Verse 28

{ "verseID": "Job.13.28", "source": "וְ֭הוּא כְּרָקָ֣ב יִבְלֶ֑ה כְּ֝בֶ֗גֶד אֲכָ֣לוֹ עָֽשׁ׃", "text": "*wehûʾ* *kerāqāb* *yibleh* *kebeged* *ʾăkālô* *ʿāš*", "grammar": { "*wehûʾ*": "conjunction + pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - and he", "*kerāqāb*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like rot/decay", "*yibleh*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he wastes away", "*kebeged*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like a garment", "*ʾăkālô*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - it has eaten it", "*ʿāš*": "noun, masculine singular - moth" }, "variants": { "*rāqāb*": "rot/decay/rottenness", "*yibleh*": "wastes away/decays/wears out", "*ʾăkālô*": "has eaten it/has consumed it" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Job 4:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Job.4.19", "source": "אַ֤ף ׀ שֹׁכְנֵ֬י בָֽתֵּי־חֹ֗מֶר אֲשֶׁר־בֶּעָפָ֥ר יְסוֹדָ֑ם יְ֝דַכְּא֗וּם לִפְנֵי־עָֽשׁ׃", "text": "How much more *ʾap* *šōḵənê* *bāttê-ḥōmer* who *ʾăšer-be-ʿāpār* *yəsôdām* *yədakkəʾûm* before *lipnê-ʿāš*", "grammar": { "*ʾap*": "conjunction/adverb - how much more/also/even", "*šōḵənê*": "Qal participle, masculine plural construct - dwellers of", "*bāttê-ḥōmer*": "noun, masculine plural construct + noun, masculine singular - houses of clay", "*ʾăšer-be-ʿāpār*": "relative pronoun + preposition + noun, masculine singular - which in dust", "*yəsôdām*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their foundation", "*yədakkəʾûm*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - they crush them", "*lipnê-ʿāš*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - before the moth" }, "variants": { "*šōḵənê*": "dwellers/inhabitants/residents", "*bāttê-ḥōmer*": "houses of clay/dirt/material", "*ʿāpār*": "dust/dirt/earth", "*yəsôdām*": "their foundation/basis/beginning", "*yədakkəʾûm*": "they crush them/oppress them/break them", "*ʿāš*": "moth/insect" } }
  • Ps 39:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Psalms.39.11", "source": "הָסֵ֣ר מֵעָלַ֣י נִגְעֶ֑ךָ מִתִּגְרַ֥ת יָ֝דְךָ֗ אֲנִ֣י כָלִֽיתִי׃", "text": "*hāsēr* from-upon-me *nigʿekā* from-*tigrāt* *yādəkā* *ʾănî* *kālîtî*", "grammar": { "*hāsēr*": "verb, hiphil imperative masculine singular - remove", "*nigʿekā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix and prefixed 'mē'+'al' with 1st person singular suffix - your stroke from upon me", "*tigrāt*": "noun, feminine singular construct with prefixed preposition 'min' - from the blow of", "*yādəkā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hand", "*ʾănî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I", "*kālîtî*": "verb, qal perfect 1st person singular - I am consumed/perish" }, "variants": { "*hāsēr*": "remove/take away/turn aside", "*nigʿekā*": "your stroke/plague/affliction", "*tigrāt*": "blow/attack/contention", "*kālîtî*": "I am consumed/perish/come to an end" } }
  • Hos 5:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Hosea.5.12", "source": "וַאֲנִ֥י כָעָ֖שׁ לְאֶפְרָ֑יִם וְכָרָקָ֖ב לְבֵ֥ית יְהוּדָֽה׃", "text": "*Wa*-*ʾănî* like-the-*ʿāš* to-*ʾEp̄rayim*, *wə*-like-the-*rāqāḇ* to-house of-*Yəhûḏâ*.", "grammar": { "*wa*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾănî*": "personal pronoun, 1st person singular - I", "*ʿāš*": "noun, masculine singular - moth", "*ʾEp̄rayim*": "proper noun - Ephraim", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*rāqāḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - rottenness/decay", "*Yəhûḏâ*": "proper noun - Judah" }, "variants": { "*ʿāš*": "moth/clothes moth/consuming insect", "*rāqāḇ*": "rottenness/decay/dry rot" } }
  • Job 30:17-19 : 17 { "verseID": "Job.30.17", "source": "לַ֗יְלָה עֲ֭צָמַי נִקַּ֣ר מֵעָלָ֑י וְ֝עֹרְקַ֗י לֹ֣א יִשְׁכָּבֽוּן", "text": "*laylâ* my *ʿăṣāmay* *niqqar* from upon me, and my *ʿōrəqay* not *yiškāḇûn*", "grammar": { "*laylâ*": "noun, masculine singular - night", "*ʿăṣāmay*": "noun, feminine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my bones", "*niqqar*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - pierce/bore through", "*mēʿālāy*": "preposition with preposition with 1st person singular suffix - from upon me", "*wə-ʿōrəqay*": "conjunction with noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - and my sinews/veins", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yiškāḇûn*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with paragogic nun - they lie down/rest" }, "variants": { "*laylâ*": "night/nighttime", "*ʿăṣāmay*": "my bones/my skeleton", "*niqqar*": "pierce/bore through/gnaw", "*ʿōrəqay*": "my sinews/my veins/my nerves", "*yiškāḇûn*": "they lie down/they rest/they sleep" } } 18 { "verseID": "Job.30.18", "source": "בְּרָב־כֹּ֭חַ יִתְחַפֵּ֣שׂ לְבוּשִׁ֑י כְּפִ֖י כֻתָּנְתִּ֣י יַֽאַזְרֵֽנִי", "text": "By *rāḇ-kōaḥ* it *yiṯḥappēś* my *ləḇûšî*, like *pî* my *ḵuttāntî* it *yaʾazrēnî*", "grammar": { "*bə-rāḇ-kōaḥ*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular construct with noun, masculine singular - by great strength/force", "*yiṯḥappēś*": "verb, hithpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it disguises itself/changes form", "*ləḇûšî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my garment", "*kə-p̄î*": "preposition of comparison with noun, masculine singular construct - like mouth of/opening of", "*ḵuttāntî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my tunic/coat", "*yaʾazrēnî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - it girds me/binds me" }, "variants": { "*rāḇ-kōaḥ*": "great strength/great force/great power", "*yiṯḥappēś*": "disguises itself/changes form/is disfigured", "*ləḇûšî*": "my garment/my clothing", "*pî*": "mouth of/opening of/collar of", "*ḵuttāntî*": "my tunic/my coat/my undergarment", "*yaʾazrēnî*": "girds me/binds me/surrounds me" } } 19 { "verseID": "Job.30.19", "source": "הֹרָ֥נִי לַחֹ֑מֶר וָ֝אֶתְמַשֵּׁ֗ל כֶּעָפָ֥ר וָאֵֽפֶר", "text": "He *hōrānî* to the *ḥōmer* and I *wāʾeṯmaššēl* like *ʿāp̄ār* and *wāʾēp̄er*", "grammar": { "*hōrānî*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he has cast me/thrown me", "*la-ḥōmer*": "preposition with definite article with noun, masculine singular - to the clay/mud", "*wāʾeṯmaššēl*": "conjunction with verb, hithpael imperfect, 1st person singular - and I become like/resemble", "*ke-ʿāp̄ār*": "preposition of comparison with noun, masculine singular - like dust", "*wā-ʾēp̄er*": "conjunction with noun, masculine singular - and ashes" }, "variants": { "*hōrānî*": "cast me/thrown me/hurled me", "*ḥōmer*": "clay/mud/mire", "*wāʾeṯmaššēl*": "become like/resemble/am comparable to", "*ʿāp̄ār*": "dust/earth/soil", "*ʾēp̄er*": "ashes/dust" } }
  • Job 30:29-30 : 29 { "verseID": "Job.30.29", "source": "אָ֭ח הָיִ֣יתִי לְתַנִּ֑ים וְ֝רֵ֗עַ לִבְנ֥וֹת יַעֲנָֽה", "text": "*ʾāḥ* I *hāyîṯî* to *tannîm*, and *rēaʿ* to *ḇənôṯ* *yaʿănâ*", "grammar": { "*ʾāḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - brother", "*hāyîṯî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have become/was", "*lə-tannîm*": "preposition with noun, masculine plural - to jackals/dragons", "*wə-rēaʿ*": "conjunction with noun, masculine singular - and companion/friend", "*li-ḇənôṯ*": "preposition with noun, feminine plural construct - to daughters of", "*yaʿănâ*": "noun, feminine singular - ostrich" }, "variants": { "*ʾāḥ*": "brother/kinsman", "*hāyîṯî*": "have become/was/am", "*tannîm*": "jackals/dragons/wild dogs", "*rēaʿ*": "companion/friend/associate", "*ḇənôṯ yaʿănâ*": "daughters of ostrich/ostriches/female ostriches" } } 30 { "verseID": "Job.30.30", "source": "ע֭וֹרִי שָׁחַ֣ר מֵעָלָ֑י וְעַצְמִי־חָ֝֗רָה מִנִּי־חֹֽרֶב", "text": "My *ʿôrî* *šāḥar* from upon me, and my *ʿaṣmî-ḥārâ* from *ḥōreḇ*", "grammar": { "*ʿôrî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my skin", "*šāḥar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - becomes black/darkens", "*mēʿālāy*": "preposition with preposition with 1st person singular suffix - from upon me", "*wə-ʿaṣmî*": "conjunction with noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and my bone", "*ḥārâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - burns/is hot", "*minnî-ḥōreḇ*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular - from heat/drought" }, "variants": { "*ʿôrî*": "my skin/my hide", "*šāḥar*": "becomes black/darkens/grows dark", "*ʿaṣmî*": "my bone/my skeleton/my frame", "*ḥārâ*": "burns/is hot/is inflamed", "*ḥōreḇ*": "heat/drought/burning" } }
  • Num 12:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Numbers.12.12", "source": "אַל־נָ֥א תְהִ֖י כַּמֵּ֑ת אֲשֶׁ֤ר בְּצֵאתוֹ֙ מֵרֶ֣חֶם אִמּ֔וֹ וַיֵּאָכֵ֖ל חֲצִ֥י בְשָׂרֽוֹ׃", "text": "*ʾAl-nāʾ* *təhî* *kammēt* *ʾăšer* *bəṣēʾtō* *mēreḥem* *ʾimmō* *wayyēʾākēl* *ḥăṣî* *ḇəśārō*", "grammar": { "*ʾAl-nāʾ*": "negative particle + particle of entreaty - 'please do not'", "*təhî*": "Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd person feminine singular - 'let her be'", "*kammēt*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - 'like the dead'", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - 'who/which'", "*bəṣēʾtō*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'when he comes out'", "*mēreḥem*": "preposition + masculine singular construct - 'from the womb of'", "*ʾimmō*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his mother'", "*wayyēʾākēl*": "waw-consecutive + Niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and is consumed'", "*ḥăṣî*": "masculine singular construct - 'half of'", "*ḇəśārō*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his flesh'" }, "variants": { "*kammēt*": "like the dead/as one dead", "*bəṣēʾtō*": "when he comes out/at his coming out", "*wayyēʾākēl*": "is consumed/is eaten away/is devoured", "*ḇəśārō*": "his flesh/his body" } }