Isaiah 21:3

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.21.3", "source": "עַל־כֵּ֗ן מָלְא֤וּ מָתְנַי֙ חַלְחָלָ֔ה צִירִ֣ים אֲחָז֔וּנִי כְּצִירֵ֖י יֽוֹלֵדָ֑ה נַעֲוֵ֣יתִי מִשְּׁמֹ֔עַ נִבְהַ֖לְתִּי מֵרְאֽוֹת׃", "text": "upon-thus *mālə'ū* my *motnay* *ḥalḥālāh* *ṣîrîm* *'aḥazūnî* like *ṣîrê* *yôlēdāh* *na'awêtî* from *šəmōa'* *nibhaltî* from *rə'ôt*", "grammar": { "*mālə'ū*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural - they are filled/became full", "*motnay*": "noun, masculine dual with 1st person singular suffix - my loins/waist", "*ḥalḥālāh*": "noun, feminine singular - anguish/writhing pain", "*ṣîrîm*": "noun, masculine plural - pangs/pains", "*'aḥazūnî*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural with 1st person singular suffix - they seized me", "*ṣîrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - pangs of", "*yôlēdāh*": "verb participle, qal active, feminine singular - woman giving birth", "*na'awêtî*": "verb, niphal perfect, 1st person singular - I am bent/twisted/distorted", "*šəmōa'*": "verb, qal infinitive construct with prefix min - from hearing", "*nibhaltî*": "verb, niphal perfect, 1st person singular - I am terrified/dismayed", "*rə'ôt*": "verb, qal infinitive construct with prefix min - from seeing" }, "variants": { "*ḥalḥālāh*": "anguish/writhing/cramps/pain", "*na'awêtî*": "I am bent over/I am twisted/I am distorted", "*nibhaltî*": "I am terrified/I am dismayed/I am overwhelmed with fear" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

עַל־כֵּ֗ן מָלְא֤וּ מָתְנַי֙ חַלְחָלָ֔ה צִירִ֣ים אֲחָז֔וּנִי כְּצִירֵ֖י יֽוֹלֵדָ֑ה נַעֲוֵ֣יתִי מִשְּׁמֹ֔עַ נִבְהַ֖לְתִּי מֵרְאֽוֹת׃

Transliteration

upon-thus mālə'ū my motnay ḥalḥālāh ṣîrîm 'aḥazūnî like ṣîrê yôlēdāh na'awêtî from šəmōa' nibhaltî from rə'ôt

Grammar Details

• *mālə'ū*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural - they are filled/became full
• *motnay*: noun, masculine dual with 1st person singular suffix - my loins/waist
• *ḥalḥālāh*: noun, feminine singular - anguish/writhing pain
• *ṣîrîm*: noun, masculine plural - pangs/pains
• *'aḥazūnî*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural with 1st person singular suffix - they seized me
• *ṣîrê*: noun, masculine plural construct - pangs of
• *yôlēdāh*: verb participle, qal active, feminine singular - woman giving birth
• *na'awêtî*: verb, niphal perfect, 1st person singular - I am bent/twisted/distorted
• *šəmōa'*: verb, qal infinitive construct with prefix min - from hearing
• *nibhaltî*: verb, niphal perfect, 1st person singular - I am terrified/dismayed
• *rə'ôt*: verb, qal infinitive construct with prefix min - from seeing

Word Meanings

• *ḥalḥālāh*: anguish/writhing/cramps/pain
• *na'awêtî*: I am bent over/I am twisted/I am distorted
• *nibhaltî*: I am terrified/I am dismayed/I am overwhelmed with fear

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Therefore my body is filled with trembling; pangs have seized me, like the pangs of a woman in labor. I am bent over by what I heard; I am dismayed by what I saw.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Therefore my loins are filled with pain; pangs have seized me, like the pangs of a woman in labor. I was bent over when I heard it; I was dismayed when I saw it.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Therefore are my loins{H4975} filled{H4390} with anguish;{H2479} pangs{H6735} have taken hold{H270} upon me, as the pangs{H6735} of a woman in travail:{H3205} I am pained{H5753} so that I cannot hear;{H8085} I am dismayed{H926} so that I cannot see.{H7200}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Therefore are my loins{H4975} filled{H4390}{(H8804)} with pain{H2479}: pangs{H6735} have taken hold{H270}{(H8804)} upon me, as the pangs{H6735} of a woman that travaileth{H3205}{(H8802)}: I was bowed down{H5753}{(H8738)} at the hearing{H8085}{(H8800)} of it; I was dismayed{H926}{(H8738)} at the seeing{H7200}{(H8800)} of it.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  With this, the raynes of my backe were ful of payne: Panges came vpon me, as vpon a woman in hir trauayle. When I herde it, I was abasshed: and whe I loked vp, I was afrayde.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore are my loynes filled with sorow: sorowes haue taken me as the sorowes of a woman that trauayleth: I was bowed downe when I heard it, and I was amased when I sawe it.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Therfore are my loynes fylled with sorowe, heauinesse hath taken holde vpon me as the panges of a woman that is trauaylyng: it made me stoupe when I heard it, and it vexed me when I sawe it.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing [of it]; I was dismayed at the seeing [of it].

