Verse 5

{ "verseID": "Psalms.39.5", "source": "הוֹדִ֘יעֵ֤נִי יְהוָ֨ה ׀ קִצִּ֗י וּמִדַּ֣ת יָמַ֣י מַה־הִ֑יא אֵ֝דְעָ֗ה מֶה־חָדֵ֥ל אָֽנִי׃", "text": "*hôdîʿēnî* *YHWH* *qiṣṣî* and-*middat* *yāmay* what-*hîʾ* *ʾēdəʿāh* what-*ḥādēl* *ʾānî*", "grammar": { "*hôdîʿēnî*": "verb, hiphil imperative masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - make me know", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD", "*qiṣṣî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my end", "*middat*": "noun, feminine singular construct with prefixed conjunction 'wə' - and the measure of", "*yāmay*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my days", "*hîʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person feminine singular with interrogative 'mah' - what is it", "*ʾēdəʿāh*": "verb, qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - let me know", "*ḥādēl*": "adjective with interrogative 'meh' - how transient/frail", "*ʾānî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I (am)" }, "variants": { "*hôdîʿēnî*": "cause me to know/make me know/inform me", "*qiṣṣî*": "my end/limit/boundary", "*middat*": "measure/extent/proportion", "*yāmay*": "my days/lifetime", "*ʾēdəʿāh*": "let me know/understand/perceive", "*ḥādēl*": "transient/frail/fleeting/ceasing" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Herre, la meg få vite min ende og hvor mange mine dager er, så jeg kan forstå hvor forgjengelig jeg er.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Se, du har gjort mine dager som en håndsbredd; og min levetid er som intet for deg. Sannelig, på sitt beste er hvert menneske bare tomhet. Sela.

• Norsk King James

  Se, du har gjort mine dager som en håndsbredde; min livslengde er som ingenting for deg: virkelig, menneskets tilstand er forgjengelig.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Herre, la meg få vite slutten på mine dager og hvor mange dager jeg har igjen, så jeg forstår hvor forgjengelig jeg er.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Herre, la meg vite min ende og hvor mange dager jeg har igjen, så jeg kan forstå hvor forgjengelig jeg er.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Se, du har gjort mine dager som en håndsbredd, og min levetid er som ingenting for deg. Sannelig, hver mann, selv i sin beste tilstand, er bare tomhet. Selah.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Se, du har gjort mine dager like korte som en håndbredde; mitt liv er som ingenting for deg. For sant, enhver mann, selv i sin beste stund, er fullkommen tomhet. Selah.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Se, du har gjort mine dager som en håndsbredd, og min levetid er som ingenting for deg. Sannelig, hver mann, selv i sin beste tilstand, er bare tomhet. Selah.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Herre, la meg kjenne mitt endelikt og hvor mange dager jeg har igjen, så jeg kan vite hvor forgjengelig jeg er.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  LORD, let me know my end and the number of my days, so I may understand how fleeting my life is.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  «Herre, la meg få vite mitt endelikt, og hvor mange dager jeg har igjen, så jeg kan forstå hvor forgjengelig jeg er.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Herre! lad mig kjende min Ende og mine Dages Maal, hvad det er, at jeg kan kjende, hvor (snart) jeg skal lade af (at leve).

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Se, du har gjort mine dager som en håndsbredd; min alder er som intet for deg. Sannelig, hver mann, selv på sitt beste, er bare tomhet. Selah.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Behold, you have made my days as a handbreadth; and my age is as nothing before you: truly every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Se, du har gjort mine dager som håndsbredder. Mitt livsløp er som intet for deg. Sannelig, hvert menneske står som et pust." Sela.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Se, du har gjort mine dager som et håndbredde, og min levetid er som intet for deg. Bare tomhet er hvert menneske som står rakrygget. Sela.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Se, du har gjort mine dager som en håndsbredd, og min levetid er som intet foran deg. Sannelig, hvert menneske, selv på sitt beste, er kun tomhet. Sela.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Du har gjort mine dager som en håndsbredd; og mine år er som intet for deg; sannelig, hvert menneske er bare et pust. (Sela.)

