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{ "verseID": "Job.14.1", "source": "אָ֭דָם יְל֣וּד אִשָּׁ֑ה קְצַ֥ר יָ֝מִ֗ים וּֽשְׂבַֽע־רֹֽגֶז׃", "text": "*ʾādām* *yəlûd* *ʾiššâ* *qəṣar* *yāmîm* *ûśəbaʿ*-*rōgez*", "grammar": { "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine, singular - man/human/Adam", "*yəlûd*": "adjective, masculine, singular, construct - born of", "*ʾiššâ*": "noun, feminine, singular - woman", "*qəṣar*": "adjective, masculine, singular, construct - short of", "*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - days", "*ûśəbaʿ*": "conjunction + adjective, masculine, singular, construct - and full/satisfied of", "*rōgez*": "noun, masculine, singular - agitation/trouble/anger" }, "variants": { "*ʾādām*": "man/mankind/human/Adam", "*yəlûd*": "born of/brought forth from", "*qəṣar*": "short/brief/limited", "*ûśəbaʿ*": "and saturated/full/satisfied", "*rōgez*": "turmoil/agitation/anger/trouble" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.14.2", "source": "כְּצִ֣יץ יָ֭צָא וַיִּמָּ֑ל וַיִּבְרַ֥ח כַּ֝צֵּ֗ל וְלֹ֣א יַעֲמֽוֹד׃", "text": "*kəṣîṣ* *yāṣāʾ* *wayyimmāl* *wayyibraḥ* *kaṣṣēl* *wəlōʾ* *yaʿămôd*", "grammar": { "*kəṣîṣ*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - like a flower/blossom", "*yāṣāʾ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he comes forth", "*wayyimmāl*": "conjunction + verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and he is cut down/withers", "*wayyibraḥ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and he flees away", "*kaṣṣēl*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine, singular - like the shadow", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yaʿămôd*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he stands/remains" }, "variants": { "*ṣîṣ*": "flower/blossom/bloom", "*yāṣāʾ*": "comes forth/emerges/sprouts", "*wayyimmāl*": "withers/fades/is cut down", "*wayyibraḥ*": "flees away/vanishes/escapes", "*ṣēl*": "shadow/shade/protection", "*yaʿămôd*": "stands/endures/remains/continues" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.14.3", "source": "אַף־עַל־זֶ֭ה פָּקַ֣חְתָּ עֵינֶ֑ךָ וְאֹ֘תִ֤י תָבִ֖יא בְמִשְׁפָּ֣ט עִמָּֽךְ׃", "text": "*ʾap*-*ʿal*-*zê* *pāqaḥtā* *ʿênêkā* *wəʾōtî* *tābîʾ* *bəmišpāṭ* *ʿimmāk*", "grammar": { "*ʾap*": "conjunction/particle - also/indeed/even", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/against/concerning", "*zê*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine, singular - this", "*pāqaḥtā*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular - you have opened", "*ʿênêkā*": "noun, feminine, dual, construct + 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix - your eyes", "*wəʾōtî*": "conjunction + direct object marker + 1st person, singular, suffix - and me", "*tābîʾ*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular - you bring", "*bəmišpāṭ*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - into judgment", "*ʿimmāk*": "preposition + 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix - with you" }, "variants": { "*ʾap*": "indeed/even/also/yet", "*pāqaḥtā*": "opened/fixed/set", "*tābîʾ*": "bring/cause to enter/introduce", "*mišpāṭ*": "judgment/legal decision/justice/case" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.14.4", "source": "מִֽי־יִתֵּ֣ן טָ֭הוֹר מִטָּמֵ֗א לֹ֣א אֶחָֽד׃", "text": "*mî*-*yittēn* *ṭāhôr* *miṭṭāmēʾ* *lōʾ* *ʾeḥād*", "grammar": { "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*yittēn*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he gives/would give", "*ṭāhôr*": "adjective, masculine, singular - clean/pure", "*miṭṭāmēʾ*": "preposition + adjective, masculine, singular - from unclean", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ʾeḥād*": "numeral, masculine, singular - one" }, "variants": { "*mî-yittēn*": "who can give/who would give (idiomatic expression: 'if only')", "*ṭāhôr*": "clean/pure/clear", "*ṭāmēʾ*": "unclean/impure/defiled", "*lōʾ ʾeḥād*": "not one/no one/none" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.14.5", "source": "אִ֥ם חֲרוּצִ֨ים ׀ יָמָ֗יו מִֽסְפַּר־חֳדָשָׁ֥יו אִתָּ֑ךְ *חקו **חֻקָּ֥יו עָ֝שִׂ֗יתָ וְלֹ֣א יַעֲבֽוֹר׃", "text": "*ʾim* *ḥărûṣîm* *yāmāyw* *mispar*-*ḥŏdāšāyw* *ʾittāk* *ḥuqqāyw* *ʿāśîtā* *wəlōʾ* *yaʿăbôr*", "grammar": { "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if", "*ḥărûṣîm*": "adjective, masculine, plural - determined/decided/fixed", "*yāmāyw*": "noun, masculine, plural, construct + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - his days", "*mispar*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - number of", "*ḥŏdāšāyw*": "noun, masculine, plural, construct + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - his months", "*ʾittāk*": "preposition + 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix - with you", "*ḥuqqāyw*": "noun, masculine, plural, construct + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - his limits/boundaries", "*ʿāśîtā*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular - you have made", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yaʿăbôr*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he passes over/transgresses" }, "variants": { "*ḥărûṣîm*": "determined/fixed/decided/cut", "*mispar*": "number/count/reckoning", "*ḥuqqāyw*": "his limits/his boundaries/his prescribed limits", "*yaʿăbôr*": "passes over/transgresses/crosses/exceeds" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.14.6", "source": "שְׁעֵ֣ה מֵעָלָ֣יו וְיֶחְדָּ֑ל עַד־יִ֝רְצֶ֗ה כְּשָׂכִ֥יר יוֹמֽוֹ׃", "text": "*šəʿēh* *mēʿālāyw* *wəyeḥdāl* *ʿad*-*yirṣê* *kəśākîr* *yômô*", "grammar": { "*šəʿēh*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine, singular - look away/turn away", "*mēʿālāyw*": "preposition + preposition + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - from upon him", "*wəyeḥdāl*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and he ceases/desists", "*ʿad*": "preposition - until", "*yirṣê*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he enjoys/is pleased with", "*kəśākîr*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - like a hired worker", "*yômô*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - his day" }, "variants": { "*šəʿēh*": "look away/turn away/gaze away", "*yiḥdāl*": "ceases/desists/stops/leaves off", "*yirṣê*": "enjoys/is pleased with/accepts/finds satisfaction in", "*śākîr*": "hired worker/hireling/laborer", "*yômô*": "his day/his lifetime/his term" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.14.7", "source": "כִּ֤י יֵ֥שׁ לָעֵ֗ץ תִּ֫קְוָ֥ה אִֽם־יִ֭כָּרֵת וְע֣וֹד יַחֲלִ֑יף וְ֝יֹֽנַקְתּ֗וֹ לֹ֣א תֶחְדָּֽל׃", "text": "*kî* *yēš* *lāʿēṣ* *tiqwâ* *ʾim*-*yikkārēt* *wəʿôd* *yaḥălîp* *wəyōnaqtô* *lōʾ* *teḥdāl*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*yēš*": "particle of existence - there is", "*lāʿēṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine, singular - for the tree", "*tiqwâ*": "noun, feminine, singular - hope", "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if", "*yikkārēt*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it is cut down", "*wəʿôd*": "conjunction + adverb - and still/yet", "*yaḥălîp*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it will sprout again", "*wəyōnaqtô*": "conjunction + noun, feminine, singular, construct + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - and its shoot", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*teḥdāl*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular - it ceases" }, "variants": { "*yēš*": "there is/exists", "*tiqwâ*": "hope/expectation", "*yikkārēt*": "is cut down/felled/cut off", "*yaḥălîp*": "sprouts again/renews itself/sends out shoots", "*yōnaqtô*": "its shoot/its sprout/its tender branch", "*teḥdāl*": "ceases/fails/stops" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.14.8", "source": "אִם־יַזְקִ֣ין בָּאָ֣רֶץ שָׁרְשׁ֑וֹ וּ֝בֶעָפָ֗ר יָמ֥וּת גִּזְעֽוֹ׃", "text": "*ʾim*-*yazqîn* *bāʾāreṣ* *šāršô* *ûbeʿāpār* *yāmût* *gizʿô*", "grammar": { "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if", "*yazqîn*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it grows old/becomes old", "*bāʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine, singular - in the earth/ground", "*šāršô*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - its root", "*ûbeʿāpār*": "conjunction + preposition + definite article + noun, masculine, singular - and in the dust", "*yāmût*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it dies", "*gizʿô*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - its stump" }, "variants": { "*yazqîn*": "grows old/becomes aged/becomes old", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/ground/land", "*šōreš*": "root/rootstock", "*ʿāpār*": "dust/soil/dirt", "*yāmût*": "dies/perishes", "*gizʿô*": "its stump/its trunk/its stock" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.14.9", "source": "מֵרֵ֣יַּח מַ֣יִם יַפְרִ֑חַ וְעָשָׂ֖ה קָצִ֣יר כְּמוֹ־נָֽטַע׃", "text": "*mērêaḥ* *mayim* *yapriḥa* *wəʿāśâ* *qāṣîr* *kəmô*-*nāṭaʿ*", "grammar": { "*mērêaḥ*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular, construct - from scent of", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine, plural - water", "*yapriḥa*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it sprouts/buds", "*wəʿāśâ*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and it makes/produces", "*qāṣîr*": "noun, masculine, singular - branch/bough", "*kəmô*": "preposition - like/as", "*nāṭaʿ*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it was planted" }, "variants": { "*rêaḥ*": "scent/smell/fragrance", "*yapriḥa*": "sprouts/buds/flourishes", "*qāṣîr*": "branch/bough/harvest", "*nāṭaʿ*": "plant/sapling/newly planted tree" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.14.10", "source": "וְגֶ֣בֶר יָ֭מוּת וַֽיֶּחֱלָ֑שׁ וַיִּגְוַ֖ע אָדָ֣ם וְאַיּֽוֹ׃", "text": "*wəgeber* *yāmût* *wayyeḥĕlāš* *wayyigwaʿ* *ʾādām* *wəʾayyô*", "grammar": { "*wəgeber*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and man/strong man", "*yāmût*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he dies", "*wayyeḥĕlāš*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and he is weakened/prostrated", "*wayyigwaʿ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and he expires/perishes", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine, singular - man/human", "*wəʾayyô*": "conjunction + interrogative + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - and where is he" }, "variants": { "*geber*": "man/mighty man/strong man", "*yāmût*": "dies/perishes", "*wayyeḥĕlāš*": "is weakened/is prostrated/is laid low", "*wayyigwaʿ*": "expires/perishes/breathes his last", "*ʾādām*": "man/mankind/human", "*ʾayyô*": "where is he/his whereabouts" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.14.11", "source": "אָֽזְלוּ־מַ֭יִם מִנִּי־יָ֑ם וְ֝נָהָ֗ר יֶחֱרַ֥ב וְיָבֵֽשׁ׃", "text": "*ʾāzlû*-*mayim* *minnî*-*yām* *wənāhār* *yeḥĕrab* *wəyābēš*", "grammar": { "*ʾāzlû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person, common, plural - they have gone away", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine, plural - waters", "*minnî*": "preposition - from", "*yām*": "noun, masculine, singular - sea", "*wənāhār*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and river", "*yeḥĕrab*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it dries up", "*wəyābēš*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and it withers" }, "variants": { "*ʾāzlû*": "go away/depart/disappear", "*minnî*": "from/out of", "*yām*": "sea/lake/large body of water", "*nāhār*": "river/stream", "*yeḥĕrab*": "dries up/becomes dry/is laid bare", "*yābēš*": "withers/becomes dry/is parched" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.14.12", "source": "וְאִ֥ישׁ שָׁכַ֗ב וְֽלֹא־יָ֫ק֥וּם עַד־בִּלְתִּ֣י שָׁ֭מַיִם לֹ֣א יָקִ֑יצוּ וְלֹֽא־יֵ֝עֹ֗רוּ מִשְּׁנָתָֽם׃", "text": "*wəʾîš* *šākab* *wəlōʾ*-*yāqûm* *ʿad*-*biltî* *šāmayim* *lōʾ* *yāqîṣû* *wəlōʾ*-*yēʿōrû* *miššənātām*", "grammar": { "*wəʾîš*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and man", "*šākab*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he lies down", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yāqûm*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he arises/rises", "*ʿad*": "preposition - until", "*biltî*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct - wearing out of", "*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine, plural - heavens", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yāqîṣû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural - they awake", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yēʿōrû*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural - they are roused", "*miššənātām*": "preposition + noun, feminine, singular, construct + 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix - from their sleep" }, "variants": { "*ʾîš*": "man/person/each", "*šākab*": "lies down/sleeps/rests", "*yāqûm*": "arises/rises/gets up", "*biltî*": "wearing out/cessation/non-existence", "*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky", "*yāqîṣû*": "awake/wake up", "*yēʿōrû*": "are roused/are stirred up/are awakened", "*šēnâ*": "sleep/slumber" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.14.13", "source": "מִ֤י יִתֵּ֨ן ׀ בִּשְׁא֬וֹל תַּצְפִּנֵ֗נִי תַּ֭סְתִּירֵנִי עַד־שׁ֣וּב אַפֶּ֑ךָ תָּ֤שִֽׁית לִ֖י חֹ֣ק וְתִזְכְּרֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*mî* *yittēn* *bišʾôl* *taṣpînēnî* *tastîrēnî* *ʿad*-*šûb* *ʾappekā* *tāšît* *lî* *ḥōq* *wətizkerēnî*", "grammar": { "*mî* *yittēn*": "interrogative pronoun + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - who would give (idiomatic: if only/O that)", "*bišʾôl*": "preposition + noun, feminine, singular - in Sheol", "*taṣpînēnî*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + 1st person, singular, suffix - you would hide me", "*tastîrēnî*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + 1st person, singular, suffix - you would conceal me", "*ʿad*": "preposition - until", "*šûb*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - turning back of", "*ʾappekā*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct + 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix - your anger", "*tāšît*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular - you would set/appoint", "*lî*": "preposition + 1st person, singular, suffix - for me", "*ḥōq*": "noun, masculine, singular - decree/limit/boundary", "*wətizkerēnî*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + 1st person, singular, suffix - and you would remember me" }, "variants": { "*mî* *yittēn*": "who would give/if only/O that (idiomatic expression)", "*šəʾôl*": "Sheol/grave/underworld", "*taṣpînēnî*": "hide me/conceal me/treasure me up", "*tastîrēnî*": "conceal me/hide me/shelter me", "*šûb*": "turning back/return/subsiding", "*ʾappekā*": "your anger/your wrath/your nostrils", "*tāšît*": "set/appoint/establish", "*ḥōq*": "decree/statute/appointed time/limit", "*tizkerēnî*": "remember me/be mindful of me/take notice of me" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.14.14", "source": "אִם־יָמ֥וּת גֶּ֗בֶר הֲיִ֫חְיֶ֥ה כָּל־יְמֵ֣י צְבָאִ֣י אֲיַחֵ֑ל עַד־בּ֝֗וֹא חֲלִיפָתִֽי׃", "text": "*ʾim*-*yāmût* *geber* *hăyiḥyê* *kol*-*yəmê* *ṣəbāʾî* *ʾăyaḥēl* *ʿad*-*bôʾ* *ḥălîpātî*", "grammar": { "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if", "*yāmût*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he dies", "*geber*": "noun, masculine, singular - man/mighty man", "*hăyiḥyê*": "interrogative particle + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - will he live", "*kol*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - all of", "*yəmê*": "noun, masculine, plural, construct - days of", "*ṣəbāʾî*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct + 1st person, singular, suffix - my warfare/service", "*ʾăyaḥēl*": "verb, piel imperfect, 1st person, singular - I will wait", "*ʿad*": "preposition - until", "*bôʾ*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - coming of", "*ḥălîpātî*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct + 1st person, singular, suffix - my renewal/relief/change" }, "variants": { "*yāmût*": "dies/perishes", "*geber*": "man/strong man/warrior", "*yiḥyê*": "lives/revives/comes to life", "*ṣābāʾ*": "warfare/hard service/army service", "*ʾăyaḥēl*": "wait/hope/expect", "*ḥălîpâ*": "renewal/relief/change/replacement" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.14.15", "source": "תִּ֭קְרָא וְאָנֹכִ֣י אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ךָּ לְֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖ה יָדֶ֣יךָ תִכְסֹֽף׃", "text": "*tiqrāʾ* *wəʾānōkî* *ʾeʿĕnekkā* *ləmaʿăśê* *yādeykā* *tiksōp*", "grammar": { "*tiqrāʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular - you will call", "*wəʾānōkî*": "conjunction + personal pronoun, 1st person, singular - and I", "*ʾeʿĕnekkā*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person, singular + 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix - I will answer you", "*ləmaʿăśê*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular, construct - to work of", "*yādeykā*": "noun, feminine, dual, construct + 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix - your hands", "*tiksōp*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular - you will long/yearn" }, "variants": { "*tiqrāʾ*": "call/summon/call out", "*ʾeʿĕnekkā*": "answer you/respond to you", "*maʿăśê*": "work/deed/action", "*tiksōp*": "long for/yearn for/desire" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.14.16", "source": "כִּֽי־עַ֭תָּה צְעָדַ֣י תִּסְפּ֑וֹר לֹֽא־תִ֝שְׁמ֗וֹר עַל־חַטָּאתִֽי׃", "text": "*kî*-*ʿattâ* *ṣəʿādây* *tispôr* *lōʾ*-*tišmôr* *ʿal*-*ḥaṭṭāʾtî*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ʿattâ*": "adverb - now", "*ṣəʿādây*": "noun, masculine, plural, construct + 1st person, singular, suffix - my steps", "*tispôr*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular - you count", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*tišmôr*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular - you watch/keep", "*ʿal*": "preposition - over/concerning", "*ḥaṭṭāʾtî*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct + 1st person, singular, suffix - my sin" }, "variants": { "*ʿattâ*": "now/at this time", "*ṣəʿādây*": "my steps/my paces/my movements", "*tispôr*": "count/number/take account of", "*tišmôr*": "watch/observe/keep track of", "*ḥaṭṭāʾtî*": "my sin/my offense/my wrongdoing" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.14.17", "source": "חָתֻ֣ם בִּצְר֣וֹר פִּשְׁעִ֑י וַ֝תִּטְפֹּ֗ל עַל־עֲוֺנִֽי׃", "text": "*ḥātum* *biṣrôr* *pišʿî* *wattiṭpōl* *ʿal*-*ʿăwōnî*", "grammar": { "*ḥātum*": "verb, qal passive participle, masculine, singular - sealed up", "*biṣrôr*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular, construct - in a bag/bundle", "*pišʿî*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct + 1st person, singular, suffix - my transgression", "*wattiṭpōl*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular - and you cover over/plaster over", "*ʿal*": "preposition - over/upon", "*ʿăwōnî*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct + 1st person, singular, suffix - my iniquity" }, "variants": { "*ḥātum*": "sealed/sealed up/secured", "*ṣərôr*": "bag/bundle/pouch", "*pišʿî*": "my transgression/my rebellion/my offense", "*wattiṭpōl*": "you cover over/you plaster over/you patch up", "*ʿăwōnî*": "my iniquity/my guilt/my punishment" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.14.18", "source": "וְ֭אוּלָם הַר־נוֹפֵ֣ל יִבּ֑וֹל וְ֝צ֗וּר יֶעְתַּ֥ק מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃", "text": "*wəʾûlām* *har*-*nôpēl* *yibbôl* *wəṣûr* *yeʿtaq* *mimməqōmô*", "grammar": { "*wəʾûlām*": "conjunction + adverb - and but/nevertheless", "*har*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - mountain", "*nôpēl*": "verb, qal participle, masculine, singular - falling", "*yibbôl*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it crumbles/wears away", "*wəṣûr*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and rock", "*yeʿtaq*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it is moved/removed", "*mimməqōmô*": "preposition + preposition + noun, masculine, singular, construct + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - from its place" }, "variants": { "*ʾûlām*": "but/however/nevertheless", "*har*": "mountain/hill", "*nôpēl*": "falling/collapsing", "*yibbôl*": "crumbles/wears away/decays", "*ṣûr*": "rock/cliff/boulder", "*yeʿtaq*": "is moved/is removed/is displaced", "*māqôm*": "place/location/position" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.14.19", "source": "אֲבָנִ֤ים ׀ שָׁ֥חֲקוּ מַ֗יִם תִּשְׁטֹֽף־סְפִיחֶ֥יהָ עֲפַר־אָ֑רֶץ וְתִקְוַ֖ת אֱנ֣וֹשׁ הֶאֱבַֽדְתָּ׃", "text": "*ʾăbānîm* *šāḥăqû* *mayim* *tišṭōp*-*səpîḥêhā* *ʿăpar*-*ʾāreṣ* *wətiqwat* *ʾĕnôš* *heʾĕbadtā*", "grammar": { "*ʾăbānîm*": "noun, feminine, plural - stones", "*šāḥăqû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person, common, plural - they wear away", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine, plural - waters", "*tišṭōp*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular - it washes away", "*səpîḥêhā*": "noun, masculine, plural, construct + 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix - its aftergrowth", "*ʿăpar*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - dust of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine, singular - earth/land", "*wətiqwat*": "conjunction + noun, feminine, singular, construct - and hope of", "*ʾĕnôš*": "noun, masculine, singular - man/mankind", "*heʾĕbadtā*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular - you have destroyed" }, "variants": { "*ʾăbānîm*": "stones/rocks", "*šāḥăqû*": "wear away/erode/grind down", "*tišṭōp*": "washes away/floods/sweeps away", "*səpîḥîm*": "aftergrowth/overflow/that which grows of itself", "*ʿăpar*": "dust/soil/earth", "*tiqwâ*": "hope/expectation", "*ʾĕnôš*": "man/mankind/mortal", "*heʾĕbadtā*": "you have destroyed/you have caused to perish" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.14.20", "source": "תִּתְקְפֵ֣הוּ לָ֭נֶצַח וַֽיַּהֲלֹ֑ךְ מְשַׁנֶּ֥ה פָ֝נָ֗יו וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃", "text": "*titqəpēhû* *lāneṣaḥ* *wayyahălōk* *məšannê* *pānāyw* *wattəšalləḥēhû*", "grammar": { "*titqəpēhû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - you overpower him", "*lāneṣaḥ*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - forever/completely", "*wayyahălōk*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and he goes/departs", "*məšannê*": "verb, piel participle, masculine, singular, construct - changing", "*pānāyw*": "noun, masculine, plural, construct + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - his face", "*wattəšalləḥēhû*": "conjunction + verb, piel imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - and you send him away" }, "variants": { "*titqəpēhû*": "you overpower him/you prevail against him/you overwhelm him", "*neṣaḥ*": "forever/completely/continually", "*wayyahălōk*": "and he goes/departs/passes on", "*məšannê*": "changing/altering", "*pānîm*": "face/countenance/presence", "*wattəšalləḥēhû*": "and you send him away/you dismiss him/you let him go" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.14.21", "source": "יִכְבְּד֣וּ בָ֭נָיו וְלֹ֣א יֵדָ֑ע וְ֝יִצְעֲר֗וּ וְֽלֹא־יָבִ֥ין לָֽמוֹ׃", "text": "*yikbədû* *bānāyw* *wəlōʾ* *yēdāʿ* *wəyiṣʿărû* *wəlōʾ*-*yābîn* *lāmô*", "grammar": { "*yikbədû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural - they are honored", "*bānāyw*": "noun, masculine, plural, construct + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - his sons", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yēdāʿ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he knows", "*wəyiṣʿărû*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural - and they are brought low", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yābîn*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he understands/perceives", "*lāmô*": "preposition + 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix - to/for them" }, "variants": { "*yikbədû*": "are honored/become rich/prosper", "*bānîm*": "sons/children", "*yēdāʿ*": "knows/perceives/is aware", "*yiṣʿărû*": "are brought low/become insignificant/are diminished", "*yābîn*": "understands/perceives/considers", "*lāmô*": "to them/for them/concerning them" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.14.22", "source": "אַךְ־בְּ֭שָׂרוֹ עָלָ֣יו יִכְאָ֑ב וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹ עָלָ֥יו תֶּאֱבָֽל׃ פ", "text": "*ʾak*-*bəśārô* *ʿālāyw* *yikʾāb* *wənapšô* *ʿālāyw* *teʾĕbāl*", "grammar": { "*ʾak*": "adverb - only/surely", "*bəśārô*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - his flesh", "*ʿālāyw*": "preposition + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - upon him", "*yikʾāb*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it feels pain", "*wənapšô*": "conjunction + noun, feminine, singular, construct + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - and his soul", "*ʿālāyw*": "preposition + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - upon him", "*teʾĕbāl*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular - it mourns" }, "variants": { "*ʾak*": "only/surely/indeed", "*bāśār*": "flesh/body/skin", "*yikʾāb*": "feels pain/suffers/aches", "*nepeš*": "soul/being/life/self", "*teʾĕbāl*": "mourns/grieves/laments" } }