Job 28:12-28 : 12 {
"verseID": "Job.28.12",
"source": "וְֽ֭הַחָכְמָה מֵאַ֣יִן תִּמָּצֵ֑א וְאֵ֥י זֶ֝ה מְק֣וֹם בִּינָֽה׃",
"text": "And-the-*ḥåḵmāh* from-where *timmāṣēʾ* and-where this *məqôm* *bînāh*",
"grammar": {
"*ḥåḵmāh*": "noun, feminine, singular, absolute - wisdom",
"*timmāṣēʾ*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - is found",
"*məqôm*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - place of",
"*bînāh*": "noun, feminine, singular, absolute - understanding"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥåḵmāh*": "wisdom/skill/expertise",
"*timmāṣēʾ*": "is found/discovered/obtained",
"*bînāh*": "understanding/discernment/insight"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Job.28.13",
"source": "לֹא־יָדַ֣ע אֱנ֣וֹשׁ עֶרְכָּ֑הּ וְלֹ֥א תִ֝מָּצֵ֗א בְּאֶ֣רֶץ הֽ͏ַחַיִּֽים׃",
"text": "Not-*yāḏaʿ* *ʾĕnôš* *ʿerkāh* and-not *timmāṣēʾ* in-*ʾereṣ* the-*ḥayyîm*",
"grammar": {
"*yāḏaʿ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he knows",
"*ʾĕnôš*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - man/mankind",
"*ʿerkāh*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its value/worth",
"*timmāṣēʾ*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she is found",
"*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct - land of",
"*ḥayyîm*": "noun, masculine, plural, absolute - living/life"
},
"variants": {
"*yāḏaʿ*": "knows/understands/perceives",
"*ʿerkāh*": "its value/worth/price/arrangement",
"*ʾereṣ* the-*ḥayyîm*": "land of the living/realm of life"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Job.28.14",
"source": "תְּה֣וֹם אָ֭מַר לֹ֣א בִי־הִ֑יא וְיָ֥ם אָ֝מַ֗ר אֵ֣ין עִמָּדִֽי׃",
"text": "*Təhôm* *ʾāmar* not in-me-*hîʾ* and-*yām* *ʾāmar* not with-me",
"grammar": {
"*təhôm*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - deep/abyss",
"*ʾāmar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he says",
"*hîʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person feminine singular - she/it",
"*yām*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - sea",
"*ʾāmar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he says"
},
"variants": {
"*təhôm*": "deep/abyss/depths/ocean depths",
"*yām*": "sea/ocean"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Job.28.15",
"source": "לֹא־יֻתַּ֣ן סְג֣וֹר תַּחְתֶּ֑יהָ וְלֹ֥א יִ֝שָּׁקֵ֗ל כֶּ֣סֶף מְחִירָֽהּ׃",
"text": "Not-*yuttan* *səḡôr* *taḥtehā* and-not *yiššāqēl* *kesep̄* *məḥîrāh*",
"grammar": {
"*yuttan*": "verb, hophal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is given",
"*səḡôr*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - gold/fine gold",
"*taḥtehā*": "preposition + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - in exchange for it",
"*yiššāqēl*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is weighed",
"*kesep̄*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - silver",
"*məḥîrāh*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its price"
},
"variants": {
"*yuttan*": "is given/provided/offered",
"*səḡôr*": "gold/fine gold/precious metal",
"*taḥtehā*": "in exchange for it/in its place",
"*yiššāqēl*": "is weighed/measured/valued"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Job.28.16",
"source": "לֹֽא־תְ֭סֻלֶּה בְּכֶ֣תֶם אוֹפִ֑יר בְּשֹׁ֖הַם יָקָ֣ר וְסַפִּֽיר׃",
"text": "Not-*təsulleh* with-*keṯem* *ʾôp̄îr* with-*šōham* *yāqār* and-*sappîr*",
"grammar": {
"*təsulleh*": "verb, pual imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she is valued",
"*keṯem*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - gold of",
"*ʾôp̄îr*": "proper noun, location - Ophir",
"*šōham*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - onyx/beryl",
"*yāqār*": "adjective, masculine, singular, absolute - precious/rare",
"*sappîr*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - sapphire/lapis lazuli"
