Job 33:16-23 : 16 {
"verseID": "Job.33.16",
"source": "אָ֣ז יִ֭גְלֶה אֹ֣זֶן אֲנָשִׁ֑ים וּבְמֹ֖סָרָ֣ם יַחְתֹּֽם׃",
"text": "*ʾāz* *yigleh* *ʾōzen* *ʾănāšîm* *ûbəmōsārām* *yaḥtōm*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾāz*": "adverb - then",
"*yigleh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he uncovers/reveals",
"*ʾōzen*": "noun, feminine singular construct - ear of",
"*ʾănāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - men",
"*ûbəmōsārām*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and with their instruction/warning",
"*yaḥtōm*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he seals/confirms"
},
"variants": {
"*yigleh*": "he uncovers/he reveals/he opens",
"*ʾōzen*": "ear/hearing",
"*ʾănāšîm*": "men/people/mankind",
"*mōsārām*": "their instruction/their warning/their discipline",
"*yaḥtōm*": "he seals/he confirms/he authenticates"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Job.33.17",
"source": "לְ֭הָסִיר אָדָ֣ם מַעֲשֶׂ֑ה וְגֵוָ֖ה מִגֶּ֣בֶר יְכַסֶּֽה׃",
"text": "*ləhāsîr* *ʾādām* *ma'ăśeh* *wəgēwâ* *miggeber* *yəkasseh*",
"grammar": {
"*ləhāsîr*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to turn aside/remove",
"*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mankind",
"*ma'ăśeh*": "noun, masculine singular - deed/work",
"*wəgēwâ*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and pride",
"*miggeber*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from man",
"*yəkasseh*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he covers/hides"
},
"variants": {
"*ləhāsîr*": "to turn aside/to remove/to divert",
"*ʾādām*": "man/mankind/humanity",
"*ma'ăśeh*": "deed/work/action",
"*gēwâ*": "pride/arrogance/haughtiness",
"*geber*": "man/strong man/warrior",
"*yəkasseh*": "he covers/he hides/he conceals"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Job.33.18",
"source": "יַחְשֹׂ֣ךְ נַ֭פְשׁוֹ מִנִּי־שָׁ֑חַת וְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹ מֵעֲבֹ֥ר בַּשָּֽׁלַח׃",
"text": "*yaḥśōk* *napšô* *minnî*-*šāḥat* *wəḥayyātô* *mē'ăbōr* *bašālaḥ*",
"grammar": {
"*yaḥśōk*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he keeps back/withholds",
"*napšô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his soul",
"*minnî*": "preposition - from",
"*šāḥat*": "noun, feminine singular - pit/corruption",
"*wəḥayyātô*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his life",
"*mē'ăbōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - from passing",
"*bašālaḥ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - by the javelin/weapon"
},
"variants": {
"*yaḥśōk*": "he keeps back/he withholds/he spares",
"*napšô*": "his soul/his life/his being",
"*šāḥat*": "pit/corruption/grave",
"*ḥayyātô*": "his life/his living being/his existence",
"*mē'ăbōr*": "from passing/from crossing over",
"*šālaḥ*": "javelin/weapon/missile"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Job.33.19",
"source": "וְהוּכַ֣ח בְּ֭מַכְאוֹב עַל־מִשְׁכָּב֑וֹ *וריב **וְר֖וֹב עֲצָמָ֣יו אֵתָֽן׃",
"text": "*wəhûkaḥ* *bəmak'ôb* *'al*-*miškābô* *wərôb* *'ăṣāmāyw* *ʾētān*",
"grammar": {
"*wəhûkaḥ*": "conjunction + hophal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he is chastened",
"*bəmak'ôb*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - with pain",
"*'al*": "preposition - upon",
"*miškābô*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his bed",
"*wərôb*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and multitude of",
"*'ăṣāmāyw*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his bones",
"*ʾētān*": "adjective, masculine singular - continual/perpetual"
},
"variants": {
"*hûkaḥ*": "he is chastened/he is reproved/he is disciplined",
"*mak'ôb*": "pain/suffering/anguish",
"*miškābô*": "his bed/his couch/his place of lying",
"*rôb*": "multitude/abundance/greatness",
"*'ăṣāmāyw*": "his bones/his frame/his body",
"*ʾētān*": "continual/perpetual/constant"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Job.33.20",
"source": "וְזִֽהֲמַ֣תּוּ חַיָּת֣וֹ לָ֑חֶם וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹ מַאֲכַ֥ל תַּאֲוָֽה׃",
"text": "*wəzihămatû* *ḥayyātô* *lāḥem* *wənapšô* *ma'ăkal* *ta'ăwâ*",
"grammar": {
"*wəzihămatû*": "conjunction + piel perfect, 3rd person feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and she makes loathe",
"*ḥayyātô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his life",
"*lāḥem*": "noun, masculine singular - bread/food",
"*wənapšô*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his soul",
"*ma'ăkal*": "noun, masculine singular construct - food of",
"*ta'ăwâ*": "noun, feminine singular - desire/appetite"
},
"variants": {
"*zihămatû*": "makes loathe/causes to abhor/turns against",
"*ḥayyātô*": "his life/his being/his existence",
"*lāḥem*": "bread/food/nourishment",
"*napšô*": "his soul/his appetite/his desire",
"*ma'ăkal*": "food/meal/nourishment",
"*ta'ăwâ*": "desire/appetite/craving"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Job.33.21",
"source": "יִ֣כֶל בְּשָׂר֣וֹ מֵרֹ֑אִי *ושפי **וְשֻׁפּ֥וּ עַ֝צְמוֹתָ֗יו לֹ֣א רֻאּֽוּ׃",
"text": "*yîkel* *bəśārô* *mērō'î* *wəšuppû* *'aṣmôtāyw* *lō'* *ru'û*",
"grammar": {
"*yîkel*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it wastes away",
"*bəśārô*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his flesh",
"*mērō'î*": "preposition + noun - from sight",
"*wəšuppû*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd person plural passive - and are laid bare",
"*'aṣmôtāyw*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his bones",
"*lō'*": "negative particle - not",
"*ru'û*": "qal perfect, 3rd person plural passive - they are seen"
},
"variants": {
"*yîkel*": "it wastes away/it is consumed/it disappears",
"*bəśārô*": "his flesh/his body/his skin",
"*mērō'î*": "from sight/from seeing/from being seen",
"*šuppû*": "are laid bare/are exposed/stick out",
"*'aṣmôtāyw*": "his bones/his frame/his skeleton",
"*ru'û*": "they are seen/they are visible/they appear"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "Job.33.22",
"source": "וַתִּקְרַ֣ב לַשַּׁ֣חַת נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹ לַֽמְמִתִֽים׃",
"text": "*wattiqrab* *laššaḥat* *napšô* *wəḥayyātô* *lamməmîtîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wattiqrab*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - and she draws near",
"*laššaḥat*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - to the pit",
"*napšô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his soul",
"*wəḥayyātô*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his life",
"*lamməmîtîm*": "preposition + definite article + hiphil participle, masculine plural - to the ones causing death"
},
"variants": {
"*tiqrab*": "draws near/approaches/comes close",
"*šaḥat*": "pit/grave/corruption",
"*napšô*": "his soul/his life/his being",
"*ḥayyātô*": "his life/his living being/his existence",
"*məmîtîm*": "ones causing death/destroyers/angels of death"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "Job.33.23",
"source": "אִם־יֵ֤שׁ עָלָ֨יו ׀ מַלְאָ֗ךְ מֵלִ֗יץ אֶחָ֥ד מִנִּי־אָ֑לֶף לְהַגִּ֖יד לְאָדָ֣ם יָשְׁרֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*ʾim*-*yēš* *'ālāyw* *mal'āk* *mēlîṣ* *ʾeḥād* *minnî*-*ʾālep* *ləhaggîd* *ləʾādām* *yāšrô*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if",
"*yēš*": "particle of existence - there is",
"*'ālāyw*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - upon him",
"*mal'āk*": "noun, masculine singular - messenger/angel",
"*mēlîṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - interpreter/mediator",
"*ʾeḥād*": "numeral, masculine singular - one",
"*minnî*": "preposition - from/among",
"*ʾālep*": "noun, masculine singular - thousand",
"*ləhaggîd*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to declare",
"*ləʾādām*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - to man",
"*yāšrô*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his uprightness"
},
"variants": {
"*mal'āk*": "messenger/angel/envoy",
"*mēlîṣ*": "interpreter/mediator/intercessor",
"*ʾeḥād*": "one/a single one",
"*ʾālep*": "thousand/multitude",
"*ləhaggîd*": "to declare/to tell/to announce",
"*yāšrô*": "his uprightness/his righteousness/what is right for him"
}
}