Verse 2

{ "verseID": "Job.29.2", "source": "מִֽי־יִתְּנֵ֥נִי כְיַרְחֵי־קֶ֑דֶם כִּ֝ימֵ֗י אֱל֣וֹהַּ יִשְׁמְרֵֽנִי", "text": "*mî-yittənēnî* *kə-yarḥê-qedem* *kî-yəmê* *ʾĕlôah* *yišmərēnî*", "grammar": { "*mî-yittənēnî*": "interrogative + Qal imperfect, 3rd masc singular + 1st person object suffix - who will give me/who would make me", "*kə-yarḥê-qedem*": "preposition + noun, masc plural construct + noun - like months of before/ancient/past", "*kî-yəmê*": "preposition + noun, masc plural construct - like days of", "*ʾĕlôah*": "noun, masculine singular - God", "*yišmərēnî*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masc singular + 1st person object suffix - he kept/guarded/protected me" }, "variants": { "*mî-yittənēnî*": "who would make me/oh that I were", "*qedem*": "east/ancient time/former time", "*ʾĕlôah*": "God/deity", "*yišmərēnî*": "he guarded/kept/watched over me" } }

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  • Job 1:1-5 : 1 { "verseID": "Job.1.1", "source": "אִ֛ישׁ הָיָ֥ה בְאֶֽרֶץ־ע֖וּץ אִיּ֣וֹב שְׁמ֑וֹ וְהָיָ֣ה ׀ הָאִ֣ישׁ הַה֗וּא תָּ֧ם וְיָשָׁ֛ר וִירֵ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים וְסָ֥ר מֵרָֽע׃", "text": "*ʾîš* *hāyâ* in-*ʾereṣ*-*ʿûṣ* *ʾiyyôb* *šəmô* *wə-hāyâ* the-*ʾîš* that *tām* *wə-yāšār* *wî-rēʾ* *ʾĕlōhîm* *wə-sār* from-*rāʿ*", "grammar": { "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man", "*hāyâ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - was/existed", "*ʾereṣ*": "feminine singular construct - land/country of", "*ʿûṣ*": "proper noun - Uz", "*ʾiyyôb*": "proper noun - Job", "*šəmô*": "noun with 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his name", "*wə-hāyâ*": "conjunction + qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and was", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the man", "*tām*": "masculine singular adjective - blameless/complete/perfect", "*wə-yāšār*": "conjunction + masculine singular adjective - and upright", "*wî-rēʾ*": "conjunction + qal participle masculine singular construct - and fearing", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun - God/gods", "*wə-sār*": "conjunction + qal participle masculine singular - and turning away", "*rāʿ*": "masculine singular noun - evil" }, "variants": { "*tām*": "complete/perfect/blameless/innocent", "*yāšār*": "upright/straight/correct", "*rēʾ*": "fearing/revering", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods (plural form with singular meaning)", "*sār*": "turning aside/departing", "*rāʿ*": "evil/wickedness/harm" } } 2 { "verseID": "Job.1.2", "source": "וַיִּוָּ֥לְדוּ ל֛וֹ שִׁבְעָ֥ה בָנִ֖ים וְשָׁל֥וֹשׁ בָּנֽוֹת׃", "text": "*wa-yiwwālədû* to-him *šibʿâ* *bānîm* *wə-šālôš* *bānôt*", "grammar": { "*wa-yiwwālədû*": "conjunction + niphal imperfect 3rd plural - and were born", "*šibʿâ*": "cardinal number - seven", "*bānîm*": "masculine plural noun - sons", "*wə-šālôš*": "conjunction + cardinal number - and three", "*bānôt*": "feminine plural noun - daughters" }, "variants": { "*yiwwālədû*": "were born/were begotten", "*bānîm*": "sons/children (male)", "*bānôt*": "daughters/children (female)" } } 3 { "verseID": "Job.1.3", "source": "וַיְהִ֣י מִ֠קְנֵהוּ שִֽׁבְעַ֨ת אַלְפֵי־צֹ֜אן וּשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁת אַלְפֵ֣י גְמַלִּ֗ים וַחֲמֵ֨שׁ מֵא֤וֹת צֶֽמֶד־בָּקָר֙ וַחֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵא֣וֹת אֲתוֹנ֔וֹת וַעֲבֻדָּ֖ה רַבָּ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד וַיְהִי֙ הָאִ֣ישׁ הַה֔וּא גָּד֖וֹל