3 {
"verseID": "Job.3.3",
"source": "יֹ֣אבַד י֭וֹם אִוָּ֣לֶד בּ֑וֹ וְהַלַּ֥יְלָה אָ֝מַ֗ר הֹ֣רָה גָֽבֶר׃",
"text": "*yōʾbad yôm ʾiwwāled bô wə-hallaylâ ʾāmar hōrâ gāber*",
"grammar": {
"*yōʾbad*": "verb, Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let perish",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day",
"*ʾiwwāled*": "verb, Niphal perfect, 1st common singular - I was born",
"*bô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in it",
"*wə-hallaylâ*": "conjunction + definite article + noun, masculine singular - and the night",
"*ʾāmar*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - said",
"*hōrâ*": "verb, Pual perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was conceived",
"*gāber*": "noun, masculine singular - man/male"
},
"variants": {
"*yōʾbad*": "let perish/be destroyed/be lost",
"*ʾiwwāled*": "I was born/was brought forth",
"*hōrâ*": "was conceived/brought into existence",
"*gāber*": "man/male/strong one"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Job.3.4",
"source": "הַיּ֥וֹם הַה֗וּא יְֽהִ֫י חֹ֥שֶׁךְ אַֽל־יִדְרְשֵׁ֣הוּ אֱל֣וֹהַּ מִמָּ֑עַל וְאַל־תּוֹפַ֖ע עָלָ֣יו נְהָרָֽה׃",
"text": "*hayyôm hahûʾ yəhî ḥōšek ʾal-yidrəšēhû ʾĕlôah mimmāʿal wə-ʾal-tôpaʿ ʿālāyw nəhārâ*",
"grammar": {
"*hayyôm*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the day",
"*hahûʾ*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - that",
"*yəhî*": "verb, Qal jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let it be",
"*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness",
"*ʾal-yidrəšēhû*": "negative particle + verb, Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - let not seek it",
"*ʾĕlôah*": "noun, masculine singular - God",
"*mimmāʿal*": "preposition + noun - from above",
"*wə-ʾal-tôpaʿ*": "conjunction + negative particle + verb, Hiphil jussive, 3rd feminine singular - and let not shine",
"*ʿālāyw*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon it",
"*nəhārâ*": "noun, feminine singular - light"
},
"variants": {
"*yidrəšēhû*": "seek it/care for it/inquire after it",
"*ʾĕlôah*": "God/deity",
"*mimmāʿal*": "from above/from on high",
"*tôpaʿ*": "shine/beam/appear",
"*nəhārâ*": "light/daylight/brightness"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Job.3.5",
"source": "יִגְאָלֻ֡הוּ חֹ֣שֶׁךְ וְ֭צַלְמָוֶת תִּשְׁכָּן־עָלָ֣יו עֲנָנָ֑ה יְ֝בַעֲתֻ֗הוּ כִּֽמְרִ֥ירֵי יֽוֹם׃",
"text": "*yigʾālûhû ḥōšek wə-ṣalmāwet tiškān-ʿālāyw ʿănānâ yəbaʿătûhû kimrîrê yôm*",
"grammar": {
"*yigʾālûhû*": "verb, Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - let them claim it",
"*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness",
"*wə-ṣalmāwet*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and deep darkness/shadow of death",
"*tiškān*": "verb, Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd feminine singular - let dwell",
"*ʿālāyw*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon it",
"*ʿănānâ*": "noun, feminine singular - cloud",
"*yəbaʿătûhû*": "verb, Piel imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - let them terrify it",
"*kimrîrê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - like the blacknesses of",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day"
},
"variants": {
"*yigʾālûhû*": "claim it/redeem it/defile it",
"*ṣalmāwet*": "deep darkness/shadow of death",
"*tiškān*": "dwell/rest/settle",
"*ʿănānâ*": "cloud/dark cloud",
"*yəbaʿătûhû*": "terrify it/frighten it",
"*kimrîrê*": "blacknesses/darknesses/eclipses"
}
}