Job 10:19

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{ "verseID": "Job.10.19", "source": "כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־הָיִ֣יתִי אֶהְיֶ֑ה מִ֝בֶּ֗טֶן לַקֶּ֥בֶר אוּבָֽל׃", "text": "as if not *hāyîtî* *ʾehyeh* from *mibbeṭen* to *laqqeber* *ʾûbāl*", "grammar": { "*hāyîtî*": "Qal perfect, 1st singular - I was", "*ʾehyeh*": "Qal imperfect, 1st singular - I would be", "*mibbeṭen*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from womb", "*laqqeber*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - to the grave", "*ʾûbāl*": "Hophal imperfect, 1st singular - I would be carried" }, "variants": { "*hāyîtî*": "I was/I existed", "*ʾehyeh*": "I would be/I would exist", "*mibbeṭen*": "from womb/from birth", "*ʾûbāl*": "I would be carried/I would be brought/I would be led" } }

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  • Ps 58:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Psalms.58.8", "source": "‫יִמָּאֲס֣וּ כְמוֹ־מַ֭יִם יִתְהַלְּכוּ־לָ֑מוֹ יִדְרֹ֥ךְ *חצו* *חִ֝צָּ֗יו* כְּמ֣וֹ יִתְמֹלָֽלוּ׃‬", "text": "*yimmāʾăsû* *kəmô*-*mayim* *yithalləkû*-*lāmô* *yidrōk* *ḥiṣṣāyw* *kəmô* *yitmōlālû*", "grammar": { "*yimmāʾăsû*": "niphal 3mp imperfect - they melt away/dissolve/disappear", "*kəmô*-*mayim*": "preposition + masculine plural noun - like water", "*yithalləkû*-*lāmô*": "hithpael 3mp imperfect + preposition lamed with 3mp suffix - they go about for themselves", "*yidrōk*": "qal 3ms imperfect - he bends/treads/directs", "*ḥiṣṣāyw*": "masculine plural noun + 3ms suffix - his arrows", "*kəmô*": "preposition - like/as", "*yitmōlālû*": "hithpolel 3mp imperfect - they are cut off/wither/are weakened" }, "variants": { "*yimmāʾăsû*": "melt away/dissolve/disappear/flow away", "*yithalləkû*": "go about/walk around/flow", "*lāmô*": "to them/for themselves (poetic form)", "*yidrōk*": "bends/treads/directs/aims", "*ḥiṣṣāyw*": "his arrows (text note indicates Kethib [written] *חצו* vs. Qere [read] *חצָיו*)", "*yitmōlālû*": "are cut off/wither/are weakened/become limp" } }

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  • 18{ "verseID": "Job.10.18", "source": "וְלָ֣מָּה מֵ֭רֶחֶם הֹצֵאתָ֑נִי אֶ֝גְוַ֗ע וְעַ֣יִן לֹא־תִרְאֵֽנִי׃", "text": "and why from *mēreḥem* *hōṣēʾtānî* *ʾegwaʿ* and *ʿayin* not *tirʾēnî*", "grammar": { "*mēreḥem*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from womb", "*hōṣēʾtānî*": "Hiphil perfect, 2nd masculine singular with 1st person suffix - you brought me out", "*ʾegwaʿ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st singular - I expire/die", "*ʿayin*": "noun, common singular - eye", "*tirʾēnî*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with 1st person suffix - it sees me" }, "variants": { "*mēreḥem*": "from womb/from birth", "*hōṣēʾtānî*": "you brought me out/you caused me to come out", "*ʾegwaʿ*": "I expire/I die/I perish", "*ʿayin*": "eye/sight" } }

  • 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" } }

  • Job 3:10-13
    4 verses
    81%

    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" } }

  • Job 10:20-21
    2 verses
    81%

    20{ "verseID": "Job.10.20", "source": "הֲלֹא־מְעַ֣ט יָמַ֣י *יחדל **וַחֲדָ֑ל *ישית **וְשִׁ֥ית מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי וְאַבְלִ֥יגָה מְּעָֽט׃", "text": "?not few *yāmay* *yḥdl*/*waḥădāl* *yšyt*/*wəšît* from me and *ʾabəlîgâ* *məʿāṭ*", "grammar": { "*yāmay*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person suffix - my days", "*yḥdl*/*waḥădāl*": "Qal imperative/jussive, masculine singular - cease/desist", "*yšyt*/*wəšît*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - turn away/cease", "*ʾabəlîgâ*": "Hiphil imperfect cohortative, 1st singular - I may find relief", "*məʿāṭ*": "adverb - a little" }, "variants": { "*yḥdl*/*waḥădāl*": "cease/desist/leave off", "*yšyt*/*wəšît*": "turn away/cease/set aside", "*ʾabəlîgâ*": "I may find relief/I may recover/I may take comfort", "*məʿāṭ*": "a little/for a while/briefly" } }

    21{ "verseID": "Job.10.21", "source": "בְּטֶ֣רֶם אֵ֭לֵךְ וְלֹ֣א אָשׁ֑וּב אֶל־אֶ֖רֶץ חֹ֣שֶׁךְ וְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃", "text": "before *ʾēlēk* and not *ʾāšûb* to *ʾereṣ* *ḥōšek* and *ṣalmāwet*", "grammar": { "*ʾēlēk*": "Qal imperfect, 1st singular - I go", "*ʾāšûb*": "Qal imperfect, 1st singular - I return", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness", "*ṣalmāwet*": "noun, masculine singular - deep darkness/shadow of death" }, "variants": { "*ʾēlēk*": "I go/I depart", "*ʾāšûb*": "I return/I come back", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity", "*ṣalmāwet*": "deep darkness/shadow of death/gloom" } }

  • Jer 20:17-18
    2 verses
    80%

    17{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.20.17", "source": "אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־מוֹתְתַ֖נִי מֵרָ֑חֶם וַתְּהִי־לִ֤י אִמִּי֙ קִבְרִ֔י וְרַחְמָ֖הֿ הֲרַ֥ת עוֹלָֽם׃", "text": "Who not-*môtətanî* from *rāḥem*, and *wattəhî*-to me *ʾimmî* *qibrî*, and *raḥmāh* *hărat* *ʿôlām*.", "grammar": { "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who/because", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*môtətanî*": "polel perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 1st common singular suffix - he killed me", "*rāḥem*": "noun, masculine singular with preposition - from the womb", "*wattəhî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she would be", "*lî*": "preposition with 1st common singular suffix - to me", "*ʾimmî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st common singular suffix - my mother", "*qibrî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st common singular suffix - my grave", "*raḥmāh*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her womb", "*hărat*": "adjective, feminine singular construct - pregnant with", "*ʿôlām*": "noun, masculine singular - forever/eternity" }, "variants": { "*môtətanî*": "he killed me/put me to death", "*rāḥem*": "womb/uterus", "*qibrî*": "my grave/tomb", "*hărat ʿôlām*": "eternally pregnant/perpetually with child/always pregnant" } }

