Isaiah 48:18

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.48.18", "source": "ל֥וּא הִקְשַׁ֖בְתָּ לְמִצְוֺתָ֑י וַיְהִ֤י כַנָּהָר֙ שְׁלוֹמֶ֔ךָ וְצִדְקָתְךָ֖ כְּגַלֵּ֥י הַיָּֽם׃", "text": "If only *hiqshabtā* to *miṣwōtāy* and *wayehî* like *nāhār* *shelômekā* and *ṣidqātekā* like *gallê* *hayyām*", "grammar": { "*hiqshabtā*": "hiphil perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you paid attention", "*miṣwōtāy*": "feminine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my commandments", "*wayehî*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + waw consecutive - and it would have been", "*nāhār*": "masculine singular - river", "*shelômekā*": "masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your peace", "*ṣidqātekā*": "feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your righteousness", "*gallê*": "masculine plural construct - waves of", "*hayyām*": "definite article + masculine singular - the sea" }, "variants": { "*hiqshabtā*": "paid attention to/listened to/heeded", "*miṣwōtāy*": "my commandments/my precepts/my instructions", "*nāhār*": "river/stream/torrent", "*shelômekā*": "your peace/your prosperity/your well-being", "*ṣidqātekā*": "your righteousness/your justice/your righteous acts", "*gallê*": "waves of/billows of", "*hayyām*": "the sea/the ocean" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

ל֥וּא הִקְשַׁ֖בְתָּ לְמִצְוֺתָ֑י וַיְהִ֤י כַנָּהָר֙ שְׁלוֹמֶ֔ךָ וְצִדְקָתְךָ֖ כְּגַלֵּ֥י הַיָּֽם׃

Transliteration

If only hiqshabtā to miṣwōtāy and wayehî like nāhār shelômekā and ṣidqātekā like gallê hayyām

Grammar Details

• *hiqshabtā*: hiphil perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you paid attention
• *miṣwōtāy*: feminine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my commandments
• *wayehî*: qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + waw consecutive - and it would have been
• *nāhār*: masculine singular - river
• *shelômekā*: masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your peace
• *ṣidqātekā*: feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your righteousness
• *gallê*: masculine plural construct - waves of
• *hayyām*: definite article + masculine singular - the sea

Word Meanings

• *hiqshabtā*: paid attention to/listened to/heeded
• *miṣwōtāy*: my commandments/my precepts/my instructions
• *nāhār*: river/stream/torrent
• *shelômekā*: your peace/your prosperity/your well-being
• *ṣidqātekā*: your righteousness/your justice/your righteous acts
• *gallê*: waves of/billows of
• *hayyām*: the sea/the ocean

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  If only you had paid attention to My commands, your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Oh that you had listened to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Oh that{H3863} thou hadst hearkened{H7181} to my commandments!{H4687} then had thy peace{H7965} been as a river,{H5104} and thy righteousness{H6666} as the waves{H1530} of the sea:{H3220}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  O that{H3863} thou hadst hearkened{H7181}{(H8689)} to my commandments{H4687}! then had thy peace{H7965} been as a river{H5104}, and thy righteousness{H6666} as the waves{H1530} of the sea{H3220}:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Yf thou wilt now regarde my comaundement, thy welthynes shalbe as the water streame: & thy rightuousnes as the wawes flowinge in the see.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Oh that thou haddest hearkened to my commaundements! then had thy prosperitie bene as the floude, and thy righteousnesse as the waues of the sea.