1 {
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.5.1",
"source": "אַל־תְּבַהֵ֨ל עַל־פִּ֜יךָ וְלִבְּךָ֧ אַל־יְמַהֵ֛ר לְהוֹצִ֥יא דָבָ֖ר לִפְנֵ֣י הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים כִּ֣י הָאֱלֹהִ֤ים בַּשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ וְאַתָּ֣ה עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ עַֽל־כֵּ֛ן יִהְי֥וּ דְבָרֶ֖יךָ מְעַטִּֽים׃",
"text": "*ʾal-təbahēl* upon *pīḵā* and *libəḵā* *ʾal-yəmahēr* to *ləhôṣîʾ* *dāḇār* before *hāʾĕlōhîm* for *hāʾĕlōhîm* in *haššāmayim* and you upon *hāʾāreṣ* upon thus *yihyû* *dəḇāreḵā* *məʿaṭṭîm*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾal-təbahēl*": "negative jussive, 2nd masculine singular - do not be hasty/rash",
"*pīḵā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine suffix - your mouth",
"*libəḵā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine suffix - your heart",
"*ʾal-yəmahēr*": "negative jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let it not be hasty",
"*ləhôṣîʾ*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to bring forth/utter",
"*dāḇār*": "noun, masculine singular - word/matter/thing",
"*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the God (lit. the gods)",
"*haššāmayim*": "definite article + noun, masculine dual - the heavens",
"*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the earth/land",
"*yihyû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will be",
"*dəḇāreḵā*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine suffix - your words",
"*məʿaṭṭîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - few"
},
"variants": {
"*təbahēl*": "to be hasty/alarmed/terrified/anxious",
"*yəmahēr*": "to hasten/be quick/impetuous",
"*dāḇār*": "word/thing/matter/affair/cause",
"*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "God/judges/divine beings (plural form with singular meaning)",
"*məʿaṭṭîm*": "few/limited/scarce"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.5.2",
"source": "כִּ֛י בָּ֥א הַחֲל֖וֹם בְּרֹ֣ב עִנְיָ֑ן וְק֥וֹל כְּסִ֖יל בְּרֹ֥ב דְּבָרִֽים׃",
"text": "For *bāʾ* *haḥălôm* in *rōḇ* *ʿinyān* and *qôl* *kəsîl* in *rōḇ* *dəḇārîm*",
"grammar": {
"*bāʾ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - comes/is coming",
"*haḥălôm*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the dream",
"*rōḇ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - abundance/multitude of",
"*ʿinyān*": "noun, masculine singular - occupation/task/business",
"*qôl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - voice of",
"*kəsîl*": "noun, masculine singular - fool",
"*dəḇārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - words/things/matters"
},
"variants": {
"*bāʾ*": "comes/arrives/appears",
"*haḥălôm*": "the dream/vision during sleep",
"*ʿinyān*": "occupation/business/task/travail",
"*kəsîl*": "fool/stupid person",
"*dəḇārîm*": "words/matters/affairs/things"
}
}