7 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.30.7",
"source": "שְׁ֭תַּיִם שָׁאַ֣לְתִּי מֵאִתָּ֑ךְ אַל־תִּמְנַ֥ע מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי בְּטֶ֣רֶם אָמֽוּת׃",
"text": "*Šettayim* *šāʾaltî* *mēʾittāḵ* *ʾal*-*timnaʿ* *mimmennî* *beṭerem* *ʾāmût*",
"grammar": {
"*Šettayim*": "feminine dual numeral - two (things)",
"*šāʾaltî*": "qal perfect, first person singular - I have asked",
"*mēʾittāḵ*": "preposition + preposition + second person masculine singular suffix - from you",
"*ʾal*": "negative particle for prohibitions - do not",
"*timnaʿ*": "qal imperfect, second masculine singular jussive - withhold",
"*mimmennî*": "preposition + first person singular suffix - from me",
"*beṭerem*": "preposition + adverb - before",
"*ʾāmût*": "qal imperfect, first person singular - I die"
},
"variants": {
"*mēʾittāḵ*": "from you/from with you"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.30.8",
"source": "שָׁ֤וְא ׀ וּֽדְבַר־כָּזָ֡ב הַרְחֵ֬ק מִמֶּ֗נִּי רֵ֣אשׁ וָ֭עֹשֶׁר אַל־תִּֽתֶּן־לִ֑י הַ֝טְרִיפֵ֗נִי לֶ֣חֶם חֻקִּֽי׃",
"text": "*Šāwʾ* *ûdebar*-*kāzāb* *harḥēq* *mimmennî* *rēʾš* *wāʿōšer* *ʾal*-*titten*-*lî* *haṭrîpēnî* *leḥem* *ḥuqqî*",
"grammar": {
"*Šāwʾ*": "masculine singular noun - falsehood/vanity/emptiness",
"*ûdebar*": "conjunction + construct state, masculine singular - and word of",
"*kāzāb*": "masculine singular noun - lie/falsehood",
"*harḥēq*": "hiphil imperative, masculine singular - remove far/keep far",
"*mimmennî*": "preposition + first person singular suffix - from me",
"*rēʾš*": "masculine singular noun - poverty/need",
"*wāʿōšer*": "conjunction + masculine singular noun - and riches/wealth",
"*ʾal*": "negative particle for prohibitions - do not",
"*titten*": "qal imperfect, second masculine singular jussive - give",
"*lî*": "preposition + first person singular suffix - to me",
"*haṭrîpēnî*": "hiphil imperative, masculine singular + first person singular suffix - cause me to eat/feed me",
"*leḥem*": "masculine singular noun - bread/food",
"*ḥuqqî*": "masculine singular noun + first person singular suffix - my portion/my allotment"
},
"variants": {
"*Šāwʾ*": "falsehood/vanity/emptiness/worthlessness",
"*rēʾš*": "poverty/need/destitution",
"*ḥuqqî*": "my portion/my allotment/my prescribed portion/my due"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.30.9",
"source": "פֶּ֥ן אֶשְׂבַּ֨ע ׀ וְכִחַשְׁתִּי֮ וְאָמַ֗רְתִּי מִ֥י יְה֫וָ֥ה וּפֶֽן־אִוָּרֵ֥שׁ וְגָנַ֑בְתִּי וְ֝תָפַ֗שְׂתִּי שֵׁ֣ם אֱלֹהָֽי׃ פ",
"text": "*Pen* *ʾeśbaʿ* *weḵiḥaštî* *weʾāmartî* *mî* *YHWH* *ûpen*-*ʾiwwārēš* *wegānabtî* *wetāpaśtî* *šēm* *ʾĕlōhāy*",
"grammar": {
"*Pen*": "conjunction - lest",
"*ʾeśbaʿ*": "qal imperfect, first person singular - I become satisfied/full",
"*weḵiḥaštî*": "conjunction + piel perfect, first person singular - and I deny",
"*weʾāmartî*": "conjunction + qal perfect, first person singular - and I say",
"*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who",
"*YHWH*": "proper name - Yahweh/the LORD",
"*ûpen*": "conjunction + conjunction - and lest",
"*ʾiwwārēš*": "niphal imperfect, first person singular - I become poor/impoverished",
"*wegānabtî*": "conjunction + qal perfect, first person singular - and I steal",
"*wetāpaśtî*": "conjunction + qal perfect, first person singular - and I seize/grab/profane",
"*šēm*": "construct state, masculine singular - name of",
"*ʾĕlōhāy*": "masculine plural noun + first person singular suffix - my God"
},
"variants": {
"*weḵiḥaštî*": "and I deny/disown/act deceptively",
"*wetāpaśtî*": "and I seize/grab/take/profane/violate"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.30.10",
"source": "אַל־תַּלְשֵׁ֣ן עֶ֭בֶד אֶל־*אדנו **אֲדֹנָ֑יו פֶּֽן־יְקַלֶּלְךָ֥ וְאָשָֽׁמְתָּ׃",
"text": "*ʾal*-*talšēn* *ʿebed* *ʾel*-*ʾădōnāyw* *pen*-*yeqallelḵā* *weʾāšāmtā*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾal*": "negative particle for prohibitions - do not",
"*talšēn*": "hiphil imperfect, second masculine singular jussive - slander/accuse",
"*ʿebed*": "masculine singular noun - servant/slave",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to/unto",
"*ʾădōnāyw*": "masculine plural noun + third person masculine singular suffix - his master/lord",
"*pen*": "conjunction - lest",
"*yeqallelḵā*": "piel imperfect, third masculine singular + second person masculine singular suffix - he will curse you",
"*weʾāšāmtā*": "conjunction + qal perfect, second masculine singular - and you will be guilty/bear guilt"
},
"variants": {
"*talšēn*": "slander/accuse/inform against",
"*ʾădōnāyw*": "his master/his lord (plural form with singular meaning, plural of majesty)",
"*weʾāšāmtā*": "and you will be guilty/bear guilt/become liable"
}
}