Job 3:1-9 : 1 {
"verseID": "Job.3.1",
"source": "אַחֲרֵי־כֵ֗ן פָּתַ֤ח אִיּוֹב֙ אֶת־פִּ֔יהוּ וַיְקַלֵּ֖ל אֶת־יוֹמֽוֹ׃ פ",
"text": "*ʾaḥărê-kēn pātaḥ ʾiyyôb* *ʾet*-*pîhû* *wa-yəqallēl* *ʾet*-*yômô*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾaḥărê-kēn*": "adverbial expression - after this/afterward",
"*pātaḥ*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - opened",
"*ʾiyyôb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Job",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*pîhû*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his mouth",
"*wa-yəqallēl*": "conjunction + verb, Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and cursed",
"*yômô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his day"
},
"variants": {
"*pātaḥ*": "opened/parted/began",
"*yəqallēl*": "cursed/reviled/disparaged",
"*yômô*": "his day/his birthday"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Job.3.2",
"source": "וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃",
"text": "*wa-yaʿan ʾiyyôb wa-yōʾmar*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yaʿan*": "conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and answered",
"*ʾiyyôb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Job",
"*wa-yōʾmar*": "conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and said"
},
"variants": {
"*yaʿan*": "answered/responded/testified",
"*yōʾmar*": "said/spoke/declared"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Job.3.3",
"source": "יֹ֣אבַד י֭וֹם אִוָּ֣לֶד בּ֑וֹ וְהַלַּ֥יְלָה אָ֝מַ֗ר הֹ֣רָה גָֽבֶר׃",
"text": "*yōʾbad yôm ʾiwwāled bô wə-hallaylâ ʾāmar hōrâ gāber*",
"grammar": {
"*yōʾbad*": "verb, Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let perish",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day",
"*ʾiwwāled*": "verb, Niphal perfect, 1st common singular - I was born",
"*bô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in it",
"*wə-hallaylâ*": "conjunction + definite article + noun, masculine singular - and the night",
"*ʾāmar*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - said",
"*hōrâ*": "verb, Pual perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was conceived",
"*gāber*": "noun, masculine singular - man/male"
},
"variants": {
"*yōʾbad*": "let perish/be destroyed/be lost",
"*ʾiwwāled*": "I was born/was brought forth",
"*hōrâ*": "was conceived/brought into existence",
"*gāber*": "man/male/strong one"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Job.3.4",
"source": "הַיּ֥וֹם הַה֗וּא יְֽהִ֫י חֹ֥שֶׁךְ אַֽל־יִדְרְשֵׁ֣הוּ אֱל֣וֹהַּ מִמָּ֑עַל וְאַל־תּוֹפַ֖ע עָלָ֣יו נְהָרָֽה׃",
"text": "*hayyôm hahûʾ yəhî ḥōšek ʾal-yidrəšēhû ʾĕlôah mimmāʿal wə-ʾal-tôpaʿ ʿālāyw nəhārâ*",
"grammar": {
"*hayyôm*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the day",
"*hahûʾ*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - that",
"*yəhî*": "verb, Qal jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let it be",
"*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness",
"*ʾal-yidrəšēhû*": "negative particle + verb, Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - let not seek it",
"*ʾĕlôah*": "noun, masculine singular - God",
"*mimmāʿal*": "preposition + noun - from above",
"*wə-ʾal-tôpaʿ*": "conjunction + negative particle + verb, Hiphil jussive, 3rd feminine singular - and let not shine",
"*ʿālāyw*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon it",
"*nəhārâ*": "noun, feminine singular - light"
},
"variants": {
"*yidrəšēhû*": "seek it/care for it/inquire after it",
"*ʾĕlôah*": "God/deity",
"*mimmāʿal*": "from above/from on high",
"*tôpaʿ*": "shine/beam/appear",
"*nəhārâ*": "light/daylight/brightness"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Job.3.5",
