Ecclesiastes 6:12

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{ "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.6.12", "source": "כִּ֣י מִֽי־יוֹדֵעַ֩ מַה־טּ֨וֹב לָֽאָדָ֜ם בַּֽחַיִּ֗ים מִסְפַּ֛ר יְמֵי־חַיֵּ֥י הֶבְל֖וֹ וְיַעֲשֵׂ֣ם כַּצֵּ֑ל אֲשֶׁר֙ מִֽי־יַגִּ֣יד לָֽאָדָ֔ם מַה־יִּהְיֶ֥ה אַחֲרָ֖יו תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃", "text": "For who-*yôḏēaʿ* what-*ṭṭôḇ* to-the-*lāʾāḏām* in-the-*baḥayyîm* *mispar* *yəmê*-*ḥayyê* *heḇlô* and-*yaʿăśēm* like-the-*kaṣṣēl*? *ʾăšer* who-*yaggîḏ* to-the-*lāʾāḏām* what-*yihyeh* *ʾaḥărāyw* *taḥaṯ* the-*haššāmeš*?", "grammar": { "*yôḏēaʿ*": "verb, Qal participle, masculine singular - knowing", "*ṭṭôḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - good", "*lāʾāḏām*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - to the man", "*baḥayyîm*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - in the life", "*mispar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - number of", "*yəmê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - days of", "*ḥayyê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - life of", "*heḇlô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his vanity", "*yaʿăśēm*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - he makes them", "*kaṣṣēl*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - like the shadow", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*yaggîḏ*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will tell", "*yihyeh*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will be", "*ʾaḥărāyw*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - after him", "*taḥaṯ*": "preposition - under", "*haššāmeš*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the sun" }, "variants": { "*ṭṭôḇ lāʾāḏām*": "good for man/beneficial for humanity", "*mispar yəmê-ḥayyê heḇlô*": "number of days of his vain life", "*yaʿăśēm kaṣṣēl*": "he spends them like a shadow/he makes them like a shadow", "*ʾaḥărāyw*": "after him/following him/when he is gone", "*taḥaṯ haššāmeš*": "under the sun (idiom for 'in this world')" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֣י מִֽי־יוֹדֵעַ֩ מַה־טּ֨וֹב לָֽאָדָ֜ם בַּֽחַיִּ֗ים מִסְפַּ֛ר יְמֵי־חַיֵּ֥י הֶבְל֖וֹ וְיַעֲשֵׂ֣ם כַּצֵּ֑ל אֲשֶׁר֙ מִֽי־יַגִּ֣יד לָֽאָדָ֔ם מַה־יִּהְיֶ֥ה אַחֲרָ֖יו תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃

Transliteration

For who-yôḏēaʿ what-ṭṭôḇ to-the-lāʾāḏām in-the-baḥayyîm mispar yəmê-ḥayyê heḇlô and-yaʿăśēm like-the-kaṣṣēl? ʾăšer who-yaggîḏ to-the-lāʾāḏām what-yihyeh ʾaḥărāyw taḥaṯ the-haššāmeš?

Grammar Details

• *yôḏēaʿ*: verb, Qal participle, masculine singular - knowing
• *ṭṭôḇ*: adjective, masculine singular - good
• *lāʾāḏām*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - to the man
• *baḥayyîm*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - in the life
• *mispar*: noun, masculine singular construct - number of
• *yəmê*: noun, masculine plural construct - days of
• *ḥayyê*: noun, masculine plural construct - life of
• *heḇlô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his vanity
• *yaʿăśēm*: verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - he makes them
• *kaṣṣēl*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - like the shadow
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which/that
• *yaggîḏ*: verb, Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will tell
• *yihyeh*: verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will be
• *ʾaḥărāyw*: preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - after him
• *taḥaṯ*: preposition - under
• *haššāmeš*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the sun

Word Meanings

• *ṭṭôḇ lāʾāḏām*: good for man/beneficial for humanity
• *mispar yəmê-ḥayyê heḇlô*: number of days of his vain life
• *yaʿăśēm kaṣṣēl*: he spends them like a shadow/he makes them like a shadow
• *ʾaḥărāyw*: after him/following him/when he is gone
• *taḥaṯ haššāmeš*: under the sun (idiom for 'in this world')

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For who knows what is good for a person in life, during the few days of their fleeting life? They pass like a shadow. Who can tell them what will happen under the sun after they are gone?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For who knows what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spends as a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For who knoweth{H3045} what is good{H2896} for man{H120} in [his] life,{H2416} all{H4557} the days{H3117} of his vain{H1892} life{H2416} which he spendeth{H6213} as a shadow?{H6738} for who can tell{H5046} a man{H120} what shall be after{H310} him under the sun?{H8121}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For who knoweth{H3045}{(H8802)} what is good{H2896} for man{H120} in this life{H2416}, all{H4557} the days{H3117} of his vain{H1892} life{H2416} which he spendeth{H6213}{(H8799)} as a shadow{H6738}? for who can tell{H5046}{(H8686)} a man{H120} what shall be after{H310} him under the sun{H8121}?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For who knoweth what is good for man lyuynge, in ye dayes of his vayne life, which is but a shadowe? Or, who wil tell a man, what shal happen after him vnder the Sonne?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  (7:2) For who knoweth what is good for man in the life and in the nomber of the dayes of the life of his vanitie, seeing he maketh them as a shadowe? For who can shewe vnto man what shall be after him vnder the sunne?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For who knoweth what is good for man liuing in the dayes of his vayne life, whiche is but a shadowe? Or who wyl tell a man what shall happen after hym vnder the sunne?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For who knoweth what [is] good for man in [this] life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spends like a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For who knoweth what `is' good for a man in life, the number of the days of the life of his vanity, and he maketh them as a shadow? for who declareth to man what is after him under the sun?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For who knoweth what is good for man in `his' life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For who knoweth what is good for man in [his] life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Who is able to say what is good for man in life all the days of his foolish life which he goes through like a shade? who will say what is to be after him under the sun?

