3{
"verseID": "Job.15.3",
"source": "הוֹכֵחַ בְּדָבָר לֹא יִסְכּוֹן וּמִלִּים לֹא־יוֹעִיל בָּם",
"text": "*hôḵēaḥ* *bə-dāḇār* *lōʾ* *yiskôn* *û-millîm* *lōʾ-yôʿîl* *bām*",
"grammar": {
"*hôḵēaḥ*": "infinitive absolute, hiphil - to rebuke/arguing",
"*bə-dāḇār*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - with a word",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yiskôn*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he profits/is useful",
"*û-millîm*": "conjunction + noun, feminine plural - and words",
"*lōʾ-yôʿîl*": "negative particle + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he does not profit",
"*bām*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - with them"
},
"variants": {
"*hôḵēaḥ*": "to rebuke, reprove, reason, argue",
"*dāḇār*": "word, speech, thing, matter",
"*sāḵan*": "to be of use, benefit, profit",
"*millîm*": "words, speech, utterances",
"*yāʿal*": "to profit, benefit, avail"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "Job.15.4",
"source": "אַף־אַתָּה תָּפֵר יִרְאָה וְתִגְרַע שִׂיחָה לִפְנֵי־אֵל",
"text": "*ʾap̄-ʾattāh* *tāp̄ēr* *yirʾāh* *wə-tiḡraʿ* *śîḥāh* *lip̄nê-ʾēl*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾap̄-ʾattāh*": "conjunction + 2nd person masculine singular pronoun - even you",
"*tāp̄ēr*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you break/destroy",
"*yirʾāh*": "noun, feminine singular - fear/reverence",
"*wə-tiḡraʿ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you diminish",
"*śîḥāh*": "noun, feminine singular - meditation/devotion",
"*lip̄nê-ʾēl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - before God"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾap̄*": "moreover, indeed, even",
"*pārar*": "to break, frustrate, violate, make void",
"*yirʾāh*": "fear, reverence, piety",
"*gāraʿ*": "to diminish, restrain, withdraw, limit",
"*śîḥāh*": "meditation, devotion, prayer",
"*lip̄nê*": "before, in front of",
"*ʾēl*": "God, deity"
}
}
5{
"verseID": "Job.15.5",
"source": "כִּי יְאַלֵּף עֲוֺנְךָ פִיךָ וְתִבְחַר לְשׁוֹן עֲרוּמִים",
"text": "*kî* *yəʾallēp̄* *ʿăwōnḵā* *p̄îḵā* *wə-tiḇḥar* *ləšôn* *ʿărûmîm*",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - for, because",
"*yəʾallēp̄*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it teaches/trains",
"*ʿăwōnḵā*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your iniquity",
"*p̄îḵā*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your mouth",
"*wə-tiḇḥar*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you choose",
"*ləšôn*": "noun, feminine singular - tongue/language",
"*ʿărûmîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - crafty/shrewd ones"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾālap̄*": "to teach, instruct, train",
"*ʿāwōn*": "iniquity, guilt, punishment",
"*peh*": "mouth, opening, speech",
"*bāḥar*": "to choose, select, elect",
"*lāšôn*": "tongue, language, speech",
"*ʿārûm*": "crafty, shrewd, cunning"
}
}
6{
"verseID": "Job.15.6",
"source": "יַרְשִׁיעֲךָ פִיךָ וְלֹא־אָנִי וּשְׂפָתֶיךָ יַעֲנוּ־בָךְ",
"text": "*yaršîʿăḵā* *p̄îḵā* *wə-lōʾ-ʾānî* *û-śəp̄āteḵā* *yaʿănû-ḇāḵ*",
"grammar": {
"*yaršîʿăḵā*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - it condemns you",
"*p̄îḵā*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your mouth",
"*wə-lōʾ-ʾānî*": "conjunction + negative particle + 1st person singular pronoun - and not I",
"*û-śəp̄āteḵā*": "conjunction + noun, feminine plural + 2nd masculine singular suffix - and your lips",
"*yaʿănû-ḇāḵ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - they testify against you"
},
"variants": {
"*rāšaʿ*": "to condemn, declare guilty, convict",
"*peh*": "mouth, opening, speech",
"*śāp̄āh*": "lip, speech, edge, border",
"*ʿānāh*": "to answer, respond, testify"
}
}
7{
"verseID": "Job.15.7",
"source": "הֲרִאישׁוֹן אָדָם תִּוָּלֵד וְלִפְנֵי גְבָעוֹת חוֹלָלְתָּ",
"text": "*hăriʾšôn* *ʾādām* *tiwwālēd* *wə-lip̄nê* *ḡəḇāʿôt* *ḥôlāltā*",
"grammar": {
"*hăriʾšôn*": "interrogative particle + adjective, masculine singular - first, earliest",
"*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - human, man",
"*tiwwālēd*": "niphal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you were born",
"*wə-lip̄nê*": "conjunction + preposition - and before",
"*ḡəḇāʿôt*": "noun, feminine plural - hills",
"*ḥôlāltā*": "polal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you were brought forth"
},
"variants": {
"*riʾšôn*": "first, primary, former",
"*ʾādām*": "man, mankind, human",
"*yālad*": "to bear, beget, bring forth",
"*lip̄nê*": "before, in front of",
"*ḡiḇʿāh*": "hill, height",
"*ḥîl*": "to be brought forth, born, travail"
}
}
8{
"verseID": "Job.15.8",
"source": "הַבְסוֹד אֱלוֹהַ תִּשְׁמָע וְתִגְרַע אֵלֶיךָ חָכְמָה",
"text": "*haḇsôd* *ʾĕlôah* *tišmāʿ* *wə-tiḡraʿ* *ʾēleḵā* *ḥāḵmāh*",
"grammar": {
"*haḇsôd*": "interrogative particle + preposition + noun, masculine singular - in the council",
"*ʾĕlôah*": "noun, masculine singular - God",
"*tišmāʿ*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you listen/hear",
"*wə-tiḡraʿ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you limit/restrict",
"*ʾēleḵā*": "preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - to yourself",
"*ḥāḵmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - wisdom"
},
"variants": {
"*sôd*": "council, counsel, assembly, secret",
"*ʾĕlôah*": "God, deity",
"*šāmaʿ*": "to hear, listen, obey",
"*gāraʿ*": "to diminish, withdraw, restrain",
"*ḥāḵmāh*": "wisdom, skill, knowledge"
}
}