Verse 20

{ "verseID": "Psalms.44.20", "source": "כִּ֣י דִ֭כִּיתָנוּ בִּמְק֣וֹם תַּנִּ֑ים וַתְּכַ֖ס עָלֵ֣ינוּ בְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃", "text": "For *dikkîtānû* in *bimqôm* *tannîm* and *wattĕkas* *ʿālênû* in *bĕṣalmāwet*", "grammar": { "*dikkîtānû*": "verb, piel perfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 1st person plural suffix - you have crushed us", "*bimqôm*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in place of", "*tannîm*": "noun, masculine plural - jackals", "*wattĕkas*": "conjunction + verb, piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular, waw consecutive - and you covered", "*ʿālênû*": "preposition + 1st person plural suffix - over us", "*bĕṣalmāwet*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - with deep darkness" }, "variants": { "*dikkîtānû*": "crushed/broken/shattered", "*tannîm*": "jackals/dragons/sea monsters", "*wattĕkas*": "covered/concealed/overwhelmed", "*bĕṣalmāwet*": "deep darkness/shadow of death/thick darkness" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 11:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Job.11.13", "source": "אִם־אַ֭תָּ֗ה הֲכִינ֣וֹתָ לִבֶּ֑ךָ וּפָרַשְׂתָּ֖ אֵלָ֣יו כַּפֶּֽךָ׃", "text": "*ʾim*-*ʾattah* *hakinota* *libbeka* *u-paraśta* *ʾelaw* *kappeka*", "grammar": { "*ʾim*": "conjunction - if", "*ʾattah*": "pronoun 2nd masculine singular - you", "*hakinota*": "hiphil perfect 2nd masculine singular - you have prepared/established", "*libbeka*": "noun masculine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your heart", "*u-paraśta*": "conjunction + qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - and you have spread out", "*ʾelaw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*kappeka*": "noun feminine dual construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your palms/hands" }, "variants": { "*hakinota*": "prepare/establish/direct/set right", "*libbeka*": "your heart/mind/will", "*paraśta*": "spread out/stretch forth/extend", "*kappeka*": "your palms/your hands (in prayer)" } }
  • Ps 68:31 : 31 { "verseID": "Psalms.68.31", "source": "גְּעַ֨ר חַיַּ֪ת קָנֶ֡ה עֲדַ֤ת אַבִּירִ֨ים ׀ בְּעֶגְלֵ֬י עַמִּ֗ים מִתְרַפֵּ֥ס בְּרַצֵּי־כָ֑סֶף בִּזַּ֥ר עַ֝מִּ֗ים קְרָב֥וֹת יֶחְפָּֽצוּ׃", "text": "*gəʿar* *ḥayyat* *qāneh* *ʿădat* *ʾabbîrîm* *bə-ʿeglê* *ʿammîm* *mitrappēs* *bə-raṣṣê*-*kāsep* *bizzar* *ʿammîm* *qərābôt* *yeḥpāṣû*", "grammar": { "*gəʿar*": "Qal imperative masculine singular - 'rebuke'", "*ḥayyat*": "feminine singular construct noun - 'beast of'", "*qāneh*": "masculine singular noun - 'reed/cane'", "*ʿădat*": "feminine singular construct noun - 'company of'", "*ʾabbîrîm*": "masculine plural adjective/noun - 'mighty ones/bulls'", "*bə-ʿeglê*": "preposition בְּ (among) + masculine plural construct noun - 'among calves of'", "*ʿammîm*": "masculine plural noun - 'peoples'", "*mitrappēs*": "Hithpael participle masculine singular - 'prostrating himself'", "*bə-raṣṣê*": "preposition בְּ (with) + masculine plural construct noun - 'with pieces of'", "*kāsep*": "masculine singular noun - 'silver'", "*bizzar*": "Piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - 'he scattered'", "*ʿammîm*": "masculine plural noun - 'peoples'", "*qərābôt*": "feminine plural noun - 'battles/wars'", "*yeḥpāṣû*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'they delight'" }, "variants": { "*gəʿar*": "rebuke/reprimand/reproach", "*ḥayyat* *qāneh*": "beast of reed/beast among reeds/wild beast of the marshes", "*ʾabbîrîm*": "mighty ones/bulls/strong ones", "*mitrappēs*": "prostrating himself/submitting/trampling", "*raṣṣê*-*kāsep*": "pieces of silver/bars of silver", "*bizzar*": "scattered/dispersed/destroyed", "*qərābôt*": "battles/wars/conflicts", "*yeḥpāṣû*": "they delight/they take pleasure/they desire" } }
  • Ps 81:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Psalms.81.9", "source": "שְׁמַ֣ע עַ֭מִּי וְאָעִ֣ידָה בָּ֑ךְ יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל אִם־תִּֽשְׁמַֽע־לִֽי׃", "text": "*šəmaʿ* my *ʿammî* and *wəʾāʿîdâ* against you, *yiśrāʾēl* if-*tišmaʿ*-to me", "grammar": { "*šəmaʿ*": "qal imperative masculine singular - 'hear/listen'", "*ʿammî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my people'", "*wəʾāʿîdâ*": "hiphil cohortative 1st singular with prefixed conjunction waw - 'and let me testify/warn'", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper name - 'Israel'", "*tišmaʿ*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular with conditional particle 'im - 'if you would listen'" }, "variants": { "*šəmaʿ*": "hear/listen/obey", "*ʿammî*": "my people/my nation", "*wəʾāʿîdâ*": "and I will testify/I will warn/I will admonish", "*tišmaʿ*": "you would listen/you would hear/you would obey" } }
  • Ps 78:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Psalms.78.11", "source": "וַיִּשְׁכְּח֥וּ עֲלִילוֹתָ֑יו וְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יו אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֶרְאָֽם׃", "text": "And they *wayyišəkᵉḥû* his *ʿălîlôtāyw* and his *wᵉnip̄lᵉʾôtāyw* *ʾăšer* he *herʾām*", "grammar": { "*wayyišəkᵉḥû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they forgot", "*ʿălîlôtāyw*": "noun, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his deeds/works", "*wᵉnip̄lᵉʾôtāyw*": "waw conjunctive + noun, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his wonders/marvelous deeds", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which/that", "*herʾām*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - he showed/caused them to see" }, "variants": { "*wayyišəkᵉḥû*": "and they forgot/neglected/ignored", "*ʿălîlôtāyw*": "his deeds/works/actions/practices", "*nip̄lᵉʾôtāyw*": "his wonders/marvelous deeds/miracles", "*herʾām*": "he showed them/caused them to see/displayed to them" } }
