Job 36:26-37:5 : 26 {
"verseID": "Job.36.26",
"source": "הֶן־אֵ֣ל שַׂ֭גִּיא וְלֹ֣א נֵדָ֑ע מִסְפַּ֖ר שָׁנָ֣יו וְלֹא־חֵֽקֶר׃",
"text": "*hen-ʾēl* *śaggîʾ* *wə-lōʾ* *nēdāʿ* *mispar* *šānāyw* *wə-lōʾ-ḥēqer*",
"grammar": {
"*hen-ʾēl*": "interjection + noun, masculine singular - behold, God",
"*śaggîʾ*": "adjective, masculine singular - great/mighty",
"*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*nēdāʿ*": "Niphal imperfect, 1st common plural - we know",
"*mispar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - number of",
"*šānāyw*": "noun, feminine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his years",
"*wə-lōʾ-ḥēqer*": "conjunction + negative particle + noun, masculine singular - and no searching out"
},
"variants": {
"*hen*": "behold/indeed/see",
"*ʾēl*": "God/deity",
"*śaggîʾ*": "great/mighty/exalted",
"*nēdāʿ*": "we know/understand/perceive",
"*mispar*": "number/count/tally",
"*šānāyw*": "his years/age",
"*ḥēqer*": "searching out/investigation/searching"
}
}
27 {
"verseID": "Job.36.27",
"source": "כִּ֭י יְגָרַ֣ע נִטְפֵי־מָ֑יִם יָזֹ֖קּוּ מָטָ֣ר לְאֵדֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*kî* *yəgāraʿ* *niṭp̄ê-māyim* *yāzōqqû* *māṭār* *lə-ʾēdô*",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*yəgāraʿ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he draws/withdraws",
"*niṭp̄ê-māyim*": "noun, masculine plural construct + noun, masculine plural - drops of water",
"*yāzōqqû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they distill/filter/pour down",
"*māṭār*": "noun, masculine singular - rain",
"*lə-ʾēdô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - for his mist"
},
"variants": {
"*yəgāraʿ*": "draws/withdraws/diminishes",
"*niṭp̄ê*": "drops/drippings",
"*yāzōqqû*": "distill/filter/pour down",
"*māṭār*": "rain/rainfall",
"*ʾēd*": "mist/vapor/cloud"
}
}
28 {
"verseID": "Job.36.28",
"source": "אֲשֶֽׁר־יִזְּל֥וּ שְׁחָקִ֑ים יִ֝רְעֲפ֗וּ עֲלֵ֤י ׀ אָדָ֬ם רָֽב׃",
"text": "*ʾăšer-yizzəlû* *šəḥāqîm* *yirʿăp̄û* *ʿălê* *ʾādām* *rāb*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾăšer-yizzəlû*": "relative particle + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - which flow",
"*šəḥāqîm*": "noun, masculine plural - clouds/skies",
"*yirʿăp̄û*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they drop down/drip",
"*ʿălê*": "preposition - upon",
"*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - mankind/people",
"*rāb*": "adjective, masculine singular - many/abundant"
},
"variants": {
"*yizzəlû*": "flow/trickle/distill",
"*šəḥāqîm*": "clouds/skies/heavens",
"*yirʿăp̄û*": "drop down/drip/shower",
"*ʾādām*": "mankind/humanity/people",
"*rāb*": "many/much/abundant"
}
}
29 {
"verseID": "Job.36.29",
"source": "אַ֣ף אִם־יָ֭בִין מִפְרְשֵׂי־עָ֑ב תְּ֝שֻׁא֗וֹת סֻכָּתֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*ʾap̄* *ʾim-yābîn* *mip̄rəśê-ʿāb* *təšuʾôt* *sukkātô*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾap̄*": "conjunction/adverb - also/moreover/indeed",
"*ʾim-yābîn*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - if he understands",
"*mip̄rəśê-ʿāb*": "noun, masculine plural construct + noun, masculine singular - spreadings of cloud",
"*təšuʾôt*": "noun, feminine plural - crashings/thunderings",
"*sukkātô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his pavilion/tabernacle"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾap̄*": "also/moreover/indeed/even",
"*yābîn*": "understands/perceives/considers",
"*mip̄rəśê-ʿāb*": "spreadings of cloud/cloud expanse",
"*təšuʾôt*": "crashings/thunderings/noises",
"*sukkātô*": "his pavilion/tabernacle/booth"
}
}
30 {
"verseID": "Job.36.30",
"source": "הֵן־פָּרַ֣שׂ עָלָ֣יו אוֹר֑וֹ וְשָׁרְשֵׁ֖י הַיָּ֣ם כִּסָּֽה׃",
"text": "*hēn-pāraś* *ʿālāyw* *ʾôrô* *wə-šāršê* *hayyām* *kissāh*",
"grammar": {
"*hēn-pāraś*": "interjection + Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - behold, he spreads",
"*ʿālāyw*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - over it/him",
"*ʾôrô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his light",
"*wə-šāršê*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct - and roots of",
