Isaiah 37:19

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.37.19", "source": "וְנָתֹ֥ן אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם בָּאֵ֑שׁ כִּי֩ לֹ֨א אֱלֹהִ֜ים הֵ֗מָּה כִּ֣י אִם־מַעֲשֵׂ֧ה יְדֵֽי־אָדָ֛ם עֵ֥ץ וָאֶ֖בֶן וַֽיְאַבְּדֽוּם׃", "text": "*wə-nātōn ʾet*-*ʾĕlōhêhem bā-ʾēš*, for no *ʾĕlōhîm* *hēmmāh*, for if-*maʿăśēh yədê*-*ʾādām*, *ʿēṣ wā-ʾeben*, *wayəʾabbədûm*.", "grammar": { "*wə-nātōn*": "conjunction + verb, qal infinitive absolute - and giving/putting", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾĕlōhêhem*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3mp suffix - their gods", "*bā-ʾēš*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - in the fire", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - gods/God", "*hēmmāh*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural - they", "*maʿăśēh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - work/product of", "*yədê*": "noun, feminine dual construct - hands of", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/humanity", "*ʿēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - wood/tree", "*wā-ʾeben*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and stone", "*wayəʾabbədûm*": "conjunction + verb, piel imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with 3mp suffix - and they destroyed them" }, "variants": { "*nātōn*": "giving/putting/placing", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "gods/God/divine beings", "*maʿăśēh*": "work/product/handiwork", "*ʾādām*": "man/humanity/mankind", "*ʿēṣ*": "wood/tree/timber", "*ʾeben*": "stone/rock", "*wayəʾabbədûm*": "destroyed them/annihilated them/caused them to perish" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְנָתֹ֥ן אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם בָּאֵ֑שׁ כִּי֩ לֹ֨א אֱלֹהִ֜ים הֵ֗מָּה כִּ֣י אִם־מַעֲשֵׂ֧ה יְדֵֽי־אָדָ֛ם עֵ֥ץ וָאֶ֖בֶן וַֽיְאַבְּדֽוּם׃

Transliteration

wə-nātōn ʾet-ʾĕlōhêhem bā-ʾēš, for no ʾĕlōhîm hēmmāh, for if-maʿăśēh yədê-ʾādām, ʿēṣ wā-ʾeben, wayəʾabbədûm.

Grammar Details

• *wə-nātōn*: conjunction + verb, qal infinitive absolute - and giving/putting
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *ʾĕlōhêhem*: noun, masculine plural construct with 3mp suffix - their gods
• *bā-ʾēš*: preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - in the fire
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine plural - gods/God
• *hēmmāh*: pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural - they
• *maʿăśēh*: noun, masculine singular construct - work/product of
• *yədê*: noun, feminine dual construct - hands of
• *ʾādām*: noun, masculine singular - man/humanity
• *ʿēṣ*: noun, masculine singular - wood/tree
• *wā-ʾeben*: conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and stone
• *wayəʾabbədûm*: conjunction + verb, piel imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with 3mp suffix - and they destroyed them

Word Meanings

• *nātōn*: giving/putting/placing
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: gods/God/divine beings
• *maʿăśēh*: work/product/handiwork
• *ʾādām*: man/humanity/mankind
• *ʿēṣ*: wood/tree/timber
• *ʾeben*: stone/rock
• *wayəʾabbədûm*: destroyed them/annihilated them/caused them to perish

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They have thrown their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods but the work of human hands—wood and stone. So they have destroyed them.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone; therefore they have destroyed them.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  & cast their goddes in the fyre. Notwithstodinge those were no goddes but the workes of mens hondes, of wodd or stone, therfore haue they destroyed them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And haue cast their gods in ye fire: for they were no gods, but the worke of mans hands, euen wood or stone: therefore they destroyed them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And cast their gods in the fire: for those were no gods, but the workes of mens handes, of wood or stone, therfore haue they destroyed them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And have cast their gods into the fire: for they [were] no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone; therefore they have destroyed them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  so as to put their gods into fire -- for they `are' no gods, but work of the hands of man, wood and stone -- and they destroy them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone; therefore they have destroyed them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone; therefore they have destroyed them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And have given their gods to the fire: for they were no gods, but wood and stone, the work of men's hands; so they have given them to destruction.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone; therefore they have destroyed them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They have burned the gods of the nations, for they are not really gods, but only the product of human hands manufactured from wood and stone. That is why the Assyrians could destroy them.