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  LORDE, let me knowe myne ende, and the nombre of my dayes: that I maye be certified what I wante.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Beholde, thou hast made my dayes as an hand breadth, and mine age as nothing in respect of thee: surely euery man in his best state is altogether vanitie. Selah.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Behold thou hast made my dayes as it were an hand breadth long, & mine age is euen as nothing before thee: truely euery man is al together vanitie. Selah.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Behold, thou hast made my days [as] an handbreadth; and mine age [is] as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state [is] altogether vanity. Selah.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Behold, you have made my days handbreadths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath." Selah.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Lo, handbreadths Thou hast made my days, And mine age `is' as nothing before Thee, Only, all vanity `is' every man set up. Selah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Behold, thou hast made my days [as] handbreadths; And my life-time is as nothing before thee: Surely every man at his best estate is altogether vanity. {{Selah [

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  You have made my days no longer than a hand's measure; and my years are nothing in your eyes; truly, every man is but a breath. (Selah.)

• World English Bible (2000)

  Behold, you have made my days handbreadths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath." Selah.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Look, you make my days short-lived, and my life span is nothing from your perspective. Surely all people, even those who seem secure, are nothing but vapor.(Selah)

Referenced Verses

• Ps 62:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Psalms.62.9", "source": "בִּטְח֘וּ ב֤וֹ בְכָל־עֵ֨ת ׀ עָ֗ם שִׁפְכֽוּ־לְפָנָ֥יו לְבַבְכֶ֑ם אֱלֹהִ֖ים מַחֲסֶה־לָּ֣נוּ סֶֽלָה׃", "text": "*biṭḥû* in him in all *ʿēt*, *ʿām*; *shipkû* before him your *lĕbab*; *ʾĕlōhîm* is *maḥăseh* for us, *selâ*", "grammar": { "*biṭḥû*": "2nd person masculine plural qal imperative - trust", "*ʿēt*": "common singular noun with prefixed preposition 'in' and 'all' - time", "*ʿām*": "masculine singular noun - people", "*shipkû*": "2nd person masculine plural qal imperative - pour out", "*lĕbab*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - heart", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun - God", "*maḥăseh*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition 'for' and 1st person common plural suffix - refuge", "*selâ*": "musical notation - selah" }, "variants": { "*biṭḥû*": "trust/rely on/be confident in", "*ʿēt*": "time/season/occasion", "*ʿām*": "people/nation/folk", "*shipkû*": "pour out/spill/shed", "*lĕbab*": "heart/mind/inner person", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods (plural form used for singular deity)", "*maḥăseh*": "refuge/shelter/protection", "*selâ*": "musical notation possibly indicating pause or emphasis" } }
