Verse 31

{ "verseID": "Job.30.31", "source": "וַיְהִ֣י לְ֭אֵבֶל כִּנֹּרִ֑י וְ֝עֻגָבִ֗י לְק֣וֹל בֹּכִֽים", "text": "And *wayəhî* to *ʾēḇel* my *kinnōrî*, and my *ʿuḡāḇî* to *qôl* *bōḵîm*", "grammar": { "*wayəhî*": "conjunction with verb, qal imperfect apocopated, 3rd person masculine singular - and it becomes/it is", "*lə-ʾēḇel*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular - to mourning", "*kinnōrî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my harp/lyre", "*wə-ʿuḡāḇî*": "conjunction with noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and my flute/pipe", "*lə-qôl*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular construct - for voice of", "*bōḵîm*": "verb, qal participle, masculine plural - weeping ones" }, "variants": { "*wayəhî*": "becomes/is/turns into", "*ʾēḇel*": "mourning/lamentation", "*kinnōrî*": "my harp/my lyre", "*ʿuḡāḇî*": "my flute/my pipe/my reed instrument", "*qôl*": "voice/sound", "*bōḵîm*": "weeping ones/those who weep" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Lam 5:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Lamentations.5.15", "source": "שָׁבַת֙ מְשׂ֣וֹשׂ לִבֵּ֔נוּ נֶהְפַּ֥ךְ לְאֵ֖בֶל מְחֹלֵֽנוּ׃", "text": "*šāḇaṯ* *məśôś* *libbēnû*, *nehpaḵ* to-*ʾēḇel* *məḥōlēnû*", "grammar": { "*šāḇaṯ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - it has ceased", "*məśôś*": "noun masculine singular construct - joy of", "*libbēnû*": "noun masculine singular construct with 1st person plural suffix - our heart", "*nehpaḵ*": "niphal perfect 3rd masculine singular - it is turned", "*ʾēḇel*": "noun masculine singular - mourning", "*məḥōlēnû*": "noun masculine singular construct with 1st person plural suffix - our dance" }, "variants": { "*šāḇaṯ*": "it has ceased/ended/stopped", "*məśôś*": "joy/gladness/rejoicing", "*libbēnû*": "our heart/mind/inner self", "*nehpaḵ*": "it is turned/changed/converted", "*ʾēḇel*": "mourning/lamentation", "*məḥōlēnû*": "our dance/dancing/celebration" } }
  • Dan 6:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Daniel.6.18", "source": "וְהֵיתָ֙יִת֙ אֶ֣בֶן חֲדָ֔ה וְשֻׂמַ֖ת עַל־פֻּ֣ם גֻּבָּ֑א וְחַתְמַ֨הּ מַלְכָּ֜א בְּעִזְקְתֵ֗הּ וּבְעִזְקָת֙ רַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִי דִּ֛י לָא־תִשְׁנֵ֥א צְב֖וּ בְּדָנִיֵּֽאל׃", "text": "And *hêtāyit* *ʾeben* *ḥădāh* and *śûmat* upon *pum* *gubbāʾ*, and *ḥatmah* the *malkāʾ* with *ʿizqətēh* and with *ʿizqāt* his *rabrəbānôhî* so that *dî* not *tišnēʾ* *ṣəbû* concerning *dānîyēʾl*.", "grammar": { "*hêtāyit*": "passive perfect, 3rd feminine singular - was brought", "*ʾeben*": "noun, feminine singular - stone", "*ḥădāh*": "numeral, feminine singular - one", "*śûmat*": "passive perfect, 3rd feminine singular - was placed/set", "*pum*": "noun, masculine singular construct - mouth of", "*gubbāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular emphatic - the den/pit", "*ḥatmah*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - he sealed it", "*malkāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular emphatic - the king", "*ʿizqətēh*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his signet/ring", "*ʿizqāt*": "noun, feminine singular construct - signet/ring of", "*rabrəbānôhî*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his nobles/lords", "*dî*": "relative particle - that/so that", "*tišnēʾ*": "imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it would change", "*ṣəbû*": "noun, masculine singular - purpose/will/thing", "*dānîyēʾl*": "proper noun - Daniel" }, "variants": { "*pum*": "mouth/opening", "*ʿizqətēh*": "signet/seal ring", "*ṣəbû*": "purpose/will/plan/decision" } }
