Verse 3

{ "verseID": "Lamentations.5.3", "source": "יְתוֹמִ֤ים הָיִ֙ינוּ֙ וְאֵ֣ין אָ֔ב אִמֹּתֵ֖ינוּ כְּאַלְמָנֽוֹת׃", "text": "*yəṯômîm* *hāyînû* and-*ʾên* *ʾāḇ*, *ʾimmōṯênû* like-*ʾalmānôṯ*", "grammar": { "*yəṯômîm*": "noun masculine plural - orphans", "*hāyînû*": "qal perfect 1st person plural - we have been/become", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is no", "*ʾāḇ*": "noun masculine singular - father", "*ʾimmōṯênû*": "noun feminine plural construct with 1st person plural suffix - our mothers", "*ʾalmānôṯ*": "noun feminine plural - widows" }, "variants": { "*yəṯômîm*": "orphans/fatherless ones", "*ʾên*": "there is no/without/lacking", "*ʾalmānôṯ*": "widows/bereaved women" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 18:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.18.21", "source": "לָכֵן֩ תֵּ֨ן אֶת־בְּנֵיהֶ֜ם לָרָעָ֗ב וְהַגִּרֵם֮ עַל־יְדֵי־חֶרֶב֒ וְתִֽהְיֶ֨נָה נְשֵׁיהֶ֤ם שַׁכֻּלוֹת֙ וְאַלְמָנ֔וֹת וְאַ֨נְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם יִֽהְי֖וּ הֲרֻ֣גֵי מָ֑וֶת בַּח֣וּרֵיהֶ֔ם מֻכֵּי־חֶ֖רֶב בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃", "text": "Therefore *tēn* *ʾet*-their sons to the *rāʿāb*, and *hagirēm* to hands of *ḥereb*, and *wĕtihyenāh* their wives *šakkûlôt* and *ʾalmānôt*, and their *ʾanšêhem* *yihyû* *hărugê* *māwet*, their young men *mukkê*-*ḥereb* in the *milḥāmāh*", "grammar": { "*tēn*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - give", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*rāʿāb*": "noun, masculine singular, definite - the famine", "*hagirēm*": "verb, hiphil imperative, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - deliver them over", "*ḥereb*": "noun, feminine singular - sword", "*wĕtihyenāh*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - and they will be", "*šakkûlôt*": "adjective, feminine plural - bereaved", "*ʾalmānôt*": "noun, feminine plural - widows", "*ʾanšêhem*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their men", "*yihyû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will be", "*hărugê*": "verb, qal passive participle, masculine plural construct - slain of", "*māwet*": "noun, masculine singular - death", "*mukkê*": "verb, hophal participle, masculine plural construct - struck by", "*ḥereb*": "noun, feminine singular - sword", "*milḥāmāh*": "noun, feminine singular, definite - the battle/war" }, "variants": { "*tēn*": "give/hand over/deliver", "*rāʿāb*": "famine/hunger", "*hagirēm*": "deliver them over/hand them over", "*ḥereb*": "sword/knife/cutting instrument", "*wĕtihyenāh*": "and they will be/become", "*šakkûlôt*": "bereaved/childless", "*ʾalmānôt*": "widows/women who lost husbands", "*ʾanšêhem*": "their men/husbands", "*yihyû*": "they will be/become", "*hărugê*": "slain of/killed by", "*māwet*": "death/mortality", "*mukkê*": "struck by/smitten by", "*milḥāmāh*": "battle/war/fighting" } }
  • Exod 22:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Exodus.22.24", "source": "אִם־כֶּ֣סֶף ׀ תַּלְוֶ֣ה אֶת־עַמִּ֗י אֶת־הֶֽעָנִי֙ עִמָּ֔ךְ לֹא־תִהְיֶ֥ה ל֖וֹ כְּנֹשֶׁ֑ה לֹֽא־תְשִׂימ֥וּן עָלָ֖יו נֶֽשֶׁךְ׃", "text": "If *kesef talweh ʾet*-my *ʿammî*, *ʾet*-the *ʿānî* with you, not *tihyeh* to him like *nōšeh*; not *tĕśîmûn* on him *nešek*.", "grammar": { "*kesef*": "masculine singular noun, 'silver/money'", "*talweh*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular, 'you lend'", "*ʿammî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st common singular suffix, 'my people'", "*ʿānî*": "definite masculine singular adjective, 'poor'", "*tihyeh*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular, 'you shall be'", "*nōšeh*": "qal participle, masculine singular, 'creditor/one who lends'", "*tĕśîmûn*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural, 'you shall put'", "*nešek*": "masculine singular noun, 'interest/usury'" }, "variants": { "*talweh*": "lend/loan", "*nōšeh*": "creditor/money-lender/usurer", "*nešek*": "interest/usury" } }
