Job 15:22

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{ "verseID": "Job.15.22", "source": "לֹא־יַאֲמִין שׁוּב מִנִּי־חֹשֶׁךְ וְצָפוּי הוּא אֱלֵי־חָרֶב", "text": "*lōʾ-yaʾămîn* *šûḇ* *minnî-ḥōšeḵ* *wə-ṣāp̄ûy* *hûʾ* *ʾĕlê-ḥāreḇ*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ-yaʾămîn*": "negative particle + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he does not believe", "*šûḇ*": "qal infinitive construct - returning", "*minnî-ḥōšeḵ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from darkness", "*wə-ṣāp̄ûy*": "conjunction + qal passive participle, masculine singular - and watched/waited for", "*hûʾ*": "3rd person masculine singular pronoun - he", "*ʾĕlê-ḥāreḇ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - to the sword" }, "variants": { "*ʾāman*": "to believe, trust, have faith in", "*šûḇ*": "to return, turn back, repent", "*ḥōšeḵ*": "darkness, obscurity", "*ṣāp̄āh*": "to watch, look out, keep watch", "*ḥereḇ*": "sword, knife, cutting instrument" } }

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  • 2 Kgs 6:33 : 33 { "verseID": "2 Kings.6.33", "source": "עוֹדֶ֙נּוּ֙ מְדַבֵּ֣ר עִמָּ֔ם וְהִנֵּ֥ה הַמַּלְאָ֖ךְ יֹרֵ֣ד אֵלָ֑יו וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּֽה־זֹ֤את הָֽרָעָה֙ מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה מָֽה־אוֹחִ֥יל לַיהוָ֖ה עֽוֹד׃", "text": "*ʿôḏennû* *məḏabbēr* with-them *wə-hinnēh* *ha-malʾāḵ* *yōrēḏ* to-him *wə-yōʾmer* *hinnēh*-this *hā-rāʿāh* from-with *YHWH* what-*ʾôḥîl* to-*YHWH* still", "grammar": { "*ʿôḏennû*": "adverb + 3ms suffix - while he was still", "*məḏabbēr*": "piel participle ms - speaking", "*wə-hinnēh*": "conjunction + demonstrative particle - and behold", "*ha-malʾāḵ*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the messenger", "*yōrēḏ*": "participle ms - coming down", "*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + imperfect 3ms - and he said", "*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/look", "*hā-rāʿāh*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the evil/disaster", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*ʾôḥîl*": "hiphil imperfect 1s - I should wait", "*ʿôḏ*": "adverb - still/yet/longer" }, "variants": { "*ʿôḏennû*": "while he was still/yet/continuing", "*məḏabbēr*": "speaking/talking/saying", "*hinnēh*": "behold/look/see", "*malʾāḵ*": "messenger/envoy/angel", "*yōrēḏ*": "coming down/descending", "*rāʿāh*": "evil/disaster/calamity/misfortune", "*ʾôḥîl*": "wait for/hope for/expect", "*ʿôḏ*": "still/yet/longer/anymore" } }
  • Job 6:11 : 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" } }
  • Job 9:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Job.9.16", "source": "אִם־קָרָ֥אתִי וַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑נִי לֹֽא־אַ֝אֲמִ֗ין כִּֽי־יַאֲזִ֥ין קוֹלִֽי׃", "text": "*ʾim-qārāʾtî* *wa-yaʿănēnî* *lōʾ-ʾaʾămîn* *kî-yaʾăzîn* *qôlî*", "grammar": { "*ʾim-qārāʾtî*": "conditional particle + qal perfect 1st person singular - if I called", "*wa-yaʿănēnî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - and he answered me", "*lōʾ-ʾaʾămîn*": "negative particle + hiphil imperfect 1st person singular - I would not believe", "*kî-yaʾăzîn*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - that he would listen to", "*qôlî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my voice" }, "variants": { "*qārāʾtî*": "to call, cry out, summon", "*yaʿănēnî*": "to answer, respond, reply", "*ʾaʾămîn*": "to believe, trust, have faith in", "*yaʾăzîn*": "to hear, listen, pay attention to", "*qôlî*": "voice, sound, noise" } }
  • Job 19:29 : 29 { "verseID": "Job.19.29", "source": "‫גּ֤וּרוּ לָכֶ֨ם ׀ מִפְּנֵי־חֶ֗רֶב כִּֽי־חֵ֭מָה עֲוֺנ֣וֹת חָ֑רֶב לְמַ֖עַן תֵּדְע֣וּן שַׁדּֽוּן׃‬", "text": "*gūrū* *lākem* *mippənê-ḥereb* *kî-ḥēmāh* *ʿăwōnôt* *ḥāreb* *ləmaʿan* *tēdəʿūn* *šaddūn*", "grammar": { "*gūrū*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - fear/be afraid", "*lākem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - for yourselves", "*mippənê-ḥereb*": "preposition + noun common masculine plural construct + noun common feminine singular - from before the sword", "*kî-ḥēmāh*": "conjunction + noun common feminine singular - for wrath", "*ʿăwōnôt*": "noun common masculine plural construct - punishments of iniquities of", "*ḥāreb*": "noun common feminine singular - the sword", "*ləmaʿan*": "conjunction - so that", "*tēdəʿūn*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural + paragogic nun - you may know", "*šaddūn*": "qal infinitive construct + paragogic nun - [there is] judgment" }, "variants": { "*gūr*": "to fear/be afraid/dread", "*pānîm*": "face/presence/before", "*ḥereb*": "sword/cutting instrument", "*ḥēmāh*": "wrath/heat/anger", "*ʿāwōn*": "iniquity/guilt/punishment", "*yādaʿ*": "to know/understand", "*šaddūn*": "judgment/verdict (alternative reading: *šaddîn* - Almighty)" } }
  • Job 20:24-25 : 24 { "verseID": "Job.20.24", "source": "יִ֭בְרַח מִנֵּ֣שֶׁק בַּרְזֶ֑ל תַּ֝חְלְפֵ֗הוּ קֶ֣שֶׁת נְחוּשָֽׁה׃", "text": "*yibraḥ* *mi-* *nēšeq* *barzel* *taḥlĕpēhû* *qešet* *nĕḥûšāh*", "grammar": { "*yibraḥ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he flees", "*mi-*": "preposition - from", "*nēšeq*": "noun, masculine singular construct - weapon", "*barzel*": "noun, masculine singular - iron", "*taḥlĕpēhû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - it pierces him", "*qešet*": "noun, feminine singular construct - bow", "*nĕḥûšāh*": "noun, feminine singular - bronze/copper" }, "variants": { "*yibraḥ*": "flees/runs away/escapes", "*nēšeq*": "weapon/armament/equipment", "*barzel*": "iron/metal", "*taḥlĕpēhû*": "pierces him/strikes him through/passes through him", "*qešet*": "bow/archer's weapon", "*nĕḥûšāh*": "bronze/copper/brass" } } 25 { "verseID": "Job.20.25", "source": "שָׁלַף֮ וַיֵּצֵ֢א מִגֵּ֫וָ֥ה וּ֭בָרָק מִֽמְּרֹרָת֥וֹ יַהֲלֹ֗ךְ עָלָ֥יו אֵמִֽים׃", "text": "*šālap* *wa-* *yēṣēʾ* *mi-* *gēwāh* *û-* *bārāq* *mi-* *mĕrōrātô* *yahălōk* *ʿālāyw* *ʾēmîm*", "grammar": { "*šālap*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he drew out", "*wa-*": "conjunction - and", "*yēṣēʾ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it comes out", "*mi-*": "preposition - from", "*gēwāh*": "noun, feminine singular - back/body", "*û-*": "conjunction - and", "*bārāq*": "noun, masculine singular - lightning/glittering", "*mi-*": "preposition - from", "*mĕrōrātô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his gall/bitterness", "*yahălōk*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it goes/walks", "*ʿālāyw*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon him", "*ʾēmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - terrors" }, "variants": { "*šālap*": "drew out/pulled out/extracted", "*yēṣēʾ*": "comes out/goes forth/exits", "*gēwāh*": "back/body", "*bārāq*": "lightning/glittering point/flash", "*mĕrōrātô*": "his gall/his bitterness/his bile", "*yahălōk*": "goes/walks/moves", "*ʾēmîm*": "terrors/fears/dreads" } }
  • 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" } }
  • Isa 8:21-22 : 21 { "verseID": "Isaiah.8.21", "source": "וְעָ֥בַר בָּ֖הּ נִקְשֶׁ֣ה וְרָעֵ֑ב וְהָיָ֨ה כִֽי־יִרְעַ֜ב וְהִתְקַצַּ֗ף וְקִלֵּ֧ל בְּמַלְכּ֛וֹ וּבֵאלֹהָ֖יו וּפָנָ֥ה לְמָֽעְלָה׃", "text": "And-*ʿābar* in-it *niqšeh* and-*rāʿēb* and-*hāyāh* when-*yirʿab* and-*hitqaṣṣap* and-*qillēl* against-*malkô* and-against-*ʾĕlōhāyw* and-*pānāh* to-*māʿlāh*", "grammar": { "*ʿābar*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he will pass through", "*bāh*": "preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - in it", "*niqšeh*": "niphal participle masculine singular - distressed/hardened", "*rāʿēb*": "adjective masculine singular - hungry", "*hāyāh*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - it will be", "*yirʿab*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he is hungry", "*hitqaṣṣap*": "hithpael perfect 3rd masculine singular - he will become angry", "*qillēl*": "piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - he will curse", "*malkô*": "noun masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his king", "*ʾĕlōhāyw*": "noun masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his God", "*pānāh*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he will turn/look", "*māʿlāh*": "noun feminine singular - upward/above" }, "variants": { "*niqšeh*": "distressed/hardened/oppressed", "*hitqaṣṣap*": "become angry/be furious/be enraged", "*qillēl*": "curse/revile/treat with contempt", "*pānāh lə-māʿlāh*": "look upward/turn to heaven/gaze above" } } 22 { "verseID": "Isaiah.8.22", "source": "וְאֶל־אֶ֖רֶץ יַבִּ֑יט וְהִנֵּ֨ה צָרָ֤ה וַחֲשֵׁכָה֙ מְע֣וּף צוּקָ֔ה וַאֲפֵלָ֖ה מְנֻדָּֽח׃", "text": "And-to-*ʾereṣ yabbîṭ* and-*hinnēh ṣārāh wa-ḥăšēkāh məʿûp ṣûqāh wa-ʾăpēlāh mənuddāḥ*", "grammar": { "*ʾereṣ*": "noun feminine singular - earth/land", "*yabbîṭ*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will look/gaze", "*hinnēh*": "interjection - behold/look", "*ṣārāh*": "noun feminine singular - distress/trouble", "*ḥăšēkāh*": "noun feminine singular - darkness", "*məʿûp*": "noun masculine singular construct - gloom of", "*ṣûqāh*": "noun feminine singular - anguish/distress", "*ʾăpēlāh*": "noun feminine singular - gloom/thick darkness", "*mənuddāḥ*": "pual participle masculine singular - driven away/thrust away" }, "variants": { "*yabbîṭ*": "he will look/he will gaze/he will behold", "*ṣārāh*": "distress/trouble/adversity", "*ḥăšēkāh*": "darkness/gloom", "*məʿûp ṣûqāh*": "gloom of anguish/thick distress/deep oppression", "*ʾăpēlāh mənuddāḥ*": "darkness driven away/thick darkness thrust out/deep gloom banished" } }
  • Matt 27:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Matthew.27.5", "source": "Καὶ ῥίψας τὰ ἀργύρια ἕν τῷ ναῷ, ἀνεχώρησεν, καὶ ἀπελθὼν ἀπήγξατο.", "text": "And *rhipsas* the *argyria* in the *naō*, he *anechōrēsen*, and *apelthōn* *apēnxato*.", "grammar": { "*rhipsas*": "aorist participle, nominative, masculine, singular, active - having thrown/cast", "*argyria*": "accusative, neuter, plural - silver pieces", "*naō*": "dative, masculine, singular - temple/sanctuary", "*anechōrēsen*": "aorist, 3rd singular, active - departed/withdrew", "*apelthōn*": "aorist participle, nominative, masculine, singular, active - having gone away", "*apēnxato*": "aorist, 3rd singular, middle - hanged himself" }, "variants": { "*rhipsas*": "throwing/casting down/flinging", "*naō*": "temple/sanctuary (inner part of temple)", "*anechōrēsen*": "departed/withdrew", "*apelthōn*": "having gone away/departed", "*apēnxato*": "hanged himself/strangled himself" } }