    18{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.20.18", "source": "לָ֤מָּה זֶּה֙ מֵרֶ֣חֶם יָצָ֔אתִי לִרְא֥וֹת עָמָ֖ל וְיָג֑וֹן וַיִּכְל֥וּ בְּבֹ֖שֶׁת יָמָֽי׃", "text": "Why *zeh* from *reḥem* *yāṣāʾtî* to *lirʾôt* *ʿāmāl* and *wəyāgôn*, and *wayyiḵlû* in *bōšet* *yāmāy*.", "grammar": { "*lāmmāh*": "interrogative adverb - why", "*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this", "*reḥem*": "noun, masculine singular with preposition - from womb", "*yāṣāʾtî*": "qal perfect, 1st common singular - I came out", "*lirʾôt*": "qal infinitive construct with preposition - to see", "*ʿāmāl*": "noun, masculine singular - trouble/labor", "*wəyāgôn*": "waw + noun, masculine singular - and sorrow", "*wayyiḵlû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they are consumed", "*bōšet*": "noun, feminine singular with preposition - in shame", "*yāmāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st common singular suffix - my days" }, "variants": { "*yāṣāʾtî*": "I came out/emerged/was born", "*lirʾôt*": "to see/experience/witness", "*ʿāmāl*": "trouble/labor/toil/misery", "*wəyāgôn*": "sorrow/grief/distress", "*wayyiḵlû*": "they are consumed/spent/come to an end", "*bōšet*": "shame/disgrace/humiliation" } }

  • 13{ "verseID": "Job.14.13", "source": "מִ֤י יִתֵּ֨ן ׀ בִּשְׁא֬וֹל תַּצְפִּנֵ֗נִי תַּ֭סְתִּירֵנִי עַד־שׁ֣וּב אַפֶּ֑ךָ תָּ֤שִֽׁית לִ֖י חֹ֣ק וְתִזְכְּרֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*mî* *yittēn* *bišʾôl* *taṣpînēnî* *tastîrēnî* *ʿad*-*šûb* *ʾappekā* *tāšît* *lî* *ḥōq* *wətizkerēnî*", "grammar": { "*mî* *yittēn*": "interrogative pronoun + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - who would give (idiomatic: if only/O that)", "*bišʾôl*": "preposition + noun, feminine, singular - in Sheol", "*taṣpînēnî*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + 1st person, singular, suffix - you would hide me", "*tastîrēnî*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + 1st person, singular, suffix - you would conceal me", "*ʿad*": "preposition - until", "*šûb*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - turning back of", "*ʾappekā*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct + 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix - your anger", "*tāšît*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular - you would set/appoint", "*lî*": "preposition + 1st person, singular, suffix - for me", "*ḥōq*": "noun, masculine, singular - decree/limit/boundary", "*wətizkerēnî*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + 1st person, singular, suffix - and you would remember me" }, "variants": { "*mî* *yittēn*": "who would give/if only/O that (idiomatic expression)", "*šəʾôl*": "Sheol/grave/underworld", "*taṣpînēnî*": "hide me/conceal me/treasure me up", "*tastîrēnî*": "conceal me/hide me/shelter me", "*šûb*": "turning back/return/subsiding", "*ʾappekā*": "your anger/your wrath/your nostrils", "*tāšît*": "set/appoint/establish", "*ḥōq*": "decree/statute/appointed time/limit", "*tizkerēnî*": "remember me/be mindful of me/take notice of me" } }

  • Job 6:9-11
    3 verses
    74%

    9{ "verseID": "Job.6.9", "source": "וְיֹאֵ֣ל אֱ֭לוֹהַּ וִֽידַכְּאֵ֑נִי יַתֵּ֥ר יָ֝ד֗וֹ וִֽיבַצְּעֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾēl ʾĕlôah wîdakkəʾēnî yattēr yādô wîbaṣṣəʿēnî*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾēl*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - that he would be willing", "*ʾĕlôah*": "divine name - God", "*wîdakkəʾēnî*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - and crush me", "*yattēr*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - let loose/free", "*yādô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand", "*wîbaṣṣəʿēnî*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - and cut me off" }, "variants": { "*yāʾal*": "to be willing/determine/undertake", "*dākāʾ*": "to crush/break/oppress", "*nātar*": "to loose/free/untie", "*bāṣaʿ*": "to cut off/break off/sever" } }

    10{ "verseID": "Job.6.10", "source": "וּ֥תְהִי ע֨וֹד ׀ נֶ֘חָ֤מָתִ֗י וַאֲסַלְּדָ֣ה בְ֭חִילָה לֹ֣א יַחְמ֑וֹל כִּי־לֹ֥א כִ֝חַ֗דְתִּי אִמְרֵ֥י קָדֽוֹשׁ׃", "text": "*ûtəhî ʿôd neḥāmātî waʾăsallədâ bəḥîlâ lōʾ yaḥmôl kî-lōʾ kiḥadtî ʾimrê qādôš*", "grammar": { "*ûtəhî*": "conjunction + Qal jussive, 3rd feminine singular - and let it be", "*ʿôd*": "adverb - still/yet", "*neḥāmātî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my comfort/consolation", "*waʾăsallədâ*": "conjunction + Piel cohortative, 1st person singular - and I would exult", "*bəḥîlâ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - in pain", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yaḥmôl*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he spares", "*kî-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - for not", "*kiḥadtî*": "Piel perfect, 1st person singular - I have concealed/denied", "*ʾimrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - words of", "*qādôš*": "adjective, masculine singular - Holy One" }, "variants": { "*hāyâ*": "to be/become/happen", "*neḥāmâ*": "comfort/consolation", "*sālad*": "to leap/exult/spring", "*ḥîl*": "pain/agony/writhing", "*ḥāmal*": "to spare/have compassion", "*kāḥad*": "to hide/conceal/deny", "*ʾēmer*": "word/speech/saying", "*qādôš*": "holy/sacred/Holy One" } }

    11{ "verseID": "Job.6.11", "source": "מַה־כֹּחִ֥י כִֽי־אֲיַחֵ֑ל וּמַה־קִּ֝צִּ֗י כִּֽי־אַאֲרִ֥יךְ נַפְשִֽׁי׃", "text": "*mah-kōḥî kî-ʾăyaḥēl ûmah-qiṣṣî kî-ʾaʾărîk napšî*", "grammar": { "*mah-kōḥî*": "interrogative + noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - what is my strength", "*kî-ʾăyaḥēl*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect, 1st person singular - that I should hope/wait", "*ûmah-qiṣṣî*": "conjunction + interrogative + noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - and what is my end", "*kî-ʾaʾărîk*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - that I should prolong", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my soul/life" }, "variants": { "*kōaḥ*": "strength/power", "*yāḥal*": "to wait/hope", "*qēṣ*": "end/limit", "*ʾārak*": "to be long/prolong/extend", "*nepeš*": "soul/life/self" } }

