Job 38:26

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{ "verseID": "Job.38.26", "source": "לְ֭הַמְטִיר עַל־אֶ֣רֶץ לֹא־אִ֑ישׁ מִ֝דְבָּ֗ר לֹא־אָדָ֥ם בּֽוֹ׃", "text": "To-*hamṭîr* upon-*ʾereṣ* no-*ʾîš* *midbār* no-*ʾādām* in-it.", "grammar": { "*lə*": "preposition - to/for", "*hamṭîr*": "hiphil infinitive construct - to cause to rain", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/on", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - land/earth", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - no/not", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*midbār*": "noun, masculine singular - wilderness/desert", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - no/not", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - human/mankind", "*bô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in it" }, "variants": { "*hamṭîr*": "to cause to rain/to send rain", "*ʾereṣ*": "land/earth/ground", "*ʾîš*": "man/person", "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/wasteland", "*ʾādām*": "human/mankind/person" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לְ֭הַמְטִיר עַל־אֶ֣רֶץ לֹא־אִ֑ישׁ מִ֝דְבָּ֗ר לֹא־אָדָ֥ם בּֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

To-hamṭîr upon-ʾereṣ no-ʾîš midbār no-ʾādām in-it.

Grammar Details

• *lə*: preposition - to/for
• *hamṭîr*: hiphil infinitive construct - to cause to rain
• *ʿal*: preposition - upon/on
• *ʾereṣ*: noun, feminine singular - land/earth
• *lōʾ*: negative particle - no/not
• *ʾîš*: noun, masculine singular - man
• *midbār*: noun, masculine singular - wilderness/desert
• *ʾādām*: noun, masculine singular - human/mankind
• *bô*: preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in it

Word Meanings

• *hamṭîr*: to cause to rain/to send rain
• *ʾereṣ*: land/earth/ground
• *ʾîš*: man/person
• *midbār*: wilderness/desert/wasteland
• *ʾādām*: human/mankind/person

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  to water a land where no man lives, an uninhabited desert,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  To cause it to rain on the earth where no one is, on the wilderness, where there is no man;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  yt it watereth & moystureth ye drye & baren grounde:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  To cause it to raine on the earth where no man is, and in the wildernes where there is no man?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  To cause it to rayne on the earth where no man is, and in the wildernesse where none inhabiteth?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  To cause it to rain on the earth, [where] no man [is; on] the wilderness, wherein [there is] no man;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; On the wilderness, in which there is no man;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  To cause `it' to rain on a land -- no man, A wilderness -- no man in it.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Causing rain to come on a land where no man is living, on the waste land which has no people;

• World English Bible (2000)

  To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; on the wilderness, in which there is no man;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  to cause it to rain on an uninhabited land, a wilderness where there are no human beings,

Referenced Verses

