Genesis 47:13

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{ "verseID": "Genesis.47.13", "source": "וְלֶ֤חֶם אֵין֙ בְּכָל־הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּֽי־כָבֵ֥ד הָרָעָ֖ב מְאֹ֑ד וַתֵּ֜לַהּ אֶ֤רֶץ מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ וְאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן מִפְּנֵ֖י הָרָעָֽב׃", "text": "*wə-leḥem* *ʾên* in *bə-ḵāl-hāʾāreṣ* for *kî-ḵāḇēḏ* the *hārā'āḇ* very *məʾōḏ* *wə-tēlah* *ʾereṣ* *miṣrayim* *wə-ʾereṣ* *kəna'an* from *mip-pənê* the *hārā'āḇ*", "grammar": { "*wə-leḥem*": "conjunction + noun masculine singular - and bread/food", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there was none", "*bə-ḵāl-hāʾāreṣ*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct + definite article + noun feminine singular - in all the land", "*kî-ḵāḇēḏ*": "conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - for was severe", "*hārā'āḇ*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the famine", "*məʾōḏ*": "adverb - very", "*wə-tēlah*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and languished/fainted", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun feminine singular construct - land of", "*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*wə-ʾereṣ*": "conjunction + noun feminine singular construct - and land of", "*kəna'an*": "proper noun - Canaan", "*mip-pənê*": "preposition + noun common masculine plural construct - from the face/presence of", "*hārā'āḇ*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the famine" }, "variants": { "*wə-leḥem*": "bread/food/grain", "*wə-tēlah*": "languished/fainted/exhausted/wearied" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְלֶ֤חֶם אֵין֙ בְּכָל־הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּֽי־כָבֵ֥ד הָרָעָ֖ב מְאֹ֑ד וַתֵּ֜לַהּ אֶ֤רֶץ מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ וְאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן מִפְּנֵ֖י הָרָעָֽב׃

Transliteration

wə-leḥem ʾên in bə-ḵāl-hāʾāreṣ for kî-ḵāḇēḏ the hārā'āḇ very məʾōḏ wə-tēlah ʾereṣ miṣrayim wə-ʾereṣ kəna'an from mip-pənê the hārā'āḇ

Grammar Details

• *wə-leḥem*: conjunction + noun masculine singular - and bread/food
• *ʾên*: particle of negation - there was none
• *bə-ḵāl-hāʾāreṣ*: preposition + noun masculine singular construct + definite article + noun feminine singular - in all the land
• *kî-ḵāḇēḏ*: conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - for was severe
• *hārā'āḇ*: definite article + noun masculine singular - the famine
• *məʾōḏ*: adverb - very
• *wə-tēlah*: conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and languished/fainted
• *ʾereṣ*: noun feminine singular construct - land of
• *miṣrayim*: proper noun - Egypt
• *wə-ʾereṣ*: conjunction + noun feminine singular construct - and land of
• *kəna'an*: proper noun - Canaan
• *mip-pənê*: preposition + noun common masculine plural construct - from the face/presence of

Word Meanings

• *wə-leḥem*: bread/food/grain
• *wə-tēlah*: languished/fainted/exhausted/wearied

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  There was no food in the entire land because the famine was very severe. The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan wasted away under the pressure of the famine.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  There was no bread in all the londe for the derth was exceadige sore: so yt ye lode of Egipte and ye lode of Canaan were fameshyd by ye reason of ye derth.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  There was no bred in all the londe, for the derth was very sore: so yt the lande of Egipte & the lande of Canaan were fameshed by ye reason of the derth.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Now there was no bread in all the land: for the famine was exceeding sore: so that the land of Egypt, and the land of Canaan were famished by reason of the famine.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  There was no bread in all the lande, for the dearth was exceedyng sore, so that the lande of Egypt, and the land of Chanaan were famished by reason of the dearth.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And [there was] no bread in all the land; for the famine [was] very sore, so that the land of Egypt and [all] the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  There was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And there is no bread in all the land, for the famine `is' very grievous, and the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan are feeble because of the famine;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now there was no food to be had in all the land, so that all Egypt and Canaan were wasted from need of food.

