Verse 73

{ "verseID": "Psalms.119.73", "source": "יָדֶ֣יךָ עָ֭שׂוּנִי וַֽיְכוֹנְנ֑וּנִי הֲ֝בִינֵ֗נִי וְאֶלְמְדָ֥ה מִצְוֺתֶֽיךָ׃", "text": "Your hands *yāḏêḵā* made me *ʿāśûnî* and established me *wayḵônnûnî*; give me understanding *hăḇînēnî* and I will learn *wəʾelməḏâ* your commandments *miṣwōṯêḵā*.", "grammar": { "*yāḏêḵā*": "noun feminine dual construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hands", "*ʿāśûnî*": "qal perfect 3rd person plural + 1st person singular suffix - they made me", "*wayḵônnûnî*": "conjunction + polel imperfect 3rd person plural + 1st person singular suffix - and they established me", "*hăḇînēnî*": "hiphil imperative masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - cause me to understand", "*wəʾelməḏâ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect cohortative 1st person singular - and let me learn", "*miṣwōṯêḵā*": "feminine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your commandments" }, "variants": { "*yāḏêḵā*": "your hands/your power/your work", "*ʿāśûnî*": "made me/formed me/created me", "*wayḵônnûnî*": "established me/formed me/fashioned me", "*hăḇînēnî*": "give me understanding/make me discern/help me comprehend", "*wəʾelməḏâ*": "that I may learn/so I will learn/and let me learn", "*miṣwōṯêḵā*": "your commandments/your orders/your instructions" } }

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  • Ps 139:14-16 : 14 { "verseID": "Psalms.139.14", "source": "אֽוֹדְךָ֗ עַ֤ל כִּ֥י נוֹרָא֗וֹת נִ֫פְלֵ֥יתִי נִפְלָאִ֥ים מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ וְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י יֹדַ֥עַת מְאֹֽד׃", "text": "*ʾôdəkā* on that *nôrāʾôt niplêtî*; *niplāʾîm maʿăśekā*, and-*napšî yōdaʿat* exceedingly", "grammar": { "*ʾôdəkā*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect 1st person singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I praise you", "*nôrāʾôt*": "verb, Niphal participle feminine plural - fearfully/awesomely", "*niplêtî*": "verb, Niphal perfect 1st person singular - I am wonderfully made", "*niplāʾîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - wonderful/marvelous", "*maʿăśekā*": "noun, masculine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your works", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*yōdaʿat*": "verb, Qal participle feminine singular - knowing" }, "variants": { "*ʾôdəkā*": "praise you/thank you/acknowledge you", "*nôrāʾôt*": "fearfully/awesomely/wonderfully", "*niplêtî*": "wonderfully made/set apart/distinguished", "*niplāʾîm*": "wonderful/marvelous/extraordinary", "*maʿăśekā*": "your works/your deeds/your actions", "*napšî*": "my soul/my self/my being/my life", "*yōdaʿat*": "knowing/aware/conscious" } } 15 { "verseID": "Psalms.139.15", "source": "לֹא־נִכְחַ֥ד עָצְמִ֗י מִ֫מֶּ֥ךָּ אֲשֶׁר־עֻשֵּׂ֥יתִי בַסֵּ֑תֶר רֻ֝קַּ֗מְתִּי בְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹת אָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "Not-*nikḥad ʿāṣmî* from-you when-*ʿuśśêtî bassēter*; *ruqqamtî* in-*taḥtiyyôt ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*nikḥad*": "verb, Niphal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - it was hidden", "*ʿāṣmî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my bone/frame/substance", "*ʿuśśêtî*": "verb, Pual perfect 1st person singular - I was made", "*bassēter*": "preposition + definite article + noun - in the secret place", "*ruqqamtî*": "verb, Pual perfect 1st person singular - I was skillfully wrought/embroidered", "*taḥtiyyôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - depths of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth" }, "variants": { "*nikḥad*": "hidden/concealed/kept secret", "*ʿāṣmî*": "my bone/my frame/my substance/my strength", "*ʿuśśêtî*": "made/formed/created", "*bassēter*": "in