Verse 20

{ "verseID": "Job.19.20", "source": "‫בְּעוֹרִ֣י וּ֭בִבְשָׂרִי דָּבְקָ֣ה עַצְמִ֑י וָ֝אֶתְמַלְּטָ֗ה בְּע֣וֹר שִׁנָּֽי׃‬", "text": "*bə-ʿôrî* *ū-bibśārî* *dābəqāh* *ʿaṣmî* *wā-ʾetmalləṭāh* *bə-ʿôr* *šinnāy*", "grammar": { "*bə-ʿôrî*": "preposition + noun common masculine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - to my skin", "*ū-bibśārî*": "waw conjunction + preposition + noun common masculine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - and to my flesh", "*dābəqāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - clings", "*ʿaṣmî*": "noun common feminine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - my bone", "*wā-ʾetmalləṭāh*": "waw consecutive + hithpael imperfect, 1st person singular - and I escape", "*bə-ʿôr*": "preposition + noun common masculine singular construct - with skin of", "*šinnāy*": "noun common feminine plural construct + 1st person singular suffix - my teeth" }, "variants": { "*ʿôr*": "skin/hide", "*bāśār*": "flesh/body/meat", "*dābaq*": "to cling/stick/adhere to", "*ʿeṣem*": "bone/skeleton/substance", "*mālaṭ*": "to escape/deliver/slip away", "*šēn*": "tooth" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 102:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Psalms.102.5", "source": "הוּכָּֽה־כָ֭עֵשֶׂב וַיִּבַ֣שׁ לִבִּ֑י כִּֽי־שָׁ֝כַ֗חְתִּי מֵאֲכֹ֥ל לַחְמִֽי׃", "text": "*hukkâ*-like *ʿēśeḇ* and *wayyîḇaš* *libbî* for *šāḵaḥtî* from *ʾăḵōl* *laḥmî*", "grammar": { "*hukkâ*": "verb, Hophal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is stricken/smitten", "*ḵāʿēśeḇ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like grass", "*wa*": "conjunction - and", "*yyîḇaš*": "verb, Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - it withers/dries up", "*libbî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my heart", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*šāḵaḥtî*": "verb, Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I forgot", "*mēʾăḵōl*": "preposition + verb, Qal infinitive construct - from eating", "*laḥmî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my bread/food" }, "variants": { "*hukkâ*": "stricken/smitten/struck", "*ʿēśeḇ*": "grass/vegetation/herb", "*wayyîḇaš*": "withers/dries up", "*libbî*": "my heart/mind/inner self", "*šāḵaḥtî*": "I forgot/neglected", "*ʾăḵōl*": "to eat/eating", "*laḥmî*": "my bread/my food" } }
  • Lam 4:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Lamentations.4.8", "source": "חָשַׁ֤ךְ מִשְּׁחוֹר֙ תָּֽאֳרָ֔ם לֹ֥א נִכְּר֖וּ בַּחוּצ֑וֹת צָפַ֤ד עוֹרָם֙ עַל־עַצְמָ֔ם יָבֵ֖שׁ הָיָ֥ה כָעֵֽץ׃", "text": "*Ḥāšaḵ* from *šəḥôr* their *tāʾŏrām*, not *nikkərû* in the *ḥûṣôt*; *ṣāp̄aḏ* their *ʿôrām* on their *ʿaṣmām*, *yāḇēš* it is like the *ʿēṣ*", "grammar": { "*ḥāšaḵ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is dark/black", "*mi-ššəḥôr*": "preposition + definite masculine singular noun - from blackness", "*tāʾŏrām*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their appearance/form", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*nikkərû*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd common plural - they are recognized", "*ba-ḥûṣôt*": "preposition + definite feminine plural noun - in the streets", "*ṣāp̄aḏ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it shrivels/clings", "*ʿôrām*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their skin", "*ʿal-ʿaṣmām*": "preposition + feminine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - on their bones", "*yāḇēš*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is dry", "*hāyâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is/was", "*kā-ʿēṣ*": "preposition + definite masculine singular noun - like the wood/tree" }, "variants": { "*ḥāšaḵ*": "is dark/is black/is gloomy", "*šəḥôr*": "blackness/soot/darkness", "*tāʾŏrām*": "their appearance/their form/their visage", "*nikkərû*": "are recognized/are known/are distinguished", "*ṣāp̄aḏ*": "shrivels/clings/sticks", "*yāḇēš*": "is dry/is withered/is parched", "*ʿēṣ*": "wood/tree/timber" } }