• Ps 89:47 : 47 { "verseID": "Psalms.89.47", "source": "עַד־מָה יְהוָה תִּסָּתֵר לָנֶצַח תִּבְעַר כְּמוֹ־אֵשׁ חֲמָתֶךָ", "text": "Until-what *YHWH* you-will-*tissātēr* to-*lāneṣaḥ*; will-*tibʿar* like-*ʾēš* *ḥămātekā*", "grammar": { "*ʿad-mâ*": "preposition + interrogative - until when/how long", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name", "*tissātēr*": "verb, niphal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will hide yourself", "*lā-neṣaḥ*": "preposition + noun - forever/perpetually", "*tibʿar*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - it will burn", "*kᵉmô-ʾēš*": "preposition + noun - like fire", "*ḥămātekā*": "noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your wrath" }, "variants": { "*ʿad-mâ*": "how long/until when", "*tissātēr*": "you will hide yourself/conceal yourself", "*lā-neṣaḥ*": "forever/perpetually/completely", "*tibʿar*": "will burn/consume/be kindled", "*ḥămātekā*": "your wrath/fury/rage" } }
• Ps 144:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Psalms.144.4", "source": "אָ֭דָם לַהֶ֣בֶל דָּמָ֑ה יָ֝מָ֗יו כְּצֵ֣ל עוֹבֵֽר׃", "text": "*ʾĀdām* to the *hebel* *dāmâ*, his *yāmāyw* like *ṣēl* *ʿôbēr*.", "grammar": { "*ʾādām*": "noun masculine singular - mankind/human", "*lahebel*": "preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - to the breath/vapor", "*dāmâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - is like/resembles", "*yāmāyw*": "noun masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his days", "*kĕṣēl*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - like a shadow", "*ʿôbēr*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - passing/passing away" }, "variants": { "*ʾādām*": "man/mankind/humanity", "*hebel*": "breath/vapor/vanity/emptiness", "*dāmâ*": "is like/resembles/is comparable to", "*ṣēl*": "shadow/shade", "*ʿôbēr*": "passing/passing away/fleeting" } }
• Eccl 1:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.1.2", "source": "הֲבֵ֤ל הֲבָלִים֙ אָמַ֣ר קֹהֶ֔לֶת הֲבֵ֥ל הֲבָלִ֖ים הַכֹּ֥ל הָֽבֶל׃", "text": "*Hăbêl* *hăbālîm* *ʾāmar* *Qōhelet*, *hăbêl* *hăbālîm* *hakkōl* *hābel*", "grammar": { "*Hăbêl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - vanity/breath/vapor", "*hăbālîm*": "noun, masculine plural - vanities/breaths/vapors", "*ʾāmar*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - said", "*Qōhelet*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Qohelet/Preacher/Assembler", "*hakkōl*": "article + noun, masculine singular - the whole/all/everything", "*hābel*": "noun, masculine singular - vanity/breath/vapor" }, "variants": { "*Hăbêl*": "vanity/emptiness/breath/vapor/futility/meaninglessness", "*Qōhelet*": "Assembler/Collector/Preacher/one who gathers", "*hăbālîm*": "superlative construction with repetition - utmost vanity/complete futility" } }
• Eccl 2:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.2.11", "source": "וּפָנִ֣יתִֽי אֲנִ֗י בְּכָל־מַעֲשַׂי֙ שֶֽׁעָשׂ֣וּ יָדַ֔י וּבֶֽעָמָ֖ל שֶׁעָמַ֣לְתִּי לַעֲשׂ֑וֹת וְהִנֵּ֨ה הַכֹּ֥ל הֶ֙בֶל֙ וּרְע֣וּת ר֔וּחַ וְאֵ֥ין יִתְר֖וֹן תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃", "text": "And *pānîtî* I in all-*maʿăśay* *sheʿāśû* *yāday* and in *ʿāmāl* *sheʿāmaltî* to *laʿăśôt* and *hinnēh* the-all *hebel* and *rĕʿût* *rûaḥ* and not *yitrôn* under the-*shāmesh*.", "grammar": { "*pānîtî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I turned/faced/considered", "*maʿăśay*": "plural noun + 1st person suffix - my works", "*sheʿāśû*": "relative particle + perfect, 3rd plural - that they made", "*yāday*": "dual noun + 1st person suffix - my hands", "*ʿāmāl*": "masculine singular noun - labor/toil", "*sheʿāmaltî*": "relative particle + perfect, 1st singular - that I labored", "*laʿăśôt*": "preposition + infinitive construct - to do", "*hinnēh*": "presentative particle - behold", "*hebel*": "masculine singular noun - vapor/vanity", "*rĕʿût*": "feminine singular construct - striving of", "*rûaḥ*": "feminine singular noun - wind/spirit", "*yitrôn*": "masculine singular noun - advantage/profit", "*shāmesh*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the sun" }, "variants": { "*pānîtî*": "I turned/faced/considered/examined", "*maʿăśay sheʿāśû yāday*": "my works that my hands had done", "*ʿāmāl sheʿāmaltî laʿăśôt*": "toil that I had labored to do/accomplish", "*hebel*": "vapor/breath/emptiness/vanity/futility/meaninglessness", "*rĕʿût rûaḥ*": "striving after wind/chasing wind/vexation of spirit", "*yitrôn*": "advantage/profit/gain/benefit", "*taḥat hashāmesh*": "under the sun/in this world" } }
• Isa 40:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Isaiah.40.17", "source": "כָּל־הַגּוֹיִ֖ם כְּאַ֣יִן נֶגְדּ֑וֹ מֵאֶ֥פֶס וָתֹ֖הוּ נֶחְשְׁבוּ־לֽוֹ׃", "text": "*kol-haggôyim kěʾayin negdô mēʾepes wātōhû neḥšěbû-lô*", "grammar": { "*kol-haggôyim*": "noun, masculine singular construct + definite article + noun, masculine plural - 'all the nations'", "*kěʾayin*": "preposition + noun - 'as nothing'", "*negdô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'before him'", "*mēʾepes*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - 'as less than nothing'", "*wātōhû*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - 'and emptiness'", "*neḥšěbû-lô*": "niphal perfect, 3rd person common plural + preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'they are counted to him'" }, "variants": { "*kěʾayin*": "as nothing/as naught", "*negdô*": "before him/in his sight", "*ʾepes*": "nothing/zero/nonexistence", "*tōhû*": "emptiness/void/waste", "*neḥšěbû-lô*": "are counted to him/are regarded by him" } }
• Jas 4:14 : 14 { "verseID": "James.4.14", "source": "Οἵτινες οὐκ ἐπίστασθε τὸ τῆς αὔριον. Ποία γὰρ ἡ ζωὴ ὑμῶν; Ἀτμὶς γάρ ἐστιν, ἡ πρὸς ὀλίγον φαινομένη, ἔπειτα δὲ ἀφανιζομένη.", "text": "You who not *epistasthe* the [matter] of the tomorrow. What kind for the *zōē* of you? *Atmis* for *estin*, the [one] for *oligon phainomenē*, *epeita de aphanizomenē*.", "grammar": { "*epistasthe*": "present middle/passive indicative, 2nd plural - know/understand", "*zōē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - life", "*Atmis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - vapor/mist", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - is", "*oligon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - little/small/short [time]", "*phainomenē*": "present middle/passive participle, nominative, feminine, singular - appearing/becoming visible", "*epeita*": "adverb - then/thereafter", "*de*": "conjunction - but/and/now", "*aphanizomenē*": "present middle/passive participle, nominative, feminine, singular - vanishing/disappearing" }, "variants": { "*epistasthe*": "know/understand/comprehend", "*zōē*": "life/existence", "*Atmis*": "vapor/mist/steam", "*estin*": "is/exists", "*oligon*": "little/small/short time", "*phainomenē*": "appearing/becoming visible/showing itself", "*epeita*": "then/thereafter/afterwards", "*aphanizomenē*": "vanishing/disappearing/fading away" } }