"source": "יִגְאָלֻ֡הוּ חֹ֣שֶׁךְ וְ֭צַלְמָוֶת תִּשְׁכָּן־עָלָ֣יו עֲנָנָ֑ה יְ֝בַעֲתֻ֗הוּ כִּֽמְרִ֥ירֵי יֽוֹם׃",
"text": "*yigʾālûhû ḥōšek wə-ṣalmāwet tiškān-ʿālāyw ʿănānâ yəbaʿătûhû kimrîrê yôm*",
"grammar": {
"*yigʾālûhû*": "verb, Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - let them claim it",
"*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness",
"*wə-ṣalmāwet*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and deep darkness/shadow of death",
"*tiškān*": "verb, Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd feminine singular - let dwell",
"*ʿālāyw*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon it",
"*ʿănānâ*": "noun, feminine singular - cloud",
"*yəbaʿătûhû*": "verb, Piel imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - let them terrify it",
"*kimrîrê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - like the blacknesses of",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day"
},
"variants": {
"*yigʾālûhû*": "claim it/redeem it/defile it",
"*ṣalmāwet*": "deep darkness/shadow of death",
"*tiškān*": "dwell/rest/settle",
"*ʿănānâ*": "cloud/dark cloud",
"*yəbaʿătûhû*": "terrify it/frighten it",
"*kimrîrê*": "blacknesses/darknesses/eclipses"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Job.3.6",
"source": "הַלַּ֥יְלָה הַהוּא֮ יִקָּחֵ֢ה֫וּ אֹ֥פֶל אַל־יִ֭חַדְּ בִּימֵ֣י שָׁנָ֑ה בְּמִסְפַּ֥ר יְ֝רָחִ֗ים אַל־יָבֹֽא׃",
"text": "*hallaylâ hahûʾ yiqqāḥēhû ʾōpel ʾal-yiḥadd bîmê šānâ bəmispar yərāḥîm ʾal-yābōʾ*",
"grammar": {
"*hallaylâ*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the night",
"*hahûʾ*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - that",
"*yiqqāḥēhû*": "verb, Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - let it take it",
"*ʾōpel*": "noun, masculine singular - deep darkness",
"*ʾal-yiḥadd*": "negative particle + verb, Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let it not rejoice",
"*bîmê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - in the days of",
"*šānâ*": "noun, feminine singular - year",
"*bəmispar*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in the number of",
"*yərāḥîm*": "noun, masculine plural - months",
"*ʾal-yābōʾ*": "negative particle + verb, Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let it not come"
},
"variants": {
"*yiqqāḥēhû*": "take it/seize it/carry it away",
"*ʾōpel*": "deep darkness/gloom",
"*yiḥadd*": "rejoice/be united with/be joined to",
"*yərāḥîm*": "months/moons",
"*yābōʾ*": "come/enter/arrive"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Job.3.7",
"source": "הִנֵּ֤ה הַלַּ֣יְלָה הַ֭הוּא יְהִ֣י גַלְמ֑וּד אַל־תָּבֹ֖א רְנָנָ֣ה בֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*hinnēh hallaylâ hahûʾ yəhî galmûd ʾal-tābōʾ rənānâ bô*",
"grammar": {
"*hinnēh*": "interjection - behold",
"*hallaylâ*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the night",
"*hahûʾ*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - that",
"*yəhî*": "verb, Qal jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let it be",
"*galmûd*": "adjective, masculine singular - barren/desolate",
"*ʾal-tābōʾ*": "negative particle + verb, Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd feminine singular - let not enter",
"*rənānâ*": "noun, feminine singular - joyful cry",
"*bô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in it"
},
"variants": {
"*hinnēh*": "behold/look/see",
"*yəhî*": "let it be/may it become",
"*galmûd*": "barren/desolate/sterile/solitary",
"*tābōʾ*": "enter/come/arrive",
"*rənānâ*": "joyful cry/shout of joy/singing"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Job.3.8",
"source": "יִקְּבֻ֥הוּ אֹרְרֵי־י֑וֹם הָ֝עֲתִידִ֗ים עֹרֵ֥ר לִוְיָתָֽן׃",
"text": "*yiqqəbûhû ʾōrərê-yôm hāʿătîdîm ʿōrēr liwyātān*",
"grammar": {
