Isaiah 59:3

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.59.3", "source": "כִּ֤י כַפֵּיכֶם֙ נְגֹאֲל֣וּ בַדָּ֔ם וְאֶצְבְּעוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם בֶּֽעָוֺ֑ן שִׂפְתֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ דִּבְּרוּ־שֶׁ֔קֶר לְשׁוֹנְכֶ֖ם עַוְלָ֥ה תֶהְגֶּֽה׃", "text": "*Kî* *kappêkem* *nəgōʾălû* in-*dām* and-*ʾeṣbəʿôtêkem* in-*ʿāwōn* *śiptôtêkem* *dibbərû-šeqer* *ləšônəkem* *ʿawlāh* *tehgeh*", "grammar": { "*Kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*kappêkem*": "noun, feminine dual construct with 2nd plural suffix - your palms/hands", "*nəgōʾălû*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd plural - defiled/polluted", "*dām*": "noun, masculine singular - blood", "*ʾeṣbəʿôtêkem*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 2nd plural suffix - your fingers", "*ʿāwōn*": "noun, masculine singular - iniquity/guilt/sin", "*śiptôtêkem*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 2nd plural suffix - your lips", "*dibbərû-šeqer*": "verb phrase, piel perfect 3rd plural + noun - have spoken falsehood", "*ləšônəkem*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd plural suffix - your tongue", "*ʿawlāh*": "noun, feminine singular - injustice/wickedness", "*tehgeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - mutters/utters" }, "variants": { "*kappêkem*": "your palms/hands", "*nəgōʾălû*": "defiled/polluted/stained", "*dām*": "blood/bloodshed", "*ʿāwōn*": "iniquity/guilt/perversity", "*dibbərû-šeqer*": "spoken falsehood/lies/deception", "*ʿawlāh*": "injustice/wickedness/perversity", "*tehgeh*": "mutters/utters/speaks" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֤י כַפֵּיכֶם֙ נְגֹאֲל֣וּ בַדָּ֔ם וְאֶצְבְּעוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם בֶּֽעָוֺ֑ן שִׂפְתֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ דִּבְּרוּ־שֶׁ֔קֶר לְשׁוֹנְכֶ֖ם עַוְלָ֥ה תֶהְגֶּֽה׃

Transliteration

Kî kappêkem nəgōʾălû in-dām and-ʾeṣbəʿôtêkem in-ʿāwōn śiptôtêkem dibbərû-šeqer ləšônəkem ʿawlāh tehgeh

Grammar Details

• *Kî*: conjunction - for/because
• *kappêkem*: noun, feminine dual construct with 2nd plural suffix - your palms/hands
• *nəgōʾălû*: verb, niphal perfect, 3rd plural - defiled/polluted
• *dām*: noun, masculine singular - blood
• *ʾeṣbəʿôtêkem*: noun, feminine plural construct with 2nd plural suffix - your fingers
• *ʿāwōn*: noun, masculine singular - iniquity/guilt/sin
• *śiptôtêkem*: noun, feminine plural construct with 2nd plural suffix - your lips
• *dibbərû-šeqer*: verb phrase, piel perfect 3rd plural + noun - have spoken falsehood
• *ləšônəkem*: noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd plural suffix - your tongue
• *ʿawlāh*: noun, feminine singular - injustice/wickedness
• *tehgeh*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - mutters/utters

Word Meanings

• *kappêkem*: your palms/hands
• *nəgōʾălû*: defiled/polluted/stained
• *dām*: blood/bloodshed
• *ʿāwōn*: iniquity/guilt/perversity
• *dibbərû-šeqer*: spoken falsehood/lies/deception
• *ʿawlāh*: injustice/wickedness/perversity
• *tehgeh*: mutters/utters/speaks

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with guilt. Your lips have spoken falsehood, and your tongue mutters injustice.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue has muttered perverseness.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue muttereth wickedness.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For yor hondes are defyled with bloude, and yor fyngers wt vnrighteousnesse: Yor lippes speake lesynges, & yor tonge setteth out wickednes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For your handes are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquitie: your lips haue spoken lies & your tongue hath murmured iniquitie.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For your handes are defiled with blood, and your fingers with vnrighteousnesse: your lippes speake leasinges, and your tongue setteth out wickednesse.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue mutters wickedness.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For your hands have been polluted with blood, And your fingers with iniquity, Your lips have spoken falsehood, Your tongue perverseness doth mutter.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue muttereth wickedness.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue muttereth wickedness.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For your hands are unclean with blood, and your fingers with sin; your lips have said false things, and your tongue gives out deceit.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue mutters wickedness.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For your hands are stained with blood and your fingers with sin; your lips speak lies, your tongue utters malicious words.