Hosea 4:14

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{ "verseID": "Hosea.4.14", "source": "לֹֽא־אֶפְק֨וֹד עַל־בְּנוֹתֵיכֶ֜ם כִּ֣י תִזְנֶ֗ינָה וְעַל־כַּלּֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ כִּ֣י תְנָאַ֔פְנָה כִּי־הֵם֙ עִם־הַזֹּנ֣וֹת יְפָרֵ֔דוּ וְעִם־הַקְּדֵשׁ֖וֹת יְזַבֵּ֑חוּ וְעָ֥ם לֹֽא־יָבִ֖ין יִלָּבֵֽט׃", "text": "*lōʾ*-*ʾepqôd* *ʿal*-*bənôtêkem* *kî* *tiznênâ* *wə-ʿal*-*kallôtêkem* *kî* *tənāʾapnâ* *kî*-*hēm* *ʿim*-*hazzōnôt* *yəpārēdû* *wə-ʿim*-*haqqədēšôt* *yəzabbēḥû* *wə-ʿām* *lōʾ*-*yābîn* *yillābēṭ*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ʾepqôd*": "imperfect, 1st person singular - I will punish/visit", "*ʿal*-*bənôtêkem*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - against your daughters", "*kî*": "conjunction - when/because", "*tiznênâ*": "imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - they commit fornication", "*wə-ʿal*-*kallôtêkem*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine plural + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - and against your daughters-in-law", "*kî*": "conjunction - when/because", "*tənāʾapnâ*": "imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - they commit adultery", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*hēm*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural - they", "*ʿim*-*hazzōnôt*": "preposition + noun with definite article, feminine plural - with the harlots", "*yəpārēdû*": "imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, niphal - they separate themselves", "*wə-ʿim*-*haqqədēšôt*": "conjunction + preposition + noun with definite article, feminine plural - and with the temple prostitutes", "*yəzabbēḥû*": "imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, piel - they sacrifice", "*wə-ʿām*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and a people", "*lōʾ*-*yābîn*": "negative particle + imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - does not understand", "*yillābēṭ*": "imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular, niphal - will be ruined/thrown down" }, "variants": { "*pāqad*": "visit/punish/inspect", "*pārad* (niphal)": "separate oneself/isolate/go apart", "*qədēšôt*": "cult prostitutes/temple prostitutes", "*bîn*": "understand/discern/perceive", "*lābaṭ* (niphal)": "be thrown down/be ruined/be thrust down" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לֹֽא־אֶפְק֨וֹד עַל־בְּנוֹתֵיכֶ֜ם כִּ֣י תִזְנֶ֗ינָה וְעַל־כַּלּֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ כִּ֣י תְנָאַ֔פְנָה כִּי־הֵם֙ עִם־הַזֹּנ֣וֹת יְפָרֵ֔דוּ וְעִם־הַקְּדֵשׁ֖וֹת יְזַבֵּ֑חוּ וְעָ֥ם לֹֽא־יָבִ֖ין יִלָּבֵֽט׃

Transliteration

lōʾ-ʾepqôd ʿal-bənôtêkem kî tiznênâ wə-ʿal-kallôtêkem kî tənāʾapnâ kî-hēm ʿim-hazzōnôt yəpārēdû wə-ʿim-haqqədēšôt yəzabbēḥû wə-ʿām lōʾ-yābîn yillābēṭ

Grammar Details

• *lōʾ*: negative particle - not
• *ʾepqôd*: imperfect, 1st person singular - I will punish/visit
• *ʿal*-*bənôtêkem*: preposition + noun, feminine plural + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - against your daughters
• *kî*: conjunction - for/because
• *tiznênâ*: imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - they commit fornication
• *wə-ʿal*-*kallôtêkem*: conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine plural + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - and against your daughters-in-law
• *tənāʾapnâ*: imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - they commit adultery
• *hēm*: pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural - they
• *ʿim*-*hazzōnôt*: preposition + noun with definite article, feminine plural - with the harlots
• *yəpārēdû*: imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, niphal - they separate themselves
• *wə-ʿim*-*haqqədēšôt*: conjunction + preposition + noun with definite article, feminine plural - and with the temple prostitutes
• *yəzabbēḥû*: imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, piel - they sacrifice
• *wə-ʿām*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and a people
• *lōʾ*-*yābîn*: negative particle + imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - does not understand
• *yillābēṭ*: imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular, niphal - will be ruined/thrown down

Word Meanings

• *pāqad*: visit/punish/inspect
• *pārad* (niphal): separate oneself/isolate/go apart
• *qədēšôt*: cult prostitutes/temple prostitutes
• *bîn*: understand/discern/perceive
• *lābaṭ* (niphal): be thrown down/be ruined/be thrust down

