19{
"verseID": "Proverbs.29.19",
"source": "בִּ֭דְבָרִים לֹא־יִוָּ֣סֶר עָ֑בֶד כִּֽי־יָ֝בִ֗ין וְאֵ֣ין מַעֲנֶֽה׃",
"text": "*bi*-*dəḇārîm* *lōʾ*-*yiwwāser* *ʿāḇed* *kî*-*yāḇîn* *wə*-*ʾên* *maʿăneh*",
"grammar": {
"*bi*": "preposition - by/with",
"*dəḇārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - words",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yiwwāser*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - is disciplined/corrected",
"*ʿāḇed*": "noun, masculine singular - servant/slave",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/although/when",
"*yāḇîn*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - understands",
"*wə*": "conjunction - yet/and",
"*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not",
"*maʿăneh*": "noun, masculine singular - answer/response"
},
"variants": {
"*bi-dəḇārîm*": "by words/with words alone",
"*lōʾ-yiwwāser*": "is not disciplined/will not be corrected",
"*ʿāḇed*": "servant/slave",
"*kî-yāḇîn*": "for he understands/though he understands/when he understands",
"*wə-ʾên maʿăneh*": "yet there is no answer/but gives no response/and will not respond"
}
}
20{
"verseID": "Proverbs.29.20",
"source": "חָזִ֗יתָ אִ֭ישׁ אָ֣ץ בִּדְבָרָ֑יו תִּקְוָ֖ה לִכְסִ֣יל מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃",
"text": "*ḥāzîtā* *ʾîš* *ʾāṣ* *bi*-*dəḇārāyw* *tiqwāh* *li*-*ḵsîl* *mimmennû*",
"grammar": {
"*ḥāzîtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have seen",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man",
"*ʾāṣ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - hasty/rushing",
"*bi*": "preposition - in",
"*dəḇārāyw*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his words",
"*tiqwāh*": "noun, feminine singular - hope",
"*li*": "preposition - for/to",
"*ḵsîl*": "adjective/substantive, masculine singular - fool",
"*mimmennû*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - than for him"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥāzîtā*": "have you seen/do you see",
"*ʾîš ʾāṣ*": "man hasty/one who is hasty/person who rushes",
"*bi-dəḇārāyw*": "in his words/with his words/in his speech",
"*tiqwāh li-ḵsîl mimmennû*": "there is more hope for a fool than for him/a fool has more hope than he does"
}
}
21{
"verseID": "Proverbs.29.21",
"source": "מְפַנֵּ֣ק מִנֹּ֣עַר עַבְדּ֑וֹ וְ֝אַחֲרִית֗וֹ יִהְיֶ֥ה מָנֽוֹן׃",
"text": "*məpannēq* *mi*-*nōʿar* *ʿaḇdô* *wə*-*ʾaḥărîtô* *yihyeh* *mānôn*",
"grammar": {
"*məpannēq*": "piel participle, masculine singular - pampering/indulging",
"*mi*": "preposition - from",
"*nōʿar*": "noun, masculine singular - youth/childhood",
"*ʿaḇdô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his servant",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*ʾaḥărîtô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his end/latter state",
"*yihyeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will be",
"*mānôn*": "noun, masculine singular - grief/progeny/ungrateful"
},
"variants": {
"*məpannēq*": "pampers/indulges/treats tenderly",
"*mi-nōʿar*": "from youth/since childhood",
"*ʿaḇdô*": "his servant/his slave",
"*ʾaḥărîtô*": "his end/his latter state/his future",
"*mānôn*": "grief/son/ungrateful one/rebellion"
}
}