{ "verseID": "Job.18.1", "source": "וַיַּעַן בִּלְדַּד הַשֻּׁחִי וַיֹּאמַר", "text": "*wə-yaʿan bildad haššuḥî wə-yōʾmar*", "grammar": { "*wə-yaʿan*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he answered", "*bildad*": "proper noun, masculine - Bildad", "*haššuḥî*": "definite article + gentilic adjective, masculine singular - the Shuhite", "*wə-yōʾmar*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said" }, "variants": { "*wə-yaʿan*": "and he answered/responded/replied", "*bildad*": "proper name", "*haššuḥî*": "the Shuhite (from Shuah/Shuach)", "*wə-yōʾmar*": "and he said/spoke/uttered" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.18.2", "source": "עַד־אָנָה תְּשִׂימוּן קִנְצֵי לְמִלִּין תָּבִינוּ וְאַחַר נְדַבֵּר", "text": "*ʿad-ʾānāh təśîmûn qinṣê ləmillîn tābînû wə-ʾaḥar nədabbēr*", "grammar": { "*ʿad-ʾānāh*": "preposition + interrogative adverb - until when/how long", "*təśîmûn*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you will/do set/place", "*qinṣê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - end of/limit of", "*ləmillîn*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural - to/for words", "*tābînû*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you will understand", "*wə-ʾaḥar*": "conjunction + adverb - and afterward", "*nədabbēr*": "Piel imperfect, 1st common plural - we will speak" }, "variants": { "*ʿad-ʾānāh*": "how long/until when", "*təśîmûn*": "you set/place/put", "*qinṣê*": "end/limit/snare/trap", "*ləmillîn*": "for words/speech/matters", "*tābînû*": "you understand/comprehend/consider", "*wə-ʾaḥar*": "and afterward/then/subsequently", "*nədabbēr*": "we will speak/talk/discourse" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.18.3", "source": "מַדּוּעַ נֶחְשַׁבְנוּ כַבְּהֵמָה נִטְמִינוּ בְּעֵינֵיכֶם", "text": "*maddûaʿ neḥšabnû ḵabbəhēmāh niṭmînû bəʿênêḵem*", "grammar": { "*maddûaʿ*": "interrogative adverb - why", "*neḥšabnû*": "Niphal perfect, 1st common plural - we are considered", "*ḵabbəhēmāh*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - like the beast", "*niṭmînû*": "Niphal perfect, 1st common plural - we are impure/unclean", "*bəʿênêḵem*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - in your eyes" }, "variants": { "*maddûaʿ*": "why/for what reason", "*neḥšabnû*": "we are considered/reckoned/counted", "*ḵabbəhēmāh*": "like the beast/animal/cattle", "*niṭmînû*": "we are impure/defiled/unclean/stupid", "*bəʿênêḵem*": "in your eyes/sight/opinion" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.18.4", "source": "טֹרֵף נַפְשׁוֹ בְּאַפּוֹ הֲלְמַעַנְךָ תֵּעָזַב אָרֶץ וְיֶעְתַּק־צוּר מִמְּקֹמוֹ", "text": "*ṭōrēp̄ nap̄šô bəʾappô halmaʿanḵā tēʿāzab ʾāreṣ wəyeʿtaq-ṣûr mimməqōmô*", "grammar": { "*ṭōrēp̄*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - tearing/rending", "*nap̄šô*": "noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his soul", "*bəʾappô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his anger", "*halmaʿanḵā*": "interrogative particle + preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - is it for your sake", "*tēʿāzab*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it will be forsaken/abandoned", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land", "*wəyeʿtaq*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and will move/remove", "*ṣûr*": "noun, masculine singular - rock", "*mimməqōmô*": "preposition + preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - from its place" }, "variants": { "*ṭōrēp̄*": "tearing/rending/one who tears", "*nap̄šô*": "his soul/self/life", "*bəʾappô*": "in his anger/nose/face", "*halmaʿanḵā*": "is it for your sake/because of you", "*tēʿāzab*": "will be forsaken/abandoned/left", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground", "*wəyeʿtaq*": "and will move/remove/relocate", "*ṣûr*": "rock/cliff/boulder", "*mimməqōmô*": "from its place/position/location" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.18.5", "source": "גַּם