Job 6:2

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{ "verseID": "Job.6.2", "source": "ל֗וּ שָׁק֣וֹל יִשָּׁקֵ֣ל כַּעְשִׂ֑י וְהַוָּתִ֗י בְּֽמֹאזְנַ֥יִם יִשְׂאוּ־יָֽחַד׃", "text": "*lû šāqôl yiššāqēl kaʿśî wə-hawwātî bə-mōʾznayim yiśʾû-yāḥad*", "grammar": { "*lû*": "particle expressing wish/condition - if only/Oh that", "*šāqôl yiššāqēl*": "infinitive absolute + Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - would surely be weighed", "*kaʿśî*": "preposition *kə* + noun + 1st person singular suffix - my vexation/grief", "*wə-hawwātî*": "conjunction + noun + 1st person singular suffix - and my calamity/ruin", "*bə-mōʾznayim*": "preposition + noun, masculine dual - in/on scales/balances", "*yiśʾû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they would lift/take up", "*yāḥad*": "adverb - together/at once" }, "variants": { "*lû*": "if only/would that", "*kaʿś*": "vexation/grief/anger", "*hawwâ*": "calamity/destruction/ruin", "*mōʾznayim*": "scales/balances", "*nāśāʾ*": "to lift up/carry/bear" } }

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  • Job 4:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Job.4.5", "source": "כִּ֤י עַתָּ֨ה ׀ תָּב֣וֹא אֵלֶ֣יךָ וַתֵּ֑לֶא תִּגַּ֥ע עָ֝דֶ֗יךָ וַתִּבָּהֵֽל׃", "text": "For *kî* now *ʿattāh* *tābôʾ* to *ʾēlêkā* and *wa-tēleʾ* *tiggaʿ* to *ʿādêkā* and *wa-tibbāhēl*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because/when", "*ʿattāh*": "adverb - now", "*tābôʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it comes", "*ʾēlêkā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you", "*wa-tēleʾ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you are weary", "*tiggaʿ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it touches/reaches", "*ʿādêkā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you", "*wa-tibbāhēl*": "waw consecutive + Niphal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you are dismayed/troubled" }, "variants": { "*kî*": "for/because/when/that", "*ʿattāh*": "now/presently/at this time", "*tābôʾ*": "to come/go/arrive", "*tēleʾ*": "to be weary/tired/impatient", "*tiggaʿ*": "to touch/reach/strike", "*tibbāhēl*": "to be dismayed/troubled/terrified" } }
  • Job 23:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Job.23.2", "source": "גַּם־הַ֭יּוֹם מְרִ֣י שִׂחִ֑י יָ֝דִ֗י כָּבְדָ֥ה עַל־אַנְחָתִֽי׃", "text": "*gam-hayyôm* *mərî* *śîḥî* *yādî* *kābədâ* *ʿal-ʾanḥātî*", "grammar": { "*gam-hayyôm*": "adverb + definite article + noun, masculine singular - even today/still today", "*mərî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - rebellion of/bitterness of", "*śîḥî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my complaint/meditation", "*yādî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my hand", "*kābədâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - is heavy", "*ʿal-ʾanḥātî*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural + 1st person singular suffix - upon my groanings/sighs" }, "variants": { "*mərî*": "bitterness, rebellion, disobedience", "*śîaḥ*": "complaint, meditation, anxiety, concern", "*kābəd*": "to be heavy, weighty, burdensome, severe", "*ʾanḥâ*": "sigh, groaning, moaning" } }
  • Job 31:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Job.31.6", "source": "יִשְׁקְלֵ֥נִי בְמֹאזְנֵי־צֶ֑דֶק וְיֵדַ֥ע אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ תֻּמָּתִֽי׃", "text": "*yišqəlēnî* in-*mōʾznê-ṣedeq* and-*yēdaʿ ʾĕlôah tummātî*", "grammar": { "*yišqəlēnî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he weighs me", "*mōʾznê*": "noun, masculine dual construct - scales of", "*ṣedeq*": "noun, masculine singular - righteousness/justice", "*yēdaʿ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he knows", "*ʾĕlôah*": "noun, masculine singular - God/deity", "*tummātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my integrity" }, "variants": { "*yišqəlēnî*": "let him weigh me/may he weigh me", "*mōʾznê-ṣedeq*": "scales of righteousness/just balances", "*yēdaʿ*": "know/perceive/acknowledge", "*tummātî*": "my integrity/my innocence/my blamelessness" } }

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  • Job 6:3-4
    2 verses
    82%

    3 { "verseID": "Job.6.3", "source": "כִּֽי־עַתָּ֗ה מֵח֣וֹל יַמִּ֣ים יִכְבָּ֑ד עַל־כֵּ֝֗ן דְּבָרַ֥י לָֽעוּ׃", "text": "*kî-ʿattâ mēḥôl yammîm yikbād ʿal-kēn dəbāray lāʿû*", "grammar": { "*kî-ʿattâ*": "conjunction + adverb - for now", "*mēḥôl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - than sand of", "*yammîm*": "noun, masculine plural - seas", "*yikbād*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is heavier", "*ʿal-kēn*": "preposition + adverb - therefore", "*dəbāray*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my words", "*lāʿû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd plural - they are rash/wild/hasty" }, "variants": { "*ḥôl*": "sand", "*yām*": "sea", "*kābēd*": "to be heavy/weighty/burdensome", "*lûaʿ*": "to speak rashly/wildly/hastily" } }

    4 { "verseID": "Job.6.4", "source": "כִּ֤י חִצֵּ֪י שַׁדַּ֡י עִמָּדִ֗י אֲשֶׁ֣ר חֲ֭מָתָם שֹׁתָ֣ה רוּחִ֑י בִּעוּתֵ֖י אֱל֣וֹהַּ יַֽעַרְכֽוּנִי׃", "text": "*kî ḥiṣṣê Šadday ʿimmādî ʾăšer ḥămātām šōtâ rûḥî biʿûtê ʾĕlôah yaʿarkûnî*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ḥiṣṣê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - arrows of", "*Šadday*": "divine name - Almighty", "*ʿimmādî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - with me", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/whose", "*ḥămātām*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their poison/venom", "*šōtâ*": "Qal participle, feminine singular - drinks", "*rûḥî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my spirit", "*biʿûtê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - terrors of", "*ʾĕlôah*": "divine name - God", "*yaʿarkûnî*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - they array themselves against me" }, "variants": { "*ḥēṣ*": "arrow", "*Šadday*": "Almighty/All-sufficient One", "*ḥēmâ*": "poison/venom/anger/wrath", "*šātâ*": "to drink/swallow/consume", "*rûaḥ*": "spirit/breath/wind", "*biʿûtîm*": "terrors/alarms", "*ʿārak*": "to arrange/set in order/array against" } }

  • 1 { "verseID": "Job.6.1", "source": "וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃", "text": "*wə-yaʿan* *ʾIyyōb* *wə-yōʾmar*", "grammar": { "*wə-yaʿan*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and answered", "*ʾIyyōb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Job", "*wə-yōʾmar*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and said" }, "variants": { "*yaʿan*": "to answer/respond", "*ʾamar*": "to speak/say/declare" } }