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 1:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Isaiah.1.15", "source": "וּבְפָרִשְׂכֶ֣ם כַּפֵּיכֶ֗ם אַעְלִ֤ים עֵינַי֙ מִכֶּ֔ם גַּ֛ם כִּֽי־תַרְבּ֥וּ תְפִלָּ֖ה אֵינֶ֣נִּי שֹׁמֵ֑עַ יְדֵיכֶ֖ם דָּמִ֥ים מָלֵֽאוּ׃", "text": "*ûbᵉpāriśkem* *kappêkem* *ʾa'lîm* *'ênay* *mikkem* *gam* *kî*-*tarbû* *tᵉpillâ* *ʾênennî* *šōmēa'* *yᵉdêkem* *dāmîm* *mālēʾû*", "grammar": { "*ûbᵉpāriśkem*": "conjunction wə- + preposition bᵉ- + verb, piel infinitive construct + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - and when you spread out", "*kappêkem*": "noun, feminine dual + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your palms/hands", "*ʾa'lîm*": "verb, hifil imperfect, 1st person singular - I will hide", "*'ênay*": "noun, feminine dual + 1st person singular suffix - my eyes", "*mikkem*": "preposition min + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - from you", "*gam*": "adverb - even/also", "*kî*": "conjunction - though/when", "*tarbû*": "verb, hifil imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you multiply", "*tᵉpillâ*": "noun, feminine singular - prayer", "*ʾênennî*": "negative particle + 1st person singular suffix - I am not", "*šōmēa'*": "participle, qal active, masculine singular - hearing/listening", "*yᵉdêkem*": "noun, feminine dual + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your hands", "*dāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - bloods/bloodshed", "*mālēʾû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - are full" }, "variants": { "*pāriśkem*": "spread out/stretch forth/extend", "*kappêkem*": "your palms/hands/open hands", "*ʾa'lîm*": "hide/conceal/avert", "*tarbû*": "multiply/increase/make many", "*tᵉpillâ*": "prayer/supplication/intercession", "*šōmēa'*": "hearing/listening/heeding", "*dāmîm*": "bloods/bloodshed/blood guilt" } }
• Isa 1:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Isaiah.1.21", "source": "אֵיכָה֙ הָיְתָ֣ה לְזוֹנָ֔ה קִרְיָ֖ה נֶאֱמָנָ֑ה מְלֵאֲתִ֣י מִשְׁפָּ֗ט צֶ֛דֶק יָלִ֥ין בָּ֖הּ וְעַתָּ֥ה מְרַצְּחִֽים׃", "text": "*ʾêkâ* *hāyᵉtâ* *lᵉzônâ* *qiryâ* *neʾĕmānâ* *mᵉlēʾătî* *mišpāṭ* *ṣedeq* *yālîn* *bāh* *wᵉ'attâ* *mᵉraṣṣᵉḥîm*", "grammar": { "*ʾêkâ*": "interrogative adverb - how", "*hāyᵉtâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - has become", "*lᵉzônâ*": "preposition lᵉ- + noun, feminine singular - a harlot", "*qiryâ*": "noun, feminine singular - city", "*neʾĕmānâ*": "adjective, niphal participle, feminine singular - faithful", "*mᵉlēʾătî*": "adjective, feminine singular - full of", "*mišpāṭ*": "noun, masculine singular - justice", "*ṣedeq*": "noun, masculine singular - righteousness", "*yālîn*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - would lodge", "*bāh*": "preposition bᵉ- + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - in her", "*wᵉ'attâ*": "conjunction wə- + adverb - and now", "*mᵉraṣṣᵉḥîm*": "piel participle, masculine plural - murderers" }, "variants": { "*ʾêkâ*": "how/alas/what a tragedy", "*hāyᵉtâ*": "has become/has turned into", "*lᵉzônâ*": "a harlot/prostitute", "*qiryâ*": "city/town", "*neʾĕmānâ*": "faithful/trustworthy/loyal", "*mᵉlēʾătî*": "full of/filled with", "*mišpāṭ*": "justice/judgment/what is right", "*ṣedeq*": "righteousness/justice/rightness", "*yālîn*": "would lodge/dwell/remain overnight", "*mᵉraṣṣᵉḥîm*": "murderers/assassins/those who kill" } }
• Jer 2:30 : 30 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.2.30", "source": "לַשָּׁוְא֙ הִכֵּ֣יתִי אֶת־בְּנֵיכֶ֔ם מוּסָ֖ר לֹ֣א לָקָ֑חוּ אָכְלָ֧ה חַרְבְּכֶ֛ם נְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֖ם כְּאַרְיֵ֥ה מַשְׁחִֽית׃", "text": "*laššāwʾ* *hikkêtî* *ʾet*-*bənêkem* *mûsār* *lōʾ* *lāqāḥû* *ʾāklāh* *ḥarbkem* *nəbîʾêkem* *kəʾaryēh* *mašḥît*", "grammar": { "*laššāwʾ*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in vain", "*hikkêtî*": "perfect Hiphil, 1st singular - I have struck", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*bənêkem*": "masculine plural construct noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your children/sons", "*mûsār*": "masculine singular noun - discipline/correction", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*lāqāḥû*": "perfect Qal, 3rd common plural - they received/accepted", "*ʾāklāh*": "perfect Qal, 3rd feminine singular - it has devoured", "*ḥarbkem*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your sword", "*nəbîʾêkem*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your prophets", "*kəʾaryēh*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - like a lion", "*mašḥît*": "participle Hiphil, masculine singular - destroying/ravaging" }, "variants": { "*šāwʾ*": "in vain/for nothing/futilely", "*hikkêtî*": "I have struck/smitten/disciplined", "*bənêkem*": "your children/sons/offspring", "*mûsār*": "discipline/correction/instruction", "*lāqāḥû*": "they received/accepted/took", "*ʾāklāh*": "it has devoured/consumed/eaten", "*ḥereb*": "sword/weapon/violence", "*nəbîʾêkem*": "your prophets/seers", "*ʾaryēh*": "lion/predator", "*mašḥît*": "destroying/ravaging/ruining" } }
