Genesis 3:19

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{ "verseID": "Genesis.3.19", "source": "בְּזֵעַ֤ת אַפֶּ֙יךָ֙ תֹּ֣אכַל לֶ֔חֶם עַ֤ד שֽׁוּבְךָ֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה כִּ֥י מִמֶּ֖נָּה לֻקָּ֑חְתָּ כִּֽי־עָפָ֣ר אַ֔תָּה וְאֶל־עָפָ֖ר תָּשֽׁוּב׃", "text": "In *zēʿat* *ʾappêkā* *tōʾkal* *leḥem* until *šûbĕkā* to the *ʾădāmāh*, for from it *luqqāḥtā*; for *ʿāp̄ār* *ʾattāh*, and to *ʿāp̄ār* *tāšûb*.", "grammar": { "*zēʿat*": "noun, feminine, construct - sweat of", "*ʾappêkā*": "noun, masculine, dual + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your face/nostrils", "*tōʾkal*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will eat", "*leḥem*": "noun, masculine, singular - bread/food", "*šûbĕkā*": "verb, qal infinitive construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your return", "*ʾădāmāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - ground/earth", "*luqqāḥtā*": "verb, pual perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you were taken", "*ʿāp̄ār*": "noun, masculine, singular - dust", "*ʾattāh*": "pronoun, 2nd masculine singular - you", "*tāšûb*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will return" }, "variants": { "*ʾappayim*": "face/nostrils/nose", "*leḥem*": "bread/food/sustenance" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בְּזֵעַ֤ת אַפֶּ֙יךָ֙ תֹּ֣אכַל לֶ֔חֶם עַ֤ד שֽׁוּבְךָ֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה כִּ֥י מִמֶּ֖נָּה לֻקָּ֑חְתָּ כִּֽי־עָפָ֣ר אַ֔תָּה וְאֶל־עָפָ֖ר תָּשֽׁוּב׃

Transliteration

In zēʿat ʾappêkā tōʾkal leḥem until šûbĕkā to the ʾădāmāh, for from it luqqāḥtā; for ʿāp̄ār ʾattāh, and to ʿāp̄ār tāšûb.

Grammar Details

• *zēʿat*: noun, feminine, construct - sweat of
• *ʾappêkā*: noun, masculine, dual + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your face/nostrils
• *tōʾkal*: verb, qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will eat
• *leḥem*: noun, masculine, singular - bread/food
• *šûbĕkā*: verb, qal infinitive construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your return
• *ʾădāmāh*: noun, feminine, singular - ground/earth
• *luqqāḥtā*: verb, pual perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you were taken
• *ʿāp̄ār*: noun, masculine, singular - dust
• *ʾattāh*: pronoun, 2nd masculine singular - you
• *tāšûb*: verb, qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will return

Word Meanings

• *ʾappayim*: face/nostrils/nose
• *leḥem*: bread/food/sustenance

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread until you return to the ground, because from it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you will return.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you shall return.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  in the sweat{H2188} of thy face{H639} shalt thou eat{H398} bread,{H3899} till{H5704} thou return{H7725} unto the ground;{H127} for out of it wast thou taken:{H3947} for dust{H6083} thou{H859} art, and unto dust{H6083} shalt thou return.{H7725}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  In the sweat{H2188} of thy face{H639} shalt thou eat{H398}{(H8799)} bread{H3899}, till{H5704} thou return{H7725}{(H8800)} unto the ground{H127}; for out of it wast thou taken{H3947}{(H8795)}: for dust{H6083} thou{H859} art, and unto dust{H6083} shalt thou return{H7725}{(H8799)}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  In the swete of thy face shalt thou eate brede vntill thou returne vnto the erth whece thou wast take: for erth thou art ad vnto erth shalt thou returne.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  In the sweate of thy face shalt thou eate thy bred, tyll thou be turned agayne vnto earth, whece thou art take: for earth thou art, and vnto earth shalt thou be turned agayne.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  In the sweate of thy face shalt thou eate bread, till thou returne to the earth: for out of it wast thou taken, because thou art dust, and to dust shalt thou returne.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  In the sweatte of thy face shalt thou eate thy breade, tyll thou be turned agayne into the ground, for out of it wast thou taken: For dust thou art, and into dust shalt thou be turned agayne.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou [art], and unto dust shalt thou return.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you shall return."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  by the sweat of thy face thou dost eat bread till thy return unto the ground, for out of it hast thou been taken, for dust thou `art', and unto dust thou turnest back.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  With the hard work of your hands you will get your bread till you go back to the earth from which you were taken: for dust you are and to the dust you will go back.

• World English Bible (2000)

  By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you shall return."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  By the sweat of your brow you will eat food until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you will return.”

Referenced Verses

• Ps 104:29 : 29 { "verseID": "Psalms.104.29", "source": "תַּסְתִּ֥יר פָּנֶיךָ֮ יִֽבָּהֵ֫ל֥וּן תֹּסֵ֣ף ר֭וּחָם יִגְוָע֑וּן וְֽאֶל־עֲפָרָ֥ם יְשׁוּֽבוּ֥ן׃", "text": "You *tastîr* your *pānîm*, they *yibbāhēlûn*; you *tōsēp* their *rûḥām*, they *yigwā'ûn*, *wə'el*-their *'ăpārām* they *yəšûbûn*.", "grammar": { "*tastîr*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you hide", "*pānîm*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your face", "*yibbāhēlûn*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd person plural with paragogic nun - they are terrified/dismayed", "*tōsēp*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you gather/take away", "*rûḥām*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their breath/spirit", "*yigwā'ûn*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person plural with paragogic nun - they expire/die/perish", "*wə'el*": "conjunction with preposition - and to", "*'ăpārām*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their dust", "*yəšûbûn*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person plural with paragogic nun - they return" }, "variants": { "*tastîr*": "hide/conceal/withdraw", "*pānîm*": "face/presence/favor", "*yibbāhēlûn*": "be terrified/dismayed/troubled/alarmed", "*tōsēp*": "gather/take away/remove/add", "*rûḥām*": "breath/spirit/wind", "*yigwā'ûn*": "expire/die/perish", "*'ăpārām*": "dust/soil/earth/ground", "*yəšûbûn*": "return/go back/revert" } }
