Ecclesiastes 5:12

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{ "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.5.12", "source": "יֵ֚שׁ רָעָ֣ה חוֹלָ֔ה רָאִ֖יתִי תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ עֹ֛שֶׁר שָׁמ֥וּר לִבְעָלָ֖יו לְרָעָתֽוֹ׃", "text": "There is *rāʿāh* *ḥôlāh* *rāʾîṯî* under *haššāmeš*, *ʿōšer* *šāmûr* to *liḇəʿālāw* to *lərāʿāṯô*", "grammar": { "*rāʿāh*": "noun, feminine singular - evil/misery/distress", "*ḥôlāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - sick/sore", "*rāʾîṯî*": "qal perfect, 1st common singular - I saw", "*haššāmeš*": "definite article + noun, common singular - the sun", "*ʿōšer*": "noun, masculine singular - riches/wealth", "*šāmûr*": "qal passive participle, masculine singular - being kept/guarded", "*liḇəʿālāw*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - for its owners", "*lərāʿāṯô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - for his harm" }, "variants": { "*rāʿāh*": "evil/misery/distress/injury/calamity", "*ḥôlāh*": "sick/sore/grievous/painful", "*ʿōšer*": "riches/wealth/opulence", "*šāmûr*": "kept/guarded/preserved/retained", "*lərāʿāṯô*": "for his harm/injury/misfortune/hurt" } }

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    I have seen a grievous evil under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owners.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    The sleep{H8142} of a laboring man{H5647} is sweet,{H4966} whether he eat{H398} little{H4592} or much;{H7235} but the fulness{H7647} of the rich{H6223} will not suffer{H3240} him to sleep.{H3462}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    The sleep{H8142} of a labouring man{H5647}{(H8802)} is sweet{H4966}, whether he eat{H398}{(H8799)} little{H4592} or much{H7235}{(H8687)}: but the abundance{H7647} of the rich{H6223} will not suffer{H3240}{(H8688)} him to sleep{H3462}{(H8800)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    A labouringe man slepeth swetely, whether it be litle or moch that he eateth: but the abundaunce of the riche wil not suffre him to slepe.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    (5:11) The sleepe of him that traueileth, is sweete, whether he eate litle or much: but the sacietie of the riche will not suffer him to sleepe.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    A labouryng man sleepeth swetely, whether it be litle or much that he eateth: but the aboundaunce of the riche wyll not suffer him to sleepe.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    The sleep of a labouring man [is] sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Sweet `is' the sleep of the labourer whether he eat little or much; and the sufficiency of the wealthy is not suffering him to sleep.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much; but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much; but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    There is a great evil which I have seen under the sun--wealth kept by the owner to be his downfall.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The sleep of the laborer is pleasant– whether he eats little or much– but the wealth of the rich will not allow him to sleep.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 3:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Proverbs.3.24", "source": "אִם־תִּשְׁכַּ֥ב לֹֽא־תִפְחָ֑ד וְ֝שָׁכַבְתָּ֗ וְֽעָרְבָ֥ה שְׁנָתֶֽךָ׃", "text": "If-*tiškab* not-*tip̄ḥād* and-*šākabətā* and-*ʿārəbāh* *šənātekā*", "grammar": { "*tiškab*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you lie down", "*tip̄ḥād*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will fear", "*šākabətā*": "verb, qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will lie down", "*ʿārəbāh*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - it will be sweet/pleasant", "*šənātekā*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your sleep" }, "variants": { "*tiškab*": "lie down/recline/rest", "*tip̄ḥād*": "fear/dread/be afraid", "*šākabətā*": "lie down/recline/rest", "*ʿārəbāh*": "be sweet/pleasant/agreeable", "*šənātekā*": "sleep/slumber" } }
  • Jer 31:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.31.26", "source": "עַל־זֹ֖את הֱקִיצֹ֣תִי וָאֶרְאֶ֑ה וּשְׁנָתִ֖י עָ֥רְבָה לִּֽי׃ ס", "text": "*ʿal-zōʾt hĕqîṣōtî wāʾerʾeh ûšənātî ʿārəḇāh lî*.", "grammar": { "*ʿal-zōʾt*": "preposition + feminine singular demonstrative pronoun - upon this", "*hĕqîṣōtî*": "hiphil perfect 1st person singular - I awoke", "*wāʾerʾeh*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 1st person singular - and I saw", "*ûšənātî*": "conjunction + feminine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - and my sleep", "*ʿārəḇāh*": "qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - was sweet/pleasant", "*lî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me" }, "variants": { "*hĕqîṣōtî*": "awoke/woke up/aroused", "*ʾerʾeh*": "saw/looked/beheld/perceived", "*šənātî*": "my sleep/my slumber", "*ʿārəḇāh*": "was sweet/was pleasant/was agreeable" } }
  • Ps 4:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Psalms.4.8", "source": "נָתַ֣תָּה שִׂמְחָ֣ה בְלִבִּ֑י מֵעֵ֬ת דְּגָנָ֖ם וְתִֽירוֹשָׁ֣ם רָֽבּוּ׃", "text": "*nātattāh* *śimḥāh* in-*libbî* from-time *dəgānām* and-*tîrôšām* *rābbû*", "grammar": { "*nātattāh*": "verb Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you have put/given", "*śimḥāh*": "noun feminine singular - joy/gladness", "*libbî*": "noun masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition ב (in) - my heart", "from-time": "preposition מִן with noun feminine singular construct עֵת - from the time of", "*dəgānām*": "noun masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their grain", "*tîrôšām*": "noun masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix and prefixed conjunction ו (and) - their new wine", "*rābbû*": "verb Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they increased" }, "variants": { "*nātattāh*": "you have put/you have given/you have placed", "*śimḥāh*": "joy/gladness/happiness/delight", "*libbî*": "my heart/my mind/my inner self", "*dəgānām*": "their grain/their corn/their harvest", "*tîrôšām*": "their new wine/their wine harvest", "*rābbû*": "they increased/they multiplied/they were abundant" } }
  • Ps 127:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Psalms.127.2", "source": "שָׁ֤וְא לָכֶ֨ם ׀ מַשְׁכִּ֪ימֵי ק֡וּם מְאַֽחֲרֵי־שֶׁ֗בֶת אֹ֭כְלֵי לֶ֣חֶם הָעֲצָבִ֑ים כֵּ֤ן יִתֵּ֖ן לִֽידִיד֣וֹ שֵׁנָֽא׃", "text": "*Šāwə'* to you *maškîmê* *qûm* *mə'aḥărê-šeḇeṯ* *'ōḵəlê* *leḥem* the *hā'ăṣāḇîm*; so *yittēn* to *yəḏîḏô* *šēnā'*.", "grammar": { "*Šāwə'*": "masculine singular - vain/worthless", "*maškîmê*": "participle, hiphil, masculine plural construct - those who rise early", "*qûm*": "infinitive, qal - to rise", "*mə'aḥărê*": "plural construct with preposition - delaying", "*šeḇeṯ*": "infinitive, qal - to sit/dwell/remain", "*'ōḵəlê*": "participle, qal, masculine plural construct - eaters of", "*leḥem*": "masculine singular - bread/food", "*hā'ăṣāḇîm*": "definite with article, masculine plural - the painful/sorrowful/toilsome", "*yittēn*": "imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular, qal - he gives", "*yəḏîḏô*": "masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his beloved", "*šēnā'*": "feminine singular - sleep" }, "variants": { "*Šāwə'*": "vain/worthless/futile/to no purpose", "*maškîmê*": "those who wake early/early risers", "*mə'aḥărê*": "delaying/sitting late", "*šeḇeṯ*": "sitting/dwelling/remaining", "*leḥem*": "bread/food/sustenance", "*hā'ăṣāḇîm*": "of sorrow/toil/pain/hardship", "*yəḏîḏô*": "his beloved/friend/favored one" } }

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 5:13-14
    2 verses
    80%

