Isaiah 29:15

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.29.15", "source": "ה֛וֹי הַמַּעֲמִיקִ֥ים מֵֽיהוָ֖ה לַסְתִּ֣ר עֵצָ֑ה וְהָיָ֤ה בְמַחְשָׁךְ֙ מַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֔ם וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ מִ֥י רֹאֵ֖נוּ וּמִ֥י יוֹדְעֵֽנוּ", "text": "*Hôy* *ha-maʿămîqîm* from-*YHWH* to-*lastîr* *ʿēṣāh* and-*hāyāh* in-*maḥšāḵ* *maʿăśêhem* and-*yōʾmrû* who *rōʾēnû* and-who *yôdĕʿēnû*", "grammar": { "*Hôy*": "interjection - woe", "*ha-maʿămîqîm*": "definite article + verb, hiphil participle, masculine plural - the ones making deep/hiding", "*mē-YHWH*": "preposition min + proper noun - from the LORD", "*la-stîr*": "preposition lamed + verb, hiphil infinitive construct - to hide", "*ʿēṣāh*": "noun, feminine singular - counsel/plan", "*wĕ-hāyāh*": "conjunction waw + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and is", "*ḇĕ-maḥšāḵ*": "preposition beth + noun, masculine singular - in darkness", "*maʿăśêhem*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their deeds", "*wayyōʾmrû*": "conjunction waw + verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they say", "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*rōʾēnû*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular with 1st person plural suffix - sees us", "*ū-mî*": "conjunction waw + interrogative pronoun - and who", "*yôdĕʿēnû*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular with 1st person plural suffix - knows us" }, "variants": { "*maʿămîqîm*": "ones making deep/hiding deeply/concealing", "*lastîr*": "to hide/conceal/cover", "*ʿēṣāh*": "counsel/plan/advice", "*maḥšāḵ*": "darkness/obscurity/secrecy", "*maʿăśêhem*": "their deeds/actions/works", "*rōʾēnû*": "sees us/perceives us/observes us", "*yôdĕʿēnû*": "knows us/recognizes us/is aware of us" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

ה֛וֹי הַמַּעֲמִיקִ֥ים מֵֽיהוָ֖ה לַסְתִּ֣ר עֵצָ֑ה וְהָיָ֤ה בְמַחְשָׁךְ֙ מַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֔ם וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ מִ֥י רֹאֵ֖נוּ וּמִ֥י יוֹדְעֵֽנוּ

Transliteration

Hôy ha-maʿămîqîm from-YHWH to-lastîr ʿēṣāh and-hāyāh in-maḥšāḵ maʿăśêhem and-yōʾmrû who rōʾēnû and-who yôdĕʿēnû

Grammar Details

• *Hôy*: interjection - woe
• *ha-maʿămîqîm*: definite article + verb, hiphil participle, masculine plural - the ones making deep/hiding
• *mē-YHWH*: preposition min + proper noun - from the LORD
• *la-stîr*: preposition lamed + verb, hiphil infinitive construct - to hide
• *ʿēṣāh*: noun, feminine singular - counsel/plan
• *wĕ-hāyāh*: conjunction waw + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and is
• *ḇĕ-maḥšāḵ*: preposition beth + noun, masculine singular - in darkness
• *maʿăśêhem*: noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their deeds
• *wayyōʾmrû*: conjunction waw + verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they say
• *mî*: interrogative pronoun - who
• *rōʾēnû*: verb, qal participle, masculine singular with 1st person plural suffix - sees us
• *ū-mî*: conjunction waw + interrogative pronoun - and who
• *yôdĕʿēnû*: verb, qal participle, masculine singular with 1st person plural suffix - knows us

Word Meanings

• *maʿămîqîm*: ones making deep/hiding deeply/concealing
• *lastîr*: to hide/conceal/cover
• *ʿēṣāh*: counsel/plan/advice
• *maḥšāḵ*: darkness/obscurity/secrecy
• *maʿăśêhem*: their deeds/actions/works
• *rōʾēnû*: sees us/perceives us/observes us
• *yôdĕʿēnû*: knows us/recognizes us/is aware of us

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Woe to those who go to great depths to hide their plans from the LORD, who do their work in darkness and think, 'Who sees us? Who knows us?'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Woe to them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who sees us? and who knows us?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Woe{H1945} unto them that hide{H5641} deep{H6009} their counsel{H6098} from Jehovah,{H3068} and whose works{H4639} are in the dark,{H4285} and that say,{H559} Who seeth{H7200} us? and who knoweth{H3045} us?

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Woe{H1945} unto them that seek deep{H6009}{(H8688)} to hide{H5641}{(H8687)} their counsel{H6098} from the LORD{H3068}, and their works{H4639} are in the dark{H4285}, and they say{H559}{(H8799)}, Who seeth{H7200}{(H8802)} us? and who knoweth{H3045}{(H8802)} us?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Wo be vnto them that seke so depe, to hyde their ymaginacion before the LORDE, which rehearce their coucels in ye darknes, and saye: who seith vs, or who knoweth vs?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Wo vnto them that seeke deepe to hide their counsell from the Lorde: for their workes are in darkenes, and they say, Who seeth vs? and who knoweth vs?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Wo vnto them that kepe secrete their thoughtes, to hide their counsell from the Lorde, and to do their workes in darknesse, saying: Who seeth vs? and who knoweth vs?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Woe to those who hide deep their counsel from Yahweh, and whose works are in the dark, and who say, Who sees us? and who knows us?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Wo `to' those going deep from Jehovah to hide counsel, And whose works have been in darkness. And they say, `Who is seeing us? And who is knowing us?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Woe unto them that hide deep their counsel from Jehovah, and whose works are in the dark, and that say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Woe unto them that hide deep their counsel from Jehovah, and whose works are in the dark, and that say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Cursed are those who go deep to keep their designs secret from the Lord, and whose works are in the dark, and who say, Who sees us? and who has knowledge of our acts?

• World English Bible (2000)

  Woe to those who deeply hide their counsel from Yahweh, and whose works are in the dark, and who say, "Who sees us?" and "Who knows us?"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Those who try to hide their plans from the LORD are as good as dead, who do their work in secret and boast,“Who sees us? Who knows what we’re doing?”

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 8:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.8.12", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַי֮ הֲרָאִ֣יתָ בֶן־אָדָם֒ אֲשֶׁ֨ר זִקְנֵ֤י בֵֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ עֹשִׂ֣ים בַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְ אִ֖ישׁ בְּחַדְרֵ֣י מַשְׂכִּית֑וֹ כִּ֣י אֹמְרִ֗ים אֵ֤ין יְהוָה֙ רֹאֶ֣ה אֹתָ֔נוּ עָזַ֥ב יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* to me, *hărāʾîtā* *ben*-*ʾādām*, which *ziqnê* *bêt*-*yiśrāʾēl* *ʿōśîm* in the *ḥōšek*, *ʾîš* in *ḥadrê* *maśkîtô*; for *ʾōmərîm*, not *YHWH* *rōʾeh* us, *ʿāzab* *YHWH* *ʾet*-the *ʾāreṣ*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive with 3rd masculine singular qal imperfect - and he said", "*hărāʾîtā*": "interrogative particle with 2nd masculine singular qal perfect - have you seen?", "*ben*": "masculine singular construct noun - son of", "*ʾādām*": "masculine singular noun - man/mankind", "*ziqnê*": "masculine plural construct noun - elders of", "*bêt*": "masculine singular construct noun - house of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ʿōśîm*": "masculine plural qal participle - doing", "*ḥōšek*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the darkness", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - each man", "*ḥadrê*": "masculine plural construct noun - chambers of", "*maśkîtô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his carved image/imagination", "*ʾōmərîm*": "masculine plural qal participle - saying", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*rōʾeh*": "masculine singular qal participle - seeing", "*ʿāzab*": "3rd masculine singular qal perfect - has forsaken/abandoned", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the land" }, "variants": { "*ben*-*ʾādām*": "son of man/mortal human", "*ziqnê*": "elders/old men", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/secrecy", "*ḥadrê*": "chambers/rooms/inner rooms", "*maśkîtô*": "his carved image/imagination/inner chamber", "*ʿāzab*": "forsaken/abandoned/left" } }