  • Exod 9:29 : 29 { "verseID": "Exodus.9.29", "source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ מֹשֶׁ֔ה כְּצֵאתִי֙ אֶת־הָעִ֔יר אֶפְרֹ֥שׂ אֶת־כַּפַּ֖י אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה הַקֹּל֣וֹת יֶחְדָּל֗וּן וְהַבָּרָד֙ לֹ֣א יִֽהְיֶה־ע֔וֹד לְמַ֣עַן תֵּדַ֔ע כִּ֥י לַיהוָ֖ה הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "And-*yō'mer* to-him *mōšeh* as-I-go-out *'et*-the-city I-will-spread *'et*-palms-my to-*YHWH* the-thunders will-cease and-the-*bārāḏ* not will-be-more so-that *tēḏa'* that to-*YHWH* the-earth.", "grammar": { "*wayyō'mer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*'ēlāyw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses", "*kᵊṣē'tî*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct + 1st singular suffix - when I go out", "*'et-hā'îr*": "direct object marker + definite article + noun - the city", "*'ep̄rōś*": "qal imperfect 1st singular - I will spread out", "*'et-kappay*": "direct object marker + noun construct dual + 1st singular suffix - my palms/hands", "*'el-YHWH*": "preposition + divine name - to Yahweh/the LORD", "*haqqōlôt*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the thunders", "*yeḥdālûn*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they will cease", "*wᵊhabbārāḏ*": "conjunction + definite article + noun - and the hail", "*lō' yihyeh-'ôḏ*": "negative particle + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + adverb - will not be anymore", "*lᵊma'an*": "conjunction - so that/in order that", "*tēḏa'*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you will know", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/because/for", "*laYHWH*": "preposition + divine name - to Yahweh/belonging to the LORD", "*hā'āreṣ*": "definite article + noun - the earth/land" }, "variants": { "*'ep̄rōś 'et-kappay*": "I will spread out my hands/I will pray with outstretched hands/I will entreat with palms extended", "*yeḥdālûn*": "will cease/will stop/will end", "*lᵊma'an tēḏa'*": "so that you may know/in order for you to recognize", "*laYHWH hā'āreṣ*": "the earth belongs to the LORD/the land is the LORD's" } }
  • Deut 6:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.6.14", "source": "לֹ֣א תֵֽלְכ֔וּן אַחֲרֵ֖י אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים מֵאֱלֹהֵי֙ הָֽעַמִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר סְבִיבוֹתֵיכֶֽם", "text": "Not *tēlĕkûn* after *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾăḥērîm* from-*mēʾĕlōhê* the-*hāʿammîm* which *sĕbîbôtêkem*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*tēlĕkûn*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you shall go", "*ʾaḥărê*": "preposition - after", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun - gods", "*ʾăḥērîm*": "masculine plural adjective - other", "*mē-ʾĕlōhê*": "preposition + masculine plural noun, construct - from gods of", "*hā-ʿammîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the peoples", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*sĕbîbôtêkem*": "feminine plural noun + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - around you" }, "variants": { "*tēlĕkûn*": "go/walk/follow", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "gods/deities", "*ʾăḥērîm*": "other/different/strange", "*ʿammîm*": "peoples/nations", "*sĕbîbôt*": "surroundings/vicinity/around" } }
  • 1 Kgs 8:22 : 22 { "verseID": "1 Kings.8.22", "source": "וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה לִפְנֵי֙ מִזְבַּ֣ח יְהוָ֔ה נֶ֖גֶד כָּל־קְהַ֣ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂ כַּפָּ֖יו הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃", "text": "And *wayyaʿămōḏ* *Šəlōmōh* before *mizbaḥ* *YHWH* opposite all-*qəhal* *Yiśrāʾēl* and *wayyiprōś* *kappāyw* *haššāmāyim*", "grammar": { "*wayyaʿămōḏ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he stood", "*Šəlōmōh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Solomon", "*lipnê*": "preposition + plural construct - before/in front of", "*mizbaḥ*": "masculine singular construct - altar of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*neḡeḏ*": "preposition - opposite/in front of", "*kol*": "construct - all of", "*qəhal*": "masculine singular construct - assembly of", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*wayyiprōś*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he spread out", "*kappāyw*": "feminine dual noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his palms/hands", "*haššāmāyim*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the heavens" }, "variants": { "*wayyaʿămōḏ*": "and he stood/positioned himself", "*lipnê*": "before/in front of/in the presence of", "*mizbaḥ*": "altar/place of sacrifice", "*neḡeḏ*": "opposite/in front of/before", "*qəhal*": "assembly/congregation/gathering", "*wayyiprōś*": "and he spread out/extended", "*kappāyw*": "his palms/hands/open hands", "*haššāmāyim*": "the heavens/sky" } }