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Therefore are my loins filled with anguish; pangs have taken hold on me, as the pangs of a woman in travail: I am pained so that I can't hear; I am dismayed so that I can't see.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Therefore filled have been my loins `with' great pain, Pangs have seized me as pangs of a travailing woman, I have been bent down by hearing, I have been troubled by seeing.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Therefore are my loins filled with anguish; pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman in travail: I am pained so that I cannot hear; I am dismayed so that I cannot see.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Therefore are my loins filled with anguish; pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman in travail: I am pained so that I cannot hear; I am dismayed so that I cannot see.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For this cause I am full of bitter grief; pains like the pains of a woman in childbirth have come on me: I am bent down with sorrow at what comes to my ears; I am shocked by what I see.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Therefore my thighs are filled with anguish. Pains have taken hold on me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am in so much pain that I can't hear. I so am dismayed that I can't see.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For this reason my stomach churns; cramps overwhelm me like the contractions of a woman in labor. I am disturbed by what I hear, horrified by what I see.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 13:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Isaiah.13.8", "source": "וְֽנִבְהָ֓לוּ ׀ צִירִ֤ים וַֽחֲבָלִים֙ יֹֽאחֵז֔וּן כַּיּוֹלֵדָ֖ה יְחִיל֑וּן אִ֤ישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵ֙הוּ֙ יִתְמָ֔הוּ פְּנֵ֥י לְהָבִ֖ים פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃", "text": "*Wə*-*niḇhālû* *ṣîrîm* *wa*-*ḥăḇālîm* *yōʾḥēzûn* like-the-*yôlēḏāh* *yəḥîlûn* *ʾîš* to-*rēʿēhû* *yiṯmāhû* *pənê* *ləhāḇîm* *pənêhem*", "grammar": { "*wəniḇhālû*": "conjunction + verb, Niphal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they will be dismayed/terrified", "*ṣîrîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - pangs/labor pains", "*waḥăḇālîm*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, plural - and pains/birth pangs", "*yōʾḥēzûn*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + paragogic nun - they will seize/grasp", "*kayyôlēḏāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine, singular + definite article - like the woman giving birth", "*yəḥîlûn*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + paragogic nun - they will writhe/be in anguish", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine, singular - man/each one", "*ʾel-rēʿēhû*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to his neighbor/companion", "*yiṯmāhû*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will be astonished/amazed", "*pənê*": "noun, masculine, plural, construct - faces of", "*ləhāḇîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - flames", "*pənêhem*": "noun, masculine, plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their faces" }, "variants": { "*niḇhālû*": "will be dismayed/terrified/alarmed/panic", "*ṣîrîm*": "pangs/labor pains/distress", "*ḥăḇālîm*": "pains/birth pangs/sorrows", "*yōʾḥēzûn*": "will seize/grasp/take hold of", "*yəḥîlûn*": "will writhe/be in anguish/twist in pain", "*yiṯmāhû*": "will be astonished/amazed/look in horror", "*pənê ləhāḇîm pənêhem*": "their faces are faces of flames/their faces are flushed" } }
• Ps 48:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Psalms.48.6", "source": "הֵ֣מָּה רָ֭אוּ כֵּ֣ן תָּמָ֑הוּ נִבְהֲל֥וּ נֶחְפָּֽזוּ׃", "text": "*hēmmāh rāʾû* so *tāmāhû nibhălû neḥpāzû*", "grammar": { "*hēmmāh*": "3rd person masculine plural pronoun - they", "*rāʾû*": "qal perfect 3rd plural - they saw", "*kēn*": "adverb - thus/so", "*tāmāhû*": "qal perfect 3rd plural - they were amazed", "*nibhălû*": "niphal perfect 3rd plural - they were terrified/dismayed", "*neḥpāzû*": "niphal perfect 3rd plural - they fled in alarm/hurried away" }, "variants": { "*rāʾû*": "saw/beheld/looked at", "*tāmāhû*": "were amazed/were astonished/were stunned", "*nibhălû*": "were terrified/were alarmed/were dismayed", "*neḥpāzû*": "fled in alarm/hurried away/panicked" } }