• Isa 30:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Isaiah.30.1", "source": "הוֹי בָּנִים סוֹרְרִים נְאֻם־יְהוָה לַעֲשׂוֹת עֵצָה וְלֹא מִנִּי וְלִנְסֹךְ מַסֵּכָה וְלֹא רוּחִי לְמַעַן סְפוֹת חַטָּאת עַל־חַטָּאת׃", "text": "*Hōy* *bānîm* *sōrerîm* *neʾum*-*Yhwh* to do *ʿēṣâ* and not from me, and to pour out *massēkâ* and not [of] my *rûaḥ*, for the sake of adding *ḥaṭṭāʾt* upon *ḥaṭṭāʾt*.", "grammar": { "*Hōy*": "interjection - woe/alas", "*bānîm*": "masculine plural construct - sons/children", "*sōrerîm*": "qal participle masculine plural - rebellious/stubborn ones", "*neʾum*": "construct noun - utterance/declaration of", "*Yhwh*": "divine name - LORD/Yahweh", "*ʿēṣâ*": "feminine singular noun - counsel/plan/advice", "*massēkâ*": "feminine singular noun - molten image/libation", "*rûaḥ*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my spirit/breath", "*ḥaṭṭāʾt*": "feminine singular noun - sin/offense" }, "variants": { "*Hōy*": "woe/alas/ah", "*bānîm*": "sons/children/descendants", "*sōrerîm*": "rebellious/stubborn/defiant", "*neʾum*": "utterance/declaration/oracle", "*ʿēṣâ*": "counsel/plan/advice/design", "*massēkâ*": "molten image/cast idol/libation", "*rûaḥ*": "spirit/breath/wind", "*ḥaṭṭāʾt*": "sin/offense/punishment for sin" } }
• Isa 47:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Isaiah.47.10", "source": "וַתִּבְטְחִ֣י בְרָעָתֵ֗ךְ אָמַרְתְּ֙ אֵ֣ין רֹאָ֔נִי חָכְמָתֵ֥ךְ וְדַעְתֵּ֖ךְ הִ֣יא שׁוֹבְבָ֑תֶךְ וַתֹּאמְרִ֣י בְלִבֵּ֔ךְ אֲנִ֖י וְאַפְסִ֥י עֽוֹד׃", "text": "And-*wattiḇṭəḥî* in-*ḇərāʿāṯēḵ* *ʾāmart* *ʾên* *rōʾānî* *ḥāḵmāṯēḵ* and-*ḏaʿtēḵ* *hîʾ* *šôḇəḇāṯeḵ* and-*wattōʾmərî* in-*ḇəlibbēḵ* *ʾănî* and-*ʾap̄sî* *ʿôḏ*.", "grammar": { "*wattiḇṭəḥî*": "qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 2nd person feminine singular - and you trusted", "*ḇərāʿāṯēḵ*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - in your wickedness/evil", "*ʾāmart*": "qal perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you said", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*rōʾānî*": "qal participle, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - seeing me", "*ḥāḵmāṯēḵ*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your wisdom", "*ḏaʿtēḵ*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your knowledge", "*hîʾ*": "3rd person feminine singular personal pronoun - she/it", "*šôḇəḇāṯeḵ*": "polel participle, feminine singular with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - leading you astray", "*wattōʾmərî*": "qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 2nd person feminine singular - and you said", "*ḇəlibbēḵ*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - in your heart", "*ʾănî*": "1st person singular personal pronoun - I", "*ʾap̄sî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my end/no one besides me", "*ʿôḏ*": "adverb - still/yet/besides" }, "variants": { "*ḇərāʿāṯēḵ*": "in your wickedness/in your evil/in your wrongdoing", "*rōʾānî*": "seeing me/one who sees me", "*ḥāḵmāṯēḵ*": "your wisdom/your skill", "*ḏaʿtēḵ*": "your knowledge/your understanding", "*šôḇəḇāṯeḵ*": "leading you astray/perverting you/causing you to turn away", "*ḇəlibbēḵ*": "in your heart/in your mind", "*ʾap̄sî*": "my end/no one besides me/I am the only one" } }
• Mal 2:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Malachi.2.17", "source": "הוֹגַעְתֶּ֤ם יְהוָה֙ בְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֔ם וַאֲמַרְ֖תֶּם בַּמָּ֣ה הוֹגָ֑עְנוּ בֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֗ם כָּל־עֹ֨שֵׂה רָ֜ע ט֣וֹב ׀ בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֗ה וּבָהֶם֙ ה֣וּא חָפֵ֔ץ א֥וֹ אַיֵּ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י הַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃", "text": "*hôgaʿtem* *YHWH* in-*dibrêkem* and-*ʾămartem* in-what *hôgāʿnû* in-*ʾĕmārkem* all-*ʿōśēh* *rāʿ* *ṭôb* in-*ʿênê* *YHWH* and-in-them he *ḥāpēṣ* or *ʾayyēh* *ʾĕlōhê* the-*mišpāṭ*", "grammar": { "*hôgaʿtem*": "hiphil perfect 2nd person masculine plural - you have wearied", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*dibrêkem*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your words", "*ʾămartem*": "qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural - you have said", "*hôgāʿnû*": "hiphil perfect 1st person plural - we have wearied", "*ʾĕmārkem*": "qal infinitive construct with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your saying", "*ʿōśēh*": "qal participle masculine singular construct - doer of", "*rāʿ*": "masculine singular noun - evil/bad", "*ṭôb*": "masculine singular adjective - good", "*ʿênê*": "feminine dual construct - eyes of", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*ḥāpēṣ*": "qal participle masculine singular - delighting", "*ʾayyēh*": "interrogative adverb - where?", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "masculine plural construct - God of", "*mišpāṭ*": "masculine singular noun - judgment/justice" }, "variants": { "*hôgaʿtem*": "you have wearied/fatigued/made weary", "*dibrêkem*": "your words/sayings/utterances", "*ʾămartem*": "you have said/spoken/declared", "*hôgāʿnû*": "we have wearied/fatigued/made weary", "*ʾĕmārkem*": "your saying/speaking", "*ʿōśēh* *rāʿ*": "doer of evil/evildoer", "*ṭôb*": "good/pleasant/agreeable", "*ʿênê*": "eyes of/in the sight of", "*ḥāpēṣ*": "delighting/taking pleasure in/desiring", "*ʾayyēh*": "where is?", "*ʾĕlōhê* the-*mišpāṭ*": "God of justice/judgment" } }
• Ps 10:11-13 : 11 { "verseID": "Psalms.10.11", "source": "אָמַ֣ר בְּ֭לִבּוֹ שָׁ֣כַֽח אֵ֑ל הִסְתִּ֥יר פָּ֝נָ֗יו בַּל־רָאָ֥ה לָנֶֽצַח׃", "text": "*ʾāmar* *bĕlibbô* *šākaḥ* *ʾēl* *histîr* *pānāyw* *bal-rāʾāh* *lāneṣaḥ*", "grammar": { "*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he says/said", "*bĕlibbô*": "preposition + noun masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his heart", "*šākaḥ*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he has forgotten", "*ʾēl*": "noun masculine singular - God", "*histîr*": "hiphil perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he has hidden", "*pānāyw*": "noun masculine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his face", "*bal*": "negative particle - not", "*rāʾāh*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he has seen", "*lāneṣaḥ*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - forever/perpetually" }, "variants": { "*ʾāmar*": "say/speak/think", "*lēb*": "heart/mind/inner self", "*šākaḥ*": "forget/ignore/neglect", "*ʾēl*": "God/divine being/mighty one", "*histîr*": "hide/conceal/cover", "*pānîm*": "face/presence/surface", "*rāʾāh*": "see/perceive/observe", "*neṣaḥ*": "forever/perpetuity/eternity" } } 12 { "verseID": "Psalms.10.12", "source": "קוּמָ֤ה יְהוָ֗ה אֵ֭ל נְשָׂ֣א יָדֶ֑ךָ אַל־תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח *עניים **עֲנָוֽ͏ִים׃", "text": "*qûmāh* *YHWH* *ʾēl* *nĕśāʾ* *yādekā* *ʾal-tiškaḥ* *ʿănāwîm*", "grammar": { "*qûmāh*": "qal imperative masculine singular + cohortative suffix - arise/stand up", "*YHWH*": "divine name - vocative", "*ʾēl*": "noun masculine singular - God", "*nĕśāʾ*": "qal imperative masculine singular - lift up/raise", "*yādekā*": "noun feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hand", "*ʾal*": "negative particle - do not", "*tiškaḥ*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - forget", "*ʿănāwîm*": "adjective masculine plural - humble/afflicted/poor" }, "variants": { "*qûmāh*": "arise/stand up/take action", "*ʾēl*": "God/divine being/mighty one", "*nĕśāʾ*": "lift up/raise/carry", "*yād*": "hand/power/strength", "*tiškaḥ*": "forget/ignore/neglect", "*ʿănāwîm*": "humble/afflicted/poor/oppressed ones" } } 13 { "verseID": "Psalms.10.13", "source": "עַל־מֶ֤ה ׀ נִאֵ֖ץ רָשָׁ֥ע ׀ אֱלֹהִ֑ים אָמַ֥ר בְּ֝לִבּ֗וֹ לֹ֣א תִדְרֹֽשׁ׃", "text": "*ʿal-meh* *niʾēṣ* *rāšāʿ* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾāmar* *bĕlibbô* *lōʾ* *tidrōš*", "grammar": { "*ʿal-meh*": "preposition + interrogative pronoun - on what/why", "*niʾēṣ*": "piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he spurns/despises", "*rāšāʿ*": "noun masculine singular - wicked person", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun masculine plural - God", "*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he says/said", "*bĕlibbô*": "preposition + noun masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his heart", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*tidrōš*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will inquire/require" }, "variants": { "*ʿal-meh*": "why/on account of what", "*niʾēṣ*": "spurn/despise/scorn", "*rāšāʿ*": "wicked person/evildoer", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine being", "*ʾāmar*": "say/speak/think", "*lēb*": "heart/mind/inner self", "*tidrōš*": "inquire/seek/require" } }
