7{
"verseID": "Job.23.7",
"source": "שָׁ֗ם יָ֭שָׁר נוֹכָ֣ח עִמּ֑וֹ וַאֲפַלְּטָ֥ה לָ֝נֶ֗צַח מִשֹּׁפְטִֽי׃",
"text": "*šām* *yāšār* *nôkāḥ* *ʿimmô* *wa-ʾăpallĕṭâ* *lāneṣaḥ* *miššōpĕṭî*",
"grammar": {
"*šām*": "adverb - there",
"*yāšār*": "adjective, masculine singular - upright/righteous",
"*nôkāḥ*": "preposition - before/in the presence of",
"*ʿimmô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - with him",
"*wa-ʾăpallĕṭâ*": "waw consecutive + Piel imperfect, 1st person singular (cohortative) - and I would escape/be delivered",
"*lāneṣaḥ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - forever/completely",
"*miššōpĕṭî*": "preposition + Qal participle, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - from my judge"
},
"variants": {
"*yāšār*": "upright, straight, righteous, just",
"*nôkāḥ*": "in front of, opposite to, before, in the presence of",
"*pālaṭ*": "to escape, deliver, save, rescue",
"*neṣaḥ*": "forever, perpetuity, completely, entirely",
"*šāpaṭ*": "to judge, govern, vindicate, decide"
}
}
8{
"verseID": "Job.23.8",
"source": "הֵ֤ן קֶ֣דֶם אֶהֱלֹ֣ךְ וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּ וְ֝אָח֗וֹר וְֽלֹא־אָבִ֥ין לֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*hēn* *qedem* *ʾehĕlōk* *wə-ʾênennu* *wə-ʾāḥôr* *wə-lōʾ-ʾābîn* *lô*",
"grammar": {
"*hēn*": "interjection - behold/look",
"*qedem*": "noun, masculine singular - east/forward",
"*ʾehĕlōk*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I go",
"*wə-ʾênennu*": "conjunction + particle of negation + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he is not",
"*wə-ʾāḥôr*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and backward/west",
"*wə-lōʾ-ʾābîn*": "conjunction + negative particle + Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I do not perceive",
"*lô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - for him/to him"
},
"variants": {
"*qedem*": "east, forward, former time, ancient time",
"*hālak*": "to go, walk, come, depart",
"*ʾayin*": "nothing, non-existence, absence",
"*ʾāḥôr*": "behind, backward, west",
"*bîn*": "to discern, understand, consider, perceive"
}
}
9{
"verseID": "Job.23.9",
"source": "שְׂמֹ֣אול בַּעֲשֹׂת֣וֹ וְלֹא־אָ֑חַז יַעְטֹ֥ף יָ֝מִ֗ין וְלֹ֣א אֶרְאֶֽה׃",
"text": "*śəmōʾwl* *baʿăśōtô* *wə-lōʾ-ʾāḥaz* *yaʿṭōp* *yāmîn* *wə-lōʾ* *ʾerʾeh*",
"grammar": {
"*śəmōʾwl*": "noun, feminine singular - left/north",
"*baʿăśōtô*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his working/when he acts",
"*wə-lōʾ-ʾāḥaz*": "conjunction + negative particle + Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I do not grasp/perceive",
"*yaʿṭōp*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he covers/veils himself",
"*yāmîn*": "noun, feminine singular - right/south",
"*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*ʾerʾeh*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I see"
},
"variants": {
"*śəmōʾwl*": "left, left hand, north",
"*ʿāśâ*": "to do, make, accomplish, work",
"*ʾāḥaz*": "to grasp, seize, hold, perceive",
"*ʿāṭap*": "to cover, enwrap, veil, hide, turn aside",
"*yāmîn*": "right, right hand, south",
"*rāʾâ*": "to see, perceive, look, observe"
}
}