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  O that thou hadst regarded my commaundementes, then had thy wealthynesse ben as the water streame, and thy ryghteousnesse as the waues flowyng in the sea:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Oh that you had listened to my commandments! then had your peace been as a river, and your righteousness as the waves of the sea:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  O that thou hadst attended to My commands, Then as a river is thy peace, And thy righteousness as billows of the sea,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Oh that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Oh that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  If only you had given ear to my orders, then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness as the waves of the sea:

• World English Bible (2000)

  Oh that you had listened to my commandments! then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  If only you had obeyed my commandments, prosperity would have flowed to you like a river, deliverance would have come to you like the waves of the sea.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 66:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Isaiah.66.12", "source": "כִּֽי־כֹ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה הִנְנִ֣י נֹטֶֽה־אֵ֠לֶיהָ כְּנָהָ֨ר שָׁל֜וֹם וּכְנַ֧חַל שׁוֹטֵ֛ף כְּב֥וֹד גּוֹיִ֖ם וִֽינַקְתֶּ֑ם עַל־צַד֙ תִּנָּשֵׂ֔אוּ וְעַל־בִּרְכַּ֖יִם תְּשָׁעֳשָֽׁעוּ׃", "text": "For thus *ʾāmar* *YHWH*: Behold, I *nōṭeh*-to-her like-*nāhār* *šālôm* and-like-*naḥal* *šôṭēp̄* *kĕḇôḏ* *gôyim*, and-*yînaqtem*; upon-*ṣaḏ* *tinnāśēʾû*, and-upon-*birkayim* *tĕšāʿŏšāʿû*.", "grammar": { "*kî-ḵōh*": "conjunction + adverb - for thus", "*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*hinĕnî*": "interjection with 1st person singular suffix - behold me", "*nōṭeh*": "qal participle, masculine singular - extending", "*ʾēlêhā*": "preposition with 3rd feminine singular suffix - to her", "*kĕ-nāhār*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like a river", "*šālôm*": "noun, masculine singular - peace", "*û-ḵĕ-naḥal*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular - and like a stream", "*šôṭēp̄*": "qal participle, masculine singular - overflowing", "*kĕḇôḏ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - glory of", "*gôyim*": "noun, masculine plural - nations", "*wî-naqtem*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - and you will nurse", "*ʿal-ṣaḏ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - upon side", "*tinnāśēʾû*": "niphal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you will be carried", "*wĕ-ʿal-birkayim*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine dual - and upon knees", "*tĕšāʿŏšāʿû*": "pilpel imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you will be dandled" }, "variants": { "*ʾāmar*": "said/spoke/declared", "*nōṭeh*": "extending/stretching out/directing", "*nāhār*": "river/stream/current", "*šālôm*": "peace/prosperity/well-being", "*naḥal*": "stream/brook/wadi", "*šôṭēp̄*": "overflowing/flooding/streaming", "*kĕḇôḏ*": "glory/wealth/abundance", "*gôyim*": "nations/peoples/gentiles", "*yînaqtem*": "you will nurse/suck/be nourished", "*ṣaḏ*": "side/hip/flank", "*tinnāśēʾû*": "you will be carried/borne/lifted up", "*birkayim*": "knees/lap", "*tĕšāʿŏšāʿû*": "you will be dandled/bounced/played with" } }
