Job 1:18

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{ "verseID": "Job.1.18", "source": "עַ֚ד זֶ֣ה מְדַבֵּ֔ר וְזֶ֖ה בָּ֣א וַיֹּאמַ֑ר בָּנֶ֨יךָ וּבְנוֹתֶ֤יךָ אֹֽכְלִים֙ וְשֹׁתִ֣ים יַ֔יִן בְּבֵ֖ית אֲחִיהֶ֥ם הַבְּכֽוֹר׃", "text": "while this *mədabbēr* and-this *bāʾ* *wa-yōʾmar* *bānêkā* and-*bənôtêkā* *ʾōkəlîm* *wə-šōtîm* *yayin* in-*bêt* *ʾăḥîhem* the-*bəkôr*", "grammar": { "*mədabbēr*": "piel participle masculine singular - speaking", "*bāʾ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - came", "*wa-yōʾmar*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and said", "*bānêkā*": "masculine plural noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your sons", "*bənôtêkā*": "feminine plural noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your daughters", "*ʾōkəlîm*": "qal participle masculine plural - eating", "*wə-šōtîm*": "conjunction + qal participle masculine plural - and drinking", "*yayin*": "masculine singular noun - wine", "*bêt*": "masculine singular construct - house of", "*ʾăḥîhem*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their brother", "*bəkôr*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the firstborn" }, "variants": { "*ʿad zeh mədabbēr*": "while this one was still speaking", "*bānêkā û-bənôtêkā*": "your sons and your daughters", "*ʾōkəlîm wə-šōtîm yayin*": "eating and drinking wine/feasting" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

עַ֚ד זֶ֣ה מְדַבֵּ֔ר וְזֶ֖ה בָּ֣א וַיֹּאמַ֑ר בָּנֶ֨יךָ וּבְנוֹתֶ֤יךָ אֹֽכְלִים֙ וְשֹׁתִ֣ים יַ֔יִן בְּבֵ֖ית אֲחִיהֶ֥ם הַבְּכֽוֹר׃

Transliteration

while this mədabbēr and-this bāʾ wa-yōʾmar bānêkā and-bənôtêkā ʾōkəlîm wə-šōtîm yayin in-bêt ʾăḥîhem the-bəkôr

Grammar Details

• *mədabbēr*: piel participle masculine singular - speaking
• *bāʾ*: qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - came
• *wa-yōʾmar*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and said
• *bānêkā*: masculine plural noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your sons
• *bənôtêkā*: feminine plural noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your daughters
• *ʾōkəlîm*: qal participle masculine plural - eating
• *wə-šōtîm*: conjunction + qal participle masculine plural - and drinking
• *yayin*: masculine singular noun - wine
• *bêt*: masculine singular construct - house of
• *ʾăḥîhem*: masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their brother
• *bəkôr*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the firstborn

Word Meanings

• *ʿad zeh mədabbēr*: while this one was still speaking
• *bānêkā û-bənôtêkā*: your sons and your daughters
• *ʾōkəlîm wə-šōtîm yayin*: eating and drinking wine/feasting

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  While he was still speaking, yet another messenger came and said, 'Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine at the home of their oldest brother,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  While he was still speaking, another also came and said, "Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  While he was yet speaking,{H1696} there came{H935} also another, and said,{H559} Thy sons{H1121} and thy daughters{H1323} were eating{H398} and drinking{H8354} wine{H3196} in their eldest{H1060} brother's{H251} house;{H1004}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  While he was yet speaking{H1696}{(H8764)}, there came{H935}{(H8802)} also another, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Thy sons{H1121} and thy daughters{H1323} were eating{H398}{(H8802)} and drinking{H8354}{(H8802)} wine{H3196} in their eldest{H1060} brother's{H251} house{H1004}:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Whyle he was speakinge, there came yet another, ad sayde: Thy sonnes and doughters were eatinge ad drynkinge wyne in their eldest brothers house,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And whiles he was yet speaking, came an other, and sayd, Thy sonnes, and thy daughters were eating, and drinking wine in their eldest brothers house,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And whyle he was yet speaking there came an other, and sayde: Thy sonnes and thy daughters were eating and drincking wine in their eldest brothers house,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  While he [was] yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters [were] eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  While he was still speaking, there came also another, and said, "Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  While this `one' is speaking another also hath come and saith, `Thy sons and thy daughters are eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their brother, the first-born.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And this one was still talking when another came, and said, Your sons and your daughters were feasting together in their oldest brother's house,

