Job 33:6

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{ "verseID": "Job.33.6", "source": "הֵן־אֲנִ֣י כְפִ֣יךָ לָאֵ֑ל מֵ֝חֹ֗מֶר קֹרַ֥צְתִּי גַם־אָֽנִי׃", "text": "*hēn*-*ʾănî* *kəpîkā* *lāʾēl* *mēḥōmer* *qōraṣtî* *gam*-*ʾānî*", "grammar": { "*hēn*": "demonstrative particle - behold/look", "*ʾănî*": "personal pronoun, 1st person singular - I", "*kəpîkā*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - like your mouth/as your speech", "*lāʾēl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - to/for God", "*mēḥōmer*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from clay", "*qōraṣtî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular passive - I was pinched off/formed", "*gam*": "particle - also/too", "*ʾānî*": "personal pronoun, 1st person singular - I" }, "variants": { "*hēn*": "behold/look/indeed", "*kəpîkā*": "like your mouth/as your speech/according to your words", "*lāʾēl*": "to God/for God/before God", "*mēḥōmer*": "from clay/from dust/from mud", "*qōraṣtî*": "I was pinched off/I was formed/I was shaped", "*gam*": "also/too/likewise" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הֵן־אֲנִ֣י כְפִ֣יךָ לָאֵ֑ל מֵ֝חֹ֗מֶר קֹרַ֥צְתִּי גַם־אָֽנִי׃

Transliteration

hēn-ʾănî kəpîkā lāʾēl mēḥōmer qōraṣtî gam-ʾānî

Grammar Details

• *hēn*: demonstrative particle - behold/look
• *ʾănî*: personal pronoun, 1st person singular - I
• *kəpîkā*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - like your mouth/as your speech
• *lāʾēl*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - to/for God
• *mēḥōmer*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - from clay
• *qōraṣtî*: qal perfect, 1st person singular passive - I was pinched off/formed
• *gam*: particle - also/too
• *ʾānî*: personal pronoun, 1st person singular - I

Word Meanings

• *hēn*: behold/look/indeed
• *kəpîkā*: like your mouth/as your speech/according to your words
• *lāʾēl*: to God/for God/before God
• *mēḥōmer*: from clay/from dust/from mud
• *qōraṣtî*: I was pinched off/I was formed/I was shaped
• *gam*: also/too/likewise

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Look, I am like you before God; I too was formed from clay.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Behold, I am according to thy wish in God's stead: I also am formed out of the clay.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Behold, I am in your place before God; I also am formed out of clay.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Behold, I am according to thy wish in God's stead: I also am formed out of the clay.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Behold, I am toward God{H410} even as thou art:{H6310} I also am formed{H7169} out of the clay.{H2563}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Behold, I am according to thy wish{H6310} in God's{H410} stead: I also am formed{H7169}{(H8795)} out of the clay{H2563}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Beholde, before God am I euen as thou, for I am fashioned and made eue of the same moulde.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Beholde, I am according to thy wish in Gods stead: I am also formed of the clay.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Beholde, before God I am euen as thou: for I am fashioned & made euen of the same molde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Behold, I [am] according to thy wish in God's stead: I also am formed out of the clay.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Behold, I am toward God even as you are: I am also formed out of the clay.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Lo, I `am', according to thy word, for God, From the clay I -- I also, have been formed.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Behold, I am toward God even as thou art: I also am formed out of the clay.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Behold, I am toward God even as thou art: I also am formed out of the clay.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  See, I am the same as you are in the eyes of God; I was cut off from the same bit of wet earth.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Behold, I am toward God even as you are. I am also formed out of the clay.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Look, I am just like you in relation to God; I too have been molded from clay.