• World English Bible (2000)

  There was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But there was no food in all the land because the famine was very severe; the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan wasted away because of the famine.

Referenced Verses

• Acts 7:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Acts.7.11", "source": "Ἦλθεν δὲ λιμὸς ἐφʼ ὅλην τὴν γῆν Αἰγύπτου καὶ Χαναάν, καὶ θλίψις μεγάλη: καὶ οὐχ εὕρισκον χορτάσματα οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν.", "text": "*Ēlthen de limos eph' holēn tēn gēn Aigyptou kai Chanaan, kai thlipsis megalē*: and *ouch heuriskon chortasmata hoi pateres hēmōn*.", "grammar": { "*Ēlthen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - came", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*limos*": "nominative masculine singular - famine", "*eph'*": "preposition - upon", "*holēn*": "accusative feminine singular adjective - whole", "*tēn gēn*": "accusative feminine singular - the land", "*Aigyptou*": "genitive feminine singular - of Egypt", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*Chanaan*": "genitive - of Canaan", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*thlipsis megalē*": "nominative feminine singular + nominative feminine singular adjective - great affliction", "*ouch*": "negative particle - not", "*heuriskon*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they were finding", "*chortasmata*": "accusative neuter plural - sustenance/food", "*hoi pateres*": "nominative masculine plural - the fathers", "*hēmōn*": "genitive plural personal pronoun - of us/our" }, "variants": { "*Ēlthen*": "came/occurred/happened", "*limos*": "famine/hunger/scarcity of food", "*holēn*": "whole/entire/all", "*thlipsis megalē*": "great affliction/distress/tribulation", "*heuriskon*": "were finding/were obtaining/were discovering", "*chortasmata*": "sustenance/food/provisions" } }
• Gen 41:30-31 : 30 { "verseID": "Genesis.41.30", "source": "וְ֠קָמוּ שֶׁ֜בַע שְׁנֵ֤י רָעָב֙ אַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ן וְנִשְׁכַּ֥ח כָּל־הַשָּׂבָ֖ע בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וְכִלָּ֥ה הָרָעָ֖ב אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "*wə-qāmû* seven *šənê* *rāʿāḇ* after-them, *wə-niškkaḥ* all-the-*śāḇāʿ* in-*ʾereṣ* *miṣrāyim*; *wə-killāh* the-*rāʿāḇ* *ʾet*-the-*ʾāreṣ*.", "grammar": { "*wə-qāmû*": "conjunction + 3rd common plural perfect, Qal - and they will arise", "*šənê*": "construct plural of šānâ - years of", "*rāʿāḇ*": "masculine singular noun - famine/hunger", "*wə-niškkaḥ*": "conjunction + 3rd masculine singular perfect, Niphal - and will be forgotten", "*śāḇāʿ*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the abundance/plenty", "*ʾereṣ*": "feminine singular noun - land", "*miṣrāyim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*wə-killāh*": "conjunction + 3rd masculine singular perfect, Piel - and will destroy/consume", "*rāʿāḇ*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the famine", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the land" }, "variants": { "*qāmû*": "will arise/stand up/appear", "*rāʿāḇ*": "famine/hunger/starvation", "*niškkaḥ*": "will be forgotten/will not be remembered", "*śāḇāʿ*": "abundance/plenty/fullness", "*killāh*": "will finish/consume/destroy/end" } } 31 { "verseID": "Genesis.41.31", "source": "וְלֹֽא־יִוָּדַ֤ע הַשָּׂבָע֙ בָּאָ֔רֶץ מִפְּנֵ֛י הָרָעָ֥ב הַה֖וּא אַחֲרֵי־כֵ֑ן כִּֽי־כָבֵ֥ד ה֖וּא מְאֹֽד׃", "text": "*wə-lōʾ*-*yiwwādaʿ* the-*śāḇāʿ* in-the-*ʾāreṣ* from-face-of the-*rāʿāḇ* the-that