  • Job 23:1-3
    3 verses
    79%

    1 { "verseID": "Job.23.1", "source": "וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃", "text": "*wə-yaʿan* *ʾIyyôb* *wə-yōʾmar*", "grammar": { "*wə-yaʿan*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he answered", "*ʾIyyôb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Job", "*wə-yōʾmar*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said" }, "variants": { "*yaʿan*": "to answer, respond, reply", "*ʾamar*": "to speak, say, declare" } }

    2 { "verseID": "Job.23.2", "source": "גַּם־הַ֭יּוֹם מְרִ֣י שִׂחִ֑י יָ֝דִ֗י כָּבְדָ֥ה עַל־אַנְחָתִֽי׃", "text": "*gam-hayyôm* *mərî* *śîḥî* *yādî* *kābədâ* *ʿal-ʾanḥātî*", "grammar": { "*gam-hayyôm*": "adverb + definite article + noun, masculine singular - even today/still today", "*mərî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - rebellion of/bitterness of", "*śîḥî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my complaint/meditation", "*yādî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my hand", "*kābədâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - is heavy", "*ʿal-ʾanḥātî*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural + 1st person singular suffix - upon my groanings/sighs" }, "variants": { "*mərî*": "bitterness, rebellion, disobedience", "*śîaḥ*": "complaint, meditation, anxiety, concern", "*kābəd*": "to be heavy, weighty, burdensome, severe", "*ʾanḥâ*": "sigh, groaning, moaning" } }

    3 { "verseID": "Job.23.3", "source": "מִֽי־יִתֵּ֣ן יָ֭דַעְתִּי וְאֶמְצָאֵ֑הוּ אָ֝ב֗וֹא עַד־תְּכוּנָתֽוֹ׃", "text": "*mî-yittēn* *yādaʿtî* *wə-ʾemṣāʾēhû* *ʾābôʾ* *ʿad-təkûnātô*", "grammar": { "*mî-yittēn*": "interrogative pronoun + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - who will give/would that/if only", "*yādaʿtî*": "Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I knew", "*wə-ʾemṣāʾēhû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 1st person singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and I would find him", "*ʾābôʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I would come/I might come", "*ʿad-təkûnātô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - unto his dwelling place/seat/abode" }, "variants": { "*mî-yittēn*": "idiomatic expression for 'if only/would that'", "*yādaʿ*": "to know, perceive, discern, understand", "*māṣāʾ*": "to find, attain, acquire, meet", "*bôʾ*": "to come, enter, arrive", "*təkûnâ*": "place, seat, arrangement, dwelling place, foundation" } }

  • 6 { "verseID": "Job.31.6", "source": "יִשְׁקְלֵ֥נִי בְמֹאזְנֵי־צֶ֑דֶק וְיֵדַ֥ע אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ תֻּמָּתִֽי׃", "text": "*yišqəlēnî* in-*mōʾznê-ṣedeq* and-*yēdaʿ ʾĕlôah tummātî*", "grammar": { "*yišqəlēnî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he weighs me", "*mōʾznê*": "noun, masculine dual construct - scales of", "*ṣedeq*": "noun, masculine singular - righteousness/justice", "*yēdaʿ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he knows", "*ʾĕlôah*": "noun, masculine singular - God/deity", "*tummātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my integrity" }, "variants": { "*yišqəlēnî*": "let him weigh me/may he weigh me", "*mōʾznê-ṣedeq*": "scales of righteousness/just balances", "*yēdaʿ*": "know/perceive/acknowledge", "*tummātî*": "my integrity/my innocence/my blamelessness" } }

  • Job 6:8-11
    4 verses
    76%

    8 { "verseID": "Job.6.8", "source": "מִֽי־יִ֭תֵּן תָּב֣וֹא שֶֽׁאֱלָתִ֑י וְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗י יִתֵּ֥ן אֱלֽוֹהַּ׃", "text": "*mî-yittēn tābôʾ šeʾĕlātî wə-tiqwātî yittēn ʾĕlôah*", "grammar": { "*mî-yittēn*": "interrogative + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - who would give/oh that", "*tābôʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - might come", "*šeʾĕlātî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my request", "*wə-tiqwātî*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - and my hope/expectation", "*yittēn*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - would grant", "*ʾĕlôah*": "divine name - God" }, "variants": { "*mî-yittēn*": "would that/oh that (idiomatic expression of wish)", "*bôʾ*": "to come/go/enter", "*šeʾēlâ*": "request/petition", "*tiqwâ*": "hope/expectation", "*nātan*": "to give/grant/place" } }

    9 { "verseID": "Job.6.9", "source": "וְיֹאֵ֣ל אֱ֭לוֹהַּ וִֽידַכְּאֵ֑נִי יַתֵּ֥ר יָ֝ד֗וֹ וִֽיבַצְּעֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾēl ʾĕlôah wîdakkəʾēnî yattēr yādô wîbaṣṣəʿēnî*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾēl*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - that he would be willing", "*ʾĕlôah*": "divine name - God", "*wîdakkəʾēnî*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - and crush me", "*yattēr*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - let loose/free", "*yādô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand", "*wîbaṣṣəʿēnî*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - and cut me off" }, "variants": { "*yāʾal*": "to be willing/determine/undertake", "*dākāʾ*": "to crush/break/oppress", "*nātar*": "to loose/free/untie", "*bāṣaʿ*": "to cut off/break off/sever" } }

    10 { "verseID": "Job.6.10", "source": "וּ֥תְהִי ע֨וֹד ׀ נֶ֘חָ֤מָתִ֗י וַאֲסַלְּדָ֣ה בְ֭חִילָה לֹ֣א יַחְמ֑וֹל כִּי־לֹ֥א כִ֝חַ֗דְתִּי אִמְרֵ֥י קָדֽוֹשׁ׃", "text": "*ûtəhî ʿôd neḥāmātî waʾăsallədâ bəḥîlâ lōʾ yaḥmôl kî-lōʾ kiḥadtî ʾimrê qādôš*", "grammar": { "*ûtəhî*": "conjunction + Qal jussive, 3rd feminine singular - and let it be", "*ʿôd*": "adverb - still/yet", "*neḥāmātî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my comfort/consolation", "*waʾăsallədâ*": "conjunction + Piel cohortative, 1st person singular - and I would exult", "*bəḥîlâ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - in pain", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yaḥmôl*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he spares", "*kî-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - for not", "*kiḥadtî*": "Piel perfect, 1st person singular - I have concealed/denied", "*ʾimrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - words of", "*qādôš*": "adjective, masculine singular - Holy One" }, "variants": { "*hāyâ*": "to be/become/happen", "*neḥāmâ*": "comfort/consolation", "*sālad*": "to leap/exult/spring", "*ḥîl*": "pain/agony/writhing", "*ḥāmal*": "to spare/have compassion", "*kāḥad*": "to hide/conceal/deny", "*ʾēmer*": "word/speech/saying", "*qādôš*": "holy/sacred/Holy One" } }