• World English Bible (2000)

  For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spends like a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For no one knows what is best for a person during his life– during the few days of his fleeting life– for they pass away like a shadow. Nor can anyone tell him what the future will hold for him on earth.

Referenced Verses

• Job 14:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Job.14.2", "source": "כְּצִ֣יץ יָ֭צָא וַיִּמָּ֑ל וַיִּבְרַ֥ח כַּ֝צֵּ֗ל וְלֹ֣א יַעֲמֽוֹד׃", "text": "*kəṣîṣ* *yāṣāʾ* *wayyimmāl* *wayyibraḥ* *kaṣṣēl* *wəlōʾ* *yaʿămôd*", "grammar": { "*kəṣîṣ*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - like a flower/blossom", "*yāṣāʾ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he comes forth", "*wayyimmāl*": "conjunction + verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and he is cut down/withers", "*wayyibraḥ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and he flees away", "*kaṣṣēl*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine, singular - like the shadow", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yaʿămôd*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he stands/remains" }, "variants": { "*ṣîṣ*": "flower/blossom/bloom", "*yāṣāʾ*": "comes forth/emerges/sprouts", "*wayyimmāl*": "withers/fades/is cut down", "*wayyibraḥ*": "flees away/vanishes/escapes", "*ṣēl*": "shadow/shade/protection", "*yaʿămôd*": "stands/endures/remains/continues" } }
• Eccl 3:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.3.22", "source": "וְרָאִ֗יתִי כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין טוֹב֙ מֵאֲשֶׁ֨ר יִשְׂמַ֤ח הָאָדָם֙ בְּֽמַעֲשָׂ֔יו כִּי־ה֖וּא חֶלְק֑וֹ כִּ֣י מִ֤י יְבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙ לִרְא֔וֹת בְּמֶ֖ה שֶׁיִּהְיֶ֥ה אַחֲרָֽיו׃", "text": "*wə*-*rāʾîṯî* that *ʾên* *ṭôḇ* than-*ʾăšer* *yiśmaḥ* the-*ʾāḏām* in-*maʿăśāyw* for-*hûʾ* *ḥelqô* for who *yəḇîʾennû* to-*lirʾôṯ* in-what that-*yihyeh* after-him", "grammar": { "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*rāʾîṯî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I saw", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/because", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*ṭôḇ*": "adjective/noun, masculine singular - good", "*mē*": "preposition - from/than", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - that/which", "*yiśmaḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will rejoice", "*hā-ʾāḏām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the man", "*bə*": "preposition - in", "*maʿăśāyw*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his works", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*hûʾ*": "personal pronoun, masculine singular - he/it", "*ḥelqô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his portion", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*yəḇîʾennû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he will bring him", "*li*": "preposition - to/for", "*rʾôṯ*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - to see", "*bə*": "preposition - in", "*meh*": "interrogative pronoun - what", "*še*": "relative particle - that/which", "*yihyeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will be", "*ʾaḥărāyw*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - after him" }, "variants": { "*rāʾîṯî*": "I saw/observed/perceived", "*ʾên*": "there is not/nothing/no", "*ṭôḇ*": "good/pleasant/agreeable", "*yiśmaḥ*": "will rejoice/be glad/be joyful", "*maʿăśāyw*": "his works/deeds/actions", "*ḥelqô*": "his portion/share/lot", "*yəḇîʾennû*": "will bring him/cause him to come", "*rʾôṯ*": "to see/perceive/experience", "*yihyeh*": "will be/will happen/will occur", "*ʾaḥărāyw*": "after him/behind him/following him" } }
• Lam 3:24-27 : 24 { "verseID": "Lamentations.3.24", "source": "חֶלְקִ֤י יְהוָה֙ אָמְרָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֔י עַל־כֵּ֖ן אוֹחִ֥יל לֽוֹ׃", "text": "*ḥelqî* *YHWH* *ʾāmerâ* *napšî* therefore *ʾôḥîl* to him", "grammar": { "*ḥelqî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my portion", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD", "*ʾāmerâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she said", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*ʾôḥîl*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I will hope/wait" }, "variants": { "*ḥelqî*": "my portion/my share/my lot", "*napšî*": "my soul/my life/myself", "*ʾôḥîl*": "I will hope/I will wait" } } 25 { "verseID": "Lamentations.3.25", "source": "ט֤וֹב יְהוָה֙ לְקֹוָ֔ו לְנֶ֖פֶשׁ תִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ׃", "text": "*ṭôb* *YHWH* to *qōwāw* to *nepeš* *tidreše̱nnû*", "grammar": { "*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine singular - good", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD", "*qōwāw*": "verb, qal participle, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - ones waiting for