אוֹר רְשָׁעִים יִדְעָךְ וְלֹא־יִגַּהּ שְׁבִיב אִשּׁוֹ", "text": "*gam ʾôr rəšāʿîm yidʿāḵ wəlōʾ-yiggah šəbîb ʾiššô*", "grammar": { "*gam*": "adverb - also/even", "*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular construct - light of", "*rəšāʿîm*": "noun, masculine plural - wicked men", "*yidʿāḵ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it will be extinguished", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yiggah*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it will shine", "*šəbîb*": "noun, masculine singular construct - flame of", "*ʾiššô*": "noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his fire" }, "variants": { "*gam*": "also/even/moreover", "*ʾôr*": "light/illumination", "*rəšāʿîm*": "wicked men/evil ones", "*yidʿāḵ*": "will be extinguished/quenched/put out", "*wəlōʾ-yiggah*": "and will not shine/radiate", "*šəbîb*": "flame/spark", "*ʾiššô*": "his fire/flame" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.18.6", "source": "אוֹר חָשַׁךְ בְּאָהֳלוֹ וְנֵרוֹ עָלָיו יִדְעָךְ", "text": "*ʾôr ḥāšaḵ bəʾohŏlô wənērô ʿālāyw yidʿāḵ*", "grammar": { "*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular - light", "*ḥāšaḵ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is darkened", "*bəʾohŏlô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his tent", "*wənērô*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his lamp", "*ʿālāyw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon him", "*yidʿāḵ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it will be extinguished" }, "variants": { "*ʾôr*": "light/illumination", "*ḥāšaḵ*": "is darkened/becomes dark", "*bəʾohŏlô*": "in his tent/dwelling/tabernacle", "*wənērô*": "and his lamp/light", "*ʿālāyw*": "upon him/over him/above him", "*yidʿāḵ*": "will be extinguished/quenched/put out" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.18.7", "source": "יֵצְרוּ צַעֲדֵי אוֹנוֹ וְתַשְׁלִיכֵהוּ עֲצָתוֹ", "text": "*yēṣərû ṣaʿăḏê ʾônô wətašlîḵēhû ʿăṣātô*", "grammar": { "*yēṣərû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will be restricted", "*ṣaʿăḏê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - steps of", "*ʾônô*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his strength", "*wətašlîḵēhû*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and it will cast him down", "*ʿăṣātô*": "noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his counsel" }, "variants": { "*yēṣərû*": "they will be restricted/narrowed/confined", "*ṣaʿăḏê*": "steps/strides", "*ʾônô*": "his strength/vigor/power", "*wətašlîḵēhû*": "and it will cast him down/throw him", "*ʿăṣātô*": "his counsel/advice/plan" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.18.8", "source": "כִּי־שֻׁלַּח בְּרֶשֶׁת בְּרַגְלָיו וְעַל־שְׂבָכָה יִתְהַלָּךְ", "text": "*kî-šullaḥ bərešet bəraglāyw wəʿal-śəḇāḵāh yithalāḵ*", "grammar": { "*kî-šullaḥ*": "conjunction + Pual perfect, 3rd masculine singular - for he is cast", "*bərešet*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - into a net", "*bəraglāyw*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - by his feet", "*wəʿal*": "conjunction + preposition - and upon", "*śəḇāḵāh*": "noun, feminine singular - lattice/network", "*yithalāḵ*": "Hithpael imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he walks about" }, "variants": { "*kî-šullaḥ*": "for he is cast/sent/thrown", "*bərešet*": "into a net/snare/trap", "*bəraglāyw*": "by his feet/legs", "*wəʿal-śəḇāḵāh*": "and upon a lattice/network/mesh", "*yithalāḵ*": "he walks about/wanders/paces" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.18.9", "source": "יֹאחֵז בְּעָקֵב פָּח יַחֲזֵק עָלָיו צַמִּים", "text": "*yōʾḥēz bəʿāqēḇ pāḥ yaḥăzēq ʿālāyw ṣammîm*", "grammar": { "*yōʾḥēz*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it will seize", "*bəʿāqēḇ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - by the