• Eccl 12:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.12.7", "source": "וְיָשֹׁ֧ב הֶעָפָ֛ר עַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ כְּשֶׁהָיָ֑ה וְהָר֣וּחַ תָּשׁ֔וּב אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר נְתָנָֽהּ׃", "text": "Wə-*yāšōḇ* he-*ʿāpār* *ʿal*-hā-*ʾāreṣ* kə-še-*hāyāh* wə-hā-*rûaḥ* *tāšûḇ* *ʾel*-hā-*ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾăšer* *nətānāh*", "grammar": { "*yāšōḇ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will return", "*ʿāpār*": "noun, masculine singular - dust/soil", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/to", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land", "*hāyāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it was", "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular - spirit/breath/wind", "*tāšûḇ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it will return", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to/toward", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - who/which", "*nətānāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - he gave it" }, "variants": { "*ʿāpār*": "dust/soil/earth (reference to Genesis 3:19)", "*rûaḥ*": "spirit/breath/life-force", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God (plural form used as singular)" } }
• Gen 2:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Genesis.2.7", "source": "וַיִּיצֶר֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֶת־הָֽאָדָ֗ם עָפָר֙ מִן־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה וַיִּפַּ֥ח בְּאַפָּ֖יו נִשְׁמַ֣ת חַיִּ֑ים וַֽיְהִ֥י הָֽאָדָ֖ם לְנֶ֥פֶשׁ חַיָּֽה׃", "text": "*wayyîṣer YHWH ʾĕlōhîm ʾeṯ-hāʾāḏām ʿāp̄ār min-hāʾăḏāmāh wayyippaḥ bəʾappāyw nišmaṯ ḥayyîm wayəhî hāʾāḏām lənep̄eš ḥayyāh*", "grammar": { "*wayyîṣer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he formed", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine, plural (with singular meaning) - God", "*ʾeṯ-hāʾāḏām*": "direct object marker + definite article + noun, masculine, singular - the man", "*ʿāp̄ār*": "noun, masculine, singular - dust", "*min-hāʾăḏāmāh*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine, singular - from the ground", "*wayyippaḥ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he breathed", "*bəʾappāyw*": "preposition + noun, masculine, dual + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - into his nostrils", "*nišmaṯ*": "noun, feminine, singular construct - breath of", "*ḥayyîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - life", "*wayəhî*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he became", "*hāʾāḏām*": "definite article + noun, masculine, singular - the man", "*lənep̄eš*": "preposition + noun, feminine, singular construct - to/for a being of", "*ḥayyāh*": "adjective, feminine, singular - living" }, "variants": { "*wayyîṣer*": "formed/fashioned/shaped", "*hāʾāḏām*": "the man/the human/Adam", "*ʿāp̄ār*": "dust/soil/earth/clay", "*hāʾăḏāmāh*": "the ground/the soil/the earth", "*wayyippaḥ*": "breathed/blew", "*bəʾappāyw*": "in his nostrils/in his nose", "*nišmaṯ ḥayyîm*": "breath of life/living breath", "*nep̄eš ḥayyāh*": "living being/living creature/living soul" } }
• Job 34:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Job.34.15", "source": "יִגְוַ֣ע כָּל־בָּשָׂ֣ר יָ֑חַד וְ֝אָדָ֗ם עַל־עָפָ֥ר יָשֽׁוּב׃", "text": "*yigwaʿ* *kol-bāśār* *yāḥad* *wə-ʾādām* *ʿal-ʿāpār* *yāšûb*", "grammar": { "*yigwaʿ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - would expire", "*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of", "*bāśār*": "masculine singular noun - flesh", "*yāḥad*": "adverb - together", "*wə-ʾādām*": "waw conjunction + masculine singular noun - and mankind", "*ʿal*": "preposition - to/upon", "*ʿāpār*": "masculine singular noun - dust", "*yāšûb*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - would return" }, "variants": { "*yigwaʿ*": "would expire/would perish/would die", "*kol-bāśār*": "all flesh/every living thing/all creatures", "*yāḥad*": "together/at once/simultaneously", "*ʾādām*": "mankind/humanity/humankind", "*ʿāpār*": "dust/earth/soil", "*yāšûb*": "would return/would go back/would revert" } }
• Ps 90:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Psalms.90.3", "source": "תָּשֵׁ֣ב אֱ֭נוֹשׁ עַד־דַּכָּ֑א וַ֝תֹּ֗אמֶר שׁ֣וּבוּ בְנֵי־אָדָֽם׃", "text": "You *tāšēḇ* *ʾĕnôš* to *dakkāʾ*, and you *tōʾmer* *šûḇû* *bĕnê*-*ʾāḏām*.", "grammar": { "*tāšēḇ*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you return/cause to return", "*ʾĕnôš*": "masculine singular - mankind/man", "*ʿaḏ-dakkāʾ*": "preposition + masculine singular - to dust/crushing/contrition", "*watōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you say", "*šûḇû*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - return", "*bĕnê-ʾāḏām*": "masculine plural construct + proper name - sons of Adam/mankind/humans" }, "variants": { "*tāšēḇ*": "you return/you cause to return/you turn", "*ʾĕnôš*": "mankind/mortals/humanity/frail humans", "*dakkāʾ*": "dust/crushing/contrition/destruction", "*šûḇû*": "return/turn back/repent", "*bĕnê-ʾāḏām*": "sons of Adam/children of mankind/humans" } }
• Eccl 3:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.3.20", "source": "הַכֹּ֥ל הוֹלֵ֖ךְ אֶל־מָק֣וֹם אֶחָ֑ד הַכֹּל֙ הָיָ֣ה מִן־הֶֽעָפָ֔ר וְהַכֹּ֖ל שָׁ֥ב אֶל־הֶעָפָֽר׃", "text": "The-*kōl* *hôlēḵ* to-*māqôm* *ʾeḥāḏ*, the-*kōl* *hāyâ* from-the-*ʿāp̄ār* *wə*-the-*kōl* *šāḇ* to-the-*ʿāp̄ār*", "grammar": { "*ha-kōl*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the all/everything", "*hôlēḵ*": "verb, qal active participle, masculine singular - going", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to/toward", "*māqôm*": "noun, masculine singular - place", "*ʾeḥāḏ*": "adjective, masculine singular - one", "*ha-kōl*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the all/everything", "*hāyâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it was", "*min*": "preposition - from", "*he-ʿāp̄ār*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the dust", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ha-kōl*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the all/everything", "*šāḇ*": "verb, qal active participle, masculine singular - returning", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to/toward", "*he-ʿāp̄ār*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the dust" }, "variants": { "*hôlēḵ*": "going/walking/proceeding", "*māqôm*": "place/location/site", "*ʾeḥāḏ*": "one/single/same", "*hāyâ*": "was/became/came from", "*ʿāp̄ār*": "dust/soil/earth/ashes", "*šāḇ*": "returning/turning back/reverting" } }
