1 {
"verseID": "Job.39.1",
"source": "הֲיָדַ֗עְתָּ עֵ֭ת לֶ֣דֶת יַעֲלֵי־סָ֑לַע חֹלֵ֖ל אַיָּל֣וֹת תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃",
"text": "?*yādaʿtā* *ʿēt* *ledet* *yaʿălê*-*sālaʿ* *ḥōlēl* *ʾayyālôt* *tišmōr*",
"grammar": {
"*hă*": "interrogative particle",
"*yādaʿtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you know/knew",
"*ʿēt*": "construct state, feminine singular - time of",
"*ledet*": "qal infinitive construct - bearing/giving birth",
"*yaʿălê*": "construct state, masculine plural - mountain goats of",
"*sālaʿ*": "absolute state, masculine singular - rock/cliff",
"*ḥōlēl*": "polel infinitive construct - writhing/giving birth",
"*ʾayyālôt*": "feminine plural construct - hinds/female deer",
"*tišmōr*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you watch/observe"
},
"variants": {
"*yādaʿtā*": "you know/knew/are acquainted with",
"*ʿēt*": "time/season/appointed time",
"*ledet*": "giving birth/bearing",
"*yaʿălê*": "wild goats/mountain goats",
"*sālaʿ*": "rock/cliff/crag",
"*ḥōlēl*": "writhing/bringing forth/travailing",
"*ʾayyālôt*": "hinds/female deer"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Job.39.2",
"source": "תִּסְפֹּ֣ר יְרָחִ֣ים תְּמַלֶּ֑אנָה וְ֝יָדַעְתָּ֗ עֵ֣ת לִדְתָּֽנָה׃",
"text": "*tispōr* *yərāḥîm* *təmalleʾnāh* *wə*-*yādaʿtā* *ʿēt* *lidtānāh*",
"grammar": {
"*tispōr*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you count/number",
"*yərāḥîm*": "masculine plural absolute - months",
"*təmalleʾnāh*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - they fulfill/complete",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*yādaʿtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you know/knew",
"*ʿēt*": "construct state, feminine singular - time of",
"*lidtānāh*": "qal infinitive construct with 3rd person feminine plural suffix - their giving birth"
},
"variants": {
"*tispōr*": "count/number/take account of",
"*yərāḥîm*": "months/moons",
"*təmalleʾnāh*": "they fulfill/complete/accomplish",
"*ʿēt*": "time/season/appointed time",
"*lidtānāh*": "their giving birth/bearing"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Job.39.3",
"source": "תִּ֭כְרַעְנָה יַלְדֵיהֶ֣ן תְּפַלַּ֑חְנָה חֶבְלֵיהֶ֥ם תְּשַׁלַּֽחְנָה׃",
"text": "*tikraʿnāh* *yaldêhen* *təpallaḥnāh* *ḥeblêhem* *təšallaḥnāh*",
"grammar": {
"*tikraʿnāh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - they bow down/crouch",
"*yaldêhen*": "masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine plural suffix - their offspring",
"*təpallaḥnāh*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - they cleave/split open",
"*ḥeblêhem*": "masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their birth pangs",
"*təšallaḥnāh*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - they send away/cast out"
},
"variants": {
"*tikraʿnāh*": "they bow down/crouch/kneel",
"*yaldêhen*": "their offspring/young ones",
"*təpallaḥnāh*": "they cleave/split open/divide",
"*ḥeblêhem*": "their birth pangs/labor pains/sorrows",
"*təšallaḥnāh*": "they send away/cast out/let go"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Job.39.4",
"source": "יַחְלְמ֣וּ בְ֭נֵיהֶם יִרְבּ֣וּ בַבָּ֑ר יָ֝צְא֗וּ וְלֹא־שָׁ֥בוּ לָֽמוֹ׃",
"text": "*yaḥləmû* *bənêhem* *yirbû* *ba*-*bār* *yāṣʾû* *wə*-*lōʾ*-*šābû* *lāmô*",
"grammar": {
"*yaḥləmû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they become strong/healthy",
"*bənêhem*": "masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their sons/young ones",
"*yirbû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they multiply/increase",
"*ba*": "preposition - in",
"*bār*": "masculine singular absolute - open field/grain",
"*yāṣʾû*": "qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they go out/forth",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*šābû*": "qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they return",
"*lāmô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them"
},
"variants": {
"*yaḥləmû*": "they become strong/healthy/robust",
"*bənêhem*": "their sons/young ones/children",
"*yirbû*": "they multiply/increase/grow",
"*bār*": "open field/grain/outside",
"*yāṣʾû*": "they go out/forth/depart",
"*šābû*": "they return/come back",
"*lāmô*": "to them/for themselves"
}
}