  • 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" } }

  • 19{ "verseID": "Job.30.19", "source": "הֹרָ֥נִי לַחֹ֑מֶר וָ֝אֶתְמַשֵּׁ֗ל כֶּעָפָ֥ר וָאֵֽפֶר", "text": "He *hōrānî* to the *ḥōmer* and I *wāʾeṯmaššēl* like *ʿāp̄ār* and *wāʾēp̄er*", "grammar": { "*hōrānî*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he has cast me/thrown me", "*la-ḥōmer*": "preposition with definite article with noun, masculine singular - to the clay/mud", "*wāʾeṯmaššēl*": "conjunction with verb, hithpael imperfect, 1st person singular - and I become like/resemble", "*ke-ʿāp̄ār*": "preposition of comparison with noun, masculine singular - like dust", "*wā-ʾēp̄er*": "conjunction with noun, masculine singular - and ashes" }, "variants": { "*hōrānî*": "cast me/thrown me/hurled me", "*ḥōmer*": "clay/mud/mire", "*wāʾeṯmaššēl*": "become like/resemble/am comparable to", "*ʿāp̄ār*": "dust/earth/soil", "*ʾēp̄er*": "ashes/dust" } }

  • Isa 38:10-12
    3 verses
    73%

    10{ "verseID": "Isaiah.38.10", "source": "אֲנִ֣י אָמַ֗רְתִּי בִּדְמִ֥י יָמַ֛י אֵלֵ֖כָה בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֣י שְׁא֑וֹל פֻּקַּ֖דְתִּי יֶ֥תֶר שְׁנוֹתָֽי׃", "text": "I *ʾāmartî* in-*dəmî* *yāmay* *ʾēlēkâ* in-*šaʿărê* *šəʾôl* *puqqadtî* *yeter* *šənôtāy*.", "grammar": { "*ʾāmartî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I said", "*dəmî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my cessation/silence", "*yāmay*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my days", "*ʾēlēkâ*": "qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular - let me go", "*šaʿărê*": "masculine plural construct - gates of", "*šəʾôl*": "feminine singular noun - Sheol", "*puqqadtî*": "pual perfect, 1st person singular - I am deprived of", "*yeter*": "masculine singular construct - remainder of", "*šənôtāy*": "feminine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my years" }, "variants": { "*dəmî*": "my cessation, my silence, my quiet, prime (of life)", "*ʾēlēkâ*": "let me go, I shall go", "*šaʿărê*": "gates of, entrances to", "*šəʾôl*": "Sheol, underworld, grave, death", "*puqqadtî*": "I am deprived of, I am appointed, I am assigned", "*yeter*": "remainder, rest, remnant" } }

    11{ "verseID": "Isaiah.38.11", "source": "אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ לֹא־אֶרְאֶ֣ה יָ֔הּ יָ֖הּ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ הַחַיִּ֑ים לֹא־אַבִּ֥יט אָדָ֛ם ע֖וֹד עִם־י֥וֹשְׁבֵי חָֽדֶל׃", "text": "*ʾāmartî* not-*ʾerʾeh* *Yāh* *Yāh* in-*ʾereṣ* the-*ḥayyîm* not-*ʾabbîṭ* *ʾādām* again with-*yôšbê* *ḥādel*.", "grammar": { "*ʾāmartî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I said", "*ʾerʾeh*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will see", "*Yāh*": "proper noun - Yah (shortened form of YHWH)", "*Yāh*": "proper noun - Yah (shortened form of YHWH)", "*ʾereṣ*": "feminine singular construct - land of", "*ḥayyîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the living", "*ʾabbîṭ*": "hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I will look at", "*ʾādām*": "masculine singular noun - man/mankind", "*yôšbê*": "qal participle masculine plural construct - inhabitants of", "*ḥādel*": "masculine singular noun - world of cessation" }, "variants": { "*ʾerʾeh*": "I will see, I will behold, I will perceive", "*ʾereṣ*": "land, earth, territory", "*ḥayyîm*": "the living, life", "*ʾabbîṭ*": "I will look at, I will see, I will gaze upon", "*ʾādām*": "man, mankind, humanity", "*yôšbê*": "inhabitants of, dwellers in, residents of", "*ḥādel*": "world of cessation, transitoriness, the fleeting world" } }

    12{ "verseID": "Isaiah.38.12", "source": "דּוֹרִ֗י נִסַּ֧ע וְנִגְלָ֛ה מִנִּ֖י כְּאֹ֣הֶל רֹעִ֑י קִפַּ֨דְתִּי כָאֹרֵ֤ג חַיַּי֙ מִדַּלָּ֣ה יְבַצְּעֵ֔נִי מִיּ֥וֹם עַד־לַ֖יְלָה תַּשְׁלִימֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*Dôrî* *nissaʿ* and-*wəniglâ* from-me like-*ʾōhel* *rōʿî* *qippadtî* like-the-*ʾōrēg* *ḥayyay* from-*dallâ* *yəbaṣṣəʿēnî* from-*yôm* to-*laylâ* *tašlîmēnî*.", "grammar": { "*Dôrî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my generation/dwelling", "*nissaʿ*": "niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is pulled up/removed", "*wəniglâ*": "niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with waw conjunction - and is removed", "*ʾōhel*": "masculine singular noun - tent", "*rōʿî*": "qal participle masculine singular construct - shepherd of", "*qippadtî*": "piel perfect, 1st person singular - I have rolled up", "*ʾōrēg*": "qal participle masculine singular with definite article - the weaver", "*ḥayyay*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my life", "*dallâ*": "feminine singular noun - thrum/threads", "*yəbaṣṣəʿēnî*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he cuts me off", "*yôm*": "masculine singular noun - day", "*laylâ*": "masculine singular noun - night", "*tašlîmēnî*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - you will finish me" }, "variants": { "*Dôrî*": "my generation, my dwelling, my lifetime", "*nissaʿ*": "is pulled up, is removed, is broken down", "*wəniglâ*": "and is removed, and is carried away", "*ʾōhel*": "tent, dwelling, tabernacle", "*rōʿî*": "shepherd, herdsman", "*qippadtî*": "I have rolled up, I have folded up", "*ʾōrēg*": "weaver, one who weaves", "*dallâ*": "thrum, threads, poverty", "*yəbaṣṣəʿēnî*": "he cuts me off, he severs me", "*tašlîmēnî*": "you will finish me, you will complete me, you will make an end of me" } }

