Verse 25

{ "verseID": "Job.21.25", "source": "וְזֶ֗ה יָ֭מוּת בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ מָרָ֑ה וְלֹֽא־אָ֝כַ֗ל בַּטּוֹבָֽה׃", "text": "*wə-zeh yāmût bə-nepeš mārâ wə-lōʾ-ʾākal baṭṭôbâ*", "grammar": { "*wə-zeh*": "conjunctive waw + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - and this one", "*yāmût*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - dies", "*bə-nepeš*": "preposition + noun feminine singular construct - with a soul of", "*mārâ*": "adjective feminine singular - bitter", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunctive waw + negative particle - and not", "*ʾākal*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he ate", "*baṭṭôbâ*": "preposition + definite article + noun feminine singular - in the good/prosperity" }, "variants": { "*mût*": "to die", "*nepeš*": "soul/life/self/person", "*mar*": "bitter/bitterness", "*ʾākal*": "to eat/consume", "*ṭôbâ*": "good thing/prosperity/happiness" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 7:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Job.7.11", "source": "גַּם־אֲנִי֮ לֹ֤א אֶחֱשָׂ֫ךְ פִּ֥י אֲ‍ֽ֭דַבְּרָה בְּצַ֣ר רוּחִ֑י אָ֝שִׂ֗יחָה בְּמַ֣ר נַפְשִֽׁי", "text": "Also-I not *'eḥĕśāḵ* my *pî* *'ăḏabbĕrâ* in *tsar* my *rûḥî* *'āśîḥâ* in *mar* my *nafshî*", "grammar": { "*gam*": "adverb - also/even", "*'ănî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I", "*lō'*": "negative particle - not", "*'eḥĕśāḵ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will restrain", "*pî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my mouth", "*'ăḏabbĕrâ*": "verb, piel imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular - let me speak", "*bĕ*": "preposition - in", "*tsar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - distress of", "*rûḥî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my spirit", "*'āśîḥâ*": "verb, qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular - let me complain", "*bĕ*": "preposition - in", "*mar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - bitterness of", "*nafshî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my soul" }, "variants": { "*'eḥĕśāḵ*": "I will restrain/I will hold back/I will refrain", "*pî*": "my mouth/my speech", "*'ăḏabbĕrâ*": "let me speak/I will speak", "*tsar*": "distress/anguish/trouble", "*rûḥî*": "my spirit/my breath", "*'āśîḥâ*": "let me complain/let me meditate/let me talk", "*mar*": "bitterness/grief", "*nafshî*": "my soul/my self/my life" } }
  • Job 9:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Job.9.18", "source": "לֹֽא־יִ֭תְּנֵנִי הָשֵׁ֣ב רוּחִ֑י כִּ֥י יַ֝שְׂבִּעַ֗נִי מַמְּרֹרִֽים׃", "text": "*lōʾ-yittənēnî* *hāšēb* *rûḥî* *kî* *yaśbîʿanî* *mamrōrîm*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ-yittənēnî*": "negative particle + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - he will not allow me", "*hāšēb*": "hiphil infinitive construct - to return/recover", "*rûḥî*": "feminine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my breath", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*yaśbîʿanî*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - he fills me", "*mamrōrîm*": "masculine plural noun - with bitterness" }, "variants": { "*yittənēnî*": "to give, allow, permit", "*hāšēb*": "to return, bring back, restore", "*rûḥî*": "breath, spirit, wind", "*yaśbîʿanî*": "to satisfy, fill, satiate", "*mamrōrîm*": "bitter things, bitterness" } }
