Job 28:20

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{ "verseID": "Job.28.20", "source": "וְֽ֭הַחָכְמָה מֵאַ֣יִן תָּב֑וֹא וְאֵ֥י זֶ֝֗ה מְק֣וֹם בִּינָֽה׃", "text": "And-the-*ḥåḵmāh* from-where *tāḇôʾ* and-where this *məqôm* *bînāh*", "grammar": { "*ḥåḵmāh*": "noun, feminine, singular, absolute - wisdom", "*tāḇôʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she comes", "*məqôm*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - place of", "*bînāh*": "noun, feminine, singular, absolute - understanding" }, "variants": { "*ḥåḵmāh*": "wisdom/skill/expertise", "*tāḇôʾ*": "comes/comes from/originates", "*bînāh*": "understanding/discernment/insight" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְֽ֭הַחָכְמָה מֵאַ֣יִן תָּב֑וֹא וְאֵ֥י זֶ֝֗ה מְק֣וֹם בִּינָֽה׃

Transliteration

And-the-ḥåḵmāh from-where tāḇôʾ and-where this məqôm bînāh

Grammar Details

• *ḥåḵmāh*: noun, feminine, singular, absolute - wisdom
• *tāḇôʾ*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she comes
• *məqôm*: noun, masculine, singular, construct - place of
• *bînāh*: noun, feminine, singular, absolute - understanding

Word Meanings

• *ḥåḵmāh*: wisdom/skill/expertise
• *tāḇôʾ*: comes/comes from/originates
• *bînāh*: understanding/discernment/insight

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But where does wisdom come from, and where is the place of understanding?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  From where then comes wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  From whece then commeth wy?dome? & where is the place of vnderstondinge?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Whence then commeth wisedome? And where is the place of vnderstanding,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Whence then commeth wysdome? and where is the place of vnderstanding?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Whence then cometh wisdom? and where [is] the place of understanding?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Whence then comes wisdom? Where is the place of understanding?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the wisdom -- whence doth it come? And where `is' this, the place of understanding?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge?

• World English Bible (2000)

  Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  God Alone Has Wisdom“But wisdom– where does it come from? Where is the place of understanding?