  • Ps 137:1-4 : 1 { "verseID": "Psalms.137.1", "source": "עַ֥ל נַהֲר֨וֹת ׀ בָּבֶ֗ל שָׁ֣ם יָ֭שַׁבְנוּ גַּם־בָּכִ֑ינוּ בְּ֝זָכְרֵ֗נוּ אֶת־צִיּֽוֹן׃", "text": "By *naharōt* *Bābel* there *yāšabnū* also *bākīnū* in *zākrēnū* *ʾet*-*Ṣiyyōn*", "grammar": { "*naharōt*": "masculine plural construct - rivers of", "*Bābel*": "proper noun - Babylon", "*yāšabnū*": "Qal perfect, 1st person plural - we sat/dwelled", "*bākīnū*": "Qal perfect, 1st person plural - we wept", "*zākrēnū*": "Qal infinitive construct with 1st person plural suffix - our remembering", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*Ṣiyyōn*": "proper noun - Zion" }, "variants": { "*naharōt*": "rivers/streams", "*yāšabnū*": "we sat/we dwelled/we remained", "*bākīnū*": "we wept/we cried", "*zākrēnū*": "when we remembered/in our remembering" } } 2 { "verseID": "Psalms.137.2", "source": "עַֽל־עֲרָבִ֥ים בְּתוֹכָ֑הּ תָּ֝לִ֗ינוּ כִּנֹּרוֹתֵֽינוּ׃", "text": "Upon *ʿarābīm* in *tōkāh* *tālīnū* *kinnōrōtēnū*", "grammar": { "*ʿarābīm*": "masculine plural - willows/poplars", "*tōkāh*": "noun with feminine singular suffix - midst of it/her", "*tālīnū*": "Qal perfect, 1st person plural - we hung", "*kinnōrōtēnū*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person plural suffix - our harps/lyres" }, "variants": { "*ʿarābīm*": "willows/poplars/trees", "*tōkāh*": "in its midst/among it", "*tālīnū*": "we hung/we suspended" } } 3 { "verseID": "Psalms.137.3", "source": "כִּ֤י שָׁ֨ם שְֽׁאֵל֪וּנוּ שׁוֹבֵ֡ינוּ דִּבְרֵי־שִׁ֭יר וְתוֹלָלֵ֣ינוּ שִׂמְחָ֑ה שִׁ֥ירוּ לָ֝֗נוּ מִשִּׁ֥יר צִיּֽוֹן׃", "text": "For there *šᵉʾēlūnū* *šōbēnū* *dibrē*-*šīr* and *tōlālēnū* *śimḥāh*: *šīrū* to us from *šīr* *Ṣiyyōn*", "grammar": { "*šᵉʾēlūnū*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person plural with 1st person plural suffix - they asked us", "*šōbēnū*": "masculine plural participle with 1st person plural suffix - our captors", "*dibrē*": "masculine plural construct - words of", "*šīr*": "masculine singular - song", "*tōlālēnū*": "masculine plural participle with 1st person plural suffix - our tormentors", "*śimḥāh*": "feminine singular - joy/gladness", "*šīrū*": "Qal imperative, masculine plural - sing!", "*Ṣiyyōn*": "proper noun - Zion" }, "variants": { "*šᵉʾēlūnū*": "they asked us/they required of us", "*šōbēnū*": "our captors/those who took us captive", "*dibrē*-*šīr*": "words of song/lyrics", "*tōlālēnū*": "our tormentors/our mockers/those who made us wail", "*śimḥāh*": "joy/gladness/mirth", "*šīrū*": "sing!/perform!" } } 4 { "verseID": "Psalms.137.4", "source": "אֵ֗יךְ נָשִׁ֥יר אֶת־שִׁיר־יְהוָ֑ה עַ֝֗ל אַדְמַ֥ת נֵכָֽר׃", "text": "How *nāšīr* *ʾet*-*šīr*-*YHWH* upon *ʾadmat* *nēkār*", "grammar": { "*nāšīr*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person plural - we will sing", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*šīr*": "masculine singular construct - song of", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD/Yahweh", "*ʾadmat*": "feminine singular construct - ground/soil of", "*nēkār*": "masculine singular - foreign/strange" }, "variants": { "*nāšīr*": "we will sing/we could sing/how shall we sing", "*šīr*-*YHWH*": "song of the LORD/Yahweh's song", "*ʾadmat* *nēkār*": "foreign soil/strange land/alien ground" } }
