20 {
"verseID": "Job.15.20",
"source": "כָּל־יְמֵי רָשָׁע הוּא מִתְחוֹלֵל וּמִסְפַּר שָׁנִים נִצְפְּנוּ לֶעָרִיץ",
"text": "*kol-yəmê* *rāšāʿ* *hûʾ* *mitḥôlēl* *û-mispar* *šānîm* *niṣpənû* *leʿārîṣ*",
"grammar": {
"*kol-yəmê*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine plural construct - all days of",
"*rāšāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - wicked man",
"*hûʾ*": "3rd person masculine singular pronoun - he",
"*mitḥôlēl*": "hithpolel participle, masculine singular - writhes/is in pain",
"*û-mispar*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and number of",
"*šānîm*": "noun, feminine plural - years",
"*niṣpənû*": "niphal perfect, 3rd common plural - are hidden/stored up",
"*leʿārîṣ*": "preposition + adjective, masculine singular - for the oppressor"
},
"variants": {
"*kōl*": "all, every, whole",
"*yôm*": "day, time, period",
"*rāšāʿ*": "wicked, criminal, guilty",
"*ḥîl*": "to writhe, be in pain, travail",
"*mispār*": "number, count, few",
"*šānāh*": "year, age",
"*ṣāp̄an*": "to hide, treasure up, store",
"*ʿārîṣ*": "violent, terrifying, ruthless"
}
}
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"
}
}
22 {
"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"
}
}
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"
}
}