  • Job 33:19-22 : 19 { "verseID": "Job.33.19", "source": "וְהוּכַ֣ח בְּ֭מַכְאוֹב עַל־מִשְׁכָּב֑וֹ *וריב **וְר֖וֹב עֲצָמָ֣יו אֵתָֽן׃", "text": "*wəhûkaḥ* *bəmak'ôb* *'al*-*miškābô* *wərôb* *'ăṣāmāyw* *ʾētān*", "grammar": { "*wəhûkaḥ*": "conjunction + hophal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he is chastened", "*bəmak'ôb*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - with pain", "*'al*": "preposition - upon", "*miškābô*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his bed", "*wərôb*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and multitude of", "*'ăṣāmāyw*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his bones", "*ʾētān*": "adjective, masculine singular - continual/perpetual" }, "variants": { "*hûkaḥ*": "he is chastened/he is reproved/he is disciplined", "*mak'ôb*": "pain/suffering/anguish", "*miškābô*": "his bed/his couch/his place of lying", "*rôb*": "multitude/abundance/greatness", "*'ăṣāmāyw*": "his bones/his frame/his body", "*ʾētān*": "continual/perpetual/constant" } } 20 { "verseID": "Job.33.20", "source": "וְזִֽהֲמַ֣תּוּ חַיָּת֣וֹ לָ֑חֶם וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹ מַאֲכַ֥ל תַּאֲוָֽה׃", "text": "*wəzihămatû* *ḥayyātô* *lāḥem* *wənapšô* *ma'ăkal* *ta'ăwâ*", "grammar": { "*wəzihămatû*": "conjunction + piel perfect, 3rd person feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and she makes loathe", "*ḥayyātô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his life", "*lāḥem*": "noun, masculine singular - bread/food", "*wənapšô*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his soul", "*ma'ăkal*": "noun, masculine singular construct - food of", "*ta'ăwâ*": "noun, feminine singular - desire/appetite" }, "variants": { "*zihămatû*": "makes loathe/causes to abhor/turns against", "*ḥayyātô*": "his life/his being/his existence", "*lāḥem*": "bread/food/nourishment", "*napšô*": "his soul/his appetite/his desire", "*ma'ăkal*": "food/meal/nourishment", "*ta'ăwâ*": "desire/appetite/craving" } } 21 { "verseID": "Job.33.21", "source": "יִ֣כֶל בְּשָׂר֣וֹ מֵרֹ֑אִי *ושפי **וְשֻׁפּ֥וּ עַ֝צְמוֹתָ֗יו לֹ֣א רֻאּֽוּ׃", "text": "*yîkel* *bəśārô* *mērō'î* *wəšuppû* *'aṣmôtāyw* *lō'* *ru'û*", "grammar": { "*yîkel*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it wastes away", "*bəśārô*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his flesh", "*mērō'î*": "preposition + noun - from sight", "*wəšuppû*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd person plural passive - and are laid bare", "*'aṣmôtāyw*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his bones", "*lō'*": "negative particle - not", "*ru'û*": "qal perfect, 3rd person plural passive - they are seen" }, "variants": { "*yîkel*": "it wastes away/it is consumed/it disappears", "*bəśārô*": "his flesh/his body/his skin", "*mērō'î*": "from sight/from seeing/from being seen", "*šuppû*": "are laid bare/are exposed/stick out", "*'aṣmôtāyw*": "his bones/his frame/his skeleton", "*ru'û*": "they are seen/they are visible/they appear" } } 22 { "verseID": "Job.33.22", "source": "וַתִּקְרַ֣ב לַשַּׁ֣חַת נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹ לַֽמְמִתִֽים׃", "text": "*wattiqrab* *laššaḥat* *napšô* *wəḥayyātô* *lamməmîtîm*", "grammar": { "*wattiqrab*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - and she draws near", "*laššaḥat*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - to the pit", "*napšô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his soul", "*wəḥayyātô*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his life", "*lamməmîtîm*": "preposition + definite article + hiphil participle, masculine plural - to the ones causing death" }, "variants": { "*tiqrab*": "draws near/approaches/comes close", "*šaḥat*": "pit/grave/corruption", "*napšô*": "his soul/his life/his being", "*ḥayyātô*": "his life/his living being/his existence", "*məmîtîm*": "ones causing death/destroyers/angels of death" } }