secret/in the hidden place/in privacy", "*ruqqamtî*": "skillfully wrought/embroidered/woven together", "*taḥtiyyôt*": "depths/lowest parts", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground" } } 16 { "verseID": "Psalms.139.16", "source": "גָּלְמִ֤י ׀ רָ֘א֤וּ עֵינֶ֗יךָ וְעַֽל־סִפְרְךָ֮ כֻּלָּ֢ם יִכָּ֫תֵ֥בוּ יָמִ֥ים יֻצָּ֑רוּ *ולא **וְל֖וֹ אֶחָ֣ד בָּהֶֽם׃", "text": "*gālmî rāʾû ʿênêkā* and-upon-*siprəkā kullām yikkātēbû yāmîm yuṣṣārû* and-not/and-to-him *ʾeḥād bāhem*", "grammar": { "*gālmî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my unformed substance/embryo", "*rāʾû*": "verb, Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they saw", "*ʿênêkā*": "noun, feminine dual + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your eyes", "*siprəkā*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your book", "*kullām*": "noun + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - all of them", "*yikkātēbû*": "verb, Niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they were written", "*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - days", "*yuṣṣārû*": "verb, Pual perfect 3rd person common plural - they were formed", "*ʾeḥād*": "numeral - one", "*bāhem*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in/among them" }, "variants": { "*gālmî*": "my unformed substance/my embryo/my developing body", "*rāʾû*": "saw/perceived/observed", "*siprəkā*": "your book/your scroll/your record", "*yikkātēbû*": "were written/were recorded", "*yāmîm*": "days/time", "*yuṣṣārû*": "were formed/were fashioned/were ordained", "*ʾeḥād*": "one/single/first", "*wəlōʾ*": "and not/though not", "*wəlô*": "and to him/yet for him" } }
  • Ps 138:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Psalms.138.8", "source": "יְהוָה֮ יִגְמֹ֢ר בַּ֫עֲדִ֥י יְ֭הוָה חַסְדְּךָ֣ לְעוֹלָ֑ם מַעֲשֵׂ֖י יָדֶ֣יךָ אַל־תֶּֽרֶף׃", "text": "*YHWH* will *gāmar* on-behalf-of-me; *YHWH*, *ḥesed*-your to-*ʿōlām*; *maʿăśeh* *yād*-your *ʾal*-*rāpâ*.", "grammar": { "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*gāmar*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will complete/fulfill/accomplish/perfect", "*ḥesed*": "masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine suffix - your lovingkindness/steadfast love", "*ʿōlām*": "masculine singular absolute - everlasting/eternity/perpetuity", "*maʿăśeh*": "masculine plural construct - works/deeds/actions of", "*yād*": "feminine dual construct with 2nd person masculine suffix - your hands", "*ʾal*": "negative particle - not/do not", "*rāpâ*": "Hiphil jussive 2nd person masculine singular - forsake/abandon/let go" }, "variants": { "*YHWH*": "LORD/Yahweh/Jehovah (divine name)", "*gāmar*": "complete/fulfill/accomplish/perfect/finish", "*ḥesed*": "lovingkindness/steadfast love/covenant faithfulness/mercy", "*ʿōlām*": "forever/eternity/perpetuity/ancient time", "*maʿăśeh*": "work/deed/labor/action/product", "*yād*": "hands/power/strength/authority", "*rāpâ*": "abandon/forsake/let go/relax your hold" } }
  • Ps 111:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Psalms.111.10", "source": "רֵ֘אשִׁ֤ית חָכְמָ֨ה ׀ יִרְאַ֬ת יְהוָ֗ה שֵׂ֣כֶל ט֭וֹב לְכָל־עֹשֵׂיהֶ֑ם תְּ֝הִלָּת֗וֹ עֹמֶ֥דֶת לָעַֽד׃", "text": "*Rē'šît* *ḥokmāh* ׀ *yir'at* *YHWH* *śēkel* *ṭôb* to-all-*'ōśêhem* *təhillātô* *'ōmedet* *lā'ad*", "grammar": { "*Rē'šît*": "noun, feminine, singular construct - beginning/first of", "*ḥokmāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - wisdom", "*yir'at*": "noun, feminine, singular construct - fear of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name", "*śēkel*": "noun, masculine, singular - understanding/insight", "*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine, singular - good", "*'ōśêhem*": "participle, masculine, plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their