Verse 4

{ "verseID": "Proverbs.30.4", "source": "מִ֤י עָלָֽה־שָׁמַ֨יִם ׀ וַיֵּרַ֡ד מִ֤י אָֽסַף־ר֨וּחַ ׀ בְּחָפְנָ֡יו מִ֤י צָֽרַר־מַ֨יִם ׀ בַּשִּׂמְלָ֗ה מִ֭י הֵקִ֣ים כָּל־אַפְסֵי־אָ֑רֶץ מַה־שְּׁמ֥וֹ וּמַֽה־שֶּׁם־בְּ֝נ֗וֹ כִּ֣י תֵדָֽע׃", "text": "*Mî* *ʿālâ*-*šāmayim* *wayyērad* *mî* *ʾāsap*-*rûaḥ* *beḥopnāyw* *mî* *ṣārar*-*mayim* *baśśimlâ* *mî* *hēqîm* *kol*-*ʾapsê*-*ʾāreṣ* *mah*-*šemô* *ûmah*-*šem*-*benô* *kî* *tēdāʿ*", "grammar": { "*Mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*ʿālâ*": "qal perfect, third masculine singular - went up/ascended", "*šāmayim*": "masculine plural noun - heavens/sky", "*wayyērad*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, third masculine singular - and descended/came down", "*ʾāsap*": "qal perfect, third masculine singular - gathered/collected", "*rûaḥ*": "feminine singular noun - wind/breath/spirit", "*beḥopnāyw*": "preposition + masculine dual noun + third person masculine singular suffix - in his fists/handfuls", "*ṣārar*": "qal perfect, third masculine singular - bound/wrapped up", "*mayim*": "masculine plural noun - waters", "*baśśimlâ*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - in the garment/cloak", "*hēqîm*": "hiphil perfect, third masculine singular - established/set up", "*kol*": "construct state - all of", "*ʾapsê*": "construct state, masculine plural - ends of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun - earth/land", "*mah*": "interrogative pronoun - what", "*šemô*": "masculine singular noun + third person masculine singular suffix - his name", "*ûmah*": "conjunction + interrogative pronoun - and what", "*šem*": "construct state, masculine singular - name of", "*benô*": "masculine singular noun + third person masculine singular suffix - his son", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/if/that/when/because", "*tēdāʿ*": "qal imperfect, second masculine singular - you know/will know" }, "variants": { "*rûaḥ*": "wind/breath/spirit", "*ʾapsê*": "ends/boundaries/extremities", "*kî*": "for/if/that/surely/when" } }

Verse 8

{ "verseID": "Proverbs.30.8", "source": "שָׁ֤וְא ׀ וּֽדְבַר־כָּזָ֡ב הַרְחֵ֬ק מִמֶּ֗נִּי רֵ֣אשׁ וָ֭עֹשֶׁר אַל־תִּֽתֶּן־לִ֑י הַ֝טְרִיפֵ֗נִי לֶ֣חֶם חֻקִּֽי׃", "text": "*Šāwʾ* *ûdebar*-*kāzāb* *harḥēq* *mimmennî* *rēʾš* *wāʿōšer* *ʾal*-*titten*-*lî* *haṭrîpēnî* *leḥem* *ḥuqqî*", "grammar": { "*Šāwʾ*": "masculine singular noun - falsehood/vanity/emptiness", "*ûdebar*": "conjunction + construct state, masculine singular - and word of", "*kāzāb*": "masculine singular noun - lie/falsehood", "*harḥēq*": "hiphil imperative, masculine singular - remove far/keep far", "*mimmennî*": "preposition + first person singular suffix - from me", "*rēʾš*": "masculine singular noun - poverty/need", "*wāʿōšer*": "conjunction + masculine singular noun - and riches/wealth", "*ʾal*": "negative particle for prohibitions - do not", "*titten*": "qal imperfect, second masculine singular jussive - give", "*lî*": "preposition + first person singular suffix - to me", "*haṭrîpēnî*": "hiphil imperative, masculine singular + first person singular suffix - cause me to eat/feed me", "*leḥem*": "masculine singular noun - bread/food", "*ḥuqqî*": "masculine singular noun + first person singular suffix - my portion/my allotment" }, "variants": { "*Šāwʾ*": "falsehood/vanity/emptiness/worthlessness", "*rēʾš*": "poverty/need/destitution", "*ḥuqqî*": "my portion/my allotment/my prescribed portion/my due" } }