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  I will not punish your daughters when they commit fornication, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go aside with harlots and sacrifice with temple prostitutes, and a people without understanding will come to ruin.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  I will not punish your daughters when they commit wredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with wres, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth not understand shall fall.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  I will not punish your daughters when they commit harlotry, nor your spouses when they commit adultery, for the men themselves are separated with harlots, and they sacrifice with temple prostitutes. Therefore, the people who do not understand shall fall.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth not understand shall fall.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  I will not punish{H6485} your daughters{H1323} when they play the harlot,{H2181} nor your brides{H3618} when they commit adultery;{H5003} for [the men] themselves go apart{H6504} with harlots,{H2181} and they sacrifice{H2076} with the prostitutes;{H6948} and the people{H5971} that doth not understand{H995} shall be overthrown.{H3832}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  I will not punish{H6485}{(H8799)} your daughters{H1323} when they commit whoredom{H2181}{(H8799)}, nor your spouses{H3618} when they commit adultery{H5003}{(H8762)}: for themselves are separated{H6504}{(H8762)} with whores{H2181}{(H8802)}, and they sacrifice{H2076}{(H8762)} with harlots{H6948}: therefore the people{H5971} that doth not understand{H995}{(H8799)} shall fall{H3832}{(H8735)}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I wil not punish yor doughters for beinge defyled, & yor brydes that became whores: seinge the fathers themselues haue medled with harlottes, and offered with vnthriftes: but the people that wil not vnderstonde, must be punyshed.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I will not visite your daughters when they are harlots: nor your spouses when they are whores: for they themselues are separated with harlots, and sacrifice with whores: therefore the people that doeth not vnderstand, shall fall.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I wyll not punishe your daughters for beyng defiled, and your spouses that became whoores: seeing the fathers them selues haue medled with harlots, and sacrificed with whoores: but the people that wyll not vnderstande, must be punished.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people [that] doth not understand shall fall.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I will not punish your daughters when they play the prostitute, Nor your brides when they commit adultery; Because the men consort with prostitutes, And they sacrifice with the shrine prostitutes; And the people that does not understand will come to ruin.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Therefore commit whoredom do your daughters, And your spouses commit adultery, I do not see after your daughters when they commit whoredom, And after your spouses when they commit adultery, For they with the harlots are separated, And with the whores they do sacrifice, A people that doth not understand kicketh.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  I will not punish your daughters when they play the harlot, nor your brides when they commit adultery; for `the men' themselves go apart with harlots, and they sacrifice with the prostitutes; and the people that doth not understand shall be overthrown.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  I will not punish your daughters when they play the harlot, nor your brides when they commit adultery; for [the men] themselves go apart with harlots, and they sacrifice with the prostitutes; and the people that doth not understand shall be overthrown.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  I will not give punishment to your daughters or your brides for their evil behaviour; for they make themselves separate with loose women, and make offerings with those who are used for sex purposes in the worship of the gods: the people who have no wisdom will be sent away.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I will not punish your daughters when they play the prostitute, nor your brides when they commit adultery; because the men consort with prostitutes, and they sacrifice with the shrine prostitutes; so the people without understanding will come to ruin.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I will not punish your daughters when they commit prostitution, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men consort with harlots, they sacrifice with temple prostitutes. It is true:“A people that lacks understanding will come to ruin!”

Referenced Verses

• Hos 4:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Hosea.4.1", "source": "שִׁמְע֥וּ דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּ֣י רִ֤יב לַֽיהוָה֙ עִם־יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּ֠י אֵין־אֱמֶ֧ת וְֽאֵין־חֶ֛סֶד וְאֵֽין־דַּ֥עַת אֱלֹהִ֖ים בָּאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "*Shimʿû* *dəbar*-*YHWH* *bənê* *Yiśrāʾēl* *kî* *rîb* *l-YHWH* *ʿim*-*yôšbê* *hāʾāreṣ* *kî* *ʾên*-*ʾĕmet* *wə-ʾên*-*ḥesed* *wə-ʾên*-*daʿat* *ʾĕlōhîm* *bāʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*Shimʿû*": "imperative, masculine plural - hear/listen", "*dəbar*": "construct state, masculine singular - word/speech of", "*YHWH*": "divine name, subject of construct chain", "*bənê*": "construct state, masculine plural - sons/children of", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*kî*": "conjunction - because/for", "*rîb*": "noun, masculine singular - dispute/controversy/lawsuit", "*l-YHWH*": "preposition + divine name - belonging to YHWH", "*ʿim*": "preposition - with", "*yôšbê*": "participle