doers/practitioners", "*təhillātô*": "noun, feminine, singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his praise", "*'ōmedet*": "participle, feminine, singular - standing/enduring", "*lā'ad*": "preposition with noun - forever" }, "variants": { "*Rē'šît*": "beginning/first/chief part/best", "*ḥokmāh*": "wisdom/skill/expertise", "*yir'at*": "fear/reverence/awe", "*śēkel*": "understanding/insight/intelligence/prudence", "*ṭôb*": "good/pleasant/agreeable/beneficial", "*'ōśêhem*": "their doers/those who practice them/those who do them", "*təhillātô*": "his praise/his glory/his renown", "*'ōmedet*": "standing/enduring/remaining/continuing", "*lā'ad*": "forever/eternally/perpetually" } }
  • Ps 119:125 : 125 { "verseID": "Psalms.119.125", "source": "עַבְדְּךָ־אָ֥נִי הֲבִינֵ֑נִי וְ֝אֵדְעָ֗ה עֵדֹתֶֽיךָ׃", "text": "*ʿabdəkā*-*ʾānî* *hăbînēnî* and-*ʾēdəʿâ* *ʿēdōtêkā*", "grammar": { "*ʿabdəkā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your servant", "*ʾānî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I", "*hăbînēnî*": "hiphil imperative masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - give me understanding", "*ʾēdəʿâ*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - I may know", "*ʿēdōtêkā*": "feminine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your testimonies", "*wə-*": "conjunction - and" }, "variants": { "*ʿabdəkā*": "your servant", "*hăbînēnî*": "give me understanding/make me understand/help me discern", "*ʾēdəʿâ*": "I may know/understand/perceive", "*ʿēdōtêkā*": "your testimonies/decrees/covenant stipulations" } }
  • Ps 119:144 : 144 { "verseID": "Psalms.119.144", "source": "צֶ֖דֶק עֵדְוֺתֶ֥יךָ לְעוֹלָ֗ם הֲבִינֵ֥נִי וְאֶחְיֶֽה׃", "text": "*ṣeḏeq* *ʿēḏwōtêkā* to *ʿôlām* *hăḇînēnî* *wəʾeḥyeh*", "grammar": { "*ṣeḏeq*": "masculine singular noun - righteousness", "*ʿēḏwōtêkā*": "feminine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your testimonies", "*ʿôlām*": "masculine singular noun - eternity/forever", "*hăḇînēnî*": "imperative, masculine singular, hiphil with 1st person singular suffix - make me understand", "*wəʾeḥyeh*": "conjunction + imperfect/cohortative, 1st person singular, qal - and I will live" }, "variants": { "*ṣeḏeq*": "righteousness/justice/rightness", "*ʿēḏwōtêkā*": "your testimonies/your witnesses/your laws", "*ʿôlām*": "eternity/forever/perpetuity", "*hăḇînēnî*": "make me understand/give me discernment/cause me to perceive", "*ʾeḥyeh*": "I will live/I will survive/I will be revived" } }
  • Ps 119:169 : 169 { "verseID": "Psalms.119.169", "source": "תִּקְרַ֤ב רִנָּתִ֣י לְפָנֶ֣יךָ יְהוָ֑ה כִּדְבָרְךָ֥ הֲבִינֵֽנִי", "text": "*Tiqraḇ rinnātî ləp̄āneḵā YHWH kiḏḇārəḵā hăḇînēnî*", "grammar": { "*tiqraḇ*": "qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular jussive - let come near", "*rinnātî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my cry/song", "*lə-*": "preposition - to/before", "*p̄āneḵā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your face", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*ki-*": "preposition - according to", "*ḏḇārəḵā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your word", "*hăḇînēnî*": "hiphil imperative masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - make me understand" }, "variants": { "*tiqraḇ*": "let come near/approach/draw near", "*rinnātî*": "my cry/song/shout/joyful cry", "*p̄āneḵā*": "your face/presence", "*ḏḇārəḵā*": "your word/speech/matter/thing", "*hăḇînēnî*": "give me understanding/make me discern" } }