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  • Job 15:23-24
    2 verses
    84%

    23{ "verseID": "Job.15.23", "source": "נֹדֵד הוּא לַלֶּחֶם אַיֵּה יָדַע כִּי־נָכוֹן בְּיָדוֹ יוֹם־חֹשֶׁךְ", "text": "*nōdēd* *hûʾ* *lalleḥem* *ʾayyēh* *yādaʿ* *kî-nāḵôn* *bəyādô* *yôm-ḥōšeḵ*", "grammar": { "*nōdēd*": "qal participle, masculine singular - wandering", "*hûʾ*": "3rd person masculine singular pronoun - he", "*lalleḥem*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - for the bread", "*ʾayyēh*": "interrogative adverb - where", "*yādaʿ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he knows", "*kî-nāḵôn*": "conjunction + niphal participle, masculine singular - that is ready", "*bəyādô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his hand", "*yôm-ḥōšeḵ*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine singular - day of darkness" }, "variants": { "*nûd*": "to wander, move to and fro, flutter", "*leḥem*": "bread, food, sustenance", "*ʾayyēh*": "where, how", "*yādaʿ*": "to know, perceive, recognize", "*kûn*": "to be firm, stable, established", "*yād*": "hand, power, side", "*yôm*": "day, time", "*ḥōšeḵ*": "darkness, obscurity" } }

    24{ "verseID": "Job.15.24", "source": "יְבַעֲתֻהוּ צַר וּמְצוּקָה תִּתְקְפֵהוּ כְּמֶלֶךְ עָתִיד לַכִּידוֹר", "text": "*yəḇaʿătuhû* *ṣar* *û-məṣûqāh* *titqəp̄ēhû* *kəmeleḵ* *ʿātîd* *lakkîdôr*", "grammar": { "*yəḇaʿătuhû*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - it terrifies him", "*ṣar*": "noun, masculine singular - distress", "*û-məṣûqāh*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and anguish", "*titqəp̄ēhû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - it overpowers him", "*kəmeleḵ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like a king", "*ʿātîd*": "adjective, masculine singular - ready", "*lakkîdôr*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - for the attack" }, "variants": { "*bāʿat*": "to terrify, startle, fall upon", "*ṣar*": "distress, adversity, enemy", "*məṣûqāh*": "straits, distress, anguish", "*tāqap̄*": "to prevail, overpower", "*meleḵ*": "king, ruler, sovereign", "*ʿātîd*": "ready, prepared", "*kîdôr*": "attack, assault, battle array" } }

  • 21{ "verseID": "Job.15.21", "source": "קוֹל־פְּחָדִים בְּאָזְנָיו בַּשָּׁלוֹם שׁוֹדֵד יְבוֹאֶנּוּ", "text": "*qôl-pəḥādîm* *bəʾoznāyw* *baššālôm* *šôdēd* *yəḇôʾennû*", "grammar": { "*qôl-pəḥādîm*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine plural - sound of terrors", "*bəʾoznāyw*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his ears", "*baššālôm*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in prosperity", "*šôdēd*": "qal participle, masculine singular - destroyer", "*yəḇôʾennû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - will come upon him" }, "variants": { "*qôl*": "voice, sound, noise", "*paḥad*": "dread, fear, terror", "*ʾōzen*": "ear, hearing", "*šālôm*": "peace, welfare, prosperity", "*šādad*": "to destroy, devastate, spoil", "*bôʾ*": "to come, enter, arrive" } }