construct, masculine plural - inhabitants/dwellers of", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "noun with definite article - the land", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*ʾĕmet*": "noun, feminine singular - truth/faithfulness", "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*ḥesed*": "noun, masculine singular - steadfast love/covenant loyalty/mercy", "*daʿat*": "noun, feminine singular - knowledge", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural form (divine singular) - God", "*bāʾāreṣ*": "preposition + noun with definite article - in the land" }, "variants": { "*dəbar*": "word/speech/matter/thing", "*rîb*": "dispute/lawsuit/controversy/quarrel", "*ḥesed*": "steadfast love/covenant loyalty/kindness/mercy", "*daʿat*": "knowledge/insight/understanding", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods (grammatically plural but referring to the singular deity)", "*ʾāreṣ*": "land/earth/ground/territory" } }
• Hos 4:5-6 : 5 { "verseID": "Hosea.4.5", "source": "וְכָשַׁלְתָּ֣ הַיּ֔וֹם וְכָשַׁ֧ל גַּם־נָבִ֛יא עִמְּךָ֖ לָ֑יְלָה וְדָמִ֖יתִי אִמֶּֽךָ׃", "text": "*wə-kāšaltā* *hayyôm* *wə-kāšal* *gam-nābîʾ* *ʿimmĕkā* *lāylâ* *wə-dāmîtî* *ʾimmekā*", "grammar": { "*wə-kāšaltā*": "conjunction + perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you stumble/have stumbled", "*hayyôm*": "noun with definite article, masculine singular - the day", "*wə-kāšal*": "conjunction + perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and stumbles/has stumbled", "*gam*": "particle - also", "*nābîʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - prophet", "*ʿimmĕkā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - with you", "*lāylâ*": "noun, masculine singular - night", "*wə-dāmîtî*": "conjunction + perfect, 1st person singular - and I will destroy/cut off", "*ʾimmekā*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your mother" }, "variants": { "*kāšal*": "stumble/stagger/fall/fail", "*dāmîtî*": "destroy/silence/cut off/compare" } } 6 { "verseID": "Hosea.4.6", "source": "נִדְמ֥וּ עַמִּ֖י מִבְּלִ֣י הַדָּ֑עַת כִּֽי־אַתָּ֞ה הַדַּ֣עַת מָאַ֗סְתָּ וְאֶמְאָֽסְאךָ֙ מִכַּהֵ֣ן לִ֔י וַתִּשְׁכַּח֙ תּוֹרַ֣ת אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ אֶשְׁכַּ֥ח בָּנֶ֖יךָ גַּם־אָֽנִי׃", "text": "*nidmû* *ʿammî* *mi-bblî* *haddāʿat* *kî*-*ʾattâ* *haddaʿat* *māʾastā* *wə-ʾemʾāsəʾkā* *mi-kkahēn* *lî* *wa-tiškaḥ* *tôrat* *ʾĕlōhêkā* *ʾeškaḥ* *bānêkā* *gam*-*ʾānî*", "grammar": { "*nidmû*": "perfect, 3rd person common plural, niphal - they are cut off/destroyed/silenced", "*ʿammî*": "noun + 1st person singular suffix - my people", "*mi-bblî*": "preposition + negative particle - from lack of/because there is no", "*haddāʿat*": "noun with definite article, feminine singular - the knowledge", "*kî*": "conjunction - because/for", "*ʾattâ*": "pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you", "*haddaʿat*": "noun with definite article, feminine singular - the knowledge", "*māʾastā*": "perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have rejected", "*wə-ʾemʾāsəʾkā*": "conjunction + imperfect, 1st person singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and I will reject you", "*mi-kkahēn*": "preposition + infinitive construct - from being priest", "*lî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - for/to me", "*wa-tiškaḥ*": "conjunction + imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you forgot/have forgotten", "*tôrat*": "construct state, feminine singular - instruction/law of", "*ʾĕlōhêkā*": "noun, masculine plural construct form + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your God", "*ʾeškaḥ*": "imperfect, 1st person singular - I will forget", "*bānêkā*": "noun, masculine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your sons/children", "*gam*": "adverb - also/even", "*ʾānî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I" }, "variants": { "*nidmû*": "cut off/destroyed/silenced/perish", "*mi-bblî*": "from lack of/without/because there is no", "*daʿat*": "knowledge/insight/understanding", "*māʾas*": "reject/refuse/despise", "*tôrat*": "law/instruction/teaching/direction" } }
• Hos 4:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Hosea.4.17", "source": "חֲב֧וּר עֲצַבִּ֛ים אֶפְרָ֖יִם הַֽנַּֽח־לֽוֹ׃", "text": "*ḥăbûr* *ʿăṣabbîm* *ʾEprāyim* *hannaḥ*-*lô*", "grammar": { "*ḥăbûr*": "passive participle, masculine singular, qal - joined to/allied with", "*ʿăṣabbîm*": "noun, masculine plural - idols", "*ʾEprāyim*": "proper noun - Ephraim", "*hannaḥ*": "imperative, masculine singular, hiphil - leave/let alone", "*lô*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - him" }, "variants": { "*ḥăbûr*": "joined to/allied with/companion of", "*ʿăṣabbîm*": "idols/images/sorrow-makers", "*nûaḥ* (hiphil)": "let alone/leave/set aside" } }