  • Job 10:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Job.10.1", "source": "נָֽקְטָ֥ה נַפְשִׁ֗י בְּחַ֫יָּ֥י אֶֽעֶזְבָ֣ה עָלַ֣י שִׂיחִ֑י אֲ֝דַבְּרָה֗ בְּמַ֣ר נַפְשִֽׁי׃", "text": "*nāqṭâ* *napšî* in *ḥayyāy* *ʾeʿezəbâ* upon me *śîḥî* *ʾădabbərâ* in *mar* *napšî*", "grammar": { "*nāqṭâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - is weary/loathes", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person suffix - my soul", "*ḥayyāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person suffix - my life", "*ʾeʿezəbâ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st singular cohortative - I will abandon/leave", "*śîḥî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person suffix - my complaint", "*ʾădabbərâ*": "Piel imperfect, 1st singular cohortative - I will speak", "*mar*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - bitterness of", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person suffix - my soul" }, "variants": { "*nāqṭâ*": "is weary/loathes/is disgusted", "*napšî*": "my soul/my life/myself", "*śîḥî*": "my complaint/my meditation/my discourse", "*mar*": "bitterness/grief/anguish" } }
  • Job 20:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Job.20.23", "source": "יְהִ֤י ׀ לְמַלֵּ֬א בִטְנ֗וֹ יְֽשַׁלַּח־בּ֭וֹ חֲר֣וֹן אַפּ֑וֹ וְיַמְטֵ֥ר עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ בִּלְחוּמֽוֹ׃", "text": "*yĕhî* *lĕ-* *mallēʾ* *biṭnô* *yĕšallaḥ-* *bô* *ḥărôn* *ʾappô* *wĕ-* *yamṭēr* *ʿālêmô* *bi-* *lĕḥûmô*", "grammar": { "*yĕhî*": "qal jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let it be", "*lĕ-*": "preposition - to/for", "*mallēʾ*": "piel infinitive construct - filling", "*biṭnô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his belly", "*yĕšallaḥ-*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he sends", "*bô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in him", "*ḥărôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - burning/fierce", "*ʾappô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his anger/nostril", "*wĕ-*": "conjunction - and", "*yamṭēr*": "hifil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he rains down", "*ʿālêmô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon him", "*bi-*": "preposition - in", "*lĕḥûmô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his food" }, "variants": { "*yĕhî*": "let it be/it will be/it shall be", "*mallēʾ*": "filling/to fill", "*biṭnô*": "his belly/his stomach/his appetite", "*yĕšallaḥ-*": "sends/casts/hurls", "*ḥărôn*": "burning/fierce/heat", "*ʾappô*": "his anger/his nostril/his wrath", "*yamṭēr*": "rains down/causes to rain/hurls down", "*lĕḥûmô*": "his food/his meal/his consumption" } }
  • Prov 14:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Proverbs.14.10", "source": "לֵ֗ב י֭וֹדֵעַ מָרַּ֣ת נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וּ֝בְשִׂמְחָת֗וֹ לֹא־יִתְעָ֥רַב זָֽר׃", "text": "*lēb* *yôdēaʿ* *marrat* *napšô* and in *śimḥātô* not *yitʿārab* *zār*", "grammar": { "*lēb*": "masculine singular noun - heart", "*yôdēaʿ*": "masculine singular Qal participle - knowing", "*marrat*": "construct feminine singular noun - bitterness of", "*napšô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his soul", "*śimḥātô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his joy", "*yitʿārab*": "3rd person masculine singular Hithpael imperfect - he will share", "*zār*": "masculine singular adjective - stranger" }, "variants": { "*lēb*": "heart/mind/inner person", "*yôdēaʿ*": "knows/understands/perceives", "*marrat*": "bitterness/grief/sorrow", "*napšô*": "his soul/his life/himself", "*śimḥātô*": "his joy/his happiness/his gladness", "*yitʿārab*": "shares/mingles/participates", "*zār*": "stranger/foreigner/outsider" } }
