30 {
"verseID": "Job.38.30",
"source": "כָּ֭אֶבֶן מַ֣יִם יִתְחַבָּ֑אוּ וּפְנֵ֥י תְ֝ה֗וֹם יִתְלַכָּֽדוּ׃",
"text": "Like-*ʾeben* *mayim* *yitḥabbāʾû* and-*pənê* *təhôm* *yitlakkādû*.",
"grammar": {
"*kā*": "preposition - like/as",
"*ʾeben*": "noun, feminine singular - stone",
"*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - waters",
"*yitḥabbāʾû*": "hithpael imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they hide themselves",
"*û*": "conjunction - and",
"*pənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - face/surface of",
"*təhôm*": "noun, feminine singular - deep/abyss",
"*yitlakkādû*": "hithpael imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they are frozen/captured"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾeben*": "stone/rock",
"*mayim*": "waters/water",
"*yitḥabbāʾû*": "they hide themselves/they conceal themselves",
"*pənê*": "face/surface/appearance",
"*təhôm*": "deep/abyss/depths",
"*yitlakkādû*": "they are frozen/they are captured/they are seized"
}
}
31 {
"verseID": "Job.38.31",
"source": "הַֽתְקַשֵּׁר מַעֲדַנּ֣וֹת כִּימָ֑ה אֽוֹ־מֹשְׁכ֖וֹת כְּסִ֣יל תְּפַתֵּֽחַ׃",
"text": "?-*təqaššēr* *maʿădannôt* *kîmâ* or-*mōškôt* *kəsîl* *təpattēaḥ*?",
"grammar": {
"*hă*": "interrogative particle - ?",
"*təqaššēr*": "piel imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you bind",
"*maʿădannôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - chains/bonds of",
"*kîmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - Pleiades (constellation)",
"*ʾô*": "conjunction - or",
"*mōškôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - cords/bands of",
"*kəsîl*": "noun, masculine singular - Orion (constellation)",
"*təpattēaḥ*": "piel imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you loosen"
},
"variants": {
"*təqaššēr*": "you bind/you tie/you fasten",
"*maʿădannôt*": "chains/bonds/fetters",
"*kîmâ*": "Pleiades (constellation)",
"*mōškôt*": "cords/bands/ropes",
"*kəsîl*": "Orion (constellation)",
"*təpattēaḥ*": "you loosen/you untie/you open"
}
}
32 {
"verseID": "Job.38.32",
"source": "הֲתֹצִ֣יא מַזָּר֣וֹת בְּעִתּ֑וֹ וְ֝עַ֗יִשׁ עַל־בָּנֶ֥יהָ תַנְחֵֽם׃",
"text": "?-*tôṣîʾ* *mazzārôt* in-*ʿittô* and-*ʿayiš* over-*bāneyhā* *tanḥēm*?",
"grammar": {
"*hă*": "interrogative particle - ?",
"*tôṣîʾ*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you bring out",
"*mazzārôt*": "noun, feminine plural - constellations/zodiacal signs",
"*bə*": "preposition - in",
"*ʿittô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its time/season",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*ʿayiš*": "noun, masculine singular - Great Bear/Ursa Major (constellation)",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - over/upon",
"*bāneyhā*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her children/stars",
"*tanḥēm*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you guide/lead"
},
"variants": {
"*tôṣîʾ*": "you bring out/you lead forth",
"*mazzārôt*": "constellations/zodiacal signs",
"*ʿittô*": "its time/its season/its appointed time",
"*ʿayiš*": "Great Bear/Ursa Major (constellation)",
"*bāneyhā*": "her children/her offspring/her stars",
"*tanḥēm*": "you guide/you lead/you comfort"
}
}
33 {
"verseID": "Job.38.33",
"source": "הֲ֭יָדַעְתָּ חֻקּ֣וֹת שָׁמָ֑יִם אִם־תָּשִׂ֖ים מִשְׁטָר֣וֹ בָאָֽרֶץ׃",
"text": "?-*yādaʿtā* *ḥuqqôt* *šāmāyim* if-*tāśîm* *mišṭārô* in-*ʾāreṣ*?",
"grammar": {
"*hă*": "interrogative particle - ?",
"*yādaʿtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you know",
"*ḥuqqôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - ordinances/statutes of",
"*šāmāyim*": "noun, masculine dual - heavens/sky",
"*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if",
"*tāśîm*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you set/establish",
"*mišṭārô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its dominion/rule",
"*bā*": "preposition - in",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land"
},
"variants": {
"*yādaʿtā*": "you know/you understand",
"*ḥuqqôt*": "ordinances/statutes/laws",
"*šāmāyim*": "heavens/sky",
"*tāśîm*": "you set/you establish/you place",
"*mišṭārô*": "its dominion/its rule/its authority",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground"
}
}
34 {
"verseID": "Job.38.34",
"source": "הֲתָרִ֣ים לָעָ֣ב קוֹלֶ֑ךָ וְֽשִׁפְעַת־מַ֥יִם תְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃",
"text": "?-*tārîm* to-*ʿāb* *qôlekā* and-*šipʿat*-*mayim* *təkassekā*?",
"grammar": {
"*hă*": "interrogative particle - ?",
"*tārîm*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you lift up",
"*lā*": "preposition - to/toward",
"*ʿāb*": "noun, masculine singular - cloud/thick cloud",
"*qôlekā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your voice",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*šipʿat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - abundance of",
"*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - waters",
"*təkassekā*": "piel imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - it covers you"
},
"variants": {
"*tārîm*": "you lift up/you raise",
"*ʿāb*": "cloud/thick cloud/dark cloud",
"*qôlekā*": "your voice/your sound",
"*šipʿat*": "abundance/overflow/flood",
"*mayim*": "waters/water",
"*təkassekā*": "it covers you/it overwhelms you"
}
}
35 {
"verseID": "Job.38.35",
"source": "הֽ͏ַתְשַׁלַּ֣ח בְּרָקִ֣ים וְיֵלֵ֑כוּ וְיֹאמְר֖וּ לְךָ֣ הִנֵּֽנוּ׃",
"text": "?-*təšallaḥ* *bərāqîm* and-*yēlēkû* and-*yōʾmərû* to-you *hinnēnû*?",
"grammar": {
"*hă*": "interrogative particle - ?",
"*təšallaḥ*": "piel imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you send",
"*bərāqîm*": "noun, masculine plural - lightnings",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*yēlēkû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they go",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*yōʾmərû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they say",
"*lə*": "preposition - to",
"*kā*": "2nd masculine singular suffix - you",
"*hinnēnû*": "interjection with 1st common plural suffix - here we are"
},
"variants": {
"*təšallaḥ*": "you send/you dispatch",
"*bərāqîm*": "lightnings/lightning bolts/flashes",
"*yēlēkû*": "they go/they proceed",
"*yōʾmərû*": "they say/they speak",
"*hinnēnû*": "here we are/behold us"
}
}