• Hos 14:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Hosea.14.9", "source": "אֶפְרַ֕יִם מַה־לִּ֥י ע֖וֹד לָֽעֲצַבִּ֑ים אֲנִ֧י עָנִ֣יתִי וַאֲשׁוּרֶ֗נּוּ אֲנִי֙ כִּבְר֣וֹשׁ רַֽעֲנָ֔ן מִמֶּ֖נִּי פֶּרְיְךָ֥ נִמְצָֽא׃", "text": "*ʾeprayim* *mah*-*lî* *ʿôd* *lāʿăṣabbîm* *ʾănî* *ʿānîtî* *waʾăšûrennû* *ʾănî* *kiḇrôš* *raʿănān* *mimmennî* *peryĕḵā* *nimṣāʾ*", "grammar": { "*ʾeprayim*": "proper noun - Ephraim (tribe representing northern kingdom)", "*mah*": "interrogative - what", "*lî*": "preposition + suffix - to me", "*ʿôd*": "adverb - still, yet, anymore", "*lāʿăṣabbîm*": "preposition + definite article + noun masculine plural - with idols", "*ʾănî*": "personal pronoun 1st singular - I", "*ʿānîtî*": "qal perfect 1st singular - I have answered", "*waʾăšûrennû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 1st singular + suffix - and I will observe him", "*ʾănî*": "personal pronoun 1st singular - I", "*kiḇrôš*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - like a cypress", "*raʿănān*": "adjective - luxuriant, green", "*mimmennî*": "preposition + suffix - from me", "*peryĕḵā*": "noun masculine singular construct + suffix - your fruit", "*nimṣāʾ*": "niphal perfect 3rd masculine singular - is found" }, "variants": { "*ʿăṣabbîm*": "idols/images/objects of worship", "*ʿānîtî*": "answered/responded/heard", "*ʾăšûrennû*": "observe him/look after him/regard him", "*bĕrôš*": "cypress/fir tree/juniper (evergreen symbol)", "*raʿănān*": "luxuriant/green/flourishing", "*peryĕḵā nimṣāʾ*": "your fruit is found/your fruitfulness comes" } }
• John 8:43 : 43 { "verseID": "John.8.43", "source": "Διὰ τί τὴν λαλιὰν τὴν ἐμὴν οὐ γινώσκετε; ὅτι οὐ δύνασθε ἀκούειν τὸν λόγον τὸν ἐμόν.", "text": "*Dia ti tēn lalian tēn emēn ou ginōskete*? because not *dynasthe akouein ton logon ton emon*.", "grammar": { "*Dia ti*": "preposition + interrogative pronoun - why/for what reason", "*tēn lalian*": "accusative feminine singular - the speech/talk", "*tēn emēn*": "accusative feminine singular - my/mine", "*ou*": "negative particle - not", "*ginōskete*": "present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you know/understand", "*hoti*": "causal conjunction - because", "*dynasthe*": "present middle/passive indicative, 2nd person plural - you are able", "*akouein*": "present active infinitive - to hear/listen to", "*ton logon*": "accusative masculine singular - the word/message", "*ton emon*": "accusative masculine singular - my/mine" }, "variants": { "*Dia ti*": "why/for what reason/for what purpose", "*lalian*": "speech/talk/manner of speaking/discourse", "*ginōskete*": "know/understand/comprehend/recognize", "*dynasthe*": "are able/can/have power", "*akouein*": "to hear/to listen to/to understand", "*logon*": "word/message/account/statement [distinguished from lalian - manner of speaking]" } }
• Rom 3:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Romans.3.11", "source": "Οὐκ ἔστιν ὁ συνίων, οὐκ ἔστιν ὁ ἐκζητῶν τὸν Θεόν.", "text": "*Ouk estin ho syniōn*, *ouk estin ho ekzētōn ton Theon*.", "grammar": { "*Ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*estin*": "verb, present active, 3rd person singular - is/exists", "*ho syniōn*": "article + participle, present active, nominative, masculine, singular - the one understanding", "*ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*estin*": "verb, present active, 3rd person singular - is/exists", "*ho ekzētōn*": "article + participle, present active, nominative, masculine, singular - the one seeking out", "*ton Theon*": "article + noun, accusative, masculine, singular - God" }, "variants": { "*syniōn*": "understanding/comprehending/discerning", "*ekzētōn*": "seeking out/searching for/earnestly seeking" } }
• 1 Cor 6:16 : 16 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.6.16", "source": "Ἢ; οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι ὁ κολλώμενος τῇ πόρνῃ ἓν σῶμά ἐστιν; Ἔσονται γάρ, φησίν, οἱ δύο εἰς σάρκα μίαν.", "text": "Or not *oidate* that the one *kollōmenos* to the *pornē* one *sōma* *estin*? They shall be *esontai* for, he *phēsin*, the two into *sarka* *mian*.", "grammar": { "*Ē*": "disjunctive particle - or", "*ouk oidate*": "negative + perfect indicative, 2nd plural - you do not know", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*ho kollōmenos*": "nominative, masculine, singular, present participle, middle/passive - the one joining/being joined", "*tē pornē*": "dative, feminine, singular - to the prostitute", "*hen sōma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - one body", "*estin*": "present indicative, 3rd singular - is", "*Esontai*": "future indicative, middle, 3rd plural - they will be", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for", "*phēsin*": "present indicative, active, 3rd singular - he says", "*hoi dyo*": "nominative, masculine, plural - the two", "*eis*": "preposition + accusative - into/for", "*sarka*": "accusative, feminine, singular - flesh", "*mian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - one" }, "variants": { "*kollōmenos*": "joining/cleaving to/uniting with", "*pornē*": "prostitute/harlot", "*phēsin*": "he says/Scripture says", "*sarka mian*": "one flesh/single body" } }
