{ "verseID": "Job.24.1", "source": "מַדּ֗וּעַ מִ֭שַׁדַּי לֹא־נִצְפְּנ֣וּ עִתִּ֑ים וְ֝יֹדְעָ֗יו לֹא־חָ֥זוּ יָמָֽיו", "text": "Why from *Shadday* not *nitspənu* *ʿittîm* and *yōdəʿāw* not *ḥāzû* his *yāmāw*", "grammar": { "*Shadday*": "divine name with preposition *mi-*, 'from Almighty'", "*nitspənu*": "niphal perfect 3rd person plural - 'are hidden/stored'", "*ʿittîm*": "noun masculine plural - 'times/seasons'", "*yōdəʿāw*": "qal participle masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'those knowing him'", "*ḥāzû*": "qal perfect 3rd person plural - 'see/perceive'", "*yāmāw*": "noun masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his days'" }, "variants": { "*Shadday*": "the Almighty/All-sufficient One", "*nitspənu*": "are hidden/stored/reserved", "*ʿittîm*": "times/seasons/appointed periods", "*yōdəʿāw*": "those who know him/his acquaintances", "*ḥāzû*": "see/perceive/behold", "*yāmāw*": "his days/times/judgments" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.24.2", "source": "גְּבֻל֥וֹת יַשִּׂ֑יגוּ עֵ֥דֶר גָּ֝זְל֗וּ וַיִּרְעֽוּ", "text": "*Gəbulôt* they *yaśśîgû* *ʿēder* they *gāzlû* *wayyirʿû*", "grammar": { "*Gəbulôt*": "noun feminine plural - 'boundaries/landmarks'", "*yaśśîgû*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'remove/displace'", "*ʿēder*": "noun masculine singular - 'flock'", "*gāzlû*": "qal perfect 3rd person plural - 'they seize/rob'", "*wayyirʿû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'and they feed/pasture'" }, "variants": { "*Gəbulôt*": "boundaries/landmarks/borders", "*yaśśîgû*": "remove/displace/push back", "*ʿēder*": "flock/herd", "*gāzlû*": "seize/rob/take by force", "*wayyirʿû*": "feed/pasture/shepherd" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.24.3", "source": "חֲמ֣וֹר יְתוֹמִ֣ים יִנְהָ֑גוּ יַ֝חְבְּל֗וּ שׁ֣וֹר אַלְמָנָֽה", "text": "*Ḥămôr yətômîm yinhāgû yaḥbəlû šôr ʾalmānâ*", "grammar": { "*Ḥămôr*": "noun masculine singular construct - 'donkey of'", "*yətômîm*": "noun masculine plural - 'orphans'", "*yinhāgû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they drive away'", "*yaḥbəlû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they take in pledge'", "*šôr*": "noun masculine singular construct - 'ox of'", "*ʾalmānâ*": "noun feminine singular - 'widow'" }, "variants": { "*Ḥămôr*": "donkey/ass", "*yətômîm*": "orphans/fatherless", "*yinhāgû*": "drive away/lead off/take", "*yaḥbəlû*": "take in pledge/take as security/seize", "*šôr*": "ox/bull", "*ʾalmānâ*": "widow/bereaved woman" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.24.4", "source": "יַטּ֣וּ אֶבְיוֹנִ֣ים מִדָּ֑רֶךְ יַ֥חַד חֻ֝בְּא֗וּ עֲנִיֵּי־אָֽרֶץ", "text": "They *yaṭṭû ʾebyônîm* from *dāreḵ yaḥad ḥubbəʾû ʿăniyyê-ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*yaṭṭû*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they turn aside/push away'", "*ʾebyônîm*": "noun masculine plural - 'needy ones'", "*dāreḵ*": "noun masculine singular with preposition *min* - 'from way/road'", "*yaḥad*": "adverb - 'together/alike'", "*ḥubbəʾû*": "pual perfect 3rd person plural - 'are hidden/forced to hide'", "*ʿăniyyê-ʾāreṣ*": "noun masculine plural construct 'poor of' + noun feminine singular 'land/earth'" }, "variants": { "*yaṭṭû*": "turn aside/push away/thrust away", "*ʾebyônîm*": "needy ones/poor people", "*dāreḵ*": "way/road/path", "*yaḥad*": "together/alike/at