13{
"verseID": "Job.24.13",
"source": "הֵ֤מָּה ׀ הָיוּ֮ בְּֽמֹרְדֵ֫י־א֥וֹר לֹֽא־הִכִּ֥ירוּ דְרָכָ֑יו וְלֹ֥א יָ֝שְׁב֗וּ בִּנְתִיבֹתָֽיו",
"text": "They *hāyû bəmōrdê-ʾôr lōʾ-hikkîrû dərāḵāyw wəlōʾ yāšbû bintîbōtāyw*",
"grammar": {
"*hāyû*": "qal perfect 3rd person common plural - 'they are/were'",
"*bəmōrdê-ʾôr*": "preposition *bə* + qal participle masculine plural construct + noun masculine singular - 'among rebels of light'",
"*lōʾ-hikkîrû*": "negative particle + hiphil perfect 3rd person common plural - 'they do not recognize'",
"*dərāḵāyw*": "noun feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his ways'",
"*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction *wə* + negative particle - 'and not'",
"*yāšbû*": "qal perfect 3rd person common plural - 'they dwell/sit/remain'",
"*bintîbōtāyw*": "preposition *bə* + noun feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'in his paths'"
},
"variants": {
"*hāyû*": "are/were/became",
"*mōrdê-ʾôr*": "rebels of light/those who revolt against light",
"*hikkîrû*": "recognize/acknowledge/know",
"*dərāḵāyw*": "his ways/roads/paths",
"*yāšbû*": "dwell/sit/remain",
"*bintîbōtāyw*": "in his paths/trails/courses"
}
}
14{
"verseID": "Job.24.14",
"source": "לָא֡וֹר יָ֘ק֤וּם רוֹצֵ֗חַ יִֽקְטָל־עָנִ֥י וְאֶבְי֑וֹן וּ֝בַלַּ֗יְלָה יְהִ֣י כַגַּנָּֽב",
"text": "At *ʾôr yāqûm rôṣēaḥ yiqṭāl-ʿānî wəʾebyôn ûballaylâ yəhî ḵaggannāb*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾôr*": "noun masculine singular with preposition *lə* - 'at light/daybreak'",
"*yāqûm*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he rises'",
"*rôṣēaḥ*": "qal participle masculine singular - 'murderer/killer'",
"*yiqṭāl-ʿānî*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + noun masculine singular - 'he kills poor'",
"*wəʾebyôn*": "conjunction *wə* + noun masculine singular - 'and needy'",
"*ûballaylâ*": "conjunction *û* + preposition *bə* + definite article + noun masculine singular - 'and in the night'",
"*yəhî*": "qal imperfect jussive 3rd person masculine singular - 'he is/becomes'",
"*ḵaggannāb*": "preposition *kə* + definite article + noun masculine singular - 'like the thief'"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾôr*": "light/daybreak/dawn",
"*yāqûm*": "rises/gets up/stands",
"*rôṣēaḥ*": "murderer/killer",
"*yiqṭāl*": "kills/murders/slays",
"*ʿānî*": "poor/afflicted/humble",
"*ʾebyôn*": "needy/poor/beggar",
"*ballaylâ*": "in the night/during darkness",
"*yəhî*": "is/becomes/acts",
"*ḵaggannāb*": "like the thief/as a robber"
}
}
15{
"verseID": "Job.24.15",
"source": "וְעֵ֤ין נֹאֵ֨ף ׀ שָׁ֤מְרָֽה נֶ֣שֶׁף לֵ֭אמֹר לֹא־תְשׁוּרֵ֣נִי עָ֑יִן וְסֵ֖תֶר פָּנִ֣ים יָשִֽׂים",
"text": "And *ʿên nōʾēp šāmərâ nešep lēʾmōr lōʾ-təšûrēnî ʿāyin wəsēter pānîm yāśîm*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿên*": "noun feminine singular construct - 'eye of'",
"*nōʾēp*": "qal participle masculine singular - 'adulterer'",
"*šāmərâ*": "qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - 'watches/waits for'",