• 2 Thess 3:10 : 10 { "verseID": "2 Thessalonians.3.10", "source": "Καὶ γὰρ ὅτε ἦμεν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, τοῦτο παρηγγέλλομεν ὑμῖν, ὅτι Εἴ τις οὐ θέλει ἐργάζεσθαι, μηδὲ ἐσθιέτω.", "text": "*Kai gar hote ēmen pros* you, this *parēngellomen* you, *hoti Ei tis ou thelei ergazesthai, mēde esthietō*.", "grammar": { "*Kai gar*": "conjunctive phrase - for also/for even", "*hote*": "temporal conjunction - when", "*ēmen*": "imperfect indicative, active, 1st plural - we were", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - with", "*parēngellomen*": "imperfect indicative, active, 1st plural - we were commanding", "*hoti*": "conjunction introducing quotation - that", "*Ei*": "conditional conjunction - if", "*tis*": "nominative, indefinite pronoun - anyone", "*ou*": "negative particle - not", "*thelei*": "present indicative, active, 3rd singular - wants/wills", "*ergazesthai*": "present infinitive, middle - to work", "*mēde*": "negative conjunction - neither/nor/not even", "*esthietō*": "present imperative, active, 3rd singular - let him eat" }, "variants": { "*parēngellomen*": "we were commanding/we were instructing/we were charging", "*thelei*": "wants/wills/desires", "*ergazesthai*": "to work/to labor", "*esthietō*": "let him eat/he should eat" } }
• Job 21:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Job.21.26", "source": "יַ֭חַד עַל־עָפָ֣ר יִשְׁכָּ֑בוּ וְ֝רִמָּ֗ה תְּכַסֶּ֥ה עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃", "text": "*yaḥad ʿal-ʿāpār yiškābû wə-rimmâ təkasseh ʿălêhem*", "grammar": { "*yaḥad*": "adverb - together", "*ʿal-ʿāpār*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - on dust", "*yiškābû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they lie down", "*wə-rimmâ*": "conjunctive waw + noun feminine singular - and worm/maggot", "*təkasseh*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - covers", "*ʿălêhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - upon them" }, "variants": { "*yaḥad*": "together/alike/unitedly", "*ʿāpār*": "dust/soil/earth", "*šākab*": "to lie down/rest", "*rimmâ*": "worm/maggot", "*kāsâ*": "to cover/conceal" } }
• Eccl 5:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.5.15", "source": "וְגַם־זֹה֙ רָעָ֣ה חוֹלָ֔ה כָּל־עֻמַּ֥ת שֶׁבָּ֖א כֵּ֣ן יֵלֵ֑ךְ וּמַה־יִּתְר֣וֹן ל֔וֹ שֶֽׁיַּעֲמֹ֖ל לָרֽוּחַ׃", "text": "And also this *rāʿāh* *ḥôlāh*, all *ʿummaṯ* *šebbāʾ* thus *yēlēḵ* and what *yiṯrôn* to him *šeyyaʿămōl* to *lārûaḥ*", "grammar": { "*rāʿāh*": "noun, feminine singular - evil/misery/distress", "*ḥôlāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - sick/sore", "*ʿummaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - parallel/corresponding to", "*šebbāʾ*": "relative particle + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - that he came", "*yēlēḵ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will go", "*yiṯrôn*": "noun, masculine singular - profit/advantage", "*šeyyaʿămōl*": "relative particle + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - that he will labor", "*lārûaḥ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - for wind/breath/spirit" }, "variants": { "*rāʿāh*": "evil/misery/distress/injury/calamity", "*ḥôlāh*": "sick/sore/grievous/painful", "*ʿummaṯ*": "parallel/corresponding to/alongside/like", "*yiṯrôn*": "profit/advantage/gain/benefit", "*yaʿămōl*": "will labor/toil/work hard", "*rûaḥ*": "wind/breath/spirit/air" } }
• Ps 103:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Psalms.103.14", "source": "כִּי־ה֭וּא יָדַ֣ע יִצְרֵ֑נוּ זָ֝כ֗וּר כִּי־עָפָ֥ר אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃", "text": "For-he *yādaʿ* *yiṣrēnû* *zākûr* that-*ʿāpār* *ʾănāḥnû*", "grammar": { "*yādaʿ*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he knows", "*yiṣrēnû*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person plural suffix - our formation", "*zākûr*": "qal passive participle masculine singular - remembering/being mindful", "*ʿāpār*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed conjunction *kî* - that dust", "*ʾănāḥnû*": "1st person plural independent pronoun - we" }, "variants": { "*yādaʿ*": "knows/understands/recognizes/perceives", "*yiṣrēnû*": "our formation/frame/intention/inclination", "*zākûr*": "remembering/being mindful/recalling", "*ʿāpār*": "dust/dry earth/powder/debris", "*ʾănāḥnû*": "we/us" } }
• Ps 22:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Psalms.22.15", "source": "כַּמַּ֥יִם נִשְׁפַּכְתִּי֮ וְהִתְפָּֽרְד֗וּ כָּֽל־עַצְמ֫וֹתָ֥י הָיָ֣ה לִ֭בִּי כַּדּוֹנָ֑ג נָ֝מֵ֗ס בְּת֣וֹךְ מֵעָֽי׃", "text": "Like-the-*mayim* *nišpaktî* and-*hitpārədû* all-*ʿaṣmôtāy* *hāyâ* *libbî* like-*dônāg* *nāmēs* in-midst-of *mēʿāy*", "grammar": { "*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - 'waters'", "*nišpaktî*": "verb, niphal perfect, 1st person singular - 'I am poured out'", "*hitpārədû*": "verb, hithpael perfect, 3rd person common plural - 'they separate themselves'", "*ʿaṣmôtāy*": "noun, feminine plural with 1st person singular suffix - 'my bones'", "*hāyâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'it is/has become'", "*libbî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'my heart'", "*dônāg*": "noun, masculine singular - 'wax'", "*nāmēs*": "verb, niphal participle, masculine singular - 'melting'", "*mēʿāy*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - 'my inward parts'" }, "variants": { "*nišpaktî*": "I am poured out/spilled/emptied", "*hitpārədû*": "they separate themselves/are disjointed/divided", "*libbî*": "my heart/mind/inner self", "*nāmēs*": "melting/dissolving", "*mēʿāy*": "my inward parts/entrails/bowels" } }
• Ps 22:29 : 29 { "verseID": "Psalms.22.29", "source": "כִּ֣י לַ֭יהוָה הַמְּלוּכָ֑ה וּ֝מֹשֵׁ֗ל בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃", "text": "For to-*YHWH* the-*məlûkâ* and-*mōšēl* among-the-*gôyim*", "grammar": { "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*məlûkâ*": "noun, feminine singular - 'kingdom/kingship'", "*mōšēl*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - 'ruling'", "*gôyim*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - 'the nations'" }, "variants": { "*məlûkâ*": "kingdom/kingship/sovereignty", "*mōšēl*": "ruling/having dominion over", "*gôyim*": "nations/peoples/gentiles" } }
• Gen 18:27 : 27 { "verseID": "Genesis.18.27", "source": "וַיַּ֥עַן אַבְרָהָ֖ם וַיֹּאמַ֑ר הִנֵּה־נָ֤א הוֹאַ֙לְתִּי֙ לְדַבֵּ֣ר אֶל־אֲדֹנָ֔י וְאָנֹכִ֖י עָפָ֥ר וָאֵֽפֶר׃", "text": "And-*wayyaʿan* *ʾAḇrāhām* and-*wayyōʾmar* *hinnēh*-*nāʾ* *hôʾaltî* to-*ləḏabbēr* to-*ʾăḏōnāy* and-I *ʿāpār* and-*ʾēper*.", "grammar": { "*wayyaʿan*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - answered", "*wayyōʾmar*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - said", "*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please", "*hôʾaltî*": "hiphil perfect, 1st person singular - I have undertaken", "*ləḏabbēr*": "piel infinitive construct with prefix - to speak", "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my Lord", "*ʿāpār*": "noun, masculine singular - dust", "*ʾēper*": "noun, masculine singular - ashes" }, "variants": { "*hôʾaltî*": "I have undertaken/dared/presumed", "*ʿāpār wāʾēper*": "dust and ashes (idiom for human frailty/mortality)" } }
