Verse 12

{ "verseID": "Proverbs.20.12", "source": "אֹ֣זֶן שֹׁ֭מַעַת וְעַ֣יִן רֹאָ֑ה יְ֝הוָ֗ה עָשָׂ֥ה גַם־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃", "text": "*ʾōzen* *šōmaʿat* and-*ʿayin* *rōʾâ* *YHWH* *ʿāśâ* also-both-of-them", "grammar": { "*ʾōzen*": "noun, feminine singular - ear", "*šōmaʿat*": "verb, Qal participle feminine singular - hearing", "*ʿayin*": "noun, feminine singular - eye", "*rōʾâ*": "verb, Qal participle feminine singular - seeing", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh", "*ʿāśâ*": "verb, Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - has made" }, "variants": { "*ʾōzen*": "ear/hearing", "*šōmaʿat*": "hearing/listening", "*ʿayin*": "eye/sight", "*rōʾâ*": "seeing/observing", "*YHWH*": "the LORD/Yahweh/the Eternal One", "*ʿāśâ*": "has made/created/formed" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 94:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Psalms.94.9", "source": "הֲנֹ֣טַֽע אֹ֭זֶן הֲלֹ֣א יִשְׁמָ֑ע אִֽם־יֹ֥צֵֽר עַ֝֗יִן הֲלֹ֣א יַבִּֽיט", "text": "*hă-nōṭaʿ* *ʾōzen* *hă-lōʾ* *yišmāʿ* if-*yōṣēr* *ʿayin* *hă-lōʾ* *yabbîṭ*", "grammar": { "*hă-nōṭaʿ*": "interrogative particle + participle, qal, masculine, singular - the one planting", "*ʾōzen*": "noun, feminine, singular - ear", "*hă-lōʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle - will not", "*yišmāʿ*": "verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he hears", "*ʾim-yōṣēr*": "conditional particle + participle, qal, masculine, singular - if the one forming", "*ʿayin*": "noun, feminine, singular - eye", "*yabbîṭ*": "verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he sees/observes" }, "variants": { "*nōṭaʿ*": "one planting/one who implants", "*yišmāʿ*": "hears/listens/perceives", "*yōṣēr*": "one forming/one who shapes/creator", "*yabbîṭ*": "sees/observes/beholds" } }
  • Exod 4:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Exodus.4.11", "source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֵלָ֗יו מִ֣י שָׂ֣ם פֶּה֮ לָֽאָדָם֒ א֚וֹ מִֽי־יָשׂ֣וּם אִלֵּ֔ם א֣וֹ חֵרֵ֔שׁ א֥וֹ פִקֵּ֖חַ א֣וֹ עִוֵּ֑ר הֲלֹ֥א אָנֹכִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "And *yōʾmer* *YHWH* to-him who *śām* *peh* to-the-*ʾādām* or who-*yāśûm* *ʾillēm* or *ḥērēš* or *piqqēaḥ* or *ʿiwwēr* is-not *ʾānōkî* *YHWH*.", "grammar": { "*yōʾmer*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conversive - said", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name", "*śām*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - placed/appointed", "*peh*": "noun, masculine singular - mouth", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/humankind", "*yāśûm*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - makes/appoints", "*ʾillēm*": "adjective, masculine singular - mute/speechless", "*ḥērēš*": "adjective, masculine singular - deaf", "*piqqēaḥ*": "adjective, masculine singular - seeing/sighted", "*ʿiwwēr*": "adjective, masculine singular - blind", "*ʾānōkî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I" }, "variants": { "*śām*": "placed/appointed/made", "*ʾādām*": "man/humankind/person", "*yāśûm*": "makes/appoints/designates" } }
  • Ps 119:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Psalms.119.18", "source": "גַּל־עֵינַ֥י וְאַבִּ֑יטָה נִ֝פְלָא֗וֹת מִתּוֹרָתֶֽךָ׃", "text": "*gal*-*ʿênay* and-*ʾabbîṭâ* *nip̄lāʾôt* from-*tôrāteḵā*", "grammar": { "*gal*-*ʿênay*": "Piel imperative masculine singular + feminine dual noun + 1st person singular suffix - uncover my eyes", "and-*ʾabbîṭâ*": "conjunction *wə* + Hiphil cohortative 1st person singular - and I will look at", "*nip̄lāʾôt*": "Niphal participle feminine plural - wonderful things", "from-*tôrāteḵā*": "preposition *min* + feminine singular noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - from your law" }, "variants": { "*gal*": "uncover/open/reveal", "*ʿênay*": "my eyes/sight/perception", "*ʾabbîṭâ*": "I will look at/see/behold/observe", "*nip̄lāʾôt*": "wonderful things/marvelous things/miracles", "*tôrāteḵā*": "your law/instruction/teaching/direction" } }
