Verse 9

{ "verseID": "Job.7.9", "source": "כָּלָ֣ה עָ֭נָן וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ כֵּ֥ן יוֹרֵ֥ד שְׁ֝א֗וֹל לֹ֣א יַעֲלֽ͏ֶה", "text": "*Kālâ* *'ānān* and *wayyêlaḵ* so *yôrêḏ* *shĕ'ôl* not *ya'ăleh*", "grammar": { "*kālâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it vanishes/is finished", "*'ānān*": "noun, masculine singular - cloud", "*wa*": "conjunction - and", "*yêlaḵ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it goes/departs", "*kên*": "adverb - so/thus", "*yôrêḏ*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - one descending", "*shĕ'ôl*": "noun, feminine singular - Sheol/grave/pit", "*lō'*": "negative particle - not", "*ya'ăleh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he ascends/comes up" }, "variants": { "*kālâ*": "vanishes/is finished/is consumed/disappears", "*'ānān*": "cloud/clouds", "*yêlaḵ*": "goes/departs/disappears", "*yôrêḏ*": "one descending/one going down to", "*shĕ'ôl*": "Sheol/grave/underworld/pit", "*ya'ăleh*": "ascends/comes up/returns" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Skyen forsvinner og drar bort, slik kan den som går ned til dødsriket, ikke komme tilbake.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Som skyen forsvinner og blir borte, slik vil den som går ned til graven, ikke komme opp igjen.

• Norsk King James

  Som skyen forvinner, slik skal han som går ned til graven, ikke komme opp igjen.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  En sky forsvinner og går bort; slik stiger den som går ned i graven, ikke opp igjen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Skyen går bort og forsvinner; slik går også den som stiger ned til dødsriket, han kommer ikke opp igjen.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Som en sky blir borte og forsvinner, slik er det med den som går ned i graven; han kommer ikke opp igjen.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Som en sky som forsvinner og oppløses, slik er det med den som går ned i graven – han kommer aldri opp igjen.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Som en sky blir borte og forsvinner, slik er det med den som går ned i graven; han kommer ikke opp igjen.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Som en sky forsvinner og går bort, så stiger den som går ned til dødsriket, ikke opp igjen.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  As a cloud vanishes and is gone, so one who goes down to the grave does not return.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Skyen forsvinner og går bort; slik går også den til dødsriket og kommer ikke opp igjen.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  En Sky forgaaer og farer bort; ligesaa den, der farer ned til Graven, skal ikke komme op (igjen).

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Som en sky forsvinner og blir borte, slik skal den som går ned i graven ikke stige opp igjen.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  As the cloud is consumed and vanishes away, so he who goes down to the grave shall come up no more.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Akkurat som skyen forsvinner og blir borte, slik skal den som går ned til dødsriket, ikke komme opp igjen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  En sky er forsvunnet, og den går bort, slik kommer den som går ned til Sheol ikke opp igjen.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Som skyen blir borte og forsvinner, slik går den ned til dødsriket og kommer aldri mer opp.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  En sky går bort og forsvinner; så den som går ned i dødsriket, kommer ikke opp igjen.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  as a cloude is cosumed and vanyshed awaye, euen so he that goeth downe to hell, commeth nomore vp,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  As the cloude vanisheth and goeth away, so he that goeth downe to the graue, shall come vp no more.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The cloude is consumed and vanished away: so he that goeth downe to the graue shall come no more vp,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  [As] the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no [more].

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  As the cloud is consumed and vanishes away, So he who goes down to Sheol shall come up no more.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Consumed hath been a cloud, and it goeth, So he who is going down to Sheol cometh not up.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away, So he that goeth down to Sheol shall come up no more.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  A cloud comes to an end and is gone; so he who goes down into the underworld comes not up again.

