5{
"verseID": "Job.14.5",
"source": "אִ֥ם חֲרוּצִ֨ים ׀ יָמָ֗יו מִֽסְפַּר־חֳדָשָׁ֥יו אִתָּ֑ךְ *חקו **חֻקָּ֥יו עָ֝שִׂ֗יתָ וְלֹ֣א יַעֲבֽוֹר׃",
"text": "*ʾim* *ḥărûṣîm* *yāmāyw* *mispar*-*ḥŏdāšāyw* *ʾittāk* *ḥuqqāyw* *ʿāśîtā* *wəlōʾ* *yaʿăbôr*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if",
"*ḥărûṣîm*": "adjective, masculine, plural - determined/decided/fixed",
"*yāmāyw*": "noun, masculine, plural, construct + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - his days",
"*mispar*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - number of",
"*ḥŏdāšāyw*": "noun, masculine, plural, construct + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - his months",
"*ʾittāk*": "preposition + 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix - with you",
"*ḥuqqāyw*": "noun, masculine, plural, construct + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - his limits/boundaries",
"*ʿāśîtā*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular - you have made",
"*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*yaʿăbôr*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he passes over/transgresses"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥărûṣîm*": "determined/fixed/decided/cut",
"*mispar*": "number/count/reckoning",
"*ḥuqqāyw*": "his limits/his boundaries/his prescribed limits",
"*yaʿăbôr*": "passes over/transgresses/crosses/exceeds"
}
}
6{
"verseID": "Job.14.6",
"source": "שְׁעֵ֣ה מֵעָלָ֣יו וְיֶחְדָּ֑ל עַד־יִ֝רְצֶ֗ה כְּשָׂכִ֥יר יוֹמֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*šəʿēh* *mēʿālāyw* *wəyeḥdāl* *ʿad*-*yirṣê* *kəśākîr* *yômô*",
"grammar": {
"*šəʿēh*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine, singular - look away/turn away",
"*mēʿālāyw*": "preposition + preposition + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - from upon him",
"*wəyeḥdāl*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and he ceases/desists",
"*ʿad*": "preposition - until",
"*yirṣê*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he enjoys/is pleased with",
"*kəśākîr*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - like a hired worker",
"*yômô*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - his day"
},
"variants": {
"*šəʿēh*": "look away/turn away/gaze away",
"*yiḥdāl*": "ceases/desists/stops/leaves off",
"*yirṣê*": "enjoys/is pleased with/accepts/finds satisfaction in",
"*śākîr*": "hired worker/hireling/laborer",
"*yômô*": "his day/his lifetime/his term"
}
}
7{
"verseID": "Job.14.7",
"source": "כִּ֤י יֵ֥שׁ לָעֵ֗ץ תִּ֫קְוָ֥ה אִֽם־יִ֭כָּרֵת וְע֣וֹד יַחֲלִ֑יף וְ֝יֹֽנַקְתּ֗וֹ לֹ֣א תֶחְדָּֽל׃",
"text": "*kî* *yēš* *lāʿēṣ* *tiqwâ* *ʾim*-*yikkārēt* *wəʿôd* *yaḥălîp* *wəyōnaqtô* *lōʾ* *teḥdāl*",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*yēš*": "particle of existence - there is",
"*lāʿēṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine, singular - for the tree",
"*tiqwâ*": "noun, feminine, singular - hope",
"*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if",
"*yikkārēt*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it is cut down",
"*wəʿôd*": "conjunction + adverb - and still/yet",
"*yaḥălîp*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it will sprout again",
"*wəyōnaqtô*": "conjunction + noun, feminine, singular, construct + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - and its shoot",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*teḥdāl*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular - it ceases"
},
"variants": {
"*yēš*": "there is/exists",
"*tiqwâ*": "hope/expectation",
"*yikkārēt*": "is cut down/felled/cut off",
"*yaḥălîp*": "sprouts again/renews itself/sends out shoots",
"*yōnaqtô*": "its shoot/its sprout/its tender branch",
"*teḥdāl*": "ceases/fails/stops"
}
}
8{
"verseID": "Job.14.8",
"source": "אִם־יַזְקִ֣ין בָּאָ֣רֶץ שָׁרְשׁ֑וֹ וּ֝בֶעָפָ֗ר יָמ֥וּת גִּזְעֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*ʾim*-*yazqîn* *bāʾāreṣ* *šāršô* *ûbeʿāpār* *yāmût* *gizʿô*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if",
"*yazqîn*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it grows old/becomes old",
"*bāʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine, singular - in the earth/ground",
"*šāršô*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - its root",
"*ûbeʿāpār*": "conjunction + preposition + definite article + noun, masculine, singular - and in the dust",
"*yāmût*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it dies",
"*gizʿô*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - its stump"
},
"variants": {
