Job 6:11

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{ "verseID": "Job.6.11", "source": "מַה־כֹּחִ֥י כִֽי־אֲיַחֵ֑ל וּמַה־קִּ֝צִּ֗י כִּֽי־אַאֲרִ֥יךְ נַפְשִֽׁי׃", "text": "*mah-kōḥî kî-ʾăyaḥēl ûmah-qiṣṣî kî-ʾaʾărîk napšî*", "grammar": { "*mah-kōḥî*": "interrogative + noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - what is my strength", "*kî-ʾăyaḥēl*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect, 1st person singular - that I should hope/wait", "*ûmah-qiṣṣî*": "conjunction + interrogative + noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - and what is my end", "*kî-ʾaʾărîk*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - that I should prolong", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my soul/life" }, "variants": { "*kōaḥ*": "strength/power", "*yāḥal*": "to wait/hope", "*qēṣ*": "end/limit", "*ʾārak*": "to be long/prolong/extend", "*nepeš*": "soul/life/self" } }

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  • Job 17:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Job.17.1", "source": "רוּחִ֣י חֻ֭בָּלָה יָמַ֥י נִזְעָ֗כוּ קְבָרִ֥ים לִֽי׃", "text": "*rûḥî* *ḥubbālâ* *yāmay* *nizʿākû* *qəḇārîm* to-me", "grammar": { "*rûḥî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my spirit/breath", "*ḥubbālâ*": "Pual perfect 3rd person feminine singular - is broken/destroyed/damaged", "*yāmay*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my days", "*nizʿākû*": "Niphal perfect 3rd person plural - are extinguished/exhausted", "*qəḇārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - graves/tombs/burial places" }, "variants": { "*rûḥî*": "my spirit/breath/wind/life-force", "*ḥubbālâ*": "is broken/destroyed/corrupted/pledged", "*yāmay*": "my days/lifetime", "*nizʿākû*": "are extinguished/exhausted/troubled/distressed", "*qəḇārîm*": "graves/tombs/burial places" } }
  • Ps 39:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Psalms.39.5", "source": "הוֹדִ֘יעֵ֤נִי יְהוָ֨ה ׀ קִצִּ֗י וּמִדַּ֣ת יָמַ֣י מַה־הִ֑יא אֵ֝דְעָ֗ה מֶה־חָדֵ֥ל אָֽנִי׃", "text": "*hôdîʿēnî* *YHWH* *qiṣṣî* and-*middat* *yāmay* what-*hîʾ* *ʾēdəʿāh* what-*ḥādēl* *ʾānî*", "grammar": { "*hôdîʿēnî*": "verb, hiphil imperative masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - make me know", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD", "*qiṣṣî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my end", "*middat*": "noun, feminine singular construct with prefixed conjunction 'wə' - and the measure of", "*yāmay*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my days", "*hîʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person feminine singular with interrogative 'mah' - what is it", "*ʾēdəʿāh*": "verb, qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - let me know", "*ḥādēl*": "adjective with interrogative 'meh' - how transient/frail", "*ʾānî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I (am)" }, "variants": { "*hôdîʿēnî*": "cause me to know/make me know/inform me", "*qiṣṣî*": "my end/limit/boundary", "*middat*": "measure/extent/proportion", "*yāmay*": "my days/lifetime", "*ʾēdəʿāh*": "let me know/understand/perceive", "*ḥādēl*": "transient/frail/fleeting/ceasing" } }
  • Ps 102:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Psalms.102.23", "source": "בְּהִקָּבֵ֣ץ עַמִּ֣ים יַחְדָּ֑ו וּ֝מַמְלָכ֗וֹת לַעֲבֹ֥ד אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "In *bᵉhiqqāḇēṣ* *ʿammîm* *yaḥdāw* and *mamlāḵôt* to *laʿăḇōḏ* *ʾet*-*YHWH*", "grammar": { "*bᵉhiqqāḇēṣ*": "preposition + verb, Niphal infinitive construct - in the gathering", "*ʿammîm*": "noun, masculine plural - peoples", "*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - together", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*mamlāḵôt*": "noun, feminine plural - kingdoms", "*laʿăḇōḏ*": "preposition + verb, Qal infinitive construct - to serve", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh" }, "variants": { "*bᵉhiqqāḇēṣ*": "in the gathering/assembling", "*ʿammîm*": "peoples/nations", "*yaḥdāw*": "together/as one", "*mamlāḵôt*": "kingdoms/realms", "*laʿăḇōḏ*": "to serve/worship" } }
  • Ps 103:14-16 : 14 { "verseID": "Psalms.103.14", "source": "כִּי־ה֭וּא יָדַ֣ע יִצְרֵ֑נוּ זָ֝כ֗וּר כִּי־עָפָ֥ר אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃", "text": "For-he *yādaʿ* *yiṣrēnû* *zākûr* that-*ʿāpār* *ʾănāḥnû*", "grammar": { "*yādaʿ*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he knows", "*yiṣrēnû*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person plural suffix - our formation", "*zākûr*": "qal passive participle masculine singular - remembering/being mindful", "*ʿāpār*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed conjunction *kî* - that dust", "*ʾănāḥnû*": "1st person plural independent pronoun - we" }, "variants": { "*yādaʿ*": "knows/understands/recognizes/perceives", "*yiṣrēnû*": "our formation/frame/intention/inclination", "*zākûr*": "remembering/being mindful/recalling", "*ʿāpār*": "dust/dry earth/powder/debris", "*ʾănāḥnû*": "we/us" } } 15 { "verseID": "Psalms.103.15", "source": "אֱ֭נוֹשׁ כֶּחָצִ֣יר יָמָ֑יו כְּצִ֥יץ הַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗ה כֵּ֣ן יָצִֽיץ׃", "text": "*ʾĕnôš* like-*ḥāṣîr* *yāmāyw* like-*ṣîṣ* *ha-śādeh* so *yāṣîṣ*", "grammar": { "*ʾĕnôš*": "masculine singular noun - man", "*ḥāṣîr*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition *kə* - like grass", "*yāmāyw*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his days", "*ṣîṣ*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition *kə* - like flower of", "*ha-śādeh*": "definite article with masculine singular noun - the field", "*yāṣîṣ*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he