Isaiah 55:10

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.55.10", "source": "כִּי כַּאֲשֶׁר יֵרֵד הַגֶּשֶׁם וְהַשֶּׁלֶג מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם וְשָׁמָּה לֹא יָשׁוּב כִּי אִם־הִרְוָה אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וְהוֹלִידָהּ וְהִצְמִיחָהּ וְנָתַן זֶרַע לַזֹּרֵעַ וְלֶחֶם לָאֹכֵל", "text": "Because as-*ʾăšer* *yērēḏ* the-*gešem* and-the-*šeleḡ* from-the-*šāmayim* and-there not *yāšûḇ* because if-*hirwâ* *ʾeṯ*-the-*ʾāreṣ* and-*hôlîḏāh* and-*hiṣmîḥāh* and-*nāṯan* *zeraʿ* to-the-*zōrēaʿ* and-*leḥem* to-the-*ʾōḵēl*", "grammar": { "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which/that", "*yērēḏ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - comes down", "*gešem*": "noun, masculine singular - rain", "*šeleḡ*": "noun, masculine singular - snow", "*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine plural - heavens", "*yāšûḇ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - returns", "*hirwâ*": "verb, hifil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - waters/makes drink", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land", "*hôlîḏāh*": "verb, hifil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - causes it to bring forth", "*hiṣmîḥāh*": "verb, hifil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - causes it to sprout", "*nāṯan*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - gives", "*zeraʿ*": "noun, masculine singular - seed", "*zōrēaʿ*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - sower", "*leḥem*": "noun, masculine singular - bread/food", "*ʾōḵēl*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - eater" }, "variants": { "*yērēḏ*": "comes down/descends", "*hirwâ*": "waters/saturates/drenches", "*hôlîḏāh*": "causes it to bring forth/makes it bear/produces from it", "*hiṣmîḥāh*": "causes it to sprout/makes it grow/brings forth vegetation from it", "*nāṯan*": "gives/provides/supplies", "*zeraʿ*": "seed/offspring", "*zōrēaʿ*": "sower/planter", "*leḥem*": "bread/food", "*ʾōḵēl*": "eater/one who eats" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּי כַּאֲשֶׁר יֵרֵד הַגֶּשֶׁם וְהַשֶּׁלֶג מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם וְשָׁמָּה לֹא יָשׁוּב כִּי אִם־הִרְוָה אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וְהוֹלִידָהּ וְהִצְמִיחָהּ וְנָתַן זֶרַע לַזֹּרֵעַ וְלֶחֶם לָאֹכֵל

Transliteration

Because as-ʾăšer yērēḏ the-gešem and-the-šeleḡ from-the-šāmayim and-there not yāšûḇ because if-hirwâ ʾeṯ-the-ʾāreṣ and-hôlîḏāh and-hiṣmîḥāh and-nāṯan zeraʿ to-the-zōrēaʿ and-leḥem to-the-ʾōḵēl

Grammar Details

• *ʾăšer*: relative particle - which/that
• *yērēḏ*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - comes down
• *gešem*: noun, masculine singular - rain
• *šeleḡ*: noun, masculine singular - snow
• *šāmayim*: noun, masculine plural - heavens
• *yāšûḇ*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - returns
• *hirwâ*: verb, hifil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - waters/makes drink
• *ʾeṯ*: direct object marker
• *ʾāreṣ*: noun, feminine singular - earth/land
• *hôlîḏāh*: verb, hifil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - causes it to bring forth
• *hiṣmîḥāh*: verb, hifil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - causes it to sprout
• *nāṯan*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - gives
• *zeraʿ*: noun, masculine singular - seed
• *zōrēaʿ*: verb, qal participle, masculine singular - sower
• *leḥem*: noun, masculine singular - bread/food
• *ʾōḵēl*: verb, qal participle, masculine singular - eater

Word Meanings

• *yērēḏ*: comes down/descends
• *hirwâ*: waters/saturates/drenches
• *hôlîḏāh*: causes it to bring forth/makes it bear/produces from it
• *hiṣmîḥāh*: causes it to sprout/makes it grow/brings forth vegetation from it
• *nāṯan*: gives/provides/supplies
• *zeraʿ*: seed/offspring
• *zōrēaʿ*: sower/planter
• *leḥem*: bread/food
• *ʾōḵēl*: eater/one who eats