him", "*nepeš*": "noun, feminine singular - soul", "*tidreše̱nnû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - she seeks him" }, "variants": { "*ṭôb*": "good/pleasant/agreeable", "*qōwāw*": "ones waiting for him/ones hoping in him", "*nepeš*": "soul/life/person", "*tidreše̱nnû*": "she seeks him/she inquires of him" } } 26 { "verseID": "Lamentations.3.26", "source": "ט֤וֹב וְיָחִיל֙ וְדוּמָ֔ם לִתְשׁוּעַ֖ת יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "*ṭôb* and *yāḥîl* and *dûmām* for *tešûʿat* *YHWH*", "grammar": { "*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine singular - good", "*yāḥîl*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he waits", "*dûmām*": "adverb - silently", "*tešûʿat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - salvation of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD" }, "variants": { "*ṭôb*": "good/it is good", "*yāḥîl*": "he waits/one should wait", "*dûmām*": "silently/quietly/in silence", "*tešûʿat*": "salvation of/deliverance of/help of" } } 27 { "verseID": "Lamentations.3.27", "source": "ט֣וֹב לַגֶּ֔בֶר כִּֽי־יִשָּׂ֥א עֹ֖ל בִּנְעוּרָֽיו׃", "text": "*ṭôb* to the *geber* that *yiśśāʾ* *ʿōl* in *neʿûrāyw*", "grammar": { "*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine singular - good", "*geber*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the man", "*yiśśāʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he bears", "*ʿōl*": "noun, masculine singular - yoke", "*neʿûrāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his youth" }, "variants": { "*ṭôb*": "good/it is good", "*geber*": "man/mighty man/strong man", "*yiśśāʾ*": "he bears/he carries", "*ʿōl*": "yoke/burden" } }
• Jas 4:14 : 14 { "verseID": "James.4.14", "source": "Οἵτινες οὐκ ἐπίστασθε τὸ τῆς αὔριον. Ποία γὰρ ἡ ζωὴ ὑμῶν; Ἀτμὶς γάρ ἐστιν, ἡ πρὸς ὀλίγον φαινομένη, ἔπειτα δὲ ἀφανιζομένη.", "text": "You who not *epistasthe* the [matter] of the tomorrow. What kind for the *zōē* of you? *Atmis* for *estin*, the [one] for *oligon phainomenē*, *epeita de aphanizomenē*.", "grammar": { "*epistasthe*": "present middle/passive indicative, 2nd plural - know/understand", "*zōē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - life", "*Atmis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - vapor/mist", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - is", "*oligon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - little/small/short [time]", "*phainomenē*": "present middle/passive participle, nominative, feminine, singular - appearing/becoming visible", "*epeita*": "adverb - then/thereafter", "*de*": "conjunction - but/and/now", "*aphanizomenē*": "present middle/passive participle, nominative, feminine, singular - vanishing/disappearing" }, "variants": { "*epistasthe*": "know/understand/comprehend", "*zōē*": "life/existence", "*Atmis*": "vapor/mist/steam", "*estin*": "is/exists", "*oligon*": "little/small/short time", "*phainomenē*": "appearing/becoming visible/showing itself", "*epeita*": "then/thereafter/afterwards", "*aphanizomenē*": "vanishing/disappearing/fading away" } }
• Eccl 8:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.8.7", "source": "כִּֽי־אֵינֶ֥נּוּ יֹדֵ֖עַ מַה־שֶׁיִּֽהְיֶ֑ה כִּ֚י כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר יִֽהְיֶ֔ה מִ֖י יַגִּ֥יד לֽוֹ׃", "text": "*kî*-*ʾênennû* *yōdēaʿ* *mah*-that-*yihyeh* *kî* as-*ʾăšer* *yihyeh* *mî* *yaggîd* to-him", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ʾênennû*": "negative particle with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he is not", "*yōdēaʿ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - knowing", "*mah*": "interrogative pronoun - what", "*yihyeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will be", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - that/which/when", "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*yaggîd*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will tell/declare" }, "variants": { "*ʾênennû*": "he is not/does not", "*yōdēaʿ*": "knowing/aware of", "*yihyeh*": "will be/shall be/come to pass", "*yaggîd*": "will tell/declare/make known" } }
• Eccl 8:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.8.13", "source": "וְטוֹב֙ לֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֣ה לָֽרָשָׁ֔ע וְלֹֽא־יַאֲרִ֥יךְ יָמִ֖ים כַּצֵּ֑ל אֲשֶׁ֛ר אֵינֶ֥נּוּ יָרֵ֖א מִלִּפְנֵ֥י אֱלֹהִֽים׃", "text": "And-*ṭôb* not-*yihyeh* to-the-*rāšāʿ* and-not-*yaʾărîk* *yāmîm* like-the-*ṣēl* *ʾăšer* *ʾênennû* *yārēʾ* from-before *ʾĕlōhîm*", "grammar": { "*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine singular - good", "*yihyeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will be", "*rāšāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - wicked", "*yaʾărîk*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will prolong", "*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - days", "*ṣēl*": "noun, masculine singular - shadow", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - who", "*ʾênennû*": "negative particle with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he is not", "*yārēʾ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - fearing", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God/gods" }, "variants": { "*ṭôb*": "good/well-being/prosperity", "*yihyeh*": "will be/shall be", "*rāšāʿ*": "wicked person/evil one", "*yaʾărîk*": "will prolong/will extend/will lengthen", "*yāmîm*": "days/lifetime", "*ṣēl*": "shadow/shade", "*yārēʾ*": "fearing/revering/being in awe of", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine being(s)" } }
• Ps 144:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Psalms.144.4", "source": "אָ֭דָם לַהֶ֣בֶל דָּמָ֑ה יָ֝מָ֗יו כְּצֵ֣ל עוֹבֵֽר׃", "text": "*ʾĀdām* to the *hebel* *dāmâ*, his *yāmāyw* like *ṣēl* *ʿôbēr*.", "grammar": { "*ʾādām*": "noun masculine singular - mankind/human", "*lahebel*": "preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - to the breath/vapor", "*dāmâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - is like/resembles", "*yāmāyw*": "noun masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his days", "*kĕṣēl*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - like a shadow", "*ʿôbēr*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - passing/passing away" }, "variants": { "*ʾādām*": "man/mankind/humanity", "*hebel*": "breath/vapor/vanity/emptiness", "*dāmâ*": "is like/resembles/is comparable to", "*ṣēl*": "shadow/shade", "*ʿôbēr*": "passing/passing away/fleeting" } }
• Ps 39:5-6 : 5 { "verseID": "Psalms.39.5", "source": "הוֹדִ֘יעֵ֤נִי יְהוָ֨ה ׀ קִצִּ֗י וּמִדַּ֣ת יָמַ֣י מַה־הִ֑יא אֵ֝דְעָ֗ה מֶה־חָדֵ֥ל אָֽנִי׃", "text": "*hôdîʿēnî* *YHWH* *qiṣṣî* and-*middat* *yāmay* what-*hîʾ* *ʾēdəʿāh* what-*ḥādēl* *ʾānî*", "grammar": { "*hôdîʿēnî*": "verb, hiphil imperative masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - make me know", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD", "*qiṣṣî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my end", "*middat*": "noun, feminine singular construct with prefixed conjunction 'wə' - and the measure of", "*yāmay*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my days", "*hîʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person feminine singular with interrogative 'mah' - what is it", "*ʾēdəʿāh*": "verb, qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - let me know", "*ḥādēl*": "adjective with interrogative 'meh' - how transient/frail", "*ʾānî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I (am)" }, "variants": { "*hôdîʿēnî*": "cause me to know/make me know/inform me", "*qiṣṣî*": "my end/limit/boundary", "*middat*": "measure/extent/proportion", "*yāmay*": "my days/lifetime", "*ʾēdəʿāh*": "let me know/understand/perceive", "*ḥādēl*": "transient/frail/fleeting/ceasing" } } 6 { "verseID": "Psalms.39.6", "source": "הִנֵּ֤ה טְפָח֨וֹת ׀ נָ֘תַ֤תָּה יָמַ֗י וְחֶלְדִּ֣י כְאַ֣יִן נֶגְדֶּ֑ךָ אַ֥ךְ כָּֽל־הֶ֥בֶל כָּל־אָ֝דָ֗ם נִצָּ֥ב סֶֽלָה׃", "text": "*hinnēh* *ṭəfāḥôt* *nātattāh* *yāmay* and-*ḥeldî* like-*ʾayin* *negdekā* *ʾak* all-*hebel* all-*ʾādām* *niṣṣāb* *selāh*", "grammar": { "*hinnēh*": "interjection - behold/look", "*ṭəfāḥôt*": "noun, feminine plural - handbreadths", "*nātattāh*": "verb, qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you have made/set", "*yāmay*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my days", "*ḥeldî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed conjunction 'wə' - and my lifetime", "*ʾayin*": "substantive with prefixed preposition 'kə' - like nothing", "*negdekā*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - before you", "*ʾak*": "adverb - surely/only", "*hebel*": "noun, masculine singular with prefixed 'kol' - all (is) vanity", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular with prefixed 'kol' - every man", "*niṣṣāb*": "verb, niphal participle masculine singular - standing/established", "*selāh*": "musical notation - selah" }, "variants": { "*hinnēh*": "behold/look/see", "*ṭəfāḥôt*": "handbreadths/spans (measurement)", "*nātattāh*": "you have made/set/appointed", "*ḥeldî*": "my lifetime/duration/world", "*ʾayin*": "nothing/non-existence", "*ʾak*": "surely/only/indeed", "*hebel*": "vapor/breath/vanity/emptiness", "*niṣṣāb*": "standing/positioned/established" } }
• Ps 47:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Psalms.47.4", "source": "יַדְבֵּ֣ר עַמִּ֣ים תַּחְתֵּ֑ינוּ וּ֝לְאֻמִּ֗ים תַּ֣חַת רַגְלֵֽינוּ׃", "text": "He *yadbēr* *'ammîm* *taḥtênû* and *lĕ'ummîm* *taḥat* *raglênû*", "grammar": { "*yadbēr*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'he will subdue'", "*'ammîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'peoples'", "*taḥtênû*": "preposition + 1st person plural suffix - 'under us'", "*ûlĕ'ummîm*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine plural - 'and nations'", "*taḥat*": "preposition - 'under'", "*raglênû*": "noun, feminine dual construct + 1st person plural suffix - 'our feet'" }, "variants": { "*yadbēr*": "subdue/speak/lead/drive", "*'ammîm*": "peoples/nations/ethnic groups", "*lĕ'ummîm*": "nations/peoples/tribes", "*taḥat*": "under/beneath/in place of" } }
