Verse 24

{ "verseID": "Job.41.24", "source": "אַ֭חֲרָיו יָאִ֣יר נָתִ֑יב יַחְשֹׁ֖ב תְּה֣וֹם לְשֵׂיבָֽה׃", "text": "*ʾAḥărāyw* *yāʾîr* *nāṯîḇ* *yaḥšōḇ* *təhôm* *ləśêḇāh*", "grammar": { "*ʾAḥărāyw*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - after him/behind him", "*yāʾîr*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he causes to shine/makes light", "*nāṯîḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - path", "*yaḥšōḇ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he regards/thinks", "*təhôm*": "noun, masculine singular - deep/abyss", "*ləśêḇāh*": "preposition with noun, feminine singular - for hoary/grey hair" }, "variants": { "*ʾAḥărāyw*": "after him/behind him", "*yāʾîr*": "he causes to shine/he illuminates/he makes light", "*nāṯîḇ*": "path/pathway/track", "*yaḥšōḇ*": "he regards/he thinks/he considers", "*təhôm*": "deep/abyss/depths", "*ləśêḇāh*": "for hoary hair/for grey hair/for old age" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 48:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Isaiah.48.4", "source": "מִדַּעְתִּ֕י כִּ֥י קָשֶׁ֖ה אָ֑תָּה וְגִ֤יד בַּרְזֶל֙ עָרְפֶּ֔ךָ וּמִצְחֲךָ֖ נְחוּשָֽׁה׃", "text": "From *daʿtî* that *qāsheh* *ʾāttāh* and *gîd* *barzel* *ʿorpekā* and *miṣḥăkā* *neḥûshāh*", "grammar": { "*daʿtî*": "noun + 1st person singular suffix - my knowledge", "*qāsheh*": "adjective masculine singular - hard/stubborn/obstinate", "*ʾāttāh*": "2nd person masculine singular pronoun - you", "*gîd*": "masculine singular construct - sinew of", "*barzel*": "masculine singular - iron", "*ʿorpekā*": "masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your neck", "*miṣḥăkā*": "masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your forehead", "*neḥûshāh*": "feminine singular - bronze/copper" }, "variants": { "*qāsheh*": "hard/stubborn/obstinate/stiff-necked", "*gîd*": "sinew/tendon/muscle", "*barzel*": "iron/ironlike/unyielding", "*ʿorpekā*": "your neck/your stubbornness", "*miṣḥăkā*": "your forehead/your brow", "*neḥûshāh*": "bronze/copper/brass" } }
  • Jer 5:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.5.3", "source": "יְהֹוָ֗ה עֵינֶיךָ֮ הֲל֣וֹא לֶאֱמוּנָה֒ הִכִּ֤יתָה אֹתָם֙ וְֽלֹא־חָ֔לוּ כִּלִּיתָ֕ם מֵאֲנ֖וּ קַ֣חַת מוּסָ֑ר חִזְּק֤וּ פְנֵיהֶם֙ מִסֶּ֔לַע מֵאֲנ֖וּ לָשֽׁוּב׃", "text": "*YHWH*, *'ênêkā* *hălô'* for *'ĕmûnāh*? *Hikkîtā* them and not-*ḥālû*; *killîtām*, they *mē'ănû* *qaḥat* *mûsār*; they *ḥizzəqû* *pənêhem* more than *sela'*, they *mē'ănû* *lāšûb*.", "grammar": { "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh", "*'ênêkā*": "noun, dual construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your eyes", "*hălô'*": "interrogative particle - are not?/is not?", "*lə*": "preposition - to/for", "*'ĕmûnāh*": "noun, feminine singular - faithfulness/truth", "*hikkîtā*": "perfect, 2nd masculine singular, hiphil - you struck/smote", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*lō'*": "negative particle - not", "*ḥālû*": "perfect, 3rd plural - they were in pain/grieved", "*killîtām*": "perfect, 2nd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - you destroyed/consumed them", "*mē'ănû*": "perfect, 3rd plural, piel - they refused", "*qaḥat*": "infinitive construct - to take/receive", "*mûsār*": "noun, masculine singular - discipline/instruction/correction", "*ḥizzəqû*": "perfect, 3rd plural, piel - they hardened/strengthened", "*pənêhem*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their faces", "*mi*": "preposition - from/more than", "*sela'*": "noun, masculine singular - rock/cliff", "*lāšûb*": "infinitive construct - to return/repent" }, "variants": { "*'ĕmûnāh*": "faithfulness/truth/firmness", "*hikkîtā*": "you struck/smote/hit", "*ḥālû*": "they were pained/grieved/became weak", "*killîtām*": "you destroyed/consumed/finished them", "*mē'ănû*": "they refused/rejected/were unwilling", "*mûsār*": "discipline/instruction/correction", "*ḥizzəqû*": "they hardened/strengthened/made firm", "*sela'*": "rock/cliff/crag", "*lāšûb*": "to return/repent/turn back" } }
  • Zech 7:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Zechariah.7.12", "source": "וְלִבָּ֞ם שָׂ֣מוּ שָׁמִ֗יר מִ֠שְּׁמוֹעַ אֶת־הַתּוֹרָ֤ה וְאֶת־הַדְּבָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר שָׁלַ֜ח יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאוֹת֙ בְּרוּח֔וֹ בְּיַ֖ד הַנְּבִיאִ֣ים הָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֑ים וַֽיְהִי֙ קֶ֣צֶף גָּד֔וֹל מֵאֵ֖ת יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃", "text": "And *wə-libbām śāmû šāmîr* from *miššəmôaʿ* *ʾeṯ-hattôrāh* and *ʾeṯ-haddəḇārîm* which *šālaḥ YHWH ṣəḇāʾôṯ* in *bərûḥô* by hand the *nəḇîʾîm hārîʾšōnîm*. And *wa-yəhî qeṣep̄ gāḏôl* from *mēʾēṯ YHWH ṣəḇāʾôṯ*.", "grammar": { "*wə-libbām*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and their heart", "*śāmû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they made/set", "*šāmîr*": "noun, masculine singular - adamant stone/diamond/flint", "*miššəmôaʿ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - from hearing", "*ʾeṯ-hattôrāh*": "direct object marker + definite article + noun, feminine singular - the law", "*ʾeṯ-haddəḇārîm*": "direct object marker + definite article + noun, masculine plural - the words", "*šālaḥ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - sent", "*bərûḥô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - by his spirit", "*nəḇîʾîm hārîʾšōnîm*": "noun, masculine plural + definite article + adjective, masculine plural - the former prophets", "*wa-yəhî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and there was/came", "*qeṣep̄*": "noun, masculine singular - wrath/anger", "*gāḏôl*": "adjective, masculine singular - great", "*mēʾēṯ*": "preposition + preposition - from with" }, "variants": { "*libbām*": "their heart/their mind", "*šāmîr*": "adamant stone/diamond/flint (metaphor for hardness)", "*tôrāh*": "law/instruction/teaching", "*dəḇārîm*": "words/matters/things", "*bərûḥô*": "by his spirit/through his spirit", "*qeṣep̄*": "wrath/anger/indignation" } }