  • Job 31:5-9 : 5 { "verseID": "Job.31.5", "source": "אִם־הָלַ֥כְתִּי עִם־שָׁ֑וְא וַתַּ֖חַשׁ עַל־מִרְמָ֣ה רַגְלֽ͏ִי׃", "text": "If-*hālaktî* with-*šāwʾ* and-*tataḥaš* upon-*mirmâ raglî*", "grammar": { "*hālaktî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I walked/went", "*šāwʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - falsehood/emptiness", "*tataḥaš*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person feminine singular - it hastened", "*mirmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - deceit/treachery", "*raglî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my foot" }, "variants": { "*hālaktî*": "I walked/I have gone/I have conducted myself", "*šāwʾ*": "falsehood/emptiness/vanity/worthlessness", "*tataḥaš*": "hasten/rush/hurry", "*mirmâ*": "deceit/treachery/fraud" } } 6 { "verseID": "Job.31.6", "source": "יִשְׁקְלֵ֥נִי בְמֹאזְנֵי־צֶ֑דֶק וְיֵדַ֥ע אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ תֻּמָּתִֽי׃", "text": "*yišqəlēnî* in-*mōʾznê-ṣedeq* and-*yēdaʿ ʾĕlôah tummātî*", "grammar": { "*yišqəlēnî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he weighs me", "*mōʾznê*": "noun, masculine dual construct - scales of", "*ṣedeq*": "noun, masculine singular - righteousness/justice", "*yēdaʿ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he knows", "*ʾĕlôah*": "noun, masculine singular - God/deity", "*tummātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my integrity" }, "variants": { "*yišqəlēnî*": "let him weigh me/may he weigh me", "*mōʾznê-ṣedeq*": "scales of righteousness/just balances", "*yēdaʿ*": "know/perceive/acknowledge", "*tummātî*": "my integrity/my innocence/my blamelessness" } } 7 { "verseID": "Job.31.7", "source": "אִ֥ם תִּטֶּ֣ה אַשֻּׁרִי֮ מִנִּ֢י הַ֫דָּ֥רֶךְ וְאַחַ֣ר עֵ֭ינַי הָלַ֣ךְ לִבִּ֑י וּ֝בְכַפַּ֗י דָּ֣בַק מֻאוּֽם׃", "text": "If-*tiṭṭeh ʾaššurî* from the-*dārek* and-after *ʿênay hālak libbî* and-in-*kappay dābaq muʾûm*", "grammar": { "*tiṭṭeh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it turned aside", "*ʾaššurî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my step", "*dārek*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the way/path", "*ʿênay*": "noun, feminine dual construct with 1st person singular suffix - my eyes", "*hālak*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it went/walked", "*libbî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my heart", "*kappay*": "noun, feminine dual construct with 1st person singular suffix - my palms/hands", "*dābaq*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it clung/adhered", "*muʾûm*": "noun, masculine singular - anything/spot/blemish" }, "variants": { "*tiṭṭeh*": "turned aside/deviated/swerved", "*ʾaššurî*": "my step/my footstep", "*dārek*": "way/path/road", "*hālak libbî*": "my heart has gone/my heart has followed", "*dābaq*": "clung/stuck/adhered", "*muʾûm*": "spot/blemish/anything [unclean]" } } 8 { "verseID": "Job.31.8", "source": "אֶ֭זְרְעָה וְאַחֵ֣ר יֹאכֵ֑ל וְֽצֶאֱצָאַ֥י יְשֹׁרָֽשׁוּ׃", "text": "*ʾezrəʿâ* and-*ʾaḥēr yōʾkēl* and-*ṣeʾĕṣāʾay yəšōrāšû*", "grammar": { "*ʾezrəʿâ*": "verb, qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular - let me sow", "*ʾaḥēr*": "adjective, masculine singular - another", "*yōʾkēl*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will eat", "*ṣeʾĕṣāʾay*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my offspring", "*yəšōrāšû*": "verb, pual imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will be uprooted" }, "variants": { "*ʾezrəʿâ*": "let me sow/I would sow", "*ʾaḥēr*": "another/someone else", "*ṣeʾĕṣāʾay*": "my offspring/my produce/my descendants", "*yəšōrāšû*": "be uprooted/be rooted out/be torn out" } } 9 { "verseID": "Job.31.9", "source": "אִם־נִפְתָּ֣ה לִ֭בִּי עַל־אִשָּׁ֑ה וְעַל־פֶּ֖תַח רֵעִ֣י אָרָֽבְתִּי׃", "text": "If-*niptâ libbî* upon-*ʾiššâ* and-upon-*petaḥ rēʿî ʾārābtî*", "grammar": { "*niptâ*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it was enticed", "*libbî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my heart", "*ʾiššâ*": "noun, feminine singular - woman/wife", "*petaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - door/entrance of", "*rēʿî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my neighbor/friend", "*ʾārābtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I lay in wait" }, "variants": { "*niptâ*": "was enticed/was deceived/was allured", "*ʾiššâ*": "woman/wife", "*petaḥ*": "door/entrance/opening", "*rēʿî*": "my neighbor/my friend", "*ʾārābtî*": "I have lurked/I have lain in wait" } } 10 { "verseID": "Job.31.10", "source": "תִּטְחַ֣ן לְאַחֵ֣ר אִשְׁתִּ֑י וְ֝עָלֶ֗יהָ יִכְרְע֥וּן אֲחֵרִֽין׃", "text": "*tiṭḥan lə-ʾaḥēr ʾištî* and-upon-her *yikrəʿûn ʾăḥērîn*", "grammar": { "*tiṭḥan*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular jussive - let her grind", "*lə-ʾaḥēr*": "preposition with adjective, masculine singular - for another", "*ʾištî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my wife", "*yikrəʿûn*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural paragogic nun - they would bow down", "*ʾăḥērîn*": "adjective, masculine plural - others" }, "variants": { "*tiṭḥan*": "let her grind/may she grind [grain, euphemism for sexual relations]", "*ʾaḥēr*": "another/someone else", "*yikrəʿûn*": "bow down/kneel/stoop [euphemism for sexual relations]", "*ʾăḥērîn*": "others/other men" } } 11 { "verseID": "Job.31.11", "source": "כִּי־*הוא **הִ֥יא זִמָּ֑ה *והיא **וְ֝ה֗וּא עָוֺ֥ן פְּלִילִֽים׃", "text": "For-*hîʾ zimmâ wə-hûʾ ʿāwōn pəlîlîm*", "grammar": { "*hîʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person feminine singular - she/it (feminine)", "*zimmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - lewdness/wickedness", "*wə-hûʾ*": "conjunction with pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - and it (masculine)", "*ʿāwōn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - iniquity of", "*pəlîlîm*": "noun, masculine plural - judges/arbiters" }, "variants": { "*zimmâ*": "lewdness/depravity/wickedness", "*ʿāwōn pəlîlîm*": "iniquity of judges/punishable