flourishes" }, "variants": { "*ʾĕnôš*": "man/mankind/mortal/humankind", "*ḥāṣîr*": "grass/hay/herb", "*yāmāyw*": "his days/lifetime", "*ṣîṣ*": "flower/blossom/bloom", "*śādeh*": "field/land/territory/open country", "*yāṣîṣ*": "flourishes/blossoms/sprouts/shines" } } 16 { "verseID": "Psalms.103.16", "source": "כִּ֤י ר֣וּחַ עָֽבְרָה־בּ֣וֹ וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּ וְלֹא־יַכִּירֶ֖נּוּ ע֣וֹד מְקוֹמֽוֹ׃", "text": "For *rûaḥ* *ʿābrāh*-*bô* *wə*-*ʾênennû* *wə*-not-*yakkîrennû* *ʿôd* *məqômô*", "grammar": { "*rûaḥ*": "feminine singular noun - wind", "*ʿābrāh*-*bô*": "qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular with preposition *bə* and 3rd person masculine singular suffix - passes over him", "*wə*-*ʾênennû*": "conjunction with particle of negation with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and he is not", "*yakkîrennû*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix with prefixed negative particle - will not recognize him", "*ʿôd*": "adverb - again/still/yet", "*məqômô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his place" }, "variants": { "*rûaḥ*": "wind/breath/spirit", "*ʿābrāh*-*bô*": "passes over him/blows upon him", "*ʾênennû*": "he is not/he is gone/he is no more", "*yakkîrennû*": "recognize him/acknowledge him/know him", "*məqômô*": "his place/his location/his position" } }
  • Ps 90:5-9 : 5 { "verseID": "Psalms.90.5", "source": "זְ֭רַמְתָּם שֵׁנָ֣ה יִהְי֑וּ בַּ֝בֹּ֗קֶר כֶּחָצִ֥יר יַחֲלֹֽף׃", "text": "You *zĕramtām* *šēnâ* they *yihyû*; in *boqer* like *ḥāṣîr* *yaḥălōp̄*.", "grammar": { "*zĕramtām*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - you flood/sweep/carry away them", "*šēnâ*": "feminine singular - sleep", "*yihyû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they are/become", "*babboqer*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular - in the morning", "*keḥāṣîr*": "preposition + masculine singular - like grass", "*yaḥălōp̄*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - sprouts up/passes away/changes" }, "variants": { "*zĕramtām*": "you flood them away/you sweep them away/you end them", "*šēnâ*": "sleep/slumber/unconsciousness", "*yihyû*": "they become/they are/they exist", "*boqer*": "morning/daybreak", "*ḥāṣîr*": "grass/hay/vegetation", "*yaḥălōp̄*": "sprouts up/passes away/changes/grows anew/fades" } } 6 { "verseID": "Psalms.90.6", "source": "בַּ֭בֹּקֶר יָצִ֣יץ וְחָלָ֑ף לָ֝עֶ֗רֶב יְמוֹלֵ֥ל וְיָבֵֽשׁ׃", "text": "In *boqer* *yāṣîṣ* *wĕḥālāp̄*; for *ʿereḇ* *yĕmôlēl* *wĕyāḇēš*.", "grammar": { "*babboqer*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular - in the morning", "*yāṣîṣ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - sprouts/blooms/flourishes", "*wĕḥālāp̄*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and passes away/changes", "*lāʿereḇ*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular - for/toward the evening", "*yĕmôlēl*": "polal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - is cut down/withers", "*wĕyāḇēš*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and dries/withers" }, "variants": { "*yāṣîṣ*": "sprouts/blooms/flourishes", "*ḥālāp̄*": "passes away/grows/changes/renews", "*ʿereḇ*": "evening/sunset/dusk", "*yĕmôlēl*": "is cut down/withers/fades", "*yāḇēš*": "dries up/withers/becomes dry" } } 7 { "verseID": "Psalms.90.7", "source": "כִּֽי־כָלִ֥ינוּ בְאַפֶּ֑ךָ וּֽבַחֲמָתְךָ֥ נִבְהָֽלְנוּ׃", "text": "For we *ḵālînû* by your *ʾap̄*, and by your *ḥămāṯĕḵā* we *niḇhālnû*.", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ḵālînû*": "qal perfect, 1st plural - we are consumed/destroyed", "*ḇĕʾappêḵā*": "preposition + masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - by your anger/nostril", "*ûḇaḥămāṯĕḵā*": "conjunction + preposition + feminine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - and by your wrath/heat", "*niḇhālnû*": "niphal perfect, 1st plural - we are dismayed/terrified/troubled" }, "variants": { "*ḵālînû*": "we are consumed/we perish/we are destroyed", "*ʾap̄*": "anger/nostril/wrath", "*ḥămāṯĕḵā*": "your wrath/your heat/your fury", "*niḇhālnû*": "we are dismayed/terrified/troubled/overwhelmed" } } 8 { "verseID": "Psalms.90.8", "source": "שַׁתָּ֣ה עֲוֺנֹתֵ֣ינוּ לְנֶגְדֶּ֑ךָ עֲ֝לֻמֵ֗נוּ לִמְא֥וֹר פָּנֶֽיךָ׃", "text": "You *šattâ* our *ʿăwōnōṯ* in *negdêḵā*, our *ʿălumēnû* to *mĕʾôr* of your *pānêḵā*.", "grammar": { "*šattâ*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have set/placed", "*ʿăwōnōṯênû*": "masculine plural + 1st plural suffix - our iniquities", "*lĕnegdêḵā*": "preposition + masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - before you/in your presence", "*ʿălumēnû*": "masculine plural + 1st plural suffix - our secret things/hidden things", "*limĕʾôr*": "preposition + masculine singular construct - to the light of", "*pānêḵā*": "masculine plural + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your face/presence" }, "variants": { "*šattâ*": "you have set/you have placed/you have established", "*ʿăwōnōṯ*": "iniquities/sins/guilt", "*negdêḵā*": "before you/in your presence/opposite you", "*ʿălumēnû*": "our secret things/our hidden things/our hidden sins", "*mĕʾôr pānêḵā*": "light of your face/illumination of your presence/your revealing gaze" } } 9 { "verseID": "Psalms.90.9", "source": "כִּ֣י כָל־יָ֭מֵינוּ פָּנ֣וּ בְעֶבְרָתֶ֑ךָ כִּלִּ֖ינוּ שָׁנֵ֣ינוּ כְמוֹ־הֶֽגֶה׃", "text": "For all *yāmênû* *pānû* in your *ʿeḇrāṯêḵā*; we *killînû* our *šānênû* like *hegeḥ*.", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ḵol-yāmênû*": "masculine singular construct + masculine plural + 1st plural suffix - all our days", "*pānû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - turn away/decline", "*ḇĕʿeḇrāṯêḵā*": "preposition + feminine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - in your wrath", "*killînû*": "piel perfect, 1st plural - we finish/complete/consume", "*šānênû*": "feminine plural + 1st plural suffix - our years", "*ḵĕmô-hegeḥ*": "preposition + masculine singular - like a sigh/moan/sound" }, "variants": { "*pānû*": "turn away/decline/end", "*ʿeḇrāṯêḵā*": "your wrath/your fury/your overflow of anger", "*killînû*": "we finish/we complete/we spend/we consume", "*hegeḥ*": "sigh/moan/sound/whisper/thought/meditation" } } 10 { "verseID": "Psalms.90.10", "source": "יְמֵֽי־שְׁנוֹתֵ֨ינוּ בָהֶ֥ם שִׁבְעִ֪ים שָׁנָ֡ה וְאִ֤ם בִּגְבוּרֹ֨ת ׀ שְׁמ֘וֹנִ֤ים שָׁנָ֗ה וְ֭רָהְבָּם עָמָ֣ל וָאָ֑וֶן כִּי־גָ֥ז חִ֝֗ישׁ וַנָּעֻֽפָה׃", "text": "The *yĕmê*-*šĕnôṯênû* in them *šiḇʿîm* *šānâ*, and if by *giḇûrōṯ* *šĕmônîm* *šānâ*, yet their *rohbām* is *ʿāmāl* and *ʾāwen*; for it *gāz* *ḥîš* and we *nāʿup̄â*.", "grammar": { "*yĕmê-šĕnôṯênû*": "masculine plural construct + feminine plural + 1st plural suffix - days of our years", "*bāhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - in them", "*šiḇʿîm*": "cardinal number - seventy", "*šānâ*": "feminine singular - year", "*wĕʾim*": "conjunction + conditional particle - and if", "*biḡḇûrōṯ*": "preposition + feminine plural - by strength/might", "*šĕmônîm*": "cardinal number - eighty", "*wĕrohbām*": "conjunction + masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and their pride/strength", "*ʿāmāl*": "masculine singular - trouble/labor", "*wāʾāwen*": "conjunction + masculine singular - and iniquity/sorrow", "*kî-gāz*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - for it is cut off", "*ḥîš*": "adverb - quickly/speedily", "*wannāʿup̄â*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 1st plural - and we fly away" }, "variants": { "*yĕmê-šĕnôṯênû*": "days of our years/span of our life", "*giḇûrōṯ*": "strength/might/power", "*rohbām*": "their pride/their strength/their boast", "*ʿāmāl*": "trouble/labor/toil/misery", "*ʾāwen*": "iniquity/sorrow/wickedness/trouble", "*gāz*": "is cut off/passes quickly/is over", "*ḥîš*": "quickly/speedily/soon", "*nāʿup̄â*": "we fly away/we depart/we vanish" } }
  • Job 17:14-16 : 14 { "verseID": "Job.17.14", "source": "לַשַּׁ֣חַת קָ֭רָאתִי אָ֣בִי אָ֑תָּה אִמִּ֥י וַ֝אֲחֹתִ֗י לָֽרִמָּֽה׃", "text": "to-the-*šaḥaṯ* *qārāʾṯî* *ʾāḇî* you-are *ʾimmî* *wa-ʾăḥōṯî* to-the-*rimmâ*", "grammar": { "*šaḥaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular - pit/grave/destruction", "*qārāʾṯî*": "Qal perfect 1st person singular - I have called", "*ʾāḇî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my father", "*ʾimmî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my mother", "*wa-ʾăḥōṯî*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - and my sister", "*rimmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - worm/maggot" }, "variants": { "*šaḥaṯ*": "pit/grave/corruption/destruction", "*qārāʾṯî*": "I have called/named/proclaimed", "*ʾāḇî*": "my father", "*ʾimmî*": "my mother", "*wa-ʾăḥōṯî*": "and my sister", "*rimmâ*": "worm/maggot/decay" } } 15 { "verseID": "Job.17.15", "source": "וְ֭אַיֵּה אֵפ֣וֹ תִקְוָתִ֑י וְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗י מִ֣י יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃", "text": "*wə-ʾayyēh* *ʾēp̄ô* *ṯiqwāṯî* *wə-ṯiqwāṯî* who *yəšûrennâ*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾayyēh*": "conjunction + interrogative adverb - and where", "*ʾēp̄ô*": "adverb - then/now", "*ṯiqwāṯî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my hope", "*wə-ṯiqwāṯî*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - and my hope", "*yəšûrennâ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - he will behold it" }, "variants": { "*wə-ʾayyēh*": "and where/where, then", "*ʾēp̄ô*": "then/now/indeed", "*ṯiqwāṯî*": "my hope/expectation", "*yəšûrennâ*": "he will behold it/regard it/observe it" } } 16 { "verseID": "Job.17.16", "source": "בַּדֵּ֣י שְׁאֹ֣ל תֵּרַ֑דְנָה אִם־יַ֖חַד עַל־עָפָ֣ר נָֽחַת׃ ס", "text": "*baddê* *šəʾōl* *tēraddnâ* if-*yaḥaḏ* upon-*ʿāp̄ār* *nāḥaṯ*", "grammar": { "*baddê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - bars of/parts of", "*šəʾōl*": "noun, feminine singular - Sheol/underworld", "*tēraddnâ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine plural - they will go down", "*yaḥaḏ*": "adverb - together/at once", "*ʿāp̄ār*": "noun, masculine singular - dust/earth", "*nāḥaṯ*": "noun, masculine singular - rest/repose" }, "variants": { "*baddê*": "bars of/parts of/members of/branches of", "*šəʾōl*": "Sheol/underworld/grave/pit", "*tēraddnâ*": "they will go down/descend", "*yaḥaḏ*": "together/at once/alike", "*ʿāp̄ār*": "dust/earth/soil/powder", "*nāḥaṯ*": "rest/repose/quietness" } }
  • Job 21:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Job.21.4", "source": "הֶ֭אָנֹכִי לְאָדָ֣ם שִׂיחִ֑י וְאִם־מַ֝דּ֗וּעַ לֹא־תִקְצַ֥ר רוּחִֽי׃", "text": "*heʾānōkî lə-ʾādām śîḥî wə-ʾim-maddûaʿ lōʾ-tiqṣar rûḥî*", "grammar": { "*heʾānōkî*": "interrogative particle + 1st person singular independent pronoun - am I", "*lə-ʾādām*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - to man/human", "*śîḥî*": "noun masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my complaint", "*wə-ʾim*": "conjunctive waw + conditional particle - and if", "*maddûaʿ*": "interrogative adverb - why", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*tiqṣar*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - should be short/impatient", "*rûḥî*": "noun feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my spirit" }, "variants": { "*śîaḥ*": "complaint/meditation/concern", "*qāṣar*": "to be short/impatient/distressed", "*rûaḥ*": "spirit/breath/wind" } }