• Ps 89:47 : 47 { "verseID": "Psalms.89.47", "source": "עַד־מָה יְהוָה תִּסָּתֵר לָנֶצַח תִּבְעַר כְּמוֹ־אֵשׁ חֲמָתֶךָ", "text": "Until-what *YHWH* you-will-*tissātēr* to-*lāneṣaḥ*; will-*tibʿar* like-*ʾēš* *ḥămātekā*", "grammar": { "*ʿad-mâ*": "preposition + interrogative - until when/how long", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name", "*tissātēr*": "verb, niphal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will hide yourself", "*lā-neṣaḥ*": "preposition + noun - forever/perpetually", "*tibʿar*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - it will burn", "*kᵉmô-ʾēš*": "preposition + noun - like fire", "*ḥămātekā*": "noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your wrath" }, "variants": { "*ʿad-mâ*": "how long/until when", "*tissātēr*": "you will hide yourself/conceal yourself", "*lā-neṣaḥ*": "forever/perpetually/completely", "*tibʿar*": "will burn/consume/be kindled", "*ḥămātekā*": "your wrath/fury/rage" } }
• Ps 90:10-12 : 10 { "verseID": "Psalms.90.10", "source": "יְמֵֽי־שְׁנוֹתֵ֨ינוּ בָהֶ֥ם שִׁבְעִ֪ים שָׁנָ֡ה וְאִ֤ם בִּגְבוּרֹ֨ת ׀ שְׁמ֘וֹנִ֤ים שָׁנָ֗ה וְ֭רָהְבָּם עָמָ֣ל וָאָ֑וֶן כִּי־גָ֥ז חִ֝֗ישׁ וַנָּעֻֽפָה׃", "text": "The *yĕmê*-*šĕnôṯênû* in them *šiḇʿîm* *šānâ*, and if by *giḇûrōṯ* *šĕmônîm* *šānâ*, yet their *rohbām* is *ʿāmāl* and *ʾāwen*; for it *gāz* *ḥîš* and we *nāʿup̄â*.", "grammar": { "*yĕmê-šĕnôṯênû*": "masculine plural construct + feminine plural + 1st plural suffix - days of our years", "*bāhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - in them", "*šiḇʿîm*": "cardinal number - seventy", "*šānâ*": "feminine singular - year", "*wĕʾim*": "conjunction + conditional particle - and if", "*biḡḇûrōṯ*": "preposition + feminine plural - by strength/might", "*šĕmônîm*": "cardinal number - eighty", "*wĕrohbām*": "conjunction + masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and their pride/strength", "*ʿāmāl*": "masculine singular - trouble/labor", "*wāʾāwen*": "conjunction + masculine singular - and iniquity/sorrow", "*kî-gāz*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - for it is cut off", "*ḥîš*": "adverb - quickly/speedily", "*wannāʿup̄â*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 1st plural - and we fly away" }, "variants": { "*yĕmê-šĕnôṯênû*": "days of our years/span of our life", "*giḇûrōṯ*": "strength/might/power", "*rohbām*": "their pride/their strength/their boast", "*ʿāmāl*": "trouble/labor/toil/misery", "*ʾāwen*": "iniquity/sorrow/wickedness/trouble", "*gāz*": "is cut off/passes quickly/is over", "*ḥîš*": "quickly/speedily/soon", "*nāʿup̄â*": "we fly away/we depart/we vanish" } } 11 { "verseID": "Psalms.90.11", "source": "מִֽי־י֭וֹדֵעַ עֹ֣ז אַפֶּ֑ךָ וּ֝כְיִרְאָתְךָ֗ עֶבְרָתֶֽךָ׃", "text": "Who *yôḏēaʿ* *ʿōz* of your *ʾappêḵā*? And according to your *yirʾāṯĕḵā*, your *ʿeḇrāṯêḵā*.", "grammar": { "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*yôḏēaʿ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - knows/understanding", "*ʿōz*": "masculine singular construct - power/strength of", "*ʾappêḵā*": "masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your anger/nostril", "*ûḵĕyirʾāṯĕḵā*": "conjunction + preposition + feminine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - and according to your fear", "*ʿeḇrāṯêḵā*": "feminine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your wrath" }, "variants": { "*yôḏēaʿ*": "knows/understands/perceives", "*ʿōz*": "power/strength/might", "*ʾappêḵā*": "your anger/your wrath/your nostrils (as the seat of anger)", "*yirʾāṯĕḵā*": "fear of you/reverence for you/the awe you deserve", "*ʿeḇrāṯêḵā*": "your wrath/your fury/your overflow of anger" } } 12 { "verseID": "Psalms.90.12", "source": "לִמְנ֣וֹת יָ֭מֵינוּ כֵּ֣ן הוֹדַ֑ע וְ֝נָבִ֗א לְבַ֣ב חָכְמָֽה׃", "text": "To *limnôṯ* our *yāmênû* so *hôḏaʿ*, that we may *nāḇiʾ* *lĕḇaḇ* *ḥoḵmâ*.", "grammar": { "*limnôṯ*": "qal infinitive construct - to count/number", "*yāmênû*": "masculine plural + 1st plural suffix - our days", "*kēn*": "adverb - so/thus", "*hôḏaʿ*": "hiphil imperative, masculine singular - make known/teach", "*wĕnāḇiʾ*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect, 1st plural - and we may bring/obtain", "*lĕḇaḇ*": "masculine singular construct - heart of", "*ḥoḵmâ*": "feminine singular - wisdom" }, "variants": { "*limnôṯ*": "to count/to number/to reckon", "*hôḏaʿ*": "make known/teach/cause to know", "*nāḇiʾ*": "bring/obtain/acquire/gain", "*lĕḇaḇ ḥoḵmâ*": "heart of wisdom/wise heart/understanding mind" } }