  • Ps 22:14-17 : 14 { "verseID": "Psalms.22.14", "source": "פָּצ֣וּ עָלַ֣י פִּיהֶ֑ם אַ֝רְיֵ֗ה טֹרֵ֥ף וְשֹׁאֵֽג׃", "text": "*pāṣû* upon-me *pîhem* *ʾaryēh* *ṭōrēp* and-*šōʾēg*", "grammar": { "*pāṣû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - 'they opened wide'", "*pîhem*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'their mouth'", "*ʾaryēh*": "noun, masculine singular - 'lion'", "*ṭōrēp*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - 'tearing/rending'", "*šōʾēg*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - 'roaring'" }, "variants": { "*pāṣû*": "they opened wide/gaped/stretched open", "*ʾaryēh*": "lion/predator", "*ṭōrēp*": "tearing/rending/ravening", "*šōʾēg*": "roaring/bellowing" } } 15 { "verseID": "Psalms.22.15", "source": "כַּמַּ֥יִם נִשְׁפַּכְתִּי֮ וְהִתְפָּֽרְד֗וּ כָּֽל־עַצְמ֫וֹתָ֥י הָיָ֣ה לִ֭בִּי כַּדּוֹנָ֑ג נָ֝מֵ֗ס בְּת֣וֹךְ מֵעָֽי׃", "text": "Like-the-*mayim* *nišpaktî* and-*hitpārədû* all-*ʿaṣmôtāy* *hāyâ* *libbî* like-*dônāg* *nāmēs* in-midst-of *mēʿāy*", "grammar": { "*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - 'waters'", "*nišpaktî*": "verb, niphal perfect, 1st person singular - 'I am poured out'", "*hitpārədû*": "verb, hithpael perfect, 3rd person common plural - 'they separate themselves'", "*ʿaṣmôtāy*": "noun, feminine plural with 1st person singular suffix - 'my bones'", "*hāyâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'it is/has become'", "*libbî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'my heart'", "*dônāg*": "noun, masculine singular - 'wax'", "*nāmēs*": "verb, niphal participle, masculine singular - 'melting'", "*mēʿāy*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - 'my inward parts'" }, "variants": { "*nišpaktî*": "I am poured out/spilled/emptied", "*hitpārədû*": "they separate themselves/are disjointed/divided", "*libbî*": "my heart/mind/inner self", "*nāmēs*": "melting/dissolving", "*mēʿāy*": "my inward parts/entrails/bowels" } } 16 { "verseID": "Psalms.22.16", "source": "יָ֘בֵ֤שׁ כַּחֶ֨רֶשׂ ׀ כֹּחִ֗י וּ֭לְשׁוֹנִי מֻדְבָּ֣ק מַלְקוֹחָ֑י וְֽלַעֲפַר־מָ֥וֶת תִּשְׁפְּתֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*yābēš* like-*ḥereś* *kōḥî* and-*ləšônî* *mudbāq* *malqôḥāy* and-to-dust-of-*māwet* *tišpətēnî*", "grammar": { "*yābēš*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'it is dried up'", "*ḥereś*": "noun, masculine singular - 'potsherd/earthenware'", "*kōḥî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'my strength'", "*ləšônî*": "noun, common singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'my tongue'", "*mudbāq*": "verb, hophal participle, masculine singular - 'made to cling'", "*malqôḥāy*": "noun, masculine dual with 1st person singular suffix - 'my jaws/gums'", "*māwet*": "noun, masculine singular - 'death'", "*tišpətēnî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular object suffix - 'you bring/place me'" }, "variants": { "*yābēš*": "it is dried up/withered/parched", "*ḥereś*": "potsherd/earthenware/clay", "*kōḥî*": "my strength/power/might", "*mudbāq*": "made to cling/stick/adhere", "*malqôḥāy*": "my jaws/gums/palate", "*tišpətēnî*": "you bring/place/lay me" } } 17 { "verseID": "Psalms.22.17", "source": "כִּ֥י סְבָב֗וּנִי כְּלָ֫בִ֥ים עֲדַ֣ת מְ֭רֵעִים הִקִּיפ֑וּנִי כָּ֝אֲרִ֗י יָדַ֥י וְרַגְלָֽי׃", "text": "For *səbābûnî* *kəlābîm* *ʿădat mərēʿîm* *hiqqîpûnî* like-*ʾărî* *yāday* and-*ragləy*", "grammar": { "*səbābûnî*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural with 1st person singular object suffix - 'they surrounded