  • Job 15:28-31
    4 verses
    74%

    28{ "verseID": "Job.15.28", "source": "וַיִּשְׁכּוֹן עָרִים נִכְחָדוֹת בָּתִּים לֹא־יֵשְׁבוּ לָמוֹ אֲשֶׁר הִתְעַתְּדוּ לְגַלִּים", "text": "*wayyiškôn* *ʿārîm* *niḵḥādôt* *bāttîm* *lōʾ-yēšḇû* *lāmô* *ʾăšer* *hitʿattədû* *ləḡallîm*", "grammar": { "*wayyiškôn*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he dwells", "*ʿārîm*": "noun, feminine plural - cities", "*niḵḥādôt*": "niphal participle, feminine plural - desolate", "*bāttîm*": "noun, masculine plural - houses", "*lōʾ-yēšḇû*": "negative particle + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they do not dwell", "*lāmô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - in them", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*hitʿattədû*": "hithpael perfect, 3rd common plural - are ready", "*ləḡallîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - for ruins" }, "variants": { "*šāḵan*": "to dwell, abide, reside", "*ʿîr*": "city, town", "*kāḥad*": "to hide, conceal, desolate", "*bayit*": "house, dwelling, family", "*yāšaḇ*": "to sit, dwell, remain", "*ʿātad*": "to be ready, prepare", "*gal*": "heap, wave, spring" } }

    29{ "verseID": "Job.15.29", "source": "לֹא־יֶעְשַׁר וְלֹא־יָקוּם חֵילוֹ וְלֹא־יִטֶּה לָאָרֶץ מִנְלָם", "text": "*lōʾ-yeʿšar* *wə-lōʾ-yāqûm* *ḥêlô* *wə-lōʾ-yiṭṭeh* *lāʾāreṣ* *minlām*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ-yeʿšar*": "negative particle + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will not be rich", "*wə-lōʾ-yāqûm*": "conjunction + negative particle + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and will not endure", "*ḥêlô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his wealth", "*wə-lōʾ-yiṭṭeh*": "conjunction + negative particle + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and will not extend", "*lāʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - to the earth", "*minlām*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their possession" }, "variants": { "*ʿāšar*": "to be rich, wealthy", "*qûm*": "to arise, stand, endure", "*ḥayil*": "strength, wealth, army", "*nāṭāh*": "to stretch out, extend, spread", "*ʾereṣ*": "earth, land, ground", "*minleh*": "possession, acquisition, property" } }

    30{ "verseID": "Job.15.30", "source": "לֹא־יָסוּר מִנִּי־חֹשֶׁךְ יֹנַקְתּוֹ תְּיַבֵּשׁ שַׁלְהָבֶת וְיָסוּר בְּרוּחַ פִּיו", "text": "*lōʾ-yāsûr* *minnî-ḥōšeḵ* *yōnaqtô* *təyabbēš* *šalhāḇet* *wə-yāsûr* *bərûaḥ* *pîw*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ-yāsûr*": "negative particle + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will not depart", "*minnî-ḥōšeḵ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from darkness", "*yōnaqtô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his shoot", "*təyabbēš*": "piel imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - will dry up", "*šalhāḇet*": "noun, feminine singular - flame", "*wə-yāsûr*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he will depart", "*bərûaḥ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - by the breath of", "*pîw*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mouth" }, "variants": { "*sûr*": "to turn aside, depart, remove", "*ḥōšeḵ*": "darkness, obscurity", "*yôneqet*": "shoot, branch, sucker", "*yāḇēš*": "to be dry, dried up, withered", "*šalhāḇet*": "flame, blaze", "*rûaḥ*": "breath, wind, spirit", "*peh*": "mouth, opening, edge" } }

    31{ "verseID": "Job.15.31", "source": "אַל־יַאֲמֵן בַּשָּׁיו נִתְעָה כִּי־שָׁוְא תִּהְיֶה תְמוּרָתוֹ", "text": "*ʾal-yaʾămēn* *baššāw* *nitʿāh* *kî-šāwəʾ* *tihyeh* *təmûrātô*", "grammar": { "*ʾal-yaʾămēn*": "negative particle + hiphil imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let him not trust", "*baššāw*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in vanity", "*nitʿāh*": "niphal participle, masculine singular - deceived", "*kî-šāwəʾ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - for emptiness", "*tihyeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - will be", "*təmûrātô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his recompense" }, "variants": { "*ʾāman*": "to believe, trust, have faith in", "*šāw*": "vanity, falsehood, worthlessness", "*tāʿāh*": "to wander, stray, err", "*šāwəʾ*": "emptiness, vanity, falsehood", "*hāyāh*": "to be, become, happen", "*təmûrāh*": "exchange, recompense, substitute" } }

  • Job 18:17-18
    2 verses
    74%

    17{ "verseID": "Job.18.17", "source": "זִכְרוֹ־אָבַד מִנִּי־אָרֶץ וְלֹא־שֵׁם לוֹ עַל־פְּנֵי־חוּץ", "text": "*ziḵrô-ʾāḇaḏ minnî-ʾāreṣ wəlōʾ-šēm lô ʿal-pənê-ḥûṣ*", "grammar": { "*ziḵrô*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his memory", "*ʾāḇaḏ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it perishes", "*minnî-ʾāreṣ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - from the earth", "*wəlōʾ-šēm*": "conjunction + negative particle + noun, masculine singular - and no name", "*lô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*ʿal-pənê-ḥûṣ*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + noun, masculine singular - upon the face of the street" }, "variants": { "*ziḵrô*": "his memory/remembrance/memorial", "*ʾāḇaḏ*": "perishes/is lost/vanishes", "*minnî-ʾāreṣ*": "from the earth/land", "*wəlōʾ-šēm lô*": "and no name to him/he has no reputation", "*ʿal-pənê-ḥûṣ*": "upon the face of the street/in public/in the open" } }

    18{ "verseID": "Job.18.18", "source": "יֶהְדְּפֻהוּ מֵאוֹר אֶל־חֹשֶׁךְ וּמִתֵּבֵל יְנִדֻּהוּ", "text": "*yehdəp̄uhû mēʾôr ʾel-ḥōšeḵ ûmittēḇēl yənidduhû*", "grammar": { "*yehdəp̄uhû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - they drive him", "*mēʾôr*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from light", "*ʾel-ḥōšeḵ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - to darkness", "*ûmittēḇēl*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine singular - and from the world", "*yənidduhû*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - they chase him" }, "variants": { "*yehdəp̄uhû*": "they drive him/thrust him/push him away", "*mēʾôr*": "from light/illumination", "*ʾel-ḥōšeḵ*": "to darkness/obscurity", "*ûmittēḇēl*": "and from the world/habitable earth", "*yənidduhû*": "they chase him/force him away/banish him" } }

  • Job 39:22-24
    3 verses
    73%

    22{ "verseID": "Job.39.22", "source": "יִשְׂחַ֣ק לְ֭פַחַד וְלֹ֣א יֵחָ֑ת וְלֹֽא־יָ֝שׁ֗וּב מִפְּנֵי־חָֽרֶב׃", "text": "*yiśḥaq* *lə*-*paḥad* *wə*-*lōʾ* *yēḥāt* *wə*-*lōʾ*-*yāšûb* *mi*-*pənê*-*ḥāreb*", "grammar": { "*yiśḥaq*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he laughs", "*lə*": "preposition - at", "*paḥad*": "masculine singular absolute - fear", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yēḥāt*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he is dismayed", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yāšûb*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he turns back", "*mi*": "preposition - from", "*pənê*": "construct plural - face of", "*ḥāreb*": "feminine singular absolute - sword" }, "variants": { "*yiśḥaq*": "he laughs/mocks/scoffs at", "*paḥad*": "fear/dread/terror", "*yēḥāt*": "he is dismayed/terrified/broken", "*yāšûb*": "he turns back/returns/retreats", "*pənê*": "face/presence", "*ḥāreb*": "sword/weapon" } }

    23{ "verseID": "Job.39.23", "source": "עָ֭לָיו תִּרְנֶ֣ה אַשְׁפָּ֑ה לַ֖הַב חֲנִ֣ית וְכִידֽוֹן׃", "text": "*ʿālāyw* *tirneh* *ʾašpāh* *lahab* *ḥănît* *wə*-*kîdôn*", "grammar": { "*ʿālāyw*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - against him", "*tirneh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it rattles", "*ʾašpāh*": "feminine singular absolute - quiver", "*lahab*": "masculine singular construct - blade of", "*ḥănît*": "feminine singular absolute - spear", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*kîdôn*": "masculine singular absolute - javelin" }, "variants": { "*ʿālāyw*": "against him/upon him", "*tirneh*": "it rattles/rings/resounds", "*ʾašpāh*": "quiver", "*lahab*": "blade/flame/point", "*ḥănît*": "spear/lance", "*kîdôn*": "javelin/short spear/dart" } }