  • Eccl 6:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.6.2", "source": "אִ֣ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִתֶּן־ל֣וֹ הָאֱלֹהִ֡ים עֹשֶׁר֩ וּנְכָסִ֨ים וְכָב֜וֹד וְֽאֵינֶ֨נּוּ חָסֵ֥ר לְנַפְשׁ֣וֹ ׀ מִכֹּ֣ל אֲשֶׁר־יִתְאַוֶּ֗ה וְלֹֽא־יַשְׁלִיטֶ֤נּוּ הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ לֶאֱכֹ֣ל מִמֶּ֔נּוּ כִּ֛י אִ֥ישׁ נָכְרִ֖י יֹֽאכֲלֶ֑נּוּ זֶ֥ה הֶ֛בֶל וָחֳלִ֥י רָ֖ע הֽוּא׃", "text": "*ʾîš* *ʾăšer* *yitten-lô* the *hāʾĕlōhîm* *ʿōšer* and-*nəḵāsîm* and-*ḵāḇôd* and-*ʾênenû* *ḥāsēr* to-*nap̄šô* from-all *ʾăšer-yiṯʾawweh* and-not-*yašlîṭennû* the *hāʾĕlōhîm* to-*leʾĕḵōl* from-it, *kî* *ʾîš* *nāḵrî* *yōʾăḵălennû*; this *heḇel* and-*ḥŏlî* *rāʿ* it.", "grammar": { "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - whom/that", "*yitten-lô*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he gives to him", "*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural (divine plural) - God", "*ʿōšer*": "noun, masculine singular - wealth/riches", "*nəḵāsîm*": "noun, masculine plural - possessions/property", "*ḵāḇôd*": "noun, masculine singular - honor/glory", "*ʾênenû*": "particle of negation + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he is not", "*ḥāsēr*": "adjective, masculine singular - lacking/wanting", "*nap̄šô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his soul/desire", "*ʾăšer-yiṯʾawweh*": "relative pronoun + verb, Hitpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - that he desires", "*yašlîṭennû*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he enables him", "*leʾĕḵōl*": "preposition + verb, Qal infinitive construct - to eat", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*nāḵrî*": "adjective, masculine singular - foreign/strange", "*yōʾăḵălennû*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he will eat it", "*heḇel*": "noun, masculine singular - vanity/emptiness/breath", "*ḥŏlî*": "noun, masculine singular - sickness/disease", "*rāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - evil/bad" }, "variants": { "*ʿōšer*": "wealth/riches/abundance", "*nəḵāsîm*": "possessions/property/goods", "*ḵāḇôd*": "honor/glory/dignity/respect", "*nap̄šô*": "his soul/self/desire/appetite", "*yašlîṭennû*": "he empowers him/gives him power/enables him", "*nāḵrî*": "foreigner/stranger/alien", "*heḇel*": "vanity/futility/emptiness/breath/vapor", "*ḥŏlî*": "sickness/disease/affliction" } }
  • Isa 38:15-17 : 15 { "verseID": "Isaiah.38.15", "source": "מָֽה־אֲדַבֵּ֥ר וְאָֽמַר־לִ֖י וְה֣וּא עָשָׂ֑ה אֶדַּדֶּ֥ה כָל־שְׁנוֹתַ֖י עַל־מַ֥ר נַפְשִֽׁי׃", "text": "What-*ʾădabbēr* and-*wəʾāmar*-to-me and-he *ʿāśâ* *ʾeddaddeh* all-*šənôtay* upon-*mar* *napšî*.", "grammar": { "*ʾădabbēr*": "piel imperfect, 1st person singular - I will speak", "*wəʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with waw conjunction - and he has said", "*ʿāśâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has done", "*ʾeddaddeh*": "hithpael imperfect, 1st person singular - I will walk softly", "*šənôtay*": "feminine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my years", "*mar*": "masculine singular construct - bitterness of", "*napšî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my soul" }, "variants": { "*ʾădabbēr*": "I will speak, I should say", "*ʾeddaddeh*": "I will walk softly, I will go slowly, I will tread carefully", "*mar*": "bitterness, grief, distress", "*napšî*": "my soul, my life, my self" } } 16 { "verseID": "Isaiah.38.16", "source": "אֲדֹנָ֖י עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם יִֽחְי֑וּ וּלְכָל־בָּהֶן֙ חַיֵּ֣י רוּחִ֔י וְתַחֲלִימֵ֖נִי וְהַחֲיֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*ʾădōnāy* upon-them *yiḥyû* and-to-all-in-them *ḥayyê* *rûḥî* and-*wətaḥălîmēnî* and-*wəhaḥăyēnî*.", "grammar": { "*ʾădōnāy*": "proper noun - my Lord", "*yiḥyû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will live", "*ḥayyê*": "masculine plural construct - life of", "*rûḥî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my spirit", "*wətaḥălîmēnî*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix and waw conjunction - and you will make me strong", "*wəhaḥăyēnî*": "hiphil imperative, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix and waw conjunction - and revive me" }, "variants": { "*yiḥyû*": "they will live, they shall live", "*ḥayyê*": "life of, lives of", "*rûḥî*": "my spirit, my breath, my wind", "*wətaḥălîmēnî*": "and you will make me strong, and