"*yiqqəbûhû*": "verb, Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - let them curse it",
"*ʾōrərê-yôm*": "verb, Qal participle, masculine plural construct + noun, masculine singular - cursers of day",
"*hāʿătîdîm*": "definite article + verb, Piel participle, masculine plural - the ones skilled",
"*ʿōrēr*": "verb, Polel infinitive construct - to rouse",
"*liwyātān*": "noun, masculine singular - Leviathan"
},
"variants": {
"*yiqqəbûhû*": "curse it/abhor it/denounce it",
"*ʾōrərê*": "cursers/those who execrate",
"*hāʿătîdîm*": "those who are skilled/ready/prepared",
"*ʿōrēr*": "to rouse/to awaken/to stir up",
"*liwyātān*": "Leviathan/sea monster/dragon"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Job.3.9",
"source": "יֶחְשְׁכוּ֮ כּוֹכְבֵ֢י נִ֫שְׁפּ֥וֹ יְקַו־לְא֥וֹר וָאַ֑יִן וְאַל־יִ֝רְאֶ֗ה בְּעַפְעַפֵּי־שָֽׁחַר׃",
"text": "*yeḥšəkû kôkəbê nišpô yəqaw-ləʾôr wāʾāyin wəʾal-yirʾeh bəʿapʿappê-šāḥar*",
"grammar": {
"*yeḥšəkû*": "verb, Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine plural - let them grow dark",
"*kôkəbê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - stars of",
"*nišpô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its twilight",
"*yəqaw-ləʾôr*": "verb, Piel imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine singular + preposition + noun - let it wait for light",
"*wāʾāyin*": "conjunction + particle of negation - but there is none",
"*wəʾal-yirʾeh*": "conjunction + negative particle + verb, Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine singular - and let it not see",
"*bəʿapʿappê-šāḥar*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual construct + noun - in the eyelids of dawn"
},
"variants": {
"*yeḥšəkû*": "grow dark/be darkened/become black",
"*kôkəbê*": "stars of/constellations of",
"*nišpô*": "its twilight/its dusk",
"*yəqaw*": "wait for/hope for/look for",
"*wāʾāyin*": "but there is none/but it is not",
"*yirʾeh*": "see/look upon/perceive",
"*ʿapʿappê-šāḥar*": "eyelids of dawn/rays of morning"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Job.3.10",
"source": "כִּ֤י לֹ֣א סָ֭גַר דַּלְתֵ֣י בִטְנִ֑י וַיַּסְתֵּ֥ר עָ֝מָ֗ל מֵעֵינָֽי׃",
"text": "*kî lōʾ sāgar daltê biṭnî wayyastēr ʿāmāl mēʿênāy*",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - because",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*sāgar*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it shut up",
"*daltê*": "noun, feminine plural construct - doors of",
"*biṭnî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st common singular suffix - my womb",
"*wayyastēr*": "conjunction + verb, Hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and hide",
"*ʿāmāl*": "noun, masculine singular - trouble",
"*mēʿênāy*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual with 1st common singular suffix - from my eyes"
},
"variants": {
"*sāgar*": "shut up/closed/bolted",
"*daltê*": "doors/gates",
"*biṭnî*": "my womb/my belly/my body",
"*wayyastēr*": "and hide/and conceal",
"*ʿāmāl*": "trouble/misery/toil/sorrow"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Job.3.11",
"source": "לָ֤מָּה לֹּ֣א מֵרֶ֣חֶם אָמ֑וּת מִבֶּ֖טֶן יָצָ֣אתִי וְאֶגְוָֽע׃",
"text": "*lāmmâ lōʾ mēreḥem ʾāmût mibbeṭen yāṣāʾtî wəʾegwāʿ*",
"grammar": {
"*lāmmâ*": "interrogative adverb - why",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*mēreḥem*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from womb",
"*ʾāmût*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 1st common singular - I die",
"*mibbeṭen*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - from belly",
"*yāṣāʾtî*": "verb, Qal perfect, 1st common singular - I came out",
"*wəʾegwāʿ*": "conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect, 1st common singular - and expire"
