Verse 12

{ "verseID": "Proverbs.25.12", "source": "נֶ֣זֶם זָ֭הָב וַחֲלִי־כָ֑תֶם מוֹכִ֥יחַ חָ֝כָ֗ם עַל־אֹ֥זֶן שֹׁמָֽעַת׃", "text": "*nezem* *zāhāb* and-*ḥălî*-*kātem* *môkîaḥ* *ḥākām* upon-*ʾōzen* *šōmāʿat*", "grammar": { "*nezem*": "noun, masculine singular - ring/earring", "*zāhāb*": "noun, masculine singular - gold", "*wa*": "conjunction - and", "*ḥălî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - ornament of", "*kātem*": "noun, masculine singular - fine gold", "*môkîaḥ*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular - one who reproves", "*ḥākām*": "adjective, masculine singular - wise", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon", "*ʾōzen*": "noun, feminine singular construct - ear of", "*šōmāʿat*": "qal participle, feminine singular - hearing/listening" }, "variants": { "*nezem*": "ring/earring/nose-ring", "*ḥălî*": "ornament/jewelry/decoration", "*kātem*": "fine gold/pure gold", "*môkîaḥ*": "one who reproves/one who rebukes/one who corrects", "*ḥākām*": "wise/skilful/experienced", "*šōmāʿat*": "hearing/listening/attentive" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 141:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Psalms.141.5", "source": "יֶֽהֶלְמֵֽנִי־צַדִּ֨יק ׀ חֶ֡סֶד וְֽיוֹכִיחֵ֗נִי שֶׁ֣מֶן רֹ֭אשׁ אַל־יָנִ֣י רֹאשִׁ֑י כִּי־ע֥וֹד ו֝תְפִלָּתִ֗י בְּרָעוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃", "text": "*Yehelmēnî*-*ṣaddîq* *ḥesed* *wəyôkîḥēnî* [and let him rebuke me]; *šemen* *rō'š* not-*yānî* *rō'šî* [my head]; for-still *ûtəpillātî* [and my prayer] in-*rā'ôtêhem* [their evils].", "grammar": { "*Yehelmēnî*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he will strike me", "*ṣaddîq*": "adjective, masculine singular - righteous/just", "*ḥesed*": "noun, masculine singular - kindness/lovingkindness", "*wəyôkîḥēnî*": "verb, hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix with waw consecutive - and let him rebuke me", "*šemen*": "noun, masculine singular construct - oil", "*rō'š*": "noun, masculine singular - head/chief/top", "*yānî*": "verb, hiphil jussive 3rd person masculine singular - let it refuse/deny", "*rō'šî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my head", "*ûtəpillātî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix with waw conjunction - and my prayer", "*rā'ôtêhem*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their evils/calamities" }, "variants": { "*Yehelmēnî*": "let him strike me/let him wound me", "*ṣaddîq*": "righteous one/just person", "*ḥesed*": "kindness/lovingkindness/mercy/favor", "*wəyôkîḥēnî*": "and let him rebuke me/and let him correct me", "*šemen*": "oil/fat/richness", "*rō'š*": "head/chief/top/choice oil", "*yānî*": "let it refuse/let it deny/let it break", "*rā'ôtêhem*": "their evils/their calamities/their wickedness" } }
  • Prov 1:8-9 : 8 { "verseID": "Proverbs.1.8", "source": "שְׁמַ֣ע בְּ֭נִי מוּסַ֣ר אָבִ֑יךָ וְאַל־תִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁ תּוֹרַ֥ת אִמֶּֽךָ׃", "text": "*shema'* *bni* *musar* *avika* *wə'al*-*tittosh* *torat* *'immeka*", "grammar": { "*shema'*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - hear/listen", "*bni*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person suffix - my son", "*musar*": "construct state, masculine singular - instruction of", "*avika*": "masculine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your father", "*wə'al*": "conjunction + negative particle - and do not", "*tittosh*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular jussive - forsake", "*torat*": "construct state, feminine singular - teaching of", "*'immeka*": "feminine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your mother" }, "variants": { "*shema'*": "hear/listen/obey", "*musar*": "instruction/discipline/correction", "*tittosh*": "forsake/abandon/reject", "*torat*": "teaching/law/instruction" } } 