    13 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.5.13", "source": "וְאָבַ֛ד הָעֹ֥שֶׁר הַה֖וּא בְּעִנְיַ֣ן רָ֑ע וְהוֹלִ֣יד בֵּ֔ן וְאֵ֥ין בְּיָד֖וֹ מְאֽוּמָה׃", "text": "And *ʾāḇaḏ* *hāʿōšer* *hahûʾ* in *bəʿinyan* *rāʿ* and *hôlîḏ* *bēn* and nothing in *bəyāḏô* *məʾûmāh*", "grammar": { "*ʾāḇaḏ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it perished/was lost", "*hāʿōšer*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the wealth", "*hahûʾ*": "definite article + pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - that", "*bəʿinyan*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in business/task/occupation", "*rāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - evil/bad", "*hôlîḏ*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he begot/fathered", "*bēn*": "noun, masculine singular - son", "*bəyāḏô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his hand", "*məʾûmāh*": "noun, masculine singular - anything" }, "variants": { "*ʾāḇaḏ*": "perished/was lost/destroyed/ruined", "*hahûʾ*": "that/the same", "*bəʿinyan*": "business/task/occupation/travail", "*rāʿ*": "evil/bad/unpleasant/harmful", "*hôlîḏ*": "begot/fathered/brought forth/gave birth to", "*məʾûmāh*": "anything/something/any thing" } }

    14 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.5.14", "source": "כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר יָצָא֙ מִבֶּ֣טֶן אִמּ֔וֹ עָר֛וֹם יָשׁ֥וּב לָלֶ֖כֶת כְּשֶׁבָּ֑א וּמְא֙וּמָה֙ לֹא־יִשָּׂ֣א בַעֲמָל֔וֹ שֶׁיֹּלֵ֖ךְ בְּיָדֽוֹ׃", "text": "As *yāṣāʾ* from *mibeṭen* *ʾimmô* *ʿārôm* *yāšûḇ* to *lāleḵeṯ* as *kəšebbāʾ*, and *məʾûmāh* not *yiśśāʾ* in *baʿămālô* that *šeyyōlēḵ* in *bəyāḏô*", "grammar": { "*yāṣāʾ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he came out", "*mibeṭen*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - from womb of", "*ʾimmô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mother", "*ʿārôm*": "adjective, masculine singular - naked", "*yāšûḇ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will return", "*lāleḵeṯ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to go", "*kəšebbāʾ*": "preposition + relative particle + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - as he came", "*məʾûmāh*": "noun, masculine singular - anything", "*yiśśāʾ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will carry/take", "*baʿămālô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his labor/toil", "*šeyyōlēḵ*": "relative particle + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - that he will carry", "*bəyāḏô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his hand" }, "variants": { "*yāṣāʾ*": "came out/went forth/departed", "*beṭen*": "womb/belly/body", "*ʿārôm*": "naked/nude/bare", "*yāšûḇ*": "will return/go back/come back", "*yiśśāʾ*": "will carry/take/lift/bear", "*baʿămālô*": "in his labor/toil/trouble/work" } }

  • Eccl 5:9-11
    3 verses
    79%

    9 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.5.9", "source": "אֹהֵ֥ב כֶּ֙סֶף֙ לֹא־יִשְׂבַּ֣ע כֶּ֔סֶף וּמִֽי־אֹהֵ֥ב בֶּהָמ֖וֹן לֹ֣א תְבוּאָ֑ה גַּם־זֶ֖ה הָֽבֶל׃", "text": "*ʾōhēḇ* *kesepp̄* not *yiśbaʿ* *kesepp̄* and who *ʾōhēḇ* in *hehāmôn* not *ṯəḇûʾāh*, also this *hāḇel*", "grammar": { "*ʾōhēḇ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - loving/one who loves", "*kesepp̄*": "noun, masculine singular - silver/money", "*yiśbaʿ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will be satisfied", "*hehāmôn*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the abundance/wealth", "*ṯəḇûʾāh*": "noun, feminine singular - income/produce/yield", "*hāḇel*": "noun, masculine singular - vanity/breath/vapor" }, "variants": { "*ʾōhēḇ*": "loving/one who loves/having affection for", "*kesepp̄*": "silver/money/wealth", "*yiśbaʿ*": "to be satisfied/have enough/be full", "*hehāmôn*": "abundance/wealth/multitude/crowd/noise", "*ṯəḇûʾāh*": "income/produce/yield/revenue/gain", "*hāḇel*": "vanity/vapor/breath/emptiness/meaninglessness" } }

    10 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.5.10", "source": "בִּרְבוֹת֙ הַטּוֹבָ֔ה רַבּ֖וּ אוֹכְלֶ֑יהָ וּמַה־כִּשְׁרוֹן֙ לִבְעָלֶ֔יהָ כִּ֖י אִם־*ראית **רְא֥וּת עֵינָֽיו׃", "text": "In *birḇôṯ* *haṭṭôḇāh* *rabbû* *ʾôḵəlehā* and what *kišrôn* to *liḇəʿālehā* except *rəʾûṯ* *ʿênāw*", "grammar": { "*birḇôṯ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - in increasing", "*haṭṭôḇāh*": "definite article + adjective, feminine singular - the good", "*rabbû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they are many", "*ʾôḵəlehā*": "qal participle, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - those eating it", "*kišrôn*": "noun, masculine singular - success/advantage", "*liḇəʿālehā*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - to its owners", "*rəʾûṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - seeing of", "*ʿênāw*": "noun, dual with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his eyes" }, "variants": { "*birḇôṯ*": "to increase/multiply/become many", "*haṭṭôḇāh*": "the good/pleasant/agreeable thing", "*kišrôn*": "success/profit/advantage/skill", "*liḇəʿālehā*": "to its owners/possessors/masters", "*rəʾûṯ*": "seeing/looking at/beholding (text shows alternate reading)" } }

    11 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.5.11", "source": "מְתוּקָה֙ שְׁנַ֣ת הָעֹבֵ֔ד אִם־מְעַ֥ט וְאִם־הַרְבֵּ֖ה יֹאכֵ֑ל וְהַשָּׂבָע֙ לֶֽעָשִׁ֔יר אֵינֶ֛נּוּ מַנִּ֥יחַֽ ל֖וֹ לִישֽׁוֹן׃", "text": "*məṯûqāh* *šənaṯ* *hāʿōḇēḏ* if *məʿaṭ* and if *harbēh* *yōʾḵēl*, and *haśśāḇāʿ* to *leʿāšîr* not it *mannîaḥ* to him *lîšôn*", "grammar": { "*məṯûqāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - sweet", "*šənaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - sleep of", "*hāʿōḇēḏ*": "definite article + qal participle, masculine singular - the worker/laborer", "*məʿaṭ*": "adjective, masculine singular - little/few", "*harbēh*": "verb (hiphil infinitive absolute used as adverb) - much/many", "*yōʾḵēl*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he eats", "*haśśāḇāʿ*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the abundance/fullness", "*leʿāšîr*": "preposition + adjective, masculine singular - to the rich", "*mannîaḥ*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular - causing/allowing", "*lîšôn*": "qal infinitive construct - to sleep" }, "variants": { "*məṯûqāh*": "sweet/pleasant/agreeable", "*šənaṯ*": "sleep/slumber of", "*hāʿōḇēḏ*": "the worker/laborer/servant", "*haśśāḇāʿ*": "the abundance/fullness/satisfaction/satiety", "*mannîaḥ*": "causing/allowing/permitting/leaving" } }

  • Prov 20:13
    78%

    13 { "verseID": "Proverbs.20.13", "source": "אַל־תֶּֽאֱהַ֣ב שֵׁ֭נָה פֶּן־תִּוָּרֵ֑שׁ פְּקַ֖ח עֵינֶ֣יךָ שְֽׂבַֽע־לָֽחֶם׃", "text": "Not-*teʾĕhab* *šēnâ* lest-*tiōrēš* *pəqaḥ* *ʿênêkā* *śəbaʿ*-*lāḥem*", "grammar": { "*teʾĕhab*": "verb, Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - love", "*šēnâ*": "noun, feminine singular - sleep", "*tiōrēš*": "verb, Niphal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - become poor", "*pəqaḥ*": "verb, Qal imperative masculine singular - open", "*ʿênêkā*": "noun, feminine dual with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your eyes", "*śəbaʿ*": "verb, Qal imperative masculine singular - be satisfied with", "*lāḥem*": "noun, masculine singular - bread/food" }, "variants": { "*teʾĕhab*": "love/be fond of/cherish", "*šēnâ*": "sleep/slumber", "*tiōrēš*": "become poor/impoverished/destitute", "*pəqaḥ*": "open/uncover", "*ʿênêkā*": "your eyes/sight", "*śəbaʿ*": "be satisfied with/have enough of", "*lāḥem*": "bread/food/sustenance" } }