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  As the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there without watering the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, providing seed for the sower and bread for the eater,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and does not return there, but waters the earth, and makes it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For as the rain{H1653} cometh down{H3381} and the snow{H7950} from heaven,{H8064} and returneth{H7725} not thither, but watereth{H7301} the earth,{H776} and maketh it bring forth{H3205} and bud,{H6779} and giveth{H5414} seed{H2233} to the sower{H2232} and bread{H3899} to the eater;{H398}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For as the rain{H1653} cometh down{H3381}{(H8799)}, and the snow{H7950} from heaven{H8064}, and returneth{H7725}{(H8799)} not thither, but watereth{H7301}{(H8689)} the earth{H776}, and maketh it bring forth{H3205}{(H8689)} and bud{H6779}{(H8689)}, that it may give{H5414}{(H8804)} seed{H2233} to the sower{H2232}{(H8802)}, and bread{H3899} to the eater{H398}{(H8802)}:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And like as the rayne & snowe cometh downe from heaue, & returneth not thither agayne, but watereth the earth, maketh it frutefull & grene, that it maye geue corne & breade vnto the sower:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Surely as the raine commeth downe and the snow from heauen, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth and maketh it to bring forth and bud, that it may giue seede to the sower, and bread vnto him that eateth,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And lyke as the rayne and snowe commeth downe from heauen, and returneth not thyther agayne, but watereth the earth, maketh it fruitfull and greene, that it may geue corne vnto the sower, and bread to hym that eateth:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For as the rain comes down and the snow from the sky, and doesn't return there, but waters the earth, and makes it bring forth and bud, and gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For, as come down doth the shower, And the snow from the heavens, And thither returneth not, But hath watered the earth, And hath caused it to yield, and to spring up, And hath given seed to the sower, and bread to the eater,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For as the rain cometh down and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, and giveth seed to the sower and bread to the eater;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For as the rain cometh down and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, and giveth seed to the sower and bread to the eater;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and does not go back again, but gives water to the earth, and makes it fertile, giving seed to the planter, and bread for food;

• World English Bible (2000)

  For as the rain comes down and the snow from the sky, and doesn't return there, but waters the earth, and makes it bring forth and bud, and gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The rain and snow fall from the sky and do not return, but instead water the earth and make it produce and yield crops, and provide seed for the planter and food for those who must eat.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 30:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Isaiah.30.23", "source": "וְנָתַן מְטַר זַרְעֲךָ אֲשֶׁר־תִּזְרַע אֶת־הָאֲדָמָה וְלֶחֶם תְּבוּאַת הָאֲדָמָה וְהָיָה דָשֵׁן וְשָׁמֵן יִרְעֶה מִקְנֶיךָ בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא כַּר נִרְחָב׃", "text": "And he shall *nātan* [the] *meṭar* of your *zarʿăḵā* which you *tizraʿ* *ʾet* the *hāʾădāmâ*, and *leḥem* [of the] *tebûʾat* of the *hāʾădāmâ*, and it shall *hāyâ* *dāšēn* and *šāmēn*. Your *miqneîḵā* shall *yirʿeh* in that day [in a] *kar* *nirḥāb*.", "grammar": { "*nātan*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he gave", "*meṭar*": "masculine singular construct - rain of", "*zarʿăḵā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your seed", "*tizraʿ*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will sow", "*hāʾădāmâ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the ground/land", "*leḥem*": "masculine singular construct - bread/food of", "*tebûʾat*": "feminine singular construct - produce/yield of", "*hāyâ*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - it was/became", "*dāšēn*": "adjective masculine singular - fat/rich", "*šāmēn*": "adjective masculine singular - fat/rich", "*miqneîḵā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your livestock", "*yirʿeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it will graze/feed", "*kar*": "masculine singular noun - pasture/meadow", "*nirḥāb*": "niphal participle masculine singular - broad/wide" }, "variants": { "*nātan*": "he gave/provided/granted", "*meṭar*": "rain of/rainfall for", "*zarʿăḵā*": "your seed/offspring", "*tizraʿ*": "you will sow/plant/scatter seed", "*hāʾădāmâ*": "the ground/land/soil", "*leḥem*": "bread/food of", "*tebûʾat*": "produce/yield/increase of", "*hāyâ*": "it was/became/will be", "*dāšēn*": "fat/rich/abundantly satisfied", "*šāmēn*": "fat/rich/fertile", "*miqneîḵā*": "your livestock/cattle/possessions", "*yirʿeh*": "it will graze/feed/pasture", "*kar*": "pasture/meadow/grazing land", "*nirḥāb*": "broad/wide/spacious" } }
• Hos 10:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Hosea.10.12", "source": "זִרְע֨וּ לָכֶ֤ם לִצְדָקָה֙ קִצְר֣וּ לְפִי־חֶ֔סֶד נִ֥ירוּ לָכֶ֖ם נִ֑יר וְעֵת֙ לִדְר֣וֹשׁ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה עַד־יָב֕וֹא וְיֹרֶ֥ה צֶ֖דֶק לָכֶֽם׃", "text": "*Zirʿû* to yourselves to *ṣədāqāh*, *qiṣrû* according to *pî*-*ḥesed*, *nîrû* to yourselves *nîr*, and it is time *lidrôš ʾet*-*YHWH*, until he *yābôʾ* and *yōreh ṣedeq* to you.", "grammar": { "*Zirʿû*": "verb, Qal, imperative, masculine, plural - sow", "*ṣədāqāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - righteousness", "*qiṣrû*": "verb, Qal, imperative, masculine, plural - reap", "*pî*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - mouth/measure", "*ḥesed*": "noun, masculine, singular - lovingkindness/mercy", "*nîrû*": "verb, Qal, imperative, masculine, plural - break up/till", "*nîr*": "noun, masculine, singular - unplowed ground/fallow ground", "*lidrôš*": "preposition + verb, Qal, infinitive construct - to seek", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD", "*yābôʾ*": "verb, Qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he will come", "*yōreh*": "verb, Hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he will rain/teach", "*ṣedeq*": "noun, masculine, singular - righteousness" }, "variants": { "*pî*": "mouth/measure/according to", "*yōreh*": "rain down/teach/shoot" } }
• 2 Cor 9:9-9 : 9 { "verseID": "2 Corinthians.9.9", "source": "(Καθὼς γέγραπται, Ἐσκόρπισεν· ἔδωκεν τοῖς πένησιν: ἡ δικαιοσύνη αὐτοῦ μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.", "text": "(*Kathos gegraptai*, *Eskorpisen*; *edoken tois penesin*: the *dikaiosyne autou menei eis ton aiona*.", "grammar": { "*Kathos*": "adverb - as/just as", "*gegraptai*": "perfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person, singular - it has been written", "*Eskorpisen*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - he scattered", "*edoken*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - he gave", "*tois penesin*": "dative, masculine, plural - to the poor", "*dikaiosyne*": "nominative, feminine, singular - righteousness", "*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of him", "*menei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - remains/abides", "*eis ton aiona*": "unto the age/forever" }, "variants": { "*gegraptai*": "it has been written/it is written", "*Eskorpisen*": "scattered/dispersed/distributed", "*penesin*": "poor/needy", "*dikaiosyne*": "righteousness/justice", "*menei*": "remains/abides/continues", "*eis ton aiona*": "forever/eternally/to eternity" } } 10 { "verseID": "2 Corinthians.9.10", "source": "Ὁ δὲ ἐπιχορηγῶν σπέρμα τῷ σπείροντι καὶ ἄρτον εἰς βρῶσιν χορηγήσαι, καὶ πληθυναῖ τὸν σπόρον ὑμῶν, καὶ αὐξήσαι τὰ γενήματα τῆς δικαιοσύνης ὑμῶν·)", "text": "The *de epichōrēgōn sperma tō speironti* and *arton eis brōsin chorēgēsai*, and *plēthynai ton sporon hymōn*, and *auxēsai ta genēmata tēs dikaiosynēs hymōn*)", "grammar": { "*de*": "conjunction - and/but/now", "*epichōrēgōn*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - supplying", "*sperma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - seed", "*tō speironti*": "dative, masculine, singular, present active participle - to the one sowing", "*arton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - bread", "*eis