1 {
"verseID": "Job.16.1",
"source": "וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃",
"text": "*wə-yaʿan* *ʾIyyōb* *wə-yōʾmar*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yaʿan*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he answered",
"*ʾIyyōb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Job",
"*wə-yōʾmar*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said"
},
"variants": {
"*yaʿan*": "to answer, respond, reply",
"*ʾIyyōb*": "Job (proper name)",
"*yōʾmar*": "to say, speak, declare"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Job.16.2",
"source": "שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי כְאֵ֣לֶּה רַבּ֑וֹת מְנַחֲמֵ֖י עָמָ֣ל כֻּלְּכֶֽם׃",
"text": "*šāmaʿtî* like *ʾēlleh* *rabbôt* *mənaḥămê* *ʿāmāl* all of you",
"grammar": {
"*šāmaʿtî*": "Qal perfect 1st singular - I have heard",
"*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun, plural - these",
"*rabbôt*": "adjective, feminine plural - many",
"*mənaḥămê*": "Piel participle masculine plural construct - comforters of",
"*ʿāmāl*": "noun, masculine singular - trouble/misery",
"*kullkĕm*": "noun + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - all of you"
},
"variants": {
"*šāmaʿtî*": "to hear, listen, obey",
"*ʾēlleh*": "these, those, such as these",
"*rabbôt*": "many, much, great",
"*mənaḥămê*": "comforters, consolers",
"*ʿāmāl*": "trouble, labor, toil, misery"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Job.16.3",
"source": "הֲקֵ֥ץ לְדִבְרֵי־ר֑וּחַ א֥וֹ מַה־יַּ֝מְרִֽיצְךָ֗ כִּ֣י תַעֲנֶֽה׃",
"text": "?*hăqēṣ* to *dibrê-rûaḥ* *ʾô* *mah-yamrîṣkā* *kî* *taʿăneh*",
"grammar": {
"*hăqēṣ*": "interrogative particle + noun, masculine singular - is there an end?",
"*dibrê-rûaḥ*": "noun masculine plural construct + noun feminine singular - words of wind",
"*ʾô*": "conjunction - or",
"*mah-yamrîṣkā*": "interrogative + Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - what provokes you?",
"*kî*": "conjunction - that, because",
"*taʿăneh*": "Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you answer"
},
"variants": {
"*qēṣ*": "end, limit",
"*dibrê*": "words, matters, things",
"*rûaḥ*": "wind, breath, spirit",
"*yamrîṣ*": "to be sick, provoke, incite",
"*taʿăneh*": "to answer, respond, testify"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Job.16.4",
"source": "גַּ֤ם ׀ אָנֹכִי֮ כָּכֶ֢ם אֲדַ֫בֵּ֥רָה ל֤וּ־יֵ֪שׁ נַפְשְׁכֶ֡ם תַּ֤חַת נַפְשִׁ֗י אַחְבִּ֣ירָה עֲלֵיכֶ֣ם בְּמִלִּ֑ים וְאָנִ֥יעָה עֲ֝לֵיכֶ֗ם בְּמ֣וֹ רֹאשִֽׁי׃",
"text": "*gam* *ʾānōkî* *kākêm* *ʾădabbērāh* *lû-yēš* *napškem* *taḥat* *napšî* *ʾaḥbîrāh* *ʿălêkem* *bə-millîm* *wə-ʾānîʿāh* *ʿălêkem* *bəmô* *rōʾšî*",
"grammar": {
"*gam*": "adverb - also, moreover",
"*ʾānōkî*": "pronoun 1st singular - I",
"*kākêm*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - like you",
"*ʾădabbērāh*": "Piel imperfect 1st singular cohortative - I would speak",
"*lû-yēš*": "conditional particle + existential - if there were",
"*napškem*": "noun feminine singular + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your soul",
"*taḥat*": "preposition - under, instead of",
"*napšî*": "noun feminine singular + 1st singular suffix - my soul",
"*ʾaḥbîrāh*": "Hiphil imperfect 1st singular cohortative - I would join",
"*ʿălêkem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - against you",
"*bə-millîm*": "preposition + noun feminine plural - with words",
