17{
"verseID": "Isaiah.41.17",
"source": "הָעֲנִיִּ֨ים וְהָאֶבְיוֹנִ֜ים מְבַקְשִׁ֥ים מַ֙יִם֙ וָאַ֔יִן לְשׁוֹנָ֖ם בַּצָּמָ֣א נָשָׁ֑תָּה אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ אֶעֱנֵ֔ם אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֹ֥א אֶעֶזְבֵֽם׃",
"text": "The-*ʿăniyyîm wəhāʾeḇyônîm məḇaqšîm mayim wāʾayin ləšônām baṣṣāmāʾ nāšāttâ ʾănî YHWH ʾeʿĕnēm ʾĕlōhê yiśrāʾēl lōʾ ʾeʿezḇēm*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿăniyyîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - poor/afflicted",
"*wəhāʾeḇyônîm*": "conjunction + article + adjective, masculine plural - and the needy",
"*məḇaqšîm*": "verb, piel participle masculine plural - seeking",
"*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - water",
"*wāʾayin*": "conjunction + adverb - and there is none",
"*ləšônām*": "noun, common singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their tongue",
"*baṣṣāmāʾ*": "preposition + article + noun, masculine singular - in the thirst",
"*nāšāttâ*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - is parched/dried up",
"*ʾănî*": "pronoun, 1st person common singular - I",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name",
"*ʾeʿĕnēm*": "verb, qal imperfect 1st person common singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I will answer them",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - God of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*ʾeʿezḇēm*": "verb, qal imperfect 1st person common singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I will forsake them"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿăniyyîm*": "poor/afflicted/oppressed",
"*wəhāʾeḇyônîm*": "and the needy/destitute/poor",
"*məḇaqšîm*": "seeking/searching for/looking for",
"*wāʾayin*": "and there is none/there is not/is lacking",
"*nāšāttâ*": "is parched/dried up/fails from thirst",
"*ʾeʿĕnēm*": "I will answer them/respond to them",
"*ʾeʿezḇēm*": "I will forsake them/abandon them/leave them"
}
}
18{
"verseID": "Isaiah.41.18",
"source": "אֶפְתַּ֤ח עַל־שְׁפָיִים֙ נְהָר֔וֹת וּבְת֥וֹךְ בְּקָע֖וֹת מַעְיָנ֑וֹת אָשִׂ֤ים מִדְבָּר֙ לַאֲגַם־מַ֔יִם וְאֶ֥רֶץ צִיָּ֖ה לְמוֹצָ֥אֵי מָֽיִם׃",
"text": "*ʾeptaḥ* on-*šəpāyîm nəhārôt* and-in-midst-of *bəqāʿôt maʿyānôt ʾāśîm miḏbār* to-*ʾăḡam-mayim wəʾereṣ ṣîyâ ləmôṣāʾê māyim*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾeptaḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect 1st person common singular - I will open",
"*šəpāyîm*": "noun, masculine plural - bare heights/bare hills",
"*nəhārôt*": "noun, masculine plural - rivers",
"*bəqāʿôt*": "noun, feminine plural - valleys",
"*maʿyānôt*": "noun, masculine plural - springs/fountains",
"*ʾāśîm*": "verb, qal imperfect 1st person common singular - I will make/set",
"*miḏbār*": "noun, masculine singular - wilderness/desert",
"*ʾăḡam-mayim*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine plural - pool of water",
"*wəʾereṣ*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and land",
"*ṣîyâ*": "noun, feminine singular - dry/parched land",
"*ləmôṣāʾê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - to springs of",
"*māyim*": "noun, masculine plural - water"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾeptaḥ*": "I will open/open up/release",
"*šəpāyîm*": "bare heights/hills/high places",
"*nəhārôt*": "rivers/streams",
"*bəqāʿôt*": "valleys/plains",
"*maʿyānôt*": "springs/fountains/sources of water",
"*ʾāśîm*": "I will make/set/place/turn",