• Isa 26:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Isaiah.26.17", "source": "כְּמ֤וֹ הָרָה֙ תַּקְרִ֣יב לָלֶ֔דֶת תָּחִ֥יל תִּזְעַ֖ק בַּחֲבָלֶ֑יהָ כֵּ֛ן הָיִ֥ינוּ מִפָּנֶ֖יךָ יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "Like *hārāh* *taqrîb* to *lāledet*, *tāḥîl* *tizʿaq* in *ḥăbāleyhā*, so *hāyînû* from *pāneḵā*, *YHWH*.", "grammar": { "*Kemô*": "preposition - 'like/as'", "*hārāh*": "feminine singular adjective - 'pregnant woman'", "*taqrîb*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - 'she draws near'", "*lāledet*": "preposition with qal infinitive construct - 'to give birth'", "*tāḥîl*": "qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - 'she writhes'", "*tizʿaq*": "qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - 'she cries out'", "*baḥăbāleyhā*": "preposition with masculine plural noun and 3rd person feminine singular suffix - 'in her labor pains'", "*kēn*": "adverb - 'so/thus'", "*hāyînû*": "qal perfect 1st person plural - 'we were'", "*mippāneḵā*": "preposition with plural noun and 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'from your face/presence'", "*YHWH*": "divine name - 'YHWH'" }, "variants": { "*hārāh*": "pregnant woman/one who conceived", "*taqrîb*": "draws near/approaches/comes close", "*tāḥîl*": "writhes/twists/trembles/is in anguish", "*tizʿaq*": "cries out/calls/shouts", "*ḥăbāleyhā*": "labor pains/birth pangs/cords" } }
• Jer 48:41 : 41 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.48.41", "source": "נִלְכְּדָה֙ הַקְּרִיּ֔וֹת וְהַמְּצָד֖וֹת נִתְפָּ֑שָׂה וְֽ֠הָיָה לֵ֞ב גִּבּוֹרֵ֤י מוֹאָב֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא כְּלֵ֖ב אִשָּׁ֥ה מְצֵרָֽה׃", "text": "*nilkədāh* *haqqəriyyôt* and *hamməṣādôt* *nitpāśāh* and *wəhāyāh* *lēb* *gibbôrêy* *Môʾāb* in *hayyôm* *hahûʾ* like *lēb* *ʾiššāh* *məṣērāh*.", "grammar": { "*nilkədāh*": "3rd person feminine singular Niphal perfect - is captured/seized", "*haqqəriyyôt*": "definite article with feminine plural noun - the cities/towns", "*hamməṣādôt*": "definite article with feminine plural noun - the strongholds/fortresses", "*nitpāśāh*": "3rd person feminine singular Niphal perfect - is seized/captured", "*wəhāyāh*": "conjunction with 3rd person masculine singular perfect - and has become", "*lēb*": "masculine singular construct - heart of", "*gibbôrêy*": "masculine plural construct - mighty men/warriors of", "*Môʾāb*": "proper noun - Moab", "*hayyôm*": "definite article with masculine singular noun - the day", "*hahûʾ*": "definite article with demonstrative pronoun - that", "*ʾiššāh*": "feminine singular noun - woman", "*məṣērāh*": "feminine singular Piel participle - in labor/distress" }, "variants": { "*haqqəriyyôt*": "the cities/the towns/possibly specific place name Kerioth", "*hamməṣādôt*": "the strongholds/the fortresses/the fortifications", "*nitpāśāh*": "is seized/is captured/is taken", "*gibbôrêy*": "mighty men/warriors/heroes", "*məṣērāh*": "in labor/in childbirth pain/in distress" } }
• Mic 4:9-9 : 9 { "verseID": "Micah.4.9", "source": "עַתָּ֕ה לָ֥מָּה תָרִ֖יעִי רֵ֑עַ הֲמֶ֣לֶךְ אֵֽין־בָּ֗ךְ אִֽם־יוֹעֲצֵךְ֙ אָבָ֔ד כִּֽי־הֶחֱזִיקֵ֥ךְ חִ֖יל כַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה׃", "text": "*ʿAttāh* *lāmmāh* *tārîʿî* *rēaʿ*? *Hămelek* *ʾên*-in-you *ʾim*-*yôʿăṣēk* *ʾābād* *kî*-*heḥĕzîqēk* *ḥîl* as-the-*yôlēdāh*?", "grammar": { "*ʿattāh*": "adverb - now", "*lāmmāh*": "interrogative - why", "*tārîʿî*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd feminine singular - you cry aloud/shout", "*rēaʿ*": "masculine singular noun - evil/distress/harm", "*hă*": "interrogative prefix - ?", "*melek*": "masculine singular noun - king", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is no", "*bāk*": "preposition with 2nd feminine singular suffix - in