• World English Bible (2000)

  While he was still speaking, there came also another, and said, "Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  While this one was still speaking another messenger arrived and said,“Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,

Referenced Verses

• Job 1:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Job.1.4", "source": "וְהָלְכ֤וּ בָנָיו֙ וְעָשׂ֣וּ מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה בֵּ֖ית אִ֣ישׁ יוֹמ֑וֹ וְשָׁלְח֗וּ וְקָרְאוּ֙ לִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת אַחְיֽוֹתֵיהֶ֔ם לֶאֱכֹ֥ל וְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹת עִמָּהֶֽם׃", "text": "*wə-hālkû* *bānāyw* *wə-ʿāśû* *mišteh* *bêt* *ʾîš* *yômô* *wə-šālḥû* *wə-qārʾû* to-*šəlōšet* *ʾaḥyôtêhem* to-*leʾĕkōl* and-to-*lištôt* with-them", "grammar": { "*wə-hālkû*": "conjunction + qal perfect 3rd masculine plural - and went", "*bānāyw*": "masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sons", "*wə-ʿāśû*": "conjunction + qal perfect 3rd masculine plural - and made", "*mišteh*": "masculine singular noun - feast/banquet", "*bêt*": "masculine singular construct - house of", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - each man", "*yômô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his day", "*wə-šālḥû*": "conjunction + qal perfect 3rd masculine plural - and sent", "*wə-qārʾû*": "conjunction + qal perfect 3rd masculine plural - and called", "*šəlōšet*": "feminine construct - three of", "*ʾaḥyôtêhem*": "feminine plural noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their sisters", "*leʾĕkōl*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to eat", "*lištôt*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to drink" }, "variants": { "*mišteh*": "feast/banquet/drinking party", "*ʾîš yômô*": "each on his day/each in his turn", "*ʾaḥyôtêhem*": "their sisters", "*leʾĕkōl wə-lištôt*": "to eat and to drink/to feast" } }
• Job 1:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Job.1.13", "source": "וַיְהִ֖י הַיּ֑וֹם וּבָנָ֨יו וּבְנֹתָ֤יו אֹֽכְלִים֙ וְשֹׁתִ֣ים יַ֔יִן בְּבֵ֖ית אֲחִיהֶ֥ם הַבְּכֽוֹר׃", "text": "*wa-yəhî* the-*yôm* and-*bānāyw* and-*bənōtāyw* *ʾōkəlîm* *wə-šōtîm* *yayin* in-*bêt* *ʾăḥîhem* the-*bəkôr*", "grammar": { "*wa-yəhî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular apocopated - and it was", "*yôm*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the day", "*bānāyw*": "masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sons", "*bənōtāyw*": "feminine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his daughters", "*ʾōkəlîm*": "qal participle masculine plural - eating", "*wə-šōtîm*": "conjunction + qal participle masculine plural - and drinking", "*yayin*": "masculine singular noun - wine", "*bêt*": "masculine singular construct - house of", "*ʾăḥîhem*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their brother", "*bəkôr*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the firstborn" }, "variants": { "*ʾōkəlîm wə-šōtîm yayin*": "eating and drinking wine/feasting", "*ʾăḥîhem ha-bəkôr*": "their firstborn brother/their eldest brother" } }
• Job 6:2-3 : 2 { "verseID": "Job.6.2", "source": "ל֗וּ שָׁק֣וֹל יִשָּׁקֵ֣ל כַּעְשִׂ֑י וְהַוָּתִ֗י בְּֽמֹאזְנַ֥יִם יִשְׂאוּ־יָֽחַד׃", "text": "*lû šāqôl yiššāqēl kaʿśî wə-hawwātî bə-mōʾznayim yiśʾû-yāḥad*", "grammar": { "*lû*": "particle expressing wish/condition - if only/Oh that", "*šāqôl yiššāqēl*": "infinitive absolute + Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - would surely be weighed", "*kaʿśî*": "preposition *kə* + noun + 1st person singular suffix - my vexation/grief", "*wə-hawwātî*": "conjunction + noun + 1st person singular suffix - and my calamity/ruin", "*bə-mōʾznayim*": "preposition + noun, masculine dual - in/on scales/balances", "*yiśʾû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they would lift/take up", "*yāḥad*": "adverb - together/at once" }, "variants": { "*lû*": "if only/would that", "*kaʿś*": "vexation/grief/anger", "*hawwâ*": "calamity/destruction/ruin", "*mōʾznayim*": "scales/balances", "*nāśāʾ*": "to lift up/carry/bear" } } 3 { "verseID": "Job.6.3", "source": "כִּֽי־עַתָּ֗ה מֵח֣וֹל יַמִּ֣ים יִכְבָּ֑ד עַל־כֵּ֝֗ן דְּבָרַ֥י לָֽעוּ׃", "text": "*kî-ʿattâ mēḥôl yammîm yikbād ʿal-kēn dəbāray lāʿû*", "grammar": { "*kî-ʿattâ*": "conjunction + adverb - for now", "*mēḥôl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - than sand of", "*yammîm*": "noun, masculine plural - seas", "*yikbād*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is heavier", "*ʿal-kēn*": "preposition + adverb - therefore", "*dəbāray*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my words", "*lāʿû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd plural - they are rash/wild/hasty" }, "variants": { "*ḥôl*": "sand", "*yām*": "sea", "*kābēd*": "to be heavy/weighty/burdensome", "*lûaʿ*": "to speak rashly/wildly/hastily" } }