},
"variants": {
"*lāmmâ*": "why/for what reason",
"*mēreḥem*": "from womb/from birth",
"*ʾāmût*": "I die/I would die",
"*mibbeṭen*": "from belly/from womb",
"*yāṣāʾtî*": "I came out/I emerged/I was delivered",
"*wəʾegwāʿ*": "and expire/and perish/and die"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Job.3.12",
"source": "מַ֭דּוּעַ קִדְּמ֣וּנִי בִרְכָּ֑יִם וּמַה־שָּׁ֝דַ֗יִם כִּ֣י אִינָֽק׃",
"text": "*maddûaʿ qiddəmûnî birkāyim ûmâ-šādayim kî ʾînāq*",
"grammar": {
"*maddûaʿ*": "interrogative adverb - why",
"*qiddəmûnî*": "verb, Piel perfect, 3rd common plural with 1st common singular suffix - they met me/received me",
"*birkāyim*": "noun, feminine dual - knees",
"*ûmâ*": "conjunction + interrogative pronoun - and what",
"*šādayim*": "noun, masculine dual - breasts",
"*kî*": "conjunction - that",
"*ʾînāq*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 1st common singular - I would suck"
},
"variants": {
"*maddûaʿ*": "why/for what reason",
"*qiddəmûnî*": "they met me/they received me/they welcomed me",
"*birkāyim*": "knees/laps",
"*šādayim*": "breasts/teats",
"*ʾînāq*": "I would suck/I would nurse"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Job.3.13",
"source": "כִּֽי־עַ֭תָּה שָׁכַ֣בְתִּי וְאֶשְׁק֑וֹט יָ֝שַׁ֗נְתִּי אָ֤ז ׀ יָנ֬וּחַֽ לִֽי׃",
"text": "*kî-ʿattâ šākābtî wəʾešqôṭ yāšantî ʾāz yānûaḥ lî*",
"grammar": {
"*kî-ʿattâ*": "conjunction + adverb - for now",
"*šākābtî*": "verb, Qal perfect, 1st common singular - I would have lain down",
"*wəʾešqôṭ*": "conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect, 1st common singular - and be quiet",
"*yāšantî*": "verb, Qal perfect, 1st common singular - I would have slept",
"*ʾāz*": "adverb - then",
"*yānûaḥ*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it would be at rest",
"*lî*": "preposition with 1st common singular suffix - for me"
},
"variants": {
"*kî-ʿattâ*": "for now/because now/for then",
"*šākābtî*": "I would have lain down/I would have rested",
"*wəʾešqôṭ*": "and be quiet/and be still/and be at peace",
"*yāšantî*": "I would have slept/I would have rested",
"*yānûaḥ*": "it would be at rest/there would be rest"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Job.3.14",
"source": "עִם־מְ֭לָכִים וְיֹ֣עֲצֵי אָ֑רֶץ הַבֹּנִ֖ים חֳרָב֣וֹת לָֽמוֹ׃",
"text": "*ʿim-məlākîm wəyōʿăṣê ʾāreṣ habbōnîm ḥŏrābôt lāmô*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿim-məlākîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - with kings",
"*wəyōʿăṣê*": "conjunction + verb, Qal participle, masculine plural construct - and counselors of",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land",
"*habbōnîm*": "definite article + verb, Qal participle, masculine plural - the ones building",
"*ḥŏrābôt*": "noun, feminine plural - ruins/desolate places",
"*lāmô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - for themselves"
},
"variants": {
"*məlākîm*": "kings/rulers",
"*yōʿăṣê*": "counselors of/advisors of",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground",
"*habbōnîm*": "the ones building/the ones constructing",
"*ḥŏrābôt*": "ruins/desolate places/empty monuments",
"*lāmô*": "for themselves/for them"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Job.3.15",
"source": "א֣וֹ עִם־שָׂ֭רִים זָהָ֣ב לָהֶ֑ם הַֽמְמַלְאִ֖ים בָּתֵּיהֶ֣ם כָּֽסֶף׃",
"text": "*ʾô ʿim-śārîm zāhāb lāhem hamməmalʾîm bāttêhem kāsep*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾô*": "conjunction - or",
"*ʿim-śārîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - with princes",
"*zāhāb*": "noun, masculine singular - gold",
"*lāhem*": "preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them/belonging to them",
"*hamməmalʾîm*": "definite article + verb, Piel participle, masculine plural - the ones filling",