• Jer 2:34 : 34 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.2.34", "source": "גַּ֤ם בִּכְנָפַ֙יִךְ֙ נִמְצְא֔וּ דַּ֛ם נַפְשׁ֥וֹת אֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים נְקִיִּ֑ים לֹֽא־בַמַּחְתֶּ֥רֶת מְצָאתִ֖ים כִּ֥י עַל־כָּל־אֵֽלֶּה׃", "text": "*Gam* in *kənāp̄ayik* *nimṣəʾû* *dam* *nap̄šôt* *ʾeḇyônîm* *nəqiyyîm* not in *maḥteret* *məṣāʾtîm* for *ʿal*-all-*ʾēlleh*.", "grammar": { "*Gam*": "adverb - also/even", "*kənāp̄ayik*": "noun with preposition and 2nd person feminine singular possessive suffix - in your skirts/borders", "*nimṣəʾû*": "niphal perfect, 3rd person plural - were found", "*dam*": "construct state, masculine singular - blood of", "*nap̄šôt*": "feminine plural construct - souls/lives of", "*ʾeḇyônîm*": "masculine plural - poor ones", "*nəqiyyîm*": "masculine plural adjective - innocent", "*maḥteret*": "feminine singular noun with preposition - in breaking in/house-breaking", "*məṣāʾtîm*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I found them", "*ʿal*": "preposition - on/upon/concerning", "*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative plural - these" }, "variants": { "*kənāp̄ayik*": "your skirts/borders/wings/edges of garments", "*dam*": "blood/bloodguilt", "*nap̄šôt*": "souls/lives/persons", "*ʾeḇyônîm*": "poor/needy/destitute ones", "*nəqiyyîm*": "innocent/clean/free from guilt", "*maḥteret*": "breaking in/house-breaking/place of forced entry", "*ʿal*": "on/upon/concerning/because of" } }
• Ezek 7:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.7.23", "source": "עֲשֵׂ֖ה הָֽרַתּ֑וֹק כִּ֣י הָאָ֗רֶץ מָֽלְאָה֙ מִשְׁפַּ֣ט דָּמִ֔ים וְהָעִ֖יר מָלְאָ֥ה חָמָֽס׃", "text": "*ʿăśēh* *hā-rattôq* *kî* *hā-ʾāreṣ* *mālěʾāh* *mišpaṭ* *dāmîm* *wə-hā-ʿîr* *mālěʾāh* *ḥāmās*", "grammar": { "*ʿăśēh*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - make", "*hā-rattôq*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the chain", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the land", "*mālěʾāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - is full of", "*mišpaṭ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - judgment of", "*dāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - bloods/bloodshed", "*wə-hā-ʿîr*": "conjunction + definite article + noun, feminine singular - and the city", "*mālěʾāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - is full of", "*ḥāmās*": "noun, masculine singular - violence" }, "variants": { "*ʿăśēh*": "make/do/fashion", "*rattôq*": "chain/fetter/bond", "*mišpaṭ*": "judgment/justice/legal decision", "*dāmîm*": "bloods/bloodshed/bloodguilt", "*ḥāmās*": "violence/wrong/cruelty" } }
• Hos 4:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Hosea.4.2", "source": "אָלֹ֣ה וְכַחֵ֔שׁ וְרָצֹ֥חַ וְגָנֹ֖ב וְנָאֹ֑ף פָּרָ֕צוּ וְדָמִ֥ים בְּדָמִ֖ים נָגָֽעוּ׃", "text": "*ʾālōh* *wə-kaḥēš* *wə-rāṣōaḥ* *wə-gānōb* *wə-nāʾōf* *pārāṣû* *wə-dāmîm* *bə-dāmîm* *nāgāʿû*", "grammar": { "*ʾālōh*": "infinitive absolute - swearing/cursing", "*wə-kaḥēš*": "conjunction + infinitive absolute - and lying/deceiving", "*wə-rāṣōaḥ*": "conjunction + infinitive absolute - and murdering", "*wə-gānōb*": "conjunction + infinitive absolute - and stealing", "*wə-nāʾōf*": "conjunction + infinitive absolute - and committing adultery", "*pārāṣû*": "perfect, 3rd person common plural - they break out/burst forth", "*wə-dāmîm*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural - and bloodshed/blood", "*bə-dāmîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - with/against bloodshed/blood", "*nāgāʿû*": "perfect, 3rd person common plural - they touched/reached" }, "variants": { "*ʾālōh*": "swearing falsely/cursing", "*kaḥēš*": "lying/deceiving/denying", "*pārāṣû*": "break out/burst through/increase/spread abroad", "*dāmîm*": "bloodshed/blood guilt/bloodiness", "*nāgāʿû*": "touched/reached/struck/approached" } }
• Hos 7:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Hosea.7.3", "source": "בְּרָעָתָ֖ם יְשַׂמְּחוּ־מֶ֑לֶךְ וּבְכַחֲשֵׁיהֶ֖ם שָׂרִֽים׃", "text": "In *rāʿātām* *yəśamməḥû*-*meleḵ* *ûḇəḵaḥăśêhem* *śārîm*.", "grammar": { "*rāʿātām*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix with prefix *bə* - in/with their evil", "*yəśamməḥû*": "piel imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they make glad/please", "*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - king", "*ûḇəḵaḥăśêhem*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and with their lies/deceptions", "*śārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - princes/officials" }, "variants": { "*rāʿātām*": "their evil/wickedness/malice", "*yəśamməḥû*": "make glad/please/delight", "*ûḇəḵaḥăśêhem*": "with their lies/deceptions/falsehoods", "*śārîm*": "princes/officials/nobles" } }