you", "*ʾim*": "conjunction - or/if", "*yôʿăṣēk*": "qal participle, masculine singular with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your counselor", "*ʾābād*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - perished/was destroyed", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*heḥĕzîqēk*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 2nd feminine singular suffix - has seized you", "*ḥîl*": "masculine singular noun - pain/anguish/writhing", "*ka-yôlēdāh*": "preposition + definite article + qal participle, feminine singular - like the one giving birth" }, "variants": { "*tārîʿî*": "cry aloud/shout/sound alarm", "*rēaʿ*": "evil/distress/harm/calamity", "*yôʿăṣēk*": "your counselor/advisor", "*ʾābād*": "perished/was lost/was destroyed", "*heḥĕzîqēk*": "has seized you/taken hold of you/gripped you", "*ḥîl*": "pain/anguish/writhing/trembling", "*yôlēdāh*": "woman giving birth/woman in labor" } } 10 { "verseID": "Micah.4.10", "source": "ח֧וּלִי וָגֹ֛חִי בַּת־צִיּ֖וֹן כַּיּֽוֹלֵדָ֑ה כִּֽי־עַתָּה֩ תֵצְאִ֨י מִקִּרְיָ֜ה וְשָׁכַ֣נְתְּ בַּשָּׂדֶ֗ה וּבָ֤את עַד־בָּבֶל֙ שָׁ֣ם תִּנָּצֵ֔לִי שָׁ֚ם יִגְאָלֵ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה מִכַּ֖ף אֹיְבָֽיִךְ׃", "text": "*Ḥûlî* and-*gōḥî* *bat*-*ṣiyyôn* like-the-*yôlēdāh* *kî*-*ʿattāh* *tēṣəʾî* from-*qiryāh* and-*šākanət* in-the-*śādeh* and-*bāʾt* until-*bābel* there *tinnāṣēlî* there *yigʾālēk* *YHWH* from-*kap* *ʾōyəbāyik*.", "grammar": { "*ḥûlî*": "qal imperative, feminine singular - writhe/be in pain", "*wə-gōḥî*": "conjunction + qal imperative, feminine singular - and burst forth/labor to bring forth", "*bat*": "feminine singular construct - daughter of", "*ṣiyyôn*": "proper name - Zion", "*ka-yôlēdāh*": "preposition + definite article + qal participle, feminine singular - like the one giving birth", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ʿattāh*": "adverb - now", "*tēṣəʾî*": "qal imperfect, 2nd feminine singular - you will go out", "*miq-qiryāh*": "preposition + feminine singular noun - from city", "*wə-šākanət*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 2nd feminine singular - and you will dwell", "*ba-śādeh*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in the field", "*û-bāʾt*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 2nd feminine singular - and you will come", "*ʿad*": "preposition - until/as far as", "*bābel*": "proper name - Babylon", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*tinnāṣēlî*": "niphal imperfect, 2nd feminine singular - you will be delivered/rescued", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*yigʾālēk*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 2nd feminine singular suffix - he will redeem you", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD/Yahweh", "*mik-kap*": "preposition + feminine singular construct - from hand/palm of", "*ʾōyəbāyik*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your enemies" }, "variants": { "*ḥûlî*": "writhe/be in pain/travail", "*gōḥî*": "burst forth/labor to bring forth/push", "*tēṣəʾî*": "go out/come forth/depart", "*qiryāh*": "city/town", "*šākanət*": "dwell/abide/live", "*tinnāṣēlî*": "be delivered/rescued/saved", "*yigʾālēk*": "redeem you/rescue you/act as kinsman-redeemer for you", "*kap*": "hand/palm/power" } }
• Isa 16:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Isaiah.16.11", "source": "עַל־כֵּן֙ מֵעַ֣י לְמוֹאָ֔ב כַּכִּנּ֖וֹר יֶֽהֱמ֑וּ וְקִרְבִּ֖י לְקִ֥יר חָֽרֶשׂ", "text": "Therefore *mēʿay* for-*môʾāb* like-the-*kinnôr* *yehĕmû* *wəqirbî* for-*qîr* *ḥāreś*", "grammar": { "*mēʿay*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st singular suffix - my bowels/inward parts", "*môʾāb*": "proper noun - Moab", "*kinnôr*": "noun, masculine singular with prefix כ - like the lyre/harp", "*yehĕmû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they moan/murmur", "*wəqirbî*": "conjunction ו + noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - and my inward parts", "*qîr*": "noun, masculine singular - wall/city of", "*ḥāreś*": "proper noun - Heres (Kir Heres)" }, "variants": { "*mēʿay*": "my bowels/my inward parts/my heart (as seat of emotions)", "*yehĕmû*": "they moan/they murmur/they sound (like instrument strings)", "*qirbî*": "my inward parts/my heart/my inner being", "*qîr ḥāreś*": "Kir Heres/Kir Hareseth (city name)" } }
