18 {
"verseID": "Job.20.18",
"source": "מֵשִׁ֣יב יָ֭גָע וְלֹ֣א יִבְלָ֑ע כְּחֵ֥יל תְּ֝מוּרָת֗וֹ וְלֹ֣א יַעֲלֹֽס׃",
"text": "*mēšîb* *yāgāʿ* *wĕ-* *lōʾ* *yiblāʿ* *kĕ-* *ḥêl* *tĕmûrātô* *wĕ-* *lōʾ* *yaʿălōs*",
"grammar": {
"*mēšîb*": "hifil participle, masculine singular - restoring/returning",
"*yāgāʿ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he labored/toiled",
"*wĕ-*": "conjunction - and",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yiblāʿ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he swallows",
"*kĕ-*": "preposition - like/as",
"*ḥêl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - wealth/property",
"*tĕmûrātô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his exchange",
"*wĕ-*": "conjunction - and",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yaʿălōs*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he rejoices"
},
"variants": {
"*mēšîb*": "restoring/returning/giving back",
"*yāgāʿ*": "labored/toiled/what he worked for",
"*yiblāʿ*": "swallows/consumes/enjoys",
"*ḥêl*": "wealth/property/strength",
"*tĕmûrātô*": "his exchange/his profit/his gain",
"*yaʿălōs*": "rejoices/exults/delights"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Job.20.19",
"source": "כִּֽי־רִ֭צַּץ עָזַ֣ב דַּלִּ֑ים בַּ֥יִת גָּ֝זַ֗ל וְלֹ֣א יִבֶנֵֽהוּ׃",
"text": "*kî-* *riṣṣaṣ* *ʿāzab* *dallîm* *bayit* *gāzal* *wĕ-* *lōʾ* *yibnēhû*",
"grammar": {
"*kî-*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*riṣṣaṣ*": "piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he crushed/oppressed",
"*ʿāzab*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he forsook/abandoned",
"*dallîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - poor ones",
"*bayit*": "noun, masculine singular - house",
"*gāzal*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he seized/robbed",
"*wĕ-*": "conjunction - and",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yibnēhû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he will build it"
},
"variants": {
"*riṣṣaṣ*": "crushed/oppressed/shattered",
"*ʿāzab*": "forsook/abandoned/left",
"*dallîm*": "poor ones/needy ones/weak ones",
"*bayit*": "house/home/dwelling",
"*gāzal*": "seized/robbed/plundered",
"*yibnēhû*": "will build it/will rebuild it/will establish it"
}
}
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"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Job.20.21",
"source": "אֵין־שָׂרִ֥יד לְאָכְל֑וֹ עַל־כֵּ֝֗ן לֹא־יָחִ֥יל טוּבֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*ʾên-* *śārîd* *lĕ-* *ʾāklô* *ʿal-* *kēn* *lōʾ-* *yāḥîl* *ṭûbô*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾên-*": "particle of negation - there is not",
"*śārîd*": "noun, masculine singular - survivor/remnant",
"*lĕ-*": "preposition - to/for",
"*ʾāklô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his food/eating",
"*ʿal-*": "preposition - upon/therefore",
"*kēn*": "adverb - thus/so",
"*lōʾ-*": "negative particle - not",
"*yāḥîl*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it endures",
"*ṭûbô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his prosperity"
},
"variants": {
"*śārîd*": "survivor/remnant/leftover",
"*ʾāklô*": "his food/his eating/his devouring",
"*ʿal-kēn*": "therefore/for that reason",
"*yāḥîl*": "endures/lasts/abides",
"*ṭûbô*": "his prosperity/his good/his wealth"
}
}
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"
}
}