after-thus; *kî*-*ḵāḇēd* he *məʾōd*.", "grammar": { "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yiwwādaʿ*": "3rd masculine singular imperfect, Niphal - it will be known", "*śāḇāʿ*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the abundance", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the land", "*rāʿāḇ*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the famine", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ḵāḇēd*": "masculine singular adjective - heavy/severe", "*məʾōd*": "adverb - very/exceedingly" }, "variants": { "*yiwwādaʿ*": "will be known/will be recognized/will be noticed", "*śāḇāʿ*": "abundance/plenty/fullness", "*ḵāḇēd*": "heavy/severe/weighty/burdensome" } }
• 1 Kgs 18:5 : 5 { "verseID": "1 Kings.18.5", "source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אַחְאָב֙ אֶל־עֹ֣בַדְיָ֔הוּ לֵ֤ךְ בָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ אֶל־כָּל־מַעְיְנֵ֣י הַמַּ֔יִם וְאֶ֖ל כָּל־הַנְּחָלִ֑ים אוּלַ֣י ׀ נִמְצָ֣א חָצִ֗יר וּנְחַיֶּה֙ ס֣וּס וָפֶ֔רֶד וְל֥וֹא נַכְרִ֖ית מֵהַבְּהֵמָֽה", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *ʾaḥʾāb* to-*ʿōbadyāhû* *lēk* in-the-*ʾāreṣ* to-all-*maʿyənê* the-*mayim* and-to all-the-*nəḥālîm* *ʾûlay* *nimṣāʾ* *ḥāṣîr* and-*nəḥayyeh* *sûs* and-*pered* and-not *nakrît* from-the-*bəhēmāh*", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said", "*ʾaḥʾāb*": "proper name - Ahab", "*ʿōbadyāhû*": "proper name - Obadiah", "*lēk*": "qal imperative masculine singular - go", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun feminine singular - land/country", "*maʿyənê*": "noun masculine plural construct - springs of", "*mayim*": "noun masculine plural - water", "*nəḥālîm*": "noun masculine plural - wadis/brooks/streams", "*ʾûlay*": "adverb - perhaps/maybe", "*nimṣāʾ*": "qal imperfect 1cp - we may find", "*ḥāṣîr*": "noun masculine singular - grass/hay", "*nəḥayyeh*": "conjunction + piel imperfect 1cp - and we may keep alive", "*sûs*": "noun masculine singular - horse", "*pered*": "noun masculine singular - mule", "*nakrît*": "hiphil imperfect 1cp - we cut off/destroy", "*bəhēmāh*": "noun feminine singular - cattle/livestock" }, "variants": { "*ʾāreṣ*": "land/earth/country/ground", "*maʿyənê*": "springs/fountains/water sources", "*nəḥālîm*": "wadis/streams/valleys with water", "*ḥāṣîr*": "grass/hay/vegetation", "*nəḥayyeh*": "keep alive/preserve/save", "*nakrît*": "cut off/destroy/lose" } }
• Jer 9:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.9.12", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֔ה עַל־עָזְבָם֙ אֶת־תּ֣וֹרָתִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תִּי לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם וְלֹא־שָׁמְע֥וּ בְקוֹלִ֖י וְלֹא־הָ֥לְכוּ בָֽהּ׃", "text": "*wayyō'mer* *YHWH* for-*'āzĕbām* *'et*-*tôrātî* *'ăšer* *nātattî* before-*pĕnêhem* *wĕlō'*-*šāmĕ'û* in-*qôlî* *wĕlō'*-*hālĕkû* in-*bāh*", "grammar": { "*wayyō'mer*": "waw consecutive + imperfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*'āzĕbām*": "infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix and prefixed preposition - for their forsaking", "*'et*": "direct object marker", "*tôrātî*": "feminine noun with 1st person singular suffix - my law", "*'ăšer*": "relative particle - which", "*nātattî*": "perfect verb, 1st person singular - I gave", "*pĕnêhem*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix and prefixed preposition - before them", "*wĕlō'*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*šāmĕ'û*": "perfect verb, 3rd person common plural - they listened", "*qôlî*": "masculine