Referenced Verses

• Job 28:12 : 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" } }
• Jas 1:5 : 5 { "verseID": "James.1.5", "source": "Εἰ δέ τις ὑμῶν λείπεται σοφίας, αἰτείτω παρὰ τοῦ διδόντος Θεοῦ πᾶσιν ἁπλῶς, καὶ μὴ ὀνειδίζοντος· καὶ δοθήσεται αὐτῷ.", "text": "If and anyone of you *leipetai* *sophias*, let him *aiteitō* from the *didontos Theos* to all *haplōs*, and not *oneidizontos*; and it will be *dothēsetai* to him.", "grammar": { "*leipetai*": "present, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular - is lacking", "*sophias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - object of lacking", "*aiteitō*": "present, active, imperative, 3rd person singular - command", "*didontos*": "present, active, participle, genitive, masculine, singular - giving", "*Theos*": "genitive, masculine, singular - source", "*haplōs*": "adverb - generously/simply", "*oneidizontos*": "present, active, participle, genitive, masculine, singular - reproaching", "*dothēsetai*": "future, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular - will be given" }, "variants": { "*leipetai*": "lacks/is deficient in/is in need of", "*sophias*": "wisdom/insight/understanding", "*aiteitō*": "let him ask/should request", "*didontos*": "giving/granting/bestowing", "*haplōs*": "generously/liberally/simply/without reservation", "*oneidizontos*": "reproaching/rebuking/finding fault/upbraiding", "*dothēsetai*": "will be given/will be granted" } }
• Jas 1:17 : 17 { "verseID": "James.1.17", "source": "Πᾶσα δόσις ἀγαθὴ καὶ πᾶν δώρημα τέλειον ἄνωθέν ἐστιν, καταβαῖνον ἀπὸ τοῦ Πατρὸς τῶν φώτων, παρʼ ᾧ οὐκ ἔνι παραλλαγὴ, ἢ τροπῆς ἀποσκίασμα.", "text": "Every *dosis agathē* and every *dōrēma teleion* from *anōthen* *estin*, *katabainon* from the *Patros* of the *phōtōn*, with whom not there *eni* *parallagē*, or of *tropēs aposkiasma*.", "grammar": { "*dosis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - subject", "*agathē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - adjective modifying *dosis*", "*dōrēma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - subject", "*teleion*": "nominative, neuter, singular - adjective modifying *dōrēma*", "*anōthen*": "adverb - from above", "*estin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*katabainon*": "present, active, participle, nominative, neuter, singular - coming down", "*Patros*": "genitive, masculine, singular - source (from Father)", "*phōtōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - possessive (of lights)", "*eni*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - is in/exists", "*parallagē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - subject", "*tropēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - possessive (of shifting)", "*aposkiasma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - subject" }, "variants": { "*dosis*": "gift/giving/act of giving", "*agathē*": "good/beneficial", "*dōrēma*": "gift/present/donation", "*teleion*": "perfect/complete/mature", "*anōthen*": "from above/from heaven/from the beginning", "*katabainon*": "coming down/descending", "*Patros*": "Father/progenitor", "*phōtōn*": "lights/luminaries/sources of light", "*eni*": "is in/exists/is present", "*parallagē*": "variation/change/shifting", "*tropēs*": "turning/changing/shifting", "*aposkiasma*": "shadow/overshadowing/darkening" } }
• Job 28:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Job.28.23", "source": "אֱ֭לֹהִים הֵבִ֣ין דַּרְכָּ֑הּ וְ֝ה֗וּא יָדַ֥ע אֶת־מְקוֹמָֽהּ׃", "text": "*ʾĔlōhîm* *hēḇîn* *darkāh* and-*hûʾ* *yāḏaʿ* *ʾeṯ*-*məqômāh*", "grammar": { "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine, plural, absolute - God", "*hēḇîn*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he understands", "*darkāh*": "noun, feminine, singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her way", "*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he", "*yāḏaʿ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he knows", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*məqômāh*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her place" }, "variants": { "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine being", "*hēḇîn*": "understands/discerns/perceives", "*darkāh*": "her way/path/course" } }