Verse 17

{ "verseID": "Proverbs.30.17", "source": "עַ֤יִן ׀ תִּֽלְעַ֣ג לְאָב֮ וְתָב֢וּז לִֽיקֲּהַ֫ת־אֵ֥ם יִקְּר֥וּהָ עֹרְבֵי־נַ֑חַל וְֽיֹאכְל֥וּהָ בְנֵי־נָֽשֶׁר׃ פ", "text": "*ʿayin* *tilʿag* *leʾāb* *wetābûz* *lîqqăhat*-*ʾēm* *yiqqerûhā* *ʿōrebê*-*naḥal* *weyōʾḵelûhā* *benê*-*nāšer*", "grammar": { "*ʿayin*": "feminine singular noun - eye", "*tilʿag*": "qal imperfect, third feminine singular - mocks", "*leʾāb*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - at father", "*wetābûz*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, third feminine singular - and despises", "*lîqqăhat*": "construct state, feminine singular - obedience of", "*ʾēm*": "feminine singular noun - mother", "*yiqqerûhā*": "qal imperfect, third masculine plural + third feminine singular suffix - they will pick out/dig out it", "*ʿōrebê*": "construct state, masculine plural - ravens of", "*naḥal*": "masculine singular noun - valley/wadi", "*weyōʾḵelûhā*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, third masculine plural + third feminine singular suffix - and they will eat it", "*benê*": "construct state, masculine plural - sons/young of", "*nāšer*": "masculine singular noun - eagle/vulture" }, "variants": { "*tilʿag*": "mocks/scorns/derides", "*lîqqăhat*": "obedience/instruction/authority", "*ʿōrebê*-*naḥal*": "ravens of the valley/brook ravens", "*nāšer*": "eagle/vulture/large bird of prey" } }

Verse 33

{ "verseID": "Proverbs.30.33", "source": "כִּ֤י מִ֪יץ חָלָ֡ב י֘וֹצִ֤יא חֶמְאָ֗ה וּֽמִיץ־אַ֭ף י֣וֹצִיא דָ֑ם וּמִ֥יץ אַ֝פַּ֗יִם י֣וֹצִיא רִֽיב׃", "text": "*kî* *mîṣ* *ḥālāb* *yôṣîʾ* *ḥemʾāh* *û-mîṣ*-*ʾap* *yôṣîʾ* *dām* *û-mîṣ* *ʾappayim* *yôṣîʾ* *rîb*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*mîṣ*": "masculine singular construct noun - pressing/churning", "*ḥālāb*": "masculine singular noun - milk", "*yôṣîʾ*": "Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular from *yṣʾ* - brings forth", "*ḥemʾāh*": "feminine singular noun - butter/curds", "*û-mîṣ*": "conjunction + masculine singular construct noun - and pressing", "*ʾap*": "masculine singular noun - nose/anger", "*yôṣîʾ*": "Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular from *yṣʾ* - brings forth", "*dām*": "masculine singular noun - blood", "*û-mîṣ*": "conjunction + masculine singular construct noun - and pressing", "*ʾappayim*": "masculine dual noun - nostrils/anger", "*yôṣîʾ*": "Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular from *yṣʾ* - brings forth", "*rîb*": "masculine singular noun - quarrel/strife/dispute" }, "variants": { "*mîṣ*": "pressing/churning/wringing", "*ḥemʾāh*": "butter/curds/cream", "*ʾap*": "nose/anger/wrath", "*ʾappayim*": "nostrils/nose/anger (more intense than single form)", "*rîb*": "strife/contention/dispute/quarrel" } }