• Job 8:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Job.8.4", "source": "אִם־בָּנֶ֥יךָ חָֽטְאוּ־ל֑וֹ וַֽ֝יְשַׁלְּחֵ֗ם בְּיַד־פִּשְׁעָֽם׃", "text": "If *bānêḵā ḥāṭĕʾû-lô wa-yĕšallĕḥēm bĕyad-pišʿām*", "grammar": { "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if", "*bānêḵā*": "noun masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your sons", "*ḥāṭĕʾû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they sinned", "*lô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - against him", "*wa-yĕšallĕḥēm*": "conjunction + piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and he sent them away", "*bĕyad*": "preposition + noun feminine singular construct - by the hand of", "*pišʿām*": "noun masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their transgression" }, "variants": { "*ḥāṭĕʾû*": "sin/miss the mark/err", "*yĕšallĕḥēm*": "send away/dismiss/send forth", "*yad*": "hand/power/agency", "*pišʿām*": "transgression/rebellion/sin" } }
• Job 16:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Job.16.14", "source": "יִפְרְצֵ֣נִי פֶ֭רֶץ עַל־פְּנֵי־פָ֑רֶץ יָרֻ֖ץ עָלַ֣י כְּגִבּֽוֹר׃", "text": "*yiprəṣēnî* *pereṣ* *ʿal-pənê-pāreṣ* *yāruṣ* *ʿālay* *kə-gibbôr*", "grammar": { "*yiprəṣēnî*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - he breaks me", "*pereṣ*": "noun masculine singular - breach", "*ʿal-pənê-pāreṣ*": "preposition + noun masculine plural construct + noun masculine singular - upon the face of breach", "*yāruṣ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he runs", "*ʿālay*": "preposition + 1st singular suffix - against me", "*kə-gibbôr*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - like a warrior" }, "variants": { "*yiprəṣēnî*": "to break down, break through, breach", "*pereṣ*": "breach, gap, break", "*pənê*": "face, presence, surface", "*yāruṣ*": "to run, rush", "*gibbôr*": "mighty man, warrior, champion" } }
• Job 19:9-9 : 9 { "verseID": "Job.19.9", "source": "‫כְּ֭בוֹדִי מֵעָלַ֣י הִפְשִׁ֑יט וַ֝יָּ֗סַר עֲטֶ֣רֶת רֹאשִֽׁי׃‬", "text": "*kəbôdî* *mēʿālay* *hipšîṭ* *wayyāsar* *ʿăṭeret* *rōʾšî*", "grammar": { "*kəbôdî*": "noun common masculine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - my honor", "*mēʿālay*": "preposition + preposition + 1st person singular suffix - from upon me", "*hipšîṭ*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has stripped", "*wayyāsar*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he removed", "*ʿăṭeret*": "noun common feminine singular construct - crown of", "*rōʾšî*": "noun common masculine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - my head" }, "variants": { "*kābôd*": "honor/glory/dignity", "*pāšaṭ*": "to strip/remove/spread out", "*sūr*": "to turn aside/remove/take away", "*ʿăṭārāh*": "crown/wreath/diadem", "*rōʾš*": "head/top/beginning" } } 10 { "verseID": "Job.19.10", "source": "‫יִתְּצֵ֣נִי סָ֭בִיב וָאֵלַ֑ךְ וַיַּסַּ֥ע כָּ֝עֵ֗ץ תִּקְוָתִֽי׃‬", "text": "*yittəṣēnî* *sābîb* *wā-ʾēlak* *wayyassaʿ* *kāʿēṣ* *tiqwātî*", "grammar": { "*yittəṣēnî*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - he breaks me down", "*sābîb*": "adverb - around/surrounding", "*wā-ʾēlak*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I go/depart", "*wayyassaʿ*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he uproots", "*kāʿēṣ*": "preposition + noun common masculine singular - like a tree", "*tiqwātî*": "noun common feminine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - my hope" }, "variants": { "*nātaṣ*": "to pull down/break down/demolish", "*hālak*": "to go/walk/depart", "*nāsaʿ*": "to pull up/pluck up/uproot", "*ʿēṣ*": "tree/wood/timber", "*tiqwāh*": "hope/expectation" } }
• Job 23:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Job.23.2", "source": "גַּם־הַ֭יּוֹם מְרִ֣י שִׂחִ֑י יָ֝דִ֗י כָּבְדָ֥ה עַל־אַנְחָתִֽי׃", "text": "*gam-hayyôm* *mərî* *śîḥî* *yādî* *kābədâ* *ʿal-ʾanḥātî*", "grammar": { "*gam-hayyôm*": "adverb + definite article + noun, masculine singular - even today/still today", "*mərî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - rebellion of/bitterness of", "*śîḥî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my complaint/meditation", "*yādî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my hand", "*kābədâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - is heavy", "*ʿal-ʾanḥātî*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural + 1st person singular suffix - upon my groanings/sighs" }, "variants": { "*mərî*": "bitterness, rebellion, disobedience", "*śîaḥ*": "complaint, meditation, anxiety, concern", "*kābəd*": "to be heavy, weighty, burdensome, severe", "*ʾanḥâ*": "sigh, groaning, moaning" } }
