12 {
"verseID": "Job.28.12",
"source": "וְֽ֭הַחָכְמָה מֵאַ֣יִן תִּמָּצֵ֑א וְאֵ֥י זֶ֝ה מְק֣וֹם בִּינָֽה׃",
"text": "And-the-*ḥåḵmāh* from-where *timmāṣēʾ* and-where this *məqôm* *bînāh*",
"grammar": {
"*ḥåḵmāh*": "noun, feminine, singular, absolute - wisdom",
"*timmāṣēʾ*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - is found",
"*məqôm*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - place of",
"*bînāh*": "noun, feminine, singular, absolute - understanding"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥåḵmāh*": "wisdom/skill/expertise",
"*timmāṣēʾ*": "is found/discovered/obtained",
"*bînāh*": "understanding/discernment/insight"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Job.28.13",
"source": "לֹא־יָדַ֣ע אֱנ֣וֹשׁ עֶרְכָּ֑הּ וְלֹ֥א תִ֝מָּצֵ֗א בְּאֶ֣רֶץ הֽ͏ַחַיִּֽים׃",
"text": "Not-*yāḏaʿ* *ʾĕnôš* *ʿerkāh* and-not *timmāṣēʾ* in-*ʾereṣ* the-*ḥayyîm*",
"grammar": {
"*yāḏaʿ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he knows",
"*ʾĕnôš*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - man/mankind",
"*ʿerkāh*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its value/worth",
"*timmāṣēʾ*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she is found",
"*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct - land of",
"*ḥayyîm*": "noun, masculine, plural, absolute - living/life"
},
"variants": {
"*yāḏaʿ*": "knows/understands/perceives",
"*ʿerkāh*": "its value/worth/price/arrangement",
"*ʾereṣ* the-*ḥayyîm*": "land of the living/realm of life"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Job.28.14",
"source": "תְּה֣וֹם אָ֭מַר לֹ֣א בִי־הִ֑יא וְיָ֥ם אָ֝מַ֗ר אֵ֣ין עִמָּדִֽי׃",
"text": "*Təhôm* *ʾāmar* not in-me-*hîʾ* and-*yām* *ʾāmar* not with-me",
"grammar": {
"*təhôm*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - deep/abyss",
"*ʾāmar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he says",
"*hîʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person feminine singular - she/it",
"*yām*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - sea",
"*ʾāmar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he says"
},
"variants": {
"*təhôm*": "deep/abyss/depths/ocean depths",
"*yām*": "sea/ocean"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Job.28.15",
"source": "לֹא־יֻתַּ֣ן סְג֣וֹר תַּחְתֶּ֑יהָ וְלֹ֥א יִ֝שָּׁקֵ֗ל כֶּ֣סֶף מְחִירָֽהּ׃",
"text": "Not-*yuttan* *səḡôr* *taḥtehā* and-not *yiššāqēl* *kesep̄* *məḥîrāh*",
"grammar": {
"*yuttan*": "verb, hophal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is given",
"*səḡôr*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - gold/fine gold",
"*taḥtehā*": "preposition + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - in exchange for it",
"*yiššāqēl*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is weighed",
"*kesep̄*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - silver",
"*məḥîrāh*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its price"
},
"variants": {
"*yuttan*": "is given/provided/offered",
"*səḡôr*": "gold/fine gold/precious metal",
"*taḥtehā*": "in exchange for it/in its place",
"*yiššāqēl*": "is weighed/measured/valued"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Job.28.16",
"source": "לֹֽא־תְ֭סֻלֶּה בְּכֶ֣תֶם אוֹפִ֑יר בְּשֹׁ֖הַם יָקָ֣ר וְסַפִּֽיר׃",
"text": "Not-*təsulleh* with-*keṯem* *ʾôp̄îr* with-*šōham* *yāqār* and-*sappîr*",
"grammar": {
"*təsulleh*": "verb, pual imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she is valued",
"*keṯem*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - gold of",
"*ʾôp̄îr*": "proper noun, location - Ophir",
"*šōham*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - onyx/beryl",
"*yāqār*": "adjective, masculine, singular, absolute - precious/rare",
"*sappîr*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - sapphire/lapis lazuli"
},
"variants": {
"*təsulleh*": "is valued/compared/weighed against",
"*keṯem*": "gold/fine gold/pure gold",
"*šōham*": "onyx/beryl/precious stone",
"*yāqār*": "precious/costly/rare/valuable",
"*sappîr*": "sapphire/lapis lazuli/blue precious stone"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Job.28.17",
"source": "לֹא־יַעַרְכֶ֣נָּה זָ֭הָב וּזְכוֹכִ֑ית וּתְמ֖וּרָתָ֣הּ כְּלִי־פָֽז׃",
"text": "Not-*yaʿarḵennāh* *zāhāḇ* and-*zəḵôḵîṯ* and-*təmûrāṯāh* *kəlî*-*p̄āz*",
"grammar": {
"*yaʿarḵennāh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - he compares it",
"*zāhāḇ*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - gold",
"*zəḵôḵîṯ*": "noun, feminine, singular, absolute - glass",
"*təmûrāṯāh*": "noun, feminine, singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its exchange/price",
"*kəlî*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - vessel of",
"*p̄āz*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - fine gold/pure gold"
},
"variants": {
"*yaʿarḵennāh*": "compares it/arranges against it/sets in order against it",
"*zəḵôḵîṯ*": "glass/crystal",
"*təmûrāṯāh*": "its exchange/price/value/equivalent",
"*kəlî*-*p̄āz*": "vessels of fine gold/articles of pure gold"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Job.28.18",
"source": "רָאמ֣וֹת וְ֭גָבִישׁ לֹ֣א יִזָּכֵ֑ר וּמֶ֥שֶׁךְ חָ֝כְמָ֗ה מִפְּנִינִֽים׃",
"text": "*Rāʾmôṯ* and-*ḡāḇîš* not *yizzāḵēr* and-*mešeḵ* *ḥåḵmāh* from-*pənînîm*",
"grammar": {
"*rāʾmôṯ*": "noun, feminine, plural, absolute - coral/red coral",
"*ḡāḇîš*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - crystal/quartz",
"*yizzāḵēr*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is remembered/mentioned",
"*mešeḵ*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - acquisition of/drawing out",
"*ḥåḵmāh*": "noun, feminine, singular, absolute - wisdom",
"*pənînîm*": "noun, masculine, plural, absolute - pearls/rubies/coral"
},
"variants": {
"*rāʾmôṯ*": "coral/red coral/precious stones",
"*ḡāḇîš*": "crystal/quartz/pearl",
"*yizzāḵēr*": "is remembered/mentioned/spoken of",
"*mešeḵ*": "acquisition/price/drawing/value",
"*pənînîm*": "pearls/rubies/coral/precious stones"
}
}