Job 23:2

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{ "verseID": "Job.23.2", "source": "גַּם־הַ֭יּוֹם מְרִ֣י שִׂחִ֑י יָ֝דִ֗י כָּבְדָ֥ה עַל־אַנְחָתִֽי׃", "text": "*gam-hayyôm* *mərî* *śîḥî* *yādî* *kābədâ* *ʿal-ʾanḥātî*", "grammar": { "*gam-hayyôm*": "adverb + definite article + noun, masculine singular - even today/still today", "*mərî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - rebellion of/bitterness of", "*śîḥî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my complaint/meditation", "*yādî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my hand", "*kābədâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - is heavy", "*ʿal-ʾanḥātî*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural + 1st person singular suffix - upon my groanings/sighs" }, "variants": { "*mərî*": "bitterness, rebellion, disobedience", "*śîaḥ*": "complaint, meditation, anxiety, concern", "*kābəd*": "to be heavy, weighty, burdensome, severe", "*ʾanḥâ*": "sigh, groaning, moaning" } }

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  • Job 10:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Job.10.1", "source": "נָֽקְטָ֥ה נַפְשִׁ֗י בְּחַ֫יָּ֥י אֶֽעֶזְבָ֣ה עָלַ֣י שִׂיחִ֑י אֲ֝דַבְּרָה֗ בְּמַ֣ר נַפְשִֽׁי׃", "text": "*nāqṭâ* *napšî* in *ḥayyāy* *ʾeʿezəbâ* upon me *śîḥî* *ʾădabbərâ* in *mar* *napšî*", "grammar": { "*nāqṭâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - is weary/loathes", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person suffix - my soul", "*ḥayyāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person suffix - my life", "*ʾeʿezəbâ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st singular cohortative - I will abandon/leave", "*śîḥî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person suffix - my complaint", "*ʾădabbərâ*": "Piel imperfect, 1st singular cohortative - I will speak", "*mar*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - bitterness of", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person suffix - my soul" }, "variants": { "*nāqṭâ*": "is weary/loathes/is disgusted", "*napšî*": "my soul/my life/myself", "*śîḥî*": "my complaint/my meditation/my discourse", "*mar*": "bitterness/grief/anguish" } }
  • Job 11:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Job.11.6", "source": "וְיַגֶּד־לְךָ֨ ׀ תַּֽעֲלֻמ֣וֹת חָכְמָה֮ כִּֽי־כִפְלַ֢יִם לְֽת֫וּשִׁיָּ֥ה וְדַ֡ע כִּֽי־יַשֶּׁ֥ה לְךָ֥ אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ מֵעֲוֺנֶֽךָ׃", "text": "*wə-yaged*-*ləka* *taʿalumot* *ḥokmah* *ki*-*kiplayim* *lə-tushiyah* *wə-daʿ* *ki*-*yaššeh* *ləka* *Eloah* *mē-ʿawoneka*", "grammar": { "*wə-yaged*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular jussive - and may he tell/declare", "*ləka*": "preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you", "*taʿalumot*": "noun feminine plural construct - secrets of", "*ḥokmah*": "noun feminine singular - wisdom", "*ki*": "conjunction - that/for/because", "*kiplayim*": "noun masculine dual - double", "*lə-tushiyah*": "preposition + noun feminine singular - to sound wisdom/understanding", "*wə-daʿ*": "conjunction + qal imperative masculine singular - and know", "*ki*": "conjunction - that", "*yaššeh*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he causes to forget/he exacts less", "*ləka*": "preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - for you", "*Eloah*": "noun proper masculine singular - God", "*mē-ʿawoneka*": "preposition + noun masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - than your iniquity" }, "variants": { "*taʿalumot*": "secrets/hidden things/mysteries", "*ḥokmah*": "wisdom/skill", "*kiplayim*": "double/twice as much", "*tushiyah*": "sound wisdom/efficiency/success/effectual working", "*yaššeh*": "causes to forget/exacts less than/remits", "*ʿawoneka*": "your iniquity/your guilt/your punishment" } }
  • Ps 32:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Psalms.32.4", "source": "כִּ֤י ׀ יוֹמָ֣ם וָלַיְלָה֮ תִּכְבַּ֥ד עָלַ֗י יָ֫דֶ֥ךָ נֶהְפַּ֥ךְ לְשַׁדִּ֑י בְּחַרְבֹ֖נֵי קַ֣יִץ סֶֽלָה׃", "text": "*kî* *yômām* *wālaylâ* *tiḵbad* *ʿālay* *yāḏeḵā* *nehpaḵ* *ləšaddî* *bəḥarbōnê* *qayiṣ* *selâ*.", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because/when", "*yômām*": "adverb - by day/daily", "*wālaylâ*": "conjunction *wə-* + masculine singular noun - and night", "*tiḵbad*": "qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - was heavy", "*ʿālay*": "preposition *ʿal* with 1st person singular suffix - upon me", "*yāḏeḵā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hand", "*nehpaḵ*": "niphal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - was turned/changed", "*ləšaddî*": "preposition *lə-* + masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - into my moisture/vigor", "*bəḥarbōnê*": "preposition *bə-* + masculine plural construct noun - in droughts of", "*qayiṣ*": "masculine singular noun - summer", "*selâ*": "musical notation/pause" }, "variants": { "*tiḵbad*": "was heavy/pressed down/weighed upon", "*yāḏeḵā*": "your hand (as symbol of power/discipline)", "*nehpaḵ*": "was turned/was changed/was transformed", "*ləšaddî*": "my moisture/my vigor/my vitality/my freshness", "*ḥarbōnê*": "droughts of/dryness of", "*selâ*": "musical pause/interlude/lift up" } }
  • Ps 77:2-9 : 2 { "verseID": "Psalms.77.2", "source": "קוֹלִ֣י אֶל־אֱלֹהִ֣ים וְאֶצְעָ֑קָה קוֹלִ֥י אֶל־אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים וְהַאֲזִ֥ין אֵלָֽי", "text": "*qôlî* to-*ʾĕlōhîm* and-*ʾeṣʿāqāh* *qôlî* to-*ʾĕlōhîm* and-*haʾăzîn* to-me", "grammar": { "*qôlî*": "noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - my voice", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun with singular meaning - God", "*ʾeṣʿāqāh*": "1st person singular imperfect/cohortative with waw-consecutive - and I cry out/will cry out", "*haʾăzîn*": "3rd person masculine singular perfect with waw-consecutive - and he gives ear/listens" }, "variants": { "*qôlî*": "my voice/my sound/my cry", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine being", "*ʾeṣʿāqāh*": "I cry out/I call aloud/I scream", "*haʾăzîn*": "he gives ear/he listens attentively/he inclines (his ear)" } } 3 { "verseID": "Psalms.77.3", "source": "בְּי֥וֹם צָרָתִי֮ אֲדֹנָ֢י דָּ֫רָ֥שְׁתִּי יָדִ֤י ׀ לַ֣יְלָה נִ֭גְּרָה וְלֹ֣א תָפ֑וּג מֵאֲנָ֖ה הִנָּחֵ֣ם נַפְשִֽׁי", "text": "In-*yôm* *ṣārātî* *ʾădōnāy* *dārāštî* *yādî* *laylāh* *niggərāh* and-not *tāp̄ûg* *mēʾănāh* *hinnāḥēm* *nap̄šî*", "grammar": { "*yôm*": "masculine singular noun with prefix preposition 'bə' - in day", "*ṣārātî*": "feminine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - my distress", "*ʾădōnāy*": "noun, divine title - Lord/my Lord", "*dārāštî*": "1st person singular perfect - I sought", "*yādî*": "feminine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - my hand", "*laylāh*": "masculine singular noun with lamed prefix - at night", "*niggərāh*": "3rd person feminine singular perfect niphal (passive) - was stretched out/poured out", "*tāp̄ûg*": "3rd person feminine singular imperfect - grow numb/cease", "*mēʾănāh*": "3rd person feminine singular perfect - refused", "*hinnāḥēm*": "niphal infinitive construct - to be comforted", "*nap̄šî*": "feminine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - my soul" }, "variants": { "*yôm*": "day/time/period", "*ṣārātî*": "my distress/my trouble/my affliction", "*ʾădōnāy*": "my Lord/Lord/Master", "*dārāštî*": "I sought/I inquired/I searched for", "*yādî*": "my hand/my power", "*laylāh*": "night/darkness", "*niggərāh*": "was stretched out/was poured out/flowed", "*tāp̄ûg*": "grow numb/cease/relax", "*mēʾănāh*": "refused/declined/was unwilling", "*hinnāḥēm*": "to be comforted/to be consoled", "*nap̄šî*": "my soul/my life/myself" } } 4 { "verseID": "Psalms.77.4", "source": "אֶזְכְּרָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֣ים וְאֶֽהֱמָיָ֑ה אָשִׂ֓יחָה ׀ וְתִתְעַטֵּ֖ף רוּחִ֣י סֶֽלָה", "text": "*ʾezkərāh* *ʾĕlōhîm* and-*ʾehĕmāyāh* *ʾāśîḥāh* and-*tiṯʿaṭṭēp̄* *rûḥî* *selāh*", "grammar": { "*ʾezkərāh*": "1st person singular imperfect/cohortative - I remember/will remember", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun with singular meaning - God", "*ʾehĕmāyāh*": "1st person singular imperfect/cohortative with waw-consecutive - and I moan/groan", "*ʾāśîḥāh*": "1st person singular imperfect/cohortative - I meditate/complain", "*tiṯʿaṭṭēp̄*": "3rd person feminine singular hitpael imperfect with waw-consecutive - and grows faint/overwhelmed", "*rûḥî*": "feminine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - my spirit", "*selāh*": "musical or liturgical notation" }, "variants": { "*ʾezkərāh*": "I remember/I call to mind/I mention", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine being", "*ʾehĕmāyāh*": "I moan/I groan/I am troubled", "*ʾāśîḥāh*": "I meditate/I complain/I muse", "*tiṯʿaṭṭēp̄*": "grows faint/is overwhelmed/is wrapped (in darkness)", "*rûḥî*": "my spirit/my breath/my mind", "*selāh*": "musical pause/lift up/interlude" } } 5 { "verseID": "Psalms.77.5", "source": "אָ֭חַזְתָּ שְׁמֻר֣וֹת עֵינָ֑י נִ֝פְעַ֗מְתִּי וְלֹ֣א אֲדַבֵּֽר", "text": "*ʾāḥaztā* *šəmurôṯ* *ʿênāy* *nip̄ʿamtî* and-not *ʾădabbēr*", "grammar": { "*ʾāḥaztā*": "2nd person masculine singular perfect - you have held", "*šəmurôṯ*": "feminine plural noun - watches/eyelids", "*ʿênāy*": "dual noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - my eyes", "*nip̄ʿamtî*": "1st person singular niphal perfect - I was troubled/disturbed", "*ʾădabbēr*": "1st person singular piel imperfect - I speak" }, "variants": { "*ʾāḥaztā*": "you have held/you have seized/you have kept", "*šəmurôṯ*": "watches/eyelids/guards of the night", "*ʿênāy*": "my eyes/my sight", "*nip̄ʿamtî*": "I was troubled/I was disturbed/I was agitated", "*ʾădabbēr*": "I speak/I talk/I utter" } } 6 { "verseID": "Psalms.77.6", "source": "חִשַּׁ֣בְתִּי יָמִ֣ים מִקֶּ֑דֶם שְׁ֝נ֗וֹת עוֹלָמִֽים", "text": "*ḥiššaḇtî* *yāmîm* from-*qeḏem* *šənôṯ* *ʿôlāmîm*", "grammar": { "*ḥiššaḇtî*": "1st person singular piel perfect - I considered/calculated", "*yāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - days", "*qeḏem*": "noun with prefixed min ('from') - ancient times/east", "*šənôṯ*": "feminine plural construct noun - years of", "*ʿôlāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - ages/eternities" }, "variants": { "*ḥiššaḇtî*": "I considered/I calculated/I thought about", "*yāmîm*": "days/times", "*qeḏem*": "ancient times/former times/the east", "*šənôṯ*": "years of/periods of", "*ʿôlāmîm*": "eternities/ancient times/long ago" } } 7 { "verseID": "Psalms.77.7", "source": "אֶֽזְכְּרָ֥ה נְגִינָתִ֗י בַּ֫לָּ֥יְלָה עִם־לְבָבִ֥י אָשִׂ֑יחָה וַיְחַפֵּ֥שׂ רוּחִֽי", "text": "*ʾezkərāh* *nəḡînāṯî* in-the-*laylāh* with-*ləḇāḇî* *ʾāśîḥāh* and-*yəḥappēś* *rûḥî*", "grammar": { "*ʾezkərāh*": "1st person singular imperfect/cohortative - I remember/will remember", "*nəḡînāṯî*": "feminine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - my music/song", "*laylāh*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed 'bə' and definite article - in the night", "*ləḇāḇî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - my heart", "*ʾāśîḥāh*": "1st person singular imperfect/cohortative - I meditate/complain", "*yəḥappēś*": "3rd person masculine singular piel imperfect with waw-consecutive - and it searches", "*rûḥî*": "feminine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - my spirit" }, "variants": { "*ʾezkərāh*": "I remember/I call to mind/I mention", "*nəḡînāṯî*": "my song/my music/my stringed instrument", "*laylāh*": "night/darkness", "*ləḇāḇî*": "my heart/my mind/my inner self", "*ʾāśîḥāh*": "I meditate/I complain/I muse", "*yəḥappēś*": "it searches/it examines/it seeks diligently", "*rûḥî*": "my spirit/my breath/my mind" } } 8 { "verseID": "Psalms.77.8", "source": "הַֽ֭לְעוֹלָמִים יִזְנַ֥ח ׀ אֲדֹנָ֑י וְלֹֽא־יֹסִ֖יף לִרְצ֣וֹת עֽוֹד", "text": "?-for-*ʿôlāmîm* *yiznaḥ* *ʾăḏōnāy* and-not-*yōsîp̄* *lirṣôṯ* *ʿôḏ*", "grammar": { "*ʿôlāmîm*": "masculine plural noun with prefixed lamed ('for') and interrogative he - forever?", "*yiznaḥ*": "3rd person masculine singular qal imperfect - he rejects", "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "noun, divine title - Lord/my Lord", "*yōsîp̄*": "3rd person masculine singular hiphil imperfect - he will add", "*lirṣôṯ*": "qal infinitive construct with prefixed lamed - to favor", "*ʿôḏ*": "adverb - again/still/yet" }, "variants": { "*ʿôlāmîm*": "forever/eternities/perpetuities", "*yiznaḥ*": "he rejects/he casts off/he spurns", "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "Lord/my Lord/Master", "*yōsîp̄*": "he will add/he will continue/he will do again", "*lirṣôṯ*": "to favor/to be pleased with/to accept", "*ʿôḏ*": "again/still/yet/anymore" } } 9 { "verseID": "Psalms.77.9", "source": "הֶאָפֵ֣ס לָנֶ֣צַח חַסְדּ֑וֹ גָּ֥מַר אֹ֝֗מֶר לְדֹ֣ר וָדֹֽר", "text": "?-*ʾāp̄ēs* to-*neṣaḥ* *ḥasdô* *gāmar* *ʾōmer* to-*dōr* and-*dōr*", "grammar": { "*ʾāp̄ēs*": "qal perfect with interrogative he - has it ceased?", "*neṣaḥ*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed lamed - forever", "*ḥasdô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his lovingkindness", "*gāmar*": "3rd person masculine singular qal perfect - he has finished", "*ʾōmer*": "masculine singular noun - word/speech/promise", "*dōr*": "masculine singular noun - generation" }, "variants": { "*ʾāp̄ēs*": "has ceased/has ended/is gone", "*neṣaḥ*": "forever/perpetuity/completely", "*ḥasdô*": "his lovingkindness/his mercy/his covenant loyalty", "*gāmar*": "has finished/has completed/has ended", "*ʾōmer*": "word/speech/promise/saying", "*dōr*": "generation/age/period" } }
  • Lam 3:19-20 : 19 { "verseID": "Lamentations.3.19", "source": "זְכָר־עָנְיִ֥י וּמְרוּדִ֖י לַעֲנָ֥ה וָרֹֽאשׁ׃", "text": "*zekār* *ʿānyî* and *merûdî* *laʿănâ* and *rōʾš*", "grammar": { "*zekār*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - remember", "*ʿānyî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my affliction", "*merûdî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my homelessness", "*laʿănâ*": "noun, feminine singular - wormwood", "*rōʾš*": "noun, masculine singular - poison/gall" }, "variants": { "*ʿānyî*": "my affliction/my misery", "*merûdî*": "my homelessness/my wandering/my restlessness", "*rōʾš*": "poison/gall/venom/bitterness" } } 20 { "verseID": "Lamentations.3.20", "source": "זָכ֣וֹר תִּזְכּ֔וֹר *ותשיח **וְתָשׁ֥וֹחַ עָלַ֖י נַפְשִֽׁי׃", "text": "*zākôr* *tizkôr* and *tāšôaḥ* upon *ʿālay* *napšî*", "grammar": { "*zākôr*": "verb, qal infinitive absolute - remember", "*tizkôr*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will remember", "*tāšôaḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - bows down", "*ʿālay*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - upon me", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my soul" }, "variants": { "*zākôr tizkôr*": "you will surely remember/remembering you will remember", "*tāšôaḥ*": "bows down/is humbled/sinks down", "*napšî*": "my soul/my life/myself" } }
  • Job 6:2-3 : 2 { "verseID": "Job.6.2", "source": "ל֗וּ שָׁק֣וֹל יִשָּׁקֵ֣ל כַּעְשִׂ֑י וְהַוָּתִ֗י בְּֽמֹאזְנַ֥יִם יִשְׂאוּ־יָֽחַד׃", "text": "*lû šāqôl yiššāqēl kaʿśî wə-hawwātî bə-mōʾznayim yiśʾû-yāḥad*", "grammar": { "*lû*": "particle expressing wish/condition - if only/Oh that", "*šāqôl yiššāqēl*": "infinitive absolute + Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - would surely be weighed", "*kaʿśî*": "preposition *kə* + noun + 1st person singular suffix - my vexation/grief", "*wə-hawwātî*": "conjunction + noun + 1st person singular suffix - and my calamity/ruin", "*bə-mōʾznayim*": "preposition + noun, masculine dual - in/on scales/balances", "*yiśʾû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they would lift/take up", "*yāḥad*": "adverb - together/at once" }, "variants": { "*lû*": "if only/would that", "*kaʿś*": "vexation/grief/anger", "*hawwâ*": "calamity/destruction/ruin", "*mōʾznayim*": "scales/balances", "*nāśāʾ*": "to lift up/carry/bear" } } 3 { "verseID": "Job.6.3", "source": "כִּֽי־עַתָּ֗ה מֵח֣וֹל יַמִּ֣ים יִכְבָּ֑ד עַל־כֵּ֝֗ן דְּבָרַ֥י לָֽעוּ׃", "text": "*kî-ʿattâ mēḥôl yammîm yikbād ʿal-kēn dəbāray lāʿû*", "grammar": { "*kî-ʿattâ*": "conjunction + adverb - for now", "*mēḥôl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - than sand of", "*yammîm*": "noun, masculine plural - seas", "*yikbād*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is heavier", "*ʿal-kēn*": "preposition + adverb - therefore", "*dəbāray*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my words", "*lāʿû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd plural - they are rash/wild/hasty" }, "variants": { "*ḥôl*": "sand", "*yām*": "sea", "*kābēd*": "to be heavy/weighty/burdensome", "*lûaʿ*": "to speak rashly/wildly/hastily" } }
  • Job 7:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Job.7.11", "source": "גַּם־אֲנִי֮ לֹ֤א אֶחֱשָׂ֫ךְ פִּ֥י אֲ‍ֽ֭דַבְּרָה בְּצַ֣ר רוּחִ֑י אָ֝שִׂ֗יחָה בְּמַ֣ר נַפְשִֽׁי", "text": "Also-I not *'eḥĕśāḵ* my *pî* *'ăḏabbĕrâ* in *tsar* my *rûḥî* *'āśîḥâ* in *mar* my *nafshî*", "grammar": { "*gam*": "adverb - also/even", "*'ănî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I", "*lō'*": "negative particle - not", "*'eḥĕśāḵ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will restrain", "*pî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my mouth", "*'ăḏabbĕrâ*": "verb, piel imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular - let me speak", "*bĕ*": "preposition - in", "*tsar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - distress of", "*rûḥî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my spirit", "*'āśîḥâ*": "verb, qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular - let me complain", "*bĕ*": "preposition - in", "*mar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - bitterness of", "*nafshî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my soul" }, "variants": { "*'eḥĕśāḵ*": "I will restrain/I will hold back/I will refrain", "*pî*": "my mouth/my speech", "*'ăḏabbĕrâ*": "let me speak/I will speak", "*tsar*": "distress/anguish/trouble", "*rûḥî*": "my spirit/my breath", "*'āśîḥâ*": "let me complain/let me meditate/let me talk", "*mar*": "bitterness/grief", "*nafshî*": "my soul/my self/my life" } }

