15{
"verseID": "Isaiah.44.15",
"source": "וְהָיָ֤ה לְאָדָם֙ לְבָעֵ֔ר וַיִּקַּ֤ח מֵהֶם֙ וַיָּ֔חָם אַף־יַשִּׂ֖יק וְאָ֣פָה לָ֑חֶם אַף־יִפְעַל־אֵל֙ וַיִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּ עָשָׂ֥הוּ פֶ֖סֶל וַיִּסְגָּד־לָֽמוֹ׃",
"text": "*wəhāyāh* *ləʾādām* *ləḇāʿēr* *wayyiqqaḥ* *mēhem* *wayyāḥām* *ʾap̄-yaśśîq* *wəʾāp̄āh* *lāḥem* *ʾap̄-yip̄ʿal-ʾēl* *wayyištāḥû* *ʿāśāhû* *p̄esel* *wayyisggād-lāmô*",
"grammar": {
"*wəhāyāh*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it becomes",
"*ləʾādām*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - for a person",
"*ləḇāʿēr*": "preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct - for burning",
"*wayyiqqaḥ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he takes",
"*mēhem*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - from them",
"*wayyāḥām*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he warms himself",
"*ʾap̄-yaśśîq*": "adverb + verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - indeed he kindles",
"*wəʾāp̄āh*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and bakes",
"*lāḥem*": "noun, masculine singular - bread",
"*ʾap̄-yip̄ʿal-ʾēl*": "adverb + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + noun, masculine singular - indeed he makes a god",
"*wayyištāḥû*": "conjunction + verb, hishtaphel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he worships",
"*ʿāśāhû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he makes it",
"*p̄esel*": "noun, masculine singular - an idol",
"*wayyisggād-lāmô*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix (archaic) - and he bows down to it"
},
"variants": {
"*ləḇāʿēr*": "for burning/for fuel/for kindling",
"*wayyāḥām*": "and he warms himself/and he gets warm",
"*yaśśîq*": "he kindles/he lights/he sets ablaze",
"*ʾāp̄āh*": "bakes/prepares",
"*yip̄ʿal-ʾēl*": "he makes a god/he fashions a deity",
"*yištāḥû*": "he worships/he bows down/he prostrates himself",
"*p̄esel*": "idol/carved image/graven image",
"*yisggād*": "he bows down/he prostrates himself/he worships"
}
}
16{
"verseID": "Isaiah.44.16",
"source": "חֶצְיוֹ֙ שָׂרַ֣ף בְּמוֹ־אֵ֔שׁ עַל־חֶצְיוֹ֙ בָּשָׂ֣ר יֹאכֵ֔ל יִצְלֶ֥ה צָלִ֖י וְיִשְׂבָּ֑ע אַף־יָחֹם֙ וְיֹאמַ֣ר הֶאָ֔ח חַמּוֹתִ֖י רָאִ֥יתִי אֽוּר׃",
"text": "*ḥeṣyô* *śārap̄* *bəmô-ʾēš* *ʿal-ḥeṣyô* *bāśār* *yōʾḵēl* *yiṣleh* *ṣālî* *wəyiśbāʿ* *ʾap̄-yāḥōm* *wəyōʾmar* *heʾāḥ* *ḥammôṯî* *rāʾîṯî* *ʾûr*",
"grammar": {
"*ḥeṣyô*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - half of it",
"*śārap̄*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he burns",
"*bəmô-ʾēš*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - in fire",
"*ʿal-ḥeṣyô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - upon half of it",
"*bāśār*": "noun, masculine singular - meat/flesh",
"*yōʾḵēl*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he eats",
"*yiṣleh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he roasts",
"*ṣālî*": "noun, masculine singular - roast meat",
"*wəyiśbāʿ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he is satisfied",
"*ʾap̄-yāḥōm*": "adverb + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - indeed he warms himself",
"*wəyōʾmar*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he says",
"*heʾāḥ*": "interjection - aha",
"*ḥammôṯî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I am warm",
"*rāʾîṯî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have seen",
"*ʾûr*": "noun, masculine singular - fire/flame"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥeṣyô*": "half of it/part of it",
"*bəmô-ʾēš*": "in fire/in the fire",
"*bāśār*": "meat/flesh/food",
"*yiṣleh ṣālî*": "he roasts meat/he prepares roasted food",
"*yiśbāʿ*": "he is satisfied/he is filled/he has enough",
"*yāḥōm*": "he warms himself/he gets warm",
"*heʾāḥ*": "aha/ah/hurrah (expression of satisfaction)",
"*ʾûr*": "fire/flame/light"
}
}
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"
}
}
18{
"verseID": "Isaiah.44.18",