noun with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition - to my voice", "*hālĕkû*": "perfect verb, 3rd person common plural - they walked", "*bāh*": "preposition with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - in it" }, "variants": { "*wayyō'mer*": "and he said/spoke/answered", "*'āzĕbām*": "their forsaking/abandoning/leaving", "*tôrātî*": "my law/instruction/teaching", "*nātattî*": "I gave/set/placed", "*pĕnêhem*": "before them/in their presence", "*šāmĕ'û*": "they listened/heard/obeyed", "*qôlî*": "my voice/word/command", "*hālĕkû*": "they walked/went/followed", "*bāh*": "in it/by it/according to it" } }
• Jer 14:1-6 : 1 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.14.1", "source": "אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָיָ֤ה דְבַר־יְהוָה֙ אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ עַל־דִּבְרֵ֖י הַבַּצָּרֽוֹת׃", "text": "Which *hāyāh* *dəḇar*-*YHWH* unto-*Yirmeyāhû* concerning-*diḇrê* the-*baṣṣārôṯ*", "grammar": { "*hāyāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd singular masculine - was/happened/became", "*dəḇar*": "construct noun, masculine singular - word of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*Yirmeyāhû*": "proper noun - Jeremiah", "*diḇrê*": "construct noun, masculine plural - words of/matters of", "*baṣṣārôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural with definite article - droughts/restraints" }, "variants": { "*dəḇar*": "word/speech/command/matter", "*diḇrê*": "words/matters/things/accounts", "*baṣṣārôṯ*": "droughts/restraints/withholdings/scarcity" } } 2 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.14.2", "source": "אָבְלָ֣ה יְהוּדָ֔ה וּשְׁעָרֶ֥יהָ אֻמְלְל֖וּ קָדְר֣וּ לָאָ֑רֶץ וְצִוְחַ֥ת יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם עָלָֽתָה׃", "text": "*ʾāḇlāh* *Yəhûḏāh* *ûšəʿārêhā* *ʾumləlû* *qāḏərû* to-the-*ʾāreṣ* *wəṣiwḥaṯ* *Yərûšālaim* *ʿālāṯāh*", "grammar": { "*ʾāḇlāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd singular feminine - mourns/mourned", "*Yəhûḏāh*": "proper noun - Judah", "*ûšəʿārêhā*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - and her gates", "*ʾumləlû*": "pual perfect, 3rd plural - have been made weak/languish", "*qāḏərû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - are/become dark/gloomy", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular with preposition + definite article - to the ground/earth", "*wəṣiwḥaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct with conjunction - and cry of", "*ʿālāṯāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd singular feminine - has gone up/ascended" }, "variants": { "*ʾāḇlāh*": "mourns/laments/is in mourning", "*ʾumləlû*": "languish/wither/are made feeble", "*qāḏərû*": "are dark/mourn/are in mourning", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground", "*ṣiwḥaṯ*": "cry/shriek/wail" } } 3 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.14.3", "source": "וְאַדִּ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם שָׁלְח֥וּ *צעוריהם **צְעִירֵיהֶ֖ם לַמָּ֑יִם בָּ֣אוּ עַל־גֵּבִ֞ים לֹא־מָ֣צְאוּ מַ֗יִם שָׁ֤בוּ כְלֵיהֶם֙ רֵיקָ֔ם בֹּ֥שׁוּ וְהָכְלְמ֖וּ וְחָפ֥וּ רֹאשָֽׁם׃", "text": "*wəʾaddîrêhem* *šālḥû* *ṣəʿîrêhem* to-the-*māyim* *bāʾû* upon-*gēḇîm* not-*māṣəʾû* *mayim* *šāḇû* *kəlêhem* *rêqām* *bōšû* *wəhāḵləmû* *wəḥāp̄û* *rōʾšām*", "grammar": { "*wəʾaddîrêhem*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix with conjunction - and their nobles", "*šālḥû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they