9 { "verseID": "Proverbs.1.9", "source": "כִּ֤י ׀ לִוְיַ֤ת חֵ֓ן הֵ֬ם לְרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָ וַ֝עֲנָקִ֗ים לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃", "text": "*ki* *liwayat* *ḥen* *hem* *lərosheka* *wa'anaqim* *ləgargeroteyka*", "grammar": { "*ki*": "conjunction - for/because", "*liwayat*": "construct state, feminine singular - wreath of", "*ḥen*": "masculine singular noun - grace/favor", "*hem*": "3rd person masculine plural pronoun - they", "*lərosheka*": "preposition + masculine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - to your head", "*wa'anaqim*": "conjunction + masculine plural noun - and chains/necklaces", "*ləgargeroteyka*": "preposition + feminine plural noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - to your neck" }, "variants": { "*liwayat*": "wreath/garland/crown", "*ḥen*": "grace/favor/charm", "*'anaqim*": "chains/necklaces/ornaments", "*gargerot*": "neck/throat" } }
  • Prov 9:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Proverbs.9.8", "source": "אַל־תּ֣וֹכַח לֵ֭ץ פֶּן־יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּ הוֹכַ֥ח לְ֝חָכָ֗ם וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃", "text": "*ʾal-tôkaḥ* *lēṣ* *pen-yiśnāʾekā* *hôkaḥ* *lḥākām* *wyeʾĕhābekā*", "grammar": { "*ʾal-tôkaḥ*": "negative particle with Hiphil imperfect 2nd masculine singular - do not reprove", "*lēṣ*": "masculine noun - scoffer/mocker", "*pen-yiśnāʾekā*": "conjunction with Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - lest he hate you", "*hôkaḥ*": "Hiphil imperative masculine singular - reprove", "*lḥākām*": "preposition with masculine adjective - to a wise person", "*wyeʾĕhābekā*": "conjunction with Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - and he will love you" }, "variants": { "*tôkaḥ*": "reprove/rebuke/correct", "*lēṣ*": "scoffer/mocker/scorner", "*yiśnāʾekā*": "he will hate/despise you", "*hôkaḥ*": "reprove/rebuke/correct", "*ḥākām*": "wise person/sage/one skilled in wisdom", "*yeʾĕhābekā*": "he will love/appreciate you" } }
  • Prov 15:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Proverbs.15.5", "source": "אֱוִ֗יל יִ֭נְאַץ מוּסַ֣ר אָבִ֑יו וְשֹׁמֵ֖ר תּוֹכַ֣חַת יַעְרִֽם׃", "text": "*ʾĕwîl yinʾaṣ mûsar ʾāḇîw wəšōmēr tôḵaḥat yaʿrîm*", "grammar": { "*ʾĕwîl*": "noun, masculine singular - fool", "*yinʾaṣ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - despises/rejects", "*mûsar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - instruction/discipline of", "*ʾāḇîw*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his father", "*wəšōmēr*": "conjunction + qal participle, masculine singular - and keeper/guardian/one who observes", "*tôḵaḥat*": "noun, feminine singular - rebuke/correction", "*yaʿrîm*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will be shrewd/will act prudently" }, "variants": { "*ʾĕwîl*": "fool/silly one/stupid person", "*yinʾaṣ*": "despises/rejects/spurns", "*mûsar ʾāḇîw*": "discipline of his father/paternal instruction", "*wəšōmēr tôḵaḥat*": "but one who heeds correction/yet guardian of rebuke", "*yaʿrîm*": "will become prudent/acts shrewdly/gains wisdom" } }
  • Prov 15:31-32 : 31 { "verseID": "Proverbs.15.31", "source": "אֹ֗זֶן שֹׁ֖‪[d]‬מַעַת תּוֹכַ֣חַת חַיִּ֑ים בְּקֶ֖רֶב חֲכָמִ֣ים תָּלִֽין׃", "text": "*ʾōzen šōmaʿat tôḵaḥat ḥayyîm bəqereḇ ḥăḵāmîm tālîn*", "grammar": { "*ʾōzen*": "noun, feminine singular - ear", "*šōmaʿat*": "qal participle, feminine singular - hearing/listening to", "*tôḵaḥat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - reproof/correction of", "*ḥayyîm*": "noun, masculine plural - life", "*bəqereḇ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in midst of", "*ḥăḵāmîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - wise ones", "*tālîn*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - lodges/abides" }, "variants": { "*ʾōzen