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 32:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Exodus.32.20", "source": "וַיִּקַּ֞ח אֶת־הָעֵ֨גֶל אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשׂוּ֙ וַיִּשְׂרֹ֣ף בָּאֵ֔שׁ וַיִּטְחַ֖ן עַ֣ד אֲשֶׁר־דָּ֑ק וַיִּ֙זֶר֙ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הַמַּ֔יִם וַיַּ֖שְׁקְ אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃", "text": "And-*wayyiqqach* *'et*-the-*'egel* which *'asu* and-*wayyisrof* in-the-*'esh* and-*wayyitchan* until which-*daq* and-*wayyizer* on-*pene* the-*mayim* and-*wayyashq* *'et*-*bene* *Yisra'el*.", "grammar": { "*wayyiqqach*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - took", "*'egel*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the calf", "*'asu*": "Qal perfect 3rd common plural - they made", "*wayyisrof*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - burned", "*'esh*": "noun, feminine singular with prefix preposition - in fire", "*wayyitchan*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - ground", "*daq*": "adjective, masculine singular - fine/thin", "*wayyizer*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - scattered", "*pene*": "noun, masculine plural construct - face of/surface of", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the water", "*wayyashq*": "waw-consecutive + Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - made drink", "*bene*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons/children of", "*Yisra'el*": "proper noun - Israel" }, "variants": { "*wayyisrof*": "burned/consumed with fire", "*wayyitchan*": "ground/pulverized/crushed", "*daq*": "fine/thin/powder", "*wayyizer*": "scattered/strewed/sprinkled", "*wayyashq*": "made drink/gave to drink/forced to drink" } }
• 2 Sam 5:21 : 21 { "verseID": "2 Samuel.5.21", "source": "וַיַּעַזְבוּ־שָׁ֖ם אֶת־עֲצַבֵּיהֶ֑ם וַיִּשָּׂאֵ֥ם דָּוִ֖ד וַאֲנָשָֽׁיו׃ פ", "text": "*wə-yaʿazḇû*-there *ʾet*-*ʿăṣabbêhem* *wə-yiśśāʾēm* *dāwid* and-*ʾănāšāyw*", "grammar": { "*wə-yaʿazḇû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they left", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*ʿăṣabbêhem*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their idols", "*wə-yiśśāʾēm*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and he carried them away", "*dāwid*": "proper noun - David", "*ʾănāšāyw*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his men", "*פ*": "paragraph marker" }, "variants": { "*ʿăṣabbêhem*": "their idols/their images/their gods" } }
• Ps 115:4-8 : 4 { "verseID": "Psalms.115.4", "source": "עֲ‍ֽ֭צַבֵּיהֶם כֶּ֣סֶף וְזָהָ֑ב מַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗ה יְדֵ֣י אָדָֽם׃", "text": "*ʿăṣabbêhem* *kesep̄* *wĕ*-*zāhāḇ*, *maʿăśēh* *yĕḏê* *ʾāḏām*.", "grammar": { "*ʿăṣabbêhem*": "noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix, 'idols-their'", "*kesep̄*": "noun, masculine singular, 'silver'", "*wĕ*": "conjunction, 'and'", "*zāhāḇ*": "noun, masculine singular, 'gold'", "*maʿăśēh*": "noun, masculine singular construct, 'work of'", "*yĕḏê*": "noun, feminine plural construct, 'hands of'", "*ʾāḏām*": "noun, masculine singular, 'man/mankind'" }, "variants": { "*ʿăṣabbêhem*": "their idols/their images", "*kesep̄*": "silver/money", "*zāhāḇ*": "gold", "*maʿăśēh*": "work/deed/product", "*yĕḏê*": "hands of/handiwork of", "*ʾāḏām*": "man/humankind/mankind" } } 5 { "verseID": "Psalms.115.5", "source": "פֶּֽה־לָ֭הֶם וְלֹ֣א יְדַבֵּ֑רוּ עֵינַ֥יִם לָ֝הֶ֗ם וְלֹ֣א יִרְאֽוּ׃", "text": "*peh*-to-them *wĕ*-not *yĕḏabbērû*, *ʿênayim* to-them *wĕ*-not *yirʾû*.", "grammar": { "*peh*": "noun, masculine singular, 'mouth'", "לָהֶם": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix, 'to them'", "*wĕ*": "conjunction, 'and'", "לֹא": "negative particle, 'not'", "*yĕḏabbērû*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, 'they speak'", "*ʿênayim*": "noun, feminine dual, 'eyes'", "*yirʾû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, 'they see'" }, "variants": { "*peh*": "mouth/opening", "*yĕḏabbērû*": "speak/talk/utter", "*ʿênayim*": "eyes", "*yirʾû*": "see/perceive/observe" } } 6 { "verseID": "Psalms.115.6", "source": "אָזְנַ֣יִם לָ֭הֶם וְלֹ֣א יִשְׁמָ֑עוּ אַ֥ף לָ֝הֶ֗ם וְלֹ֣א יְרִיחֽוּן׃", "text": "*ʾoznayim* to-them *wĕ*-not *yišmāʿû*, *ʾap̄* to-them *wĕ*-not *yĕrîḥûn*.", "grammar": { "*ʾoznayim*": "noun, feminine dual, 'ears'", "לָהֶם": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix, 'to them'", "*wĕ*": "conjunction, 'and'", "לֹא": "negative particle, 'not'", "*yišmāʿû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, 'they hear'", "*ʾap̄*": "noun, masculine singular, 'nose'", "*yĕrîḥûn*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, 'they smell'" }, "variants": { "*ʾoznayim*": "ears", "*yišmāʿû*": "hear/listen/obey", "*ʾap̄*": "nose/nostril/face", "*yĕrîḥûn*": "smell/perceive odor" } } 7 { "verseID": "Psalms.115.7", "source": "יְדֵיהֶ֤ם ׀ וְלֹ֬א יְמִישׁ֗וּן רַ֭גְלֵיהֶם וְלֹ֣א יְהַלֵּ֑כוּ לֹֽא־יֶ֝הְגּ֗וּ בִּגְרוֹנָֽם׃", "text": "*yĕḏêhem* *wĕ*-not *yĕmîšûn*, *raḡlêhem* *wĕ*-not *yĕhallēḵû*, not-*yehgû* in-*ḡĕrônām*.", "grammar": { "*yĕḏêhem*": "noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix, 'hands-their'", "*wĕ*": "conjunction, 'and'", "לֹא": "negative particle, 'not'", "*yĕmîšûn*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, 'they feel/touch'", "*raḡlêhem*": "noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix, 'feet-their'", "*yĕhallēḵû*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, 'they walk'", "*yehgû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, 'they utter/mutter'", "בִּגְרוֹנָם": "preposition + noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix, 