Referenced Verses

• Job 4:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Job.4.19", "source": "אַ֤ף ׀ שֹׁכְנֵ֬י בָֽתֵּי־חֹ֗מֶר אֲשֶׁר־בֶּעָפָ֥ר יְסוֹדָ֑ם יְ֝דַכְּא֗וּם לִפְנֵי־עָֽשׁ׃", "text": "How much more *ʾap* *šōḵənê* *bāttê-ḥōmer* who *ʾăšer-be-ʿāpār* *yəsôdām* *yədakkəʾûm* before *lipnê-ʿāš*", "grammar": { "*ʾap*": "conjunction/adverb - how much more/also/even", "*šōḵənê*": "Qal participle, masculine plural construct - dwellers of", "*bāttê-ḥōmer*": "noun, masculine plural construct + noun, masculine singular - houses of clay", "*ʾăšer-be-ʿāpār*": "relative pronoun + preposition + noun, masculine singular - which in dust", "*yəsôdām*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their foundation", "*yədakkəʾûm*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - they crush them", "*lipnê-ʿāš*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - before the moth" }, "variants": { "*šōḵənê*": "dwellers/inhabitants/residents", "*bāttê-ḥōmer*": "houses of clay/dirt/material", "*ʿāpār*": "dust/dirt/earth", "*yəsôdām*": "their foundation/basis/beginning", "*yədakkəʾûm*": "they crush them/oppress them/break them", "*ʿāš*": "moth/insect" } }
• Job 9:32-35 : 32 { "verseID": "Job.9.32", "source": "כִּי־לֹא־אִ֣ישׁ כָּמֹ֣נִי אֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ נָב֥וֹא יַ֝חְדָּ֗ו בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃", "text": "*kî-lōʾ-ʾîš* *kāmōnî* *ʾeʿĕnennû* *nābôʾ* *yaḥdāw* *ba-mmišpāṭ*", "grammar": { "*kî-lōʾ-ʾîš*": "conjunction + negative particle + masculine singular noun - for not a man", "*kāmōnî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - like me", "*ʾeʿĕnennû*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - I can answer him", "*nābôʾ*": "qal imperfect 1st person plural - we may come", "*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - together", "*ba-mmišpāṭ*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - to the judgment" }, "variants": { "*ʾîš*": "man, person, husband", "*kāmōnî*": "like me, as I am", "*ʾeʿĕnennû*": "to answer, respond, reply", "*nābôʾ*": "to come, enter, arrive", "*yaḥdāw*": "together, unitedly", "*mišpāṭ*": "judgment, justice, legal proceeding" } } 33 { "verseID": "Job.9.33", "source": "לֹ֣א יֵשׁ־בֵּינֵ֣ינוּ מוֹכִ֑יחַ יָשֵׁ֖ת יָד֣וֹ עַל־שְׁנֵֽינוּ׃", "text": "*lōʾ* *yēš-bênênû* *môkîaḥ* *yāšēt* *yādô* *ʿal-šənênû*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yēš-bênênû*": "existential particle + preposition + 1st person plural suffix - there is between us", "*môkîaḥ*": "hiphil participle masculine singular - an arbiter", "*yāšēt*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular jussive - who might lay", "*yādô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand", "*ʿal-šənênû*": "preposition + numeral + 1st person plural suffix - upon us both" }, "variants": { "*yēš*": "there is, there exists", "*bênênû*": "between us, among us", "*môkîaḥ*": "arbiter, mediator, judge", "*yāšēt*": "to place, set, put", "*yādô*": "hand, power", "*šənênû*": "both of us, the two of us" } } 34 { "verseID": "Job.9.34", "source": "יָסֵ֣ר מֵעָלַ֣י שִׁבְט֑וֹ וְ֝אֵמָת֗וֹ אַֽל־תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃", "text": "*yāsēr* *mēʿālay* *šibṭô* *wə-ʾēmātô* *ʾal-təbaʿătannî*", "grammar": { "*yāsēr*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular jussive - let him remove", "*mēʿālay*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - from upon me", "*šibṭô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his rod", "*wə-ʾēmātô*": "conjunction + feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his terror", "*ʾal-təbaʿătannî*": "negative particle + piel imperfect 3rd feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - let it not terrify me" }, "variants": { "*yāsēr*": "to remove, take away, turn aside", "*mēʿālay*": "from upon me, from against me", "*šibṭô*": "rod, staff, club, scepter", "*ʾēmātô*": "terror, dread, fear", "*təbaʿătannî*": "to terrify, startle, overwhelm with fear" } } 35 { "verseID": "Job.9.35", "source": "אַֽ֭דַבְּרָה וְלֹ֣א אִירָאֶ֑נּוּ כִּ֥י לֹא־כֵ֥ן אָ֝נֹכִ֗י עִמָּדִֽי׃", "text": "*ʾădabbərâ* *wə-lōʾ* *ʾîrāʾennû* *kî* *lōʾ-kēn* *ʾānōkî* *ʿimmādî*", "grammar": { "*ʾădabbərâ*": "piel imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - let me speak", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*ʾîrāʾennû*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - I will fear him", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*lōʾ-kēn*": "negative particle + adverb - not so", "*ʾānōkî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - I", "*ʿimmādî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - with myself" }, "variants": { "*ʾădabbərâ*": "to speak, talk, address", "*ʾîrāʾennû*": "to fear, be afraid, be in awe", "*lōʾ-kēn*": "not so, not thus", "*ʾānōkî*": "I, myself", "*ʿimmādî*": "with me, by myself, in my own estimation" } }
• Job 10:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Job.10.9", "source": "זְכָר־נָ֭א כִּי־כַחֹ֣מֶר עֲשִׂיתָ֑נִי וְֽאֶל־עָפָ֥ר תְּשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*zəkār*-*nāʾ* that like *kaḥōmer* *ʿăśîtānî* and to *ʿāpār* *təšîbēnî*", "grammar": { "*zəkār*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - remember", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please", "*kaḥōmer*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like clay", "*ʿăśîtānî*": "Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular with 1st person suffix - you made me", "*ʿāpār*": "noun, masculine singular - dust", "*təšîbēnî*": "Hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular with 1st person suffix - you will return me" }, "variants": { "*kaḥōmer*": "like clay/like dirt/like mud", "*ʿăśîtānî*": "you made me/you formed me/you created me", "*ʿāpār*": "dust/dirt/earth", "*təšîbēnî*": "you will return me/you will cause me to return/you will bring me back" } }
• Job 13:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Job.13.3", "source": "אוּלָ֗ם אֲ֭נִי אֶל־שַׁדַּ֣י אֲדַבֵּ֑ר וְהוֹכֵ֖חַ אֶל־אֵ֣ל אֶחְפָּֽץ׃", "text": "*ʾûlām* *ʾănî* *ʾel*-*šadday* *ʾădabbēr* *wehôkēaḥ* *ʾel*-*ʾēl* *ʾeḥpāṣ*", "grammar": { "*ʾûlām*": "conjunction - but/however/nevertheless", "*ʾănî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to/unto/towards", "*šadday*": "divine name - Almighty", "*ʾădabbēr*": "verb, Piel imperfect, 1st person singular - I will speak", "*wehôkēaḥ*": "conjunction + infinitive absolute, Hiphil - and to argue/reason", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to/unto/towards", "*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - God", "*ʾeḥpāṣ*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I desire/wish" }, "variants": { "*ʾûlām*": "but/however/nevertheless", "*šadday*": "Almighty/All-sufficient One", "*ʾădabbēr*": "I will speak/I would speak", "*wehôkēaḥ*": "to reason/to argue/to rebuke/to reprove", "*ʾeḥpāṣ*": "I desire/I wish/I delight in" } }
• Job 13:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Job.13.12", "source": "זִֽ֭כְרֹנֵיכֶם מִשְׁלֵי־אֵ֑פֶר לְגַבֵּי־חֹ֝֗מֶר גַּבֵּיכֶֽם׃", "text": "*zikrōnêkem* *mišlê*-*ʾēper* *legabbê*-*ḥōmer* *gabbêkem*", "grammar": { "*zikrōnêkem*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your memorable sayings", "*mišlê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - proverbs of", "*ʾēper*": "noun, masculine singular - ashes/dust", "*legabbê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - to mounds of", "*ḥōmer*": "noun, masculine singular - clay/mud", "*gabbêkem*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your defenses/bulwarks" }, "variants": { "*zikrōnêkem*": "your memorable sayings/your maxims/your remembrances", "*mišlê*-*ʾēper*": "proverbs of ashes/maxims of dust", "*gabbê*-*ḥōmer*": "mounds of clay/heaps of mud", "*gabbêkem*": "your defenses/your strongholds/your arguments" } }
