5 {
"verseID": "Job.3.5",
"source": "יִגְאָלֻ֡הוּ חֹ֣שֶׁךְ וְ֭צַלְמָוֶת תִּשְׁכָּן־עָלָ֣יו עֲנָנָ֑ה יְ֝בַעֲתֻ֗הוּ כִּֽמְרִ֥ירֵי יֽוֹם׃",
"text": "*yigʾālûhû ḥōšek wə-ṣalmāwet tiškān-ʿālāyw ʿănānâ yəbaʿătûhû kimrîrê yôm*",
"grammar": {
"*yigʾālûhû*": "verb, Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - let them claim it",
"*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness",
"*wə-ṣalmāwet*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and deep darkness/shadow of death",
"*tiškān*": "verb, Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd feminine singular - let dwell",
"*ʿālāyw*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon it",
"*ʿănānâ*": "noun, feminine singular - cloud",
"*yəbaʿătûhû*": "verb, Piel imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - let them terrify it",
"*kimrîrê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - like the blacknesses of",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day"
},
"variants": {
"*yigʾālûhû*": "claim it/redeem it/defile it",
"*ṣalmāwet*": "deep darkness/shadow of death",
"*tiškān*": "dwell/rest/settle",
"*ʿănānâ*": "cloud/dark cloud",
"*yəbaʿătûhû*": "terrify it/frighten it",
"*kimrîrê*": "blacknesses/darknesses/eclipses"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Job.3.6",
"source": "הַלַּ֥יְלָה הַהוּא֮ יִקָּחֵ֢ה֫וּ אֹ֥פֶל אַל־יִ֭חַדְּ בִּימֵ֣י שָׁנָ֑ה בְּמִסְפַּ֥ר יְ֝רָחִ֗ים אַל־יָבֹֽא׃",
"text": "*hallaylâ hahûʾ yiqqāḥēhû ʾōpel ʾal-yiḥadd bîmê šānâ bəmispar yərāḥîm ʾal-yābōʾ*",
"grammar": {
"*hallaylâ*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the night",
"*hahûʾ*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - that",
"*yiqqāḥēhû*": "verb, Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - let it take it",
"*ʾōpel*": "noun, masculine singular - deep darkness",
"*ʾal-yiḥadd*": "negative particle + verb, Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let it not rejoice",
"*bîmê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - in the days of",
"*šānâ*": "noun, feminine singular - year",
"*bəmispar*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in the number of",
"*yərāḥîm*": "noun, masculine plural - months",
"*ʾal-yābōʾ*": "negative particle + verb, Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let it not come"
},
"variants": {
"*yiqqāḥēhû*": "take it/seize it/carry it away",
"*ʾōpel*": "deep darkness/gloom",
"*yiḥadd*": "rejoice/be united with/be joined to",
"*yərāḥîm*": "months/moons",
"*yābōʾ*": "come/enter/arrive"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Job.3.7",
"source": "הִנֵּ֤ה הַלַּ֣יְלָה הַ֭הוּא יְהִ֣י גַלְמ֑וּד אַל־תָּבֹ֖א רְנָנָ֣ה בֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*hinnēh hallaylâ hahûʾ yəhî galmûd ʾal-tābōʾ rənānâ bô*",
"grammar": {
"*hinnēh*": "interjection - behold",
"*hallaylâ*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the night",
"*hahûʾ*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - that",
"*yəhî*": "verb, Qal jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let it be",
"*galmûd*": "adjective, masculine singular - barren/desolate",
"*ʾal-tābōʾ*": "negative particle + verb, Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd feminine singular - let not enter",
"*rənānâ*": "noun, feminine singular - joyful cry",
"*bô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in it"
},
"variants": {
"*hinnēh*": "behold/look/see",
"*yəhî*": "let it be/may it become",
"*galmûd*": "barren/desolate/sterile/solitary",
"*tābōʾ*": "enter/come/arrive",
"*rənānâ*": "joyful cry/shout of joy/singing"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Job.3.8",
"source": "יִקְּבֻ֥הוּ אֹרְרֵי־י֑וֹם הָ֝עֲתִידִ֗ים עֹרֵ֥ר לִוְיָתָֽן׃",
"text": "*yiqqəbûhû ʾōrərê-yôm hāʿătîdîm ʿōrēr liwyātān*",
"grammar": {
"*yiqqəbûhû*": "verb, Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - let them curse it",
"*ʾōrərê-yôm*": "verb, Qal participle, masculine plural construct + noun, masculine singular - cursers of day",
"*hāʿătîdîm*": "definite article + verb, Piel participle, masculine plural - the ones skilled",
"*ʿōrēr*": "verb, Polel infinitive construct - to rouse",
"*liwyātān*": "noun, masculine singular - Leviathan"
},
"variants": {
"*yiqqəbûhû*": "curse it/abhor it/denounce it",
"*ʾōrərê*": "cursers/those who execrate",
"*hāʿătîdîm*": "those who are skilled/ready/prepared",
"*ʿōrēr*": "to rouse/to awaken/to stir up",
"*liwyātān*": "Leviathan/sea monster/dragon"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Job.3.9",
"source": "יֶחְשְׁכוּ֮ כּוֹכְבֵ֢י נִ֫שְׁפּ֥וֹ יְקַו־לְא֥וֹר וָאַ֑יִן וְאַל־יִ֝רְאֶ֗ה בְּעַפְעַפֵּי־שָֽׁחַר׃",
"text": "*yeḥšəkû kôkəbê nišpô yəqaw-ləʾôr wāʾāyin wəʾal-yirʾeh bəʿapʿappê-šāḥar*",
"grammar": {
"*yeḥšəkû*": "verb, Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine plural - let them grow dark",
"*kôkəbê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - stars of",
"*nišpô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its twilight",
"*yəqaw-ləʾôr*": "verb, Piel imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine singular + preposition + noun - let it wait for light",
"*wāʾāyin*": "conjunction + particle of negation - but there is none",
"*wəʾal-yirʾeh*": "conjunction + negative particle + verb, Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine singular - and let it not see",
"*bəʿapʿappê-šāḥar*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual construct + noun - in the eyelids of dawn"
},
"variants": {
"*yeḥšəkû*": "grow dark/be darkened/become black",
"*kôkəbê*": "stars of/constellations of",
"*nišpô*": "its twilight/its dusk",
"*yəqaw*": "wait for/hope for/look for",
"*wāʾāyin*": "but there is none/but it is not",
"*yirʾeh*": "see/look upon/perceive",
"*ʿapʿappê-šāḥar*": "eyelids of dawn/rays of morning"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Job.3.10",
"source": "כִּ֤י לֹ֣א סָ֭גַר דַּלְתֵ֣י בִטְנִ֑י וַיַּסְתֵּ֥ר עָ֝מָ֗ל מֵעֵינָֽי׃",
"text": "*kî lōʾ sāgar daltê biṭnî wayyastēr ʿāmāl mēʿênāy*",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - because",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*sāgar*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it shut up",
"*daltê*": "noun, feminine plural construct - doors of",
"*biṭnî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st common singular suffix - my womb",
"*wayyastēr*": "conjunction + verb, Hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and hide",
"*ʿāmāl*": "noun, masculine singular - trouble",
"*mēʿênāy*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual with 1st common singular suffix - from my eyes"
},
"variants": {
"*sāgar*": "shut up/closed/bolted",
"*daltê*": "doors/gates",
"*biṭnî*": "my womb/my belly/my body",
"*wayyastēr*": "and hide/and conceal",
"*ʿāmāl*": "trouble/misery/toil/sorrow"
}
}