4{
"verseID": "Isaiah.38.4",
"source": "וַֽיְהִי֙ דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה אֶֽל־יְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּ לֵאמֹֽר׃",
"text": "And-*wayəhî* *dəbar*-*YHWH* to-*Yəšaʿyāhû* *lēʾmōr*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayəhî*": "qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and it was/happened",
"*dəbar*": "construct masculine singular noun - word of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD",
"*Yəšaʿyāhû*": "proper noun - Isaiah",
"*lēʾmōr*": "qal infinitive construct with prefixed preposition - saying"
},
"variants": {
"*dəbar*": "word, message, matter",
"*lēʾmōr*": "saying, to say"
}
}
5{
"verseID": "Isaiah.38.5",
"source": "הָל֞וֹךְ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵי֙ דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֔יךָ שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ אֶת־תְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָ רָאִ֖יתִי אֶת־דִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָ הִנְנִי֙ יוֹסִ֣ף עַל־יָמֶ֔יךָ חֲמֵ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָֽה׃",
"text": "*Hālôk* and-*wəʾāmartā* to-*Ḥizqîyāhû* thus-*kōh*-*ʾāmar* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhê* *Dāwid* *ʾābîkā* *šāmaʿtî* *ʾet*-*təpillātekā* *rāʾîtî* *ʾet*-*dimʿātekā* behold-me *yôsip* upon-*yāmêkā* *ḥămēš* *ʿeśrēh* *šānāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*Hālôk*": "qal infinitive absolute - go",
"*wəʾāmartā*": "qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular with waw conjunction - and you shall say",
"*Ḥizqîyāhû*": "proper noun - Hezekiah",
"*kōh*": "adverb - thus, so",
"*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - said",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "masculine plural construct noun - God of",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun - David",
"*ʾābîkā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your father",
"*šāmaʿtî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have heard",
"*təpillātekā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your prayer",
"*rāʾîtî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have seen",
"*dimʿātekā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your tear",
"*yôsip*": "qal participle, masculine singular - adding",
"*yāmêkā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your days",
"*ḥămēš*": "numeral, feminine - five",
"*ʿeśrēh*": "numeral, feminine - ten",
"*šānāh*": "feminine singular noun - year"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "God of, deity of",
"*šāmaʿtî*": "I have heard, I have listened to, I have obeyed",
"*təpillātekā*": "your prayer, your petition",
"*dimʿātekā*": "your tear, your weeping",
"*yôsip*": "adding, increasing, prolonging"
}
}
6{
"verseID": "Isaiah.38.6",
"source": "וּמִכַּ֤ף מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֙ אַצִּ֣ילְךָ֔ וְאֵ֖ת הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֑את וְגַנּוֹתִ֖י עַל־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּֽאת׃",
"text": "And-from-*kap* *melek*-*ʾAššûr* *ʾaṣṣîlkā* and-*ʾēt* the-*ʿîr* the-*zōʾt* and-*wəgannôtî* upon-the-*ʿîr* the-*zōʾt*.",
"grammar": {
"*kap*": "feminine singular construct - hand/palm of",
"*melek*": "masculine singular construct - king of",
"*ʾAššûr*": "proper noun - Assyria",
"*ʾaṣṣîlkā*": "hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I will deliver you",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*ʿîr*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - city",
"*zōʾt*": "demonstrative feminine singular pronoun - this",
"*wəgannôtî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular with waw consecutive - and I will defend",
"*ʿîr*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - city",
"*zōʾt*": "demonstrative feminine singular pronoun - this"
},
"variants": {
"*kap*": "palm, hand, power",
"*ʾaṣṣîlkā*": "I will deliver you, I will rescue you, I will save you",
"*wəgannôtî*": "I will defend, I will protect, I will shield"