• Job 28:28 : 28 { "verseID": "Job.28.28", "source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר ׀ לָֽאָדָ֗ם הֵ֤ן יִרְאַ֣ת אֲ֭דֹנָי הִ֣יא חָכְמָ֑ה וְס֖וּר מֵרָ֣ע בִּינָֽה׃ ס", "text": "And-*yōʾmer* to-the-*ʾāḏām* behold *yirʾaṯ* *ʾăḏōnāy* *hîʾ* *ḥåḵmāh* and-*sûr* from-*rāʿ* *bînāh*", "grammar": { "*yōʾmer*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he says", "*ʾāḏām*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - man/mankind", "*yirʾaṯ*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct - fear of", "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "noun, masculine, plural + 1st person singular suffix - my Lord", "*hîʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person feminine singular - she/it", "*ḥåḵmāh*": "noun, feminine, singular, absolute - wisdom", "*sûr*": "verb, qal infinitive absolute - to turn aside", "*rāʿ*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - evil", "*bînāh*": "noun, feminine, singular, absolute - understanding" }, "variants": { "*yōʾmer*": "says/said/declared", "*ʾāḏām*": "man/mankind/humanity", "*yirʾaṯ*": "fear of/reverence for/awe of", "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "the Lord/Adonai/my Lord", "*sûr*": "turning away from/departing from/avoiding", "*rāʿ*": "evil/wickedness/harm" } }
• Prov 2:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Proverbs.2.6", "source": "כִּֽי־יְ֭הוָה יִתֵּ֣ן חָכְמָ֑ה מִ֝פִּ֗יו דַּ֣עַת וּתְבוּנָֽה׃", "text": "for-*YHWH* *yittēn* *ḥāḵmāh* from-*pîw* *daʿaṯ* and-*təḇûnāh*", "grammar": { "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/the LORD", "*yittēn*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will give", "*ḥāḵmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - wisdom", "*pîw*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his mouth", "*daʿaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular - knowledge", "*təḇûnāh*": "noun, feminine singular - understanding" }, "variants": { "*yittēn*": "give/provide/bestow", "*ḥāḵmāh*": "wisdom/skill/intelligence", "*daʿaṯ*": "knowledge/understanding/perception", "*təḇûnāh*": "understanding/insight/discernment" } }
• Eccl 7:23-24 : 23 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.7.23", "source": "כָּל־זֹה נִסִּיתִי בַחָכְמָה אָמַרְתִּי אֶחְכָּמָה וְהִיא רְחוֹקָה מִמֶּנִּי", "text": "All-this *nissîṯî* in-the-*ḥoḵmāh* *ʾāmartî* *ʾeḥkāmāh* and-she *rəḥôqāh* from-me", "grammar": { "*nissîṯî*": "Piel perfect 1st common singular - I tested", "*ḥoḵmāh*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the wisdom", "*ʾāmartî*": "Qal perfect 1st common singular - I said", "*ʾeḥkāmāh*": "Qal cohortative 1st common singular - let me be wise", "*rəḥôqāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - far/distant" }, "variants": { "*nissîṯî*": "I tested/I tried/I proved", "*ḥoḵmāh*": "wisdom/understanding/insight", "*ʾeḥkāmāh*": "I will be wise/I will acquire wisdom", "*rəḥôqāh*": "far/distant/beyond reach" } } 24 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.7.24", "source": "רָחוֹק מַה־שֶּׁהָיָה וְעָמֹק עָמֹק מִי יִמְצָאֶנּוּ", "text": "*Rāḥôq* what-that-*hāyāh* and-*ʿāmōq* *ʿāmōq* who *yimṣāʾennû*", "grammar": { "*Rāḥôq*": "adjective, masculine singular - far/distant", "*hāyāh*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - was/existed", "*ʿāmōq*": "adjective, masculine singular - deep", "*ʿāmōq*": "adjective, masculine singular - deep", "*yimṣāʾennû*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - will find it" }, "variants": { "*Rāḥôq*": "far off/distant/remote", "*mah-ššehāyāh*": "what has been/that which exists/the reality", "*ʿāmōq* *ʿāmōq*": "exceedingly deep/very profound", "*yimṣāʾennû*": "will find it/can discover it" } }
• 1 Cor 2:6-9 : 6 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.2.6", "source": "Σοφίαν δὲ λαλοῦμεν ἐν τοῖς τελείοις: σοφίαν δὲ οὐ τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου, οὐδὲ τῶν ἀρχόντων τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου, τῶν καταργουμένων:", "text": "*Sophian* but (*de*) we *laloumen* among the *teleiois*: *sophian* but not of the *aiōnos* this (*toutou*), nor of the *archontōn* of the *aiōnos* this (*toutou*), the ones *katargoumenōn*:", "grammar": { "*Sophian*": "accusative feminine singular - wisdom", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now", "*laloumen*": "present active indicative, 1st person plural - we speak", "*teleiois*": "dative masculine plural adjective - mature/perfect/complete", "*aiōnos*": "genitive masculine singular - age/era/world", "*toutou*": "genitive masculine singular demonstrative pronoun - this", "*archontōn*": "genitive masculine plural - rulers/authorities", "*katargoumenōn*": "present passive participle, genitive masculine