Verse 1

{ "verseID": "Job.3.1", "source": "אַחֲרֵי־כֵ֗ן פָּתַ֤ח אִיּוֹב֙ אֶת־פִּ֔יהוּ וַיְקַלֵּ֖ל אֶת־יוֹמֽוֹ׃ פ", "text": "*ʾaḥărê-kēn pātaḥ ʾiyyôb* *ʾet*-*pîhû* *wa-yəqallēl* *ʾet*-*yômô*", "grammar": { "*ʾaḥărê-kēn*": "adverbial expression - after this/afterward", "*pātaḥ*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - opened", "*ʾiyyôb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Job", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*pîhû*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his mouth", "*wa-yəqallēl*": "conjunction + verb, Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and cursed", "*yômô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his day" }, "variants": { "*pātaḥ*": "opened/parted/began", "*yəqallēl*": "cursed/reviled/disparaged", "*yômô*": "his day/his birthday" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Jer 20:14-15 : 14 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.20.14", "source": "אָר֣וּר הַיּ֔וֹם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֻלַּ֖דְתִּי בּ֑וֹ י֛וֹם אֲשֶׁר־יְלָדַ֥תְנִי אִמִּ֖י אַל־יְהִ֥י בָרֽוּךְ׃", "text": "*ʾārûr* the *yôm* which *yullad̄tî* in it, *yôm* which-*yəlād̄atnî* *ʾimmî* not-*yəhî* *bārûḵ*.", "grammar": { "*ʾārûr*": "qal passive participle, masculine singular - cursed", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the day", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*yullad̄tî*": "pual perfect, 1st common singular - I was born", "*bô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in it", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day", "*yəlād̄atnî*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular with 1st common singular suffix - she bore me", "*ʾimmî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st common singular suffix - my mother", "*ʾal*": "negative particle - not", "*yəhî*": "qal jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let it be", "*bārûḵ*": "qal passive participle, masculine singular - blessed" }, "variants": { "*ʾārûr*": "cursed/accursed", "*yullad̄tî*": "I was born/brought forth", "*yəlād̄atnî*": "she bore me/gave birth to me", "*yəhî bārûḵ*": "let it be blessed/may it be blessed" } } 15 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.20.15", "source": "אָר֣וּר הָאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר בִּשַּׂ֤ר אֶת־אָבִי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יֻֽלַּד־לְךָ֖ בֵּ֣ן זָכָ֑ר שַׂמֵּ֖חַ שִׂמֳּחָֽהוּ׃", "text": "*ʾārûr* the *ʾîš* who *biśśar* *ʾet*-*ʾābî* *lēʾmōr*, *yullad̄*-to you *bēn* *zāḵār*, *śammēaḥ* *śimmŏḥāhû*.", "grammar": { "*ʾārûr*": "qal passive participle, masculine singular - cursed", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the man", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who/that", "*biśśar*": "piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he brought news", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾābî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st common singular suffix - my father", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying", "*yullad̄*": "pual perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was born", "*ləḵā*": "preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you", "*bēn*": "noun, masculine singular - son", "*zāḵār*": "adjective, masculine singular - male", "*śammēaḥ*": "piel infinitive absolute - rejoicing", "*śimmŏḥāhû*": "piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he made him rejoice" }, "variants": { "*ʾārûr*": "cursed/accursed", "*biśśar*": "brought news/announced/informed", "*yullad̄*": "was born/has been born", "*bēn zāḵār*": "male son/male child", "*śammēaḥ śimmŏḥāhû*": "making him rejoice/greatly delighting him/certainly he made him rejoice" } }