    24{ "verseID": "Job.39.24", "source": "בְּרַ֣עַשׁ וְ֭רֹגֶז יְגַמֶּא־אָ֑רֶץ וְלֹֽא־יַ֝אֲמִ֗ין כִּי־ק֥וֹל שׁוֹפָֽר׃", "text": "*bə*-*raʿaš* *wə*-*rōgez* *yəgammeʾ*-*ʾāreṣ* *wə*-*lōʾ*-*yaʾămîn* *kî*-*qôl* *šôpār*", "grammar": { "*bə*": "preposition - with", "*raʿaš*": "masculine singular absolute - quivering", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*rōgez*": "masculine singular absolute - excitement", "*yəgammeʾ*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he swallows up", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular absolute - earth/ground", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yaʾămîn*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he believes", "*kî*": "conjunction - that", "*qôl*": "masculine singular construct - sound of", "*šôpār*": "masculine singular absolute - trumpet" }, "variants": { "*raʿaš*": "quivering/trembling/earthquake", "*rōgez*": "excitement/agitation/rage", "*yəgammeʾ*": "he swallows up/devours/consumes", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/ground/land", "*yaʾămîn*": "he believes/trusts/stands still", "*qôl*": "sound/voice/noise", "*šôpār*": "trumpet/horn" } }

  • 18{ "verseID": "Job.33.18", "source": "יַחְשֹׂ֣ךְ נַ֭פְשׁוֹ מִנִּי־שָׁ֑חַת וְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹ מֵעֲבֹ֥ר בַּשָּֽׁלַח׃", "text": "*yaḥśōk* *napšô* *minnî*-*šāḥat* *wəḥayyātô* *mē'ăbōr* *bašālaḥ*", "grammar": { "*yaḥśōk*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he keeps back/withholds", "*napšô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his soul", "*minnî*": "preposition - from", "*šāḥat*": "noun, feminine singular - pit/corruption", "*wəḥayyātô*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his life", "*mē'ăbōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - from passing", "*bašālaḥ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - by the javelin/weapon" }, "variants": { "*yaḥśōk*": "he keeps back/he withholds/he spares", "*napšô*": "his soul/his life/his being", "*šāḥat*": "pit/corruption/grave", "*ḥayyātô*": "his life/his living being/his existence", "*mē'ăbōr*": "from passing/from crossing over", "*šālaḥ*": "javelin/weapon/missile" } }

  • Job 10:21-22
    2 verses
    72%

    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" } }

    22{ "verseID": "Job.10.22", "source": "אֶ֤רֶץ עֵיפָ֨תָה ׀ כְּמ֥וֹ אֹ֗פֶל צַ֭לְמָוֶת וְלֹ֥א סְדָרִ֗ים וַתֹּ֥פַע כְּמוֹ־אֹֽפֶל׃ פ", "text": "*ʾereṣ* *ʿêpātâ* like *ʾōpel* *ṣalmāwet* and not *sədārîm* and *tōpaʿ* like *ʾōpel*", "grammar": { "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*ʿêpātâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - gloom", "*ʾōpel*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness", "*ṣalmāwet*": "noun, masculine singular - deep darkness/shadow of death", "*sədārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - order/arrangement", "*tōpaʿ*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it shines" }, "variants": { "*ʿêpātâ*": "gloom/darkness/obscurity", "*ʾōpel*": "darkness/gloom/thick darkness", "*ṣalmāwet*": "deep darkness/shadow of death/gloom", "*sədārîm*": "order/arrangement/organization", "*tōpaʿ*": "it shines/it appears/it gives light" } }

  • Job 20:24-26
    3 verses
    72%

    24{ "verseID": "Job.20.24", "source": "יִ֭בְרַח מִנֵּ֣שֶׁק בַּרְזֶ֑ל תַּ֝חְלְפֵ֗הוּ קֶ֣שֶׁת נְחוּשָֽׁה׃", "text": "*yibraḥ* *mi-* *nēšeq* *barzel* *taḥlĕpēhû* *qešet* *nĕḥûšāh*", "grammar": { "*yibraḥ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he flees", "*mi-*": "preposition - from", "*nēšeq*": "noun, masculine singular construct - weapon", "*barzel*": "noun, masculine singular - iron", "*taḥlĕpēhû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - it pierces him", "*qešet*": "noun, feminine singular construct - bow", "*nĕḥûšāh*": "noun, feminine singular - bronze/copper" }, "variants": { "*yibraḥ*": "flees/runs away/escapes", "*nēšeq*": "weapon/armament/equipment", "*barzel*": "iron/metal", "*taḥlĕpēhû*": "pierces him/strikes him through/passes through him", "*qešet*": "bow/archer's weapon", "*nĕḥûšāh*": "bronze/copper/brass" } }

    25{ "verseID": "Job.20.25", "source": "שָׁלַף֮ וַיֵּצֵ֢א מִגֵּ֫וָ֥ה וּ֭בָרָק מִֽמְּרֹרָת֥וֹ יַהֲלֹ֗ךְ עָלָ֥יו אֵמִֽים׃", "text": "*šālap* *wa-* *yēṣēʾ* *mi-* *gēwāh* *û-* *bārāq* *mi-* *mĕrōrātô* *yahălōk* *ʿālāyw* *ʾēmîm*", "grammar": { "*šālap*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he drew out", "*wa-*": "conjunction - and", "*yēṣēʾ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it comes out", "*mi-*": "preposition - from", "*gēwāh*": "noun, feminine singular - back/body", "*û-*": "conjunction - and", "*bārāq*": "noun, masculine singular - lightning/glittering", "*mi-*": "preposition - from", "*mĕrōrātô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his gall/bitterness", "*yahălōk*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it goes/walks", "*ʿālāyw*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon him", "*ʾēmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - terrors" }, "variants": { "*šālap*": "drew out/pulled out/extracted", "*yēṣēʾ*": "comes out/goes forth/exits", "*gēwāh*": "back/body", "*bārāq*": "lightning/glittering point/flash", "*mĕrōrātô*": "his gall/his bitterness/his bile", "*yahălōk*": "goes/walks/moves", "*ʾēmîm*": "terrors/fears/dreads" } }

    26{ "verseID": "Job.20.26", "source": "כָּל־חֹשֶׁךְ֮ טָמ֢וּן לִצְפּ֫וּנָ֥יו תְּ֭אָכְלֵהוּ אֵ֣שׁ לֹֽא־נֻפָּ֑ח יֵ֖רַע שָׂרִ֣יד בְּאָהֳלֽוֹ׃", "text": "*kāl-* *ḥōšek* *ṭāmûn* *li-* *ṣĕpûnāyw* *tĕʾāklēhû* *ʾēš* *lōʾ-* *nuppāḥ* *yēraʿ* *śārîd* *bĕ-* *ʾāhŏlô*", "grammar": { "*kāl-*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - all/every", "*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness", "*ṭāmûn*": "qal passive participle, masculine singular - hidden", "*li-*": "preposition - for/to", "*ṣĕpûnāyw*": "qal passive participle, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his treasured things", "*tĕʾāklēhû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - it devours him", "*ʾēš*": "noun, feminine singular - fire", "*lōʾ-*": "negative particle - not", "*nuppāḥ*": "pual perfect, 3rd masculine singular - kindled", "*yēraʿ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it goes ill", "*śārîd*": "noun, masculine singular - survivor/remnant", "*bĕ-*": "preposition - in", "*ʾāhŏlô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his tent" }, "variants": { "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity", "*ṭāmûn*": "hidden/concealed/stored up", "*ṣĕpûnāyw*": "his treasured things/his hidden treasures/his stored goods", "*tĕʾāklēhû*": "devours him/consumes him/eats him", "*ʾēš*": "fire/flame", "*nuppāḥ*": "kindled/blown upon/fanned", "*yēraʿ*": "goes ill/suffers harm/fares badly", "*śārîd*": "survivor/remnant/one left", "*ʾāhŏlô*": "his tent/his dwelling/his home" } }

