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{ "verseID": "Job.37.1", "source": "אַף־לְ֭זֹאת יֶחֱרַ֣ד לִבִּ֑י וְ֝יִתַּ֗ר מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃", "text": "*ʾaf-lə-zōʾt yĕḥĕrad libbî wə-yittar mim-məqômô*", "grammar": { "*ʾaf*": "conjunction/particle - also/indeed/even", "*lə-zōʾt*": "preposition + demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - to/at this", "*yĕḥĕrad*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - trembles/is startled", "*libbî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my heart", "*wə-yittar*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it leaps/moves", "*mim-məqômô*": "preposition + noun masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - from its place" }, "variants": { "*ʾaf*": "indeed/also/even/moreover", "*yĕḥĕrad*": "trembles/is startled/quakes with fear", "*yittar*": "leaps/moves/springs/is dislodged" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.37.2", "source": "שִׁמְע֤וּ שָׁמ֣וֹעַ בְּרֹ֣גֶז קֹל֑וֹ וְ֝הֶ֗גֶה מִפִּ֥יו יֵצֵֽא׃", "text": "*šimʿû šāmôaʿ bə-rōgez qōlô wə-hegeh mip-pîw yēṣēʾ*", "grammar": { "*šimʿû*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - hear/listen", "*šāmôaʿ*": "qal infinitive absolute - to hear (intensifying the imperative)", "*bə-rōgez*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in/with rumbling/anger", "*qōlô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his voice", "*wə-hegeh*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and muttering/sound/growl", "*mip-pîw*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - from his mouth", "*yēṣēʾ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - goes out/comes forth" }, "variants": { "*šāmôaʿ*": "hearing/listening (intensifier)", "*rōgez*": "rumbling/anger/agitation/trouble", "*hegeh*": "muttering/sound/growl/murmur/rumbling" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.37.3", "source": "תַּֽחַת־כָּל־הַשָּׁמַ֥יִם יִשְׁרֵ֑הוּ וְ֝אוֹר֗וֹ עַל־כַּנְפ֥וֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "*taḥat-kol-haš-šāmayim yišrēhû wə-ʾôrô ʿal-kanpôt hā-ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*taḥat*": "preposition - under/beneath", "*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of/whole of", "*haš-šāmayim*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the heavens", "*yišrēhû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he lets it loose/directs it", "*wə-ʾôrô*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his light", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/over", "*kanpôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - corners/edges/extremities", "*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the earth" }, "variants": { "*yišrēhû*": "lets it loose/sends it forth/directs it/unleashes it", "*kanpôt*": "corners/edges/extremities/wings/borders" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.37.4", "source": "אַחֲרָ֤יו ׀ יִשְׁאַג־ק֗וֹל יַ֭רְעֵם בְּק֣וֹל גְּאוֹנ֑וֹ וְלֹ֥א יְ֝עַקְּבֵ֗ם כִּֽי־יִשָּׁמַ֥ע קוֹלֽוֹ׃", "text": "*ʾaḥărāyw yišʾag-qôl yarʿēm bə-qôl gəʾônô wə-lōʾ yəʿaqqəbēm kî-yiššāmaʿ qôlô*", "grammar": { "*ʾaḥărāyw*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - after it/him", "*yišʾag*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - roars/bellows", "*qôl*": "noun, masculine singular - voice/sound", "*yarʿēm*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - thunders", "*bə-qôl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - with/in voice of", "*gəʾônô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his majesty/pride/excellence", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yəʿaqqəbēm*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - he does not restrain/hold back them", "*kî*": "conjunction - when/for/because", "*yiššāmaʿ*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - is heard", "*qôlô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his voice" }, "variants": { "*yišʾag*": "roars/bellows/thunders", "*gəʾônô*": "majesty/pride/excellence/exaltation", "*yəʿaqqəbēm*": "restrain them/hold them back/delay