the same time", "*ḥubbəʾû*": "are hidden/forced to hide/concealed", "*ʿăniyyê-ʾāreṣ*": "poor of the land/afflicted of the earth" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.24.5", "source": "הֵ֤ן פְּרָאִ֨ים ׀ בַּ֥מִּדְבָּ֗ר יָצְא֣וּ בְּ֭פָעֳלָם מְשַׁחֲרֵ֣י לַטָּ֑רֶף עֲרָבָ֥ה ל֥וֹ לֶ֝֗חֶם לַנְּעָרִֽים", "text": "Behold *pərāʾîm* in the *midbār yāṣəʾû bəpāʿŏlām məšaḥărê laṭṭāref ʿărābâ lô leḥem lannəʿārîm*", "grammar": { "*pərāʾîm*": "noun masculine plural - 'wild donkeys'", "*midbār*": "noun masculine singular with preposition *ba* - 'in wilderness/desert'", "*yāṣəʾû*": "qal perfect 3rd person plural - 'they go out'", "*bəpāʿŏlām*": "preposition *bə* + noun masculine singular construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'in their work/labor'", "*məšaḥărê*": "piel participle masculine plural construct - 'seeking early/diligently'", "*laṭṭāref*": "preposition *lə* + noun masculine singular with definite article - 'for the prey'", "*ʿărābâ*": "noun feminine singular - 'desert plain/wilderness'", "*lô*": "preposition *lə* + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'for him'", "*leḥem*": "noun masculine singular - 'bread/food'", "*lannəʿārîm*": "preposition *lə* + definite article + noun masculine plural - 'for the young ones/children'" }, "variants": { "*pərāʾîm*": "wild donkeys/onagers", "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land", "*yāṣəʾû*": "go out/go forth/depart", "*bəpāʿŏlām*": "in their work/labor/activity", "*məšaḥărê*": "seeking early/diligently searching for", "*laṭṭāref*": "for the prey/food", "*ʿărābâ*": "desert plain/wilderness/steppe", "*leḥem*": "bread/food/sustenance", "*lannəʿārîm*": "for the young ones/children/servants" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.24.6", "source": "בַּ֭שָּׂדֶה בְּלִיל֣וֹ יִקְצ֑וֹרוּ וְכֶ֖רֶם רָשָׁ֣ע יְלַקֵּֽשׁוּ", "text": "In the *śādeh bəlîlô yiqṣôrû wəḵerem rāšāʿ yəlaqqēšû*", "grammar": { "*śādeh*": "noun masculine singular with preposition *ba* and definite article - 'in the field'", "*bəlîlô*": "noun masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'its fodder/mixed provender'", "*yiqṣôrû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they harvest/reap'", "*wəḵerem*": "conjunction *wə* + noun masculine singular construct - 'and vineyard of'", "*rāšāʿ*": "adjective masculine singular - 'wicked'", "*yəlaqqēšû*": "piel imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they glean/gather'" }, "variants": { "*śādeh*": "field/land/open country", "*bəlîlô*": "its fodder/mixed feed/grain", "*yiqṣôrû*": "harvest/reap/cut", "*ḵerem*": "vineyard/orchard", "*rāšāʿ*": "wicked/evil/criminal person", "*yəlaqqēšû*": "glean/gather late fruits/collect" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.24.7", "source": "עָר֣וֹם יָ֭לִינוּ מִבְּלִ֣י לְב֑וּשׁ וְאֵ֥ין כְּ֝ס֗וּת בַּקָּרָֽה", "text": "*ʿārôm yālînû mibbəlî ləbûš wəʾên kəsût baqqārâ*", "grammar": { "*ʿārôm*": "adjective masculine singular - 'naked'", "*yālînû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they spend the night'", "*mibbəlî*": "preposition *min* + adverb *bəlî* - 'without'", "*ləbûš*": "noun masculine singular - 'clothing/garment'", "*wəʾên*": "conjunction *wə* + particle of negation - 'and there is no'", "*kəsût*": "noun feminine singular - 'covering'", "*baqqārâ*": "preposition *bə* + definite article + noun feminine singular - 'in the cold'" }, "variants": { "*ʿārôm*": "naked/bare", "*yālînû*": "spend the night/lodge/remain overnight", "*mibbəlî*": "without/lacking", "*ləbûš*": "clothing/garment/covering", "*kəsût*": "covering/garment", "*baqqārâ*": "in the cold/during cold weather" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.24.8", "source": "מִזֶּ֣רֶם הָרִ֣ים יִרְטָ֑בוּ וּֽמִבְּלִ֥י מַ֝חְסֶ֗ה חִבְּקוּ־צֽוּר", "text": "From *zerem hārîm yirṭābû ûmibbəlî maḥseh ḥibbəqû-ṣûr*", "grammar": { "*zerem*": "noun masculine singular with preposition *min* - 'from downpour'", "*hārîm*": "noun masculine plural - 'mountains'", "*yirṭābû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they are drenched'", "*ûmibbəlî*": "conjunction *û* + preposition *min* + adverb *bəlî* - 'and without'", "*maḥseh*": "noun masculine singular - 'shelter/refuge'", "*ḥibbəqû-ṣûr*": "piel perfect 3rd person plural + noun masculine singular - 'they embrace rock'" }, "variants": { "*zerem*": "downpour/flood/heavy rain", "*hārîm*": "mountains/hills", "*yirṭābû*": "are drenched/become wet", "*maḥseh*": "shelter/refuge/place of protection", "*ḥibbəqû-ṣûr*": "embrace rock/cling to rock" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.24.9", "source": "יִ֭גְזְלוּ מִשֹּׁ֣ד יָת֑וֹם וְֽעַל־עָנִ֥י יַחְבֹּֽלוּ", "text": "They *yigzəlû mišōd yātôm wəʿal-ʿānî yaḥbōlû*", "grammar": { "*yigzəlû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they seize/tear away'", "*mišōd*": "preposition *min* + noun masculine singular - 'from breast'", "*yātôm*": "noun masculine singular - 'orphan/fatherless'", "*wəʿal-ʿānî*": "conjunction *wə* + preposition *ʿal* + noun masculine singular - 'and against poor'", "*yaḥbōlû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they take pledge'" }, "variants": { "*yigzəlû*": "seize/tear away/plunder", "*mišōd*": "from breast/from mother's care", "*yātôm*": "orphan/fatherless child", "*ʿānî*": "poor/afflicted/humble person", "*yaḥbōlû*": "take pledge/take as security/take in debt" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.24.10", "source": "עָר֣וֹם הִ֭לְּכוּ בְּלִ֣י לְב֑וּשׁ וּ֝רְעֵבִ֗ים נָ֣שְׂאוּ עֹֽמֶר", "text": "*ʿārôm hillḵû bəlî ləbûš ûrəʿēbîm nāśəʾû ʿōmer*", "grammar": { "*ʿārôm*": "adjective masculine singular - 'naked'", "*hillḵû*": "piel perfect 3rd person common plural - 'they go/walk'", "*bəlî*": "adverb - 'without'", "*ləbûš*": "noun masculine singular - 'clothing'", "*ûrəʿēbîm*": "conjunction *û* + adjective masculine plural - 'and hungry'", "*nāśəʾû*": "qal perfect 3rd person common plural - 'they carry/bear'", "*ʿōmer*": "noun masculine singular - 'sheaf'" }, "variants": { "*ʿārôm*": "naked/bare", "*hillḵû*": "go/walk/proceed", "*ləbûš*": "clothing/garment", "*rəʿēbîm*": "hungry/famished", "*nāśəʾû*": "carry/bear/lift", "*ʿōmer*": "sheaf/bundle of grain" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.24.11", "source": "בֵּין־שׁוּרֹתָ֥ם יַצְהִ֑ירוּ יְקָבִ֥ים דָּ֝רְכ֗וּ וַיִּצְמָֽאוּ", "text": "Between *šûrōtām yaṣhîrû yəqābîm dārḵû wayyiṣmāʾû*", "grammar": { "*šûrōtām*": "noun feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'their rows/walls'", "*yaṣhîrû*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they press oil'", "*yəqābîm*": "noun masculine plural - 'wine presses'", "*dārḵû*": "qal perfect 3rd person common plural - 'they tread'", "*wayyiṣmāʾû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'and they thirst'" }, "variants": { "*šûrōtām*": "their rows/walls/terraces", "*yaṣhîrû*": "press oil/make oil at midday", "*yəqābîm*": "wine presses/vats", "*dārḵû*": "tread/press/trample", "*wayyiṣmāʾû*": "and they thirst/suffer thirst" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.24.12", "source": "מֵ֘עִ֤יר מְתִ֨ים ׀ יִנְאָ֗קוּ וְנֶֽפֶשׁ־חֲלָלִ֥ים תְּשַׁוֵּ֑עַ וֶ֝אֱל֗וֹהַּ לֹא־יָשִׂ֥ים תִּפְלָֽה", "text": "From *ʿîr mətîm yinʾāqû wənepeš-ḥălālîm təšawwēaʿ weʾĕlôah lōʾ-yāśîm tiplâ*", "grammar": { "*ʿîr*": "noun feminine singular with preposition *min* - 'from city'", "*mətîm*": "noun masculine plural - 'men/mortals'", "*yinʾāqû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they groan'", "*wənepeš-ḥălālîm*": "conjunction *wə* + noun feminine singular construct + noun masculine plural - 'and soul of wounded'", "*təšawwēaʿ*": "piel imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - 'cries out'", "*weʾĕlôah*": "conjunction *wə* + noun masculine singular - 'and God'", "*lōʾ-yāśîm*": "negative particle + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'does not set/place'", "*tiplâ*": "noun feminine singular - 'folly/unseemliness'" }, "variants": { "*ʿîr*": "city/town", "*mətîm*": "men/mortals/dying ones", "*yinʾāqû*": "groan/moan/cry", "*nepeš-ḥălālîm*": "soul of wounded/life of slain", "*təšawwēaʿ*": "cries out/cries for help", "*ʾĕlôah*": "God/deity", "*yāśîm*": "set/place/regard", "*tiplâ*": "folly/unseemliness/impropriety" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.24.13", "source": "הֵ֤מָּה ׀ הָיוּ֮ בְּֽמֹרְדֵ֫י־א֥וֹר לֹֽא־הִכִּ֥ירוּ דְרָכָ֑יו וְלֹ֥א יָ֝שְׁב֗וּ בִּנְתִיבֹתָֽיו", "text": "They *hāyû bəmōrdê-ʾôr lōʾ-hikkîrû dərāḵāyw wəlōʾ yāšbû bintîbōtāyw*", "grammar": { "*hāyû*": "qal perfect 3rd person common plural - 'they are/were'", "*bəmōrdê-ʾôr*": "preposition *bə* + qal participle masculine plural construct + noun masculine singular - 'among rebels of light'", "*lōʾ-hikkîrû*": "negative particle + hiphil perfect 3rd person common plural - 'they do not recognize'", "*dərāḵāyw*": "noun feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his ways'", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction *wə* + negative particle - 'and not'", "*yāšbû*": "qal perfect 3rd person common plural - 'they dwell/sit/remain'", "*bintîbōtāyw*": "preposition *bə* + noun feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'in his paths'" }, "variants": { "*hāyû*": "are/were/became", "*mōrdê-ʾôr*": "rebels of light/those who revolt against light", "*hikkîrû*": "recognize/acknowledge/know", "*dərāḵāyw*": "his ways/roads/paths", "*yāšbû*": "dwell/sit/remain", "*bintîbōtāyw*": "in his paths/trails/courses" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.24.14", "source": "לָא֡וֹר יָ֘ק֤וּם רוֹצֵ֗חַ יִֽקְטָל־עָנִ֥י וְאֶבְי֑וֹן וּ֝בַלַּ֗יְלָה יְהִ֣י כַגַּנָּֽב", "text": "At *ʾôr yāqûm rôṣēaḥ yiqṭāl-ʿānî wəʾebyôn ûballaylâ yəhî ḵaggannāb*", "grammar": { "*ʾôr*": "noun masculine singular with preposition *lə* - 'at light/daybreak'", "*yāqûm*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he rises'", "*rôṣēaḥ*": "qal participle masculine singular - 'murderer/killer'", "*yiqṭāl-ʿānî*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + noun masculine singular - 'he kills