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  • 1{ "verseID": "Job.23.1", "source": "וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃", "text": "*wə-yaʿan* *ʾIyyôb* *wə-yōʾmar*", "grammar": { "*wə-yaʿan*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he answered", "*ʾIyyôb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Job", "*wə-yōʾmar*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said" }, "variants": { "*yaʿan*": "to answer, respond, reply", "*ʾamar*": "to speak, say, declare" } }

  • Job 6:1-3
    3 verses
    79%

    1{ "verseID": "Job.6.1", "source": "וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃", "text": "*wə-yaʿan* *ʾIyyōb* *wə-yōʾmar*", "grammar": { "*wə-yaʿan*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and answered", "*ʾIyyōb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Job", "*wə-yōʾmar*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and said" }, "variants": { "*yaʿan*": "to answer/respond", "*ʾamar*": "to speak/say/declare" } }

    2{ "verseID": "Job.6.2", "source": "ל֗וּ שָׁק֣וֹל יִשָּׁקֵ֣ל כַּעְשִׂ֑י וְהַוָּתִ֗י בְּֽמֹאזְנַ֥יִם יִשְׂאוּ־יָֽחַד׃", "text": "*lû šāqôl yiššāqēl kaʿśî wə-hawwātî bə-mōʾznayim yiśʾû-yāḥad*", "grammar": { "*lû*": "particle expressing wish/condition - if only/Oh that", "*šāqôl yiššāqēl*": "infinitive absolute + Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - would surely be weighed", "*kaʿśî*": "preposition *kə* + noun + 1st person singular suffix - my vexation/grief", "*wə-hawwātî*": "conjunction + noun + 1st person singular suffix - and my calamity/ruin", "*bə-mōʾznayim*": "preposition + noun, masculine dual - in/on scales/balances", "*yiśʾû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they would lift/take up", "*yāḥad*": "adverb - together/at once" }, "variants": { "*lû*": "if only/would that", "*kaʿś*": "vexation/grief/anger", "*hawwâ*": "calamity/destruction/ruin", "*mōʾznayim*": "scales/balances", "*nāśāʾ*": "to lift up/carry/bear" } }

    3{ "verseID": "Job.6.3", "source": "כִּֽי־עַתָּ֗ה מֵח֣וֹל יַמִּ֣ים יִכְבָּ֑ד עַל־כֵּ֝֗ן דְּבָרַ֥י לָֽעוּ׃", "text": "*kî-ʿattâ mēḥôl yammîm yikbād ʿal-kēn dəbāray lāʿû*", "grammar": { "*kî-ʿattâ*": "conjunction + adverb - for now", "*mēḥôl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - than sand of", "*yammîm*": "noun, masculine plural - seas", "*yikbād*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is heavier", "*ʿal-kēn*": "preposition + adverb - therefore", "*dəbāray*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my words", "*lāʿû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd plural - they are rash/wild/hasty" }, "variants": { "*ḥôl*": "sand", "*yām*": "sea", "*kābēd*": "to be heavy/weighty/burdensome", "*lûaʿ*": "to speak rashly/wildly/hastily" } }

  • 3{ "verseID": "Job.23.3", "source": "מִֽי־יִתֵּ֣ן יָ֭דַעְתִּי וְאֶמְצָאֵ֑הוּ אָ֝ב֗וֹא עַד־תְּכוּנָתֽוֹ׃", "text": "*mî-yittēn* *yādaʿtî* *wə-ʾemṣāʾēhû* *ʾābôʾ* *ʿad-təkûnātô*", "grammar": { "*mî-yittēn*": "interrogative pronoun + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - who will give/would that/if only", "*yādaʿtî*": "Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I knew", "*wə-ʾemṣāʾēhû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 1st person singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and I would find him", "*ʾābôʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I would come/I might come", "*ʿad-təkûnātô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - unto his dwelling place/seat/abode" }, "variants": { "*mî-yittēn*": "idiomatic expression for 'if only/would that'", "*yādaʿ*": "to know, perceive, discern, understand", "*māṣāʾ*": "to find, attain, acquire, meet", "*bôʾ*": "to come, enter, arrive", "*təkûnâ*": "place, seat, arrangement, dwelling place, foundation" } }

  • 1{ "verseID": "Job.10.1", "source": "נָֽקְטָ֥ה נַפְשִׁ֗י בְּחַ֫יָּ֥י אֶֽעֶזְבָ֣ה עָלַ֣י שִׂיחִ֑י אֲ֝דַבְּרָה֗ בְּמַ֣ר נַפְשִֽׁי׃", "text": "*nāqṭâ* *napšî* in *ḥayyāy* *ʾeʿezəbâ* upon me *śîḥî* *ʾădabbərâ* in *mar* *napšî*", "grammar": { "*nāqṭâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - is weary/loathes", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person suffix - my soul", "*ḥayyāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person suffix - my life", "*ʾeʿezəbâ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st singular cohortative - I will abandon/leave", "*śîḥî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person suffix - my complaint", "*ʾădabbərâ*": "Piel imperfect, 1st singular cohortative - I will speak", "*mar*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - bitterness of", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person suffix - my soul" }, "variants": { "*nāqṭâ*": "is weary/loathes/is disgusted", "*napšî*": "my soul/my life/myself", "*śîḥî*": "my complaint/my meditation/my discourse", "*mar*": "bitterness/grief/anguish" } }

  • 4{ "verseID": "Job.21.4", "source": "הֶ֭אָנֹכִי לְאָדָ֣ם שִׂיחִ֑י וְאִם־מַ֝דּ֗וּעַ לֹא־תִקְצַ֥ר רוּחִֽי׃", "text": "*heʾānōkî lə-ʾādām śîḥî wə-ʾim-maddûaʿ lōʾ-tiqṣar rûḥî*", "grammar": { "*heʾānōkî*": "interrogative particle + 1st person singular independent pronoun - am I", "*lə-ʾādām*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - to man/human", "*śîḥî*": "noun masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my complaint", "*wə-ʾim*": "conjunctive waw + conditional particle - and if", "*maddûaʿ*": "interrogative adverb - why", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*tiqṣar*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - should be short/impatient", "*rûḥî*": "noun feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my spirit" }, "variants": { "*śîaḥ*": "complaint/meditation/concern", "*qāṣar*": "to be short/impatient/distressed", "*rûaḥ*": "spirit/breath/wind" } }

  • 2{ "verseID": "Job.3.2", "source": "וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃", "text": "*wa-yaʿan ʾiyyôb wa-yōʾmar*", "grammar": { "*wa-yaʿan*": "conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and answered", "*ʾiyyôb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Job", "*wa-yōʾmar*": "conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and said" }, "variants": { "*yaʿan*": "answered/responded/testified", "*yōʾmar*": "said/spoke/declared" } }