plural - being brought to nothing/nullified" }, "variants": { "*Sophian*": "wisdom/skill/intelligence", "*laloumen*": "speak/say/tell", "*teleiois*": "mature/perfect/complete/initiated", "*aiōnos*": "age/era/world/eternity", "*archontōn*": "rulers/authorities/officials/princes", "*katargoumenōn*": "being brought to nothing/nullified/rendered ineffective/passing away" } } 7 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.2.7", "source": "Ἀλλὰ λαλοῦμεν σοφίαν Θεοῦ ἐν μυστηρίῳ, τὴν ἀποκεκρυμμένην, ἣν προώρισεν ὁ Θεὸς πρὸ τῶν αἰώνων εἰς δόξαν ἡμῶν:", "text": "But (*alla*) we *laloumen* *sophian* of *Theou* in *mystēriō*, the *apokekrymmenēn*, which (*hēn*) *proōrisen* the *Theos* before (*pro*) the *aiōnōn* for (*eis*) *doxan* of us:", "grammar": { "*alla*": "adversative conjunction - but/rather", "*laloumen*": "present active indicative, 1st person plural - we speak", "*sophian*": "accusative feminine singular - wisdom", "*Theou*": "genitive masculine singular - of God", "*mystēriō*": "dative neuter singular - mystery/secret", "*apokekrymmenēn*": "perfect passive participle, accusative feminine singular - having been hidden", "*hēn*": "relative pronoun, accusative feminine singular - which", "*proōrisen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - predetermined/foreordained", "*Theos*": "nominative masculine singular - God", "*pro*": "preposition with genitive - before", "*aiōnōn*": "genitive masculine plural - ages/eras", "*eis*": "preposition with accusative - for/unto", "*doxan*": "accusative feminine singular - glory" }, "variants": { "*laloumen*": "speak/say/tell", "*sophian*": "wisdom/skill/intelligence", "*mystēriō*": "mystery/secret/hidden truth", "*apokekrymmenēn*": "hidden/concealed/kept secret", "*proōrisen*": "predetermined/foreordained/predestined", "*aiōnōn*": "ages/eras/worlds/eternities", "*doxan*": "glory/honor/splendor" } } 8 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.2.8", "source": "Ἣν οὐδεὶς τῶν ἀρχόντων τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου ἔγνωκεν: εἰ γὰρ ἔγνωσαν, οὐκ ἂν τὸν Κύριον τῆς δόξης ἐσταύρωσαν.", "text": "Which (*hēn*) none (*oudeis*) of the *archontōn* of the *aiōnos* this (*toutou*) has *egnōken*: for if they *egnōsan*, not *an* the *Kyrion* of the *doxēs* they *estaurōsan*.", "grammar": { "*hēn*": "relative pronoun, accusative feminine singular - which", "*oudeis*": "nominative masculine singular - no one/none", "*archontōn*": "genitive masculine plural - rulers/authorities", "*aiōnos*": "genitive masculine singular - age/era/world", "*toutou*": "genitive masculine singular demonstrative pronoun - this", "*egnōken*": "perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - has known", "*egnōsan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they knew", "*an*": "conditional particle - would [indicating unfulfilled condition]", "*Kyrion*": "accusative masculine singular - Lord", "*doxēs*": "genitive feminine singular - of glory", "*estaurōsan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they crucified" }, "variants": { "*archontōn*": "rulers/authorities/officials/princes", "*aiōnos*": "age/era/world/eternity", "*egnōken*": "known/understood/perceived", "*egnōsan*": "knew/understood/perceived", "*Kyrion*": "Lord/Master/Owner", "*doxēs*": "glory/honor/splendor", "*estaurōsan*": "crucified/executed on a cross" } } 9 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.2.9", "source": "Ἀλλὰ καθὼς γέγραπται, Ἃ ὀφθαλμὸς οὐκ εἶδεν, καὶ οὖς οὐκ ἤκουσεν, καὶ ἐπὶ καρδίαν ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἀνέβη, ἃ ἡτοίμασεν ὁ Θεὸς τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτόν.", "text": "But (*alla*) as (*kathōs*) it is *gegraptai*, What things (*ha*) *ophthalmos* not *eiden*, and *ous* not *ēkousen*, and upon *kardian* *anthrōpou* not *anebē*, what things (*ha*) *hētoimasen* the *Theos* for those *agapōsin* him.", "grammar": { "*alla*": "adversative conjunction - but/rather", "*kathōs*": "comparative conjunction - as/just as", "*gegraptai*": "perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular - it has been written", "*ha*": "relative pronoun, accusative neuter plural - which things/what", "*ophthalmos*": "nominative masculine singular - eye", "*eiden*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - saw", "*ous*": "nominative neuter singular - ear", "*ēkousen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - heard", "*kardian*": "accusative feminine singular - heart", "*anthrōpou*": "genitive