    11 { "verseID": "Job.6.11", "source": "מַה־כֹּחִ֥י כִֽי־אֲיַחֵ֑ל וּמַה־קִּ֝צִּ֗י כִּֽי־אַאֲרִ֥יךְ נַפְשִֽׁי׃", "text": "*mah-kōḥî kî-ʾăyaḥēl ûmah-qiṣṣî kî-ʾaʾărîk napšî*", "grammar": { "*mah-kōḥî*": "interrogative + noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - what is my strength", "*kî-ʾăyaḥēl*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect, 1st person singular - that I should hope/wait", "*ûmah-qiṣṣî*": "conjunction + interrogative + noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - and what is my end", "*kî-ʾaʾărîk*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - that I should prolong", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my soul/life" }, "variants": { "*kōaḥ*": "strength/power", "*yāḥal*": "to wait/hope", "*qēṣ*": "end/limit", "*ʾārak*": "to be long/prolong/extend", "*nepeš*": "soul/life/self" } }

  • 11 { "verseID": "Micah.6.11", "source": "הַאֶזְכֶּ֖ה בְּמֹ֣אזְנֵי רֶ֑שַׁע וּבְכִ֖יס אַבְנֵ֥י מִרְמָֽה׃", "text": "*ha-ʾezkeh* *bə-mōʾzənê* *rešaʿ* *û-bəkîs* *ʾabnê* *mirmāh*", "grammar": { "*ha-ʾezkeh*": "interrogative particle + qal imperfect, 1st person singular - can I be pure", "*bə-mōʾzənê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - with scales of", "*rešaʿ*": "noun, masculine singular - wickedness", "*û-bəkîs*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - and with bag of", "*ʾabnê*": "noun, feminine plural construct - stones of", "*mirmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - deceit" }, "variants": { "*ʾezkeh*": "be pure/be innocent/be clean", "*mōʾzənê*": "scales/balances", "*rešaʿ*": "wickedness/injustice/evil", "*ʾabnê*": "stones/weights", "*mirmāh*": "deceit/fraud/treachery" } }

  • 23 { "verseID": "Job.19.23", "source": "‫מִֽי־יִתֵּ֣ן אֵ֭פוֹ וְיִכָּתְב֣וּן מִלָּ֑י מִֽי־יִתֵּ֖ן בַּסֵּ֣פֶר וְיֻחָֽקוּ׃‬", "text": "*mî-yittēn* *ʾēpô* *wə-yikkātəbūn* *millāy* *mî-yittēn* *bassēper* *wə-yuḥāqū*", "grammar": { "*mî-yittēn*": "interrogative + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - who will give (idiomatic: would that)", "*ʾēpô*": "particle - now/then", "*wə-yikkātəbūn*": "waw conjunction + niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + paragogic nun - that they would be written", "*millāy*": "noun common feminine plural construct + 1st person singular suffix - my words", "*mî-yittēn*": "interrogative + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - who will give (idiomatic: would that)", "*bassēper*": "preposition + definite article + noun common masculine singular - in the book", "*wə-yuḥāqū*": "waw conjunction + hophal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - that they would be inscribed" }, "variants": { "*nātan*": "to give/put/set", "*kātab*": "to write/inscribe/record", "*millāh*": "word/speech/utterance", "*sēper*": "book/document/scroll", "*ḥāqaq*": "to inscribe/decree/engrave" } }

  • Job 34:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5 { "verseID": "Job.34.5", "source": "כִּֽי־אָ֭מַר אִיּ֣וֹב צָדַ֑קְתִּי וְ֝אֵ֗ל הֵסִ֥יר מִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃", "text": "*kî-ʾāmar* *ʾiyyôb* *ṣādaqtî* *wə-ʾēl* *hēsîr* *mišpāṭî*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ʾāmar*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said", "*ʾiyyôb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Job", "*ṣādaqtî*": "Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I am righteous", "*wə-ʾēl*": "waw conjunction + masculine singular noun - and God", "*hēsîr*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has taken away", "*mišpāṭî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my justice/right" }, "variants": { "*ʾāmar*": "said/spoke/declared", "*ʾiyyôb*": "Job (name meaning possibly 'persecuted')", "*ṣādaqtî*": "I am righteous/I am just/I am innocent", "*ʾēl*": "God/deity/divine being", "*hēsîr*": "has taken away/removed/turned aside", "*mišpāṭî*": "my justice/my right/my legal claim" } }

    6 { "verseID": "Job.34.6", "source": "עַל־מִשְׁפָּטִ֥י אֲכַזֵּ֑ב אָנ֖וּשׁ חִצִּ֣י בְלִי־פָֽשַׁע׃", "text": "*ʿal-mišpāṭî* *ʾăkazzēb* *ʾānûš* *ḥiṣṣî* *bəlî-pāšaʿ*", "grammar": { "*ʿal-mišpāṭî*": "preposition + masculine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - against my right", "*ʾăkazzēb*": "Piel imperfect, 1st person singular - I am counted a liar", "*ʾānûš*": "adjective, masculine singular - incurable/desperate", "*ḥiṣṣî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my wound/arrow", "*bəlî*": "adverb of negation - without", "*pāšaʿ*": "masculine singular noun - transgression" }, "variants": { "*ʿal-mišpāṭî*": "against my right/despite my justice/concerning my judgment", "*ʾăkazzēb*": "I am counted a liar/I am falsely judged/I am belied", "*ʾānûš*": "incurable/desperate/severe", "*ḥiṣṣî*": "my wound/my arrow/my affliction", "*bəlî-pāšaʿ*": "without transgression/though I am innocent/without rebellion" } }

  • Job 31:35-36
    2 verses
    73%

    35 { "verseID": "Job.31.35", "source": "מִ֤י יִתֶּן־לִ֨י ׀ שֹׁ֘מֵ֤עַֽ לִ֗י הֶן־תָּ֭וִי שַׁדַּ֣י יַעֲנֵ֑נִי וְסֵ֥פֶר כָּ֝תַ֗ב אִ֣ישׁ רִיבִֽי׃", "text": "Who *yitten-lî šōmēaʿ lî* behold-*tāwî šadday yaʿănēnî* and-*sēper kātaḇ ʾîš rîḇî*", "grammar": { "*yitten*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he gives", "*šōmēaʿ*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - one hearing", "*tāwî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my mark/signature", "*šadday*": "divine name - Almighty/Shaddai", "*yaʿănēnî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he answers me", "*sēper*": "noun, masculine singular - book/document", "*kātaḇ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he wrote", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - man of", "*rîḇî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my adversary" }, "variants": { "*mî yitten-lî*": "who would give me/oh that I had", "*šōmēaʿ*": "hearer/one who hears/listener", "*tāwî*": "my mark/my signature/my sign", "*šadday*": "the Almighty/Shaddai", "*yaʿănēnî*": "would answer me/would respond to me", "*sēper*": "book/document/scroll", "*ʾîš rîḇî*": "man of my contention/my accuser/my opponent" } }

    36 { "verseID": "Job.31.36", "source": "אִם־לֹ֣א עַל־שִׁ֭כְמִי אֶשָּׂאֶ֑נּוּ אֶֽעֶנְדֶ֖נּוּ עֲטָר֣וֹת לִֽי׃", "text": "If-not upon-*šikmî ʾeśśāʾennû* *ʾeʿendennû ʿăṭārôt* to-me", "grammar": { "*šikmî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my shoulder", "*ʾeśśāʾennû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - I would bear it", "*ʾeʿendennû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - I would bind it", "*ʿăṭārôt*": "noun, feminine plural - crowns" }, "variants": { "*ʾeśśāʾennû*": "I would bear it/I would carry it", "*ʾeʿendennû*": "I would bind it/I would tie it", "*ʿăṭārôt*": "crowns/wreaths/diadems" } }