• Job 20:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Job.20.22", "source": "בִּמְלֹ֣אות שִׂ֭פְקוֹ יֵ֣צֶר ל֑וֹ כָּל־יַ֖ד עָמֵ֣ל תְּבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃", "text": "*bi-* *mĕlōʾwt* *śipqô* *yēṣer* *lô* *kāl-* *yad* *ʿāmēl* *tĕbôʾennû*", "grammar": { "*bi-*": "preposition - in", "*mĕlōʾwt*": "infinitive construct - fullness", "*śipqô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sufficiency", "*yēṣer*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is distressed/narrow", "*lô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*kāl-*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - all/every", "*yad*": "noun, feminine singular construct - hand", "*ʿāmēl*": "adjective, masculine singular - toiling/laboring", "*tĕbôʾennû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - it comes to him" }, "variants": { "*mĕlōʾwt*": "fullness/abundance/being full", "*śipqô*": "his sufficiency/his abundance/his satisfaction", "*yēṣer*": "is distressed/is in straits/is narrow", "*yad*": "hand/power", "*ʿāmēl*": "toiling/laboring/suffering/miserable", "*tĕbôʾennû*": "comes to him/arrives at him/befalls him" } }
• Job 23:3-4 : 3 { "verseID": "Job.23.3", "source": "מִֽי־יִתֵּ֣ן יָ֭דַעְתִּי וְאֶמְצָאֵ֑הוּ אָ֝ב֗וֹא עַד־תְּכוּנָתֽוֹ׃", "text": "*mî-yittēn* *yādaʿtî* *wə-ʾemṣāʾēhû* *ʾābôʾ* *ʿad-təkûnātô*", "grammar": { "*mî-yittēn*": "interrogative pronoun + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - who will give/would that/if only", "*yādaʿtî*": "Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I knew", "*wə-ʾemṣāʾēhû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 1st person singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and I would find him", "*ʾābôʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I would come/I might come", "*ʿad-təkûnātô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - unto his dwelling place/seat/abode" }, "variants": { "*mî-yittēn*": "idiomatic expression for 'if only/would that'", "*yādaʿ*": "to know, perceive, discern, understand", "*māṣāʾ*": "to find, attain, acquire, meet", "*bôʾ*": "to come, enter, arrive", "*təkûnâ*": "place, seat, arrangement, dwelling place, foundation" } } 4 { "verseID": "Job.23.4", "source": "אֶעֶרְכָ֣ה לְפָנָ֣יו מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּ֝פִ֗י אֲמַלֵּ֥א תוֹכָחֽוֹת׃", "text": "*ʾeʿerəkâ* *ləpānāyw* *mišpāṭ* *û-pî* *ʾămallēʾ* *tôkāḥôt*", "grammar": { "*ʾeʿerəkâ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular (cohortative) - I would set in order/arrange", "*ləpānāyw*": "preposition + noun, plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - before him/in his presence", "*mišpāṭ*": "noun, masculine singular - judgment/case/cause/legal claim", "*û-pî*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - and my mouth", "*ʾămallēʾ*": "Piel imperfect, 1st person singular - I would fill", "*tôkāḥôt*": "noun, feminine plural - arguments/reproofs/rebuke" }, "variants": { "*ʿārak*": "to arrange, set in order, prepare, organize", "*pānîm*": "face, presence, countenance", "*mišpāṭ*": "judgment, justice, legal case, legal claim, court proceeding", "*māleʾ*": "to fill, be full, be satisfied", "*tôkāḥâ*": "argument, reproof, rebuke, correction, reasoned case" } }
• Job 31:35 : 35 { "verseID": "Job.31.35", "source": "מִ֤י יִתֶּן־לִ֨י ׀ שֹׁ֘מֵ֤עַֽ לִ֗י הֶן־תָּ֭וִי שַׁדַּ֣י יַעֲנֵ֑נִי וְסֵ֥פֶר כָּ֝תַ֗ב אִ֣ישׁ רִיבִֽי׃", "text": "Who *yitten-lî šōmēaʿ lî* behold-*tāwî šadday yaʿănēnî* and-*sēper kātaḇ ʾîš rîḇî*", "grammar": { "*yitten*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he gives", "*šōmēaʿ*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - one hearing", "*tāwî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my mark/signature", "*šadday*": "divine name - Almighty/Shaddai", "*yaʿănēnî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he answers me", "*sēper*": "noun, masculine singular - book/document", "*kātaḇ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he wrote", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - man of", "*rîḇî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my adversary" }, "variants": { "*mî yitten-lî*": "who would give me/oh that I had", "*šōmēaʿ*": "hearer/one who hears/listener", "*tāwî*": "my mark/my signature/my sign", "*šadday*": "the Almighty/Shaddai", "*yaʿănēnî*": "would answer me/would respond to me", "*sēper*": "book/document/scroll", "*ʾîš rîḇî*": "man of my contention/my accuser/my opponent" } }