}
}
7{
"verseID": "Isaiah.38.7",
"source": "וְזֶה־לְּךָ֥ הָא֖וֹת מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁר֙ יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה אֶת־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֵּֽר׃",
"text": "And-this-to-you the-*ʾôt* from-*ʾēt* *YHWH* which *yaʿăśeh* *YHWH* *ʾet*-the-*dābār* the-*zeh* which *dibbēr*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾôt*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - sign",
"*ʾēt*": "preposition - from",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD",
"*yaʿăśeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will do",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD",
"*dābār*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - word/thing",
"*zeh*": "demonstrative masculine singular pronoun - this",
"*dibbēr*": "piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has spoken"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾôt*": "sign, token, omen",
"*yaʿăśeh*": "will do, will make, will perform",
"*dābār*": "word, thing, matter"
}
}
8{
"verseID": "Isaiah.38.8",
"source": "הִנְנִ֣י מֵשִׁ֣יב אֶת־צֵ֣ל הַֽמַּעֲל֡וֹת אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָרְדָה֩ בְמַעֲל֨וֹת אָחָ֥ז בַּשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁ אֲחֹרַנִּ֖ית עֶ֣שֶׂר מַעֲל֑וֹת וַתָּ֤שָׁב הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ עֶ֣שֶׂר מַעֲל֔וֹת בַּֽמַּעֲל֖וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָרָֽדָה׃ ס",
"text": "Behold-me *mēšîb* *ʾet*-*ṣēl* the-*maʿălôt* which *yārədâ* in-*maʿălôt* *ʾĀḥāz* in-the-*šemeš* *ʾăḥōrannît* *ʿeśer* *maʿălôt* and-*wattāšāb* the-*šemeš* *ʿeśer* *maʿălôt* in-the-*maʿălôt* which *yārādâ*.",
"grammar": {
"*mēšîb*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular - causing to return",
"*ṣēl*": "masculine singular construct - shadow of",
"*maʿălôt*": "feminine plural noun with definite article - steps/degrees",
"*yārədâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it went down",
"*maʿălôt*": "feminine plural construct - steps of",
"*ʾĀḥāz*": "proper noun - Ahaz",
"*šemeš*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - sun",
"*ʾăḥōrannît*": "adverb - backward",
"*ʿeśer*": "numeral, feminine - ten",
"*maʿălôt*": "feminine plural noun - steps/degrees",
"*wattāšāb*": "qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person feminine singular - and it returned",
"*šemeš*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - sun",
"*ʿeśer*": "numeral, feminine - ten",
"*maʿălôt*": "feminine plural noun - steps/degrees",
"*maʿălôt*": "feminine plural noun with definite article - steps/degrees",
"*yārādâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it went down"
},
"variants": {
"*mēšîb*": "causing to return, bringing back, turning back",
"*ṣēl*": "shadow, shade",
"*maʿălôt*": "steps, stairs, degrees (of sundial)",
"*yārədâ*": "went down, descended",
"*ʾăḥōrannît*": "backward, back, behind",
"*šemeš*": "sun, sunlight"
}
}
9{
"verseID": "Isaiah.38.9",
"source": "מִכְתָּ֖ב לְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֑ה בַּחֲלֹת֕וֹ וַיְחִ֖י מֵחָלְיֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*Miktāb* to-*Ḥizqîyāhû* *melek*-*Yəhûdāh* in-*baḥălōtô* and-*wayəḥî* from-*ḥālyô*.",
"grammar": {
"*Miktāb*": "masculine singular noun - writing",
"*Ḥizqîyāhû*": "proper noun - Hezekiah",
"*melek*": "masculine singular construct - king of",
"*Yəhûdāh*": "proper noun - Judah",
"*baḥălōtô*": "qal infinitive construct with preposition and 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his being sick",
"*wayəḥî*": "qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he lived/recovered",
"*ḥālyô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his sickness"
},
"variants": {
"*Miktāb*": "writing, document, letter",
"*baḥălōtô*": "in his being sick, when he was ill",
"*wayəḥî*": "and he lived, and he recovered, and he was restored",
"*ḥālyô*": "his sickness, his illness, his disease"
}
}