• Ps 107:35 : 35 { "verseID": "Psalms.107.35", "source": "יָשֵׂ֣ם מִ֭דְבָּר לַֽאֲגַם־מַ֑יִם וְאֶ֥רֶץ צִ֝יָּ֗ה לְמֹצָ֥אֵי מָֽיִם", "text": "*yāśēm* *midbār* to-*ʾăgam*-*mayim* and-*ʾereṣ* *ṣiyyâ* to-*môṣāʾê* *māyim*", "grammar": { "*yāśēm*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he turns/changes", "*midbār*": "noun, masculine singular - wilderness/desert", "*ʾăgam*": "noun, masculine singular construct with prefixed preposition lamed - to pool of", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - water", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct with prefixed conjunction waw - and land of", "*ṣiyyâ*": "noun, feminine singular - dryness/drought", "*môṣāʾê*": "noun, masculine plural construct with prefixed preposition lamed - to springs of", "*māyim*": "noun, masculine plural - water" }, "variants": { "*yāśēm*": "he turns/changes/makes", "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land", "*ʾăgam*": "pool/pond/standing water", "*mayim*": "water/waters", "*ʾereṣ*": "land/country", "*ṣiyyâ*": "dryness/drought/parched land", "*môṣāʾê*": "springs of/fountains of/sources of" } }
• Ps 147:8-9 : 8 { "verseID": "Psalms.147.8", "source": "הַֽמְכַסֶּ֬ה שָׁמַ֨יִם ׀ בְּעָבִ֗ים הַמֵּכִ֣ין לָאָ֣רֶץ מָטָ֑ר הַמַּצְמִ֖יחַ הָרִ֣ים חָצִֽיר׃", "text": "*Hamkhasseh shāmayim beʿābîm hammēkhîn lāʾārets māṭār hammatsemiakh hārîm hātsîr*", "grammar": { "*Hamkhasseh*": "participle with definite article, masculine singular, Piel - the one covering", "*shāmayim*": "noun, masculine plural - heavens/sky", "*beʿābîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - with clouds", "*hammēkhîn*": "participle with definite article, masculine singular, Hiphil - the one preparing", "*lāʾārets*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - for the earth", "*māṭār*": "noun, masculine singular - rain", "*hammatsemiakh*": "participle with definite article, masculine singular, Hiphil - the one causing to grow", "*hārîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the mountains", "*hātsîr*": "noun, masculine singular - grass/vegetation" }, "variants": { "*Hamkhasseh*": "covers/covering/who covers", "*shāmayim*": "heavens/sky/skies", "*ʿābîm*": "clouds/thick clouds", "*hammēkhîn*": "prepares/provides/makes ready", "*māṭār*": "rain/rainfall", "*hammatsemiakh*": "makes grow/causes to sprout", "*hātsîr*": "grass/hay/vegetation" } } 9 { "verseID": "Psalms.147.9", "source": "נוֹתֵ֣ן לִבְהֵמָ֣ה לַחְמָ֑הּ לִבְנֵ֥י עֹ֝רֵ֗ב אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִקְרָֽאוּ׃", "text": "*Nōwtēn libhēmāh lahmāh libnê ʿōrēb ʾăsher yiqrāʾū*", "grammar": { "*Nōwtēn*": "participle, masculine singular - giving/provider", "*libhēmāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - to the beast/animal", "*lahmāh*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her food", "*libnê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - to the young of", "*ʿōrēb*": "noun, masculine singular - raven", "*ʾăsher*": "relative pronoun - which/who/that", "*yiqrāʾū*": "imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, Qal - they call/cry" }, "variants": { "*Nōwtēn*": "gives/providing/one who gives", "*behēmāh*": "beast/cattle/animal", "*lahmāh*": "her food/her bread/her nourishment", "*benê ʿōrēb*": "young ravens/ravens' offspring", "*yiqrāʾū*": "call/cry out/caw" } }