you will restore me to health", "*wəhaḥăyēnî*": "and revive me, and preserve me alive, and restore me to life" } } 17 { "verseID": "Isaiah.38.17", "source": "הִנֵּ֥ה לְשָׁל֖וֹם מַר־לִ֣י מָ֑ר וְאַתָּ֞ה חָשַׁ֤קְתָּ נַפְשִׁי֙ מִשַּׁ֣חַת בְּלִ֔י כִּ֥י הִשְׁלַ֛כְתָּ אַחֲרֵ֥י גֵוְךָ֖ כָּל־חֲטָאָֽי׃", "text": "Behold to-*šālôm* *mar*-to-me *mār* and-you *ḥāšaqtā* *napšî* from-*šaḥat* *bəlî* for *hišlaktā* behind *gēwkā* all-*ḥăṭāʾāy*.", "grammar": { "*šālôm*": "masculine singular noun - peace", "*mar*": "adjective, masculine singular - bitter", "*mār*": "adjective, masculine singular - bitter", "*ḥāšaqtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have loved", "*napšî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*šaḥat*": "feminine singular noun - pit", "*bəlî*": "substantive - nothingness", "*hišlaktā*": "hiphil perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have cast", "*gēwkā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your back", "*ḥăṭāʾāy*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my sins" }, "variants": { "*šālôm*": "peace, welfare, prosperity", "*mar*": "bitter, bitterness", "*ḥāšaqtā*": "you have loved, you have desired, you have delighted in", "*napšî*": "my soul, my life, my self", "*šaḥat*": "pit, corruption, destruction", "*bəlî*": "nothingness, worthlessness, destruction", "*hišlaktā*": "you have cast, you have thrown, you have flung", "*gēwkā*": "your back, behind you" } }
  • Ezek 4:16-17 : 16 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.4.16", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י בֶּן־אָדָם֙ הִנְנִ֨י שֹׁבֵ֤ר מַטֵּה־לֶ֙חֶם֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְאָכְלוּ־לֶ֥חֶם בְּמִשְׁקָ֖ל וּבִדְאָגָ֑ה וּמַ֕יִם בִּמְשׂוּרָ֥ה וּבְשִׁמָּמ֖וֹן יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃", "text": "And-*yōʾmer* to-me *ben*-*ʾāḏām* behold-me *šōḇēr* *maṭṭēh*-*leḥem* in-*yᵊrûšālaim* and-they-will-eat-*leḥem* by-*mišqāl* and-with-*dᵊʾāḡāh* and-*mayim* by-*mᵊśûrāh* and-with-*šimmāmôn* *yištû*", "grammar": { "*yōʾmer*": "verb, qal imperfect with vav-consecutive, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and he said", "*ben*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - son of", "*ʾāḏām*": "noun, masculine, singular - man/humanity", "*hinᵊnî*": "particle + 1st person singular suffix - behold me", "*šōḇēr*": "verb, qal participle, masculine, singular - breaking", "*maṭṭēh*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - staff of", "*leḥem*": "noun, masculine, singular - bread", "*yᵊrûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem", "*ʾāḵᵊlû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person, common, plural - they will eat", "*mišqāl*": "noun, masculine, singular - weight", "*dᵊʾāḡāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - anxiety/worry", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine, plural - water", "*mᵊśûrāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - measure", "*šimmāmôn*": "noun, masculine, singular - horror/dismay", "*yištû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural - they will drink" }, "variants": { "*šōḇēr*": "breaking/destroying/removing", "*maṭṭēh*-*leḥem*": "staff of bread/supply of food", "*mišqāl*": "weight/measure by weight", "*dᵊʾāḡāh*": "anxiety/worry/fear", "*šimmāmôn*": "horror/dismay/astonishment" } } 17 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.4.17", "source": "לְמַ֥עַן יַחְסְר֖וּ לֶ֣חֶם וָמָ֑יִם וְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ וְאָחִ֔יו וְנָמַ֖קּוּ בַּעֲוֺנָֽם׃", "text": "So-that *yaḥsᵊrû* *leḥem* and-*māyim* and-*nāšammû* *ʾîš* and-brother-his and-*nāmaqqû* in-*ʿăwōnām*", "grammar": { "*lᵊmaʿan*": "conjunction - so that/in order that", "*yaḥsᵊrû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural - they will lack", "*leḥem*": "noun, masculine, singular - bread", "*māyim*": "noun, masculine, plural - water", "*nāšammû*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person, common, plural - they will be desolate", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine, singular - man/each one", "*ʾāḥîw*": "noun, masculine, singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his brother", "*nāmaqqû*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person, common, plural - they will rot away", "*ʿăwōnām*": "noun, masculine, singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their iniquity" }, "variants": { "*yaḥsᵊrû*": "lack/be deprived of/be in need of", "*nāšammû*": "be desolate/be appalled/be horrified", "*nāmaqqû*": "rot away/waste away/pine away", "*ʿăwōnām*": "their iniquity/their guilt/their punishment" } }
  • Ezek 12:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.12.18", "source": "בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם לַחְמְךָ֖ בְּרַ֣עַשׁ תֹּאכֵ֑ל וּמֵימֶ֕יךָ בְּרָגְזָ֥ה וּבִדְאָגָ֖ה תִּשְׁתֶּֽה׃", "text": "*ben*-*ʾādām* *laḥməḵā* in-*raʿaš* *tōʾḵēl* and-*mêmeḵā* in-*rāgəzâ* and-in-*dəʾāgâ* *tišteh*", "grammar": { "*ben*-*ʾādām*": "construct chain, vocative - son of man/human", "*laḥməḵā*": "common noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your bread", "*raʿaš*": "common noun, masculine singular - trembling/quaking", "*tōʾḵēl*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall eat", "*mêmeḵā*": "common noun, masculine plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your waters", "*rāgəzâ*": "common noun, feminine singular - trembling/anxiety", "*dəʾāgâ*": "common noun, feminine singular - anxiety/worry", "*tišteh*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall drink" }, "variants": { "*raʿaš*": "trembling/quaking/shaking/anxiety", "*rāgəzâ*": "trembling/agitation/anxiety", "*dəʾāgâ*": "anxiety/worry/fear" } }
  • 2 Sam 17:8 : 8 { "verseID": "2 Samuel.17.8", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חוּשַׁ֗י אַתָּ֣ה יָ֠דַעְתָּ אֶת־אָבִ֨יךָ וְאֶת־אֲנָשָׁ֜יו כִּ֧י גִבֹּרִ֣ים הֵ֗מָּה וּמָרֵ֥י נֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ הֵ֔מָּה כְּדֹ֥ב שַׁכּ֖וּל בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה וְאָבִ֙יךָ֙ אִ֣ישׁ מִלְחָמָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א יָלִ֖ין אֶת־הָעָֽם׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *Ḥûšay*, You *yāḏaʿtā* your *ʾāḇîḵā* and his *ʾănāšāyw* that *gibbōrîm* they [are] and *mārê* of *nep̄eš* they [are], like a *kəḏōḇ* *šakkûl* in the *baśśāḏeh*; and your *wəʾāḇîḵā* [is] an *ʾîš* of *milḥāmāh*, and not *yālîn* with the *hāʿām*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*Ḥûšay*": "proper noun, masculine - Hushai", "*yāḏaʿtā*": "perfect, 2nd masculine singular, qal - you know", "*ʾāḇîḵā*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your father", "*ʾănāšāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his men", "*gibbōrîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - mighty men", "*mārê*": "adjective, masculine plural construct - bitter of", "*nep̄eš*": "noun, feminine singular - soul", "*kəḏōḇ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like a bear", "*šakkûl*": "passive participle, masculine singular, qal - bereaved", "*baśśāḏeh*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the field", "*wəʾāḇîḵā*": "waw conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - and your father", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - man of", "*milḥāmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - war", "*yālîn*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, qal - he will spend the night" }, "variants": { "*gibbōrîm*": "mighty men/warriors/heroes", "*mārê* *nep̄eš*": "bitter of soul/fierce in spirit/desperate", "*kəḏōḇ* *šakkûl*": "like a bear bereaved of cubs/like a bear robbed of her young", "*ʾîš* *milḥāmāh*": "man of war/warrior/experienced fighter", "*yālîn*": "will spend the night/lodge/stay" } }