'in throat-their'" }, "variants": { "*yĕḏêhem*": "their hands", "*yĕmîšûn*": "feel/touch/handle", "*raḡlêhem*": "their feet", "*yĕhallēḵû*": "walk/go/proceed", "*yehgû*": "utter/mutter/speak", "*ḡĕrônām*": "their throat/their neck" } } 8 { "verseID": "Psalms.115.8", "source": "כְּ֭מוֹהֶם יִהְי֣וּ עֹשֵׂיהֶ֑ם כֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁר־בֹּטֵ֣חַ בָּהֶֽם׃", "text": "Like-them *yihyû* *ʿōśêhem*, all *ʾăšer*-*bōṭēaḥ* in-them.", "grammar": { "כְּמוֹהֶם": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix, 'like them'", "*yihyû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, 'they will be'", "*ʿōśêhem*": "participle with 3rd person masculine plural suffix, 'makers-their'", "כֹּל": "noun, masculine singular construct, 'all/everyone'", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle, 'who/that'", "*bōṭēaḥ*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular, 'trusting'", "בָּהֶם": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix, 'in them'" }, "variants": { "*yihyû*": "will be/become", "*ʿōśêhem*": "their makers/their creators", "*ʾăšer*": "who/that/which", "*bōṭēaḥ*": "trusts/relies on/has confidence in" } }
• Isa 10:9-9 : 9 { "verseID": "Isaiah.10.9", "source": "הֲלֹא כְּכַרְכְּמִישׁ כַּלְנוֹ אִם־לֹא כְאַרְפַּד חֲמָת אִם־לֹא כְדַמֶּשֶׂק שֹׁמְרוֹן", "text": "*hălōʾ* *keḵarkeměôš* *kalnô* *ʾim*-*lōʾ* *keʾarpad* *ḥămāt* *ʾim*-*lōʾ* *ḵedammeśeq* *šōmerôn*", "grammar": { "*hălōʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle - is not?", "*keḵarkeměôš*": "preposition + proper noun - like Carchemish", "*kalnô*": "proper noun - Calno", "*ʾim*": "conjunction - if", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*keʾarpad*": "preposition + proper noun - like Arpad", "*ḥămāt*": "proper noun - Hamath", "*ḵedammeśeq*": "preposition + proper noun - like Damascus", "*šōmerôn*": "proper noun - Samaria" }, "variants": { "*ʾim*-*lōʾ*": "if not/indeed/surely" } } 10 { "verseID": "Isaiah.10.10", "source": "כַּאֲשֶׁר מָצְאָה יָדִי לְמַמְלְכֹת הָאֱלִיל וּפְסִילֵיהֶם מִירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם וּמִשֹּׁמְרוֹן", "text": "*kaʾăšer* *māṣeʾāh* *yādî* *lemamlekōt* *hāʾĕlîl* *ûp̄esîlêhem* *mîrûšālaim* *ûmiššōmerôn*", "grammar": { "*kaʾăšer*": "preposition + relative pronoun - just as", "*māṣeʾāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it found/reached", "*yādî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my hand", "*lemamlekōt*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural construct - to kingdoms of", "*hāʾĕlîl*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the idol/worthless deity", "*ûp̄esîlêhem*": "waw conjunction + noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and their carved images", "*mîrûšālaim*": "preposition + proper noun - from Jerusalem", "*ûmiššōmerôn*": "waw conjunction + preposition + proper noun - and from Samaria" }, "variants": { "*māṣeʾāh* *yādî*": "my hand found/reached/attained/seized", "*ʾĕlîl*": "idol/worthless deity/nothingness", "*pesîlîm*": "carved images/idols/graven images" } } 11 { "verseID": "Isaiah.10.11", "source": "הֲלֹא כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתִי לְשֹׁמְרוֹן וְלֶאֱלִילֶיהָ כֵּן אֶעֱשֶׂה לִירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם וְלַעֲצַבֶּיהָ", "text": "*hălōʾ* *kaʾăšer* *ʿāśîtî* *lešōmerôn* *weleʾĕlîleyhā* *kēn* *ʾeʿĕśeh* *lîrûšālaim* *welaʿăṣabbeyhā*", "grammar": { "*hălōʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle - shall not?", "*kaʾăšer*": "preposition + relative pronoun - just as", "*ʿāśîtî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have done", "*lešōmerôn*": "preposition + proper noun - to Samaria", "*weleʾĕlîleyhā*": "waw conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine plural + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - and to her idols", "*kēn*": "adverb - thus/so", "*ʾeʿĕśeh*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will do", "*lîrûšālaim*": "preposition + proper noun - to Jerusalem", "*welaʿăṣabbeyhā*": "waw conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine plural + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - and to her idols/images" }, "variants": { "*ʾĕlîlîm*": "idols/worthless deities/nothings", "*ʿăṣabbîm*": "idols/images/figures" } }
• Isa 26:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Isaiah.26.14", "source": "מֵתִים֙ בַּל־יִחְי֔וּ רְפָאִ֖ים בַּל־יָקֻ֑מוּ לָכֵ֤ן פָּקַ֙דְתָּ֙ וַתַּשְׁמִידֵ֔ם וַתְּאַבֵּ֥ד כָּל־זֵ֖כֶר לָֽמוֹ׃", "text": "*Mētîm* *bal-yiḥyû*, *repāʾîm* *bal-yāqumû*; therefore *pāqadtā* and *tašmîdēm* and *teʾabbēd* all *zēḵer* for them.", "grammar": { "*Mētîm*": "masculine plural adjective - 'dead'", "*bal-yiḥyû*": "adverb of negation with qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will not live'", "*repāʾîm*": "masculine plural noun - 'shades/ghosts/departed spirits'", "*bal-yāqumû*": "adverb of negation with qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will not rise'", "*lāḵēn*": "adverb - 'therefore/thus'", "*pāqadtā*": "qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - 'you have visited/attended to'", "*wattašmîdēm*": "conjunction with hiphil imperfect consecutive 2nd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'and you destroyed them'", "*watteʾabbēd*": "conjunction with piel imperfect consecutive 2nd person masculine singular - 'and you made perish'", "*kol-zēḵer*": "masculine singular construct with masculine singular noun - 'all memory'", "*lāmô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix (poetic) - 'of them'" }, "variants": { "*Mētîm*": "dead/dead ones/deceased", "*repāʾîm*": "shades/ghosts/departed spirits/dead ones", "*pāqadtā*": "visited/attended to/appointed/punished", "*tašmîdēm*": "destroyed/annihilated/exterminated", "*teʾabbēd*": "made perish/destroyed/ruined/wiped out", "*zēḵer*": "memory/remembrance/memorial" } }