• Deut 32:29 : 29 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.32.29", "source": "ל֥וּ חָכְמ֖וּ יַשְׂכִּ֣ילוּ זֹ֑את יָבִ֖ינוּ לְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃", "text": "If *ḥāḵəmû* they-would-*yaśkîlû* this; they-would-*yāḇînû* to-*ʾaḥărîṯām*.", "grammar": { "*lû*": "conditional particle - if/if only/O that", "*ḥāḵəmû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person, plural - they were wise", "*yaśkîlû*": "verb, hifil imperfect, 3rd person, plural - they would consider/understand", "*zōʾṯ*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine, singular - this", "*yāḇînû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, plural - they would discern/understand", "*lə*": "preposition - to/for", "*ʾaḥărîṯām*": "noun, feminine, singular construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their end/outcome/latter state" }, "variants": { "*ḥāḵəmû*": "they were wise/had wisdom", "*yaśkîlû*": "they would consider/understand/comprehend/be prudent about", "*yāḇînû*": "they would discern/understand/perceive", "*ʾaḥărîṯām*": "their end/outcome/latter state/future" } }
• Ps 119:165 : 165 { "verseID": "Psalms.119.165", "source": "שָׁל֣וֹם רָ֭ב לְאֹהֲבֵ֣י תוֹרָתֶ֑ךָ וְאֵֽין־לָ֥מוֹ מִכְשֽׁוֹל", "text": "*Shālôm rāḇ* to *ʾōhăḇê* *tôrātekā* *wə-ʾên-lāmô miḵšôl*", "grammar": { "*shālôm*": "masculine singular noun - peace/wholeness/completeness", "*rāḇ*": "masculine singular adjective - great/much/abundant", "*lə-*": "preposition - to/for", "*ʾōhăḇê*": "masculine plural participle construct - lovers of/those who love", "*tôrātekā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your Torah/law/instruction", "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*lāmô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix (poetic form) - to them", "*miḵšôl*": "masculine singular noun - stumbling block/obstacle" }, "variants": { "*shālôm*": "peace/completeness/welfare/safety", "*rāḇ*": "great/abundant/many/much", "*tôrātekā*": "your law/instruction/teaching/direction", "*miḵšôl*": "stumbling block/obstacle/offense" } }
• Deut 5:29 : 29 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.5.29", "source": "מִֽי־יִתֵּ֡ן וְהָיָה֩ לְבָבָ֨ם זֶ֜ה לָהֶ֗ם לְיִרְאָ֥ה אֹתִ֛י וְלִשְׁמֹ֥ר אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֺתַ֖י כָּל־הַיָּמִ֑ים לְמַ֨עַן יִיטַ֥ב לָהֶ֛ם וְלִבְנֵיהֶ֖ם לְעֹלָֽם", "text": "Who-*yittēn* and-*wəhāyāh* *ləbābām* this to-them to-*ləyirʾāh* me and-to-*lišmōr* *ʾet*-all-*miṣwōtay* all-the-*yāmîm* so-that *yîṭab* to-them and-to-children-of-them to-*ʿôlām*", "grammar": { "*yittēn*": "Qal imperfect 3ms - he would give", "*wəhāyāh*": "waw conjunctive + Qal perfect 3ms - and it would be", "*ləbābām*": "common noun, masculine singular construct + 3mp suffix - their heart", "*ləyirʾāh*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to fear", "*lišmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to keep", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*miṣwōtay*": "common noun, feminine plural construct + 1cs suffix - my commandments", "*yāmîm*": "common noun, masculine plural - days", "*yîṭab*": "Qal imperfect 3ms - it may go well", "*ʿôlām*": "common noun, masculine singular - forever" }, "variants": { "*yittēn*": "he would give/who will give/oh that", "*wəhāyāh*": "and it would be/and it might be/if only it were", "*ləbābām*": "their heart/their mind/their will", "*ləyirʾāh*": "to fear/to reverence/to stand in awe of", "*lišmōr*": "to keep/to observe/to guard", "*miṣwōtay*": "my commandments/my precepts/my instructions", "*yîṭab*": "it may go well/it may be good/it may be pleasant", "*ʿôlām*": "forever/eternally/perpetually" } }