  • Job 16:6-7
    2 verses
    72%

    6 { "verseID": "Job.16.6", "source": "אִֽם־אֲ֭דַבְּרָה לֹא־יֵחָשֵׂ֣ךְ כְּאֵבִ֑י וְ֝אַחְדְּלָ֗ה מַה־מִנִּ֥י יַהֲלֹֽךְ׃", "text": "*ʾim-ʾădabberāh* *lōʾ-yēḥāśēk* *kəʾēbî* *wə-ʾaḥddelāh* *mah-minnî* *yahălōk*", "grammar": { "*ʾim-ʾădabberāh*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect 1st singular - if I speak", "*lōʾ-yēḥāśēk*": "negative particle + Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - not restrained", "*kəʾēbî*": "noun masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - my pain", "*wə-ʾaḥddelāh*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 1st singular cohortative - and if I cease", "*mah-minnî*": "interrogative + preposition + 1st singular suffix - what from me", "*yahălōk*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - goes away" }, "variants": { "*ʾădabberāh*": "to speak, declare", "*yēḥāśēk*": "to be withheld, restrained, spared", "*kəʾēbî*": "pain, sorrow", "*ʾaḥddelāh*": "to cease, refrain, forbear", "*yahălōk*": "to go, walk, depart" } }

    7 { "verseID": "Job.16.7", "source": "אַךְ־עַתָּ֥ה הֶלְאָ֑נִי הֲ֝שִׁמּ֗וֹתָ כָּל־עֲדָתִֽי׃", "text": "*ʾak-ʿattāh* *helʾānî* *hăšimmôtā* *kol-ʿădātî*", "grammar": { "*ʾak-ʿattāh*": "adverb + adverb - but now", "*helʾānî*": "Hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - he has wearied me", "*hăšimmôtā*": "Hiphil perfect 2nd masculine singular - you have made desolate", "*kol-ʿădātî*": "noun masculine singular construct + noun feminine singular + 1st singular suffix - all my assembly/congregation" }, "variants": { "*ʾak*": "surely, only, nevertheless", "*ʿattāh*": "now, at this time", "*helʾānî*": "to be weary, tired, exhausted", "*hăšimmôtā*": "to be desolate, devastated, ruined", "*ʿădātî*": "congregation, assembly, family" } }

  • Job 29:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1 { "verseID": "Job.29.1", "source": "וַיֹּ֣סֶף אִ֭יּוֹב שְׂאֵ֥ת מְשָׁל֗וֹ וַיֹּאמַֽר", "text": "*wə-yōsep* *ʾiyyôb* *śəʾēt* *məšālô* *wə-yōʾmar*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōsep*": "waw consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masc singular - and he continued/added", "*ʾiyyôb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Job", "*śəʾēt*": "Qal infinitive construct - to take up/lift up", "*məšālô*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masc singular suffix - his proverb/parable/discourse", "*wə-yōʾmar*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masc singular - and he said" }, "variants": { "*śəʾēt*": "to lift up/take up/bear/carry", "*məšāl*": "proverb/parable/discourse/oracle/simile" } }

    2 { "verseID": "Job.29.2", "source": "מִֽי־יִתְּנֵ֥נִי כְיַרְחֵי־קֶ֑דֶם כִּ֝ימֵ֗י אֱל֣וֹהַּ יִשְׁמְרֵֽנִי", "text": "*mî-yittənēnî* *kə-yarḥê-qedem* *kî-yəmê* *ʾĕlôah* *yišmərēnî*", "grammar": { "*mî-yittənēnî*": "interrogative + Qal imperfect, 3rd masc singular + 1st person object suffix - who will give me/who would make me", "*kə-yarḥê-qedem*": "preposition + noun, masc plural construct + noun - like months of before/ancient/past", "*kî-yəmê*": "preposition + noun, masc plural construct - like days of", "*ʾĕlôah*": "noun, masculine singular - God", "*yišmərēnî*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masc singular + 1st person object suffix - he kept/guarded/protected me" }, "variants": { "*mî-yittənēnî*": "who would make me/oh that I were", "*qedem*": "east/ancient time/former time", "*ʾĕlôah*": "God/deity", "*yišmərēnî*": "he guarded/kept/watched over me" } }

  • Job 27:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1 { "verseID": "Job.27.1", "source": "וַיֹּ֣סֶף אִ֭יּוֹב שְׂאֵ֥ת מְשָׁל֗וֹ וַיֹּאמַֽר׃", "text": "*wə-yōsep̄* *ʾiyyôḇ* *śʾēt* *məšālô* *wə-yōʾmar*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōsep̄*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he continued/added", "*ʾiyyôḇ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Job", "*śʾēt*": "Qal infinitive construct - to lift/take up", "*məšālô*": "noun masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his proverb/discourse/parable", "*wə-yōʾmar*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said" }, "variants": { "*yōsep̄*": "continue/add/proceed", "*śʾēt*": "to lift up/take up/raise/carry", "*məšāl*": "proverb/parable/discourse/oracle" } }

    2 { "verseID": "Job.27.2", "source": "חַי אֵ֭ל הֵסִ֣יר מִשְׁפָּטִ֑י וְ֝שַׁדַּ֗י הֵמַ֥ר נַפְשִֽׁי׃", "text": "*ḥay* *ʾēl* *hēsîr* *mišpāṭî* *wə-šadday* *hēmar* *nap̄šî*", "grammar": { "*ḥay*": "adjective masculine singular - living/alive (used as oath formula)", "*ʾēl*": "noun masculine singular - God", "*hēsîr*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has removed/taken away", "*mišpāṭî*": "noun masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my justice/right/cause", "*wə-šadday*": "conjunction + noun masculine singular - and the Almighty", "*hēmar*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has embittered/made bitter", "*nap̄šî*": "noun feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my soul/life" }, "variants": { "*ḥay*": "living/alive (used in oath formulas)", "*ʾēl*": "God/deity/mighty one", "*šadday*": "Almighty/All-sufficient One", "*nep̄eš*": "soul/life/self/person/being" } }

  • 36 { "verseID": "Job.34.36", "source": "אָבִ֗י יִבָּחֵ֣ן אִיּ֣וֹב עַד־נֶ֑צַח עַל־תְּ֝שֻׁבֹ֗ת בְּאַנְשֵׁי־אָֽוֶן׃", "text": "*ʾĀbî* *yibbāḥēn* *ʾIyyôb* *ʿad*-*neṣaḥ* *ʿal*-*tĕšubōt* *bĕʾanšê*-*ʾāwen*.", "grammar": { "*ʾĀbî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - my father; or interjection - I desire/would that", "*yibbāḥēn*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, jussive - let him be tested/examined", "*ʾIyyôb*": "proper noun - Job", "*ʿad*": "preposition - until", "*neṣaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - forever/perpetuity", "*ʿal*": "preposition - on/concerning/because of", "*tĕšubōt*": "noun, feminine plural - replies/answers", "*bĕʾanšê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - among men of", "*ʾāwen*": "noun, masculine singular - iniquity/wickedness" }, "variants": { "*ʾĀbî*": "my father/O my father/I desire/would that", "*yibbāḥēn*": "let him be tested/examined/tried", "*neṣaḥ*": "forever/perpetuity/complete victory", "*tĕšubōt*": "replies/answers/responses", "*ʾanšê*": "men of/people of", "*ʾāwen*": "iniquity/wickedness/trouble/sorrow" } }

