3 {
"verseID": "Job.40.3",
"source": "וַיַּ֖עַן אִיּ֥וֹב אֶת־יְהוָ֗ה וַיֹּאמַֽר׃",
"text": "*wə-yaʿan* *ʾIyyōb* *ʾēt*-*YHWH* *wə-yōʾmar*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yaʿan*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and answered",
"*ʾIyyōb*": "proper noun - Job",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - LORD/Yahweh",
"*wə-yōʾmar*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and said"
},
"variants": {
"*yaʿan*": "to answer, respond, reply",
"*yōʾmar*": "to say, speak, utter"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Job.40.4",
"source": "הֵ֣ן קַ֭לֹּתִי מָ֣ה אֲשִׁיבֶ֑ךָּ יָ֝דִ֗י שַׂ֣מְתִּי לְמוֹ־פִֽי׃",
"text": "*hēn* *qallōtî* *mâ* *ʾăšîbekā* *yādî* *śamtî* *ləmô*-*pî*",
"grammar": {
"*hēn*": "demonstrative particle - behold, look",
"*qallōtî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I am insignificant/light/worthless",
"*mâ*": "interrogative pronoun - what",
"*ʾăšîbekā*": "hiphil imperfect, 1st singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - I will answer you",
"*yādî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st singular suffix - my hand",
"*śamtî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I have placed/put",
"*ləmô*-*pî*": "preposition + 3rd plural suffix (poetic form) + noun, masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - to my mouth"
},
"variants": {
"*qallōtî*": "to be light, insignificant, of little value",
"*ʾăšîbekā*": "to answer, reply, respond",
"*śamtî*": "to put, place, set",
"*ləmô*": "archaic poetic form of preposition with suffix"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Job.40.5",
"source": "אַחַ֣ת דִּ֭בַּרְתִּי וְלֹ֣א אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה וּ֝שְׁתַּ֗יִם וְלֹ֣א אוֹסִֽיף׃ פ",
"text": "*ʾaḥat* *dibbartî* *wə-lōʾ* *ʾeʿĕneh* *û-štayim* *wə-lōʾ* *ʾôsîp*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾaḥat*": "numeral, feminine singular - one (time)",
"*dibbartî*": "piel perfect, 1st singular - I have spoken",
"*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*ʾeʿĕneh*": "qal imperfect, 1st singular - I will answer",
"*û-štayim*": "conjunction + numeral, feminine dual - and twice",
"*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*ʾôsîp*": "hiphil imperfect, 1st singular - I will add/continue"
},
"variants": {
"*dibbartî*": "to speak, talk, declare",
"*ʾeʿĕneh*": "to answer, respond, reply",
"*ʾôsîp*": "to add, continue, do again"
}
}