  • 1 Kgs 17:12 : 12 { "verseID": "1 Kings.17.12", "source": "וַתֹּ֗אמֶר חַי־יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ אִם־יֶשׁ־לִ֣י מָע֔וֹג כִּ֣י אִם־מְלֹ֤א כַף־קֶ֙מַח֙ בַּכַּ֔ד וּמְעַט־שֶׁ֖מֶן בַּצַּפָּ֑חַת וְהִנְנִ֨י מְקֹשֶׁ֜שֶׁת שְׁנַ֣יִם עֵצִ֗ים וּבָ֙אתִי֙ וַעֲשִׂיתִ֙יהוּ֙ לִ֣י וְלִבְנִ֔י וַאֲכַלְנֻ֖הוּ וָמָֽתְנוּ׃", "text": "And *wattōʾmer* *ḥay-yhwh* *ʾĕlōhêḵā* if *ʾim-yeš-lî* *māʿôg* but *kî ʾim-mǝlōʾ* *ḵap-qemaḥ* in the *bakkaḏ* and a little *ûmǝʿaṭ-šemen* in the *baṣṣappāḥat* and behold I am *wǝhinǝnî* *mǝqōšešet* two *šǝnayim* *ʿēṣîm* and I will come *ûḇāʾtî* and make *waʿăśîtîhû* for me *lî* and for my son *wǝliḇnî* and we will eat it *waʾăḵalnuhû* and die *wāmātnû*.", "grammar": { "*wattōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she said", "*ḥay-yhwh*": "adjective construct + divine name - as YHWH lives", "*ʾĕlōhêḵā*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your God", "*ʾim-yeš-lî*": "conditional particle + existential particle + preposition + 1st singular suffix - if I have", "*māʿôg*": "noun, masculine singular - cake/food", "*kî ʾim*": "conjunction + conditional particle - but only", "*mǝlōʾ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - fullness of", "*ḵap-qemaḥ*": "noun construct + noun - handful of flour", "*bakkaḏ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the jar", "*ûmǝʿaṭ-šemen*": "waw + adjective construct + noun - and a little oil", "*baṣṣappāḥat*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - in the flask", "*wǝhinǝnî*": "waw + demonstrative particle + 1st singular suffix - and behold I am", "*mǝqōšešet*": "poel participle, feminine singular - gathering", "*šǝnayim*": "numeral, masculine dual - two", "*ʿēṣîm*": "noun, masculine plural - sticks", "*ûḇāʾtî*": "waw + qal perfect, 1st singular - and I will come", "*waʿăśîtîhû*": "waw + qal perfect, 1st singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and I will prepare it", "*lî*": "preposition + 1st singular suffix - for me", "*wǝliḇnî*": "waw + preposition + noun + 1st singular suffix - and for my son", "*waʾăḵalnuhû*": "waw + qal perfect, 1st plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and we will eat it", "*wāmātnû*": "waw + qal perfect, 1st plural - and we will die" }, "variants": { "*wattōʾmer*": "and she said/and she answered", "*ḥay-yhwh*": "as YHWH lives/by the life of YHWH (oath formula)", "*māʿôg*": "cake/food/bread", "*kî ʾim*": "but only/except", "*mǝlōʾ*": "fullness/handful", "*ḵap*": "palm/handful", "*qemaḥ*": "flour/meal", "*kaḏ*": "jar/pitcher", "*šemen*": "oil/fat", "*ṣappāḥat*": "flask/jug", "*mǝqōšešet*": "gathering/collecting", "*ʿēṣîm*": "sticks/wood", "*waʿăśîtîhû*": "and I will prepare it/and I will make it", "*waʾăḵalnuhû*": "and we will eat it/and we will consume it", "*wāmātnû*": "and we will die/and we will perish" } }
  • Job 3:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Job.3.20", "source": "לָ֤מָּה יִתֵּ֣ן לְעָמֵ֣ל א֑וֹר וְ֝חַיִּ֗ים לְמָ֣רֵי נָֽפֶשׁ׃", "text": "*lāmmâ yittēn ləʿāmēl ʾôr wəḥayyîm ləmārê nāpeš*", "grammar": { "*lāmmâ*": "interrogative adverb - why", "*yittēn*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he gives", "*ləʿāmēl*": "preposition + verb, Qal participle, masculine singular - to toiling one", "*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular - light", "*wəḥayyîm*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural - and life", "*ləmārê*": "preposition + adjective, masculine plural construct - to bitter ones of", "*nāpeš*": "noun, feminine singular - soul" }, "variants": { "*yittēn*": "he gives/one gives/God gives", "*ʿāmēl*": "toiling one/one in misery/suffering one", "*ʾôr*": "light/daylight/life", "*ḥayyîm*": "life/lifetime/living", "*mārê*": "bitter ones of/anguished ones of", "*nāpeš*": "soul/life/person/self" } }