},
"variants": {
"*təsulleh*": "is valued/compared/weighed against",
"*keṯem*": "gold/fine gold/pure gold",
"*šōham*": "onyx/beryl/precious stone",
"*yāqār*": "precious/costly/rare/valuable",
"*sappîr*": "sapphire/lapis lazuli/blue precious stone"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Job.28.17",
"source": "לֹא־יַעַרְכֶ֣נָּה זָ֭הָב וּזְכוֹכִ֑ית וּתְמ֖וּרָתָ֣הּ כְּלִי־פָֽז׃",
"text": "Not-*yaʿarḵennāh* *zāhāḇ* and-*zəḵôḵîṯ* and-*təmûrāṯāh* *kəlî*-*p̄āz*",
"grammar": {
"*yaʿarḵennāh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - he compares it",
"*zāhāḇ*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - gold",
"*zəḵôḵîṯ*": "noun, feminine, singular, absolute - glass",
"*təmûrāṯāh*": "noun, feminine, singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its exchange/price",
"*kəlî*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - vessel of",
"*p̄āz*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - fine gold/pure gold"
},
"variants": {
"*yaʿarḵennāh*": "compares it/arranges against it/sets in order against it",
"*zəḵôḵîṯ*": "glass/crystal",
"*təmûrāṯāh*": "its exchange/price/value/equivalent",
"*kəlî*-*p̄āz*": "vessels of fine gold/articles of pure gold"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Job.28.18",
"source": "רָאמ֣וֹת וְ֭גָבִישׁ לֹ֣א יִזָּכֵ֑ר וּמֶ֥שֶׁךְ חָ֝כְמָ֗ה מִפְּנִינִֽים׃",
"text": "*Rāʾmôṯ* and-*ḡāḇîš* not *yizzāḵēr* and-*mešeḵ* *ḥåḵmāh* from-*pənînîm*",
"grammar": {
"*rāʾmôṯ*": "noun, feminine, plural, absolute - coral/red coral",
"*ḡāḇîš*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - crystal/quartz",
"*yizzāḵēr*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is remembered/mentioned",
"*mešeḵ*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - acquisition of/drawing out",
"*ḥåḵmāh*": "noun, feminine, singular, absolute - wisdom",
"*pənînîm*": "noun, masculine, plural, absolute - pearls/rubies/coral"
},
"variants": {
"*rāʾmôṯ*": "coral/red coral/precious stones",
"*ḡāḇîš*": "crystal/quartz/pearl",
"*yizzāḵēr*": "is remembered/mentioned/spoken of",
"*mešeḵ*": "acquisition/price/drawing/value",
"*pənînîm*": "pearls/rubies/coral/precious stones"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Job.28.19",
"source": "לֹֽא־יַ֭עַרְכֶנָּה פִּטְדַת־כּ֑וּשׁ בְּכֶ֥תֶם טָ֝ה֗וֹר לֹ֣א תְסֻלֶּֽה׃ פ",
"text": "Not-*yaʿarḵennāh* *piṭḏaṯ*-*kûš* with-*keṯem* *ṭāhôr* not *təsulleh*",
"grammar": {
"*yaʿarḵennāh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - he compares it",
"*piṭḏaṯ*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct - topaz of",
"*kûš*": "proper noun, location - Cush/Ethiopia",
"*keṯem*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - gold",
"*ṭāhôr*": "adjective, masculine, singular, absolute - pure",
"*təsulleh*": "verb, pual imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she is valued"
},
"variants": {
"*yaʿarḵennāh*": "compares it/arranges against it/values it against",
"*piṭḏaṯ*": "topaz/chrysolite/peridot",
"*kûš*": "Cush/Ethiopia",
"*keṯem* *ṭāhôr*": "pure gold/refined gold",
"*təsulleh*": "is valued/weighed/compared"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Job.28.20",
"source": "וְֽ֭הַחָכְמָה מֵאַ֣יִן תָּב֑וֹא וְאֵ֥י זֶ֝֗ה מְק֣וֹם בִּינָֽה׃",
"text": "And-the-*ḥåḵmāh* from-where *tāḇôʾ* and-where this *məqôm* *bînāh*",
"grammar": {
"*ḥåḵmāh*": "noun, feminine, singular, absolute - wisdom",
"*tāḇôʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she comes",
"*məqôm*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - place of",
"*bînāh*": "noun, feminine, singular, absolute - understanding"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥåḵmāh*": "wisdom/skill/expertise",
"*tāḇôʾ*": "comes/comes from/originates",
"*bînāh*": "understanding/discernment/insight"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Job.28.21",
