Verse 17

{ "verseID": "Job.19.17", "source": "‫ר֭וּחִֽי זָ֣רָה לְאִשְׁתִּ֑י וְ֝חַנֹּתִ֗י לִבְנֵ֥י בִטְנִֽי׃‬", "text": "*rūḥî* *zārāh* *lə-ʾištî* *wə-ḥannōtî* *li-bnê* *biṭnî*", "grammar": { "*rūḥî*": "noun common feminine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - my breath", "*zārāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - is strange", "*lə-ʾištî*": "preposition + noun common feminine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - to my wife", "*wə-ḥannōtî*": "waw conjunction + qal infinitive construct + 1st person singular suffix - and my plea", "*li-bnê*": "preposition + noun common masculine plural construct - to sons of", "*biṭnî*": "noun common feminine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - my body/womb" }, "variants": { "*rūaḥ*": "breath/wind/spirit", "*zūr*": "to be strange/repulsive/loathsome", "*ʾiššāh*": "woman/wife/female", "*ḥānan*": "to plead/beg/entreat for grace", "*bēn*": "son/male child", "*beṭen*": "womb/belly/body" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 2:9-9 : 9 { "verseID": "Job.2.9", "source": "וַתֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ עֹדְךָ֖ מַחֲזִ֣יק בְּתֻמָּתֶ֑ךָ בָּרֵ֥ךְ אֱלֹהִ֖ים וָמֻֽת׃", "text": "*wə-tōʾmer lô ʾištô ʿōḏəḵā maḥăzîq bə-ṯummāṯeḵā bārēḵ ʾĕlōhîm wā-muṯ*.", "grammar": { "*wə-tōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3fs - and she said", "*lô*": "preposition + 3ms suffix - to him", "*ʾištô*": "noun feminine singular construct + 3ms suffix - his wife", "*ʿōḏəḵā*": "adverb + 2ms suffix - still you", "*maḥăzîq*": "hiphil participle masculine singular - holding fast", "*bə-ṯummāṯeḵā*": "preposition + noun feminine singular construct + 2ms suffix - to your integrity", "*bārēḵ*": "piel imperative masculine singular - bless/curse", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun masculine plural - God", "*wā-muṯ*": "conjunction + qal imperative masculine singular - and die" }, "variants": { "*ʿōḏəḵā maḥăzîq bə-ṯummāṯeḵā*": "still you hold fast to your integrity/you still maintain your integrity", "*bārēḵ ʾĕlōhîm*": "curse God/bless God (euphemism for curse)", "*wā-muṯ*": "and die/and be done with it" } } 10 { "verseID": "Job.2.10", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלֶ֗יהָ כְּדַבֵּ֞ר אַחַ֤ת הַנְּבָלוֹת֙ תְּדַבֵּ֔רִי גַּ֣ם אֶת־הַטּ֗וֹב נְקַבֵּל֙ מֵאֵ֣ת הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וְאֶת־הָרָ֖ע לֹ֣א נְקַבֵּ֑ל בְּכָל־זֹ֛את לֹא־חָטָ֥א אִיּ֖וֹב בִּשְׂפָתָֽיו׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾmer ʾēlehā kə-ḏabbēr ʾaḥaṯ han-nəḇālôṯ təḏabbērî gam ʾeṯ*-the-*ṭôḇ nəqabbēl mē-ʾēṯ hā-ʾĕlōhîm wə-ʾeṯ*-the-*rāʿ lōʾ nəqabbēl bə-ḵāl*-*zōʾṯ lōʾ*-*ḥāṭāʾ ʾiyyôḇ bi-śəp̄āṯāyw*.", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said", "*ʾēlehā*": "preposition + 3fs suffix - to her", "*kə-ḏabbēr*": "preposition + piel infinitive construct - as speaking", "*ʾaḥaṯ*": "numeral feminine singular construct - one of", "*han-nəḇālôṯ*": "article + noun feminine plural - the foolish women", "*təḏabbērî*": "piel imperfect 2fs - you speak", "*gam*": "adverb - also/indeed", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*ṭôḇ*": "noun masculine singular - good", "*nəqabbēl*": "piel imperfect 1cp - we receive", "*mē-ʾēṯ*": "preposition + direct object marker - from", "*hā-ʾĕlōhîm*": "article + noun masculine plural - God", "*wə-ʾeṯ*": "conjunction + direct object marker", "*rāʿ*": "noun masculine singular - evil", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*nəqabbēl*": "piel imperfect 1cp - we receive", "*bə-ḵāl*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - in all", "*zōʾṯ*": "demonstrative pronoun feminine singular - this", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ḥāṭāʾ*": "qal perfect 3ms - he sinned", "*ʾiyyôḇ*": "proper noun - Job", "*bi-śəp̄āṯāyw*": "preposition + noun feminine dual construct + 3ms suffix - with his lips" }, "variants": { "*kə-ḏabbēr ʾaḥaṯ han-nəḇālôṯ*": "as one of the foolish women speaks/like a foolish woman", "*gam ʾeṯ-ha-ṭôḇ*": "indeed the good (things)", "*mē-ʾēṯ hā-ʾĕlōhîm*": "from God/from the hand of God", "*lōʾ nəqabbēl*": "shall we not receive/should we not accept", "*lōʾ-ḥāṭāʾ ʾiyyôḇ bi-śəp̄āṯāyw*": "Job did not sin with his lips/Job did not speak wrongly" } }
  • Job 17:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Job.17.1", "source": "רוּחִ֣י חֻ֭בָּלָה יָמַ֥י נִזְעָ֗כוּ קְבָרִ֥ים לִֽי׃", "text": "*rûḥî* *ḥubbālâ* *yāmay* *nizʿākû* *qəḇārîm* to-me", "grammar": { "*rûḥî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my spirit/breath", "*ḥubbālâ*": "Pual perfect 3rd person feminine singular - is broken/destroyed/damaged", "*yāmay*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my days", "*nizʿākû*": "Niphal perfect 3rd person plural - are extinguished/exhausted", "*qəḇārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - graves/tombs/burial places" }, "variants": { "*rûḥî*": "my spirit/breath/wind/life-force", "*ḥubbālâ*": "is broken/destroyed/corrupted/pledged", "*yāmay*": "my days/lifetime", "*nizʿākû*": "are extinguished/exhausted/troubled/distressed", "*qəḇārîm*": "graves/tombs/burial places" } }