brōsin*": "for food/eating", "*chorēgēsai*": "aorist, active, optative, 3rd person, singular - may he supply", "*plēthynai*": "aorist, active, optative, 3rd person, singular - may he multiply", "*ton sporon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - the seed", "*hymōn*": "genitive, 2nd person, plural - of you", "*auxēsai*": "aorist, active, optative, 3rd person, singular - may he increase", "*ta genēmata*": "accusative, neuter, plural - the fruits/produce", "*tēs dikaiosynēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of the righteousness", "*hymōn*": "genitive, 2nd person, plural - of you" }, "variants": { "*epichōrēgōn*": "supplying/furnishing/providing", "*speironti*": "sower/one who sows", "*arton*": "bread/food", "*brōsin*": "food/eating/consumption", "*chorēgēsai*": "may supply/may provide", "*plēthynai*": "may multiply/may increase", "*sporon*": "seed/sowing", "*auxēsai*": "may increase/may grow", "*genēmata*": "fruits/produce/harvest", "*dikaiosynēs*": "righteousness/justice/right actions" } } 11 { "verseID": "2 Corinthians.9.11", "source": "Ἐν παντὶ πλουτιζόμενοι εἰς πᾶσαν ἁπλότητα, ἥτις κατεργάζεται διʼ ἡμῶν εὐχαριστίαν τῷ Θεῷ.", "text": "In all *ploutizomenoi eis pasan haplotēta*, which *katergazetai di' hēmōn eucharistian tō Theō*.", "grammar": { "*ploutizomenoi*": "present, passive, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - being enriched", "*eis*": "preposition + accusative - unto/for", "*pasan*": "accusative, feminine, singular - all/every", "*haplotēta*": "accusative, feminine, singular - liberality/generosity", "*hētis*": "relative pronoun, nominative, feminine, singular - which", "*katergazetai*": "present, middle, indicative, 3rd person, singular - produces/works out", "*di'*": "preposition + genitive - through", "*hēmōn*": "genitive, 1st person, plural - us", "*eucharistian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - thanksgiving", "*tō Theō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to God" }, "variants": { "*ploutizomenoi*": "being enriched/made rich", "*haplotēta*": "liberality/generosity/sincerity", "*katergazetai*": "produces/works out/brings about", "*eucharistian*": "thanksgiving/gratitude" } }
• Isa 61:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Isaiah.61.11", "source": "כִּי כָאָרֶץ תּוֹצִיא צִמְחָהּ וּכְגַנָּה זֵרוּעֶיהָ תַצְמִיחַ כֵּן אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה יַצְמִיחַ צְדָקָה וּתְהִלָּה נֶגֶד כָּל־הַגּוֹיִם", "text": "*kî* *kāʾāreṣ* *tôṣîʾ* *ṣimḥāh* *ûkəgannāh* *zērûʿeyhā* *taṣmîaḥ* *kēn* *ʾădōnāy* *YHWH* *yaṣmîaḥ* *ṣədāqāh* *ûtəhillāh* *neged* *kol-haggôyim*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*kāʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - like the earth", "*tôṣîʾ*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it brings forth", "*ṣimḥāh*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its growth/sprout", "*ûkəgannāh*": "conjunction + preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - and like the garden", "*zērûʿeyhā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its seeds/sown things", "*taṣmîaḥ*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it causes to sprout", "*kēn*": "adverb - so/thus", "*ʾădōnāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my Lord", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name", "*yaṣmîaḥ*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will cause to sprout", "*ṣədāqāh*": "noun, feminine singular - righteousness", "*ûtəhillāh*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and praise", "*neged*": "preposition - before/in front of", "*kol-haggôyim*": "noun, masculine singular construct + definite article + noun, masculine plural - all the nations" }, "variants": { "*kî*": "for/because/as", "*tôṣîʾ*": "brings forth/causes to grow/produces", "*ṣimḥāh*": "its growth/its sprout/its vegetation", "*zērûʿeyhā*": "its seeds/its sown things/what is sown in it", "*taṣmîaḥ*": "causes to sprout/makes grow/brings forth", "*kēn*": "so/thus/likewise", "*yaṣmîaḥ*": "will cause to sprout/will make grow/will bring forth", "*ṣədāqāh*": "righteousness/justice/rightness", "*ûtəhillāh*": "and praise/and renown/and glory", "*neged*": "before/in front of/in the sight of", "*kol-haggôyim*": "all the nations/all the gentiles/all the peoples" } }