me'", "*kəlābîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'dogs'", "*ʿădat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - 'assembly of'", "*mərēʿîm*": "verb, hiphil participle, masculine plural - 'evildoers'", "*hiqqîpûnî*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person common plural with 1st person singular object suffix - 'they encircled me'", "*ʾărî*": "noun, masculine singular - 'lion'", "*yāday*": "noun, feminine dual with 1st person singular suffix - 'my hands'", "*ragləy*": "noun, feminine dual with 1st person singular suffix - 'my feet'" }, "variants": { "*səbābûnî*": "they surrounded/encircled/encompassed me", "*ʿădat*": "assembly/company/congregation of", "*mərēʿîm*": "evildoers/malefactors/those doing evil", "*hiqqîpûnî*": "they encircled/surrounded/encompassed me", "*ʾărî*": "lion/they pierced (textual variant)" } }
  • Ps 32:3-4 : 3 { "verseID": "Psalms.32.3", "source": "כִּֽי־הֶ֭חֱרַשְׁתִּי בָּ֣לוּ עֲצָמָ֑י בְּ֝שַׁאֲגָתִ֗י כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃", "text": "*kî*-*heḥĕraštî* *bālû* *ʿăṣāmāy* *bəšaʾăgātî* *kol*-*hayyôm*.", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because/when", "*heḥĕraštî*": "hiphil perfect 1st person singular - I kept silent", "*bālû*": "qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they wore out/were consumed", "*ʿăṣāmāy*": "feminine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my bones", "*bəšaʾăgātî*": "preposition *bə-* + feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - in my groaning/roaring", "*kol*-*hayyôm*": "noun construct + definite article + masculine singular noun - all the day/the whole day" }, "variants": { "*heḥĕraštî*": "I kept silent/I was silent/I held my peace", "*bālû*": "wore out/wasted away/became old", "*šaʾăgâ*": "groaning/roaring/crying out", "*kol*-*hayyôm*": "all day/all the day/the whole day" } } 4 { "verseID": "Psalms.32.4", "source": "כִּ֤י ׀ יוֹמָ֣ם וָלַיְלָה֮ תִּכְבַּ֥ד עָלַ֗י יָ֫דֶ֥ךָ נֶהְפַּ֥ךְ לְשַׁדִּ֑י בְּחַרְבֹ֖נֵי קַ֣יִץ סֶֽלָה׃", "text": "*kî* *yômām* *wālaylâ* *tiḵbad* *ʿālay* *yāḏeḵā* *nehpaḵ* *ləšaddî* *bəḥarbōnê* *qayiṣ* *selâ*.", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because/when", "*yômām*": "adverb - by day/daily", "*wālaylâ*": "conjunction *wə-* + masculine singular noun - and night", "*tiḵbad*": "qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - was heavy", "*ʿālay*": "preposition *ʿal* with 1st person singular suffix - upon me", "*yāḏeḵā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hand", "*nehpaḵ*": "niphal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - was turned/changed", "*ləšaddî*": "preposition *lə-* + masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - into my moisture/vigor", "*bəḥarbōnê*": "preposition *bə-* + masculine plural construct noun - in droughts of", "*qayiṣ*": "masculine singular noun - summer", "*selâ*": "musical notation/pause" }, "variants": { "*tiḵbad*": "was heavy/pressed down/weighed upon", "*yāḏeḵā*": "your hand (as symbol of power/discipline)", "*nehpaḵ*": "was turned/was changed/was transformed", "*ləšaddî*": "my moisture/my vigor/my vitality/my freshness", "*ḥarbōnê*": "droughts of/dryness of", "*selâ*": "musical pause/interlude/lift up" } }
  • Ps 38:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Psalms.38.3", "source": "כִּֽי־חִ֭צֶּיךָ נִ֣חֲתוּ בִ֑י וַתִּנְחַ֖ת עָלַ֣י יָדֶֽךָ׃", "text": "For *ḥitseyḵā* *niḥătû* in me, and *watinḥat* upon me *yādeḵā*", "grammar": { "*ḥitseyḵā*": "noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your arrows", "*niḥătû*": "niphal perfect 3rd person plural - they have descended/sunk/come down", "*watinḥat*": "qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular with waw-consecutive - and it came down/descended", "*yādeḵā*": "noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hand" }, "variants": { "*ḥitsey*": "arrows/shafts", "*niḥătû*": "have sunk down/descended/penetrated", "*watinḥat*": "has come down/pressed down/descended", "*yād*": "hand/power" } }