• 2 Cor 5:1 : 1 { "verseID": "2 Corinthians.5.1", "source": "¶Οἴδαμεν γὰρ ὅτι ἐὰν ἡ ἐπίγειος ἡμῶν οἰκία τοῦ σκήνους καταλυθῇ, οἰκοδομὴν ἐκ Θεοῦ ἔχομεν, οἰκίαν ἀχειροποίητον, αἰώνιον ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς.", "text": "*Oidamen* *gar* that *ean* the *epigeios* of us *oikia* of the *skēnous* *katalythē*, *oikodomēn* from *Theos* we *echomen*, *oikian* *acheiropoiēton*, *aiōnion* in the *ouranois*.", "grammar": { "*Oidamen*": "perfect active indicative, 1st person plural - we know [completed action with continuing results]", "*gar*": "conjunction - for/because [explanatory]", "*ean*": "conditional conjunction - if [introducing hypothetical condition]", "*epigeios*": "adjective, nominative feminine singular - earthly/terrestrial", "*oikia*": "noun, nominative feminine singular - house/dwelling", "*skēnous*": "noun, genitive neuter singular - tent/tabernacle [metaphorical for body]", "*katalythē*": "aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular - be destroyed/dissolved", "*oikodomēn*": "noun, accusative feminine singular - building/edifice", "*Theos*": "noun, genitive masculine singular - God", "*echomen*": "present active indicative, 1st person plural - we have", "*oikian*": "noun, accusative feminine singular - house/dwelling", "*acheiropoiēton*": "adjective, accusative feminine singular - not made with hands", "*aiōnion*": "adjective, accusative feminine singular - eternal", "*ouranois*": "noun, dative masculine plural - heavens" }, "variants": { "*Oidamen*": "know/understand/perceive", "*skēnous*": "tent/tabernacle/temporary dwelling", "*katalythē*": "be destroyed/dissolved/taken down", "*oikodomēn*": "building/structure/edifice", "*acheiropoiēton*": "not made with hands/not of human construction" } }
• 2 Cor 5:20 : 20 { "verseID": "2 Corinthians.5.20", "source": "Ὑπὲρ Χριστοῦ οὖν πρεσβεύομεν, ὡς τοῦ Θεοῦ παρακαλοῦντος διʼ ἡμῶν: δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ Χριστοῦ, καταλλάγητε τῷ Θεῷ.", "text": "On behalf of *Christou* therefore we *presbeuomen*, as the *Theou* *parakalountos* through us: we *deometha* on behalf of *Christou*, be *katallagēte* to the *Theō*.", "grammar": { "*Christou*": "noun, genitive masculine singular - Christ", "*presbeuomen*": "present active indicative, 1st person plural - we serve as ambassadors", "*Theou*": "noun, genitive masculine singular - God", "*parakalountos*": "present active participle, genitive masculine singular - appealing/exhorting", "*deometha*": "present middle indicative, 1st person plural - we beg/beseech", "*katallagēte*": "aorist passive imperative, 2nd person plural - be reconciled" }, "variants": { "*presbeuomen*": "we serve as ambassadors/act as representatives", "*parakalountos*": "appealing/exhorting/imploring", "*deometha*": "we beg/beseech/plead", "*katallagēte*": "be reconciled/restored to favor" } }
• Gen 2:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Genesis.2.7", "source": "וַיִּיצֶר֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֶת־הָֽאָדָ֗ם עָפָר֙ מִן־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה וַיִּפַּ֥ח בְּאַפָּ֖יו נִשְׁמַ֣ת חַיִּ֑ים וַֽיְהִ֥י הָֽאָדָ֖ם לְנֶ֥פֶשׁ חַיָּֽה׃", "text": "*wayyîṣer YHWH ʾĕlōhîm ʾeṯ-hāʾāḏām ʿāp̄ār min-hāʾăḏāmāh wayyippaḥ bəʾappāyw nišmaṯ ḥayyîm wayəhî hāʾāḏām lənep̄eš ḥayyāh*", "grammar": { "*wayyîṣer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he formed", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine, plural (with singular meaning) - God", "*ʾeṯ-hāʾāḏām*": "direct object marker + definite article + noun, masculine, singular - the man", "*ʿāp̄ār*": "noun, masculine, singular - dust", "*min-hāʾăḏāmāh*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine, singular - from the ground", "*wayyippaḥ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he breathed", "*bəʾappāyw*": "preposition + noun, masculine, dual + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - into his nostrils", "*nišmaṯ*": "noun, feminine, singular construct - breath of", "*ḥayyîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - life", "*wayəhî*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he became", "*hāʾāḏām*": "definite article + noun, masculine, singular - the man", "*lənep̄eš*": "preposition + noun, feminine, singular construct - to/for a being of", "*ḥayyāh*": "adjective, feminine, singular - living" }, "variants": { "*wayyîṣer*": "formed/fashioned/shaped", "*hāʾāḏām*": "the man/the human/Adam", "*ʿāp̄ār*": "dust/soil/earth/clay", "*hāʾăḏāmāh*": "the ground/the soil/the earth", "*wayyippaḥ*": "breathed/blew", "*bəʾappāyw*": "in his nostrils/in his nose", "*nišmaṯ ḥayyîm*": "breath of life/living breath", "*nep̄eš ḥayyāh*": "living being/living creature/living soul" } }