"*miḏbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land",
"*ʾăḡam-mayim*": "pool of water/pond",
"*ṣîyâ*": "dry land/parched ground",
"*ləmôṣāʾê māyim*": "to springs of water/water sources"
}
}
19{
"verseID": "Isaiah.41.19",
"source": "אֶתֵּ֤ן בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ אֶ֣רֶז שִׁטָּ֔ה וַהֲדַ֖ס וְעֵ֣ץ שָׁ֑מֶן אָשִׂ֣ים בָּעֲרָבָ֗ה בְּר֛וֹשׁ תִּדְהָ֥ר וּתְאַשּׁ֖וּר יַחְדָּֽו׃",
"text": "*ʾettēn ba-miḏbār ʾerez šiṭṭâ wahăḏas wəʿēṣ šāmen ʾāśîm bāʿărāḇâ bərôš tiḏhār ûtəʾaššûr yaḥdāw*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾettēn*": "verb, qal imperfect 1st person common singular - I will give/set",
"*ba-miḏbār*": "preposition + article + noun, masculine singular - in the wilderness",
"*ʾerez*": "noun, masculine singular - cedar",
"*šiṭṭâ*": "noun, feminine singular - acacia",
"*wahăḏas*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and myrtle",
"*wəʿēṣ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and tree of",
"*šāmen*": "adjective, masculine singular - oil/fat",
"*ʾāśîm*": "verb, qal imperfect 1st person common singular - I will set/place",
"*bāʿărāḇâ*": "preposition + article + noun, feminine singular - in the desert plain",
"*bərôš*": "noun, masculine singular - cypress",
"*tiḏhār*": "noun, masculine singular - pine/elm",
"*ûtəʾaššûr*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and box tree",
"*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - together"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾettēn*": "I will give/set/place/put",
"*miḏbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land",
"*ʾerez*": "cedar/cedar tree",
"*šiṭṭâ*": "acacia tree/acacia wood",
"*hăḏas*": "myrtle/myrtle tree",
"*ʿēṣ šāmen*": "oil tree/olive tree",
"*ʿărāḇâ*": "desert plain/arid region",
"*bərôš*": "cypress/fir",
"*tiḏhār*": "pine/elm/hardwood tree",
"*təʾaššûr*": "box tree/sherbin/a type of conifer"
}
}
20{
"verseID": "Isaiah.41.20",
"source": "לְמַ֧עַן יִרְא֣וּ וְיֵדְע֗וּ וְיָשִׂ֤ימוּ וְיַשְׂכִּ֙ילוּ֙ יַחְדָּ֔ו כִּ֥י יַד־יְהוָ֖ה עָ֣שְׂתָה זֹּ֑את וּקְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּרָאָֽהּ׃",
"text": "In-order-that *yirʾû wəyēḏəʿû wəyāśîmû wəyaśkîlû yaḥdāw* that *yaḏ-YHWH ʿāśətâ zōʾt ûqəḏôš yiśrāʾēl bərāʾāh*",
"grammar": {
"*yirʾû*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they will see",
"*wəyēḏəʿû*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they will know",
"*wəyāśîmû*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they will set/consider",
"*wəyaśkîlû*": "conjunction + verb, hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they will understand",
"*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - together",
"*yaḏ-YHWH*": "noun, feminine singular construct + proper noun - hand of YHWH",
"*ʿāśətâ*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - has done",
"*zōʾt*": "pronoun, feminine singular - this",
"*ûqəḏôš*": "conjunction + adjective, masculine singular construct - and the Holy One of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*bərāʾāh*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - has created it"
},
"variants": {
"*yirʾû*": "they will see/perceive/observe",
"*wəyēḏəʿû*": "and they will know/understand/recognize",
"*wəyāśîmû*": "and they will consider/set/place/take to heart",
"*wəyaśkîlû*": "and they will understand/comprehend/consider wisely",
"*yaḏ-YHWH*": "hand of YHWH/power of YHWH",
"*ʿāśətâ*": "has done/made/accomplished",
"*bərāʾāh*": "has created it/brought it into being/fashioned it"
}
}