  • 11{ "verseID": "Job.7.11", "source": "גַּם־אֲנִי֮ לֹ֤א אֶחֱשָׂ֫ךְ פִּ֥י אֲ‍ֽ֭דַבְּרָה בְּצַ֣ר רוּחִ֑י אָ֝שִׂ֗יחָה בְּמַ֣ר נַפְשִֽׁי", "text": "Also-I not *'eḥĕśāḵ* my *pî* *'ăḏabbĕrâ* in *tsar* my *rûḥî* *'āśîḥâ* in *mar* my *nafshî*", "grammar": { "*gam*": "adverb - also/even", "*'ănî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I", "*lō'*": "negative particle - not", "*'eḥĕśāḵ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will restrain", "*pî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my mouth", "*'ăḏabbĕrâ*": "verb, piel imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular - let me speak", "*bĕ*": "preposition - in", "*tsar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - distress of", "*rûḥî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my spirit", "*'āśîḥâ*": "verb, qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular - let me complain", "*bĕ*": "preposition - in", "*mar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - bitterness of", "*nafshî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my soul" }, "variants": { "*'eḥĕśāḵ*": "I will restrain/I will hold back/I will refrain", "*pî*": "my mouth/my speech", "*'ăḏabbĕrâ*": "let me speak/I will speak", "*tsar*": "distress/anguish/trouble", "*rûḥî*": "my spirit/my breath", "*'āśîḥâ*": "let me complain/let me meditate/let me talk", "*mar*": "bitterness/grief", "*nafshî*": "my soul/my self/my life" } }

  • 1{ "verseID": "Lamentations.3.1", "source": "אֲנִ֤י הַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ רָאָ֣ה עֳנִ֔י בְּשֵׁ֖בֶט עֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃", "text": "*ʾănî* the *geber* *rāʾâ* *ʿŏnî* in *šēbeṭ* *ʿebrātô*", "grammar": { "*ʾănî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I", "*geber*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mighty man", "*rāʾâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - saw/has seen", "*ʿŏnî*": "noun, masculine singular - affliction/misery", "*šēbeṭ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - rod/staff", "*ʿebrātô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his wrath/fury" }, "variants": { "*geber*": "man/mighty man/warrior/strong one", "*ʿŏnî*": "affliction/misery/suffering/oppression", "*šēbeṭ*": "rod/staff/scepter/tribe", "*ʿebrātô*": "his wrath/his fury/his anger/his overflow" } }

  • 24{ "verseID": "Job.3.24", "source": "כִּֽי־לִפְנֵ֣י לַ֭חְמִי אַנְחָתִ֣י תָבֹ֑א וַֽיִּתְּכ֥וּ כַ֝מַּ֗יִם שַׁאֲגֹתָֽי׃", "text": "*kî-lipnê laḥmî ʾanḥātî tābōʾ wayyittəkû kammayim šaʾăgōtāy*", "grammar": { "*kî-lipnê*": "conjunction + preposition with 1st common singular suffix - for before", "*laḥmî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st common singular suffix - my food/bread", "*ʾanḥātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st common singular suffix - my sighing", "*tābōʾ*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it comes", "*wayyittəkû*": "conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - and they are poured out", "*kammayim*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - like the waters", "*šaʾăgōtāy*": "noun, feminine plural with 1st common singular suffix - my roarings" }, "variants": { "*lipnê*": "before/in front of", "*laḥmî*": "my food/my bread", "*ʾanḥātî*": "my sighing/my groaning", "*tābōʾ*": "it comes/it arrives", "*wayyittəkû*": "and they are poured out/and they flow", "*šaʾăgōtāy*": "my roarings/my groanings/my cries" } }

  • 6{ "verseID": "Psalms.38.6", "source": "הִבְאִ֣ישׁוּ נָ֭מַקּוּ חַבּוּרֹתָ֑י מִ֝פְּנֵ֗י אִוַּלְתִּֽי׃", "text": "*Hiḇə'îšû* *nāmaqqû* *ḥabbûrōtāy* from face of *'iwwaltî*", "grammar": { "*Hiḇə'îšû*": "hiphil perfect 3rd person plural - they have become foul/putrid", "*nāmaqqû*": "niphal perfect 3rd person plural - they have festered/rotted", "*ḥabbûrōtāy*": "plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my wounds/stripes", "*'iwwaltî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my foolishness" }, "variants": { "*Hiḇə'îšû*": "have become foul/stink/are loathsome", "*nāmaqqû*": "have festered/rotted/decayed", "*ḥabbûrōt*": "wounds/stripes/bruises", "*'iwwalt*": "foolishness/folly" } }

  • 19{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.10.19", "source": "א֥וֹי לִי֙ עַל־שִׁבְרִ֔י נַחְלָ֖ה מַכָּתִ֑י וַאֲנִ֣י אָמַ֔רְתִּי אַ֛ךְ זֶ֥ה חֳלִ֖י וְאֶשָּׂאֶֽנּוּ׃", "text": "Woe to-me for-*šibrî* *naḥlāh* *makkātî* and-I *ʾāmartî* surely this *ḥolî* and-*ʾeśśāʾennû*", "grammar": { "*šibrî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - my breaking/breach", "*naḥlāh*": "niphal participle, feminine singular - incurable/grievous", "*makkātî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st singular suffix - my wound/blow", "*ʾāmartî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I said", "*ḥolî*": "noun, masculine singular - sickness/disease", "*ʾeśśāʾennû*": "qal imperfect, 1st singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - I will bear it" }, "variants": { "*šibrî*": "my breaking/breach/fracture/ruin", "*naḥlāh*": "incurable/grievous/chronic/terminal", "*makkātî*": "my wound/blow/plague/stroke", "*ḥolî*": "sickness/disease/illness/affliction", "*ʾeśśāʾennû*": "I will bear it/endure it/carry it" } }

  • Lam 1:12-13
    2 verses
    73%

    12{ "verseID": "Lamentations.1.12", "source": "ל֣וֹא אֲלֵיכֶם֮ כָּל־עֹ֣בְרֵי דֶרֶךְ֒ הַבִּ֣יטוּ וּרְא֔וּ אִם־יֵ֤שׁ מַכְאוֹב֙ כְּמַכְאֹבִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר עוֹלַ֖ל לִ֑י אֲשֶׁר֙ הוֹגָ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה בְּי֖וֹם חֲר֥וֹן אַפּֽוֹ׃ ס", "text": "*lôʾ* to you all-*ʿōḇərê* *dereḵ*, *habbîṭû* *û*-*rəʾû* if-*yēš* *maḵʾôḇ* like my *maḵʾōḇî* *ʾăšer* *ʿôlal* to me, *ʾăšer* *hôḡāh* *YHWH* in *yôm* *ḥărôn* his *ʾappô*.", "grammar": { "*lôʾ*": "negative particle/exclamation - Is it nothing", "*ʾălêḵem*": "preposition with 2nd masculine plural suffix - to you", "*kāl*": "noun, construct - all of", "*ʿōḇərê*": "qal participle, masculine plural construct - those passing by", "*dereḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - way", "*habbîṭû*": "hifil imperative, masculine plural - look", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*rəʾû*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - see", "*ʾim*": "conjunction - if", "*yēš*": "particle of existence - there is", "*maḵʾôḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - pain", "*kəmaḵʾōḇî*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - like my pain", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*ʿôlal*": "polal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was done", "*lî*": "preposition with 1st singular suffix - to me", "*hôḡāh*": "hifil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he afflicted", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD", "*bəyôm*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in day of", "*ḥărôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - burning of", "*ʾappô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his anger" }, "variants": { "*lôʾ ʾălêḵem*": "Is it nothing to you?/Does it not concern you?", "*ʿōḇərê dereḵ*": "passersby/travelers/those who pass along the way", "*habbîṭû*": "look/observe/consider", "*maḵʾôḇ*": "pain/sorrow/suffering", "*ʿôlal*": "was done/was inflicted/was brought", "*hôḡāh*": "afflicted/made sorrowful/punished", "*ḥărôn ʾappô*": "his fierce anger/his burning wrath/his intense fury" } }

