1 {
"verseID": "Job.41.1",
"source": "הֵן־תֹּחַלְתּ֥וֹ נִכְזָ֑בָה הֲגַ֖ם אֶל־מַרְאָ֣יו יֻטָֽל׃",
"text": "*Hēn*-*tōḥaltō* *niḵzāḇāh* *hăgam* *ʾel*-*marʾāyw* *yuṭāl*",
"grammar": {
"*Hēn*": "demonstrative particle - behold/look",
"*tōḥaltō*": "noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hope/expectation",
"*niḵzāḇāh*": "niphal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - is disappointed/proven false",
"*hăgam*": "interrogative particle with emphatic particle - is also/even",
"*ʾel*-*marʾāyw*": "preposition with noun, plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - at/toward his appearance/sight",
"*yuṭāl*": "hophal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will be cast down/thrown down"
},
"variants": {
"*tōḥaltō*": "his hope/his expectation/what one waits for",
"*niḵzāḇāh*": "is proven false/is disappointed/fails",
"*marʾāyw*": "his appearance/his sight/the mere sight of him",
"*yuṭāl*": "is cast down/is thrown down/is prostrated"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Job.41.2",
"source": "לֹֽא־אַ֭כְזָר כִּ֣י יְעוּרֶ֑נּוּ וּמִ֥י ה֝֗וּא לְפָנַ֥י יִתְיַצָּֽב׃",
"text": "*Lōʾ*-*ʾaḵzār* *kî* *yəʿûrennû* *ûmî* *hûʾ* *ləp̄ānay* *yiṯyaṣṣāḇ*",
"grammar": {
"*Lōʾ*-*ʾaḵzār*": "negative particle with adjective - not cruel/fierce",
"*kî*": "conjunction - that/when/because",
"*yəʿûrennû*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he arouses/stirs him up",
"*ûmî*": "conjunction with interrogative pronoun - and who",
"*hûʾ*": "3rd masculine singular pronoun - he/it",
"*ləp̄ānay*": "preposition with noun, plural construct with 1st singular suffix - before me/in my presence",
"*yiṯyaṣṣāḇ*": "hithpael imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he stands/positions himself"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾaḵzār*": "cruel/fierce/brave",
"*yəʿûrennû*": "arouses him/stirs him up/awakens him",
"*yiṯyaṣṣāḇ*": "stands himself/positions himself/presents himself"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Job.41.3",
"source": "מִ֣י הִ֭קְדִּימַנִי וַאֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם תַּ֖חַת כָּל־הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם לִי־הֽוּא׃",
"text": "*Mî* *hiqdîmanî* *waʾăšallēm* *taḥaṯ* *kāl*-*haššāmayim* *lî*-*hûʾ*",
"grammar": {
"*Mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who",
"*hiqdîmanî*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - has given to me first/preceded me",
"*waʾăšallēm*": "conjunction with piel imperfect, 1st singular - and I will repay/complete",
"*taḥaṯ*": "preposition - under",
"*kāl*-*haššāmayim*": "noun construct with definite article and noun - all of the heavens",
"*lî*-*hûʾ*": "preposition with 1st singular suffix and 3rd masculine singular pronoun - to me-it/it is mine"
},
"variants": {
"*hiqdîmanî*": "has given to me first/has confronted me/has preceded me",
"*ʾăšallēm*": "I will repay/I will complete/I will fulfill",
"*taḥaṯ*": "under/beneath/in place of"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Job.41.4",
"source": "*לא־**לֽוֹ־אַחֲרִ֥ישׁ בַּדָּ֑יו וּדְבַר־גְּ֝בוּר֗וֹת וְחִ֣ין עֶרְכּֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*Lōʾ*-/*Lô*-*ʾaḥărîš* *baddāyw* *ûḏəḇar*-*gəḇûrôṯ* *wəḥîn* *ʿerkô*",
"grammar": {
"*Lōʾ*-/*Lô*-*ʾaḥărîš*": "negative particle or preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix with hiphil imperfect, 1st singular - I will not be silent/to him I will not be silent",
"*baddāyw*": "noun plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his limbs/his boasting",
"*ûḏəḇar*-*gəḇûrôṯ*": "conjunction with noun construct and plural noun - and word of strength/mighty speech",
"*wəḥîn*": "conjunction with noun - and grace/beauty",
"*ʿerkô*": "noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his arrangement/his value"
},
"variants": {
"*Lōʾ*-/*Lô*-*ʾaḥărîš*": "I will not be silent/to him I will not keep silent/I will not conceal",
"*baddāyw*": "his limbs/his boasting/his members/his parts",
"*gəḇûrôṯ*": "strengths/mighty deeds/powers",
"*ḥîn*": "grace/beauty/favor",
"*ʿerkô*": "his arrangement/his proportion/his value/his estimation"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Job.41.5",
"source": "מִֽי־גִ֭לָּה פְּנֵ֣י לְבוּשׁ֑וֹ בְּכֶ֥פֶל רִ֝סְנ֗וֹ מִ֣י יָבֽוֹא׃",
"text": "*Mî*-*gillāh* *pənê* *ləḇûšô* *bəḵep̄el* *risnô* *mî* *yāḇôʾ*",
"grammar": {
"*Mî*-*gillāh*": "interrogative pronoun with piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - who has uncovered/revealed",
"*pənê*": "noun, plural construct - face of",
"*ləḇûšô*": "noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his garment/covering",
"*bəḵep̄el*": "preposition with noun - in double/fold of",
"*risnô*": "noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his bridle/jaw",
"*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who",
"*yāḇôʾ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will enter/come"
},
"variants": {
"*gillāh*": "uncovered/revealed/removed",
"*pənê*": "face of/surface of/front of",
"*ləḇûšô*": "his garment/his covering/his outer layer",
"*kep̄el*": "double/fold/layer",
"*risnô*": "his bridle/his jaw/his mouth"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Job.41.6",
"source": "דַּלְתֵ֣י פָ֭נָיו מִ֣י פִתֵּ֑חַ סְבִיב֖וֹת שִׁנָּ֣יו אֵימָֽה׃",
"text": "*Dalṯê* *p̄ānāyw* *mî* *pittēaḥ* *səḇîḇôṯ* *šinnāyw* *ʾêmāh*",
"grammar": {
"*Dalṯê*": "noun, plural construct - doors of",
"*p̄ānāyw*": "noun, plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his face",
"*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who",
"*pittēaḥ*": "piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has opened",
"*səḇîḇôṯ*": "noun, plural construct - around/surrounding",
"*šinnāyw*": "noun, plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his teeth",
"*ʾêmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - terror/dread"
},
"variants": {
"*Dalṯê*": "doors of/gates of",
"*p̄ānāyw*": "his face/his presence/his mouth",
"*pittēaḥ*": "has opened/has released",
"*səḇîḇôṯ*": "around/surrounding/encircling",
"*ʾêmāh*": "terror/dread/horror"
}
}