• Ps 102:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Psalms.102.11", "source": "מִפְּנֵֽי־זַֽעַמְךָ֥ וְקִצְפֶּ֑ךָ כִּ֥י נְ֝שָׂאתַ֗נִי וַתַּשְׁלִיכֵֽנִי׃", "text": "From before *zaʿamḵā* and *qiṣpeḵā* for *nᵉśāʾtanî* and *wattašlîḵēnî*", "grammar": { "*mippᵉnê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - from before/because of", "*zaʿamḵā*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your indignation", "*wᵉ*": "conjunction - and", "*qiṣpeḵā*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your wrath", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*nᵉśāʾtanî*": "verb, Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - you lifted me up", "*wa*": "conjunction - and", "*ttašlîḵēnî*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect consecutive, 2nd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - you cast me down" }, "variants": { "*zaʿamḵā*": "your indignation/rage/fury", "*qiṣpeḵā*": "your wrath/anger", "*nᵉśāʾtanî*": "you lifted me up/carried me", "*wattašlîḵēnî*": "you cast me down/threw me away" } }
• Ps 109:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Psalms.109.23", "source": "כְּצֵל־כִּנְטוֹת֥וֹ נֶהֱלָ֑כְתִּי נִ֝נְעַ֗רְתִּי כָּֽאַרְבֶּֽה׃", "text": "Like-*ṣēl*-when-*niṭôtô* *neĕlākətî* *ninʿartî* like-the-*ʾarbeh*.", "grammar": { "*ṣēl*": "noun, masculine singular - shadow", "*niṭôtô*": "verb, qal infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its stretching out/declining", "*neĕlākətî*": "verb, niphal perfect 1st person singular - I am gone/have disappeared", "*ninʿartî*": "verb, niphal perfect 1st person singular - I am shaken off", "*ʾarbeh*": "noun, masculine singular - locust" }, "variants": { "*ṣēl*-when-*niṭôtô*": "like a shadow when it lengthens/stretches/declines", "*neĕlākətî*": "I am gone/I vanish/I disappear/I pass away", "*ninʿartî*": "I am shaken off/driven away/tossed about" } }
• Job 14:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Job.14.21", "source": "יִכְבְּד֣וּ בָ֭נָיו וְלֹ֣א יֵדָ֑ע וְ֝יִצְעֲר֗וּ וְֽלֹא־יָבִ֥ין לָֽמוֹ׃", "text": "*yikbədû* *bānāyw* *wəlōʾ* *yēdāʿ* *wəyiṣʿărû* *wəlōʾ*-*yābîn* *lāmô*", "grammar": { "*yikbədû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural - they are honored", "*bānāyw*": "noun, masculine, plural, construct + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - his sons", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yēdāʿ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he knows", "*wəyiṣʿărû*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural - and they are brought low", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yābîn*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he understands/perceives", "*lāmô*": "preposition + 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix - to/for them" }, "variants": { "*yikbədû*": "are honored/become rich/prosper", "*bānîm*": "sons/children", "*yēdāʿ*": "knows/perceives/is aware", "*yiṣʿărû*": "are brought low/become insignificant/are diminished", "*yābîn*": "understands/perceives/considers", "*lāmô*": "to them/for them/concerning them" } }
• Ps 4:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Psalms.4.6", "source": "זִבְח֥וּ זִבְחֵי־צֶ֑דֶק וּ֝בִטְח֗וּ אֶל־יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "*zibḥû* *zibḥê*-*ṣedeq* and-*biṭḥû* to-*YHWH*", "grammar": { "*zibḥû*": "verb Qal imperative 2nd person masculine plural - sacrifice/offer", "*zibḥê*": "noun masculine plural construct - sacrifices of", "*ṣedeq*": "noun masculine singular - righteousness", "*biṭḥû*": "verb Qal imperative 2nd person masculine plural with prefixed conjunction ו (and) - trust", "*YHWH*": "proper noun with prefixed preposition אֶל (to/toward) - the LORD" }, "variants": { "*zibḥû*": "sacrifice/offer/slaughter", "*zibḥê-ṣedeq*": "sacrifices of righteousness/righteous offerings/right sacrifices", "*biṭḥû*": "trust/rely on/have confidence in" } }
• Ps 16:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Psalms.16.5", "source": "יְֽהוָ֗ה מְנָת־חֶלְקִ֥י וְכוֹסִ֑י אַ֝תָּ֗ה תּוֹמִ֥יךְ גּוֹרָלִֽי׃", "text": "*YHWH* *mənāt*-*ḥelqî* and-*kôsî* you *tômîḵ* *gôrālî*", "grammar": { "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD", "*mənāt*-*ḥelqî*": "construct noun chain with 1st person suffix - portion of my inheritance", "*kôsî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person suffix - my cup", "*tômîḵ*": "participle, masculine singular - maintaining/holding", "*gôrālî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person suffix - my lot/inheritance" }, "variants": { "*YHWH*": "LORD/Yahweh/Jehovah (divine name)", "*mənāt*": "portion/share/assignment", "*ḥelqî*": "my portion/my inheritance/my share", "*kôsî*": "my cup/my portion", "*tômîḵ*": "maintaining/upholding/sustaining", "*gôrālî*": "my lot/my inheritance/my destiny" } }