• World English Bible (2000)

  As the cloud is consumed and vanishes away, so he who goes down to Sheol shall come up no more.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  As a cloud is dispersed and then disappears, so the one who goes down to the grave does not come up again.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 12:23 : 23 { "verseID": "2Samuel.12.23", "source": "וְעַתָּ֣ה ׀ מֵ֗ת לָ֤מָּה זֶּה֙ אֲנִ֣י צָ֔ם הַאוּכַ֥ל לַהֲשִׁיב֖וֹ ע֑וֹד אֲנִי֙ הֹלֵ֣ךְ אֵלָ֔יו וְה֖וּא לֹֽא־יָשׁ֥וּב אֵלָֽי׃", "text": "And now *wə-ʿattâ* he is *mēt*, why *lāmmâ zeh* I *ʾănî* *ṣām*? Am I able *ha-ʾûkal* to bring him back *lə-hăšîbô* again *ʿôd*? I *ʾănî* am *hōlēk* to him, but he *wə-hûʾ* will not *lōʾ-yāšûb* to me.", "grammar": { "*wə-ʿattâ*": "waw conjunction + adverb - and now", "*mēt*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he is dead", "*lāmmâ zeh*": "interrogative + demonstrative pronoun - why this", "*ʾănî*": "pronoun, 1st common singular - I", "*ṣām*": "Qal participle masculine singular - fasting", "*ha-ʾûkal*": "interrogative particle + Qal imperfect 1st common singular - can I/am I able", "*lə-hăšîbô*": "preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to bring him back/return him", "*ʿôd*": "adverb - again/still/yet", "*hōlēk*": "Qal participle masculine singular - going", "*wə-hûʾ*": "waw conjunction + pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - and he", "*lōʾ-yāšûb*": "negative particle + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - will not return" }, "variants": { "*mēt*": "dead/died/is dead", "*ṣām*": "fasting/abstaining from food", "*hōlēk*": "going/walking/departing", "*yāšûb*": "return/come back/turn back" } }
• Job 10:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Job.10.21", "source": "בְּטֶ֣רֶם אֵ֭לֵךְ וְלֹ֣א אָשׁ֑וּב אֶל־אֶ֖רֶץ חֹ֣שֶׁךְ וְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃", "text": "before *ʾēlēk* and not *ʾāšûb* to *ʾereṣ* *ḥōšek* and *ṣalmāwet*", "grammar": { "*ʾēlēk*": "Qal imperfect, 1st singular - I go", "*ʾāšûb*": "Qal imperfect, 1st singular - I return", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness", "*ṣalmāwet*": "noun, masculine singular - deep darkness/shadow of death" }, "variants": { "*ʾēlēk*": "I go/I depart", "*ʾāšûb*": "I return/I come back", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity", "*ṣalmāwet*": "deep darkness/shadow of death/gloom" } }
• Job 14:10-14 : 10 { "verseID": "Job.14.10", "source": "וְגֶ֣בֶר יָ֭מוּת וַֽיֶּחֱלָ֑שׁ וַיִּגְוַ֖ע אָדָ֣ם וְאַיּֽוֹ׃", "text": "*wəgeber* *yāmût* *wayyeḥĕlāš* *wayyigwaʿ* *ʾādām* *wəʾayyô*", "grammar": { "*wəgeber*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and man/strong man", "*yāmût*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he dies", "*wayyeḥĕlāš*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and he is weakened/prostrated", "*wayyigwaʿ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and he expires/perishes", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine, singular - man/human", "*wəʾayyô*": "conjunction + interrogative + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - and where is he" }, "variants": { "*geber*": "man/mighty man/strong man", "*yāmût*": "dies/perishes", "*wayyeḥĕlāš*": "is weakened/is prostrated/is laid low", "*wayyigwaʿ*": "expires/perishes/breathes his last", "*ʾādām*": "man/mankind/human", "*ʾayyô*": "where is he/his whereabouts" } } 11 { "verseID": "Job.14.11", "source": "אָֽזְלוּ־מַ֭יִם מִנִּי־יָ֑ם וְ֝נָהָ֗ר יֶחֱרַ֥ב