{
"verseID": "Job.29.25",
"source": "אֶֽבֲחַ֣ר דַּרְכָּם֮ וְאֵשֵׁ֢ב רֹ֥אשׁ וְ֭אֶשְׁכּוֹן כְּמֶ֣לֶךְ בַּגְּד֑וּד כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר אֲבֵלִ֣ים יְנַחֵֽם",
"text": "*ʾebăḥar* *darkām* *wə-ʾēšēb* *rōʾš* *wə-ʾeškôn* *kə-melek* *ba-gədûd* *ka-ʾăšer* *ʾăbēlîm* *yənaḥēm*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾebăḥar*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I chose",
"*darkām*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their way",
"*wə-ʾēšēb*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I sat",
"*rōʾš*": "noun, masculine singular - head/chief",
"*wə-ʾeškôn*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I dwelt/lived",
"*kə-melek*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like a king",
"*ba-gədûd*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the troop",
"*ka-ʾăšer*": "preposition + relative particle - as one who",
"*ʾăbēlîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - mourners",
"*yənaḥēm*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he comforts"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾebăḥar*": "I chose/selected",
"*darkām*": "their way/path/road",
"*ʾēšēb*": "I sat/dwelt/remained",
"*rōʾš*": "head/chief/leader",
"*ʾeškôn*": "I dwelt/lived/resided",
"*melek*": "king/sovereign/ruler",
"*gədûd*": "troop/army/band",
"*ʾăbēlîm*": "mourners/those who grieve",
"*yənaḥēm*": "he comforts/consoled"
}
}