  • 1{ "verseID": "Job.17.1", "source": "רוּחִ֣י חֻ֭בָּלָה יָמַ֥י נִזְעָ֗כוּ קְבָרִ֥ים לִֽי׃", "text": "*rûḥî* *ḥubbālâ* *yāmay* *nizʿākû* *qəḇārîm* to-me", "grammar": { "*rûḥî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my spirit/breath", "*ḥubbālâ*": "Pual perfect 3rd person feminine singular - is broken/destroyed/damaged", "*yāmay*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my days", "*nizʿākû*": "Niphal perfect 3rd person plural - are extinguished/exhausted", "*qəḇārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - graves/tombs/burial places" }, "variants": { "*rûḥî*": "my spirit/breath/wind/life-force", "*ḥubbālâ*": "is broken/destroyed/corrupted/pledged", "*yāmay*": "my days/lifetime", "*nizʿākû*": "are extinguished/exhausted/troubled/distressed", "*qəḇārîm*": "graves/tombs/burial places" } }

  • Job 10:8-10
    3 verses
    73%

    8{ "verseID": "Job.10.8", "source": "יָדֶ֣יךָ עִ֭צְּבוּנִי וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֑וּנִי יַ֥חַד סָ֝בִ֗יב וַֽתְּבַלְּעֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*yādêkā* *ʿiṣṣəbûnî* and *yyaʿăśûnî* *yaḥad* *sābîb* and *təballəʿēnî*", "grammar": { "*yādêkā*": "noun, dual construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your hands", "*ʿiṣṣəbûnî*": "Piel perfect, 3rd common plural with 1st person suffix - they formed me", "*yyaʿăśûnî*": "Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural with 1st person suffix - they made me", "*yaḥad*": "adverb - together", "*sābîb*": "adverb - round about", "*təballəʿēnî*": "Piel imperfect with waw consecutive, 2nd masculine singular with 1st person suffix - you destroy me" }, "variants": { "*ʿiṣṣəbûnî*": "they formed me/they fashioned me/they shaped me", "*yyaʿăśûnî*": "they made me/they created me/they fashioned me", "*yaḥad*": "together/all at once/completely", "*sābîb*": "round about/all around/on every side", "*təballəʿēnî*": "you destroy me/you swallow me up/you consume me" } }

    9{ "verseID": "Job.10.9", "source": "זְכָר־נָ֭א כִּי־כַחֹ֣מֶר עֲשִׂיתָ֑נִי וְֽאֶל־עָפָ֥ר תְּשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*zəkār*-*nāʾ* that like *kaḥōmer* *ʿăśîtānî* and to *ʿāpār* *təšîbēnî*", "grammar": { "*zəkār*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - remember", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please", "*kaḥōmer*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like clay", "*ʿăśîtānî*": "Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular with 1st person suffix - you made me", "*ʿāpār*": "noun, masculine singular - dust", "*təšîbēnî*": "Hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular with 1st person suffix - you will return me" }, "variants": { "*kaḥōmer*": "like clay/like dirt/like mud", "*ʿăśîtānî*": "you made me/you formed me/you created me", "*ʿāpār*": "dust/dirt/earth", "*təšîbēnî*": "you will return me/you will cause me to return/you will bring me back" } }

    10{ "verseID": "Job.10.10", "source": "הֲלֹ֣א כֶ֭חָלָב תַּתִּיכֵ֑נִי וְ֝כַגְּבִנָּ֗ה תַּקְפִּיאֵֽנִי׃", "text": "?not like *keḥālāb* *tattîkēnî* and like *kaggəbinnâ* *taqpîʾēnî*", "grammar": { "*keḥālāb*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like milk", "*tattîkēnî*": "Hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular with 1st person suffix - you poured me out", "*kaggəbinnâ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - like cheese", "*taqpîʾēnî*": "Hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular with 1st person suffix - you curdled me" }, "variants": { "*keḥālāb*": "like milk/like liquid", "*tattîkēnî*": "you poured me out/you poured me", "*kaggəbinnâ*": "like cheese/like curd", "*taqpîʾēnî*": "you curdled me/you congealed me/you solidified me" } }

  • 14{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.20.14", "source": "אָר֣וּר הַיּ֔וֹם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֻלַּ֖דְתִּי בּ֑וֹ י֛וֹם אֲשֶׁר־יְלָדַ֥תְנִי אִמִּ֖י אַל־יְהִ֥י בָרֽוּךְ׃", "text": "*ʾārûr* the *yôm* which *yullad̄tî* in it, *yôm* which-*yəlād̄atnî* *ʾimmî* not-*yəhî* *bārûḵ*.", "grammar": { "*ʾārûr*": "qal passive participle, masculine singular - cursed", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the day", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*yullad̄tî*": "pual perfect, 1st common singular - I was born", "*bô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in it", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day", "*yəlād̄atnî*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular with 1st common singular suffix - she bore me", "*ʾimmî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st common singular suffix - my mother", "*ʾal*": "negative particle - not", "*yəhî*": "qal jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let it be", "*bārûḵ*": "qal passive participle, masculine singular - blessed" }, "variants": { "*ʾārûr*": "cursed/accursed", "*yullad̄tî*": "I was born/brought forth", "*yəlād̄atnî*": "she bore me/gave birth to me", "*yəhî bārûḵ*": "let it be blessed/may it be blessed" } }

  • 16{ "verseID": "Job.7.16", "source": "מָ֭אַסְתִּי לֹא־לְעֹלָ֣ם אֶֽחְיֶ֑ה חֲדַ֥ל מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי כִּי־הֶ֥בֶל יָמָֽי", "text": "*Mā'astî* not-forever *'eḥyeh* *ḥăḏal* from me for-*heḇel* my *yāmāy*", "grammar": { "*mā'astî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I refuse/despise", "*lō'*": "negative particle - not", "*lĕ'ōlām*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - forever/eternally", "*'eḥyeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will live", "*ḥăḏal*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - leave/cease", "*mimmennî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - from me", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*heḇel*": "noun, masculine singular - vapor/breath/vanity", "*yāmāy*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my days" }, "variants": { "*mā'astî*": "I refuse/I despise/I loathe/I am weary of", "*'eḥyeh*": "I will live/I would live", "*ḥăḏal*": "leave/cease/desist/let be", "*heḇel*": "vapor/breath/vanity/emptiness", "*yāmāy*": "my days/my lifetime" } }

  • Ps 22:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9{ "verseID": "Psalms.22.9", "source": "גֹּ֣ל אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה יְפַלְּטֵ֑הוּ יַ֝צִּילֵ֗הוּ כִּ֘י חָ֥פֵֽץ בּֽוֹ׃", "text": "*gōl* to-*YHWH* *yəpallṭēhû yaṣṣîlēhû* for *ḥāpēṣ* in-him", "grammar": { "*gōl*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - 'roll/commit'", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*yəpallṭēhû*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular object suffix - 'let him deliver him'", "*yaṣṣîlēhû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular object suffix - 'let him rescue him'", "*ḥāpēṣ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'he delights'" }, "variants": { "*gōl*": "roll/commit/trust", "*yəpallṭēhû*": "let him deliver/rescue/save him", "*yaṣṣîlēhû*": "let him rescue/deliver/save him", "*ḥāpēṣ*": "he delights in/favors/is pleased with" } }

