2 {
"verseID": "Job.24.2",
"source": "גְּבֻל֥וֹת יַשִּׂ֑יגוּ עֵ֥דֶר גָּ֝זְל֗וּ וַיִּרְעֽוּ",
"text": "*Gəbulôt* they *yaśśîgû* *ʿēder* they *gāzlû* *wayyirʿû*",
"grammar": {
"*Gəbulôt*": "noun feminine plural - 'boundaries/landmarks'",
"*yaśśîgû*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'remove/displace'",
"*ʿēder*": "noun masculine singular - 'flock'",
"*gāzlû*": "qal perfect 3rd person plural - 'they seize/rob'",
"*wayyirʿû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'and they feed/pasture'"
},
"variants": {
"*Gəbulôt*": "boundaries/landmarks/borders",
"*yaśśîgû*": "remove/displace/push back",
"*ʿēder*": "flock/herd",
"*gāzlû*": "seize/rob/take by force",
"*wayyirʿû*": "feed/pasture/shepherd"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Job.24.3",
"source": "חֲמ֣וֹר יְתוֹמִ֣ים יִנְהָ֑גוּ יַ֝חְבְּל֗וּ שׁ֣וֹר אַלְמָנָֽה",
"text": "*Ḥămôr yətômîm yinhāgû yaḥbəlû šôr ʾalmānâ*",
"grammar": {
"*Ḥămôr*": "noun masculine singular construct - 'donkey of'",
"*yətômîm*": "noun masculine plural - 'orphans'",
"*yinhāgû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they drive away'",
"*yaḥbəlû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they take in pledge'",
"*šôr*": "noun masculine singular construct - 'ox of'",
"*ʾalmānâ*": "noun feminine singular - 'widow'"
},
"variants": {
"*Ḥămôr*": "donkey/ass",
"*yətômîm*": "orphans/fatherless",
"*yinhāgû*": "drive away/lead off/take",
"*yaḥbəlû*": "take in pledge/take as security/seize",
"*šôr*": "ox/bull",
"*ʾalmānâ*": "widow/bereaved woman"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Job.24.4",
"source": "יַטּ֣וּ אֶבְיוֹנִ֣ים מִדָּ֑רֶךְ יַ֥חַד חֻ֝בְּא֗וּ עֲנִיֵּי־אָֽרֶץ",
"text": "They *yaṭṭû ʾebyônîm* from *dāreḵ yaḥad ḥubbəʾû ʿăniyyê-ʾāreṣ*",
"grammar": {
"*yaṭṭû*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they turn aside/push away'",
"*ʾebyônîm*": "noun masculine plural - 'needy ones'",
"*dāreḵ*": "noun masculine singular with preposition *min* - 'from way/road'",
"*yaḥad*": "adverb - 'together/alike'",
"*ḥubbəʾû*": "pual perfect 3rd person plural - 'are hidden/forced to hide'",
"*ʿăniyyê-ʾāreṣ*": "noun masculine plural construct 'poor of' + noun feminine singular 'land/earth'"
},
"variants": {
"*yaṭṭû*": "turn aside/push away/thrust away",
"*ʾebyônîm*": "needy ones/poor people",
"*dāreḵ*": "way/road/path",
"*yaḥad*": "together/alike/at the same time",
"*ḥubbəʾû*": "are hidden/forced to hide/concealed",
"*ʿăniyyê-ʾāreṣ*": "poor of the land/afflicted of the earth"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Job.24.5",
"source": "הֵ֤ן פְּרָאִ֨ים ׀ בַּ֥מִּדְבָּ֗ר יָצְא֣וּ בְּ֭פָעֳלָם מְשַׁחֲרֵ֣י לַטָּ֑רֶף עֲרָבָ֥ה ל֥וֹ לֶ֝֗חֶם לַנְּעָרִֽים",
"text": "Behold *pərāʾîm* in the *midbār yāṣəʾû bəpāʿŏlām məšaḥărê laṭṭāref ʿărābâ lô leḥem lannəʿārîm*",
"grammar": {
"*pərāʾîm*": "noun masculine plural - 'wild donkeys'",
"*midbār*": "noun masculine singular with preposition *ba* - 'in wilderness/desert'",
"*yāṣəʾû*": "qal perfect 3rd person plural - 'they go out'",
"*bəpāʿŏlām*": "preposition *bə* + noun masculine singular construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'in their work/labor'",
"*məšaḥărê*": "piel participle masculine plural construct - 'seeking early/diligently'",
"*laṭṭāref*": "preposition *lə* + noun masculine singular with definite article - 'for the prey'",
"*ʿărābâ*": "noun feminine singular - 'desert plain/wilderness'",
"*lô*": "preposition *lə* + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'for him'",