"*wə-ʾānîʿāh*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect 1st singular cohortative - and I would shake",
"*bəmô*": "preposition - with",
"*rōʾšî*": "noun masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - my head"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾădabbērāh*": "to speak, declare",
"*napškem*": "soul, self, life, being, desire",
"*napšî*": "soul, self, life, being, desire",
"*ʾaḥbîrāh*": "to join, unite, combine, heap up",
"*millîm*": "words, speech",
"*ʾānîʿāh*": "to waver, shake, wag"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Job.16.5",
"source": "אֲאַמִּצְכֶ֥ם בְּמוֹ־פִ֑י וְנִ֖יד שְׂפָתַ֣י יַחְשֹֽׂךְ׃",
"text": "*ʾăʾammiṣkem* *bəmô-pî* *wə-nîd* *śəpātay* *yaḥśōk*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾăʾammiṣkem*": "Piel imperfect 1st singular + 2nd masculine plural suffix - I would strengthen you",
"*bəmô-pî*": "preposition + noun masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - with my mouth",
"*wə-nîd*": "conjunction + noun masculine singular construct - and movement of",
"*śəpātay*": "noun feminine dual + 1st singular suffix - my lips",
"*yaḥśōk*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - would hold back"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾăʾammiṣkem*": "to strengthen, make firm, make stout",
"*pî*": "mouth, opening, speech",
"*nîd*": "movement, shaking, swaying",
"*śəpātay*": "lips, language, speech, edge",
"*yaḥśōk*": "to withhold, refrain, spare, hold back"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Job.16.6",
"source": "אִֽם־אֲ֭דַבְּרָה לֹא־יֵחָשֵׂ֣ךְ כְּאֵבִ֑י וְ֝אַחְדְּלָ֗ה מַה־מִנִּ֥י יַהֲלֹֽךְ׃",
"text": "*ʾim-ʾădabberāh* *lōʾ-yēḥāśēk* *kəʾēbî* *wə-ʾaḥddelāh* *mah-minnî* *yahălōk*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾim-ʾădabberāh*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect 1st singular - if I speak",
"*lōʾ-yēḥāśēk*": "negative particle + Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - not restrained",
"*kəʾēbî*": "noun masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - my pain",
"*wə-ʾaḥddelāh*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 1st singular cohortative - and if I cease",
"*mah-minnî*": "interrogative + preposition + 1st singular suffix - what from me",
"*yahălōk*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - goes away"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾădabberāh*": "to speak, declare",
"*yēḥāśēk*": "to be withheld, restrained, spared",
"*kəʾēbî*": "pain, sorrow",
"*ʾaḥddelāh*": "to cease, refrain, forbear",
"*yahălōk*": "to go, walk, depart"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Job.16.7",
"source": "אַךְ־עַתָּ֥ה הֶלְאָ֑נִי הֲ֝שִׁמּ֗וֹתָ כָּל־עֲדָתִֽי׃",
"text": "*ʾak-ʿattāh* *helʾānî* *hăšimmôtā* *kol-ʿădātî*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾak-ʿattāh*": "adverb + adverb - but now",
"*helʾānî*": "Hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - he has wearied me",
"*hăšimmôtā*": "Hiphil perfect 2nd masculine singular - you have made desolate",
"*kol-ʿădātî*": "noun masculine singular construct + noun feminine singular + 1st singular suffix - all my assembly/congregation"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾak*": "surely, only, nevertheless",
"*ʿattāh*": "now, at this time",
"*helʾānî*": "to be weary, tired, exhausted",
"*hăšimmôtā*": "to be desolate, devastated, ruined",
"*ʿădātî*": "congregation, assembly, family"
}
}