18 {
"verseID": "Job.40.18",
"source": "עֲ֭צָמָיו אֲפִיקֵ֣י נְחוּשָׁ֑ה גְּ֝רָמָ֗יו כִּמְטִ֥יל בַּרְזֶֽל׃",
"text": "*ʿăṣāmāyw* *ʾăpîqê* *nəḥûšâ* *gərāmāyw* *ki-mṭîl* *barzel*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿăṣāmāyw*": "noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his bones",
"*ʾăpîqê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - channels/tubes of",
"*nəḥûšâ*": "noun, feminine singular - bronze, copper",
"*gərāmāyw*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his bones/frame",
"*ki-mṭîl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like a bar of",
"*barzel*": "noun, masculine singular - iron"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿăṣāmāyw*": "bones, skeletal frame, substance",
"*ʾăpîqê*": "channels, tubes, pipes, strong things",
"*nəḥûšâ*": "bronze, copper, brass",
"*gərāmāyw*": "bones, skeleton, frame",
"*mṭîl*": "bar, rod, stick",
"*barzel*": "iron, iron tool"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Job.40.19",
"source": "ה֭וּא רֵאשִׁ֣ית דַּרְכֵי־אֵ֑ל הָ֝עֹשׂוֹ יַגֵּ֥שׁ חַרְבּֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*hûʾ* *rēʾšît* *darkê*-*ʾēl* *hā-ʿōśô* *yaggēš* *ḥarbô*",
"grammar": {
"*hûʾ*": "3rd masculine singular pronoun - he",
"*rēʾšît*": "noun, feminine singular construct - chief/beginning of",
"*darkê*": "noun, feminine plural construct - ways of",
"*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - God",
"*hā-ʿōśô*": "definite article + qal active participle + 3rd masculine singular suffix - the one making him",
"*yaggēš*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he brings near",
"*ḥarbô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sword"
},
"variants": {
"*rēʾšît*": "beginning, chief, first, choicest part",
"*darkê*": "way, road, journey, manner",
"*ʾēl*": "God, deity, mighty one",
"*hā-ʿōśô*": "maker, creator, one who made",
"*yaggēš*": "to bring near, present, offer",
"*ḥarbô*": "sword, cutting instrument, tool"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Job.40.20",
"source": "כִּֽי־ב֭וּל הָרִ֣ים יִשְׂאוּ־ל֑וֹ וְֽכָל־חַיַּ֥ת הַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗ה יְשַֽׂחֲקוּ־שָֽׁם׃",
"text": "*kî*-*bûl* *hārîm* *yiśʾû*-*lô* *wə-kol*-*ḥayyat* *ha-śśādeh* *yəśaḥăqû*-*šām*",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - for, because, that",
"*bûl*": "noun, masculine singular - produce, yield",
"*hārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - mountains, hills",
"*yiśʾû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they bear/bring",
"*lô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him, for him",
"*wə-kol*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and all of",
"*ḥayyat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - beast(s) of",
"*ha-śśādeh*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the field",
"*yəśaḥăqû*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they play",
"*šām*": "adverb - there"
},
"variants": {
"*bûl*": "produce, yield, increase",
"*hārîm*": "mountains, hills, high places",
"*yiśʾû*": "to bear, carry, bring, lift up",
"*ḥayyat*": "living thing, animal, beast",
"*śādeh*": "field, land, territory, country",
"*yəśaḥăqû*": "to laugh, play, mock, sport"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Job.40.21",
"source": "תַּֽחַת־צֶאֱלִ֥ים יִשְׁכָּ֑ב בְּסֵ֖תֶר קָנֶ֣ה וּבִצָּֽה׃",
"text": "*taḥat*-*ṣeʾĕlîm* *yiškāb* *bə-sēter* *qāneh* *û-biṣṣâ*",
"grammar": {
"*taḥat*": "preposition - under, beneath",
"*ṣeʾĕlîm*": "noun, masculine plural - lotus trees, shadowy trees",
"*yiškāb*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he lies down",
"*bə-sēter*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in hiding of",
"*qāneh*": "noun, masculine singular - reed, cane",
"*û-biṣṣâ*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and marsh"
},
"variants": {
"*ṣeʾĕlîm*": "lotus trees, shadowy trees",
"*yiškāb*": "to lie down, recline, rest",
"*sēter*": "hiding place, shelter, secret place",
"*qāneh*": "reed, cane, stalk",
"*biṣṣâ*": "swamp, marsh, bog"
}
}