heel", "*pāḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - trap/snare", "*yaḥăzēq*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it will strengthen/prevail", "*ʿālāyw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon him", "*ṣammîm*": "noun, masculine plural - robbers/traps" }, "variants": { "*yōʾḥēz*": "will seize/grasp/take hold", "*bəʿāqēḇ*": "by the heel/foot", "*pāḥ*": "trap/snare/bird net", "*yaḥăzēq*": "will strengthen/prevail/overpower", "*ʿālāyw*": "upon him/against him", "*ṣammîm*": "robbers/traps/nooses/hunters" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.18.10", "source": "טָמוּן בָּאָרֶץ חַבְלוֹ וּמַלְכֻּדְתּוֹ עֲלֵי נָתִיב", "text": "*ṭāmûn bāʾāreṣ ḥaḇlô ûmalkudtô ʿălê nāṯîḇ*", "grammar": { "*ṭāmûn*": "Qal passive participle, masculine singular - hidden", "*bāʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - in the ground", "*ḥaḇlô*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his rope", "*ûmalkudtô*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his trap", "*ʿălê*": "preposition - upon", "*nāṯîḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - path" }, "variants": { "*ṭāmûn*": "hidden/concealed/buried", "*bāʾāreṣ*": "in the ground/earth/land", "*ḥaḇlô*": "his rope/cord/snare", "*ûmalkudtô*": "and his trap/snare", "*ʿălê nāṯîḇ*": "upon the path/trail/way" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.18.11", "source": "סָבִיב בִּעֲתֻהוּ בַלָּהוֹת וֶהֱפִיצֻהוּ לְרַגְלָיו", "text": "*sāḇîḇ biʿăṯuhû ḇallāhôṯ wehĕp̄îṣuhû ləraglāyw*", "grammar": { "*sāḇîḇ*": "adverb - around", "*biʿăṯuhû*": "Piel perfect, 3rd common plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - they terrify him", "*ḇallāhôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural - terrors", "*wehĕp̄îṣuhû*": "conjunction + Hiphil perfect, 3rd common plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and they scatter him", "*ləraglāyw*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - at his feet" }, "variants": { "*sāḇîḇ*": "around/on every side", "*biʿăṯuhû*": "they terrify him/frighten him", "*ḇallāhôṯ*": "terrors/sudden destruction/calamities", "*wehĕp̄îṣuhû*": "and they scatter him/drive him", "*ləraglāyw*": "at his feet/for his steps" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.18.12", "source": "יְהִי־רָעֵב אֹנוֹ וְאֵיד נָכוֹן לְצַלְעוֹ", "text": "*yəhî-rāʿēḇ ʾōnô wəʾêḏ nāḵôn ləṣalʿô*", "grammar": { "*yəhî-rāʿēḇ*": "Qal jussive, 3rd masculine singular - may it be famished", "*ʾōnô*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his strength", "*wəʾêḏ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and calamity", "*nāḵôn*": "Niphal participle, masculine singular - established/ready", "*ləṣalʿô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - for his rib/side" }, "variants": { "*yəhî-rāʿēḇ*": "may it be famished/hungry/starved", "*ʾōnô*": "his strength/vigor/wealth", "*wəʾêḏ*": "and calamity/destruction/ruin", "*nāḵôn*": "established/ready/prepared", "*ləṣalʿô*": "for his rib/side/limping" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.18.13", "source": "יֹאכַל בַּדֵּי עוֹרוֹ יֹאכַל בַּדָּיו בְּכוֹר מָוֶת", "text": "*yōʾḵal baddê ʿôrô yōʾḵal baddāyw bəḵôr māwet*", "grammar": { "*yōʾḵal*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it will devour", "*baddê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - parts of", "*ʿôrô*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his skin", "*yōʾḵal*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it will devour", "*baddāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his limbs", "*bəḵôr*": "noun, masculine singular construct - firstborn of", "*māwet*": "noun, masculine singular - death" }, "variants": { "*yōʾḵal*": "will devour/consume/eat", "*baddê*": "parts/pieces/members", "*ʿôrô*": "his skin/hide", "*baddāyw*": "his limbs/members/parts", "*bəḵôr māwet*": "firstborn of death/deadly disease/fatal