• 2 Pet 3:8 : 8 { "verseID": "2 Peter.3.8", "source": "Ἓν δὲ τοῦτο μὴ λανθανέτω ὑμᾶς, ἀγαπητοί, ὅτι μία ἡμέρα παρὰ Κυρίῳ ὡς χίλια ἔτη καὶ χίλια ἔτη, ὡς ἡμέρα μία.", "text": "One but this not *lanthanetō* you, *agapētoi*, that one *hēmera para Kyriō* as *chilia etē* and *chilia etē*, as *hēmera* one.", "grammar": { "*lanthanetō*": "present active imperative, 3rd person singular - let it not escape notice/be hidden", "*agapētoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - beloved ones", "*hēmera*": "nominative, feminine, singular - day", "*para*": "preposition with dative - with/beside/in the presence of", "*Kyriō*": "dative, masculine, singular - with Lord/Master", "*chilia*": "nominative, neuter, plural - thousand", "*etē*": "nominative, neuter, plural - years" }, "variants": { "*lanthanetō*": "let it not escape notice/be hidden/be forgotten", "*agapētoi*": "beloved ones/dear friends", "*hēmera*": "day/daytime period", "*para*": "with/beside/in the presence of/in the sight of", "*Kyriō*": "Lord/Master/Ruler", "*chilia*": "thousand", "*etē*": "years/annual cycles" } }
• Ps 90:4-5 : 4 { "verseID": "Psalms.90.4", "source": "כִּ֤י אֶ֪לֶף שָׁנִ֡ים בְּֽעֵינֶ֗יךָ כְּי֣וֹם אֶ֭תְמוֹל כִּ֣י יַעֲבֹ֑ר וְאַשְׁמוּרָ֥ה בַלָּֽיְלָה׃", "text": "For *ʾelep̄* *šānîm* in *ʿênêḵā* like *yôm* *ʾeṯmôl* when it *yaʿăḇōr*, and *ʾašmûrâ* in *lāylâ*.", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ʾelep̄*": "masculine singular - thousand", "*šānîm*": "feminine plural - years", "*bĕʿênêḵā*": "preposition + feminine dual + 2nd masculine singular suffix - in your eyes", "*kĕyôm*": "preposition + masculine singular - like day", "*ʾeṯmôl*": "adverb - yesterday", "*kî*": "conjunction - when/for", "*yaʿăḇōr*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - passes/passes away", "*wĕʾašmûrâ*": "conjunction + feminine singular - and watch/night watch", "*ballāylâ*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular - in the night" }, "variants": { "*ʾelep̄ šānîm*": "thousand years/millennium", "*ʿênêḵā*": "your eyes/your sight/your perspective", "*ʾeṯmôl*": "yesterday/recent past", "*yaʿăḇōr*": "passes/passes away/has passed", "*ʾašmûrâ*": "watch/night watch/period of night guard duty (about 4 hours)", "*lāylâ*": "night/darkness" } } 5 { "verseID": "Psalms.90.5", "source": "זְ֭רַמְתָּם שֵׁנָ֣ה יִהְי֑וּ בַּ֝בֹּ֗קֶר כֶּחָצִ֥יר יַחֲלֹֽף׃", "text": "You *zĕramtām* *šēnâ* they *yihyû*; in *boqer* like *ḥāṣîr* *yaḥălōp̄*.", "grammar": { "*zĕramtām*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - you flood/sweep/carry away them", "*šēnâ*": "feminine singular - sleep", "*yihyû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they are/become", "*babboqer*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular - in the morning", "*keḥāṣîr*": "preposition + masculine singular - like grass", "*yaḥălōp̄*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - sprouts up/passes away/changes" }, "variants": { "*zĕramtām*": "you flood them away/you sweep them away/you end them", "*šēnâ*": "sleep/slumber/unconsciousness", "*yihyû*": "they become/they are/they exist", "*boqer*": "morning/daybreak", "*ḥāṣîr*": "grass/hay/vegetation", "*yaḥălōp̄*": "sprouts up/passes away/changes/grows anew/fades" } }