• Ps 17:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Psalms.17.15", "source": "אֲנִ֗י בְּ֭צֶדֶק אֶחֱזֶ֣ה פָנֶ֑יךָ אֶשְׂבְּעָ֥ה בְ֝הָקִ֗יץ תְּמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃", "text": "*'Ănî* *bǝṣedeq* *'eḥězeh* *fāneykā* *'eśbǝ'āh* *bǝhāqîṣ* *tǝmûnātekā*", "grammar": { "*'Ănî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I", "*bǝṣedeq*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in righteousness", "*'eḥězeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will behold/gaze upon", "*fāneykā*": "noun, masculine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your face", "*'eśbǝ'āh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular (cohortative) - I will be satisfied", "*bǝhāqîṣ*": "preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct - in awakening", "*tǝmûnātekā*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your form/likeness" }, "variants": { "*bǝṣedeq*": "in righteousness/justness/rightness", "*'eḥězeh*": "I will behold/gaze upon/perceive", "*bǝhāqîṣ*": "in awakening/when I awake", "*tǝmûnātekā*": "your form/likeness/image/representation" } }
• Eccl 2:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.2.3", "source": "תַּ֣רְתִּי בְלִבִּ֔י לִמְשׁ֥וֹךְ בַּיַּ֖יִן אֶת־בְּשָׂרִ֑י וְלִבִּ֞י נֹהֵ֤ג בַּֽחָכְמָה֙ וְלֶאֱחֹ֣ז בְּסִכְל֔וּת עַ֣ד אֲשֶׁר־אֶרְאֶ֗ה אֵי־זֶ֨ה ט֜וֹב לִבְנֵ֤י הָאָדָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר יַעֲשׂוּ֙ תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם מִסְפַּ֖ר יְמֵ֥י חַיֵּיהֶֽם׃", "text": "*tartî* in *libbî* to *limshôk* with *yayin* *ʾet-bĕśārî* and *libbî* *nōhēg* in *ḥokmāh* and to *leʾĕḥōz* in *siklût* until *ʾăsher-ʾerʾeh* *ʾêy-zeh* *ṭôb* to *bĕnê hāʾādām* *ʾăsher* *yaʿăśû* under *hashāmayim* *mispar* *yĕmê* *ḥayyêhem*.", "grammar": { "*tartî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I explored/searched out", "*libbî*": "noun + 1st person suffix - my heart", "*limshôk*": "preposition + infinitive construct - to cheer/attract/stimulate", "*yayin*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - wine", "*ʾet-bĕśārî*": "direct object marker + noun + 1st person suffix - my flesh", "*nōhēg*": "participle, masculine singular - guiding/leading", "*ḥokmāh*": "feminine singular noun with preposition - with wisdom", "*leʾĕḥōz*": "preposition + infinitive construct - to grasp/take hold", "*siklût*": "feminine singular noun with preposition - with folly", "*ʾăsher-ʾerʾeh*": "relative particle + imperfect, 1st singular - until I might see", "*ʾêy-zeh*": "interrogative + demonstrative - which/what", "*ṭôb*": "masculine singular adjective - good", "*bĕnê hāʾādām*": "construct + definite article + noun - sons of man/humanity", "*yaʿăśû*": "imperfect, 3rd plural - they should do", "*hashāmayim*": "definite article + noun - the heavens", "*mispar*": "construct noun - number of", "*yĕmê*": "construct plural of 'day'", "*ḥayyêhem*": "plural noun + 3rd person plural suffix - their lives" }, "variants": { "*tartî*": "I explored/searched/investigated", "*limshôk*": "to draw/pull/attract/stimulate/cheer", "*bĕśārî*": "my flesh/body/self", "*nōhēg*": "guiding/leading/conducting/driving", "*ḥokmāh*": "wisdom/skill/intelligence", "*leʾĕḥōz*": "to grasp/seize/take hold of", "*siklût*": "folly/foolishness/stupidity", "*ṭôb*": "good/beneficial/pleasant/favorable", "*bĕnê hāʾādām*": "sons of man/mankind/humanity", "*taḥat hashāmayim*": "under the heavens/under the sky" } }
• 1 Chr 29:15 : 15 { "verseID": "1 Chronicles.29.15", "source": "‫כִּֽי־גֵרִ֨ים אֲנַ֧חְנוּ לְפָנֶ֛יךָ וְתוֹשָׁבִ֖ים כְּכָל־אֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ כַּצֵּ֧ל ׀ יָמֵ֛ינוּ עַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ וְאֵ֥ין מִקְוֶֽה׃‬", "text": "For-*gērîm* *ʾănaḥnû* before-you and-*tôšābîm* like-all-our-*ʾăbōtênû*; like-the-*ṣēl* our-*yāmênû* upon-the-*ʾāreṣ* and-without *miqweh*.", "grammar": { "*gērîm*": "noun, masculine plural - sojourners/foreigners", "*ʾănaḥnû*": "pronoun, 1st common plural - we", "*tôšābîm*": "noun, masculine plural - resident aliens/temporary dwellers", "*ʾăbōtênû*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person plural suffix - our fathers", "*ṣēl*": "noun, masculine singular - shadow", "*yāmênû*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person plural suffix - our days", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land", "*miqweh*": "noun, masculine singular - hope" }, "variants": { "*gērîm*": "sojourners/foreigners/resident aliens", "*tôšābîm*": "resident aliens/temporary dwellers/settlers", "*ṣēl*": "shadow/shade/protection", "*miqweh*": "hope/expectation/ground of hope" } }
• Job 8:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Job.8.9", "source": "כִּֽי־תְמ֣וֹל אֲ֭נַחְנוּ וְלֹ֣א נֵדָ֑ע כִּ֤י צֵ֖ל יָמֵ֣ינוּ עֲלֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "For *tĕmôl ʾănaḥnû wĕ-lōʾ nēdāʿ kî ṣēl yāmênû ʿălê-ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*tĕmôl*": "adverb - yesterday/recently", "*ʾănaḥnû*": "personal pronoun 1st common plural - we", "*wĕ-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*nēdāʿ*": "qal imperfect 1st common plural - we know", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ṣēl*": "noun masculine singular construct - shadow of", "*yāmênû*": "noun masculine plural construct + 1st common plural suffix - our days", "*ʿălê-ʾāreṣ*": "preposition + noun feminine singular - upon earth" }, "variants": { "*tĕmôl*": "yesterday/recently/before", "*nēdāʿ*": "know/understand/perceive", "*ṣēl*": "shadow/shade/darkness", "*yāmênû*": "our days/lifetime", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground" } }
