Job 13:15-23 : 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"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Job.13.16",
"source": "גַּם־הוּא־לִ֥י לִֽישׁוּעָ֑ה כִּי־לֹ֥א לְ֝פָנָ֗יו חָנֵ֥ף יָבֽוֹא׃",
"text": "*gam*-*hûʾ*-*lî* *lîšûʿâ* *kî*-*lōʾ* *lepānāyw* *ḥānēp̄* *yābôʾ*",
"grammar": {
"*gam*": "adverb - also/indeed",
"*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he",
"*lî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me",
"*lîšûʿâ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - for salvation",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*lepānāyw*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - before him",
"*ḥānēp̄*": "adjective, masculine singular - godless/profane",
"*yābôʾ*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will come/enter"
},
"variants": {
"*lîšûʿâ*": "for salvation/for deliverance",
"*ḥānēp̄*": "godless/profane/hypocrite"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Job.13.17",
"source": "שִׁמְע֣וּ שָׁ֭מוֹעַ מִלָּתִ֑י וְ֝אֽ͏ַחֲוָתִ֗י בְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃",
"text": "*šimʿû* *šāmôaʿ* *millātî* *weʾaḥăwātî* *beʾoznêkem*",
"grammar": {
"*šimʿû*": "verb, Qal imperative, masculine plural - hear/listen",
"*šāmôaʿ*": "infinitive absolute, Qal - hearing",
"*millātî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my word/speech",
"*weʾaḥăwātî*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - and my declaration",
"*beʾoznêkem*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual construct with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - in your ears"
},
"variants": {
"*šimʿû* *šāmôaʿ*": "listen carefully/hear attentively",
"*millātî*": "my word/my speech/my discourse",
"*ʾaḥăwātî*": "my declaration/my statement/my explanation"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Job.13.18",
"source": "הִנֵּה־נָ֭א עָרַ֣כְתִּי מִשְׁפָּ֑ט יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י אֶצְדָּֽק׃",
"text": "*hinnēh*-*nāʾ* *ʿārāktî* *mišpāṭ* *yādaʿtî* *kî*-*ʾănî* *ʾeṣdāq*",
"grammar": {
"*hinnēh*": "interjection - behold/see",
"*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please/now",
"*ʿārāktî*": "verb, Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have arranged/prepared",
"*mišpāṭ*": "noun, masculine singular - judgment/case",
"*yādaʿtî*": "verb, Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I know",
"*kî*": "conjunction - that",
"*ʾănî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I",
"*ʾeṣdāq*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will be justified/righteous"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿārāktî* *mišpāṭ*": "I have prepared my case/I have arranged my legal argument",
"*ʾeṣdāq*": "I will be justified/I will be vindicated/I am righteous"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Job.13.19",
"source": "מִי־ה֭וּא יָרִ֣יב עִמָּדִ֑י כִּֽי־עַתָּ֖ה אַחֲרִ֣ישׁ וְאֶגְוָֽע׃",
"text": "*mî*-*hûʾ* *yārîb* *ʿimmādî* *kî*-*ʿattâ* *ʾaḥărîš* *weʾegwāʿ*",
"grammar": {
"*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who",
"*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he",
"*yārîb*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - will contend",
"*ʿimmādî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - with me",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because/that",
"*ʿattâ*": "adverb - now",
"*ʾaḥărîš*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I will be silent",
"*weʾegwāʿ*": "conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I will expire/die"
},
"variants": {
"*yārîb*": "will contend/will argue against/will bring charges against",
"*ʾaḥărîš*": "I will be silent/I will hold my peace",
"*ʾegwāʿ*": "I will expire/I will die/I will perish"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Job.13.20",