    13{ "verseID": "Lamentations.1.13", "source": "מִמָּר֛וֹם שָֽׁלַח־אֵ֥שׁ בְּעַצְמֹתַ֖י וַיִּרְדֶּ֑נָּה פָּרַ֨שׂ רֶ֤שֶׁת לְרַגְלַי֙ הֱשִׁיבַ֣נִי אָח֔וֹר נְתָנַ֙נִי֙ שֹֽׁמֵמָ֔ה כָּל־הַיּ֖וֹם דָּוָֽה׃ ס", "text": "From *mārôm* he *šālaḥ*-*ʾēš* in my *ʿaṣmōṯay* *wa*-*yirdennāh*; he *pāraś* *rešeṯ* for my *raḡlay*, *hĕšîḇanî* *ʾāḥôr*; he *nəṯānanî* *šōmēmāh*, all-the *yôm* *dāwāh*.", "grammar": { "*mimmārôm*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from height", "*šālaḥ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he sent", "*ʾēš*": "noun, feminine singular - fire", "*bəʿaṣmōṯay*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural with 1st singular suffix - in my bones", "*wa*": "conjunction - and", "*yirdennāh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - he subdued it", "*pāraś*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he spread", "*rešeṯ*": "noun, feminine singular - net", "*ləraḡlay*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual with 1st singular suffix - for my feet", "*hĕšîḇanî*": "hifil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - he turned me back", "*ʾāḥôr*": "adverb - backward", "*nəṯānanî*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - he made me", "*šōmēmāh*": "qal participle, feminine singular - desolate", "*kāl*": "noun, construct - all of", "*hayyôm*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the day", "*dāwāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - faint" }, "variants": { "*mārôm*": "height/above/heaven", "*šālaḥ-ʾēš*": "sent fire/cast fire", "*ʿaṣmōṯay*": "my bones/my skeleton", "*yirdennāh*": "subdued it/overpowered it/made it prevail", "*pāraś rešeṯ*": "spread a net/laid a snare", "*raḡlay*": "my feet/my legs", "*hĕšîḇanî ʾāḥôr*": "turned me back/made me retreat", "*nəṯānanî šōmēmāh*": "made me desolate/rendered me devastated", "*dāwāh*": "faint/sick/ill" } }

  • Job 27:1-2
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    1{ "verseID": "Job.27.1", "source": "וַיֹּ֣סֶף אִ֭יּוֹב שְׂאֵ֥ת מְשָׁל֗וֹ וַיֹּאמַֽר׃", "text": "*wə-yōsep̄* *ʾiyyôḇ* *śʾēt* *məšālô* *wə-yōʾmar*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōsep̄*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he continued/added", "*ʾiyyôḇ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Job", "*śʾēt*": "Qal infinitive construct - to lift/take up", "*məšālô*": "noun masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his proverb/discourse/parable", "*wə-yōʾmar*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said" }, "variants": { "*yōsep̄*": "continue/add/proceed", "*śʾēt*": "to lift up/take up/raise/carry", "*məšāl*": "proverb/parable/discourse/oracle" } }

    2{ "verseID": "Job.27.2", "source": "חַי אֵ֭ל הֵסִ֣יר מִשְׁפָּטִ֑י וְ֝שַׁדַּ֗י הֵמַ֥ר נַפְשִֽׁי׃", "text": "*ḥay* *ʾēl* *hēsîr* *mišpāṭî* *wə-šadday* *hēmar* *nap̄šî*", "grammar": { "*ḥay*": "adjective masculine singular - living/alive (used as oath formula)", "*ʾēl*": "noun masculine singular - God", "*hēsîr*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has removed/taken away", "*mišpāṭî*": "noun masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my justice/right/cause", "*wə-šadday*": "conjunction + noun masculine singular - and the Almighty", "*hēmar*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has embittered/made bitter", "*nap̄šî*": "noun feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my soul/life" }, "variants": { "*ḥay*": "living/alive (used in oath formulas)", "*ʾēl*": "God/deity/mighty one", "*šadday*": "Almighty/All-sufficient One", "*nep̄eš*": "soul/life/self/person/being" } }

  • Job 19:1-2
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    1{ "verseID": "Job.19.1", "source": "‫וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃‬", "text": "*wə-yaʿan* *ʾiyyōb* *wə-yōʾmar*", "grammar": { "*wə-yaʿan*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and answered", "*ʾiyyōb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Job", "*wə-yōʾmar*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and said" }, "variants": { "*yaʿan*": "to answer/respond", "*ʾiyyōb*": "Job (name meaning possibly 'persecuted')", "*yōʾmar*": "to say/speak" } }

    2{ "verseID": "Job.19.2", "source": "‫עַד־אָ֭נָה תּוֹגְי֣וּן נַפְשִׁ֑י וּֽתְדַכּאוּנַ֥נִי בְמִלִּֽים׃‬", "text": "*ʿad-ʾānāh* *tōgyūn* *napšî* *ū-tədakkəʾūnanî* *bə-millîm*", "grammar": { "*ʿad-ʾānāh*": "preposition + interrogative - until when/how long", "*tōgyūn*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you afflict/cause grief", "*napšî*": "noun common feminine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - my soul/self", "*ū-tədakkəʾūnanî*": "waw conjunction + piel imperfect, 2nd masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - and you crush me", "*bə-millîm*": "preposition + noun common feminine plural - with words" }, "variants": { "*tōgyūn*": "to afflict/grieve/cause sorrow", "*nepeš*": "soul/life/self/person/desire", "*dākāʾ*": "to crush/break/bruise", "*millîm*": "words/speech" } }

  • Lam 1:21-22
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    21{ "verseID": "Lamentations.1.21", "source": "שָׁמְע֞וּ כִּ֧י נֶאֱנָחָ֣ה אָ֗נִי אֵ֤ין מְנַחֵם֙ לִ֔י כָּל־אֹ֨יְבַ֜י שָׁמְע֤וּ רָֽעָתִי֙ שָׂ֔שׂוּ כִּ֥י אַתָּ֖ה עָשִׂ֑יתָ הֵבֵ֥אתָ יוֹם־קָרָ֖אתָ וְיִֽהְי֥וּ כָמֽוֹנִי׃ ס", "text": "They *šāməʿû* *kî* *neʾĕnāḥāh* *ʾānî*, *ʾên* *mənaḥēm* to me; all-my *ʾōyəḇay* *šāməʿû* my *rāʿāṯî* they *śāśû* *kî* *ʾattāh* *ʿāśîṯā*; *hēḇēʾṯā* *yôm*-you *qārāʾṯā* *wə*-*yihyû* like me.", "grammar": { "*šāməʿû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they heard", "*kî*": "conjunction - that", "*neʾĕnāḥāh*": "nifal participle, feminine singular - groaning", "*ʾānî*": "1st singular personal pronoun - I", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is no", "*mənaḥēm*": "piel participle, masculine singular - comforter", "*lî*": "preposition with 1st singular suffix - to me", "*kāl*": "noun, construct - all of", "*ʾōyəḇay*": "qal participle, masculine plural with 1st singular suffix - my enemies", "*šāməʿû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they heard", "*rāʿāṯî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st singular suffix - my calamity", "*śāśû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they rejoiced", "*ʾattāh*": "2nd masculine singular personal pronoun - you", "*ʿāśîṯā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you did", "*hēḇēʾṯā*": "hifil perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you brought", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day", "*qārāʾṯā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you called", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*yihyû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd plural - they will be", "*ḵāmônî*": "preposition + 1st singular suffix - like me" }, "variants": { "*šāməʿû*": "they heard/they listened", "*neʾĕnāḥāh*": "groaning/sighing/moaning", "*mənaḥēm*": "comforter/consoler", "*ʾōyəḇay*": "my enemies/my foes/my adversaries", "*rāʿāṯî*": "my calamity/my evil/my trouble", "*śāśû*": "they rejoiced/they were glad/they exulted", "*ʿāśîṯā*": "you did/you have done", "*hēḇēʾṯā yôm-qārāʾṯā*": "you have brought the day you proclaimed/you have brought the day you called for", "*yihyû ḵāmônî*": "they will be like me/they shall become as I am" } }

    22{ "verseID": "Lamentations.1.22", "source": "תָּבֹ֨א כָל־רָעָתָ֤ם לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ וְעוֹלֵ֣ל לָ֔מוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עוֹלַ֛לְתָּ לִ֖י עַ֣ל כָּל־פְּשָׁעָ֑י כִּֽי־רַבּ֥וֹת אַנְחֹתַ֖י וְלִבִּ֥י דַוָּֽי׃ פ", "text": "May it *tāḇōʾ* all-their *rāʿāṯām* before you, *wə*-*ʿôlēl* to them *kaʾăšer* you *ʿôlaltā* to me for all-my *pəšāʿāy*; *kî*-*rabbôṯ* my *ʾanḥōṯay* *wə*-my *libbî* *dawwāy*.", "grammar": { "*tāḇōʾ*": "qal imperfect jussive, 3rd feminine singular - let it come", "*kāl*": "noun, construct - all of", "*rāʿāṯām*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their evil", "*ləp̄āneḵā*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - before you", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ʿôlēl*": "polel imperative, masculine singular - deal severely", "*lāmô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them", "*kaʾăšer*": "conjunction - as", "*ʿôlaltā*": "polel perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you dealt severely", "*lî*": "preposition with 1st singular suffix - to me", "*ʿal*": "preposition - because of", "*kāl*": "noun, construct - all of", "*pəšāʿāy*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st singular suffix - my transgressions", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*rabbôṯ*": "adjective, feminine plural - many", "*ʾanḥōṯay*": "noun, feminine plural with 1st singular suffix - my sighs", "*libbî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my heart", "*dawwāy*": "adjective, masculine singular - faint" }, "variants": { "*tāḇōʾ rāʿāṯām*": "let their evil come/may their wickedness come before you", "*ʿôlēl lāmô*": "deal with them/do to them", "*ʿôlaltā*": "you have dealt with/you have done to", "*pəšāʿāy*": "my transgressions/my sins/my rebellions", "*rabbôṯ ʾanḥōṯay*": "many are my sighs/my groans are many", "*libbî dawwāy*": "my heart is faint/my heart is sick/my heart is sorrowful" } }

