{ "verseID": "Job.30.1", "source": "וְעַתָּ֤ה ׀ שָֽׂחֲק֣וּ עָלַי֮ צְעִירִ֥ים מִמֶּ֗נִּי לְיָ֫מִ֥ים אֲשֶׁר־מָאַ֥סְתִּי אֲבוֹתָ֑ם לָ֝שִׁ֗ית עִם־כַּלְבֵ֥י צֹאנִֽי", "text": "And *ʿattâ* they *śāḥăqû* upon me *ṣəʿîrîm* from me in *yāmîm* whom I *māʾastî* their *ʾăḇôṯām*, *lāśîṯ* with *kalḇê* of my *ṣōʾnî*", "grammar": { "*wə-*": "conjunction - and/but/now", "*ʿattâ*": "adverb - now", "*śāḥăqû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they laugh/mock", "*ʿālay*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - upon me", "*ṣəʿîrîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - younger ones", "*mimmennî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - from me/than me", "*lə-yāmîm*": "preposition with noun, masculine plural - for days/in age", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who/which/that", "*māʾastî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I rejected/despised", "*ʾăḇôṯām*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their fathers", "*lāśîṯ*": "preposition with infinitive construct - to place/set/appoint", "*ʿim-kalḇê*": "preposition with noun, masculine plural construct - with dogs of", "*ṣōʾnî*": "noun, common singular with 1st person singular suffix - my flock/sheep" }, "variants": { "*ʿattâ*": "now/at this time", "*śāḥăqû*": "laugh at/mock/deride", "*ṣəʿîrîm*": "younger ones/youth/juniors", "*yāmîm*": "days/age/years", "*māʾastî*": "rejected/despised/refused", "*lāśîṯ*": "to place/to set/to appoint", "*kalḇê*": "dogs/contemptible persons" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.30.2", "source": "גַּם־כֹּ֣חַ יְ֭דֵיהֶם לָ֣מָּה לִּ֑י עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ אָ֣בַד כָּֽלַח", "text": "Even *kōaḥ* of their *yəḏêhem* *lāmmâ* to me, upon them *ʾāḇaḏ* *kālaḥ*", "grammar": { "*gam*": "adverb/conjunction - also/even/moreover", "*kōaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - strength of", "*yəḏêhem*": "noun, feminine dual with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their hands", "*lāmmâ*": "interrogative adverb - why/for what purpose", "*lî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me/for me", "*ʿālêmô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix (poetic form) - upon them", "*ʾāḇaḏ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - perished/was lost", "*kālaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - vigor/full strength/old age" }, "variants": { "*kōaḥ*": "strength/power/ability", "*yəḏêhem*": "their hands/their abilities", "*lāmmâ*": "why/for what purpose/what use", "*ʾāḇaḏ*": "perished/was lost/destroyed", "*kālaḥ*": "vigor/full strength/maturity/old age" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.30.3", "source": "בְּחֶ֥סֶר וּבְכָפָ֗ן גַּ֫לְמ֥וּד הַֽעֹרְקִ֥ים צִיָּ֑ה אֶ֝֗מֶשׁ שׁוֹאָ֥ה וּמְשֹׁאָֽה", "text": "In *ḥeser* and in *ḵāp̄ān* *galmûḏ* the *ʿōrəqîm* *ṣiyyâ*, *ʾemeš* *šôʾâ* and *məšōʾâ*", "grammar": { "*bə-ḥeser*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular - in want/lack", "*û-ḇə-ḵāp̄ān*": "conjunction with preposition with noun, masculine singular - and in famine/hunger", "*galmûḏ*": "adjective, masculine singular - barren/desolate/solitary", "*ha-ʿōrəqîm*": "definite article with verb, qal participle, masculine plural - the fleeing ones/gnawing", "*ṣiyyâ*": "noun, feminine singular - dry/arid land/desert", "*ʾemeš*": "adverb - yesterday/recently/formerly", "*šôʾâ*": "noun, feminine singular - devastation/ruin/storm", "*û-məšōʾâ*": "conjunction with noun, feminine singular - and desolation/waste" }, "variants": { "*ḥeser*": "want/need/lack/poverty", "*ḵāp̄ān*": "famine/hunger/starvation", "*galmûḏ*": "barren/desolate/solitary/lifeless", "*ʿōrəqîm*": "fleeing ones/gnawing/those who gnaw", "*ṣiyyâ*": "dry land/desert/wilderness", "*ʾemeš*": "yesterday/recently/formerly/at night", "*šôʾâ*": "devastation/ruin/storm/waste", "*məšōʾâ*": "desolation/waste/ruin" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.30.4", "source": "הַקֹּטְפִ֣ים מַלּ֣וּחַ עֲלֵי־שִׂ֑יחַ וְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁ רְתָמִ֣ים לַחְמָֽם", "text": "The *qōṭəp̄îm* *mallûaḥ* upon *śîaḥ* and *šōreš* *rəṯāmîm* their *laḥmām*", "grammar": { "*ha-qōṭəp̄îm*": "definite article with verb, qal participle, masculine plural - the ones plucking/gathering", "*mallûaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - mallow/salt herb", "*ʿălê-śîaḥ*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular - upon bush/shrub", "*wə-šōreš*": "conjunction with noun, masculine singular construct - and root of", "*rəṯāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - broom trees/juniper", "*laḥmām*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their bread/food" }, "variants": { "*qōṭəp̄îm*": "plucking/gathering/picking", "*mallûaḥ*": "mallow/salt herb/purslane", "*śîaḥ*": "bush/shrub/plant", "*šōreš*": "root/base/foundation", "*rəṯāmîm*": "broom trees/juniper/retem bushes", "*laḥmām*": "their bread/their food/their sustenance" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.30.5", "source": "מִן־גֵּ֥ו יְגֹרָ֑שׁוּ יָרִ֥יעוּ עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ כַּגַּנָּֽב", "text": "From *gêw* they *yəḡōrāšû*, they *yārîʿû* upon them like the *gannāḇ*", "grammar": { "*min-gêw*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular - from midst/community", "*yəḡōrāšû*": "verb, pual imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they are driven out", "*yārîʿû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they shout/cry out", "*ʿălêmô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix (poetic form) - upon them", "*ka-gannāḇ*": "preposition of comparison with noun, masculine singular - like the thief" }, "variants": { "*gêw*": "midst/community/society", "*yəḡōrāšû*": "are driven out/expelled/banished", "*yārîʿû*": "shout after/cry out/raise an alarm", "*gannāḇ*": "thief/stealer/robber" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.30.6", "source": "בַּעֲר֣וּץ נְחָלִ֣ים לִשְׁכֹּ֑ן חֹרֵ֖י עָפָ֣ר וְכֵפִֽים", "text": "In *ʿărûṣ* *nəḥālîm* to *liškōn* *ḥōrê* *ʿāp̄ār* and *kêp̄îm*", "grammar": { "*ba-ʿărûṣ*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular construct - in gully/ravine of", "*nəḥālîm*": "noun, masculine plural - wadis/valleys/streams", "*liškōn*": "preposition with verb, qal infinitive construct - to dwell/inhabit", "*ḥōrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - holes of/caves of", "*ʿāp̄ār*": "noun, masculine singular - dust/earth/soil", "*wə-kêp̄îm*": "conjunction with noun, masculine plural - and rocks/cliffs" }, "variants": { "*ʿărûṣ*": "gully/ravine/ditch", "*nəḥālîm*": "wadis/valleys/streams/torrents", "*liškōn*": "to dwell/to inhabit/to live", "*ḥōrê*": "holes/caves/hollows", "*ʿāp̄ār*": "dust/earth/soil/ground", "*kêp̄îm*": "rocks/cliffs/crags" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.30.7", "source": "בֵּין־שִׂיחִ֥ים יִנְהָ֑קוּ תַּ֖חַת חָר֣וּל יְסֻפָּֽחוּ", "text": "Between *śîḥîm* they *yinhāqû*, under *ḥārûl* they *yəsuppāḥû*", "grammar": { "*bên-śîḥîm*": "preposition with noun, masculine plural - between bushes/shrubs", "*yinhāqû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they bray/howl", "*taḥat*": "preposition - under/beneath", "*ḥārûl*": "noun, masculine singular - nettle/thorn bush", "*yəsuppāḥû*": "verb, pual imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they are gathered/huddled together" }, "variants": { "*śîḥîm*": "bushes/shrubs/plants", "*yinhāqû*": "bray/howl/cry out", "*ḥārûl*": "nettle/thorn bush/bramble", "*yəsuppāḥû*": "are gathered together/are huddled/are joined" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.30.8", "source": "בְּֽנֵי־נָ֭בָל גַּם־בְּנֵ֣י בְלִי־שֵׁ֑ם נִ֝כְּא֗וּ מִן־הָאָֽרֶץ", "text": "Sons of *nāḇāl* even sons of *ḇəlî-šēm* they are *nikkəʾû* from the *ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*bənê-nāḇāl*": "noun, masculine plural construct with noun - sons of fool/senseless person", "*gam-bənê*": "adverb with noun, masculine plural construct - even/also sons of", "*ḇəlî-šēm*": "particle of negation with noun, masculine singular - without name/nameless", "*nikkəʾû*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person plural - they are beaten/struck/scourged", "*min-hā-ʾāreṣ*": "preposition with definite article with