Verse 3

{ "verseID": "Job.20.3", "source": "מוּסַ֣ר כְּלִמָּתִ֣י אֶשְׁמָ֑ע וְ֝ר֗וּחַ מִֽבִּינָתִ֥י יַעֲנֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*mûsar* *kĕlimmātî* *ʾešmāʿ* *wĕ-* *rûaḥ* *mi-* *bînātî* *yaʿănēnî*", "grammar": { "*mûsar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - correction/discipline/instruction", "*kĕlimmātî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my shame/my rebuke", "*ʾešmāʿ*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I hear", "*wĕ-*": "conjunction - and", "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - spirit/wind", "*mi-*": "preposition - from", "*bînātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my understanding", "*yaʿănēnî*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - it answers me" }, "variants": { "*mûsar*": "correction/discipline/instruction/reproof", "*kĕlimmātî*": "my shame/my rebuke/my insult/my disgrace", "*rûaḥ*": "spirit/wind/breath/mind", "*bînātî*": "my understanding/my intelligence/my insight", "*yaʿănēnî*": "it answers me/it responds to me/it replies to me" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Job 19:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Job.19.3", "source": "‫זֶ֤ה עֶ֣שֶׂר פְּ֭עָמִים תַּכְלִימ֑וּנִי לֹֽא־תֵ֝בֹ֗שׁוּ תַּהְכְּרוּ־לִֽי׃‬", "text": "*zeh* *ʿeśer* *pəʿāmîm* *taklîmūnî* *lō-tēbōšū* *tahkərū-lî*", "grammar": { "*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun - this", "*ʿeśer*": "numeral - ten", "*pəʿāmîm*": "noun common feminine plural - times", "*taklîmūnî*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - you insult/shame me", "*lō-tēbōšū*": "negative particle + qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you are not ashamed", "*tahkərū-lî*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine plural + preposition + 1st person singular suffix - you mistreat/wrong to me" }, "variants": { "*kālam*": "to shame/humiliate/insult", "*būš*": "to be ashamed/disappointed/confused", "*nākar*": "to treat as foreign/strange/act wrongly toward" } }
  • Job 19:29 : 29 { "verseID": "Job.19.29", "source": "‫גּ֤וּרוּ לָכֶ֨ם ׀ מִפְּנֵי־חֶ֗רֶב כִּֽי־חֵ֭מָה עֲוֺנ֣וֹת חָ֑רֶב לְמַ֖עַן תֵּדְע֣וּן שַׁדּֽוּן׃‬", "text": "*gūrū* *lākem* *mippənê-ḥereb* *kî-ḥēmāh* *ʿăwōnôt* *ḥāreb* *ləmaʿan* *tēdəʿūn* *šaddūn*", "grammar": { "*gūrū*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - fear/be afraid", "*lākem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - for yourselves", "*mippənê-ḥereb*": "preposition + noun common masculine plural construct + noun common feminine singular - from before the sword", "*kî-ḥēmāh*": "conjunction + noun common feminine singular - for wrath", "*ʿăwōnôt*": "noun common masculine plural construct - punishments of iniquities of", "*ḥāreb*": "noun common feminine singular - the sword", "*ləmaʿan*": "conjunction - so that", "*tēdəʿūn*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural + paragogic nun - you may know", "*šaddūn*": "qal infinitive construct + paragogic nun - [there is] judgment" }, "variants": { "*gūr*": "to fear/be afraid/dread", "*pānîm*": "face/presence/before", "*ḥereb*": "sword/cutting instrument", "*ḥēmāh*": "wrath/heat/anger", "*ʿāwōn*": "iniquity/guilt/punishment", "*yādaʿ*": "to know/understand", "*šaddūn*": "judgment/verdict (alternative reading: *šaddîn* - Almighty)" } }
  • Job 20:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Job.20.2", "source": "לָ֭כֵן שְׂעִפַּ֣י יְשִׁיב֑וּנִי וּ֝בַעֲב֗וּר ח֣וּשִׁי בִֽי׃", "text": "*lākēn* *śĕʿippay* *yĕšîbûnî* *û-* *baʿăbûr* *ḥûšî* *bî*", "grammar": { "*lākēn*": "adverb - therefore/for this reason", "*śĕʿippay*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my thoughts/disquieting thoughts", "*yĕšîbûnî*": "hifil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - they cause me to answer", "*û-*": "conjunction - and", "*baʿăbûr*": "preposition - because of", "*ḥûšî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my haste/agitation", "*bî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - in me" }, "variants": { "*śĕʿippay*": "my thoughts/my disquieting thoughts/my concerns", "*yĕšîbûnî*": "they answer me/they cause me to reply/they compel me to respond", "*ḥûšî*": "my haste/my agitation/my eagerness/my feeling" } }