• Job 27:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Job.27.14", "source": "אִם־יִרְבּ֣וּ בָנָ֣יו לְמוֹ־חָ֑רֶב וְ֝צֶאֱצָאָ֗יו לֹ֣א יִשְׂבְּעוּ־לָֽחֶם׃", "text": "*ʾim-yirbû* *ḇānāyw* *ləmô-ḥāreḇ* *wə-ṣeʾĕṣāʾāyw* *lōʾ* *yiśbəʿû-lāḥem*", "grammar": { "*ʾim-yirbû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - if they multiply", "*ḇānāyw*": "noun masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sons", "*ləmô-ḥāreḇ*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix + noun feminine singular - (it is) for the sword", "*wə-ṣeʾĕṣāʾāyw*": "conjunction + noun masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his offspring", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yiśbəʿû-lāḥem*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + noun masculine singular - they will be satisfied with bread" }, "variants": { "*rāḇâ*": "be/become many/much/great", "*bēn*": "son/male child", "*ḥereḇ*": "sword/knife/tool", "*ṣeʾĕṣāʾ*": "offspring/descendants", "*śāḇaʿ*": "be satisfied/have enough", "*leḥem*": "bread/food/grain" } }
• Ps 34:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Psalms.34.19", "source": "קָר֣וֹב יְ֭הוָה לְנִשְׁבְּרֵי־לֵ֑ב וְֽאֶת־דַּכְּאֵי־ר֥וּחַ יוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃", "text": "Near is *YHWH* to broken ones of-*lēb* and *ʾet*-crushed ones of-*rûaḥ* *yôšîaʿ*", "grammar": { "*qārôb*": "adjective masculine singular - near", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*nišbərê*": "Niphal participle masculine plural construct - broken ones of", "*lēb*": "noun masculine singular - heart", "*dakkəʾê*": "Piel participle masculine plural construct - crushed ones of", "*rûaḥ*": "noun feminine singular - spirit", "*yôšîaʿ*": "Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will save" }, "variants": { "*qārôb*": "near/close/at hand", "*nišbərê*": "broken ones of/shattered ones of", "*lēb*": "heart/mind/will", "*dakkəʾê*": "crushed ones of/contrite ones of/oppressed ones of", "*rûaḥ*": "spirit/breath/wind", "*yôšîaʿ*": "he will save/deliver/help" } }
• Eccl 9:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.9.2", "source": "הַכֹּ֞ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר לַכֹּ֗ל מִקְרֶ֨ה אֶחָ֜ד לַצַּדִּ֤יק וְלָרָשָׁע֙ לַטּוֹב֙ וְלַטָּה֣וֹר וְלַטָּמֵ֔א וְלַזֹּבֵ֔חַ וְלַאֲשֶׁ֖ר אֵינֶ֣נּוּ זֹבֵ֑חַ כַּטּוֹב֙ כַּֽחֹטֶ֔א הַנִּשְׁבָּ֕ע כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר שְׁבוּעָ֥ה יָרֵֽא׃", "text": "The-*kōl* as that to-the-*kōl* *miqreh* *ʾeḥād* to-the-*ṣaddîq* and-to-the-*rāšāʿ* to-the-*ṭôb* and-to-the-*ṭāhôr* and-to-the-*ṭāmēʾ* and-to-the-*zōbēaḥ* and-to-that not-he *zōbēaḥ*; as-the-*ṭôb* as-the-*ḥōṭēʾ* the-*nišbāʿ* as-that *šĕbûʿâ* *yārēʾ*.", "grammar": { "*kōl*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - everything/all", "*miqreh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - event/happening/fate", "*ʾeḥād*": "adjective, masculine singular - one/single", "*ṣaddîq*": "adjective, masculine singular - righteous person", "*rāšāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - wicked person", "*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine singular - good person", "*ṭāhôr*": "adjective, masculine singular - clean/pure person", "*ṭāmēʾ*": "adjective, masculine singular - unclean/impure person", "*zōbēaḥ*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - sacrificing", "*ḥōṭēʾ*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - sinning", "*nišbāʿ*": "verb, niphal participle, masculine singular - swearing/taking oath", "*šĕbûʿâ*": "noun, feminine singular - oath", "*yārēʾ*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - fearing" }, "variants": { "*miqreh*": "event/happening/fate/occurrence", "*ṣaddîq*": "righteous one/just person", "*rāšāʿ*": "wicked one/evil person", "*ṭôb*": "good one/good person", "*ṭāhôr*": "clean one/pure person", "*ṭāmēʾ*": "unclean one/impure person", "*zōbēaḥ*": "one who sacrifices/offerer of sacrifices", "*ḥōṭēʾ*": "sinner/one who sins", "*nišbāʿ*": "one who swears/oath-taker", "*yārēʾ*": "fears/is afraid of" } }
