15{
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.9.15",
"source": "וּמָ֣צָא בָ֗הּ אִ֤ישׁ מִסְכֵּן֙ חָכָ֔ם וּמִלַּט־ה֥וּא אֶת־הָעִ֖יר בְּחָכְמָת֑וֹ וְאָדָם֙ לֹ֣א זָכַ֔ר אֶת־הָאִ֥ישׁ הַמִּסְכֵּ֖ן הַהּֽוּא׃",
"text": "And-*māṣāʾ* in-her *ʾîš* *miskēn* *ḥākām* and-*millaṭ*-he *ʾet*-the-*ʿîr* in-*ḥokmātô*; and-*ʾādām* not *zākar* *ʾet*-the-*ʾîš* the-*miskēn* the-that.",
"grammar": {
"*māṣāʾ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - found",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man",
"*miskēn*": "adjective, masculine singular - poor",
"*ḥākām*": "adjective, masculine singular - wise",
"*millaṭ*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - delivered/saved",
"*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular with article - the city",
"*ḥokmātô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his wisdom",
"*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - mankind/people",
"*zākar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - remembered",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular with article - the man",
"*miskēn*": "adjective, masculine singular with article - the poor",
"*hû*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - that"
},
"variants": {
"*māṣāʾ*": "found/discovered/happened upon",
"*ʾîš miskēn ḥākām*": "poor wise man/lowly but wise person",
"*miskēn*": "poor/lowly/needy/wretched",
"*millaṭ*": "delivered/saved/rescued",
"*ḥokmātô*": "his wisdom/his insight/his understanding",
"*ʾādām*": "mankind/people/no one",
"*zākar*": "remembered/recalled/thought about"
}
}
16{
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.9.16",
"source": "וְאָמַ֣רְתִּי אָ֔נִי טוֹבָ֥ה חָכְמָ֖ה מִגְּבוּרָ֑ה וְחָכְמַ֤ת הַמִּסְכֵּן֙ בְּזוּיָ֔ה וּדְבָרָ֖יו אֵינָ֥ם נִשְׁמָעִֽים׃",
"text": "And-*ʾāmartî* I: *ṭôbâ* *ḥokmâ* from-*gĕbûrâ*; and-*ḥokmat* the-*miskēn* *bĕzûyâ* and-*dĕbārāyw* not-they *nišmāʿîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾāmartî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I said",
"*ṭôbâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - good/better",
"*ḥokmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - wisdom",
"*gĕbûrâ*": "noun, feminine singular - strength/might",
"*ḥokmat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - wisdom of",
"*miskēn*": "adjective, masculine singular with article - the poor",
"*bĕzûyâ*": "verb, qal passive participle, feminine singular - despised",
"*dĕbārāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his words",
"*nišmāʿîm*": "verb, niphal participle, masculine plural - being heard"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾāmartî*": "I said/I thought/I declared",
"*ṭôbâ ḥokmâ*": "wisdom is better/wisdom is preferable",
"*gĕbûrâ*": "strength/might/power",
"*ḥokmat ha-miskēn*": "wisdom of the poor man/poor man's wisdom",
"*bĕzûyâ*": "despised/scorned/held in contempt",
"*dĕbārāyw*": "his words/his sayings/his advice",
"*nišmāʿîm*": "being heard/being listened to/being heeded"
}
}
17{
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.9.17",
"source": "דִּבְרֵ֣י חֲכָמִ֔ים בְּנַ֖חַת נִשְׁמָעִ֑ים מִזַּעֲקַ֥ת מוֹשֵׁ֖ל בַּכְּסִילִֽים׃",
"text": "*Dibrê* *ḥăkāmîm* in-*naḥat* *nišmāʿîm* from-*zaʿăqat* *môšēl* in-the-*kĕsîlîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*dibrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - words of",
"*ḥăkāmîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - wise ones",
"*naḥat*": "noun, masculine singular - quietness/calmness",
"*nišmāʿîm*": "verb, niphal participle, masculine plural - are heard",
"*zaʿăqat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - shouting of",
"*môšēl*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - ruling/dominating",
"*kĕsîlîm*": "noun, masculine plural with article - the fools"
},
"variants": {
"*dibrê ḥăkāmîm*": "words of the wise/wise men's sayings",
"*naḥat*": "quietness/calmness/gentleness/tranquility",
"*nišmāʿîm*": "are heard/are heeded/are listened to",
"*zaʿăqat*": "shouting/crying out/loud cry",
"*môšēl*": "ruler/leader/one who rules",
"*kĕsîlîm*": "fools/stupid ones/senseless people"
}
}