poor'", "*wəʾebyôn*": "conjunction *wə* + noun masculine singular - 'and needy'", "*ûballaylâ*": "conjunction *û* + preposition *bə* + definite article + noun masculine singular - 'and in the night'", "*yəhî*": "qal imperfect jussive 3rd person masculine singular - 'he is/becomes'", "*ḵaggannāb*": "preposition *kə* + definite article + noun masculine singular - 'like the thief'" }, "variants": { "*ʾôr*": "light/daybreak/dawn", "*yāqûm*": "rises/gets up/stands", "*rôṣēaḥ*": "murderer/killer", "*yiqṭāl*": "kills/murders/slays", "*ʿānî*": "poor/afflicted/humble", "*ʾebyôn*": "needy/poor/beggar", "*ballaylâ*": "in the night/during darkness", "*yəhî*": "is/becomes/acts", "*ḵaggannāb*": "like the thief/as a robber" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.24.15", "source": "וְעֵ֤ין נֹאֵ֨ף ׀ שָׁ֤מְרָֽה נֶ֣שֶׁף לֵ֭אמֹר לֹא־תְשׁוּרֵ֣נִי עָ֑יִן וְסֵ֖תֶר פָּנִ֣ים יָשִֽׂים", "text": "And *ʿên nōʾēp šāmərâ nešep lēʾmōr lōʾ-təšûrēnî ʿāyin wəsēter pānîm yāśîm*", "grammar": { "*ʿên*": "noun feminine singular construct - 'eye of'", "*nōʾēp*": "qal participle masculine singular - 'adulterer'", "*šāmərâ*": "qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - 'watches/waits for'", "*nešep*": "noun masculine singular - 'twilight/dusk'", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition *lə* + qal infinitive construct - 'saying'", "*lōʾ-təšûrēnî*": "negative particle + qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - 'will not see me'", "*ʿāyin*": "noun feminine singular - 'eye'", "*wəsēter*": "conjunction *wə* + noun masculine singular construct - 'and covering of'", "*pānîm*": "noun masculine plural - 'face'", "*yāśîm*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he places/sets'" }, "variants": { "*ʿên*": "eye/sight", "*nōʾēp*": "adulterer/one who commits adultery", "*šāmərâ*": "watches/waits for/observes", "*nešep*": "twilight/dusk/darkness", "*lēʾmōr*": "saying/thinking", "*təšûrēnî*": "will see me/will look at me/will observe me", "*ʿāyin*": "eye/sight", "*sēter*": "covering/hiding place/disguise", "*pānîm*": "face/presence/person", "*yāśîm*": "places/sets/puts" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.24.16", "source": "חָתַ֥ר בַּחֹ֗שֶׁךְ בָּ֫תִּ֥ים יוֹמָ֥ם חִתְּמוּ־לָ֗מוֹ לֹא־יָ֥דְעוּ אֽוֹר", "text": "He *ḥātar baḥōšeḵ bāttîm yômām ḥittəmû-lāmô lōʾ-yādəʿû ʾôr*", "grammar": { "*ḥātar*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he digs through'", "*baḥōšeḵ*": "preposition *bə* + definite article + noun masculine singular - 'in the darkness'", "*bāttîm*": "noun masculine plural - 'houses'", "*yômām*": "adverb - 'by day'", "*ḥittəmû-lāmô*": "piel perfect 3rd person common plural + preposition *lə* + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'they seal for themselves'", "*lōʾ-yādəʿû*": "negative particle + qal perfect 3rd person common plural - 'they do not know'", "*ʾôr*": "noun masculine singular - 'light'" }, "variants": { "*ḥātar*": "digs through/breaks into", "*baḥōšeḵ*": "in the darkness/during night", "*bāttîm*": "houses/homes/dwellings", "*yômām*": "by day/during daylight", "*ḥittəmû-lāmô*": "they seal for themselves/they shut themselves up", "*yādəʿû*": "know/recognize/acknowledge", "*ʾôr*": "light/daylight" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.24.17", "source": "כִּ֤י יַחְדָּ֨ו ׀ בֹּ֣קֶר לָ֣מוֹ צַלְמָ֑וֶת כִּֽי־יַ֝כִּ֗יר בַּלְה֥וֹת