sent", "*ṣəʿîrêhem*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their young ones/servants", "*māyim*": "noun, masculine plural with preposition + definite article - for the water", "*bāʾû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they came", "*gēḇîm*": "noun, masculine plural with preposition - to cisterns/pits", "*māṣəʾû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural with negative particle - they did not find", "*šāḇû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they returned", "*kəlêhem*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their vessels", "*rêqām*": "adverb - empty", "*bōšû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they were ashamed", "*wəhāḵləmû*": "niphal perfect, 3rd plural with conjunction - and they were humiliated", "*wəḥāp̄û*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural with conjunction - and they covered", "*rōʾšām*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their head" }, "variants": { "*ʾaddîrêhem*": "nobles/mighty ones/prominent people", "*ṣəʿîrêhem*": "little ones/young ones/servants/inferiors", "*gēḇîm*": "cisterns/pits/trenches/ditches", "*bōšû*": "are ashamed/are disappointed/are confounded", "*hāḵləmû*": "are humiliated/are put to shame/are disgraced", "*ḥāp̄û*": "covered/veiled/hid" } } 4 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.14.4", "source": "בַּעֲב֤וּר הָאֲדָמָה֙ חַ֔תָּה כִּ֛י לֹא־הָיָ֥ה גֶ֖שֶׁם בָּאָ֑רֶץ בֹּ֥שׁוּ אִכָּרִ֖ים חָפ֥וּ רֹאשָֽׁם׃", "text": "Because the-*ʾăḏāmāh* *ḥattāh* for not-*hāyāh* *gešem* in-the-*ʾāreṣ* *bōšû* *ʾikkārîm* *ḥāp̄û* *rōʾšām*", "grammar": { "*ʾăḏāmāh*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the ground/soil", "*ḥattāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd singular feminine - is dismayed/cracked/broken", "*hāyāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd singular masculine with negative particle - was not/there was not", "*gešem*": "noun, masculine singular - rain", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular with preposition + definite article - in the land", "*bōšû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they are ashamed", "*ʾikkārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - farmers/plowmen", "*ḥāp̄û*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they covered", "*rōʾšām*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their head" }, "variants": { "*ʾăḏāmāh*": "ground/soil/land/earth", "*ḥattāh*": "dismayed/broken/cracked/shocked/shattered", "*ʾikkārîm*": "farmers/plowmen/husbandmen/tillers" } } 5 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.14.5", "source": "כִּ֤י גַם־אַיֶּ֙לֶת֙ בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה יָלְדָ֖ה וְעָז֑וֹב כִּ֥י לֹֽא־הָיָ֖ה דֶּֽשֶׁא׃", "text": "For even-*ʾayyeleṯ* in-the-*śāḏeh* *yālḏāh* *wəʿāzôḇ* because not-*hāyāh* *dešeʾ*", "grammar": { "*ʾayyeleṯ*": "noun, feminine singular - hind/doe/female deer", "*śāḏeh*": "noun, masculine singular with preposition + definite article - in the field", "*yālḏāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd singular feminine - she gave birth", "*wəʿāzôḇ*": "qal infinitive absolute with conjunction - and forsaking/abandoning", "*hāyāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd singular masculine with negative particle - was not/there was not", "*dešeʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - tender grass/vegetation" }, "variants": { "*ʾayyeleṯ*": "hind/doe/female deer", "*yālḏāh*": "gave birth/bore/brought forth", "*wəʿāzôḇ*": "forsaking/abandoning/leaving behind", "*dešeʾ*": "tender