šōmaʿat*": "ear that hears/listening ear", "*tôḵaḥat ḥayyîm*": "life-giving reproof/correction that leads to life", "*bəqereḇ ḥăḵāmîm*": "in midst of wise/among wise ones", "*tālîn*": "lodges/abides/stays" } } 32 { "verseID": "Proverbs.15.32", "source": "פּוֹרֵ֣עַ מ֭וּסָר מוֹאֵ֣ס נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וְשׁוֹמֵ֥עַ תּ֝וֹכַ֗חַת ק֣וֹנֶה לֵּֽב׃", "text": "*Pôrēaʿ mûsār môʾēs nap̄šô wəšômēaʿ tôḵaḥat qôneh lēḇ*", "grammar": { "*Pôrēaʿ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - ignores/rejects", "*mûsār*": "noun, masculine singular - discipline/instruction", "*môʾēs*": "qal participle, masculine singular - despises/rejects", "*nap̄šô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his soul/himself", "*wəšômēaʿ*": "conjunction + qal participle, masculine singular - but hearer of", "*tôḵaḥat*": "noun, feminine singular - reproof/correction", "*qôneh*": "qal participle, masculine singular - acquires/gains", "*lēḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - heart/understanding" }, "variants": { "*Pôrēaʿ mûsār*": "ignores discipline/rejects instruction", "*môʾēs nap̄šô*": "despises himself/rejects his own soul", "*wəšômēaʿ tôḵaḥat*": "but hearer of reproof/yet one who listens to correction", "*qôneh lēḇ*": "acquires understanding/gains heart/obtains wisdom" } }
  • Prov 20:12 : 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" } }
  • Prov 27:5-6 : 5 { "verseID": "Proverbs.27.5", "source": "ט֭וֹבָה תּוֹכַ֣חַת מְגֻלָּ֑ה מֵֽאַהֲבָ֥ה מְסֻתָּֽרֶת׃", "text": "*ṭôbāh tôkaḥat mĕgullāh mēʾahăbāh mĕsuttāret*", "grammar": { "*ṭôbāh*": "feminine singular adjective - good/better", "*tôkaḥat*": "feminine singular construct - rebuke/correction", "*mĕgullāh*": "pual participle feminine singular - revealed/open", "*mēʾahăbāh*": "preposition + feminine singular - than love", "*mĕsuttāret*": "pual participle feminine singular - hidden/concealed" }, "variants": { "*ṭôbāh*": "good/better/pleasant", "*tôkaḥat*": "rebuke/correction/reproof", "*mĕgullāh*": "revealed/open/manifest", "*ʾahăbāh*": "love/affection", "*mĕsuttāret*": "hidden/concealed/secret" } } 6 { "verseID": "Proverbs.27.6", "source": "נֶ֭אֱמָנִים פִּצְעֵ֣י אוֹהֵ֑ב וְ֝נַעְתָּר֗וֹת נְשִׁיק֥וֹת שׂוֹנֵֽא׃", "text": "*neʾĕmānîm piṣʿê ʾôhēb wĕnaʿtārôt nĕšîqôt śônēʾ*", "grammar": { "*neʾĕmānîm*": "niphal participle masculine plural - faithful/trustworthy", "*piṣʿê*": "masculine plural construct - wounds of", "*ʾôhēb*": "qal participle masculine singular - one who loves/friend", "*wĕnaʿtārôt*": "conjunction + niphal participle feminine plural - but abundant/deceitful", "*nĕšîqôt*": "feminine plural construct - kisses of", "*śônēʾ*": "qal participle masculine singular - one who hates/enemy" }, "variants": { "*neʾĕmānîm*": "faithful/trustworthy/reliable", "*piṣʿê*": "wounds/bruises/injuries", "*ʾôhēb*": "lover/friend/one who loves", "*naʿtārôt*": "abundant/deceitful/profuse/entreated", "*nĕšîqôt*": "kisses", "*śônēʾ*": "hater/enemy/one who hates" } }
  • 1 Sam 25:31-34 : 31 { "verseID": "1 Samuel.25.31", "source": "וְלֹ֣א תִהְיֶ֣ה זֹ֣את ׀ לְךָ֡ לְפוּקָה֩ וּלְמִכְשׁ֨וֹל לֵ֜ב לַאדֹנִ֗י וְלִשְׁפָּךְ־דָּם֙ חִנָּ֔ם וּלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַ אֲדֹנִ֖י ל֑וֹ וְהֵיטִ֤ב יְהוָה֙ לַֽאדֹנִ֔י וְזָכַרְתָּ֖ אֶת־אֲמָתֶֽךָ׃", "text": "And not *tihyeh* this to you for *pûqāh* and for *mikšôl* *lēb* to my lord, and for *šāpak*-*dām* without cause, and for *hôšîaʿ* my lord to himself, and when *hêṭîb* *YHWH* to my lord, then *zākartā* *ʾet*-*ʾămātekā*.", "grammar": { "*tihyeh*": "Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - will be/become", "*pûqāh*": "feminine singular noun - stumbling block/cause of grief", "*mikšôl*": "masculine singular construct - stumbling block/occasion of stumbling", "*lēb*": "masculine singular