צַלְמָֽוֶת", "text": "For *yaḥdāw bōqer lāmô ṣalmāwet kî-yakkîr balhôt ṣalmāwet*", "grammar": { "*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - 'together/alike'", "*bōqer*": "noun masculine singular - 'morning'", "*lāmô*": "preposition *lə* + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'to them'", "*ṣalmāwet*": "noun masculine singular - 'deep darkness/shadow of death'", "*kî-yakkîr*": "conjunction *kî* + hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'for he recognizes/knows'", "*balhôt*": "noun feminine plural construct - 'terrors of'", "*ṣalmāwet*": "noun masculine singular - 'deep darkness/shadow of death'" }, "variants": { "*yaḥdāw*": "together/alike/all of them", "*bōqer*": "morning/daybreak/dawn", "*ṣalmāwet*": "deep darkness/shadow of death/thick darkness", "*yakkîr*": "recognizes/knows/is familiar with", "*balhôt*": "terrors/sudden terrors/alarms" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.24.18", "source": "קַֽל־ה֤וּא ׀ עַל־פְּנֵי־מַ֗יִם תְּקֻלַּ֣ל חֶלְקָתָ֣ם בָּאָ֑רֶץ לֹֽא־יִ֝פְנֶה דֶּ֣רֶךְ כְּרָמִֽים", "text": "*Qal-hûʾ* upon *pənê-mayim təqullal ḥelqātām bāʾāreṣ lōʾ-yipneh dereḵ kərāmîm*", "grammar": { "*Qal-hûʾ*": "adjective masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular pronoun - 'light/swift is he'", "*pənê-mayim*": "noun masculine plural construct + noun masculine plural - 'face of waters'", "*təqullal*": "pual imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - 'is cursed'", "*ḥelqātām*": "noun feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'their portion'", "*bāʾāreṣ*": "preposition *bə* + definite article + noun feminine singular - 'in the land'", "*lōʾ-yipneh*": "negative particle + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he does not turn'", "*dereḵ*": "noun masculine singular construct - 'way of'", "*kərāmîm*": "noun masculine plural - 'vineyards'" }, "variants": { "*Qal-hûʾ*": "light/swift is he", "*pənê-mayim*": "face of waters/surface of water", "*təqullal*": "is cursed/is treated as cursed", "*ḥelqātām*": "their portion/their plot of land", "*bāʾāreṣ*": "in the land/in the earth/in the country", "*yipneh*": "turns/faces/approaches", "*dereḵ*": "way/road/path", "*kərāmîm*": "vineyards/orchards" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.24.19", "source": "צִיָּ֤ה גַם־חֹ֗ם יִגְזְל֥וּ מֵֽימֵי־שֶׁ֗לֶג שְׁא֣וֹל חָטָֽאוּ", "text": "*Ṣiyyâ gam-ḥōm yigzəlû mêmê-šeleg šəʾôl ḥāṭāʾû*", "grammar": { "*Ṣiyyâ*": "noun feminine singular - 'drought/dry place'", "*gam-ḥōm*": "adverb/conjunction + noun masculine singular - 'also heat'", "*yigzəlû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they seize/rob'", "*mêmê-šeleg*": "noun masculine plural construct + noun masculine singular - 'waters of snow'", "*šəʾôl*": "noun feminine singular - 'Sheol/underworld'", "*ḥāṭāʾû*": "qal perfect 3rd person common plural - 'they have sinned'" }, "variants": { "*Ṣiyyâ*": "drought/dry place/parched ground", "*ḥōm*": "heat/hot weather", "*yigzəlû*": "seize/rob/consume", "*mêmê-šeleg*": "waters of snow/snow water/melted snow", "*šəʾôl*": "Sheol/underworld/grave", "*ḥāṭāʾû*": "have sinned/miss the mark/offend" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.24.20", "source": "יִשְׁכָּ֘חֵ֤הוּ רֶ֨חֶם ׀ מְתָ֘ק֤וֹ רִמָּ֗ה ע֥וֹד לֹֽא־יִזָּכֵ֑ר וַתִּשָּׁבֵ֖ר כָּעֵ֣ץ עַוְלָֽה", "text": "*Yiškāḥēhû reḥem* his *mətāqô