Job 33:15

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{ "verseID": "Job.33.15", "source": "בַּחֲל֤וֹם ׀ חֶזְי֬וֹן לַ֗יְלָה בִּנְפֹ֣ל תַּ֭רְדֵּמָה עַל־אֲנָשִׁ֑ים בִּ֝תְנוּמ֗וֹת עֲלֵ֣י מִשְׁכָּֽב׃", "text": "*baḥălôm* *ḥezyôn* *laylâ* *binpōl* *tardēmâ* *'al*-*ʾănāšîm* *bitnûmôt* *'ălê* *miškāb*", "grammar": { "*baḥălôm*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in a dream", "*ḥezyôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - vision of", "*laylâ*": "noun, masculine singular - night", "*binpōl*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - when falls", "*tardēmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - deep sleep", "*'al*": "preposition - upon", "*ʾănāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - men", "*bitnûmôt*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural - in slumberings", "*'ălê*": "preposition - upon", "*miškāb*": "noun, masculine singular - bed" }, "variants": { "*ḥălôm*": "dream/dreaming", "*ḥezyôn*": "vision/revelation/sight", "*binpōl*": "when falls/when descends/when comes", "*tardēmâ*": "deep sleep/trance/stupor", "*ʾănāšîm*": "men/people/mankind", "*tnûmôt*": "slumberings/drowsings/light sleep", "*miškāb*": "bed/couch/resting place" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בַּחֲל֤וֹם ׀ חֶזְי֬וֹן לַ֗יְלָה בִּנְפֹ֣ל תַּ֭רְדֵּמָה עַל־אֲנָשִׁ֑ים בִּ֝תְנוּמ֗וֹת עֲלֵ֣י מִשְׁכָּֽב׃

Transliteration

baḥălôm ḥezyôn laylâ binpōl tardēmâ 'al-ʾănāšîm bitnûmôt 'ălê miškāb

Grammar Details

• *baḥălôm*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - in a dream
• *ḥezyôn*: noun, masculine singular construct - vision of
• *laylâ*: noun, masculine singular - night
• *binpōl*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - when falls
• *tardēmâ*: noun, feminine singular - deep sleep
• *'al*: preposition - upon
• *ʾănāšîm*: noun, masculine plural - men
• *bitnûmôt*: preposition + noun, feminine plural - in slumberings
• *'ălê*: preposition - upon
• *miškāb*: noun, masculine singular - bed

Word Meanings

• *ḥălôm*: dream/dreaming
• *ḥezyôn*: vision/revelation/sight
• *binpōl*: when falls/when descends/when comes
• *tardēmâ*: deep sleep/trance/stupor
• *ʾănāšîm*: men/people/mankind
• *tnûmôt*: slumberings/drowsings/light sleep
• *miškāb*: bed/couch/resting place

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  In a dream, a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, while they slumber on their beds,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  In a dream,{H2472} in a vision{H2384} of the night,{H3915} When deep{H8639} sleep falleth{H5307} upon men,{H582} In slumberings{H8572} upon the bed;{H4904}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  In a dream{H2472}, in a vision{H2384} of the night{H3915}, when deep{H8639} sleep falleth{H5307}{(H8800)} upon men{H582}, in slumberings{H8572} upon the bed{H4904};

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  In dreames and visions of the night season (when slombrynge cometh vpo me, that they fall a slepe in their beddes)

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  In dreames and visions of the night, when sleepe falleth vpon men, and they sleepe vpon their beds,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  In dreames and visions of the night, when slumbring commeth vpon men that they fall asleepe in their beddes,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falls on men, In slumbering on the bed;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  In a dream -- a vision of night, In the falling of deep sleep on men, In slumberings on a bed.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, In slumberings upon the bed;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, In slumberings upon the bed;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep comes on men, while they take their rest on their beds;

• World English Bible (2000)

  In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, in slumbering on the bed;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  In a dream, a night vision, when deep sleep falls on people as they sleep in their beds.