• Gen 23:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Genesis.23.4", "source": "גֵּר־וְתוֹשָׁ֥ב אָנֹכִ֖י עִמָּכֶ֑ם תְּנ֨וּ לִ֤י אֲחֻזַּת־קֶ֙בֶר֙ עִמָּכֶ֔ם וְאֶקְבְּרָ֥ה מֵתִ֖י מִלְּפָנָֽי׃", "text": "*Gēr* and *tôšāḇ* *ʾānōḵî* with you, *tənû* to me *ʾăḥuzzaṯ*-*qeḇer* with you, and *wə-ʾeqbərāh* *mēṯî* from before me.", "grammar": { "*Gēr*": "masculine singular noun - stranger/sojourner", "*tôšāḇ*": "masculine singular noun - resident alien/dweller", "*ʾānōḵî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - I (am)", "*tənû*": "qal imperative masculine plural - give", "*ʾăḥuzzaṯ*": "construct state feminine singular - possession of", "*qeḇer*": "masculine singular noun - grave/burial place", "*wə-ʾeqbərāh*": "conjunction + qal cohortative 1st singular - and let me bury", "*mēṯî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st singular suffix - my dead" }, "variants": { "*Gēr*": "stranger/sojourner/alien/foreigner", "*tôšāḇ*": "resident alien/temporary dweller/settler", "*ʾăḥuzzaṯ*": "possession of/property of" } }
• Job 1:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Job.1.21", "source": "וַיֹּאמֶר֩ עָרֹ֨ם יָצָ֜אתִי מִבֶּ֣טֶן אִמִּ֗י וְעָרֹם֙ אָשׁ֣וּב שָׁ֔מָה יְהוָ֣ה נָתַ֔ן וַיהוָ֖ה לָקָ֑ח יְהִ֛י שֵׁ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה מְבֹרָֽךְ׃", "text": "*wa-yōʾmer* *ʿārōm* *yāṣāʾtî* from-*beṭen* *ʾimmî* *wə-ʿārōm* *ʾāšûb* *šāmmâ* *YHWH* *nātan* *wa-YHWH* *lāqāḥ* *yəhî* *šēm* *YHWH* *məbōrāk*", "grammar": { "*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and said", "*ʿārōm*": "masculine singular adjective - naked", "*yāṣāʾtî*": "qal perfect 1st common singular - I came out", "*beṭen*": "feminine singular construct - womb of", "*ʾimmî*": "feminine singular noun + 1st common singular suffix - my mother", "*wə-ʿārōm*": "conjunction + masculine singular adjective - and naked", "*ʾāšûb*": "qal imperfect 1st common singular - I will return", "*šāmmâ*": "adverb with directional hey - there/thither", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD", "*nātan*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - gave", "*wa-YHWH*": "conjunction + proper noun - and the LORD", "*lāqāḥ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - took", "*yəhî*": "qal jussive 3rd masculine singular - may be", "*šēm*": "masculine singular construct - name of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD", "*məbōrāk*": "pual participle masculine singular - blessed" }, "variants": { "*ʿārōm*": "naked/bare", "*yāṣāʾtî mi-beṭen ʾimmî*": "I came out from my mother's womb", "*ʾāšûb šāmmâ*": "I will return there/I will go back there", "*yəhî šēm YHWH məbōrāk*": "may the name of the LORD be blessed" } }
• Job 17:13-16 : 13 { "verseID": "Job.17.13", "source": "אִם־אֲ֭קַוֶּה שְׁא֣וֹל בֵּיתִ֑י בַּ֝חֹ֗שֶׁךְ רִפַּ֥דְתִּי יְצוּעָֽי׃", "text": "if-*ʾăqawwe* *šəʾôl* *bêṯî* in-the-*ḥōšeḵ* *rippaddtî* *yəṣûʿāy*", "grammar": { "*ʾăqawwe*": "Piel imperfect 1st person singular - I expect/wait for/hope for", "*šəʾôl*": "noun, feminine singular - Sheol/underworld", "*bêṯî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my house", "*ḥōšeḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness", "*rippaddtî*": "Piel perfect 1st person singular - I have spread out", "*yəṣûʿāy*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my bed/couch" }, "variants": { "*ʾăqawwe*": "I expect/wait for/hope for", "*šəʾôl*": "Sheol/underworld/grave/pit", "*bêṯî*": "my house/dwelling/home", "*ḥōšeḵ*": "darkness/obscurity", "*rippaddtî*": "I have spread out/made my bed", "*yəṣûʿāy*": "my bed/couch/resting place" } } 14 { "verseID": "Job.17.14", "source": "לַשַּׁ֣חַת קָ֭רָאתִי אָ֣בִי אָ֑תָּה אִמִּ֥י וַ֝אֲחֹתִ֗י לָֽרִמָּֽה׃", "text": "to-the-*šaḥaṯ* *qārāʾṯî* *ʾāḇî* you-are *ʾimmî* *wa-ʾăḥōṯî* to-the-*rimmâ*", "grammar": { "*šaḥaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular - pit/grave/destruction", "*qārāʾṯî*": "Qal perfect 1st person singular - I have called", "*ʾāḇî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my father", "*ʾimmî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my mother", "*wa-ʾăḥōṯî*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - and my sister", "*rimmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - worm/maggot" }, "variants": { "*šaḥaṯ*": "pit/grave/corruption/destruction", "*qārāʾṯî*": "I have called/named/proclaimed", "*ʾāḇî*": "my father", "*ʾimmî*": "my mother", "*wa-ʾăḥōṯî*": "and my sister", "*rimmâ*": "worm/maggot/decay" } } 15 { "verseID": "Job.17.15", "source": "וְ֭אַיֵּה אֵפ֣וֹ תִקְוָתִ֑י וְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗י מִ֣י יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃", "text": "*wə-ʾayyēh* *ʾēp̄ô* *ṯiqwāṯî* *wə-ṯiqwāṯî* who *yəšûrennâ*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾayyēh*": "conjunction + interrogative adverb - and where", "*ʾēp̄ô*": "adverb - then/now", "*ṯiqwāṯî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my hope", "*wə-ṯiqwāṯî*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - and my hope", "*yəšûrennâ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - he will behold it" }, "variants": { "*wə-ʾayyēh*": "and where/where, then", "*ʾēp̄ô*": "then/now/indeed", "*ṯiqwāṯî*": "my hope/expectation", "*yəšûrennâ*": "he will behold it/regard it/observe it" } } 16 { "verseID": "Job.17.16", "source": "בַּדֵּ֣י שְׁאֹ֣ל תֵּרַ֑דְנָה אִם־יַ֖חַד עַל־עָפָ֣ר נָֽחַת׃ ס", "text": "*baddê* *šəʾōl* *tēraddnâ* if-*yaḥaḏ* upon-*ʿāp̄ār* *nāḥaṯ*", "grammar": { "*baddê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - bars of/parts of", "*šəʾōl*": "noun, feminine singular - Sheol/underworld", "*tēraddnâ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine plural - they will go down", "*yaḥaḏ*": "adverb - together/at once", "*ʿāp̄ār*": "noun, masculine singular - dust/earth", "*nāḥaṯ*": "noun, masculine singular - rest/repose" }, "variants": { "*baddê*": "bars of/parts of/members of/branches of", "*šəʾōl*": "Sheol/underworld/grave/pit", "*tēraddnâ*": "they will go down/descend", "*yaḥaḏ*": "together/at once/alike", "*ʿāp̄ār*": "dust/earth/soil/powder", "*nāḥaṯ*": "rest/repose/quietness" } }
