Lam 4:3-9 : 3 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.4.3",
"source": "גַּם־תַּנִּים֙ חָ֣לְצוּ שַׁ֔ד הֵינִ֖יקוּ גּוּרֵיהֶ֑ן בַּת־עַמִּ֣י לְאַכְזָ֔ר כַּיְעֵנִ֖ים בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃",
"text": "Even *tannîm* *ḥālṣû* *šaḏ*, *hênîqû* *gûrêhen*; *bat-ʿammî* to *ʾaḵzār*, like the *yəʿēnîm* in the *miḏbār*",
"grammar": {
"*gam*": "conjunction - even/also",
"*tannîm*": "masculine plural noun - jackals/dragons/sea monsters",
"*ḥālṣû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they draw out/bare",
"*šaḏ*": "masculine singular noun - breast",
"*hênîqû*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd common plural - they suckle/nurse",
"*gûrêhen*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd feminine plural suffix - their cubs/young ones",
"*bat*": "feminine singular construct - daughter of",
"*ʿammî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - my people",
"*ləʾaḵzār*": "preposition + masculine singular adjective - to cruel/to be cruel",
"*ka-yəʿēnîm*": "preposition + feminine plural noun - like ostriches",
"*ba-miḏbār*": "preposition + definite masculine singular noun - in the wilderness/desert"
},
"variants": {
"*tannîm*": "jackals/sea monsters/dragons",
"*ḥālṣû*": "draw out/bare/pull out",
"*hênîqû*": "suckle/nurse/give milk to",
"*gûrêhen*": "their cubs/their offspring/their young ones",
"*ləʾaḵzār*": "to be cruel/to become cruel/for cruelty",
"*yəʿēnîm*": "ostriches/unclean birds/desert birds",
"*miḏbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.4.4",
"source": "דָּבַ֨ק לְשׁ֥וֹן יוֹנֵ֛ק אֶל־חִכּ֖וֹ בַּצָּמָ֑א עֽוֹלָלִים֙ שָׁ֣אֲלוּ לֶ֔חֶם פֹּרֵ֖שׂ אֵ֥ין לָהֶֽם׃",
"text": "*Dāḇaq* *ləšôn yônēq* to *ḥikkô* in the *ṣāmāʾ*; *ʿôlālîm* *šāʾălû* *leḥem*, *pōrēś* none to them",
"grammar": {
"*dāḇaq*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it cleaves/sticks",
"*ləšôn*": "masculine singular construct - tongue of",
"*yônēq*": "masculine singular Qal participle - suckling/infant",
"*ʾel-ḥikkô*": "preposition + masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to his palate/mouth",
"*ba-ṣāmāʾ*": "preposition + definite masculine singular noun - in the thirst",
"*ʿôlālîm*": "masculine plural noun - young children/infants",
"*šāʾălû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they ask/request",
"*leḥem*": "masculine singular noun - bread/food",
"*pōrēś*": "Qal participle masculine singular - one who breaks/divides",
"*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not/none",
"*lāhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them/for them"
},
"variants": {
"*dāḇaq*": "cleaves/sticks/clings",
"*yônēq*": "suckling/nursing infant/baby",
"*ḥikkô*": "his palate/his mouth/his roof of mouth",
"*ṣāmāʾ*": "thirst/dryness",
"*ʿôlālîm*": "young children/infants/little ones",
"*pōrēś*": "one who breaks/one who divides/one who distributes"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.4.5",
"source": "הָאֹֽכְלִים֙ לְמַ֣עֲדַנִּ֔ים נָשַׁ֖מּוּ בַּחוּצ֑וֹת הָאֱמֻנִים֙ עֲלֵ֣י תוֹלָ֔ע חִבְּק֖וּ אַשְׁפַּתּֽוֹת׃",
"text": "The *ʾōḵlîm* for *maʿăḏannîm* *nāšammû* in the *ḥûṣôt*; the *ʾĕmunîm* upon *tôlāʿ* *ḥibbəqû* *ʾašpattôt*",
"grammar": {
"*hā-ʾōḵlîm*": "definite masculine plural Qal participle - the ones eating",
"*lə-maʿăḏannîm*": "preposition + masculine plural noun - for delicacies/dainties",
"*nāšammû*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd common plural - they are desolate/devastated",
"*ba-ḥûṣôt*": "preposition + definite feminine plural noun - in the streets",
"*hā-ʾĕmunîm*": "definite masculine plural Qal passive participle - the ones brought up/nurtured",
"*ʿălê*": "preposition - upon/on",
"*tôlāʿ*": "masculine singular noun - crimson/scarlet/worm",
"*ḥibbəqû*": "Piel perfect, 3rd common plural - they embrace",