  • Eccl 3:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.3.4", "source": "עֵ֤ת לִבְכּוֹת֙ וְעֵ֣ת לִשְׂח֔וֹק עֵ֥ת סְפ֖וֹד וְעֵ֥ת רְקֽוֹד׃", "text": "*ʿēt* to-*liḇkôṯ* *wə*-*ʿēt* to-*liśḥôq*, *ʿēt* *səp̄ôḏ* *wə*-*ʿēt* *rəqôḏ*", "grammar": { "*ʿēt*": "noun, feminine singular construct - time of", "*li*": "preposition prefix - to/for", "*ḇkôṯ*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - to weep", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*liśḥôq*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - to laugh", "*səp̄ôḏ*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - to mourn/lament", "*rəqôḏ*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - to dance" }, "variants": { "*ḇkôṯ*": "to weep/cry", "*śḥôq*": "to laugh/rejoice", "*səp̄ôḏ*": "to mourn/lament/wail", "*rəqôḏ*": "to dance/skip about" } }
  • Isa 21:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Isaiah.21.4", "source": "תָּעָ֣ה לְבָבִ֔י פַּלָּצ֖וּת בִּֽעֲתָ֑תְנִי אֵ֚ת נֶ֣שֶׁף חִשְׁקִ֔י שָׂ֥ם לִ֖י לַחֲרָדָֽה׃", "text": "*tā'āh* my *ləbābî* *pallāṣūt* *bi'atātnî* *'ēt* *nešep* my *ḥišqî* *śām* to me to *ḥarādāh*", "grammar": { "*tā'āh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it wanders/reels", "*ləbābî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my heart", "*pallāṣūt*": "noun, feminine singular - horror/shuddering/trembling", "*bi'atātnî*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - it terrifies me", "*'ēt*": "direct object marker", "*nešep*": "noun, masculine singular - twilight/evening", "*ḥišqî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my pleasure/desire", "*śām*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he/it has put/placed", "*ḥarādāh*": "noun, feminine singular with prefix lamed - to trembling/terror" }, "variants": { "*tā'āh*": "wanders/reels/staggers", "*pallāṣūt*": "horror/shuddering/trembling/terror", "*nešep ḥišqî*": "twilight of my desire/evening I longed for", "*ḥarādāh*": "trembling/terror/fear" } }
  • Isa 22:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Isaiah.22.12", "source": "וַיִּקְרָ֗א אֲדֹנָ֧י יְהוִ֛ה צְבָא֖וֹת בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא לִבְכִי֙ וּלְמִסְפֵּ֔ד וּלְקָרְחָ֖ה וְלַחֲגֹ֥ר שָֽׂק׃", "text": "And-*yiqrāʾ* *ʾᵃdōnāy* *YHWH* *ṣᵉbāʾôt* in-the-*yôm* the-that to-*bᵉkî* and-to-*mispēd* and-to-*qorḥāh* and-to-*ḥᵃgōr* *śāq*", "grammar": { "וַיִּקְרָ֗א": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular, apocopated - and he called", "*ʾᵃdōnāy*": "noun with 1st person plural suffix - my Lord", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*ṣᵉbāʾôt*": "masculine plural - hosts/armies", "בַּיּ֣וֹם": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular - in the day", "הַה֑וּא": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - that", "לִבְכִי֙": "preposition + masculine singular - to weeping", "וּלְמִסְפֵּ֔ד": "conjunction + preposition + masculine singular - and to mourning", "וּלְקָרְחָ֖ה": "conjunction + preposition + feminine singular - and to baldness", "וְלַחֲגֹ֥ר": "conjunction + preposition + Qal infinitive construct - and to gird", "*śāq*": "masculine singular - sackcloth" }, "variants": { "*yiqrāʾ*": "called/summoned/invited", "*ʾᵃdōnāy*": "my Lord/Master", "*YHWH*": "Yahweh/LORD", "*ṣᵉbāʾôt*": "hosts/armies", "*bᵉkî*": "weeping/crying", "*mispēd*": "mourning/wailing/lamentation", "*qorḥāh*": "baldness (sign of mourning)", "*ḥᵃgōr*": "gird/wrap/put on", "*śāq*": "sackcloth (rough cloth worn during mourning)" } }