  • Ps 127:2
    78%

    2 { "verseID": "Psalms.127.2", "source": "שָׁ֤וְא לָכֶ֨ם ׀ מַשְׁכִּ֪ימֵי ק֡וּם מְאַֽחֲרֵי־שֶׁ֗בֶת אֹ֭כְלֵי לֶ֣חֶם הָעֲצָבִ֑ים כֵּ֤ן יִתֵּ֖ן לִֽידִיד֣וֹ שֵׁנָֽא׃", "text": "*Šāwə'* to you *maškîmê* *qûm* *mə'aḥărê-šeḇeṯ* *'ōḵəlê* *leḥem* the *hā'ăṣāḇîm*; so *yittēn* to *yəḏîḏô* *šēnā'*.", "grammar": { "*Šāwə'*": "masculine singular - vain/worthless", "*maškîmê*": "participle, hiphil, masculine plural construct - those who rise early", "*qûm*": "infinitive, qal - to rise", "*mə'aḥărê*": "plural construct with preposition - delaying", "*šeḇeṯ*": "infinitive, qal - to sit/dwell/remain", "*'ōḵəlê*": "participle, qal, masculine plural construct - eaters of", "*leḥem*": "masculine singular - bread/food", "*hā'ăṣāḇîm*": "definite with article, masculine plural - the painful/sorrowful/toilsome", "*yittēn*": "imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular, qal - he gives", "*yəḏîḏô*": "masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his beloved", "*šēnā'*": "feminine singular - sleep" }, "variants": { "*Šāwə'*": "vain/worthless/futile/to no purpose", "*maškîmê*": "those who wake early/early risers", "*mə'aḥărê*": "delaying/sitting late", "*šeḇeṯ*": "sitting/dwelling/remaining", "*leḥem*": "bread/food/sustenance", "*hā'ăṣāḇîm*": "of sorrow/toil/pain/hardship", "*yəḏîḏô*": "his beloved/friend/favored one" } }

  • Prov 24:33-34
    2 verses
    77%

    33 { "verseID": "Proverbs.24.33", "source": "מְעַ֣ט שֵׁ֭נוֹת מְעַ֣ט תְּנוּמ֑וֹת מְעַ֓ט ׀ חִבֻּ֖ק יָדַ֣יִם לִשְׁכָּֽב׃", "text": "Little *šēnôt* little *tənûmôt* little *ḥibbûq* *yādayim* *liškāb*", "grammar": { "*šēnôt*": "feminine plural noun - sleep", "*tənûmôt*": "feminine plural noun - slumber", "*ḥibbûq*": "masculine singular noun - folding", "*yādayim*": "feminine dual noun - hands", "*liškāb*": "Qal infinitive construct with preposition - to lie down" }, "variants": { "*šēnôt*": "sleep/sleeping", "*tənûmôt*": "slumber/drowsiness", "*ḥibbûq*": "folding/clasping/embracing" } }

    34 { "verseID": "Proverbs.24.34", "source": "וּבָֽא־מִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ רֵישֶׁ֑ךָ וּ֝מַחְסֹרֶ֗יךָ כְּאִ֣ישׁ מָגֵֽן׃ פ", "text": "And-comes-*mithallēk* *rêšekā* and-*maḥsōrekā* as-*ʾîš* *māgēn*", "grammar": { "*mithallēk*": "Hithpael participle, masculine singular - coming along", "*rêšekā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your poverty", "*maḥsōrekā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your want", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man", "*māgēn*": "Piel participle, masculine singular - armed" }, "variants": { "*mithallēk*": "coming along/walking about/approaching", "*rêšekā*": "your poverty/your lack", "*maḥsōrekā*": "your want/your need/your lack", "*māgēn*": "armed man/shield bearer/robber" } }

  • Prov 6:9-11
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    9 { "verseID": "Proverbs.6.9", "source": "עַד־מָתַ֖י עָצֵ֥ל ׀ תִּשְׁכָּ֑ב מָ֝תַ֗י תָּק֥וּם מִשְּׁנָתֶֽךָ׃", "text": "Until-when *ʿāṣēl* *tiškāv* when *tāqûm* from-*šənāteḵā*", "grammar": { "*ʿāṣēl*": "adjective, masculine singular - sluggard/lazy person", "*tiškāv*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will lie down", "*tāqûm*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will arise", "*šənāteḵā*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your sleep" }, "variants": { "*ʿāṣēl*": "sluggard/lazy person/slothful one", "*tiškāv*": "you will lie down/you continue to lie" } }

    10 { "verseID": "Proverbs.6.10", "source": "מְעַ֣ט שֵׁ֭נוֹת מְעַ֣ט תְּנוּמ֑וֹת מְעַ֓ט ׀ חִבֻּ֖ק יָדַ֣יִם לִשְׁכָּֽב׃", "text": "A-little *šēnôt* a-little *tənûmôt* a-little *ḥibbūq* *yādayim* to-*liškāv*", "grammar": { "*šēnôt*": "noun, feminine plural - sleeps", "*tənûmôt*": "noun, feminine plural - slumbers", "*ḥibbūq*": "noun, masculine singular construct - folding of", "*yādayim*": "noun, feminine dual - hands", "*liškāv*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to lie down" }, "variants": { "*šēnôt*": "sleeps/periods of sleep", "*tənûmôt*": "slumbers/periods of drowsiness", "*ḥibbūq*": "folding/clasping/embracing" } }

    11 { "verseID": "Proverbs.6.11", "source": "וּבָֽא־כִמְהַלֵּ֥ךְ רֵאשֶׁ֑ךָ וּ֝מַחְסֹֽרְךָ֗ כְּאִ֣ישׁ מָגֵֽן׃ פ", "text": "And-*vāʾ*-like-*məhallēḵ* *rēʾšeḵā* and-*maḥsōrḵā* like-*ʾîš* *māḡēn*", "grammar": { "*vāʾ*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he/it will come", "*məhallēḵ*": "noun, piel participle masculine singular - one who walks/traveler", "*rēʾšeḵā*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your poverty", "*maḥsōrḵā*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your want/need", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*māḡēn*": "noun, masculine singular - shield/armed man" }, "variants": { "*məhallēḵ*": "traveler/wanderer/prowler", "*rēʾšeḵā*": "your poverty/your destitution", "*māḡēn*": "shield/armed man/man with a shield" } }

  • Prov 19:15
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    15 { "verseID": "Proverbs.19.15", "source": "עַ֭צְלָה תַּפִּ֣יל תַּרְדֵּמָ֑ה וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ רְמִיָּ֣ה תִרְעָֽב׃", "text": "*ʿaṣlāh* *tappîl* *tardēmāh* and *nepeš* *rəmiyyāh* *tirʿāb*.", "grammar": { "*ʿaṣlāh*": "noun, feminine singular - laziness/sloth", "*tappîl*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - causes to fall/brings", "*tardēmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - deep sleep/lethargy", "*nepeš*": "noun, feminine singular - soul/life/person", "*rəmiyyāh*": "noun, feminine singular - deceit/slackness", "*tirʿāb*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - will be hungry/will hunger" }, "variants": { "*ʿaṣlāh*": "laziness/sloth/sluggishness", "*tappîl*": "causes to fall/brings/casts", "*tardēmāh*": "deep sleep/lethargy/trance", "*nepeš*": "soul/life/person", "*rəmiyyāh*": "deceit/slackness/lazy", "*tirʿāb*": "will be hungry/will hunger/will starve" } }