    10{ "verseID": "Psalms.22.10", "source": "כִּֽי־אַתָּ֣ה גֹחִ֣י מִבָּ֑טֶן מַ֝בְטִיחִ֗י עַל־שְׁדֵ֥י אִמִּֽי׃", "text": "For-*ʾattâ* *gōḥî* from-*bāṭen* *mabṭîḥî* upon-*šədê ʾimmî*", "grammar": { "*ʾattâ*": "pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - 'you'", "*gōḥî*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular with 1st person suffix - 'my drawer out'", "*bāṭen*": "noun, feminine singular - 'womb/belly'", "*mabṭîḥî*": "verb, hiphil participle, masculine singular with 1st person suffix - 'my securer/trust-maker'", "*šədê*": "noun, masculine dual construct - 'breasts of'", "*ʾimmî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'my mother'" }, "variants": { "*gōḥî*": "my drawer out/one who brought me forth", "*bāṭen*": "womb/belly/body", "*mabṭîḥî*": "my trust-maker/securer/one who made me trust" } }

  • 10{ "verseID": "Psalms.39.10", "source": "נֶ֭אֱלַמְתִּי לֹ֣א אֶפְתַּח־פִּ֑י כִּ֖י אַתָּ֣ה עָשִֽׂיתָ׃", "text": "*neʾĕlamtî* not *ʾeftaḥ*-*pî* because *ʾattāh* *ʿāśîtā*", "grammar": { "*neʾĕlamtî*": "verb, niphal perfect 1st person singular - I became mute/silent", "*ʾeftaḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect 1st person singular with negative 'lō' - I will not open", "*pî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my mouth", "*ʾattāh*": "pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular with conjunction 'kî' - because you", "*ʿāśîtā*": "verb, qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you have done" }, "variants": { "*neʾĕlamtî*": "I became mute/silent/speechless", "*ʾeftaḥ*": "I will open/uncover/loosen", "*ʿāśîtā*": "you have done/made/performed" } }

  • 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" } }

  • 12{ "verseID": "Psalms.31.12", "source": "מִכָּל־צֹרְרַ֨י הָיִ֪יתִי חֶרְפָּ֡ה וְלִשֲׁכֵנַ֨י ׀ מְאֹד֮ וּפַ֢חַד לִֽמְיֻדָּ֫עָ֥י רֹאַ֥י בַּח֑וּץ נָדְד֥וּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃", "text": "From-all-*ṣōrəray* *hāyîtî* *ḥerpâ* and-to-*šăkēnay* very and-*paḥad* to-*məyuddāʿāy*; *rōʾay* in-the-*ḥûṣ* *nādədû* from-me", "grammar": { "*ṣōrəray*": "verb, participle masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my adversaries", "*hāyîtî*": "verb, perfect 1st person singular - I have become", "*ḥerpâ*": "noun, feminine singular - reproach/disgrace", "*šăkēnay*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my neighbors", "*paḥad*": "noun, masculine singular - dread/terror", "*məyuddāʿāy*": "verb, Pual participle masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my acquaintances", "*rōʾay*": "verb, participle masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - those seeing me", "*ḥûṣ*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article and prefixed preposition beth - in the outside/street", "*nādədû*": "verb, perfect 3rd person plural - they have fled" }, "variants": { "*ṣōrəray*": "my adversaries/foes/enemies", "*ḥerpâ*": "reproach/disgrace/object of scorn", "*paḥad*": "dread/terror/fear", "*məyuddāʿāy*": "my acquaintances/those known to me", "*nādədû*": "fled/moved away/wandered" } }

  • 19{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.11.19", "source": "וַאֲנִ֕י כְּכֶ֥בֶשׂ אַלּ֖וּף יוּבַ֣ל לִטְב֑וֹחַ וְלֹֽא־יָדַ֜עְתִּי כִּֽי־עָלַ֣י ׀ חָשְׁב֣וּ מַחֲשָׁב֗וֹת נַשְׁחִ֨יתָה עֵ֤ץ בְּלַחְמוֹ֙ וְנִכְרְתֶ֙נּוּ֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ חַיִּ֔ים וּשְׁמ֖וֹ לֹֽא־יִזָּכֵ֥ר עֽוֹד׃", "text": "And-I like-*kebeś* *ʾallûp* *yûbal* to-*ṭĕbôaḥ*, and-not-*yādaʿtî* that-against-me they-*ḥāšbû* *maḥăšābôt*: let-us-*našḥîtāh* *ʿēṣ* in-*laḥmô* and-let-us-*nikrĕtennû* from-*ʾereṣ* *ḥayyîm*, and-*šĕmô* not-*yizzākēr* again.", "grammar": { "*kebeś*": "noun, masculine singular - lamb", "*ʾallûp*": "adjective, masculine singular - docile/tame", "*yûbal*": "Hophal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is led", "*ṭĕbôaḥ*": "Qal infinitive construct - to slaughter", "*yādaʿtî*": "Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I knew", "*ḥāšbû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they devised", "*maḥăšābôt*": "noun, feminine plural - plans/schemes", "*našḥîtāh*": "Hiphil cohortative, 1st person plural - let us destroy", "*ʿēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - tree", "*laḥmô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its bread/fruit", "*nikrĕtennû*": "Qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - let us cut him off", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*ḥayyîm*": "noun, masculine plural - living", "*šĕmô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his name", "*yizzākēr*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - will be remembered" }, "variants": { "*kebeś ʾallûp*": "tame lamb/gentle lamb/docile sheep", "*yûbal liṭĕbôaḥ*": "led to slaughter/brought to butchering", "*ḥāšbû maḥăšābôt*": "they devised plans/they schemed schemes/they plotted plots", "*našḥîtāh ʿēṣ bĕlaḥmô*": "let us destroy the tree with its food/let us ruin the tree in its prime/let us poison the tree with its fruit", "*nikrĕtennû mēʾereṣ ḥayyîm*": "let us cut him off from the land of the living/let us remove him from among the living" } }

  • 13{ "verseID": "Job.17.13", "source": "אִם־אֲ֭קַוֶּה שְׁא֣וֹל בֵּיתִ֑י בַּ֝חֹ֗שֶׁךְ רִפַּ֥דְתִּי יְצוּעָֽי׃", "text": "if-*ʾăqawwe* *šəʾôl* *bêṯî* in-the-*ḥōšeḵ* *rippaddtî* *yəṣûʿāy*", "grammar": { "*ʾăqawwe*": "Piel imperfect 1st person singular - I expect/wait for/hope for", "*šəʾôl*": "noun, feminine singular - Sheol/underworld", "*bêṯî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my house", "*ḥōšeḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness", "*rippaddtî*": "Piel perfect 1st person singular - I have spread out", "*yəṣûʿāy*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my bed/couch" }, "variants": { "*ʾăqawwe*": "I expect/wait for/hope for", "*šəʾôl*": "Sheol/underworld/grave/pit", "*bêṯî*": "my house/dwelling/home", "*ḥōšeḵ*": "darkness/obscurity", "*rippaddtî*": "I have spread out/made my bed", "*yəṣûʿāy*": "my bed/couch/resting place" } }