  • 14{ "verseID": "Psalms.73.14", "source": "וָאֱהִ֣י נָ֭גוּעַ כָּל־הַיּ֑וֹם וְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗י לַבְּקָרִֽים׃", "text": "*Wa'ehi nagua' kol-hayyom*, *wetokhachti labbeqarim*.", "grammar": { "*Wa'ehi*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 1st person singular - and I was", "*nagua'*": "verb, passive participle, masculine singular - struck/afflicted", "*kol-hayyom*": "noun, masculine singular construct + article + noun, masculine singular - all the day", "*wetokhachti*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - and my chastisement", "*labbeqarim*": "preposition + article + noun, masculine plural - at the mornings" }, "variants": { "*hayah*": "was/became/existed", "*nagua'*": "struck/afflicted/plagued", "*kol-hayyom*": "all the day/every day", "*tokhachah*": "chastisement/reproof/rebuke", "*beqarim*": "mornings/every morning" } }

  • 17{ "verseID": "Psalms.38.17", "source": "כִּֽי־אָ֭מַרְתִּי פֶּן־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִ֑י בְּמ֥וֹט רַ֝גְלִ֗י עָלַ֥י הִגְדִּֽילוּ׃", "text": "For *'āmartî* lest *yiśməḥû*-to me, in *môṭ* *raḡlî* against me *hiḡdîlû*", "grammar": { "*'āmartî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I said", "*yiśməḥû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person plural - they rejoice", "*môṭ*": "infinitive construct - slipping", "*raḡlî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my foot", "*hiḡdîlû*": "hiphil perfect 3rd person plural - they have magnified themselves" }, "variants": { "*'āmar*": "say/speak/tell", "*śāmaḥ*": "rejoice/be glad", "*môṭ*": "slipping/tottering/shaking", "*reḡel*": "foot/leg", "*gāḏal*": "become great/magnify/exalt" } }

  • 21{ "verseID": "Psalms.73.21", "source": "כִּ֭י יִתְחַמֵּ֣ץ לְבָבִ֑י וְ֝כִלְיוֹתַ֗י אֶשְׁתּוֹנָֽן׃", "text": "*Ki yitchammetz levavi*, *wekilyotay eshtonan*.", "grammar": { "*Ki*": "conjunction - for/when", "*yitchammetz*": "verb, hitpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - was soured/embittered", "*levavi*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - my heart", "*wekilyotay*": "conjunction + noun, feminine plural construct + 1st person singular suffix - and my kidneys/inner being", "*eshtonan*": "verb, hitpolel imperfect, 1st person singular - I was pierced" }, "variants": { "*ki*": "for/when/because", "*chamatz*": "soured/embittered/fermented", "*levav*": "heart/mind/inner person", "*kilyot*": "kidneys/mind/inner being (seat of emotions)", "*shanan*": "pierced/pricked/sharpened" } }

  • 19{ "verseID": "Job.33.19", "source": "וְהוּכַ֣ח בְּ֭מַכְאוֹב עַל־מִשְׁכָּב֑וֹ *וריב **וְר֖וֹב עֲצָמָ֣יו אֵתָֽן׃", "text": "*wəhûkaḥ* *bəmak'ôb* *'al*-*miškābô* *wərôb* *'ăṣāmāyw* *ʾētān*", "grammar": { "*wəhûkaḥ*": "conjunction + hophal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he is chastened", "*bəmak'ôb*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - with pain", "*'al*": "preposition - upon", "*miškābô*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his bed", "*wərôb*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and multitude of", "*'ăṣāmāyw*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his bones", "*ʾētān*": "adjective, masculine singular - continual/perpetual" }, "variants": { "*hûkaḥ*": "he is chastened/he is reproved/he is disciplined", "*mak'ôb*": "pain/suffering/anguish", "*miškābô*": "his bed/his couch/his place of lying", "*rôb*": "multitude/abundance/greatness", "*'ăṣāmāyw*": "his bones/his frame/his body", "*ʾētān*": "continual/perpetual/constant" } }

  • 10{ "verseID": "Psalms.31.10", "source": "חָנֵּ֥נִי יְהוָה֮ כִּ֤י צַ֫ר־לִ֥י עָשְׁשָׁ֖ה בְכַ֥עַס עֵינִ֗י נַפְשִׁ֥י וּבִטְנִֽי׃", "text": "*Ḥānnēnî* *YHWH* for *ṣar*-to-me; *ʿāšəšâ* in-*kaʿas* *ʿênî*, *napšî* and-*biṭnî*", "grammar": { "*Ḥānnēnî*": "verb, imperative masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - be gracious to me", "*ṣar*": "verb, perfect 3rd person masculine singular - it is distressed", "*ʿāšəšâ*": "verb, perfect 3rd person feminine singular - has wasted away", "*kaʿas*": "noun, masculine singular with prefixed preposition beth - in vexation/anger", "*ʿênî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my eye", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*biṭnî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my belly/body" }, "variants": { "*Ḥānnēnî*": "be gracious to me/show favor to me/have mercy on me", "*ṣar*": "distressed/troubled/narrow", "*ʿāšəšâ*": "wasted away/grown weak/deteriorated", "*kaʿas*": "vexation/grief/anger", "*biṭnî*": "my belly/inward parts/body" } }

  • 15{ "verseID": "Isaiah.38.15", "source": "מָֽה־אֲדַבֵּ֥ר וְאָֽמַר־לִ֖י וְה֣וּא עָשָׂ֑ה אֶדַּדֶּ֥ה כָל־שְׁנוֹתַ֖י עַל־מַ֥ר נַפְשִֽׁי׃", "text": "What-*ʾădabbēr* and-*wəʾāmar*-to-me and-he *ʿāśâ* *ʾeddaddeh* all-*šənôtay* upon-*mar* *napšî*.", "grammar": { "*ʾădabbēr*": "piel imperfect, 1st person singular - I will speak", "*wəʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with waw conjunction - and he has said", "*ʿāśâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has done", "*ʾeddaddeh*": "hithpael imperfect, 1st person singular - I will walk softly", "*šənôtay*": "feminine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my years", "*mar*": "masculine singular construct - bitterness of", "*napšî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my soul" }, "variants": { "*ʾădabbēr*": "I will speak, I should say", "*ʾeddaddeh*": "I will walk softly, I will go slowly, I will tread carefully", "*mar*": "bitterness, grief, distress", "*napšî*": "my soul, my life, my self" } }

  • 10{ "verseID": "Job.6.10", "source": "וּ֥תְהִי ע֨וֹד ׀ נֶ֘חָ֤מָתִ֗י וַאֲסַלְּדָ֣ה בְ֭חִילָה לֹ֣א יַחְמ֑וֹל כִּי־לֹ֥א כִ֝חַ֗דְתִּי אִמְרֵ֥י קָדֽוֹשׁ׃", "text": "*ûtəhî ʿôd neḥāmātî waʾăsallədâ bəḥîlâ lōʾ yaḥmôl kî-lōʾ kiḥadtî ʾimrê qādôš*", "grammar": { "*ûtəhî*": "conjunction + Qal jussive, 3rd feminine singular - and let it be", "*ʿôd*": "adverb - still/yet", "*neḥāmātî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my comfort/consolation", "*waʾăsallədâ*": "conjunction + Piel cohortative, 1st person singular - and I would exult", "*bəḥîlâ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - in pain", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yaḥmôl*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he spares", "*kî-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - for not", "*kiḥadtî*": "Piel perfect, 1st person singular - I have concealed/denied", "*ʾimrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - words of", "*qādôš*": "adjective, masculine singular - Holy One" }, "variants": { "*hāyâ*": "to be/become/happen", "*neḥāmâ*": "comfort/consolation", "*sālad*": "to leap/exult/spring", "*ḥîl*": "pain/agony/writhing", "*ḥāmal*": "to spare/have compassion", "*kāḥad*": "to hide/conceal/deny", "*ʾēmer*": "word/speech/saying", "*qādôš*": "holy/sacred/Holy One" } }

  • 3{ "verseID": "Lamentations.3.3", "source": "אַ֣ךְ בִּ֥י יָשֻׁ֛ב יַהֲפֹ֥ךְ יָד֖וֹ כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃", "text": "*ʾak* against *bî* *yāšub* *yahăpōk* *yādô* all the *yôm*", "grammar": { "*ʾak*": "adverb - surely/indeed/only", "*bî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - against me", "*yāšub*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he returns/turns", "*yahăpōk*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he turns/overturns", "*yādô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his hand", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the day" }, "variants": { "*ʾak*": "surely/indeed/only/however", "*yāšub*": "he returns/he turns back/he repeats", "*yahăpōk*": "he turns/he overturns/he changes" } }

  • 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" } }

  • 2{ "verseID": "Psalms.142.2", "source": "ק֭וֹלִי אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה אֶזְעָ֑ק ק֝וֹלִ֗י אֶל־יְהוָ֥ה אֶתְחַנָּֽן׃", "text": "*Qôlî* to *YHWH* *ʾezʿāq*; *qôlî* to *YHWH* *ʾetḥannān*.", "grammar": { "*Qôlî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my voice", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to/toward", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD", "*ʾezʿāq*": "1st person singular imperfect, qal - I cry out", "*qôlî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my voice", "*ʾetḥannān*": "1st person singular imperfect, hitpael - I implore/make supplication" }, "variants": { "*ʾezʿāq*": "I cry out/I call loudly", "*ʾetḥannān*": "I implore/I make supplication/I plead for mercy" } }