• Gen 3:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Genesis.3.19", "source": "בְּזֵעַ֤ת אַפֶּ֙יךָ֙ תֹּ֣אכַל לֶ֔חֶם עַ֤ד שֽׁוּבְךָ֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה כִּ֥י מִמֶּ֖נָּה לֻקָּ֑חְתָּ כִּֽי־עָפָ֣ר אַ֔תָּה וְאֶל־עָפָ֖ר תָּשֽׁוּב׃", "text": "In *zēʿat* *ʾappêkā* *tōʾkal* *leḥem* until *šûbĕkā* to the *ʾădāmāh*, for from it *luqqāḥtā*; for *ʿāp̄ār* *ʾattāh*, and to *ʿāp̄ār* *tāšûb*.", "grammar": { "*zēʿat*": "noun, feminine, construct - sweat of", "*ʾappêkā*": "noun, masculine, dual + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your face/nostrils", "*tōʾkal*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will eat", "*leḥem*": "noun, masculine, singular - bread/food", "*šûbĕkā*": "verb, qal infinitive construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your return", "*ʾădāmāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - ground/earth", "*luqqāḥtā*": "verb, pual perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you were taken", "*ʿāp̄ār*": "noun, masculine, singular - dust", "*ʾattāh*": "pronoun, 2nd masculine singular - you", "*tāšûb*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will return" }, "variants": { "*ʾappayim*": "face/nostrils/nose", "*leḥem*": "bread/food/sustenance" } }
• Gen 30:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Genesis.30.2", "source": "וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֥ף יַעֲקֹ֖ב בְּרָחֵ֑ל וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הֲתַ֤חַת אֱלֹהִים֙ אָנֹ֔כִי אֲשֶׁר־מָנַ֥ע מִמֵּ֖ךְ פְּרִי־בָֽטֶן", "text": "*wə-yiḥar*-*ʾaf* *Yaʿăqōb* in-*Rāḥēl* *wə-yōmer* ?*hă-taḥat* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾānōkî* who-*mānaʿ* from-you *pərî*-*bāṭen*", "grammar": { "*wə-yiḥar*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it burned", "*ʾaf*": "noun, masculine singular construct - anger/nose of", "*Yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jacob", "*wə-yōmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*hă-taḥat*": "interrogative + preposition - whether in place of", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God", "*ʾānōkî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - I", "*mānaʿ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he withheld", "*pərî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - fruit of", "*bāṭen*": "noun, feminine singular - womb" }, "variants": { "*yiḥar-ʾaf*": "anger burned/became angry", "*taḥat*": "in place of/instead of/under", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine beings", "*mānaʿ*": "withheld/kept back/restrained", "*pərî-bāṭen*": "fruit of womb/offspring/children" } }
• Exod 4:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Exodus.4.16", "source": "וְדִבֶּר־ה֥וּא לְךָ֖ אֶל־הָעָ֑ם וְהָ֤יָה הוּא֙ יִֽהְיֶה־לְּךָ֣ לְפֶ֔ה וְאַתָּ֖ה תִּֽהְיֶה־לּ֥וֹ לֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃", "text": "And-*dibber*-he to-you to-the-*ʿām* and-*hāyâh* he *yihyeh*-to-you to-*peh* and-*ʾattâh* *tihyeh*-to-him to-*ʾelōhîm*.", "grammar": { "*dibber*": "piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conversive - he shall speak", "*ʿām*": "noun, masculine singular - people", "*hāyâh*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conversive - it will be", "*yihyeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will be", "*peh*": "noun, masculine singular - mouth", "*ʾattâh*": "pronoun, 2nd masculine singular - you", "*tihyeh*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will be", "*ʾelōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God/gods" }, "variants": { "*peh*": "mouth/spokesman/speaker", "*tihyeh-lô lĕ-ʾelōhîm*": "you will be to him as God/you will be for him like God/you will be his authority" } }