Referenced Verses

• Num 12:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Numbers.12.6", "source": "וַיֹּ֖אמֶר שִׁמְעוּ־נָ֣א דְבָרָ֑י אִם־יִֽהְיֶה֙ נְבִ֣יאֲכֶ֔ם יְהוָ֗ה בַּמַּרְאָה֙ אֵלָ֣יו אֶתְוַדָּ֔ע בַּחֲל֖וֹם אֲדַבֶּר־בּֽוֹ׃", "text": "*Wayyōʾmer* *šimʿū-nāʾ* *dəḇārāy* *ʾim-yihyeh* *nəḇîʾăkem* *YHWH* *bammarʾāh* *ʾēlāyw* *ʾetwaddāʿ* *baḥălōm* *ʾădabbēr-bō*", "grammar": { "*Wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and he said'", "*šimʿū-nāʾ*": "Qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural + particle of entreaty - 'hear now'", "*dəḇārāy*": "masculine plural noun + 1st person singular suffix - 'my words'", "*ʾim-yihyeh*": "conditional particle + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'if there is'", "*nəḇîʾăkem*": "masculine singular noun + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - 'your prophet'", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - 'the LORD'", "*bammarʾāh*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - 'in the vision'", "*ʾēlāyw*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'to him'", "*ʾetwaddāʿ*": "Hithpael imperfect, 1st person singular - 'I make myself known'", "*baḥălōm*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - 'in the dream'", "*ʾădabbēr-bō*": "Piel imperfect, 1st person singular + preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'I speak with him'" }, "variants": { "*nāʾ*": "now/please/I pray", "*ʾetwaddāʿ*": "make myself known/reveal myself", "*bammarʾāh*": "in the vision/in the appearance", "*ʾădabbēr*": "speak/communicate" } }
• Job 4:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Job.4.13", "source": "בִּ֭שְׂעִפִּים מֵחֶזְיֹנ֣וֹת לָ֑יְלָה בִּנְפֹ֥ל תַּ֝רְדֵּמָ֗ה עַל־אֲנָשִֽׁים׃", "text": "In *bi-śəʿippîm* from *mē-ḥezyônôt* *lāylāh* in *bi-nəpōl* *tardēmāh* upon *ʿal-ʾănāšîm*", "grammar": { "*bi-śəʿippîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - in disquieting thoughts", "*mē-ḥezyônôt*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - from visions of", "*lāylāh*": "noun, masculine singular - night", "*bi-nəpōl*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - in falling of", "*tardēmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - deep sleep", "*ʿal-ʾănāšîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - upon men" }, "variants": { "*śəʿippîm*": "disquieting thoughts/branches/divided opinions", "*ḥezyônôt*": "visions/sights/revelations", "*lāylāh*": "night/evening/darkness", "*nəpōl*": "falling/dropping/happening", "*tardēmāh*": "deep sleep/trance", "*ʾănāšîm*": "men/people/mankind" } }
• Gen 20:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Genesis.20.3", "source": "וַיָּבֹ֧א אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶל־אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ בַּחֲל֣וֹם הַלָּ֑יְלָה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ הִנְּךָ֥ מֵת֙ עַל־הָאִשָּׁ֣ה אֲשֶׁר־לָקַ֔חְתָּ וְהִ֖וא בְּעֻ֥לַת בָּֽעַל׃", "text": "*wə-yāḇō' 'ĕlōhîm* to-*'ăḇîmeleḵ* in-*ḥălôm ha-laylāh wə-yō'mer* to-him behold-you *mēṯ* on-*hā-'iššāh* that-*lāqaḥtā* and-she *bə'ūlaṯ bā'al*", "grammar": { "*wə-yāḇō'*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he came", "*'ĕlōhîm*": "common noun, masculine plural (used as singular) - God", "*'ăḇîmeleḵ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Abimelech", "*ḥălôm*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - dream of", "*ha-laylāh*": "definite article + common noun, masculine singular - the night", "*wə-yō'mer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*lô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*hinnəḵā*": "interjection + 2nd masculine singular suffix - behold you", "*mēṯ*": "Qal participle masculine singular - dying/dead", "*hā-'iššāh*": "definite article + common noun, feminine singular - the woman", "*lāqaḥtā*": "Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you have taken", "*bə'ūlaṯ*": "Qal passive participle, feminine singular construct - married to", "*bā'al*": "common noun, masculine singular - husband/lord/master" }, "variants": { "*yāḇō'*": "come/enter/arrive", "*'ĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine beings/judges", "*ḥălôm*": "dream/vision during sleep", "*mēṯ*": "dying/dead/about to die", "*bə'ūlaṯ bā'al*": "married to a husband/owned by a master/possessed by an owner" } }