noun - heart/mind/inner person", "*šāpak*": "Qal infinitive construct - to pour out/shed", "*dām*": "masculine singular noun - blood", "*ḥinnām*": "adverb - without cause/freely/in vain", "*hôšîaʿ*": "Hiphil infinitive construct - to save/deliver/help", "*hêṭîb*": "Hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular with waw-consecutive - will do good/deal well with", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*zākartā*": "Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular with waw-consecutive - you will remember", "*ʾămātekā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your maidservant" }, "variants": { "*pûqāh*": "stumbling block/cause of grief/staggering", "*mikšôl*": "stumbling block/offense/obstacle", "*lēb*": "heart/mind/inner person/will", "*šāpak*": "pour out/shed/spill", "*ḥinnām*": "without cause/freely/gratuitously/in vain", "*hôšîaʿ*": "save/deliver/help/rescue", "*zākartā*": "remember/call to mind/mention" } } 32 { "verseID": "1 Samuel.25.32", "source": "וַיֹּ֥אמֶר דָּוִ֖ד לַאֲבִיגַ֑ל בָּר֤וּךְ יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֧ר שְׁלָחֵ֛ךְ הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה לִקְרָאתִֽי׃", "text": "And *yōʾmer* *Dāwid* to *ʾĂbîgal*: *bārûk* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhê* *Yiśrāʾēl*, who *šəlāḥēk* the day the this to *qirʾātî*.", "grammar": { "*yōʾmer*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw-consecutive - said", "*Dāwid*": "proper noun - David", "*ʾĂbîgal*": "proper noun - Abigail", "*bārûk*": "Qal passive participle, masculine singular - blessed", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "masculine plural construct - God of", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*šəlāḥēk*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular with 2nd feminine singular suffix - sent you", "*qirʾātî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - to meet me" }, "variants": { "*bārûk*": "blessed/praised", "*šəlāḥēk*": "sent you/dispatched you", "*qirʾātî*": "meeting me/encountering me" } } 33 { "verseID": "1 Samuel.25.33", "source": "וּבָר֥וּךְ טַעְמֵ֖ךְ וּבְרוּכָ֣ה אָ֑תְּ אֲשֶׁ֨ר כְּלִתִ֜נִי הַיּ֤וֹם הַזֶּה֙ מִבּ֣וֹא בְדָמִ֔ים וְהֹשֵׁ֥עַ יָדִ֖י לִֽי׃", "text": "And *bārûk* *ṭaʿmēk* and *bərûkāh* *ʾātt*, who *kəlitinî* the day the this from *bôʾ* in *dāmîm*, and *hōšēaʿ* *yādî* to me.", "grammar": { "*bārûk*": "Qal passive participle, masculine singular - blessed", "*ṭaʿmēk*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your discretion/discernment", "*bərûkāh*": "Qal passive participle, feminine singular - blessed", "*ʾātt*": "2nd feminine singular independent pronoun - you", "*kəlitinî*": "Qal perfect 2nd feminine singular with 1st singular suffix - you have kept/restrained me", "*bôʾ*": "Qal infinitive construct - coming/entering", "*dāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - blood/bloodshed/bloodguilt", "*hōšēaʿ*": "Hiphil infinitive construct - to save/deliver", "*yādî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - my hand" }, "variants": { "*ṭaʿmēk*": "your discretion/discernment/judgment/good sense", "*kəlitinî*": "restrained me/kept me/prevented me", "*dāmîm*": "blood/bloodshed/bloodguilt/murder", "*hōšēaʿ*": "save/deliver/help/rescue" } } 34 { "verseID": "1 Samuel.25.34", "source": "וְאוּלָ֗ם חַי־יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר מְנָעַ֔נִי מֵהָרַ֖ע אֹתָ֑ךְ כִּ֣י ׀ לוּלֵ֣י מִהַ֗רְתְּ *ותבאתי **וַתָּבֹאת֙ לִקְרָאתִ֔י כִּ֣י אִם־נוֹתַ֧ר לְנָבָ֛ל עַד־א֥וֹר הַבֹּ֖קֶר מַשְׁתִּ֥ין בְּקִֽיר׃", "text": "But *ʾûlām* *ḥay*-*YHWH* *ʾĕlōhê* *Yiśrāʾēl*, who *məuāʿanî* from *hāraʿ* to you, for unless *mihartə* and *tābōʾt* to *qirʾātî*, surely not would have *nôtar* to *Nābāl* until *ʾôr* the *bōqer* *maštîn* in *qîr*.", "grammar": { "*ʾûlām*": "adverb - however/but/nevertheless", "*ḥay*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - living/alive", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "masculine plural construct - God of", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*məuāʿanî*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - prevented me", "*hāraʿ*": "Hiphil infinitive construct - to do evil/harm", "*mihartə*": "Piel perfect 2nd feminine singular - you hurried/hastened", "*tābōʾt*": "Qal perfect 2nd feminine singular - you came", "*qirʾātî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - to meet me", "*nôtar*": "Niphal perfect 3rd masculine singular - would have remained/been left", "*Nābāl*": "proper noun - Nabal", "*ʾôr*": "masculine singular construct - light of", "*bōqer*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the morning", "*maštîn*": "Hiphil participle, masculine singular - one who urinates", "*qîr*": "masculine singular noun - wall" }, "variants": { "*ḥay*": "living/alive/as surely as lives", "*məuāʿanî*": "prevented me/kept me from/restrained me", "*hāraʿ*": "to do evil/harm/hurt", "*nôtar*": "remained/been left/survived", "*maštîn* in *qîr*": "one who urinates against a wall (idiom for male)" } }
  • Job 42:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Job.42.11", "source": "וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ אֵ֠לָיו כָּל־אֶחָ֨יו וְכָל־אַחְיוֹתָ֜יו וְכָל־יֹדְעָ֣יו לְפָנִ֗ים וַיֹּאכְל֨וּ עִמּ֣וֹ לֶחֶם֮ בְּבֵיתוֹ֒ וַיָּנֻ֤דוּ לוֹ֙ וַיְנַחֲמ֣וּ אֹת֔וֹ עַ֚ל כָּל־הָ֣רָעָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־הֵבִ֥יא יְהוָ֖ה עָלָ֑יו וַיִּתְּנוּ־ל֗וֹ אִ֚ישׁ קְשִׂיטָ֣ה אֶחָ֔ת וְאִ֕ישׁ נֶ֥זֶם זָהָ֖ב אֶחָֽד׃", "text": "And *wayyābōʾû* to-him all-*ʾeḥāyw* and-all-*ʾaḥyôtāyw* and-all-*yōdǝʿāyw* before and *wayyōʾkǝlû* with-him *leḥem* in-his-house and *wayyānudû* to-him and *waynaḥămû* him upon all-the-*rāʿâ* which-*hēbîʾ* *YHWH* upon-him and *wayyittǝnû*-to-him *ʾîš* *qǝśîṭâ* one and-*ʾîš* *nezem* *zāhāb* one", "grammar": { "*wayyābōʾû*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - and they came", "*ʾeḥāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his brothers", "*ʾaḥyôtāyw*": "noun, feminine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sisters", "*yōdǝʿāyw*": "Qal participle, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - those knowing him", "*wayyōʾkǝlû*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - and they ate", "*leḥem*": "noun, masculine singular - bread/food", "*wayyānudû*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - and they showed sympathy", "*waynaḥămû*": "Piel imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - and they comforted", "*rāʿâ*": "noun, feminine singular - evil/disaster/misfortune", "*hēbîʾ*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he had brought", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/the LORD", "*wayyittǝnû*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - and they gave", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - each/every man", "*qǝśîṭâ*": "noun, feminine singular - piece of money/coin", "*nezem*": "noun, masculine singular - ring/earring", "*zāhāb*": "noun, masculine singular - gold" }, "variants": { "*wayyābōʾû*": "and they came/and they arrived", "*ʾeḥāyw*": "his brothers/his kinsmen", "*ʾaḥyôtāyw*": "his sisters/his female relatives", "*yōdǝʿāyw*": "his acquaintances/those who knew him", "*wayyōʾkǝlû*": "and they ate/and they dined", "*leḥem*": "bread/food/meal", "*wayyānudû*": "and they showed sympathy/and they consoled/and they grieved with", "*waynaḥămû*": "and they comforted/and they consoled", "*rāʿâ*": "evil/disaster/misfortune/trouble", "*hēbîʾ*": "had brought/had caused", "*wayyittǝnû*": "and they gave/and they presented", "*qǝśîṭâ*": "piece of money/kesitah (currency unit)", "*nezem*": "ring/earring/nose ring", "*zāhāb*": "gold/golden" } }