  • Job 7:5-7 : 5 { "verseID": "Job.7.5", "source": "לָ֘בַ֤שׁ בְּשָׂרִ֣י רִ֭מָּה וְג֣וּשׁ עָפָ֑ר עוֹרִ֥י רָ֝גַ֗ע וַיִּמָּאֵֽס", "text": "*Lāḇash* my *bĕśārî* *rimmâ* and *gûsh* *'āfār* my *'ôrî* *rāga'* and *wayyimmā'ês*", "grammar": { "*lāḇash*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it clothes/is clothed", "*bĕśārî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my flesh", "*rimmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - worm/maggot", "*wĕ*": "conjunction - and", "*gûsh*": "noun, masculine singular - clod/lump", "*'āfār*": "noun, masculine singular - dust/earth", "*'ôrî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my skin", "*rāga'*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it hardens/shrivels/breaks", "*wa*": "conjunction - and", "*yimmā'ês*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it is loathsome/disgusting" }, "variants": { "*lāḇash*": "is clothed/puts on/wears", "*bĕśārî*": "my flesh/my body", "*rimmâ*": "worm/maggot/decay", "*gûsh*": "clod/lump/piece", "*'āfār*": "dust/earth/dirt/soil", "*rāga'*": "hardens/shrivels/breaks/cracks", "*yimmā'ês*": "is loathsome/is disgusting/is dissolved/melts away" } } 6 { "verseID": "Job.7.6", "source": "יָמַ֣י קַ֭לּוּ מִנִּי־אָ֑רֶג וַ֝יִּכְל֗וּ בְּאֶ֣פֶס תִּקְוָֽה", "text": "My *yāmay* *qallû* than-*'āreg* and *wayyiḵlû* in *'efes* *tiqwâ*", "grammar": { "*yāmay*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my days", "*qallû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they are swift/light", "*minnî*": "preposition - more than/from", "*'āreg*": "noun, masculine singular - weaver's shuttle", "*wa*": "conjunction - and", "*yiḵlû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - they end/are finished", "*bĕ*": "preposition - in/with", "*'efes*": "noun, masculine singular - end/nothing/without", "*tiqwâ*": "noun, feminine singular - hope/expectation" }, "variants": { "*yāmay*": "my days/my lifetime", "*qallû*": "are swift/are light/pass quickly", "*'āreg*": "weaver's shuttle/loom", "*yiḵlû*": "end/are finished/are consumed/are spent", "*'efes*": "end/nothing/cessation/without", "*tiqwâ*": "hope/expectation/prospect" } } 7 { "verseID": "Job.7.7", "source": "זְ֭כֹר כִּי־ר֣וּחַ חַיָּ֑י לֹא־תָשׁ֥וּב עֵ֝ינִ֗י לִרְא֥וֹת טֽוֹב", "text": "*Zĕḵōr* that-*rûaḥ* my *ḥayyāy* not-*ṯāshûḇ* my *'êynî* *lir'ôṯ* *ṭôḇ*", "grammar": { "*zĕḵōr*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - remember", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/for/because", "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular - breath/wind/spirit", "*ḥayyāy*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my life", "*lō'*": "negative particle - not", "*ṯāshûḇ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it will return", "*'êynî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my eye", "*lĕ*": "preposition - to/for", "*rĕ'ôṯ*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - to see", "*ṭôḇ*": "noun/adjective, masculine singular - good/goodness" }, "variants": { "*zĕḵōr*": "remember/recall/be mindful", "*rûaḥ*": "breath/wind/spirit/life", "*ḥayyāy*": "my life/my living", "*ṯāshûḇ*": "will return/will come back", "*'êynî*": "my eye/my sight", "*ṭôḇ*": "good/goodness/prosperity/welfare" } }
  • Job 10:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Job.10.20", "source": "הֲלֹא־מְעַ֣ט יָמַ֣י *יחדל **וַחֲדָ֑ל *ישית **וְשִׁ֥ית מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי וְאַבְלִ֥יגָה מְּעָֽט׃", "text": "?not few *yāmay* *yḥdl*/*waḥădāl* *yšyt*/*wəšît* from me and *ʾabəlîgâ* *məʿāṭ*", "grammar": { "*yāmay*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person suffix - my days", "*yḥdl*/*waḥădāl*": "Qal imperative/jussive, masculine singular - cease/desist", "*yšyt*/*wəšît*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - turn away/cease", "*ʾabəlîgâ*": "Hiphil imperfect cohortative, 1st singular - I may find relief", "*məʿāṭ*": "adverb - a little" }, "variants": { "*yḥdl*/*waḥădāl*": "cease/desist/leave off", "*yšyt*/*wəšît*": "turn away/cease/set aside", "*ʾabəlîgâ*": "I may find relief/I may recover/I may take comfort", "*məʿāṭ*": "a little/for a while/briefly" } }
  • Job 13:25 : 25 { "verseID": "Job.13.25", "source": "הֶעָלֶ֣ה נִדָּ֣ף תַּעֲר֑וֹץ וְאֶת־קַ֖שׁ יָבֵ֣שׁ תִּרְדֹּֽף׃", "text": "*heʿāleh* *niddāp̄* *taʿărôṣ* *weʾet̄*-*qaš* *yābēš* *tirdōp̄*", "grammar": { "*heʿāleh*": "article + noun, masculine singular - the leaf", "*niddāp̄*": "Niphal participle, masculine singular - driven/blown away", "*taʿărôṣ*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you terrify", "*weʾet̄*": "conjunction + direct object marker", "*qaš*": "noun, masculine singular - chaff/stubble", "*yābēš*": "adjective, masculine singular - dry", "*tirdōp̄*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you pursue" }, "variants": { "*niddāp̄*": "driven away/blown/scattered", "*taʿărôṣ*": "terrify/frighten/break", "*qaš*": "chaff/stubble/straw", "*tirdōp̄*": "pursue/chase/persecute" } }
  • Job 13:28 : 28 { "verseID": "Job.13.28", "source": "וְ֭הוּא כְּרָקָ֣ב יִבְלֶ֑ה כְּ֝בֶ֗גֶד אֲכָ֣לוֹ עָֽשׁ׃", "text": "*wehûʾ* *kerāqāb* *yibleh* *kebeged* *ʾăkālô* *ʿāš*", "grammar": { "*wehûʾ*": "conjunction + pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - and he", "*kerāqāb*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like rot/decay", "*yibleh*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he wastes away", "*kebeged*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like a garment", "*ʾăkālô*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - it has eaten it", "*ʿāš*": "noun, masculine singular - moth" }, "variants": { "*rāqāb*": "rot/decay/rottenness", "*yibleh*": "wastes away/decays/wears out", "*ʾăkālô*": "has eaten it/has consumed it" } }