  • Matt 13:13-16 : 13 { "verseID": "Matthew.13.13", "source": "Διὰ τοῦτο ἐν παραβολαῖς αὐτοῖς λαλῶ: ὅτι βλέποντες οὐ βλέπουσιν· καὶ ἀκούοντες οὐκ ἀκούουσιν, οὐδὲ συνίουσιν.", "text": "Through this in *parabolais* to them I *lalō*: because *blepontes* not *blepousin*, and *akouontes* not *akouousin*, neither *syniousin*.", "grammar": { "*Dia touto*": "preposition + demonstrative - because of this/therefore", "*en*": "preposition + dative - in", "*parabolais*": "dative, feminine, plural - parables", "*autois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to them", "*lalō*": "present, 1st singular - I speak", "*hoti*": "conjunction - because/that", "*blepontes*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, plural - seeing", "*ou*": "negative particle - not", "*blepousin*": "present, 3rd plural - they see", "*akouontes*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, plural - hearing", "*ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*akouousin*": "present, 3rd plural - they hear", "*oude*": "conjunction - neither/nor", "*syniousin*": "present, 3rd plural - they understand" }, "variants": { "*Dia touto*": "because of this/therefore/for this reason", "*parabolais*": "parables/similitudes/analogies", "*lalō*": "I speak/talk/say", "*blepontes ou blepousin*": "seeing they do not see [paradox]", "*akouontes ouk akouousin*": "hearing they do not hear [paradox]", "*syniousin*": "they understand/comprehend/perceive" } } 14 { "verseID": "Matthew.13.14", "source": "Καὶ ἀναπληροῦται ἐπʼ αὐτοῖς ἡ προφητεία Ἠσαΐου, ἡ λέγουσα, Ἀκοῇ ἀκούσετε, καὶ οὐ μὴ συνῆτε· καὶ βλέποντες βλέψετε, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἴδητε:", "text": "And *anaplēroutai ep'* them the *prophēteia Ēsaiou*, the one *legousa*, In *akoē akousete*, and *ou mē synēte*; and *blepontes blepsete*, and *ou mē idēte*:", "grammar": { "*anaplēroutai*": "present passive, 3rd singular - is fulfilled", "*ep'*": "preposition + dative - on/upon", "*autois*": "dative, masculine, plural - them", "*prophēteia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - prophecy", "*Ēsaiou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Isaiah", "*legousa*": "present participle, nominative, feminine, singular - saying", "*Akoē*": "dative, feminine, singular - in hearing", "*akousete*": "future, 2nd plural - you will hear", "*ou mē*": "double negative - by no means/certainly not", "*synēte*": "aorist subjunctive, 2nd plural - you might understand", "*blepontes*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, plural - seeing", "*blepsete*": "future, 2nd plural - you will see", "*idēte*": "aorist subjunctive, 2nd plural - you might perceive" }, "variants": { "*anaplēroutai*": "is fulfilled/is completed/is accomplished", "*prophēteia Ēsaiou*": "prophecy of Isaiah", "*legousa*": "saying/speaking/declaring", "*Akoē akousete*": "in hearing you will hear [Hebraic emphatic]", "*ou mē synēte*": "you will certainly not understand", "*blepontes blepsete*": "seeing you will see [Hebraic emphatic]", "*ou mē idēte*": "you will certainly not perceive" } } 15 { "verseID": "Matthew.13.15", "source": "Ἐπαχύνθη γὰρ ἡ καρδία τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου, καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν βαρέως ἤκουσαν, καὶ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν ἐκάμμυσαν· μήποτε ἴδωσιν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς, καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν ἀκούσωσιν, καὶ τῇ καρδίᾳ συνῶσιν, καὶ ἐπιστρέψωσιν, καὶ ἰάσωμαι αὐτούς.", "text": "For *epachynthē* the *kardia* of this *laou*, and with the *ōsin bareōs ēkousan*, and their *ophthalmous ekammysan*; lest *idōsin* with the *ophthalmois*, and with the *ōsin akousōsin*, and with the *kardia synōsin*, and *epistrepsōsin*, and I *iasōmai* them.", "grammar": { "*epachynthē*": "aorist passive, 3rd singular - was made thick/dull", "*gar*": "conjunction - for/because", "*kardia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - heart", "*laou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of people", "*toutou*": "demonstrative, genitive, masculine, singular - this", "*ōsin*": "dative, neuter, plural - ears", "*bareōs*": "adverb - heavily/with difficulty", "*ēkousan*": "aorist, 3rd plural - they