  • Job 31:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Job.31.15", "source": "הֲ‍ֽ֝לֹא־בַ֭בֶּטֶן עֹשֵׂ֣נִי עָשָׂ֑הוּ וַ֝יְכֻנֶ֗נּוּ בָּרֶ֥חֶם אֶחָֽד׃", "text": "*hălōʾ-ḇabbeṭen ʿōśēnî* *ʿāśāhû* and-*yəḵûnennû bāreḥem ʾeḥād*", "grammar": { "*hălōʾ*": "interrogative particle with negative - did not", "*ḇabbeṭen*": "preposition with definite article and noun, feminine singular - in the womb", "*ʿōśēnî*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - [one] making me", "*ʿāśāhû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he made him", "*yəḵûnennû*": "verb, polel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he formed him", "*bāreḥem*": "preposition with definite article and noun, masculine singular - in the womb", "*ʾeḥād*": "adjective, masculine singular - one" }, "variants": { "*ʿōśēnî*": "my maker/one making me", "*ʿāśāhû*": "made him/created him", "*yəḵûnennû*": "formed him/fashioned him/prepared him", "*reḥem*": "womb/belly", "*ʾeḥād*": "one/same" } }
  • Ps 100:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Psalms.100.3", "source": "דְּע֗וּ כִּֽי־יְהוָה֮ ה֤וּא אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים הֽוּא־עָ֭שָׂנוּ *ולא **וְל֣וֹ אֲנַ֑חְנוּ עַ֝מּ֗וֹ וְצֹ֣אן מַרְעִיתֽוֹ׃", "text": "*dəʿû* that-*YHWH* *hûʾ* *ʾĕlōhîm*; *hûʾ*-*ʿāśānû* (*welōʾ*) **and-to-*lô* *ʾănaḥnû*; *ʿammô* and-*ṣōʾn* *marʿîtô*", "grammar": { "*dəʿû*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine plural - know", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God", "*ʿāśānû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person common plural suffix - he made us", "*welōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not [textual variant]", "*lô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him/belonging to him", "*ʾănaḥnû*": "pronoun, 1st person common plural - we", "*ʿammô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his people", "*ṣōʾn*": "noun, feminine singular construct - sheep/flock", "*marʿîtô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his pasture" }, "variants": { "*dəʿû*": "know/understand/recognize", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine being", "*ʿāśānû*": "he made us/he created us/he fashioned us", "(*welōʾ*) **וְל֣וֹ": "textual variant: 'and not we ourselves' vs. 'and we are his'", "*ʿammô*": "his people/his nation/his folk", "*ṣōʾn*": "sheep/flock/small cattle", "*marʿîtô*": "his pasture/his pasturage/his grazing place" } }
  • 2 Tim 2:7 : 7 { "verseID": "2 Timothy.2.7", "source": "Νόει α λέγω· δῴη γάρ σοι ὁ Κύριος σύνεσιν ἐν πᾶσιν.", "text": "*Noei ha legō*; *dōē gar soi ho Kyrios synesin en pasin*.", "grammar": { "*Noei*": "present, imperative, active, 2nd singular - understand/consider", "*ha*": "relative pronoun, accusative, neuter, plural - what/which", "*legō*": "present, indicative, active, 1st singular - I say/speak", "*dōē*": "aorist, optative, active, 3rd singular - may give", "*gar*": "explanatory conjunction - for", "*soi*": "dative, singular, personal pronoun - to you", "*ho*": "definite article, nominative, masculine, singular - the", "*Kyrios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Lord", "*synesin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - understanding", "*en*": "preposition + dative - in", "*pasin*": "dative, neuter, plural - all things" }, "variants": { "*Noei*": "understand/consider/think about/grasp", "*legō*": "I say/speak/tell", "*dōē*": "may give/grant/provide", "*Kyrios*": "Lord/Master", "*synesin*": "understanding/insight/comprehension", "*pasin*": "all things/everything" } }