• Gen 31:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Genesis.31.24", "source": "וַיָּבֹ֧א אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶל־לָבָ֥ן הָאֲרַמִּ֖י בַּחֲלֹ֣ם הַלָּ֑יְלָה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ הִשָּׁ֧מֶר לְךָ֛ פֶּן־תְּדַבֵּ֥ר עִֽם־יַעֲקֹ֖ב מִטּ֥וֹב עַד־רָֽע׃", "text": "*wa-yābōʾ* *ʾĔlōhîm* to-*Lābān* *hā-ʾărammî* in *ḥălôm* the-*laylâ* *wa-yōʾmer* to him, *hiššāmer* to you *pen*-*tĕdabbēr* with-*Yaʿăqōb* from-good until-bad.", "grammar": { "*wa-yābōʾ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he came/appeared", "*ʾĔlōhîm*": "common noun, masculine plural with singular meaning - God", "*Lābān*": "proper noun with preposition - to Laban", "*hā-ʾărammî*": "definite article + gentilic adjective, masculine singular - the Aramean/Syrian", "*ḥălôm*": "common noun, masculine singular with prefix preposition - in dream/vision", "*laylâ*": "common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the night", "*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*hiššāmer*": "niphal imperative, 2nd masculine singular - be on guard/take care/beware", "*pen*": "conjunction - lest/that not", "*tĕdabbēr*": "piel imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you speak/say", "*Yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun with prefix preposition - with Jacob" }, "variants": { "*hiššāmer* *lĕkā*": "take care for yourself/guard yourself/beware", "*mittôb* *ʿad*-*rāʿ*": "from good to bad/anything at all/either good or bad", "*ḥălôm*": "dream/vision/night vision" } }
• Gen 15:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Genesis.15.12", "source": "וַיְהִ֤י הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ לָב֔וֹא וְתַרְדֵּמָ֖ה נָפְלָ֣ה עַל־אַבְרָ֑ם וְהִנֵּ֥ה אֵימָ֛ה חֲשֵׁכָ֥ה גְדֹלָ֖ה נֹפֶ֥לֶת עָלָֽיו׃", "text": "And-*yəhî* the-*šemeš* to-*lāḇôʾ* and-*tardēmāh* *nāp̄lāh* upon-*ʾAḇrām* and-*hinnēh* *ʾêmāh* *ḥăšēḵāh* *ḡəḏōlāh* *nōp̄eleṯ* upon-him.", "grammar": { "*yəhî*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular apocopated with waw consecutive - and it happened", "*šemeš*": "feminine singular noun - sun", "*lāḇôʾ*": "Qal infinitive construct with prefix - to come/go down", "*tardēmāh*": "feminine singular noun - deep sleep", "*nāp̄lāh*": "Qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - fell", "*ʾAḇrām*": "proper name", "*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold", "*ʾêmāh*": "feminine singular noun - terror/dread", "*ḥăšēḵāh*": "feminine singular adjective - dark", "*ḡəḏōlāh*": "feminine singular adjective - great", "*nōp̄eleṯ*": "Qal participle feminine singular - falling" }, "variants": { "*yəhî*": "happened/came to pass/was", "*šemeš*": "sun/sunlight", "*lāḇôʾ*": "to come/to go down/to set", "*tardēmāh*": "deep sleep/trance/stupor", "*ʾêmāh*": "terror/dread/horror/fear", "*ḥăšēḵāh*": "dark/darkness/obscurity", "*nōp̄eleṯ*": "falling/descending/coming upon" } }
• Jer 23:28 : 28 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.23.28", "source": "הַנָּבִ֞יא אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֤וֹ חֲלוֹם֙ יְסַפֵּ֣ר חֲל֔וֹם וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר דְּבָרִי֙ אִתּ֔וֹ יְדַבֵּ֥ר דְּבָרִ֖י אֱמֶ֑ת מַה־לַתֶּ֥בֶן אֶת־הַבָּ֖ר נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "The-*nābîʾ* which-with-him *ḥălôm* *yəsappēr* *ḥălôm*, and-which *dəbārî* with-him *yədabbēr* *dəbārî* *ʾĕmet*. What-to-the-*teben* *ʾet*-the-*bār*, *nəʾum*-*YHWH*?", "grammar": { "*nābîʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - prophet", "*ḥălôm*": "noun, masculine singular - dream", "*yəsappēr*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - let him tell", "*dəbārî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - my word", "*yədabbēr*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - let him speak", "*ʾĕmet*": "noun, feminine singular - truth/faithfulness", "*teben*": "noun, masculine singular - chaff/straw", "*bār*": "noun, masculine singular - grain/corn", "*nəʾum*": "noun, masculine singular construct - declaration of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh" }, "variants": { "*ḥălôm*": "dream/vision during sleep", "*dəbārî*": "my word/my speech/my message", "*ʾĕmet*": "truth/faithfulness/reliability", "*teben*": "chaff/straw/stubble", "*bār*": "grain/corn/wheat" } }