• Ps 90:9-9 : 9 { "verseID": "Psalms.90.9", "source": "כִּ֣י כָל־יָ֭מֵינוּ פָּנ֣וּ בְעֶבְרָתֶ֑ךָ כִּלִּ֖ינוּ שָׁנֵ֣ינוּ כְמוֹ־הֶֽגֶה׃", "text": "For all *yāmênû* *pānû* in your *ʿeḇrāṯêḵā*; we *killînû* our *šānênû* like *hegeḥ*.", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ḵol-yāmênû*": "masculine singular construct + masculine plural + 1st plural suffix - all our days", "*pānû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - turn away/decline", "*ḇĕʿeḇrāṯêḵā*": "preposition + feminine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - in your wrath", "*killînû*": "piel perfect, 1st plural - we finish/complete/consume", "*šānênû*": "feminine plural + 1st plural suffix - our years", "*ḵĕmô-hegeḥ*": "preposition + masculine singular - like a sigh/moan/sound" }, "variants": { "*pānû*": "turn away/decline/end", "*ʿeḇrāṯêḵā*": "your wrath/your fury/your overflow of anger", "*killînû*": "we finish/we complete/we spend/we consume", "*hegeḥ*": "sigh/moan/sound/whisper/thought/meditation" } } 10 { "verseID": "Psalms.90.10", "source": "יְמֵֽי־שְׁנוֹתֵ֨ינוּ בָהֶ֥ם שִׁבְעִ֪ים שָׁנָ֡ה וְאִ֤ם בִּגְבוּרֹ֨ת ׀ שְׁמ֘וֹנִ֤ים שָׁנָ֗ה וְ֭רָהְבָּם עָמָ֣ל וָאָ֑וֶן כִּי־גָ֥ז חִ֝֗ישׁ וַנָּעֻֽפָה׃", "text": "The *yĕmê*-*šĕnôṯênû* in them *šiḇʿîm* *šānâ*, and if by *giḇûrōṯ* *šĕmônîm* *šānâ*, yet their *rohbām* is *ʿāmāl* and *ʾāwen*; for it *gāz* *ḥîš* and we *nāʿup̄â*.", "grammar": { "*yĕmê-šĕnôṯênû*": "masculine plural construct + feminine plural + 1st plural suffix - days of our years", "*bāhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - in them", "*šiḇʿîm*": "cardinal number - seventy", "*šānâ*": "feminine singular - year", "*wĕʾim*": "conjunction + conditional particle - and if", "*biḡḇûrōṯ*": "preposition + feminine plural - by strength/might", "*šĕmônîm*": "cardinal number - eighty", "*wĕrohbām*": "conjunction + masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and their pride/strength", "*ʿāmāl*": "masculine singular - trouble/labor", "*wāʾāwen*": "conjunction + masculine singular - and iniquity/sorrow", "*kî-gāz*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - for it is cut off", "*ḥîš*": "adverb - quickly/speedily", "*wannāʿup̄â*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 1st plural - and we fly away" }, "variants": { "*yĕmê-šĕnôṯênû*": "days of our years/span of our life", "*giḇûrōṯ*": "strength/might/power", "*rohbām*": "their pride/their strength/their boast", "*ʿāmāl*": "trouble/labor/toil/misery", "*ʾāwen*": "iniquity/sorrow/wickedness/trouble", "*gāz*": "is cut off/passes quickly/is over", "*ḥîš*": "quickly/speedily/soon", "*nāʿup̄â*": "we fly away/we depart/we vanish" } }
• Gen 47:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Genesis.47.9", "source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יַעֲקֹב֙ אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֔ה יְמֵי֙ שְׁנֵ֣י מְגוּרַ֔י שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּמְאַ֖ת שָׁנָ֑ה מְעַ֣ט וְרָעִ֗ים הָיוּ֙ יְמֵי֙ שְׁנֵ֣י חַיַּ֔י וְלֹ֣א הִשִּׂ֗יגוּ אֶת־יְמֵי֙ שְׁנֵי֙ חַיֵּ֣י אֲבֹתַ֔י בִּימֵ֖י מְגוּרֵיהֶֽם׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾmer* *ya'ăqōḇ* to *par'ōh* *yəmê* *šənê* *məḡûray* *šəlōšîm* *ûməʾaṯ* *šānāh* *mə'aṭ* *wə-rā'îm* *hāyû* *yəmê* *šənê* *ḥayyay* *wə-lōʾ* *hiśśîḡû* *ʾeṯ-yəmê* *šənê* *ḥayyê* *ʾăḇōṯay* in *bîmê* *məḡûrêhem*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and said", "*ya'ăqōḇ*": "proper noun - Jacob", "*par'ōh*": "proper noun - Pharaoh", "*yəmê*": "noun masculine plural construct - days of", "*šənê*": "noun feminine plural construct - years of", "*məḡûray*": "noun masculine plural construct with 1st person common singular suffix - my