  • Eccl 6:2
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    2 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.6.2", "source": "אִ֣ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִתֶּן־ל֣וֹ הָאֱלֹהִ֡ים עֹשֶׁר֩ וּנְכָסִ֨ים וְכָב֜וֹד וְֽאֵינֶ֨נּוּ חָסֵ֥ר לְנַפְשׁ֣וֹ ׀ מִכֹּ֣ל אֲשֶׁר־יִתְאַוֶּ֗ה וְלֹֽא־יַשְׁלִיטֶ֤נּוּ הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ לֶאֱכֹ֣ל מִמֶּ֔נּוּ כִּ֛י אִ֥ישׁ נָכְרִ֖י יֹֽאכֲלֶ֑נּוּ זֶ֥ה הֶ֛בֶל וָחֳלִ֥י רָ֖ע הֽוּא׃", "text": "*ʾîš* *ʾăšer* *yitten-lô* the *hāʾĕlōhîm* *ʿōšer* and-*nəḵāsîm* and-*ḵāḇôd* and-*ʾênenû* *ḥāsēr* to-*nap̄šô* from-all *ʾăšer-yiṯʾawweh* and-not-*yašlîṭennû* the *hāʾĕlōhîm* to-*leʾĕḵōl* from-it, *kî* *ʾîš* *nāḵrî* *yōʾăḵălennû*; this *heḇel* and-*ḥŏlî* *rāʿ* it.", "grammar": { "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - whom/that", "*yitten-lô*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he gives to him", "*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural (divine plural) - God", "*ʿōšer*": "noun, masculine singular - wealth/riches", "*nəḵāsîm*": "noun, masculine plural - possessions/property", "*ḵāḇôd*": "noun, masculine singular - honor/glory", "*ʾênenû*": "particle of negation + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he is not", "*ḥāsēr*": "adjective, masculine singular - lacking/wanting", "*nap̄šô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his soul/desire", "*ʾăšer-yiṯʾawweh*": "relative pronoun + verb, Hitpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - that he desires", "*yašlîṭennû*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he enables him", "*leʾĕḵōl*": "preposition + verb, Qal infinitive construct - to eat", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*nāḵrî*": "adjective, masculine singular - foreign/strange", "*yōʾăḵălennû*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he will eat it", "*heḇel*": "noun, masculine singular - vanity/emptiness/breath", "*ḥŏlî*": "noun, masculine singular - sickness/disease", "*rāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - evil/bad" }, "variants": { "*ʿōšer*": "wealth/riches/abundance", "*nəḵāsîm*": "possessions/property/goods", "*ḵāḇôd*": "honor/glory/dignity/respect", "*nap̄šô*": "his soul/self/desire/appetite", "*yašlîṭennû*": "he empowers him/gives him power/enables him", "*nāḵrî*": "foreigner/stranger/alien", "*heḇel*": "vanity/futility/emptiness/breath/vapor", "*ḥŏlî*": "sickness/disease/affliction" } }

  • Job 27:19
    73%

    19 { "verseID": "Job.27.19", "source": "עָשִׁ֣יר יִ֭שְׁכַּב וְלֹ֣א יֵאָסֵ֑ף עֵינָ֖יו פָּקַ֣ח וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃", "text": "*ʿāšîr* *yiškaḇ* *wə-lōʾ* *yēʾāsēp̄* *ʿênāyw* *pāqaḥ* *wəʾênenû*", "grammar": { "*ʿāšîr*": "adjective masculine singular - rich", "*yiškaḇ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he lies down", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - but not", "*yēʾāsēp̄*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will be gathered", "*ʿênāyw*": "noun feminine dual construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his eyes", "*pāqaḥ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he opens", "*wəʾênenû*": "conjunction + particle of nonexistence with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he is no more" }, "variants": { "*ʿāšîr*": "rich/wealthy", "*šāḵaḇ*": "lie down/rest", "*ʾāsap̄*": "gather/collect/remove (Niphal: be gathered/join one's ancestors in death)", "*ʿayin*": "eye", "*pāqaḥ*": "open (eyes)", "*ʾayin*": "nothing/nonexistence" } }

  • Eccl 6:7
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    7 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.6.7", "source": "כָּל־עֲמַ֥ל הָאָדָ֖ם לְפִ֑יהוּ וְגַם־הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ לֹ֥א תִמָּלֵֽא׃", "text": "All-*ʿămal* the-*hāʾāḏām* for-*pîhû* and-also-the-*hannepeš* not *timmālēʾ*.", "grammar": { "*ʿămal*": "noun, masculine singular construct - labor/toil", "*hāʾāḏām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the man/mankind", "*pîhû*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his mouth", "*hannepeš*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the soul", "*timmālēʾ*": "verb, Niphal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she is filled" }, "variants": { "*ʿămal*": "labor/toil/trouble/work", "*hannepeš*": "the soul/appetite/desire", "*timmālēʾ*": "is filled/is satisfied/is full" } }

  • Eccl 5:17-19
    3 verses
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    17 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.5.17", "source": "הִנֵּ֞ה אֲשֶׁר־רָאִ֣יתִי אָ֗נִי ט֣וֹב אֲשֶׁר־יָפֶ֣ה לֶֽאֶכוֹל־וְ֠לִשְׁתּוֹת וְלִרְא֨וֹת טוֹבָ֜ה בְּכָל־עֲמָל֣וֹ ׀ שֶׁיַּעֲמֹ֣ל תַּֽחַת־הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ מִסְפַּ֧ר יְמֵי־*חיו **חַיָּ֛יו אֲשֶׁר־נָֽתַן־ל֥וֹ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי־ה֥וּא חֶלְקֽוֹ׃", "text": "Behold what *rāʾîṯî* I, good what *yāp̄eh* to *leʾeḵôl* and to *wəlištôṯ* and to *wəlirʾôṯ* *ṭôḇāh* in all *ʿămālô* that *šeyyaʿămōl* under *taḥaṯ-haššemeš* number *yəmê-ḥayyāw* which *nāṯan-lô* *hāʾĕlōhîm* for it *ḥelqô*", "grammar": { "*rāʾîṯî*": "qal perfect, 1st common singular - I saw", "*yāp̄eh*": "adjective, masculine singular - beautiful/suitable", "*leʾeḵôl*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to eat", "*wəlištôṯ*": "conjunction + preposition + qal infinitive construct - and to drink", "*wəlirʾôṯ*": "conjunction + preposition + qal infinitive construct - and to see", "*ṭôḇāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - good", "*ʿămālô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his labor/toil", "*šeyyaʿămōl*": "relative particle + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - that he labors", "*taḥaṯ-haššemeš*": "preposition + definite article + noun, common singular - under the sun", "*yəmê-ḥayyāw*": "noun, masculine plural construct + noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - days of his life", "*nāṯan-lô*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular + preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he gave to him", "*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the God (lit. the gods)", "*ḥelqô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his portion" }, "variants": { "*yāp̄eh*": "beautiful/suitable/fitting/appropriate", "*ʿămālô*": "his labor/toil/trouble/work", "*taḥaṯ-haššemeš*": "under the sun (idiom for 'in this world')", "*yəmê-ḥayyāw*": "days of his life (text shows alternate reading)", "*ḥelqô*": "his portion/share/lot/inheritance" } }

    18 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.5.18", "source": "גַּ֣ם כָּֽל־הָאָדָ֡ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָֽתַן־ל֣וֹ הָאֱלֹהִים֩ עֹ֨שֶׁר וּנְכָסִ֜ים וְהִשְׁלִיט֨וֹ לֶאֱכֹ֤ל מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙ וְלָשֵׂ֣את אֶת־חֶלְק֔וֹ וְלִשְׂמֹ֖חַ בַּעֲמָל֑וֹ זֹ֕ה מַתַּ֥ת אֱלֹהִ֖ים הִֽיא׃", "text": "Also all *hāʾāḏām* who *nāṯan-lô* *hāʾĕlōhîm* *ʿōšer* and *nəḵāsîm* and *hišlîṭô* to *leʾĕḵōl* from it and to *wəlāśēʾṯ* *ʾeṯ-ḥelqô* and to *wəliśmōaḥ* in *baʿămālô*, this *mattaṯ* *ʾĕlōhîm* she", "grammar": { "*hāʾāḏām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the man/mankind", "*nāṯan-lô*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular + preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he gave to him", "*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the God (lit. the gods)", "*ʿōšer*": "noun, masculine singular - riches/wealth", "*nəḵāsîm*": "noun, masculine plural - possessions/property", "*hišlîṭô*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he enabled him", "*leʾĕḵōl*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to eat", "*wəlāśēʾṯ*": "conjunction + preposition + qal infinitive construct - and to carry/take", "*ʾeṯ-ḥelqô*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his portion", "*wəliśmōaḥ*": "conjunction + preposition + qal infinitive construct - and to rejoice", "*baʿămālô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his labor", "*mattaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - gift of", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God (lit. gods)" }, "variants": { "*hāʾāḏām*": "the man/mankind/humanity", "*nəḵāsîm*": "possessions/property/goods/wealth", "*hišlîṭô*": "enabled him/gave him power/allowed him", "*lāśēʾṯ*": "to take/carry/bear/lift", "*ḥelqô*": "his portion/share/lot/inheritance", "*liśmōaḥ*": "to rejoice/be glad/be joyful", "*mattaṯ*": "gift/present/reward" } }