  • 15{ "verseID": "Job.17.15", "source": "וְ֭אַיֵּה אֵפ֣וֹ תִקְוָתִ֑י וְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗י מִ֣י יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃", "text": "*wə-ʾayyēh* *ʾēp̄ô* *ṯiqwāṯî* *wə-ṯiqwāṯî* who *yəšûrennâ*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾayyēh*": "conjunction + interrogative adverb - and where", "*ʾēp̄ô*": "adverb - then/now", "*ṯiqwāṯî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my hope", "*wə-ṯiqwāṯî*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - and my hope", "*yəšûrennâ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - he will behold it" }, "variants": { "*wə-ʾayyēh*": "and where/where, then", "*ʾēp̄ô*": "then/now/indeed", "*ṯiqwāṯî*": "my hope/expectation", "*yəšûrennâ*": "he will behold it/regard it/observe it" } }

  • 6{ "verseID": "Lamentations.3.6", "source": "בְּמַחֲשַׁכִּ֥ים הוֹשִׁיבַ֖נִי כְּמֵתֵ֥י עוֹלָֽם׃", "text": "In *maḥăšakkîm* *hôšîbanî* like *mētê* *ʿôlām*", "grammar": { "*maḥăšakkîm*": "noun, masculine plural - dark places", "*hôšîbanî*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he caused me to dwell/sit", "*mētê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - dead ones of", "*ʿôlām*": "noun, masculine singular - long duration/eternity" }, "variants": { "*maḥăšakkîm*": "dark places/darkness", "*hôšîbanî*": "he caused me to dwell/he made me sit", "*mētê*": "dead ones/corpses", "*ʿôlām*": "long duration/eternity/antiquity/perpetuity" } }

  • 2{ "verseID": "Job.29.2", "source": "מִֽי־יִתְּנֵ֥נִי כְיַרְחֵי־קֶ֑דֶם כִּ֝ימֵ֗י אֱל֣וֹהַּ יִשְׁמְרֵֽנִי", "text": "*mî-yittənēnî* *kə-yarḥê-qedem* *kî-yəmê* *ʾĕlôah* *yišmərēnî*", "grammar": { "*mî-yittənēnî*": "interrogative + Qal imperfect, 3rd masc singular + 1st person object suffix - who will give me/who would make me", "*kə-yarḥê-qedem*": "preposition + noun, masc plural construct + noun - like months of before/ancient/past", "*kî-yəmê*": "preposition + noun, masc plural construct - like days of", "*ʾĕlôah*": "noun, masculine singular - God", "*yišmərēnî*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masc singular + 1st person object suffix - he kept/guarded/protected me" }, "variants": { "*mî-yittənēnî*": "who would make me/oh that I were", "*qedem*": "east/ancient time/former time", "*ʾĕlôah*": "God/deity", "*yišmərēnî*": "he guarded/kept/watched over me" } }

  • 17{ "verseID": "Lamentations.3.17", "source": "וַתִּזְנַ֧ח מִשָּׁל֛וֹם נַפְשִׁ֖י נָשִׁ֥יתִי טוֹבָֽה׃", "text": "*wattiznaḥ* from *šālôm* *napšî* *nāšîtî* *ṭôbâ*", "grammar": { "*wattiznaḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 2nd person masculine singular - and you rejected", "*šālôm*": "noun, masculine singular - peace", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*nāšîtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I forgot", "*ṭôbâ*": "noun, feminine singular - goodness" }, "variants": { "*wattiznaḥ*": "and you rejected/and you cast away/and you refused", "*šālôm*": "peace/well-being/prosperity", "*napšî*": "my soul/my life/my self", "*ṭôbâ*": "goodness/prosperity/welfare" } }

  • 19{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.10.19", "source": "א֥וֹי לִי֙ עַל־שִׁבְרִ֔י נַחְלָ֖ה מַכָּתִ֑י וַאֲנִ֣י אָמַ֔רְתִּי אַ֛ךְ זֶ֥ה חֳלִ֖י וְאֶשָּׂאֶֽנּוּ׃", "text": "Woe to-me for-*šibrî* *naḥlāh* *makkātî* and-I *ʾāmartî* surely this *ḥolî* and-*ʾeśśāʾennû*", "grammar": { "*šibrî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - my breaking/breach", "*naḥlāh*": "niphal participle, feminine singular - incurable/grievous", "*makkātî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st singular suffix - my wound/blow", "*ʾāmartî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I said", "*ḥolî*": "noun, masculine singular - sickness/disease", "*ʾeśśāʾennû*": "qal imperfect, 1st singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - I will bear it" }, "variants": { "*šibrî*": "my breaking/breach/fracture/ruin", "*naḥlāh*": "incurable/grievous/chronic/terminal", "*makkātî*": "my wound/blow/plague/stroke", "*ḥolî*": "sickness/disease/illness/affliction", "*ʾeśśāʾennû*": "I will bear it/endure it/carry it" } }

  • 47{ "verseID": "Psalms.89.47", "source": "עַד־מָה יְהוָה תִּסָּתֵר לָנֶצַח תִּבְעַר כְּמוֹ־אֵשׁ חֲמָתֶךָ", "text": "Until-what *YHWH* you-will-*tissātēr* to-*lāneṣaḥ*; will-*tibʿar* like-*ʾēš* *ḥămātekā*", "grammar": { "*ʿad-mâ*": "preposition + interrogative - until when/how long", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name", "*tissātēr*": "verb, niphal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will hide yourself", "*lā-neṣaḥ*": "preposition + noun - forever/perpetually", "*tibʿar*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - it will burn", "*kᵉmô-ʾēš*": "preposition + noun - like fire", "*ḥămātekā*": "noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your wrath" }, "variants": { "*ʿad-mâ*": "how long/until when", "*tissātēr*": "you will hide yourself/conceal yourself", "*lā-neṣaḥ*": "forever/perpetually/completely", "*tibʿar*": "will burn/consume/be kindled", "*ḥămātekā*": "your wrath/fury/rage" } }

