11{
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.9.11",
"source": "שַׁ֜בְתִּי וְרָאֹ֣ה תַֽחַת־הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ כִּ֣י לֹא֩ לַקַּלִּ֨ים הַמֵּר֜וֹץ וְלֹ֧א לַגִּבּוֹרִ֣ים הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה וְ֠גַם לֹ֣א לַחֲכָמִ֥ים לֶ֙חֶם֙ וְגַ֨ם לֹ֤א לַנְּבֹנִים֙ עֹ֔שֶׁר וְגַ֛ם לֹ֥א לַיֹּדְעִ֖ים חֵ֑ן כִּי־עֵ֥ת וָפֶ֖גַע יִקְרֶ֥ה אֶת־כֻּלָּֽם׃",
"text": "*Šabtî* and-*rāʾōh* *taḥat*-the-*šemeš* that not to-the-*qallîm* the-*mērôṣ* and-not to-the-*gibbôrîm* the-*milḥāmâ*, and-also not to-the-*ḥăkāmîm* *leḥem* and-also not to-the-*nĕbōnîm* *ʿōšer* and-also not to-the-*yōdĕʿîm* *ḥēn*; for-*ʿēt* and-*pegaʿ* *yiqreh* *ʾet*-all-them.",
"grammar": {
"*šabtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I returned",
"*rāʾōh*": "verb, qal infinitive absolute - to see",
"*taḥat*": "preposition - under/beneath",
"*šemeš*": "noun, feminine singular with article - the sun",
"*qallîm*": "adjective, masculine plural with article - the swift/quick",
"*mērôṣ*": "noun, masculine singular with article - the race",
"*gibbôrîm*": "adjective, masculine plural with article - the mighty/strong",
"*milḥāmâ*": "noun, feminine singular with article - the battle/war",
"*ḥăkāmîm*": "adjective, masculine plural with article - the wise",
"*leḥem*": "noun, masculine singular - bread/food",
"*nĕbōnîm*": "verb, niphal participle, masculine plural with article - the discerning",
"*ʿōšer*": "noun, masculine singular - riches/wealth",
"*yōdĕʿîm*": "verb, qal participle, masculine plural with article - the knowing",
"*ḥēn*": "noun, masculine singular - favor/grace",
"*ʿēt*": "noun, feminine singular - time",
"*pegaʿ*": "noun, masculine singular - chance/occurrence",
"*yiqreh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - happens/befalls"
},
"variants": {
"*šabtî*": "I returned/I turned again",
"*rāʾōh*": "to see/to observe",
"*taḥat-ha-šemeš*": "under the sun/in this world",
"*qallîm*": "swift ones/quick ones/fast runners",
"*mērôṣ*": "race/contest",
"*gibbôrîm*": "mighty ones/strong ones/warriors",
"*milḥāmâ*": "battle/war/combat",
"*ḥăkāmîm*": "wise ones/sages",
"*leḥem*": "bread/food/sustenance",
"*nĕbōnîm*": "discerning ones/intelligent ones/understanding ones",
"*ʿōšer*": "riches/wealth/abundance",
"*yōdĕʿîm*": "knowing ones/skilled ones",
"*ḥēn*": "favor/grace/approval",
"*ʿēt wa-pegaʿ*": "time and chance/occasion and incident",
"*yiqreh*": "happens/befalls/occurs to"
}
}
12{
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.9.12",
"source": "כִּ֡י גַּם֩ לֹֽא־יֵדַ֨ע הָאָדָ֜ם אֶת־עִתּ֗וֹ כַּדָּגִים֙ שֶׁנֶּֽאֱחָזִים֙ בִּמְצוֹדָ֣ה רָעָ֔ה וְכַ֨צִּפֳּרִ֔ים הָאֲחֻז֖וֹת בַּפָּ֑ח כָּהֵ֗ם יֽוּקָשִׁים֙ בְּנֵ֣י הָֽאָדָ֔ם לְעֵ֣ת רָעָ֔ה כְּשֶׁתִּפּ֥וֹל עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם פִּתְאֹֽם׃",
"text": "For also not-*yēdaʿ* the-*ʾādām* *ʾet*-*ʿittô* like-the-*dāgîm* that-*neʾĕḥāzîm* in-*mĕṣôdâ* *rāʿâ* and-like-the-*ṣipŏrîm* the-*ʾăḥuzôt* in-the-*pāḥ*; like-them *yûqāšîm* *bĕnê* the-*ʾādām* to-*ʿēt* *rāʿâ* when-*tippôl* upon-them *pitʾōm*.",
"grammar": {
"*yēdaʿ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he knows",
"*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular with article - the man/mankind",
"*ʿittô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his time",
"*dāgîm*": "noun, masculine plural with article - the fish",
"*neʾĕḥāzîm*": "verb, niphal participle, masculine plural - being caught",
"*mĕṣôdâ*": "noun, feminine singular - net",
"*rāʿâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - evil/bad",
"*ṣipŏrîm*": "noun, feminine plural with article - the birds",
"*ʾăḥuzôt*": "verb, qal passive participle, feminine plural - being caught",
"*pāḥ*": "noun, masculine singular with article - the snare/trap",
"*yûqāšîm*": "verb, hophal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - are ensnared",
"*bĕnê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of",
"*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular with article - the man/mankind",
"*ʿēt*": "noun, feminine singular construct - time of",
"*rāʿâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - evil/bad",
"*tippôl*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it falls",
"*pitʾōm*": "adverb - suddenly"
},
"variants": {
"*yēdaʿ*": "knows/understands/perceives",
"*ʾādām*": "man/mankind/humanity",
"*ʿittô*": "his time/his hour/his appointed time",
"*dāgîm*": "fish",
"*neʾĕḥāzîm*": "being caught/being trapped/being seized",
"*mĕṣôdâ rāʿâ*": "evil net/bad snare/harmful trap",
"*ṣipŏrîm*": "birds/sparrows",
"*ʾăḥuzôt*": "being caught/being seized/being trapped",
"*pāḥ*": "snare/trap/net",
"*yûqāšîm*": "are ensnared/are trapped/are caught",
"*bĕnê ha-ʾādām*": "sons of man/humans/people",
"*ʿēt rāʿâ*": "evil time/time of calamity/bad moment",
"*tippôl*": "it falls/it comes/it happens",
"*pitʾōm*": "suddenly/unexpectedly/without warning"
}
}