plague" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.18.14", "source": "יִנָּתֵק מֵאָהֳלוֹ מִבְטַחוֹ וְתַצְעִדֵהוּ לְמֶלֶךְ בַּלָּהוֹת", "text": "*yinnāṯēq mēʾohŏlô miḇṭaḥô wəṯaṣʿiḏēhû ləmeleḵ ballāhôṯ*", "grammar": { "*yinnāṯēq*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it will be torn away", "*mēʾohŏlô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - from his tent", "*miḇṭaḥô*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his confidence", "*wəṯaṣʿiḏēhû*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and it makes him march", "*ləmeleḵ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - to the king of", "*ballāhôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural - terrors" }, "variants": { "*yinnāṯēq*": "will be torn away/uprooted/pulled out", "*mēʾohŏlô*": "from his tent/dwelling", "*miḇṭaḥô*": "his confidence/security/trust", "*wəṯaṣʿiḏēhû*": "and it makes him march/parade/walk", "*ləmeleḵ ballāhôṯ*": "to the king of terrors/death/destruction" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.18.15", "source": "תִּשְׁכּוֹן בְּאָהֳלוֹ מִבְּלִי־לוֹ יְזֹרֶה עַל־נָוֵהוּ גָפְרִית", "text": "*tiškôn bəʾohŏlô mibbəlî-lô yəzōreh ʿal-nāwēhû gop̄rîṯ*", "grammar": { "*tiškôn*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it will dwell", "*bəʾohŏlô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his tent", "*mibbəlî-lô*": "preposition + negation + preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - from lack to him", "*yəzōreh*": "Pual imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it will be scattered", "*ʿal-nāwēhû*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon his habitation", "*gop̄rîṯ*": "noun, feminine singular - sulfur" }, "variants": { "*tiškôn*": "will dwell/reside/inhabit", "*bəʾohŏlô*": "in his tent/dwelling", "*mibbəlî-lô*": "from lack to him/because it is not his/what does not belong to him", "*yəzōreh*": "will be scattered/sprinkled/strewn", "*ʿal-nāwēhû*": "upon his habitation/dwelling place", "*gop̄rîṯ*": "sulfur/brimstone" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.18.16", "source": "מִתַּחַת שָׁרָשָׁיו יִבָשׁוּ וּמִמַּעַל יִמַּל קְצִירוֹ", "text": "*mittaḥaṯ šārāšāyw yiḇāšû ûmimmaʿal yimmal qəṣîrô*", "grammar": { "*mittaḥaṯ*": "preposition - from beneath", "*šārāšāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his roots", "*yiḇāšû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will dry up", "*ûmimmaʿal*": "conjunction + preposition - and from above", "*yimmal*": "Poal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it will be cut off", "*qəṣîrô*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his harvest" }, "variants": { "*mittaḥaṯ*": "from beneath/below/underneath", "*šārāšāyw*": "his roots/foundations", "*yiḇāšû*": "they will dry up/wither/be dried", "*ûmimmaʿal*": "and from above/overhead", "*yimmal*": "will be cut off/withered/destroyed", "*qəṣîrô*": "his harvest/branch/crop" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.18.17", "source": "זִכְרוֹ־אָבַד מִנִּי־אָרֶץ וְלֹא־שֵׁם לוֹ עַל־פְּנֵי־חוּץ", "text": "*ziḵrô-ʾāḇaḏ minnî-ʾāreṣ wəlōʾ-šēm lô ʿal-pənê-ḥûṣ*", "grammar": { "*ziḵrô*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his memory", "*ʾāḇaḏ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it perishes", "*minnî-ʾāreṣ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - from the earth", "*wəlōʾ-šēm*": "conjunction + negative particle + noun, masculine singular - and no name", "*lô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*ʿal-pənê-ḥûṣ*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + noun, masculine singular - upon the face of the street" }, "variants": { "*ziḵrô*": "his memory/remembrance/memorial", "*ʾāḇaḏ*": "perishes/is lost/vanishes", "*minnî-ʾāreṣ*": "from the earth/land", "*wəlōʾ-šēm lô*": "and no name to him/he has no reputation", "*ʿal-pənê-ḥûṣ*": "upon the face of the street/in public/in the open" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.18.18", "source": "יֶהְדְּפֻהוּ מֵאוֹר אֶל־חֹשֶׁךְ וּמִתֵּבֵל יְנִדֻּהוּ", "text": "*yehdəp̄uhû mēʾôr ʾel-ḥōšeḵ ûmittēḇēl yənidduhû*", "grammar": { "*yehdəp̄uhû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - they drive him", "*mēʾôr*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from light", "*ʾel-ḥōšeḵ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - to darkness", "*ûmittēḇēl*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine singular - and from the world", "*yənidduhû*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - they chase him" }, "variants": { "*yehdəp̄uhû*": "they drive him/thrust him/push him away", "*mēʾôr*": "from light/illumination", "*ʾel-ḥōšeḵ*": "to darkness/obscurity", "*ûmittēḇēl*": "and from the world/habitable earth", "*yənidduhû*": "they chase him/force him away/banish him" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.18.19", "source": "לֹא נִין לוֹ וְלֹא־נֶכֶד בְּעַמּוֹ וְאֵין שָׂרִיד בִּמְגוּרָיו", "text": "*lōʾ nîn lô wəlōʾ-neḵeḏ bəʿammô wəʾên śārîḏ bimgûrāyw*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*nîn*": "noun, masculine singular - offspring", "*lô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*wəlōʾ-neḵeḏ*": "conjunction + negative particle + noun, masculine singular - and no posterity", "*bəʿammô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his people", "*wəʾên*": "conjunction + particle of negation - and there is not", "*śārîḏ*": "noun, masculine singular - survivor", "*bimgûrāyw*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his dwellings" }, "variants": { "*lōʾ nîn lô*": "no offspring to him/he has no son", "*wəlōʾ-neḵeḏ*": "and no posterity/grandson/descendant", "*bəʿammô*": "in his people/relatives/family", "*wəʾên śārîḏ*": "and there is no survivor/remnant", "*bimgûrāyw*": "in his dwellings/places where he sojourned" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.18.20", "source": "עַל־יוֹמוֹ נָשַׁמּוּ אַחֲרֹנִים וְקַדְמֹנִים אָחֲזוּ שָׂעַר", "text": "*ʿal-yômô nāšammû ʾaḥărōnîm wəqaḏmōnîm ʾāḥăzû śāʿar*", "grammar": { "*ʿal-yômô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - at his day", "*nāšammû*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd common plural - they are appalled", "*ʾaḥărōnîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - those who come after", "*wəqaḏmōnîm*": "conjunction + adjective, masculine plural - and those who are before", "*ʾāḥăzû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they seize", "*śāʿar*": "noun, masculine singular - horror" }, "variants": { "*ʿal-yômô*": "at his day/fate/doom", "*nāšammû*": "they are appalled/astonished/horrified", "*ʾaḥărōnîm*": "those who come after/who are west/later ones", "*wəqaḏmōnîm*": "and those who are before/who are east/earlier ones", "*ʾāḥăzû śāʿar*": "they seize horror/are horrified/shudder" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.18.21", "source": "אַךְ־אֵלֶּה מִשְׁכְּנוֹת עַוָּל וְזֶה מְקוֹם לֹא־יָדַע־אֵל", "text": "*ʾaḵ-ʾēlleh miškənôṯ ʿawwāl wəzeh məqôm lōʾ-yāḏaʿ-ʾēl*", "grammar": { "*ʾaḵ*": "adverb - surely", "*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun, common plural - these", "*miškənôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural construct - dwelling places of", "*ʿawwāl*": "noun, masculine singular - unrighteous man", "*wəzeh*": "conjunction + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - and this", "*məqôm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - place of", "*lōʾ-yāḏaʿ*": "negative particle + Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he does not know", "*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - God" }, "variants": { "*ʾaḵ*": "surely/certainly/indeed", "*ʾēlleh miškənôṯ ʿawwāl*": "these are the dwelling places of the unrighteous/wicked", "*wəzeh məqôm*": "and this is the place", "*lōʾ-yāḏaʿ-ʾēl*": "he does not know God/who knows not God" } }