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  • Job 6:12-13
    2 verses
    85%

    12{ "verseID": "Job.6.12", "source": "אִם־כֹּ֣חַ אֲבָנִ֣ים כֹּחִ֑י אִֽם־בְּשָׂרִ֥י נָחֽוּשׁ׃", "text": "*ʾim-kōaḥ ʾăbānîm kōḥî ʾim-bəśārî nāḥûš*", "grammar": { "*ʾim*": "interrogative particle - is", "*kōaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - strength of", "*ʾăbānîm*": "noun, feminine plural - stones", "*kōḥî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my strength", "*ʾim-bəśārî*": "interrogative particle + noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - is my flesh", "*nāḥûš*": "noun/adjective, masculine singular - bronze/brazen" }, "variants": { "*kōaḥ*": "strength/power", "*ʾeben*": "stone", "*bāśār*": "flesh/body", "*nāḥûš*": "bronze/copper" } }

    13{ "verseID": "Job.6.13", "source": "הַאִ֬ם אֵ֣ין עֶזְרָתִ֣י בִ֑י וְ֝תֻשִׁיָּ֗ה נִדְּחָ֥ה מִמֶּֽנִּי׃", "text": "*haʾim ʾên ʿezrātî bî wətušiyyâ niddəḥâ mimmennî*", "grammar": { "*haʾim*": "interrogative + particle - is it not", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*ʿezrātî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my help", "*bî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - in me", "*wətušiyyâ*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and success/wisdom/sound judgment", "*niddəḥâ*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - is driven away", "*mimmennî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - from me" }, "variants": { "*ʿezrâ*": "help/assistance", "*tušiyyâ*": "wisdom/success/ability/sound judgment", "*nādaḥ*": "to drive away/banish/impel" } }