מִכָּל־בְּנֵי־קֶֽדֶם׃", "text": "*wa-yəhî* *miqnēhū* *šibʿat* *ʾalpê*-*ṣōʾn* *û-šəlōšet* *ʾalpê* *gəmallîm* *wa-ḥămēš* *mēʾôt* *ṣemed*-*bāqār* *wa-ḥămēš* *mēʾôt* *ʾătônôt* *wa-ʿăbuddâ* *rabbâ* *məʾōd* *wa-yəhî* the-*ʾîš* that *gādôl* from-all-*bənê*-*qedem*", "grammar": { "*wa-yəhî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and was/became", "*miqnēhū*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his possession/livestock", "*šibʿat*": "construct form of seven", "*ʾalpê*": "masculine plural construct - thousands of", "*ṣōʾn*": "collective noun - sheep/flock", "*û-šəlōšet*": "conjunction + construct form of three", "*ʾalpê*": "masculine plural construct - thousands of", "*gəmallîm*": "masculine plural noun - camels", "*wa-ḥămēš*": "conjunction + cardinal number - and five", "*mēʾôt*": "feminine plural noun - hundreds", "*ṣemed*": "masculine singular construct - pair/yoke of", "*bāqār*": "collective noun - cattle/oxen", "*wa-ḥămēš*": "conjunction + cardinal number - and five", "*mēʾôt*": "feminine plural noun - hundreds", "*ʾătônôt*": "feminine plural noun - female donkeys", "*wa-ʿăbuddâ*": "conjunction + feminine singular noun - and household/service", "*rabbâ*": "feminine singular adjective - great/many", "*məʾōd*": "adverb - very/exceedingly", "*wa-yəhî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and was/became", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the man", "*gādôl*": "masculine singular adjective - great", "*bənê*": "masculine plural construct - sons of", "*qedem*": "noun - east/ancient time" }, "variants": { "*miqnēhū*": "his livestock/possessions/property", "*ṣōʾn*": "sheep/small livestock", "*gəmallîm*": "camels", "*ṣemed*": "pair/yoke/team", "*bāqār*": "cattle/oxen/herd", "*ʾătônôt*": "female donkeys/she-asses", "*ʿăbuddâ*": "service/workforce/household servants", "*gādôl*": "great/wealthy/prominent", "*bənê-qedem*": "people of the east/easterners/ancient ones" } } 4 { "verseID": "Job.1.4", "source": "וְהָלְכ֤וּ בָנָיו֙ וְעָשׂ֣וּ מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה בֵּ֖ית אִ֣ישׁ יוֹמ֑וֹ וְשָׁלְח֗וּ וְקָרְאוּ֙ לִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת אַחְיֽוֹתֵיהֶ֔ם לֶאֱכֹ֥ל וְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹת עִמָּהֶֽם׃", "text": "*wə-hālkû* *bānāyw* *wə-ʿāśû* *mišteh* *bêt* *ʾîš* *yômô* *wə-šālḥû* *wə-qārʾû* to-*šəlōšet* *ʾaḥyôtêhem* to-*leʾĕkōl* and-to-*lištôt* with-them", "grammar": { "*wə-hālkû*": "conjunction + qal perfect 3rd masculine plural - and went", "*bānāyw*": "masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sons", "*wə-ʿāśû*": "conjunction + qal perfect 3rd masculine plural - and made", "*mišteh*": "masculine singular noun - feast/banquet", "*bêt*": "masculine singular construct - house of", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - each man", "*yômô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his day", "*wə-šālḥû*": "conjunction + qal perfect 3rd masculine plural - and sent", "*wə-qārʾû*": "conjunction + qal perfect 3rd masculine plural - and called", "*šəlōšet*": "feminine construct - three of", "*ʾaḥyôtêhem*": "feminine plural noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their sisters", "*leʾĕkōl*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to eat", "*lištôt*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to drink" }, "variants": { "*mišteh*": "feast/banquet/drinking party", "*ʾîš yômô*": "each on his day/each in his turn", "*ʾaḥyôtêhem*": "their sisters", "*leʾĕkōl wə-lištôt*": "to eat and to drink/to feast" } } 5 { "verseID": "Job.1.5", "source": "וַיְהִ֡י כִּ֣י הִקִּיפֽוּ֩ יְמֵ֨י הַמִּשְׁתֶּ֜ה וַיִּשְׁלַ֧ח אִיּ֣וֹב וַֽיְקַדְּשֵׁ֗ם וְהִשְׁכִּ֣ים בַּבֹּקֶר֮ וְהֶעֱלָ֣ה עֹלוֹת֮ מִסְפַּ֣ר כֻּלָּם֒ כִּ֚י אָמַ֣ר אִיּ֔וֹב אוּלַי֙ חָטְא֣וּ בָנַ֔י וּבֵרֲכ֥וּ אֱלֹהִ֖ים בִּלְבָבָ֑ם כָּ֛כָה יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה אִיּ֖וֹב כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃", "text": "*wa-yəhî* when *hiqqîpû* *yəmê* the-*mišteh* *wa-yišlaḥ* *ʾiyyôb* *wa-yəqaddəšēm* *wə-hiškîm* in-the-*bōqer* *wə-heʿĕlâ* *ʿōlôt* *mispar* all-of-them for said *ʾiyyôb* perhaps *ḥāṭəʾû* *bānay* *û-bērăkû* *ʾĕlōhîm* in-their-hearts thus *yaʿăśeh* *ʾiyyôb* all-the-*yāmîm*", "grammar": { "*wa-yəhî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular apocopated - and it was", "*hiqqîpû*": "hiphil perfect 3rd common plural - they completed/went around", "*yəmê*": "masculine plural construct - days of", "*mišteh*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the feast", "*wa-yišlaḥ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and sent", "*ʾiyyôb*": "proper noun - Job", "*wa-yəqaddəšēm*": "conjunction + piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and sanctified them", "*wə-hiškîm*": "conjunction + hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - and rose early", "*bōqer*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the morning", "*wə-heʿĕlâ*": "conjunction + hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - and offered up", "*ʿōlôt*": "feminine plural noun - burnt offerings", "*mispar*": "masculine singular construct - number of", "*ḥāṭəʾû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they sinned", "*bānay*": "masculine plural noun + 1st common singular suffix - my sons", "*û-bērăkû*": "conjunction + piel perfect 3rd common plural - and blessed/cursed", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun - God/gods", "*yaʿăśeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he would do", "*yāmîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the days" }, "variants": { "*hiqqîpû*": "completed/went around/finished", "*yəqaddəšēm*": "sanctified them/consecrated them/purified them", "*hiškîm*": "rose early/got up early", "*heʿĕlâ ʿōlôt*": "offered up burnt offerings/sacrificed burnt offerings", "*ḥāṭəʾû*": "sinned/offended/missed the mark", "*bērăkû*": "blessed/cursed (euphemism for cursed in this context)", "*bi-ləbābām*": "in their hearts/in their minds" } }
  • Job 1:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Job.1.10", "source": "הֲלֹֽא־אַ֠תָּה שַׂ֣כְתָּ בַעֲד֧וֹ וּבְעַד־בֵּית֛וֹ וּבְעַ֥ד כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־ל֖וֹ מִסָּבִ֑יב מַעֲשֵׂ֤ה יָדָיו֙ בֵּרַ֔כְתָּ וּמִקְנֵ֖הוּ פָּרַ֥ץ בָּאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "*hă-lōʾ*-*ʾattâ* *śaktā* *baʿădô* and-*baʿăd*-*bêtô* and-*baʿăd* all-which-for-him from-*sābîb* *maʿăśêh* *yādāyw* *bēraktā* and-*miqnēhû* *pāraṣ* in-the-*ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*hă-lōʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle - have not", "*ʾattâ*": "2nd masculine singular pronoun - you", "*śaktā*": "qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you have hedged/fenced", "*baʿădô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - around him", "*baʿăd-bêtô*": "preposition + masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - around his house", "*baʿăd*": "preposition - around", "*sābîb*": "adverb - around/on every side", "*maʿăśêh*": "masculine singular construct - work of", "*yādāyw*": "feminine dual noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hands", "*bēraktā*": "piel perfect 2nd masculine singular - you have blessed", "*miqnēhû*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his livestock/possessions", "*pāraṣ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - has spread/increased", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the land" }, "variants": { "*śaktā baʿăd*": "hedged around/protected/made a hedge around", "*sābîb*": "around/on all sides", "*maʿăśêh yādāyw*": "work of his hands/his activities/his deeds", "*pāraṣ*": "spread out/increased/broken forth/multiplied" } }
  • Ps 37:28 : 28 { "verseID": "Psalms.37.28", "source": "כִּ֤י יְהוָ֨ה ׀ אֹ֘הֵ֤ב מִשְׁפָּ֗ט וְלֹא־יַעֲזֹ֣ב אֶת־חֲ֭סִידָיו לְעוֹלָ֣ם נִשְׁמָ֑רוּ וְזֶ֖רַע רְשָׁעִ֣ים נִכְרָֽת׃", "text": "For *YHWH* *ʾōhēb mišpāṭ* and will not *yaʿăzōb* his *ḥăsîdāyw*; *ləʿôlām* they are *nišmārû*, but *zeraʿ rəšāʿîm* [is] *nikrāt*.", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh", "*ʾōhēb*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - loves/loving", "*mišpāṭ*": "masculine singular noun - justice/judgment", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + particle of negation - and not", "*yaʿăzōb*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will forsake/abandon", "*ḥăsîdāyw*": "masculine plural noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his faithful ones/godly ones", "*ləʿôlām*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - forever", "*nišmārû*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they are preserved", "*zeraʿ*": "masculine singular construct - seed/offspring of", "*rəšāʿîm*": "masculine plural adjective/noun - wicked ones", "*nikrāt*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is cut off" }, "variants": { "*ʾōhēb mišpāṭ*": "loves justice/loves judgment/delights in what is right", "*yaʿăzōb*": "will forsake/will abandon", "*ḥăsîdāyw*": "his faithful ones/his godly ones/his loyal followers", "*nišmārû*": "are preserved/are protected/are guarded", "*zeraʿ rəšāʿîm nikrāt*": "offspring of the wicked are cut off/descendants of evildoers are destroyed" } }
  • Jer 31:28 : 28 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.31.28", "source": "וְהָיָ֞ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר שָׁקַ֣דְתִּי עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם לִנְת֧וֹשׁ וְלִנְת֛וֹץ וְלַהֲרֹ֖ס וּלְהַאֲבִ֣יד וּלְהָרֵ֑עַ כֵּ֣ן אֶשְׁקֹ֧ד עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם לִבְנ֥וֹת וְלִנְט֖וֹעַ נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "*wə-hāyāh kaʾăšer šāqaḏtî ʿălêhem lintôš wə-lintôṣ wə-lahărōs ûləhaʾăḇîḏ ûləhārēaʿ kēn ʾešqōḏ ʿălêhem liḇnôt wə-linṭôaʿ nəʾum-YHWH*.", "grammar": { "*wə-hāyāh*": "conjunction + qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - and it will be", "*kaʾăšer*": "conjunction - just as", "*šāqaḏtî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I watched over/was vigilant", "*ʿălêhem*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - over them", "*lintôš*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to uproot/pluck up", "*wə-lintôṣ*": "conjunction + preposition + qal infinitive construct - and to break down", "*wə-lahărōs*": "conjunction + preposition + qal infinitive construct - and to destroy", "*ûləhaʾăḇîḏ*": "conjunction + preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - and to cause to perish", "*ûləhārēaʿ*": "conjunction + preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - and to bring evil/harm", "*kēn*": "adverb - so", "*ʾešqōḏ*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will watch over", "*ʿălêhem*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - over them", "*liḇnôt*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to build", "*wə-linṭôaʿ*": "conjunction + preposition + qal infinitive construct - and to plant", "*nəʾum-YHWH*": "construct phrase - declaration of YHWH" }, "variants": { "*šāqaḏtî*": "watched over/was vigilant/was wakeful concerning", "*lintôš*": "to uproot/to pluck up/to pull out", "*lintôṣ*": "to break down/to tear down/to demolish", "*lahărōs*": "to destroy/to overthrow/to ruin", "*ləhaʾăḇîḏ*": "to cause to perish/to destroy/to make disappear", "*ləhārēaʿ*": "to bring evil/to harm/to afflict", "*liḇnôt*": "to build/to establish/to construct", "*linṭôaʿ*": "to plant/to establish" } }
  • Jude 1:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Jude.1.1", "source": "¶Ἰούδας, Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ δοῦλος, ἀδελφὸς δὲ Ἰακώβου, τοῖς ἐν Θεῷ Πατρὶ ἠγίασμένοις, καὶ Ἰησοῦ Χριστῷ τετηρημένοις, κλητοῖς:", "text": "*Ioudas*, *Iēsou Christou doulos*, *adelphos de Iakōbou*, to those in *Theō Patri hēgiasmenois*, and *Iēsou Christō tetērēmenois*, *klētois*:", "grammar": { "*Ioudas*": "nominative, masculine, singular - name of the author", "*Iēsou Christou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - indicating possession/relationship", "*doulos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - slave/servant", "*adelphos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - brother", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*Iakōbou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of James", "*Theō Patri*": "dative, masculine, singular - in God the Father", "*hēgiasmenois*": "perfect passive participle, dative, masculine, plural - having been sanctified", "*Iēsou Christō*": "dative, masculine, singular - by/in Jesus Christ", "*tetērēmenois*": "perfect passive participle, dative, masculine, plural - having been kept/preserved", "*klētois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to the called ones" }, "variants": { "*doulos*": "slave/servant/bondservant", "*hēgiasmenois*": "sanctified/made holy/set apart", "*tetērēmenois*": "kept/preserved/guarded", "*klētois*": "called/invited/summoned" } }
  • Job 7:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Job.7.3", "source": "כֵּ֤ן הָנְחַ֣לְתִּי לִ֭י יַרְחֵי־שָׁ֑וְא וְלֵיל֥וֹת עָ֝מָ֗ל מִנּוּ־לִֽי", "text": "So *honḥaltî* to me *yarḥê*-*shāwĕ'* and *lêlôṯ* *'āmāl* *minnû*-to me", "grammar": { "*kên*": "adverb - so/thus", "*honḥaltî*": "verb, hophal perfect, 1st person singular - I have been made to inherit/I was allotted", "*lî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me/for me", "*yarḥê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - months of", "*shāwĕ'*": "noun, masculine singular - emptiness/vanity/futility", "*wĕ*": "conjunction - and", "*lêlôṯ*": "noun, masculine plural construct - nights of", "*'āmāl*": "noun, masculine singular - trouble/labor/toil", "*minnû*": "verb, pual perfect, 3rd person plural - they are appointed/assigned", "*lî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me/for me" }, "variants": { "*honḥaltî*": "I have been made to inherit/I was allotted/I have received as inheritance", "*yarḥê*": "months/moons", "*shāwĕ'*": "emptiness/vanity/futility/worthlessness", "*'āmāl*": "trouble/labor/toil/misery/suffering", "*minnû*": "they are appointed/they are assigned/they are counted out" } }