noun, feminine singular - from the land/earth" }, "variants": { "*nāḇāl*": "fool/senseless person/godless person", "*ḇəlî-šēm*": "without name/nameless/infamous", "*nikkəʾû*": "beaten/struck/scourged/driven out", "*ʾāreṣ*": "land/earth/country/ground" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.30.9", "source": "וְ֭עַתָּה נְגִינָתָ֣ם הָיִ֑יתִי וָאֱהִ֖י לָהֶ֣ם לְמִלָּֽה", "text": "And *ʿattâ* their *nəḡînāṯām* I *hāyîṯî*, and I *wāʾĕhî* to them for *millâ*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʿattâ*": "conjunction with adverb - and now", "*nəḡînāṯām*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their song/mockery", "*hāyîṯî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have become/was", "*wāʾĕhî*": "conjunction with verb, qal imperfect apocopated, 1st person singular - and I have become/am", "*lāhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them/for them", "*lə-millâ*": "preposition with noun, feminine singular - for byword/object of talk" }, "variants": { "*ʿattâ*": "now/at this time", "*nəḡînāṯām*": "their song/their mocking song/their taunt", "*hāyîṯî*": "I have become/I was/I am", "*lāhem*": "to them/for them", "*millâ*": "byword/object of talk/proverb/jest" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.30.10", "source": "תִּֽעֲבוּנִי רָ֣חֲקוּ מֶ֑נִּי וּ֝מִפָּנַ֗י לֹא־חָ֥שְׂכוּ רֹֽק", "text": "They *tiʿăḇûnî* they *rāḥăqû* from me, and from my *mippānay* not they *ḥāśəḵû* *rōq*", "grammar": { "*tiʿăḇûnî*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person plural with 1st person singular suffix - they abhor me", "*rāḥăqû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they go far away/keep distance", "*mennî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - from me", "*û-mippānay*": "conjunction with preposition with noun, plural with 1st person singular suffix - and from my face", "*lōʾ-ḥāśəḵû*": "negative particle with verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they do not withhold", "*rōq*": "noun, masculine singular - spittle/spit" }, "variants": { "*tiʿăḇûnî*": "they abhor me/they detest me/they loathe me", "*rāḥăqû*": "they go far away/they distance themselves/they stay far", "*mippānay*": "from my face/from my presence", "*ḥāśəḵû*": "withhold/keep back/restrain", "*rōq*": "spittle/spit/saliva" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.30.11", "source": "כִּֽי־*יתרו **יִתְרִ֣י פִ֭תַּח וַיְעַנֵּ֑נִי וְ֝רֶ֗סֶן מִפָּנַ֥י שִׁלֵּֽחוּ", "text": "Because His *yiṯrî* He *pittaḥ* and He *wayəʿannēnî*, and the *resen* from my *mippānay* they *šillēḥû*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - because/for", "*yiṯrî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my cord/bowstring", "*pittaḥ*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he loosed/opened", "*wayəʿannēnî*": "conjunction with verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and he afflicted me", "*wə-resen*": "conjunction with noun, masculine singular - and bridle/restraint", "*mippānay*": "preposition with noun, plural with 1st person singular suffix - from my face/presence", "*šillēḥû*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person plural - they let loose/cast off" }, "variants": { "*yiṯrî*": "my cord/my bowstring/my tent-cord [text note: could be *yiṯrô* (his cord)]", "*pittaḥ*": "loosed/opened/untied", "*wayəʿannēnî*": "afflicted me/humbled me/oppressed me", "*resen*": "bridle/restraint/halter", "*šillēḥû*": "let loose/cast off/send away" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.30.12", "source": "עַל־יָמִין֮ פִּרְחַ֢ח יָ֫ק֥וּמוּ רַגְלַ֥י שִׁלֵּ֑חוּ וַיָּסֹ֥לּוּ עָ֝לַ֗י אָרְח֥וֹת אֵידָֽם", "text": "Upon *yāmîn* *pirḥaḥ* they *yāqûmû*, my *raḡlay* they *šillēḥû*, and they *wayyāsōllû* upon me *ʾārḥôṯ* of their *ʾêḏām*", "grammar": { "*ʿal-yāmîn*": "preposition with noun, feminine singular - upon right side", "*pirḥaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - brood/rabble", "*yāqûmû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they rise/arise", "*raḡlay*": "noun, feminine dual with 1st person singular suffix - my feet", "*šillēḥû*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person