"*ʾašpattôt*": "feminine plural noun - refuse heaps/dunghills"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾōḵlîm*": "ones eating/ones consuming/ones dining",
"*maʿăḏannîm*": "delicacies/dainties/luxury foods",
"*nāšammû*": "are desolate/are devastated/are ruined",
"*ʾĕmunîm*": "ones brought up/ones nurtured/ones reared",
"*tôlāʿ*": "crimson/scarlet/purple (luxurious cloth)",
"*ḥibbəqû*": "embrace/hug/cling to",
"*ʾašpattôt*": "refuse heaps/dunghills/garbage piles"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.4.6",
"source": "וַיִּגְדַּל֙ עֲוֺ֣ן בַּת־עַמִּ֔י מֵֽחַטַּ֖את סְדֹ֑ם הַֽהֲפוּכָ֣ה כְמוֹ־רָ֔גַע וְלֹא־חָ֥לוּ בָ֖הּ יָדָֽיִם׃",
"text": "And *wayyiḡdal* *ʿăwōn bat-ʿammî* than *ḥaṭṭaʾt səḏōm*, the *hăp̄ûḵâ* like *rāḡaʿ* and not *ḥālû* in her *yāḏāyim*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyiḡdal*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and it became great",
"*ʿăwōn*": "masculine singular construct - iniquity of",
"*bat*": "feminine singular construct - daughter of",
"*ʿammî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - my people",
"*mē-ḥaṭṭaʾt*": "preposition comparative + feminine singular construct - than the sin of",
"*səḏōm*": "proper noun - Sodom",
"*ha-hăp̄ûḵâ*": "definite feminine singular Qal passive participle - the one overthrown",
"*kəmô*": "preposition - like/as",
"*rāḡaʿ*": "masculine singular noun - moment/instant",
"*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*ḥālû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they remained/waited",
"*ḇāh*": "preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - in her/against her",
"*yāḏāyim*": "feminine dual noun - hands"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyiḡdal*": "became great/increased/grew",
"*ʿăwōn*": "iniquity/punishment for iniquity/guilt",
"*ḥaṭṭaʾt*": "sin/sin-offering/punishment for sin",
"*hăp̄ûḵâ*": "overthrown/overturned/destroyed",
"*rāḡaʿ*": "moment/instant/suddenly",
"*ḥālû*": "remained/waited/labored"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.4.7",
"source": "זַכּ֤וּ נְזִירֶ֙יהָ֙ מִשֶּׁ֔לֶג צַח֖וּ מֵחָלָ֑ב אָ֤דְמוּ עֶ֙צֶם֙ מִפְּנִינִ֔ים סַפִּ֖יר גִּזְרָתָֽם׃",
"text": "*Zakkû* her *nəzîrehā* more than *šeleḡ*, *ṣaḥû* more than *ḥālāḇ*; *ʾāḏmû* *ʿeṣem* more than *pənînîm*, *sappîr* their *gizrāṯām*",
"grammar": {
"*zakkû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they were pure/clean",
"*nəzîrehā*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her consecrated ones/nobles",
"*mi-šeleḡ*": "preposition comparative + masculine singular noun - than snow",
"*ṣaḥû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they were bright/white",
"*mē-ḥālāḇ*": "preposition comparative + masculine singular noun - than milk",
"*ʾāḏmû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they were red",
"*ʿeṣem*": "feminine singular construct - bone/substance/body",
"*mi-pənînîm*": "preposition comparative + feminine plural noun - than corals/rubies",
"*sappîr*": "masculine singular noun - sapphire/lapis lazuli",
"*gizrāṯām*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their form/appearance"
},
"variants": {
"*zakkû*": "were pure/were clean/were bright",
"*nəzîrehā*": "her consecrated ones/her princes/her nobles",
"*ṣaḥû*": "were white/were bright/were dazzling",
"*ʾāḏmû*": "were red/were ruddy",
"*ʿeṣem*": "bone/body/substance",
"*pənînîm*": "corals/rubies/precious stones",
"*sappîr*": "sapphire/lapis lazuli/blue gemstone",
"*gizrāṯām*": "their polishing/their form/their appearance"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.4.8",
"source": "חָשַׁ֤ךְ מִשְּׁחוֹר֙ תָּֽאֳרָ֔ם לֹ֥א נִכְּר֖וּ בַּחוּצ֑וֹת צָפַ֤ד עוֹרָם֙ עַל־עַצְמָ֔ם יָבֵ֖שׁ הָיָ֥ה כָעֵֽץ׃",
"text": "*Ḥāšaḵ* from *šəḥôr* their *tāʾŏrām*, not *nikkərû* in the *ḥûṣôt*; *ṣāp̄aḏ* their *ʿôrām* on their *ʿaṣmām*, *yāḇēš* it is like the *ʿēṣ*",
"grammar": {
"*ḥāšaḵ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is dark/black",