  • 18{ "verseID": "Job.9.18", "source": "לֹֽא־יִ֭תְּנֵנִי הָשֵׁ֣ב רוּחִ֑י כִּ֥י יַ֝שְׂבִּעַ֗נִי מַמְּרֹרִֽים׃", "text": "*lōʾ-yittənēnî* *hāšēb* *rûḥî* *kî* *yaśbîʿanî* *mamrōrîm*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ-yittənēnî*": "negative particle + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - he will not allow me", "*hāšēb*": "hiphil infinitive construct - to return/recover", "*rûḥî*": "feminine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my breath", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*yaśbîʿanî*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - he fills me", "*mamrōrîm*": "masculine plural noun - with bitterness" }, "variants": { "*yittənēnî*": "to give, allow, permit", "*hāšēb*": "to return, bring back, restore", "*rûḥî*": "breath, spirit, wind", "*yaśbîʿanî*": "to satisfy, fill, satiate", "*mamrōrîm*": "bitter things, bitterness" } }

  • 18{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.8.18", "source": "מַבְלִ֥יגִיתִ֖י עֲלֵ֣י יָג֑וֹן עָלַ֖י לִבִּ֥י דַוָּֽי׃", "text": "My *mablîgîtî* upon *yāgôn*, upon-me my *libbî* *dawwāy*.", "grammar": { "*mablîgîtî*": "hiphil infinitive construct with 1st person singular suffix - my comforting", "*yāgôn*": "noun - sorrow/grief", "*libbî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my heart", "*dawwāy*": "adjective - faint/sick" }, "variants": { "*mablîgîtî*": "my comforting/refreshing/recovery", "*yāgôn*": "sorrow/grief/anguish", "*libbî*": "my heart/mind/inner self", "*dawwāy*": "faint/sick/sorrowful" } }

  • 6{ "verseID": "Job.34.6", "source": "עַל־מִשְׁפָּטִ֥י אֲכַזֵּ֑ב אָנ֖וּשׁ חִצִּ֣י בְלִי־פָֽשַׁע׃", "text": "*ʿal-mišpāṭî* *ʾăkazzēb* *ʾānûš* *ḥiṣṣî* *bəlî-pāšaʿ*", "grammar": { "*ʿal-mišpāṭî*": "preposition + masculine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - against my right", "*ʾăkazzēb*": "Piel imperfect, 1st person singular - I am counted a liar", "*ʾānûš*": "adjective, masculine singular - incurable/desperate", "*ḥiṣṣî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my wound/arrow", "*bəlî*": "adverb of negation - without", "*pāšaʿ*": "masculine singular noun - transgression" }, "variants": { "*ʿal-mišpāṭî*": "against my right/despite my justice/concerning my judgment", "*ʾăkazzēb*": "I am counted a liar/I am falsely judged/I am belied", "*ʾānûš*": "incurable/desperate/severe", "*ḥiṣṣî*": "my wound/my arrow/my affliction", "*bəlî-pāšaʿ*": "without transgression/though I am innocent/without rebellion" } }

  • 39{ "verseID": "Lamentations.3.39", "source": "מַה־יִּתְאוֹנֵן֙ אָדָ֣ם חָ֔י גֶּ֖בֶר עַל־*חטאו **חֲטָאָֽיו׃", "text": "Why *yitʾônēn* *ʾādām* *ḥāy*, *geber* for *ḥăṭāʾāyw*", "grammar": { "*yitʾônēn*": "verb, hitpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he complains", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*ḥāy*": "adjective, masculine singular - living", "*geber*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*ḥăṭāʾāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his sins" }, "variants": { "*yitʾônēn*": "he complains/he murmurs/he laments", "*ʾādām*": "man/human/mankind", "*geber*": "man/mighty man/strong man", "*ḥăṭāʾāyw*": "his sins/his transgressions" } }

  • 23{ "verseID": "Psalms.102.23", "source": "בְּהִקָּבֵ֣ץ עַמִּ֣ים יַחְדָּ֑ו וּ֝מַמְלָכ֗וֹת לַעֲבֹ֥ד אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "In *bᵉhiqqāḇēṣ* *ʿammîm* *yaḥdāw* and *mamlāḵôt* to *laʿăḇōḏ* *ʾet*-*YHWH*", "grammar": { "*bᵉhiqqāḇēṣ*": "preposition + verb, Niphal infinitive construct - in the gathering", "*ʿammîm*": "noun, masculine plural - peoples", "*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - together", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*mamlāḵôt*": "noun, feminine plural - kingdoms", "*laʿăḇōḏ*": "preposition + verb, Qal infinitive construct - to serve", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh" }, "variants": { "*bᵉhiqqāḇēṣ*": "in the gathering/assembling", "*ʿammîm*": "peoples/nations", "*yaḥdāw*": "together/as one", "*mamlāḵôt*": "kingdoms/realms", "*laʿăḇōḏ*": "to serve/worship" } }

  • 13{ "verseID": "Job.7.13", "source": "כִּֽי־אָ֭מַרְתִּי תְּנַחֲמֵ֣נִי עַרְשִׂ֑י יִשָּׂ֥א בְ֝שִׂיחִ֗י מִשְׁכָּבִֽי", "text": "When-*'āmartî* *tĕnaḥămênî* my *'arśî* *yiśśā'* in my *ḇĕśîḥî* my *mishkāḇî*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - when/if/that", "*'āmartî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I say", "*tĕnaḥămênî*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - it comforts me", "*'arśî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my bed/couch", "*yiśśā'*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will bear/carry", "*bĕ*": "preposition - in", "*śîḥî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my complaint/meditation", "*mishkāḇî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my bed/couch" }, "variants": { "*'āmartî*": "I say/I said/I thought", "*tĕnaḥămênî*": "it comforts me/it consoles me", "*'arśî*": "my bed/my couch", "*yiśśā'*": "will bear/will carry/will lift/will take away", "*śîḥî*": "my complaint/my meditation/my talking", "*mishkāḇî*": "my bed/my couch/my resting place" } }

  • 16{ "verseID": "Job.30.16", "source": "וְעַתָּ֗ה עָ֭לַי תִּשְׁתַּפֵּ֣ךְ נַפְשִׁ֑י יֹ֭אחֲז֣וּנִי יְמֵי־עֹֽנִי", "text": "And *ʿattâ*, upon me *tištappēḵ* my *nap̄šî*, they *yōʾḥăzûnî* *yəmê-ʿōnî*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʿattâ*": "conjunction with adverb - and now", "*ʿālay*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - upon me", "*tištappēḵ*": "verb, hithpael imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it pours itself out", "*nap̄šî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*yōʾḥăzûnî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - they seize me", "*yəmê-ʿōnî*": "noun, masculine plural construct with noun, masculine singular - days of affliction" }, "variants": { "*ʿattâ*": "now/at this time", "*tištappēḵ*": "pours itself out/is poured out/melts away", "*nap̄šî*": "my soul/my being/my life", "*yōʾḥăzûnî*": "they seize me/they take hold of me/they grip me", "*yəmê-ʿōnî*": "days of affliction/days of suffering/days of misery" } }

  • 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" } }

  • 10{ "verseID": "Psalms.42.10", "source": "אוֹמְרָ֤ה ׀ לְאֵ֥ל סַלְעִי֮ לָמָ֢ה שְׁכַ֫חְתָּ֥נִי לָֽמָּה־קֹדֵ֥ר אֵלֵ֗ךְ בְּלַ֣חַץ אוֹיֵֽב׃", "text": "*ʾômrâ* to-*ʾēl* *salʿî* why *šəkaḥtānî* why-*qōdēr* *ʾēlēk* in-*laḥaṣ* *ʾôyēb*", "grammar": { "*ʾômrâ*": "verb, qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular - 'I will say/let me say'", "*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - 'God'", "*salʿî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'my rock'", "*šəkaḥtānî*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'you have forgotten me'", "*qōdēr*": "adjective, masculine singular - 'mourning/in mourning garment'", "*ʾēlēk*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - 'I walk/go'", "*laḥaṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - 'oppression/pressure'", "*ʾôyēb*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - 'enemy'" }, "variants": { "*ʾômrâ*": "I will say/let me say", "*ʾēl*": "God/deity/mighty one", "*salʿî*": "my rock/my cliff/my stronghold", "*šəkaḥtānî*": "you have forgotten me", "*qōdēr*": "mourning/in dark clothing/in mourning attire", "*laḥaṣ*": "oppression/pressure/affliction", "*ʾôyēb*": "enemy/foe/adversary" } }

  • 2{ "verseID": "Psalms.38.2", "source": "יְֽהוָ֗ה אַל־בְּקֶצְפְּךָ֥ תוֹכִיחֵ֑נִי וּֽבַחֲמָתְךָ֥ תְיַסְּרֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*YHWH* not in *qetsep̄ᵊḵā* *tôḵîḥēnî* and in *ḥămātᵊḵā* *tᵊyassᵊrēnî*", "grammar": { "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD", "*qetsep̄ᵊḵā*": "noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix and prefix bᵊ- - in your anger", "*tôḵîḥēnî*": "hiphil imperfect 2nd masculine singular with 1st person suffix - you rebuke/reprove me", "*ḥămātᵊḵā*": "noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix and prefix bᵊ- - in your wrath/fury", "*tᵊyassᵊrēnî*": "piel imperfect 2nd masculine singular with 1st person suffix - you discipline/chastise me" }, "variants": { "*qetsep̄*": "anger/wrath/indignation", "*tôḵîḥēnî*": "rebuke/reprove/correct me", "*ḥămāt*": "heat/rage/wrath/fury", "*tᵊyassᵊrēnî*": "discipline/chasten/instruct me" } }