  • 2{ "verseID": "Lamentations.3.2", "source": "אוֹתִ֥י נָהַ֛ג וַיֹּלַ֖ךְ חֹ֥שֶׁךְ וְלֹא־אֽוֹר׃", "text": "*ʾôtî* *nāhag* *wayyōlek* *ḥōšek* and not *ʾôr*", "grammar": { "*ʾôtî*": "direct object marker with 1st person singular suffix - me", "*nāhag*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - led/drove/guided", "*wayyōlek*": "verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he caused to walk/brought", "*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness", "*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular - light" }, "variants": { "*nāhag*": "led/drove/guided/conducted", "*wayyōlek*": "and he brought/and he caused to walk/and he made go", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity/gloom" } }

  • 6{ "verseID": "Job.18.6", "source": "אוֹר חָשַׁךְ בְּאָהֳלוֹ וְנֵרוֹ עָלָיו יִדְעָךְ", "text": "*ʾôr ḥāšaḵ bəʾohŏlô wənērô ʿālāyw yidʿāḵ*", "grammar": { "*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular - light", "*ḥāšaḵ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is darkened", "*bəʾohŏlô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his tent", "*wənērô*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his lamp", "*ʿālāyw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon him", "*yidʿāḵ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it will be extinguished" }, "variants": { "*ʾôr*": "light/illumination", "*ḥāšaḵ*": "is darkened/becomes dark", "*bəʾohŏlô*": "in his tent/dwelling/tabernacle", "*wənērô*": "and his lamp/light", "*ʿālāyw*": "upon him/over him/above him", "*yidʿāḵ*": "will be extinguished/quenched/put out" } }

  • 17{ "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.5.17", "source": "הִנֵּ֞ה אֲשֶׁר־רָאִ֣יתִי אָ֗נִי ט֣וֹב אֲשֶׁר־יָפֶ֣ה לֶֽאֶכוֹל־וְ֠לִשְׁתּוֹת וְלִרְא֨וֹת טוֹבָ֜ה בְּכָל־עֲמָל֣וֹ ׀ שֶׁיַּעֲמֹ֣ל תַּֽחַת־הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ מִסְפַּ֧ר יְמֵי־*חיו **חַיָּ֛יו אֲשֶׁר־נָֽתַן־ל֥וֹ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי־ה֥וּא חֶלְקֽוֹ׃", "text": "Behold what *rāʾîṯî* I, good what *yāp̄eh* to *leʾeḵôl* and to *wəlištôṯ* and to *wəlirʾôṯ* *ṭôḇāh* in all *ʿămālô* that *šeyyaʿămōl* under *taḥaṯ-haššemeš* number *yəmê-ḥayyāw* which *nāṯan-lô* *hāʾĕlōhîm* for it *ḥelqô*", "grammar": { "*rāʾîṯî*": "qal perfect, 1st common singular - I saw", "*yāp̄eh*": "adjective, masculine singular - beautiful/suitable", "*leʾeḵôl*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to eat", "*wəlištôṯ*": "conjunction + preposition + qal infinitive construct - and to drink", "*wəlirʾôṯ*": "conjunction + preposition + qal infinitive construct - and to see", "*ṭôḇāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - good", "*ʿămālô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his labor/toil", "*šeyyaʿămōl*": "relative particle + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - that he labors", "*taḥaṯ-haššemeš*": "preposition + definite article + noun, common singular - under the sun", "*yəmê-ḥayyāw*": "noun, masculine plural construct + noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - days of his life", "*nāṯan-lô*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular + preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he gave to him", "*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the God (lit. the gods)", "*ḥelqô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his portion" }, "variants": { "*yāp̄eh*": "beautiful/suitable/fitting/appropriate", "*ʿămālô*": "his labor/toil/trouble/work", "*taḥaṯ-haššemeš*": "under the sun (idiom for 'in this world')", "*yəmê-ḥayyāw*": "days of his life (text shows alternate reading)", "*ḥelqô*": "his portion/share/lot/inheritance" } }

  • 22{ "verseID": "Job.12.22", "source": "מְגַלֶּ֣ה עֲ֭מֻקוֹת מִנִּי־חֹ֑שֶׁךְ וַיֹּצֵ֖א לָא֣וֹר צַלְמָֽוֶת׃", "text": "*məgalleh* *ʿămūqôt* *minnî-ḥōšek* *wa-yōṣēʾ* *lā-ʾôr* *ṣalmāwet*", "grammar": { "*məgalleh*": "piel participle, masculine singular - uncovering", "*ʿămūqôt*": "adjective, feminine plural - deep things", "*minnî-ḥōšek*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from darkness", "*wa-yōṣēʾ*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he brings out", "*lā-ʾôr*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - to the light", "*ṣalmāwet*": "noun, masculine singular - deep darkness/shadow of death" }, "variants": { "*məgalleh*": "uncovers/reveals/discloses", "*ʿămūqôt*": "deep things/depths/profound matters", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity", "*yōṣēʾ*": "brings out/produces", "*ʾôr*": "light/daylight", "*ṣalmāwet*": "deep darkness/shadow of death/gloom" } }

  • 19{ "verseID": "Psalms.49.19", "source": "כִּֽי־נַ֭פְשׁוֹ בְּחַיָּ֣יו יְבָרֵ֑ךְ וְ֝יוֹדֻ֗ךָ כִּי־תֵיטִ֥יב לָֽךְ׃", "text": "For-*nafšô* in-*ḥayyāyw* *yəbārēḵ* *wə*-*yôdûḵā* when-*têṭîb* to-you", "grammar": { "*nafšô*": "noun feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his soul/life'", "*ḥayyāyw*": "noun masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix with prefixed preposition bet - 'in his lifetime'", "*yəbārēḵ*": "verb piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he blesses'", "*wə*": "conjunction - 'and'", "*yôdûḵā*": "verb hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'they praise you'", "*têṭîb*": "verb hiphil imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - 'you do well/prosper'", "*lāḵ*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'to/for yourself'" }, "variants": { "*yəbārēḵ*": "he blesses/congratulates/praises", "*yôdûḵā*": "they praise you/thank you/acknowledge you", "*têṭîb*": "you do well/prosper/make good" } }

  • Eccl 6:4-5
    2 verses
    70%

    4{ "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.6.4", "source": "כִּֽי־בַהֶ֥בֶל בָּ֖א וּבַחֹ֣שֶׁךְ יֵלֵ֑ךְ וּבַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ שְׁמ֥וֹ יְכֻסֶּֽה׃", "text": "For-in-the-*heḇel* *bāʾ* and-in-the-*ḥōšeḵ* *yēlēḵ* and-in-the-*ḥōšeḵ* *šəmô* *yəḵusseh*.", "grammar": { "*heḇel*": "noun, masculine singular - vanity/emptiness", "*bāʾ*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he came", "*ḥōšeḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness", "*yēlēḵ*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will go", "*šəmô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his name", "*yəḵusseh*": "verb, Pual imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will be covered" }, "variants": { "*heḇel*": "vanity/emptiness/futility/breath/vapor", "*ḥōšeḵ*": "darkness/obscurity", "*yəḵusseh*": "will be covered/will be concealed/will be hidden" } }

    5{ "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.6.5", "source": "גַּם־שֶׁ֥מֶשׁ לֹא־רָאָ֖ה וְלֹ֣א יָדָ֑ע נַ֥חַת לָזֶ֖ה מִזֶּֽה׃", "text": "Also-*šemeš* not-*rāʾāh* and-not *yādāʿ*; *naḥaṯ* to-this from-this.", "grammar": { "*šemeš*": "noun, masculine/feminine singular - sun", "*rāʾāh*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he saw", "*yādāʿ*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he knew", "*naḥaṯ*": "noun, masculine singular - rest/quiet" }, "variants": { "*naḥaṯ*": "rest/quiet/peace/tranquility" } }

  • 10{ "verseID": "Job.7.10", "source": "לֹא־יָשׁ֣וּב ע֣וֹד לְבֵית֑וֹ וְלֹא־יַכִּירֶ֖נּוּ ע֣וֹד מְקֹמֽוֹ", "text": "Not-*yāshûḇ* again to his *lĕḇêṯô* and not-*yakkîrennû* again his *mĕqōmô*", "grammar": { "*lō'*": "negative particle - not", "*yāshûḇ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he returns", "*'ôḏ*": "adverb - again/still/yet", "*lĕ*": "preposition - to", "*ḇêṯô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his house", "*wĕ*": "conjunction - and", "*lō'*": "negative particle - not", "*yakkîrennû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - it recognizes him", "*'ôḏ*": "adverb - again/still/yet", "*mĕqōmô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his place" }, "variants": { "*yāshûḇ*": "returns/comes back", "*lĕḇêṯô*": "to his house/to his home", "*yakkîrennû*": "recognizes him/acknowledges him/knows him", "*mĕqōmô*": "his place/his location/his position" } }