"*nešep*": "noun masculine singular - 'twilight/dusk'",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition *lə* + qal infinitive construct - 'saying'",
"*lōʾ-təšûrēnî*": "negative particle + qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - 'will not see me'",
"*ʿāyin*": "noun feminine singular - 'eye'",
"*wəsēter*": "conjunction *wə* + noun masculine singular construct - 'and covering of'",
"*pānîm*": "noun masculine plural - 'face'",
"*yāśîm*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he places/sets'"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿên*": "eye/sight",
"*nōʾēp*": "adulterer/one who commits adultery",
"*šāmərâ*": "watches/waits for/observes",
"*nešep*": "twilight/dusk/darkness",
"*lēʾmōr*": "saying/thinking",
"*təšûrēnî*": "will see me/will look at me/will observe me",
"*ʿāyin*": "eye/sight",
"*sēter*": "covering/hiding place/disguise",
"*pānîm*": "face/presence/person",
"*yāśîm*": "places/sets/puts"
}
}
16{
"verseID": "Job.24.16",
"source": "חָתַ֥ר בַּחֹ֗שֶׁךְ בָּ֫תִּ֥ים יוֹמָ֥ם חִתְּמוּ־לָ֗מוֹ לֹא־יָ֥דְעוּ אֽוֹר",
"text": "He *ḥātar baḥōšeḵ bāttîm yômām ḥittəmû-lāmô lōʾ-yādəʿû ʾôr*",
"grammar": {
"*ḥātar*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he digs through'",
"*baḥōšeḵ*": "preposition *bə* + definite article + noun masculine singular - 'in the darkness'",
"*bāttîm*": "noun masculine plural - 'houses'",
"*yômām*": "adverb - 'by day'",
"*ḥittəmû-lāmô*": "piel perfect 3rd person common plural + preposition *lə* + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'they seal for themselves'",
"*lōʾ-yādəʿû*": "negative particle + qal perfect 3rd person common plural - 'they do not know'",
"*ʾôr*": "noun masculine singular - 'light'"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥātar*": "digs through/breaks into",
"*baḥōšeḵ*": "in the darkness/during night",
"*bāttîm*": "houses/homes/dwellings",
"*yômām*": "by day/during daylight",
"*ḥittəmû-lāmô*": "they seal for themselves/they shut themselves up",
"*yādəʿû*": "know/recognize/acknowledge",
"*ʾôr*": "light/daylight"
}
}
17{
"verseID": "Job.24.17",
"source": "כִּ֤י יַחְדָּ֨ו ׀ בֹּ֣קֶר לָ֣מוֹ צַלְמָ֑וֶת כִּֽי־יַ֝כִּ֗יר בַּלְה֥וֹת צַלְמָֽוֶת",
"text": "For *yaḥdāw bōqer lāmô ṣalmāwet kî-yakkîr balhôt ṣalmāwet*",
"grammar": {
"*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - 'together/alike'",
"*bōqer*": "noun masculine singular - 'morning'",
"*lāmô*": "preposition *lə* + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'to them'",
"*ṣalmāwet*": "noun masculine singular - 'deep darkness/shadow of death'",
"*kî-yakkîr*": "conjunction *kî* + hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'for he recognizes/knows'",
"*balhôt*": "noun feminine plural construct - 'terrors of'",
"*ṣalmāwet*": "noun masculine singular - 'deep darkness/shadow of death'"
},
"variants": {
"*yaḥdāw*": "together/alike/all of them",
"*bōqer*": "morning/daybreak/dawn",
"*ṣalmāwet*": "deep darkness/shadow of death/thick darkness",
"*yakkîr*": "recognizes/knows/is familiar with",
"*balhôt*": "terrors/sudden terrors/alarms"
}
}