masculine singular - of man/human", "*anebē*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - went up/ascended", "*hētoimasen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - prepared", "*Theos*": "nominative masculine singular - God", "*agapōsin*": "present active participle, dative masculine plural - loving" }, "variants": { "*gegraptai*": "has been written/is written/stands written", "*ophthalmos*": "eye/sight", "*eiden*": "saw/perceived/beheld", "*ous*": "ear/hearing", "*ēkousen*": "heard/listened to", "*kardian*": "heart/mind/inner self", "*anthrōpou*": "human/man/person", "*anebē*": "ascended/went up/came up into", "*hētoimasen*": "prepared/made ready/appointed", "*agapōsin*": "loving/having love for" } } 10 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.2.10", "source": "Ἡμῖν δὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἀπεκάλυψεν διὰ τοῦ Πνεύματος αὐτοῦ: τὸ γὰρ Πνεῦμα πάντα ἐρευνᾷ, καὶ, τὰ βάθη τοῦ Θεοῦ.", "text": "To us but (*de*) the *Theos* *apekalypsen* through (*dia*) the *Pneumatos* of him: for the *Pneuma* all things (*panta*) *ereuna*, and, the *bathē* of the *Theou*.", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now", "*Theos*": "nominative masculine singular - God", "*apekalypsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - revealed", "*dia*": "preposition with genitive - through/by means of", "*Pneumatos*": "genitive neuter singular - Spirit", "*Pneuma*": "nominative neuter singular - Spirit", "*panta*": "accusative neuter plural - all things", "*ereuna*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - searches/examines", "*bathē*": "accusative neuter plural - depths/deep things", "*Theou*": "genitive masculine singular - of God" }, "variants": { "*apekalypsen*": "revealed/uncovered/disclosed", "*Pneumatos*": "Spirit/breath/wind", "*ereuna*": "searches/examines/investigates", "*bathē*": "depths/deep things/profound things" } } 11 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.2.11", "source": "Τίς γὰρ οἶδεν ἀνθρώπων τὰ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, εἰ μὴ τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ ἀνθρώπου τὸ ἐν αὐτῷ; οὕτως καὶ τὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ οὐδεὶς οἶδεν, εἰ μὴ τὸ Πνεῦμα τοῦ Θεοῦ.", "text": "For who (*tis gar*) *oiden* of *anthrōpōn* the things of the *anthrōpou*, if not (*ei mē*) the *pneuma* of the *anthrōpou* that in him? Thus (*houtōs*) also the things of the *Theou* no one (*oudeis*) *oiden*, if not (*ei mē*) the *Pneuma* of the *Theou*.", "grammar": { "*tis gar*": "interrogative pronoun with causal conjunction - for who", "*oiden*": "perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - knows", "*anthrōpōn*": "genitive masculine plural - of humans/men", "*anthrōpou*": "genitive masculine singular - of a human/man", "*ei mē*": "conditional negative - except/if not", "*pneuma*": "nominative neuter singular - spirit", "*houtōs*": "adverb - thus/in this manner", "*Theou*": "genitive masculine singular - of God", "*oudeis*": "nominative masculine singular - no one/none", "*Pneuma*": "nominative neuter singular - Spirit" }, "variants": { "*oiden*": "knows/understands/is aware of", "*anthrōpōn*": "humans/men/mankind", "*anthrōpou*": "human/man/person", "*pneuma*": "spirit/breath/mind", "*Pneuma*": "Spirit/breath/wind" } } 12 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.2.12", "source": "Ἡμεῖς δὲ οὐ τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ κόσμου ἐλάβομεν, ἀλλὰ τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ· ἵνα εἰδῶμεν τὰ ὑπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ χαρισθέντα ἡμῖν.", "text": "We but (*de*) not the *pneuma* of the *kosmou* *elabomen*, but (*alla*) the *pneuma* that from the *Theou*; so that (*hina*) we might *eidōmen* the things by the *Theou* *charisthenta* to us.", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now", "*pneuma*": "accusative neuter singular - spirit", "*kosmou*": "genitive masculine singular - world", "*elabomen*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person plural - we received", "*alla*": "adversative conjunction - but/rather", "*Theou*": "genitive masculine singular - of God", "*hina*": "subordinating conjunction - so that/in order that", "*eidōmen*": "perfect active subjunctive, 1st person plural - we might know", "*charisthenta*": "aorist passive participle, accusative neuter plural - having been freely given/granted" }, "variants": { "*pneuma*": "spirit/breath/wind", "*kosmou*": "world/universe/order", "*elabomen*": "received/took/obtained", "*eidōmen*": "might