• Isa 28:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Isaiah.28.15", "source": "כִּי אֲמַרְתֶּם כָּרַתְנוּ בְרִית אֶת־מָוֶת וְעִם־שְׁאוֹל עָשִׂינוּ חֹזֶה שיט שׁוֹט שׁוֹטֵף כִּי־עבר יַעֲבֹר לֹא יְבוֹאֵנוּ כִּי שַׂמְנוּ כָזָב מַחְסֵנוּ וּבַשֶּׁקֶר נִסְתָּרְנוּ", "text": "For *ʾămartem* *kāraṯnû* *ḇərîṯ* with-*māweṯ* and-with-*šəʾôl* *ʿāśînû* *ḥōzeh* *šôṭ* *šôṭēp̄* when-*yaʿăḇōr* not *yəḇôʾēnû* for *śamnû* *ḵāzāḇ* *maḥsēnû* and-in-*haššeqer* *nistārnû*", "grammar": { "*ʾămartem*": "qal perfect 2nd masculine plural - you have said", "*kāraṯnû*": "qal perfect 1st common plural - we have cut", "*ḇərîṯ*": "feminine singular noun - covenant", "*māweṯ*": "masculine singular noun - death", "*šəʾôl*": "feminine singular noun - Sheol/underworld", "*ʿāśînû*": "qal perfect 1st common plural - we have made", "*ḥōzeh*": "masculine singular noun - agreement/vision", "*šôṭ*": "masculine singular noun - scourge/whip", "*šôṭēp̄*": "qal participle masculine singular - overflowing", "*yaʿăḇōr*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - it passes", "*yəḇôʾēnû*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st common plural suffix - it will come to us", "*śamnû*": "qal perfect 1st common plural - we have made", "*ḵāzāḇ*": "masculine singular noun - lie/falsehood", "*maḥsēnû*": "masculine singular noun + 1st common plural suffix - our refuge", "*haššeqer*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the falsehood", "*nistārnû*": "niphal perfect 1st common plural - we have hidden ourselves" }, "variants": { "*kāraṯnû*": "we have cut/we have made", "*ḇərîṯ*": "covenant/agreement/treaty", "*šəʾôl*": "Sheol/grave/underworld", "*ḥōzeh*": "agreement/vision/contract", "*šôṭ*": "scourge/whip/flood", "*šôṭēp̄*": "overflowing/flooding/overwhelming", "*maḥsēnû*": "our refuge/our shelter", "*nistārnû*": "we have hidden ourselves/we have concealed ourselves" } }
• Isa 28:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Isaiah.28.17", "source": "וְשַׂמְתִּי מִשְׁפָּט לְקָו וּצְדָקָה לְמִשְׁקָלֶת וְיָעָה בָרָד מַחְסֵה כָזָב וְסֵתֶר מַיִם יִשְׁטֹפוּ", "text": "*Wə-śamtî* *mišpāṭ* for-*qāw* and-*ṣəḏāqāh* for-*mišqāleṯ* and-*yāʿāh* *ḇārāḏ* *maḥsēh* *ḵāzāḇ* and-*sēṯer* *mayim* *yišṭōp̄û*", "grammar": { "*Wə-śamtî*": "conjunction + qal perfect 1st common singular - and I will make", "*mišpāṭ*": "masculine singular noun - judgment", "*qāw*": "masculine singular noun - line/measuring line", "*ṣəḏāqāh*": "feminine singular noun - righteousness", "*mišqāleṯ*": "feminine singular noun - plummet/level", "*yāʿāh*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - it sweeps away", "*ḇārāḏ*": "masculine singular noun - hail", "*maḥsēh*": "masculine singular construct - refuge of", "*ḵāzāḇ*": "masculine singular noun - lie/falsehood", "*sēṯer*": "masculine singular noun - hiding place", "*mayim*": "masculine plural noun - waters", "*yišṭōp̄û*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they will overflow" }, "variants": { "*mišpāṭ*": "judgment/justice", "*qāw*": "line/measuring line/rule", "*ṣəḏāqāh*": "righteousness/justice", "*mišqāleṯ*": "plummet/level/plumb line", "*yāʿāh*": "sweeps away/washes away", "*maḥsēh*": "refuge of/shelter of", "*sēṯer*": "hiding place/secret place", "*yišṭōp̄û*": "will overflow/will wash away" } }
• Job 22:13-14 : 13 { "verseID": "Job.22.13", "source": "וְֽ֭אָמַרְתָּ מַה־יָּ֣דַֽע אֵ֑ל הַבְעַ֖ד עֲרָפֶ֣ל יִשְׁפּֽוֹט׃", "text": "*wə-ʾāmartā mah-yādaʿ ʾēl ha-bəʿad ʿărāpel yišpôṭ*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾāmartā*": "conjunction + Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you say", "*mah-yādaʿ*": "interrogative + Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - what does know", "*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - God", "*ha-bəʿad*": "interrogative + preposition - can through", "*ʿărāpel*": "noun, masculine singular - thick darkness/cloud", "*yišpôṭ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he judges" }, "variants": { "*ʾāmartā*": "to say/speak/think", "*yādaʿ*": "to know/perceive/understand", "*ʾēl*": "God/deity/divine being", "*bəʿad*": "through/behind/around", "*ʿărāpel*": "thick darkness/dark cloud", "*yišpôṭ*": "to judge/govern/decide" } } 14 { "verseID": "Job.22.14", "source": "עָבִ֣ים סֵֽתֶר־ל֭וֹ וְלֹ֣א יִרְאֶ֑ה וְח֥וּג שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם יִתְהַלָּֽךְ׃", "text": "*ʿābîm sēter-lô wə-lōʾ yirʾê wə-ḥûg šāmayim yithallākh*", "grammar": { "*ʿābîm*": "noun, masculine plural - clouds", "*sēter-lô*": "noun, masculine singular + preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - covering for him", "*wə-lōʾ yirʾê*": "conjunction + negative particle + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he does not see", "*wə-ḥûg*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and vault/circle of", "*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine plural - heavens", "*yithallākh*": "Hithpael imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he walks about" }, "variants": { "*ʿābîm*": "clouds/thick clouds", "*sēter*": "covering/hiding place/shelter", "*yirʾê*": "to see/perceive/look", "*ḥûg*": "circle/vault/horizon", "*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky", "*yithallākh*": "to walk about/to go to and fro/to walk habitually" } }
• Job 24:13-17 : 13 { "verseID": "Job.24.13", "source": "הֵ֤מָּה ׀ הָיוּ֮ בְּֽמֹרְדֵ֫י־א֥וֹר לֹֽא־הִכִּ֥ירוּ דְרָכָ֑יו וְלֹ֥א יָ֝שְׁב֗וּ בִּנְתִיבֹתָֽיו", "text": "They *hāyû bəmōrdê-ʾôr lōʾ-hikkîrû dərāḵāyw wəlōʾ yāšbû bintîbōtāyw*", "grammar": { "*hāyû*": "qal perfect 3rd person common plural - 'they are/were'", "*bəmōrdê-ʾôr*": "preposition *bə* + qal participle masculine plural construct + noun masculine singular - 'among rebels of light'", "*lōʾ-hikkîrû*": "negative particle + hiphil perfect 3rd person common plural - 'they do not recognize'", "*dərāḵāyw*": "noun feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his ways'", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction *wə* + negative particle - 'and not'", "*yāšbû*": "qal perfect 3rd person common plural - 'they dwell/sit/remain'", "*bintîbōtāyw*": "preposition *bə* + noun feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'in his paths'" }, "variants": { "*hāyû*": "are/were/became", "*mōrdê-ʾôr*": "rebels of light/those who revolt against light", "*hikkîrû*": "recognize/acknowledge/know", "*dərāḵāyw*": "his ways/roads/paths", "*yāšbû*": "dwell/sit/remain", "*bintîbōtāyw*": "in his paths/trails/courses" } } 14 { "verseID": "Job.24.14", "source": "לָא֡וֹר יָ֘ק֤וּם רוֹצֵ֗חַ יִֽקְטָל־עָנִ֥י וְאֶבְי֑וֹן וּ֝בַלַּ֗יְלָה יְהִ֣י כַגַּנָּֽב", "text": "At *ʾôr yāqûm rôṣēaḥ yiqṭāl-ʿānî wəʾebyôn ûballaylâ yəhî ḵaggannāb*", "grammar": { "*ʾôr*": "noun masculine singular with preposition *lə* - 'at light/daybreak'", "*yāqûm*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he rises'", "*rôṣēaḥ*": "qal participle masculine singular - 'murderer/killer'", "*yiqṭāl-ʿānî*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + noun masculine singular - 'he kills poor'", "*wəʾebyôn*": "conjunction *wə* + noun masculine singular - 'and needy'", "*ûballaylâ*": "conjunction *û* + preposition *bə* + definite article + noun masculine singular - 'and in the night'", "*yəhî*": "qal imperfect jussive 3rd person masculine singular - 'he is/becomes'", "*ḵaggannāb*": "preposition *kə* + definite article + noun masculine singular - 'like the thief'" }, "variants": { "*ʾôr*": "light/daybreak/dawn", "*yāqûm*": "rises/gets up/stands", "*rôṣēaḥ*": "murderer/killer", "*yiqṭāl*": "kills/murders/slays", "*ʿānî*": "poor/afflicted/humble", "*ʾebyôn*": "needy/poor/beggar", "*ballaylâ*": "in the night/during darkness", "*yəhî*": "is/becomes/acts", "*ḵaggannāb*": "like the thief/as a robber" } } 15 { "verseID": "Job.24.15", "source": "וְעֵ֤ין נֹאֵ֨ף ׀ שָׁ֤מְרָֽה נֶ֣שֶׁף לֵ֭אמֹר לֹא־תְשׁוּרֵ֣נִי עָ֑יִן וְסֵ֖תֶר פָּנִ֣ים יָשִֽׂים", "text": "And *ʿên nōʾēp šāmərâ nešep lēʾmōr lōʾ-təšûrēnî ʿāyin wəsēter pānîm yāśîm*", "grammar": { "*ʿên*": "noun feminine singular construct - 'eye of'", "*nōʾēp*": "qal participle masculine singular - 'adulterer'", "*šāmərâ*": "qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - 'watches/waits for'", "*nešep*": "noun masculine singular - 'twilight/dusk'", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition *lə* + qal infinitive construct - 'saying'", "*lōʾ-təšûrēnî*": "negative particle + qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - 'will not see me'", "*ʿāyin*": "noun feminine singular - 'eye'", "*wəsēter*": "conjunction *wə* + noun masculine singular construct - 'and covering of'", "*pānîm*": "noun masculine plural - 'face'", "*yāśîm*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he places/sets'" }, "variants": { "*ʿên*": "eye/sight", "*nōʾēp*": "adulterer/one who commits adultery", "*šāmərâ*": "watches/waits for/observes", "*nešep*": "twilight/dusk/darkness", "*lēʾmōr*": "saying/thinking", "*təšûrēnî*": "will see me/will look at me/will observe me", "*ʿāyin*": "eye/sight", "*sēter*": "covering/hiding place/disguise", "*pānîm*": "face/presence/person", "*yāśîm*": "places/sets/puts" } } 16 { "verseID": "Job.24.16", "source": "חָתַ֥ר בַּחֹ֗שֶׁךְ בָּ֫תִּ֥ים יוֹמָ֥ם חִתְּמוּ־לָ֗מוֹ לֹא־יָ֥דְעוּ אֽוֹר", "text": "He *ḥātar baḥōšeḵ bāttîm yômām ḥittəmû-lāmô lōʾ-yādəʿû ʾôr*", "grammar": { "*ḥātar*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he digs through'", "*baḥōšeḵ*": "preposition *bə* + definite article + noun masculine singular - 'in the darkness'", "*bāttîm*": "noun masculine plural - 'houses'", "*yômām*": "adverb - 'by day'", "*ḥittəmû-lāmô*": "piel perfect 3rd person common plural + preposition *lə* + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'they seal for themselves'", "*lōʾ-yādəʿû*": "negative particle + qal perfect 3rd person common plural - 'they do not know'", "*ʾôr*": "noun masculine singular - 'light'" }, "variants": { "*ḥātar*": "digs through/breaks into", "*baḥōšeḵ*": "in the darkness/during night", "*bāttîm*": "houses/homes/dwellings", "*yômām*": "by day/during daylight", "*ḥittəmû-lāmô*": "they seal for themselves/they shut themselves up", "*yādəʿû*": "know/recognize/acknowledge", "*ʾôr*": "light/daylight" } } 17 { "verseID": "Job.24.17", "source": "כִּ֤י יַחְדָּ֨ו ׀ בֹּ֣קֶר לָ֣מוֹ צַלְמָ֑וֶת כִּֽי־יַ֝כִּ֗יר בַּלְה֥וֹת צַלְמָֽוֶת", "text": "For *yaḥdāw bōqer lāmô ṣalmāwet kî-yakkîr balhôt ṣalmāwet*", "grammar": { "*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - 'together/alike'", "*bōqer*": "noun masculine singular - 'morning'", "*lāmô*": "preposition *lə* + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'to them'", "*ṣalmāwet*": "noun masculine singular - 'deep darkness/shadow of death'", "*kî-yakkîr*": "conjunction *kî* + hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'for he recognizes/knows'", "*balhôt*": "noun feminine plural construct - 'terrors of'", "*ṣalmāwet*": "noun masculine singular - 'deep darkness/shadow of death'" }, "variants": { "*yaḥdāw*": "together/alike/all of them", "*bōqer*": "morning/daybreak/dawn", "*ṣalmāwet*": "deep darkness/shadow of death/thick darkness", "*yakkîr*": "recognizes/knows/is familiar with", "*balhôt*": "terrors/sudden terrors/alarms" } }
• Job 34:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Job.34.22", "source": "אֵֽין־חֹ֭שֶׁךְ וְאֵ֣ין צַלְמָ֑וֶת לְהִסָּ֥תֶר שָׁ֝֗ם פֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃", "text": "*ʾên-ḥōšek* *wə-ʾên* *ṣalmāwet* *ləhissāter* *šām* *pōʿălê* *ʾāwen*", "grammar": { "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is no", "*ḥōšek*": "masculine singular noun - darkness", "*wə-ʾên*": "waw conjunction + particle of negation - and there is no", "*ṣalmāwet*": "masculine singular noun - deep shadow/death shadow", "*ləhissāter*": "preposition + Niphal infinitive construct - to hide themselves", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*pōʿălê*": "masculine plural construct noun - workers of", "*ʾāwen*": "masculine singular noun - iniquity" }, "variants": { "*ʾên*": "there is no/none/not existing", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity/gloom", "*ṣalmāwet*": "deep shadow/death shadow/deepest darkness", "*ləhissāter*": "to hide themselves/to conceal themselves/to be hidden", "*pōʿălê ʾāwen*": "workers of iniquity/evildoers/those who do wickedness" } }
• Ps 59:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Psalms.59.7", "source": "יָשׁ֣וּבוּ לָ֭עֶרֶב יֶהֱמ֥וּ כַכָּ֗לֶב וִיס֥וֹבְבוּ עִֽיר׃", "text": "They *yāšûbû* in the *ʿereb* they *yehĕmû* like the *kāleb* and they *yĕsôbĕbû* *ʿîr*.", "grammar": { "*yāšûbû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd plural - they return", "*ʿereb*": "masculine noun with preposition lə- - at evening", "*yehĕmû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd plural - they growl/howl", "*kāleb*": "masculine singular noun with preposition kə- - like a dog", "*yĕsôbĕbû*": "Polel imperfect, 3rd plural with conjunction wə- - and they go around", "*ʿîr*": "feminine singular noun - city" }, "variants": { "*yehĕmû*": "growl/howl/make noise/moan", "*yĕsôbĕbû*": "go around/surround/prowl around" } }
• Ps 64:5-6 : 5 { "verseID": "Psalms.64.5", "source": "לִיר֣וֹת בַּמִּסְתָּרִ֣ים תָּ֑ם פִּתְאֹ֥ם יֹ֝רֻ֗הוּ וְלֹ֣א יִירָֽאוּ׃", "text": "to-*yərôt* in-the-*mistārîm* *tām* *pitʾōm* *yōruhû* and-not *yîrāʾû*", "grammar": { "*yərôt*": "infinitive construct verb with prefixed preposition lamed (to) - to shoot", "*mistārîm*": "masculine plural noun with prefixed preposition bet (in) - hiding places", "*tām*": "masculine singular adjective/noun - blameless/perfect one", "*pitʾōm*": "adverb - suddenly", "*yōruhû*": "imperfect verb, 3rd person plural with 3rd person masculine singular object suffix - they will shoot him", "*yîrāʾû*": "imperfect verb, 3rd person plural with negative particle - they will not fear" }, "variants": { "*tām*": "blameless one/perfect one/innocent", "*yōruhû*": "shoot him/strike him", "*yîrāʾû*": "fear/be afraid" } } 6 { "verseID": "Psalms.64.6", "source": "יְחַזְּקוּ־לָ֨מוֹ ׀ דָּ֘בָ֤ר רָ֗ע יְֽ֭סַפְּרוּ לִטְמ֣וֹן מוֹקְשִׁ֑ים אָ֝מְר֗וּ מִ֣י יִרְאֶה־לָּֽמוֹ׃", "text": "*yəḥazzəqû*-to-them *dābār* *rāʿ* *yəsappərû* to-*ṭəmôn* *môqəšîm* *ʾāmərû* who *yirʾeh*-to-them", "grammar": { "*yəḥazzəqû*": "imperfect verb, 3rd person plural with suffix - they strengthen", "*dābār*": "masculine singular noun - word/thing/matter", "*rāʿ*": "masculine singular adjective - evil", "*yəsappərû*": "imperfect verb, 3rd person plural - they tell/recount", "*ṭəmôn*": "infinitive construct verb with prefixed preposition lamed (to) - to hide", "*môqəšîm*": "masculine plural noun - snares/traps", "*ʾāmərû*": "perfect verb, 3rd person plural - they have said", "*yirʾeh*": "imperfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular with suffix - will see them" }, "variants": { "*yəḥazzəqû*": "strengthen/encourage/embolden", "*dābār rāʿ*": "evil matter/evil plan/evil word", "*yəsappərû*": "tell/recount/narrate/discuss", "*môqəšîm*": "snares/traps/nets" } }