    19 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.5.19", "source": "כִּ֚י לֹ֣א הַרְבֵּ֔ה יִזְכֹּ֖ר אֶת־יְמֵ֣י חַיָּ֑יו כִּ֧י הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים מַעֲנֶ֖ה בְּשִׂמְחַ֥ת לִבּֽוֹ׃", "text": "For not *harbēh* *yizkkōr* *ʾeṯ-yəmê* *ḥayyāw* for *hāʾĕlōhîm* *maʿăneh* in *bəśimḥaṯ* *libbô*", "grammar": { "*harbēh*": "verb (hiphil infinitive absolute used as adverb) - much/many", "*yizkkōr*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will remember", "*ʾeṯ-yəmê*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine plural construct - the days of", "*ḥayyāw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his life", "*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the God (lit. the gods)", "*maʿăneh*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular - answering/responding", "*bəśimḥaṯ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - in joy of", "*libbô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his heart" }, "variants": { "*harbēh*": "much/many/greatly/abundantly", "*yizkkōr*": "will remember/recall/think about", "*yəmê*": "days of", "*ḥayyāw*": "his life/lives", "*maʿăneh*": "answering/responding/occupying", "*śimḥaṯ*": "joy/gladness/pleasure of", "*libbô*": "his heart/mind/inner person" } }

  • Eccl 8:16
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    16 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.8.16", "source": "כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר נָתַ֤תִּי אֶת־לִבִּי֙ לָדַ֣עַת חָכְמָ֔ה וְלִרְאוֹת֙ אֶת־הָ֣עִנְיָ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֥ר נַעֲשָׂ֖ה עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּ֣י גַ֤ם בַּיּוֹם֙ וּבַלַּ֔יְלָה שֵׁנָ֕ה בְּעֵינָ֖יו אֵינֶ֥נּוּ רֹאֶֽה׃", "text": "When *nātattî* *ʾet*-*libbî* to-*lādaʿat* *ḥokmāh* and-to-*lirʾôt* *ʾet*-the-*ʿinyān* *ʾăšer* *naʿăśāh* upon-the-*ʾāreṣ* *kî* also in-the-*yôm* and-in-the-*laylāh* *šēnāh* in-*ʿênāyw* *ʾênennû* *rōʾeh*", "grammar": { "*nātattî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I gave/set", "*libbî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my heart", "*lādaʿat*": "qal infinitive construct - to know", "*ḥokmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - wisdom", "*lirʾôt*": "qal infinitive construct - to see", "*ʿinyān*": "noun, masculine singular - business/task", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - that/which", "*naʿăśāh*": "niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - is done", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because/that", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day", "*laylāh*": "noun, masculine singular - night", "*šēnāh*": "noun, feminine singular - sleep", "*ʿênāyw*": "noun, feminine dual with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his eyes", "*ʾênennû*": "negative particle with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he is not", "*rōʾeh*": "qal participle, masculine singular - seeing" }, "variants": { "*nātattî*": "I gave/I set/I applied", "*libbî*": "my heart/my mind/my attention", "*lādaʿat*": "to know/to understand/to learn", "*ḥokmāh*": "wisdom/skill/knowledge", "*lirʾôt*": "to see/to observe/to examine", "*ʿinyān*": "business/task/occupation/activity", "*naʿăśāh*": "is done/is performed/happens", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground", "*yôm*": "day/daytime", "*laylāh*": "night/nighttime", "*šēnāh*": "sleep/slumber", "*ʿênāyw*": "his eyes/his sight", "*rōʾeh*": "seeing/observing" } }

  • Eccl 2:23-25
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    23 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.2.23", "source": "כִּ֧י כָל־יָמָ֣יו מַכְאֹבִ֗ים וָכַ֙עַס֙ עִנְיָנ֔וֹ גַּם־בַּלַּ֖יְלָה לֹא־שָׁכַ֣ב לִבּ֑וֹ גַּם־זֶ֖ה הֶ֥בֶל הֽוּא׃", "text": "Because all-*yāmāyw* *makʾōbîm* and *kaʿas* *ʿinyānô* also-in the-*laylāh* not-*shākab* *libbô* also-this *hebel* it.", "grammar": { "*yāmāyw*": "masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his days", "*makʾōbîm*": "masculine plural noun - pains/sorrows", "*kaʿas*": "masculine singular noun - vexation/grief", "*ʿinyānô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his task/occupation", "*laylāh*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition and definite article - in the night", "*shākab*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - rested/lay down", "*libbô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his heart", "*hebel*": "masculine singular noun - vapor/vanity" }, "variants": { "*kol-yāmāyw*": "all his days/entire lifetime", "*makʾōbîm*": "pains/sorrows/suffering", "*kaʿas*": "vexation/grief/anger/irritation", "*ʿinyānô*": "his task/his occupation/his business", "*ballaylāh lōʾ-shākab libbô*": "even at night his mind does not rest/his heart takes no rest", "*hebel*": "vapor/breath/emptiness/vanity/futility/meaninglessness" } }

    24 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.2.24", "source": "אֵֽין־ט֤וֹב בָּאָדָם֙ שֶׁיֹּאכַ֣ל וְשָׁתָ֔ה וְהֶרְאָ֧ה אֶת־נַפְשׁ֛וֹ ט֖וֹב בַּעֲמָל֑וֹ גַּם־זֹה֙ רָאִ֣יתִי אָ֔נִי כִּ֛י מִיַּ֥ד הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים הִֽיא׃", "text": "Not-*ṭôb* in the-*ʾādām* *sheyyōʾkal* and *shātâ* and *herʾāh* *ʾet*-*napshô* *ṭôb* in *ʿămālô* also-this *rāʾîtî* I because from *yad* the-*ʾĕlōhîm* it.", "grammar": { "*ṭôb*": "masculine singular adjective - good", "*ʾādām*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition and definite article - in the man", "*sheyyōʾkal*": "relative particle + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - that he should eat", "*shātâ*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he drank", "*herʾāh*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he showed/made see", "*napshô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his soul", "*ṭôb*": "masculine singular adjective - good", "*ʿămālô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix with prefixed preposition - in his labor", "*rāʾîtî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I saw", "*yad*": "feminine singular construct - hand of", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - God" }, "variants": { "*ʾêyn-ṭôb bāʾādām*": "there is nothing better for a person/it is not good for man", "*sheyyōʾkal wĕshātâ*": "than to eat and drink", "*herʾāh ʾet-napshô ṭôb*": "to let himself enjoy good/to make his soul see good", "*baʿămālô*": "in his work/in his labor/in his toil", "*miyyad hāʾĕlōhîm*": "from the hand of God/from God" } }

    25 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.2.25", "source": "כִּ֣י מִ֥י יֹאכַ֛ל וּמִ֥י יָח֖וּשׁ ח֥וּץ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃", "text": "Because who *yōʾkal* and who *yāḥûsh* outside from me.", "grammar": { "*yōʾkal*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will eat", "*yāḥûsh*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will hurry/hasten", "*mimmennî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - from me" }, "variants": { "*mî yōʾkal*": "who can eat/who eats", "*mî yāḥûsh*": "who can hasten/who can enjoy/who can worry", "*ḥûṣ mimmennî*": "without me/apart from me/except for me" } }

  • Jer 31:26
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    26 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.31.26", "source": "עַל־זֹ֖את הֱקִיצֹ֣תִי וָאֶרְאֶ֑ה וּשְׁנָתִ֖י עָ֥רְבָה לִּֽי׃ ס", "text": "*ʿal-zōʾt hĕqîṣōtî wāʾerʾeh ûšənātî ʿārəḇāh lî*.", "grammar": { "*ʿal-zōʾt*": "preposition + feminine singular demonstrative pronoun - upon this", "*hĕqîṣōtî*": "hiphil perfect 1st person singular - I awoke", "*wāʾerʾeh*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 1st person singular - and I saw", "*ûšənātî*": "conjunction + feminine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - and my sleep", "*ʿārəḇāh*": "qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - was sweet/pleasant", "*lî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me" }, "variants": { "*hĕqîṣōtî*": "awoke/woke up/aroused", "*ʾerʾeh*": "saw/looked/beheld/perceived", "*šənātî*": "my sleep/my slumber", "*ʿārəḇāh*": "was sweet/was pleasant/was agreeable" } }