  • 17 { "verseID": "Psalms.38.17", "source": "כִּֽי־אָ֭מַרְתִּי פֶּן־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִ֑י בְּמ֥וֹט רַ֝גְלִ֗י עָלַ֥י הִגְדִּֽילוּ׃", "text": "For *'āmartî* lest *yiśməḥû*-to me, in *môṭ* *raḡlî* against me *hiḡdîlû*", "grammar": { "*'āmartî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I said", "*yiśməḥû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person plural - they rejoice", "*môṭ*": "infinitive construct - slipping", "*raḡlî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my foot", "*hiḡdîlû*": "hiphil perfect 3rd person plural - they have magnified themselves" }, "variants": { "*'āmar*": "say/speak/tell", "*śāmaḥ*": "rejoice/be glad", "*môṭ*": "slipping/tottering/shaking", "*reḡel*": "foot/leg", "*gāḏal*": "become great/magnify/exalt" } }

  • 4 { "verseID": "Job.21.4", "source": "הֶ֭אָנֹכִי לְאָדָ֣ם שִׂיחִ֑י וְאִם־מַ֝דּ֗וּעַ לֹא־תִקְצַ֥ר רוּחִֽי׃", "text": "*heʾānōkî lə-ʾādām śîḥî wə-ʾim-maddûaʿ lōʾ-tiqṣar rûḥî*", "grammar": { "*heʾānōkî*": "interrogative particle + 1st person singular independent pronoun - am I", "*lə-ʾādām*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - to man/human", "*śîḥî*": "noun masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my complaint", "*wə-ʾim*": "conjunctive waw + conditional particle - and if", "*maddûaʿ*": "interrogative adverb - why", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*tiqṣar*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - should be short/impatient", "*rûḥî*": "noun feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my spirit" }, "variants": { "*śîaḥ*": "complaint/meditation/concern", "*qāṣar*": "to be short/impatient/distressed", "*rûaḥ*": "spirit/breath/wind" } }

  • 13 { "verseID": "Job.6.13", "source": "הַאִ֬ם אֵ֣ין עֶזְרָתִ֣י בִ֑י וְ֝תֻשִׁיָּ֗ה נִדְּחָ֥ה מִמֶּֽנִּי׃", "text": "*haʾim ʾên ʿezrātî bî wətušiyyâ niddəḥâ mimmennî*", "grammar": { "*haʾim*": "interrogative + particle - is it not", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*ʿezrātî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my help", "*bî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - in me", "*wətušiyyâ*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and success/wisdom/sound judgment", "*niddəḥâ*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - is driven away", "*mimmennî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - from me" }, "variants": { "*ʿezrâ*": "help/assistance", "*tušiyyâ*": "wisdom/success/ability/sound judgment", "*nādaḥ*": "to drive away/banish/impel" } }

  • 19 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.10.19", "source": "א֥וֹי לִי֙ עַל־שִׁבְרִ֔י נַחְלָ֖ה מַכָּתִ֑י וַאֲנִ֣י אָמַ֔רְתִּי אַ֛ךְ זֶ֥ה חֳלִ֖י וְאֶשָּׂאֶֽנּוּ׃", "text": "Woe to-me for-*šibrî* *naḥlāh* *makkātî* and-I *ʾāmartî* surely this *ḥolî* and-*ʾeśśāʾennû*", "grammar": { "*šibrî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - my breaking/breach", "*naḥlāh*": "niphal participle, feminine singular - incurable/grievous", "*makkātî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st singular suffix - my wound/blow", "*ʾāmartî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I said", "*ḥolî*": "noun, masculine singular - sickness/disease", "*ʾeśśāʾennû*": "qal imperfect, 1st singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - I will bear it" }, "variants": { "*šibrî*": "my breaking/breach/fracture/ruin", "*naḥlāh*": "incurable/grievous/chronic/terminal", "*makkātî*": "my wound/blow/plague/stroke", "*ḥolî*": "sickness/disease/illness/affliction", "*ʾeśśāʾennû*": "I will bear it/endure it/carry it" } }

  • 2 { "verseID": "Job.19.2", "source": "‫עַד־אָ֭נָה תּוֹגְי֣וּן נַפְשִׁ֑י וּֽתְדַכּאוּנַ֥נִי בְמִלִּֽים׃‬", "text": "*ʿad-ʾānāh* *tōgyūn* *napšî* *ū-tədakkəʾūnanî* *bə-millîm*", "grammar": { "*ʿad-ʾānāh*": "preposition + interrogative - until when/how long", "*tōgyūn*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you afflict/cause grief", "*napšî*": "noun common feminine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - my soul/self", "*ū-tədakkəʾūnanî*": "waw conjunction + piel imperfect, 2nd masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - and you crush me", "*bə-millîm*": "preposition + noun common feminine plural - with words" }, "variants": { "*tōgyūn*": "to afflict/grieve/cause sorrow", "*nepeš*": "soul/life/self/person/desire", "*dākāʾ*": "to crush/break/bruise", "*millîm*": "words/speech" } }

  • 12 { "verseID": "Lamentations.1.12", "source": "ל֣וֹא אֲלֵיכֶם֮ כָּל־עֹ֣בְרֵי דֶרֶךְ֒ הַבִּ֣יטוּ וּרְא֔וּ אִם־יֵ֤שׁ מַכְאוֹב֙ כְּמַכְאֹבִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר עוֹלַ֖ל לִ֑י אֲשֶׁר֙ הוֹגָ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה בְּי֖וֹם חֲר֥וֹן אַפּֽוֹ׃ ס", "text": "*lôʾ* to you all-*ʿōḇərê* *dereḵ*, *habbîṭû* *û*-*rəʾû* if-*yēš* *maḵʾôḇ* like my *maḵʾōḇî* *ʾăšer* *ʿôlal* to me, *ʾăšer* *hôḡāh* *YHWH* in *yôm* *ḥărôn* his *ʾappô*.", "grammar": { "*lôʾ*": "negative particle/exclamation - Is it nothing", "*ʾălêḵem*": "preposition with 2nd masculine plural suffix - to you", "*kāl*": "noun, construct - all of", "*ʿōḇərê*": "qal participle, masculine plural construct - those passing by", "*dereḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - way", "*habbîṭû*": "hifil imperative, masculine plural - look", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*rəʾû*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - see", "*ʾim*": "conjunction - if", "*yēš*": "particle of existence - there is", "*maḵʾôḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - pain", "*kəmaḵʾōḇî*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - like my pain", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*ʿôlal*": "polal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was done", "*lî*": "preposition with 1st singular suffix - to me", "*hôḡāh*": "hifil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he afflicted", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD", "*bəyôm*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in day of", "*ḥărôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - burning of", "*ʾappô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his anger" }, "variants": { "*lôʾ ʾălêḵem*": "Is it nothing to you?/Does it not concern you?", "*ʿōḇərê dereḵ*": "passersby/travelers/those who pass along the way", "*habbîṭû*": "look/observe/consider", "*maḵʾôḇ*": "pain/sorrow/suffering", "*ʿôlal*": "was done/was inflicted/was brought", "*hôḡāh*": "afflicted/made sorrowful/punished", "*ḥărôn ʾappô*": "his fierce anger/his burning wrath/his intense fury" } }

