Job 29:18

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{ "verseID": "Job.29.18", "source": "וָ֭אֹמַר עִם־קִנִּ֣י אֶגְוָ֑ע וְ֝כַח֗וֹל אַרְבֶּ֥ה יָמִֽים", "text": "*wā-ʾōmar* *ʿim-qinnî* *ʾegwāʿ* *wə-ka-ḥôl* *ʾarbeh* *yāmîm*", "grammar": { "*wā-ʾōmar*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I said", "*ʿim-qinnî*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - with my nest", "*ʾegwāʿ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will expire/die", "*wə-ka-ḥôl*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular - and like sand", "*ʾarbeh*": "Hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I will multiply", "*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - days" }, "variants": { "*qinnî*": "my nest/home", "*ʾegwāʿ*": "I will expire/die/breathe my last", "*ḥôl*": "sand/phoenix (interpretational variant)", "*ʾarbeh*": "I will multiply/increase", "*yāmîm*": "days/lifespan" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וָ֭אֹמַר עִם־קִנִּ֣י אֶגְוָ֑ע וְ֝כַח֗וֹל אַרְבֶּ֥ה יָמִֽים

Transliteration

wā-ʾōmar ʿim-qinnî ʾegwāʿ wə-ka-ḥôl ʾarbeh yāmîm

Grammar Details

• *wā-ʾōmar*: conjunction + Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I said
• *ʿim-qinnî*: preposition + noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - with my nest
• *ʾegwāʿ*: Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will expire/die
• *wə-ka-ḥôl*: conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular - and like sand
• *ʾarbeh*: Hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I will multiply
• *yāmîm*: noun, masculine plural - days

Word Meanings

• *qinnî*: my nest/home
• *ʾegwāʿ*: I will expire/die/breathe my last
• *ḥôl*: sand/phoenix (interpretational variant)
• *ʾarbeh*: I will multiply/increase
• *yāmîm*: days/lifespan

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  I said, 'I will die with my nest, and my days will be as numerous as the sand.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Then I said, 'I will die in my nest, and I will multiply my days as the sand.'

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then I said, I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply my days as the sand:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Therfore, I thought verely, yt I shulde haue dyed in my nest: & yt my dayes shulde haue bene as many as the sondes of the see.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then I sayde, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiplie my dayes as the sand.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then I sayde, I shall die in my nest: and I shall multiplie my dayes as the sande.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply [my] days as the sand.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then I said, 'I shall die in my own house, I shall number my days as the sand.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I say, `With my nest I expire, And as the sand I multiply days.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then I said, I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply my days as the sand:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then I said, I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply my days as the sand:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then I said, I will come to my end with my children round me, my days will be as the sand in number;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then I said, 'I shall die in my own house, I shall number my days as the sand.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Job’s Confidence“Then I thought,‘I will die in my own home, my days as numerous as the grains of sand.