• Isa 32:15-18 : 15 { "verseID": "Isaiah.32.15", "source": "עַד־יֵ֨עָרֶ֥ה עָלֵ֛ינוּ ר֖וּחַ מִמָּר֑וֹם וְהָיָ֤ה מִדְבָּר֙ לַכַּרְמֶ֔ל *וכרמל **וְהַכַּרְמֶ֖ל לַיַּ֥עַר יֵחָשֵֽׁב׃", "text": "Until-*ʿārâ* upon-us *rûaḥ* from-*mārôm* and-*hāyâ* *midbār* to-the-*karmel* and-the-*karmel* to-the-*yaʿar* *ḥāšab*.", "grammar": { "*ʿārâ*": "niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - will be poured out", "*rûaḥ*": "feminine singular noun - spirit, wind, breath", "*mārôm*": "masculine singular noun - height, high place", "*hāyâ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - then will be", "*midbār*": "masculine singular noun - wilderness, desert", "*karmel*": "masculine singular noun - fruitful field, garden-land", "*yaʿar*": "masculine singular noun - forest, wooded height", "*ḥāšab*": "niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - will be regarded, considered" }, "variants": { "*ʿārâ*": "to be poured out/emptied/laid bare", "*rûaḥ*": "spirit/wind/breath", "*mārôm*": "height/high place/heaven", "*hāyâ*": "to be/become/happen", "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land", "*karmel*": "fruitful field/garden-land/orchard", "*yaʿar*": "forest/wooded height/thicket", "*ḥāšab*": "to be regarded/considered/reckoned" } } 16 { "verseID": "Isaiah.32.16", "source": "וְשָׁכַ֥ן בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּצְדָקָ֖ה בַּכַּרְמֶ֥ל תֵּשֵֽׁב׃", "text": "And-*šākan* in-the-*midbār* *mišpāṭ* and-*ṣədāqâ* in-the-*karmel* *yāšab*.", "grammar": { "*šākan*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - then will dwell", "*midbār*": "masculine singular noun - wilderness, desert", "*mišpāṭ*": "masculine singular noun - justice, judgment", "*ṣədāqâ*": "feminine singular noun - righteousness", "*karmel*": "masculine singular noun - fruitful field, garden-land", "*yāšab*": "qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - will dwell, remain" }, "variants": { "*šākan*": "to dwell/abide/reside", "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land", "*mišpāṭ*": "justice/judgment/legal decision", "*ṣədāqâ*": "righteousness/rightness/justice", "*karmel*": "fruitful field/garden-land/orchard", "*yāšab*": "to dwell/sit/remain" } } 17 { "verseID": "Isaiah.32.17", "source": "וְהָיָ֛ה מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה הַצְּדָקָ֖ה שָׁל֑וֹם וַֽעֲבֹדַת֙ הַצְּדָקָ֔ה הַשְׁקֵ֥ט וָבֶ֖טַח עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃", "text": "And-*hāyâ* *maʿăśê* the-*ṣədāqâ* *šālôm* and-*ʿăbōdat* the-*ṣədāqâ* *šāqaṭ* and-*beṭaḥ* until-*ʿôlām*.", "grammar": { "*hāyâ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - then will be", "*maʿăśê*": "masculine singular construct - work, deed", "*ṣədāqâ*": "feminine singular noun - righteousness", "*šālôm*": "masculine singular noun - peace, completeness", "*ʿăbōdat*": "feminine singular construct - service, labor", "*ṣədāqâ*": "feminine singular noun - righteousness", "*šāqaṭ*": "masculine singular noun - quietness, tranquility", "*beṭaḥ*": "masculine singular noun - security, safety", "*ʿôlām*": "masculine singular noun - forever, eternity" }, "variants": { "*hāyâ*": "to be/become/happen", "*maʿăśê*": "work of/deed of/action of", "*ṣədāqâ*": "righteousness/rightness/justice", "*šālôm*": "peace/completeness/welfare", "*ʿăbōdat*": "service of/labor of/work of", "*šāqaṭ*": "quietness/tranquility/rest", "*beṭaḥ*": "security/safety/confidence", "*ʿôlām*": "forever/eternity/perpetuity" } } 18 { "verseID": "Isaiah.32.18", "source": "וְיָשַׁ֥ב עַמִּ֖י בִּנְוֵ֣ה שָׁל֑וֹם וּֽבְמִשְׁכְּנוֹת֙ מִבְטַחִ֔ים וּבִמְנוּחֹ֖ת שַׁאֲנַנּֽוֹת׃", "text": "And-*yāšab* *ʿammî* in-*nāwê* *šālôm* and-in-*miškənôt* *mibṭaḥîm* and-in-*mənûḥôt* *šaʾănannôt*.", "grammar": { "*yāšab*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - then will dwell", "*ʿammî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my people", "*nāwê*": "masculine singular construct - habitation, abode", "*šālôm*": "masculine singular noun - peace, completeness", "*miškənôt*": "feminine