"*hayyām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the sea",
"*kissāh*": "Piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he covers"
},
"variants": {
"*pāraś*": "spreads/scatters/disperses",
"*ʾôr*": "light/lightning/illumination",
"*šāršê*": "roots/depths/foundations",
"*yām*": "sea/ocean",
"*kissāh*": "covers/conceals/hides"
}
}
31 {
"verseID": "Job.36.31",
"source": "כִּי־בָ֭ם יָדִ֣ין עַמִּ֑ים יִֽתֶּן־אֹ֥כֶל לְמַכְבִּֽיר׃",
"text": "*kî-bām* *yādîn* *ʿammîm* *yitten-ʾōkel* *ləmakbîr*",
"grammar": {
"*kî-bām*": "conjunction + preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - for by them",
"*yādîn*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he judges",
"*ʿammîm*": "noun, masculine plural - peoples",
"*yitten-ʾōkel*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + noun, masculine singular - he gives food",
"*ləmakbîr*": "preposition + Hiphil participle, masculine singular - in abundance"
},
"variants": {
"*yādîn*": "judges/governs/rules",
"*ʿammîm*": "peoples/nations/folks",
"*yitten*": "gives/provides/grants",
"*ʾōkel*": "food/nourishment/provisions",
"*makbîr*": "abundance/plenty/great quantity"
}
}
32 {
"verseID": "Job.36.32",
"source": "עַל־כַּפַּ֥יִם כִּסָּה־א֑וֹר וַיְצַ֖ו עָלֶ֣יהָ בְמַפְגִּֽיעַ׃",
"text": "*ʿal-kappayim* *kissāh-ʾôr* *wayəṣaw* *ʿāleyhā* *bəmap̄gîaʿ*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿal-kappayim*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual - upon palms/hands",
"*kissāh-ʾôr*": "Piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular + noun, masculine singular - he covers light",
"*wayəṣaw*": "waw-consecutive + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he commands",
"*ʿāleyhā*": "preposition with 3rd feminine singular suffix - against it",
"*bəmap̄gîaʿ*": "preposition + Hiphil participle, masculine singular - with the one who strikes/at the mark"
},
"variants": {
"*kappayim*": "palms/hands/fists",
"*kissāh*": "covers/conceals/hides",
"*ʾôr*": "light/lightning",
"*yəṣaw*": "commands/orders/directs",
"*map̄gîaʿ*": "the one who strikes/the mark/the target"
}
}
33 {
"verseID": "Job.36.33",
"source": "יַגִּ֣יד עָלָ֣יו רֵע֑וֹ מִ֝קְנֶ֗ה אַ֣ף עַל־עוֹלֶֽה׃",
"text": "*yaggîd* *ʿālāyw* *rēʿô* *miqneh* *ʾap̄* *ʿal-ʿôleh*",
"grammar": {
"*yaggîd*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he declares/tells",
"*ʿālāyw*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - concerning him",
"*rēʿô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his friend/companion/thunder",
"*miqneh*": "noun, masculine singular - cattle/livestock/possessions",
"*ʾap̄*": "conjunction/adverb - also/even",
"*ʿal-ʿôleh*": "preposition + Qal participle, masculine singular - concerning the one going up/ascending"
},
"variants": {
"*yaggîd*": "declares/tells/announces",
"*rēʿô*": "his friend/companion/thunder (homonym - possibly 'his thundering')",
"*miqneh*": "cattle/livestock/possessions",
"*ʾap̄*": "also/even/anger",
"*ʿôleh*": "one going up/rising/ascending"
}
}
1 {
"verseID": "Job.37.1",
"source": "אַף־לְ֭זֹאת יֶחֱרַ֣ד לִבִּ֑י וְ֝יִתַּ֗ר מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*ʾaf-lə-zōʾt yĕḥĕrad libbî wə-yittar mim-məqômô*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾaf*": "conjunction/particle - also/indeed/even",
"*lə-zōʾt*": "preposition + demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - to/at this",
"*yĕḥĕrad*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - trembles/is startled",
"*libbî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my heart",
"*wə-yittar*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it leaps/moves",
"*mim-məqômô*": "preposition + noun masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - from its place"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾaf*": "indeed/also/even/moreover",
"*yĕḥĕrad*": "trembles/is startled/quakes with fear",
"*yittar*": "leaps/moves/springs/is dislodged"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Job.37.2",
"source": "שִׁמְע֤וּ שָׁמ֣וֹעַ בְּרֹ֣גֶז קֹל֑וֹ וְ֝הֶ֗גֶה מִפִּ֥יו יֵצֵֽא׃",