Referenced Verses

• Job 5:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Job.5.26", "source": "תָּב֣וֹא בְכֶ֣לַח אֱלֵי־קָ֑בֶר כַּעֲל֖וֹת גָּדִ֣ישׁ בְּעִתּֽוֹ׃", "text": "*tābōʾ* in-*kelaḥ* to-*qāber* like-*ʿălōt* *gādîš* in-*ʿittō*", "grammar": { "*tābōʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will come", "*kelaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - full vigor/old age", "*qāber*": "noun, masculine singular - grave", "*ʿălōt*": "Qal infinitive construct - coming up/ascending", "*gādîš*": "noun, masculine singular - stack of grain/sheaf", "*ʿittō*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its time" }, "variants": { "*tābōʾ*": "you will come/enter", "*kelaḥ*": "full vigor/old age/maturity", "*qāber*": "grave/tomb", "*ʿălōt*": "coming up/ascending", "*gādîš*": "stack of grain/shock of corn/heap", "*ʿittō*": "its time/season" } }
• Job 42:16-17 : 16 { "verseID": "Job.42.16", "source": "וַיְחִ֤י אִיּוֹב֙ אַֽחֲרֵי־זֹ֔את מֵאָ֥ה וְאַרְבָּעִ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַיִּרְאֶ֗ה אֶת־בָּנָיו֙ וְאֶת־בְּנֵ֣י בָנָ֔יו אַרְבָּעָ֖ה דֹּרֽוֹת׃", "text": "And *wayǝḥî* *ʾIyyôb* after-*zōʾt* one hundred and-forty *šānâ* and *wayyirʾeh* *ʾet*-*bānāyw* and-*ʾet*-*bǝnê* *bānāyw* four *dōrôt*", "grammar": { "*wayǝḥî*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he lived", "*ʾIyyôb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Job", "*zōʾt*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this", "*šānâ*": "noun, feminine singular - year", "*wayyirʾeh*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he saw", "*bānāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sons", "*bǝnê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of", "*dōrôt*": "noun, masculine plural - generations" }, "variants": { "*wayǝḥî*": "and he lived/and he survived", "*zōʾt*": "this/these things", "*šānâ*": "year/years", "*wayyirʾeh*": "and he saw/and he beheld/and he witnessed", "*bānāyw*": "his sons/his male children", "*bǝnê*": "sons of/children of", "*dōrôt*": "generations/ages" } } 17 { "verseID": "Job.42.17", "source": "וַיָּ֣מָת אִיּ֔וֹב זָקֵ֖ן וּשְׂבַ֥ע יָמִֽים׃", "text": "And *wayyāmāt* *ʾIyyôb* *zāqēn* and-*śǝbaʿ* *yāmîm*", "grammar": { "*wayyāmāt*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he died", "*ʾIyyôb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Job", "*zāqēn*": "adjective, masculine singular - old", "*śǝbaʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - satisfied/full of", "*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - days" }, "variants": { "*wayyāmāt*": "and he died/and he expired", "*zāqēn*": "old/aged/elderly", "*śǝbaʿ*": "satisfied/full/content with", "*yāmîm*": "days/lifetime/years" } }
• Ps 30:6-7 : 6 { "verseID": "Psalms.30.6", "source": "כִּ֤י רֶ֨גַע ׀ בְּאַפּוֹ֮ חַיִּ֢ים בִּרְצ֫וֹנ֥וֹ בָּ֭עֶרֶב יָלִ֥ין בֶּ֗כִי וְלַבֹּ֥קֶר רִנָּֽה׃", "text": "*Kî* *regaʿ* in-*ʾappô* *ḥayyîm* in-*rəṣônô* in-the-*ʿereḇ* *yālîn* *beḵî* *wə-la-bōqer* *rinnâ*", "grammar": { "*Kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*regaʿ*": "masculine singular - moment", "*ʾappô*": "masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix and prefixed preposition bet - in his anger", "*ḥayyîm*": "masculine plural - life", "*rəṣônô*": "masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix and prefixed preposition bet - in his favor", "*ʿereḇ*": "masculine singular with prefixed preposition bet and definite article - in the evening", "*yālîn*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - may lodge/remain/stay", "*beḵî*": "masculine singular - weeping", "*wə-la-bōqer*": "masculine singular with conjunction