  • Jas 3:18 : 18 { "verseID": "James.3.18", "source": "Καρπὸς δὲ τῆς δικαιοσύνης ἐν εἰρήνῃ σπείρεται τοῖς ποιοῦσιν εἰρήνην.", "text": "*Karpos* *de* of the *dikaiosynēs* in *eirēnē* *speiretai* for those *poiousin* *eirēnēn*.", "grammar": { "*Karpos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - fruit", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*dikaiosynēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of righteousness", "*eirēnē*": "dative, feminine, singular - peace", "*speiretai*": "present indicative, passive, 3rd singular - is sown", "*poiousin*": "present participle, active, dative, masculine, plural - making/doing", "*eirēnēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - peace" }, "variants": { "*Karpos*": "fruit/harvest/result", "*dikaiosynēs*": "righteousness/justice/right conduct", "*eirēnē*": "peace/harmony", "*speiretai*": "is sown/planted", "*poiousin*": "making/doing/producing", "*eirēnēn*": "peace/harmony" } }
  • 1 John 5:20 : 20 { "verseID": "1 John.5.20", "source": "Οἴδαμεν δὲ ὅτι ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ ἥκει, καὶ δέδωκεν ἡμῖν διάνοιαν, ἵνα γινώσκωμεν τὸν ἀληθινόν, καὶ ἐσμὲν ἐν τῷ ἀληθινῷ, ἐν τῷ Υἱῷ αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦ Χριστῷ. Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ἀληθινὸς Θεὸς, καὶ ζωὴ αἰώνιος.", "text": "We *oidamen* *de* that the *Huios* of the *Theou* *hēkei*, and has *dedōken* to us *dianoian*, that we may *ginōskōmen* the *alēthinon*, and we *esmen* in the *alēthinō*, in the *Huiō* of him *Iēsou Christō*. This *estin* the *alēthinos Theos*, and *zōē aiōnios*.", "grammar": { "*oidamen*": "perfect active indicative, 1st plural - we know", "*de*": "conjunction - and/but/now", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*Huios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Son", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*hēkei*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - has come", "*dedōken*": "perfect active indicative, 3rd singular - has given", "*hēmin*": "personal pronoun, dative, 1st plural - to us", "*dianoian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - understanding/mind", "*hina*": "conjunction introducing purpose clause - that/so that", "*ginōskōmen*": "present active subjunctive, 1st plural - we may know", "*alēthinon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - true one", "*esmen*": "present indicative, 1st plural - we are", "*en*": "preposition with dative - in", "*alēthinō*": "dative, masculine, singular - true one", "*Huiō*": "dative, masculine, singular - Son", "*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of him", "*Iēsou*": "dative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*Christō*": "dative, masculine, singular - Christ", "*houtos*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - this one", "*estin*": "present indicative, 3rd singular - is", "*alēthinos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - true", "*Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*zōē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - life", "*aiōnios*": "nominative, feminine, singular - eternal" }, "variants": { "*oidamen*": "we know/we understand/we perceive", "*hēkei*": "has come/is present/has arrived", "*dedōken*": "has given/has granted/has bestowed", "*dianoian*": "understanding/mind/intellect", "*ginōskōmen*": "we may know/we may understand/we may recognize", "*alēthinon*": "true one/genuine one/real one", "*esmen*": "we are/we exist", "*alēthinō*": "true one/genuine one/real one", "*Christō*": "Christ/Anointed One/Messiah", "*alēthinos*": "true/genuine/real", "*zōē*": "life/existence/vitality", "*aiōnios*": "eternal/everlasting/age-during" } }
  • Job 32:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Job.32.8", "source": "אָ֭כֵן רֽוּחַ־הִ֣יא בֶאֱנ֑וֹשׁ וְנִשְׁמַ֖ת שַׁדַּ֣י תְּבִינֵֽם׃", "text": "Truly *ʾākēn* spirit-*rûaḥ*-*hîʾ* in *beʾĕnôš* and breath of *wənišmat* *šadday* *təbînēm*", "grammar": { "*ʾākēn*": "adverb - truly/indeed", "*rûaḥ*": "noun feminine singular - spirit", "*hîʾ*": "3rd person feminine singular pronoun - it/she", "*beʾĕnôš*": "preposition bet + noun masculine singular - in man/mankind", "*wənišmat*": "waw conjunction + noun feminine singular construct - and breath of", "*šadday*": "divine name - Almighty", "*təbînēm*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd person feminine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - gives them understanding" }, "variants": { "*ʾākēn*": "truly/surely/indeed", "*rûaḥ*": "spirit/wind/breath", "*beʾĕnôš*": "in man/in mankind/in people", "*nišmat šadday*": "breath of the Almighty/inspiration of the Almighty", "*təbînēm*": "gives them understanding/makes them understand/teaches them" } }