  • 20{ "verseID": "Job.27.20", "source": "תַּשִּׂיגֵ֣הוּ כַ֭מַּיִם בַּלָּה֑וֹת לַ֝֗יְלָה גְּנָבַ֥תּוּ סוּפָֽה׃", "text": "*taśśîḡēhû* *ḵammayim* *ballāhôṯ* *laylâ* *gənāḇattû* *sûp̄â*", "grammar": { "*taśśîḡēhû*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - it overtakes him", "*ḵammayim*": "preposition + definite article + noun masculine plural - like the waters", "*ballāhôṯ*": "noun feminine plural - terrors", "*laylâ*": "noun masculine singular - night", "*gənāḇattû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - she steals him away", "*sûp̄â*": "noun feminine singular - storm/whirlwind" }, "variants": { "*nāśaḡ*": "reach/overtake/catch up with", "*mayim*": "water/waters", "*ballāhâ*": "terror/alarm/destruction", "*laylâ*": "night", "*gānaḇ*": "steal/carry off", "*sûp̄â*": "storm/tempest/whirlwind" } }

  • 9{ "verseID": "Job.41.9", "source": "אִישׁ־בְּאָחִ֥יהוּ יְדֻבָּ֑קוּ יִ֝תְלַכְּד֗וּ וְלֹ֣א יִתְפָּרָֽדוּ׃", "text": "*ʾΚ*-*bəʾāḥîhû* *yəḏubbāqû* *yiṯlakkəḏû* *wəlōʾ* *yiṯpārāḏû*", "grammar": { "*ʾΚ*-*bəʾāḥîhû*": "noun with preposition and noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - each to his brother", "*yəḏubbāqû*": "pual imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they are joined together", "*yiṯlakkəḏû*": "hithpael imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they capture themselves/hold together", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction with negative particle - and not", "*yiṯpārāḏû*": "hithpael imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they separate themselves" }, "variants": { "*ʾΚ*": "man/each one", "*ʾāḥîhû*": "his brother/his companion", "*yəḏubbāqû*": "they are joined together/they are attached", "*yiṯlakkəḏû*": "they hold together/they take hold of each other", "*yiṯpārāḏû*": "they separate themselves/they part/they divide" } }

  • 6{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.17.6", "source": "וְהָיָה֙ כְּעַרְעָ֣ר בָּֽעֲרָבָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א יִרְאֶ֖ה כִּי־יָ֣בוֹא ט֑וֹב וְשָׁכַ֤ן חֲרֵרִים֙ בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר אֶ֥רֶץ מְלֵחָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א תֵשֵֽׁב׃", "text": "And-*hāyâ* like-*ʿarʿār* in-the-*ʿărābâ* and-not *yirʾeh* when-*yābôʾ* *ṭôb* and-*šākan* *ḥărērîm* in-the-*midbār* *ʾereṣ* *mĕlēḥâ* and-not *tēšēb*", "grammar": { "*hāyâ*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will be", "*ʿarʿār*": "masculine singular noun - juniper/shrub/destitute one", "*ʿărābâ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the desert plain", "*yirʾeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will see", "*yābôʾ*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it comes", "*ṭôb*": "masculine singular adjective/noun - good", "*šākan*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will dwell", "*ḥărērîm*": "masculine plural noun - parched places/heat", "*midbār*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the wilderness/desert", "*ʾereṣ*": "construct state, feminine singular - land of", "*mĕlēḥâ*": "feminine singular adjective - salt/barren", "*tēšēb*": "qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - it will be inhabited" }, "variants": { "*ʿarʿār*": "juniper/shrub/destitute one/naked one", "*ʿărābâ*": "desert plain/wilderness/Arabah", "*ḥărērîm*": "parched places/heat/burnt areas", "*mĕlēḥâ*": "salt/barren/sterile" } }

  • 14{ "verseID": "Job.5.14", "source": "יוֹמָ֥ם יְפַגְּשׁוּ־חֹ֑שֶׁךְ וְ֝כַלַּ֗יְלָה יְֽמַשְׁשׁ֥וּ בַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃", "text": "*yōmām* *yəfaggəšû*-*ḥōšek* *wə*-like-the-*laylāh* *yəmaššəšû* in-the-*ṣāhŏrāyim*", "grammar": { "*yōmām*": "adverb - by day/daytime", "*yəfaggəšû*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they meet/encounter", "*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*laylāh*": "noun, masculine singular with prefixed comparative particle - like the night", "*yəmaššəšû*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they grope", "*ṣāhŏrāyim*": "noun, masculine dual with definite article - the noonday" }, "variants": { "*yōmām*": "by day/daytime", "*yəfaggəšû*": "meet/encounter/run into", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity", "*laylāh*": "night", "*yəmaššəšû*": "grope/feel about", "*ṣāhŏrāyim*": "noonday/midday" } }

  • Job 24:16-17
    2 verses
    69%

    16{ "verseID": "Job.24.16", "source": "חָתַ֥ר בַּחֹ֗שֶׁךְ בָּ֫תִּ֥ים יוֹמָ֥ם חִתְּמוּ־לָ֗מוֹ לֹא־יָ֥דְעוּ אֽוֹר", "text": "He *ḥātar baḥōšeḵ bāttîm yômām ḥittəmû-lāmô lōʾ-yādəʿû ʾôr*", "grammar": { "*ḥātar*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he digs through'", "*baḥōšeḵ*": "preposition *bə* + definite article + noun masculine singular - 'in the darkness'", "*bāttîm*": "noun masculine plural - 'houses'", "*yômām*": "adverb - 'by day'", "*ḥittəmû-lāmô*": "piel perfect 3rd person common plural + preposition *lə* + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'they seal for themselves'", "*lōʾ-yādəʿû*": "negative particle + qal perfect 3rd person common plural - 'they do not know'", "*ʾôr*": "noun masculine singular - 'light'" }, "variants": { "*ḥātar*": "digs through/breaks into", "*baḥōšeḵ*": "in the darkness/during night", "*bāttîm*": "houses/homes/dwellings", "*yômām*": "by day/during daylight", "*ḥittəmû-lāmô*": "they seal for themselves/they shut themselves up", "*yādəʿû*": "know/recognize/acknowledge", "*ʾôr*": "light/daylight" } }

    17{ "verseID": "Job.24.17", "source": "כִּ֤י יַחְדָּ֨ו ׀ בֹּ֣קֶר לָ֣מוֹ צַלְמָ֑וֶת כִּֽי־יַ֝כִּ֗יר בַּלְה֥וֹת צַלְמָֽוֶת", "text": "For *yaḥdāw bōqer lāmô ṣalmāwet kî-yakkîr balhôt ṣalmāwet*", "grammar": { "*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - 'together/alike'", "*bōqer*": "noun masculine singular - 'morning'", "*lāmô*": "preposition *lə* + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'to them'", "*ṣalmāwet*": "noun masculine singular - 'deep darkness/shadow of death'", "*kî-yakkîr*": "conjunction *kî* + hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'for he recognizes/knows'", "*balhôt*": "noun feminine plural construct - 'terrors of'", "*ṣalmāwet*": "noun masculine singular - 'deep darkness/shadow of death'" }, "variants": { "*yaḥdāw*": "together/alike/all of them", "*bōqer*": "morning/daybreak/dawn", "*ṣalmāwet*": "deep darkness/shadow of death/thick darkness", "*yakkîr*": "recognizes/knows/is familiar with", "*balhôt*": "terrors/sudden terrors/alarms" } }

  • 26{ "verseID": "Job.41.26", "source": "אֵֽת־כָּל־גָּבֹ֥הַּ יִרְאֶ֑ה ה֝֗וּא מֶ֣לֶךְ עַל־כָּל־בְּנֵי־שָֽׁחַץ׃ ס", "text": "*ʾĒṯ*-*kāl*-*gāḇōha* *yirʾeh* *hûʾ* *meleḵ* *ʿal*-*kāl*-*bənê*-*šāḥaṣ*", "grammar": { "*ʾĒṯ*-*kāl*-*gāḇōha*": "direct object marker with noun construct and adjective - all high/lofty", "*yirʾeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he sees/beholds", "*hûʾ*": "3rd masculine singular personal pronoun - he", "*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - king", "*ʿal*-*kāl*-*bənê*-*šāḥaṣ*": "preposition with noun construct with noun plural construct with noun - over all sons of pride" }, "variants": { "*gāḇōha*": "high/lofty/proud", "*yirʾeh*": "he sees/he beholds/he looks upon", "*meleḵ*": "king/ruler", "*bənê*-*šāḥaṣ*": "sons of pride/proud beasts/fierce creatures" } }