"*bāttêhem*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their houses",
"*kāsep*": "noun, masculine singular - silver"
},
"variants": {
"*śārîm*": "princes/officials/nobles",
"*zāhāb*": "gold/golden objects",
"*hamməmalʾîm*": "the ones filling/the ones stuffing",
"*bāttêhem*": "their houses/their dwellings/their tombs",
"*kāsep*": "silver/money"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Job.3.16",
"source": "א֤וֹ כְנֵ֣פֶל טָ֭מוּן לֹ֣א אֶהְיֶ֑ה כְּ֝עֹלְלִ֗ים לֹא־רָ֥אוּ אֽוֹר׃",
"text": "*ʾô kənēpel ṭāmûn lōʾ ʾehyeh kəʿōlălîm lōʾ-rāʾû ʾôr*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾô*": "conjunction - or",
"*kənēpel*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like a miscarriage",
"*ṭāmûn*": "verb, Qal passive participle, masculine singular - hidden",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*ʾehyeh*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 1st common singular - I would be",
"*kəʿōlălîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - like infants",
"*lōʾ-rāʾû*": "negative particle + verb, Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they did not see",
"*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular - light"
},
"variants": {
"*nēpel*": "miscarriage/stillbirth/untimely birth",
"*ṭāmûn*": "hidden/buried/concealed",
"*ʾehyeh*": "I would be/I would have been",
"*ʿōlălîm*": "infants/babies/children",
"*rāʾû*": "they saw/they experienced"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Job.3.17",
"source": "שָׁ֣ם רְ֭שָׁעִים חָ֣דְלוּ רֹ֑גֶז וְשָׁ֥ם יָ֝נ֗וּחוּ יְגִ֣יעֵי כֹֽחַ׃",
"text": "*šām rəšāʿîm ḥādəlû rōgez wəšām yānûḥû yəgîʿê kōaḥ*",
"grammar": {
"*šām*": "adverb - there",
"*rəšāʿîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - wicked ones",
"*ḥādəlû*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they cease",
"*rōgez*": "noun, masculine singular - turmoil",
"*wəšām*": "conjunction + adverb - and there",
"*yānûḥû*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they rest",
"*yəgîʿê*": "adjective, masculine plural construct - weary ones of",
"*kōaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - strength"
},
"variants": {
"*rəšāʿîm*": "wicked ones/evil ones/unrighteous",
"*ḥādəlû*": "they cease/they stop/they leave off",
"*rōgez*": "turmoil/agitation/rage/trouble",
"*yānûḥû*": "they rest/they are at ease",
"*yəgîʿê*": "weary ones of/exhausted ones of",
"*kōaḥ*": "strength/power/ability"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Job.3.18",
"source": "יַ֭חַד אֲסִירִ֣ים שַׁאֲנָ֑נוּ לֹ֥א שָׁ֝מְע֗וּ ק֣וֹל נֹגֵֽשׂ׃",
"text": "*yaḥad ʾăsîrîm šaʾănānû lōʾ šāməʿû qôl nōgēś*",
"grammar": {
"*yaḥad*": "adverb - together",
"*ʾăsîrîm*": "noun, masculine plural - prisoners",
"*šaʾănānû*": "verb, Pilpel perfect, 3rd common plural - they are at ease",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*šāməʿû*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they hear",
"*qôl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - voice of",
"*nōgēś*": "verb, Qal participle, masculine singular - one who drives/taskmaster"
},
"variants": {
"*yaḥad*": "together/alike/all of them",
"*ʾăsîrîm*": "prisoners/captives/those bound",
"*šaʾănānû*": "they are at ease/they are tranquil/they are secure",
"*šāməʿû*": "they hear/they listen to/they obey",
"*nōgēś*": "taskmaster/oppressor/slave driver"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Job.3.19",
"source": "קָטֹ֣ן וְ֭גָדוֹל שָׁ֣ם ה֑וּא וְ֝עֶ֗בֶד חָפְשִׁ֥י מֵאֲדֹנָֽיו׃",
"text": "*qāṭōn wəgādôl šām hûʾ wəʿebed ḥāpšî mēʾădōnāyw*",
"grammar": {
"*qāṭōn*": "adjective, masculine singular - small",
"*wəgādôl*": "conjunction + adjective, masculine singular - and great",