them", "*kî*": "when/for/because/that" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.37.5", "source": "יַרְעֵ֤ם אֵ֣ל בְּ֭קוֹלוֹ נִפְלָא֑וֹת עֹשֶׂ֥ה גְ֝דֹל֗וֹת וְלֹ֣א נֵדָֽע׃", "text": "*yarʿēm ʾēl bə-qôlô niplāʾôt ʿōśeh gədōlôt wə-lōʾ nēdāʿ*", "grammar": { "*yarʿēm*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - thunders", "*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - God", "*bə-qôlô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - with his voice", "*niplāʾôt*": "niphal participle, feminine plural - wonders/marvelous things", "*ʿōśeh*": "qal participle, masculine singular - doing/making", "*gədōlôt*": "adjective, feminine plural - great things", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*nēdāʿ*": "qal imperfect, 1st common plural - we know" }, "variants": { "*ʾēl*": "God/mighty one", "*niplāʾôt*": "wondrous things/marvelous deeds/extraordinary things", "*nēdāʿ*": "we know/we understand/we comprehend" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.37.6", "source": "כִּ֤י לַשֶּׁ֨לַג ׀ יֹאמַ֗ר הֱוֵ֫א אָ֥רֶץ וְגֶ֥שֶׁם מָטָ֑ר וְ֝גֶ֗שֶׁם מִטְר֥וֹת עֻזּֽוֹ׃", "text": "*kî laš-šeleg yōʾmar hĕwēʾ ʾāreṣ wə-gešem māṭār wə-gešem miṭrôt ʿuzzô*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*laš-šeleg*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - to the snow", "*yōʾmar*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he says", "*hĕwēʾ*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - be/fall", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land", "*wə-gešem*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and shower/rain", "*māṭār*": "noun, masculine singular - rain", "*wə-gešem*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and shower/rain", "*miṭrôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - rains of", "*ʿuzzô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his strength" }, "variants": { "*kî*": "for/because/when", "*hĕwēʾ*": "be/fall/happen", "*gešem*": "shower/rain/downpour", "*māṭār*": "rain/precipitation", "*miṭrôt*": "rains/downpours/showers", "*ʿuzzô*": "his strength/his might/his power" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.37.7", "source": "בְּיַד־כָּל־אָדָ֥ם יַחְתּ֑וֹם לָ֝דַ֗עַת כָּל־אַנְשֵׁ֥י מַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃", "text": "*bə-yad-kol-ʾādām yaḥtôm lā-daʿat kol-ʾanšê maʿăśêhû*", "grammar": { "*bə-yad*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - in/by hand of", "*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of/every", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mankind/human", "*yaḥtôm*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he seals/shuts up", "*lā-daʿat*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to know/so that may know", "*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of", "*ʾanšê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - men of", "*maʿăśêhû*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his work/deed" }, "variants": { "*yaḥtôm*": "seals/shuts up/puts a stop to/restricts", "*lā-daʿat*": "to know/to recognize/to acknowledge", "*ʾanšê*": "men/people/persons/workers", "*maʿăśêhû*": "his work/his deed/his action/his making" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.37.8", "source": "וַתָּבֹ֣א חַיָּ֣ה בְמוֹ־אָ֑רֶב וּבִמְע֖וֹנֹתֶ֣יהָ תִשְׁכֹּֽן׃", "text": "*wat-tābōʾ ḥayyāh bəmô-ʾāreb û-bim-ʿônōtêhā tiškōn*", "grammar": { "*wat-tābōʾ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she enters/comes", "*ḥayyāh*": "noun, feminine singular - animal/beast/living thing", "*bəmô*": "preposition - into", "*ʾāreb*": "noun, masculine singular - lair/den/covert", "*û-bim-ʿônōtêhā*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and in her dens/lairs", "*tiškōn*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - she dwells/stays/remains" }, "variants": { "*ḥayyāh*": "animal/beast/living creature/wildlife", "*ʾāreb*": "lair/den/hiding place/covert", "*ʿônōtêhā*": "dens/lairs/dwelling places", "*tiškōn*": "dwells/stays/remains/abides" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.37.9", "source": "מִן־הַ֭חֶדֶר תָּב֣וֹא סוּפָ֑ה וּֽמִמְּזָרִ֥ים