  • Job 27:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Job.27.11", "source": "אוֹרֶ֣ה אֶתְכֶ֣ם בְּיַד־אֵ֑ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר עִם־שַׁ֝דַּ֗י לֹ֣א אֲכַחֵֽד׃", "text": "*ʾôreh* *ʾeṯḵem* *bəyaḏ-ʾēl* *ʾăšer* *ʿim-šadday* *lōʾ* *ʾăḵaḥēḏ*", "grammar": { "*ʾôreh*": "Hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I will teach/instruct", "*ʾeṯḵem*": "direct object marker with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - you", "*bəyaḏ-ʾēl*": "preposition + noun feminine singular construct + noun masculine singular - about the hand/power of God", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - that which", "*ʿim-šadday*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - with the Almighty", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ʾăḵaḥēḏ*": "Piel imperfect, 1st person singular - I will hide/conceal" }, "variants": { "*yārâ*": "throw/shoot/direct/teach/instruct", "*yāḏ*": "hand/power/authority", "*ʾēl*": "God/deity", "*šadday*": "Almighty/All-sufficient One", "*kāḥaḏ*": "hide/conceal/cover" } }
  • Job 33:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Job.33.3", "source": "יֹֽשֶׁר־לִבִּ֥י אֲמָרָ֑י וְדַ֥עַת שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י בָּר֥וּר מִלֵּֽלוּ׃", "text": "*yōšer*-*libbî* *ʾămārāy* *wəda'at* *śəpātay* *bārûr* *millēlû*", "grammar": { "*yōšer*": "noun, masculine singular construct - uprightness/straightness of", "*libbî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my heart", "*ʾămārāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my words/sayings", "*wəda'at*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct - and knowledge of", "*śəpātay*": "noun, feminine dual construct with 1st person singular suffix - my lips", "*bārûr*": "adjective, masculine singular - pure/clear", "*millēlû*": "piel perfect, 3rd person plural - they have spoken/uttered" }, "variants": { "*yōšer*": "uprightness/straightness/integrity", "*libbî*": "my heart/my mind/my inner self", "*ʾămārāy*": "my words/my sayings/my speech", "*da'at*": "knowledge/understanding/wisdom", "*śəpātay*": "my lips/my speech", "*bārûr*": "pure/clear/clean", "*millēlû*": "have spoken/have uttered/have declared" } }
  • Ps 49:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Psalms.49.3", "source": "גַּם־בְּנֵ֣י אָ֭דָם גַּם־בְּנֵי־אִ֑ישׁ יַ֝֗חַד עָשִׁ֥יר וְאֶבְיֽוֹן׃", "text": "Also-*bənê* *ʾādām* also-*bənê*-*ʾîš* *yaḥad* *ʿāšîr* *wə*-*ʾebyôn*", "grammar": { "*bənê*": "noun masculine plural construct - 'sons of'", "*ʾādām*": "noun masculine singular - 'mankind/humanity'", "*ʾîš*": "noun masculine singular - 'man/person'", "*yaḥad*": "adverb - 'together/alike'", "*ʿāšîr*": "adjective masculine singular - 'rich'", "*wə*": "conjunction - 'and'", "*ʾebyôn*": "adjective masculine singular - 'poor/needy'" }, "variants": { "*ʾādām*": "mankind/humanity/common people", "*ʾîš*": "man/person/individual of importance", "*yaḥad*": "together/alike/at once" } }
  • Ps 78:2-5 : 2 { "verseID": "Psalms.78.2", "source": "אֶפְתְּחָ֣ה בְמָשָׁ֣ל פִּ֑י אַבִּ֥יעָה חִ֝יד֗וֹת מִנִּי־קֶֽדֶם׃", "text": "*ʾep̄təḥâ* in *māšāl* my *pî* *ʾabbîʿâ* *ḥîḏôt* from *minnî-qeḏem*", "grammar": { "*ʾep̄təḥâ*": "qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular - I will open", "*bᵉmāšāl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in/with a parable/proverb", "*pî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my mouth", "*ʾabbîʿâ*": "hiphil imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular - I will pour forth/utter", "*ḥîḏôt*": "noun, feminine plural - riddles/dark sayings/enigmas", "*minnî-qeḏem*": "preposition + adverb - from ancient times/of old" }, "variants": { "*māšāl*": "parable/proverb/similitude/figurative discourse", "*ʾabbîʿâ*": "I will pour forth/utter/gush forth/bubble up", "*ḥîḏôt*": "riddles/dark sayings/enigmas/mysteries", "*minnî-qeḏem*": "from ancient times/from of old/from antiquity" } } 3 { "verseID": "Psalms.78.3", "source": "אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁ֭מַעְנוּ וַנֵּדָעֵ֑ם וַ֝אֲבוֹתֵ֗ינוּ סִפְּרוּ־לָֽנוּ׃", "text": "*ʾăšer* *šāmaʿnû* *wannēḏāʿēm* and our *waʾăḇôtênû* *sippərû-lānû*", "grammar": { "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which/that", "*šāmaʿnû*": "qal perfect, 1st person plural - we have heard", "*wannēḏāʿēm*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 1st person plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and we knew them", "*waʾăḇôtênû*": "waw conjunctive + noun, masculine plural with 1st person plural suffix - and our fathers", "*sippərû-lānû*": "piel perfect, 3rd person plural + preposition with 1st person plural suffix - they recounted/told to us" }, "variants": { "*šāmaʿnû*": "we have heard/listened to/obeyed", "*wannēḏāʿēm*": "and we knew them/and we were made to know them", "*sippərû*": "recounted/told/declared/related" } } 4 { "verseID": "Psalms.78.4", "source": "לֹ֤א נְכַחֵ֨ד ׀ מִבְּנֵיהֶ֗ם לְד֥וֹר אַחֲר֗וֹן מְֽ֭סַפְּרִים תְּהִלּ֣וֹת יְהוָ֑ה וֶעֱזוּז֥וֹ וְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יו אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָֽׂה׃", "text": "Not *nᵉḵaḥēḏ* from their *mibbᵉnêhem* to *lᵉḏôr* *ʾaḥărôn* *mᵉsappᵉrîm* *tᵉhillôt* *YHWH* and his *weʿĕzûzô* and his *wᵉnip̄lᵉʾôtāyw* *ʾăšer* *ʿāśâ*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*nᵉḵaḥēḏ*": "piel imperfect, 1st person plural - we will hide/conceal", "*mibbᵉnêhem*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - from their children/sons", "*lᵉḏôr*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - to/for a generation", "*ʾaḥărôn*": "adjective, masculine singular - later/coming/last", "*mᵉsappᵉrîm*": "piel participle, masculine plural - telling/recounting/declaring", "*tᵉhillôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - praises of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh", "*weʿĕzûzô*": "waw conjunctive + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his strength/might", "*wᵉnip̄lᵉʾôtāyw*": "waw conjunctive + noun, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his wonders/marvelous deeds", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which/that", "*ʿāśâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he did/made" }, "variants": { "*nᵉḵaḥēḏ*": "we will hide/conceal/withhold", "*ḏôr*": "generation/age/period/lifetime", "*ʾaḥărôn*": "later/following/coming/last", "*tᵉhillôt*": "praises/acts worthy of praise/glorious deeds", "*ʿĕzûzô*": "strength/might/power", "*nip̄lᵉʾôtāyw*": "wonders/marvelous deeds/miracles" } } 5 { "verseID": "Psalms.78.5", "source": "וַיָּ֤קֶם עֵד֨וּת ׀ בְּֽיַעֲקֹ֗ב וְתוֹרָה֮ שָׂ֤ם בְּיִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִ֭וָּה אֶת־אֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ לְ֝הוֹדִיעָ֗ם לִבְנֵיהֶֽם׃", "text": "And he *wayyāqem* *ʿēḏût* in *bᵉyaʿăqōḇ* and *wᵉtôrâ* he *śām* in *bᵉyiśrāʾēl* *ʾăšer* he *ṣiwwâ* *ʾet*-our *ʾăḇôtênû* *lᵉhôḏîʿām* to their *liḇnêhem*", "grammar": { "*wayyāqem*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he established/set up", "*ʿēḏût*": "noun, feminine singular - testimony/witness", "*bᵉyaʿăqōḇ*": "preposition + proper noun - in Jacob", "*wᵉtôrâ*": "waw conjunctive + noun, feminine singular - and law/instruction", "*śām*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he placed/put/set", "*bᵉyiśrāʾēl*": "preposition + proper noun - in Israel", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which/that", "*ṣiwwâ*": "piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he commanded/ordered", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾăḇôtênû*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person plural suffix - our fathers", "*lᵉhôḏîʿām*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to make them know", "*liḇnêhem*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to their children/sons" }, "variants": { "*ʿēḏût*": "testimony/witness/ordinance/decree", "*tôrâ*": "law/instruction/teaching/direction", "*śām*": "placed/put/set/established", "*ṣiwwâ*": "commanded/ordered/appointed", "*lᵉhôḏîʿām*": "to make them know/to inform them/to teach them" } }