  • Job 6:8-10
    3 verses
    80%

    8{ "verseID": "Job.6.8", "source": "מִֽי־יִ֭תֵּן תָּב֣וֹא שֶֽׁאֱלָתִ֑י וְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗י יִתֵּ֥ן אֱלֽוֹהַּ׃", "text": "*mî-yittēn tābôʾ šeʾĕlātî wə-tiqwātî yittēn ʾĕlôah*", "grammar": { "*mî-yittēn*": "interrogative + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - who would give/oh that", "*tābôʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - might come", "*šeʾĕlātî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my request", "*wə-tiqwātî*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - and my hope/expectation", "*yittēn*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - would grant", "*ʾĕlôah*": "divine name - God" }, "variants": { "*mî-yittēn*": "would that/oh that (idiomatic expression of wish)", "*bôʾ*": "to come/go/enter", "*šeʾēlâ*": "request/petition", "*tiqwâ*": "hope/expectation", "*nātan*": "to give/grant/place" } }

    9{ "verseID": "Job.6.9", "source": "וְיֹאֵ֣ל אֱ֭לוֹהַּ וִֽידַכְּאֵ֑נִי יַתֵּ֥ר יָ֝ד֗וֹ וִֽיבַצְּעֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾēl ʾĕlôah wîdakkəʾēnî yattēr yādô wîbaṣṣəʿēnî*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾēl*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - that he would be willing", "*ʾĕlôah*": "divine name - God", "*wîdakkəʾēnî*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - and crush me", "*yattēr*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - let loose/free", "*yādô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand", "*wîbaṣṣəʿēnî*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - and cut me off" }, "variants": { "*yāʾal*": "to be willing/determine/undertake", "*dākāʾ*": "to crush/break/oppress", "*nātar*": "to loose/free/untie", "*bāṣaʿ*": "to cut off/break off/sever" } }