plural - they send away/push away", "*wayyāsōllû*": "conjunction with verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they cast up/raise", "*ʿālay*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - upon me/against me", "*ʾārḥôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural construct - paths of/ways of", "*ʾêḏām*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their calamity/destruction" }, "variants": { "*yāmîn*": "right side/right hand/south", "*pirḥaḥ*": "brood/rabble/young rabble", "*yāqûmû*": "they rise/they arise/they stand up", "*raḡlay*": "my feet/my legs", "*šillēḥû*": "they send away/they push away/they drive off", "*wayyāsōllû*": "they cast up/they raise/they heap up", "*ʾārḥôṯ*": "paths/ways/roads", "*ʾêḏām*": "their calamity/their destruction/their ruin" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.30.13", "source": "נָתְס֗וּ נְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥י לְהַוָּתִ֥י יֹעִ֑ילוּ לֹ֖א עֹזֵ֣ר לָֽמוֹ", "text": "They *nāṯəsû* my *nəṯîḇāṯî*, for my *hawwāṯî* they *yōʿîlû*, no *ʿōzēr* to them", "grammar": { "*nāṯəsû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they tear up/break down", "*nəṯîḇāṯî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my path", "*lə-hawwāṯî*": "preposition with noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - for my ruin/calamity", "*yōʿîlû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they advance/profit/help forward", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - no/not", "*ʿōzēr*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - one helping/assisting", "*lāmô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix (poetic form) - to them" }, "variants": { "*nāṯəsû*": "tear up/break down/destroy", "*nəṯîḇāṯî*": "my path/my way", "*hawwāṯî*": "my ruin/my calamity/my destruction", "*yōʿîlû*": "they advance/they promote/they help forward", "*ʿōzēr*": "helper/one assisting", "*lāmô*": "to them/for them" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.30.14", "source": "כְּפֶ֣רֶץ רָחָ֣ב יֶאֱתָ֑יוּ תַּ֥חַת שֹׁ֝אָ֗ה הִתְגַּלְגָּֽלוּ", "text": "Like *pereṣ* *rāḥāḇ* they *yeʾĕṯāyû*, under *šōʾâ* they *hiṯgalgālû*", "grammar": { "*kə-p̄ereṣ*": "preposition of comparison with noun, masculine singular - like breach/gap", "*rāḥāḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - wide/broad", "*yeʾĕṯāyû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they come", "*taḥaṯ*": "preposition - under/beneath", "*šōʾâ*": "noun, feminine singular - devastation/ruin", "*hiṯgalgālû*": "verb, hithpael perfect, 3rd person plural - they roll themselves" }, "variants": { "*pereṣ*": "breach/gap/break", "*rāḥāḇ*": "wide/broad/large", "*yeʾĕṯāyû*": "they come/they arrive/they advance", "*šōʾâ*": "devastation/ruin/crash", "*hiṯgalgālû*": "they roll themselves/they tumble in/they rush in" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.30.15", "source": "הָהְפַּ֥ךְ עָלַ֗י בַּלָּ֫ה֥וֹת תִּרְדֹּ֣ף כָּ֭רוּחַ נְדִבָתִ֑י וּ֝כְעָ֗ב עָבְרָ֥ה יְשֻׁעָתִֽי", "text": "They *hāhəpaḵ* upon me *ballāhôṯ*, *tirəddōp̄* like the *rûaḥ* my *nəḏiḇāṯî*, and like *ʿāḇ* *ʿāḇərâ* my *yəšuʿāṯî*", "grammar": { "*hāhəpaḵ*": "verb, hophal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - are turned/overturned", "*ʿālay*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - upon me/against me", "*ballāhôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural - terrors/sudden terrors", "*tirəddōp̄*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it pursues", "*kā-rûaḥ*": "preposition of comparison with noun, feminine singular - like wind/spirit", "*nəḏiḇāṯî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my nobility/dignity", "*û-ḵə-ʿāḇ*": "conjunction with preposition of comparison with noun, masculine singular - and like cloud", "*ʿāḇərâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it passed away", "*yəšuʿāṯî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my salvation/welfare" }, "variants": { "*hāhəpaḵ*": "turned over/overturned/changed", "*ballāhôṯ*": "terrors/sudden terrors/fears", "*tirəddōp̄*": "pursues/chases