• Isa 28:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Isaiah.28.19", "source": "מִדֵּי עָבְרוֹ יִקַּח אֶתְכֶם כִּי־בַבֹּקֶר בַּבֹּקֶר יַעֲבֹר בַּיּוֹם וּבַלָּיְלָה וְהָיָה רַק־זְוָעָה הָבִין שְׁמוּעָה", "text": "From-*middēy* *ʿāḇərô* *yiqqaḥ* *ʾeṯəḵem* for-in-*habbōqer* in-*habbōqer* *yaʿăḇōr* in-*hayyôm* and-in-*hallāyəlāh* *wə-hāyāh* only-*zəwāʿāh* *hāḇîn* *šəmûʿāh*", "grammar": { "*middēy*": "preposition + construct - from time of", "*ʿāḇərô*": "qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its passing", "*yiqqaḥ*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - it will take", "*ʾeṯəḵem*": "direct object marker + 2nd masculine plural suffix - you", "*habbōqer*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the morning", "*habbōqer*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the morning", "*yaʿăḇōr*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - it will pass", "*hayyôm*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the day", "*hallāyəlāh*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the night", "*wə-hāyāh*": "conjunction + qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and will be", "*zəwāʿāh*": "feminine singular noun - terror/horror", "*hāḇîn*": "hiphil infinitive construct - to understand", "*šəmûʿāh*": "feminine singular noun - report/message" }, "variants": { "*yiqqaḥ*": "will take/will seize", "*yaʿăḇōr*": "will pass/will pass through/will cross over", "*zəwāʿāh*": "terror/horror/trembling", "*hāḇîn*": "to understand/to comprehend", "*šəmûʿāh*": "report/message/rumor" } }
• Jer 51:31 : 31 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.51.31", "source": "רָ֤ץ לִקְרַאת־רָץ֙ יָר֔וּץ וּמַגִּ֖יד לִקְרַ֣את מַגִּ֑יד לְהַגִּיד֙ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֔ל כִּֽי־נִלְכְּדָ֥ה עִיר֖וֹ מִקָּצֶֽה׃", "text": "*Rats liqrat-rats yaruts*, and *maggid liqrat maggid*, to *naggid le-melek Babel* that *nilkedad 'iro miqqatseh*.", "grammar": { "*rats*": "participle, Qal active, masculine singular - runner", "*liqrat-rats*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - to meet runner", "*yaruts*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he runs", "*u-maggid*": "conjunction + participle, Hiphil active, masculine singular - and messenger/one who reports", "*liqrat*": "preposition - to meet", "*maggid*": "participle, Hiphil active, masculine singular - messenger/one who reports", "*le-haggid*": "preposition + verb, Hiphil infinitive construct - to tell/report", "*le-melek*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - to the king of", "*Babel*": "proper noun - Babylon", "*ki*": "conjunction - that", "*nilkedah*": "verb, Niphal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she is captured", "*'iro*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his city", "*miqqatseh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from end/completely" }, "variants": { "*rats*": "runner/courier", "*liqrat*": "to meet/towards", "*maggid*": "messenger/reporter/herald", "*naggid*": "tell/report/announce/declare", "*nilkad*": "be captured/be taken/be seized", "*miqqatseh*": "from end/from extremity/completely" } }
• Lam 1:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Lamentations.1.12", "source": "ל֣וֹא אֲלֵיכֶם֮ כָּל־עֹ֣בְרֵי דֶרֶךְ֒ הַבִּ֣יטוּ וּרְא֔וּ אִם־יֵ֤שׁ מַכְאוֹב֙ כְּמַכְאֹבִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר עוֹלַ֖ל לִ֑י אֲשֶׁר֙ הוֹגָ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה בְּי֖וֹם חֲר֥וֹן אַפּֽוֹ׃ ס", "text": "*lôʾ* to you all-*ʿōḇərê* *dereḵ*, *habbîṭû* *û*-*rəʾû* if-*yēš* *maḵʾôḇ* like my *maḵʾōḇî* *ʾăšer* *ʿôlal* to me, *ʾăšer* *hôḡāh* *YHWH* in *yôm* *ḥărôn* his *ʾappô*.", "grammar": { "*lôʾ*": "negative particle/exclamation - Is it nothing", "*ʾălêḵem*": "preposition with 2nd masculine plural suffix - to you", "*kāl*": "noun, construct - all of", "*ʿōḇərê*": "qal participle, masculine plural construct - those passing by", "*dereḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - way", "*habbîṭû*": "hifil imperative, masculine plural - look", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*rəʾû*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - see", "*ʾim*": "conjunction - if", "*yēš*": "particle of existence - there is", "*maḵʾôḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - pain", "*kəmaḵʾōḇî*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - like my pain", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*ʿôlal*": "polal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was done", "*lî*": "preposition with 1st singular suffix - to me", "*hôḡāh*": "hifil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he afflicted", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD", "*bəyôm*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in day of", "*ḥărôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - burning of", "*ʾappô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his anger" }, "variants": { "*lôʾ ʾălêḵem*": "Is it nothing to you?/Does it not concern you?", "*ʿōḇərê dereḵ*": "passersby/travelers/those who pass along the way", "*habbîṭû*": "look/observe/consider", "*maḵʾôḇ*": "pain/sorrow/suffering", "*ʿôlal*": "was done/was inflicted/was brought", "*hôḡāh*": "afflicted/made sorrowful/punished", "*ḥărôn ʾappô*": "his fierce anger/his burning wrath/his intense fury" } }