sojourning", "*šəlōšîm*": "number cardinal common - thirty", "*ûməʾaṯ*": "conjunction + number cardinal feminine singular - and hundred", "*šānāh*": "noun feminine singular - year", "*mə'aṭ*": "adjective masculine singular - few", "*wə-rā'îm*": "conjunction + adjective masculine plural - and evil/troublesome", "*hāyû*": "Qal perfect 3rd common plural - have been", "*ḥayyay*": "noun masculine plural construct with 1st person common singular suffix - my life", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*hiśśîḡû*": "Hiphil perfect 3rd common plural - they have attained", "*ʾăḇōṯay*": "noun masculine plural construct with 1st person common singular suffix - my fathers", "*bîmê*": "preposition + noun masculine plural construct - in the days of", "*məḡûrêhem*": "noun masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their sojourning" }, "variants": { "*məḡûray*": "my sojourning/my pilgrimage/my temporary residence", "*wə-rā'îm*": "evil/troublesome/difficult/unpleasant", "*hiśśîḡû*": "attained/reached/matched up to" } }
• Job 7:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Job.7.6", "source": "יָמַ֣י קַ֭לּוּ מִנִּי־אָ֑רֶג וַ֝יִּכְל֗וּ בְּאֶ֣פֶס תִּקְוָֽה", "text": "My *yāmay* *qallû* than-*'āreg* and *wayyiḵlû* in *'efes* *tiqwâ*", "grammar": { "*yāmay*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my days", "*qallû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they are swift/light", "*minnî*": "preposition - more than/from", "*'āreg*": "noun, masculine singular - weaver's shuttle", "*wa*": "conjunction - and", "*yiḵlû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - they end/are finished", "*bĕ*": "preposition - in/with", "*'efes*": "noun, masculine singular - end/nothing/without", "*tiqwâ*": "noun, feminine singular - hope/expectation" }, "variants": { "*yāmay*": "my days/my lifetime", "*qallû*": "are swift/are light/pass quickly", "*'āreg*": "weaver's shuttle/loom", "*yiḵlû*": "end/are finished/are consumed/are spent", "*'efes*": "end/nothing/cessation/without", "*tiqwâ*": "hope/expectation/prospect" } }
• Job 9:25-26 : 25 { "verseID": "Job.9.25", "source": "וְיָמַ֣י קַ֭לּוּ מִנִּי־רָ֑ץ בָּֽ֝רְח֗וּ לֹא־רָא֥וּ טוֹבָֽה׃", "text": "*wə-yāmay* *qallû* *minnî-rāṣ* *bārəḥû* *lōʾ-rāʾû* *ṭôbâ*", "grammar": { "*wə-yāmay*": "conjunction + masculine plural noun + 1st person singular suffix - and my days", "*qallû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - are swifter", "*minnî-rāṣ*": "preposition + qal participle masculine singular - than a runner", "*bārəḥû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they flee", "*lōʾ-rāʾû*": "negative particle + qal perfect 3rd common plural - they do not see", "*ṭôbâ*": "feminine singular noun/adjective - good" }, "variants": { "*yāmay*": "days, time, lifetime", "*qallû*": "to be swift, be light, be insignificant", "*rāṣ*": "runner, courier", "*bārəḥû*": "to flee, run away, escape", "*rāʾû*": "to see, perceive, witness", "*ṭôbâ*": "good, pleasant, agreeable" } } 26 { "verseID": "Job.9.26", "source": "חָ֭לְפוּ עִם־אֳנִיּ֣וֹת אֵבֶ֑ה כְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁר יָט֥וּשׂ עֲלֵי־אֹֽכֶל׃", "text": "*ḥālpû* *ʿim-ʾŏniyyôt* *ʾēbeh* *kə-nešer* *yāṭûś* *ʿălê-ʾōkel*", "grammar": { "*ḥālpû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they pass away", "*ʿim-ʾŏniyyôt*": "preposition + feminine plural noun - with ships of", "*ʾēbeh*": "noun - reed/papyrus", "*kə-nešer*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - like an eagle", "*yāṭûś*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - swoops", "*ʿălê-ʾōkel*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - upon food" }, "variants": { "*ḥālpû*": "to pass, slip away, go by", "*ʾŏniyyôt*": "ships, vessels, boats", "*ʾēbeh*": "reed, papyrus (swift boats)", "*nešer*": "eagle, vulture, large bird of prey", "*yāṭûś*": "to swoop down, dart, pounce", "*ʾōkel*": "food, prey, meal" } }