  • Jer 15:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.15.8", "source": "עָֽצְמוּ־לִ֤י אַלְמְנֹתָו֙ מֵח֣וֹל יַמִּ֔ים הֵבֵ֨אתִי לָהֶ֥ם עַל־אֵ֛ם בָּח֖וּר שֹׁדֵ֣ד בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם הִפַּ֤לְתִּי עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ פִּתְאֹ֔ם עִ֖יר וּבֶהָלֽוֹת׃", "text": "*ʿāṣmû-lî* *ʾalmənōtāw* more-than-*ḥôl yammîm*; *hēbêʾtî* for-them against-mother of-young-man *šōdēd* in-*ba-ṣṣŏhŏrāyim*; *hippaltî* upon-her suddenly *ʿîr ûbehālôt*.", "grammar": { "*ʿāṣmû-lî*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural with preposition and 1st person singular suffix - they increased for me", "*ʾalmənōtāw*": "noun common feminine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his widows", "*ḥôl*": "noun common masculine singular construct - sand of", "*yammîm*": "noun common masculine plural - seas", "*hēbêʾtî*": "hiphil perfect 1st common singular - I brought", "*šōdēd*": "qal participle masculine singular - destroyer/devastator", "*ba-ṣṣŏhŏrāyim*": "preposition + article + noun common masculine dual - in the noonday", "*hippaltî*": "hiphil perfect 1st common singular - I caused to fall", "*ʿîr*": "noun common feminine singular - city", "*ûbehālôt*": "conjunction + noun common feminine plural - and terrors" }, "variants": { "*ʿāṣmû-lî ʾalmənōtāw*": "their widows are increased to me/their widows have multiplied before me", "*mēḥôl yammîm*": "more than the sand of the seas/beyond the sand of the oceans", "*šōdēd ba-ṣṣŏhŏrāyim*": "destroyer at noon/devastator at midday", "*hippaltî ʿāleyhā pitʾōm*": "I have caused to fall on her suddenly/I brought down upon her unexpectedly", "*ʿîr ûbehālôt*": "city and terrors/anguish and terrors" } }
  • Hos 14:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Hosea.14.3", "source": "קְח֤וּ עִמָּכֶם֙ דְּבָרִ֔ים וְשׁ֖וּבוּ אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה אִמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו כָּל־תִּשָּׂ֤א עָוֺן֙ וְקַח־ט֔וֹב וּֽנְשַׁלְּמָ֥ה פָרִ֖ים שְׂפָתֵֽינוּ׃", "text": "*qĕḥû* *ʿimmāḵem* *dĕḇārîm* *wĕšûḇû* *ʾel*-*YHWH* *ʾimrû* *ʾēlāyw* *kol*-*tiśśāʾ* *ʿāwōn* *wĕqaḥ*-*ṭôḇ* *ûnĕšallĕmâ* *pārîm* *śĕpātênû*", "grammar": { "*qĕḥû*": "qal imperative masculine plural - take!", "*ʿimmāḵem*": "preposition + suffix - with you", "*dĕḇārîm*": "noun masculine plural - words", "*wĕšûḇû*": "conjunction + qal imperative masculine plural - and return!", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to, toward", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD (divine name)", "*ʾimrû*": "qal imperative masculine plural - say!", "*ʾēlāyw*": "preposition + suffix - to him", "*kol*": "noun masculine singular construct - all of", "*tiśśāʾ*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you will forgive/lift away", "*ʿāwōn*": "noun masculine singular - iniquity", "*wĕqaḥ*": "conjunction + qal imperative masculine singular - and accept/take", "*ṭôḇ*": "adjective - good", "*ûnĕšallĕmâ*": "conjunction + piel cohortative 1st plural - and let us offer/repay", "*pārîm*": "noun masculine plural - bulls/bullocks", "*śĕpātênû*": "noun feminine plural construct + suffix - our lips" }, "variants": { "*dĕḇārîm*": "words/matters/things", "*tiśśāʾ*": "lift up/bear/forgive/take away", "*ʿāwōn*": "iniquity/guilt/punishment", "*ṭôḇ*": "good/goodness/what is good", "*nĕšallĕmâ*": "offer/repay/fulfill/make good", "*pārîm*": "bulls/bullocks (as sacrifices)", "*pārîm śĕpātênû*": "bulls of our lips (metaphor for praise offerings)" } }