  • Ps 102:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Psalms.102.3", "source": "אַל־תַּסְתֵּ֬ר פָּנֶ֨יךָ ׀ מִמֶּנִּי֮ בְּי֢וֹם צַ֫ר לִ֥י הַטֵּֽה־אֵלַ֥י אָזְנֶ֑ךָ בְּי֥וֹם אֶ֝קְרָ֗א מַהֵ֥ר עֲנֵֽנִי׃", "text": "Not *tastēr* *pāneḵā* from me in *yôm* *ṣar* to me *haṭṭê*-to me *ʾāzneḵā* in *yôm* *ʾeqrāʾ* *mahēr* *ʿănēnî*", "grammar": { "*ʾal*": "negative particle - do not", "*tastēr*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect jussive, 2nd masculine singular - hide", "*pāneḵā*": "noun, masculine plural + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your face", "*mimmenî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - from me", "*bᵉyôm*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in day/when", "*ṣar*": "adjective, masculine singular - distress/trouble", "*lî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me", "*haṭṭê*": "verb, Hiphil imperative, masculine singular - incline/turn/extend", "*ʾēlay*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me", "*ʾāzneḵā*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your ear", "*bᵉyôm*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in day/when", "*ʾeqrāʾ*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I call", "*mahēr*": "adverb - quickly/speedily", "*ʿănēnî*": "verb, Qal imperative, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - answer me" }, "variants": { "*tastēr*": "hide/conceal", "*pāneḵā*": "your face/presence", "*ṣar*": "distress/trouble/adversity", "*haṭṭê*": "incline/turn/extend", "*ʾeqrāʾ*": "I call/cry out", "*mahēr*": "quickly/speedily/hurry", "*ʿănēnî*": "answer me/respond to me" } }
  • Lam 3:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Lamentations.3.4", "source": "בִּלָּ֤ה בְשָׂרִי֙ וְעוֹרִ֔י שִׁבַּ֖ר עַצְמוֹתָֽי׃", "text": "*billâ* *beśārî* and *ʿôrî* *šibbar* *ʿaṣmôtāy*", "grammar": { "*billâ*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - wore out/consumed", "*beśārî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my flesh", "*ʿôrî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my skin", "*šibbar*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - broke/shattered", "*ʿaṣmôtāy*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my bones" }, "variants": { "*billâ*": "wore out/consumed/wasted away/made old", "*šibbar*": "broke/shattered/broke into pieces" } }
  • Job 2:4-6 : 4 { "verseID": "Job.2.4", "source": "וַיַּ֧עַן הַשָּׂטָ֛ן אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה וַיֹּאמַ֑ר ע֣וֹר בְּעַד־ע֗וֹר וְכֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָאִ֔ישׁ יִתֵּ֖ן בְּעַ֥ד נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃", "text": "*wə-yaʿan* the-*śāṭān ʾeṯ*-*YHWH wə-yōʾmar ʿôr bəʿaḏ*-*ʿôr wə-ḵōl ʾăšer lā-ʾîš yittēn bəʿaḏ napšô*.", "grammar": { "*wə-yaʿan*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3ms - and he answered", "*śāṭān*": "noun masculine singular - adversary/accuser/Satan", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*wə-yōʾmar*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said", "*ʿôr*": "noun masculine singular - skin", "*bəʿaḏ*": "preposition - for/on behalf of", "*ʿôr*": "noun masculine singular - skin", "*wə-ḵōl*": "conjunction + noun masculine singular construct - and all", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which/that", "*lā-ʾîš*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - to a man", "*yittēn*": "qal imperfect 3ms - he will give", "*bəʿaḏ*": "preposition - for/on behalf of", "*napšô*": "noun feminine singular construct + 3ms suffix - his life/soul" }, "variants": { "*ʿôr bəʿaḏ-ʿôr*": "skin for skin/skin after skin (proverbial expression)", "*wə-ḵōl ʾăšer