• Dan 12:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Daniel.12.2", "source": "וְרַבִּ֕ים מִיְּשֵׁנֵ֥י אַדְמַת־עָפָ֖ר יָקִ֑יצוּ אֵ֚לֶּה לְחַיֵּ֣י עוֹלָ֔ם וְאֵ֥לֶּה לַחֲרָפ֖וֹת לְדִרְא֥וֹן עוֹלָֽם׃", "text": "And *rabbîm* from *yĕšēnê* *ʾadmat*-*ʿāpār* *yāqîṣû* *ʾēlleh* to *ḥayyê* *ʿôlām* and *ʾēlleh* to *ḥărāpôt* to *dirʾôn* *ʿôlām*.", "grammar": { "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*rabbîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - many", "*mi-yĕšēnê*": "preposition + participle Qal construct, masculine plural - from those sleeping of", "*ʾadmat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - ground of", "*ʿāpār*": "noun, masculine singular - dust", "*yāqîṣû*": "imperfect Hiphil, 3rd plural - will awake", "*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun, plural - these", "*lə-ḥayyê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - to life of", "*ʿôlām*": "noun, masculine singular - everlasting/eternal", "*la-ḥărāpôt*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural - to reproaches/shame", "*lə-dirʾôn*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - to abhorrence/contempt", "*ʿôlām*": "noun, masculine singular - everlasting/eternal" }, "variants": { "*rabbîm*": "many/numerous/great", "*yĕšēnê*": "sleeping ones/those who sleep/dead", "*ʾadmat-ʿāpār*": "dust of earth/ground of dust", "*yāqîṣû*": "will awake/will arise/will be roused", "*ḥayyê*": "life/living", "*ʿôlām*": "eternal/everlasting/forever/perpetual", "*ḥărāpôt*": "reproaches/shame/disgrace/scorn", "*dirʾôn*": "abhorrence/contempt/aversion" } }
• Rom 5:12-21 : 12 { "verseID": "Romans.5.12", "source": "Διὰ τοῦτο, ὥσπερ διʼ ἑνὸς ἀνθρώπου ἡ ἁμαρτία εἰς τὸν κόσμον εἰσῆλθεν, καὶ διὰ τῆς ἁμαρτίας ὁ θάνατος· καὶ οὕτως εἰς πάντας ἀνθρώπους ὁ θάνατος διῆλθεν, ἐφʼ ᾧ πάντες ἥμαρτον:", "text": "Through this, just as through *henos anthrōpou* the *hamartia* into the *kosmon eisēlthen*, and through the *hamartias* the *thanatos*; and thus into all *anthrōpous* the *thanatos diēlthen*, *eph' hō* all *hēmarton*:", "grammar": { "*henos*": "genitive singular masculine - one", "*anthrōpou*": "genitive singular masculine - man/human being", "*hamartia*": "nominative singular feminine - sin", "*kosmon*": "accusative singular masculine - world", "*eisēlthen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - entered", "*hamartias*": "genitive singular feminine - of sin", "*thanatos*": "nominative singular masculine - death", "*anthrōpous*": "accusative plural masculine - men/human beings", "*diēlthen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - passed through/spread to", "*eph' hō*": "preposition with relative pronoun - upon which/because", "*hēmarton*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - sinned" }, "variants": { "*henos anthrōpou*": "one man/single human being", "*hamartia*": "sin/wrongdoing/missing the mark", "*kosmon*": "world/universe/order", "*eisēlthen*": "entered/came into", "*thanatos*": "death/mortality", "*diēlthen*": "passed through/spread to/extended to", "*eph' hō*": "upon which/because/for that reason/on the basis of which", "*hēmarton*": "sinned/missed the mark/did wrong" } } 13 { "verseID": "Romans.5.13", "source": "(Ἄχρι γὰρ νόμου ἁμαρτία ἦν ἐν κόσμῳ: ἁμαρτία δὲ οὐκ ἐλλογεῖται μὴ ὄντος νόμου.", "text": "(*Achri gar nomou hamartia ēn* in *kosmō*: *hamartia de* not *ellogeitai mē ontos nomou*.", "grammar": { "*Achri*": "preposition - until/as far as", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*nomou*": "genitive singular masculine - law", "*hamartia*": "nominative singular feminine - sin", "*ēn*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was", "*kosmō*": "dative singular masculine - world", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now", "*ellogeitai*": "present passive indicative, 3rd person singular - is imputed/charged/accounted", "*mē ontos*": "present active participle with negative, genitive singular masculine - not being/existing", "*nomou*": "genitive singular masculine - law" }, "variants": { "*Achri*": "until/as far as/up to", "*nomou*": "law/legal system/rule", "*hamartia*": "sin/wrongdoing/missing the mark", "*kosmō*": "world/universe/order", "*ellogeitai*": "is imputed/charged/accounted/reckoned", "*mē ontos nomou*": "there not being law/when law does not exist" } } 14 { "verseID": "Romans.5.14", "source": "Ἀλλʼ ἐβασίλευσεν ὁ θάνατος ἀπὸ Ἀδὰμ μέχρι Μωσέως, καὶ ἐπὶ τοὺς μὴ ἁμαρτήσαντας ἐπὶ τῷ ὁμοιώματι τῆς παραβάσεως Ἀδάμ, ὅς ἐστιν τύπος τοῦ μέλλοντος.", "text": "But *ebasileusen* the *thanatos* from *Adam mechri Mōseōs*, and upon those *mē hamartēsantas* upon the *homoiōmati* of the *parabaseōs Adam*, who *estin typos* of the *mellontos*.", "grammar": { "*ebasileusen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - reigned/ruled", "*thanatos*": "nominative singular masculine - death", "*mechri*": "preposition - until/as far as", "*Mōseōs*": "genitive singular masculine - Moses", "*mē hamartēsantas*": "aorist active participle with negative, accusative plural masculine - not having sinned", "*homoiōmati*": "dative singular neuter - likeness/similarity", "*parabaseōs*": "genitive singular feminine - transgression/violation", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*typos*": "nominative singular masculine - type/pattern/example", "*mellontos*": "present active participle, genitive singular masculine - one who is coming/future one" }, "variants": { "*ebasileusen*": "reigned/ruled/was king", "*thanatos*": "death/mortality", "*mechri*": "until/as far as/up to", "*mē hamartēsantas*": "not having sinned/who did not sin", "*homoiōmati*": "likeness/similarity/form", "*parabaseōs*": "transgression/violation/overstepping", "*typos*": "type/pattern/example/prefigurement", "*mellontos*": "one who is coming/future one/one about to be" } } 15 { "verseID": "Romans.5.15", "source": "Ἀλλʼ οὐχ ὡς τὸ παράπτωμα, οὕτως καὶ τὸ χάρισμα. Εἰ γὰρ τῷ τοῦ ἑνὸς παραπτώματι οἱ πολλοὶ ἀπέθανον, πολλῷ μᾶλλον ἡ χάρις τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ἡ δωρεὰ ἐν χάριτι, τῇ τοῦ ἑνὸς ἀνθρώπου, Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, εἰς τοὺς πολλοὺς ἐπερίσσευσεν.", "text": "But not as the *paraptōma*, thus also the *charisma*. If *gar* by the of the *henos paraptōmati* the many *apethanon*, much more the *charis* of the *Theou*, and the *dōrea* in *chariti*, the of the *henos anthrōpou*, *Iēsou Christou*, to the many *eperisseusen*.", "grammar": { "*paraptōma*": "nominative singular neuter - trespass/offense", "*charisma*": "nominative singular neuter - free gift/grace gift", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*henos*": "genitive singular masculine - one", "*paraptōmati*": "dative singular neuter - by trespass/offense", "*apethanon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - died", "*charis*": "nominative singular feminine - grace/favor", "*Theou*": "genitive singular masculine - of God", "*dōrea*": "nominative singular feminine - gift/bounty", "*chariti*": "dative singular feminine - by grace/favor", "*henos