וְיָבֵֽשׁ׃", "text": "*ʾāzlû*-*mayim* *minnî*-*yām* *wənāhār* *yeḥĕrab* *wəyābēš*", "grammar": { "*ʾāzlû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person, common, plural - they have gone away", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine, plural - waters", "*minnî*": "preposition - from", "*yām*": "noun, masculine, singular - sea", "*wənāhār*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and river", "*yeḥĕrab*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it dries up", "*wəyābēš*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and it withers" }, "variants": { "*ʾāzlû*": "go away/depart/disappear", "*minnî*": "from/out of", "*yām*": "sea/lake/large body of water", "*nāhār*": "river/stream", "*yeḥĕrab*": "dries up/becomes dry/is laid bare", "*yābēš*": "withers/becomes dry/is parched" } } 12 { "verseID": "Job.14.12", "source": "וְאִ֥ישׁ שָׁכַ֗ב וְֽלֹא־יָ֫ק֥וּם עַד־בִּלְתִּ֣י שָׁ֭מַיִם לֹ֣א יָקִ֑יצוּ וְלֹֽא־יֵ֝עֹ֗רוּ מִשְּׁנָתָֽם׃", "text": "*wəʾîš* *šākab* *wəlōʾ*-*yāqûm* *ʿad*-*biltî* *šāmayim* *lōʾ* *yāqîṣû* *wəlōʾ*-*yēʿōrû* *miššənātām*", "grammar": { "*wəʾîš*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and man", "*šākab*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he lies down", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yāqûm*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he arises/rises", "*ʿad*": "preposition - until", "*biltî*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct - wearing out of", "*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine, plural - heavens", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yāqîṣû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural - they awake", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yēʿōrû*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural - they are roused", "*miššənātām*": "preposition + noun, feminine, singular, construct + 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix - from their sleep" }, "variants": { "*ʾîš*": "man/person/each", "*šākab*": "lies down/sleeps/rests", "*yāqûm*": "arises/rises/gets up", "*biltî*": "wearing out/cessation/non-existence", "*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky", "*yāqîṣû*": "awake/wake up", "*yēʿōrû*": "are roused/are stirred up/are awakened", "*šēnâ*": "sleep/slumber" } } 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" } } 14 { "verseID": "Job.14.14", "source": "אִם־יָמ֥וּת גֶּ֗בֶר הֲיִ֫חְיֶ֥ה כָּל־יְמֵ֣י צְבָאִ֣י אֲיַחֵ֑ל עַד־בּ֝֗וֹא חֲלִיפָתִֽי׃", "text": "*ʾim*-*yāmût* *geber* *hăyiḥyê* *kol*-*yəmê* *ṣəbāʾî* *ʾăyaḥēl* *ʿad*-*bôʾ* *ḥălîpātî*", "grammar": { "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if", "*yāmût*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he dies", "*geber*": "noun, masculine, singular - man/mighty man", "*hăyiḥyê*": "interrogative particle + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - will he live", "*kol*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - all of", "*yəmê*": "noun, masculine, plural, construct - days of", "*ṣəbāʾî*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct + 1st person, singular, suffix - my warfare/service", "*ʾăyaḥēl*": "verb, piel imperfect, 1st person, singular - I will wait", "*ʿad*": "preposition - until", "*bôʾ*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - coming of", "*ḥălîpātî*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct + 1st person, singular, suffix - my renewal/relief/change" }, "variants": { "*yāmût*": "dies/perishes", "*geber*": "man/strong man/warrior", "*yiḥyê*": "lives/revives/comes to life", "*ṣābāʾ*": "warfare/hard service/army service", "*ʾăyaḥēl*": "wait/hope/expect", "*ḥălîpâ*": "renewal/relief/change/replacement" } }