• Isa 36:18-20 : 18 { "verseID": "Isaiah.36.18", "source": "פֶּן־יַסִּ֨ית אֶתְכֶ֤ם חִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יְהוָ֖ה יַצִּילֵ֑נוּ הַהִצִּ֜ילוּ אֱלֹהֵ֤י הַגּוֹיִם֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־אַרְצ֔וֹ מִיַּ֖ד מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר", "text": "Lest *pen-yassîṯ ʾeṯḵem ḥizqîyāhû* saying, *lēʾmōr YHWH yaṣṣîlēnû*. Have *hahiṣṣîlû ʾĕlōhê hag-gôyim* each *ʾîš ʾeṯ-ʾarṣô* from the hand of *miyyaḏ melek ʾaššûr*?", "grammar": { "*pen*": "conjunction - lest/that not", "*yassîṯ*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he incites/misleads", "*ʾeṯḵem*": "direct object marker + 2nd masculine plural suffix - you", "*ḥizqîyāhû*": "proper noun - Hezekiah", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying", "*YHWH*": "divine name - YHWH", "*yaṣṣîlēnû*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st person plural suffix - will deliver us", "*hahiṣṣîlû*": "interrogative prefix + hiphil perfect 3rd common plural - have they delivered", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "construct plural of אֱלֹהִים - gods of", "*hag-gôyim*": "definite article + noun masculine plural - the nations", "*ʾîš*": "noun masculine singular - each/man", "*ʾeṯ-ʾarṣô*": "direct object marker + noun feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his land", "*miyyaḏ*": "preposition + construct noun - from hand of", "*melek ʾaššûr*": "construct noun + proper noun - king of Assyria" }, "variants": { "*yassîṯ*": "incites/entices/misleads", "*yaṣṣîlēnû*": "will deliver us/rescue us/save us", "*hiṣṣîlû*": "delivered/rescued/saved", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "gods of/deities of", "*gôyim*": "nations/peoples/gentiles", "*yaḏ*": "hand/power/control" } } 19 { "verseID": "Isaiah.36.19", "source": "אַיֵּ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י חֲמָת֙ וְאַרְפָּ֔ד אַיֵּ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י סְפַרְוָ֑יִם וְכִֽי־הִצִּ֥ילוּ אֶת־שֹׁמְר֖וֹן מִיָּדִֽי", "text": "Where *ʾayyēh ʾĕlōhê ḥămāṯ* and *wəʾarpāḏ*? Where *ʾayyēh ʾĕlōhê səp̄arwāyim*? And indeed *wəḵî-hiṣṣîlû ʾeṯ-šōmərôn* from my hand *miyyāḏî*?", "grammar": { "*ʾayyēh*": "interrogative adverb - where", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "construct plural of אֱלֹהִים - gods of", "*ḥămāṯ*": "proper noun - Hamath", "*wəʾarpāḏ*": "waw conjunction + proper noun - and Arpad", "*ʾayyēh*": "interrogative adverb - where", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "construct plural of אֱלֹהִים - gods of", "*səp̄arwāyim*": "proper noun - Sepharvaim", "*wəḵî*": "waw conjunction + interrogative particle - and indeed", "*hiṣṣîlû*": "hiphil perfect 3rd common plural - they delivered", "*ʾeṯ-šōmərôn*": "direct object marker + proper noun - Samaria", "*miyyāḏî*": "preposition + noun + 1st person singular suffix - from my hand" }, "variants": { "*ʾayyēh*": "where/how", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "gods of/deities of", "*hiṣṣîlû*": "delivered/rescued/saved", "*šōmərôn*": "Samaria (capital of Northern Kingdom)", "*yāḏî*": "my hand/my power/my control" } } 20 { "verseID": "Isaiah.36.20", "source": "מִ֗י בְּכָל־אֱלֹהֵ֤י הָֽאֲרָצוֹת֙ הָאֵ֔לֶּה אֲשֶׁר־הִצִּ֥ילוּ אֶת־אַרְצָ֖ם מִיָּדִ֑י כִּֽי־יַצִּ֧יל יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם מִיָּדִֽי", "text": "Who *mî bəḵāl-ʾĕlōhê hā-ʾărāṣôṯ hāʾēlleh* who *ʾăšer-hiṣṣîlû ʾeṯ-ʾarṣām* from my hand *miyyāḏî* that *kî-yaṣṣîl YHWH ʾeṯ-yərûšālaim* from my hand *miyyāḏî*?", "grammar": { "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*bəḵāl*": "preposition + construct noun - among all", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "construct plural of אֱלֹהִים - gods of", "*hā-ʾărāṣôṯ*": "definite article + noun feminine plural - the lands", "*hāʾēlleh*": "definite article + demonstrative plural - these", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - who/that", "*hiṣṣîlû*": "hiphil perfect 3rd common plural - they delivered", "*ʾeṯ-ʾarṣām*": "direct object marker + noun feminine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their land", "*miyyāḏî*": "preposition + noun + 1st person singular suffix - from my hand", "*kî*": "conjunction - that", "*yaṣṣîl*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - will deliver", "*YHWH*": "divine name - YHWH", "*ʾeṯ-yərûšālaim*": "direct object marker + proper noun - Jerusalem", "*miyyāḏî*": "preposition + noun + 1st person singular suffix - from my hand" }, "variants": { "*ʾĕlōhê*": "gods of/deities of", "*ʾărāṣôṯ*": "lands/countries/territories", "*hiṣṣîlû*": "delivered/rescued/saved", "*yaṣṣîl*": "will deliver/rescue/save", "*yāḏî*": "my hand/my power/my control" } }
