Verse 7

{ "verseID": "Job.29.7", "source": "בְּצֵ֣אתִי שַׁ֣עַר עֲלֵי־קָ֑רֶת בָּ֝רְח֗וֹב אָכִ֥ין מוֹשָׁבִֽי", "text": "*bə-ṣēʾtî* *šaʿar* *ʿălê-qāret* *bā-rəḥôb* *ʾākîn* *môšābî*", "grammar": { "*bə-ṣēʾtî*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 1st person singular suffix - when I went out", "*šaʿar*": "noun, masculine singular - gate", "*ʿălê-qāret*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - to/toward city", "*bā-rəḥôb*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in the street/plaza/open area", "*ʾākîn*": "Hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I prepared/set up", "*môšābî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my seat" }, "variants": { "*bə-ṣēʾtî*": "when I went out/came forth", "*šaʿar*": "gate/entrance/doorway", "*qāret*": "city/town", "*rəḥôb*": "street/plaza/broad place/town square", "*ʾākîn*": "I prepared/established/set up" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 16:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.16.18", "source": "שֹׁפְטִ֣ים וְשֹֽׁטְרִ֗ים תִּֽתֶּן־לְךָ֙ בְּכָל־שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֖ לִשְׁבָטֶ֑יךָ וְשָׁפְט֥וּ אֶת־הָעָ֖ם מִשְׁפַּט־צֶֽדֶק׃", "text": "*šōpəṭîm* *wəšōṭərîm* *titten*-*ləkā* *bəkol*-*šəʿāreykā* *ʾăšer* *YHWH* *ʾělōheykā* *nōtēn* *ləkā* *lišbāṭeykā* *wəšāpəṭû* *ʾet*-*hāʿām* *mišpaṭ*-*ṣedeq*", "grammar": { "*šōpəṭîm*": "masculine plural noun - judges", "*wəšōṭərîm*": "conjunction + masculine plural noun - and officers", "*titten*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you shall appoint (lit: give)", "*ləkā*": "preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - for yourself", "*bəkol*": "preposition + construct - in all of", "*šəʿāreykā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your gates/towns", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*ʾělōheykā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your God", "*nōtēn*": "qal participle masculine singular - giving", "*ləkā*": "preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you", "*lišbāṭeykā*": "preposition + masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - for your tribes", "*wəšāpəṭû*": "conjunction + qal perfect 3rd common plural - and they shall judge", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*hāʿām*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the people", "*mišpaṭ*": "masculine singular construct - judgment of", "*ṣedeq*": "masculine singular noun - righteousness" }, "variants": { "*šōpəṭîm*": "judges/those who judge", "*šōṭərîm*": "officers/officials/scribes", "*šəʿāreykā*": "your gates/towns/settlements", "*šbāṭîm*": "tribes/rods/staffs", "*mišpaṭ*-*ṣedeq*": "righteous judgment/just verdict" } }
  • Ruth 4:1-2 : 1 { "verseID": "Ruth.4.1", "source": "וּבֹ֨עַז עָלָ֣ה הַשַּׁעַר֮ וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב שָׁם֒ וְהִנֵּ֨ה הַגֹּאֵ֤ל עֹבֵר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּר־בֹּ֔עַז וַיֹּ֛אמֶר ס֥וּרָה שְׁבָה־פֹּ֖ה פְּלֹנִ֣י אַלְמֹנִ֑י וַיָּ֖סַר וַיֵּשֵֽׁב׃", "text": "*wə-Boʿaz* *ʿālâ* the-*šaʿar* *wa-yēšeb* there *wə-hinnēh* the-*gōʾēl* *ʿōbēr* who *dibbēr*-*Boʿaz* *wa-yōʾmer* *sûrâ* *šəbâ*-here *pəlōnî* *ʾalmōnî* *wa-yāsar* *wa-yēšēb*", "grammar": { "*wə-Boʿaz*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Boaz", "*ʿālâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - went up/ascended", "*šaʿar*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the gate/city entrance", "*wa-yēšeb*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he sat down", "*wə-hinnēh*": "conjunction + demonstrative particle - and behold/look", "*gōʾēl*": "Qal participle, masculine singular with definite article - the kinsman-redeemer", "*ʿōbēr*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - passing by", "*dibbēr*": "Piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - had spoken (about)", "*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*sûrâ*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - turn aside", "*šəbâ*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - sit down", "*pəlōnî* *ʾalmōnî*": "idiom for unnamed person - such-and-such one", "*wa-yāsar*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he turned aside", "*wa-yēšēb*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he sat down" }, "variants": { "*šaʿar*": "gate/city entrance/place of legal transactions", "*gōʾēl*": "kinsman-redeemer/relative with redemption rights", "*pəlōnî* *ʾalmōnî*": "so-and-so/unnamed person/anonymous one", "*dibbēr*": "spoke about/mentioned/discussed" } } 2 { "verseID": "Ruth.4.2", "source": "וַיִּקַּ֞ח עֲשָׂרָ֧ה אֲנָשִׁ֛ים מִזִּקְנֵ֥י הָעִ֖יר וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁבוּ־פֹ֑ה וַיֵּשֵֽׁבוּ׃", "text": "*wa-yiqqaḥ* ten *ʾănāšîm* from-*ziknê* the-*ʿîr* *wa-yōʾmer* *šəbû*-here *wa-yēšēbû*", "grammar": { "*wa-yiqqaḥ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he took", "*ʾănāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - men", "*ziknê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - elders of", "*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the city", "*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*šəbû*": "Qal imperative, masculine plural - sit down", "*wa-yēšēbû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they sat down" }, "variants": { "*ziknê*": "elders/older men/city officials", "*ʿîr*": "city/town/village" } }
  • Zech 8:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Zechariah.8.16", "source": "אֵ֥לֶּה הַדְּבָרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר תַּֽעֲשׂ֑וּ דַּבְּר֤וּ אֱמֶת֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵ֔הוּ אֱמֶת֙ וּמִשְׁפַּ֣ט שָׁל֔וֹם שִׁפְט֖וּ בְּשַׁעֲרֵיכֶֽם׃", "text": "These *haḏḏəḇārîm* *ʾăšer* *taʿăśû* *dabbərû* *ʾĕmet* *ʾîš* to-*rēʿēhû* *ʾĕmet* and-*mišpaṭ* *šālôm* *šipṭû* in-*šaʿărêḵem*.", "grammar": { "*haḏḏəḇārîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the words", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - that/which", "*taʿăśû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd plural masculine - you shall do", "*dabbərû*": "piel imperative, 2nd plural masculine - speak", "*ʾĕmet*": "feminine singular noun - truth", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man/each", "*rēʿēhû*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix with direct object marker - to his neighbor", "*mišpaṭ*": "masculine singular construct with waw conjunction - and judgment of", "*šālôm*": "masculine singular noun - peace", "*šipṭû*": "qal imperative, 2nd plural masculine - judge", "*šaʿărêḵem*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix with preposition bet - in your gates" }, "variants": { "*ʾĕmet*": "truth/faithfulness/reliability", "*mišpaṭ šālôm*": "judgment of peace/peaceful justice/true justice", "*šaʿărêḵem*": "your gates/towns/courts" } }
  • Ruth 4:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Ruth.4.11", "source": "וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ כָּל־הָעָ֧ם אֲשֶׁר־בַּשַּׁ֛עַר וְהַזְּקֵנִ֖ים עֵדִ֑ים יִתֵּן֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֶֽת־הָאִשָּׁ֜ה הַבָּאָ֣ה אֶל־בֵּיתֶ֗ךָ כְּרָחֵ֤ל ׀ וּכְלֵאָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר בָּנ֤וּ שְׁתֵּיהֶם֙ אֶת־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַעֲשֵׂה־חַ֣יִל בְּאֶפְרָ֔תָה וּקְרָא־שֵׁ֖ם בְּבֵ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃", "text": "*wa-yōʾmərû* all-the-*ʿām* who-in-the-*šaʿar* and-the-*zəqēnîm* *ʿēdîm* *yittēn* *YHWH* *ʾet*-the-*ʾiššâ* the-*bāʾâ* to-*bêtekā* like-*Rāḥēl* and-like-*Lēʾâ* who *bānû* both-of-them *ʾet*-*bêt* *Yiśrāʾēl* *wa-ʿăśēh*-*ḥayil* in-*ʾEprātâ* *ûqərā*-*šēm* in-*Bêt* *Lāḥem*", "grammar": { "*wa-yōʾmərû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they said", "*ʿām*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the people", "*šaʿar*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article with preposition - in the gate", "*zəqēnîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the elders", "*ʿēdîm*": "noun, masculine plural - witnesses", "*yittēn*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular jussive - may he give", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/the LORD", "*ʾiššâ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article with direct object marker - the woman", "*bāʾâ*": "Qal participle, feminine singular with definite article - the one coming", "*bêtekā*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix with preposition - to your house", "*Rāḥēl*": "proper noun with preposition of comparison - like Rachel", "*Lēʾâ*": "proper noun with preposition of comparison - like Leah", "*bānû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they built", "*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct with direct object marker - house of", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*wa-ʿăśēh*": "conjunction + Qal imperative, masculine singular - and do/make", "*ḥayil*": "noun, masculine singular - strength/wealth/power", "*ʾEprātâ*": "proper noun with preposition - in Ephrathah", "*ûqərā*": "conjunction + Qal imperative, masculine singular - and call/proclaim", "*šēm*": "noun, masculine singular - name", "*Bêt* *Lāḥem*": "proper noun with preposition - in Bethlehem" }, "variants": { "*ʿăśēh*-*ḥayil*": "do worthily/achieve wealth/gain power/be prosperous", "*bāʾâ*": "coming/entering/going", "*qərā*-*šēm*": "call a name/become famous/gain renown" } }
  • Job 31:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Job.31.21", "source": "אִם־הֲנִיפ֣וֹתִי עַל־יָת֣וֹם יָדִ֑י כִּֽי־אֶרְאֶ֥ה בַ֝שַּׁ֗עַר עֶזְרָתִֽי׃", "text": "If-*hănîpôtî* upon-*yātôm yādî* when-*ʾerʾeh ḇaššaʿar ʿezrātî*", "grammar": { "*hănîpôtî*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 1st person singular - I raised/shook", "*yātôm*": "noun, masculine singular - orphan/fatherless", "*yādî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my hand", "*ʾerʾeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I see", "*ḇaššaʿar*": "preposition with definite article and noun, masculine singular - in the gate", "*ʿezrātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my help" }, "variants": { "*hănîpôtî*": "I raised/I shook/I brandished [threatening gesture]", "*yātôm*": "orphan/fatherless", "*ḇaššaʿar*": "in the gate [place of legal proceedings]", "*ʿezrātî*": "my help/my support/my backing" } }
  • Deut 21:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.21.19", "source": "וְתָ֥פְשׂוּ ב֖וֹ אָבִ֣יו וְאִמּ֑וֹ וְהוֹצִ֧יאוּ אֹת֛וֹ אֶל־זִקְנֵ֥י עִיר֖וֹ וְאֶל־שַׁ֥עַר מְקֹמֽוֹ׃", "text": "And-*tāpəśû* in-him *ʾābîw* and-*ʾimmô*, and-*hôṣîʾû* [direct object]-him to-*ziqnê* *ʿîrô* and-to-*šaʿar* *məqōmô*.", "grammar": { "*tāpəśû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they seize", "*ʾābîw*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his father", "*ʾimmô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his mother", "*hôṣîʾû*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd person common plural - they bring out", "*ziqnê*": "masculine plural noun construct - elders of", "*ʿîrô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his city", "*šaʿar*": "masculine singular noun construct - gate of", "*məqōmô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his place" }, "variants": { "*tāpəśû*": "seize/grasp/lay hold of", "*hôṣîʾû*": "bring out/lead out", "*šaʿar*": "gate/entrance/city council location", "*məqōmô*": "his place/his town/his locality" } }