• Eph 4:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Ephesians.4.18", "source": "Ἐσκοτισμένοι τῇ διανοίᾳ, ὄντες ἀπηλλοτριωμένοι τῆς ζωῆς τοῦ Θεοῦ διὰ τὴν ἄγνοιαν τὴν οὖσαν ἐν αὐτοῖς, διὰ τὴν πώρωσιν τῆς καρδίας αὐτῶν:", "text": "Having been *eskotismenoi* in the *dianoia*, being *apēllotriōmenoi* of the *zōēs* of the *Theou* through the *agnoian* the *ousan* in them, through the *pōrōsin* of the *kardias* of them:", "grammar": { "*eskotismenoi*": "perfect passive participle, nominative masculine plural - having been darkened", "*dianoia*": "dative feminine singular - in understanding/mind", "*ontes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - being", "*apēllotriōmenoi*": "perfect passive participle, nominative masculine plural - having been alienated/estranged", "*zōēs*": "genitive feminine singular - of life", "*Theou*": "genitive masculine singular - of God", "*agnoian*": "accusative feminine singular - ignorance", "*ousan*": "present active participle, accusative feminine singular - being", "*pōrōsin*": "accusative feminine singular - hardness/callousness", "*kardias*": "genitive feminine singular - of heart" }, "variants": { "*eskotismenoi*": "having been darkened/blinded/obscured", "*dianoia*": "understanding/mind/intellect", "*apēllotriōmenoi*": "having been alienated/estranged/excluded", "*zōēs*": "life/existence", "*Theou*": "God/deity", "*agnoian*": "ignorance/lack of knowledge", "*ousan*": "being/existing", "*pōrōsin*": "hardness/callousness/blindness", "*kardias*": "heart/inner self/mind" } }
• Heb 12:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Hebrews.12.8", "source": "Εἰ δὲ χωρίς ἐστε παιδείας, ἧς μέτοχοι γεγόνασιν πάντες, ἄρα νόθοι ἐστὲ, καὶ οὐχ υἱοί.", "text": "If but without you are *paideias*, of which *metochoi* have *gegonasin* all, then *nothoi* you are, and not *huioi*.", "grammar": { "*paideias*": "noun, genitive, singular, feminine - of discipline/training/instruction", "*metochoi*": "noun, nominative, plural, masculine - partakers/participants/sharers", "*gegonasin*": "verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - have become/have been made", "*nothoi*": "noun, nominative, plural, masculine - illegitimate children/bastards", "*huioi*": "noun, nominative, plural, masculine - sons" }, "variants": { "*paideias*": "discipline/training/instruction/chastening", "*metochoi*": "partakers/participants/sharers/partners", "*nothoi*": "illegitimate children/bastards/those born out of wedlock" } }
• Deut 23:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.23.17", "source": "עִמְּךָ֞ יֵשֵׁ֣ב בְּקִרְבְּךָ֗ בַּמָּק֧וֹם אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַ֛ר בְּאַחַ֥ד שְׁעָרֶ֖יךָ בַּטּ֣וֹב ל֑וֹ לֹ֖א תּוֹנֶֽנּוּ׃ ס", "text": "With-you *yēšēb* in-*qirbəkā* in-the-*māqôm* which-*yibḥar* in-one *šəʿāreykā* in-the-*ṭôb* to-him not *tônennû*", "grammar": { "*ʿimməkā*": "preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - with you", "*yēšēb*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall dwell", "*bə*": "preposition - in", "*qirbəkā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your midst", "*ba*": "preposition with definite article - in the", "*māqôm*": "masculine singular noun - place", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/where", "*yibḥar*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will choose", "*bə*": "preposition - in", "*ʾaḥad*": "number - one/one of", "*šəʿāreykā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your gates/towns", "*ba*": "preposition with definite article - in the", "*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine singular - good/pleasing", "*lô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*tônennû*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - you shall oppress him" }, "variants": { "*yēšēb*": "dwell/live/remain/stay", "*qirbəkā*": "your midst/among you", "*māqôm*": "place/location/site", "*yibḥar*": "choose/select/prefer", "*šəʿāreykā*": "your gates/towns/cities", "*ṭôb*": "good/pleasing/favorable", "*tônennû*": "oppress him/mistreat him/be cruel to him" } }
• 1 Kgs 14:23-24 : 23 { "verseID": "1 Kings.14.23", "source": "וַיִּבְנ֨וּ גַם־הֵ֧מָּה לָהֶ֛ם בָּמ֥וֹת וּמַצֵּב֖וֹת וַאֲשֵׁרִ֑ים עַ֚ל כָּל־גִּבְעָ֣ה גְבֹהָ֔ה וְתַ֖חַת כָּל־עֵ֥ץ רַעֲנָֽן׃", "text": "And *yibnû* also-they for-themselves *bāmôt* and *maṣṣēbôt* and *ʾăšērîm* on all-*gibʿâ* *gĕbōhâ* and-under all-*ʿēṣ* *raʿănān*.", "grammar": { "*yibnû*": "Qal imperfect (with waw consecutive), 3rd common plural - they built", "*bāmôt*": "feminine plural - high places", "*maṣṣēbôt*": "feminine plural - pillars/standing stones", "*ʾăšērîm*": "masculine plural - Asherim/sacred poles", "*gibʿâ*": "feminine singular construct - hill", "*gĕbōhâ*": "feminine singular adjective - high", "*ʿēṣ*": "masculine singular construct - tree", "*raʿănān*": "masculine singular adjective - luxuriant/green/leafy" }, "variants": { "*bāmôt*": "high places/elevated shrines/cultic platforms", "*maṣṣēbôt*": "pillars/standing stones/sacred pillars", "*ʾăšērîm*": "Asherim/sacred poles/cultic wooden objects", "*gibʿâ* *gĕbōhâ*": "high hill/lofty height", "*ʿēṣ* *raʿănān*": "green tree/leafy tree/luxuriant tree" } } 24 { "verseID": "1 Kings.14.24", "source": "וְגַם־קָדֵ֖שׁ הָיָ֣ה בָאָ֑רֶץ עָשׂ֗וּ כְּכֹל֙ הַתּוֹעֲבֹ֣ת הַגּוֹיִ֔ם אֲשֶׁר֙ הוֹרִ֣ישׁ יְהוָ֔ה מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃", "text": "And-also-*qādēš* *hāyâ* in-the-*ʾāreṣ*; *ʿāśû* according-to-all the-*tôʿēbōt* the-*gôyim* which *hôrîš* *YHWH* from-before *bĕnê* *Yiśrāʾēl*.", "grammar": { "*qādēš*": "masculine singular - male cult prostitute", "*hāyâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was/existed", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular - land/earth", "*ʿāśû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they did", "*tôʿēbōt*": "feminine plural construct - abominations of", "*gôyim*": "masculine plural - nations", "*hôrîš*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he dispossessed/drove out", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name", "*bĕnê*": "masculine plural construct - sons of", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun" }, "variants": { "*qādēš*": "male cult prostitute/ritual sodomite/male shrine prostitute", "*hāyâ*": "was/existed/appeared", "*ʾāreṣ*": "land/earth/country", "*tôʿēbōt*": "abominations/detestable things/abhorrent practices", "*hôrîš*": "dispossessed/drove out/expelled" } }