• Isa 40:19-21 : 19 { "verseID": "Isaiah.40.19", "source": "הַפֶּ֙סֶל֙ נָסַ֣ךְ חָרָ֔שׁ וְצֹרֵ֖ף בַּזָּהָ֣ב יְרַקְּעֶ֑נּוּ וּרְתֻק֥וֹת כֶּ֖סֶף צוֹרֵֽף׃", "text": "*happese nāsak ḥārāš wěṣōrēp bazzāhāb yěraqqěʿennû ûrětûqôt kesep ṣôrēp*", "grammar": { "*happese*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'the idol'", "*nāsak*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'casts'", "*ḥārāš*": "noun, masculine singular - 'craftsman'", "*wěṣōrēp*": "conjunction + qal participle, masculine singular - 'and goldsmith'", "*bazzāhāb*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'with the gold'", "*yěraqqěʿennû*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'overlays it'", "*ûrětûqôt*": "conjunction + noun, feminine plural construct - 'and chains of'", "*kesep*": "noun, masculine singular - 'silver'", "*ṣôrēp*": "qal participle, masculine singular - 'smith'" }, "variants": { "*pesel*": "idol/image/carved image", "*nāsak*": "casts/pours out/melts", "*ḥārāš*": "craftsman/artisan", "*ṣōrēp*": "goldsmith/refiner", "*yěraqqěʿennû*": "overlays it/plates it/hammers it out", "*rětûqôt*": "chains/bonds" } } 20 { "verseID": "Isaiah.40.20", "source": "הַֽמְסֻכָּ֣ן תְּרוּמָ֔ה עֵ֥ץ לֹֽא־יִרְקַ֖ב יִבְחָ֑ר חָרָ֤שׁ חָכָם֙ יְבַקֶּשׁ־ל֔וֹ לְהָכִ֥ין פֶּ֖סֶל לֹ֥א יִמּֽוֹט׃", "text": "*hamsûkkān těrûmāh ʿēṣ lōʾ-yirqab yibḥār ḥārāš ḥākām yěbaqqeš-lô lěhākîn pesel lōʾ yimmôṭ*", "grammar": { "*hamsûkkān*": "definite article + pual participle, masculine singular - 'the impoverished'", "*těrûmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - 'offering'", "*ʿēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - 'wood'", "*lōʾ-yirqab*": "negative particle + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'will not rot'", "*yibḥār*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'he selects'", "*ḥārāš*": "noun, masculine singular - 'craftsman'", "*ḥākām*": "adjective, masculine singular - 'skilled'", "*yěbaqqeš-lô*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'he seeks for himself'", "*lěhākîn*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - 'to set up'", "*pesel*": "noun, masculine singular - 'idol'", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - 'not'", "*yimmôṭ*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'it will move/topple'" }, "variants": { "*hamsûkkān*": "the impoverished/the poor one", "*těrûmāh*": "offering/contribution", "*ʿēṣ lōʾ-yirqab*": "wood that will not rot/decay-resistant wood", "*ḥārāš ḥākām*": "skilled craftsman/wise artisan", "*lěhākîn*": "to set up/to establish", "*lōʾ yimmôṭ*": "will not topple/will not move/will not be shaken" } } 21 { "verseID": "Isaiah.40.21", "source": "הֲל֤וֹא תֵֽדְעוּ֙ הֲל֣וֹא תִשְׁמָ֔עוּ הֲל֛וֹא הֻגַּ֥ד מֵרֹ֖אשׁ לָכֶ֑ם הֲלוֹא֙ הֲבִ֣ינֹתֶ֔ם מוֹסְד֖וֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "*hălôʾ tēdʿû hălôʾ tišmāʿû hălôʾ huggad mērōʾš lākem hălôʾ hăbînōtem môsědôt hāʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*hălôʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle - 'will you not'", "*tēdʿû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - 'know'", "*hălôʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle - 'will you not'", "*tišmāʿû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - 'hear'", "*hălôʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle - 'has not'", "*huggad*": "hophal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'been told'", "*mērōʾš*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - 'from beginning'", "*lākem*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - 'to you'", "*hălôʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle - 'have you not'", "*hăbînōtem*": "hiphil perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - 'understood'", "*môsědôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - 'foundations of'", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - 'the earth'" }, "variants": { "*tēdʿû*": "will you know/do you know", "*tišmāʿû*": "will you hear/do you hear", "*huggad mērōʾš*": "been told from the beginning/been declared from the start", "*hăbînōtem*": "understood/comprehended", "*môsědôt hāʾāreṣ*": "foundations of the earth/foundations of the land" } }
• Isa 41:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Isaiah.41.7", "source": "וַיְחַזֵּ֤ק חָרָשׁ֙ אֶת־צֹרֵ֔ף מַחֲלִ֥יק פַּטִּ֖ישׁ אֶת־ה֣וֹלֶם פָּ֑עַם אֹמֵ֤ר לַדֶּ֙בֶק֙ ט֣וֹב ה֔וּא וַיְחַזְּקֵ֥הוּ בְמַסְמְרִ֖ים לֹ֥א יִמּֽוֹט׃", "text": "And-*yəḥazzēq ḥārāš* *ʾet-ṣōrēp maḥălîq paṭṭîš* *ʾet-hôlem pāʿam* *ʾōmēr* to-the-*deḇeq ṭôḇ hûʾ* and-*yəḥazzəqēhû* with-*masmərîm* not *yimmôṭ*", "grammar": { "*yəḥazzēq*": "verb, piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - strengthens/encourages", "*ḥārāš*": "noun, masculine singular - craftsman/artisan", "*ʾet-ṣōrēp*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular - the metal-worker/refiner", "*maḥălîq*": "verb, hiphil participle masculine singular - smooths/polishes", "*paṭṭîš*": "noun, masculine singular - hammer", "*ʾet-hôlem*": "direct object marker + verb, qal participle masculine singular - the one striking", "*pāʿam*": "noun, feminine singular - anvil/step", "*ʾōmēr*": "verb, qal participle masculine singular - saying", "*deḇeq*": "noun, masculine singular - joining/soldering", "*ṭôḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - good", "*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - it/he", "*yəḥazzəqēhû*": "verb, piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he fastens it", "*masmərîm*": "noun, masculine plural - nails", "*yimmôṭ*": "verb, niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it totters/shakes/moves" }, "variants": { "*ḥārāš*": "craftsman/artisan/skilled worker", "*ṣōrēp*": "metalsmith/refiner/goldsmith", "*maḥălîq*": "smooths/polishes/hammers", "*paṭṭîš*": "hammer/tool for striking metal", "*hôlem*": "one who strikes/beats/hammers", "*pāʿam*": "anvil/step/time/beat", "*deḇeq*": "solder/joining/glue", "*yəḥazzəqēhû*": "fastens it/strengthens it/secures it", "*masmərîm*": "nails/pegs", "*yimmôṭ*": "moves/shakes/falls/is moved" } }