plural noun - dwellings, tabernacles", "*mibṭaḥîm*": "masculine plural noun - secure places, security", "*mənûḥôt*": "feminine plural noun - resting places", "*šaʾănannôt*": "adjective feminine plural - quiet, at ease" }, "variants": { "*yāšab*": "to dwell/sit/remain", "*ʿammî*": "my people/my nation", "*nāwê*": "habitation of/abode of/dwelling place of", "*šālôm*": "peace/completeness/welfare", "*miškənôt*": "dwellings/tabernacles/tents", "*mibṭaḥîm*": "secure places/security/confidence", "*mənûḥôt*": "resting places/quiet places", "*šaʾănannôt*": "quiet/at ease/peaceful" } }
• Amos 5:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Amos.5.24", "source": "וְיִגַּ֥ל כַּמַּ֖יִם מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּצְדָקָ֖ה כְּנַ֥חַל אֵיתָֽן׃", "text": "And-*yiggal* like-*ha-mayim* *mishpāṭ*, and-*ṣədāqāh* like-*naḥal* *ʾêtān*", "grammar": { "*yiggal*": "imperfect, niphal, 3rd masculine singular - it will roll/flow", "*ha-mayim*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the waters", "*mishpāṭ*": "noun, masculine singular - justice/judgment", "*ṣədāqāh*": "noun, feminine singular - righteousness", "*naḥal*": "noun, masculine singular - stream/wadi", "*ʾêtān*": "adjective, masculine singular - ever-flowing/perpetual" }, "variants": { "*yiggal*": "will roll/flow/be revealed", "*mishpāṭ*": "justice/judgment/legal decision", "*ṣədāqāh*": "righteousness/justice/rightness", "*naḥal*": "stream/wadi/torrent", "*ʾêtān*": "ever-flowing/permanent/perpetual" } }
• Matt 23:37 : 37 { "verseID": "Matthew.23.37", "source": "Ἰερουσαλήμ, Ἰερουσαλήμ, ἡ ἀποκτείνουσα τοὺς προφήτας, καὶ λιθοβολοῦσα τοὺς ἀπεσταλμένους πρὸς αὐτήν, ποσάκις ἠθέλησα ἐπισυναγαγεῖν τὰ τέκνα σου, ὃν τρόπον ἐπισυνάγει ὄρνις τὰ νοσσία ἑαυτῆς ὑπὸ τὰς πτέρυγας, καὶ οὐκ ἠθελήσατε!", "text": "*Ierousalēm*, *Ierousalēm*, the one *apokteinousa* the *prophētas*, and *lithobolousa* the ones *apestalmenous* *pros* her, how-often *ēthelēsa* *episynagagein* the *tekna* of-you, which *tropon* *episynagei* *ornis* the *nossia* of-herself under the *pterygas*, and not *ēthelēsate*!", "grammar": { "*Ierousalēm*": "vocative - Jerusalem (direct address, repeated for emphasis)", "*hē apokteinousa*": "present, active, participle, nominative, feminine, singular with article - the one killing", "*prophētas*": "accusative, masculine, plural - prophets", "*lithobolousa*": "present, active, participle, nominative, feminine, singular - stoning", "*apestalmenous*": "perfect, passive, participle, accusative, masculine, plural - having been sent", "*pros*": "preposition with accusative - to/toward", "*autēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - her", "*posakis*": "interrogative adverb - how often/how many times", "*ēthelēsa*": "aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I wanted/wished", "*episynagagein*": "aorist, active, infinitive - to gather together", "*tekna*": "accusative, neuter, plural - children", "*sou*": "genitive, singular - of you", "*hon tropon*": "accusative of manner - in which manner/way", "*episynagei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - gathers together", "*ornis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - bird/hen", "*nossia*": "accusative, neuter, plural - young birds/chicks", "*heautēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular, reflexive pronoun - of herself", "*hypo*": "preposition with accusative - under", "*pterygas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - wings", "*ouk ēthelēsate*": "aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural with negative - you did not want/wish" }, "variants": { "*apokteinousa*": "killing/putting to