3{
"verseID": "Job.40.3",
"source": "וַיַּ֖עַן אִיּ֥וֹב אֶת־יְהוָ֗ה וַיֹּאמַֽר׃",
"text": "*wə-yaʿan* *ʾIyyōb* *ʾēt*-*YHWH* *wə-yōʾmar*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yaʿan*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and answered",
"*ʾIyyōb*": "proper noun - Job",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - LORD/Yahweh",
"*wə-yōʾmar*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and said"
},
"variants": {
"*yaʿan*": "to answer, respond, reply",
"*yōʾmar*": "to say, speak, utter"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "Job.40.4",
"source": "הֵ֣ן קַ֭לֹּתִי מָ֣ה אֲשִׁיבֶ֑ךָּ יָ֝דִ֗י שַׂ֣מְתִּי לְמוֹ־פִֽי׃",
"text": "*hēn* *qallōtî* *mâ* *ʾăšîbekā* *yādî* *śamtî* *ləmô*-*pî*",
"grammar": {
"*hēn*": "demonstrative particle - behold, look",
"*qallōtî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I am insignificant/light/worthless",
"*mâ*": "interrogative pronoun - what",
"*ʾăšîbekā*": "hiphil imperfect, 1st singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - I will answer you",
"*yādî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st singular suffix - my hand",
"*śamtî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I have placed/put",
"*ləmô*-*pî*": "preposition + 3rd plural suffix (poetic form) + noun, masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - to my mouth"
},
"variants": {
"*qallōtî*": "to be light, insignificant, of little value",
"*ʾăšîbekā*": "to answer, reply, respond",
"*śamtî*": "to put, place, set",
"*ləmô*": "archaic poetic form of preposition with suffix"
}
}
5{
"verseID": "Job.40.5",
"source": "אַחַ֣ת דִּ֭בַּרְתִּי וְלֹ֣א אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה וּ֝שְׁתַּ֗יִם וְלֹ֣א אוֹסִֽיף׃ פ",
"text": "*ʾaḥat* *dibbartî* *wə-lōʾ* *ʾeʿĕneh* *û-štayim* *wə-lōʾ* *ʾôsîp*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾaḥat*": "numeral, feminine singular - one (time)",
"*dibbartî*": "piel perfect, 1st singular - I have spoken",
"*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*ʾeʿĕneh*": "qal imperfect, 1st singular - I will answer",
"*û-štayim*": "conjunction + numeral, feminine dual - and twice",
"*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*ʾôsîp*": "hiphil imperfect, 1st singular - I will add/continue"
},
"variants": {
"*dibbartî*": "to speak, talk, declare",
"*ʾeʿĕneh*": "to answer, respond, reply",
"*ʾôsîp*": "to add, continue, do again"
}
}
6{
"verseID": "Job.40.6",
"source": "וַיַּֽעַן־יְהוָ֣ה אֶת־אִ֭יּוֹב *מנ[c] *סערה **מִ֥ן ׀ **סְעָרָ֗ה וַיֹּאמַֽר׃",
"text": "*wə-yaʿan*-*YHWH* *ʾēt*-*ʾIyyōb* *min*-*səʿārâ* *wə-yōʾmar*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yaʿan*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and answered",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - LORD/Yahweh",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾIyyōb*": "proper noun - Job",
"*min*": "preposition - from, out of",
"*səʿārâ*": "noun, feminine singular - whirlwind, storm, tempest",
"*wə-yōʾmar*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and said"
},
"variants": {
"*yaʿan*": "to answer, respond, reply",
"*səʿārâ*": "whirlwind, storm, tempest, turbulence",
"*yōʾmar*": "to say, speak, utter"
}
}
7{
"verseID": "Job.40.7",
"source": "אֱזָר־נָ֣א כְגֶ֣בֶר חֲלָצֶ֑יךָ אֶ֝שְׁאָלְךָ֗ וְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃",
"text": "*ʾĕzār*-*nāʾ* *kə-geber* *ḥălāṣêkā* *ʾešʾālkā* *wə-hôdîʿēnî*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾĕzār*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - gird",
"*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please, now",
"*kə*": "preposition - like, as",
"*geber*": "noun, masculine singular - man, strong man",
"*ḥălāṣêkā*": "noun, dual construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your loins",
"*ʾešʾālkā*": "qal imperfect, 1st singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - I will ask you",
"*wə-hôdîʿēnî*": "conjunction + hiphil imperative, masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - and make me know"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾĕzār*": "to gird, encircle, equip",
"*geber*": "man, warrior, strong man",
"*ḥălāṣêkā*": "loins, waist, strength",
"*ʾešʾālkā*": "to ask, inquire, question",
"*hôdîʿēnî*": "to make known, inform, teach"
}
}
8{
"verseID": "Job.40.8",
"source": "הַ֭אַף תָּפֵ֣ר מִשְׁפָּטִ֑י תַּ֝רְשִׁיעֵ֗נִי לְמַ֣עַן תִּצְדָּֽק׃",
"text": "*hă-ʾap* *tāpēr* *mišpāṭî* *taršîʿēnî* *ləmaʿan* *tiṣdāq*",
"grammar": {
"*hă-ʾap*": "interrogative particle + conjunction - indeed, also, even",
"*tāpēr*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will break/annul",
"*mišpāṭî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - my judgment",
"*taršîʿēnî*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - you will condemn me",
"*ləmaʿan*": "conjunction - in order that, so that",
"*tiṣdāq*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you may be justified/righteous"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾap*": "indeed, even, also, moreover",
"*tāpēr*": "to break, annul, violate, frustrate",
"*mišpāṭî*": "judgment, justice, ordinance, decision",
"*taršîʿēnî*": "to condemn, declare guilty, act wickedly",
"*tiṣdāq*": "to be righteous, be justified, be in the right"
}
}
9{
"verseID": "Job.40.9",
"source": "וְאִם־זְר֖וֹעַ כָּאֵ֥ל ׀ לָ֑ךְ וּ֝בְק֗וֹל כָּמֹ֥הוּ תַרְעֵֽם׃",
"text": "*wə-ʾim*-*zərôaʿ* *kā-ʾēl* *lāk* *û-bəqôl* *kāmōhû* *tarʿēm*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ʾim*": "conjunction + conjunction - and if",
"*zərôaʿ*": "noun, feminine singular - arm, strength, power",
"*kā-ʾēl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like God",
"*lāk*": "preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you, for you",
"*û-bəqôl*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular - and with voice",
"*kāmōhû*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - like him",
"*tarʿēm*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you thunder"
},
"variants": {
"*zərôaʿ*": "arm, strength, might, power",
"*ʾēl*": "God, deity, mighty one",
"*qôl*": "voice, sound, noise",
"*tarʿēm*": "to thunder, roar, make a loud noise"
}
}