    10{ "verseID": "Job.6.10", "source": "וּ֥תְהִי ע֨וֹד ׀ נֶ֘חָ֤מָתִ֗י וַאֲסַלְּדָ֣ה בְ֭חִילָה לֹ֣א יַחְמ֑וֹל כִּי־לֹ֥א כִ֝חַ֗דְתִּי אִמְרֵ֥י קָדֽוֹשׁ׃", "text": "*ûtəhî ʿôd neḥāmātî waʾăsallədâ bəḥîlâ lōʾ yaḥmôl kî-lōʾ kiḥadtî ʾimrê qādôš*", "grammar": { "*ûtəhî*": "conjunction + Qal jussive, 3rd feminine singular - and let it be", "*ʿôd*": "adverb - still/yet", "*neḥāmātî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my comfort/consolation", "*waʾăsallədâ*": "conjunction + Piel cohortative, 1st person singular - and I would exult", "*bəḥîlâ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - in pain", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yaḥmôl*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he spares", "*kî-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - for not", "*kiḥadtî*": "Piel perfect, 1st person singular - I have concealed/denied", "*ʾimrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - words of", "*qādôš*": "adjective, masculine singular - Holy One" }, "variants": { "*hāyâ*": "to be/become/happen", "*neḥāmâ*": "comfort/consolation", "*sālad*": "to leap/exult/spring", "*ḥîl*": "pain/agony/writhing", "*ḥāmal*": "to spare/have compassion", "*kāḥad*": "to hide/conceal/deny", "*ʾēmer*": "word/speech/saying", "*qādôš*": "holy/sacred/Holy One" } }

  • 15{ "verseID": "Job.17.15", "source": "וְ֭אַיֵּה אֵפ֣וֹ תִקְוָתִ֑י וְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗י מִ֣י יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃", "text": "*wə-ʾayyēh* *ʾēp̄ô* *ṯiqwāṯî* *wə-ṯiqwāṯî* who *yəšûrennâ*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾayyēh*": "conjunction + interrogative adverb - and where", "*ʾēp̄ô*": "adverb - then/now", "*ṯiqwāṯî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my hope", "*wə-ṯiqwāṯî*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - and my hope", "*yəšûrennâ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - he will behold it" }, "variants": { "*wə-ʾayyēh*": "and where/where, then", "*ʾēp̄ô*": "then/now/indeed", "*ṯiqwāṯî*": "my hope/expectation", "*yəšûrennâ*": "he will behold it/regard it/observe it" } }

  • Job 10:18-20
    3 verses
    79%

    18{ "verseID": "Job.10.18", "source": "וְלָ֣מָּה מֵ֭רֶחֶם הֹצֵאתָ֑נִי אֶ֝גְוַ֗ע וְעַ֣יִן לֹא־תִרְאֵֽנִי׃", "text": "and why from *mēreḥem* *hōṣēʾtānî* *ʾegwaʿ* and *ʿayin* not *tirʾēnî*", "grammar": { "*mēreḥem*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from womb", "*hōṣēʾtānî*": "Hiphil perfect, 2nd masculine singular with 1st person suffix - you brought me out", "*ʾegwaʿ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st singular - I expire/die", "*ʿayin*": "noun, common singular - eye", "*tirʾēnî*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with 1st person suffix - it sees me" }, "variants": { "*mēreḥem*": "from womb/from birth", "*hōṣēʾtānî*": "you brought me out/you caused me to come out", "*ʾegwaʿ*": "I expire/I die/I perish", "*ʿayin*": "eye/sight" } }

    19{ "verseID": "Job.10.19", "source": "כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־הָיִ֣יתִי אֶהְיֶ֑ה מִ֝בֶּ֗טֶן לַקֶּ֥בֶר אוּבָֽל׃", "text": "as if not *hāyîtî* *ʾehyeh* from *mibbeṭen* to *laqqeber* *ʾûbāl*", "grammar": { "*hāyîtî*": "Qal perfect, 1st singular - I was", "*ʾehyeh*": "Qal imperfect, 1st singular - I would be", "*mibbeṭen*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from womb", "*laqqeber*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - to the grave", "*ʾûbāl*": "Hophal imperfect, 1st singular - I would be carried" }, "variants": { "*hāyîtî*": "I was/I existed", "*ʾehyeh*": "I would be/I would exist", "*mibbeṭen*": "from womb/from birth", "*ʾûbāl*": "I would be carried/I would be brought/I would be led" } }