heard", "*ophthalmous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - eyes", "*autōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - their", "*ekammysan*": "aorist, 3rd plural - they closed", "*mēpote*": "conjunction - lest/so that not", "*idōsin*": "aorist subjunctive, 3rd plural - they might see", "*ophthalmois*": "dative, masculine, plural - with eyes", "*akousōsin*": "aorist subjunctive, 3rd plural - they might hear", "*kardia*": "dative, feminine, singular - with heart", "*synōsin*": "aorist subjunctive, 3rd plural - they might understand", "*epistrepsōsin*": "aorist subjunctive, 3rd plural - they might turn/return", "*iasōmai*": "aorist subjunctive, 1st singular - I might heal", "*autous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - them" }, "variants": { "*epachynthē*": "was made thick/dull/insensitive", "*kardia*": "heart/mind/inner being", "*laou*": "people/nation/folk", "*bareōs ēkousan*": "they heard with difficulty/were hard of hearing", "*ophthalmous ekammysan*": "they closed their eyes/shut their eyes", "*mēpote*": "lest/so that not/in case", "*idōsin*": "they might see/perceive", "*akousōsin*": "they might hear/listen", "*synōsin*": "they might understand/comprehend", "*epistrepsōsin*": "they might turn/return/convert", "*iasōmai*": "I might heal/cure/restore" } } 16 { "verseID": "Matthew.13.16", "source": "Ὑμῶν δὲ μακάριοι οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ, ὅτι βλέπουσιν: καὶ τὰ ὦτα ὑμῶν, ὅτι ἀκούει.", "text": "But of you *makarioi* the *ophthalmoi*, because *blepousin*: and the *ōta* of you, because *akouei*.", "grammar": { "*Hymōn*": "genitive, plural - of you", "*de*": "contrastive particle - but/and", "*makarioi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - blessed", "*ophthalmoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - eyes", "*hoti*": "conjunction - because/that", "*blepousin*": "present, 3rd plural - they see", "*ōta*": "nominative, neuter, plural - ears", "*akouei*": "present, 3rd singular - it hears" }, "variants": { "*makarioi*": "blessed/happy/fortunate", "*ophthalmoi*": "eyes/sight", "*blepousin*": "they see/perceive", "*ōta*": "ears/hearing", "*akouei*": "it hears/listens [singular verb with neuter plural subject]" } }
  • Acts 26:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Acts.26.18", "source": "Ἀνοῖξαι ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν, ἐπιστρέψαι ἀπὸ σκότους εἰς φῶς, καὶ τῆς ἐξουσίας τοῦ Σατανᾶ ἐπὶ τὸν Θεόν, τοῦ λαβεῖν αὐτοὺς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν, καὶ κλῆρον ἐν τοῖς ἡγιασμένοις πίστει τῇ εἰς ἐμέ.", "text": "To *anoixai* *ophthalmous* of them, to *epistrepsai* from *skotous* to *phōs*, and the *exousias* of the *Satana* to the *Theon*, of the to *labein* them *aphesin* *hamartiōn*, and *klēron* among those having been *hēgiasmenois* by *pistei* in me.", "grammar": { "*anoixai*": "aorist active infinitive - to open", "*ophthalmous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - eyes", "*epistrepsai*": "aorist active infinitive - to turn", "*skotous*": "genitive, neuter, singular - darkness", "*phōs*": "accusative, neuter, singular - light", "*exousias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - authority/power", "*Satana*": "genitive, masculine, singular - Satan", "*Theon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - God", "*labein*": "aorist active infinitive - to receive", "*aphesin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - forgiveness", "*hamartiōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - sins", "*klēron*": "accusative, masculine, singular - inheritance/portion", "*hēgiasmenois*": "perfect passive participle, dative, masculine, plural - having been sanctified", "*pistei*": "dative, feminine, singular - faith" }, "variants": { "*anoixai*": "to open/to unlock", "*ophthalmous*": "eyes/sight", "*epistrepsai*": "to turn/to convert/to return", "*skotous*": "darkness/gloom", "*phōs*": "light/radiance", "*exousias*": "authority/power/dominion", "*labein*": "to receive/to take/to obtain", "*aphesin*": "forgiveness/remission/release", "*hamartiōn*": "sins/wrongdoings", "*klēron*": "inheritance/portion/lot", "*hēgiasmenois*": "having been sanctified/consecrated/made holy", "*pistei*": "faith/belief/trust" } }