  • 17{ "verseID": "Job.23.17", "source": "כִּֽי־לֹ֣א נִ֭צְמַתִּי מִפְּנֵי־חֹ֑שֶׁךְ וּ֝מִפָּנַ֗י כִּסָּה־אֹֽפֶל׃", "text": "*kî-lōʾ* *niṣmattî* *mippənê-ḥōšek* *û-mippānay* *kissâ-ʾōpel*", "grammar": { "*kî-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - for not", "*niṣmattî*": "Niphal perfect, 1st person singular - I was cut off", "*mippənê-ḥōšek*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + noun, masculine singular - from before darkness", "*û-mippānay*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - and from my face", "*kissâ-ʾōpel*": "Piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular + noun, masculine singular - covered thick darkness" }, "variants": { "*ṣāmat*": "to put an end to, silence, destroy, cut off", "*pānîm*": "face, presence, surface", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness, obscurity", "*kāsâ*": "to cover, conceal, hide", "*ʾōpel*": "darkness, gloom, thick darkness" } }

  • 29{ "verseID": "Job.9.29", "source": "אָנֹכִ֥י אֶרְשָׁ֑ע לָמָּה־זֶּ֝֗ה הֶ֣בֶל אִיגָֽע׃", "text": "*ʾānōkî* *ʾeršāʿ* *lāmmâ-zzeh* *hebel* *ʾîgāʿ*", "grammar": { "*ʾānōkî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - I", "*ʾeršāʿ*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will be condemned", "*lāmmâ-zzeh*": "interrogative + demonstrative pronoun - why then", "*hebel*": "masculine singular noun - in vain", "*ʾîgāʿ*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I labor" }, "variants": { "*ʾānōkî*": "I, myself", "*ʾeršāʿ*": "to be condemned as guilty, be wicked", "*lāmmâ-zzeh*": "why then, why this", "*hebel*": "breath, vapor, vanity, emptiness", "*ʾîgāʿ*": "to labor, toil, grow weary" } }

  • 8{ "verseID": "Job.7.8", "source": "לֹֽא־תְ֭שׁוּרֵנִי עֵ֣ין רֹ֑אִי עֵינֶ֖יךָ בִּ֣י וְאֵינֶֽנִּי", "text": "Not-*ṯĕshûrênî* *'êyn* *rō'î* your *'êynêḵā* on me and *wĕ'êynennî*", "grammar": { "*lō'*": "negative particle - not", "*ṯĕshûrênî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - it beholds me", "*'êyn*": "noun, feminine singular construct - eye of", "*rō'î*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my seer/the one seeing me", "*'êynêḵā*": "noun, feminine dual + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your eyes", "*bî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - on me/in me", "*wĕ*": "conjunction - and", "*'êynennî*": "particle of negation + 1st person singular suffix - I am not/I am no more" }, "variants": { "*ṯĕshûrênî*": "beholds me/looks upon me/sees me", "*rō'î*": "my seer/one who sees me/one looking at me", "*'êynêḵā*": "your eyes/your sight", "*'êynennî*": "I am not/I am no more/I will be gone" } }

  • 21{ "verseID": "Job.7.21", "source": "וּמֶ֤ה ׀ לֹא־תִשָּׂ֣א פִשְׁעִי֮ וְתַעֲבִ֢יר אֶת־עֲוֺ֫נִ֥י כִּֽי־עַ֭תָּה לֶעָפָ֣ר אֶשְׁכָּ֑ב וְשִׁ֖חֲרְתַּ֣נִי וְאֵינֶֽנִּי", "text": "And why not-*ṯiśśā'* my *pish'î* and *wĕṯa'ăḇîr* *'eṯ*-my *'ăwōnî* for-now to *le'āfār* *'eshkāḇ* and *wĕshiḥărtanî* and *wĕ'êynennî*", "grammar": { "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*meh*": "interrogative pronoun - why?", "*lō'*": "negative particle - not", "*ṯiśśā'*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you forgive/lift", "*pish'î*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my transgression", "*wĕ*": "conjunction - and", "*ṯa'ăḇîr*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you remove", "*'eṯ*": "direct object marker", "*'ăwōnî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my iniquity", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*'attâ*": "adverb - now", "*le*": "preposition - to", "*'āfār*": "noun, masculine singular - dust", "*'eshkāḇ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will lie down", "*wĕ*": "conjunction - and", "*shiḥărtanî*": "verb, piel perfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - you seek me", "*wĕ*": "conjunction - and", "*'êynennî*": "particle of negation + 1st person singular suffix - I am not" }, "variants": { "*ṯiśśā'*": "forgive/lift/take away/pardon", "*pish'î*": "my transgression/my rebellion/my sin", "*ṯa'ăḇîr*": "remove/take away/pass over", "*'ăwōnî*": "my iniquity/my guilt/my punishment", "*'āfār*": "dust/earth/dirt/soil", "*'eshkāḇ*": "I will lie down/I will sleep/I will die", "*shiḥărtanî*": "you seek me/you search for me/you look for me earnestly", "*'êynennî*": "I am not/I will be gone/I will no longer exist" } }

  • 6{ "verseID": "Job.7.6", "source": "יָמַ֣י קַ֭לּוּ מִנִּי־אָ֑רֶג וַ֝יִּכְל֗וּ בְּאֶ֣פֶס תִּקְוָֽה", "text": "My *yāmay* *qallû* than-*'āreg* and *wayyiḵlû* in *'efes* *tiqwâ*", "grammar": { "*yāmay*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my days", "*qallû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they are swift/light", "*minnî*": "preposition - more than/from", "*'āreg*": "noun, masculine singular - weaver's shuttle", "*wa*": "conjunction - and", "*yiḵlû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - they end/are finished", "*bĕ*": "preposition - in/with", "*'efes*": "noun, masculine singular - end/nothing/without", "*tiqwâ*": "noun, feminine singular - hope/expectation" }, "variants": { "*yāmay*": "my days/my lifetime", "*qallû*": "are swift/are light/pass quickly", "*'āreg*": "weaver's shuttle/loom", "*yiḵlû*": "end/are finished/are consumed/are spent", "*'efes*": "end/nothing/cessation/without", "*tiqwâ*": "hope/expectation/prospect" } }

  • 10{ "verseID": "Psalms.31.10", "source": "חָנֵּ֥נִי יְהוָה֮ כִּ֤י צַ֫ר־לִ֥י עָשְׁשָׁ֖ה בְכַ֥עַס עֵינִ֗י נַפְשִׁ֥י וּבִטְנִֽי׃", "text": "*Ḥānnēnî* *YHWH* for *ṣar*-to-me; *ʿāšəšâ* in-*kaʿas* *ʿênî*, *napšî* and-*biṭnî*", "grammar": { "*Ḥānnēnî*": "verb, imperative masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - be gracious to me", "*ṣar*": "verb, perfect 3rd person masculine singular - it is distressed", "*ʿāšəšâ*": "verb, perfect 3rd person feminine singular - has wasted away", "*kaʿas*": "noun, masculine singular with prefixed preposition beth - in vexation/anger", "*ʿênî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my eye", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*biṭnî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my belly/body" }, "variants": { "*Ḥānnēnî*": "be gracious to me/show favor to me/have mercy on me", "*ṣar*": "distressed/troubled/narrow", "*ʿāšəšâ*": "wasted away/grown weak/deteriorated", "*kaʿas*": "vexation/grief/anger", "*biṭnî*": "my belly/inward parts/body" } }