grass/vegetation/herbage/new growth" } } 6 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.14.6", "source": "וּפְרָאִים֙ עָמְד֣וּ עַל־שְׁפָיִ֔ם שָׁאֲפ֥וּ ר֖וּחַ כַּתַּנִּ֑ים כָּל֥וּ עֵינֵיהֶ֖ם כִּי־אֵ֥ין עֵֽשֶׂב׃", "text": "*ûp̄ərāʾîm* *ʿāmḏû* upon-*šəp̄āyim* *šāʾăp̄û* *rûaḥ* like-the-*tannîm* *kālû* *ʿênêhem* because-*ʾên* *ʿēśeḇ*", "grammar": { "*ûp̄ərāʾîm*": "noun, masculine plural with conjunction - and wild donkeys", "*ʿāmḏû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they stood", "*šəp̄āyim*": "noun, masculine plural with preposition - upon bare heights/hills", "*šāʾăp̄û*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they pant for/gasp", "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular - wind/breath/air", "*tannîm*": "noun, masculine plural with preposition + definite article - like the jackals/sea monsters", "*kālû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they fail/are exhausted", "*ʿênêhem*": "noun, feminine dual with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their eyes", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*ʿēśeḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - herb/vegetation" }, "variants": { "*p̄ərāʾîm*": "wild donkeys/onagers", "*šəp̄āyim*": "bare heights/hills/high places", "*šāʾăp̄û*": "pant for/gasp/gulp/inhale eagerly", "*tannîm*": "jackals/dragons/sea monsters", "*kālû*": "fail/are exhausted/are consumed", "*ʿēśeḇ*": "herb/vegetation/grass/plants" } }
• Lam 2:19-20 : 19 { "verseID": "Lamentations.2.19", "source": "ק֣וּמִי ׀ רֹ֣נִּי *בליל **בַלַּ֗יְלָה לְרֹאשׁ֙ אַשְׁמֻר֔וֹת שִׁפְכִ֤י כַמַּ֙יִם֙ לִבֵּ֔ךְ נֹ֖כַח פְּנֵ֣י אֲדֹנָ֑י שְׂאִ֧י אֵלָ֣יו כַּפַּ֗יִךְ עַל־נֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ עֽוֹלָלַ֔יִךְ הָעֲטוּפִ֥ים בְּרָעָ֖ב בְּרֹ֥אשׁ כָּל־חוּצֽוֹת׃", "text": "*qûmî* *rōnnî* in-*laylâ* to-*rōʾš* *ʾašmurôṯ* *šip̄ḵî* like-*mayim* *libbēḵ* *nōḵaḥ* *pənê* *ʾăḏōnāy* *śəʾî* to-him *kappayiḵ* on-*nep̄eš* *ʿôlālayiḵ* the-*hāʿăṭûp̄îm* in-*rāʿāḇ* in-*rōʾš* all-*ḥûṣôṯ*", "grammar": { "*qûmî*": "qal imperative, feminine singular - arise", "*rōnnî*": "qal imperative, feminine singular - cry out/wail", "*ballaylâ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the night", "*lərōʾš*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - at the beginning of", "*ʾašmurôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural - night watches", "*šip̄ḵî*": "qal imperative, feminine singular - pour out", "*kammayim*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - like water", "*libbēḵ*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your heart", "*nōḵaḥ*": "preposition - in front of", "*pənê*": "noun, common plural construct - face of", "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "noun, masculine singular - Lord", "*śəʾî*": "qal imperative, feminine singular - lift up", "*ʾēlāyw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*kappayiḵ*": "noun, feminine dual + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your palms/hands", "*ʿal-nep̄eš*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - for the life of", "*ʿôlālayiḵ*": "noun, masculine plural + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your infants", "*hāʿăṭûp̄îm*": "definite article + qal participle, masculine plural - the faint ones", "*bərāʿāḇ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - with hunger", "*bərōʾš*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - at the head of", "*kol-ḥûṣôṯ*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, feminine plural - all