• Isa 35:1-2 : 1 { "verseID": "Isaiah.35.1", "source": "יְשֻׂשׂ֥וּם מִדְבָּ֖ר וְצִיָּ֑ה וְתָגֵ֧ל עֲרָבָ֛ה וְתִפְרַ֖ח כַּחֲבַצָּֽלֶת׃", "text": "*yəśūśūm* *midbār* *wə*-*ṣiyyāh* *wə*-*tāgēl* *ʿărābāh* *wə*-*tiprạḥ* *kaḥăbaṣṣālet*", "grammar": { "*yəśūśūm*": "imperfect, 3rd plural, Qal - shall rejoice/be glad", "*midbār*": "masculine, singular, noun - wilderness/desert", "*wə*-": "conjunction - and", "*ṣiyyāh*": "feminine, singular, noun - dry place/desert", "*tāgēl*": "imperfect, 3rd feminine singular, Qal - will rejoice/exult", "*ʿărābāh*": "feminine, singular, noun - desert plain/steppe", "*tiprạḥ*": "imperfect, 3rd feminine singular, Qal - will blossom/flourish", "*kaḥăbaṣṣālet*": "preposition *kə* + definite article + feminine noun - like the crocus/lily" }, "variants": { "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land", "*ṣiyyāh*": "dry place/parched land", "*ʿărābāh*": "desert plain/steppe/Arabah region", "*ḥăbaṣṣālet*": "crocus/lily/rose/meadow saffron" } } 2 { "verseID": "Isaiah.35.2", "source": "פָּרֹ֨חַ תִּפְרַ֜ח וְתָגֵ֗ל אַ֚ף גִּילַ֣ת וְרַנֵּ֔ן כְּב֤וֹד הַלְּבָנוֹן֙ נִתַּן־לָ֔הּ הֲדַ֥ר הַכַּרְמֶ֖ל וְהַשָּׁר֑וֹן הֵ֛מָּה יִרְא֥וּ כְבוֹד־יְהוָ֖ה הֲדַ֥ר אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס", "text": "*pārōạḥ* *tiprạḥ* *wə*-*tāgēl* *ʾap* *gîlat* *wə*-*rannēn* *kəbôd* *ha-ləbānôn* *nittan*-*lāh* *hădar* *ha-karmel* *wə*-*haššārôn* *hēmmāh* *yirʾû* *kəbôd*-*YHWH* *hădar* *ʾĕlōhênû*", "grammar": { "*pārōạḥ* *tiprạḥ*": "infinitive absolute + imperfect, 3rd feminine singular, Qal - it shall surely blossom", "*wə*-*tāgēl*": "conjunction + imperfect, 3rd feminine singular, Qal - and it shall rejoice", "*ʾap*": "conjunction/particle - indeed/also/even", "*gîlat*": "feminine construct noun - rejoicing of", "*wə*-*rannēn*": "conjunction + masculine infinitive construct, Piel - and singing", "*kəbôd*": "masculine, singular, construct - glory of", "*ha-ləbānôn*": "definite article + proper noun - the Lebanon", "*nittan*-*lāh*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular, Niphal + preposition with 3rd feminine singular suffix - is given to it", "*hădar*": "masculine, singular, construct - splendor of", "*ha-karmel*": "definite article + proper noun - the Carmel", "*wə*-*haššārôn*": "conjunction + definite article + proper noun - and the Sharon", "*hēmmāh*": "3rd person plural pronoun - they", "*yirʾû*": "imperfect, 3rd plural, Qal - they shall see", "*kəbôd*-*YHWH*": "masculine, singular, construct + divine name - glory of YHWH", "*hădar*": "masculine, singular, construct - splendor of", "*ʾĕlōhênû*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person plural suffix - our God" }, "variants": { "*pārōạḥ* *tiprạḥ*": "abundantly bloom/surely blossom", "*gîlat*": "rejoicing/joy/exultation", "*rannēn*": "singing/joyful shouting", "*ha-ləbānôn*": "Lebanon (mountains)", "*ha-karmel*": "Carmel (mountain)", "*ha-šārôn*": "Sharon (coastal plain)" } }
• Job 36:27 : 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" } }
• Ps 104:10-14 : 10 { "verseID": "Psalms.104.10", "source": "הַֽמְשַׁלֵּ֣חַ מַ֭עְיָנִים בַּנְּחָלִ֑ים בֵּ֥ין הָ֝רִ֗ים יְהַלֵּכֽוּן׃", "text": "*hamshalēaḥ* *maʿyānîm* *bannĕḥālîm* *bên* *hārîm* *yĕhallēkûn*", "grammar": { "*hamshalēaḥ*": "definite article + participle, piel active, masculine singular - sending forth", "*maʿyānîm*": "noun, masculine plural - springs", "*bannĕḥālîm*": "preposition *bě* + definite article + noun, masculine plural - in the valleys/wadis", "*bên*": "preposition - between", "*hārîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the