• Hos 7:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Hosea.7.13", "source": "א֤וֹי לָהֶם֙ כִּֽי־נָדְד֣וּ מִמֶּ֔נִּי שֹׁ֥ד לָהֶ֖ם כִּֽי־פָ֣שְׁעוּ בִ֑י וְאָנֹכִ֣י אֶפְדֵּ֔ם וְהֵ֕מָּה דִּבְּר֥וּ עָלַ֖י כְּזָבִֽים׃", "text": "*ʾôy* to them for-*nāḏəḏû* from me *šōḏ* to them for-*pāšəʿû* against me *wə*-*ʾānōḵî* *ʾep̄dēm* *wə*-they *dibbərû* against me *kəzāḇîm*.", "grammar": { "*ʾôy*": "interjection - woe", "*lāhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them", "*nāḏəḏû*": "qal perfect 3rd plural - they have wandered/fled", "*mimennî*": "preposition + 1st singular suffix - from me", "*šōḏ*": "noun, masculine singular - destruction/devastation", "*pāšəʿû*": "qal perfect 3rd plural - they have rebelled/transgressed", "*bî*": "preposition + 1st singular suffix - against me", "*wə*-*ʾānōḵî*": "conjunction + 1st singular independent pronoun - and I", "*ʾep̄dēm*": "qal imperfect 1st singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - I would redeem them", "*wə*-*hēmmâ*": "conjunction + 3rd masculine plural independent pronoun - and they", "*dibbərû*": "piel perfect 3rd plural - they have spoken", "*ʿālay*": "preposition + 1st singular suffix - against me", "*kəzāḇîm*": "noun, masculine plural - lies" }, "variants": { "*nāḏəḏû*": "wandered/fled/strayed", "*šōḏ*": "destruction/devastation/ruin", "*pāšəʿû*": "rebelled/transgressed/committed offense", "*ʾep̄dēm*": "redeem them/ransom them/deliver them", "*dibbərû*": "spoken/said/declared", "*kəzāḇîm*": "lies/falsehoods/deceptions" } }
• Mic 3:10-12 : 10 { "verseID": "Micah.3.10", "source": "בֹּנֶ֥ה צִיּ֖וֹן בְּדָמִ֑ים וִירוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם בְּעַוְלָֽה׃", "text": "*bōneh* *ṣiyyôn* with-*dāmîm* and-*yĕrûšālaim* with-*ʿawlâ*", "grammar": { "*bōneh*": "masculine singular qal participle - building", "*ṣiyyôn*": "proper name - Zion", "*dāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - blood/bloodshed", "*yĕrûšālaim*": "proper name - Jerusalem", "*ʿawlâ*": "feminine singular noun - injustice/unrighteousness" }, "variants": { "*bōneh*": "building/one who builds", "*dāmîm*": "blood/bloodshed/bloodguilt", "*ʿawlâ*": "injustice/unrighteousness/wickedness" } } 11 { "verseID": "Micah.3.11", "source": "רָאשֶׁ֣יהָ ׀ בְּשֹׁ֣חַד יִשְׁפֹּ֗טוּ וְכֹהֲנֶ֙יהָ֙ בִּמְחִ֣יר יוֹר֔וּ וּנְבִיאֶ֖יהָ בְּכֶ֣סֶף יִקְסֹ֑מוּ וְעַל־יְהוָה֙ יִשָּׁעֵ֣נוּ לֵאמֹ֔ר הֲל֤וֹא יְהוָה֙ בְּקִרְבֵּ֔נוּ לֹֽא־תָב֥וֹא עָלֵ֖ינוּ רָעָֽה׃", "text": "*rāʾšêhā* for-*šōḥad* *yišpōṭû* and-*kōhănêhā* for-*mĕḥîr* *yôrû* and-*nĕbîʾêhā* for-*kesep* *yiqsōmû* and-upon-*YHWH* *yiššāʿēnû* saying *hălôʾ* *YHWH* in-*qirbēnû* not-*tābôʾ* upon-us *rāʿâ*", "grammar": { "*rāʾšêhā*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her heads/leaders", "*šōḥad*": "masculine singular noun - bribe", "*yišpōṭû*": "3rd person plural qal imperfect - they judge", "*kōhănêhā*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her priests", "*mĕḥîr*": "masculine singular noun - price/payment", "*yôrû*": "3rd person plural hiphil imperfect - they teach", "*nĕbîʾêhā*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her prophets", "*kesep*": "masculine singular noun - silver/money", "*yiqsōmû*": "3rd person plural qal imperfect - they divine", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD", "*yiššāʿēnû*": "3rd person plural niphal imperfect - they lean", "*hălôʾ*": "interrogative particle - is not", "*qirbēnû*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person plural suffix - our midst", "*tābôʾ*": "3rd person feminine singular qal imperfect - she will come", "*rāʿâ*": "feminine singular noun/adjective - evil/disaster" }, "variants": { "*rāʾšêhā*": "her heads/leaders/chiefs", "*šōḥad*": "bribe/gift", "*yišpōṭû*": "they judge/govern", "*mĕḥîr*": "price/payment/hire", "*yôrû*": "they teach/instruct", "*kesep*": "silver/money/payment", "*yiqsōmû*": "they divine/practice divination", "*yiššāʿēnû*": "they lean/rely/depend", "*qirbēnû*": "our midst/among us", "*tābôʾ*": "she will come/arrive/happen", "*rāʿâ*": "evil/disaster/calamity" } } 12 { "verseID": "Micah.3.12", "source": "לָכֵן֙ בִּגְלַלְכֶ֔ם צִיּ֖וֹן שָׂדֶ֣ה תֵֽחָרֵ֑שׁ וִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ עִיִּ֣ין תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה וְהַ֥ר הַבַּ֖יִת לְבָמ֥וֹת יָֽעַר׃ פ", "text": "Therefore on-account-of-you *ṣiyyôn* *śādeh* *tēḥārēš* and-*yĕrûšālaim* *ʿiyyîn* *tihyeh* and-*har* the-*bayit* for-*bāmôt* *yāʿar*", "grammar": { "*ṣiyyôn*": "proper name - Zion", "*śādeh*": "masculine singular noun - field", "*tēḥārēš*": "3rd person feminine singular niphal imperfect - she will be plowed", "*yĕrûšālaim*": "proper name - Jerusalem", "*ʿiyyîn*": "masculine plural noun - ruins/heaps", "*tihyeh*": "3rd person feminine singular qal imperfect - she will be", "*har*": "masculine singular construct - mountain of", "*bayit*": "masculine singular noun - house", "*bāmôt*": "feminine plural construct - high places of", "*yāʿar*": "masculine singular noun - forest" }, "variants": { "*śādeh*": "field/country/land", "*tēḥārēš*": "she will be plowed/cultivated", "*ʿiyyîn*": "ruins/heaps/rubble", "*tihyeh*": "she will be/become", "*har*": "mountain/hill", "*bayit*": "house/temple", "*bāmôt*": "high places/heights", "*yāʿar*": "forest/thicket/wooded height" } }