after/hunts", "*rûaḥ*": "wind/breath/spirit", "*nəḏiḇāṯî*": "my nobility/my dignity/my honor", "*ʿāḇ*": "cloud/thick cloud", "*ʿāḇərâ*": "passed away/disappeared/vanished", "*yəšuʿāṯî*": "my salvation/my welfare/my prosperity" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.30.16", "source": "וְעַתָּ֗ה עָ֭לַי תִּשְׁתַּפֵּ֣ךְ נַפְשִׁ֑י יֹ֭אחֲז֣וּנִי יְמֵי־עֹֽנִי", "text": "And *ʿattâ*, upon me *tištappēḵ* my *nap̄šî*, they *yōʾḥăzûnî* *yəmê-ʿōnî*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʿattâ*": "conjunction with adverb - and now", "*ʿālay*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - upon me", "*tištappēḵ*": "verb, hithpael imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it pours itself out", "*nap̄šî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*yōʾḥăzûnî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - they seize me", "*yəmê-ʿōnî*": "noun, masculine plural construct with noun, masculine singular - days of affliction" }, "variants": { "*ʿattâ*": "now/at this time", "*tištappēḵ*": "pours itself out/is poured out/melts away", "*nap̄šî*": "my soul/my being/my life", "*yōʾḥăzûnî*": "they seize me/they take hold of me/they grip me", "*yəmê-ʿōnî*": "days of affliction/days of suffering/days of misery" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.30.17", "source": "לַ֗יְלָה עֲ֭צָמַי נִקַּ֣ר מֵעָלָ֑י וְ֝עֹרְקַ֗י לֹ֣א יִשְׁכָּבֽוּן", "text": "*laylâ* my *ʿăṣāmay* *niqqar* from upon me, and my *ʿōrəqay* not *yiškāḇûn*", "grammar": { "*laylâ*": "noun, masculine singular - night", "*ʿăṣāmay*": "noun, feminine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my bones", "*niqqar*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - pierce/bore through", "*mēʿālāy*": "preposition with preposition with 1st person singular suffix - from upon me", "*wə-ʿōrəqay*": "conjunction with noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - and my sinews/veins", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yiškāḇûn*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with paragogic nun - they lie down/rest" }, "variants": { "*laylâ*": "night/nighttime", "*ʿăṣāmay*": "my bones/my skeleton", "*niqqar*": "pierce/bore through/gnaw", "*ʿōrəqay*": "my sinews/my veins/my nerves", "*yiškāḇûn*": "they lie down/they rest/they sleep" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.30.18", "source": "בְּרָב־כֹּ֭חַ יִתְחַפֵּ֣שׂ לְבוּשִׁ֑י כְּפִ֖י כֻתָּנְתִּ֣י יַֽאַזְרֵֽנִי", "text": "By *rāḇ-kōaḥ* it *yiṯḥappēś* my *ləḇûšî*, like *pî* my *ḵuttāntî* it *yaʾazrēnî*", "grammar": { "*bə-rāḇ-kōaḥ*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular construct with noun, masculine singular - by great strength/force", "*yiṯḥappēś*": "verb, hithpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it disguises itself/changes form", "*ləḇûšî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my garment", "*kə-p̄î*": "preposition of comparison with noun, masculine singular construct - like mouth of/opening of", "*ḵuttāntî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my tunic/coat", "*yaʾazrēnî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - it girds me/binds me" }, "variants": { "*rāḇ-kōaḥ*": "great strength/great force/great power", "*yiṯḥappēś*": "disguises itself/changes form/is disfigured", "*ləḇûšî*": "my garment/my clothing", "*pî*": "mouth of/opening of/collar of", "*ḵuttāntî*": "my tunic/my coat/my undergarment", "*yaʾazrēnî*": "girds me/binds me/surrounds me" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.30.19", "source": "הֹרָ֥נִי לַחֹ֑מֶר וָ֝אֶתְמַשֵּׁ֗ל כֶּעָפָ֥ר וָאֵֽפֶר", "text": "He *hōrānî* to the *ḥōmer* and I *wāʾeṯmaššēl* like *ʿāp̄ār* and *wāʾēp̄er*", "grammar": { "*hōrānî*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he has cast me/thrown me", "*la-ḥōmer*": "preposition with definite article with noun, masculine singular - to the clay/mud", "*wāʾeṯmaššēl*": "conjunction with verb, hithpael imperfect, 1st person singular - and I become like/resemble", "*ke-ʿāp̄ār*": "preposition of comparison with noun, masculine singular - like dust", "*wā-ʾēp̄er*": "conjunction with noun, masculine singular - and ashes" }, "variants": { "*hōrānî*": "cast