death/slaying", "*prophētas*": "prophets/those who speak for God", "*lithobolousa*": "stoning/throwing stones at", "*apestalmenous*": "having been sent/commissioned/dispatched", "*ēthelēsa*": "wanted/wished/desired", "*episynagagein*": "to gather together/collect/bring together", "*tekna*": "children/offspring/inhabitants", "*tropon*": "manner/way/method", "*episynagei*": "gathers together/collects/brings together", "*ornis*": "bird/hen/mother bird", "*nossia*": "young birds/chicks/brood", "*pterygas*": "wings/feathered appendages", "*ēthelēsate*": "wanted/wished/were willing" } }
• Luke 19:41-42 : 41 { "verseID": "Luke.19.41", "source": "¶Καὶ ὡς ἤγγισεν, ἰδὼν τὴν πόλιν, ἔκλαυσεν ἐπʼ αὐτῇ,", "text": "¶And as he *ēngisen*, *idōn* the *polin*, he *eklausen* over it,", "grammar": { "*ēngisen*": "aorist active, 3rd person singular - drew near", "*idōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - seeing", "*polin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - city", "*eklausen*": "aorist active, 3rd person singular - wept" }, "variants": { "*ēngisen*": "drew near/approached/came close", "*idōn*": "seeing/having seen", "*polin*": "city/town", "*eklausen*": "wept/cried/lamented" } } 42 { "verseID": "Luke.19.42", "source": "Λέγων, Ὅτι Εἰ ἔγνως, καὶ σύ, καί γε ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ σου ταύτῃ, τὰ πρὸς εἰρήνην σου! νῦν δὲ ἐκρύβη ἀπὸ ὀφθαλμῶν σου.", "text": "*Legōn*, That If you *egnōs*, even you, even indeed in the *hēmera* of you this, the things *pros* *eirēnēn* of you! *nyn* but they were *ekrybē* from *ophthalmōn* of you.", "grammar": { "*Legōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying", "*egnōs*": "aorist active, 2nd person singular - knew", "*hēmera*": "dative, feminine, singular - day", "*pros*": "preposition with accusative - toward/for", "*eirēnēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - peace", "*nyn*": "adverb - now", "*ekrybē*": "aorist passive, 3rd person singular - were hidden", "*ophthalmōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - eyes" }, "variants": { "*egnōs*": "knew/understood/recognized", "*hēmera*": "day/time", "*eirēnēn*": "peace/well-being/prosperity", "*ekrybē*": "were hidden/concealed", "*ophthalmōn*": "eyes/sight" } }
• Rom 14:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Romans.14.17", "source": "Οὐ γάρ ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ βρῶσις καὶ πόσις· ἀλλὰ δικαιοσύνη, καὶ εἰρήνη, καὶ χαρὰ ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ.", "text": "For not *estin* the *basileia* of the *Theou brōsis* and *posis*; but *dikaiosynē*, and *eirēnē*, and *chara* in *Pneumati Hagiō*.", "grammar": { "*estin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd singular - is", "*basileia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - kingdom", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God/God's", "*brōsis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - eating/food", "*posis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - drinking", "*dikaiosynē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - righteousness", "*eirēnē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - peace", "*chara*": "nominative, feminine, singular - joy", "*Pneumati*": "dative, neuter, singular - Spirit", "*Hagiō*": "dative, neuter, singular - Holy" }, "variants": { "*basileia*": "kingdom/reign/rule", "*brōsis*": "eating/food/consumption", "*posis*": "drinking/beverage", "*dikaiosynē*": "righteousness/justice", "*eirēnē*": "peace/harmony", "*chara*": "joy/gladness/delight", "*Pneumati Hagiō*": "Holy Spirit/Sacred Breath" } }
