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"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "Job.20.23",
"source": "יְהִ֤י ׀ לְמַלֵּ֬א בִטְנ֗וֹ יְֽשַׁלַּח־בּ֭וֹ חֲר֣וֹן אַפּ֑וֹ וְיַמְטֵ֥ר עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ בִּלְחוּמֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*yĕhî* *lĕ-* *mallēʾ* *biṭnô* *yĕšallaḥ-* *bô* *ḥărôn* *ʾappô* *wĕ-* *yamṭēr* *ʿālêmô* *bi-* *lĕḥûmô*",
"grammar": {
"*yĕhî*": "qal jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let it be",
"*lĕ-*": "preposition - to/for",
"*mallēʾ*": "piel infinitive construct - filling",
"*biṭnô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his belly",
"*yĕšallaḥ-*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he sends",
"*bô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in him",
"*ḥărôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - burning/fierce",
"*ʾappô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his anger/nostril",
"*wĕ-*": "conjunction - and",
"*yamṭēr*": "hifil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he rains down",
"*ʿālêmô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon him",
"*bi-*": "preposition - in",
"*lĕḥûmô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his food"
},
"variants": {
"*yĕhî*": "let it be/it will be/it shall be",
"*mallēʾ*": "filling/to fill",
"*biṭnô*": "his belly/his stomach/his appetite",
"*yĕšallaḥ-*": "sends/casts/hurls",
"*ḥărôn*": "burning/fierce/heat",
"*ʾappô*": "his anger/his nostril/his wrath",
"*yamṭēr*": "rains down/causes to rain/hurls down",
"*lĕḥûmô*": "his food/his meal/his consumption"
}
}