• Mic 6:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Micah.6.12", "source": "אֲשֶׁ֤ר עֲשִׁירֶ֙יהָ֙ מָלְא֣וּ חָמָ֔ס וְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָ דִּבְּרוּ־שָׁ֑קֶר וּלְשׁוֹנָ֖ם רְמִיָּ֥ה בְּפִיהֶֽם׃", "text": "*ʾăšer* *ʿăšîrêhā* *mālʾû* *ḥāmās* *wə-yōšbêhā* *dibbərû*-*šāqer* *û-lšônām* *rəmiyyâ* *bə-pîhem*", "grammar": { "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/whose", "*ʿăšîrêhā*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her rich men", "*mālʾû*": "qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they are full of", "*ḥāmās*": "noun, masculine singular - violence", "*wə-yōšbêhā*": "conjunction + qal participle, masculine plural + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - and her inhabitants", "*dibbərû*": "piel perfect, 3rd person common plural - they have spoken", "*šāqer*": "noun, masculine singular - falsehood", "*û-lšônām*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and their tongue", "*rəmiyyâ*": "noun, feminine singular - deceitful", "*bə-pîhem*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in their mouth" }, "variants": { "*ʿăšîrêhā*": "her rich men/her wealthy ones", "*ḥāmās*": "violence/wrong/cruelty/injustice", "*dibbərû*": "spoke/uttered/declared", "*šāqer*": "falsehood/lie/deception", "*rəmiyyâ*": "deceitful/treacherous/deceptive" } }
• Mic 7:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Micah.7.2", "source": "אָבַ֤ד חָסִיד֙ מִן־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְיָשָׁ֥ר בָּאָדָ֖ם אָ֑יִן כֻּלָּם֙ לְדָמִ֣ים יֶאֱרֹ֔בוּ אִ֥ישׁ אֶת־אָחִ֖יהוּ יָצ֥וּדוּ חֵֽרֶם׃", "text": "*ʾābad* *ḥāsîd* from-the-*ʾāreṣ*, and-*yāšār* among-*ʾādām* *ʾāyin*; *kullām* for-*dāmîm* *yeʾĕrōbû*, *ʾîš* *ʾet*-his brother *yāṣûdû* *ḥērem*.", "grammar": { "*ʾābad*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - has perished/disappeared", "*ḥāsîd*": "masculine singular adjective/noun - godly/pious person", "*min*": "preposition - from", "*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the land/earth", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*yāšār*": "masculine singular adjective/noun - upright person", "*bā-ʾādām*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - among men/humanity", "*ʾāyin*": "particle of negation - there is not/none", "*kullām*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - all of them", "*lə-dāmîm*": "preposition + masculine plural noun - for blood/bloodshed", "*yeʾĕrōbû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they lie in wait/ambush", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man/each one", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾāḥîhû*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his brother", "*yāṣûdû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they hunt/trap", "*ḥērem*": "masculine singular noun - net/ban/destruction" }, "variants": { "*ʾābad*": "perished/disappeared/vanished", "*ḥāsîd*": "godly person/pious one/faithful one", "*ʾāreṣ*": "land/earth/ground/territory", "*yāšār*": "upright person/honest one/just person", "*ʾādām*": "mankind/humanity/people", "*dāmîm*": "blood/bloodshed/blood-guilt", "*yeʾĕrōbû*": "lie in wait/ambush/lurk", "*yāṣûdû*": "hunt/trap/catch", "*ḥērem*": "net/ban/destruction/devoted thing" } }
• Matt 27:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Matthew.27.4", "source": "Λέγων, Ἥμαρτον παραδοὺς αἷμα ἀθῷον. Οἱ δὲ εἶπον, Τί πρὸς ἡμᾶς; σὺ ὄψει.", "text": "*Legōn*, I have *hēmarton* *paradous* *haima* *athōon*. They *de* *eipon*, What *pros* us? You *opsei*.", "grammar": { "*Legōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular, active - saying", "*hēmarton*": "aorist, 1st singular, active - I sinned", "*paradous*": "aorist participle, nominative, masculine, singular, active - having betrayed", "*haima*": "accusative, neuter, singular - blood", "*athōon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - innocent", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*eipon*": "aorist, 3rd plural, active - they said", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/towards", "*opsei*": "future, 2nd singular, middle - you will see/look to" }, "variants": { "*hēmarton*": "I have sinned/I sinned", "*paradous*": "by betraying/when I betrayed", "*haima* *athōon*": "innocent blood", "*Τί πρὸς ἡμᾶς*": "What is that to us?/What does that matter to us?", "*opsei*": "you will see/look to it yourself/it's your responsibility" } }
• 1 Tim 4:2 : 2 { "verseID": "1 Timothy.4.2", "source": "Ἐν ὑποκρίσει ψευδολόγων· κεκαυτηριασμένων τὴν ἰδίαν συνείδησιν·", "text": "In *hypokrisei* *pseudologōn*; *kekautēriasmenōn* the *idian* *syneidēsin*;", "grammar": { "*hypokrisei*": "dative, feminine, singular - hypocrisy/pretense", "*pseudologōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - speaking lies/liars", "*kekautēriasmenōn*": "perfect, passive, participle, genitive, masculine, plural - having been seared/cauterized", "*idian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - own/one's own", "*syneidēsin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - conscience/consciousness" }, "variants": { "*hypokrisei*": "hypocrisy/pretense/insincerity", "*pseudologōn*": "liars/those speaking falsehoods/false speakers", "*kekautēriasmenōn*": "having been seared/cauterized/branded", "*syneidēsin*": "conscience/moral consciousness/awareness" } }