• Job 16:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Job.16.22", "source": "כִּֽי־שְׁנ֣וֹת מִסְפָּ֣ר יֶאֱתָ֑יוּ וְאֹ֖רַח לֹא־אָשׁ֣וּב אֶהֱלֹֽךְ׃", "text": "*kî-šənôt* *mispār* *yeʾĕtāyû* *wə-ʾōraḥ* *lōʾ-ʾāšûb* *ʾehĕlōk*", "grammar": { "*kî-šənôt*": "conjunction + noun feminine plural construct - for years of", "*mispār*": "noun masculine singular - number", "*yeʾĕtāyû*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they will come", "*wə-ʾōraḥ*": "conjunction + noun common singular - and a path", "*lōʾ-ʾāšûb*": "negative particle + Qal imperfect 1st singular - I will not return", "*ʾehĕlōk*": "Qal imperfect 1st singular - I will walk" }, "variants": { "*šənôt*": "years", "*mispār*": "number, few, count", "*yeʾĕtāyû*": "to come, arrive", "*ʾōraḥ*": "way, path, road", "*ʾāšûb*": "to return, turn back", "*ʾehĕlōk*": "to go, walk, proceed" } }
• Job 30:15 : 15 { "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" } }
• Job 37:11 : 11 { "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" } }
• Ps 39:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Psalms.39.13", "source": "שִֽׁמְעָ֥ה־תְפִלָּתִ֨י ׀ יְהוָ֡ה וְשַׁוְעָתִ֨י ׀ הַאֲזִינָה֮ אֶֽל־דִּמְעָתִ֗י אַֽל־תֶּחֱ֫רַ֥שׁ כִּ֤י גֵ֣ר אָנֹכִ֣י עִמָּ֑ךְ תּ֝וֹשָׁ֗ב כְּכָל־אֲבוֹתָֽי׃", "text": "*šimʿāh*-*təfillātî* *YHWH* and-*šawʿātî* *haʾăzînāh* to-*dimʿātî* not-*teḥĕraš* because *gēr* *ʾānōkî* with-*kā* *tôšāb* like-all-*ʾăbôtāy*", "grammar": { "*šimʿāh*": "verb, qal imperative masculine singular - hear", "*təfillātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my prayer", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD", "*šawʿātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed conjunction 'wə' - and my cry", "*haʾăzînāh*": "verb, hiphil imperative masculine singular - give ear", "*dimʿātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition 'el' - to my tears", "*teḥĕraš*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular with negative 'al' - do not be deaf/silent", "*gēr*": "noun, masculine singular with conjunction 'kî' - because a sojourner", "*ʾānōkî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I (am)", "*kā*": "2nd person masculine singular suffix with prefixed preposition 'im' - with you", "*tôšāb*": "noun, masculine singular - resident alien", "*ʾăbôtāy*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed 'kə' and 'kol' - like all my fathers" }, "variants": { "*šimʿāh*": "hear/listen/obey", "*təfillātî*": "my prayer/supplication", "*šawʿātî*": "my cry/shout for help", "*haʾăzînāh*": "give ear/listen attentively", "*dimʿātî*": "my tears/weeping", "*teḥĕraš*": "be deaf/silent/inactive", "*gēr*": "sojourner/foreigner/alien", "*tôšāb*": "resident alien/temporary dweller/stranger", "*ʾăbôtāy*": "my fathers/ancestors/forefathers" } }
• Isa 38:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Isaiah.38.11", "source": "אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ לֹא־אֶרְאֶ֣ה יָ֔הּ יָ֖הּ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ הַחַיִּ֑ים לֹא־אַבִּ֥יט אָדָ֛ם ע֖וֹד עִם־י֥וֹשְׁבֵי חָֽדֶל׃", "text": "*ʾāmartî* not-*ʾerʾeh* *Yāh* *Yāh* in-*ʾereṣ* the-*ḥayyîm* not-*ʾabbîṭ* *ʾādām* again with-*yôšbê* *ḥādel*.", "grammar": { "*ʾāmartî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I said", "*ʾerʾeh*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will