crime/criminal iniquity" } } 12 { "verseID": "Job.31.12", "source": "כִּ֤י אֵ֣שׁ הִ֭יא עַד־אֲבַדּ֣וֹן תֹּאכֵ֑ל וּֽבְכָל־תְּב֖וּאָתִ֣י תְשָׁרֵֽשׁ׃", "text": "For *ʾēš hîʾ* unto-*ʾăbaddôn tōʾkēl* and-in-all-*təḇûʾātî təšārēš*", "grammar": { "*ʾēš*": "noun, feminine singular - fire", "*hîʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person feminine singular - she/it (feminine)", "*ʾăbaddôn*": "noun, masculine singular - destruction/Abaddon", "*tōʾkēl*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it consumes", "*təḇûʾātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my harvest/produce", "*təšārēš*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it uproots" }, "variants": { "*ʾēš*": "fire/flame", "*ʾăbaddôn*": "destruction/place of destruction/Abaddon", "*tōʾkēl*": "consumes/devours/eats", "*təḇûʾātî*": "my harvest/my produce/my increase", "*təšārēš*": "uproots/roots out/eradicates" } } 13 { "verseID": "Job.31.13", "source": "אִם־אֶמְאַ֗ס מִשְׁפַּ֣ט עַ֭בְדִּי וַאֲמָתִ֑י בְּ֝רִבָ֗ם עִמָּדִֽי׃", "text": "If-*ʾemʾas mišpaṭ ʿaḇdî wa-ʾămātî* in-*rîḇām ʿimmādî*", "grammar": { "*ʾemʾas*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I reject", "*mišpaṭ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - justice/right of", "*ʿaḇdî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my servant", "*wa-ʾămātî*": "conjunction with noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and my maidservant", "*rîḇām*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their dispute", "*ʿimmādî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - with me" }, "variants": { "*ʾemʾas*": "reject/despise/refuse", "*mišpaṭ*": "justice/right/claim", "*ʿaḇdî*": "my male servant/my slave", "*ʾămātî*": "my female servant/my maidservant", "*rîḇām*": "their dispute/their case/their lawsuit" } } 14 { "verseID": "Job.31.14", "source": "וּמָ֣ה אֶֽ֭עֱשֶׂה כִּֽי־יָק֣וּם אֵ֑ל וְכִֽי־יִ֝פְקֹ֗ד מָ֣ה אֲשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃", "text": "And-*mâ ʾeʿĕśeh* when-*yāqûm ʾēl* and-when-*yipqōd mâ ʾăšîḇennû*", "grammar": { "*mâ*": "interrogative pronoun - what", "*ʾeʿĕśeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will do", "*yāqûm*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he rises", "*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - God", "*yipqōd*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he visits/examines", "*ʾăšîḇennû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - I will answer him" }, "variants": { "*ʾeʿĕśeh*": "I will do/I would do/I could do", "*yāqûm*": "rises/stands up/takes action", "*ʾēl*": "God/deity", "*yipqōd*": "visits/inspects/examines", "*ʾăšîḇennû*": "I will answer him/I would respond to him" } } 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" } } 16 { "verseID": "Job.31.16", "source": "אִם־אֶ֭מְנַע מֵחֵ֣פֶץ דַּלִּ֑ים וְעֵינֵ֖י אַלְמָנָ֣ה אֲכַלֶּֽה׃", "text": "If-*ʾemnaʿ* from-*ḥēpeṣ dallîm* and-*ʿênê ʾalmānâ ʾăkalleh*", "grammar": { "*ʾemnaʿ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I withhold", "*ḥēpeṣ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - desire of", "*dallîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - poor ones", "*ʿênê*": "noun, feminine dual construct - eyes of", "*ʾalmānâ*": "noun, feminine singular - widow", "*ʾăkalleh*": "verb, piel imperfect, 1st person singular - I cause to fail" }, "variants": { "*ʾemnaʿ*": "withhold/keep back/refuse", "*ḥēpeṣ*": "desire/wish/request", "*dallîm*": "poor/weak/lowly", "*ʾăkalleh*": "cause to fail/exhaust/consume" } } 17 { "verseID": "Job.31.17", "source": "וְאֹכַ֣ל פִּתִּ֣י לְבַדִּ֑י וְלֹא־אָכַ֖ל יָת֣וֹם מִמֶּֽנָּה׃", "text": "And-*ʾōkal pittî ləḇaddî* and-not-*ʾākal yātôm* from-it", "grammar": { "*ʾōkal*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I eat", "*pittî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my morsel/bread", "*ləḇaddî*": "preposition with noun and 1st person singular suffix - by myself", "*ʾākal*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he ate", "*yātôm*": "noun, masculine singular - orphan/fatherless" }, "variants": { "*pittî*": "my morsel/my piece/my bread", "*ləḇaddî*": "by myself/alone", "*yātôm*": "orphan/fatherless" } } 18 { "verseID": "Job.31.18", "source": "כִּ֣י מִ֭נְּעוּרַי גְּדֵלַ֣נִי כְאָ֑ב וּמִבֶּ֖טֶן אִמִּ֣י אַנְחֶֽנָּה׃", "text": "For from-*nəʿûray gədēlanî* as-*ʾāḇ* and-from-*beṭen ʾimmî ʾanḥennâ*", "grammar": { "*nəʿûray*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my youth", "*gədēlanî*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he raised me", "*ʾāḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - father", "*beṭen*": "noun, feminine singular construct - womb of", "*ʾimmî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my mother", "*ʾanḥennâ*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - I guided her" }, "variants": { "*nəʿûray*": "my youth/my childhood", "*gədēlanî*": "he raised me/he brought me up", "*ʾanḥennâ*": "I guided her/I led her/I directed her" } } 19 { "verseID": "Job.31.19", "source": "אִם־אֶרְאֶ֣ה א֭וֹבֵד מִבְּלִ֣י לְב֑וּשׁ וְאֵ֥ין כְּ֝ס֗וּת לָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃", "text": "If-*ʾerʾeh ʾôḇēd* from-without *ləḇûš* and-no *kəsût* to-*ʾeḇyôn*", "grammar": { "*ʾerʾeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I see", "*ʾôḇēd*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - perishing one", "*ləḇûš*": "noun, masculine singular - clothing", "*kəsût*": "noun, feminine singular - covering", "*ʾeḇyôn*": "adjective, masculine singular - needy/poor" }, "variants": { "*ʾôḇēd*": "perishing one/one who is