  • 1 Chr 22:12 : 12 { "verseID": "1 Chronicles.22.12", "source": "אַ֣ךְ יִֽתֶּן־לְּךָ֤ יְהוָה֙ שֵׂ֣כֶל וּבִינָ֔ה וִֽיצַוְּךָ֖ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלִשְׁמ֕וֹר אֶת־תּוֹרַ֖ת יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃", "text": "Only *yitten*-to you *YHWH* *śēkel* and *bînâ*, and *wîṣawwᵊkā* over-*Yiśrāʾēl*, and to keep *ʾet*-*tôrat* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêkā*.", "grammar": { "*yitten*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular jussive - may he give", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - Yahweh", "*śēkel*": "noun, masculine singular - discretion/understanding/wisdom", "*bînâ*": "noun, feminine singular - understanding/discernment", "*wîṣawwᵊkā*": "waw consecutive + piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - and may he command you", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*tôrat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - law of", "*ʾĕlōhêkā*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your God" }, "variants": { "*śēkel ûbînâ*": "discretion and understanding/wisdom and insight/intelligence and discernment", "*wîṣawwᵊkā*": "may he give you charge over/may he appoint you over/may he commission you concerning" } }
  • 2 Chr 2:12 : 12 { "verseID": "2 Chronicles.2.12", "source": "וְעַתָּ֗ה שָׁלַ֧חְתִּי אִישׁ־חָכָ֛ם יוֹדֵ֥עַ בִּינָ֖ה לְחוּרָ֥ם אָבִֽי׃", "text": "And-*ʿattāh* *šālaḥtî* *ʾîš*-*ḥāḵām* *yôdēaʿ* *bînāh* to-*ḥûrām* *ʾāḇî*.", "grammar": { "*ʿattāh*": "adverb - now", "*šālaḥtî*": "qal perfect, 1st common singular - I have sent", "*ʾîš*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - man of", "*ḥāḵām*": "adjective, masculine singular - skilled, wise", "*yôdēaʿ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - knowing", "*bînāh*": "common noun, feminine singular - understanding", "*ḥûrām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Huram/Hiram", "*ʾāḇî*": "common noun, masculine singular construct + 1st singular suffix - my father/master" }, "variants": { "*ʾîš*-*ḥāḵām*": "wise man, skilled artisan, craftsman", "*yôdēaʿ* *bînāh*": "having understanding, possessing insight, knowledgeable", "*ʾāḇî*": "my father, my master, my advisor (title of respect)" } }
  • Job 10:8-9 : 8 { "verseID": "Job.10.8", "source": "יָדֶ֣יךָ עִ֭צְּבוּנִי וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֑וּנִי יַ֥חַד סָ֝בִ֗יב וַֽתְּבַלְּעֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*yādêkā* *ʿiṣṣəbûnî* and *yyaʿăśûnî* *yaḥad* *sābîb* and *təballəʿēnî*", "grammar": { "*yādêkā*": "noun, dual construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your hands", "*ʿiṣṣəbûnî*": "Piel perfect, 3rd common plural with 1st person suffix - they formed me", "*yyaʿăśûnî*": "Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural with 1st person suffix - they made me", "*yaḥad*": "adverb - together", "*sābîb*": "adverb - round about", "*təballəʿēnî*": "Piel imperfect with waw consecutive, 2nd masculine singular with 1st person suffix - you destroy me" }, "variants": { "*ʿiṣṣəbûnî*": "they formed me/they fashioned me/they shaped me", "*yyaʿăśûnî*": "they made me/they created me/they fashioned me", "*yaḥad*": "together/all at once/completely", "*sābîb*": "round about/all around/on every