  • Isa 24:7-9 : 7 { "verseID": "Isaiah.24.7", "source": "אָבַ֥ל תִּיר֖וֹשׁ אֻמְלְלָה־גָ֑פֶן נֶאֶנְח֖וּ כָּל־שִׂמְחֵי־לֵֽב׃", "text": "*ʾābal* *tîrôš* *ʾuməlelāh*-*gāpen* *neʾenḥû* all-*śimḥê*-*lēb*", "grammar": { "*ʾābal*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - mourns", "*tîrôš*": "common noun, masculine singular - new wine", "*ʾuməlelāh*": "Pulal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - languishes/withers", "*gāpen*": "common noun, feminine singular - vine", "*neʾenḥû*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd person common plural - sigh/groan", "*śimḥê*": "adjective, masculine plural construct - joyful of/merry of", "*lēb*": "common noun, masculine singular - heart" }, "variants": { "*ʾābal*": "mourns/laments/dries up", "*tîrôš*": "new wine/fresh grape juice", "*ʾuməlelāh*": "languishes/withers/droops", "*gāpen*": "vine/grapevine", "*neʾenḥû*": "sigh/groan/moan", "*śimḥê-lēb*": "merry-hearted/joyful ones/those of joyful heart" } } 8 { "verseID": "Isaiah.24.8", "source": "שָׁבַת֙ מְשׂ֣וֹשׂ תֻּפִּ֔ים חָדַ֖ל שְׁא֣וֹן עַלִּיזִ֑ים שָׁבַ֖ת מְשׂ֥וֹשׂ כִּנּֽוֹר׃", "text": "*šābat* *məśôś* *tuppîm* *ḥādal* *šəʾôn* *ʿallîzîm* *šābat* *məśôś* *kinnôr*", "grammar": { "*šābat*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - ceases", "*məśôś*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - mirth/joy of", "*tuppîm*": "common noun, masculine plural - timbrels/tambourines", "*ḥādal*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - ceases", "*šəʾôn*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - noise/tumult of", "*ʿallîzîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - jubilant ones/exultant ones", "*šābat*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - ceases", "*məśôś*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - mirth/joy of", "*kinnôr*": "common noun, masculine singular - lyre/harp" }, "variants": { "*šābat*": "ceases/stops/is stilled", "*məśôś*": "mirth/joy/gaiety", "*tuppîm*": "timbrels/tambourines/drums", "*ḥādal*": "ceases/stops/comes to an end", "*šəʾôn*": "noise/tumult/uproar", "*ʿallîzîm*": "jubilant ones/exultant ones/revelers", "*kinnôr*": "lyre/harp/stringed instrument" } } 9 { "verseID": "Isaiah.24.9", "source": "בַּשִּׁ֖יר לֹ֣א יִשְׁתּוּ־יָ֑יִן יֵמַ֥ר שֵׁכָ֖ר לְשֹׁתָֽיו׃", "text": "With-the-*šîr* not *yištû*-*yāyin* *yēmar* *šēkār* to-*šōtāyw*", "grammar": { "*šîr*": "common noun, masculine singular with preposition ב and definite article - with song", "*yištû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will drink", "*yāyin*": "common noun, masculine singular - wine", "*yēmar*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is bitter", "*šēkār*": "common noun, masculine singular - strong drink", "*šōtāyw*": "Qal participle, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its drinkers" }, "variants": { "*šîr*": "song/singing", "*yištû*": "they will drink/they shall drink", "*yāyin*": "wine/fermented grape juice", "*yēmar*": "is bitter/turns bitter/becomes distasteful", "*šēkār*": "strong drink/intoxicating beverage", "*šōtāyw*": "its drinkers/those who drink it" } }