dying/one who is lost", "*ləḇûš*": "clothing/garment", "*kəsût*": "covering/garment", "*ʾeḇyôn*": "needy/poor/destitute" } } 20 { "verseID": "Job.31.20", "source": "אִם־לֹ֣א בֵרֲכ֣וּנִי *חלצו **חֲלָצָ֑יו וּמִגֵּ֥ז כְּ֝בָשַׂי יִתְחַמָּֽם׃", "text": "If-not *ḇērăkûnî ḥălāṣāyw* and-from-*gēz kəḇāśay yitḥammām*", "grammar": { "*ḇērăkûnî*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - they blessed me", "*ḥălāṣāyw*": "noun, masculine dual with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his loins", "*gēz*": "noun, masculine singular construct - fleece/shearing of", "*kəḇāśay*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my sheep", "*yitḥammām*": "verb, hithpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he warmed himself" }, "variants": { "*ḇērăkûnî*": "they blessed me/they thanked me", "*ḥălāṣāyw*": "his loins/his body/his sides", "*gēz*": "fleece/shearing/wool", "*yitḥammām*": "warmed himself/was warmed" } } 21 { "verseID": "Job.31.21", "source": "אִם־הֲנִיפ֣וֹתִי עַל־יָת֣וֹם יָדִ֑י כִּֽי־אֶרְאֶ֥ה בַ֝שַּׁ֗עַר עֶזְרָתִֽי׃", "text": "If-*hănîpôtî* upon-*yātôm yādî* when-*ʾerʾeh ḇaššaʿar ʿezrātî*", "grammar": { "*hănîpôtî*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 1st person singular - I raised/shook", "*yātôm*": "noun, masculine singular - orphan/fatherless", "*yādî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my hand", "*ʾerʾeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I see", "*ḇaššaʿar*": "preposition with definite article and noun, masculine singular - in the gate", "*ʿezrātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my help" }, "variants": { "*hănîpôtî*": "I raised/I shook/I brandished [threatening gesture]", "*yātôm*": "orphan/fatherless", "*ḇaššaʿar*": "in the gate [place of legal proceedings]", "*ʿezrātî*": "my help/my support/my backing" } } 22 { "verseID": "Job.31.22", "source": "כְּ֭תֵפִי מִשִּׁכְמָ֣ה תִפּ֑וֹל וְ֝אֶזְרֹעִ֗י מִקָּנָ֥ה תִשָּׁבֵֽר׃", "text": "*kətēpî miššikmâ tippôl* and-*ʾezrōʿî miqqānâ tiššāḇēr*", "grammar": { "*kətēpî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my shoulder", "*miššikmâ*": "preposition with noun, feminine singular - from [its] socket", "*tippôl*": "verb, qal imperfect jussive, 3rd person feminine singular - let it fall", "*ʾezrōʿî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my arm", "*miqqānâ*": "preposition with noun, feminine singular - from [its] joint", "*tiššāḇēr*": "verb, niphal imperfect jussive, 3rd person feminine singular - let it be broken" }, "variants": { "*kətēpî*": "my shoulder/my shoulder blade", "*šikmâ*": "socket/shoulder joint", "*tippôl*": "fall/drop/be cast down", "*ʾezrōʿî*": "my arm/my forearm", "*qānâ*": "reed/joint/bone", "*tiššāḇēr*": "be broken/be shattered" } } 23 { "verseID": "Job.31.23", "source": "כִּ֤י פַ֣חַד אֵ֭לַי אֵ֣יד אֵ֑ל וּ֝מִשְּׂאֵת֗וֹ לֹ֣א אוּכָֽל׃", "text": "For *paḥad ʾēlay ʾêd ʾēl* and-from-*śəʾētô lōʾ ʾûkāl*", "grammar": { "*paḥad*": "noun, masculine singular construct - dread of", "*ʾēlay*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me", "*ʾêd*": "noun, masculine singular construct - calamity of", "*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - God", "*śəʾētô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his majesty/dignity", "*lōʾ ʾûkāl*": "negative particle with verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I cannot" }, "variants": { "*paḥad*": "dread/terror/fear", "*ʾêd*": "calamity/destruction", "*śəʾētô*": "his majesty/his dignity/his exaltation", "*ʾûkāl*": "I am able/I could endure" } } 24 { "verseID": "Job.31.24", "source": "אִם־שַׂ֣מְתִּי זָהָ֣ב כִּסְלִ֑י וְ֝לַכֶּ֗תֶם אָמַ֥רְתִּי מִבְטַחִֽי׃", "text": "If-*śamtî zāhāḇ kislî* and-to-*kettem ʾāmartî miḇṭaḥî*", "grammar": { "*śamtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I put/placed", "*zāhāḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - gold", "*kislî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my confidence", "*kettem*": "noun, masculine singular - pure gold", "*ʾāmartî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I said", "*miḇṭaḥî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my trust" }, "variants": { "*śamtî*": "I put/I placed/I made", "*kislî*": "my confidence/my hope/my security", "*kettem*": "pure gold/refined gold", "*miḇṭaḥî*": "my trust/my security/my confidence" } } 25 { "verseID": "Job.31.25", "source": "אִם־אֶ֭שְׂמַח כִּי־רַ֣ב חֵילִ֑י וְכִֽי־כַ֝בִּ֗יר מָצְאָ֥ה יָדִֽי׃", "text": "If-*ʾeśmaḥ* because-abundant *ḥêlî* and-because-*kabbîr māṣəʾâ yādî*", "grammar": { "*ʾeśmaḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I rejoice", "*ḥêlî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my wealth", "*kabbîr*": "adjective, masculine singular - great/much", "*māṣəʾâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it found/attained", "*yādî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my hand" }, "variants": { "*ʾeśmaḥ*": "rejoice/be glad/delight", "*ḥêlî*": "my wealth/my strength/my means", "*kabbîr*": "great/much/abundant", "*māṣəʾâ yādî*": "my hand found/attained/acquired" } } 26 { "verseID": "Job.31.26", "source": "אִם־אֶרְאֶ֣ה א֖וֹר כִּ֣י יָהֵ֑ל וְ֝יָרֵ֗חַ יָקָ֥ר הֹלֵֽךְ׃", "text": "If-*ʾerʾeh ʾôr* because *yāhēl* and-*yārēaḥ yāqār hōlēk*", "grammar": { "*ʾerʾeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I see", "*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular - light", "*yāhēl*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it shines", "*yārēaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - moon", "*yāqār*": "adjective, masculine singular - precious/splendid", "*hōlēk*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - walking/going" }, "variants": { "*ʾôr*": "light/sunlight", "*yāhēl*": "shines/gleams/is bright", "*yārēaḥ*": "moon/lunar body", "*yāqār*": "precious/splendid/glorious", "*hōlēk*": "walking/going/moving" } } 27 { "verseID": "Job.31.27", "source": "וַיִּ֣פְתְּ בַּסֵּ֣תֶר לִבִּ֑י וַתִּשַּׁ֖ק יָדִ֣י לְפִֽי׃", "text": "And-*yipt bassēter libbî* and-*tiššaq yādî* to-*pî*", "grammar": { "*yipt*": "verb, qal imperfect jussive, 3rd person masculine singular - it is enticed", "*bassēter*": "preposition with definite article and noun, masculine singular - in the secret/hidden place", "*libbî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my heart", "*tiššaq*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it kisses", "*yādî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my hand", "*pî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my mouth" }, "variants": { "*yipt*": "is enticed/is deceived/is seduced", "*bassēter*": "in secret/in the hidden place", "*tiššaq*": "kisses/touches [in homage]", "*pî*": "my mouth/my speech" } } 28 { "verseID": "Job.31.28", "source": "גַּם־ה֭וּא עָוֺ֣ן פְּלִילִ֑י כִּֽי־כִחַ֖שְׁתִּי לָאֵ֣ל מִמָּֽעַל׃", "text": "Also-*hûʾ ʿāwōn pəlîlî* for-*kiḥaštî* to-*ʾēl* from-above", "grammar": { "*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he/it (masculine)", "*ʿāwōn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - iniquity of", "*pəlîlî*": "adjective, masculine singular - judicial/criminal", "*kiḥaštî*": "verb, piel perfect, 1st person singular - I denied", "*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - God" }, "variants": { "*ʿāwōn pəlîlî*": "judicial iniquity/punishable crime", "*kiḥaštî*": "I denied/I lied to/I deceived", "*ʾēl*": "God/deity" } } 29 { "verseID": "Job.31.29", "source": "אִם־אֶ֭שְׂמַח בְּפִ֣יד מְשַׂנְאִ֑י וְ֝הִתְעֹרַ֗רְתִּי כִּֽי־מְצָ֥אוֹ רָֽע׃", "text": "If-*ʾeśmaḥ* in-*pîd* *məśanʾî* and-*hitʿōrartî* when-found-him *rāʿ*", "grammar": { "*ʾeśmaḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I rejoice", "*pîd*": "noun, masculine singular construct - calamity of", "*məśanʾî*": "verb, piel participle, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - one hating me", "*hitʿōrartî*": "verb, hithpolel perfect, 1st person singular - I was excited/stirred up", "*rāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - evil/bad" }, "variants": { "*ʾeśmaḥ*": "rejoice/be glad/delight", "*pîd*": "calamity/ruin/disaster", "*məśanʾî*": "one hating me/my enemy", "*hitʿōrartî*": "I was excited/I was stirred up/I was aroused", "*rāʿ*": "evil/misfortune/disaster" } } 30 { "verseID": "Job.31.30", "source": "וְלֹא־נָתַ֣תִּי לַחֲטֹ֣א חִכִּ֑י לִשְׁאֹ֖ל בְּאָלָ֣ה נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃", "text": "And-not-*nātattî* to-*ḥăṭōʾ ḥikkî* to-*šəʾōl* in-*ʾālâ napšô*", "grammar": { "*nātattî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I gave/allowed", "*ḥăṭōʾ*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - to sin", "*ḥikkî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my palate/mouth", "*šəʾōl*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - to ask/request", "*ʾālâ*": "noun, feminine singular - curse/oath", "*napšô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his life/soul" }, "variants": { "*nātattî*": "I gave/I allowed/I permitted", "*ḥăṭōʾ*": "to sin/to err", "*ḥikkî*": "my palate/my mouth/my speech", "*šəʾōl*": "to ask/to request/to demand", "*ʾālâ*": "curse/oath", "*napšô*": "his life/his soul/his being" } } 31 { "verseID": "Job.31.31", "source": "אִם־לֹ֣א אָ֭מְרוּ מְתֵ֣י אָהֳלִ֑י מִֽי־יִתֵּ֥ן מִ֝בְּשָׂר֗וֹ לֹ֣א נִשְׂבָּֽע׃", "text": "If-not *ʾāmərû* *mətê ʾāholî* who-*yittēn* from-*bəśārô lōʾ niśbāʿ*", "grammar": { "*ʾāmərû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they said", "*mətê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - men of", "*ʾāholî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my tent", "*yittēn*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he gives", "*bəśārô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his flesh", "*niśbāʿ*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person plural - we are satisfied" }, "variants": { "*mətê*": "men/people", "*ʾāholî*": "my tent/my household", "*mî-yittēn*": "who would give/oh that", "*bəśārô*": "his flesh/his meat", "*niśbāʿ*": "are satisfied/have had enough" } } 32 { "verseID": "Job.31.32", "source": "בַּ֭חוּץ לֹא־יָלִ֣ין גֵּ֑ר דְּ֝לָתַ֗י לָאֹ֥רַח אֶפְתָּֽח׃", "text": "In-the-*ḥûṣ* not-*yālîn gēr* *dəlātay* to-*ʾōraḥ ʾeptāḥ*", "grammar": { "*ḥûṣ*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - outside", "*yālîn*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he lodges/spends the night", "*gēr*": "noun, masculine singular - stranger/sojourner", "*dəlātay*": "noun, feminine dual with 1st person singular suffix - my doors", "*ʾōraḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - traveler/wayfarer", "*ʾeptāḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I open" }, "variants": { "*ḥûṣ*": "outside/street", "*yālîn*": "spends the night/lodges/stays", "*gēr*": "stranger/sojourner/foreigner", "*dəlātay*": "my doors/my entrances", "*ʾōraḥ*": "traveler/wayfarer/wanderer" } } 33 { "verseID": "Job.31.33", "source": "אִם־כִּסִּ֣יתִי כְאָדָ֣ם פְּשָׁעָ֑י לִטְמ֖וֹן בְּחֻבִּ֣י עֲוֺֽנִי׃", "text": "If-*kissîtî kəʾādām pəšāʿāy* to-*ṭəmôn* in-*ḥubbî ʿăwōnî*", "grammar": { "*kissîtî*": "verb, piel perfect, 1st person singular - I covered", "*kəʾādām*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular - like Adam/like