• Dan 4:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Daniel.4.5", "source": "וְעַ֣ד אָחֳרֵ֡ין עַל֩ קָֽדָמַ֨י דָּנִיֵּ֜אל דִּֽי־שְׁמֵ֤הּ בֵּלְטְּשַׁאצַּר֙ כְּשֻׁ֣ם אֱלָהִ֔י וְדִ֛י רֽוּחַ־אֱלָהִ֥ין קַדִּישִׁ֖ין בֵּ֑הּ וְחֶלְמָ֖א קָֽדָמ֥וֹהִי אַמְרֵֽת׃", "text": "And until *ʾāḥŏrên ʿal qāḏāmay dāniyyēl dî-šəmēh bēlṭṭəšaʾṣṣar kəšum ʾĕlāhî wəḏî rûaḥ-ʾĕlāhîn qaddîšîn bēh* and the *ḥelmāʾ qāḏāmôhî ʾamrēṯ*", "grammar": { "*ʾāḥŏrên*": "adjective, masculine singular - another/last", "*ʿal qāḏāmay*": "preposition + preposition with 1st person singular suffix - before me/came before me", "*dāniyyēl*": "proper noun - Daniel", "*dî-šəmēh*": "relative particle + noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - whose name", "*bēlṭṭəšaʾṣṣar*": "proper noun - Belteshazzar", "*kəšum*": "preposition כ + noun - according to name of", "*ʾĕlāhî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my god", "*wəḏî*": "conjunction + relative particle - and who", "*rûaḥ-ʾĕlāhîn*": "construct chain - spirit of gods", "*qaddîšîn*": "adjective, masculine plural - holy", "*bēh*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in him", "*ḥelmāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the dream", "*qāḏāmôhî*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - before him", "*ʾamrēṯ*": "perfect 1st person singular - I told/said" }, "variants": { "*ʾāḥŏrên*": "another/last/final/at last", "*ʾĕlāhîn qaddîšîn*": "holy gods/holy God (plural of majesty)/holy divine beings" } }
• Dan 8:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Daniel.8.18", "source": "וּבְדַבְּר֣וֹ עִמִּ֔י נִרְדַּ֥מְתִּי עַל־פָּנַ֖י אָ֑רְצָה וַיִּ֨גַּע־בִּ֔י וַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֖נִי עַל־עָמְדִֽי׃", "text": "And-in-*ḏabbᵊrô* with-me *nirdamtî* upon-*pānay* *ʾārṣâ*. And-*yiggaʿ*-in-me and-*yaʿămîḏēnî* upon-*ʿāmᵊḏî*.", "grammar": { "*ḏabbᵊrô*": "piel infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his speaking", "*nirdamtî*": "niphal perfect, 1st person singular - I fell into a deep sleep", "*pānay*": "noun, masculine, plural with 1st person singular suffix - my face", "*ʾārṣâ*": "noun, feminine, singular with directional he - to the ground", "*yiggaʿ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he touched", "*yaʿămîḏēnî*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix and waw consecutive - and he caused me to stand", "*ʿāmᵊḏî*": "noun, masculine, singular with 1st person singular suffix - my standing place" }, "variants": { "*ḏabbᵊrô*": "his speaking/when he spoke", "*nirdamtî*": "I fell into a deep sleep/became unconscious/fainted", "*pānay*": "my face", "*ʾārṣâ*": "to the ground/earthward", "*yiggaʿ*": "touched/made contact", "*yaʿămîḏēnî*": "caused me to stand/set me upright", "*ʿāmᵊḏî*": "my standing place/where I stood" } }
• Heb 1:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Hebrews.1.1", "source": "Πολυμερῶς καὶ πολυτρόπως πάλαι, ὁ Θεὸς λαλήσας τοῖς πατράσιν ἐν τοῖς προφήταις,", "text": "*Polymerōs* and *polytropōs* *palai*, the *Theos* having *lalēsas* to the *patrasin* in the *prophētais*,", "grammar": { "*Polymerōs*": "adverb - in many parts/portions", "*polytropōs*": "adverb - in many ways/manners", "*palai*": "adverb - long ago/formerly", "*Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*lalēsas*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having spoken", "*patrasin*": "dative, masculine, plural - fathers/ancestors", "*prophētais*": "dative, masculine, plural - prophets" }, "variants": { "*Polymerōs*": "in many parts/in many portions/fragmentarily", "*polytropōs*": "in many ways/in various manners/diversely", "*lalēsas*": "having spoken/having communicated/having declared" } }