"*leḥem*": "noun masculine singular - 'bread/food'",
"*lannəʿārîm*": "preposition *lə* + definite article + noun masculine plural - 'for the young ones/children'"
},
"variants": {
"*pərāʾîm*": "wild donkeys/onagers",
"*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land",
"*yāṣəʾû*": "go out/go forth/depart",
"*bəpāʿŏlām*": "in their work/labor/activity",
"*məšaḥărê*": "seeking early/diligently searching for",
"*laṭṭāref*": "for the prey/food",
"*ʿărābâ*": "desert plain/wilderness/steppe",
"*leḥem*": "bread/food/sustenance",
"*lannəʿārîm*": "for the young ones/children/servants"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Job.24.6",
"source": "בַּ֭שָּׂדֶה בְּלִיל֣וֹ יִקְצ֑וֹרוּ וְכֶ֖רֶם רָשָׁ֣ע יְלַקֵּֽשׁוּ",
"text": "In the *śādeh bəlîlô yiqṣôrû wəḵerem rāšāʿ yəlaqqēšû*",
"grammar": {
"*śādeh*": "noun masculine singular with preposition *ba* and definite article - 'in the field'",
"*bəlîlô*": "noun masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'its fodder/mixed provender'",
"*yiqṣôrû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they harvest/reap'",
"*wəḵerem*": "conjunction *wə* + noun masculine singular construct - 'and vineyard of'",
"*rāšāʿ*": "adjective masculine singular - 'wicked'",
"*yəlaqqēšû*": "piel imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they glean/gather'"
},
"variants": {
"*śādeh*": "field/land/open country",
"*bəlîlô*": "its fodder/mixed feed/grain",
"*yiqṣôrû*": "harvest/reap/cut",
"*ḵerem*": "vineyard/orchard",
"*rāšāʿ*": "wicked/evil/criminal person",
"*yəlaqqēšû*": "glean/gather late fruits/collect"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Job.24.7",
"source": "עָר֣וֹם יָ֭לִינוּ מִבְּלִ֣י לְב֑וּשׁ וְאֵ֥ין כְּ֝ס֗וּת בַּקָּרָֽה",
"text": "*ʿārôm yālînû mibbəlî ləbûš wəʾên kəsût baqqārâ*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿārôm*": "adjective masculine singular - 'naked'",
"*yālînû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they spend the night'",
"*mibbəlî*": "preposition *min* + adverb *bəlî* - 'without'",
"*ləbûš*": "noun masculine singular - 'clothing/garment'",
"*wəʾên*": "conjunction *wə* + particle of negation - 'and there is no'",
"*kəsût*": "noun feminine singular - 'covering'",
"*baqqārâ*": "preposition *bə* + definite article + noun feminine singular - 'in the cold'"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿārôm*": "naked/bare",
"*yālînû*": "spend the night/lodge/remain overnight",
"*mibbəlî*": "without/lacking",
"*ləbûš*": "clothing/garment/covering",
"*kəsût*": "covering/garment",
"*baqqārâ*": "in the cold/during cold weather"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Job.24.8",
"source": "מִזֶּ֣רֶם הָרִ֣ים יִרְטָ֑בוּ וּֽמִבְּלִ֥י מַ֝חְסֶ֗ה חִבְּקוּ־צֽוּר",
"text": "From *zerem hārîm yirṭābû ûmibbəlî maḥseh ḥibbəqû-ṣûr*",
"grammar": {
"*zerem*": "noun masculine singular with preposition *min* - 'from downpour'",
"*hārîm*": "noun masculine plural - 'mountains'",
"*yirṭābû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they are drenched'",
"*ûmibbəlî*": "conjunction *û* + preposition *min* + adverb *bəlî* - 'and without'",
"*maḥseh*": "noun masculine singular - 'shelter/refuge'",
"*ḥibbəqû-ṣûr*": "piel perfect 3rd person plural + noun masculine singular - 'they embrace rock'"
},
"variants": {
"*zerem*": "downpour/flood/heavy rain",
"*hārîm*": "mountains/hills",
"*yirṭābû*": "are drenched/become wet",
"*maḥseh*": "shelter/refuge/place of protection",
"*ḥibbəqû-ṣûr*": "embrace rock/cling to rock"
}
}