• 1 Kgs 15:12 : 12 { "verseID": "1 Kings.15.12", "source": "וַיַּעֲבֵ֥ר הַקְּדֵשִׁ֖ים מִן־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיָּ֙סַר֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַגִּלֻּלִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשׂ֖וּ אֲבֹתָֽיו׃", "text": "And-*yaʿăvēr* the-*qәdēshîm* from-the-*ʾāreṣ* and-*yāsar* *ʾet*-all-the-*gillulîm* which *ʿāśû* *ʾăvōtāyw*.", "grammar": { "*yaʿăvēr*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - removed/expelled", "*qәdēshîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article ha- - the cult prostitutes/sacred ones", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article ha- and prefixed preposition min- (from) - the land", "*yāsar*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - removed/took away", "*gillulîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article ha- and direct object marker ʾet - the idols/disgusting things", "*ʿāśû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they made/did", "*ʾăvōtāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his fathers/ancestors" }, "variants": { "*yaʿăvēr*": "removed/expelled/eliminated", "*qәdēshîm*": "cult prostitutes/sacred male prostitutes/sacred ones", "*ʾāreṣ*": "land/earth/territory", "*yāsar*": "removed/took away", "*gillulîm*": "idols/disgusting things/dung idols", "*ʿāśû*": "they made/they did/they fashioned", "*ʾăvōtāyw*": "his fathers/ancestors" } }
• 2 Kgs 23:7 : 7 { "verseID": "2 Kings.23.7", "source": "וַיִּתֹּץ֙ אֶת־בָּתֵּ֣י הַקְּדֵשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר הַנָּשִׁ֗ים אֹרְג֥וֹת שָׁ֛ם בָּתִּ֖ים לָאֲשֵׁרָֽה׃", "text": "*wə-yittōṣ* *ʾet-bāttê* *ha-qədēšîm* *ʾăšer* in *bêt* *YHWH* *ʾăšer* the *nāšîm* *ʾōrəgôt* there *bāttîm* for *lā-ʾăšērâ*.", "grammar": { "*wə-yittōṣ*": "conjunction + piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he broke down", "*ʾet-bāttê*": "direct object marker + noun masculine plural construct - the houses of", "*ha-qədēšîm*": "definite article + noun masculine plural - the male cult prostitutes", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*bêt*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - in house of", "*YHWH*": "divine name - YHWH", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - where", "*nāšîm*": "definite article + noun feminine plural - the women", "*ʾōrəgôt*": "qal participle feminine plural - weaving", "*bāttîm*": "adverb + noun masculine plural - there houses/coverings", "*lā-ʾăšērâ*": "preposition + proper noun - for Asherah" }, "variants": { "*wə-yittōṣ*": "and he broke down/demolished/destroyed", "*ʾet-bāttê*": "the houses/quarters of", "*ha-qədēšîm*": "the male cult prostitutes/temple prostitutes/sacred ones", "*ʾăšer*": "which/who/that", "*bêt*": "house/temple of", "*ʾăšer*": "where/in which", "*nāšîm*": "women/females", "*ʾōrəgôt*": "weaving/making", "*bāttîm*": "houses/coverings/hangings/shrines", "*lā-ʾăšērâ*": "for Asherah [deity name]" } }
• Prov 28:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Proverbs.28.5", "source": "אַנְשֵׁי־רָ֭ע לֹא־יָבִ֣ינוּ מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּמְבַקְשֵׁ֥י יְ֝הוָ֗ה יָבִ֥ינוּ כֹֽל׃", "text": "*'anšê*-*rāʿ* *lō'*-*yāḇînû* *mišpāṭ* *û-məḇaqšê* *YHWH* *yāḇînû* *ḵōl*", "grammar": { "*'anšê*-*rāʿ*": "noun, masculine plural construct + noun, masculine singular - men of evil", "*lō'*-*yāḇînû*": "negative particle + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they do not understand", "*mišpāṭ*": "noun, masculine singular - justice/judgment", "*û-məḇaqšê*": "conjunction + Piel participle, masculine plural construct - and those seeking", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh", "*yāḇînû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they understand", "*ḵōl*": "noun, masculine singular - all/everything" }, "variants": { "*'anšê*-*rāʿ*": "evil men/wicked men", "*yāḇînû*": "they understand/they comprehend/they discern", "*mišpāṭ*": "justice/judgment/what is right", "*məḇaqšê*": "those seeking/those searching for", "*ḵōl*": "all/everything/completely" } }