• Ezek 34:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.34.26", "source": "וְנָתַתִּ֥י אוֹתָ֛ם וּסְבִיב֥וֹת גִּבְעָתִ֖י בְּרָכָ֑ה וְהוֹרַדְתִּ֤י הַגֶּ֙שֶׁם֙ בְּעִתּ֔וֹ גִּשְׁמֵ֥י בְרָכָ֖ה יִֽהְיֽוּ׃", "text": "And-*nāṯattî* them and-*səḇîḇôṯ* *giḇʿāṯî* *bərāḵâ*, and-*hôraḏtî* the-*gešem* in-*ʿittô*; *gišmê* *ḇərāḵâ* *yihyû*.", "grammar": { "*nāṯattî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I will give/make", "*səḇîḇôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural construct - surroundings of", "*giḇʿāṯî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st singular suffix - my hill", "*bərāḵâ*": "noun, feminine singular - blessing", "*hôraḏtî*": "hiphil perfect, 1st singular - I will cause to come down", "*gešem*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the rain", "*ʿittô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its time", "*gišmê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - rains of", "*ḇərāḵâ*": "noun, feminine singular - blessing", "*yihyû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will be" }, "variants": { "*nāṯattî*": "I will give/make/place", "*səḇîḇôṯ*": "surroundings/places around", "*giḇʿāṯî*": "my hill/height", "*bərāḵâ*": "blessing/gift/prosperity", "*hôraḏtî*": "I will cause to come down/send down", "*gešem*": "rain/shower", "*ʿittô*": "its time/season", "*gišmê*": "rains/showers of", "*yihyû*": "they will be/exist" } }
• Rev 11:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Revelation.11.6", "source": "Οὗτοι ἔχουσιν ἐξουσίαν κλεῖσαι τὸν οὐρανόν, ἵνα μὴ ὑετὸς βρέχῃ ἐν ἡμέραις αὐτῶν τῆς προφητείας: καὶ ἐξουσίαν ἔχουσιν ἐπὶ τῶν ὑδάτων στρέφειν αὐτὰ εἰς αἷμα, καὶ πατάξαι τὴν γῆν ἐν πάσῃ πληγῇ, ὁσάκις ἐὰν θελήσωσιν.", "text": "These *echousin* *exousian* to *kleisai* the *ouranon*, so that not *hyetos* *brechē* in *hēmerais* of them of the *prophēteias*: and *exousian* they *echousin* over the *hydatōn* to *strephein* them into *haima*, and to *pataxai* the *gēn* with every *plēgē*, as often as *ean* they *thelēsōsin*.", "grammar": { "*echousin*": "present active indicative, 3rd plural - they have", "*exousian*": "accusative feminine singular - authority/power", "*kleisai*": "aorist active infinitive - to shut/close", "*ouranon*": "accusative masculine singular - heaven/sky", "*hyetos*": "nominative masculine singular - rain", "*brechē*": "present active subjunctive, 3rd singular - might rain/fall", "*hēmerais*": "dative feminine plural - in days", "*prophēteias*": "genitive feminine singular - of prophecy", "*hydatōn*": "genitive neuter plural - of waters", "*strephein*": "present active infinitive - to turn/transform", "*haima*": "accusative neuter singular - blood", "*pataxai*": "aorist active infinitive - to strike/smite", "*gēn*": "accusative feminine singular - earth/land", "*plēgē*": "dative feminine singular - plague/stroke", "*ean*": "conditional particle - if/whenever", "*thelēsōsin*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd plural - they might wish/desire" }, "variants": { "*exousian*": "authority/power/right", "*kleisai*": "shut/close/lock", "*ouranon*": "heaven/sky", "*hyetos*": "rain/rainfall", "*brechē*": "rain/fall as rain/wet", "*prophēteias*": "prophecy/prophesying", "*hydatōn*": "waters/bodies of water", "*strephein*": "turn/transform/change", "*haima*": "blood/bloodshed", "*pataxai*": "strike/smite/afflict", "*plēgē*": "plague/blow/stroke" } }
• Deut 32:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.32.2", "source": "יַעֲרֹ֤ף כַּמָּטָר֙ לִקְחִ֔י תִּזַּ֥ל כַּטַּ֖ל אִמְרָתִ֑י כִּשְׂעִירִ֣ם עֲלֵי־דֶ֔שֶׁא וְכִרְבִיבִ֖ים עֲלֵי־עֵֽשֶׂב׃", "text": "*yaʿărōp̄* *kammāṭār* *liqḥî* *tizzal* *kaṭṭal* *ʾimrāṯî* *kiśəʿîrim* *ʿălê*-*dešeʾ* *wəḵirbîbîm* *ʿălê*-*ʿēśeb*", "grammar": { "*yaʿărōp̄*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - will drop/drip", "*kammāṭār*": "preposition *kə* with definite article + masculine singular noun - like the rain", "*liqḥî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my teaching/instruction", "*tizzal*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - will flow/distill", "*kaṭṭal*": "preposition *kə* with definite article + masculine singular noun - like the dew", "*ʾimrāṯî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my speech/saying", "*kiśəʿîrim*": "preposition *kə* + masculine plural noun - like rain showers", "*ʿălê*": "preposition + construct - upon", "*dešeʾ*": "masculine singular noun - tender grass/vegetation", "*wəḵirbîbîm*": "waw conjunction + preposition *kə* + masculine plural noun - and like showers/drops", "*ʿēśeb*": "masculine singular noun - herb/grass/vegetation" }, "variants": { "*yaʿărōp̄*": "drop/drip/distill/flow down", "*liqḥî*": "my teaching/my doctrine/my instruction", "*tizzal*": "flow/distill/drop", "*ʾimrāṯî*": "my speech/my word/my saying", "*śəʿîrim*": "rain showers/small rain", "*dešeʾ*": "tender grass/new vegetation/green herb", "*rəbîbîm*": "copious showers/raindrops/abundant rain", "*ʿēśeb*": "herb/grass/plants" } }
• Ps 65:9-9 : 9 { "verseID": "Psalms.65.9", "source": "וַיִּ֤ירְא֨וּ ׀ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י קְ֭צָוֺת מֵאוֹתֹתֶ֑יךָ מ֤וֹצָֽאֵי־בֹ֖קֶר וָעֶ֣רֶב תַּרְנִֽין", "text": "*wayyîrəʾû* *yōšḇê* *qəṣāwōṯ* from-*ʾôṯōṯêḵā* *môṣāʾê*-*ḇōqer* *wāʿereḇ* *tarnîn*", "grammar": { "*wayyîrəʾû*": "conjunction waw (and) with verb, Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they fear", "*yōšḇê*": "participle, Qal active, masculine plural construct - dwellers of/those who dwell in", "*qəṣāwōṯ*": "noun, feminine plural - ends/extremities", "*mē-ʾôṯōṯêḵā*": "preposition min (from) with noun, masculine plural and 2nd person masculine singular suffix - from your signs", "*môṣāʾê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - outgoings of", "*ḇōqer*": "noun, masculine singular - morning", "*wā-ʿereḇ*": "conjunction waw (and) with noun, masculine singular - and evening", "*tarnîn*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you cause to shout for joy" }, "variants": { "*wayyîrəʾû*": "they fear/they are in awe/they revere", "*yōšḇê*": "dwellers of/inhabitants of/those who live in", "*qəṣāwōṯ*": "ends/furthest parts/extremities", "*ʾôṯōṯêḵā*": "your signs/wonders/tokens", "*môṣāʾê*": "outgoings/goings forth", "*ḇōqer*": "morning/dawn/daybreak", "*ʿereḇ*": "evening/sunset", "*tarnîn*": "you cause to shout/sing/rejoice" } } 10 { "verseID": "Psalms.65.10", "source": "פָּ֤קֽ͏ַדְתָּ הָאָ֨רֶץ ׀ וַתְּשֹׁ֪קְקֶ֡הָ רַבַּ֬ת תַּעְשְׁרֶ֗נָּה פֶּ֣לֶג אֱ֭לֹהִים מָ֣לֵא מָ֑יִם תָּכִ֥ין דְּ֝גָנָ֗ם כִּי־כֵ֥ן תְּכִינֶֽהָ", "text": "*pāqaḏtā* *hāʾāreṣ* *wattəšōqəqehā* *rabbaṯ* *taʿšrennâ* *peleḡ* *ʾĕlōhîm* *mālēʾ* *māyim* *tāḵîn* *dəḡānām* *kî*-thus *təḵînehā*", "grammar": { "*pāqaḏtā*": "verb, Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have visited/attended to", "*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "article with noun, feminine singular - the earth/land", "*wa-ttəšōqəqehā*": "conjunction waw (and) with verb, Polel imperfect with waw consecutive, 2nd person masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - and you water it abundantly", "*rabbaṯ*": "adverb - greatly/abundantly", "*taʿšrennâ*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - you enrich it", "*peleḡ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - stream/canal of", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural form (used as singular) - God", "*mālēʾ*": "adjective, masculine singular - full of", "*māyim*": "noun, masculine plural - water", "*tāḵîn*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you prepare", "*dəḡānām*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their grain", "*kî*-*ḵēn*": "conjunction (because) with adverb - because thus", "*təḵînehā*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - you prepare it" }, "variants": { "*pāqaḏtā*": "you have visited/attended to/cared for/inspected", "*wattəšōqəqehā*": "you water it abundantly/soak it/cause it to overflow", "*taʿšrennâ*": "you enrich it/make it wealthy/make it fertile", "*peleḡ*": "stream/canal/channel/irrigation ditch", "*mālēʾ*": "full/filled/abundant", "*tāḵîn*": "you prepare/establish/make ready", "*dəḡānām*": "their grain/corn/produce", "*təḵînehā*": "you prepare it/establish it/make it ready" } } 11 { "verseID": "Psalms.65.11", "source": "תְּלָמֶ֣יהָ רַ֭וֵּה נַחֵ֣ת גְּדוּדֶ֑יהָ בִּרְבִיבִ֥ים תְּ֝מֹגְגֶ֗נָּה צִמְחָ֥הּ תְּבָרֵֽךְ", "text": "*təlāmêhā* *rawwēh* *naḥēṯ* *gəḏûḏêhā* with-*rəḇîḇîm* *təmōḡəḡennâ* *ṣimḥāh* *təḇārēḵ*", "grammar": { "*təlāmêhā*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its furrows", "*rawwēh*": "verb, Piel imperative, masculine singular - water abundantly", "*naḥēṯ*": "verb, Piel imperative, masculine singular - settle down", "*gəḏûḏêhā*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its ridges", "*bi-rəḇîḇîm*": "preposition beth (with) with noun, masculine plural - with showers", "*təmōḡəḡennâ*": "verb, Pilpel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - you soften it", "*ṣimḥāh*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its sprouting/growth", "*təḇārēḵ*": "verb, Piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you bless" }, "variants": { "*təlāmêhā*": "its furrows/ridges/rows", "*rawwēh*": "water abundantly/saturate/drench", "*naḥēṯ*": "settle down/sink down/lower", "*gəḏûḏêhā*": "its ridges/furrows/troughs", "*rəḇîḇîm*": "showers/rain drops/gentle rain", "*təmōḡəḡennâ*": "you soften it/dissolve it/make it melt", "*ṣimḥāh*": "its sprouting/growth/vegetation", "*təḇārēḵ*": "you bless/cause to prosper" } } 12 { "verseID": "Psalms.65.12", "source": "עִ֭טַּרְתָּ שְׁנַ֣ת טוֹבָתֶ֑ךָ וּ֝מַעְגָּלֶ֗יךָ יִרְעֲפ֥וּן דָּֽשֶׁן", "text": "*ʿiṭṭartā* *šənaṯ* *ṭôḇāṯeḵā* and-*maʿgāleḵā* *yirʿăp̄ûn* *dāšen*", "grammar": { "*ʿiṭṭartā*": "verb, Piel perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have crowned", "*šənaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - year of", "*ṭôḇāṯeḵā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your goodness", "*û-maʿgāleḵā*": "conjunction waw (and) with noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and your tracks/paths", "*yirʿăp̄ûn*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with paragogic nun - they drip", "*dāšen*": "noun, masculine singular - fatness/abundance" }, "variants": { "*ʿiṭṭartā*": "you have crowned/encircled/adorned", "*šənaṯ*": "year/annual cycle", "*ṭôḇāṯeḵā*": "your goodness/blessing/bounty", "*maʿgāleḵā*": "your tracks/pathways/wagon tracks", "*yirʿăp̄ûn*": "they drip/drop/distill", "*dāšen*": "fatness/abundance/richness/fertility" } } 13 { "verseID": "Psalms.65.13", "source": "יִ֭רְעֲפוּ נְא֣וֹת מִדְבָּ֑ר וְ֝גִ֗יל גְּבָע֥וֹת תַּחְגֹּֽרְנָה", "text": "*yirʿăp̄û* *nəʾôṯ* *miḏbār* and-*gîl* *gəḇāʿôṯ* *taḥgōrnâ*", "grammar": { "*yirʿăp̄û*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they drip", "*nəʾôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural construct - pastures of", "*miḏbār*": "noun, masculine singular - wilderness/desert", "*wə-gîl*": "conjunction waw (and) with noun, masculine singular - and rejoicing", "*gəḇāʿôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural - hills", "*taḥgōrnâ*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - they gird themselves" }, "variants": { "*yirʿăp̄û*": "they drip/drop/distill", "*nəʾôṯ*": "pastures/habitations/dwelling places", "*miḏbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land", "*gîl*": "rejoicing/joy/gladness", "*gəḇāʿôṯ*": "hills/heights", "*taḥgōrnâ*": "they gird themselves/encircle themselves/are surrounded" } }
• Ps 72:6-7 : 6 { "verseID": "Psalms.72.6", "source": "יֵ֭רֵד כְּמָטָ֣ר עַל־גֵּ֑ז כִּ֝רְבִיבִ֗ים זַרְזִ֥יף אָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "*yērēd* like-*māṭār* upon-*gēz* like-*rəbîbîm* *zarzîp* *ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*yērēd*": "verb, imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will come down", "*kə-māṭār*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - like rain", "*ʿal-gēz*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - upon mown grass", "*ki-rəbîbîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine, plural - like showers", "*zarzîp*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - watering", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine, singular - earth/land" }, "variants": { "*yērēd*": "he will come down/descend", "*māṭār*": "rain/rainfall", "*gēz*": "mown grass/fleece/shearing", "*rəbîbîm*": "showers/rain drops", "*zarzîp*": "dripping/watering/saturating", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground" } } 7 { "verseID": "Psalms.72.7", "source": "יִֽפְרַח־בְּיָמָ֥יו