mountains", "*yĕhallēkûn*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person plural with paragogic nun - they flow" }, "variants": { "*mĕshalēaḥ*": "sending forth, letting loose, releasing", "*maʿyānîm*": "springs, fountains, sources of water", "*nĕḥālîm*": "valleys, wadis, ravines, streams", "*bên*": "between, among", "*hārîm*": "mountains, hills", "*yĕhallēkûn*": "flow, go, proceed, walk" } } 11 { "verseID": "Psalms.104.11", "source": "יַ֭שְׁקוּ כָּל־חַיְת֣וֹ שָׂדָ֑י יִשְׁבְּר֖וּ פְרָאִ֣ים צְמָאָֽם׃", "text": "*yashqû* *kol*-*ḥaytô* *śādāy* *yishbĕrû* *phĕrāʾîm* *ṣĕmāʾām*", "grammar": { "*yashqû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person plural - they give drink", "*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of", "*ḥaytô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - beasts of", "*śādāy*": "noun, masculine singular - field", "*yishbĕrû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - they break/quench", "*phĕrāʾîm*": "noun, masculine plural - wild donkeys", "*ṣĕmāʾām*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their thirst" }, "variants": { "*yashqû*": "give drink, water, irrigate", "*ḥaytô*": "beasts, animals, living creatures", "*śādāy*": "field, open country, countryside", "*yishbĕrû*": "break, quench, satisfy", "*phĕrāʾîm*": "wild donkeys, onagers", "*ṣāmāʾ*": "thirst, drought" } } 12 { "verseID": "Psalms.104.12", "source": "עֲ֭לֵיהֶם עוֹף־הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם יִשְׁכּ֑וֹן מִבֵּ֥ין עֳ֝פָאיִ֗ם יִתְּנוּ־קֽוֹל׃", "text": "*ʿalêhem* *ʿôph*-*hashshāmayim* *yishkôn* *mibbên* *ʿŏphāʾyim* *yittĕnû*-*qôl*", "grammar": { "*ʿalêhem*": "preposition *ʿal* + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - above them/by them", "*ʿôph*": "noun, masculine singular construct - birds of", "*hashshāmayim*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the heavens", "*yishkôn*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it dwells", "*mibbên*": "preposition *min* + preposition *bên* - from between", "*ʿŏphāʾyim*": "noun, masculine plural - branches", "*yittĕnû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - they give", "*qôl*": "noun, masculine singular - voice/sound" }, "variants": { "*ʿalêhem*": "above them, beside them, over them", "*ʿôph*": "birds, flying creatures", "*hashshāmayim*": "the heavens, the sky", "*yishkôn*": "dwells, inhabits, resides, nests", "*ʿŏphāʾyim*": "branches, foliage, leafy branches", "*yittĕnû*": "give, utter, send forth", "*qôl*": "voice, sound, noise, singing" } } 13 { "verseID": "Psalms.104.13", "source": "מַשְׁקֶ֣ה הָ֭רִים מֵעֲלִיּוֹתָ֑יו מִפְּרִ֥י מַ֝עֲשֶׂ֗יךָ תִּשְׂבַּ֥ע הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "*mashqeh* *hārîm* *mēʿalîyyôtāyw* *mippĕrî* *maʿaśeykā* *tiśbaʿ* *hāʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*mashqeh*": "participle, hiphil active, masculine singular - watering", "*hārîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the mountains", "*mēʿalîyyôtāyw*": "preposition *min* + noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - from his upper chambers", "*mippĕrî*": "preposition *min* + noun, masculine singular construct - from fruit of", "*maʿaśeykā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your works", "*tiśbaʿ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it is satisfied", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the earth" }, "variants": { "*mashqeh*": "watering, giving