  • 18 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.8.18", "source": "מַבְלִ֥יגִיתִ֖י עֲלֵ֣י יָג֑וֹן עָלַ֖י לִבִּ֥י דַוָּֽי׃", "text": "My *mablîgîtî* upon *yāgôn*, upon-me my *libbî* *dawwāy*.", "grammar": { "*mablîgîtî*": "hiphil infinitive construct with 1st person singular suffix - my comforting", "*yāgôn*": "noun - sorrow/grief", "*libbî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my heart", "*dawwāy*": "adjective - faint/sick" }, "variants": { "*mablîgîtî*": "my comforting/refreshing/recovery", "*yāgôn*": "sorrow/grief/anguish", "*libbî*": "my heart/mind/inner self", "*dawwāy*": "faint/sick/sorrowful" } }

  • 24 { "verseID": "Job.3.24", "source": "כִּֽי־לִפְנֵ֣י לַ֭חְמִי אַנְחָתִ֣י תָבֹ֑א וַֽיִּתְּכ֥וּ כַ֝מַּ֗יִם שַׁאֲגֹתָֽי׃", "text": "*kî-lipnê laḥmî ʾanḥātî tābōʾ wayyittəkû kammayim šaʾăgōtāy*", "grammar": { "*kî-lipnê*": "conjunction + preposition with 1st common singular suffix - for before", "*laḥmî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st common singular suffix - my food/bread", "*ʾanḥātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st common singular suffix - my sighing", "*tābōʾ*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it comes", "*wayyittəkû*": "conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - and they are poured out", "*kammayim*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - like the waters", "*šaʾăgōtāy*": "noun, feminine plural with 1st common singular suffix - my roarings" }, "variants": { "*lipnê*": "before/in front of", "*laḥmî*": "my food/my bread", "*ʾanḥātî*": "my sighing/my groaning", "*tābōʾ*": "it comes/it arrives", "*wayyittəkû*": "and they are poured out/and they flow", "*šaʾăgōtāy*": "my roarings/my groanings/my cries" } }

  • 4 { "verseID": "Psalms.38.4", "source": "אֵין־מְתֹ֣ם בִּ֭בְשָׂרִי מִפְּנֵ֣י זַעְמֶ֑ךָ אֵין־שָׁל֥וֹם בַּ֝עֲצָמַ֗י מִפְּנֵ֥י חַטָּאתִֽי׃", "text": "No *mᵊtōm* in *bᵊśārî* from face of *za'meḵā*; no *šālôm* in *'ătsāmay* from face of *ḥaṭṭā'tî*", "grammar": { "*mᵊtōm*": "noun - soundness/wholeness/health", "*bᵊśārî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix and prefix bᵊ- - in my flesh", "*za'meḵā*": "noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your indignation", "*šālôm*": "noun - peace/wholeness/welfare", "*'ătsāmay*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix and prefix bᵊ- - in my bones", "*ḥaṭṭā'tî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my sin" }, "variants": { "*mᵊtōm*": "soundness/wholeness/health/integrity", "*bᵊśār*": "flesh/body/skin", "*za'em*": "indignation/anger/wrath", "*šālôm*": "peace/health/wholeness/welfare", "*'ătsām*": "bones/substance/body", "*ḥaṭṭā't*": "sin/offense/transgression" } }

  • Job 19:5-7
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    5 { "verseID": "Job.19.5", "source": "‫אִם־אָ֭מְנָם עָלַ֣י תַּגְדִּ֑ילוּ וְתוֹכִ֥יחוּ עָ֝לַ֗י חֶרְפָּתִּֽי׃‬", "text": "*ʾim-ʾomnām* *ʿālay* *tagdîlū* *wə-tôkîḥū* *ʿālay* *ḥerpātî*", "grammar": { "*ʾim-ʾomnām*": "conjunction + adverb - if truly/indeed", "*ʿālay*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - against me", "*tagdîlū*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you magnify yourselves", "*wə-tôkîḥū*": "waw conjunction + hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - and you argue/prove", "*ʿālay*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - against me", "*ḥerpātî*": "noun common feminine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - my reproach" }, "variants": { "*gādal*": "to magnify/exalt/make great", "*yākaḥ*": "to argue/prove/rebuke/reproach", "*ḥerpāh*": "reproach/disgrace/shame" } }

    6 { "verseID": "Job.19.6", "source": "‫דְּֽעוּ־אֵ֭פוֹ כִּי־אֱל֣וֹהַּ עִוְּתָ֑נִי וּ֝מְצוּד֗וֹ עָלַ֥י הִקִּֽיף׃‬", "text": "*dəʿū-ʾēpô* *kî-ʾĕlôah* *ʿiwwətānî* *ū-məṣūdô* *ʿālay* *hiqqîp*", "grammar": { "*dəʿū-ʾēpô*": "qal imperative, masculine plural + particle - know then", "*kî-ʾĕlôah*": "conjunction + noun common masculine singular - that God", "*ʿiwwətānî*": "piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - he has bent/twisted me", "*ū-məṣūdô*": "waw conjunction + noun common feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his net", "*ʿālay*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - around me", "*hiqqîp*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has encompassed" }, "variants": { "*yādaʿ*": "to know/understand", "*ʾēpô*": "then/now (emphatic particle)", "*ʾĕlôah*": "God/deity", "*ʿāwat*": "to bend/twist/distort/pervert", "*māṣôd*": "net/snare/hunting implement", "*nāqap*": "to encompass/encircle/surround" } }

    7 { "verseID": "Job.19.7", "source": "‫הֵ֤ן אֶצְעַ֣ק חָ֭מָס וְלֹ֣א אֵעָנֶ֑ה אֲ֝שַׁוַּ֗ע וְאֵ֣ין מִשְׁפָּֽט׃‬", "text": "*hēn* *ʾeṣʿaq* *ḥāmās* *wə-lō* *ʾēʿāneh* *ʾăšawwaʿ* *wə-ʾên* *mišpāṭ*", "grammar": { "*hēn*": "interjection - behold", "*ʾeṣʿaq*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I cry out", "*ḥāmās*": "noun common masculine singular - violence/wrong", "*wə-lō*": "waw conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*ʾēʿāneh*": "niphal imperfect, 1st person singular - I am answered", "*ʾăšawwaʿ*": "piel imperfect, 1st person singular - I cry for help", "*wə-ʾên*": "waw conjunction + particle of negation - and there is no", "*mišpāṭ*": "noun common masculine singular - justice/judgment" }, "variants": { "*ṣāʿaq*": "to cry/call out", "*ḥāmās*": "violence/wrong/injustice", "*ʿānāh*": "to answer/respond", "*šāwaʿ*": "to cry out for help", "*mišpāṭ*": "justice/judgment/legal process" } }