• Eccl 9:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.9.6", "source": "גַּ֣ם אַהֲבָתָ֧ם גַּם־שִׂנְאָתָ֛ם גַּם־קִנְאָתָ֖ם כְּבָ֣ר אָבָ֑דָה וְחֵ֨לֶק אֵין־לָהֶ֥ם עוֹד֙ לְעוֹלָ֔ם בְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶֽׁר־נַעֲשָׂ֖ה תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃", "text": "Also *ʾahăbātām* also-*śinʾātām* also-*qinʾātām* already *ʾābādâ*, and-*ḥēleq* not-to-them yet to-*ʿôlām* in-*kōl* that-*naʿăśâ* *taḥat* the-*šāmeš*.", "grammar": { "*ʾahăbātām*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their love", "*śinʾātām*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their hatred", "*qinʾātām*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their jealousy", "*ʾābādâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - has perished", "*ḥēleq*": "noun, masculine singular construct - portion/share", "*ʿôlām*": "noun, masculine singular - forever/eternity", "*kōl*": "noun, masculine singular - all/everything", "*naʿăśâ*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is done/has been done", "*taḥat*": "preposition - under/beneath", "*šāmeš*": "noun, feminine singular with article - the sun" }, "variants": { "*ʾahăbātām*": "their love/their affection", "*śinʾātām*": "their hatred/their enmity", "*qinʾātām*": "their jealousy/their envy/their zeal", "*ʾābādâ*": "has perished/is destroyed/is gone", "*ḥēleq*": "portion/share/part", "*ʿôlām*": "forever/eternity/long duration", "*naʿăśâ*": "is done/has been done/is performed", "*taḥat ha-šāmeš*": "under the sun/in this world" } }
• Eccl 12:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.12.13", "source": "ס֥וֹף דָּבָ֖ר הַכֹּ֣ל נִשְׁמָ֑ע אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִ֤ים יְרָא֙ וְאֶת־מִצְוֺתָ֣יו שְׁמ֔וֹר כִּי־זֶ֖ה כָּל־הָאָדָֽם׃", "text": "*Sôp* *dāḇār* ha-*kōl* *nišmāʿ* *ʾet*-hā-*ʾĕlōhîm* *yərāʾ* wə-*ʾet*-*miṣwōtāyw* *šəmôr* *kî*-*zeh* kāl-hā-*ʾādām*", "grammar": { "*sôp*": "noun, masculine singular construct - end of", "*dāḇār*": "noun, masculine singular - word/matter/thing", "*kōl*": "noun, masculine singular - all/everything", "*nišmāʿ*": "niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is heard/has been heard", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God", "*yərāʾ*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - fear", "*miṣwōtāyw*": "noun, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his commandments", "*šəmôr*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - keep/observe", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun - this", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mankind/humanity" }, "variants": { "*sôp* *dāḇār*": "end of the matter/conclusion of everything", "*kî*-*zeh* kāl-hā-*ʾādām*": "for this is the whole of man/this is what it means to be human/this is man's all" } }
• Mic 6:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Micah.6.8", "source": "הִגִּ֥יד לְךָ֛ אָדָ֖ם מַה־טּ֑וֹב וּמָֽה־יְהוָ֞ה דּוֹרֵ֣שׁ מִמְּךָ֗ כִּ֣י אִם־עֲשׂ֤וֹת מִשְׁפָּט֙ וְאַ֣הֲבַת חֶ֔סֶד וְהַצְנֵ֥עַ לֶ֖כֶת עִם־אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃", "text": "*higgîd* *lekā* *ʾādām* *mah*-*ṭôb* *û-māh*-*YHWH* *dôrēš* *mimmekā* *kî* *ʾim*-*ʿăśôt* *mišpāṭ* *wə-ʾahăbat* *ḥesed* *wə-haṣnēaʿ* *leket* *ʿim*-*ʾĕlōhêkā*", "grammar": { "*higgîd*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has told", "*lekā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mankind", "*mah*": "interrogative pronoun - what", "*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine singular - good", "*û-māh*": "conjunction + interrogative pronoun - and what", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*dôrēš*": "qal participle, masculine singular - seeking", "*mimmekā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - from you", "*kî* *ʾim*": "conjunction pair - except/but only", "*ʿăśôt*": "qal infinitive construct - to do", "*mišpāṭ*": "noun, masculine singular - justice", "*wə-ʾahăbat*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct - and love of", "*ḥesed*": "noun, masculine singular - covenant faithfulness/mercy", "*wə-haṣnēaʿ*": "conjunction + hiphil infinitive construct - and to walk humbly", "*leket*": "qal infinitive construct - to walk", "*ʿim*": "preposition - with", "*ʾĕlōhêkā*": "noun, masculine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your God" }, "variants": { "*higgîd*": "told/declared/made known", "*ʾādām*": "man/mankind/humanity", "*mišpāṭ*": "justice/judgment/right", "*ḥesed*": "covenant faithfulness/steadfast love/mercy/kindness", "*haṣnēaʿ*": "walk humbly/be modest/act prudently" } }