• 1 Thess 5:3 : 3 { "verseID": "1 Thessalonians.5.3", "source": "Ὅταν γὰρ λέγωσιν, Εἰρήνη καὶ ἀσφάλεια· τότε αἰφνίδιος αὐτοῖς ἐφίσταται ὄλεθρος, ὥσπερ ἡ ὠδὶν τῇ ἐν γαστρὶ ἐχούσῃ· καὶ οὐ μὴ ἐκφύγωσιν.", "text": "*Hotan gar legōsin*, *Eirēnē* and *asphaleia*; *tote aiphnidios autois ephistatai olethros*, *hōsper* the *ōdin tē en gastri echousē*; and *ou mē ekphygōsin*.", "grammar": { "*Hotan*": "temporal conjunction - when/whenever", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*legōsin*": "present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they may say/they should say", "*Eirēnē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - peace", "*asphaleia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - security/safety", "*tote*": "adverb - then/at that time", "*aiphnidios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - sudden/unexpected", "*autois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to them/for them", "*ephistatai*": "present, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular - comes upon/stands over", "*olethros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - destruction/ruin", "*hōsper*": "comparative conjunction - just as/exactly as", "*ōdin*": "nominative, feminine, singular - birth pang/labor pain", "*tē*": "dative, feminine, singular - to the", "*en*": "preposition + dative - in", "*gastri*": "dative, feminine, singular - womb/belly", "*echousē*": "present, active, participle, dative, feminine, singular - having/holding", "*ou mē*": "emphatic negation - by no means/certainly not", "*ekphygōsin*": "aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they might escape" }, "variants": { "*Eirēnē*": "peace/state of peace", "*asphaleia*": "security/safety/certainty", "*aiphnidios*": "sudden/unexpected/unforeseen", "*ephistatai*": "comes upon/stands over/befalls", "*olethros*": "destruction/ruin/doom", "*ōdin*": "birth pang/labor pain", "*gastri echousē*": "having in womb/pregnant woman", "*ekphygōsin*": "they might escape/they might flee away" } }
• Hab 3:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Habakkuk.3.16", "source": "שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי ׀ וַתִּרְגַּ֣ז בִּטְנִ֗י לְקוֹל֙ צָלֲל֣וּ שְׂפָתַ֔י יָב֥וֹא רָקָ֛ב בַּעֲצָמַ֖י וְתַחְתַּ֣י אֶרְגָּ֑ז אֲשֶׁ֤ר אָנ֙וּחַ֙ לְי֣וֹם צָרָ֔ה לַעֲל֖וֹת לְעַ֥ם יְגוּדֶֽנּוּ׃", "text": "I-heard and *tirǝgaz* *biṭnî*, at *qôl* quivered *śǝp̄āṯay*, *yāḇôʾ rāqāḇ* into *baʿăṣāmay* and in my place I-trembled, that I-wait for *yôm ṣārāh* to-come-up to *ʿam yǝḡûḏennû*.", "grammar": { "*šāmaʿtî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I heard", "*wattirǝgaz*": "qal imperfect consecutive 3rd person feminine singular - and trembled", "*biṭnî*": "noun feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my belly/inward parts", "*lǝqôl*": "preposition *lə* with noun masculine singular - at the sound", "*ṣālălû*": "qal perfect 3rd person plural - quivered/tingled", "*śǝp̄āṯay*": "noun feminine dual with 1st person singular suffix - my lips", "*yāḇôʾ*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - enters/comes", "*rāqāḇ*": "noun masculine singular - rottenness/decay", "*baʿăṣāmay*": "preposition *bə* with noun feminine plural with 1st person singular suffix - in my bones", "*wǝṯaḥtay*": "conjunction with preposition with 1st person singular suffix - and under me/in my place", "*ʾerǝgāz*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I tremble/shake", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - that/which", "*ʾānûaḥ*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I wait/rest", "*lǝyôm*": "preposition *lə* with noun masculine singular construct - for day of", "*ṣārāh*": "noun feminine singular - distress/trouble", "*laʿălôṯ*": "preposition *lə* with qal infinitive construct - to come up", "*lǝʿam*": "preposition *lə* with noun masculine singular - against people", "*yǝḡûḏennû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he invades it/troops against us" }, "variants": { "*biṭnî*": "my belly/my inward parts/my bowels (seat of emotions)", "*rāqāḇ*": "rottenness/decay/worm", "*yǝḡûḏennû*": "invades us/troops against us/will attack us" } }