  • 12{ "verseID": "Job.18.12", "source": "יְהִי־רָעֵב אֹנוֹ וְאֵיד נָכוֹן לְצַלְעוֹ", "text": "*yəhî-rāʿēḇ ʾōnô wəʾêḏ nāḵôn ləṣalʿô*", "grammar": { "*yəhî-rāʿēḇ*": "Qal jussive, 3rd masculine singular - may it be famished", "*ʾōnô*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his strength", "*wəʾêḏ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and calamity", "*nāḵôn*": "Niphal participle, masculine singular - established/ready", "*ləṣalʿô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - for his rib/side" }, "variants": { "*yəhî-rāʿēḇ*": "may it be famished/hungry/starved", "*ʾōnô*": "his strength/vigor/wealth", "*wəʾêḏ*": "and calamity/destruction/ruin", "*nāḵôn*": "established/ready/prepared", "*ləṣalʿô*": "for his rib/side/limping" } }

  • 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" } }

  • 20{ "verseID": "Amos.5.20", "source": "הֲלֹא־חֹ֛שֶׁךְ י֥וֹם יְהוָ֖ה וְלֹא־א֑וֹר וְאָפֵ֖ל וְלֹא־נֹ֥גַֽהּ לֽוֹ׃", "text": "Is-not-*ḥōshekh* *yôm* *YHWH* and-not-*ʾôr*, and-*ʾāphēl* and-not-*nōgah* to-him?", "grammar": { "*ḥōshekh*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - day of", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular - light", "*ʾāphēl*": "adjective used as noun, masculine singular - darkness/gloom", "*nōgah*": "noun, masculine singular - brightness" }, "variants": { "*ḥōshekh*": "darkness/obscurity", "*yôm* *YHWH*": "day of YHWH/LORD (eschatological concept)", "*ʾāphēl*": "darkness/gloom/thick darkness", "*nōgah*": "brightness/light/shining" } }

  • 14{ "verseID": "Job.18.14", "source": "יִנָּתֵק מֵאָהֳלוֹ מִבְטַחוֹ וְתַצְעִדֵהוּ לְמֶלֶךְ בַּלָּהוֹת", "text": "*yinnāṯēq mēʾohŏlô miḇṭaḥô wəṯaṣʿiḏēhû ləmeleḵ ballāhôṯ*", "grammar": { "*yinnāṯēq*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it will be torn away", "*mēʾohŏlô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - from his tent", "*miḇṭaḥô*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his confidence", "*wəṯaṣʿiḏēhû*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and it makes him march", "*ləmeleḵ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - to the king of", "*ballāhôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural - terrors" }, "variants": { "*yinnāṯēq*": "will be torn away/uprooted/pulled out", "*mēʾohŏlô*": "from his tent/dwelling", "*miḇṭaḥô*": "his confidence/security/trust", "*wəṯaṣʿiḏēhû*": "and it makes him march/parade/walk", "*ləmeleḵ ballāhôṯ*": "to the king of terrors/death/destruction" } }

  • 20{ "verseID": "Job.20.20", "source": "כִּ֤י ׀ לֹא־יָדַ֣ע שָׁלֵ֣ו בְּבִטְנ֑וֹ בַּ֝חֲמוּד֗וֹ לֹ֣א יְמַלֵּֽט׃", "text": "*kî* *lōʾ-* *yādaʿ* *šālēw* *bĕ-* *biṭnô* *ba-* *ḥămûdô* *lōʾ* *yĕmallēṭ*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*lōʾ-*": "negative particle - not", "*yādaʿ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he knew", "*šālēw*": "adjective, masculine singular - quietness/ease", "*bĕ-*": "preposition - in", "*biṭnô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his belly/stomach", "*ba-*": "preposition with definite article - in the", "*ḥămûdô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his desirable thing", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yĕmallēṭ*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he escapes/delivers" }, "variants": { "*yādaʿ*": "knew/experienced/perceived", "*šālēw*": "quietness/ease/contentment", "*biṭnô*": "his belly/his stomach/his appetite", "*ḥămûdô*": "his desirable thing/his precious thing/his treasure", "*yĕmallēṭ*": "escapes/delivers/saves/preserves" } }

  • 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" } }

  • 14{ "verseID": "Job.35.14", "source": "אַ֣ף כִּֽי־תֹ֭אמַר לֹ֣א תְשׁוּרֶ֑נּוּ דִּ֥ין לְ֝פָנָ֗יו וּתְח֥וֹלֵֽל לֽוֹ׃", "text": "*ʾaf kî-tōʾmar lōʾ təšûrennû dîn lə-fānāyw û-təḥôlēl lô*", "grammar": { "*ʾaf*": "conjunction/adverb - even/moreover", "*kî-tōʾmar*": "conjunction + imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - that you say", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*təšûrennû*": "imperfect, 2nd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - you behold him", "*dîn*": "masculine singular noun - judgment/case", "*lə-fānāyw*": "preposition + masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - before him", "*û-təḥôlēl*": "conjunction + imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you wait", "*lô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - for him" }, "variants": { "*ʾaf*": "even/also/indeed", "*tōʾmar*": "to say/speak/tell", "*təšûrennû*": "to behold/regard/see him", "*dîn*": "judgment/legal case/lawsuit", "*fānāyw*": "his face/his presence", "*təḥôlēl*": "to wait/hope/expect" } }

  • 8{ "verseID": "Job.20.8", "source": "כַּחֲל֣וֹם יָ֭עוּף וְלֹ֣א יִמְצָא֑וּהוּ וְ֝יֻדַּ֗ד כְּחֶזְי֥וֹן לָֽיְלָה׃", "text": "*ka-* *ḥălôm* *yāʿûp* *wĕ-* *lōʾ* *yimṣāʾûhû* *wĕ-* *yuddad* *kĕ-* *ḥezyôn* *lāylāh*", "grammar": { "*ka-*": "preposition - like/as", "*ḥălôm*": "noun, masculine singular - dream", "*yāʿûp*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he flies away", "*wĕ-*": "conjunction - and", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yimṣāʾûhû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - they will find him", "*yuddad*": "hofal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he is chased away", "*kĕ-*": "preposition - like/as", "*ḥezyôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - vision/apparition", "*lāylāh*": "noun, masculine singular - night" }, "variants": { "*ḥălôm*": "dream/dreaming", "*yāʿûp*": "flies away/soars away/vanishes", "*yimṣāʾûhû*": "they will find him/they will discover him/they will obtain him", "*yuddad*": "is chased away/is driven away/is banished", "*ḥezyôn*": "vision/apparition/sight", "*lāylāh*": "night/darkness" } }

  • 8{ "verseID": "Job.19.8", "source": "‫אָרְחִ֣י גָ֭דַר וְלֹ֣א אֶעֱב֑וֹר וְעַ֥ל נְ֝תִיבוֹתַ֗י חֹ֣שֶׁךְ יָשִֽׂים׃‬", "text": "*ʾorḥî* *gādar* *wə-lō* *ʾeʿĕbôr* *wə-ʿal* *nətîbôtay* *ḥōšek* *yāśîm*", "grammar": { "*ʾorḥî*": "noun common feminine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - my path", "*gādar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has walled up", "*wə-lō*": "waw conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*ʾeʿĕbôr*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I pass over", "*wə-ʿal*": "waw conjunction + preposition - and upon", "*nətîbôtay*": "noun common feminine plural construct + 1st person singular suffix - my paths", "*ḥōšek*": "noun common masculine singular - darkness", "*yāśîm*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he places" }, "variants": { "*ʾōraḥ*": "path/way/road", "*gādar*": "to wall up/fence in/enclose", "*ʿābar*": "to pass over/through/by", "*nātîb*": "path/pathway/way", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity", "*śîm*": "to put/place/set" } }