me/thrown me/hurled me", "*ḥōmer*": "clay/mud/mire", "*wāʾeṯmaššēl*": "become like/resemble/am comparable to", "*ʿāp̄ār*": "dust/earth/soil", "*ʾēp̄er*": "ashes/dust" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.30.20", "source": "אֲשַׁוַּ֣ע אֵ֭לֶיךָ וְלֹ֣א תַעֲנֵ֑נִי עָ֝מַ֗דְתִּי וַתִּתְבֹּ֥נֶן בִּֽי", "text": "I *ʾăšawwaʿ* to You and not You *taʿănēnî*, I *ʿāmaḏtî* and You *wattiṯbōnen* at me", "grammar": { "*ʾăšawwaʿ*": "verb, piel imperfect, 1st person singular - I cry out", "*ʾēleḵā*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction with negative particle - and not", "*taʿănēnî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - you answer me", "*ʿāmaḏtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I stand/stood", "*wattiṯbōnen*": "conjunction with verb, hithpael imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you look at/consider", "*bî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - at me/on me" }, "variants": { "*ʾăšawwaʿ*": "cry out/call for help/plead", "*taʿănēnî*": "answer me/respond to me", "*ʿāmaḏtî*": "I stand/I stood/I remain", "*wattiṯbōnen*": "look at/consider/gaze at", "*bî*": "at me/on me/against me" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.30.21", "source": "תֵּהָפֵ֣ךְ לְאַכְזָ֣ר לִ֑י בְּעֹ֖צֶם יָדְךָ֣ תִשְׂטְמֵֽנִי", "text": "You *tēhāp̄ēḵ* to *ʾaḵzār* to me, with the *ʿōṣem* of Your *yāḏəḵā* You *tiśṭəmēnî*", "grammar": { "*tēhāp̄ēḵ*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you are turned/changed", "*lə-ʾaḵzār*": "preposition with adjective, masculine singular - to cruel one/harshness", "*lî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me/against me", "*bə-ʿōṣem*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular construct - with strength/might of", "*yāḏəḵā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hand", "*tiśṭəmēnî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - you persecute me/oppose me" }, "variants": { "*tēhāp̄ēḵ*": "turned/changed/transformed", "*ʾaḵzār*": "cruel one/harsh one/fierce one", "*ʿōṣem*": "strength/might/power", "*yāḏəḵā*": "your hand/your power", "*tiśṭəmēnî*": "persecute me/oppose me/hate me" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.30.22", "source": "תִּשָּׂאֵ֣נִי אֶל־ר֖‪[d]‬וּחַ תַּרְכִּיבֵ֑נִי וּ֝תְמֹגְגֵ֗נִי *תשוה **תּוּשִׁיָּֽה", "text": "You *tiśśāʾēnî* to *rûaḥ*, You *tarkîḇēnî* and You *ûṯəmōḡəḡēnî* *tûšiyyâ*", "grammar": { "*tiśśāʾēnî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - you lift me up", "*ʾel-rûaḥ*": "preposition with noun, feminine singular - to wind", "*tarkîḇēnî*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - you cause me to ride", "*ûṯəmōḡəḡēnî*": "conjunction with verb, poel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and you melt me/dissolve me", "*tûšiyyâ*": "noun, feminine singular - wisdom/sound wisdom" }, "variants": { "*tiśśāʾēnî*": "lift me up/carry me away/bear me off", "*rûaḥ*": "wind/spirit/breath", "*tarkîḇēnî*": "cause me to ride/mount me upon/make me ride", "*ûṯəmōḡəḡēnî*": "melt me/dissolve me/cause me to melt away", "*tûšiyyâ*": "wisdom/sound wisdom/success [text note: variant *tašweh* (you level/equalize)]" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.30.23", "source": "כִּֽי־יָ֭דַעְתִּי מָ֣וֶת תְּשִׁיבֵ֑נִי וּבֵ֖ית מוֹעֵ֣ד לְכָל־חָֽי", "text": "For I *yāḏaʿtî* *māweṯ* You *təšîḇēnî*, and *bêṯ* *môʿēḏ* for all *ḥāy*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*yāḏaʿtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I know", "*māweṯ*": "noun, masculine singular - death", "*təšîḇēnî*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - you will bring me back/return me", "*û-ḇêṯ*": "conjunction with noun, masculine singular construct - and house of", "*môʿēḏ*": "noun, masculine singular - appointed place/meeting", "*lə-ḵāl-ḥāy*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular construct with adjective - for all living" }, "variants": { "*yāḏaʿtî*": "I know/I am aware", "*māweṯ*": "death/dying", "*təšîḇēnî*": "bring me back/return me/restore me", "*bêṯ*": "house/place/abode", "*môʿēḏ*": "appointed place/meeting