  • 1{ "verseID": "Job.21.1", "source": "וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃", "text": "*wə-yaʿan* *ʾIyyôb* *wə-yōʾmar*", "grammar": { "*wə-yaʿan*": "conjunctive waw + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he answered", "*ʾIyyôb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Job", "*wə-yōʾmar*": "conjunctive waw + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said" }, "variants": { "*yaʿan*": "to answer/respond", "*yōʾmar*": "to speak/say" } }

  • 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" } }

  • 38{ "verseID": "Job.31.38", "source": "אִם־עָ֭לַי אַדְמָתִ֣י תִזְעָ֑ק וְ֝יַ֗חַד תְּלָמֶ֥יהָ יִבְכָּיֽוּן׃", "text": "If-against-me *ʾadmātî tizʿāq* and-together *təlāmêhā yiḇkāyûn*", "grammar": { "*ʾadmātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my land", "*tizʿāq*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it cries out", "*təlāmêhā*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its furrows", "*yiḇkāyûn*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural paragogic nun - they weep" }, "variants": { "*ʾadmātî*": "my land/my ground/my soil", "*tizʿāq*": "cries out/calls out/complains", "*təlāmêhā*": "its furrows/its ridges", "*yiḇkāyûn*": "weep/cry/mourn" } }

  • 19{ "verseID": "Job.30.19", "source": "הֹרָ֥נִי לַחֹ֑מֶר וָ֝אֶתְמַשֵּׁ֗ל כֶּעָפָ֥ר וָאֵֽפֶר", "text": "He *hōrānî* to the *ḥōmer* and I *wāʾeṯmaššēl* like *ʿāp̄ār* and *wāʾēp̄er*", "grammar": { "*hōrānî*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he has cast me/thrown me", "*la-ḥōmer*": "preposition with definite article with noun, masculine singular - to the clay/mud", "*wāʾeṯmaššēl*": "conjunction with verb, hithpael imperfect, 1st person singular - and I become like/resemble", "*ke-ʿāp̄ār*": "preposition of comparison with noun, masculine singular - like dust", "*wā-ʾēp̄er*": "conjunction with noun, masculine singular - and ashes" }, "variants": { "*hōrānî*": "cast me/thrown me/hurled me", "*ḥōmer*": "clay/mud/mire", "*wāʾeṯmaššēl*": "become like/resemble/am comparable to", "*ʿāp̄ār*": "dust/earth/soil", "*ʾēp̄er*": "ashes/dust" } }

  • 5{ "verseID": "Lamentations.3.5", "source": "בָּנָ֥ה עָלַ֛י וַיַּקַּ֖ף רֹ֥אשׁ וּתְלָאָֽה׃", "text": "*bānâ* against *ʿālây* *wayyaqqap* *rōʾš* and *telāʾâ*", "grammar": { "*bānâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - built", "*ʿālây*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - against me", "*wayyaqqap*": "verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he surrounded", "*rōʾš*": "noun, masculine singular - head/poison", "*telāʾâ*": "noun, feminine singular - hardship/travail" }, "variants": { "*bānâ*": "built/constructed/established", "*wayyaqqap*": "and he surrounded/and he encompassed", "*rōʾš*": "head/poison/venom/gall", "*telāʾâ*": "hardship/travail/weariness" } }

  • 3{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.45.3", "source": "אָמַ֙רְתָּ֙ אֽוֹי־נָ֣א לִ֔י כִּֽי־יָסַ֧ף יְהוָ֛ה יָג֖וֹן עַל־מַכְאֹבִ֑י יָגַ֙עְתִּי֙ בְּאַנְחָתִ֔י וּמְנוּחָ֖ה לֹ֥א מָצָֽאתִי׃", "text": "*ʾāmartā* woe-*nāʾ* to-me for-*yāsap* *YHWH* *yāgôn* upon-*maḵʾōbî* *yāgaʿtî* in-*ʾanḥātî* and-*mᵊnûḥâ* not *māṣāʾtî*.", "grammar": { "*ʾāmartā*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you said", "*nāʾ*": "particle - please/now (emphasis)", "*yāsap*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - added/increased", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - LORD", "*yāgôn*": "noun, masculine, singular - sorrow/grief", "*maḵʾōbî*": "noun, masculine, singular with 1st person singular suffix - my pain", "*yāgaʿtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I am weary/exhausted", "*ʾanḥātî*": "noun, feminine, singular with 1st person singular suffix - my groaning/sighing", "*mᵊnûḥâ*": "noun, feminine, singular - rest/relief", "*māṣāʾtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I found" }, "variants": { "*nāʾ*": "please/now (emphatic particle)", "*yāsap*": "added/increased/heaped", "*yāgôn*": "sorrow/grief/anguish", "*maḵʾōbî*": "my pain/suffering", "*yāgaʿtî*": "I am weary/exhausted/worn out", "*ʾanḥātî*": "my groaning/sighing", "*mᵊnûḥâ*": "rest/relief/respite" } }

  • 10{ "verseID": "Psalms.39.10", "source": "נֶ֭אֱלַמְתִּי לֹ֣א אֶפְתַּח־פִּ֑י כִּ֖י אַתָּ֣ה עָשִֽׂיתָ׃", "text": "*neʾĕlamtî* not *ʾeftaḥ*-*pî* because *ʾattāh* *ʿāśîtā*", "grammar": { "*neʾĕlamtî*": "verb, niphal perfect 1st person singular - I became mute/silent", "*ʾeftaḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect 1st person singular with negative 'lō' - I will not open", "*pî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my mouth", "*ʾattāh*": "pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular with conjunction 'kî' - because you", "*ʿāśîtā*": "verb, qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you have done" }, "variants": { "*neʾĕlamtî*": "I became mute/silent/speechless", "*ʾeftaḥ*": "I will open/uncover/loosen", "*ʿāśîtā*": "you have done/made/performed" } }

  • 35{ "verseID": "Proverbs.23.35", "source": "הִכּ֥וּנִי בַל־חָלִיתִי֮ הֲלָמ֗וּנִי בַּל־יָ֫דָ֥עְתִּי מָתַ֥י אָקִ֑יץ א֝וֹסִ֗יף אֲבַקְשֶׁ֥נּוּ עֽוֹד׃", "text": "\"*hikkûnî bal-ḥālîṯî*, *hălāmûnî bal-yāḏāʿtî*; when *māṯay ʾāqîṣ*? *ʾôsîp̄ ʾăḇaqšennû ʿôḏ*.\"", "grammar": { "*hikkûnî*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd person common plural + 1st person common singular suffix - they struck me", "*bal-ḥālîṯî*": "negative particle + qal perfect, 1st person common singular - I was not sick/hurt", "*hălāmûnî*": "qal perfect, 3rd person common plural + 1st person common singular suffix - they beat me", "*bal-yāḏāʿtî*": "negative particle + qal perfect, 1st person common singular - I did not know", "*māṯay*": "interrogative adverb - when", "*ʾāqîṣ*": "hiphil imperfect, 1st person common singular - I will awake", "*ʾôsîp̄*": "hiphil imperfect, 1st person common singular - I will add/continue", "*ʾăḇaqšennû*": "piel imperfect, 1st person common singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - I will seek it", "*ʿôḏ*": "adverb - again/still/yet" }, "variants": { "*hikkûnî bal-ḥālîṯî*": "they struck me, I was not hurt/they hit me, I felt no pain", "*hălāmûnî bal-yāḏāʿtî*": "they beat me, I did not know it/they struck me, I was unaware", "*māṯay ʾāqîṣ*": "when will I awake/when will I regain consciousness", "*ʾôsîp̄ ʾăḇaqšennû ʿôḏ*": "I will seek it again/I will continue looking for it more" } }

  • 27{ "verseID": "Job.9.27", "source": "אִם־אָ֭מְרִי אֶשְׁכְּחָ֣ה שִׂיחִ֑י אֶעֶזְבָ֖ה פָנַ֣י וְאַבְלִֽיגָה׃", "text": "*ʾim-ʾāmrî* *ʾeškəḥâ* *śîḥî* *ʾeʿezbâ* *pānay* *wə-ʾablîgâ*", "grammar": { "*ʾim-ʾāmrî*": "conditional particle + qal infinitive construct + 1st person singular suffix - if my saying", "*ʾeškəḥâ*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - let me forget", "*śîḥî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my complaint", "*ʾeʿezbâ*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - let me leave", "*pānay*": "masculine plural noun + 1st person singular suffix - my face", "*wə-ʾablîgâ*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - and let me brighten up" }, "variants": { "*ʾāmrî*": "saying, speech, word", "*ʾeškəḥâ*": "to forget, ignore, neglect", "*śîḥî*": "complaint, meditation, anxiety", "*ʾeʿezbâ*": "to leave, abandon, forsake", "*pānay*": "face, presence, countenance", "*ʾablîgâ*": "to look cheerful, brighten up, smile" } }