anthrōpou*": "genitive singular masculine - of one man", "*Iēsou Christou*": "genitive singular masculine - of Jesus Christ", "*eperisseusen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - abounded/overflowed" }, "variants": { "*paraptōma*": "trespass/offense/transgression/fall", "*charisma*": "free gift/grace gift/favor", "*henos*": "one/single", "*apethanon*": "died/perished", "*charis*": "grace/favor/kindness", "*dōrea*": "gift/bounty/present", "*eperisseusen*": "abounded/overflowed/was abundant" } } 16 { "verseID": "Romans.5.16", "source": "Καὶ οὐχ ὡς διʼ ἑνὸς ἁμαρτήσαντος, τὸ δώρημα: τὸ μὲν γὰρ κρίμα ἐξ ἑνὸς εἰς κατάκριμα, τὸ δὲ χάρισμα ἐκ πολλῶν παραπτωμάτων εἰς δικαίωμα.", "text": "And not as through *henos hamartēsantos*, the *dōrēma*: the *men gar krima* from *henos* into *katakrima*, but the *charisma* from many *paraptōmatōn* into *dikaiōma*.", "grammar": { "*henos hamartēsantos*": "genitive singular masculine - one having sinned", "*dōrēma*": "nominative singular neuter - gift/present", "*men*": "particle - on the one hand/indeed", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*krima*": "nominative singular neuter - judgment", "*henos*": "genitive singular masculine - one", "*katakrima*": "accusative singular neuter - condemnation/punishment", "*charisma*": "nominative singular neuter - free gift/grace gift", "*paraptōmatōn*": "genitive plural neuter - trespasses/offenses", "*dikaiōma*": "accusative singular neuter - justification/righteous decree" }, "variants": { "*henos hamartēsantos*": "one having sinned/one who sinned", "*dōrēma*": "gift/present/bounty", "*krima*": "judgment/decision/sentence", "*katakrima*": "condemnation/punishment/guilty verdict", "*charisma*": "free gift/grace gift/favor", "*paraptōmatōn*": "trespasses/offenses/transgressions", "*dikaiōma*": "justification/righteous decree/act of righteousness" } } 17 { "verseID": "Romans.5.17", "source": "Εἰ γὰρ τῷ τοῦ ἑνὸς παραπτώματι ὁ θάνατος ἐβασίλευσεν διὰ τοῦ ἑνός· πολλῷ μᾶλλον οἱ τὴν περισσείαν τῆς χάριτος καὶ τῆς δωρεᾶς τῆς δικαιοσύνης λαμβάνοντες ἐν ζωῇ βασιλεύσουσιν διὰ τοῦ ἑνὸς, Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.)", "text": "If *gar* by the of the *henos paraptōmati* the *thanatos ebasileusen* through the *henos*; much more those the *perisseian* of the *charitos* and of the *dōreas* of the *dikaiosynēs lambanontes* in *zōē basileusousin* through the *henos*, *Iēsou Christou*.)", "grammar": { "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*henos*": "genitive singular masculine - one", "*paraptōmati*": "dative singular neuter - by trespass/offense", "*thanatos*": "nominative singular masculine - death", "*ebasileusen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - reigned/ruled", "*perisseian*": "accusative singular feminine - abundance/surplus", "*charitos*": "genitive singular feminine - of grace/favor", "*dōreas*": "genitive singular feminine - of gift/bounty", "*dikaiosynēs*": "genitive singular feminine - of righteousness", "*lambanontes*": "present active participle, nominative plural masculine - receiving/taking", "*zōē*": "dative singular feminine - life", "*basileusousin*": "future active indicative, 3rd person plural - they will reign/rule", "*Iēsou Christou*": "genitive singular masculine - of Jesus Christ" }, "variants": { "*paraptōmati*": "trespass/offense/transgression/fall", "*thanatos*": "death/mortality", "*ebasileusen*": "reigned/ruled/was king", "*perisseian*": "abundance/surplus/overflow", "*charitos*": "grace/favor/kindness", "*dōreas*": "gift/bounty/present", "*dikaiosynēs*": "righteousness/justice/rightness", "*lambanontes*": "receiving/taking/accepting", "*zōē*": "life/existence/vitality", "*basileusousin*": "they will reign/rule/be kings" } } 18 { "verseID": "Romans.5.18", "source": "Ἄρα οὖν ὡς διʼ ἑνὸς παραπτώματος εἰς πάντας ἀνθρώπους εἰς κατάκριμα· οὕτως καὶ διʼ ἑνὸς δικαιώματος εἰς πάντας ἀνθρώπους εἰς δικαίωσιν ζωῆς.", "text": "*Ara* therefore as through *henos paraptōmatos* to all *anthrōpous* to *katakrima*; thus also through *henos dikaiōmatos* to all *anthrōpous* to *dikaiōsin zōēs*.", "grammar": { "*Ara*": "inferential particle - then/therefore/consequently", "*henos*": "genitive singular masculine - one", "*paraptōmatos*": "genitive singular neuter - trespass/offense", "*anthrōpous*": "accusative plural masculine - men/human beings", "*katakrima*": "accusative singular neuter - condemnation/punishment", "*dikaiōmatos*": "genitive singular neuter - righteous act/decree of righteousness", "*dikaiōsin*": "accusative singular feminine - justification/act of righteousness", "*zōēs*": "genitive singular feminine - of life" }, "variants": { "*Ara*": "therefore/consequently/so then", "*paraptōmatos*": "trespass/offense/transgression/fall", "*anthrōpous*": "men/human beings/people", "*katakrima*": "condemnation/punishment/guilty verdict", "*dikaiōmatos*": "righteous act/decree of righteousness/just requirement", "*dikaiōsin*": "justification/act of righteousness/acquittal", "*zōēs*": "life/existence/vitality" } } 19 { "verseID": "Romans.5.19", "source": "Ὥσπερ γὰρ διὰ τῆς παρακοῆς τοῦ ἑνὸς ἀνθρώπου ἁμαρτωλοὶ κατεστάθησαν οἱ πολλοί, οὕτως καὶ διὰ τῆς ὑπακοῆς τοῦ ἑνὸς δίκαιοι κατασταθήσονται οἱ πολλοί.", "text": "Just as *gar* through the *parakoēs* of the *henos anthrōpou hamartōloi katestathēsan* the many, thus also through the *hypakoēs* of the *henos dikaioi katastathēsontai* the many.", "grammar": { "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*parakoēs*": "genitive singular feminine - disobedience", "*henos anthrōpou*": "genitive singular masculine - one man", "*hamartōloi*": "nominative plural masculine - sinners", "*katestathēsan*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural - were constituted/appointed/made", "*hypakoēs*": "genitive singular feminine - obedience", "*henos*": "genitive singular masculine - one", "*dikaioi*": "nominative plural masculine - righteous ones", "*katastathēsontai*": "future passive indicative, 3rd person plural - will be constituted/appointed/made" }, "variants": { "*parakoēs*": "disobedience/refusal to hear/insubordination", "*hamartōloi*": "sinners/transgressors", "*katestathēsan*": "were constituted/appointed/made/established", "*hypakoēs*": "obedience/compliance/submission", "*dikaioi*": "righteous ones/just ones", "*katastathēsontai*": "will be constituted/appointed/made/established" } } 20 { "verseID": "Romans.5.20", "source": "Νόμος δὲ παρεισῆλθεν, ἵνα πλεονάσῃ τὸ παράπτωμα. Οὗ δὲ ἐπλεόνασεν ἡ ἁμαρτία, ὑπερεπερίσσευσεν ἡ χάρις:", "text": "*Nomos de pareisēlthen*, in order that might *pleonasē* the *paraptōma*. Where *de epleonasen* the *hamartia*, *hypereperisseusen* the *charis*:", "grammar": { "*Nomos*": "nominative