• Ps 73:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Psalms.73.11", "source": "וְֽאָמְר֗וּ אֵיכָ֥ה יָדַֽע־אֵ֑ל וְיֵ֖שׁ דֵּעָ֣ה בְעֶלְיֽוֹן׃", "text": "*We'amru*, '*Eikha yada'-El*, *weyesh de'ah ve'elyon*?", "grammar": { "*We'amru*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - and they say", "*Eikha*": "interrogative - how", "*yada'-El*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + noun, masculine singular (divine name) - God knows", "*weyesh*": "conjunction + adverb of existence - and there is", "*de'ah*": "noun, feminine singular - knowledge", "*ve'elyon*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in Most High" }, "variants": { "*amru*": "they say/said", "*eikha*": "how/in what way", "*yada*": "knows/perceives/understands", "*El*": "God/deity/mighty one", "*yesh*": "there is/exists", "*de'ah*": "knowledge/understanding", "*elyon*": "Most High/Highest One" } }
• Ps 94:7-9 : 7 { "verseID": "Psalms.94.7", "source": "וַ֭יֹּ֣אמְרוּ לֹ֣א יִרְאֶה־יָּ֑הּ וְלֹא־יָ֝בִ֗ין אֱלֹהֵ֥י יַעֲקֹֽב", "text": "*wayyōʾmərû* not *yirʾeh-Yāh* *wə-lōʾ-yābîn* *ʾĕlōhê* *yaʿăqōb*", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmərû*": "conjunction + verb, qal, imperfect, consecutive, 3rd person, masculine, plural - and they say", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yirʾeh*": "verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he sees", "*Yāh*": "proper noun - shortened form of divine name", "*wə-lōʾ-yābîn*": "conjunction + negative particle + verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and he does not perceive/understand", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine, plural, construct - God of", "*yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun - Jacob" }, "variants": { "*wayyōʾmərû*": "and they say/said", "*yirʾeh*": "sees/perceives/notices", "*yābîn*": "perceives/understands/discerns", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "God of/deity of" } } 8 { "verseID": "Psalms.94.8", "source": "בִּ֭ינוּ בֹּעֲרִ֣ים בָּעָ֑ם וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים מָתַ֥י תַּשְׂכִּֽילוּ", "text": "*bînû* *bōʿărîm* in-the-*ʿām* *û-kəsîlîm* *mātay* *taśkîlû*", "grammar": { "*bînû*": "verb, qal, imperative, masculine, plural - understand/consider", "*bōʿărîm*": "participle, qal, masculine, plural - brutish ones/stupid ones", "*bā-ʿām*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine, singular - in the people", "*û-kəsîlîm*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, plural - and fools", "*mātay*": "interrogative adverb - when", "*taśkîlû*": "verb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural - you will be wise/understand" }, "variants": { "*bînû*": "understand/consider/perceive", "*bōʿărîm*": "brutish ones/stupid ones/dull-hearted", "*ʿām*": "people/nation", "*kəsîlîm*": "fools/stupid ones", "*taśkîlû*": "be wise/understand/have insight" } } 9 { "verseID": "Psalms.94.9", "source": "הֲנֹ֣טַֽע אֹ֭זֶן הֲלֹ֣א יִשְׁמָ֑ע אִֽם־יֹ֥צֵֽר עַ֝֗יִן הֲלֹ֣א יַבִּֽיט", "text": "*hă-nōṭaʿ* *ʾōzen* *hă-lōʾ* *yišmāʿ* if-*yōṣēr* *ʿayin* *hă-lōʾ* *yabbîṭ*", "grammar": { "*hă-nōṭaʿ*": "interrogative particle + participle, qal, masculine, singular - the one planting", "*ʾōzen*": "noun, feminine, singular - ear", "*hă-lōʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle - will not", "*yišmāʿ*": "verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he hears", "*ʾim-yōṣēr*": "conditional particle + participle, qal, masculine, singular - if the one forming", "*ʿayin*": "noun, feminine, singular - eye", "*yabbîṭ*": "verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he sees/observes" }, "variants": { "*nōṭaʿ*": "one planting/one who implants", "*yišmāʿ*": "hears/listens/perceives", "*yōṣēr*": "one forming/one who shapes/creator", "*yabbîṭ*": "sees/observes/beholds" } }
• Ps 139:1-8 : 1 { "verseID": "Psalms.139.1", "source": "לַ֭מְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִ֣ד מִזְמ֑וֹר יְהוָ֥ה חֲ֝קַרְתַּ֗נִי וַתֵּדָֽע׃", "text": "To-the-*mənaṣṣēaḥ* of-*dāwid* *mizmôr*; *YHWH* *ḥăqartanî* and-*tēdāʿ*", "grammar": { "*mənaṣṣēaḥ*": "preposition lamed + masculine singular participle - to/for the director/choirmaster", "*dāwid*": "preposition lamed + proper name - to/for/of David", "*mizmôr*": "masculine singular noun - psalm/melody", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD/Yahweh", "*ḥăqartanî*": "verb, Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - you have searched me", "*tēdāʿ*": "verb, Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular + waw consecutive - and you know" }, "variants": { "*mənaṣṣēaḥ*": "director/choirmaster/chief musician/overseer", "*mizmôr*": "psalm/melody/song", "*ḥăqartanî*": "searched me/investigated me/examined me thoroughly", "*tēdāʿ*": "know/understand/perceive" } } 2 { "verseID": "Psalms.139.2", "source": "אַתָּ֣ה יָ֭דַעְתָּ שִׁבְתִּ֣י וְקוּמִ֑י בַּ֥נְתָּה לְ֝רֵעִ֗י מֵרָחֽוֹק׃", "text": "*ʾattâ yādaʿtâ šibtî* and-*qûmî*; *bantâ* to-*rēʿî* from-*rāḥôq*", "grammar": { "*ʾattâ*": "independent personal pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you", "*yādaʿtâ*": "verb, Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you know/knew", "*šibtî*": "noun + 1st person singular suffix - my sitting down", "*qûmî*": "noun + 1st person singular suffix - my rising up", "*bantâ*": "verb, Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you understand/discern", "*rēʿî*": "noun + 1st person singular suffix - my thought/intention", "*rāḥôq*": "noun/adverb with preposition min - from afar/from distance" }, "variants": { "*yādaʿtâ*": "know/understand/perceive", "*šibtî*": "my sitting/my dwelling", "*qûmî*": "my rising/my getting up/my standing", "*bantâ*": "understand/discern/perceive", "*rēʿî*": "my thought/my intention/my purpose/my friend", "*rāḥôq*": "afar/far away/distance" } } 3 { "verseID": "Psalms.139.3", "source": "אָרְחִ֣י וְרִבְעִ֣י זֵרִ֑יתָ וְֽכָל־דְּרָכַ֥י הִסְכַּֽנְתָּה׃", "text": "*ʾārḥî* and-*ribʿî zērîtā* and-all-*dərākay hiskantâ*", "grammar": { "*ʾārḥî*": "noun + 1st person singular suffix - my path", "*ribʿî*": "noun + 1st person singular suffix - my lying down", "*zērîtā*": "verb, Piel perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you winnow/examine", "*dərākay*": "noun plural + 1st person singular suffix - my ways", "*hiskantâ*": "verb, Hiphil perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you are familiar with" }, "variants": { "*ʾārḥî*": "my path/my way/my journey", "*ribʿî*": "my lying down/my resting place", "*zērîtā*": "winnow/examine thoroughly/sift", "*dərākay*": "my ways/my paths/my habits", "*hiskantâ*": "are familiar with/are acquainted with/know well" } } 4 { "verseID": "Psalms.139.4", "source": "כִּ֤י אֵ֣ין מִ֭לָּה בִּלְשׁוֹנִ֑י הֵ֥ן יְ֝הוָ֗ה יָדַ֥עְתָּ כֻלָּֽהּ׃", "text": "For *ʾēyn millâ* in-*ləšônî*; behold, *YHWH yādaʿtâ kullâh*", "grammar": { "*ʾēyn*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*millâ*": "noun, feminine singular - word", "*ləšônî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix + preposition beth - in my tongue", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD/Yahweh", "*yādaʿtâ*": "verb, Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you know", "*kullâh*": "noun + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - all of it" }, "variants": { "*ʾēyn*": "there is not/there exists not", "*millâ*": "word/speech/utterance", "*ləšônî*": "my tongue/my language/my speech", "*yādaʿtâ*": "know/understand/perceive", "*kullâh*": "all of it/entirety of it/the whole of it" } } 5 { "verseID": "Psalms.139.5", "source": "אָח֣וֹר וָקֶ֣דֶם צַרְתָּ֑נִי וַתָּ֖שֶׁת עָלַ֣י כַּפֶּֽכָה׃", "text": "*ʾāḥôr wāqedem ṣartānî* and-*tāšet* upon-me *kappekâ*", "grammar": { "*ʾāḥôr*": "adverb/noun - behind/backward", "*wāqedem*": "conjunction + noun - and before/in front", "*ṣartānî*": "verb, Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - you hem in me/you surround me", "*tāšet*": "verb, Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular + waw consecutive - and you place/put", "*kappekâ*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your palm/hand" }, "variants": { "*ʾāḥôr*": "behind/backward/from behind", "*qedem*": "before/in