• Jer 49:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.49.22", "source": "הִנֵּ֤ה כַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ יַעֲלֶ֣ה וְיִדְאֶ֔ה וְיִפְרֹ֥שׂ כְּנָפָ֖יו עַל־בָּצְרָ֑ה וְֽ֠הָיָה לֵ֞ב גִּבּוֹרֵ֤י אֱדוֹם֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא כְּלֵ֖ב אִשָּׁ֥ה מְצֵרָֽה", "text": "*Hinneh* like the *nesher* *ya'aleh* and *yideh*, and *yifros* his *kenafav* over *Botsra*; and *haya* *lev* *gibborei* *Edom* in the day *hahu* like *lev* *isha* *metsera*", "grammar": { "*Hinneh*": "interjection - behold/look", "*nesher*": "noun, masculine singular - eagle/vulture", "*ya'aleh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will ascend/come up", "*yideh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will swoop down/fly", "*yifros*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will spread out", "*kenafav*": "noun, feminine dual + 3rd person masculine singular possessive suffix - his wings", "*Botsra*": "proper noun - Bozrah", "*haya*": "qal perfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and it will be", "*lev*": "noun, masculine singular construct - heart of", "*gibborei*": "noun, masculine plural construct - mighty men of", "*Edom*": "proper noun - Edom", "*hahu*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - that", "*isha*": "noun, feminine singular - woman", "*metsera*": "participle, feminine singular, pual - in travail/in labor" }, "variants": { "*Hinneh*": "behold/look/see", "*nesher*": "eagle/vulture/great bird of prey", "*ya'aleh*": "will ascend/come up/mount up", "*yideh*": "will swoop down/fly/soar", "*yifros*": "will spread out/extend", "*kenafav*": "his wings/pinions", "*haya*": "will become/will be", "*lev*": "heart/mind/inner being", "*gibborei*": "mighty men/warriors/heroes", "*metsera*": "in travail/giving birth/in labor pains" } }
• Jer 50:43 : 43 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.50.43", "source": "שָׁמַ֧ע מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל אֶת־שִׁמְעָ֖ם וְרָפ֣וּ יָדָ֑יו צָרָה֙ הֶחֱזִיקַ֔תְהוּ חִ֖יל כַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה׃", "text": "*šāmaʿ* *melek*-*bābel* *ʾet*-*šimʿām* and-*rāpû* *yādāyw*; *ṣārâ* *heḥĕzîqatĕhû*, *ḥîl* like-*hayyôlēdâ*.", "grammar": { "*šāmaʿ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has heard", "*melek*": "masculine singular noun, construct - king of", "*bābel*": "proper noun - Babylon", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*šimʿām*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - report of them", "*wĕ*": "conjunction - and", "*rāpû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd plural - they have become weak", "*yādāyw*": "feminine dual noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hands", "*ṣārâ*": "feminine singular noun - distress/anguish", "*heḥĕzîqatĕhû*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - it has seized him", "*ḥîl*": "masculine singular noun - pain/writhing", "*ka*": "preposition - like/as", "*hayyôlēdâ*": "definite article + Qal participle, feminine singular - the woman giving birth" }, "variants": { "*šāmaʿ*": "heard/listened to", "*šimʿām*": "report of them/news about them/rumor of them", "*rāpû*": "become weak/feeble/hang down", "*yādāyw*": "his hands (symbol of strength)", "*ṣārâ*": "distress/anguish/trouble", "*heḥĕzîqatĕhû*": "seized him/took hold of him/grasped him", "*ḥîl*": "pain/writhing/trembling", "*hayyôlēdâ*": "woman giving birth/woman in labor" } }