see", "*Yāh*": "proper noun - Yah (shortened form of YHWH)", "*Yāh*": "proper noun - Yah (shortened form of YHWH)", "*ʾereṣ*": "feminine singular construct - land of", "*ḥayyîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the living", "*ʾabbîṭ*": "hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I will look at", "*ʾādām*": "masculine singular noun - man/mankind", "*yôšbê*": "qal participle masculine plural construct - inhabitants of", "*ḥādel*": "masculine singular noun - world of cessation" }, "variants": { "*ʾerʾeh*": "I will see, I will behold, I will perceive", "*ʾereṣ*": "land, earth, territory", "*ḥayyîm*": "the living, life", "*ʾabbîṭ*": "I will look at, I will see, I will gaze upon", "*ʾādām*": "man, mankind, humanity", "*yôšbê*": "inhabitants of, dwellers in, residents of", "*ḥādel*": "world of cessation, transitoriness, the fleeting world" } }
• Job 11:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Job.11.8", "source": "גָּבְהֵ֣י שָׁ֭מַיִם מַה־תִּפְעָ֑ל עֲמֻקָּ֥ה מִ֝שְּׁא֗וֹל מַה־תֵּדָֽע׃", "text": "*govhē* *šamayim* *mah*-*tipʿāl* *ʿamuqqah* *mi-šʾol* *mah*-*tēdāʿ*", "grammar": { "*govhē*": "noun masculine plural construct - heights of", "*šamayim*": "noun masculine plural absolute - heaven", "*mah*": "interrogative - what", "*tipʿāl*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you will do", "*ʿamuqqah*": "adjective feminine singular - deeper", "*mi-šʾol*": "preposition + noun feminine singular - than Sheol", "*mah*": "interrogative - what", "*tēdāʿ*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you will know" }, "variants": { "*govhē*": "heights/high places", "*šamayim*": "heaven/sky", "*tipʿāl*": "do/accomplish", "*ʿamuqqah*": "deep/profound", "*šʾol*": "Sheol/underworld/grave", "*tēdāʿ*": "know/perceive/understand" } }
• 2 Sam 14:14 : 14 { "verseID": "2 Samuel.14.14", "source": "כִּי־מ֣וֹת נָמ֔וּת וְכַמַּ֙יִם֙ הַנִּגָּרִ֣ים אַ֔רְצָה אֲשֶׁ֖ר לֹ֣א יֵאָסֵ֑פוּ וְלֹֽא־יִשָּׂ֤א אֱלֹהִים֙ נֶ֔פֶשׁ וְחָשַׁב֙ מַֽחֲשָׁב֔וֹת לְבִלְתִּ֛י יִדַּ֥ח מִמֶּ֖נּוּ נִדָּֽח׃", "text": "For *mûṯ* we will *mûṯ* and like the *mayim* the *nāgar* *ʾarṣâ* which not *ʾāsap* and not *nāśāʾ* *ʾĕlōhîm* *nepeš* and *ḥāšab* *maḥăšābâ* to not *nādaḥ* from him *niddāḥ*.", "grammar": { "*mûṯ*": "qal infinitive absolute - dying (first occurrence); qal imperfect 1st common plural - we will die (second occurrence)", "*nāgar*": "niphal participle masculine plural with definite article - poured out", "*ʾāsap*": "niphal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they are gathered up", "*nāśāʾ*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he lifts/takes away", "*ḥāšab*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular + waw consecutive - he devises", "*nādaḥ*": "niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - be banished/driven away", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - water", "*ʾarṣâ*": "noun, feminine singular with directional he - to the ground", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God", "*nepeš*": "noun, feminine singular - soul/life", "*maḥăšābâ*": "noun, feminine plural - thoughts/plans", "*niddāḥ*": "niphal participle masculine singular - banished one" }, "variants": { "*mûṯ* *mûṯ*": "surely die/dying we die (emphatic construction)", "*nāgar*": "poured out/spilled", "*ʾāsap*": "gathered up/collected", "*nāśāʾ* *nepeš*": "take away life/pardon/show favor to", "*ḥāšab* *maḥăšābâ*": "devise plans/schemes/thoughts", "*nādaḥ*": "be banished/driven away/cast out", "*niddāḥ*": "banished one/outcast" } }