"*mi-ššəḥôr*": "preposition + definite masculine singular noun - from blackness",
"*tāʾŏrām*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their appearance/form",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*nikkərû*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd common plural - they are recognized",
"*ba-ḥûṣôt*": "preposition + definite feminine plural noun - in the streets",
"*ṣāp̄aḏ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it shrivels/clings",
"*ʿôrām*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their skin",
"*ʿal-ʿaṣmām*": "preposition + feminine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - on their bones",
"*yāḇēš*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is dry",
"*hāyâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is/was",
"*kā-ʿēṣ*": "preposition + definite masculine singular noun - like the wood/tree"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥāšaḵ*": "is dark/is black/is gloomy",
"*šəḥôr*": "blackness/soot/darkness",
"*tāʾŏrām*": "their appearance/their form/their visage",
"*nikkərû*": "are recognized/are known/are distinguished",
"*ṣāp̄aḏ*": "shrivels/clings/sticks",
"*yāḇēš*": "is dry/is withered/is parched",
"*ʿēṣ*": "wood/tree/timber"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.4.9",
"source": "טוֹבִ֤ים הָיוּ֙ חַלְלֵי־חֶ֔רֶב מֵֽחַלְלֵ֖י רָעָ֑ב שֶׁ֣הֵ֤ם יָז֙וּבוּ֙ מְדֻקָּרִ֔ים מִתְּנוּבֹ֖ת שָׂדָֽי׃",
"text": "*Ṭôḇîm* were *ḥallê-ḥereḇ* than *ḥallê rāʿāḇ*; for they *yāzûḇû* *məḏuqqārîm* from *tənûḇōṯ śāḏāy*",
"grammar": {
"*ṭôḇîm*": "masculine plural adjective - good/better",
"*hāyû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they were",
"*ḥallê*": "masculine plural construct - slain of",
"*ḥereḇ*": "feminine singular noun - sword",
"*mē-ḥallê*": "preposition comparative + masculine plural construct - than slain of",
"*rāʿāḇ*": "masculine singular noun - hunger/famine",
"*še-hēm*": "relative particle + 3rd masculine plural pronoun - for they",
"*yāzûḇû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they flow out",
"*məḏuqqārîm*": "masculine plural Pual participle - pierced/stabbed",
"*mi-tənûḇōṯ*": "preposition + feminine plural construct - from produce of",
"*śāḏāy*": "masculine singular noun - field"
},
"variants": {
"*ṭôḇîm*": "better/more fortunate/happier",
"*ḥallê*": "slain ones/pierced ones/wounded ones",
"*yāzûḇû*": "flow out/waste away/pine away",
"*məḏuqqārîm*": "pierced/stabbed/thrust through",
"*tənûḇōṯ*": "produce/yield/fruits",
"*śāḏāy*": "field/land/countryside"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.4.10",
"source": "יְדֵ֗י נָשִׁים֙ רַחֲמָ֣נִיּ֔וֹת בִּשְּׁל֖וּ יַלְדֵיהֶ֑ן הָי֤וּ לְבָרוֹת֙ לָ֔מוֹ בְּשֶׁ֖בֶר בַּת־עַמִּֽי׃",
"text": "The *yəḏê nāšîm raḥămāniyyôṯ* *biššəlû* their *yalḏêhen*; they were *ləḇārôṯ* to them in the *šeḇer bat-ʿammî*",
"grammar": {
"*yəḏê*": "feminine dual construct - hands of",
"*nāšîm*": "feminine plural noun - women",
"*raḥămāniyyôṯ*": "feminine plural adjective - compassionate/merciful",
"*biššəlû*": "Piel perfect, 3rd common plural - they boiled/cooked",
"*yalḏêhen*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd feminine plural suffix - their children",
"*hāyû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they were",
"*ləḇārôṯ*": "preposition + feminine plural noun - for food/for nourishment",
"*lāmô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix (poetic) - to them/for them",
"*bə-šeḇer*": "preposition + masculine singular construct - in the destruction/breaking of",
"*bat*": "feminine singular construct - daughter of",
"*ʿammî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - my people"
},
"variants": {
"*raḥămāniyyôṯ*": "compassionate/tender-hearted/merciful",
"*biššəlû*": "boiled/cooked/simmered",
"*ləḇārôṯ*": "for food/for meals/for sustenance",
"*šeḇer*": "destruction/breaking/ruin"
}
}