• Ezek 9:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.9.9", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י עֲוֺ֨ן בֵּֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל וִֽיהוּדָה֙ גָּדוֹל֙ בִּמְאֹ֣ד מְאֹ֔ד וַתִּמָּלֵ֤א הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ דָּמִ֔ים וְהָעִ֖יר מָלְאָ֣ה מֻטֶּ֑ה כִּ֣י אָמְר֗וּ עָזַ֤ב יְהוָה֙ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְאֵ֥ין יְהוָ֖ה רֹאֶֽה׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer ʾēlay ʿăwōn bêt-yiśrāʾēl wîhûdāh gādôl bimʾōd mĕʾōd*, and *wattimmālēʾ hāʾāreṣ dāmîm*, and *hāʿîr mālĕʾāh muṭṭeh*; for *kî ʾāmrû ʿāzab YHWH* *ʾet-hāʾāreṣ wĕʾên YHWH rōʾeh*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*ʾēlay*": "preposition + 1st common singular suffix - to me", "*ʿăwōn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - iniquity of", "*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*wîhûdāh*": "waw-conjunction + proper noun - and Judah", "*gādôl*": "adjective, masculine singular - great", "*bimʾōd mĕʾōd*": "preposition + adverb + adverb - exceedingly great", "*wattimmālēʾ*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and it is filled", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the land", "*dāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - blood/bloodshed", "*hāʿîr*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the city", "*mālĕʾāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - is full of", "*muṭṭeh*": "hophal participle, masculine singular - perversion/injustice", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ʾāmrû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they say", "*ʿāzab*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has forsaken", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the land", "*wĕʾên*": "waw-conjunction + particle of negation - and there is not", "*rōʾeh*": "qal participle, masculine singular - seeing" }, "variants": { "*muṭṭeh*": "perversion/injustice/perversity/crookedness", "*ʿāzab*": "has forsaken/has abandoned/has left" } }
• Ezek 13:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.13.8", "source": "לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה יַ֚עַן דַּבֶּרְכֶ֣ם שָׁ֔וְא וַחֲזִיתֶ֖ם כָּזָ֑ב לָכֵן֙ הִנְנִ֣י אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃", "text": "*lāḵēn* *kōh* *ʾāmar* *ʾĂdōnāy* *YHWH* *yaʿan* *dabberḵem* *šāwəʾ* *wa-ḥăzîtem* *kāzāḇ* *lāḵēn* *hinnənî* *ʾălêḵem* *nəʾum* *ʾĂdōnāy* *YHWH*", "grammar": { "*lāḵēn*": "conjunction - therefore", "*kōh*": "adverb - thus/so", "*ʾāmar*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - said/says", "*ʾĂdōnāy*": "noun + 1st person plural suffix used as divine title - my Lord", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*yaʿan*": "conjunction - because", "*dabberḵem*": "Piel infinitive construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your speaking", "*šāwəʾ*": "masculine singular noun - falsehood/emptiness", "*wa-ḥăzîtem*": "conjunction + Qal perfect 2nd masculine plural - and you have seen", "*kāzāḇ*": "masculine singular adjective - false/lying", "*lāḵēn*": "conjunction - therefore", "*hinnənî*": "interjection + 1st person singular suffix - behold me", "*ʾălêḵem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - against you", "*nəʾum*": "construct masculine singular - utterance/oracle of", "*ʾĂdōnāy*": "noun + 1st person plural suffix used as divine title - my Lord", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD" }, "variants": { "*lāḵēn*": "therefore/thus/so", "*yaʿan*": "because/since/on account of", "*šāwəʾ*": "falsehood/emptiness/vanity/worthlessness", "*kāzāḇ*": "false/lying/deceptive", "*hinnənî*": "behold me/here I am" } }
• Ezek 22:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.22.2", "source": "וְאַתָּ֣ה בֶן־אָדָ֔ם הֲתִשְׁפֹּ֥ט הֲתִשְׁפֹּ֖ט אֶת־עִ֣יר הַדָּמִ֑ים וְה֣וֹדַעְתָּ֔הּ אֵ֖ת כָּל־תּוֹעֲבוֹתֶֽיהָ׃", "text": "And you *ben*-*ʾādām*, will you *tišpōṭ* will you *tišpōṭ* *ʾēt*-*ʿîr* the *dāmîm*, and you shall *hôdaʿtāh* *ʾēt* all-*tôʿăḇôteyhā*", "grammar": { "*ben*": "construct form, masculine singular noun - 'son of'", "*ʾādām*": "masculine singular noun - 'man/mankind/Adam'", "*tišpōṭ*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - 'judge/govern'", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*ʿîr*": "feminine singular noun - 'city'", "*dāmîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - 'bloods'", "*hôdaʿtāh*": "hiphil perfect, 2nd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - 'cause to know/make known to her'", "*tôʿăḇôteyhā*": "feminine plural noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - 'her abominations'" }, "variants": { "*tišpōṭ*": "judge/bring to judgment/pronounce sentence", "*ʿîr*": "city/town", "*dāmîm*": "bloods/bloodshed/bloodguilt", "*tôʿăḇôteyhā*": "her abominations/detestable acts/abhorrent practices" } }
