16{
"verseID": "Job.38.16",
"source": "הֲ֭בָאתָ עַד־נִבְכֵי־יָ֑ם וּבְחֵ֥קֶר תְּ֝ה֗וֹם הִתְהַלָּֽכְתָּ׃",
"text": "?-*bāʾtā* unto-*nibkê*-*yām* and-in-*ḥēqer* *təhôm* *hithallāktā*?",
"grammar": {
"*hă*": "interrogative particle - ?",
"*bāʾtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have come/entered",
"*ʿad*": "preposition - unto/to/as far as",
"*nibkê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - springs/sources",
"*yām*": "noun, masculine singular - sea",
"*û*": "conjunction - and",
"*bə*": "preposition - in",
"*ḥēqer*": "noun, masculine singular - searching/investigation",
"*təhôm*": "noun, feminine singular - deep/abyss/depths",
"*hithallāktā*": "hithpael perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have walked about"
},
"variants": {
"*bāʾtā*": "you have come/you have entered",
"*nibkê*": "springs/sources/depths",
"*yām*": "sea/ocean",
"*ḥēqer*": "searching/investigation/searching out",
"*təhôm*": "deep/abyss/depths",
"*hithallāktā*": "you have walked about/you have walked to and fro"
}
}
17{
"verseID": "Job.38.17",
"source": "הֲנִגְל֣וּ לְ֭ךָ שַׁעֲרֵי־מָ֑וֶת וְשַׁעֲרֵ֖י צַלְמָ֣וֶת תִּרְאֶֽה׃",
"text": "?-*niglû* to-you *šaʿărê*-*māwet* and-*šaʿărê* *ṣalmāwet* *tirʾeh*?",
"grammar": {
"*hă*": "interrogative particle - ?",
"*niglû*": "niphal perfect, 3rd common plural - they were revealed/uncovered",
"*lə*": "preposition - to",
"*kā*": "2nd masculine singular suffix - you",
"*šaʿărê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - gates of",
"*māwet*": "noun, masculine singular - death",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*šaʿărê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - gates of",
"*ṣalmāwet*": "noun, masculine singular - deep darkness/shadow of death",
"*tirʾeh*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you see/will see"
},
"variants": {
"*niglû*": "they were revealed/they were uncovered/they were disclosed",
"*šaʿărê*": "gates/doors/entrances",
"*māwet*": "death/dying",
"*ṣalmāwet*": "deep darkness/shadow of death/thick darkness"
}
}
18{
"verseID": "Job.38.18",
"source": "הִ֭תְבֹּנַנְתָּ עַד־רַחֲבֵי־אָ֑רֶץ הַ֝גֵּ֗ד אִם־יָדַ֥עְתָּ כֻלָּֽהּ׃",
"text": "?-*hitbōnantā* unto-*raḥăbê*-*ʾāreṣ* *haggēd* if-*yādaʿtā* all-of-her.",
"grammar": {
"*hă*": "interrogative particle - ?",
"*hitbōnantā*": "hithpolel perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have considered/understood",
"*ʿad*": "preposition - unto/to",
"*raḥăbê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - breadths/expanses of",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land",
"*haggēd*": "hiphil imperative, masculine singular - declare/tell",
"*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if",
"*yādaʿtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have known",
"*kullāh*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - all of it/her"
},
"variants": {
"*hitbōnantā*": "you have considered/you have understood/you have perceived",
"*raḥăbê*": "breadths/expanses/wide spaces",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground",
"*yādaʿtā*": "you have known/you understand"
}
}
19{
"verseID": "Job.38.19",
"source": "אֵי־זֶ֣ה הַ֭דֶּרֶךְ יִשְׁכָּן־א֑וֹר וְ֝חֹ֗שֶׁךְ אֵי־זֶ֥ה מְקֹמֽוֹ׃",
"text": "Where-*zeh* the-*derekə* *yiškān*-*ʾôr* and-*ḥōšek* where-*zeh* *məqōmô*?",
"grammar": {
"*ʾêy*": "interrogative adverb - where?",
"*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*ha-*": "definite article - the",
"*derekə*": "noun, masculine singular - way/path",
"*yiškān*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it dwells",
"*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular - light",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness",
"*ʾêy*": "interrogative adverb - where?",
"*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*məqōmô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its place"
},
"variants": {
"*derekə*": "way/path/road",
"*yiškān*": "it dwells/it abides/it resides",
"*ʾôr*": "light/daylight/illumination",
"*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity",
"*məqōmô*": "its place/its location"
}
}
20{
"verseID": "Job.38.20",
"source": "כִּ֣י תִ֭קָּחֶנּוּ אֶל־גְּבוּל֑וֹ וְכִֽי־תָ֝בִין נְתִיב֥וֹת בֵּיתֽוֹ׃",
"text": "That *tiqqāḥennû* unto-*gəbûlô* and-that-*tābîn* *nətîbôt* *bêtô*?",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - that/for/because",
"*tiqqāḥennû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - you take it",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - unto/to",
"*gəbûlô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its boundary",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*kî*": "conjunction - that/for/because",
"*tābîn*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you understand",
"*nətîbôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - paths of",
"*bêtô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its house"
},
"variants": {
"*tiqqāḥennû*": "you take it/you bring it/you lead it",
"*gəbûlô*": "its boundary/its border/its territory",
"*tābîn*": "you understand/you discern/you perceive",
"*nətîbôt*": "paths/pathways",
"*bêtô*": "its house/its home/its dwelling"
}
}
21{
"verseID": "Job.38.21",
"source": "יָ֭דַעְתָּ כִּי־אָ֣ז תִּוָּלֵ֑ד וּמִסְפַּ֖ר יָמֶ֣יךָ רַבִּֽים׃",
"text": "*yādaʿtā* because-then *tiwwālēd* and-*mispar* *yāmeykā* *rabbîm*!",
"grammar": {
"*yādaʿtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you knew",
"*kî*": "conjunction - because/for",
"*ʾāz*": "adverb - then/at that time",
"*tiwwālēd*": "niphal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you were born",
"*û*": "conjunction - and",
"*mispar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - number of",
"*yāmeykā*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your days",
"*rabbîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - many/great"
},
"variants": {
"*yādaʿtā*": "you knew/you know",
"*tiwwālēd*": "you were born/you would be born",
"*mispar*": "number/count",
"*yāmeykā*": "your days/your lifetime",
"*rabbîm*": "many/great/numerous"
}
}