Verse 21

{ "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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Referenced Verses

  • Job 26:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Job.26.9", "source": "מְאַחֵ֥ז פְּנֵי־כִסֵּ֑ה פַּרְשֵׁ֖ז עָלָ֣יו עֲנָנֽוֹ׃", "text": "*mĕʾaḥēz* *pĕnê-kissēh* *paršēz* *ʿālāyw* *ʿănānô*", "grammar": { "*mĕʾaḥēz*": "Piel participle, masculine singular - holding/fastening", "*pĕnê-kissēh*": "noun, masculine plural construct + noun, masculine singular - face of his throne", "*paršēz*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - spreading", "*ʿālāyw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon it/over it", "*ʿănānô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his cloud" }, "variants": { "*mĕʾaḥēz*": "holding/fastening/seizing", "*pĕnê*": "face/presence/surface", "*kissēh*": "throne/seat of honor", "*paršēz*": "spreading/stretching out", "*ʿănānô*": "his cloud/his cloud mass" } }
  • Job 36:32 : 32 { "verseID": "Job.36.32", "source": "עַל־כַּפַּ֥יִם כִּסָּה־א֑וֹר וַיְצַ֖ו עָלֶ֣יהָ בְמַפְגִּֽיעַ׃", "text": "*ʿal-kappayim* *kissāh-ʾôr* *wayəṣaw* *ʿāleyhā* *bəmap̄gîaʿ*", "grammar": { "*ʿal-kappayim*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual - upon palms/hands", "*kissāh-ʾôr*": "Piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular + noun, masculine singular - he covers light", "*wayəṣaw*": "waw-consecutive + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he commands", "*ʿāleyhā*": "preposition with 3rd feminine singular suffix - against it", "*bəmap̄gîaʿ*": "preposition + Hiphil participle, masculine singular - with the one who strikes/at the mark" }, "variants": { "*kappayim*": "palms/hands/fists", "*kissāh*": "covers/conceals/hides", "*ʾôr*": "light/lightning", "*yəṣaw*": "commands/orders/directs", "*map̄gîaʿ*": "the one who strikes/the mark/the target" } }
  • Job 38:25 : 25 { "verseID": "Job.38.25", "source": "מִֽי־פִלַּ֣ג לַשֶּׁ֣טֶף תְּעָלָ֑ה וְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְ לַחֲזִ֥יז קֹלֽוֹת׃", "text": "Who-*pillag* for-*šeṭep* *təʿālâ* and-*derekə* for-*ḥăzîz* *qōlôt*?", "grammar": { "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who?", "*pillag*": "piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he cleft/divided", "*la*": "preposition - for/to", "*šeṭep*": "noun, masculine singular - flood/flowing water", "*təʿālâ*": "noun, feminine singular - channel/conduit", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*derekə*": "noun, masculine singular - way/path", "*la*": "preposition - for/to", "*ḥăzîz*": "noun, masculine singular - lightning", "*qōlôt*": "noun, masculine plural - thunders/voices" }, "variants": { "*pillag*": "he cleft/he divided/he split", "*šeṭep*": "flood/flowing water/torrent", "*təʿālâ*": "channel/conduit/watercourse", "*derekə*": "way/path/road", "*ḥăzîz*": "lightning/thunderbolt", "*qōlôt*": "thunders/voices/sounds" } }