drink to, irrigating", "*hārîm*": "mountains, hills", "*ʿalîyyôt*": "upper chambers, upper rooms, attics", "*pĕrî*": "fruit, produce, result, outcome", "*maʿaśeykā*": "your works, your deeds, your actions", "*tiśbaʿ*": "is satisfied, is filled, has enough", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "the earth, the land, the ground" } } 14 { "verseID": "Psalms.104.14", "source": "מַצְמִ֤יחַ חָצִ֨יר ׀ לַבְּהֵמָ֗ה וְ֭עֵשֶׂב לַעֲבֹדַ֣ת הָאָדָ֑ם לְה֥וֹצִיא לֶ֝֗חֶם מִן־הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "*maṣmîaḥ* *ḥāṣîr* *labbĕhēmāh* *wĕʿēśeb* *laʿabōdat* *hāʾādām* *lĕhôṣîʾ* *leḥem* *min*-*hāʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*maṣmîaḥ*": "participle, hiphil active, masculine singular - causing to grow", "*ḥāṣîr*": "noun, masculine singular - grass", "*labbĕhēmāh*": "preposition *lě* + definite article + noun, feminine singular - for the cattle", "*wĕʿēśeb*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and herbs/plants", "*laʿabōdat*": "preposition *lě* + noun, feminine singular construct - for service of", "*hāʾādām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the man/humankind", "*lĕhôṣîʾ*": "preposition *lě* + verb, hiphil infinitive construct - to bring forth", "*leḥem*": "noun, masculine singular - bread/food", "*min*": "preposition - from", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the earth" }, "variants": { "*maṣmîaḥ*": "causing to grow, making sprout, producing", "*ḥāṣîr*": "grass, hay, herb, forage", "*bĕhēmāh*": "cattle, livestock, animals", "*ʿēśeb*": "herb, plant, vegetation", "*ʿabōdah*": "service, labor, work, cultivation", "*hāʾādām*": "the man, mankind, humanity", "*lĕhôṣîʾ*": "to bring forth, to produce, to cause to come out", "*leḥem*": "bread, food, grain, sustenance", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "the earth, the land, the ground" } }
• Isa 43:19-20 : 19 { "verseID": "Isaiah.43.19", "source": "הִנְנִ֨י עֹשֶׂ֤ה חֲדָשָׁה֙ עַתָּ֣ה תִצְמָ֔ח הֲל֖וֹא תֵּֽדָע֑וּהָ אַ֣ף אָשִׂ֤ים בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ דֶּ֔רֶךְ בִּֽישִׁמ֖וֹן נְהָרֽוֹת׃", "text": "Behold me *ʿōśeh* a *ḥădāšâ*, now it *tiṣmāḥ*. Will you not *tēdāʿûhā*? Indeed, I will *ʾāśîm* in the *midbār* a *derek*, in *yəšîmôn* *nəhārôt*.", "grammar": { "*ʿōśeh*": "participle, masculine singular - doing/making", "*ḥădāšâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - new thing", "*tiṣmāḥ*": "imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it will spring forth", "*tēdāʿûhā*": "imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - you will know it", "*ʾāśîm*": "imperfect, 1st person singular - I will place/set", "*midbār*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the wilderness", "*derek*": "noun, feminine singular - way/road", "*yəšîmôn*": "noun, masculine singular - desert/wasteland", "*nəhārôt*": "noun, masculine plural - rivers" }, "variants": { "*ʿōśeh*": "doing/making/performing", "*ḥădāšâ*": "new thing/new matter/novelty", "*tiṣmāḥ*": "will spring forth/will sprout/will emerge", "*tēdāʿûhā*": "will know it/will perceive it/will recognize it", "*ʾāśîm*": "will place/will set/will establish", "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land", "*derek*": "way/road/path", "*yəšîmôn*": "desert/wasteland/wilderness", "*nəhārôt*": "rivers/streams/waterways" } } 20 { "verseID": "Isaiah.43.20", "source": "תְּכַבְּדֵ֙נִי֙ חַיַּ֣ת הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה תַּנִּ֖ים וּבְנ֣וֹת יַֽעֲנָ֑ה כִּֽי־נָתַ֨תִּי בַמִּדְבָּ֜ר מַ֗יִם נְהָרוֹת֙ בִּֽישִׁימֹ֔ן לְהַשְׁק֖וֹת עַמִּ֥י בְחִירִֽי׃", "text": "Will *təkabbədēnî* *ḥayyat* the *śādeh*, *tannîm* and *bənôt* *yaʿănâ*; for I *nātattî* in the *midbār* *mayim*, *nəhārôt* in *yəšîmôn*, to *hašqôt* my *ʿammî* *bəḥîrî*.", "grammar": { "*təkabbədēnî*": "imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular, Piel with 1st person singular suffix - she will honor me", "*ḥayyat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - animal of", "*śādeh*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the field", "*tannîm*": "noun, masculine plural - jackals", "*bənôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - daughters of", "*yaʿănâ*": "noun, feminine singular - ostrich", "*nātattî*": "perfect, 1st person singular - I have given", "*midbār*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the wilderness", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - waters", "*nəhārôt*": "noun, masculine plural - rivers", "*yəšîmôn*": "noun, masculine singular - desert/wasteland", "*hašqôt*": "infinitive construct, Hiphil - to give drink", "*ʿammî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my people", "*bəḥîrî*": "adjective, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my chosen" }, "variants": { "*təkabbədēnî*": "will honor me/will glorify me/will esteem me", "*ḥayyat*": "animal/beast/living creature", "*śādeh*": "field/open country", "*tannîm*": "jackals/wild dogs", "*bənôt yaʿănâ*": "daughters of the ostrich/female ostriches/owls", "*nātattî*": "I have given/I have placed/I have set", "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land", "*mayim*": "waters/streams", "*nəhārôt*": "rivers/streams/waterways", "*yəšîmôn*": "desert/wasteland/wilderness", "*hašqôt*": "to give drink/to water/to provide drink", "*ʿammî*": "my people/my nation/my folk", "*bəḥîrî*": "my chosen/my elect/my selected one" } }
• Jer 14:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.14.22", "source": "הֲיֵ֨שׁ בְּהַבְלֵ֤י הַגּוֹיִם֙ מַגְשִׁמִ֔ים וְאִם־הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם יִתְּנ֣וּ רְבִבִ֑ים הֲלֹ֨א אַתָּה־ה֜וּא יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ וּ֨נְקַוֶּה־לָּ֔ךְ כִּֽי־אַתָּ֥ה עָשִׂ֖יתָ אֶת־כָּל־אֵֽלֶּה׃ פ", "text": "?Is-there in-*haḇlê* the-*gôyim* *maḡšimîm* and-if-the-*šāmayim* *yittənû* *rəḇîḇîm* ?not-*ʾattāh*-*hûʾ* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhênû* and-*nəqawweh*-to-you for-*ʾattāh* *ʿāśîṯā* *kāl*-these", "grammar": { "*haḇlê*": "noun, masculine plural construct with preposition + definite article - in the vanities of", "*gôyim*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the nations", "*maḡšimîm*": "hiphil participle, masculine plural - causing rain", "*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine dual with definite article - the heavens", "*yittənû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd plural - they will give", "*rəḇîḇîm*": "noun, masculine plural - showers", "*ʾattāh*": "pronoun, 2nd singular masculine - you", "*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd singular masculine - he", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*ʾĕlōhênû*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person plural suffix - our God", "*nəqawweh*": "piel imperfect, 1st plural - we hope", "*ʾattāh*": "pronoun, 2nd singular masculine - you", "*ʿāśîṯā*": "qal perfect, 2nd singular masculine - you have made", "*kāl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of" }, "variants": { "*haḇlê*": "vanities/empty things/idols", "*maḡšimîm*": "causing rain/bringing rain/producing rain", "*rəḇîḇîm*": "showers/copious rains/scattered drops", "*nəqawweh*": "we hope/wait for/expect" } }