waw and prefixed preposition lamed with definite article - and for the morning", "*rinnâ*": "feminine singular - joy/singing/shout of joy" }, "variants": { "*regaʿ*": "moment/instant/brief time", "*ʾappô*": "his anger/his wrath/his nostril", "*ḥayyîm*": "life/living/lifetime", "*rəṣônô*": "his favor/his good will/his pleasure/his acceptance", "*yālîn*": "lodges/remains/stays overnight/endures", "*beḵî*": "weeping/crying/tears", "*rinnâ*": "joy/singing/shout of joy/jubilation" } } 7 { "verseID": "Psalms.30.7", "source": "וַ֭אֲנִי אָמַ֣רְתִּי בְשַׁלְוִ֑י בַּל־אֶמּ֥וֹט לְעוֹלָֽם׃", "text": "*Wa-ʾănî* *ʾāmartî* in-*šalwî* *bal*-*ʾemmôṭ* for-*ʿôlām*", "grammar": { "*Wa-ʾănî*": "1st person singular pronoun with waw conjunction - and I", "*ʾāmartî*": "Qal perfect 1st person singular - I said", "*šalwî*": "masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition bet - in my prosperity/ease", "*bal*": "negative particle - not", "*ʾemmôṭ*": "Niphal imperfect 1st person singular - I will be moved/shaken", "*ʿôlām*": "masculine singular with prefixed preposition lamed - forever" }, "variants": { "*šalwî*": "my prosperity/my security/my ease/my tranquility", "*bal*": "not/never", "*ʾemmôṭ*": "be moved/be shaken/be disturbed/totter", "*ʿôlām*": "forever/eternity/perpetuity" } }
• Ps 91:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Psalms.91.16", "source": "אֹ֣רֶךְ יָ֭מִים אַשְׂבִּיעֵ֑הוּ וְ֝אַרְאֵ֗הוּ בִּֽישׁוּעָתִֽי׃", "text": "*ʾōrek yāmîm* *ʾaśbîʿēhû* and *ʾarʾēhû* in *yĕšûʿātî*.", "grammar": { "*ʾōrek*": "masculine singular construct - length", "*yāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - days", "*ʾaśbîʿēhû*": "Hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - I will satisfy him", "*ʾarʾēhû*": "Hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - I will show him", "*yĕšûʿātî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my salvation" }, "variants": { "*ʾōrek yāmîm*": "length of days/long life", "*ʾaśbîʿēhû*": "I will satisfy him/I will fill him/I will give him his fill", "*ʾarʾēhû*": "I will show him/I will let him see/I will cause him to behold", "*yĕšûʿātî*": "my salvation/my deliverance/my rescue" } }
• Gen 32:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Genesis.32.12", "source": "הַצִּילֵ֥נִי נָ֛א מִיַּ֥ד אָחִ֖י מִיַּ֣ד עֵשָׂ֑ו כִּֽי־יָרֵ֤א אָנֹכִי֙ אֹת֔וֹ פֶּן־יָב֣וֹא וְהִכַּ֔נִי אֵ֖ם עַל־בָּנִֽים׃", "text": "*haṣṣîlēnî nāʾ* from-hand-of brother-my from-hand-of *ʿēśāw* for-*yārēʾ* I *ʾōtô pen-yābôʾ wə-hikkanî ʾēm* on-children.", "grammar": { "*haṣṣîlēnî*": "Hiphil imperative, masculine singular + 1st common singular suffix - deliver me", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please", "*yārēʾ*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - fearing", "*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - him", "*pen-yābôʾ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - lest he come", "*wə-hikkanî*": "waw consecutive + Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st common singular suffix - and strike me", "*ʾēm*": "feminine singular noun - mother" }, "variants": { "*haṣṣîlēnî*": "deliver me, rescue me, save me", "*nāʾ*": "please, now, I pray", "*yārēʾ*": "fearing, afraid of", "*pen-yābôʾ*": "lest he come, in case he arrives", "*wə-hikkanî*": "and strike me, and attack me, and kill me", "*ʾēm*": "mother, with children (idiom for complete destruction)" } }