know/understand/perceive", "*charisthenta*": "freely given/granted as favor/bestowed" } } 13 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.2.13", "source": "Ἃ καὶ λαλοῦμεν, οὐκ ἐν διδακτοῖς ἀνθρωπίνης σοφίας λόγοις, ἀλλʼ ἐν διδακτοῖς Πνεύματος Ἁγίου· πνευματικοῖς πνευματικὰ συγκρίνοντες.", "text": "Which things (*ha*) also we *laloumen*, not in *didaktois* *anthrōpinēs* *sophias* *logois*, but in *didaktois* of *Pneumatos* *Hagiou*; *pneumatikois* *pneumatika* *synkrinontes*.", "grammar": { "*ha*": "relative pronoun, accusative neuter plural - which things/what", "*laloumen*": "present active indicative, 1st person plural - we speak", "*didaktois*": "dative masculine plural verbal adjective - taught/instructed", "*anthrōpinēs*": "genitive feminine singular adjective - human/of human origin", "*sophias*": "genitive feminine singular - of wisdom", "*logois*": "dative masculine plural - words/speeches", "*Pneumatos*": "genitive neuter singular - of Spirit", "*Hagiou*": "genitive neuter singular adjective - Holy", "*pneumatikois*": "dative masculine plural adjective - spiritual/of the Spirit", "*pneumatika*": "accusative neuter plural adjective - spiritual things", "*synkrinontes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - comparing/combining/interpreting" }, "variants": { "*laloumen*": "speak/say/tell", "*didaktois*": "taught/instructed/learned", "*anthrōpinēs*": "human/belonging to humans", "*sophias*": "wisdom/skill/intelligence", "*logois*": "words/messages/sayings", "*Pneumatos*": "Spirit/breath/wind", "*pneumatikois*": "spiritual/of the Spirit/Spirit-given", "*pneumatika*": "spiritual things/spiritual truths", "*synkrinontes*": "comparing/combining/interpreting/explaining" } } 14 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.2.14", "source": "Ψυχικὸς δὲ ἄνθρωπος οὐ δέχεται τὰ τοῦ Πνεύματος τοῦ Θεοῦ: μωρία γὰρ αὐτῷ ἐστιν: καὶ οὐ δύναται γνῶναι, ὅτι πνευματικῶς ἀνακρίνεται.", "text": "*Psychikos* but (*de*) *anthrōpos* not *dechetai* the things of the *Pneumatos* of the *Theou*: *mōria* for to him *estin*: and not he is able (*dynatai*) *gnōnai*, because *pneumatikōs* they are *anakrinetai*.", "grammar": { "*Psychikos*": "nominative masculine singular adjective - natural/unspiritual/soulish", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now", "*anthrōpos*": "nominative masculine singular - man/human", "*dechetai*": "present middle indicative, 3rd person singular - receives/accepts", "*Pneumatos*": "genitive neuter singular - of Spirit", "*Theou*": "genitive masculine singular - of God", "*mōria*": "nominative feminine singular - foolishness", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*dynatai*": "present middle/passive indicative, 3rd person singular - is able", "*gnōnai*": "aorist active infinitive - to know", "*pneumatikōs*": "adverb - spiritually", "*anakrinetai*": "present passive indicative, 3rd person singular - are discerned/examined" }, "variants": { "*Psychikos*": "natural/unspiritual/soulish/worldly", "*anthrōpos*": "human/man/person", "*dechetai*": "receives/accepts/welcomes", "*Pneumatos*": "Spirit/breath/wind", "*mōria*": "foolishness/absurdity/folly", "*dynatai*": "is able/can/has power to", "*gnōnai*": "to know/understand/comprehend", "*pneumatikōs*": "spiritually/by the Spirit", "*anakrinetai*": "are discerned/examined/judged/evaluated" } } 15 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.2.15", "source": "Ὁ δὲ πνευματικὸς ἀνακρίνει μὲν πάντα, αὐτὸς δὲ ὑπʼ οὐδενὸς ἀνακρίνεται.", "text": "The but (*de*) *pneumatikos* *anakrinei* indeed (*men*) all things (*panta*), himself but (*de*) by (*hyp'*) no one (*oudenos*) is *anakrinetai*.", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now", "*pneumatikos*": "nominative masculine singular adjective - spiritual person", "*anakrinei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - examines/discerns", "*men*": "particle - indeed/on the one hand [contrasted with following de]", "*panta*": "accusative neuter plural - all things", "*hyp'*": "preposition with genitive (elided form of hypo) - by/under", "*oudenos*": "genitive masculine singular - no one/none", "*anakrinetai*": "present passive indicative, 3rd person singular - is examined/discerned" }, "variants": { "*pneumatikos*": "spiritual person/one who has the Spirit", "*anakrinei*": "examines/discerns/judges/evaluates", "*anakrinetai*": "is examined/discerned/judged/evaluated" } }