  • Eph 1:17-18 : 17 { "verseID": "Ephesians.1.17", "source": "Ἵνα ὁ Θεὸς τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὁ Πατὴρ τῆς δόξης, δῴη ὑμῖν πνεῦμα σοφίας καὶ ἀποκαλύψεως ἐν ἐπιγνώσει αὐτοῦ:", "text": "That the *Theos* of the *Kyriou* of us *Iēsou Christou*, the *Patēr* of the *doxēs*, might *dōē* to you *pneuma sophias* and *apokalypseōs* in *epignōsei* of him:", "grammar": { "*Hina*": "subordinating conjunction - purpose", "*Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - subject", "*Kyriou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - possessive", "*hēmōn*": "genitive, plural - possessive", "*Iēsou Christou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - apposition", "*Patēr*": "nominative, masculine, singular - apposition", "*doxēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - possessive", "*dōē*": "aorist active optative, 3rd singular - main verb", "*hymin*": "dative, plural - indirect object", "*pneuma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - direct object", "*sophias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - descriptive", "*apokalypseōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - descriptive", "*en*": "preposition governing dative - sphere", "*epignōsei*": "dative, feminine, singular - sphere", "*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - objective genitive" }, "variants": { "*Theos*": "God/deity", "*Kyriou*": "Lord/master", "*Iēsou*": "Jesus", "*Christou*": "Christ/Messiah/Anointed One", "*Patēr*": "Father", "*doxēs*": "glory/splendor/honor", "*dōē*": "might give/grant", "*pneuma*": "spirit/breath/wind", "*sophias*": "wisdom/knowledge/understanding", "*apokalypseōs*": "revelation/disclosure/unveiling", "*epignōsei*": "full knowledge/recognition/acknowledgment" } } 18 { "verseID": "Ephesians.1.18", "source": "Πεφωτισμένους τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς τῆς διανοίας ὑμῶν· εἰς τὸ εἰδέναι ὑμᾶς τίς ἐστιν ἡ ἐλπὶς τῆς κλήσεως αὐτοῦ, καὶ τίς ὁ πλοῦτος τῆς δόξης τῆς κληρονομίας αὐτοῦ ἐν τοῖς ἁγίοις,", "text": "Having been *pephōtismenous* the *ophthalmous* of the *dianoias* of you; for the *eidenai* you what *estin* the *elpis* of the *klēseōs* of him, and what the *ploutos* of the *doxēs* of the *klēronomias* of him in the *hagiois*,", "grammar": { "*pephōtismenous*": "perfect passive participle, accusative, masculine, plural - accusative of respect/reference", "*ophthalmous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - direct object", "*dianoias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - possessive", "*hymōn*": "genitive, plural - possessive", "*eis*": "preposition governing accusative - purpose", "*to eidenai*": "articular infinitive - purpose", "*hymas*": "accusative, plural - subject of infinitive", "*tis*": "interrogative pronoun, nominative, feminine, singular - predicate nominative", "*estin*": "present indicative, 3rd singular - linking verb", "*elpis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - subject", "*klēseōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - possessive", "*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - possessive", "*tis*": "interrogative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - predicate nominative", "*ploutos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - subject", "*doxēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - descriptive", "*klēronomias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - possessive", "*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - possessive", "*en*": "preposition governing dative - sphere/location", "*hagiois*": "dative, masculine, plural - location" }, "variants": { "*pephōtismenous*": "enlightened/illuminated", "*ophthalmous*": "eyes", "*dianoias*": "mind/understanding/thought", "*eidenai*": "to know/understand/perceive", "*estin*": "is/exists", "*elpis*": "hope/expectation", "*klēseōs*": "calling/invitation", "*ploutos*": "riches/wealth/abundance", "*doxēs*": "glory/splendor/honor", "*klēronomias*": "inheritance/possession", "*hagiois*": "holy ones/saints" } }