unrighteousness/wickedness/injustice", "*thymos*": "wrath/rage/intense anger", "*orgē*": "wrath/anger/indignation" } } 9 { "verseID": "Romans.2.9", "source": "Θλῖψις καὶ στενοχωρία, ἐπὶ πᾶσαν ψυχὴν ἀνθρώπου τοῦ κατεργαζομένου τὸ κακόν, Ἰουδαίου τε πρῶτον, καὶ Ἕλληνος·", "text": "*Thlipsis* and *stenochōria*, upon every *psychēn* of *anthrōpou* of the one *katergazomenou* the *kakon*, of *Ioudaiou* *te* first, and of *Hellēnos*;", "grammar": { "*Thlipsis*": "noun, nominative, feminine, singular - tribulation/affliction", "*stenochōria*": "noun, nominative, feminine, singular - distress/anguish", "*psychēn*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - soul/life", "*anthrōpou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - man/human", "*katergazomenou*": "participle, present middle, genitive, masculine, singular - working/producing", "*kakon*": "adjective used as noun, accusative, neuter, singular - evil/wrong", "*Ioudaiou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - Jew", "*te*": "particle - and/both (paired)", "*Hellēnos*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - Greek/Gentile" }, "variants": { "*Thlipsis*": "tribulation/affliction/distress", "*stenochōria*": "distress/anguish/calamity", "*psychēn*": "soul/life/inner person", "*anthrōpou*": "human/person/man", "*katergazomenou*": "working/producing/carrying out", "*kakon*": "evil/bad/wrong", "*Ioudaiou*": "Jew/Jewish person", "*Hellēnos*": "Greek/Gentile/non-Jewish person" } }