singular masculine - law", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now", "*pareisēlthen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - came in alongside/entered secretly", "*pleonasē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might abound/increase", "*paraptōma*": "nominative singular neuter - trespass/offense", "*epleonasen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - abounded/increased", "*hamartia*": "nominative singular feminine - sin", "*hypereperisseusen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - superabounded/abounded much more", "*charis*": "nominative singular feminine - grace" }, "variants": { "*Nomos*": "law/legal system/rule", "*pareisēlthen*": "came in alongside/entered secretly/came in besides", "*pleonasē*": "might abound/increase/multiply", "*paraptōma*": "trespass/offense/transgression/fall", "*epleonasen*": "abounded/increased/multiplied", "*hamartia*": "sin/wrongdoing/missing the mark", "*hypereperisseusen*": "superabounded/abounded much more/overflowed exceedingly", "*charis*": "grace/favor/kindness" } } 21 { "verseID": "Romans.5.21", "source": "Ἵνα ὥσπερ ἐβασίλευσεν ἡ ἁμαρτία ἐν τῷ θανάτῳ, οὕτως καὶ ἡ χάρις βασιλεύσῃ διὰ δικαιοσύνης εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν.", "text": "In order that just as *ebasileusen* the *hamartia* in the *thanatō*, thus also the *charis basileus* through *dikaiosynēs* to *zōēn aiōnion* through *Iēsou Christou* the *Kyriou* of us.", "grammar": { "*ebasileusen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - reigned/ruled", "*hamartia*": "nominative singular feminine - sin", "*thanatō*": "dative singular masculine - death", "*charis*": "nominative singular feminine - grace", "*basileus*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might reign/rule", "*dikaiosynēs*": "genitive singular feminine - righteousness", "*zōēn*": "accusative singular feminine - life", "*aiōnion*": "accusative singular feminine - eternal/everlasting", "*Iēsou Christou*": "genitive singular masculine - of Jesus Christ", "*Kyriou*": "genitive singular masculine - Lord" }, "variants": { "*ebasileusen*": "reigned/ruled/was king", "*hamartia*": "sin/wrongdoing/missing the mark", "*thanatō*": "death/mortality", "*charis*": "grace/favor/kindness", "*basileus*": "might reign/rule/be king", "*dikaiosynēs*": "righteousness/justice/rightness", "*zōēn aiōnion*": "eternal life/everlasting life", "*Kyriou*": "Lord/master/owner" } }
• 1 Cor 15:21-22 : 21 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.15.21", "source": "Ἐπειδὴ γὰρ διʼ ἀνθρώπου ὁ θάνατος, καὶ διʼ ἀνθρώπου ἀνάστασις νεκρῶν.", "text": "*Epeidē gar di' anthrōpou ho thanatos*, and *di' anthrōpou anastasis nekrōn*", "grammar": { "*Epeidē*": "causal conjunction - since/because", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for", "*di' anthrōpou*": "preposition + genitive, masculine, singular - through a man", "*ho thanatos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - the death", "*di' anthrōpou*": "preposition + genitive, masculine, singular - through a man", "*anastasis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - resurrection", "*nekrōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of dead ones" }, "variants": { "*Epeidē*": "since/because/inasmuch as", "*gar*": "for/because/since", "*di' anthrōpou*": "through a man/by means of a man", "*thanatos*": "death/mortality", "*anastasis*": "resurrection/rising up", "*nekrōn*": "of dead ones/of those who have died" } } 22 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.15.22", "source": "Ὥσπερ γὰρ ἐν τῷ Ἀδὰμ πάντες ἀποθνήσκουσιν, οὕτως καὶ ἐν τῷ Χριστῷ πάντες ζωοποιηθήσονται.", "text": "*Hōsper gar en tō Adam pantes apothnēskousin*, *houtōs kai en tō Christō pantes zōopoiēthēsontai*", "grammar": { "*Hōsper*": "comparative conjunction - just as", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for", "*en tō Adam*": "preposition + dative, masculine, singular - in Adam", "*pantes*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, plural - all", "*apothnēskousin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person plural - die", "*houtōs*": "adverb - so/thus", "*kai*": "conjunction - also", "*en tō Christō*": "preposition + dative, masculine, singular - in Christ", "*pantes*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, plural - all", "*zōopoiēthēsontai*": "future passive indicative, 3rd person plural - will be made alive" }, "variants": { "*Hōsper*": "just as/even as", "*gar*": "for/because/since", "*en tō Adam*": "in Adam/in connection with Adam", "*pantes*": "all/everyone", "*apothnēskousin*": "die/are dying", "*houtōs*": "so/thus/in the same way", "*kai*": "also/even/too", "*en tō Christō*": "in Christ/in connection with Christ", "*zōopoiēthēsontai*": "will be made alive/will be given life/will be quickened" } }
• Eph 4:28 : 28 { "verseID": "Ephesians.4.28", "source": "Ὁ κλέπτων μηκέτι κλεπτέτω: μᾶλλον δὲ κοπιάτω, ἐργαζόμενος τὸ ἀγαθόν ταῖς χερσὶν, ἵνα ἔχῃ μεταδιδόναι τῷ χρείαν ἔχοντι.", "text": "The one *kleptōn* no longer let him *kleptetō*: *mallon de kopiatō*, *ergazomenos* the *agathon* with the *chersin*, *hina* he might *echē metadidonai* to the one *chreian echonti*.", "grammar": { "*kleptōn*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - stealing", "*kleptetō*": "present active imperative, 3rd singular - let him steal", "*mallon*": "adverb - rather/instead", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*kopiatō*": "present active imperative, 3rd singular - let him labor", "*ergazomenos*": "present middle participle, nominative masculine singular - working/performing", "*agathon*": "accusative neuter singular - good", "*chersin*": "dative feminine plural - with hands", "*hina*": "conjunction - so that/in order that", "*echē*": "present active subjunctive, 3rd singular - he might have", "*metadidonai*": "present active infinitive - to share/impart", "*chreian*": "accusative feminine singular - need", "*echonti*": "present active participle, dative masculine singular - having" }, "variants": { "*kleptōn*": "stealing/thief", "*kleptetō*": "steal/take secretly", "*kopiatō*": "labor/toil/work hard", "*ergazomenos*": "working/performing/doing", "*agathon*": "good/beneficial/worthy", "*metadidonai*": "share/impart/give", "*chreian echonti*": "one having need/one in need" } }