mankind", "*pəšāʿāy*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my transgressions", "*ṭəmôn*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - to hide", "*ḥubbî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my bosom", "*ʿăwōnî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my iniquity" }, "variants": { "*kissîtî*": "I covered/I concealed/I hid", "*kəʾādām*": "like Adam/like mankind/like people", "*pəšāʿāy*": "my transgressions/my sins", "*ḥubbî*": "my bosom/my chest/my heart", "*ʿăwōnî*": "my iniquity/my guilt/my sin" } } 34 { "verseID": "Job.31.34", "source": "כִּ֤י אֶֽעֱר֨וֹץ ׀ הָ֘מ֤וֹן רַבָּ֗ה וּבוּז־מִשְׁפָּח֥וֹת יְחִתֵּ֑נִי וָ֝אֶדֹּ֗ם לֹא־אֵ֥צֵא פָֽתַח׃", "text": "Because *ʾeʿĕrôṣ hāmôn rabbâ* and-*ḇûz-mišpāḥôt yəḥittēnî* and-*ʾeddōm lōʾ-ʾēṣēʾ pātaḥ*", "grammar": { "*ʾeʿĕrôṣ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I fear/dread", "*hāmôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - multitude of", "*rabbâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - great/many", "*ḇûz*": "noun, masculine singular construct - contempt of", "*mišpāḥôt*": "noun, feminine plural - families/clans", "*yəḥittēnî*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - it terrifies me", "*ʾeddōm*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular cohortative - I am silent", "*ʾēṣēʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I go out", "*pātaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - door/entrance" }, "variants": { "*ʾeʿĕrôṣ*": "I fear/I dread/I am terrified of", "*hāmôn*": "multitude/crowd/throng", "*ḇûz*": "contempt/scorn", "*mišpāḥôt*": "families/clans/tribes", "*yəḥittēnî*": "terrifies me/frightens me", "*ʾeddōm*": "I am silent/I keep still/I am quiet", "*pātaḥ*": "door/entrance/opening" } } 35 { "verseID": "Job.31.35", "source": "מִ֤י יִתֶּן־לִ֨י ׀ שֹׁ֘מֵ֤עַֽ לִ֗י הֶן־תָּ֭וִי שַׁדַּ֣י יַעֲנֵ֑נִי וְסֵ֥פֶר כָּ֝תַ֗ב אִ֣ישׁ רִיבִֽי׃", "text": "Who *yitten-lî šōmēaʿ lî* behold-*tāwî šadday yaʿănēnî* and-*sēper kātaḇ ʾîš rîḇî*", "grammar": { "*yitten*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he gives", "*šōmēaʿ*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - one hearing", "*tāwî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my mark/signature", "*šadday*": "divine name - Almighty/Shaddai", "*yaʿănēnî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he answers me", "*sēper*": "noun, masculine singular - book/document", "*kātaḇ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he wrote", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - man of", "*rîḇî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my adversary" }, "variants": { "*mî yitten-lî*": "who would give me/oh that I had", "*šōmēaʿ*": "hearer/one who hears/listener", "*tāwî*": "my mark/my signature/my sign", "*šadday*": "the Almighty/Shaddai", "*yaʿănēnî*": "would answer me/would respond to me", "*sēper*": "book/document/scroll", "*ʾîš rîḇî*": "man of my contention/my accuser/my opponent" } } 36 { "verseID": "Job.31.36", "source": "אִם־לֹ֣א עַל־שִׁ֭כְמִי אֶשָּׂאֶ֑נּוּ אֶֽעֶנְדֶ֖נּוּ עֲטָר֣וֹת לִֽי׃", "text": "If-not upon-*šikmî ʾeśśāʾennû* *ʾeʿendennû ʿăṭārôt* to-me", "grammar": { "*šikmî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my shoulder", "*ʾeśśāʾennû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - I would bear it", "*ʾeʿendennû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - I would bind it", "*ʿăṭārôt*": "noun, feminine plural - crowns" }, "variants": { "*ʾeśśāʾennû*": "I would bear it/I would carry it", "*ʾeʿendennû*": "I would bind it/I would tie it", "*ʿăṭārôt*": "crowns/wreaths/diadems" } } 37 { "verseID": "Job.31.37", "source": "מִסְפַּ֣ר צְ֭עָדַי אַגִּידֶ֑נּוּ כְּמוֹ־נָ֝גִ֗יד אֲקָרֲבֶֽנּוּ׃", "text": "*mispar ṣəʿāday ʾaggîdennû* like-*nāgîd ʾăqārăḇennû*", "grammar": { "*mispar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - number of", "*ṣəʿāday*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my steps", "*ʾaggîdennû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - I would declare it", "*nāgîd*": "noun, masculine singular - prince/ruler", "*ʾăqārăḇennû*": "verb, piel imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - I would approach it" }, "variants": { "*mispar*": "number/count/account", "*ṣəʿāday*": "my steps/my paces", "*ʾaggîdennû*": "I would declare it/I would tell it/I would report it", "*nāgîd*": "prince/ruler/leader", "*ʾăqārăḇennû*": "I would approach it/I would present it/I would bring it near" } } 38 { "verseID": "Job.31.38", "source": "אִם־עָ֭לַי אַדְמָתִ֣י תִזְעָ֑ק וְ֝יַ֗חַד תְּלָמֶ֥יהָ יִבְכָּיֽוּן׃", "text": "If-against-me *ʾadmātî tizʿāq* and-together *təlāmêhā yiḇkāyûn*", "grammar": { "*ʾadmātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my land", "*tizʿāq*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it cries out", "*təlāmêhā*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its furrows", "*yiḇkāyûn*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural paragogic nun - they weep" }, "variants": { "*ʾadmātî*": "my land/my ground/my soil", "*tizʿāq*": "cries out/calls out/complains", "*təlāmêhā*": "its furrows/its ridges", "*yiḇkāyûn*": "weep/cry/mourn" } } 39 { "verseID": "Job.31.39", "source": "אִם־כֹּ֭חָהּ אָכַ֣לְתִּי בְלִי־כָ֑סֶף וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ בְּעָלֶ֣יהָ הִפָּֽחְתִּי׃", "text": "If-*kōḥāh ʾākaltî* without-*kāsep* and-*nepeš bəʿālêhā hippāḥtî*", "grammar": { "*kōḥāh*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its strength", "*ʾākaltî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I ate/consumed", "*kāsep*": "noun, masculine