Verse 11

{ "verseID": "Job.8.11", "source": "הֲיִֽגְאֶה־גֹּ֭מֶא בְּלֹ֣א בִצָּ֑ה יִשְׂגֶּה־אָ֥חוּ בְלִי־מָֽיִם׃", "text": "Does *yigʾeh-gōmeʾ bĕlōʾ biṣṣāh yiśgeh-ʾāḥû bĕlî-māyim*", "grammar": { "*hă-yigʾeh*": "interrogative particle + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - does it grow tall", "*gōmeʾ*": "noun masculine singular - papyrus/rush", "*bĕlōʾ*": "preposition + negative particle - without", "*biṣṣāh*": "noun feminine singular - marsh/swamp", "*yiśgeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - does it grow/thrive", "*ʾāḥû*": "noun masculine singular - reed plant/sedge", "*bĕlî*": "preposition + negative particle - without", "*māyim*": "noun masculine plural - waters" }, "variants": { "*yigʾeh*": "grow tall/grow high/rise", "*gōmeʾ*": "papyrus/reed/rush", "*biṣṣāh*": "marsh/swamp/wetland", "*yiśgeh*": "grow/thrive/flourish", "*ʾāḥû*": "reed plant/marsh plant/sedge", "*māyim*": "water/waters/liquid" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 2:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Exodus.2.3", "source": "וְלֹא־יָכְלָ֣ה עוֹד֮ הַצְּפִינוֹ֒ וַתִּֽקַּֽח־לוֹ֙ תֵּ֣בַת גֹּ֔מֶא וַתַּחְמְרָ֥ה בַחֵמָ֖ר וּבַזָּ֑פֶת וַתָּ֤שֶׂם בָּהּ֙ אֶת־הַיֶּ֔לֶד וַתָּ֥שֶׂם בַּסּ֖וּף עַל־שְׂפַ֥ת הַיְאֹֽר׃", "text": "*wə-lōʾ-yāḵəlâ ʿôd haṣṣəp̄înô wa-tiqqaḥ-lô tēbat gōmeʾ wa-taḥmərāh baḥēmār ûbazzāp̄et wa-tāśem bāh ʾet-hayyeled wa-tāśem bassûp̄ ʿal-śəp̄at hayəʾōr*", "grammar": { "*wə-lōʾ-yāḵəlâ*": "waw conjunction + negative particle + qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - and not able/could", "*ʿôd*": "adverb - still/longer/anymore", "*haṣṣəp̄înô*": "hiphil infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to hide him", "*wa-tiqqaḥ-lô*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular + preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and took for him", "*tēbat*": "construct state, feminine singular - ark/chest of", "*gōmeʾ*": "masculine singular noun - papyrus/bulrushes", "*wa-taḥmərāh*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and daubed/smeared it", "*baḥēmār*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - with the bitumen", "*ûbazzāp̄et*": "conjunction + preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - and with the pitch", "*wa-tāśem*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and placed", "*bāh*": "preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - in it", "*ʾet-hayyeled*": "direct object marker + definite article + masculine singular noun - the child", "*wa-tāśem*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and placed", "*bassûp̄*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in the reeds", "*ʿal-śəp̄at*": "preposition + construct state feminine singular - on the bank/edge of", "*hayəʾōr*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the river/Nile" }, "variants": { "*yāḵəlâ*": "was able/could/had strength to", "*tēbat gōmeʾ*": "basket of papyrus/ark of bulrushes", "*ḥēmār*": "bitumen/asphalt/tar", "*zāp̄et*": "pitch/tar", "*sûp̄*": "reeds/rushes", "*yəʾōr*": "river/Nile/watercourse" } }
  • Isa 19:5-7 : 5 { "verseID": "Isaiah.19.5", "source": "וְנִשְּׁתוּ־מַ֖יִם מֵֽהַיָּ֑ם וְנָהָ֖ר יֶחֱרַ֥ב וְיָבֵֽשׁ׃", "text": "And-*niššĕṯû*-*mayim* from-the-*yām* and-*nāhār* *yeḥĕraḇ* and-*yāḇēš*", "grammar": { "*niššĕṯû*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person plural - they will be dried up/fail", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - waters", "*yām*": "noun, masculine singular - sea", "*nāhār*": "noun, masculine singular - river", "*yeḥĕraḇ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - will be dried up/waste away", "*yāḇēš*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - will be dry/withered" }, "variants": { "*niššĕṯû*": "they will be dried up/fail/be consumed/vanish", "*mayim*": "waters/water", "*yām*": "sea/large body of water/west", "*nāhār*": "river/stream/canal", "*yeḥĕraḇ*": "will be dried up/waste away/be in ruins/be desolate", "*yāḇēš*": "will be dry/withered/dried out/parched" } } 6 { "verseID": "Isaiah.19.6", "source": "וְהֶאֶזְנִ֣יחוּ נְהָר֔וֹת דָּלֲל֥וּ וְחָרְב֖וּ יְאֹרֵ֣י מָצ֑וֹר קָנֶ֥ה וָס֖וּף קָמֵֽלוּ׃", "text": "And-*heʾeznîḥû* *nĕhārôṯ* *dālălû* and-*ḥārḇû* *yĕʾōrê* *māṣôr* *qāneh* and-*sûp̄* *qāmēlû*", "grammar": { "*heʾeznîḥû*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person plural - they will become foul/stink", "*nĕhārôṯ*": "noun, masculine plural - rivers", "*dālălû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they will be low/diminished", "*ḥārḇû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they will be dried up", "*yĕʾōrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - canals of", "*māṣôr*": "proper noun - Egypt/fortress", "*qāneh*": "noun, masculine singular - reed/stalk", "*sûp̄*": "noun, masculine singular - reeds/rushes", "*qāmēlû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they will wither/dry up" }, "variants": { "*heʾeznîḥû*": "they will become foul/stink/be putrid/emit stench", "*nĕhārôṯ*": "rivers/streams/canals", "*dālălû*": "they will be low/diminished/brought low/thin", "*ḥārḇû*": "they will be dried up/desolate/waste", "*yĕʾōrê*": "canals/channels/Nile streams", "*māṣôr*": "Egypt/fortress/siege/distress", "*qāneh*": "reed/stalk/measuring rod/branch", "*sûp̄*": "reeds/rushes/water plants", "*qāmēlû*": "they will wither/dry up/fade/shrivel" } } 7 { "verseID": "Isaiah.19.7", "source": "עָר֥וֹת עַל־יְא֖וֹר עַל־פִּ֣י יְא֑וֹר וְכֹל֙ מִזְרַ֣ע יְא֔וֹר יִיבַ֥שׁ נִדַּ֖ף וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃", "text": "*ʿārôṯ* upon-*yĕʾôr* upon-*pî* *yĕʾôr* and-all *mizraʿ* *yĕʾôr* *yîḇaš* *niddap̄* and-*ʾênenû*", "grammar": { "*ʿārôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural - bare places/meadows", "*yĕʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular - Nile/stream/canal", "*pî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - mouth of", "*mizraʿ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - sowing place of", "*yîḇaš*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - will dry up", "*niddap̄*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - will be blown away", "*ʾênenû*": "negative particle with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - it is not" }, "variants": { "*ʿārôṯ*": "bare places/meadows/exposed areas/pastures", "*yĕʾôr*": "Nile/stream/canal/watercourse", "*pî*": "mouth/opening/edge", "*mizraʿ*": "sowing place/seed/vegetation/planted area", "*yîḇaš*": "will dry up/be withered/be parched", "*niddap̄*": "will be blown away/driven away/scattered", "*ʾênenû*": "it is not/it is no more/vanished" } }