• Ezek 35:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.35.6", "source": "לָכֵ֣ן חַי־אָ֗נִי נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה כִּֽי־לְדָ֥ם אֶעֶשְׂךָ֖ וְדָ֣ם יִרְדֲּפֶ֑ךָ אִם־לֹ֥א דָ֛ם שָׂנֵ֖אתָ וְדָ֥ם יִרְדֲּפֶֽךָ׃", "text": "Therefore *ḥay*-*ʾānî*, *nəʾum* *ʾĂdōnāy* *YHWH*, that to *dām* I will *ʾeʿeśḵā* and *dām* will *yirdopeḵā*; if-not *dām* you *śānēʾtā* and *dām* will *yirdopeḵā*.", "grammar": { "*ḥay*": "adjective masculine singular - living/alive", "*ʾānî*": "pronoun 1st person common singular - I", "*nəʾum*": "noun masculine singular construct - declaration of", "*ʾĂdōnāy*": "noun masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my Lord", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*dām*": "noun masculine singular - blood", "*ʾeʿeśḵā*": "qal imperfect 1st common singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - I will make you", "*yirdopeḵā*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - it will pursue you", "*śānēʾtā*": "qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you hated" }, "variants": { "*ḥay-ʾānî*": "as I live/by my life", "*nəʾum*": "declaration/utterance/oracle", "*dām*": "blood/bloodshed/bloodguilt", "*ʾeʿeśḵā*": "I will make you/prepare you", "*yirdopeḵā*": "it will pursue you/chase you/persecute you", "*śānēʾtā*": "you hated/detested" } }
• Jer 7:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.7.8", "source": "הִנֵּ֤ה אַתֶּם֙ בֹּטְחִ֣ים לָכֶ֔ם עַל־דִּבְרֵ֖י הַשָּׁ֑קֶר לְבִלְתִּ֖י הוֹעִֽיל׃", "text": "Behold you *bōṭĕḥîm* to-you on-*dibrê* the-*šāqer* to-not *hôʿîl*", "grammar": { "*bōṭĕḥîm*": "Qal participle, masculine plural - trusting", "*dibrê*": "construct noun, masculine plural - words of", "*šāqer*": "definite noun, masculine singular - falsehood/lie", "*hôʿîl*": "Hiphil infinitive construct - to profit/benefit" }, "variants": { "*bōṭĕḥîm*": "trusting/relying/depending", "*dibrê*": "words/sayings/utterances", "*šāqer*": "falsehood/lie/deception", "*hôʿîl*": "profit/benefit/avail" } }
• Jer 9:3-6 : 3 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.9.3", "source": "אִ֤ישׁ מֵרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙ הִשָּׁמֵ֔רוּ וְעַל־כָּל־אָ֖ח אַל־תִּבְטָ֑חוּ כִּ֤י כָל־אָח֙ עָק֣וֹב יַעְקֹ֔ב וְכָל־רֵ֖עַ רָכִ֥יל יַהֲלֹֽךְ׃", "text": "*'îš* from-*rē'ēhû* *hiššāmērû* *wĕ'al*-*kol*-*'āḥ* *'al*-*tibṭāḥû* *kî* *kol*-*'āḥ* *'āqôb* *ya'qōb* *wĕkol*-*rēa'* *rākîl* *yahălōk*", "grammar": { "*'îš*": "masculine noun, singular - man/each person", "*rē'ēhû*": "masculine noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix and prefixed preposition - from his neighbor", "*hiššāmērû*": "imperative verb, 2nd person masculine plural, niphal - be on guard/beware", "*wĕ'al*": "conjunction + preposition - and against", "*kol*": "noun, construct state - all of/every", "*'āḥ*": "masculine noun - brother", "*'al-tibṭāḥû*": "negative particle + imperfect verb, 2nd person masculine plural, jussive - do not trust", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*'āqôb*": "infinitive absolute - supplanting/deceiving", "*ya'qōb*": "imperfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular - he will supplant/deceive", "*wĕkol*": "conjunction + noun, construct state - and every", "*rēa'*": "masculine noun - friend/neighbor", "*rākîl*": "masculine noun - slanderer/talebearer", "*yahălōk*": "imperfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular - he will walk/go about" }, "variants": { "*'îš*": "man/each person/anyone", "*rē'ēhû*": "his neighbor/friend/companion", "*hiššāmērû*": "be on guard/beware/take heed", "*'āḥ*": "brother/kinsman/relative", "*tibṭāḥû*": "trust/have confidence in/rely on", "*'āqôb ya'qōb*": "utterly deceives/thoroughly supplants/completely betrays (emphatic construction)", "*rēa'*": "friend/neighbor/companion", "*rākîl*": "slanderer/talebearer/gossiper", "*yahălōk*": "walks/goes about/proceeds" } } 4 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.9.4", "source": "וְאִ֤ישׁ בְּרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙ יְהָתֵ֔לּוּ וֶאֱמֶ֖ת לֹ֣א יְדַבֵּ֑רוּ לִמְּד֧וּ לְשׁוֹנָ֛ם דַּבֶּר־שֶׁ֖קֶר הַעֲוֵ֥ה נִלְאֽוּ׃", "text": "*wĕ'îš* against-*rē'ēhû* *yĕhātēllû* *we'ĕmet* *lō'* *yĕdabbērû* *limdû* *lĕšônām* *dabber*-*šeqer* *ha'ăwēh* *nil'û*", "grammar": { "*wĕ'îš*": "conjunction + masculine noun, singular - and each man", "*rē'ēhû*": "masculine noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix and prefixed preposition - against his neighbor", "*yĕhātēllû*": "imperfect verb, 3rd person masculine plural, piel - they deceive/mock", "*we'ĕmet*": "conjunction + feminine noun - and truth", "*lō'*": "negative particle - not", "*yĕdabbērû*": "imperfect verb, 3rd person masculine plural, piel - they speak", "*limdû*": "perfect verb, 3rd person common plural - they have taught", "*lĕšônām*": "feminine noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their tongue", "*dabber*": "infinitive construct, piel - to speak", "*šeqer*": "masculine noun - falsehood/lie", "*ha'ăwēh*": "infinitive absolute, hiphil - acting perversely", "*nil'û*": "perfect verb, 3rd person common