• Heb 6:7-8 : 7 { "verseID": "Hebrews.6.7", "source": "Γῆ γὰρ ἡ πιοῦσα τὸν ἐπʼ αὐτῆς πολλάκις ἐρχόμενον ὑετόν, καὶ τίκτουσα βοτάνην εὔθετον ἐκείνοις διʼ οὓς καὶ γεωργεῖται, μεταλαμβάνει εὐλογίας ἀπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ:", "text": "*Gē gar* the *piousa* the *ep autēs pollakis erchomenon hueton*, and *tiktousa botanēn eutheton ekeinois di' hous* and *geōrgeitai*, *metalambanei eulogias apo tou Theou*:", "grammar": { "*Gē*": "nominative singular feminine - earth/land/ground", "*gar*": "conjunction - for/because", "*piousa*": "aorist active participle, nominative singular feminine - having drunk", "*ep*": "preposition + genitive - upon", "*autēs*": "genitive singular feminine - it/her", "*pollakis*": "adverb - often/frequently", "*erchomenon*": "present middle/passive participle, accusative singular masculine - coming", "*hueton*": "accusative singular masculine - rain", "*tiktousa*": "present active participle, nominative singular feminine - bringing forth/bearing", "*botanēn*": "accusative singular feminine - herb/vegetation/plant", "*eutheton*": "accusative singular feminine - suitable/useful/fit", "*ekeinois*": "dative plural masculine - for those", "*di'*": "preposition + accusative - for/because of", "*hous*": "accusative plural masculine - whom", "*geōrgeitai*": "present passive indicative, 3rd person singular - is tilled/cultivated", "*metalambanei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - receives/partakes of", "*eulogias*": "genitive singular feminine - blessing", "*apo*": "preposition + genitive - from", "*tou Theou*": "genitive singular masculine - of God" }, "variants": { "*Gē*": "earth/land/ground/soil", "*piousa*": "having drunk/absorbed", "*pollakis*": "often/repeatedly/many times", "*erchomenon*": "coming/falling", "*hueton*": "rain/shower", "*tiktousa*": "bringing forth/producing/bearing", "*botanēn*": "vegetation/herbs/plants", "*eutheton*": "useful/fit/suitable/appropriate", "*geōrgeitai*": "is cultivated/tilled/farmed", "*metalambanei*": "receives/partakes of/shares in", "*eulogias*": "blessing/benediction" } } 8 { "verseID": "Hebrews.6.8", "source": "Ἐκφέρουσα δὲ ἀκάνθας καὶ τριβόλους ἀδόκιμος, καὶ κατάρας ἐγγύς· ἧς τὸ τέλος εἰς καῦσιν.", "text": "*Ekpherousa de akanthas* and *tribolous adokimos*, and *kataras engys*; whose the *telos eis kausin*.", "grammar": { "*Ekpherousa*": "present active participle, nominative singular feminine - bearing/bringing forth", "*de*": "conjunction - but/and", "*akanthas*": "accusative plural feminine - thorns", "*tribolous*": "accusative plural masculine - thistles/briars", "*adokimos*": "nominative singular feminine - worthless/rejected", "*kataras*": "genitive singular feminine - of curse", "*engys*": "adverb - near/close", "*telos*": "nominative singular neuter - end", "*eis*": "preposition + accusative - unto/for", "*kausin*": "accusative singular feminine - burning" }, "variants": { "*Ekpherousa*": "bearing/bringing forth/yielding", "*akanthas*": "thorns", "*tribolous*": "thistles/briars", "*adokimos*": "worthless/rejected/disqualified/reprobate", "*kataras*": "curse/cursing", "*engys*": "near/close to", "*telos*": "end/outcome/result", "*kausin*": "burning/to be burned" } }
