1{
"verseID": "Habakkuk.2.1",
"source": "עַל־מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֣י אֶעֱמֹ֔דָה וְאֶֽתְיַצְּבָ֖ה עַל־מָצ֑וֹר וַאֲצַפֶּ֗ה לִרְאוֹת֙ מַה־יְדַבֶּר־בִּ֔י וּמָ֥ה אָשִׁ֖יב עַל־תּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃",
"text": "Upon *mišmartî* I will *ʿeʿĕmōdâ* and *ʾetyaṣṣĕbâ* upon *māṣôr* and *ʾaṣappeh* to *lirʾôt* what *yĕdabber* in me and what *ʾāšîb* upon *tôkaḥtî*.",
"grammar": {
"*mišmartî*": "noun, feminine, singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my watch/guard post",
"*ʿeʿĕmōdâ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular, cohortative - I will stand",
"*ʾetyaṣṣĕbâ*": "verb, hithpael imperfect, 1st person singular, cohortative - I will station myself",
"*māṣôr*": "noun, masculine, singular - watchtower/fortress",
"*ʾaṣappeh*": "verb, piel imperfect, 1st person singular, cohortative - I will watch/look out",
"*lirʾôt*": "verb, qal infinitive construct with preposition - to see",
"*yĕdabber*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will speak",
"*ʾāšîb*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I will return/answer",
"*tôkaḥtî*": "noun, feminine, singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my complaint/argument"
},
"variants": {
"*mišmartî*": "my watch post/guard station/duty",
"*māṣôr*": "watchtower/fortress/siege works/rampart",
"*ʾaṣappeh*": "I will watch/keep lookout/wait expectantly",
"*tôkaḥtî*": "my complaint/argument/reproof"
}
}
2{
"verseID": "Habakkuk.2.2",
"source": "וַיַּעֲנֵ֤נִי יְהוָה֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר כְּת֣וֹב חָז֔וֹן וּבָאֵ֖ר עַל־הַלֻּח֑וֹת לְמַ֥עַן יָר֖וּץ ק֥וֹרֵא בֽוֹ׃",
"text": "And *yaʿănēnî* *YHWH* and *yōʾmer kĕtôb ḥāzôn* and *bāʾēr* upon *hallūḥôt* in order that *yārûṣ qôrēʾ* in it.",
"grammar": {
"*yaʿănēnî*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he answered me",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD",
"*yōʾmer*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he said",
"*kĕtôb*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - write",
"*ḥāzôn*": "noun, masculine, singular - vision",
"*bāʾēr*": "verb, piel imperative, masculine singular - make clear/explain/engrave",
"*hallūḥôt*": "noun, masculine, plural with definite article - the tablets",
"*yārûṣ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he may run",
"*qôrēʾ*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - one reading"
},
"variants": {
"*bāʾēr*": "make plain/make clear/engrave distinctly",
"*hallūḥôt*": "tablets/boards/plates",
"*yārûṣ*": "may run/run swiftly/read quickly",
"*qôrēʾ*": "reader/herald/one who proclaims"
}
}