• Isa 41:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Isaiah.41.24", "source": "הֵן־אַתֶּ֣ם מֵאַ֔יִן וּפָעָלְכֶ֖ם מֵאָ֑פַע תּוֹעֵבָ֖ה יִבְחַ֥ר בָּכֶֽם׃", "text": "Behold-*ʾattem mēʾayin ûpāʿālḵem mēʾāpaʿ tôʿēḇâ yiḇḥar bāḵem*", "grammar": { "*ʾattem*": "pronoun, 2nd person masculine plural - you", "*mēʾayin*": "preposition + noun - from nothing/less than nothing", "*ûpāʿālḵem*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - and your work", "*mēʾāpaʿ*": "preposition + noun - from nothingness/worthlessness", "*tôʿēḇâ*": "noun, feminine singular - abomination", "*yiḇḥar*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he chooses", "*bāḵem*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - in you" }, "variants": { "*mēʾayin*": "from nothing/less than nothing/worthless", "*pāʿālḵem*": "your work/deed/action", "*mēʾāpaʿ*": "from nothingness/worthlessness/emptiness", "*tôʿēḇâ*": "abomination/detestable thing/abhorrence", "*yiḇḥar bāḵem*": "chooses you/selects you" } }
• Isa 41:29 : 29 { "verseID": "Isaiah.41.29", "source": "הֵ֣ן כֻּלָּ֔ם אָ֥וֶן אֶ֖פֶס מַעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑ם ר֥וּחַ וָתֹ֖הוּ נִסְכֵּיהֶֽם׃", "text": "Behold *kullām ʾāwen ʾepes maʿăśêhem rûaḥ wātōhû niskêhem*", "grammar": { "*kullām*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - all of them", "*ʾāwen*": "noun, masculine singular - iniquity/wickedness", "*ʾepes*": "noun, masculine singular - nothing/end", "*maʿăśêhem*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their works", "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular - wind/breath", "*wātōhû*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and emptiness/chaos", "*niskêhem*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their molten images" }, "variants": { "*kullām*": "all of them/every one of them", "*ʾāwen*": "iniquity/wickedness/trouble/nothingness", "*ʾepes*": "nothing/nonexistence/worthlessness/end", "*maʿăśêhem*": "their works/deeds/actions", "*rûaḥ*": "wind/breath/emptiness", "*wātōhû*": "and emptiness/chaos/formlessness/void", "*niskêhem*": "their molten images/idols/metal statues" } }
• Isa 44:9-9 : 9 { "verseID": "Isaiah.44.9", "source": "יֹֽצְרֵי־פֶ֤סֶל כֻּלָּם֙ תֹּ֔הוּ וַחֲמוּדֵיהֶ֖ם בַּל־יוֹעִ֑ילוּ וְעֵדֵיהֶ֣ם הֵׄ֗מָּׄהׄ בַּל־יִרְא֛וּ וּבַל־יֵדְע֖וּ לְמַ֥עַן יֵבֹֽשׁוּ׃", "text": "*yōṣrê-p̄esel* *kullām* *tōhû* *wa-ḥămûdêhem* *bal-yôʿîlû* *wə-ʿēdêhem* *hēmmāh* *bal-yirʾû* *û-ḇal-yēdʿû* *ləmaʿan* *yēḇōšû*", "grammar": { "*yōṣrê-p̄esel*": "verb, qal participle, masculine plural construct + noun, masculine singular - formers of idol", "*kullām*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - all of them", "*tōhû*": "noun, masculine singular - emptiness/vanity", "*wa-ḥămûdêhem*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and their desired things", "*bal-yôʿîlû*": "negative particle + verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they do not profit", "*wə-ʿēdêhem*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and their witnesses", "*hēmmāh*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural - they", "*bal-yirʾû*": "negative particle + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they do not see", "*û-ḇal-yēdʿû*": "conjunction + negative particle + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they do not know", "*ləmaʿan*": "conjunction - so that", "*yēḇōšû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will be ashamed" }, "variants": { "*yōṣrê*": "formers of/shapers of/makers of", "*p̄esel*": "idol/carved image/graven image", "*tōhû*": "emptiness/vanity/nothingness/chaos", "*ḥămûdêhem*": "their desired things/their delights/their precious objects", "*yôʿîlû*": "they profit/they benefit/they help", "*ʿēdêhem*": "their witnesses/their testifiers", "*yēḇōšû*": "they will be ashamed/they will be put to shame/they will be disgraced" } } 10 { "verseID": "Isaiah.44.10", "source": "מִֽי־יָצַ֥ר אֵ֖ל וּפֶ֣סֶל נָסָ֑ךְ לְבִלְתִּ֖י הוֹעִֽיל׃", "text": "*mî-yāṣar* *ʾēl* *û-p̄esel* *nāsāḵ* *ləḇiltî* *hôʿîl*", "grammar": { "*mî-yāṣar*": "interrogative pronoun + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - who has formed", "*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - god/deity", "*û-p̄esel*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and idol", "*nāsāḵ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he cast/poured", "*ləḇiltî*": "preposition + negative particle - for not", "*hôʿîl*": "verb, hiphil infinitive construct - to profit" }, "variants": { "*yāṣar*": "formed/fashioned/shaped", "*ʾēl*": "god/deity/divine being/mighty one", "*p̄esel*": "idol/carved image/graven image", "*nāsāḵ*": "cast/poured/molded", "*ləḇiltî hôʿîl*": "for no profit/to be useless/without benefit" } }