• Isa 1:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Isaiah.1.5", "source": "עַ֣ל מֶ֥ה תֻכּ֛וּ ע֖וֹד תּוֹסִ֣יפוּ סָרָ֑ה כָּל־רֹ֣אשׁ לָחֳלִ֔י וְכָל־לֵבָ֖ב דַּוָּֽי׃", "text": "*'al* *meh* *tukkû* *'ôd* *tôsîpû* *sārâ* *kol*-*rōʾš* *lāḥŏlî* *wᵉkol*-*lēbāb* *dawwāy*", "grammar": { "*'al*": "preposition - on/upon/for", "*meh*": "interrogative pronoun - what", "*tukkû*": "verb, hofal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - [will] you be struck", "*'ôd*": "adverb - still/yet/again", "*tôsîpû*": "verb, hifil imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you will continue/add", "*sārâ*": "noun, feminine singular - rebellion/revolt", "*kol*": "construct noun - all of/every", "*rōʾš*": "noun, masculine singular - head", "*lāḥŏlî*": "preposition lə- + noun, masculine singular - [is] for sickness", "*wᵉkol*": "conjunction wə- + construct noun - and all of/every", "*lēbāb*": "noun, masculine singular - heart", "*dawwāy*": "adjective, masculine singular - faint/sick" }, "variants": { "*'al* *meh*": "why/for what purpose/for what reason", "*tukkû*": "be struck/be beaten/be smitten", "*tôsîpû*": "continue/add/increase", "*sārâ*": "rebellion/revolt/apostasy", "*lāḥŏlî*": "for sickness/to illness/in pain", "*dawwāy*": "faint/sick/sorrowful" } }
• Isa 44:18-20 : 18 { "verseID": "Isaiah.44.18", "source": "לֹ֥א יָדְע֖וּ וְלֹ֣א יָבִ֑ינוּ כִּ֣י טַ֤ח מֵֽרְאוֹת֙ עֵֽינֵיהֶ֔ם מֵהַשְׂכִּ֖יל לִבֹּתָֽם׃", "text": "*lōʾ* *yādʿû* *wəlōʾ* *yāḇînû* *kî* *ṭaḥ* *mērʾôṯ* *ʿênêhem* *mēhaśkîl* *libbōṯām*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yādʿû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they know", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yāḇînû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they understand", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ṭaḥ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has plastered/smeared", "*mērʾôṯ*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - from seeing", "*ʿênêhem*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their eyes", "*mēhaśkîl*": "preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct - from understanding/comprehending", "*libbōṯām*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their hearts" }, "variants": { "*yādʿû*": "they know/they are aware/they perceive", "*yāḇînû*": "they understand/they comprehend/they discern", "*ṭaḥ*": "he has plastered/he has smeared/he has covered/he has shut", "*mērʾôṯ*": "from seeing/from perceiving/to keep from seeing", "*mēhaśkîl*": "from understanding/from comprehending/from gaining insight" } } 19 { "verseID": "Isaiah.44.19", "source": "וְלֹא־יָשִׁ֣יב אֶל־לִבּ֗וֹ וְלֹ֨א דַ֥עַת וְלֹֽא־תְבוּנָה֮ לֵאמֹר֒ חֶצְי֞וֹ שָׂרַ֣פְתִּי בְמוֹ־אֵ֗שׁ וְ֠אַף אָפִ֤יתִי עַל־גֶּחָלָיו֙ לֶ֔חֶם אֶצְלֶ֥ה בָשָׂ֖ר וְאֹכֵ֑ל וְיִתְרוֹ֙ לְתוֹעֵבָ֣ה אֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה לְב֥וּל עֵ֖ץ אֶסְגּֽוֹד׃", "text": "*wəlōʾ-yāšîḇ* *ʾel-libbô* *wəlōʾ* *ḏaʿaṯ* *wəlōʾ-ṯəḇûnāh* *lēʾmōr* *ḥeṣyô* *śārap̄tî* *ḇəmô-ʾēš* *wəʾap̄* *ʾāp̄îṯî* *ʿal-geḥālāyw* *leḥem* *ʾeṣleh* *ḇāśār* *wəʾōḵēl* *wəyiṯrô* *ləṯôʿēḇāh* *ʾeʿĕśeh* *ləḇûl* *ʿēṣ* *ʾesggôḏ*", "grammar": { "*wəlōʾ-yāšîḇ*": "conjunction + negative particle + verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he does not take to heart", "*ʾel-libbô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to his heart", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and no", "*ḏaʿaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular - knowledge", "*wəlōʾ-ṯəḇûnāh*": "conjunction + negative particle + noun, feminine singular - and no understanding", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - saying", "*ḥeṣyô*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - half of it", "*śārap̄tî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I burned", "*ḇəmô-ʾēš*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - in fire", "*wəʾap̄*": "conjunction + adverb - and indeed", "*ʾāp̄îṯî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I baked", "*ʿal-geḥālāyw*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - upon its coals", "*leḥem*": "noun, masculine singular - bread", "*ʾeṣleh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I roast", "*ḇāśār*": "noun, masculine singular - flesh/meat", "*wəʾōḵēl*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I eat", "*wəyiṯrô*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and its remainder", "*ləṯôʿēḇāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - for an abomination", "*ʾeʿĕśeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I make", "*ləḇûl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - to a block of", "*ʿēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - wood", "*ʾesggôḏ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I bow down" }, "variants": { "*yāšîḇ ʾel-libbô*": "takes to heart/considers/reflects upon", "*ḏaʿaṯ*": "knowledge/awareness/perception", "*ṯəḇûnāh*": "understanding/intelligence/insight", "*śārap̄tî*": "I burned/I consumed with fire", "*ʾāp̄îṯî*": "I baked/I cooked", "*geḥālāyw*": "its coals/its embers", "*ʾeṣleh*": "I roast/I cook", "*yiṯrô*": "its remainder/its residue/the rest of it", "*ṯôʿēḇāh*": "abomination/detestable thing/something abhorrent", "*ḇûl*": "block/log/piece", "*ʾesggôḏ*": "I bow down/I worship/I prostrate myself" } } 20 { "verseID": "Isaiah.44.20", "source": "רֹעֶ֣ה אֵ֔פֶר לֵ֥ב הוּתַ֖ל הִטָּ֑הוּ וְלֹֽא־יַצִּ֤יל אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹ֙ וְלֹ֣א יֹאמַ֔ר הֲל֥וֹא שֶׁ֖קֶר בִּימִינִֽי׃", "text": "*rōʿeh* *ʾēp̄er* *lēḇ* *hûṯal* *hiṭṭāhû* *wəlōʾ-yaṣṣîl* *ʾeṯ-nap̄šô* *wəlōʾ* *yōʾmar* *hălôʾ* *šeqer* *bîmînî*", "grammar": { "*rōʿeh*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - feeding