24{
"verseID": "Job.31.24",
"source": "אִם־שַׂ֣מְתִּי זָהָ֣ב כִּסְלִ֑י וְ֝לַכֶּ֗תֶם אָמַ֥רְתִּי מִבְטַחִֽי׃",
"text": "If-*śamtî zāhāḇ kislî* and-to-*kettem ʾāmartî miḇṭaḥî*",
"grammar": {
"*śamtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I put/placed",
"*zāhāḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - gold",
"*kislî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my confidence",
"*kettem*": "noun, masculine singular - pure gold",
"*ʾāmartî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I said",
"*miḇṭaḥî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my trust"
},
"variants": {
"*śamtî*": "I put/I placed/I made",
"*kislî*": "my confidence/my hope/my security",
"*kettem*": "pure gold/refined gold",
"*miḇṭaḥî*": "my trust/my security/my confidence"
}
}
25{
"verseID": "Job.31.25",
"source": "אִם־אֶ֭שְׂמַח כִּי־רַ֣ב חֵילִ֑י וְכִֽי־כַ֝בִּ֗יר מָצְאָ֥ה יָדִֽי׃",
"text": "If-*ʾeśmaḥ* because-abundant *ḥêlî* and-because-*kabbîr māṣəʾâ yādî*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾeśmaḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I rejoice",
"*ḥêlî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my wealth",
"*kabbîr*": "adjective, masculine singular - great/much",
"*māṣəʾâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it found/attained",
"*yādî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my hand"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾeśmaḥ*": "rejoice/be glad/delight",
"*ḥêlî*": "my wealth/my strength/my means",
"*kabbîr*": "great/much/abundant",
"*māṣəʾâ yādî*": "my hand found/attained/acquired"
}
}
26{
"verseID": "Job.31.26",
"source": "אִם־אֶרְאֶ֣ה א֖וֹר כִּ֣י יָהֵ֑ל וְ֝יָרֵ֗חַ יָקָ֥ר הֹלֵֽךְ׃",
"text": "If-*ʾerʾeh ʾôr* because *yāhēl* and-*yārēaḥ yāqār hōlēk*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾerʾeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I see",
"*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular - light",
"*yāhēl*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it shines",
"*yārēaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - moon",
"*yāqār*": "adjective, masculine singular - precious/splendid",
"*hōlēk*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - walking/going"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾôr*": "light/sunlight",
"*yāhēl*": "shines/gleams/is bright",
"*yārēaḥ*": "moon/lunar body",
"*yāqār*": "precious/splendid/glorious",
"*hōlēk*": "walking/going/moving"
}
}
27{
"verseID": "Job.31.27",
"source": "וַיִּ֣פְתְּ בַּסֵּ֣תֶר לִבִּ֑י וַתִּשַּׁ֖ק יָדִ֣י לְפִֽי׃",
"text": "And-*yipt bassēter libbî* and-*tiššaq yādî* to-*pî*",
"grammar": {
"*yipt*": "verb, qal imperfect jussive, 3rd person masculine singular - it is enticed",
"*bassēter*": "preposition with definite article and noun, masculine singular - in the secret/hidden place",
"*libbî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my heart",
"*tiššaq*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it kisses",
"*yādî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my hand",
"*pî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my mouth"
},
"variants": {
"*yipt*": "is enticed/is deceived/is seduced",
"*bassēter*": "in secret/in the hidden place",
"*tiššaq*": "kisses/touches [in homage]",
"*pî*": "my mouth/my speech"
}
}
28{
"verseID": "Job.31.28",
"source": "גַּם־ה֭וּא עָוֺ֣ן פְּלִילִ֑י כִּֽי־כִחַ֖שְׁתִּי לָאֵ֣ל מִמָּֽעַל׃",
"text": "Also-*hûʾ ʿāwōn pəlîlî* for-*kiḥaštî* to-*ʾēl* from-above",
"grammar": {
"*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he/it (masculine)",
"*ʿāwōn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - iniquity of",
"*pəlîlî*": "adjective, masculine singular - judicial/criminal",
"*kiḥaštî*": "verb, piel perfect, 1st person singular - I denied",
"*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - God"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿāwōn pəlîlî*": "judicial iniquity/punishable crime",
"*kiḥaštî*": "I denied/I lied to/I deceived",
"*ʾēl*": "God/deity"
}
}
29{
"verseID": "Job.31.29",
"source": "אִם־אֶ֭שְׂמַח בְּפִ֣יד מְשַׂנְאִ֑י וְ֝הִתְעֹרַ֗רְתִּי כִּֽי־מְצָ֥אוֹ רָֽע׃",
"text": "If-*ʾeśmaḥ* in-*pîd* *məśanʾî* and-*hitʿōrartî* when-found-him *rāʿ*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾeśmaḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I rejoice",
"*pîd*": "noun, masculine singular construct - calamity of",
"*məśanʾî*": "verb, piel participle, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - one hating me",
"*hitʿōrartî*": "verb, hithpolel perfect, 1st person singular - I was excited/stirred up",
"*rāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - evil/bad"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾeśmaḥ*": "rejoice/be glad/delight",
"*pîd*": "calamity/ruin/disaster",
"*məśanʾî*": "one hating me/my enemy",
"*hitʿōrartî*": "I was excited/I was stirred up/I was aroused",
"*rāʿ*": "evil/misfortune/disaster"
}
}