Hab 1:12-13 : 12 {
"verseID": "Habakkuk.1.12",
"source": "הֲל֧וֹא אַתָּ֣ה מִקֶּ֗דֶם יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהַ֛י קְדֹשִׁ֖י לֹ֣א נָמ֑וּת יְהוָה֙ לְמִשְׁפָּ֣ט שַׂמְתּ֔וֹ וְצ֖וּר לְהוֹכִ֥יחַ יְסַדְתּֽוֹ׃",
"text": "Are-not you from-*qeḏem* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhay* *qəḏōšî* not *nāmûṯ* *YHWH* for-*mišpāṭ* *śamtô* and-*ṣûr* for-*ləhôḵîaḥ* *yəsaḏtô*",
"grammar": {
"*hălôʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle - are not",
"*ʾattāh*": "pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you",
"*miqqeḏem*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from antiquity/from ancient times",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD",
"*ʾĕlōhay*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my God",
"*qəḏōšî*": "adjective, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my Holy One",
"*lōʾ nāmûṯ*": "negative particle + verb, Qal imperfect, 1st person plural - we shall not die",
"*ləmišpāṭ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - for judgment",
"*śamtô*": "verb, Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - you have appointed him",
"*wə-ṣûr*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and Rock",
"*ləhôḵîaḥ*": "preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct - for correction/reproof",
"*yəsaḏtô*": "verb, Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - you have established him"
},
"variants": {
"*qeḏem*": "antiquity/ancient times/olden days/east",
"*ʾĕlōhay*": "my God/my deity",
"*qəḏōšî*": "my Holy One/my Sacred One",
"*nāmûṯ*": "we shall die/we will die",
"*mišpāṭ*": "judgment/justice/legal decision",
"*śamtô*": "you have appointed him/you have ordained him/you have established him",
"*ṣûr*": "Rock/cliff/stone (metaphor for strength)",
"*ləhôḵîaḥ*": "for correction/for reproof/for rebuke/for chastisement",
"*yəsaḏtô*": "you have established him/you have founded him/you have appointed him"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Habakkuk.1.13",
"source": "טְה֤וֹר עֵינַ֙יִם֙ מֵרְא֣וֹת רָ֔ע וְהַבִּ֥יט אֶל־עָמָ֖ל לֹ֣א תוּכָ֑ל לָ֤מָּה תַבִּיט֙ בּֽוֹגְדִ֔ים תַּחֲרִ֕ישׁ בְּבַלַּ֥ע רָשָׁ֖ע צַדִּ֥יק מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃",
"text": "*Ṭəhôr* *ʿênayim* from-*mērəʾôṯ* *rāʿ* and-*habbîṭ* to-*ʿāmāl* not *ṯûḵāl* why *tabbîṭ* *bôḡəḏîm* *taḥărîš* when-*bəballaʿ* *rāšāʿ* *ṣaddîq* than-him",
"grammar": {
"*ṭəhôr*": "adjective, masculine singular - pure/clean",
"*ʿênayim*": "noun, feminine dual construct - eyes of",
"*mērəʾôṯ*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - from seeing",
"*rāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - evil",
"*wə-habbîṭ*": "conjunction + Hiphil infinitive construct - and to look",
"*ʾel-ʿāmāl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - at trouble/misery",
"*lōʾ ṯûḵāl*": "negative particle + verb, Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you cannot",
"*lāmmāh*": "interrogative adverb - why",
"*tabbîṭ*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you look",
"*bôḡəḏîm*": "verb, Qal participle, masculine plural - treacherous ones",
"*taḥărîš*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you are silent",
"*bəballaʿ*": "preposition + Piel infinitive construct - when swallows up",
"*rāšāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - wicked person",
"*ṣaddîq*": "adjective, masculine singular - righteous person",
"*mimmenû*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - than him"
},
"variants": {
"*ṭəhôr*": "pure/clean/clear",
"*ʿênayim*": "eyes/sight",
"*mērəʾôṯ*": "from seeing/from looking at",
"*rāʿ*": "evil/bad/wrong/harm",
"*habbîṭ*": "to look/to gaze/to observe",
"*ʿāmāl*": "trouble/misery/toil/mischief",
"*ṯûḵāl*": "you can/you are able",
"*tabbîṭ*": "you look/you gaze/you observe",
"*bôḡəḏîm*": "treacherous ones/faithless ones/traitors",
"*taḥărîš*": "you are silent/you remain quiet/you hold your peace",
"*bəballaʿ*": "when swallows up/when devours",
"*rāšāʿ*": "wicked person/unrighteous one",
"*ṣaddîq*": "righteous person/just one"
}
}