plural, niphal - they are weary/exhausted" }, "variants": { "*rē'ēhû*": "his neighbor/friend/companion", "*yĕhātēllû*": "they deceive/mock/delude", "*'ĕmet*": "truth/faithfulness/reliability", "*yĕdabbērû*": "they speak/tell/declare", "*limdû*": "they have taught/trained/instructed", "*lĕšônām*": "their tongue/language/speech", "*dabber*": "to speak/tell/say", "*šeqer*": "falsehood/lie/deception", "*ha'ăwēh*": "acting perversely/committing iniquity/doing wrong", "*nil'û*": "they are weary/exhausted/tired" } } 5 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.9.5", "source": "שִׁבְתְּךָ֖ בְּת֣וֹךְ מִרְמָ֑ה בְּמִרְמָ֛ה מֵאֲנ֥וּ דַֽעַת־אוֹתִ֖י נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "*šibtĕkā* *bĕtôk* *mirmāh* *bĕmirmāh* *mē'ănû* *da'at*-*'ôtî* *nĕ'um*-*YHWH*", "grammar": { "*šibtĕkā*": "infinitive construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your dwelling", "*bĕtôk*": "preposition - in the midst of", "*mirmāh*": "feminine noun - deceit/treachery", "*bĕmirmāh*": "feminine noun with prefixed preposition - in/through deceit", "*mē'ănû*": "perfect verb, 3rd person common plural - they have refused", "*da'at*": "infinitive construct - to know", "*'ôtî*": "direct object marker with 1st person singular suffix - me", "*nĕ'um-YHWH*": "construct phrase - declaration of YHWH" }, "variants": { "*šibtĕkā*": "your dwelling/living/sitting", "*bĕtôk*": "in the midst of/among/within", "*mirmāh*": "deceit/treachery/fraud", "*mē'ănû*": "they have refused/rejected/declined", "*da'at*": "to know/acknowledge/recognize", "*nĕ'um*": "declaration/oracle/utterance" } } 6 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.9.6", "source": "לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת הִנְנִ֥י צוֹרְפָ֖ם וּבְחַנְתִּ֑ים כִּֽי־אֵ֣יךְ אֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה מִפְּנֵ֖י בַּת־עַמִּֽי׃", "text": "*lākēn* thus *'āmar* *YHWH* *ṣĕbā'ôt* *hinĕnî* *ṣôrĕpām* *ûbĕḥantîm* *kî*-how *'e'ĕśeh* from-*pĕnê* *bat*-*'ammî*", "grammar": { "*lākēn*": "adverb - therefore", "*'āmar*": "perfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular - he has said", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*ṣĕbā'ôt*": "feminine plural noun - of hosts/armies", "*hinĕnî*": "interjection with 1st person singular suffix - behold me", "*ṣôrĕpām*": "participle, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - refining them", "*ûbĕḥantîm*": "conjunction + perfect verb, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and I will test them", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*'e'ĕśeh*": "imperfect verb, 1st person singular - I will do", "*pĕnê*": "masculine plural noun, construct state with prefixed preposition - from the face of", "*bat*": "feminine noun, construct state - daughter of", "*'ammî*": "masculine noun with 1st person singular suffix - my people" }, "variants": { "*lākēn*": "therefore/thus/for this reason", "*'āmar*": "said/spoke/declared", "*ṣĕbā'ôt*": "of hosts/armies/multitudes", "*hinĕnî*": "behold me/look, I am/here I am", "*ṣôrĕpām*": "refining them/smelting them/purifying them", "*ûbĕḥantîm*": "and I will test them/try them/examine them", "*'e'ĕśeh*": "I will do/act/perform", "*pĕnê*": "face of/presence of/because of", "*bat-'ammî*": "daughter of my people (collective term for the people)" } }
• Jer 22:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.22.17", "source": "׃22 17 כִּ֣י אֵ֤ין עֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ וְלִבְּךָ֔ כִּ֖י אִם־עַל־בִּצְעֶ֑ךָ וְעַ֤ל דַּֽם־הַנָּקִי֙ לִשְׁפּ֔וֹךְ וְעַל־הָעֹ֥שֶׁק וְעַל־הַמְּרוּצָ֖ה לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ ס", "text": "For not *ʿêneykā* and *libbᵉkā* except upon *biṣʿekā* and upon *dam-hannāqî* to *lišpôk* and upon *hāʿōšeq* and upon *hammᵉrûṣāh* to *laʿăśôt*.", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*ʿêneykā*": "noun, feminine dual with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your eyes", "*wᵉ-libbᵉkā*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - and your heart", "*kî ʾim-ʿal*": "conjunction + conditional particle + preposition - except upon", "*biṣʿekā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your unjust gain", "*wᵉ-ʿal*": "conjunction + preposition - and upon", "*dam-ha-nnāqî*": "noun, masculine singular construct + definite article + adjective, masculine singular - blood of the innocent", "*li-špôk*": "preposition + infinitive construct, qal - to shed", "*wᵉ-ʿal-hā-ʿōšeq*": "conjunction + preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - and upon the oppression", "*wᵉ-ʿal-ha-mmᵉrûṣāh*": "conjunction + preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - and upon the crushing", "*la-ʿăśôt*": "preposition + infinitive construct, qal - to do" }, "variants": { "*biṣʿekā*": "your unjust gain/dishonest profit/covetousness", "*dam-hannāqî*": "blood of the innocent/innocent blood", "*lišpôk*": "to shed/pour out", "*hāʿōšeq*": "the oppression/extortion", "*hammᵉrûṣāh*": "the crushing/oppression/violence", "*laʿăśôt*": "to do/perform/commit" } }