• Amos 4:6-9 : 6 { "verseID": "Amos.4.6", "source": "וְגַם־אֲנִי֩ נָתַ֨תִּי לָכֶ֜ם נִקְי֤וֹן שִׁנַּ֙יִם֙ בְּכָל־עָ֣רֵיכֶ֔ם וְחֹ֣סֶר לֶ֔חֶם בְּכֹ֖ל מְקוֹמֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם וְלֹֽא־שַׁבְתֶּ֥ם עָדַ֖י נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "*wǝ-gam*-*ʾănî* *nātattî* to you *niqyôn* *šinnayim* in all-*ʿārêkem* *wǝ-ḥōser* *leḥem* in all *mǝqômōtêkem* *wǝ-lōʾ*-*šabtem* *ʿāday* *nǝʾum*-*YHWH*", "grammar": { "*wǝ-gam*": "conjunction + particle - and also", "*ʾănî*": "personal pronoun, 1st person singular - I", "*nātattî*": "perfect, 1st person singular - I gave", "*niqyôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - cleanness of", "*šinnayim*": "noun, feminine dual - teeth", "*ʿārêkem*": "noun, feminine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your cities", "*wǝ-ḥōser*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and lack of", "*leḥem*": "noun, masculine singular - bread/food", "*mǝqômōtêkem*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your places", "*wǝ-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*šabtem*": "perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you have returned", "*ʿāday*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - unto me", "*nǝʾum*": "construct noun - declaration of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name" }, "variants": { "*niqyôn šinnayim*": "cleanness of teeth [idiom for famine/hunger]", "*ḥōser leḥem*": "lack of bread/shortage of food", "*šabtem*": "returned/turned back/repented", "*ʿāday*": "unto me/toward me" } } 7 { "verseID": "Amos.4.7", "source": "וְגַ֣ם אָנֹכִי֩ מָנַ֨עְתִּי מִכֶּ֜ם אֶת־הַגֶּ֗שֶׁם בְּע֨וֹד שְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה חֳדָשִׁים֙ לַקָּצִ֔יר וְהִמְטַרְתִּי֙ עַל־עִ֣יר אֶחָ֔ת וְעַל־עִ֥יר אַחַ֖ת לֹ֣א אַמְטִ֑יר חֶלְקָ֤ה אַחַת֙ תִּמָּטֵ֔ר וְחֶלְקָ֛ה אֲשֶֽׁר־לֹֽא־תַמְטִ֥יר עָלֶ֖יהָ תִּיבָֽשׁ׃", "text": "*wǝ-gam* *ʾānōkî* *mānaʿtî* from you *ʾet*-the-*gešem* in *ʿôd* *šǝlōšāh* *ḥǒdāšîm* to the-*qāṣîr* *wǝ-himṭartî* upon-*ʿîr* *ʾeḥāt* and upon-*ʿîr* *ʾaḥat* not *ʾamṭîr*; *ḥelqāh* *ʾaḥat* *timmāṭēr* and *ḥelqāh* which-not-*tamṭîr* upon it *tîbāš*", "grammar": { "*wǝ-gam*": "conjunction + particle - and also", "*ʾānōkî*": "personal pronoun, 1st person singular - I", "*mānaʿtî*": "perfect, 1st person singular - I withheld", "*ʾet*-the-*gešem*": "direct object marker + the rain", "*ʿôd*": "adverb - still/yet/when", "*šǝlōšāh*": "cardinal number, masculine - three", "*ḥǒdāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - months", "*qāṣîr*": "noun, masculine singular - harvest", "*wǝ-himṭartî*": "conjunction + perfect, 1st person singular, hiphil - and I caused to rain", "*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular - city", "*ʾeḥāt*": "cardinal number, feminine singular - one", "*ʾamṭîr*": "imperfect, 1st person singular, hiphil - I will cause to rain", "*ḥelqāh*": "noun, feminine singular - portion/piece of land", "*timmāṭēr*": "imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular, niphal - it will be rained upon", "*tamṭîr*": "imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular, hiphil - it causes rain", "*tîbāš*": "imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular, qal - it will dry up/wither" }, "variants": { "*mānaʿtî*": "withheld/kept back/restrained", "*gešem*": "rain/shower", "*qāṣîr*": "harvest/harvesting", "*himṭartî*": "caused rain to fall/sent rain", "*ʾamṭîr*": "cause rain to fall/send rain", "*ḥelqāh*": "portion/piece/part of land/field", "*tîbāš*": "dry up/wither/be dried up" } } 8 { "verseID": "Amos.4.8", "source": "וְנָע֡וּ שְׁתַּיִם֩ שָׁלֹ֨שׁ עָרִ֜ים אֶל־עִ֥יר אַחַ֛ת לִשְׁתּ֥וֹת מַ֖יִם וְלֹ֣א יִשְׂבָּ֑עוּ וְלֹֽא־שַׁבְתֶּ֥ם עָדַ֖י נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "*wǝ-nāʿû* *šǝttayim* *šālōš* *ʿārîm* to-*ʿîr* *ʾaḥat* to *lištôt* *mayim* and not *yiśbāʿû* *wǝ-lōʾ*-*šabtem* *ʿāday* *nǝʾum*-*YHWH*", "grammar": { "*wǝ-nāʿû*": "conjunction + perfect, 3rd person common plural - and they wandered/staggered", "*šǝttayim*": "cardinal number, feminine - two", "*šālōš*": "cardinal number, feminine - three", "*ʿārîm*": "noun, feminine plural - cities", "*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular - city", "*ʾaḥat*": "cardinal number, feminine singular - one", "*lištôt*": "preposition + infinitive construct - to drink", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - water", "*yiśbāʿû*": "imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, qal - they will be satisfied", "*wǝ-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*šabtem*": "perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you have returned", "*ʿāday*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - unto me", "*nǝʾum*": "construct noun - declaration of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name" }, "variants": { "*nāʿû*": "wandered/staggered/shook", "*šǝttayim šālōš*": "two or three [idiomatic for 'several']", "*yiśbāʿû*": "be satisfied/have enough", "*šabtem*": "returned/turned back/repented" } } 9 { "verseID": "Amos.4.9", "source": "הִכֵּ֣יתִי אֶתְכֶם֮ בַּשִּׁדָּפ֣וֹן וּבַיֵּרָקוֹן֒ הַרְבּ֨וֹת גַּנּוֹתֵיכֶ֧ם וְכַרְמֵיכֶ֛ם וּתְאֵנֵיכֶ֥ם וְזֵיתֵיכֶ֖ם יֹאכַ֣ל הַגָּזָ֑ם וְלֹֽא־שַׁבְתֶּ֥ם עָדַ֖י נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "*Hikkêtî* you with the-*šiddāpôn* and with the-*yērāqôn* *harbôt* *gannôtêkem* and *karmêkem* and *tǝʾēnêkem* and *zêtêkem* *yōʾkal* the-*gāzām* *wǝ-lōʾ*-*šabtem* *ʿāday* *nǝʾum*-*YHWH*", "grammar": { "*Hikkêtî*": "perfect, 1st person singular, hiphil - I struck/smote", "*šiddāpôn*": "noun, masculine singular - blight/scorching", "*yērāqôn*": "noun, masculine singular - mildew/paleness", "*harbôt*": "infinitive construct, hiphil - multiplying/increasing", "*gannôtêkem*": "noun, feminine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your gardens", "*karmêkem*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your vineyards", "*tǝʾēnêkem*": "noun, feminine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your fig trees", "*zêtêkem*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your olive trees", "*yōʾkal*": "imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular, qal - it will devour/eat", "*gāzām*": "noun, masculine singular - locust/palmerworm", "*wǝ-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*šabtem*": "perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you have returned", "*ʿāday*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - unto me", "*nǝʾum*": "construct noun - declaration of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name" }, "variants": { "*hikkêtî*": "struck/smote/attacked", "*šiddāpôn*": "blight/scorching/withering [disease of plants]", "*yērāqôn*": "mildew/paleness/jaundice [disease of plants]", "*gāzām*": "locusts/palmerworm/caterpillar [destructive insect]", "*harbôt*": "multiplying/making numerous/increase" } } 10 { "verseID": "Amos.4.10", "source": "שִׁלַּ֨חְתִּי בָכֶ֥ם דֶּ֙בֶר֙ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ מִצְרַ֔יִם הָרַ֤גְתִּי בַחֶ֙רֶב֙ בַּח֣וּרֵיכֶ֔ם עִ֖ם שְׁבִ֣י סֽוּסֵיכֶ֑ם וָאַעֲלֶ֞ה בְּאֹ֤שׁ מַחֲנֵיכֶם֙ וּֽבְאַפְּכֶ֔ם וְלֹֽא־שַׁבְתֶּ֥ם עָדַ֖י נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "*Šillaḥtî* among you *deber* in *derek* *Miṣrayim* *hāragtî* with the-*ḥereb* *baḥûrêkem* with *šǝbî* *sûsêkem* *wā-ʾaʿăleh* in *bǝʾōš* *maḥănêkem* and in *ʾappǝkem* *wǝ-lōʾ*-*šabtem* *ʿāday* *nǝʾum*-*YHWH*", "grammar": { "*Šillaḥtî*": "perfect, 1st person singular, piel - I sent", "*deber*": "noun, masculine singular - plague/pestilence", "*derek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - way/manner of", "*Miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*hāragtî*": "perfect, 1st person singular - I killed/slew", "*ḥereb*": "noun, feminine singular - sword", "*baḥûrêkem*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your young men", "*šǝbî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - captivity of", "*sûsêkem*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your horses", "*wā-ʾaʿăleh*": "conjunction + imperfect, 1st person singular, hiphil with waw consecutive - and I caused to go up", "*bǝʾōš*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - with stench", "*maḥănêkem*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your camps", "*ʾappǝkem*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your nostrils/nose", "*wǝ-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*šabtem*": "perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you have returned", "*ʿāday*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - unto me", "*nǝʾum*": "construct noun - declaration of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name" }, "variants": { "*deber*": "plague/pestilence/disease", "*derek Miṣrayim*": "in the manner of Egypt/like in