• Dan 5:5-6 : 5 { "verseID": "Daniel.5.5", "source": "בַּהּ־שַׁעֲתָ֗ה *נפקו **נְפַ֙קָה֙ אֶצְבְּעָן֙ דִּ֣י יַד־אֱנָ֔שׁ וְכָֽתְבָן֙ לָקֳבֵ֣ל נֶבְרַשְׁתָּ֔א עַל־גִּירָ֕א דִּֽי־כְתַ֥ל הֵיכְלָ֖א דִּ֣י מַלְכָּ֑א וּמַלְכָּ֣א חָזֵ֔ה פַּ֥ס יְדָ֖ה דִּ֥י כָתְבָֽה׃", "text": "*Bahh-šaʿătāh* *nĕpaqāh* *ʾeṣbĕʿān* *dî* *yad-ʾĕnāš* *wĕkātĕbān* *lāqŏbēl* *nĕbraštāʾ* *ʿal-gîrāʾ* *dî-kĕtal* *hêkĕlāʾ* *dî* *malkāʾ* *ûmalkāʾ* *ḥāzēh* *pas* *yĕdāh* *dî* *kātĕbāh*", "grammar": { "*Bahh-šaʿătāh*": "preposition + definite noun + definite suffix - in that hour/at that moment", "*nĕpaqāh*": "verb, perfect 3rd feminine singular - came out/emerged", "*ʾeṣbĕʿān*": "noun, feminine plural - fingers", "*dî*": "relative particle - which/that/of", "*yad-ʾĕnāš*": "noun construct + noun - hand of man/human hand", "*wĕkātĕbān*": "conjunction + verb, participle feminine plural - and writing", "*lāqŏbēl*": "preposition - opposite/in front of", "*nĕbraštāʾ*": "noun, feminine singular, definite - the lampstand/candlestick", "*ʿal-gîrāʾ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular, definite - on the plaster", "*dî-kĕtal*": "relative particle + noun construct - of the wall of", "*hêkĕlāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular, definite - the palace/temple", "*dî*": "relative particle - which/that/of", "*malkāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular, definite - the king", "*ûmalkāʾ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular, definite - and the king", "*ḥāzēh*": "verb, participle masculine singular - seeing/was watching", "*pas*": "noun, construct - palm/extremity of", "*yĕdāh*": "noun + definite suffix - the hand", "*dî*": "relative particle - which/that", "*kātĕbāh*": "verb, participle feminine singular - writing" }, "variants": { "*Bahh-šaʿătāh*": "in that hour/at that moment/immediately", "*nĕpaqāh*": "came out/emerged/appeared", "*nĕbraštāʾ*": "lampstand/candlestick/candelabrum", "*gîrāʾ*": "plaster/lime/chalk surface", "*ḥāzēh*": "saw/was watching/observed" } } 6 { "verseID": "Daniel.5.6", "source": "אֱדַ֤יִן מַלְכָּא֙ זִיוֺ֣הִי שְׁנ֔וֹהִי וְרַעיֹנֹ֖הִי יְבַהֲלוּנֵּ֑הּ וְקִטְרֵ֤י חַרְצֵהּ֙ מִשְׁתָּרַ֔יִן וְאַ֨רְכֻבָּתֵ֔הּ דָּ֥א לְדָ֖א נָֽקְשָֽׁן׃", "text": "*ʾĕdayin* *malkāʾ* *zîwōhî* *šĕnôhî* *wĕraʿyōnōhî* *yĕbahălûnēhh* *wĕqiṭrēy* *ḥarṣēhh* *mištārayin* *wĕʾarkubbātēhh* *dāʾ* *lĕdāʾ* *nāqĕšān*", "grammar": { "*ʾĕdayin*": "temporal adverb - then/at that time", "*malkāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular, definite - the king", "*zîwōhî*": "noun + possessive suffix - his brightness/countenance", "*šĕnôhî*": "verb, perfect 3rd plural + object suffix - changed on him", "*wĕraʿyōnōhî*": "conjunction + noun plural + possessive suffix - and his thoughts", "*yĕbahălûnēhh*": "verb, imperfect 3rd plural + object suffix - they terrified him", "*wĕqiṭrēy*": "conjunction + noun plural construct - and the joints of", "*ḥarṣēhh*": "noun + possessive suffix - his loins/hips", "*mištārayin*": "verb, participle feminine plural - were loosening/being loosened", "*wĕʾarkubbātēhh*": "conjunction + noun feminine plural + possessive suffix - and his knees", "*dāʾ* *lĕdāʾ*": "demonstrative + preposition + demonstrative - this to/against this", "*nāqĕšān*": "verb, participle feminine plural - knocking/striking" }, "variants": { "*zîwōhî*": "his countenance/his appearance/his face", "*šĕnôhî*": "changed/altered on him", "*yĕbahălûnēhh*": "alarmed him/terrified him/troubled him", "*qiṭrēy*": "joints/ligaments/connections", "*ḥarṣēhh*": "his loins/his hips/his waist", "*mištārayin*": "were loosening/were relaxing/were coming apart", "*dāʾ* *lĕdāʾ*": "this against this/one against another" } }
• Deut 28:67 : 67 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.67", "source": "בַּבֹּ֤קֶר תֹּאמַר֙ מִֽי־יִתֵּ֣ן עֶ֔רֶב וּבָעֶ֥רֶב תֹּאמַ֖ר מִֽי־יִתֵּ֣ן בֹּ֑קֶר מִפַּ֤חַד לְבָֽבְךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּפְחָ֔ד וּמִמַּרְאֵ֥ה עֵינֶ֖יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּרְאֶֽה׃", "text": "In the *bōqer* *tō'mar* who-*yittēn* *'ereb*, and in the *'ereb* *tō'mar* who-*yittēn* *bōqer*, from *paḥad* *lebābkā* which *tipḥād*, and from *mar'ēh* *'ênêkā* which *tir'eh*.", "grammar": { "*bōqer*": "masculine singular noun - morning", "*tō'mar*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will say", "*yittēn*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - would give/grant", "*'ereb*": "masculine singular noun - evening", "*paḥad*": "masculine singular construct noun - fear/dread", "*lebābkā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your heart", "*tipḥād*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will fear", "*mar'ēh*": "masculine singular construct noun - sight/appearance", "*'ênêkā*": "feminine dual noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your eyes", "*tir'eh*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will see" }, "variants": { "*mî-yittēn*": "who would give/if only/would that", "*paḥad lebābkā*": "fear of your heart/terror in your heart/dread in your mind", "*mar'ēh 'ênêkā*": "sight of your eyes/what your eyes see/visions your eyes behold" } }