"source": "וְֽ֭נֶעֶלְמָה מֵעֵינֵ֣י כָל־חָ֑י וּמֵע֖וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם נִסְתָּֽרָה׃",
"text": "And-*neʿelmāh* from-*ʿênê* all-*ḥāy* and-from-*ʿôp̄* the-*šāmayim* *nistārāh*",
"grammar": {
"*neʿelmāh*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she is hidden",
"*ʿênê*": "noun, feminine, dual, construct - eyes of",
"*ḥāy*": "adjective, masculine, singular, absolute - living",
"*ʿôp̄*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - birds of",
"*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine, plural, absolute - heavens/sky",
"*nistārāh*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she is concealed"
},
"variants": {
"*neʿelmāh*": "is hidden/concealed/kept secret",
"*ḥāy*": "living thing/living being/living one",
"*ʿôp̄*": "birds/flying creatures",
"*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky/air",
"*nistārāh*": "is concealed/hidden/kept secret"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "Job.28.22",
"source": "אֲבַדּ֣וֹן וָ֭מָוֶת אָ֣מְר֑וּ בְּ֝אָזְנֵ֗ינוּ שָׁמַ֥עְנוּ שִׁמְעָֽהּ׃",
"text": "*ʾĂḇaddôn* and-*māweṯ* *ʾāmərû* with-*ʾåznênû* *šāmaʿnû* *šimʿāh*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾăḇaddôn*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - destruction/place of destruction",
"*māweṯ*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - death",
"*ʾāmərû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they say",
"*ʾåznênû*": "noun, feminine, dual + 1st person plural suffix - our ears",
"*šāmaʿnû*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person plural - we hear",
"*šimʿāh*": "noun, feminine, singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its report"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾăḇaddôn*": "destruction/Abaddon/place of ruin",
"*māweṯ*": "death/Death personified",
"*šimʿāh*": "its report/rumor/news"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "Job.28.23",
"source": "אֱ֭לֹהִים הֵבִ֣ין דַּרְכָּ֑הּ וְ֝ה֗וּא יָדַ֥ע אֶת־מְקוֹמָֽהּ׃",
"text": "*ʾĔlōhîm* *hēḇîn* *darkāh* and-*hûʾ* *yāḏaʿ* *ʾeṯ*-*məqômāh*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine, plural, absolute - God",
"*hēḇîn*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he understands",
"*darkāh*": "noun, feminine, singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her way",
"*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he",
"*yāḏaʿ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he knows",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*məqômāh*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her place"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine being",
"*hēḇîn*": "understands/discerns/perceives",
"*darkāh*": "her way/path/course"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "Job.28.24",
"source": "כִּי־ה֭וּא לִקְצוֹת־הָאָ֣רֶץ יַבִּ֑יט תַּ֖חַת כָּל־הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם יִרְאֶֽה׃",
"text": "For-*hûʾ* to-*qəṣôṯ*-the-*ʾāreṣ* *yabbîṭ* *taḥaṯ* all-the-*šāmayim* *yirʾeh*",
"grammar": {
"*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he",
"*qəṣôṯ*": "noun, feminine, plural, construct - ends of",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine, singular, absolute - earth/land",
"*yabbîṭ*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he looks",
"*taḥaṯ*": "preposition - under",
"*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine, plural, absolute - heavens",
"*yirʾeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he sees"
},
"variants": {
"*qəṣôṯ*": "ends/extremities/boundaries",
"*yabbîṭ*": "looks/gazes/observes",
"*yirʾeh*": "sees/perceives/beholds"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "Job.28.25",
"source": "לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת לָר֣וּחַ מִשְׁקָ֑ל וּ֝מַ֗יִם תִּכֵּ֥ן בְּמִדָּֽה׃",