  • Eccl 4:6
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    6 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.4.6", "source": "ט֕וֹב מְלֹ֥א כַ֖ף נָ֑חַת מִמְּלֹ֥א חָפְנַ֛יִם עָמָ֖ל וּרְע֥וּת רֽוּחַ׃", "text": "*ṭôḇ* *məlōʾ* *ḵap* *nāḥat* from-*məlōʾ* *ḥopnayim* *ʿāmāl* and-*rəʿût* *rûaḥ*", "grammar": { "*ṭôḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - better/good", "*məlōʾ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - fullness of", "*ḵap*": "noun, feminine singular - palm/hand", "*nāḥat*": "noun, masculine singular - quietness/rest", "*ḥopnayim*": "noun, masculine dual - handfuls/two hands cupped together", "*ʿāmāl*": "noun, masculine singular - labor/toil", "*rəʿût*": "noun, feminine singular construct - striving/chasing after", "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular - wind/spirit" }, "variants": { "*məlōʾ ḵap*": "handful/palmful", "*nāḥat*": "quietness/tranquility/rest", "*məlōʾ ḥopnayim*": "two handfuls/double handful", "*ʿāmāl*": "labor/toil/trouble/effort", "*rəʿût rûaḥ*": "chasing after wind/striving after wind/vexation of spirit" } }

  • Prov 13:11
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    11 { "verseID": "Proverbs.13.11", "source": "ה֭וֹן מֵהֶ֣בֶל יִמְעָ֑ט וְקֹבֵ֖ץ עַל־יָ֣ד יַרְבֶּֽה׃", "text": "*hôn mēhebel yimʿāṭ wə-qōbēṣ ʿal-yād yarbê*", "grammar": { "*hôn*": "noun, masculine singular - wealth", "*mēhebel*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from vanity/from being easily gotten", "*yimʿāṭ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - diminishes/decreases", "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*qōbēṣ*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - gathering/collecting", "*ʿal-yād*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - little by little/by labor", "*yarbê*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - increases/multiplies" }, "variants": { "*hôn*": "wealth/riches/substance", "*mēhebel*": "from vanity/fraudulently/from being easily gotten", "*yimʿāṭ*": "diminishes/decreases/becomes less", "*qōbēṣ*": "gathering/collecting/accumulating", "*ʿal-yād*": "little by little/gradually/by labor", "*yarbê*": "increases/multiplies/grows" } }

  • Prov 10:4
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    4 { "verseID": "Proverbs.10.4", "source": "רָ֗אשׁ עֹשֶׂ֥ה כַף־רְמִיָּ֑ה וְיַ֖ד חָרוּצִ֣ים תַּעֲשִֽׁיר׃", "text": "*rāʾš* *ʿōśeh* *kap*-*rəmiyyāh* *wə-yad* *ḥărûṣîm* *taʿăšîr*", "grammar": { "*rāʾš*": "masculine singular noun - poverty/poor", "*ʿōśeh*": "Qal participle masculine singular - doing/working with", "*kap*": "feminine singular construct - palm/hand of", "*rəmiyyāh*": "feminine singular noun - slackness/deceit/laziness", "*wə-yad*": "conjunction + feminine singular construct - and hand of", "*ḥărûṣîm*": "masculine plural adjective - diligent ones", "*taʿăšîr*": "Hiphil imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - makes rich" }, "variants": { "*rāʾš*": "poverty/poor/destitution", "*ʿōśeh*": "doing/working/making/dealing", "*kap*": "palm/hand/hollow", "*rəmiyyāh*": "slackness/deceit/laziness/negligence", "*ḥărûṣîm*": "diligent/industrious/determined", "*taʿăšîr*": "makes rich/brings wealth/enriches" } }

  • Job 33:15
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    15 { "verseID": "Job.33.15", "source": "בַּחֲל֤וֹם ׀ חֶזְי֬וֹן לַ֗יְלָה בִּנְפֹ֣ל תַּ֭רְדֵּמָה עַל־אֲנָשִׁ֑ים בִּ֝תְנוּמ֗וֹת עֲלֵ֣י מִשְׁכָּֽב׃", "text": "*baḥălôm* *ḥezyôn* *laylâ* *binpōl* *tardēmâ* *'al*-*ʾănāšîm* *bitnûmôt* *'ălê* *miškāb*", "grammar": { "*baḥălôm*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in a dream", "*ḥezyôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - vision of", "*laylâ*": "noun, masculine singular - night", "*binpōl*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - when falls", "*tardēmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - deep sleep", "*'al*": "preposition - upon", "*ʾănāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - men", "*bitnûmôt*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural - in slumberings", "*'ălê*": "preposition - upon", "*miškāb*": "noun, masculine singular - bed" }, "variants": { "*ḥălôm*": "dream/dreaming", "*ḥezyôn*": "vision/revelation/sight", "*binpōl*": "when falls/when descends/when comes", "*tardēmâ*": "deep sleep/trance/stupor", "*ʾănāšîm*": "men/people/mankind", "*tnûmôt*": "slumberings/drowsings/light sleep", "*miškāb*": "bed/couch/resting place" } }

  • Prov 16:26
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    26 { "verseID": "Proverbs.16.26", "source": "נֶ֣פֶשׁ עָ֭מֵל עָ֣מְלָה לּ֑וֹ כִּֽי־אָכַ֖ף עָלָ֣יו פִּֽיהוּ׃", "text": "*nepeš* *ʿāmēl* *ʿāmᵉlāh* for-him for *ʾākap* on-him *pîhû*", "grammar": { "*nepeš*": "noun, feminine, singular construct - soul/appetite of", "*ʿāmēl*": "verb, Qal participle, masculine singular - laborer/worker", "*ʿāmᵉlāh*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - labors/toils", "*lô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - for him", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ʾākap*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - urges/presses", "*ʿālāyw*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - on him", "*pîhû*": "noun, masculine, singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mouth" }, "variants": { "*ʿāmēl*": "laborer/worker/toiler", "*ʿāmᵉlāh*": "labors/toils/works hard", "*ʾākap*": "urges/presses/compels" } }

  • Prov 22:16
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    16 { "verseID": "Proverbs.22.16", "source": "עֹ֣שֵֽׁק דָּ֭ל לְהַרְבּ֣וֹת ל֑וֹ נֹתֵ֥ן לְ֝עָשִׁ֗יר אַךְ־לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃", "text": "*'ōšēq* *dāl* to *harbôT* to-him; *nōTēn* to *'āšîr* only to *maḥsôr*.", "grammar": { "*'ōšēq*": "verb, Qal participle, masculine singular construct - oppressor of/one who oppresses", "*dāl*": "adjective used as noun, masculine singular - poor person", "to": "preposition with infinitive construct, *lĕharbôT* - to increase", "to-him": "preposition with pronominal suffix, *lô* - to/for him", "*nōTēn*": "verb, Qal participle, masculine singular - giver/one who gives", "to": "preposition, *lĕ* - to", "*'āšîr*": "adjective used as noun, masculine singular - rich person", "only": "adverb, *'aK* - only/surely", "to": "preposition, *lĕ* - to", "*maḥsôr*": "noun, masculine singular - lack/need/poverty" }, "variants": { "*'ōšēq*": "one who oppresses/exploits/extorts", "*dāl*": "poor/weak/needy person", "*harbôT*": "to increase/to make much/to multiply", "*nōTēn*": "one who gives/donates/provides", "*'āšîr*": "rich person/wealthy one", "*maḥsôr*": "lack/want/need/poverty" } }

  • Prov 3:24
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    24 { "verseID": "Proverbs.3.24", "source": "אִם־תִּשְׁכַּ֥ב לֹֽא־תִפְחָ֑ד וְ֝שָׁכַבְתָּ֗ וְֽעָרְבָ֥ה שְׁנָתֶֽךָ׃", "text": "If-*tiškab* not-*tip̄ḥād* and-*šākabətā* and-*ʿārəbāh* *šənātekā*", "grammar": { "*tiškab*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you lie down", "*tip̄ḥād*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will fear", "*šākabətā*": "verb, qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will lie down", "*ʿārəbāh*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - it will be sweet/pleasant", "*šənātekā*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your sleep" }, "variants": { "*tiškab*": "lie down/recline/rest", "*tip̄ḥād*": "fear/dread/be afraid", "*šākabətā*": "lie down/recline/rest", "*ʿārəbāh*": "be sweet/pleasant/agreeable", "*šənātekā*": "sleep/slumber" } }

  • Prov 13:7
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    7 { "verseID": "Proverbs.13.7", "source": "יֵ֣שׁ מִ֭תְעַשֵּׁר וְאֵ֣ין כֹּ֑ל מִ֝תְרוֹשֵׁ֗שׁ וְה֣וֹן רָֽב׃", "text": "*yēš mitʿaššēr wə-ʾēyn kōl mitrôšēš wə-hôn rāb*", "grammar": { "*yēš*": "particle of existence - there is", "*mitʿaššēr*": "verb, hitpael participle, masculine singular - making himself rich", "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾēyn*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*kōl*": "noun, masculine singular - anything/all", "*mitrôšēš*": "verb, hitpael participle, masculine singular - making himself poor", "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*hôn*": "noun, masculine singular - wealth/riches", "*rāb*": "adjective, masculine singular - much/great" }, "variants": { "*mitʿaššēr*": "making himself rich/pretending to be rich", "*ʾēyn kōl*": "has nothing/without anything", "*mitrôšēš*": "making himself poor/pretending to be poor", "*hôn rāb*": "great wealth/abundant riches" } }