"*šām*": "adverb - there",
"*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - he/it",
"*wəʿebed*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and servant",
"*ḥāpšî*": "adjective, masculine singular - free",
"*mēʾădōnāyw*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - from his masters"
},
"variants": {
"*qāṭōn*": "small/little/young",
"*gādôl*": "great/large/important",
"*ʿebed*": "servant/slave/worker",
"*ḥāpšî*": "free/liberated/released",
"*ʾădōnāyw*": "his masters/his lords/his owners"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Job.3.20",
"source": "לָ֤מָּה יִתֵּ֣ן לְעָמֵ֣ל א֑וֹר וְ֝חַיִּ֗ים לְמָ֣רֵי נָֽפֶשׁ׃",
"text": "*lāmmâ yittēn ləʿāmēl ʾôr wəḥayyîm ləmārê nāpeš*",
"grammar": {
"*lāmmâ*": "interrogative adverb - why",
"*yittēn*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he gives",
"*ləʿāmēl*": "preposition + verb, Qal participle, masculine singular - to toiling one",
"*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular - light",
"*wəḥayyîm*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural - and life",
"*ləmārê*": "preposition + adjective, masculine plural construct - to bitter ones of",
"*nāpeš*": "noun, feminine singular - soul"
},
"variants": {
"*yittēn*": "he gives/one gives/God gives",
"*ʿāmēl*": "toiling one/one in misery/suffering one",
"*ʾôr*": "light/daylight/life",
"*ḥayyîm*": "life/lifetime/living",
"*mārê*": "bitter ones of/anguished ones of",
"*nāpeš*": "soul/life/person/self"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Job.3.21",
"source": "הַֽמְחַכִּ֣ים לַמָּ֣וֶת וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּ וַֽ֝יַּחְפְּרֻ֗הוּ מִמַּטְמוֹנִֽים׃",
"text": "*hamməḥakkîm lammāwet wəʾênenū wayyaḥpərūhû mimmaṭmônîm*",
"grammar": {
"*hamməḥakkîm*": "definite article + verb, Piel participle, masculine plural - the ones waiting",
"*lammāwet*": "preposition with definite article + noun, masculine singular - for the death",
"*wəʾênenū*": "conjunction + particle of negation with 3rd masculine singular suffix - but it is not",
"*wayyaḥpərūhû*": "conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and they dig for it",
"*mimmaṭmônîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - more than hidden treasures"
},
"variants": {
"*hamməḥakkîm*": "the ones waiting/the ones longing",
"*māwet*": "death/dying",
"*wayyaḥpərūhû*": "and they dig for it/and they search for it",
"*maṭmônîm*": "hidden treasures/buried treasures"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "Job.3.22",
"source": "הַשְּׂמֵחִ֥ים אֱלֵי־גִ֑יל יָ֝שִׂ֗ישׂוּ כִּ֣י יִמְצְאוּ־קָֽבֶר׃",
"text": "*haśśəmēḥîm ʾĕlê-gîl yāśîśû kî yimṣəʾû-qāber*",
"grammar": {
"*haśśəmēḥîm*": "definite article + verb, Qal participle, masculine plural - the ones rejoicing",
"*ʾĕlê-gîl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - to joy",
"*yāśîśû*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they are glad",
"*kî*": "conjunction - when",
"*yimṣəʾû-qāber*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + noun, masculine singular - they find grave"
},
"variants": {
"*haśśəmēḥîm*": "the ones rejoicing/the ones being joyful",
"*gîl*": "joy/rejoicing/gladness",
"*yāśîśû*": "they are glad/they rejoice/they exult",
"*yimṣəʾû*": "they find/they discover",
"*qāber*": "grave/tomb"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "Job.3.23",
"source": "לְ֭גֶבֶר אֲשֶׁר־דַּרְכּ֣וֹ נִסְתָּ֑רָה וַיָּ֖סֶךְ אֱל֣וֹהַּ בַּעֲדֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*ləgeber ʾăšer-darkô nistārâ wayyāsek ʾĕlôah baʿădô*",
"grammar": {
"*ləgeber*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - to man",
"*ʾăšer-darkô*": "relative pronoun + noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - whose way",