streets" }, "variants": { "*qûmî*": "arise/stand up/get up", "*rōnnî*": "cry out/wail/sing", "*ʾašmurôṯ*": "watches (divisions of night)/night watches", "*šip̄ḵî*": "pour out/spill/shed", "*libbēḵ*": "heart/mind/inner being", "*nōḵaḥ*": "in front of/opposite/before", "*śəʾî*": "lift up/raise", "*nep̄eš*": "soul/life/self/person", "*hāʿăṭûp̄îm*": "faint/weak/languishing" } } 20 { "verseID": "Lamentations.2.20", "source": "רְאֵ֤ה יְהוָה֙ וְֽהַבִּ֔יטָה לְמִ֖י עוֹלַ֣לְתָּ כֹּ֑ה אִם־תֹּאכַ֨לְנָה נָשִׁ֤ים פִּרְיָם֙ עֹלֲלֵ֣י טִפֻּחִ֔ים אִם־יֵהָרֵ֛ג בְּמִקְדַּ֥שׁ אֲדֹנָ֖י כֹּהֵ֥ן וְנָבִֽיא׃", "text": "*rəʾēh* *YHWH* and-*habḇîṭâ* to-whom *ʿôlaltā* thus if-*tōʾḵalnâ* *nāšîm* *piryām* *ʿōlălê* *ṭippuḥîm* if-*yēhārēḡ* in-*miqdaš* *ʾăḏōnāy* *kōhēn* and-*nāḇîʾ*", "grammar": { "*rəʾēh*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - see/look", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD", "*wəhabḇîṭâ*": "conjunction + hiphil imperative, masculine singular + paragogic he - and observe/consider", "*ləmî*": "preposition + interrogative - to whom", "*ʿôlaltā*": "poel perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have done/dealt severely", "*kōh*": "adverb - thus/so", "*ʾim-tōʾḵalnâ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine plural - if they shall eat", "*nāšîm*": "noun, feminine plural - women", "*piryām*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their fruit", "*ʿōlălê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - children of", "*ṭippuḥîm*": "noun, masculine plural - span/handbreadths", "*ʾim-yēhārēḡ*": "conjunction + niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - if shall be slain", "*bəmiqdaš*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in sanctuary of", "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "noun, masculine singular - Lord", "*kōhēn*": "noun, masculine singular - priest", "*wənāḇîʾ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and prophet" }, "variants": { "*habḇîṭâ*": "look/observe/regard/consider", "*ʿôlaltā*": "deal severely with/inflict/abuse", "*piryām*": "fruit/offspring", "*ʿōlălê*": "children/infants", "*ṭippuḥîm*": "those carefully raised/those tenderly cared for", "*yēhārēḡ*": "be killed/be slain", "*miqdaš*": "sanctuary/holy place/temple" } }
• Lam 4:9 : 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" } }
• Joel 1:10-12 : 10 { "verseID": "Joel.1.10", "source": "שֻׁדַּ֣ד שָׂדֶ֔ה אָבְלָ֖ה אֲדָמָ֑ה כִּ֚י שֻׁדַּ֣ד דָּגָ֔ן הוֹבִ֥ישׁ תִּיר֖וֹשׁ אֻמְלַ֥ל יִצְהָֽר׃", "text": "*Šuddaḏ* *śāḏeh* *ʾāḇlāh* *ʾăḏāmāh* *kî* *šuddaḏ* *dāgān* *hôḇîš* *tîrôš* *ʾumlal* *yiṣhār*", "grammar": { "*Šuddaḏ*": "Pual perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is devastated", "*śāḏeh*": "noun, masculine singular - field", "*ʾāḇlāh*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - mourns", "*ʾăḏāmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - ground, land", "*kî*": "conjunction - for, because", "*šuddaḏ*": "Pual perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is devastated", "*dāgān*": "noun, masculine singular - grain, corn", "*hôḇîš*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is dried up", "*tîrôš*": "noun, masculine singular - new wine, must", "*ʾumlal*": "Pulal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is withered", "*yiṣhār*": "noun, masculine singular - fresh oil, olive oil" }, "variants": { "*Šuddaḏ*": "is devastated/ravaged/destroyed", "*śāḏeh*": "field/country/land", "*ʾāḇlāh*": "mourns/laments/grieves", "*ʾăḏāmāh*": "ground/land/soil", "*šuddaḏ*": "is devastated/ruined/destroyed", "*dāgān*": "grain/corn/wheat", "*hôḇîš*": "is