Isa 38:10-14 : 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"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.38.13",
"source": "שִׁוִּ֤יתִי עַד־בֹּ֙קֶר֙ כּֽ͏ָאֲרִ֔י כֵּ֥ן יְשַׁבֵּ֖ר כָּל־עַצְמוֹתָ֑י מִיּ֥וֹם עַד־לַ֖יְלָה תַּשְׁלִימֵֽנִי׃",
"text": "*Šiwwîtî* until-*bōqer* like-the-*ʾărî* thus *yəšabbēr* all-*ʿaṣmôtāy* from-*yôm* until-*laylâ* *tašlîmēnî*.",
"grammar": {
"*Šiwwîtî*": "piel perfect, 1st person singular - I set/composed",
"*bōqer*": "masculine singular noun - morning",
"*ʾărî*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - lion",
"*yəšabbēr*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he breaks",
"*ʿaṣmôtāy*": "feminine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my bones",
"*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": {
"*Šiwwîtî*": "I set, I composed, I waited patiently",
"*bōqer*": "morning, dawn",
"*ʾărî*": "lion, predator",
"*yəšabbēr*": "he breaks, he shatters, he crushes",
"*tašlîmēnî*": "you will finish me, you will complete me, you will make an end of me"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.38.14",
"source": "כְּס֤וּס עָגוּר֙ כֵּ֣ן אֲצַפְצֵ֔ף אֶהְגֶּ֖ה כַּיּוֹנָ֑ה דַּלּ֤וּ עֵינַי֙ לַמָּר֔וֹם אֲדֹנָ֖י עָֽשְׁקָה־לִּ֥י עָרְבֵֽנִי׃",
"text": "Like-*sûs* *ʿāgûr* thus *ʾăṣapṣēp* *ʾehgeh* like-the-*yônâ* *dallû* *ʿênay* to-the-*mārôm* *ʾădōnāy* *ʿāšqâ*-to-me *ʿārbēnî*.",
"grammar": {
"*sûs*": "masculine singular noun - swift",
"*ʿāgûr*": "masculine singular noun - crane",
"*ʾăṣapṣēp*": "pilpel imperfect, 1st person singular - I chirp",
"*ʾehgeh*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I moan",
"*yônâ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - dove",
"*dallû*": "qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they are weak",
"*ʿênay*": "feminine dual noun with 1st person singular suffix - my eyes",
"*mārôm*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - height",
"*ʾădōnāy*": "proper noun - my Lord",
"*ʿāšqâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she oppresses",
"*ʿārbēnî*": "qal imperative, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - be surety for me"
},
"variants": {
"*sûs*": "swift, swallow",
"*ʿāgûr*": "crane, wryneck, swallow",
"*ʾăṣapṣēp*": "I chirp, I twitter, I peep",
"*ʾehgeh*": "I moan, I murmur, I meditate",
"*yônâ*": "dove, pigeon",
"*dallû*": "they are weak, they fail, they languish",
"*mārôm*": "height, heaven, on high",
"*ʿāšqâ*": "she oppresses, she mistreats",
"*ʿārbēnî*": "be surety for me, take responsibility for me, pledge for me"
}
}