"*nistārâ*": "verb, Niphal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - is hidden",
"*wayyāsek*": "conjunction + verb, Hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he hedges in",
"*ʾĕlôah*": "noun, masculine singular - God",
"*baʿădô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - around him"
},
"variants": {
"*geber*": "man/mighty man/strong man",
"*darkô*": "his way/his path/his journey",
"*nistārâ*": "is hidden/is concealed",
"*wayyāsek*": "and he hedges in/and he encloses/and he fences",
"*ʾĕlôah*": "God/deity",
"*baʿădô*": "around him/about him/for him"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "Job.3.24",
"source": "כִּֽי־לִפְנֵ֣י לַ֭חְמִי אַנְחָתִ֣י תָבֹ֑א וַֽיִּתְּכ֥וּ כַ֝מַּ֗יִם שַׁאֲגֹתָֽי׃",
"text": "*kî-lipnê laḥmî ʾanḥātî tābōʾ wayyittəkû kammayim šaʾăgōtāy*",
"grammar": {
"*kî-lipnê*": "conjunction + preposition with 1st common singular suffix - for before",
"*laḥmî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st common singular suffix - my food/bread",
"*ʾanḥātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st common singular suffix - my sighing",
"*tābōʾ*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it comes",
"*wayyittəkû*": "conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - and they are poured out",
"*kammayim*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - like the waters",
"*šaʾăgōtāy*": "noun, feminine plural with 1st common singular suffix - my roarings"
},
"variants": {
"*lipnê*": "before/in front of",
"*laḥmî*": "my food/my bread",
"*ʾanḥātî*": "my sighing/my groaning",
"*tābōʾ*": "it comes/it arrives",
"*wayyittəkû*": "and they are poured out/and they flow",
"*šaʾăgōtāy*": "my roarings/my groanings/my cries"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "Job.3.25",
"source": "כִּ֤י פַ֣חַד פָּ֭חַדְתִּי וַיֶּאֱתָיֵ֑נִי וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר יָ֝גֹ֗רְתִּי יָ֣בֹא לִֽי׃",
"text": "*kî paḥad pāḥadtî wayyeʾĕtāyēnî waʾăšer yāgōrtî yābōʾ lî*",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - for",
"*paḥad*": "noun, masculine singular - dread",
"*pāḥadtî*": "verb, Qal perfect, 1st common singular - I dreaded",
"*wayyeʾĕtāyēnî*": "conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular with 1st common singular suffix - and it comes to me",
"*waʾăšer*": "conjunction + relative pronoun - and what",
"*yāgōrtî*": "verb, Qal perfect, 1st common singular - I feared",
"*yābōʾ*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it comes",
"*lî*": "preposition with 1st common singular suffix - to me"
},
"variants": {
"*paḥad*": "dread/terror/fear",
"*pāḥadtî*": "I dreaded/I feared greatly",
"*wayyeʾĕtāyēnî*": "and it comes to me/and it befalls me",
"*yāgōrtî*": "I feared/I was afraid of",
"*yābōʾ*": "it comes/it happens/it arrives"
}
}
26 {
"verseID": "Job.3.26",
"source": "לֹ֤א שָׁלַ֨וְתִּי ׀ וְלֹ֖א שָׁקַ֥טְתִּי וְֽלֹא־נָ֗חְתִּי וַיָּ֥בֹא רֹֽגֶז׃ פ",
"text": "*lōʾ šālawətî wəlōʾ šāqaṭtî wəlōʾ-nāḥtî wayyābōʾ rōgez*",
"grammar": {
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*šālawətî*": "verb, Qal perfect, 1st common singular - I am at ease",
"*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*šāqaṭtî*": "verb, Qal perfect, 1st common singular - I have quiet",
"*wəlōʾ-nāḥtî*": "conjunction + negative particle + verb, Qal perfect, 1st common singular - and I do not rest",
"*wayyābōʾ*": "conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and comes",
"*rōgez*": "noun, masculine singular - turmoil"
},
"variants": {
"*šālawətî*": "I am at ease/I am tranquil/I am safe",
"*šāqaṭtî*": "I have quiet/I am at peace",
"*nāḥtî*": "I rest/I am at rest",
"*wayyābōʾ*": "and comes/and arrives",
"*rōgez*": "turmoil/agitation/trouble/anger"
}
}