  • 6 { "verseID": "Job.42.6", "source": "עַל־כֵּ֭ן אֶמְאַ֣ס וְנִחַ֑מְתִּי עַל־עָפָ֥ר וָאֵֽפֶר׃", "text": "Upon-*kēn* *ʾemʾas* and-*niḥamtî* upon-*ʿāpār* and-*ʾēper*", "grammar": { "*kēn*": "adverb - thus/so", "*ʾemʾas*": "Qal imperfect, 1st singular - I despise/reject", "*niḥamtî*": "Niphal perfect, 1st singular - I am comforted/I repent", "*ʿāpār*": "noun, masculine singular - dust", "*ʾēper*": "noun, masculine singular - ashes" }, "variants": { "*kēn*": "thus/so/therefore", "*ʾemʾas*": "I despise/I reject/I abhor", "*niḥamtî*": "I repent/I am comforted/I am sorry", "*ʿāpār*": "dust/dirt/earth", "*ʾēper*": "ashes/dust" } }

  • 2 { "verseID": "Job.3.2", "source": "וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃", "text": "*wa-yaʿan ʾiyyôb wa-yōʾmar*", "grammar": { "*wa-yaʿan*": "conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and answered", "*ʾiyyôb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Job", "*wa-yōʾmar*": "conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and said" }, "variants": { "*yaʿan*": "answered/responded/testified", "*yōʾmar*": "said/spoke/declared" } }

  • 7 { "verseID": "Lamentations.3.7", "source": "גָּדַ֧ר בַּעֲדִ֛י וְלֹ֥א אֵצֵ֖א הִכְבִּ֥יד נְחָשְׁתִּֽי׃", "text": "*gādar* about *baʿădî* and not *ʾēṣēʾ* *hikbîd* *neḥāštî*", "grammar": { "*gādar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - hedged/walled up", "*baʿădî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - about me/around me", "*ʾēṣēʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will go out", "*hikbîd*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he made heavy", "*neḥāštî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my bronze/chains" }, "variants": { "*gādar*": "hedged/walled up/fenced", "*baʿădî*": "about me/around me/for my sake", "*hikbîd*": "he made heavy/he weighed down", "*neḥāštî*": "my bronze/my chains/my fetters/my copper" } }

  • 20 { "verseID": "Job.10.20", "source": "הֲלֹא־מְעַ֣ט יָמַ֣י *יחדל **וַחֲדָ֑ל *ישית **וְשִׁ֥ית מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי וְאַבְלִ֥יגָה מְּעָֽט׃", "text": "?not few *yāmay* *yḥdl*/*waḥădāl* *yšyt*/*wəšît* from me and *ʾabəlîgâ* *məʿāṭ*", "grammar": { "*yāmay*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person suffix - my days", "*yḥdl*/*waḥădāl*": "Qal imperative/jussive, masculine singular - cease/desist", "*yšyt*/*wəšît*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - turn away/cease", "*ʾabəlîgâ*": "Hiphil imperfect cohortative, 1st singular - I may find relief", "*məʿāṭ*": "adverb - a little" }, "variants": { "*yḥdl*/*waḥădāl*": "cease/desist/leave off", "*yšyt*/*wəšît*": "turn away/cease/set aside", "*ʾabəlîgâ*": "I may find relief/I may recover/I may take comfort", "*məʿāṭ*": "a little/for a while/briefly" } }

  • 1 { "verseID": "Lamentations.3.1", "source": "אֲנִ֤י הַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ רָאָ֣ה עֳנִ֔י בְּשֵׁ֖בֶט עֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃", "text": "*ʾănî* the *geber* *rāʾâ* *ʿŏnî* in *šēbeṭ* *ʿebrātô*", "grammar": { "*ʾănî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I", "*geber*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mighty man", "*rāʾâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - saw/has seen", "*ʿŏnî*": "noun, masculine singular - affliction/misery", "*šēbeṭ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - rod/staff", "*ʿebrātô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his wrath/fury" }, "variants": { "*geber*": "man/mighty man/warrior/strong one", "*ʿŏnî*": "affliction/misery/suffering/oppression", "*šēbeṭ*": "rod/staff/scepter/tribe", "*ʿebrātô*": "his wrath/his fury/his anger/his overflow" } }

  • 1 { "verseID": "Job.10.1", "source": "נָֽקְטָ֥ה נַפְשִׁ֗י בְּחַ֫יָּ֥י אֶֽעֶזְבָ֣ה עָלַ֣י שִׂיחִ֑י אֲ֝דַבְּרָה֗ בְּמַ֣ר נַפְשִֽׁי׃", "text": "*nāqṭâ* *napšî* in *ḥayyāy* *ʾeʿezəbâ* upon me *śîḥî* *ʾădabbərâ* in *mar* *napšî*", "grammar": { "*nāqṭâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - is weary/loathes", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person suffix - my soul", "*ḥayyāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person suffix - my life", "*ʾeʿezəbâ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st singular cohortative - I will abandon/leave", "*śîḥî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person suffix - my complaint", "*ʾădabbərâ*": "Piel imperfect, 1st singular cohortative - I will speak", "*mar*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - bitterness of", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person suffix - my soul" }, "variants": { "*nāqṭâ*": "is weary/loathes/is disgusted", "*napšî*": "my soul/my life/myself", "*śîḥî*": "my complaint/my meditation/my discourse", "*mar*": "bitterness/grief/anguish" } }

  • 16 { "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" } }

  • 22 { "verseID": "Lamentations.1.22", "source": "תָּבֹ֨א כָל־רָעָתָ֤ם לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ וְעוֹלֵ֣ל לָ֔מוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עוֹלַ֛לְתָּ לִ֖י עַ֣ל כָּל־פְּשָׁעָ֑י כִּֽי־רַבּ֥וֹת אַנְחֹתַ֖י וְלִבִּ֥י דַוָּֽי׃ פ", "text": "May it *tāḇōʾ* all-their *rāʿāṯām* before you, *wə*-*ʿôlēl* to them *kaʾăšer* you *ʿôlaltā* to me for all-my *pəšāʿāy*; *kî*-*rabbôṯ* my *ʾanḥōṯay* *wə*-my *libbî* *dawwāy*.", "grammar": { "*tāḇōʾ*": "qal imperfect jussive, 3rd feminine singular - let it come", "*kāl*": "noun, construct - all of", "*rāʿāṯām*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their evil", "*ləp̄āneḵā*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - before you", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ʿôlēl*": "polel imperative, masculine singular - deal severely", "*lāmô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them", "*kaʾăšer*": "conjunction - as", "*ʿôlaltā*": "polel perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you dealt severely", "*lî*": "preposition with 1st singular suffix - to me", "*ʿal*": "preposition - because of", "*kāl*": "noun, construct - all of", "*pəšāʿāy*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st singular suffix - my transgressions", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*rabbôṯ*": "adjective, feminine plural - many", "*ʾanḥōṯay*": "noun, feminine plural with 1st singular suffix - my sighs", "*libbî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my heart", "*dawwāy*": "adjective, masculine singular - faint" }, "variants": { "*tāḇōʾ rāʿāṯām*": "let their evil come/may their wickedness come before you", "*ʿôlēl lāmô*": "deal with them/do to them", "*ʿôlaltā*": "you have dealt with/you have done to", "*pəšāʿāy*": "my transgressions/my sins/my rebellions", "*rabbôṯ ʾanḥōṯay*": "many are my sighs/my groans are many", "*libbî dawwāy*": "my heart is faint/my heart is sick/my heart is sorrowful" } }