צַדִּ֑יק וְרֹ֥ב שָׁ֝ל֗וֹם עַד־בְּלִ֥י יָרֵֽחַ׃", "text": "*yipraḥ*-in-*yāmāyw* *ṣaddîq* and-abundance *shālôm* until-without *yārēaḥ*", "grammar": { "*yipraḥ*": "verb, imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he/it will flourish", "*bə-yāmāyw*": "preposition + noun, masculine, plural construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his days", "*ṣaddîq*": "adjective, masculine, singular - righteous one", "*wə-rōb*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular construct - and abundance of", "*shālôm*": "noun, masculine, singular - peace", "*ʿad-bəlî*": "preposition + preposition - until without", "*yārēaḥ*": "noun, masculine, singular - moon" }, "variants": { "*yipraḥ*": "will flourish/bloom/sprout", "*yāmāyw*": "his days/during his lifetime", "*ṣaddîq*": "righteous one/just person/the righteous", "*rōb*": "abundance/multitude/greatness", "*shālôm*": "peace/prosperity/welfare", "*ʿad-bəlî yārēaḥ*": "until no moon/until the moon is no more/as long as the moon endures" } }
• Isa 5:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Isaiah.5.6", "source": "וַאֲשִׁיתֵ֣הוּ בָתָ֗ה לֹ֤א יִזָּמֵר֙ וְלֹ֣א יֵעָדֵ֔ר וְעָלָ֥ה שָׁמִ֖יר וָשָׁ֑יִת וְעַ֤ל הֶעָבִים֙ אֲצַוֶּ֔ה מֵהַמְטִ֥יר עָלָ֖יו מָטָֽר׃", "text": "And I will *waʾăšîtēhû* *bātâ*, it shall not *yizzāmēr* and shall not *yēʿādēr*, and *wəʿālâ* *šāmîr* and *wāšāyit*; and upon the *heʿābîm* I will *ʾăṣawweh* from *mēhamṭîr* upon it *māṭār*.", "grammar": { "*waʾăšîtēhû*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular with vav consecutive and 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and I will make it", "*bātâ*": "feminine singular noun - waste/desolation", "*yizzāmēr*": "niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it will be pruned", "*yēʿādēr*": "niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it will be hoed/tilled", "*wəʿālâ*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav consecutive - and will come up", "*šāmîr*": "masculine singular noun - thorns/briars", "*wāšāyit*": "conjunction with masculine singular noun - and thistles/weeds", "*heʿābîm*": "definite article with masculine plural noun - the clouds", "*ʾăṣawweh*": "piel imperfect 1st person singular - I will command", "*mēhamṭîr*": "hiphil infinitive construct with preposition - from raining", "*māṭār*": "masculine singular noun - rain" }, "variants": { "*bātâ*": "waste/desolation/ruin", "*šāmîr*": "thorns/briars/brambles", "*šāyit*": "thistles/weeds/thorny plants" } }
• 1 Sam 23:4 : 4 { "verseID": "1 Samuel.23.4", "source": "וַיּ֨וֹסֶף ע֤וֹד דָּוִד֙ לִשְׁאֹ֣ל בַּֽיהוָ֔ה ס וַֽיַּעֲנֵ֖הוּ יְהוָ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר ק֚וּם רֵ֣ד קְעִילָ֔ה כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י נֹתֵ֛ן אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים בְּיָדֶֽךָ", "text": "And *wayyôsep* again *Dāwid* *lišʾōl* in *YHWH*, and *wayyaʿănēhû* *YHWH* and *wayyōʾmer*: *qûm* *rēd* *Qᵊʿîlāh* *kî*-I *nōtēn* *ʾet*-*Pᵊlištîm* in your hand", "grammar": { "*wayyôsep*": "waw-consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he added/continued", "*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular", "*lišʾōl*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to inquire/ask", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*wayyaʿănēhû*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he answered him", "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*qûm*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - arise", "*rēd*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - go down", "*Qᵊʿîlāh*": "proper noun, place name", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*nōtēn*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - giving", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*Pᵊlištîm*": "proper noun, masculine plural - Philistines", "*yādekā*": "noun, feminine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your hand" }, "variants": { "*wayyôsep*": "he added/he continued/he proceeded again", "*lišʾōl*": "to inquire/to ask/to question", "*wayyaʿănēhû*": "and he answered him/and he responded to him", "*qûm*": "arise/stand up/get up", "*rēd*": "go down/descend/head down to", "*nōtēn*": "giving/delivering/handing over" } }