  • Ps 39:2-3 : 2 { "verseID": "Psalms.39.2", "source": "אָמַ֗רְתִּי אֶֽשְׁמְרָ֣ה דְרָכַי֮ מֵחֲט֢וֹא בִלְשׁ֫וֹנִ֥י אֶשְׁמְרָ֥ה לְפִ֥י מַחְס֑וֹם בְּעֹ֖ד רָשָׁ֣ע לְנֶגְדִּֽי׃", "text": "*ʾāmartî* *ʾešmərāh* *dərākay* from-*ḥăṭôʾ* with-*lišônî* *ʾešmərāh* to-*pî* *maḥsôm* in-*ʿōd* *rāšāʿ* to-*negdî*", "grammar": { "*ʾāmartî*": "verb, qal perfect 1st person singular - I said", "*ʾešmərāh*": "verb, qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - I will guard/keep", "*dərākay*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my ways", "*ḥăṭôʾ*": "verb, qal infinitive construct with prefixed preposition 'mē' - from sinning", "*lišônî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition 'bə' - with my tongue", "*ʾešmərāh*": "verb, qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - I will guard/keep", "*pî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition 'lə' - for my mouth", "*maḥsôm*": "noun, masculine singular - muzzle/bridle", "*ʿōd*": "adverb with prefixed preposition 'bə' - while/during", "*rāšāʿ*": "adjective used as substantive, masculine singular - wicked/evil one", "*negdî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition 'lə' - before me/in my presence" }, "variants": { "*ʾāmartî*": "I said/thought/decided", "*ʾešmərāh*": "I will guard/watch/keep/preserve", "*dərākay*": "my ways/paths/conduct", "*ḥăṭôʾ*": "sinning/offending/missing the mark", "*maḥsôm*": "muzzle/bridle/guard", "*rāšāʿ*": "wicked one/evil person/ungodly" } } 3 { "verseID": "Psalms.39.3", "source": "נֶאֱלַ֣מְתִּי ד֭וּמִיָּה הֶחֱשֵׁ֣יתִי מִטּ֑וֹב וּכְאֵבִ֥י נֶעְכָּֽר׃", "text": "*neʾĕlamtî* *dûmiyyāh* *heḥĕšêtî* from-*ṭôb* and-*kəʾēbî* *neʿkār*", "grammar": { "*neʾĕlamtî*": "verb, niphal perfect 1st person singular - I became mute/silent", "*dûmiyyāh*": "noun, feminine singular - silence/stillness", "*heḥĕšêtî*": "verb, hiphil perfect 1st person singular - I kept silent/refrained", "*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine singular with prefixed preposition 'min' - from good", "*kəʾēbî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed conjunction 'wə' - and my pain", "*neʿkār*": "verb, niphal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - was stirred up/troubled" }, "variants": { "*neʾĕlamtî*": "I became mute/silent/speechless", "*dûmiyyāh*": "silence/stillness/quiet", "*heḥĕšêtî*": "I kept silent/refrained from speaking/held back", "*ṭôb*": "good/pleasant/beneficial", "*kəʾēbî*": "my pain/sorrow/grief", "*neʿkār*": "was stirred up/troubled/agitated" } }
  • Ps 106:33 : 33 { "verseID": "Psalms.106.33", "source": "כִּֽי־הִמְר֥וּ אֶת־רוּח֑וֹ וַ֝יְבַטֵּ֗א בִּשְׂפָתָֽיו׃", "text": "For-*himrū* *'et*-*rūḥō* *wayəbaṭṭē'* with-*śəfātāyw*", "grammar": { "*himrū*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd person plural - they rebelled against", "*rūḥō*": "noun + 3rd person suffix, feminine, singular - his spirit", "*wayəbaṭṭē'*": "piel imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he spoke rashly", "*śəfātāyw*": "noun + 3rd person suffix, feminine, dual - his lips" }, "variants": { "*himrū*": "they rebelled against/were bitter against/disobeyed", "*rūḥō*": "his spirit/breath/mind", "*wayəbaṭṭē'*": "and he spoke rashly/uttered thoughtlessly/spoke unadvisedly", "*śəfātāyw*": "his lips/speech/language" } }