קָרָֽה׃", "text": "*min-ha-ḥeder tābôʾ sûpāh û-mim-məzārîm qārāh*", "grammar": { "*min*": "preposition - from", "*ha-ḥeder*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the chamber/room/inner place", "*tābôʾ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - comes", "*sûpāh*": "noun, feminine singular - storm/whirlwind", "*û-mim-məzārîm*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine plural - and from scattering winds/north winds", "*qārāh*": "noun, feminine singular - cold" }, "variants": { "*ḥeder*": "chamber/room/inner place/south", "*sûpāh*": "storm/whirlwind/tempest/hurricane", "*məzārîm*": "scattering winds/north winds/northern stars", "*qārāh*": "cold/ice/frost" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.37.10", "source": "מִנִּשְׁמַת־אֵ֥ל יִתֶּן־קָ֑רַח וְרֹ֖חַב מַ֣יִם בְּמוּצָֽק׃", "text": "*min-nišmat-ʾēl yitten-qāraḥ wə-rōḥab mayim bə-mûṣāq*", "grammar": { "*min-nišmat*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - from breath of", "*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - God", "*yitten*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - gives/produces", "*qāraḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - ice/frost", "*wə-rōḥab*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and expanse/breadth of", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - waters", "*bə-mûṣāq*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in constriction/restraint/narrows" }, "variants": { "*nišmat*": "breath/blast/spirit", "*ʾēl*": "God/Mighty One", "*qāraḥ*": "ice/frost", "*rōḥab*": "expanse/breadth/width", "*bə-mûṣāq*": "in constriction/in restraint/in constraint/solid form" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.37.11", "source": "אַף־בְּ֭רִי יַטְרִ֣יחַ עָ֑ב יָ֝פִ֗יץ עֲנַ֣ן אוֹרֽוֹ׃", "text": "*ʾaf-bərî yaṭrîaḥ ʿāb yāpîṣ ʿănan ʾôrô*", "grammar": { "*ʾaf*": "conjunction/particle - also/moreover/indeed", "*bərî*": "noun, masculine singular - clearness/fair weather/moisture/fatness", "*yaṭrîaḥ*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - loads/burdens/wearies", "*ʿāb*": "noun, masculine singular - cloud/thick cloud", "*yāpîṣ*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - scatters/disperses", "*ʿănan*": "noun, masculine singular construct - cloud of", "*ʾôrô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his light" }, "variants": { "*ʾaf*": "also/moreover/indeed/even", "*bərî*": "clearness/moisture/fair weather/fatness/saturation", "*yaṭrîaḥ*": "loads/burdens/wearies/weighs down", "*yāpîṣ*": "scatters/disperses/spreads out", "*ʿănan*": "cloud/dark cloud" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.37.12", "source": "וְה֤וּא מְסִבּ֨וֹת ׀ מִתְהַפֵּ֣ךְ *בתחבולתו **בְּתַחְבּוּלֹתָ֣יו לְפָעֳלָ֑ם כֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְצַוֵּ֓ם ׀ עַל־פְּנֵ֖י תֵבֵ֣ל אָֽרְצָה׃", "text": "*wə-hûʾ məsibbôt miṯhappēk bə-taḥbûlōṯāyw lə-pāʿŏlām kōl ʾăšer yəṣawwēm ʿal-pənê tēbēl ʾārṣāh*", "grammar": { "*wə-hûʾ*": "conjunction + personal pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - and it", "*məsibbôt*": "noun, feminine plural - turning round/circuits/circuits", "*miṯhappēk*": "hithpael participle, masculine singular - turning itself/rotating", "*bə-taḥbûlōṯāyw*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - by his guidance/direction/steerings", "*lə-pāʿŏlām*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - for their doing/work", "*kōl*": "noun, masculine singular - all/everything", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - that/which", "*yəṣawwēm*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - he commands them", "*ʿal-pənê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - upon the face of", "*tēbēl*": "noun, feminine singular - world/inhabited land", "*ʾārṣāh*": "noun, feminine singular, with directional heh - earthward/to the earth" }, "variants": { "*məsibbôt*": "turning round/circuits/revolutions/roundabout ways", "*miṯhappēk*": "turning itself/rotating/turning this way and that", "*taḥbûlōṯāyw*": "his guidance/his directions/his steering/his plans", "*yəṣawwēm*": "commands them/orders them/instructs