front/from the east", "*ṣartānî*": "hem in me/surround me/besiege me/form me", "*tāšet*": "place/put/lay", "*kappekâ*": "your palm/your hand" } } 6 { "verseID": "Psalms.139.6", "source": "*פלאיה **פְּלִ֣יאָֽה דַ֣עַת מִמֶּ֑נִּי נִ֝שְׂגְּבָ֗ה לֹא־א֥וּכַֽל לָֽהּ׃", "text": "*pəlîʾâ daʿat* from-me; *niśgəbâ* not-*ʾûkal* to-it", "grammar": { "*pəlîʾâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - wonderful/marvelous/extraordinary", "*daʿat*": "noun, feminine singular - knowledge", "*niśgəbâ*": "verb, Niphal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - it is too high/lofty", "*ʾûkal*": "verb, Qal imperfect 1st person singular - I am able" }, "variants": { "*pəlîʾâ*": "wonderful/marvelous/extraordinary/difficult", "*daʿat*": "knowledge/understanding/insight", "*niśgəbâ*": "too high/too lofty/inaccessible/beyond reach", "*ʾûkal*": "am able/can attain/have power" } } 7 { "verseID": "Psalms.139.7", "source": "אָ֭נָ֥ה אֵלֵ֣ךְ מֵרוּחֶ֑ךָ וְ֝אָ֗נָה מִפָּנֶ֥יךָ אֶבְרָֽח׃", "text": "*ʾānâ ʾēlēk* from-*rûḥekā* and-*ʾānâ* from-*pānêkā ʾebrāḥ*", "grammar": { "*ʾānâ*": "interrogative adverb - where", "*ʾēlēk*": "verb, Qal imperfect 1st person singular - I go", "*rûḥekā*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix + preposition min - from your spirit", "*pānêkā*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix + preposition min - from your face/presence", "*ʾebrāḥ*": "verb, Qal imperfect 1st person singular - I flee" }, "variants": { "*ʾānâ*": "where/where to", "*ʾēlēk*": "go/walk/proceed", "*rûḥekā*": "your spirit/your breath/your wind", "*pānêkā*": "your face/your presence", "*ʾebrāḥ*": "flee/run away/escape" } } 8 { "verseID": "Psalms.139.8", "source": "אִם־אֶסַּ֣ק שָׁ֭מַיִם שָׁ֣ם אָ֑תָּה וְאַצִּ֖יעָה שְּׁא֣וֹל הִנֶּֽךָּ׃", "text": "If-*ʾessaq šāmayim* there *ʾāttâ*; and-*ʾaṣṣîʿâ šəʾôl hinnekā*", "grammar": { "*ʾessaq*": "verb, Qal imperfect 1st person singular - I ascend", "*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine dual - heavens/sky", "*ʾāttâ*": "independent personal pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you", "*ʾaṣṣîʿâ*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - I make my bed", "*šəʾôl*": "noun, proper name - Sheol/underworld", "*hinnekā*": "demonstrative particle + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - behold you/there you are" }, "variants": { "*ʾessaq*": "ascend/go up/climb", "*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky", "*ʾaṣṣîʿâ*": "make my bed/spread out my couch/lie down", "*šəʾôl*": "Sheol/grave/underworld/place of the dead", "*hinnekā*": "behold you/there you are/you are present" } }
• Isa 5:18-19 : 18 { "verseID": "Isaiah.5.18", "source": "ה֛וֹי מֹשְׁכֵ֥י הֶֽעָוֺ֖ן בְּחַבְלֵ֣י הַשָּׁ֑וְא וְכַעֲב֥וֹת הָעֲגָלָ֖ה חַטָּאָֽה׃", "text": "*hôy* those who *mōškê* the *heʿāwōn* with *bəḥablê* the *haššāwʾ*, and like *wəkaʿăbôt* the *hāʿăgālâ* *ḥaṭṭāʾâ*.", "grammar": { "*hôy*": "interjection - woe", "*mōškê*": "qal participle masculine plural construct - drawing/pulling", "*heʿāwōn*": "definite article with masculine singular noun - the iniquity", "*bəḥablê*": "preposition with masculine plural construct - with cords of", "*haššāwʾ*": "definite article with masculine singular noun - the falsehood/emptiness", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*kaʿăbôt*": "preposition with feminine plural construct - like cart ropes of", "*hāʿăgālâ*": "definite article with feminine singular noun - the cart/wagon", "*ḥaṭṭāʾâ*": "feminine singular noun - sin" }, "variants": { "*mōškê*": "drawing/pulling/dragging", "*ʿāwōn*": "iniquity/guilt/punishment", "*ḥablê*": "cords/ropes/snares", "*šāwʾ*": "falsehood/emptiness/worthlessness", "*ʿăbôt*": "cart ropes/thick cords/wagon traces" } } 19 { "verseID": "Isaiah.5.19", "source": "הָאֹמְרִ֗ים יְמַהֵ֧ר ׀ יָחִ֛ישָׁה מַעֲשֵׂ֖הוּ לְמַ֣עַן נִרְאֶ֑ה וְתִקְרַ֣ב וְתָב֗וֹאָה עֲצַ֛ת קְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וְנֵדָֽעָה׃", "text": "Those who *hāʾōmərîm*, \"Let him *yəmahēr* ׀ *yāḥîšâ* his *maʿăśēhû* so that we may *nirʾeh*; and let it *wətiqrab* and *wətābôʾâ*, the *ʿăṣat* of the *qədôš* of *yiśrāʾēl*, that we may *wənēdāʿâ*.\"", "grammar": { "*hāʾōmərîm*": "definite article with qal participle masculine plural - the ones saying", "*yəmahēr*": "piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular jussive - let him hasten", "*yāḥîšâ*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular cohortative - let him speed", "*maʿăśēhû*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his work", "*ləmaʿan*": "conjunction - so that", "*nirʾeh*": "qal imperfect 1st person common plural - we may see", "*wətiqrab*": "conjunction with qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular jussive - and let it draw near", "*wətābôʾâ*": "conjunction with qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular cohortative - and let it come", "*ʿăṣat*": "feminine singular construct - counsel of", "*qədôš*": "masculine singular adjective construct - holy one of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*wənēdāʿâ*": "conjunction with qal imperfect 1st person common plural cohortative - that we may know" }, "variants": { "*yəmahēr*": "hasten/hurry/be quick", "*yāḥîšâ*": "speed/hurry/make haste", "*ʿăṣat*": "counsel/plan/purpose" } }
• Luke 12:1-3 : 1 { "verseID": "Luke.12.1", "source": "¶Ἐν οἷς, ἐπισυναχθεισῶν τῶν μυριάδων τοῦ ὄχλου, ὥστε καταπατεῖν ἀλλήλους, ἤρξατο λέγειν πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ πρῶτον, Προσέχετε ἑαυτοῖς ἀπὸ τῆς ζύμης τῶν Φαρισαίων, ἥτις ἐστὶν ὑπόκρισις.", "text": "In which [time], *episynachtheisōn* the *myriads* of the *ochlos*, so as to *katapatein* one another, he *ērxato* *legein* *pros* the *mathētas* of him first, *Prosechete* yourselves from the *zymēs* of the *Pharisaiōn*, which *estin hypochrisis*.", "grammar": { "*episynachtheisōn*": "genitive plural feminine participle, aorist passive - having been gathered together", "*myriads*": "genitive plural feminine - ten thousands/countless numbers", "*ochlos*": "genitive singular masculine - crowd/multitude", "*katapatein*": "present active infinitive - to trample down", "*ērxato*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd singular - began", "*legein*": "present active infinitive - to say/speak", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward", "*mathētas*": "accusative plural masculine - disciples/students", "*Prosechete*": "present active imperative, 2nd plural - pay attention to/beware of", "*zymēs*": "genitive singular feminine - leaven/yeast", "*Pharisaiōn*": "genitive plural masculine - Pharisees", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - is", "*hypochrisis*": "nominative singular feminine - hypocrisy/pretense" }, "variants": { "*episynachtheisōn*": "being gathered together/assembling", "*myriads*": "countless numbers/tens of thousands", "*ochlos*": "crowd/mob/common people", "*katapatein*": "trample down/tread upon", "*zymēs*": "leaven/yeast (metaphorically: influence/teaching)", "*hypochrisis*": "hypocrisy/play-acting/dissimulation" } } 2 { "verseID": "Luke.12.2", "source": "Οὐδὲν δὲ συγκεκαλυμμένον ἐστίν, ὃ οὐκ ἀποκαλυφθήσεται· καὶ κρυπτόν, ὃ οὐ γνωσθήσεται.", "text": "*Ouden de synkekalymmenon estin*, which not *apokalyphthēsetai*; and *krypton*, which not *gnōsthēsetai*.", "grammar": { "*Ouden*": "nominative singular neuter - nothing", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now", "*synkekalymmenon*": "perfect passive participle, nominative singular neuter - having been covered/concealed", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - is", "*apokalyphthēsetai*": "future passive indicative, 3rd singular - will be revealed/uncovered", "*krypton*": "nominative singular neuter adjective - hidden/secret", "*gnōsthēsetai*": "future passive indicative, 3rd singular - will be known" }, "variants": { "*synkekalymmenon*": "covered up/concealed/hidden", "*apokalyphthēsetai*": "will be uncovered/revealed/disclosed", "*krypton*": "hidden/secret/concealed", "*gnōsthēsetai*": "will become known/will be discovered" } } 3 { "verseID": "Luke.12.3", "source": "Ἀνθʼ ὧν ὅσα ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ εἴπατε ἐν τῷ φωτὶ ἀκουσθήσεται· καὶ ὃ πρὸς τὸ οὖς ἐλαλήσατε ἐν τοῖς ταμείοις κηρυχθήσεται ἐπὶ τῶν δωμάτων.", "text": "*Anth' hōn hosa* in the *skotia eipate* in the *phōti akousthēsetai*; and what *pros* the *ous elalēsate* in the *tameiois kērychthēsetai epi* the *dōmatōn*.", "grammar": { "*Anth' hōn*": "preposition + relative pronoun - wherefore/therefore", "*hosa*": "nominative plural neuter relative pronoun - as much as/whatever", "*skotia*": "dative singular feminine - darkness", "*eipate*": "aorist active indicative, 2nd plural - you said", "*phōti*": "dative singular neuter - light", "*akousthēsetai*": "future passive indicative, 3rd singular - will be heard", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward", "*ous*": "accusative singular neuter - ear", "*elalēsate*": "aorist active indicative, 2nd plural - you spoke", "*tameiois*": "dative plural neuter - inner rooms/chambers", "*kērychthēsetai*": "future passive indicative, 3rd singular - will be proclaimed", "*epi*": "preposition + genitive - upon/on", "*dōmatōn*": "genitive plural neuter - housetops/roofs" }, "variants": { "*Anth' hōn*": "wherefore/therefore/in return for which", "*skotia*": "darkness/secrecy", "*phōti*": "light/public view", "*tameiois*": "private rooms/storage chambers/inner rooms", "*kērychthēsetai*": "will be proclaimed/announced/preached", "*dōmatōn*": "housetops/roofs (metaphor for public places)" } }
• John 3:19 : 19 { "verseID": "John.3.19", "source": "Αὕτη δέ ἐστιν ἡ κρίσις, ὅτι τὸ φῶς ἐλήλυθεν εἰς τὸν κόσμον, καὶ ἠγάπησαν οἱ ἄνθρωποι μᾶλλον τὸ σκότος ἢ τὸ φῶς, ἦν γὰρ πονηρὰ αὐτῶν τὰ ἔργα.", "text": "*Hautē de estin hē krisis*, that the *phōs elēlythen eis ton kosmon*, and *ēgapēsan hoi anthrōpoi mallon to skotos ē to phōs*, for was *ponēra autōn ta erga*.", "grammar": { "*Hautē*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, feminine, singular - this", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*estin*": "present, 3rd singular - is", "*krisis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - judgment", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that/because", "*phōs*": "nominative, neuter, singular - light", "*elēlythen*": "perfect, 3rd singular - has come", "*eis*": "preposition + accusative - into", "*kosmon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - world", "*ēgapēsan*": "aorist, 3rd plural - loved", "*anthrōpoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - men/people", "*mallon*": "adverb - rather/more", "*skotos*": "accusative, neuter, singular - darkness", "*ē*": "conjunction - than", "*ēn*": "imperfect, 3rd singular - were", "*ponēra*": "nominative, neuter, plural - evil", "*autōn*": "personal pronoun, genitive, masculine, plural - their", "*erga*": "nominative, neuter, plural - works/deeds" }, "variants": { "*krisis*": "judgment/verdict/separation", "*phōs*": "light/illumination [metaphor for revelation/truth]", "*skotos*": "darkness/obscurity [metaphor for evil/ignorance]", "*ponēra*": "evil/wicked/bad/corrupt" } }
• 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.4.5", "source": "Ὥστε μὴ πρὸ καιροῦ τι κρίνετε, ἕως ἂν ἔλθῃ ὁ Κύριος, ὃς καὶ φωτίσει τὰ κρυπτὰ τοῦ σκότους, καὶ φανερώσει τὰς βουλὰς τῶν καρδιῶν: καὶ τότε ὁ ἔπαινος γενήσεται ἑκάστῳ ἀπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ.", "text": "*Hōste mē pro kairou ti krinete*, *heōs an elthē ho Kyrios*, who also *phōtisei ta krypta tou skotous*, and *phanerōsei tas boulas tōn kardiōn*: and then the *epainos genēsetai* to each from *tou Theou*.", "grammar": { "*Hōste*": "conjunction - so that/therefore", "*mē*": "negative particle - not", "*pro kairou*": "preposition + genitive, masculine, singular - before time/prematurely", "*ti*": "accusative, neuter, singular - anything/something", "*krinete*": "present imperative, 2nd plural, active - judge", "*heōs an elthē*": "conjunction + particle + aorist subjunctive, 3rd singular - until comes", "*ho Kyrios*": "article + nominative, masculine, singular - the Lord", "*phōtisei*": "future indicative, 3rd singular, active - will illuminate/bring to light", "*ta krypta*": "article + accusative, neuter, plural - the hidden things", "*tou skotous*": "article + genitive, neuter, singular - of the darkness", "*phanerōsei*": "future indicative, 3rd singular, active - will reveal/make manifest", "*tas boulas*": "article + accusative, feminine, plural - the counsels/motives/intentions", "*tōn kardiōn*": "article + genitive, feminine, plural - of the hearts", "*epainos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - praise/commendation", "*genēsetai*": "future indicative, 3rd singular, middle - will be/become", "*hekastō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to each one", "*apo tou Theou*": "preposition + article + genitive, masculine, singular - from God" }, "variants": { "*pro kairou*": "before the time/prematurely/too early", "*krinete*": "judge/decide/condemn", "*phōtisei*": "will illuminate/bring to light/expose", "*krypta*": "hidden things/secrets/concealed matters", "*phanerōsei*": "will reveal/make manifest/bring to light", "*boulas*": "counsels/motives/purposes/intentions", "*epainos*": "praise/commendation/approval" } }
• 2 Cor 4:2 : 2 { "verseID": "2 Corinthians.4.2", "source": "Ἀλλὰ ἀπειπάμεθα τὰ κρυπτὰ τῆς αἰσχύνης, μὴ περιπατοῦντες ἐν πανουργίᾳ, μηδὲ δολοῦντες τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ· ἀλλὰ τῇ φανερώσει τῆς ἀληθείας συνιστώντες ἑαυτοὺς πρὸς πᾶσαν συνείδησιν ἀνθρώπων ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ.", "text": "*Alla apeipametha ta krypta tēs aischynēs*, not *peripatountes* in *panourgia*, neither *dolountes* the *logon* of the *Theou*; *alla* the *phanerōsei tēs alētheias synistōntes heautous pros* all *syneidēsin anthrōpōn enōpion tou Theou*.", "grammar": { "*Alla*": "conjunction - but/rather", "*apeipametha*": "aorist middle indicative, 1st person plural - we have renounced/refused", "*krypta*": "accusative neuter plural - hidden things/secrets", "*aischynēs*": "genitive feminine singular - shame/disgrace", "*peripatountes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - walking/conducting ourselves", "*panourgia*": "dative feminine singular - craftiness/cunning/deceit", "*dolountes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - corrupting/falsifying/adulterating", "*logon*": "accusative masculine singular - word/message", "*Theou*": "genitive masculine singular - God/deity", "*phanerōsei*": "dative feminine singular - manifestation/revelation", "*alētheias*": "genitive feminine singular - truth", "*synistōntes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - commending/presenting", "*heautous*": "accusative masculine plural reflexive pronoun - ourselves", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward", "*syneidēsin*": "accusative feminine singular - conscience", "*anthrōpōn*": "genitive masculine plural - of men/people", "*enōpion*": "preposition + genitive - before/in the sight of", "*tou Theou*": "genitive masculine singular - of God" }, "variants": { "*apeipametha*": "renounced/refused/rejected/disowned", "*krypta*": "hidden things/secrets/shameful deeds", "*panourgia*": "craftiness/cunning/trickery", "*dolountes*": "corrupting/falsifying/adulterating/handling deceitfully", "*logon*": "word/message/account", "*phanerōsei*": "manifestation/revelation/disclosure", "*synistōntes*": "commending/presenting/demonstrating" } }