  • 22{ "verseID": "Job.24.22", "source": "וּמָשַׁ֣ךְ אַבִּירִ֣ים בְּכֹח֑וֹ יָ֝ק֗וּם וְֽלֹא־יַאֲמִ֥ין בַּֽחַיִּֽין", "text": "And *māšaḵ ʾabbîrîm bəḵōḥô yāqûm wəlōʾ-yaʾămîn baḥayyîn*", "grammar": { "*māšaḵ*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he drags away/draws'", "*ʾabbîrîm*": "adjective masculine plural - 'mighty ones/strong ones'", "*bəḵōḥô*": "preposition *bə* + noun masculine singular construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'with his strength'", "*yāqûm*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he rises'", "*wəlōʾ-yaʾămîn*": "conjunction *wə* + negative particle + hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'and he does not trust'", "*baḥayyîn*": "preposition *bə* + definite article + noun masculine plural - 'in the living/life'" }, "variants": { "*māšaḵ*": "drags away/draws/pulls", "*ʾabbîrîm*": "mighty ones/strong ones/powerful people", "*bəḵōḥô*": "with his strength/by his power", "*yāqûm*": "rises/stands up/prevails", "*yaʾămîn*": "trusts/believes/has confidence", "*baḥayyîn*": "in the living/in life" } }

  • 20{ "verseID": "Job.18.20", "source": "עַל־יוֹמוֹ נָשַׁמּוּ אַחֲרֹנִים וְקַדְמֹנִים אָחֲזוּ שָׂעַר", "text": "*ʿal-yômô nāšammû ʾaḥărōnîm wəqaḏmōnîm ʾāḥăzû śāʿar*", "grammar": { "*ʿal-yômô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - at his day", "*nāšammû*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd common plural - they are appalled", "*ʾaḥărōnîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - those who come after", "*wəqaḏmōnîm*": "conjunction + adjective, masculine plural - and those who are before", "*ʾāḥăzû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they seize", "*śāʿar*": "noun, masculine singular - horror" }, "variants": { "*ʿal-yômô*": "at his day/fate/doom", "*nāšammû*": "they are appalled/astonished/horrified", "*ʾaḥărōnîm*": "those who come after/who are west/later ones", "*wəqaḏmōnîm*": "and those who are before/who are east/earlier ones", "*ʾāḥăzû śāʿar*": "they seize horror/are horrified/shudder" } }

  • 22{ "verseID": "Job.14.22", "source": "אַךְ־בְּ֭שָׂרוֹ עָלָ֣יו יִכְאָ֑ב וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹ עָלָ֥יו תֶּאֱבָֽל׃ פ", "text": "*ʾak*-*bəśārô* *ʿālāyw* *yikʾāb* *wənapšô* *ʿālāyw* *teʾĕbāl*", "grammar": { "*ʾak*": "adverb - only/surely", "*bəśārô*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - his flesh", "*ʿālāyw*": "preposition + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - upon him", "*yikʾāb*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it feels pain", "*wənapšô*": "conjunction + noun, feminine, singular, construct + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - and his soul", "*ʿālāyw*": "preposition + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - upon him", "*teʾĕbāl*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular - it mourns" }, "variants": { "*ʾak*": "only/surely/indeed", "*bāśār*": "flesh/body/skin", "*yikʾāb*": "feels pain/suffers/aches", "*nepeš*": "soul/being/life/self", "*teʾĕbāl*": "mourns/grieves/laments" } }

  • 22{ "verseID": "Isaiah.8.22", "source": "וְאֶל־אֶ֖רֶץ יַבִּ֑יט וְהִנֵּ֨ה צָרָ֤ה וַחֲשֵׁכָה֙ מְע֣וּף צוּקָ֔ה וַאֲפֵלָ֖ה מְנֻדָּֽח׃", "text": "And-to-*ʾereṣ yabbîṭ* and-*hinnēh ṣārāh wa-ḥăšēkāh məʿûp ṣûqāh wa-ʾăpēlāh mənuddāḥ*", "grammar": { "*ʾereṣ*": "noun feminine singular - earth/land", "*yabbîṭ*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will look/gaze", "*hinnēh*": "interjection - behold/look", "*ṣārāh*": "noun feminine singular - distress/trouble", "*ḥăšēkāh*": "noun feminine singular - darkness", "*məʿûp*": "noun masculine singular construct - gloom of", "*ṣûqāh*": "noun feminine singular - anguish/distress", "*ʾăpēlāh*": "noun feminine singular - gloom/thick darkness", "*mənuddāḥ*": "pual participle masculine singular - driven away/thrust away" }, "variants": { "*yabbîṭ*": "he will look/he will gaze/he will behold", "*ṣārāh*": "distress/trouble/adversity", "*ḥăšēkāh*": "darkness/gloom", "*məʿûp ṣûqāh*": "gloom of anguish/thick distress/deep oppression", "*ʾăpēlāh mənuddāḥ*": "darkness driven away/thick darkness thrust out/deep gloom banished" } }

  • 15{ "verseID": "Job.13.15", "source": "הֵ֣ן יִ֭קְטְלֵנִי *לא **ל֣וֹ אֲיַחֵ֑ל אַךְ־דְּ֝רָכַ֗י אֶל־פָּנָ֥יו אוֹכִֽיחַ׃", "text": "*hēn* *yiqṭelēnî* *lōʾ*/*lô* *ʾăyaḥēl* *ʾak*-*derākay* *ʾel*-*pānāyw* *ʾôkîaḥ*", "grammar": { "*hēn*": "interjection - behold/indeed", "*yiqṭelēnî*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he will kill me", "*lōʾ*/*lô*": "negative particle/preposition with 3rd person masculine suffix - not/for him", "*ʾăyaḥēl*": "verb, Piel imperfect, 1st person singular - I will hope/wait", "*ʾak*": "restrictive particle - only/yet/nevertheless", "*derākay*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my ways", "*ʾel*-*pānāyw*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to his face", "*ʾôkîaḥ*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I will defend/justify" }, "variants": { "*lōʾ*/*lô* *ʾăyaḥēl*": "I will not hope/I will hope in him (textual variant)", "*ʾak*": "only/yet/nevertheless", "*derākay*": "my ways/my conduct/my arguments", "*ʾôkîaḥ*": "I will defend/I will justify/I will argue" } }

  • 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" } }

  • 22{ "verseID": "Job.33.22", "source": "וַתִּקְרַ֣ב לַשַּׁ֣חַת נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹ לַֽמְמִתִֽים׃", "text": "*wattiqrab* *laššaḥat* *napšô* *wəḥayyātô* *lamməmîtîm*", "grammar": { "*wattiqrab*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - and she draws near", "*laššaḥat*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - to the pit", "*napšô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his soul", "*wəḥayyātô*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his life", "*lamməmîtîm*": "preposition + definite article + hiphil participle, masculine plural - to the ones causing death" }, "variants": { "*tiqrab*": "draws near/approaches/comes close", "*šaḥat*": "pit/grave/corruption", "*napšô*": "his soul/his life/his being", "*ḥayyātô*": "his life/his living being/his existence", "*məmîtîm*": "ones causing death/destroyers/angels of death" } }

  • 22{ "verseID": "Job.20.22", "source": "בִּמְלֹ֣אות שִׂ֭פְקוֹ יֵ֣צֶר ל֑וֹ כָּל־יַ֖ד עָמֵ֣ל תְּבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃", "text": "*bi-* *mĕlōʾwt* *śipqô* *yēṣer* *lô* *kāl-* *yad* *ʿāmēl* *tĕbôʾennû*", "grammar": { "*bi-*": "preposition - in", "*mĕlōʾwt*": "infinitive construct - fullness", "*śipqô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sufficiency", "*yēṣer*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is distressed/narrow", "*lô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*kāl-*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - all/every", "*yad*": "noun, feminine singular construct - hand", "*ʿāmēl*": "adjective, masculine singular - toiling/laboring", "*tĕbôʾennû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - it comes to him" }, "variants": { "*mĕlōʾwt*": "fullness/abundance/being full", "*śipqô*": "his sufficiency/his abundance/his satisfaction", "*yēṣer*": "is distressed/is in straits/is narrow", "*yad*": "hand/power", "*ʿāmēl*": "toiling/laboring/suffering/miserable", "*tĕbôʾennû*": "comes to him/arrives at him/befalls him" } }