  • 7 { "verseID": "Job.23.7", "source": "שָׁ֗ם יָ֭שָׁר נוֹכָ֣ח עִמּ֑וֹ וַאֲפַלְּטָ֥ה לָ֝נֶ֗צַח מִשֹּׁפְטִֽי׃", "text": "*šām* *yāšār* *nôkāḥ* *ʿimmô* *wa-ʾăpallĕṭâ* *lāneṣaḥ* *miššōpĕṭî*", "grammar": { "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*yāšār*": "adjective, masculine singular - upright/righteous", "*nôkāḥ*": "preposition - before/in the presence of", "*ʿimmô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - with him", "*wa-ʾăpallĕṭâ*": "waw consecutive + Piel imperfect, 1st person singular (cohortative) - and I would escape/be delivered", "*lāneṣaḥ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - forever/completely", "*miššōpĕṭî*": "preposition + Qal participle, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - from my judge" }, "variants": { "*yāšār*": "upright, straight, righteous, just", "*nôkāḥ*": "in front of, opposite to, before, in the presence of", "*pālaṭ*": "to escape, deliver, save, rescue", "*neṣaḥ*": "forever, perpetuity, completely, entirely", "*šāpaṭ*": "to judge, govern, vindicate, decide" } }

  • 19 { "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" } }

  • 15 { "verseID": "Job.10.15", "source": "אִם־רָשַׁ֡עְתִּי אַלְלַ֬י לִ֗י וְ֭צָדַקְתִּי לֹא־אֶשָּׂ֣א רֹאשִׁ֑י שְׂבַ֥ע קָ֝ל֗וֹן וּרְאֵ֥ה עָנְיֽ͏ִי׃", "text": "if *rāšaʿtî* *ʾaləlay* to me and *ṣādaqtî* not *ʾeśśāʾ* *rōʾšî* *śəbaʿ* *qālôn* and *ûrəʾēh* *ʿānyî*", "grammar": { "*rāšaʿtî*": "Qal perfect, 1st singular - I am wicked", "*ʾaləlay*": "interjection - woe", "*ṣādaqtî*": "Qal perfect, 1st singular - I am righteous", "*ʾeśśāʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st singular - I lift up", "*rōʾšî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person suffix - my head", "*śəbaʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - satisfied/full of", "*qālôn*": "noun, masculine singular - shame", "*ûrəʾēh*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular with waw conjunction - and see", "*ʿānyî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person suffix - my affliction" }, "variants": { "*rāšaʿtî*": "I am wicked/I am guilty/I do wrong", "*ʾaləlay*": "woe/alas/how terrible", "*ṣādaqtî*": "I am righteous/I am innocent/I am just", "*ʾeśśāʾ*": "I lift up/I raise", "*śəbaʿ*": "satisfied/full of/filled with", "*qālôn*": "shame/disgrace/ignominy", "*ʿānyî*": "my affliction/my misery/my suffering" } }

  • 5 { "verseID": "Job.23.5", "source": "אֵ֭דְעָה מִלִּ֣ים יַעֲנֵ֑נִי וְ֝אָבִ֗ינָה מַה־יֹּ֥אמַר לִֽי׃", "text": "*ʾēdəʿâ* *millîm* *yaʿănēnî* *wə-ʾābînâ* *mah-yōʾmar* *lî*", "grammar": { "*ʾēdəʿâ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular (cohortative) - I would know", "*millîm*": "noun, feminine plural - words", "*yaʿănēnî*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - he would answer me", "*wə-ʾābînâ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 1st person singular (cohortative) - and I would understand", "*mah-yōʾmar*": "interrogative + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - what he would say", "*lî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me" }, "variants": { "*yādaʿ*": "to know, learn, perceive", "*millâ*": "word, speech, saying, utterance", "*ʿānâ*": "to answer, respond, reply", "*bîn*": "to understand, discern, perceive, consider", "*ʾāmar*": "to say, speak, command, promise" } }

  • 8 { "verseID": "Job.5.8", "source": "אוּלָ֗ם אֲ֭נִי אֶדְרֹ֣שׁ אֶל־אֵ֑ל וְאֶל־אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים אָשִׂ֥ים דִּבְרָתִֽי׃", "text": "*ʾûlām* *ʾănî* *ʾedrōš* to-*ʾēl* *wə*-to-*ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾāśîm* *dibrātî*", "grammar": { "*ʾûlām*": "adverb - but/nevertheless", "*ʾănî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I", "*ʾedrōš*": "imperfect, 1st person singular - I will seek", "*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - God/deity", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God/gods", "*ʾāśîm*": "imperfect, 1st person singular - I will put/place", "*dibrātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my cause/matter" }, "variants": { "*ʾûlām*": "but/nevertheless/however", "*ʾedrōš*": "seek/inquire of/consult", "*ʾēl*": "God/deity/the Mighty One", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine beings", "*dibrātî*": "my cause/matter/speech/words" } }

  • 13 { "verseID": "Job.14.13", "source": "מִ֤י יִתֵּ֨ן ׀ בִּשְׁא֬וֹל תַּצְפִּנֵ֗נִי תַּ֭סְתִּירֵנִי עַד־שׁ֣וּב אַפֶּ֑ךָ תָּ֤שִֽׁית לִ֖י חֹ֣ק וְתִזְכְּרֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*mî* *yittēn* *bišʾôl* *taṣpînēnî* *tastîrēnî* *ʿad*-*šûb* *ʾappekā* *tāšît* *lî* *ḥōq* *wətizkerēnî*", "grammar": { "*mî* *yittēn*": "interrogative pronoun + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - who would give (idiomatic: if only/O that)", "*bišʾôl*": "preposition + noun, feminine, singular - in Sheol", "*taṣpînēnî*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + 1st person, singular, suffix - you would hide me", "*tastîrēnî*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + 1st person, singular, suffix - you would conceal me", "*ʿad*": "preposition - until", "*šûb*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - turning back of", "*ʾappekā*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct + 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix - your anger", "*tāšît*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular - you would set/appoint", "*lî*": "preposition + 1st person, singular, suffix - for me", "*ḥōq*": "noun, masculine, singular - decree/limit/boundary", "*wətizkerēnî*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + 1st person, singular, suffix - and you would remember me" }, "variants": { "*mî* *yittēn*": "who would give/if only/O that (idiomatic expression)", "*šəʾôl*": "Sheol/grave/underworld", "*taṣpînēnî*": "hide me/conceal me/treasure me up", "*tastîrēnî*": "conceal me/hide me/shelter me", "*šûb*": "turning back/return/subsiding", "*ʾappekā*": "your anger/your wrath/your nostrils", "*tāšît*": "set/appoint/establish", "*ḥōq*": "decree/statute/appointed time/limit", "*tizkerēnî*": "remember me/be mindful of me/take notice of me" } }