  • Job 1:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Job.1.22", "source": "בְּכָל־זֹ֖את לֹא־חָטָ֣א אִיּ֑וֹב וְלֹא־נָתַ֥ן תִּפְלָ֖ה לֵאלֹהִֽים׃", "text": "in-all-this not-*ḥāṭāʾ* *ʾiyyôb* and-not-*nātan* *tiplâ* to-*ʾĕlōhîm*", "grammar": { "*ḥāṭāʾ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - sinned", "*ʾiyyôb*": "proper noun - Job", "*nātan*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - gave/attributed", "*tiplâ*": "feminine singular noun - folly/unsavory thing", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun - God/gods" }, "variants": { "*ḥāṭāʾ*": "sinned/offended/missed the mark", "*nātan tiplâ*": "attributed folly/charged with folly/accused of wrong", "*tiplâ*": "folly/unseemly thing/impropriety/unsavory speech" } }
  • Job 2:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Job.2.5", "source": "אוּלָם֙ שְֽׁלַֽח־נָ֣א יָֽדְךָ֔ וְגַ֥ע אֶל־עַצְמ֖וֹ וְאֶל־בְּשָׂר֑וֹ אִם־לֹ֥א אֶל־פָּנֶ֖יךָ יְבָרֲכֶֽךָּ׃", "text": "*ʾûlām šəlaḥ*-*nāʾ yāḏəḵā wə-ḡaʿ ʾel*-*ʿaṣmô wə-ʾel*-*bəśārô ʾim*-*lōʾ ʾel*-*pāneḵā yəḇārăḵekkā*.", "grammar": { "*ʾûlām*": "conjunction - but/however", "*šəlaḥ*": "qal imperative masculine singular - send/stretch out", "*nāʾ*": "particle - please/now", "*yāḏəḵā*": "noun feminine singular construct + 2ms suffix - your hand", "*wə-ḡaʿ*": "conjunction + qal imperative masculine singular - and touch", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to/against", "*ʿaṣmô*": "noun feminine singular construct + 3ms suffix - his bone", "*wə-ʾel*": "conjunction + preposition - and to/against", "*bəśārô*": "noun masculine singular construct + 3ms suffix - his flesh", "*ʾim*": "conjunction - if", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to", "*pāneḵā*": "noun masculine plural construct + 2ms suffix - your face", "*yəḇārăḵekkā*": "piel imperfect 3ms + 2ms suffix - he will bless/curse you" }, "variants": { "*ʾûlām*": "but/however/nevertheless", "*šəlaḥ-nāʾ*": "stretch out please/put forth now", "*ʿaṣmô*": "his bone/his body/his substance", "*bəśārô*": "his flesh/his body", "*ʾim-lōʾ*": "if not/surely", "*ʾel-pāneḵā*": "to your face/in your presence", "*yəḇārăḵekkā*": "he will curse you/he will bless you (euphemism for curse)" } }
  • Job 2:9-9 : 9 { "verseID": "Job.2.9", "source": "וַתֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ עֹדְךָ֖ מַחֲזִ֣יק בְּתֻמָּתֶ֑ךָ בָּרֵ֥ךְ אֱלֹהִ֖ים וָמֻֽת׃", "text": "*wə-tōʾmer lô ʾištô ʿōḏəḵā maḥăzîq bə-ṯummāṯeḵā bārēḵ ʾĕlōhîm wā-muṯ*.", "grammar": { "*wə-tōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3fs - and she said", "*lô*": "preposition + 3ms suffix - to him", "*ʾištô*": "noun feminine singular construct + 3ms suffix - his wife", "*ʿōḏəḵā*": "adverb + 2ms suffix - still you", "*maḥăzîq*": "hiphil participle masculine singular - holding fast", "*bə-ṯummāṯeḵā*": "preposition + noun feminine singular construct + 2ms suffix - to your integrity", "*bārēḵ*": "piel imperative masculine singular - bless/curse", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun masculine plural - God", "*wā-muṯ*": "conjunction + qal imperative masculine singular - and die" }, "variants": { "*ʿōḏəḵā maḥăzîq bə-ṯummāṯeḵā*": "still you hold fast to your integrity/you still maintain your integrity", "*bārēḵ ʾĕlōhîm*": "curse God/bless God (euphemism for curse)", "*wā-muṯ*": "and die/and be done with it" } } 10 { "verseID": "Job.2.10", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלֶ֗יהָ כְּדַבֵּ֞ר אַחַ֤ת הַנְּבָלוֹת֙ תְּדַבֵּ֔רִי גַּ֣ם אֶת־הַטּ֗וֹב נְקַבֵּל֙ מֵאֵ֣ת הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וְאֶת־הָרָ֖ע לֹ֣א נְקַבֵּ֑ל בְּכָל־זֹ֛את לֹא־חָטָ֥א אִיּ֖וֹב בִּשְׂפָתָֽיו׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾmer ʾēlehā kə-ḏabbēr ʾaḥaṯ han-nəḇālôṯ təḏabbērî gam ʾeṯ*-the-*ṭôḇ nəqabbēl mē-ʾēṯ hā-ʾĕlōhîm wə-ʾeṯ*-the-*rāʿ lōʾ nəqabbēl bə-ḵāl*-*zōʾṯ lōʾ*-*ḥāṭāʾ ʾiyyôḇ bi-śəp̄āṯāyw*.", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said", "*ʾēlehā*": "preposition + 3fs suffix - to her", "*kə-ḏabbēr*": "preposition + piel infinitive construct - as speaking", "*ʾaḥaṯ*": "numeral feminine singular construct - one of", "*han-nəḇālôṯ*": "article + noun feminine plural - the foolish women", "*təḏabbērî*": "piel imperfect 2fs - you speak", "*gam*": "adverb - also/indeed", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*ṭôḇ*": "noun masculine singular - good", "*nəqabbēl*": "piel imperfect 1cp - we receive", "*mē-ʾēṯ*": "preposition + direct object marker - from", "*hā-ʾĕlōhîm*": "article + noun masculine plural - God", "*wə-ʾeṯ*": "conjunction + direct object marker", "*rāʿ*": "noun masculine singular - evil", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*nəqabbēl*": "piel imperfect 1cp - we receive", "*bə-ḵāl*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - in all", "*zōʾṯ*": "demonstrative pronoun feminine singular - this", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ḥāṭāʾ*": "qal perfect 3ms - he sinned", "*ʾiyyôḇ*": "proper noun - Job", "*bi-śəp̄āṯāyw*": "preposition + noun feminine dual construct + 3ms suffix - with his lips" }, "variants": { "*kə-ḏabbēr ʾaḥaṯ han-nəḇālôṯ*": "as one of the foolish women speaks/like a foolish woman", "*gam ʾeṯ-ha-ṭôḇ*": "indeed the good (things)", "*mē-ʾēṯ hā-ʾĕlōhîm*": "from God/from the hand of God", "*lōʾ nəqabbēl*": "shall we not receive/should we not accept", "*lōʾ-ḥāṭāʾ ʾiyyôḇ bi-śəp̄āṯāyw*": "Job did not sin with his lips/Job did not speak wrongly" } }
  • Job 3:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Job.3.3", "source": "יֹ֣אבַד י֭וֹם אִוָּ֣לֶד בּ֑וֹ וְהַלַּ֥יְלָה אָ֝מַ֗ר הֹ֣רָה גָֽבֶר׃", "text": "*yōʾbad yôm ʾiwwāled bô wə-hallaylâ ʾāmar hōrâ gāber*", "grammar": { "*yōʾbad*": "verb, Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let perish", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day", "*ʾiwwāled*": "verb, Niphal perfect, 1st common singular - I was born", "*bô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in it", "*wə-hallaylâ*": "conjunction + definite article + noun, masculine singular - and the night", "*ʾāmar*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - said", "*hōrâ*": "verb, Pual perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was conceived", "*gāber*": "noun, masculine singular - man/male" }, "variants": { "*yōʾbad*": "let perish/be destroyed/be lost", "*ʾiwwāled*": "I was born/was brought forth", "*hōrâ*": "was conceived/brought into existence", "*gāber*": "man/male/strong one" } }
  • Job 35:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Job.35.16", "source": "וְ֭אִיּוֹב הֶ֣בֶל יִפְצֶה־פִּ֑יהוּ בִּבְלִי־דַ֝֗עַת מִלִּ֥ין יַכְבִּֽר׃ פ", "text": "*wə-ʾiyyôḇ heḇel yifṣeh-pîhû biḇlî-daʿat millîn yakbîr*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾiyyôḇ*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Job", "*heḇel*": "masculine singular noun - vanity/emptiness", "*yifṣeh-pîhû*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - he opens his mouth", "*biḇlî-daʿat*": "preposition + negative particle + feminine singular noun - without knowledge", "*millîn*": "feminine plural noun - words", "*yakbîr*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he multiplies" }, "variants": { "*ʾiyyôḇ*": "Job (personal name)", "*heḇel*": "vanity/emptiness/futility", "*yifṣeh*": "to open/part/separate", "*pîhû*": "his mouth/speech", "*biḇlî*": "without/lacking/absence of", "*daʿat*": "knowledge/understanding/wisdom", "*millîn*": "words/speech/utterances", "*yakbîr*": "to multiply/increase/make great" } }