• Isa 41:18-19 : 18 { "verseID": "Isaiah.41.18", "source": "אֶפְתַּ֤ח עַל־שְׁפָיִים֙ נְהָר֔וֹת וּבְת֥וֹךְ בְּקָע֖וֹת מַעְיָנ֑וֹת אָשִׂ֤ים מִדְבָּר֙ לַאֲגַם־מַ֔יִם וְאֶ֥רֶץ צִיָּ֖ה לְמוֹצָ֥אֵי מָֽיִם׃", "text": "*ʾeptaḥ* on-*šəpāyîm nəhārôt* and-in-midst-of *bəqāʿôt maʿyānôt ʾāśîm miḏbār* to-*ʾăḡam-mayim wəʾereṣ ṣîyâ ləmôṣāʾê māyim*", "grammar": { "*ʾeptaḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect 1st person common singular - I will open", "*šəpāyîm*": "noun, masculine plural - bare heights/bare hills", "*nəhārôt*": "noun, masculine plural - rivers", "*bəqāʿôt*": "noun, feminine plural - valleys", "*maʿyānôt*": "noun, masculine plural - springs/fountains", "*ʾāśîm*": "verb, qal imperfect 1st person common singular - I will make/set", "*miḏbār*": "noun, masculine singular - wilderness/desert", "*ʾăḡam-mayim*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine plural - pool of water", "*wəʾereṣ*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and land", "*ṣîyâ*": "noun, feminine singular - dry/parched land", "*ləmôṣāʾê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - to springs of", "*māyim*": "noun, masculine plural - water" }, "variants": { "*ʾeptaḥ*": "I will open/open up/release", "*šəpāyîm*": "bare heights/hills/high places", "*nəhārôt*": "rivers/streams", "*bəqāʿôt*": "valleys/plains", "*maʿyānôt*": "springs/fountains/sources of water", "*ʾāśîm*": "I will make/set/place/turn", "*miḏbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land", "*ʾăḡam-mayim*": "pool of water/pond", "*ṣîyâ*": "dry land/parched ground", "*ləmôṣāʾê māyim*": "to springs of water/water sources" } } 19 { "verseID": "Isaiah.41.19", "source": "אֶתֵּ֤ן בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ אֶ֣רֶז שִׁטָּ֔ה וַהֲדַ֖ס וְעֵ֣ץ שָׁ֑מֶן אָשִׂ֣ים בָּעֲרָבָ֗ה בְּר֛וֹשׁ תִּדְהָ֥ר וּתְאַשּׁ֖וּר יַחְדָּֽו׃", "text": "*ʾettēn ba-miḏbār ʾerez šiṭṭâ wahăḏas wəʿēṣ šāmen ʾāśîm bāʿărāḇâ bərôš tiḏhār ûtəʾaššûr yaḥdāw*", "grammar": { "*ʾettēn*": "verb, qal imperfect 1st person common singular - I will give/set", "*ba-miḏbār*": "preposition + article + noun, masculine singular - in the wilderness", "*ʾerez*": "noun, masculine singular - cedar", "*šiṭṭâ*": "noun, feminine singular - acacia", "*wahăḏas*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and myrtle", "*wəʿēṣ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and tree of", "*šāmen*": "adjective, masculine singular - oil/fat", "*ʾāśîm*": "verb, qal imperfect 1st person common singular - I will set/place", "*bāʿărāḇâ*": "preposition + article + noun, feminine singular - in the desert plain", "*bərôš*": "noun, masculine singular - cypress", "*tiḏhār*": "noun, masculine singular - pine/elm", "*ûtəʾaššûr*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and box tree", "*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - together" }, "variants": { "*ʾettēn*": "I will give/set/place/put", "*miḏbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land", "*ʾerez*": "cedar/cedar tree", "*šiṭṭâ*": "acacia tree/acacia wood", "*hăḏas*": "myrtle/myrtle tree", "*ʿēṣ šāmen*": "oil tree/olive tree", "*ʿărāḇâ*": "desert plain/arid region", "*bərôš*": "cypress/fir", "*tiḏhār*": "pine/elm/hardwood tree", "*təʾaššûr*": "box tree/sherbin/a type of conifer" } }