• 1 Thess 2:9 : 9 { "verseID": "1 Thessalonians.2.9", "source": "Μνημονεύετε γάρ, ἀδελφοί, τὸν κόπον ἡμῶν καὶ τὸν μόχθον: νυκτὸς γὰρ καὶ ἡμέρας ἐργαζόμενοι, πρὸς τὸ μὴ ἐπιβαρῆσαί τινα ὑμῶν, ἐκηρύξαμεν εἰς ὑμᾶς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Θεοῦ.", "text": "You *mnēmoneuete* *gar*, *adelphoi*, the *kopon* of us *kai* the *mochthon*: *nyktos* *gar* *kai* *hēmeras* *ergazomenoi*, *pros* the not to *epibarēsai* anyone of you, we *ekēryxamen* to you the *euangelion* of the *Theou*.", "grammar": { "*mnēmoneuete*": "present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you remember", "*gar*": "postpositive particle - for/because", "*adelphoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - brothers", "*kopon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - labor/toil", "*kai*": "conjunction - and/also", "*mochthon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - hardship/struggle", "*nyktos*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of night/by night", "*hēmeras*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of day/by day", "*ergazomenoi*": "present middle participle, nominative, masculine, plural - working", "*pros*": "preposition with accusative - toward/with a view to", "*epibarēsai*": "aorist active infinitive - to burden/be a burden", "*ekēryxamen*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person plural - we proclaimed/preached", "*euangelion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - gospel/good news", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God" }, "variants": { "*kopon*": "labor/toil/trouble", "*mochthon*": "hardship/struggle/toil", "*ergazomenoi*": "working/laboring", "*epibarēsai*": "to burden/be a burden/be a weight" } }
• Prov 21:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Proverbs.21.16", "source": "אָדָ֗ם תּ֖וֹעֶה מִדֶּ֣רֶךְ הַשְׂכֵּ֑ל בִּקְהַ֖ל רְפָאִ֣ים יָנֽוּחַ", "text": "*ʾādām* *tôʿeh* from-*dereḵ* *haśkēl* in-*qĕhal* *rĕp̄āʾîm* *yānûaḥ*", "grammar": { "*ʾādām*": "masculine singular noun - man/person", "*tôʿeh*": "qal participle masculine singular - wandering", "*dereḵ*": "construct singular noun - way of", "*haśkēl*": "hiphil infinitive construct - understanding", "*qĕhal*": "construct masculine singular noun - assembly of", "*rĕp̄āʾîm*": "masculine plural noun - dead/shades", "*yānûaḥ*": "3rd masculine singular qal imperfect - he will rest" }, "variants": { "*ʾādām*": "man/person/human", "*tôʿeh*": "wandering/straying/going astray", "*dereḵ*": "way/path/road", "*haśkēl*": "understanding/insight/prudence", "*qĕhal*": "assembly/congregation/gathering", "*rĕp̄āʾîm*": "dead ones/shades/departed spirits", "*yānûaḥ*": "will rest/will settle/will remain" } }
• Eccl 1:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.1.3", "source": "מַה־יִּתְר֖וֹן לָֽאָדָ֑ם בְּכָל־עֲמָל֔וֹ שֶֽׁיַּעֲמֹ֖ל תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃", "text": "*Mah*-*yitrôn* *lāʾādām* in-*kol*-*ʿămālô* *šeyyaʿămōl* *taḥat* *haššāmeš*", "grammar": { "*Mah*": "interrogative pronoun - what", "*yitrôn*": "noun, masculine singular - profit/advantage/gain", "*lāʾādām*": "preposition + article + noun, masculine singular - to the man/humanity", "*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of", "*ʿămālô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his labor/toil", "*šeyyaʿămōl*": "relative pronoun + verb, qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - that he labors/toils", "*taḥat*": "preposition - under", "*haššāmeš*": "article + noun, feminine singular - the sun" }, "variants": { "*yitrôn*": "profit/advantage/gain/benefit/remainder", "*ʾādām*": "man/mankind/humanity/Adam", "*ʿămāl*": "labor/toil/trouble/misery/work" } }
• Eccl 1:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.1.13", "source": "וְנָתַ֣תִּי אֶת־לִבִּ֗י לִדְר֤וֹשׁ וְלָתוּר֙ בַּֽחָכְמָ֔ה עַ֛ל כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר נַעֲשָׂ֖ה תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם ה֣וּא ׀ עִנְיַ֣ן רָ֗ע נָתַ֧ן אֱלֹהִ֛ים לִבְנֵ֥י הָאָדָ֖ם לַעֲנ֥וֹת בּֽוֹ׃", "text": "*Wənātattî* *ʾet*-*libbî* *lidrôš* *wəlātûr* in-*ḥokmāh* *ʿal* *kol*-*ʾăšer* *naʿăśāh* *taḥat* *haššāmāyim* *hûʾ* *ʿinyan* *rāʿ* *nātan* *ʾĕlōhîm* *libnê* *hāʾādām* *laʿănôt* *bô*", "grammar": { "*Wənātattî*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect 1st common singular - and I gave/set", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*libbî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st common singular suffix - my heart", "*lidrôš*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to seek/inquire", "*wəlātûr*": "conjunction + preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - and to search/explore", "*ḥokmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - wisdom", "*ʿal*": "preposition - concerning/about", "*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - that which", "*naʿăśāh*": "verb, niphal perfect 3rd masculine singular - is done/has been done", "*taḥat*": "preposition - under", "*haššāmāyim*": "article + noun, masculine plural - the heavens", "*hûʾ*": "personal pronoun 3rd masculine singular - it (is)", "*ʿinyan*": "noun, masculine singular construct - task/occupation/business", "*rāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - bad/evil/grievous", "*nātan*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - gave/placed", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God", "*libnê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - to sons of", "*hāʾādām*": "article + noun, masculine singular - the man/mankind", "*laʿănôt*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to be occupied/busy", "*bô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - with it" }, "variants": { "*drš*": "seek/inquire/search/investigate", "*tûr*": "search/explore/spy out/examine", "*ʿinyan*": "task/business/occupation/travail", "*ʿnh*": "be occupied/busy/afflicted/burdened", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine beings (grammatically plural form used for singular deity)" } }
• Job 19:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Job.19.26", "source": "‫וְאַחַ֣ר ע֭וֹרִֽי נִקְּפוּ־זֹ֑את וּ֝מִבְּשָׂרִ֗י אֶֽחֱזֶ֥ה אֱלֽוֹהַּ׃‬", "text": "*wə-ʾaḥar* *ʿôrî* *niqqəpū-zōʾt* *ū-mibbəśārî* *ʾeḥĕzeh* *ʾĕlôah*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾaḥar*": "waw conjunction + preposition - and after", "*ʿôrî*": "noun common masculine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - my skin", "*niqqəpū-zōʾt*": "pual perfect, 3rd common plural + demonstrative pronoun feminine singular - is/has been struck off this", "*ū-mibbəśārî*": "waw conjunction + preposition + noun common masculine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - yet from my flesh", "*ʾeḥĕzeh*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I shall see", "*ʾĕlôah*": "noun common masculine singular - God" }, "variants": { "*ʾaḥar*": "after/behind/following", "*ʿôr*": "skin/hide", "*nāqap*": "to strike off/destroy/go around", "*bāśār*": "flesh/body/skin", "*ḥāzāh*": "to see/perceive/behold", "*ʾĕlôah*": "God/deity" } }