• Isa 45:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Isaiah.45.8", "source": "הַרְעִ֤יפוּ שָׁמַ֙יִם֙ מִמַּ֔עַל וּשְׁחָקִ֖ים יִזְּלוּ־צֶ֑דֶק תִּפְתַּח־אֶ֣רֶץ וְיִפְרוּ־יֶ֗שַׁע וּצְדָקָ֤ה תַצְמִ֙יחַ֙ יַ֔חַד אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה בְּרָאתִֽיו", "text": "*harʿîpû* *šāmayim* from-*maʿal* and-*šĕḥāqîm* *yizzĕlû*-*ṣedeq* *tiptaḥ*-*ʾereṣ* and-*yiprû*-*yešaʿ* and-*ṣĕdāqâ* *taṣmîaḥ* *yaḥad* *ʾănî* *YHWH* *bĕrāʾtîw*", "grammar": { "*harʿîpû*": "hiphil imperative, masculine plural - cause to drip/distill/rain down", "*šāmayim*": "masculine plural noun - heavens/sky", "*maʿal*": "preposition - above/from above", "*šĕḥāqîm*": "masculine plural noun - clouds/skies", "*yizzĕlû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - let them pour down", "*ṣedeq*": "masculine singular noun - righteousness/justice", "*tiptaḥ*": "qal imperfect jussive, 3rd feminine singular - let it open", "*ʾereṣ*": "feminine singular noun - earth/land", "*yiprû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - let them be fruitful/produce", "*yešaʿ*": "masculine singular noun - salvation/deliverance", "*ṣĕdāqâ*": "feminine singular noun - righteousness/justice", "*taṣmîaḥ*": "hiphil imperfect jussive, 3rd feminine singular - let it cause to sprout", "*yaḥad*": "adverb - together/at once", "*bĕrāʾtîw*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - I created it" }, "variants": { "*harʿîpû*": "cause to drip/distill/rain down/pour down", "*šĕḥāqîm*": "clouds/skies/heavens", "*yizzĕlû*": "let them pour down/let them flow down/let them distill", "*ṣedeq*": "righteousness/justice/rightness", "*tiptaḥ*": "let it open/let it be opened", "*yiprû*": "let them be fruitful/let them produce/let them bring forth", "*yešaʿ*": "salvation/deliverance/victory/prosperity", "*ṣĕdāqâ*": "righteousness/justice/rightness", "*taṣmîaḥ*": "let it cause to sprout/let it make grow/let it bring forth", "*yaḥad*": "together/at once/alike/simultaneously" } }
• Ps 36:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Psalms.36.8", "source": "מַה־יָּקָ֥ר חַסְדְּךָ֗ אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים וּבְנֵ֥י אָדָ֑ם בְּצֵ֥ל כְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָ יֶחֱסָיֽוּן׃", "text": "How-*yāqār* *ḥasdᵊḵā* *ʾĕlōhîm* and-*bᵊnê* *ʾādām* in-*ṣēl* *kᵊnāpeḵā* *yeḥĕsāyûn*", "grammar": { "*yāqār*": "masculine, singular adjective - precious", "*ḥasdᵊḵā*": "masculine, singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix (your) - your lovingkindness", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine, plural - God", "*bᵊnê*": "masculine, plural construct with prefixed conjunction וּ (and) - and sons of", "*ʾādām*": "masculine, singular - man/mankind", "*ṣēl*": "masculine, singular with prefixed preposition בְּ (in) - in shadow of", "*kᵊnāpeḵā*": "feminine, dual with 2nd person masculine singular suffix (your) - your wings", "*yeḥĕsāyûn*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they take refuge" }, "variants": { "*yāqār*": "precious/valuable/rare", "*ḥasdᵊḵā*": "your lovingkindness/steadfast love/mercy", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine beings", "*bᵊnê*": "sons of/children of", "*ʾādām*": "man/mankind/humanity", "*ṣēl*": "shadow/shade/protection", "*kᵊnāpeḵā*": "your wings", "*yeḥĕsāyûn*": "they take refuge/find shelter/seek protection" } }