"text": "To-*ʿăśôṯ* to-the-*rûaḥ* *mišqāl* and-*mayim* *tikkēn* by-*middāh*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿăśôṯ*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - to make/assign",
"*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine, singular, absolute - wind/spirit",
"*mišqāl*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - weight",
"*mayim*": "noun, masculine, plural, absolute - waters",
"*tikkēn*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he measured/established",
"*middāh*": "noun, feminine, singular, absolute - measure/measurement"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿăśôṯ*": "to make/assign/establish",
"*rûaḥ*": "wind/spirit/breath",
"*mišqāl*": "weight/balance/measure",
"*tikkēn*": "measured/established/determined",
"*middāh*": "measure/measurement/proportion"
}
}
26 {
"verseID": "Job.28.26",
"source": "בַּעֲשֹׂת֣וֹ לַמָּטָ֣ר חֹ֑ק וְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְ לַחֲזִ֥יז קֹלֽוֹת׃",
"text": "In-*ʿăśōṯô* to-the-*māṭār* *ḥōq* and-*dereḵ* to-*ḥăzîz* *qōlôṯ*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿăśōṯô*": "verb, qal infinitive construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his making",
"*māṭār*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - rain",
"*ḥōq*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - decree/statute",
"*dereḵ*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - way/path",
"*ḥăzîz*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - lightning of",
"*qōlôṯ*": "noun, masculine, plural, absolute - sounds/thunder"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿăśōṯô*": "his making/establishing/appointing",
"*ḥōq*": "decree/statute/law/ordinance",
"*dereḵ*": "way/path/road/course",
"*ḥăzîz*": "lightning/thunderbolt",
"*qōlôṯ*": "thunder/sounds/voices"
}
}
27 {
"verseID": "Job.28.27",
"source": "אָ֣ז רָ֭אָהּ וַֽיְסַפְּרָ֑הּ הֱ֝כִינָ֗הּ וְגַם־חֲקָרָֽהּ׃",
"text": "Then *rāʾāh* and-*yəsappərāh* *hĕḵînāh* and-also-*ḥăqārāh*",
"grammar": {
"*rāʾāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - he saw it",
"*yəsappərāh*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - he declared it",
"*hĕḵînāh*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - he established it",
"*ḥăqārāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - he searched it out"
},
"variants": {
"*rāʾāh*": "saw it/beheld it/perceived it",
"*yəsappərāh*": "declared it/recounted it/numbered it",
"*hĕḵînāh*": "established it/prepared it/set it up",
"*ḥăqārāh*": "searched it out/examined it/investigated it"
}
}
28 {
"verseID": "Job.28.28",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר ׀ לָֽאָדָ֗ם הֵ֤ן יִרְאַ֣ת אֲ֭דֹנָי הִ֣יא חָכְמָ֑ה וְס֖וּר מֵרָ֣ע בִּינָֽה׃ ס",
"text": "And-*yōʾmer* to-the-*ʾāḏām* behold *yirʾaṯ* *ʾăḏōnāy* *hîʾ* *ḥåḵmāh* and-*sûr* from-*rāʿ* *bînāh*",
"grammar": {
"*yōʾmer*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he says",
"*ʾāḏām*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - man/mankind",
"*yirʾaṯ*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct - fear of",
"*ʾăḏōnāy*": "noun, masculine, plural + 1st person singular suffix - my Lord",
"*hîʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person feminine singular - she/it",
"*ḥåḵmāh*": "noun, feminine, singular, absolute - wisdom",
"*sûr*": "verb, qal infinitive absolute - to turn aside",
"*rāʿ*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - evil",
"*bînāh*": "noun, feminine, singular, absolute - understanding"
},
"variants": {
"*yōʾmer*": "says/said/declared",
"*ʾāḏām*": "man/mankind/humanity",
"*yirʾaṯ*": "fear of/reverence for/awe of",
"*ʾăḏōnāy*": "the Lord/Adonai/my Lord",
"*sûr*": "turning away from/departing from/avoiding",
"*rāʿ*": "evil/wickedness/harm"
}
}