"*yazqîn*": "grows old/becomes aged/becomes old",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/ground/land",
"*šōreš*": "root/rootstock",
"*ʿāpār*": "dust/soil/dirt",
"*yāmût*": "dies/perishes",
"*gizʿô*": "its stump/its trunk/its stock"
}
}
9{
"verseID": "Job.14.9",
"source": "מֵרֵ֣יַּח מַ֣יִם יַפְרִ֑חַ וְעָשָׂ֖ה קָצִ֣יר כְּמוֹ־נָֽטַע׃",
"text": "*mērêaḥ* *mayim* *yapriḥa* *wəʿāśâ* *qāṣîr* *kəmô*-*nāṭaʿ*",
"grammar": {
"*mērêaḥ*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular, construct - from scent of",
"*mayim*": "noun, masculine, plural - water",
"*yapriḥa*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it sprouts/buds",
"*wəʿāśâ*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and it makes/produces",
"*qāṣîr*": "noun, masculine, singular - branch/bough",
"*kəmô*": "preposition - like/as",
"*nāṭaʿ*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it was planted"
},
"variants": {
"*rêaḥ*": "scent/smell/fragrance",
"*yapriḥa*": "sprouts/buds/flourishes",
"*qāṣîr*": "branch/bough/harvest",
"*nāṭaʿ*": "plant/sapling/newly planted tree"
}
}
10{
"verseID": "Job.14.10",
"source": "וְגֶ֣בֶר יָ֭מוּת וַֽיֶּחֱלָ֑שׁ וַיִּגְוַ֖ע אָדָ֣ם וְאַיּֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*wəgeber* *yāmût* *wayyeḥĕlāš* *wayyigwaʿ* *ʾādām* *wəʾayyô*",
"grammar": {
"*wəgeber*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and man/strong man",
"*yāmût*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he dies",
"*wayyeḥĕlāš*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and he is weakened/prostrated",
"*wayyigwaʿ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and he expires/perishes",
"*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine, singular - man/human",
"*wəʾayyô*": "conjunction + interrogative + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - and where is he"
},
"variants": {
"*geber*": "man/mighty man/strong man",
"*yāmût*": "dies/perishes",
"*wayyeḥĕlāš*": "is weakened/is prostrated/is laid low",
"*wayyigwaʿ*": "expires/perishes/breathes his last",
"*ʾādām*": "man/mankind/human",
"*ʾayyô*": "where is he/his whereabouts"
}
}
11{
"verseID": "Job.14.11",
"source": "אָֽזְלוּ־מַ֭יִם מִנִּי־יָ֑ם וְ֝נָהָ֗ר יֶחֱרַ֥ב וְיָבֵֽשׁ׃",
"text": "*ʾāzlû*-*mayim* *minnî*-*yām* *wənāhār* *yeḥĕrab* *wəyābēš*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾāzlû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person, common, plural - they have gone away",
"*mayim*": "noun, masculine, plural - waters",
"*minnî*": "preposition - from",
"*yām*": "noun, masculine, singular - sea",
"*wənāhār*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and river",
"*yeḥĕrab*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it dries up",
"*wəyābēš*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and it withers"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾāzlû*": "go away/depart/disappear",
"*minnî*": "from/out of",
"*yām*": "sea/lake/large body of water",
"*nāhār*": "river/stream",
"*yeḥĕrab*": "dries up/becomes dry/is laid bare",
"*yābēš*": "withers/becomes dry/is parched"
}
}
12{
"verseID": "Job.14.12",
"source": "וְאִ֥ישׁ שָׁכַ֗ב וְֽלֹא־יָ֫ק֥וּם עַד־בִּלְתִּ֣י שָׁ֭מַיִם לֹ֣א יָקִ֑יצוּ וְלֹֽא־יֵ֝עֹ֗רוּ מִשְּׁנָתָֽם׃",
"text": "*wəʾîš* *šākab* *wəlōʾ*-*yāqûm* *ʿad*-*biltî* *šāmayim* *lōʾ* *yāqîṣû* *wəlōʾ*-*yēʿōrû* *miššənātām*",
"grammar": {
"*wəʾîš*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and man",
"*šākab*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he lies down",
"*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*yāqûm*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he arises/rises",
"*ʿad*": "preposition - until",
"*biltî*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct - wearing out of",
"*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine, plural - heavens",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yāqîṣû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural - they awake",
"*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*yēʿōrû*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural - they are roused",
"*miššənātām*": "preposition + noun, feminine, singular, construct + 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix - from their sleep"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾîš*": "man/person/each",
"*šākab*": "lies down/sleeps/rests",
"*yāqûm*": "arises/rises/gets up",
"*biltî*": "wearing out/cessation/non-existence",
"*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky",
"*yāqîṣû*": "awake/wake up",
"*yēʿōrû*": "are roused/are stirred up/are awakened",
"*šēnâ*": "sleep/slumber"
}
}