dried up/withered/failed", "*tîrôš*": "new wine/must/fresh grape juice", "*ʾumlal*": "is withered/languishes/droops", "*yiṣhār*": "fresh oil/olive oil" } } 11 { "verseID": "Joel.1.11", "source": "הֹבִ֣ישׁוּ אִכָּרִ֗ים הֵילִ֙ילוּ֙ כֹּֽרְמִ֔ים עַל־חִטָּ֖ה וְעַל־שְׂעֹרָ֑ה כִּ֥י אָבַ֖ד קְצִ֥יר שָׂדֶֽה׃", "text": "*Hôḇîšû* *ʾikkārîm* *hêlîlû* *kōrəmîm* *ʿal*-*ḥiṭṭāh* *wə*-*ʿal*-*śəʿōrāh* *kî* *ʾāḇaḏ* *qəṣîr* *śāḏeh*", "grammar": { "*Hôḇîšû*": "Hiphil imperative, masculine plural - be ashamed", "*ʾikkārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - farmers, plowmen", "*hêlîlû*": "Hiphil imperative, masculine plural - wail, howl", "*kōrəmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - vinedressers", "*ʿal*": "preposition - for, concerning", "*ḥiṭṭāh*": "noun, feminine singular - wheat", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ʿal*": "preposition - for, concerning", "*śəʿōrāh*": "noun, feminine singular - barley", "*kî*": "conjunction - for, because", "*ʾāḇaḏ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - has perished", "*qəṣîr*": "noun, masculine singular construct - harvest of", "*śāḏeh*": "noun, masculine singular - field" }, "variants": { "*Hôḇîšû*": "be ashamed/be disappointed/be confounded", "*ʾikkārîm*": "farmers/plowmen/tillers", "*hêlîlû*": "wail/howl/lament", "*kōrəmîm*": "vinedressers/vine keepers", "*ḥiṭṭāh*": "wheat/grain", "*śəʿōrāh*": "barley", "*ʾāḇaḏ*": "has perished/is destroyed/is lost", "*qəṣîr*": "harvest/crop" } } 12 { "verseID": "Joel.1.12", "source": "הַגֶּ֣פֶן הוֹבִ֔ישָׁה וְהַתְּאֵנָ֖ה אֻמְלָ֑לָה רִמּ֞וֹן גַּם־תָּמָ֣ר וְתַפּ֗וּחַ כָּל־עֲצֵ֤י הַשָּׂדֶה֙ יָבֵ֔שׁוּ כִּֽי־הֹבִ֥ישׁ שָׂשׂ֖וֹן מִן־בְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃", "text": "*Haggep̄en* *hôḇîšāh* *wə*-*hattəʾēnāh* *ʾumlālāh* *rimmôn* *gam*-*tāmār* *wə*-*ṯappûaḥ* *kāl*-*ʿăṣê* *haśśāḏeh* *yāḇēšû* *kî*-*hôḇîš* *śāśôn* *min*-*bənê* *ʾāḏām*", "grammar": { "*Haggep̄en*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the vine", "*hôḇîšāh*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - is dried up", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*hattəʾēnāh*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the fig tree", "*ʾumlālāh*": "Pulal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - is withered", "*rimmôn*": "noun, masculine singular - pomegranate", "*gam*": "adverb - also", "*tāmār*": "noun, masculine singular - date palm", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ṯappûaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - apple tree", "*kāl*": "construct state - all of", "*ʿăṣê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - trees of", "*haśśāḏeh*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the field", "*yāḇēšû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - are dried up", "*kî*": "conjunction - for, because", "*hôḇîš*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is dried up", "*śāśôn*": "noun, masculine singular - joy, gladness", "*min*": "preposition - from", "*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of", "*ʾāḏām*": "noun, masculine singular - mankind, humanity" }, "variants": { "*hôḇîšāh*": "is dried up/withered/failed", "*ʾumlālāh*": "is withered/languishes/droops", "*rimmôn*": "pomegranate tree/pomegranate", "*tāmār*": "date palm/palm tree", "*ṯappûaḥ*": "apple tree/apricot tree", "*ʿăṣê*": "trees of/woods of", "*yāḇēšû*": "are dried up/withered/parched", "*śāśôn*": "joy/gladness/rejoicing", "*bənê ʾāḏām*": "sons of mankind/human beings/people" } }