Egypt", "*šǝbî*": "captivity/capturing", "*bǝʾōš*": "with stench/stink [of dead bodies]", "*ʾappǝkem*": "your nostrils/your face/in your presence" } } 11 { "verseID": "Amos.4.11", "source": "הָפַ֣כְתִּי בָכֶ֗ם כְּמַהְפֵּכַ֤ת אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־סְדֹ֣ם וְאֶת־עֲמֹרָ֔ה וַתִּהְי֕וּ כְּא֖וּד מֻצָּ֣ל מִשְׂרֵפָ֑ה וְלֹֽא־שַׁבְתֶּ֥ם עָדַ֖י נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "*Hāpaktî* among you like *mahpēkat* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾet*-*Sǝdōm* and *ʾet*-*ʿĂmōrāh* *wa-tihyû* like *ʾûd* *muṣṣāl* from *śrēpāh* *wǝ-lōʾ*-*šabtem* *ʿāday* *nǝʾum*-*YHWH*", "grammar": { "*Hāpaktî*": "perfect, 1st person singular - I overthrew", "*mahpēkat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - overthrow of", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God", "*Sǝdōm*": "proper noun - Sodom", "*ʿĂmōrāh*": "proper noun - Gomorrah", "*wa-tihyû*": "conjunction + imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural, qal with waw consecutive - and you were", "*ʾûd*": "noun, masculine singular - firebrand/brand", "*muṣṣāl*": "participle, masculine singular, hophal - snatched/rescued", "*śrēpāh*": "noun, feminine singular - burning", "*wǝ-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*šabtem*": "perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you have returned", "*ʿāday*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - unto me", "*nǝʾum*": "construct noun - declaration of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name" }, "variants": { "*hāpaktî*": "overthrew/overturned/destroyed", "*mahpēkat*": "overthrow/overturning/destruction", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods [plural form with singular meaning in Hebrew]", "*ʾûd muṣṣāl miśrēpāh*": "brand/stick plucked/snatched from burning/fire [idiom for narrow escape]" } }
• 2 Sam 13:28 : 28 { "verseID": "2 Samuel.13.28", "source": "וַיְצַו֩ אַבְשָׁל֨וֹם אֶת־נְעָרָ֜יו לֵאמֹ֗ר רְא֣וּ נָ֠א כְּט֨וֹב לֵב־אַמְנ֤וֹן בַּיַּ֙יִן֙ וְאָמַרְתִּ֣י אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם הַכּ֧וּ אֶת־אַמְנ֛וֹן וַהֲמִתֶּ֥ם אֹת֖וֹ אַל־תִּירָ֑אוּ הֲל֗וֹא כִּ֤י אָֽנֹכִי֙ צִוִּ֣יתִי אֶתְכֶ֔ם חִזְק֖וּ וִהְי֥וּ לִבְנֵי־חָֽיִל׃", "text": "*wə-yəṣaw* *ʾAbšālôm* *ʾet*-*nəʿārāyw* *lēʾmōr* *rəʾû* *nāʾ* when-good *lēb*-*ʾAmnôn* in-the-*yayin* *wə-ʾāmartî* unto-you *hakkû* *ʾet*-*ʾAmnôn* *wə-hămittem* him *ʾal*-*tîrāʾû* is-it-not *kî* *ʾānōkî* *ṣiwwîtî* you *ḥizqû* *wə-həyû* to-*bənê*-*ḥayil*", "grammar": { "*wə-yəṣaw*": "waw consecutive + Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he commanded", "*ʾAbšālôm*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Absalom", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*nəʿārāyw*": "masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his young men", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying", "*rəʾû*": "Qal imperative masculine plural - see/watch", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please", "*lēb*": "masculine singular construct noun - heart of", "*ʾAmnôn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Amnon", "*yayin*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the wine", "*wə-ʾāmartî*": "waw conjunction + Qal perfect 1st singular - and I will say", "*hakkû*": "Hiphil imperative masculine plural - strike", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾAmnôn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Amnon", "*wə-hămittem*": "waw conjunction + Hiphil perfect 2nd masculine plural - and you shall kill", "*ʾal*": "negative particle - do not", "*tîrāʾû*": "Qal imperfect 2nd masculine plural - you fear", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/for", "*ʾānōkî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - I", "*ṣiwwîtî*": "Piel perfect 1st singular - I commanded", "*ḥizqû*": "Qal imperative masculine plural - be strong", "*wə-həyû*": "waw conjunction + Qal imperative masculine plural - and be", "*bənê*": "masculine plural construct noun - sons of", "*ḥayil*": "masculine singular noun - valor/strength" }, "variants": { "*wə-yəṣaw*": "and he commanded/and he instructed/and he ordered", "*nəʿārāyw*": "his young men/his servants/his attendants", "*rəʾû*": "see/watch/observe/notice", "*nāʾ*": "please/now/I pray", "*lēb*": "heart/mind/inner being", "*yayin*": "wine/alcoholic drink", "*wə-ʾāmartî*": "and I will say/and when I say", "*hakkû*": "strike/smite/hit/attack", "*wə-hămittem*": "and you shall kill/and put to death", "*tîrāʾû*": "you fear/you are afraid", "*ṣiwwîtî*": "I commanded/I ordered/I instructed", "*ḥizqû*": "be strong/be courageous/be firm", "*bənê*-*ḥayil*": "sons of valor/men of courage/valiant men" } }