them", "*tēbēl*": "world/inhabited part/habitable earth" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.37.13", "source": "אִם־לְשֵׁ֥בֶט אִם־לְאַרְצ֑וֹ אִם־לְ֝חֶ֗סֶד יַמְצִאֵֽהוּ׃", "text": "*ʾim-lə-šēbeṭ ʾim-lə-ʾarṣô ʾim-lə-ḥesed yamṣiʾēhû*", "grammar": { "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if/whether", "*lə-šēbeṭ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - for rod/punishment/tribe", "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if/whether/or", "*lə-ʾarṣô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - for his land", "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if/whether/or", "*lə-ḥesed*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - for lovingkindness/mercy", "*yamṣiʾēhû*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he causes it to find/come" }, "variants": { "*šēbeṭ*": "rod/punishment/tribe/correction", "*ḥesed*": "lovingkindness/mercy/steadfast love/covenant faithfulness", "*yamṣiʾēhû*": "causes it to find/brings it/makes it happen" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.37.14", "source": "הַאֲזִ֣ינָה זֹּ֣את אִיּ֑וֹב עֲ֝מֹ֗ד וְהִתְבּוֹנֵ֤ן ׀ נִפְלְא֬וֹת אֵֽל׃", "text": "*haʾăzînāh zōʾṯ ʾiyyôb ʿămōd wə-hiṯbônēn niplʾôṯ ʾēl*", "grammar": { "*haʾăzînāh*": "hiphil imperative, masculine singular - give ear/listen", "*zōʾṯ*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this", "*ʾiyyôb*": "noun, proper name - Job", "*ʿămōd*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - stand/take position", "*wə-hiṯbônēn*": "conjunction + hithpolel imperative, masculine singular - and consider/consider carefully", "*niplʾôṯ*": "niphal participle, feminine plural construct - wonders/marvels of", "*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - God" }, "variants": { "*haʾăzînāh*": "give ear/listen carefully/pay attention", "*ʿămōd*": "stand/stand firm/stand still/take position", "*hiṯbônēn*": "consider/consider carefully/contemplate/meditate upon", "*niplʾôṯ*": "wonders/marvels/wonderful deeds/miracles", "*ʾēl*": "God/Mighty One" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.37.15", "source": "הֲ֭תֵדַע בְּשׂוּם־אֱל֣וֹהַּ עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וְ֝הוֹפִ֗יעַ א֣וֹר עֲנָנֽוֹ׃", "text": "*hă-ṯēdaʿ bə-śûm-ʾĕlôah ʿălêhem wə-hôpîaʿ ʾôr ʿănānô*", "grammar": { "*hă*": "interrogative particle - ?", "*ṯēdaʿ*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you know", "*bə-śûm*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - when placing/setting", "*ʾĕlôah*": "noun, masculine singular - God", "*ʿălêhem*": "preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - upon them", "*wə-hôpîaʿ*": "conjunction + hiphil infinitive construct - and causing to shine", "*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular construct - light of", "*ʿănānô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his cloud" }, "variants": { "*ṯēdaʿ*": "you know/you understand/you perceive", "*śûm*": "placing/setting/imposing/laying", "*ʾĕlôah*": "God/deity", "*hôpîaʿ*": "causing to shine/making appear/showing forth", "*ʿănānô*": "his cloud/his cloud covering" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.37.16", "source": "הֲ֭תֵדַע עַל־מִפְלְשֵׂי־עָ֑ב מִ֝פְלְא֗וֹת תְּמִ֣ים דֵּעִֽים׃", "text": "*hă-ṯēdaʿ ʿal-miplə-śê-ʿāb miplʾôṯ təmîm dēʿîm*", "grammar": { "*hă*": "interrogative particle - ?", "*ṯēdaʿ*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you know", "*ʿal*": "preposition - about/concerning", "*miplə-śê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - balancings/weighings of", "*ʿāb*": "noun, masculine singular - cloud/thick cloud", "*miplʾôṯ*": "niphal participle, feminine plural construct - wonders of", "*təmîm*": "adjective, masculine singular - perfect/complete", "*dēʿîm*": "noun, masculine plural - knowledge/opinions" }, "variants": { "*miplə-śê*": "balancings/weighings/poising/floating", "*ʿāb*": "cloud/thick cloud/dark cloud", "*miplʾôṯ*": "wonders/marvels/wonderful works", "*təmîm*": "perfect/complete/blameless/having integrity", "*dēʿîm*": "knowledge/opinions/understanding" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.37.17", "source": "אֲשֶׁר־בְּגָדֶ֥יךָ חַמִּ֑ים בְּהַשְׁקִ֥ט אֶ֝֗רֶץ מִדָּרֽוֹם׃", "text": "*ʾăšer-bəgādêkā ḥammîm bə-hašqîṭ ʾereṣ mid-dārôm*", "grammar": { "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - who/that/which", "*bəgādêkā*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your garments", "*ḥammîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - warm/hot", "*bə-hašqîṭ*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - when quieting/making still", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land", "*mid-dārôm*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from south" }, "variants": { "*bəgādêkā*": "your garments/your clothes", "*ḥammîm*": "warm/hot", "*hašqîṭ*": "quieting/making still/calming", "*dārôm*": "south/southern region" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.37.18", "source": "תַּרְקִ֣יעַ עִ֭מּוֹ לִשְׁחָקִ֑ים חֲ֝זָקִ֗ים כִּרְאִ֥י מוּצָֽק׃", "text": "*tarqîaʿ ʿimmô li-šḥāqîm ḥăzāqîm kir-ʾî mûṣāq*", "grammar": { "*tarqîaʿ*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you spread out/hammer out", "*ʿimmô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - with him", "*li-šḥāqîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - for the skies/clouds", "*ḥăzāqîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - strong/firm", "*kir-ʾî*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like mirror/like appearance", "*mûṣāq*": "hophal participle, masculine singular - poured out/cast/molten" }, "variants": { "*tarqîaʿ*": "spread out/hammer out/beat out/make firm", "*šḥāqîm*": "skies/clouds/heavens", "*ḥăzāqîm*": "strong/firm/hard", "*rəʾî*": "mirror/appearance/looking glass", "*mûṣāq*": "poured out/cast/molten/solidified" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.37.19", "source": "ה֭וֹדִיעֵנוּ מַה־נֹּ֣אמַר ל֑וֹ לֹֽא־נַ֝עֲרֹ֗ךְ מִפְּנֵי־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃", "text": "*hôdîʿēnû mah-nōʾmar lô lōʾ-naʿărōk mip-pənê-ḥōšek*", "grammar": { "*hôdîʿēnû*": "hiphil imperative, masculine singular with 1st common plural suffix - make known to us", "*mah*": "interrogative pronoun - what", "*nōʾmar*": "qal imperfect, 1st common plural - we shall say", "*lô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*naʿărōk*": "qal imperfect, 1st common plural - we can arrange/set in order", "*mip-pənê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - because of/from before", "*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness" }, "variants": { "*hôdîʿēnû*": "make known to us/teach us/inform us", "*naʿărōk*": "arrange/set in order/lay out/present a case", "*mip-pənê*": "because of/from before/due to", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity/ignorance" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.37.20", "source": "הֽ͏ַיְסֻפַּר־ל֖וֹ כִּ֣י אֲדַבֵּ֑ר אִֽם־אָ֥מַר אִ֝֗ישׁ כִּ֣י יְבֻלָּֽע׃", "text": "*ha-yəsuppar-lô kî ʾădabbēr ʾim-ʾāmar ʾîš kî yəbullāʿ*", "grammar": { "*ha*": "interrogative particle - ?", "*yəsuppar*": "pual imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is told/recounted", "*lô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/when/if", "*ʾădabbēr*": "piel imperfect, 1st common singular - I speak", "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if", "*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he says/said", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/because/for", "*yəbullāʿ*": "pual imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will be swallowed up" }, "variants": { "*yəsuppar*": "is told/is recounted/is reported", "*kî*": "that/when/if/because", "*ʾădabbēr*": "I speak/I talk/I declare", "*yəbullāʿ*": "be swallowed up/be destroyed/be overwhelmed" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.37.21", "source": "וְעַתָּ֤ה ׀ לֹ֘א רָ֤אוּ א֗וֹר בָּהִ֣יר ה֭וּא בַּשְּׁחָקִ֑ים וְר֥וּחַ עָ֝בְרָ֗ה וַֽתְּטַהֲרֵֽם׃", "text": "*wə-ʿattāh lōʾ rāʾû ʾôr bāhîr hûʾ baš-šəḥāqîm wə-rûaḥ ʿāḇrāh wat-təṭahărēm*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʿattāh*": "conjunction + adverb - and now", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*rāʾû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they