  • 4{ "verseID": "Psalms.88.4", "source": "כִּֽי־שָֽׂבְעָ֣ה בְרָע֣וֹת נַפְשִׁ֑י וְ֝חַיַּ֗י לִשְׁא֥וֹל הִגִּֽיעוּ׃", "text": "For-*śāvəʿâ* with-*rāʿôt* *napšî* and-*ḥayyay* to-*šəʾôl* *higgîʿû*", "grammar": { "*śāvəʿâ*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - is full/satisfied", "*rāʿôt*": "noun, feminine, plural - evils/troubles", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine, singular with 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*ḥayyay*": "noun, masculine, plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my life", "*šəʾôl*": "noun, feminine, singular - Sheol/grave/underworld", "*higgîʿû*": "verb, Hiphil perfect, 3rd person plural - they have approached/reached" }, "variants": { "*śāvəʿâ*": "is full/satisfied/satiated/had enough", "*rāʿôt*": "evils/troubles/calamities/distresses", "*napšî*": "my soul/life/self/being", "*šəʾôl*": "Sheol/grave/underworld/place of the dead", "*higgîʿû*": "they have approached/reached/touched/arrived at" } }

  • 15{ "verseID": "Job.31.15", "source": "הֲ‍ֽ֝לֹא־בַ֭בֶּטֶן עֹשֵׂ֣נִי עָשָׂ֑הוּ וַ֝יְכֻנֶ֗נּוּ בָּרֶ֥חֶם אֶחָֽד׃", "text": "*hălōʾ-ḇabbeṭen ʿōśēnî* *ʿāśāhû* and-*yəḵûnennû bāreḥem ʾeḥād*", "grammar": { "*hălōʾ*": "interrogative particle with negative - did not", "*ḇabbeṭen*": "preposition with definite article and noun, feminine singular - in the womb", "*ʿōśēnî*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - [one] making me", "*ʿāśāhû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he made him", "*yəḵûnennû*": "verb, polel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he formed him", "*bāreḥem*": "preposition with definite article and noun, masculine singular - in the womb", "*ʾeḥād*": "adjective, masculine singular - one" }, "variants": { "*ʿōśēnî*": "my maker/one making me", "*ʿāśāhû*": "made him/created him", "*yəḵûnennû*": "formed him/fashioned him/prepared him", "*reḥem*": "womb/belly", "*ʾeḥād*": "one/same" } }

  • 21{ "verseID": "Job.9.21", "source": "תָּֽם־אָ֭נִי לֹֽא־אֵדַ֥ע נַפְשִׁ֗י אֶמְאַ֥ס חַיָּֽי׃", "text": "*tām-ʾānî* *lōʾ-ʾēdaʿ* *napšî* *ʾemʾas* *ḥayyāy*", "grammar": { "*tām-ʾānî*": "adjective masculine singular + 1st person singular independent pronoun - blameless am I", "*lōʾ-ʾēdaʿ*": "negative particle + qal imperfect 1st person singular - I do not know", "*napšî*": "feminine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*ʾemʾas*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I despise", "*ḥayyāy*": "masculine plural noun + 1st person singular suffix - my life" }, "variants": { "*tām*": "complete, blameless, perfect", "*ʾēdaʿ*": "to know, understand, recognize", "*napšî*": "soul, self, life", "*ʾemʾas*": "to reject, despise, refuse", "*ḥayyāy*": "life, lifetime, living" } }

  • 22{ "verseID": "Job.16.22", "source": "כִּֽי־שְׁנ֣וֹת מִסְפָּ֣ר יֶאֱתָ֑יוּ וְאֹ֖רַח לֹא־אָשׁ֣וּב אֶהֱלֹֽךְ׃", "text": "*kî-šənôt* *mispār* *yeʾĕtāyû* *wə-ʾōraḥ* *lōʾ-ʾāšûb* *ʾehĕlōk*", "grammar": { "*kî-šənôt*": "conjunction + noun feminine plural construct - for years of", "*mispār*": "noun masculine singular - number", "*yeʾĕtāyû*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they will come", "*wə-ʾōraḥ*": "conjunction + noun common singular - and a path", "*lōʾ-ʾāšûb*": "negative particle + Qal imperfect 1st singular - I will not return", "*ʾehĕlōk*": "Qal imperfect 1st singular - I will walk" }, "variants": { "*šənôt*": "years", "*mispār*": "number, few, count", "*yeʾĕtāyû*": "to come, arrive", "*ʾōraḥ*": "way, path, road", "*ʾāšûb*": "to return, turn back", "*ʾehĕlōk*": "to go, walk, proceed" } }

  • 13{ "verseID": "Job.6.13", "source": "הַאִ֬ם אֵ֣ין עֶזְרָתִ֣י בִ֑י וְ֝תֻשִׁיָּ֗ה נִדְּחָ֥ה מִמֶּֽנִּי׃", "text": "*haʾim ʾên ʿezrātî bî wətušiyyâ niddəḥâ mimmennî*", "grammar": { "*haʾim*": "interrogative + particle - is it not", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*ʿezrātî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my help", "*bî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - in me", "*wətušiyyâ*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and success/wisdom/sound judgment", "*niddəḥâ*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - is driven away", "*mimmennî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - from me" }, "variants": { "*ʿezrâ*": "help/assistance", "*tušiyyâ*": "wisdom/success/ability/sound judgment", "*nādaḥ*": "to drive away/banish/impel" } }

  • 15{ "verseID": "Isaiah.38.15", "source": "מָֽה־אֲדַבֵּ֥ר וְאָֽמַר־לִ֖י וְה֣וּא עָשָׂ֑ה אֶדַּדֶּ֥ה כָל־שְׁנוֹתַ֖י עַל־מַ֥ר נַפְשִֽׁי׃", "text": "What-*ʾădabbēr* and-*wəʾāmar*-to-me and-he *ʿāśâ* *ʾeddaddeh* all-*šənôtay* upon-*mar* *napšî*.", "grammar": { "*ʾădabbēr*": "piel imperfect, 1st person singular - I will speak", "*wəʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with waw conjunction - and he has said", "*ʿāśâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has done", "*ʾeddaddeh*": "hithpael imperfect, 1st person singular - I will walk softly", "*šənôtay*": "feminine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my years", "*mar*": "masculine singular construct - bitterness of", "*napšî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my soul" }, "variants": { "*ʾădabbēr*": "I will speak, I should say", "*ʾeddaddeh*": "I will walk softly, I will go slowly, I will tread carefully", "*mar*": "bitterness, grief, distress", "*napšî*": "my soul, my life, my self" } }