singular - silver/money", "*nepeš*": "noun, feminine singular construct - soul/life of", "*bəʿālêhā*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its owners", "*hippāḥtî*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 1st person singular - I caused to breathe out" }, "variants": { "*kōḥāh*": "its strength/its produce/its yield", "*ʾākaltî*": "I ate/I consumed/I used", "*kāsep*": "silver/money/payment", "*nepeš bəʿālêhā*": "life of its owners/soul of its masters", "*hippāḥtî*": "I caused to breathe out/I extinguished/I caused to expire" } } 40 { "verseID": "Job.31.40", "source": "תַּ֤חַת חִטָּ֨ה ׀ יֵ֥צֵא ח֗וֹחַ וְתַֽחַת־שְׂעֹרָ֥ה בָאְשָׁ֑ה תַּ֝֗מּוּ דִּבְרֵ֥י אִיּֽוֹב׃", "text": "Instead-of *ḥiṭṭâ* may-*yēṣēʾ ḥôaḥ* and-instead-of-*śəʿōrâ bāʾšâ* *tammû diḇrê ʾiyyôḇ*", "grammar": { "*ḥiṭṭâ*": "noun, feminine singular - wheat", "*yēṣēʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect jussive, 3rd person masculine singular - let come forth", "*ḥôaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - thorn/thistle", "*śəʿōrâ*": "noun, feminine singular - barley", "*bāʾšâ*": "noun, feminine singular - stinkweed/wild herb", "*tammû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they are finished", "*diḇrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - words of", "*ʾiyyôḇ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Job" }, "variants": { "*yēṣēʾ*": "let come forth/may grow/let spring up", "*ḥôaḥ*": "thorn/thistle/bramble", "*bāʾšâ*": "stinkweed/noxious weeds/foul plants", "*tammû*": "are finished/are completed/are ended", "*diḇrê*": "words/speeches/statements" } }
  • Ps 7:3-5 : 3 { "verseID": "Psalms.7.3", "source": "פֶּן־יִטְרֹ֣ף כְּאַרְיֵ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֑י פֹּ֝רֵ֗ק וְאֵ֣ין מַצִּֽיל׃", "text": "*pen*-*yiṭrōp* like-*ʾaryēh* *napshî* *pōrēq* *wəʾên* *maṣṣîl*", "grammar": { "*pen*": "conjunction - lest/otherwise", "*yiṭrōp*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will tear/rend", "*kəʾaryēh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like a lion", "*napshî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my soul/life", "*pōrēq*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - tearing/rending", "*wəʾên*": "conjunction + particle of negation - and there is no", "*maṣṣîl*": "verb, hiphil participle, masculine singular - deliverer/rescuer" }, "variants": { "*yiṭrōp*": "tear to pieces/rend/maul", "*napshî*": "my soul/my life/myself", "*pōrēq*": "tearing in pieces/breaking/crushing", "*maṣṣîl*": "deliverer/rescuer/one who saves" } } 4 { "verseID": "Psalms.7.4", "source": "יְהוָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהַי אִם־עָשִׂ֣יתִי זֹ֑את אִֽם־יֶשׁ־עָ֥וֶל בְּכַפָּֽי׃", "text": "*YHWH* *ʾĕlōhay* if-*ʿāśîtî* *zōʾt* if-there is-*ʿāwel* in-*kappāy*", "grammar": { "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*ʾĕlōhay*": "noun, masculine, plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my God", "*ʾim-ʿāśîtî*": "conditional particle + verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - if I have done", "*zōʾt*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this", "*ʾim-yesh-ʿāwel*": "conditional particle + existential particle + noun, masculine singular - if there is iniquity", "*bəkappāy*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual with 1st person singular suffix - in my hands/palms" }, "variants": { "*ʿāśîtî*": "done/made/committed", "*ʿāwel*": "iniquity/injustice/unrighteousness/wrong", "*kappāy*": "my hands/my palms (figurative for deeds/actions)" } } 5 { "verseID": "Psalms.7.5", "source": "אִם־גָּ֭מַלְתִּי שֽׁוֹלְמִ֥י רָ֑ע וָאֲחַלְּצָ֖ה צוֹרְרִ֣י רֵיקָֽם׃", "text": "if-*gāmaltî* *shôləmî* *rāʿ* *wāʾăḥalləṣāh* *ṣôrərî* *rêqām*", "grammar": { "*ʾim-gāmaltî*": "conditional particle + verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - if I have repaid/rewarded", "*shôləmî*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - one at peace with me/my friend", "*rāʿ*": "noun/adjective, masculine singular - evil/bad", "*wāʾăḥalləṣāh*": "conjunction + verb, piel imperfect, 1st person singular with paragogic he - and I have despoiled/plundered", "*ṣôrərî*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my adversary/enemy", "*rêqām*": "adverb - emptily/without cause" }, "variants": { "*gāmaltî*": "repaid/rewarded/dealt/treated", "*shôləmî*": "one at peace with me/my ally/my friend", "*rāʿ*": "evil/harm/wickedness", "*ʾăḥalləṣāh*": "despoiled/plundered/stripped/rescued", "*ṣôrərî*": "my adversary/my enemy/one who shows hostility to me", "*rêqām*": "emptily/without cause/for nothing" } }
  • Ps 44:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Psalms.44.17", "source": "מִ֭קּוֹל מְחָרֵ֣ף וּמְגַדֵּ֑ף מִפְּנֵ֥י א֝וֹיֵ֗ב וּמִתְנַקֵּֽם׃", "text": "From *miqqôl* *mĕḥārēp* and *ûmĕgaddēp* from face of *mippĕnê* *ʾôyēb* and *ûmitnaqēm*", "grammar": { "*miqqôl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - from voice of", "*mĕḥārēp*": "participle, piel, masculine singular - one who reproaches", "*ûmĕgaddēp*": "conjunction + participle, piel, masculine singular - and one who reviles", "*mippĕnê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - from face of", "*ʾôyēb*": "participle, qal active, masculine singular - enemy", "*ûmitnaqēm*": "conjunction + participle, hithpael, masculine singular - and one who avenges himself" }, "variants": { "*mĕḥārēp*": "one who reproaches/insults/taunts", "*ûmĕgaddēp*": "one who reviles/blasphemes/slanders", "*ʾôyēb*": "enemy/foe/adversary", "*ûmitnaqēm*": "one who avenges himself/takes revenge/retaliates" } }