• Isa 44:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Isaiah.44.17", "source": "וּשְׁאֵ֣רִית֔וֹ לְאֵ֥ל עָשָׂ֖ה לְפִסְל֑וֹ *יסגוד־**יִסְגָּד־ל֤וֹ וְיִשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ וְיִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל אֵלָ֔יו וְיֹאמַר֙ הַצִּילֵ֔נִי כִּ֥י אֵלִ֖י אָֽתָּה׃", "text": "*û-šəʾērîṯô* *ləʾēl* *ʿāśāh* *ləp̄islô* *yisggād-lô* *wəyištaḥû* *wəyiṯpallēl* *ʾēlāyw* *wəyōʾmar* *haṣṣîlēnî* *kî* *ʾēlî* *ʾāttāh*", "grammar": { "*û-šəʾērîṯô*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and its remainder", "*ləʾēl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - for a god", "*ʿāśāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he makes", "*ləp̄islô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - for his idol", "*yisggād-lô*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he bows down to it", "*wəyištaḥû*": "conjunction + verb, hishtaphel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he worships", "*wəyiṯpallēl*": "conjunction + verb, hitpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he prays", "*ʾēlāyw*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to it", "*wəyōʾmar*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he says", "*haṣṣîlēnî*": "verb, hiphil imperative, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - deliver me", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ʾēlî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my god", "*ʾāttāh*": "pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you" }, "variants": { "*šəʾērîṯô*": "its remainder/its residue/the rest of it", "*ʿāśāh*": "he makes/he creates/he fashions", "*p̄islô*": "his idol/his carved image/his graven image", "*yisggād*": "he bows down/he prostrates himself/he worships", "*yištaḥû*": "he worships/he bows down/he prostrates himself", "*yiṯpallēl*": "he prays/he intercedes/he supplicates", "*haṣṣîlēnî*": "deliver me/save me/rescue me" } }
• Isa 46:1-2 : 1 { "verseID": "Isaiah.46.1", "source": "כָּרַ֥ע בֵּל֙ קֹרֵ֣ס נְב֔וֹ הָיוּ֙ עֲצַבֵּיהֶ֔ם לַחַיָּ֖ה וְלַבְּהֵמָ֑ה נְשֻׂאֹתֵיכֶ֣ם עֲמוּס֔וֹת מַשָּׂ֖א לַעֲיֵפָֽה׃", "text": "*kāraʿ Bēl kōrēs Nəbô*, *hāyû* their-*ʿăṣabbêhem* for-the-*ḥayyâ* wə-for-the-*bəhēmâ*; your-*nəśuʾōtêkem ʿămûsôt maśśāʾ* for-the-*ʿăyēpâ*.", "grammar": { "*kāraʿ*": "perfect, 3rd singular, masculine - has bowed down/stooped", "*Bēl*": "proper noun - Bel (Babylonian deity)", "*kōrēs*": "participle, singular, masculine - stooping/collapsing", "*Nəbô*": "proper noun - Nebo (Babylonian deity)", "*hāyû*": "perfect, 3rd plural - they have become", "*ʿăṣabbêhem*": "noun, masculine, plural + 3rd person plural suffix - their idols/images", "*ḥayyâ*": "noun, feminine, singular - living creature/beast", "*bəhēmâ*": "noun, feminine, singular - cattle/livestock/beast", "*nəśuʾōtêkem*": "passive participle, feminine, plural + 2nd person plural suffix - your carried things/burdens", "*ʿămûsôt*": "passive participle, feminine, plural - loaded/burdened", "*maśśāʾ*": "noun, masculine, singular - burden/load", "*ʿăyēpâ*": "adjective, feminine, singular - weary/faint" }, "variants": { "*kāraʿ*": "bow down/stoop/kneel/collapse", "*kōrēs*": "stooping/collapsing/bending", "*ʿăṣabbêhem*": "idols/images/objects of worship", "*nəśuʾōtêkem*": "things carried/burdens/loads", "*ʿămûsôt*": "loaded/burdened/weighed down", "*maśśāʾ*": "burden/load/lifting", "*ʿăyēpâ*": "weary/faint/exhausted one" } } 2 { "verseID": "Isaiah.46.2", "source": "קָרְס֤וּ כָֽרְעוּ֙ יַחְדָּ֔ו לֹ֥א יָכְל֖וּ מַלֵּ֣ט מַשָּׂ֑א וְנַפְשָׁ֖ם בַּשְּׁבִ֥י הָלָֽכָה׃", "text": "*qārəsû kārəʿû* together, *lōʾ yākəlû mallēṭ maśśāʾ*, wə-*napšām* in-the-*šəbî hālākâ*.", "grammar": { "*qārəsû*": "perfect, 3rd plural - they have collapsed/stooped", "*kārəʿû*": "perfect, 3rd plural - they have bowed down/crouched", "*yākəlû*": "perfect, 3rd plural - they were able/could", "*mallēṭ*": "infinitive construct, piel - to deliver/rescue/save", "*maśśāʾ*": "noun, masculine, singular - burden/load", "*napšām*": "noun, feminine, singular + 3rd person plural suffix - their soul/life/self", "*šəbî*": "noun, masculine, singular - captivity/exile", "*hālākâ*": "perfect, 3rd feminine, singular - has gone/walked" }, "variants": { "*qārəsû*": "collapse/stoop/bend down", "*kārəʿû*": "bow down/crouch/kneel", "*mallēṭ*": "deliver/rescue/save/escape", "*maśśāʾ*": "burden/load/oracle", "*napšām*": "their soul/life/self/person", "*šəbî*": "captivity/exile/imprisonment" } }
• Jer 10:3-6 : 3 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.10.3", "source": "כִּֽי־חֻקּ֥וֹת הָֽעַמִּ֖ים הֶ֣בֶל ה֑וּא כִּֽי־עֵץ֙ מִיַּ֣עַר כְּרָת֔וֹ מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יְדֵ֥י־חָרָ֖שׁ בַּֽמַּעֲצָֽד׃", "text": "*Kî*-*ḥuqqôt* *hā-ʿammîm* *hebel* *hûʾ* *kî*-*ʿēṣ* from-*yaʿar* *kərātô* *maʿăśēh* *yədê*-*ḥārāš* with-*ma'ăṣād*", "grammar": { "*ḥuqqôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - statutes/customs of", "*hā-ʿammîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the peoples", "*hebel*": "noun, masculine singular - vanity/emptiness", "*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - it/he", "*ʿēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - tree/wood", "*yaʿar*": "noun, masculine singular - forest", "*kərātô*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - he cut it", "*maʿăśēh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - work of", "*yədê*": "noun, feminine dual construct - hands of", "*ḥārāš*": "noun, masculine singular - craftsman/artisan", "*ma'ăṣād*": "noun, masculine singular - axe/cutting tool" }, "variants": { "*ḥuqqôt*": "customs/statutes/ordinances", "*ʿammîm*": "peoples/nations/tribes", "*hebel*": "vanity/emptiness/breath/worthlessness", "*ʿēṣ*": "tree/wood/timber", "*ḥārāš*": "craftsman/artisan/workman/engraver", "*ma'ăṣād*": "axe/cutting