lā-ʾîš*": "and all that a man has", "*bəʿaḏ napšô*": "for his life/for himself/for his own skin" } } 5 { "verseID": "Job.2.5", "source": "אוּלָם֙ שְֽׁלַֽח־נָ֣א יָֽדְךָ֔ וְגַ֥ע אֶל־עַצְמ֖וֹ וְאֶל־בְּשָׂר֑וֹ אִם־לֹ֥א אֶל־פָּנֶ֖יךָ יְבָרֲכֶֽךָּ׃", "text": "*ʾûlām šəlaḥ*-*nāʾ yāḏəḵā wə-ḡaʿ ʾel*-*ʿaṣmô wə-ʾel*-*bəśārô ʾim*-*lōʾ ʾel*-*pāneḵā yəḇārăḵekkā*.", "grammar": { "*ʾûlām*": "conjunction - but/however", "*šəlaḥ*": "qal imperative masculine singular - send/stretch out", "*nāʾ*": "particle - please/now", "*yāḏəḵā*": "noun feminine singular construct + 2ms suffix - your hand", "*wə-ḡaʿ*": "conjunction + qal imperative masculine singular - and touch", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to/against", "*ʿaṣmô*": "noun feminine singular construct + 3ms suffix - his bone", "*wə-ʾel*": "conjunction + preposition - and to/against", "*bəśārô*": "noun masculine singular construct + 3ms suffix - his flesh", "*ʾim*": "conjunction - if", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to", "*pāneḵā*": "noun masculine plural construct + 2ms suffix - your face", "*yəḇārăḵekkā*": "piel imperfect 3ms + 2ms suffix - he will bless/curse you" }, "variants": { "*ʾûlām*": "but/however/nevertheless", "*šəlaḥ-nāʾ*": "stretch out please/put forth now", "*ʿaṣmô*": "his bone/his body/his substance", "*bəśārô*": "his flesh/his body", "*ʾim-lōʾ*": "if not/surely", "*ʾel-pāneḵā*": "to your face/in your presence", "*yəḇārăḵekkā*": "he will curse you/he will bless you (euphemism for curse)" } } 6 { "verseID": "Job.2.6", "source": "וַיֹּ֧אמֶר יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־הַשָּׂטָ֖ן הִנּ֣וֹ בְיָדֶ֑ךָ אַ֖ךְ אֶת־נַפְשׁ֥וֹ שְׁמֹֽר׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾmer YHWH ʾel*-the-*śāṭān hinnô ḇə-yāḏeḵā ʾaḵ ʾeṯ*-*napšô šəmōr*.", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to/unto", "*śāṭān*": "noun masculine singular - adversary/accuser/Satan", "*hinnô*": "interjection + 3ms suffix - behold him", "*ḇə-yāḏeḵā*": "preposition + noun feminine singular construct + 2ms suffix - in your hand", "*ʾaḵ*": "adverb - only/but", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*napšô*": "noun feminine singular construct + 3ms suffix - his life/soul", "*šəmōr*": "qal imperative masculine singular - keep/preserve" }, "variants": { "*hinnô ḇə-yāḏeḵā*": "behold he is in your hand/he is in your power", "*ʾaḵ*": "only/but/however", "*napšô*": "his life/his soul/his being", "*šəmōr*": "preserve/spare/keep" } }
  • Job 7:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Job.7.5", "source": "לָ֘בַ֤שׁ בְּשָׂרִ֣י רִ֭מָּה וְג֣וּשׁ עָפָ֑ר עוֹרִ֥י רָ֝גַ֗ע וַיִּמָּאֵֽס", "text": "*Lāḇash* my *bĕśārî* *rimmâ* and *gûsh* *'āfār* my *'ôrî* *rāga'* and *wayyimmā'ês*", "grammar": { "*lāḇash*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it clothes/is clothed", "*bĕśārî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my flesh", "*rimmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - worm/maggot", "*wĕ*": "conjunction - and", "*gûsh*": "noun, masculine singular - clod/lump", "*'āfār*": "noun, masculine singular - dust/earth", "*'ôrî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my skin", "*rāga'*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it hardens/shrivels/breaks", "*wa*": "conjunction - and", "*yimmā'ês*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it is loathsome/disgusting" }, "variants": { "*lāḇash*": "is clothed/puts on/wears", "*bĕśārî*": "my flesh/my body", "*rimmâ*": "worm/maggot/decay", "*gûsh*": "clod/lump/piece", "*'āfār*": "dust/earth/dirt/soil", "*rāga'*": "hardens/shrivels/breaks/cracks", "*yimmā'ês*": "is loathsome/is disgusting/is dissolved/melts away" } }
  • Job 30:30 : 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" } }
  • Lam 5:10 : 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" } }