• Job 14:1-2 : 1 { "verseID": "Job.14.1", "source": "אָ֭דָם יְל֣וּד אִשָּׁ֑ה קְצַ֥ר יָ֝מִ֗ים וּֽשְׂבַֽע־רֹֽגֶז׃", "text": "*ʾādām* *yəlûd* *ʾiššâ* *qəṣar* *yāmîm* *ûśəbaʿ*-*rōgez*", "grammar": { "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine, singular - man/human/Adam", "*yəlûd*": "adjective, masculine, singular, construct - born of", "*ʾiššâ*": "noun, feminine, singular - woman", "*qəṣar*": "adjective, masculine, singular, construct - short of", "*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - days", "*ûśəbaʿ*": "conjunction + adjective, masculine, singular, construct - and full/satisfied of", "*rōgez*": "noun, masculine, singular - agitation/trouble/anger" }, "variants": { "*ʾādām*": "man/mankind/human/Adam", "*yəlûd*": "born of/brought forth from", "*qəṣar*": "short/brief/limited", "*ûśəbaʿ*": "and saturated/full/satisfied", "*rōgez*": "turmoil/agitation/anger/trouble" } } 2 { "verseID": "Job.14.2", "source": "כְּצִ֣יץ יָ֭צָא וַיִּמָּ֑ל וַיִּבְרַ֥ח כַּ֝צֵּ֗ל וְלֹ֣א יַעֲמֽוֹד׃", "text": "*kəṣîṣ* *yāṣāʾ* *wayyimmāl* *wayyibraḥ* *kaṣṣēl* *wəlōʾ* *yaʿămôd*", "grammar": { "*kəṣîṣ*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - like a flower/blossom", "*yāṣāʾ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he comes forth", "*wayyimmāl*": "conjunction + verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and he is cut down/withers", "*wayyibraḥ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and he flees away", "*kaṣṣēl*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine, singular - like the shadow", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yaʿămôd*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he stands/remains" }, "variants": { "*ṣîṣ*": "flower/blossom/bloom", "*yāṣāʾ*": "comes forth/emerges/sprouts", "*wayyimmāl*": "withers/fades/is cut down", "*wayyibraḥ*": "flees away/vanishes/escapes", "*ṣēl*": "shadow/shade/protection", "*yaʿămôd*": "stands/endures/remains/continues" } }
• Ps 39:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Psalms.39.11", "source": "הָסֵ֣ר מֵעָלַ֣י נִגְעֶ֑ךָ מִתִּגְרַ֥ת יָ֝דְךָ֗ אֲנִ֣י כָלִֽיתִי׃", "text": "*hāsēr* from-upon-me *nigʿekā* from-*tigrāt* *yādəkā* *ʾănî* *kālîtî*", "grammar": { "*hāsēr*": "verb, hiphil imperative masculine singular - remove", "*nigʿekā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix and prefixed 'mē'+'al' with 1st person singular suffix - your stroke from upon me", "*tigrāt*": "noun, feminine singular construct with prefixed preposition 'min' - from the blow of", "*yādəkā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hand", "*ʾănî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I", "*kālîtî*": "verb, qal perfect 1st person singular - I am consumed/perish" }, "variants": { "*hāsēr*": "remove/take away/turn aside", "*nigʿekā*": "your stroke/plague/affliction", "*tigrāt*": "blow/attack/contention", "*kālîtî*": "I am consumed/perish/come to an end" } }