"source": "לֹ֥א יָדְע֖וּ וְלֹ֣א יָבִ֑ינוּ כִּ֣י טַ֤ח מֵֽרְאוֹת֙ עֵֽינֵיהֶ֔ם מֵהַשְׂכִּ֖יל לִבֹּתָֽם׃",
"text": "*lōʾ* *yādʿû* *wəlōʾ* *yāḇînû* *kî* *ṭaḥ* *mērʾôṯ* *ʿênêhem* *mēhaśkîl* *libbōṯām*",
"grammar": {
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yādʿû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they know",
"*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*yāḇînû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they understand",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*ṭaḥ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has plastered/smeared",
"*mērʾôṯ*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - from seeing",
"*ʿênêhem*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their eyes",
"*mēhaśkîl*": "preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct - from understanding/comprehending",
"*libbōṯām*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their hearts"
},
"variants": {
"*yādʿû*": "they know/they are aware/they perceive",
"*yāḇînû*": "they understand/they comprehend/they discern",
"*ṭaḥ*": "he has plastered/he has smeared/he has covered/he has shut",
"*mērʾôṯ*": "from seeing/from perceiving/to keep from seeing",
"*mēhaśkîl*": "from understanding/from comprehending/from gaining insight"
}
}
19{
"verseID": "Isaiah.44.19",
"source": "וְלֹא־יָשִׁ֣יב אֶל־לִבּ֗וֹ וְלֹ֨א דַ֥עַת וְלֹֽא־תְבוּנָה֮ לֵאמֹר֒ חֶצְי֞וֹ שָׂרַ֣פְתִּי בְמוֹ־אֵ֗שׁ וְ֠אַף אָפִ֤יתִי עַל־גֶּחָלָיו֙ לֶ֔חֶם אֶצְלֶ֥ה בָשָׂ֖ר וְאֹכֵ֑ל וְיִתְרוֹ֙ לְתוֹעֵבָ֣ה אֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה לְב֥וּל עֵ֖ץ אֶסְגּֽוֹד׃",
"text": "*wəlōʾ-yāšîḇ* *ʾel-libbô* *wəlōʾ* *ḏaʿaṯ* *wəlōʾ-ṯəḇûnāh* *lēʾmōr* *ḥeṣyô* *śārap̄tî* *ḇəmô-ʾēš* *wəʾap̄* *ʾāp̄îṯî* *ʿal-geḥālāyw* *leḥem* *ʾeṣleh* *ḇāśār* *wəʾōḵēl* *wəyiṯrô* *ləṯôʿēḇāh* *ʾeʿĕśeh* *ləḇûl* *ʿēṣ* *ʾesggôḏ*",
"grammar": {
"*wəlōʾ-yāšîḇ*": "conjunction + negative particle + verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he does not take to heart",
"*ʾel-libbô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to his heart",
"*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and no",
"*ḏaʿaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular - knowledge",
"*wəlōʾ-ṯəḇûnāh*": "conjunction + negative particle + noun, feminine singular - and no understanding",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*ḥeṣyô*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - half of it",
"*śārap̄tî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I burned",
"*ḇəmô-ʾēš*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - in fire",
"*wəʾap̄*": "conjunction + adverb - and indeed",
"*ʾāp̄îṯî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I baked",
"*ʿal-geḥālāyw*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - upon its coals",
"*leḥem*": "noun, masculine singular - bread",
"*ʾeṣleh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I roast",
"*ḇāśār*": "noun, masculine singular - flesh/meat",
"*wəʾōḵēl*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I eat",
"*wəyiṯrô*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and its remainder",
"*ləṯôʿēḇāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - for an abomination",
"*ʾeʿĕśeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I make",
"*ləḇûl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - to a block of",
"*ʿēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - wood",
"*ʾesggôḏ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I bow down"
},
"variants": {
"*yāšîḇ ʾel-libbô*": "takes to heart/considers/reflects upon",
"*ḏaʿaṯ*": "knowledge/awareness/perception",
"*ṯəḇûnāh*": "understanding/intelligence/insight",
"*śārap̄tî*": "I burned/I consumed with fire",
"*ʾāp̄îṯî*": "I baked/I cooked",
"*geḥālāyw*": "its coals/its embers",
"*ʾeṣleh*": "I roast/I cook",
"*yiṯrô*": "its remainder/its residue/the rest of it",
"*ṯôʿēḇāh*": "abomination/detestable thing/something abhorrent",
"*ḇûl*": "block/log/piece",
"*ʾesggôḏ*": "I bow down/I worship/I prostrate myself"
}
}