place/assembly", "*ḥāy*": "living/alive" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.30.24", "source": "אַ֣ךְ לֹא־בְ֭עִי יִשְׁלַח־יָ֑ד אִם־בְּ֝פִיד֗וֹ לָהֶ֥ן שֽׁוּעַ", "text": "Surely not in *ḇəʿî* He *yišlaḥ-yāḏ* if in His *pîḏô* to them *šûaʿ*", "grammar": { "*ʾaḵ*": "adverb - surely/only/but", "*lōʾ-ḇəʿî*": "negative particle with noun, masculine singular - not in ruin/heap", "*yišlaḥ-yāḏ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with noun, feminine singular - he stretches out hand", "*ʾim-bə-p̄îḏô*": "conditional particle with preposition with noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - if in his disaster/calamity", "*lāhen*": "preposition with 3rd person feminine plural suffix - to them/for them", "*šûaʿ*": "noun, masculine singular - cry for help" }, "variants": { "*ʾaḵ*": "surely/only/however", "*ḇəʿî*": "ruin/heap/prayer/petition", "*yišlaḥ-yāḏ*": "stretches out hand/sends hand/extends hand", "*pîḏô*": "his disaster/his calamity/his destruction", "*lāhen*": "to them/for them (feminine)", "*šûaʿ*": "cry for help/plea" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.30.25", "source": "אִם־לֹ֣א בָ֭כִיתִי לִקְשֵׁה־י֑וֹם עָֽגְמָ֥ה נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י לָאֶבְיֽוֹן", "text": "If not I *ḇāḵîṯî* for *qəšēh-yôm* *ʿāḡəmâ* my *nap̄šî* for the *ʾeḇyôn*", "grammar": { "*ʾim-lōʾ*": "conditional particle with negative particle - if not/surely", "*ḇāḵîṯî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I wept", "*li-qəšēh-yôm*": "preposition with adjective, masculine singular construct with noun, masculine singular - for hard of day/troubled", "*ʿāḡəmâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - was grieved", "*nap̄šî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*lā-ʾeḇyôn*": "preposition with definite article with adjective, masculine singular - for the needy/poor" }, "variants": { "*ḇāḵîṯî*": "I wept/I cried", "*qəšēh-yôm*": "hard of day/troubled one/one in adversity", "*ʿāḡəmâ*": "was grieved/was sad/was sorrowful", "*nap̄šî*": "my soul/my being/myself", "*ʾeḇyôn*": "needy one/poor one/destitute one" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.30.26", "source": "כִּ֤י ט֣וֹב קִ֭וִּיתִי וַיָּ֣בֹא רָ֑ע וַֽאֲיַחֲלָ֥ה לְ֝א֗וֹר וַיָּ֥בֹא אֹֽפֶל", "text": "For *ṭôḇ* I *qiwwîṯî* and *wayyāḇōʾ* *rāʿ*, and I *waʾăyaḥălâ* for *ʾôr* and *wayyāḇōʾ* *ʾōp̄el*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because/when", "*ṭôḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - good", "*qiwwîṯî*": "verb, piel perfect, 1st person singular - I waited for/expected", "*wayyāḇōʾ*": "conjunction with verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it came", "*rāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - evil/bad", "*waʾăyaḥălâ*": "conjunction with verb, piel imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular - and I waited/hoped for", "*lə-ʾôr*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular - for light", "*wayyāḇōʾ*": "conjunction with verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it came", "*ʾōp̄el*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness/gloom" }, "variants": { "*ṭôḇ*": "good/pleasant/agreeable", "*qiwwîṯî*": "waited for/expected/hoped for", "*wayyāḇōʾ*": "came/arrived", "*rāʿ*": "evil/bad/distress", "*waʾăyaḥălâ*": "waited for/hoped for/expected", "*ʾôr*": "light/daylight/brightness", "*ʾōp̄el*": "darkness/gloom/deep darkness" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.30.27", "source": "מֵעַ֖י רֻתְּח֥וּ וְלֹא־דָ֗מּוּ קִדְּמֻ֥נִי יְמֵי־עֹֽנִי", "text": "My *mēʿay* *ruttəḥû* and not *ḏāmmû*, *qiddəmûnî* *yəmê-ʿōnî*", "grammar": { "*mēʿay*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my inward parts/bowels", "*ruttəḥû*": "verb, pual perfect, 3rd person plural - they boil/are agitated", "*wə-lōʾ-ḏāmmû*": "conjunction with negative particle with verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - and not they are quiet", "*qiddəmûnî*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person plural with 1st person singular suffix - they come before me/confront me", "*yəmê-ʿōnî*": "noun, masculine plural construct with noun, masculine singular - days of affliction" }, "variants": { "*mēʿay*": "my inward parts/my bowels/my insides", "*ruttəḥû*": "boil/are agitated/are troubled", "*ḏāmmû*": "are quiet/are still/cease", "*qiddəmûnî*": "come before me/confront me/meet me", "*yəmê-ʿōnî*": "days of affliction/days of suffering/days of misery" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.30.28", "source": "קֹדֵ֣ר הִ֭לַּכְתִּי בְּלֹ֣א חַמָּ֑ה קַ֖מְתִּי בַקָּהָ֣ל אֲשַׁוֵּֽעַ", "text": "*qōḏēr* I *hillaktî* without *ḥammâ*, I *qamtî* in the *qāhāl* I *ʾăšawwēaʿ*", "grammar": { "*qōḏēr*": "adjective, masculine singular - darkened/mourning", "*hillaktî*": "verb, piel perfect, 1st person singular - I walk about/go about", "*bə-lōʾ*": "preposition with negative particle - without", "*ḥammâ*": "noun, feminine singular - sun/heat", "*qamtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I arise/stand up", "*ḇa-qqāhāl*": "preposition with definite article with noun, masculine singular - in the assembly/congregation", "*ʾăšawwēaʿ*": "verb, piel imperfect, 1st person singular - I cry out/call for help" }, "variants": { "*qōḏēr*": "darkened/mourning/in mourning apparel", "*hillaktî*": "walk about/go about/wander", "*ḥammâ*": "sun/heat/sunlight", "*qamtî*": "arise/stand up/get up", "*qāhāl*": "assembly/congregation/community", "*ʾăšawwēaʿ*": "cry out/call for help/plead" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.30.29", "source": "אָ֭ח הָיִ֣יתִי לְתַנִּ֑ים וְ֝רֵ֗עַ לִבְנ֥וֹת יַעֲנָֽה", "text": "*ʾāḥ* I *hāyîṯî* to *tannîm*, and *rēaʿ* to *ḇənôṯ* *yaʿănâ*", "grammar": { "*ʾāḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - brother", "*hāyîṯî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have become/was", "*lə-tannîm*": "preposition with noun, masculine plural - to jackals/dragons", "*wə-rēaʿ*": "conjunction with noun, masculine singular - and companion/friend", "*li-ḇənôṯ*": "preposition with noun, feminine plural construct - to daughters of", "*yaʿănâ*": "noun, feminine singular - ostrich" }, "variants": { "*ʾāḥ*": "brother/kinsman", "*hāyîṯî*": "have become/was/am", "*tannîm*": "jackals/dragons/wild dogs", "*rēaʿ*": "companion/friend/associate", "*ḇənôṯ yaʿănâ*": "daughters of ostrich/ostriches/female ostriches" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.30.30", "source": "ע֭וֹרִי שָׁחַ֣ר מֵעָלָ֑י וְעַצְמִי־חָ֝֗רָה מִנִּי־חֹֽרֶב", "text": "My *ʿôrî* *šāḥar* from upon me, and my *ʿaṣmî-ḥārâ* from *ḥōreḇ*", "grammar": { "*ʿôrî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my skin", "*šāḥar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - becomes black/darkens", "*mēʿālāy*": "preposition with preposition with 1st person singular suffix - from upon me", "*wə-ʿaṣmî*": "conjunction with noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and my bone", "*ḥārâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - burns/is hot", "*minnî-ḥōreḇ*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular - from heat/drought" }, "variants": { "*ʿôrî*": "my skin/my hide", "*šāḥar*": "becomes black/darkens/grows dark", "*ʿaṣmî*": "my bone/my skeleton/my frame", "*ḥārâ*": "burns/is hot/is inflamed", "*ḥōreḇ*": "heat/drought/burning" } }

{ "verseID": "Job.30.31", "source": "וַיְהִ֣י לְ֭אֵבֶל כִּנֹּרִ֑י וְ֝עֻגָבִ֗י לְק֣וֹל בֹּכִֽים", "text": "And *wayəhî* to *ʾēḇel* my *kinnōrî*, and my *ʿuḡāḇî* to *qôl* *bōḵîm*", "grammar": { "*wayəhî*": "conjunction with verb, qal imperfect apocopated, 3rd person masculine singular - and it becomes/it is", "*lə-ʾēḇel*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular - to mourning", "*kinnōrî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my harp/lyre", "*wə-ʿuḡāḇî*": "conjunction with noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and my flute/pipe", "*lə-qôl*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular construct - for voice of", "*bōḵîm*": "verb, qal participle, masculine plural - weeping ones" }, "variants": { "*wayəhî*": "becomes/is/turns into", "*ʾēḇel*": "mourning/lamentation", "*kinnōrî*": "my harp/my lyre", "*ʿuḡāḇî*": "my flute/my pipe/my reed instrument", "*qôl*": "voice/sound", "*bōḵîm*": "weeping ones/those who weep" } }