• Rev 2:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Revelation.2.23", "source": "Καὶ τὰ τέκνα αὐτῆς ἀποκτενῶ ἐν θανάτῳ· καὶ γνώσονται πᾶσαι αἱ ἐκκλησίαι ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἐρευνῶν νεφροὺς καὶ καρδίας: καὶ δώσω ὑμῖν ἑκάστῳ κατὰ τὰ ἔργα ὑμῶν.", "text": "And the *tekna* of-her *apoktenō* in *thanatō*; and *gnōsontai* all the *ekklēsiai* that I *eimi* the *ereunōn nephrous* and *kardias*: and *dōsō* to-you to-each according-to the *erga* of-you.", "grammar": { "*tekna*": "accusative, neuter, plural - children", "*apoktenō*": "future indicative, 1st singular - I will kill", "*thanatō*": "dative, masculine, singular - with death", "*gnōsontai*": "future indicative middle, 3rd plural - they will know", "*ekklēsiai*": "nominative, feminine, plural - assemblies/churches", "*eimi*": "present indicative, 1st singular - I am", "*ereunōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - searching", "*nephrous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - kidneys/inward thoughts", "*kardias*": "accusative, feminine, plural - hearts", "*dōsō*": "future indicative, 1st singular - I will give", "*erga*": "accusative, neuter, plural - works/deeds" }, "variants": { "*tekna*": "children/offspring/descendants", "*apoktenō*": "kill/slay/put to death", "*thanatō*": "death/deadly disease", "*ekklēsiai*": "assemblies/churches/congregations", "*ereunōn*": "searching/examining/investigating", "*nephrous*": "kidneys/inward thoughts/deepest emotions", "*kardias*": "hearts/minds/inner selves", "*erga*": "works/deeds/actions" } }
• Isa 57:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Isaiah.57.12", "source": "אֲנִ֥י אַגִּ֖יד צִדְקָתֵ֑ךְ וְאֶֽת־מַעֲשַׂ֖יִךְ וְלֹ֥א יוֹעִילֽוּךְ׃", "text": "*ʾănî* *ʾaggîd* *ṣidqātēk* *wə-ʾet-maʿăśayik* *wə-lōʾ* *yôʿîlûk*.", "grammar": { "*ʾănî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I", "*ʾaggîd*": "hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I will declare/tell", "*ṣidqātēk*": "noun, feminine, singular + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your righteousness", "*wə-ʾet-maʿăśayik*": "conjunctive waw + direct object marker + noun, masculine, plural + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - and your works/deeds", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunctive waw + negative particle - and not", "*yôʿîlûk*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - they will profit/benefit you" }, "variants": { "*ʾaggîd*": "I will declare/announce/tell/make known", "*ṣidqātēk*": "your righteousness/justice/right actions", "*maʿăśayik*": "your works/deeds/actions", "*yôʿîlûk*": "they will profit you/help you/benefit you" } }
• Jer 23:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.23.24", "source": "אִם־יִסָּתֵ֨ר אִ֧ישׁ בַּמִּסְתָּרִ֛ים וַאֲנִ֥י לֹֽא־אֶרְאֶ֖נּוּ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה הֲל֨וֹא אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֧יִם וְאֶת־הָאָ֛רֶץ אֲנִ֥י מָלֵ֖א נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "If-*yissātēr* *ʾîš* in-the-*mistārîm* and-I not-*ʾerʾennû*, *nəʾum*-*YHWH*? *Hălôʾ* *ʾet*-the-*šāmayim* and-*ʾet*-the-*ʾāreṣ* I *mālēʾ*, *nəʾum*-*YHWH*.", "grammar": { "*yissātēr*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he hides himself", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man/person", "*mistārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - hiding places/secret places", "*ʾerʾennû*": "qal imperfect, 1st singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - I will see him", "*nəʾum*": "noun, masculine singular construct - declaration of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*Hălôʾ*": "interrogative particle - is it not", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine dual - heavens", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land", "*mālēʾ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - filling/full" }, "variants": { "*ʾîš*": "man/person/individual/anyone", "*mistārîm*": "hiding places/secret places/concealed areas", "*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky/firmament", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground/world", "*mālēʾ*": "filling/full/filling up" } }
• Ezek 9:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.9.9", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י עֲוֺ֨ן בֵּֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל וִֽיהוּדָה֙ גָּדוֹל֙ בִּמְאֹ֣ד מְאֹ֔ד וַתִּמָּלֵ֤א הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ דָּמִ֔ים וְהָעִ֖יר מָלְאָ֣ה מֻטֶּ֑ה כִּ֣י אָמְר֗וּ עָזַ֤ב יְהוָה֙ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְאֵ֥ין יְהוָ֖ה רֹאֶֽה׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer ʾēlay ʿăwōn bêt-yiśrāʾēl wîhûdāh gādôl bimʾōd mĕʾōd*, and *wattimmālēʾ hāʾāreṣ dāmîm*, and *hāʿîr mālĕʾāh muṭṭeh*; for *kî ʾāmrû ʿāzab YHWH* *ʾet-hāʾāreṣ wĕʾên YHWH rōʾeh*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*ʾēlay*": "preposition + 1st common singular suffix - to me", "*ʿăwōn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - iniquity of", "*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*wîhûdāh*": "waw-conjunction + proper noun - and Judah", "*gādôl*": "adjective, masculine singular - great", "*bimʾōd mĕʾōd*": "preposition + adverb + adverb - exceedingly great", "*wattimmālēʾ*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and it is filled", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the land", "*dāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - blood/bloodshed", "*hāʿîr*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the city", "*mālĕʾāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - is full of", "*muṭṭeh*": "hophal participle, masculine singular - perversion/injustice", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ʾāmrû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they say", "*ʿāzab*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has forsaken", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the land", "*wĕʾên*": "waw-conjunction + particle of negation - and there is not", "*rōʾeh*": "qal participle, masculine singular - seeing" }, "variants": { "*muṭṭeh*": "perversion/injustice/perversity/crookedness", "*ʿāzab*": "has forsaken/has abandoned/has left" } }
• Zeph 1:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Zephaniah.1.12", "source": "וְהָיָה֙ בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֔יא אֲחַפֵּ֥שׂ אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם בַּנֵּר֑וֹת וּפָקַדְתִּ֣י עַל־הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים הַקֹּֽפְאִים֙ עַל־שִׁמְרֵיהֶ֔ם הָאֹֽמְרִים֙ בִּלְבָבָ֔ם לֹֽא־יֵיטִ֥יב יְהוָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א יָרֵֽעַ׃", "text": "*wəhāyāh* in-*ʿēṯ* *hahîʾ* *ʾăḥappēś* *ʾeṯ*-*Yərûšālayim* with-*hannērôṯ*, *ûp̄āqaḏtî* *ʿal*-*hāʾănāšîm* *haqqōp̄əʾîm* *ʿal*-*šimrêhem*, *hāʾōmərîm* in-*liḇḇām* not-*yêṭîḇ* *YHWH* and-not *yārēaʿ*.", "grammar": { "*wəhāyāh*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it will be", "*ʿēṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - time", "*hahîʾ*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - that", "*ʾăḥappēś*": "piel imperfect, 1st person singular - I will search", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*Yərûšālayim*": "proper name, Jerusalem", "*hannērôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural with definite article - the lamps", "*ûp̄āqaḏtî*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 1st person singular - and I will punish/visit", "*ʿal*": "preposition - against/upon", "*hāʾănāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the men", "*haqqōp̄əʾîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural with definite article - the ones thickening/congealing", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon", "*šimrêhem*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their dregs/lees", "*hāʾōmərîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural with definite article - the ones saying", "*liḇḇām*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their heart", "*yêṭîḇ*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will do good", "*YHWH*": "divine name, tetragrammaton", "*yārēaʿ*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will do harm" }, "variants": { "*ʾăḥappēś*": "I will search/examine/investigate", "*haqqōp̄əʾîm ʿal-šimrêhem*": "the ones thickening on their dregs/those who are settled like wine left on its dregs (metaphor for complacency)", "*liḇḇām*": "their heart/mind/inner self", "*yêṭîḇ*": "he will do good/benefit/act favorably", "*yārēaʿ*": "he will do harm/act unfavorably/do evil" } }