6 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.21.6",
"source": "כִּ֣י כֹ֥ה אָמַ֛ר אֵלַ֖י אֲדֹנָ֑י לֵ֚ךְ הַעֲמֵ֣ד הַֽמְצַפֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִרְאֶ֖ה יַגִּֽיד׃",
"text": "For thus *'āmar* to me *'adōnāy* *lēk* *ha'amēd* the *məṣappeh* *'ašer* *yir'eh* *yaggîd*",
"grammar": {
"*'āmar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - said",
"*'adōnāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my lord",
"*lēk*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - go",
"*ha'amēd*": "verb, hiphil imperative, masculine singular - station/set up/establish",
"*məṣappeh*": "verb participle, piel active with definite article - the watchman/lookout",
"*'ašer*": "relative pronoun - that/which",
"*yir'eh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will see",
"*yaggîd*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will declare/report"
},
"variants": {
"*'adōnāy*": "my Lord/Lord/the Lord",
"*ha'amēd*": "station/set up/appoint/establish",
"*məṣappeh*": "watchman/lookout/sentinel"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.21.7",
"source": "וְרָ֣אָה רֶ֗כֶב צֶ֚מֶד פָּֽרָשִׁ֔ים רֶ֥כֶב חֲמ֖וֹר רֶ֣כֶב גָּמָ֑ל וְהִקְשִׁ֥יב קֶ֖שֶׁב רַב־קָֽשֶׁב׃",
"text": "And *rā'āh* *rekeb* *ṣemed* *pārāšîm* *rekeb* *ḥamôr* *rekeb* *gāmāl* and *hiqšîb* *qešeb* *rab*-*qāšeb*",
"grammar": {
"*rā'āh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will see",
"*rekeb*": "noun, masculine singular - chariot/riders",
"*ṣemed*": "noun, masculine singular construct - pair of",
"*pārāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - horsemen",
"*rekeb*": "noun, masculine singular construct - chariot/riders of",
"*ḥamôr*": "noun, masculine singular - donkey",
"*rekeb*": "noun, masculine singular construct - chariot/riders of",
"*gāmāl*": "noun, masculine singular - camel",
"*hiqšîb*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will listen attentively",
"*qešeb*": "noun, masculine singular - attention",
"*rab*": "adjective, masculine singular - great/much",
"*qāšeb*": "noun, masculine singular - attention"
},
"variants": {
"*rekeb*": "chariot/rider/mounted troops",
"*ṣemed pārāšîm*": "pair of horsemen/team of riders",
"*hiqšîb qešeb rab-qāšeb*": "pay very close attention/listen with great carefulness/listen with utmost attention"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.21.8",
"source": "וַיִּקְרָ֖א אַרְיֵ֑ה עַל־מִצְפֶּ֣ה ׀ אֲדֹנָ֗י אָנֹכִ֞י עֹמֵ֤ד תָּמִיד֙ יוֹמָ֔ם וְעַל־מִ֨שְׁמַרְתִּ֔י אָנֹכִ֥י נִצָּ֖ב כָּל־הַלֵּילֽוֹת׃",
"text": "And *yiqrā'* *'aryēh* upon-*miṣpeh* *'adōnāy* *'ānōkî* *'ōmēd* *tāmîd* *yômām* and upon-my *mišmartî* *'ānōkî* *niṣṣāb* all-the *lêlôt*",
"grammar": {
"*yiqrā'*": "verb, qal imperfect with vav consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he called out",
"*'aryēh*": "noun, masculine singular - lion",
"*miṣpeh*": "noun, masculine singular - watchtower",
"*'adōnāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my lord",
"*'ānōkî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I",
"*'ōmēd*": "verb participle, qal active - standing",
"*tāmîd*": "adverb - continually/perpetually",
"*yômām*": "adverb - by day/daytime",
"*mišmartî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my watch/guard post",
"*'ānōkî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I",
"*niṣṣāb*": "verb participle, niphal - stationed/positioned",
"*lêlôt*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the nights"
},
"variants": {
"*'aryēh*": "lion (possibly referring to the watchman as 'lion')",
"*miṣpeh*": "watchtower/lookout/watchpost",
"*'ōmēd tāmîd*": "standing continually/stationed constantly",
"*niṣṣāb*": "stationed/positioned/posted"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.21.9",
"source": "וְהִנֵּה־זֶ֥ה בָא֙ רֶ֣כֶב אִ֔ישׁ צֶ֖מֶד פָּֽרָשִׁ֑ים וַיַּ֣עַן וַיֹּ֗אמֶר נָפְלָ֤ה נָֽפְלָה֙ בָּבֶ֔ל וְכָל־פְּסִילֵ֥י אֱלֹהֶ֖יהָ שִׁבַּ֥ר לָאָֽרֶץ׃",
"text": "And behold-this *bā'* *rekeb* *'îš* *ṣemed* *pārāšîm* and *ya'an* and *yō'mer* *nāplāh* *nāplāh* *bābel* and all-*pəsîlê* her *'elōheyā* *šibbar* to *'āreṣ*",
"grammar": {
"*bā'*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - coming",
"*rekeb*": "noun, masculine singular construct - chariot/rider of",
"*'îš*": "noun, masculine singular - man",
"*ṣemed*": "noun, masculine singular construct - pair of",
"*pārāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - horsemen",
"*ya'an*": "verb, qal imperfect with vav consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he answered",
"*yō'mer*": "verb, qal imperfect with vav consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*nāplāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she has fallen",
"*nāplāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she has fallen (repeated)",
"*bābel*": "proper noun - Babylon",
"*pəsîlê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - graven images of",
"*'elōheyā*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her gods",
"*šibbar*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has shattered",
"*'āreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular with prefix lamed - to the ground"
},
"variants": {
"*rekeb 'îš*": "chariot with men/chariot of a man",
"*nāplāh nāplāh*": "fallen, fallen (emphatic repetition)",
"*šibbar lā'āreṣ*": "shattered to the ground/broken to the earth"
}
}