9{
"verseID": "Isaiah.48.9",
"source": "לְמַ֤עַן שְׁמִי֙ אַאֲרִ֣יךְ אַפִּ֔י וּתְהִלָּתִ֖י אֶחֱטָם־לָ֑ךְ לְבִלְתִּ֖י הַכְרִיתֶֽךָ׃",
"text": "For the sake of *shemî* *ʾaʾărîk* *ʾappî* and *tehillātî* *ʾeḥĕṭām*-for you *lebiltî* *hakrîtekā*",
"grammar": {
"*shemî*": "masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my name",
"*ʾaʾărîk*": "hiphil imperfect 1st person singular - I will prolong/extend",
"*ʾappî*": "masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my anger/nose",
"*tehillātî*": "feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my praise",
"*ʾeḥĕṭām*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will restrain/bridle",
"*lebiltî*": "preposition + negative particle - so as not to",
"*hakrîtekā*": "hiphil infinitive construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - cut you off"
},
"variants": {
"*shemî*": "my name/my reputation/my renown",
"*ʾaʾărîk*": "I will prolong/I will extend/I will defer",
"*ʾappî*": "my anger/my nose/my wrath",
"*tehillātî*": "my praise/my glory/my acclaim",
"*ʾeḥĕṭām*": "I will restrain/I will bridle/I will muzzle",
"*hakrîtekā*": "cutting you off/destroying you/eliminating you"
}
}
10{
"verseID": "Isaiah.48.10",
"source": "הִנֵּ֥ה צְרַפְתִּ֖יךָ וְלֹ֣א בְכָ֑סֶף בְּחַרְתִּ֖יךָ בְּכ֥וּר עֹֽנִי׃",
"text": "Behold *ṣeraptîkā* and not with *kāsep* *beḥartîkā* in *kûr* *ʿōnî*",
"grammar": {
"*ṣeraptîkā*": "qal perfect 1st person singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I have refined you",
"*kāsep*": "masculine singular - silver",
"*beḥartîkā*": "qal perfect 1st person singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I have chosen you",
"*kûr*": "masculine singular construct - furnace of",
"*ʿōnî*": "masculine singular - affliction"
},
"variants": {
"*ṣeraptîkā*": "I have refined you/I have purified you/I have tested you",
"*kāsep*": "silver/money",
"*beḥartîkā*": "I have chosen you/I have selected you/I have elected you",
"*kûr*": "furnace/crucible/smelter",
"*ʿōnî*": "affliction/poverty/misery/suffering"
}
}
11{
"verseID": "Isaiah.48.11",
"source": "לְמַעֲנִ֧י לְמַעֲנִ֛י אֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה כִּ֣י אֵ֣יךְ יֵחָ֑ל וּכְבוֹדִ֖י לְאַחֵ֥ר לֹֽא־אֶתֵּֽן׃",
"text": "For *lemaʿănî* *lemaʿănî* *ʾeʿĕśeh* for how *yēḥāl* and *kebôdî* to *ʾaḥēr* not *ʾettēn*",
"grammar": {
"*lemaʿănî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - for my sake",
"*ʾeʿĕśeh*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will do/act",
"*yēḥāl*": "niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it is profaned/defiled",
"*kebôdî*": "masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my glory/honor",
"*ʾaḥēr*": "adjective masculine singular - another",
"*ʾettēn*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will give"
},
"variants": {
"*lemaʿănî*": "for my sake/for my own purpose/on my account",
"*ʾeʿĕśeh*": "I will do/I will act/I will work",
"*yēḥāl*": "is profaned/is defiled/is polluted",
"*kebôdî*": "my glory/my honor/my dignity",
"*ʾaḥēr*": "another/other/someone else",
"*ʾettēn*": "I will give/I will grant/I will allow"
}
}
12{
"verseID": "Isaiah.48.12",
"source": "שְׁמַ֤ע אֵלַי֙ יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מְקֹרָאִ֑י אֲנִי־הוּא֙ אֲנִ֣י רִאשׁ֔וֹן אַ֖ף אֲנִ֥י אַחֲרֽוֹן׃",
"text": "*Shemaʿ* to me *yaʿăqōb* and *yiśrāʾēl* *meqōrāʾî* *ʾănî*-*hûʾ* *ʾănî* *rīʾshôn* also *ʾănî* *ʾaḥărôn*",
"grammar": {
"*Shemaʿ*": "qal imperative masculine singular - listen/hear",
"*yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun - Jacob",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*meqōrāʾî*": "pual participle masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my called one",
"*ʾănî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I",
"*hûʾ*": "3rd person masculine singular pronoun - he",
"*rīʾshôn*": "adjective masculine singular - first",
"*ʾaḥărôn*": "adjective masculine singular - last"
},
"variants": {
"*Shemaʿ*": "hear/listen/obey",
"*meqōrāʾî*": "my called one/whom I called/my summoned one",
"*ʾănî-hûʾ*": "I am he/I am the one/I, even I",
"*rīʾshôn*": "first/primary/foremost",
"*ʾaḥărôn*": "last/final/ultimate"
}
}