• Ps 81:13-16 : 13 { "verseID": "Psalms.81.13", "source": "וָֽ֭אֲשַׁלְּחֵהוּ בִּשְׁרִיר֣וּת לִבָּ֑ם יֵ֝לְכ֗וּ בְּֽמוֹעֲצוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃", "text": "And *wāʾăšalləḥēhû* in *šərîrût* their *libbām*; *yēləḵû* in their *bəmôʿăṣôtêhem*", "grammar": { "*wāʾăšalləḥēhû*": "piel imperfect 1st singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix and prefixed conjunction waw - 'and I let him go/sent him away'", "*šərîrût*": "feminine singular construct - 'stubbornness of'", "*libbām*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - 'their heart'", "*yēləḵû*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'they walked'", "*bəmôʿăṣôtêhem*": "feminine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix and prefixed preposition bet - 'in their counsels'" }, "variants": { "*wāʾăšalləḥēhû*": "and I let him go/I sent him away/I gave him over", "*šərîrût*": "stubbornness/hardness/imagination", "*libbām*": "their heart/their mind/their inner being", "*yēləḵû*": "they walked/they went/they followed", "*bəmôʿăṣôtêhem*": "in their counsels/in their devices/in their plans" } } 14 { "verseID": "Psalms.81.14", "source": "ל֗וּ עַ֭מִּי שֹׁמֵ֣עַֽ לִ֑י יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל בִּדְרָכַ֥י יְהַלֵּֽכוּ׃", "text": "Oh that my *ʿammî* *šōmēaʿ* to me, *yiśrāʾēl* in my *bidrāḵay* *yəhallēḵû*", "grammar": { "*ʿammî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my people'", "*šōmēaʿ*": "qal active participle - 'would listen/hearing'", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper name - 'Israel'", "*bidrāḵay*": "feminine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition bet - 'in my ways'", "*yəhallēḵû*": "piel imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'they would walk'" }, "variants": { "*ʿammî*": "my people/my nation", "*šōmēaʿ*": "listening/hearing/obeying", "*bidrāḵay*": "in my ways/in my paths/in my manner of life", "*yəhallēḵû*": "they would walk/they would go/they would follow" } } 15 { "verseID": "Psalms.81.15", "source": "כִּ֭מְעַט אוֹיְבֵיהֶ֣ם אַכְנִ֑יעַ וְעַ֥ל צָ֝רֵיהֶ֗ם אָשִׁ֥יב יָדִֽי׃", "text": "Like *kiməʿaṭ* their *ʾôyəbêhem* *ʾaḵnîaʿ* and against their *ṣārêhem* *ʾāšîb* my *yādî*", "grammar": { "*kiməʿaṭ*": "adverb with prefixed preposition kaf - 'like soon/quickly'", "*ʾôyəbêhem*": "masculine plural participle with 3rd masculine plural suffix - 'their enemies'", "*ʾaḵnîaʿ*": "hiphil imperfect 1st singular - 'I would subdue'", "*ṣārêhem*": "masculine plural participle with 3rd masculine plural suffix - 'their adversaries'", "*ʾāšîb*": "hiphil imperfect 1st singular - 'I would turn'", "*yādî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my hand'" }, "variants": { "*kiməʿaṭ*": "soon/quickly/in a little while", "*ʾôyəbêhem*": "their enemies/their foes", "*ʾaḵnîaʿ*": "I would subdue/I would humble/I would bring down", "*ṣārêhem*": "their adversaries/their foes/those who trouble them", "*ʾāšîb*": "I would turn/I would return/I would bring back", "*yādî*": "my hand/my power/my action" } } 16 { "verseID": "Psalms.81.16", "source": "מְשַׂנְאֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה יְכַֽחֲשׁוּ־ל֑וֹ וִיהִ֖י עִתָּ֣ם לְעוֹלָֽם׃", "text": "*məśanʾê* *YHWH* *yəḵaḥăšû*-to him and *wîhî* their *ʿittām* to *ʿôlām*", "grammar": { "*məśanʾê*": "piel participle plural construct - 'haters of'", "*YHWH*": "divine name - 'LORD'", "*yəḵaḥăšû*": "piel imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'they would cringe/submit'", "*wîhî*": "qal jussive 3rd masculine singular with prefixed conjunction waw - 'and let it be'", "*ʿittām*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - 'their time'", "*ʿôlām*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition lamed - 'forever'" }, "variants": { "*məśanʾê*": "haters of/those who hate", "*YHWH*": "LORD/Yahweh (divine name)", "*yəḵaḥăšû*": "they would cringe/they would submit feigned obedience/they would deny", "*wîhî*": "and may it be/and let be/and would be", "*ʿittām*": "their time/their fate/their judgment", "*ʿôlām*": "forever/eternity/long duration" } }