"text": "*šimʿû šāmôaʿ bə-rōgez qōlô wə-hegeh mip-pîw yēṣēʾ*",
"grammar": {
"*šimʿû*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - hear/listen",
"*šāmôaʿ*": "qal infinitive absolute - to hear (intensifying the imperative)",
"*bə-rōgez*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in/with rumbling/anger",
"*qōlô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his voice",
"*wə-hegeh*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and muttering/sound/growl",
"*mip-pîw*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - from his mouth",
"*yēṣēʾ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - goes out/comes forth"
},
"variants": {
"*šāmôaʿ*": "hearing/listening (intensifier)",
"*rōgez*": "rumbling/anger/agitation/trouble",
"*hegeh*": "muttering/sound/growl/murmur/rumbling"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Job.37.3",
"source": "תַּֽחַת־כָּל־הַשָּׁמַ֥יִם יִשְׁרֵ֑הוּ וְ֝אוֹר֗וֹ עַל־כַּנְפ֥וֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃",
"text": "*taḥat-kol-haš-šāmayim yišrēhû wə-ʾôrô ʿal-kanpôt hā-ʾāreṣ*",
"grammar": {
"*taḥat*": "preposition - under/beneath",
"*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of/whole of",
"*haš-šāmayim*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the heavens",
"*yišrēhû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he lets it loose/directs it",
"*wə-ʾôrô*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his light",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/over",
"*kanpôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - corners/edges/extremities",
"*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the earth"
},
"variants": {
"*yišrēhû*": "lets it loose/sends it forth/directs it/unleashes it",
"*kanpôt*": "corners/edges/extremities/wings/borders"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Job.37.4",
"source": "אַחֲרָ֤יו ׀ יִשְׁאַג־ק֗וֹל יַ֭רְעֵם בְּק֣וֹל גְּאוֹנ֑וֹ וְלֹ֥א יְ֝עַקְּבֵ֗ם כִּֽי־יִשָּׁמַ֥ע קוֹלֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*ʾaḥărāyw yišʾag-qôl yarʿēm bə-qôl gəʾônô wə-lōʾ yəʿaqqəbēm kî-yiššāmaʿ qôlô*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾaḥărāyw*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - after it/him",
"*yišʾag*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - roars/bellows",
"*qôl*": "noun, masculine singular - voice/sound",
"*yarʿēm*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - thunders",
"*bə-qôl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - with/in voice of",
"*gəʾônô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his majesty/pride/excellence",
"*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*yəʿaqqəbēm*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - he does not restrain/hold back them",
"*kî*": "conjunction - when/for/because",
"*yiššāmaʿ*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - is heard",
"*qôlô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his voice"
},
"variants": {
"*yišʾag*": "roars/bellows/thunders",
"*gəʾônô*": "majesty/pride/excellence/exaltation",
"*yəʿaqqəbēm*": "restrain them/hold them back/delay them",
"*kî*": "when/for/because/that"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Job.37.5",
"source": "יַרְעֵ֤ם אֵ֣ל בְּ֭קוֹלוֹ נִפְלָא֑וֹת עֹשֶׂ֥ה גְ֝דֹל֗וֹת וְלֹ֣א נֵדָֽע׃",
"text": "*yarʿēm ʾēl bə-qôlô niplāʾôt ʿōśeh gədōlôt wə-lōʾ nēdāʿ*",
"grammar": {
"*yarʿēm*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - thunders",
"*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - God",
"*bə-qôlô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - with his voice",
"*niplāʾôt*": "niphal participle, feminine plural - wonders/marvelous things",
"*ʿōśeh*": "qal participle, masculine singular - doing/making",
"*gədōlôt*": "adjective, feminine plural - great things",
"*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*nēdāʿ*": "qal imperfect, 1st common plural - we know"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾēl*": "God/mighty one",
"*niplāʾôt*": "wondrous things/marvelous deeds/extraordinary things",
"*nēdāʿ*": "we know/we understand/we comprehend"
}
}