• Gen 41:49 : 49 { "verseID": "Genesis.41.49", "source": "וַיִּצְבֹּ֨ר יוֹסֵ֥ף בָּ֛ר כְּח֥וֹל הַיָּ֖ם הַרְבֵּ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד עַ֛ד כִּי־חָדַ֥ל לִסְפֹּ֖ר כִּי־אֵ֥ין מִסְפָּֽר׃", "text": "*wə-yiṣbōr yôsēp̄ bār kəḥôl hayyām harbēh məʾōd ʿad kî-ḥādal lispōr kî-ʾên mispār*", "grammar": { "*wə-yiṣbōr*": "waw consecutive with qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he piled up/stored", "*yôsēp̄*": "proper noun - Joseph", "*bār*": "noun masculine singular - grain", "*kəḥôl*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - like sand of", "*hayyām*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the sea", "*harbēh*": "adverb - much/greatly", "*məʾōd*": "adverb - very", "*ʿad*": "preposition - until", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/because", "*ḥādal*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he ceased", "*lispōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to count", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*mispār*": "noun masculine singular - number/count" }, "variants": { "*bār*": "grain/corn", "*kəḥôl hayyām*": "like the sand of the sea/immeasurably vast", "*ḥādal lispōr*": "stopped counting/ceased measuring", "*ʾên mispār*": "without number/innumerable/beyond counting" } }
• Jer 22:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.22.23", "source": "׃22 23 *ישבתי **יֹשַׁבְתְּ֙ בַּלְּבָנ֔וֹן *מקננתי **מְקֻנַּ֖נְתְּ בָּֽאֲרָזִ֑ים מַה־נֵּחַנְתְּ֙ בְּבֹא־לָ֣ךְ חֲבָלִ֔ים חִ֖יל כַּיֹלֵדָֽה׃", "text": "*Yōšabt* in *ballᵉbānôn*, *mᵉqunnant* in *ʾărāzîm*. How *nēḥant* when come to you *ḥăbālîm*, *ḥîl* like *yōlēdāh*.", "grammar": { "*yōšabt*": "perfect, 2nd feminine singular, qal - you dwelt", "*ba-llᵉbānôn*": "preposition + definite article + proper noun - in Lebanon", "*mᵉqunnant*": "participle, feminine singular, pual - nested", "*bā-ʾărāzîm*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - in cedars", "*mah*": "interrogative - how", "*nēḥant*": "perfect, 2nd feminine singular, niphal - you will be pitied", "*bᵉ-bōʾ*": "preposition + infinitive construct, qal - when come", "*lāk*": "preposition with 2nd feminine singular suffix - to you", "*ḥăbālîm*": "noun, masculine plural - pains", "*ḥîl*": "noun, masculine singular - anguish", "*ka-yyōlēdāh*": "preposition + definite article + participle, feminine singular, qal - like the one giving birth" }, "variants": { "*yōšabt*": "you dwelt/lived/resided", "*mᵉqunnant*": "nested/made your nest", "*ʾărāzîm*": "cedars/cedar trees", "*nēḥant*": "you will be pitied/shown favor/gracious", "*ḥăbālîm*": "pains/pangs/travail", "*ḥîl*": "anguish/pain/writhing", "*yōlēdāh*": "one giving birth/woman in labor" } }
• Jer 49:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.49.16", "source": "תִּֽפְלַצְתְּךָ֞ הִשִּׁ֤יא אֹתָךְ֙ זְד֣וֹן לִבֶּ֔ךָ שֹֽׁכְנִי֙ בְּחַגְוֵ֣י הַסֶּ֔לַע תֹּפְשִׂ֖י מְר֣וֹם גִּבְעָ֑ה כִּֽי־תַגְבִּ֤יהַ כַּנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ קִנֶּ֔ךָ מִשָּׁ֥ם אֽוֹרִידְךָ֖ נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה", "text": "*Tiplatsəttka* *hissi* you *zadon* *libbeka*, *shokni* in *haggwei ha-sela*, *topsi* *marom* *giba*; for *tagbia* like the *nesher* your *qinneka*, from there *oridka* *neum*-*YHWH*", "grammar": { "*Tiplatsəttka*": "noun, feminine + 2nd person masculine singular possessive suffix - your terror/horror", "*hissi*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - has deceived/misled", "*zadon*": "noun, masculine singular construct - arrogance/pride of", "*libbeka*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular possessive suffix - your heart", "*shokni*": "participle, masculine plural construct - dwellers of/those dwelling in", "*haggwei*": "noun, masculine plural construct - clefts/refuges of", "*ha-sela*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the rock/cliff", "*topsi*": "participle, masculine plural construct - seizers/holders of", "*marom*": "noun, masculine singular construct - height/elevation of", "*giba*": "noun, feminine singular - hill", "*tagbia*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you make high", "*nesher*": "noun, masculine singular - eagle/vulture", "*qinneka*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular possessive suffix - your nest", "*oridka*": "hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular + 2nd person masculine singular object suffix - I will bring you down", "*neum*": "construct state - declaration/utterance of", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD" }, "variants": { "*Tiplatsəttka*": "your terror/horror/dread", "*hissi*": "has deceived/misled/betrayed", "*zadon*": "pride/arrogance/insolence", "*shokni*": "dwellers/inhabitants/those residing", "*haggwei*": "clefts/crevices/hiding places", "*topsi*": "graspers/holders/occupiers", "*marom*": "height/high place/elevation", "*nesher*": "eagle/vulture/great bird of prey", "*neum*": "utterance/declaration/oracle" } }
• Obad 1:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Obadiah.1.4", "source": "אִם־תַּגְבִּ֣יהַּ כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁר וְאִם־בֵּ֥ין כּֽוֹכָבִ֖ים שִׂ֣ים קִנֶּ֑ךָ מִשָּׁ֥ם אוֹרִֽידְךָ֖ נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה", "text": "if-*tagbîah* like-the-*nešer* *wĕ*-if-between *kôkābîm* *śîm* *qinnekā* from-there *ʾôrîdĕkā* *nĕʾum*-*YHWH*", "grammar": { "*tagbîah*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you make high/soar", "*nešer*": "noun, masculine singular - eagle/vulture", "*wĕ*-": "conjunction - and", "*kôkābîm*": "noun, masculine plural - stars", "*śîm*": "qal infinitive construct - set/place", "*qinnekā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your nest", "*ʾôrîdĕkā*": "hiphil imperfect, 1st singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - I will bring you down", "*nĕʾum*": "noun, masculine singular construct - declaration of", "*YHWH*": "proper name - LORD/Yahweh" }, "variants": { "*tagbîah*": "you make high/soar/elevate yourself", "*nešer*": "eagle/vulture/large bird of prey", "*kôkābîm*": "stars/celestial bodies", "*śîm*": "set/place/put", "*qinnekā*": "your nest/your dwelling", "*ʾôrîdĕkā*": "I will bring you down/cause you to descend", "*nĕʾum*": "declaration/oracle/utterance" } }
• Hab 2:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Habakkuk.2.9", "source": "ה֗וֹי בֹּצֵ֛עַ בֶּ֥צַע רָ֖ע לְבֵית֑וֹ לָשׂ֤וּם בַּמָּרוֹם֙ קִנּ֔וֹ לְהִנָּצֵ֖ל מִכַּף־רָֽע׃", "text": "*Hôy bōṣēaʿ beṣaʿ rāʿ* for his house, to *lāśûm bammārôm qinnô*, to *lĕhinnāṣēl* from *kap-rāʿ*.", "grammar": { "*hôy*": "interjection - woe/alas", "*bōṣēaʿ*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - cutting off/gaining", "*beṣaʿ*": "noun, masculine, singular - unjust gain/profit", "*rāʿ*": "adjective, masculine, singular - evil/bad", "*lāśûm*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to put/place", "*bammārôm*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular with definite article - in the height", "*qinnô*": "noun, masculine, singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his nest", "*lĕhinnāṣēl*": "preposition + verb, niphal infinitive construct - to be delivered", "*kap*": "noun, feminine, singular construct - palm/power", "*rāʿ*": "adjective, masculine, singular - evil/calamity" }, "variants": { "*bōṣēaʿ*": "cutting off/gaining/acquiring unjustly", "*beṣaʿ*": "unjust gain/profit/dishonest profit", "*bammārôm*": "in the height/on high/in a lofty place", "*lĕhinnāṣēl*": "to be delivered/rescued/saved", "*kap-rāʿ*": "power of evil/hand of calamity" } }