see/saw", "*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular - light", "*bāhîr*": "adjective, masculine singular - bright/clear", "*hûʾ*": "personal pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - it", "*baš-šəḥāqîm*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - in the clouds/skies", "*wə-rûaḥ*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and wind", "*ʿāḇrāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - passes/passed", "*wat-təṭahărēm*": "conjunction + piel imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and it clears them" }, "variants": { "*bāhîr*": "bright/clear/brilliant/shining", "*šəḥāqîm*": "clouds/skies/heavens", "*rûaḥ*": "wind/breath/spirit", "*ʿāḇrāh*": "passes/passed by/crossed over", "*təṭahărēm*": "clears them/cleanses them/purifies them" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.37.22", "source": "מִ֭צָּפוֹן זָהָ֣ב יֶֽאֱתֶ֑ה עַל־אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ נ֣וֹרָא הֽוֹד׃", "text": "*miṣ-ṣāpôn zāhāḇ yeʾĕṯeh ʿal-ʾĕlôah nôrāʾ hôd*", "grammar": { "*miṣ-ṣāpôn*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - from the north", "*zāhāḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - gold", "*yeʾĕṯeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - comes", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/concerning", "*ʾĕlôah*": "noun, masculine singular - God", "*nôrāʾ*": "niphal participle, masculine singular - fearful/awesome", "*hôd*": "noun, masculine singular - splendor/majesty" }, "variants": { "*ṣāpôn*": "north/northern region", "*zāhāḇ*": "gold/golden brightness", "*yeʾĕṯeh*": "comes/approaches/arrives", "*ʾĕlôah*": "God/deity", "*nôrāʾ*": "fearful/awesome/terrible/dreadful", "*hôd*": "splendor/majesty/glory/honor" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.37.23", "source": "שַׁדַּ֣י לֹֽא־מְ֭צָאנֻהוּ שַׂגִּיא־כֹ֑חַ וּמִשְׁפָּ֥ט וְרֹב־צְ֝דָקָ֗ה לֹ֣א יְעַנֶּֽה׃", "text": "*šadday lōʾ-məṣāʾnūhû śaggîʾ-kōaḥ û-mišpāṭ wə-rōḇ-ṣədāqāh lōʾ yəʿanneh*", "grammar": { "*šadday*": "noun, masculine singular - Almighty/the Almighty One", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*məṣāʾnūhû*": "qal perfect, 1st common plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - we find him", "*śaggîʾ*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - great/abundant in", "*kōaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - strength/power", "*û-mišpāṭ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and justice", "*wə-rōḇ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and abundance of", "*ṣədāqāh*": "noun, feminine singular - righteousness", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yəʿanneh*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he afflicts/oppresses" }, "variants": { "*šadday*": "Almighty/the Almighty One", "*məṣāʾnūhû*": "we find him/we reach him/we attain to him", "*śaggîʾ*": "great/abundant/exceeding", "*kōaḥ*": "strength/power/might", "*mišpāṭ*": "justice/judgment/right", "*ṣədāqāh*": "righteousness/rightness/justice", "*yəʿanneh*": "afflicts/oppresses/violates/answers" } }

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{ "verseID": "Job.37.24", "source": "לָ֭כֵן יְרֵא֣וּהוּ אֲנָשִׁ֑ים לֹֽא־יִ֝רְאֶ֗ה כָּל־חַכְמֵי־לֵֽב׃ פ", "text": "*lākēn yərēʾûhû ʾănāšîm lōʾ-yirʾeh kol-ḥakmê-lēḇ*", "grammar": { "*lākēn*": "adverb - therefore", "*yərēʾûhû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - they fear him", "*ʾănāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - men/people", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yirʾeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he sees/regards", "*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of", "*ḥakmê*": "adjective, masculine plural construct - wise ones of", "*lēḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - heart" }, "variants": { "*lākēn*": "therefore/thus/so", "*yərēʾûhû*": "they fear him/they revere him/they are in awe of him", "*ʾănāšîm*": "men/people/persons", "*yirʾeh*": "sees/regards/looks upon/respects", "*ḥakmê-lēḇ*": "wise of heart/those wise in their own eyes/those wise in heart" } }