  • Prov 4:16
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    16 { "verseID": "Proverbs.4.16", "source": "כִּ֤י לֹ֣א יִֽ֭שְׁנוּ אִם־לֹ֣א יָרֵ֑עוּ וְֽנִגְזְלָ֥ה שְׁ֝נָתָ֗ם אִם־לֹ֥א *יכשולו **יַכְשִֽׁילוּ׃", "text": "*kî* *lōʾ* *yîšənû* *ʾim-lōʾ* *yārēʿû* *wənigzəlâ* *šənātām* *ʾim-lōʾ* *yakšîlû*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yîšənû*": "imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, qal - they sleep", "*ʾim-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - if not/unless", "*yārēʿû*": "imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, hiphil - they do evil", "*wənigzəlâ*": "conjunction + perfect, 3rd person feminine singular, niphal - and is robbed/taken away", "*šənātām*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their sleep", "*ʾim-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - if not/unless", "*yakšîlû*": "imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, hiphil - they cause to stumble" }, "variants": { "*yîšənû*": "sleep/slumber", "*yārēʿû*": "do evil/harm/wrong", "*nigzəlâ*": "is robbed/taken away/snatched", "*yakšîlû*": "cause to stumble/make fall/bring down" } }

  • Eccl 6:5
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    5 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.6.5", "source": "גַּם־שֶׁ֥מֶשׁ לֹא־רָאָ֖ה וְלֹ֣א יָדָ֑ע נַ֥חַת לָזֶ֖ה מִזֶּֽה׃", "text": "Also-*šemeš* not-*rāʾāh* and-not *yādāʿ*; *naḥaṯ* to-this from-this.", "grammar": { "*šemeš*": "noun, masculine/feminine singular - sun", "*rāʾāh*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he saw", "*yādāʿ*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he knew", "*naḥaṯ*": "noun, masculine singular - rest/quiet" }, "variants": { "*naḥaṯ*": "rest/quiet/peace/tranquility" } }

  • Job 20:18
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    18 { "verseID": "Job.20.18", "source": "מֵשִׁ֣יב יָ֭גָע וְלֹ֣א יִבְלָ֑ע כְּחֵ֥יל תְּ֝מוּרָת֗וֹ וְלֹ֣א יַעֲלֹֽס׃", "text": "*mēšîb* *yāgāʿ* *wĕ-* *lōʾ* *yiblāʿ* *kĕ-* *ḥêl* *tĕmûrātô* *wĕ-* *lōʾ* *yaʿălōs*", "grammar": { "*mēšîb*": "hifil participle, masculine singular - restoring/returning", "*yāgāʿ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he labored/toiled", "*wĕ-*": "conjunction - and", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yiblāʿ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he swallows", "*kĕ-*": "preposition - like/as", "*ḥêl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - wealth/property", "*tĕmûrātô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his exchange", "*wĕ-*": "conjunction - and", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yaʿălōs*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he rejoices" }, "variants": { "*mēšîb*": "restoring/returning/giving back", "*yāgāʿ*": "labored/toiled/what he worked for", "*yiblāʿ*": "swallows/consumes/enjoys", "*ḥêl*": "wealth/property/strength", "*tĕmûrātô*": "his exchange/his profit/his gain", "*yaʿălōs*": "rejoices/exults/delights" } }

  • Prov 6:4
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    4 { "verseID": "Proverbs.6.4", "source": "אַל־תִּתֵּ֣ן שֵׁנָ֣ה לְעֵינֶ֑יךָ וּ֝תְנוּמָ֗ה לְעַפְעַפֶּֽיךָ׃", "text": "Not-*tittēn* *šēnāh* to-*ʿêneḵā* and-*tənûmāh* to-*ʿapʿappeḵā*", "grammar": { "*tittēn*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular jussive - may you give/allow", "*šēnāh*": "noun, feminine singular - sleep", "*ʿêneḵā*": "noun, feminine dual construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your eyes", "*tənûmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - slumber/drowsiness", "*ʿapʿappeḵā*": "noun, masculine dual construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your eyelids" }, "variants": { "*tənûmāh*": "slumber/drowsiness/dozing" } }

  • Prov 23:4
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    4 { "verseID": "Proverbs.23.4", "source": "אַל־תִּיגַ֥ע לְֽהַעֲשִׁ֑יר מִֽבִּינָתְךָ֥ חֲדָֽל׃", "text": "Not *tîḡaʿ* to *haʿăšîr*, from *bînāṯǝḵā ḥăḏāl*.", "grammar": { "*tîḡaʿ*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - labor/toil/weary yourself", "*haʿăšîr*": "hiphil infinitive construct - to become rich/to gain wealth", "*bînāṯǝḵā*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your understanding/wisdom", "*ḥăḏāl*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - cease/desist/refrain" }, "variants": { "*tîḡaʿ*": "labor/toil/weary yourself/exhaust yourself", "*haʿăšîr*": "to become rich/to gain wealth", "*bînāṯǝḵā ḥăḏāl*": "cease from your understanding/desist from your wisdom/stop relying on your own insight" } }

  • Prov 13:23
    71%

    23 { "verseID": "Proverbs.13.23", "source": "רָב־אֹ֖כֶל נִ֣יר רָאשִׁ֑ים וְיֵ֥שׁ נִ֝סְפֶּ֗ה בְּלֹ֣א מִשְׁפָּֽט׃", "text": "*rāb-ʾōkel nîr rāʾšîm wə-yēš nispê bəlōʾ mišpāṭ*", "grammar": { "*rāb*": "adjective, masculine singular - much/abundance of", "*ʾōkel*": "noun, masculine singular - food", "*nîr*": "noun, masculine singular construct - newly plowed field of", "*rāʾšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - poor/heads", "*wə-*": "conjunction - but", "*yēš*": "particle of existence - there is", "*nispê*": "verb, niphal participle, masculine singular - swept away/destroyed", "*bəlōʾ*": "preposition + negative particle - without", "*mišpāṭ*": "noun, masculine singular - justice/judgment" }, "variants": { "*rāb*": "much/abundance/plenty", "*ʾōkel*": "food/nourishment", "*nîr*": "newly plowed field/tillage", "*rāʾšîm*": "poor/heads/poor men", "*nispê*": "swept away/destroyed/perishing", "*mišpāṭ*": "justice/judgment/fairness" } }

  • Prov 28:19
    70%

    19 { "verseID": "Proverbs.28.19", "source": "עֹבֵ֣ד אַ֭דְמָתוֹ יִֽשְׂבַּֽע־לָ֑חֶם וּמְרַדֵּ֥ף רֵ֝קִ֗ים יִֽשְׂבַּֽע־רִֽישׁ׃", "text": "*'ōḇēḏ* *'aḏmāṯô* *yiśba'*-*lāḥem* *ûməradēp̄* *rēqîm* *yiśba'*-*rîš*", "grammar": { "*'ōḇēḏ*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - working/tilling", "*'aḏmāṯô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his land/ground", "*yiśba'*-*lāḥem*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + noun, masculine singular - will be satisfied with bread", "*ûməradēp̄*": "conjunction + Piel participle, masculine singular - but one pursuing", "*rēqîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - empty/worthless things", "*yiśba'*-*rîš*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + noun, masculine singular - will be filled with poverty" }, "variants": { "*'ōḇēḏ*": "working/tilling/cultivating", "*'aḏmāṯô*": "his land/his ground/his soil", "*yiśba'*": "will be satisfied/will be filled", "*lāḥem*": "bread/food", "*məradēp̄*": "pursuing/chasing after", "*rēqîm*": "empty things/worthless things/vain pursuits", "*rîš*": "poverty/need/lack" } }