rimmâ* still *lōʾ-yizzāḵēr watiššābēr kāʿēṣ ʿawlâ*", "grammar": { "*Yiškāḥēhû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'forgets him'", "*reḥem*": "noun masculine singular - 'womb'", "*mətāqô*": "adjective masculine singular construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his sweetness'", "*rimmâ*": "noun feminine singular - 'worm/maggot'", "*lōʾ-yizzāḵēr*": "negative particle + niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he is not remembered'", "*watiššābēr*": "waw consecutive + niphal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - 'and she/it is broken'", "*kāʿēṣ*": "preposition *kə* + definite article + noun masculine singular - 'like the tree'", "*ʿawlâ*": "noun feminine singular - 'injustice/unrighteousness'" }, "variants": { "*Yiškāḥēhû*": "forgets him/no longer remembers him", "*reḥem*": "womb/mother's belly", "*mətāqô*": "his sweetness/his pleasantness", "*rimmâ*": "worm/maggot/decay", "*yizzāḵēr*": "is remembered/is brought to mind", "*watiššābēr*": "and she/it is broken/shattered", "*ʿēṣ*": "tree/wood/timber", "*ʿawlâ*": "injustice/unrighteousness/wickedness" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.24.21", "source": "רֹעֵ֣ה עֲ֭קָרָה לֹ֣א תֵלֵ֑ד וְ֝אַלְמָנָ֗ה לֹ֣א יְיֵטִֽיב", "text": "*Rōʿeh ʿăqārâ lōʾ tēlēd wəʾalmānâ lōʾ yəyēṭîb*", "grammar": { "*Rōʿeh*": "qal participle masculine singular - 'feeds on/associates with'", "*ʿăqārâ*": "adjective feminine singular - 'barren woman'", "*lōʾ tēlēd*": "negative particle + qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - 'who does not bear'", "*wəʾalmānâ*": "conjunction *wə* + noun feminine singular - 'and widow'", "*lōʾ yəyēṭîb*": "negative particle + hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he does not do good'" }, "variants": { "*Rōʿeh*": "feeds on/associates with/consorts with", "*ʿăqārâ*": "barren woman/childless woman", "*tēlēd*": "bears/gives birth", "*ʾalmānâ*": "widow/bereaved woman", "*yəyēṭîb*": "does good/treats well/shows kindness" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.24.22", "source": "וּמָשַׁ֣ךְ אַבִּירִ֣ים בְּכֹח֑וֹ יָ֝ק֗וּם וְֽלֹא־יַאֲמִ֥ין בַּֽחַיִּֽין", "text": "And *māšaḵ ʾabbîrîm bəḵōḥô yāqûm wəlōʾ-yaʾămîn baḥayyîn*", "grammar": { "*māšaḵ*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he drags away/draws'", "*ʾabbîrîm*": "adjective masculine plural - 'mighty ones/strong ones'", "*bəḵōḥô*": "preposition *bə* + noun masculine singular construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'with his strength'", "*yāqûm*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he rises'", "*wəlōʾ-yaʾămîn*": "conjunction *wə* + negative particle + hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'and he does not trust'", "*baḥayyîn*": "preposition *bə* + definite article + noun masculine plural - 'in the living/life'" }, "variants": { "*māšaḵ*": "drags away/draws/pulls", "*ʾabbîrîm*": "mighty ones/strong ones/powerful people", "*bəḵōḥô*": "with his strength/by his power", "*yāqûm*": "rises/stands up/prevails", "*yaʾămîn*": "trusts/believes/has confidence", "*baḥayyîn*": "in the living/in life" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.24.23", "source": "יִתֶּן־ל֣וֹ לָ֭בֶטַח וְיִשָּׁעֵ֑ן וְ֝עֵינֵ֗יהוּ עַל־דַּרְכֵיהֶֽם", "text": "*Yitten-lô lābeṭaḥ wəyiššāʿēn wəʿênêhû ʿal-darkêhem*", "grammar": { "*Yitten-lô*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + preposition *lə* + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'he gives to him'", "*lābeṭaḥ*": "preposition *lə* + noun masculine singular - 'for security'", "*wəyiššāʿēn*": "conjunction *wə* + niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'and he relies'", "*wəʿênêhû*": "conjunction *wə* + noun feminine dual construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'and his eyes'", "*ʿal-darkêhem*": "preposition *ʿal* + noun feminine plural construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'upon their ways'" }, "variants": { "*Yitten-lô*": "gives to him/grants him", "*lābeṭaḥ*": "for security/in safety", "*wəyiššāʿēn*": "and he relies/leans/depends", "*wəʿênêhû*": "and his eyes/his sight/his attention", "*ʿal-darkêhem*": "upon their ways/over their paths" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.24.24", "source": "ר֤וֹמּוּ מְּעַ֨ט ׀ וְֽאֵינֶ֗נּוּ וְֽהֻמְּכ֗וּ כַּכֹּ֥ל יִקָּפְצ֑וּן וּכְרֹ֖אשׁ שִׁבֹּ֣לֶת יִמָּֽלוּ", "text": "They are *rômmû məʿaṭ wəʾênehnû wəhumməḵû kakkōl yiqqāpəṣûn ûḵərōʾš šibbōlet yimmālû*", "grammar": { "*rômmû*": "qal perfect 3rd person common plural - 'they are exalted'", "*məʿaṭ*": "adjective masculine singular - 'little/few'", "*wəʾênehnû*": "conjunction *wə* + particle of negation + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'and he is not'", "*wəhumməḵû*": "conjunction *wə* + hophal perfect 3rd person common plural - 'and they are brought low'", "*kakkōl*": "preposition *kə* + definite article + noun masculine singular - 'like all/everyone'", "*yiqqāpəṣûn*": "niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural + paragogic nun - 'they are gathered'", "*ûḵərōʾš*": "conjunction *û* + preposition *kə* + noun masculine singular construct - 'and like head of'", "*šibbōlet*": "noun feminine singular - 'ear of grain'", "*yimmālû*": "niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they are cut off'" }, "variants": { "*rômmû*": "are exalted/are lifted up", "*məʿaṭ*": "little/few/a short time", "*wəʾênehnû*": "and he is not/and they are gone", "*wəhumməḵû*": "and they are brought low/humbled", "*kakkōl*": "like all/like everyone/as all others", "*yiqqāpəṣûn*": "are gathered/drawn together/contracted", "*rōʾš*": "head/top", "*šibbōlet*": "ear of grain/stalk", "*yimmālû*": "are cut off/wither/fade" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.24.25", "source": "וְאִם־לֹ֣א אֵ֭פוֹ מִ֣י יַכְזִיבֵ֑נִי וְיָשֵׂ֥ם לְ֝אַ֗ל מִלָּתִֽי", "text": "And if *lōʾ ʾēpô mî yaḵzîbēnî wəyāśēm ləʾal millātî*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - 'not'", "*ʾēpô*": "adverb - 'now/then'", "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - 'who'", "*yaḵzîbēnî*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - 'will prove me a liar'", "*wəyāśēm*": "conjunction *wə* + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'and will make'", "*ləʾal*": "preposition *lə* + adverb of negation - 'as nothing'", "*millātî*": "noun feminine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - 'my speech/word'" }, "variants": { "*lōʾ*": "not/no", "*ʾēpô*": "now/then/where", "*yaḵzîbēnî*": "will prove me a liar/will refute me", "*wəyāśēm*": "and will make/and will set/and will render", "*ləʾal*": "as nothing/to nothing/worthless", "*millātî*": "my speech/my word/my discourse" } }