side", "*təballəʿēnî*": "you destroy me/you swallow me up/you consume me" } } 9 { "verseID": "Job.10.9", "source": "זְכָר־נָ֭א כִּי־כַחֹ֣מֶר עֲשִׂיתָ֑נִי וְֽאֶל־עָפָ֥ר תְּשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*zəkār*-*nāʾ* that like *kaḥōmer* *ʿăśîtānî* and to *ʿāpār* *təšîbēnî*", "grammar": { "*zəkār*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - remember", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please", "*kaḥōmer*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like clay", "*ʿăśîtānî*": "Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular with 1st person suffix - you made me", "*ʿāpār*": "noun, masculine singular - dust", "*təšîbēnî*": "Hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular with 1st person suffix - you will return me" }, "variants": { "*kaḥōmer*": "like clay/like dirt/like mud", "*ʿăśîtānî*": "you made me/you formed me/you created me", "*ʿāpār*": "dust/dirt/earth", "*təšîbēnî*": "you will return me/you will cause me to return/you will bring me back" } } 10 { "verseID": "Job.10.10", "source": "הֲלֹ֣א כֶ֭חָלָב תַּתִּיכֵ֑נִי וְ֝כַגְּבִנָּ֗ה תַּקְפִּיאֵֽנִי׃", "text": "?not like *keḥālāb* *tattîkēnî* and like *kaggəbinnâ* *taqpîʾēnî*", "grammar": { "*keḥālāb*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like milk", "*tattîkēnî*": "Hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular with 1st person suffix - you poured me out", "*kaggəbinnâ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - like cheese", "*taqpîʾēnî*": "Hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular with 1st person suffix - you curdled me" }, "variants": { "*keḥālāb*": "like milk/like liquid", "*tattîkēnî*": "you poured me out/you poured me", "*kaggəbinnâ*": "like cheese/like curd", "*taqpîʾēnî*": "you curdled me/you congealed me/you solidified me" } } 11 { "verseID": "Job.10.11", "source": "ע֣וֹר וּ֭בָשָׂר תַּלְבִּישֵׁ֑נִי וּֽבַעֲצָמ֥וֹת וְ֝גִידִ֗ים תְּסֹכְכֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*ʿôr* and *bāśār* *talbîšēnî* and with *baʿăṣāmôt* and *gîdîm* *təsōkəkēnî*", "grammar": { "*ʿôr*": "noun, masculine singular - skin", "*bāśār*": "noun, masculine singular - flesh", "*talbîšēnî*": "Hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular with 1st person suffix - you clothed me", "*baʿăṣāmôt*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural - with bones", "*gîdîm*": "noun, masculine plural - sinews", "*təsōkəkēnî*": "Polel imperfect, 2nd masculine singular with 1st person suffix - you knit me together" }, "variants": { "*ʿôr*": "skin/hide", "*bāśār*": "flesh/body/meat", "*talbîšēnî*": "you clothed me/you covered me", "*gîdîm*": "sinews/tendons/veins", "*təsōkəkēnî*": "you knit me together/you interwove me/you covered me" } }
  • Ps 119:34 : 34 { "verseID": "Psalms.119.34", "source": "הֲ֭בִינֵנִי וְאֶצְּרָ֥ה תֽוֹרָתֶ֗ךָ וְאֶשְׁמְרֶ֥נָּה בְכָל־לֵֽב׃", "text": "*hăḇînēnî* and-*ʾeṣṣərâ* *tôrāteḵā* and-*ʾešmərennâ* with-all-*lēḇ*", "grammar": { "*hăḇînēnî*": "Hiphil imperative masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - make me understand", "and-*ʾeṣṣərâ*": "conjunction *wə* + Qal cohortative 1st person singular - and I will observe", "*tôrāteḵā*": "feminine singular noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your law", "and-*ʾešmərennâ*": "conjunction *wə* + Qal imperfect 1st person singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - and I will keep it", "with-all-*lēḇ*": "preposition *bə* + noun *kol* + masculine singular noun - with all heart" }, "variants": { "*hăḇînēnî*": "make me understand/give me insight/teach me", "*ʾeṣṣərâ*": "I will observe/keep/watch/guard", "*tôrāteḵā*": "your law/instruction/teaching/direction", "*ʾešmərennâ*": "I will keep it/guard it/observe it", "*lēḇ*": "heart/mind/inner self" } }