  • Eccl 2:21
    70%

    21 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.2.21", "source": "כִּי־יֵ֣שׁ אָדָ֗ם שֶׁעֲמָל֛וֹ בְּחָכְמָ֥ה וּבְדַ֖עַת וּבְכִשְׁר֑וֹן וּלְאָדָ֞ם שֶׁלֹּ֤א עָֽמַל־בּוֹ֙ יִתְּנֶ֣נּוּ חֶלְק֔וֹ גַּם־זֶ֥ה הֶ֖בֶל וְרָעָ֥ה רַבָּֽה׃", "text": "Because-there is *ʾādām* *sheʿămālô* in *ḥokmāh* and in *daʿat* and in *kishrôn* and to *ʾādām* *shellōʾ* *ʿāmal*-in it *yittĕnennû* *ḥelqô* also-this *hebel* and *rāʿāh* *rabbâ*.", "grammar": { "*ʾādām*": "masculine singular noun - man/person", "*sheʿămālô*": "relative particle + masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - whose labor", "*ḥokmāh*": "feminine singular noun with prefixed preposition - with wisdom", "*daʿat*": "feminine singular noun with prefixed preposition - with knowledge", "*kishrôn*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition - with skill", "*ʾādām*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition - to a person", "*shellōʾ*": "relative particle + negative particle - who did not", "*ʿāmal*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he labored", "*yittĕnennû*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - he will give it", "*ḥelqô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his portion", "*hebel*": "masculine singular noun - vapor/vanity", "*rāʿāh*": "feminine singular adjective - evil", "*rabbâ*": "feminine singular adjective - great" }, "variants": { "*ʾādām sheʿămālô*": "a person whose labor/a man who works", "*ḥokmāh ûbĕdaʿat ûbĕkishrôn*": "with wisdom and knowledge and skill", "*ʾādām shellōʾ ʿāmal-bô*": "to a person who has not labored at it", "*yittĕnennû ḥelqô*": "he must give it as his share/portion", "*hebel*": "vapor/breath/emptiness/vanity/futility/meaninglessness", "*rāʿāh rabbâ*": "great evil/great misfortune/great misery" } }

  • Prov 13:4
    70%

    4 { "verseID": "Proverbs.13.4", "source": "מִתְאַוָּ֣ה וָ֭אַיִן נַפְשׁ֣וֹ עָצֵ֑ל וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ חָרֻצִ֣ים תְּדֻשָּֽׁן׃", "text": "*mitʾawwâ wāʾayin napšô ʿāṣēl wə-nepeš ḥăruṣîm tədušśān*", "grammar": { "*mitʾawwâ*": "verb, hitpael participle, masculine singular - craving/desiring", "*wāʾayin*": "conjunction + particle of negation - and there is nothing", "*napšô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his soul/appetite", "*ʿāṣēl*": "adjective, masculine singular - sluggard/lazy one", "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*nepeš*": "noun, feminine singular construct - soul/desire of", "*ḥăruṣîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - diligent ones", "*tədušśān*": "verb, pual imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - will be made fat/satisfied" }, "variants": { "*mitʾawwâ*": "craving/desiring/longing", "*ʿāṣēl*": "sluggard/lazy one/slothful person", "*ḥăruṣîm*": "diligent ones/industrious people/hard workers", "*tədušśān*": "will be made fat/will be satisfied/will prosper" } }

  • Deut 24:12
    70%

    12 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.24.12", "source": "וְאִם־אִ֥ישׁ עָנִ֖י ה֑וּא לֹ֥א תִשְׁכַּ֖ב בַּעֲבֹטֽוֹ׃", "text": "And if *ʾîš* *ʿānî* *hûʾ*, not *tiškab* in his *ʿăbōṭô*.", "grammar": { "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man", "*ʿānî*": "adjective masculine singular - poor/afflicted", "*hûʾ*": "3rd masculine singular pronoun - he", "*tiškab*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you sleep/lie down", "*ʿăbōṭô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his pledge" }, "variants": { "*ʿānî*": "poor/afflicted/humble", "*tiškab* in his *ʿăbōṭô*": "sleep with his pledge/keep his collateral overnight" } }

  • Job 4:13
    70%

    13 { "verseID": "Job.4.13", "source": "בִּ֭שְׂעִפִּים מֵחֶזְיֹנ֣וֹת לָ֑יְלָה בִּנְפֹ֥ל תַּ֝רְדֵּמָ֗ה עַל־אֲנָשִֽׁים׃", "text": "In *bi-śəʿippîm* from *mē-ḥezyônôt* *lāylāh* in *bi-nəpōl* *tardēmāh* upon *ʿal-ʾănāšîm*", "grammar": { "*bi-śəʿippîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - in disquieting thoughts", "*mē-ḥezyônôt*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - from visions of", "*lāylāh*": "noun, masculine singular - night", "*bi-nəpōl*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - in falling of", "*tardēmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - deep sleep", "*ʿal-ʾănāšîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - upon men" }, "variants": { "*śəʿippîm*": "disquieting thoughts/branches/divided opinions", "*ḥezyônôt*": "visions/sights/revelations", "*lāylāh*": "night/evening/darkness", "*nəpōl*": "falling/dropping/happening", "*tardēmāh*": "deep sleep/trance", "*ʾănāšîm*": "men/people/mankind" } }

  • Prov 28:22
    70%

    22 { "verseID": "Proverbs.28.22", "source": "נִֽבֳהָֽ‪[m]‬ל לַה֗וֹן אִ֭ישׁ רַ֣ע עָ֑יִן וְלֹֽא־יֵ֝דַע כִּי־חֶ֥סֶר יְבֹאֶֽנּוּ׃", "text": "*niḇŏhāl* *lahôn* *'îš* *ra'* *'āyin* *wəlō'*-*yēḏa'* *kî*-*ḥeser* *yəḇō'ennû*", "grammar": { "*niḇŏhāl*": "Niphal participle, masculine singular - hastening/being anxious", "*lahôn*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - for wealth", "*'îš*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*ra'*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - evil of", "*'āyin*": "noun, feminine singular - eye", "*wəlō'*-*yēḏa'*": "conjunction + negative particle + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and does not know", "*kî*-*ḥeser*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - that poverty", "*yəḇō'ennû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - will come upon him" }, "variants": { "*niḇŏhāl*": "hastening/anxious/troubled", "*hôn*": "wealth/riches/substance", "*'îš*": "man/person", "*ra'* *'āyin*": "evil of eye/having evil eye/envious", "*yēḏa'*": "knows/understands/perceives", "*ḥeser*": "poverty/want/lack", "*yəḇō'ennû*": "will come upon him/will overtake him" } }

  • Ps 37:16
    70%

    16 { "verseID": "Psalms.37.16", "source": "טוֹב־מְ֭עַט לַצַּדִּ֑יק מֵ֝הֲמ֗וֹן רְשָׁעִ֥ים רַבִּֽים׃", "text": "Better is *məʿaṭ* for *ṣaddîq* than *hămôn rəšāʿîm rabbîm*.", "grammar": { "*ṭôb*": "masculine singular adjective - better/good", "*məʿaṭ*": "masculine singular adjective/noun - little/small amount", "*laṣṣaddîq*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular adjective/noun - for the righteous person", "*mēhămôn*": "preposition + masculine singular construct - than abundance of", "*rəšāʿîm*": "masculine plural adjective/noun - wicked ones", "*rabbîm*": "masculine plural adjective - many" }, "variants": { "*ṭôb-məʿaṭ laṣṣaddîq*": "better is a little for the righteous/the little of the righteous is better", "*hămôn rəšāʿîm rabbîm*": "abundance of many wicked ones/great wealth of the wicked" } }

  • Prov 10:15
    70%

    15 { "verseID": "Proverbs.10.15", "source": "ה֣וֹן עָ֭שִׁיר קִרְיַ֣ת עֻזּ֑וֹ מְחִתַּ֖ת דַּלִּ֣ים רֵישָֽׁם׃", "text": "*hôn* *ʿāšîr* *qiryat* *ʿuzzô* *məḥittat* *dallîm* *rêšām*", "grammar": { "*hôn*": "masculine singular construct - wealth of", "*ʿāšîr*": "masculine singular adjective - rich man", "*qiryat*": "feminine singular construct - city of", "*ʿuzzô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his strength", "*məḥittat*": "feminine singular construct - ruin of", "*dallîm*": "masculine plural adjective - poor ones", "*rêšām*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their poverty" }, "variants": { "*hôn*": "wealth/riches/substance", "*ʿāšîr*": "rich man/wealthy person", "*qiryat*": "city/town/fortress", "*ʿuzzô*": "his strength/power/security", "*məḥittat*": "ruin/destruction/downfall", "*dallîm*": "poor ones/weak/needy", "*rêšām*": "their poverty/destitution" } }

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