• Isa 15:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Isaiah.15.5", "source": "לִבִּי֙ לְמוֹאָ֣ב יִזְעָ֔ק בְּרִיחֶ֕הָ עַד־צֹ֖עַר עֶגְלַ֣ת שְׁלִשִׁיָּ֑ה כִּ֣י ׀ מַעֲלֵ֣ה הַלּוּחִ֗ית בִּבְכִי֙ יַֽעֲלֶה־בּ֔וֹ כִּ֚י דֶּ֣רֶךְ חוֹרֹנַ֔יִם זַעֲקַת־שֶׁ֖בֶר יְעֹעֵֽרוּ׃", "text": "*libbî* for *Môʾāḇ* *yizʿāq* in *bĕrîḥehâ* until-*Ṣôʿar* *ʿeḡlat* *šĕlišîyâ* *kî* *maʿălê* the *Lûḥît* in *beḵî* *yaʿăleh*-in it *kî* *dereḵ* *Ḥôrōnayim* *zaʿăqat*-*šeḇer* *yeʿōʿērû*", "grammar": { "*libbî*": "noun, masculine, singular construct with 1st singular suffix - my heart", "*Môʾāḇ*": "proper noun with preposition - for Moab", "*yizʿāq*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - cries out", "*bĕrîḥehâ*": "noun, masculine, singular construct with 3rd feminine singular suffix with preposition - in her fleeing/fugitives", "*Ṣôʿar*": "proper noun - Zoar (city)", "*ʿeḡlat*": "noun, feminine, construct - heifer of", "*šĕlišîyâ*": "adjective, feminine, singular - third/three years old", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*maʿălê*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - ascent of", "*Lûḥît*": "proper noun with definite article - the Luhith", "*beḵî*": "noun, masculine, singular - weeping", "*yaʿăleh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he goes up", "*dereḵ*": "noun, feminine, singular construct - way of/road to", "*Ḥôrōnayim*": "proper noun - Horonaim (city)", "*zaʿăqat*": "noun, feminine, singular construct - cry of", "*šeḇer*": "noun, masculine, singular - destruction/breaking", "*yeʿōʿērû*": "pilpel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they raise" }, "variants": { "*libbî*": "my heart/inner being", "*yizʿāq*": "cries out/shrieks", "*bĕrîḥehâ*": "her fleeing/fugitives/refugees/bars", "*ʿeḡlat šĕlišîyâ*": "heifer of three years/third heifer (possibly a place name)", "*beḵî*": "weeping/crying", "*yaʿăleh*": "he goes up/ascends", "*zaʿăqat-šeḇer*": "cry of destruction/breaking/ruin", "*yeʿōʿērû*": "they raise/lift up/rouse" } }
• Isa 16:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Isaiah.16.9", "source": "עַל־כֵּ֡ן אֶבְכֶּ֞ה בִּבְכִ֤י יַעְזֵר֙ גֶּ֣פֶן שִׂבְמָ֔ה אֲרַיָּ֙וֶךְ֙ דִּמְעָתִ֔י חֶשְׁבּ֖וֹן וְאֶלְעָלֵ֑ה כִּ֧י עַל־קֵיצֵ֛ךְ וְעַל־קְצִירֵ֖ךְ הֵידָ֥ד נָפָֽל", "text": "Therefore *ʾebkeh* with-weeping-of *yaʿzēr* *gepen* *śibmāh* *ʾărayyāwek* *dimʿātî* *ḥešbôn* *wəʾelʿālēh* for upon-*qêṣēk* and-upon-*qəṣîrēk* *hêdād* *nāpāl*", "grammar": { "*ʾebkeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st singular - I will weep", "*yaʿzēr*": "proper noun - Jazer", "*gepen*": "noun, feminine singular construct - vine of", "*śibmāh*": "proper noun - Sibmah", "*ʾărayyāwek*": "verb, piel imperfect, 1st singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - I will drench you", "*dimʿātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st singular suffix - my tears", "*ḥešbôn*": "proper noun - Heshbon", "*wəʾelʿālēh*": "conjunction ו + proper noun - and Elealeh", "*qêṣēk*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your summer fruit", "*qəṣîrēk*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your harvest", "*hêdād*": "noun, masculine singular - shouting/battle cry", "*nāpāl*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has fallen" }, "variants": { "*ʾărayyāwek*": "I will drench you/I will saturate you/I will water you", "*qêṣēk*": "your summer fruit/your summer crops", "*qəṣîrēk*": "your harvest/your reaping", "*hêdād*": "shouting/joyful shouting/battle cry/harvest shout/enemy battle cry" } }