on", "*ʾēp̄er*": "noun, masculine singular - ashes", "*lēḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - heart", "*hûṯal*": "verb, hophal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is deceived", "*hiṭṭāhû*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - has led him astray", "*wəlōʾ-yaṣṣîl*": "conjunction + negative particle + verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he cannot deliver", "*ʾeṯ-nap̄šô*": "direct object marker + noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his soul", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yōʾmar*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he says", "*hălôʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle - is not", "*šeqer*": "noun, masculine singular - a lie", "*bîmînî*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - in my right hand" }, "variants": { "*rōʿeh ʾēp̄er*": "feeding on ashes/shepherding ashes/tending to ashes", "*lēḇ hûṯal*": "a deceived heart/a deluded heart", "*hiṭṭāhû*": "has led him astray/has turned him aside/has deluded him", "*yaṣṣîl*": "deliver/save/rescue", "*nap̄šô*": "his soul/his life/himself", "*šeqer*": "lie/falsehood/deception", "*bîmînî*": "in my right hand/in my power" } }
• Isa 56:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Isaiah.56.11", "source": "וְהַכְּלָבִ֣ים עַזֵּי־נֶ֗פֶשׁ לֹ֤א יָֽדְעוּ֙ שָׂבְעָ֔ה וְהֵ֣מָּה רֹעִ֔ים לֹ֥א יָדְע֖וּ הָבִ֑ין כֻּלָּם֙ לְדַרְכָּ֣ם פָּנ֔וּ אִ֥ישׁ לְבִצְע֖וֹ מִקָּצֵֽהוּ׃", "text": "And *hakkĕlābîm* *ʿazzê*-*nepeš*, not *yādĕʿû* *śobʿāh*; and they [are] *rōʿîm* [who] not *yādĕʿû* *hābîn*; *kullām* to-*darkām* *pānû*, *ʾîš* to-*biṣʿô* from-*qāṣēhû*.", "grammar": { "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*hakkĕlābîm*": "definite article with masculine plural noun - the dogs", "*ʿazzê*": "adjective, masculine plural construct - fierce/strong/greedy of", "*nepeš*": "feminine singular noun - soul/appetite/desire", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yādĕʿû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they know", "*śobʿāh*": "feminine singular noun - satisfaction/fullness", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*hēmmāh*": "3rd masculine plural pronoun - they", "*rōʿîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - shepherds/pastors", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yādĕʿû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they know", "*hābîn*": "hiphil infinitive construct - to understand/discern", "*kullām*": "noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - all of them", "*lĕdarkām*": "preposition with feminine singular noun and 3rd masculine plural suffix - to their way", "*pānû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they turned", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - each man/each one", "*lĕbiṣʿô*": "preposition with masculine singular noun and 3rd masculine singular suffix - to his gain", "*miqqāṣēhû*": "preposition with masculine singular noun and 3rd masculine singular suffix - from his end/extremity" }, "variants": { "*hakkĕlābîm*": "the dogs/scavengers", "*ʿazzê-nepeš*": "greedy of appetite/fierce in soul/strong in desire", "*śobʿāh*": "satisfaction/fullness/contentment", "*rōʿîm*": "shepherds/pastors/leaders", "*hābîn*": "to understand/discern/have insight", "*pānû*": "they turned/faced/looked", "*lĕbiṣʿô*": "to his gain/profit/unjust gain", "*miqqāṣēhû*": "from his end/extremity/quarter (idiom: every one of them without exception)" } }
• Dan 12:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Daniel.12.10", "source": "יִ֠תְבָּֽרֲרוּ וְיִֽתְלַבְּנ֤וּ וְיִצָּֽרְפוּ֙ רַבִּ֔ים וְהִרְשִׁ֣יעוּ רְשָׁעִ֔ים וְלֹ֥א יָבִ֖ינוּ כָּל־רְשָׁעִ֑ים וְהַמַּשְׂכִּלִ֖ים יָבִֽינוּ׃", "text": "*Yitbārărû* and *yitlabbĕnû* and *yiṣṣārĕpû* *rabbîm* and *hiršîʿû* *rĕšāʿîm* and not *yābînû* all-*rĕšāʿîm* and the *maśkîlîm* *yābînû*.", "grammar": { "*yitbārărû*": "imperfect Hithpael, 3rd masculine plural - will purify themselves", "*wĕ-yitlabbĕnû*": "conjunction + imperfect Hithpael, 3rd masculine plural - and will make themselves white", "*wĕ-yiṣṣārĕpû*": "conjunction + imperfect Niphal, 3rd masculine plural - and will be refined", "*rabbîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - many", "*wĕ-hiršîʿû*": "conjunction + perfect Hiphil, 3rd plural - and will act wickedly", "*rĕšāʿîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - wicked ones", "*wĕ-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yābînû*": "imperfect Qal, 3rd masculine plural - will understand", "*kol*": "noun, construct - all of", "*rĕšāʿîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - wicked ones", "*wĕ-ha-maśkîlîm*": "conjunction + definite participle Hiphil, masculine plural - and the wise ones" }, "variants": { "*yitbārărû*": "will purify themselves/will be purified/will be cleansed", "*yitlabbĕnû*": "will make themselves white/will be whitened/will be purified", "*yiṣṣārĕpû*": "will be refined/will be tested/will be purged", "*hiršîʿû*": "will act wickedly/will do wrong/will be condemned", "*rĕšāʿîm*": "wicked ones/evil ones/guilty ones", "*yābînû*": "will understand/will comprehend/will perceive", "*maśkîlîm*": "wise ones/those having insight/those who instruct" } }