tool/adze" } } 4 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.10.4", "source": "בְּכֶ֥סֶף וּבְזָהָ֖ב יְיַפֵּ֑הוּ בְּמַסְמְר֧וֹת וּבְמַקָּב֛וֹת יְחַזְּק֖וּם וְל֥וֹא יָפִֽיק׃", "text": "With-*kesef* and-with-*zāhāb* *yəyappēhû* with-*masməRôt* and-with-*maqqābôt* *yəḥazzəqûm* and-not *yāfîq*", "grammar": { "*kesef*": "noun, masculine singular - silver", "*zāhāb*": "noun, masculine singular - gold", "*yəyappēhû*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - they beautify it", "*masməRôt*": "noun, feminine plural - nails", "*maqqābôt*": "noun, feminine plural - hammers", "*yəḥazzəqûm*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - they fasten them", "*yāfîq*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it totters/moves" }, "variants": { "*yəyappēhû*": "they beautify it/make it beautiful/decorate it", "*yəḥazzəqûm*": "they strengthen them/fasten them/secure them", "*yāfîq*": "it totters/moves/shifts/falls" } } 5 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.10.5", "source": "כְּתֹ֨מֶר מִקְשָׁ֥ה הֵ֙מָּה֙ וְלֹ֣א יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ נָשׂ֥וֹא יִנָּשׂ֖וּא כִּ֣י לֹ֣א יִצְעָ֑דוּ אַל־תִּֽירְא֤וּ מֵהֶם֙ כִּי־לֹ֣א יָרֵ֔עוּ וְגַם־הֵיטֵ֖יב אֵ֥ין אוֹתָֽם׃", "text": "Like-*tōmer* *miqšāh* they and-not *yədabbērû* *nāśôʾ* *yinnāśûʾ* for not *yiṣʿādû* *ʾal*-*tîrəʾû* from-them *kî*-not *yārēʿû* and-also-to-do-good not them", "grammar": { "*tōmer*": "noun, masculine singular - palm tree/pillar", "*miqšāh*": "noun, feminine singular - cucumber field/garden", "*yədabbērû*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they speak", "*nāśôʾ*": "infinitive absolute, qal - being carried", "*yinnāśûʾ*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they are carried", "*yiṣʿādû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they walk/march", "*tîrəʾû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural + negative particle - do not fear", "*yārēʿû*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they do harm/evil" }, "variants": { "*tōmer*": "palm tree/pillar/post/scarecrow", "*miqšāh*": "cucumber field/garden of cucumbers/turnip field", "*yinnāśûʾ*": "they are carried/borne/lifted", "*yiṣʿādû*": "they walk/march/step/stride", "*yārēʿû*": "they do harm/evil/mischief" } } 6 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.10.6", "source": "מֵאֵ֥ין כָּמ֖וֹךָ יְהוָ֑ה גָּד֥וֹל אַתָּ֛ה וְגָד֥וֹל שִׁמְךָ֖ בִּגְבוּרָֽה׃", "text": "From-none like-you *YHWH* *gādôl* you and-*gādôl* *šimḵā* in-*gəbûrāh*", "grammar": { "*gādôl*": "adjective, masculine singular - great", "*šimḵā*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your name", "*gəbûrāh*": "noun, feminine singular - might/strength" }, "variants": { "*gādôl*": "great/large/mighty", "*gəbûrāh*": "might/strength/power" } }
• Jer 10:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.10.11", "source": "כִּדְנָה֙ תֵּאמְר֣וּן לְה֔וֹם אֱלָ֣הַיָּ֔א דִּֽי־שְׁמַיָּ֥א וְאַרְקָ֖א לָ֣א עֲבַ֑דוּ יֵאבַ֧דוּ מֵֽאַרְעָ֛א וּמִן־תְּח֥וֹת שְׁמַיָּ֖א אֵֽלֶּה׃", "text": "Thus *tēʾmərûn* to-them *ʾĕlāhayyāʾ* that-*šəmayyāʾ* and-*ʾarqāʾ* not *ʿăbadû* *yēʾbadû* from-*ʾarʿāʾ* and-from-under *šəmayyāʾ* these", "grammar": { "*tēʾmərûn*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural (Aramaic) - you shall say", "*ʾĕlāhayyāʾ*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article (Aramaic) - the gods", "*šəmayyāʾ*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article (Aramaic) - the heavens", "*ʾarqāʾ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article (Aramaic) - the earth", "*ʿăbadû*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine plural (Aramaic) - they made", "*yēʾbadû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural (Aramaic) - they shall perish", "*ʾarʿāʾ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article (Aramaic) - the earth" }, "variants": { "*tēʾmərûn*": "you shall say/tell/command (Aramaic)", "*ʾĕlāhayyāʾ*": "the gods/deities (Aramaic)", "*šəmayyāʾ*": "the heavens/sky (Aramaic)", "*ʾarqāʾ*": "the earth/land/ground (Aramaic)", "*ʿăbadû*": "they made/did/produced (Aramaic)", "*yēʾbadû*": "they shall perish/be destroyed/disappear (Aramaic)" } }
• Hos 8:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Hosea.8.6", "source": "כִּ֤י מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְה֔וּא חָרָ֣שׁ עָשָׂ֔הוּ וְלֹ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים ה֑וּא כִּֽי־שְׁבָבִ֣ים יִֽהְיֶ֔ה עֵ֖גֶל שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃", "text": "For from *yiśrāʾēl* and he, *ḥārāš* *ʿāśāhû* and not *ʾĕlōhîm* he; for *šəḇāḇîm* *yihyeh* *ʿēḡel* *šōmərôn*.", "grammar": { "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ḥārāš*": "noun, masculine, singular absolute - craftsman/artificer", "*ʿāśāhû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he made it", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine, plural absolute - God/gods", "*šəḇāḇîm*": "noun, masculine, plural absolute - fragments/splinters", "*yihyeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he/it will be", "*ʿēḡel*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - calf of", "*šōmərôn*": "proper noun - Samaria" }, "variants": { "*ḥārāš*": "craftsman/artificer/workman", "*ʿāśāhû*": "made it/created it/fashioned it", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/deity", "*šəḇāḇîm*": "fragments/splinters/pieces" } }