"source": "אַךְ־שְׁ֭תַּיִם אַל־תַּ֣עַשׂ עִמָּדִ֑י אָ֥ז מִ֝פָּנֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א אֶסָּתֵֽר׃",
"text": "*ʾak*-*šetayim* *ʾal*-*taʿaś* *ʿimmādî* *ʾāz* *mippāneykā* *lōʾ* *ʾessātēr*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾak*": "restrictive particle - only",
"*šetayim*": "numeral, feminine dual - two",
"*ʾal*": "negative particle - do not",
"*taʿaś*": "verb, Qal jussive, 2nd person masculine singular - do",
"*ʿimmādî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - with me",
"*ʾāz*": "adverb - then",
"*mippāneykā*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - from your face",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*ʾessātēr*": "verb, Niphal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will hide myself"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾak*-*šetayim*": "only two things",
"*mippāneykā*": "from your face/from your presence",
"*ʾessātēr*": "I will hide myself/I will conceal myself"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Job.13.21",
"source": "כַּ֭פְּךָ מֵעָלַ֣י הַרְחַ֑ק וְ֝אֵ֥מָתְךָ֗ אַֽל־תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃",
"text": "*kappekā* *mēʿālay* *harḥaq* *weʾēmāt̄ekā* *ʾal*-*tebaʿăt̄annî*",
"grammar": {
"*kappekā*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your palm/hand",
"*mēʿālay*": "preposition + preposition with 1st person singular suffix - from upon me",
"*harḥaq*": "verb, Hiphil imperative, masculine singular - remove far",
"*weʾēmāt̄ekā*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and your terror",
"*ʾal*": "negative particle - not",
"*tebaʿăt̄annî*": "verb, Piel jussive, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - let it terrify me"
},
"variants": {
"*kappekā*": "your hand/your power",
"*harḥaq*": "withdraw/remove/take away",
"*ʾēmāt̄ekā*": "your terror/your dread/your fear",
"*tebaʿăt̄annî*": "terrify me/frighten me"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "Job.13.22",
"source": "וּ֭קְרָא וְאָנֹכִ֣י אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה אֽוֹ־אֲ֝דַבֵּ֗ר וַהֲשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃",
"text": "*ûqerāʾ* *weʾānōkî* *ʾeʿĕneh* *ʾô*-*ʾădabbēr* *wahăšîbēnî*",
"grammar": {
"*ûqerāʾ*": "conjunction + verb, Qal imperative, masculine singular - and call",
"*weʾānōkî*": "conjunction + pronoun, 1st person singular (emphatic) - and I myself",
"*ʾeʿĕneh*": "verb, Qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular - I will answer",
"*ʾô*": "conjunction - or",
"*ʾădabbēr*": "verb, Piel imperfect, 1st person singular cohortative - let me speak",
"*wahăšîbēnî*": "conjunction + verb, Hiphil imperative, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and answer me"
},
"variants": {
"*ûqerāʾ*": "then call/summon",
"*ʾeʿĕneh*": "I will answer/I will respond",
"*wahăšîbēnî*": "and answer me/and reply to me"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "Job.13.23",
"source": "כַּמָּ֣ה לִ֭י עֲוֺנ֣וֹת וְחַטָּא֑וֹת פִּֽשְׁעִ֥י וְ֝חַטָּאתִ֗י הֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃",
"text": "*kammâ* *lî* *ʿăwōnôt̄* *weḥaṭṭāʾôt̄* *pišʿî* *weḥaṭṭāʾt̄î* *hôdîʿēnî*",
"grammar": {
"*kammâ*": "interrogative adverb - how many",
"*lî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me",
"*ʿăwōnôt̄*": "noun, masculine plural - iniquities",
"*weḥaṭṭāʾôt̄*": "conjunction + noun, feminine plural - and sins",
"*pišʿî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my transgression",
"*weḥaṭṭāʾt̄î*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - and my sin",
"*hôdîʿēnî*": "verb, Hiphil imperative, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - make known to me"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿăwōnôt̄*": "iniquities/perversities/guilt",
"*ḥaṭṭāʾôt̄*": "sins/offenses",
"*pišʿî*": "my transgression/my rebellion",
"*hôdîʿēnî*": "make known to me/inform me/reveal to me"
}
}