    20{ "verseID": "Job.10.20", "source": "הֲלֹא־מְעַ֣ט יָמַ֣י *יחדל **וַחֲדָ֑ל *ישית **וְשִׁ֥ית מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי וְאַבְלִ֥יגָה מְּעָֽט׃", "text": "?not few *yāmay* *yḥdl*/*waḥădāl* *yšyt*/*wəšît* from me and *ʾabəlîgâ* *məʿāṭ*", "grammar": { "*yāmay*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person suffix - my days", "*yḥdl*/*waḥădāl*": "Qal imperative/jussive, masculine singular - cease/desist", "*yšyt*/*wəšît*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - turn away/cease", "*ʾabəlîgâ*": "Hiphil imperfect cohortative, 1st singular - I may find relief", "*məʿāṭ*": "adverb - a little" }, "variants": { "*yḥdl*/*waḥădāl*": "cease/desist/leave off", "*yšyt*/*wəšît*": "turn away/cease/set aside", "*ʾabəlîgâ*": "I may find relief/I may recover/I may take comfort", "*məʿāṭ*": "a little/for a while/briefly" } }

  • Job 13:14-15
    2 verses
    77%

    14{ "verseID": "Job.13.14", "source": "עַל־מָ֤ה ׀ אֶשָּׂ֣א בְשָׂרִ֣י בְשִׁנָּ֑י וְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י אָשִׂ֥ים בְּכַפִּֽי׃", "text": "*ʿal*-*mâ* *ʾeśśāʾ* *beśārî* *bešinnāy* *wenap̄šî* *ʾāśîm* *bekappî*", "grammar": { "*ʿal*-*mâ*": "preposition + interrogative pronoun - for what", "*ʾeśśāʾ*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I take", "*beśārî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my flesh", "*bešinnāy*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual construct with 1st person singular suffix - in my teeth", "*wenap̄šî*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - and my life/soul", "*ʾāśîm*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I put", "*bekappî*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual construct with 1st person singular suffix - in my palm/hand" }, "variants": { "*ʾeśśāʾ* *beśārî* *bešinnāy*": "take my flesh in my teeth/risk my body", "*nap̄šî* *ʾāśîm* *bekappî*": "put my life in my hand/risk my life" } }

    15{ "verseID": "Job.13.15", "source": "הֵ֣ן יִ֭קְטְלֵנִי *לא **ל֣וֹ אֲיַחֵ֑ל אַךְ־דְּ֝רָכַ֗י אֶל־פָּנָ֥יו אוֹכִֽיחַ׃", "text": "*hēn* *yiqṭelēnî* *lōʾ*/*lô* *ʾăyaḥēl* *ʾak*-*derākay* *ʾel*-*pānāyw* *ʾôkîaḥ*", "grammar": { "*hēn*": "interjection - behold/indeed", "*yiqṭelēnî*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he will kill me", "*lōʾ*/*lô*": "negative particle/preposition with 3rd person masculine suffix - not/for him", "*ʾăyaḥēl*": "verb, Piel imperfect, 1st person singular - I will hope/wait", "*ʾak*": "restrictive particle - only/yet/nevertheless", "*derākay*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my ways", "*ʾel*-*pānāyw*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to his face", "*ʾôkîaḥ*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I will defend/justify" }, "variants": { "*lōʾ*/*lô* *ʾăyaḥēl*": "I will not hope/I will hope in him (textual variant)", "*ʾak*": "only/yet/nevertheless", "*derākay*": "my ways/my conduct/my arguments", "*ʾôkîaḥ*": "I will defend/I will justify/I will argue" } }

  • 18{ "verseID": "Lamentations.3.18", "source": "וָאֹמַר֙ אָבַ֣ד נִצְחִ֔י וְתוֹחַלְתִּ֖י מֵיְהוָֽה׃", "text": "*wāʾōmar* *ʾābad* *niṣḥî* and *tôḥaltî* from *YHWH*", "grammar": { "*wāʾōmar*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 1st person singular - and I said", "*ʾābad*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - perished", "*niṣḥî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my endurance", "*tôḥaltî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my hope", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD" }, "variants": { "*ʾābad*": "perished/is gone/is lost", "*niṣḥî*": "my endurance/my strength/my splendor", "*tôḥaltî*": "my hope/my expectation" } }

  • Job 7:6-7
    2 verses
    76%

    6{ "verseID": "Job.7.6", "source": "יָמַ֣י קַ֭לּוּ מִנִּי־אָ֑רֶג וַ֝יִּכְל֗וּ בְּאֶ֣פֶס תִּקְוָֽה", "text": "My *yāmay* *qallû* than-*'āreg* and *wayyiḵlû* in *'efes* *tiqwâ*", "grammar": { "*yāmay*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my days", "*qallû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they are swift/light", "*minnî*": "preposition - more than/from", "*'āreg*": "noun, masculine singular - weaver's shuttle", "*wa*": "conjunction - and", "*yiḵlû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - they end/are finished", "*bĕ*": "preposition - in/with", "*'efes*": "noun, masculine singular - end/nothing/without", "*tiqwâ*": "noun, feminine singular - hope/expectation" }, "variants": { "*yāmay*": "my days/my lifetime", "*qallû*": "are swift/are light/pass quickly", "*'āreg*": "weaver's shuttle/loom", "*yiḵlû*": "end/are finished/are consumed/are spent", "*'efes*": "end/nothing/cessation/without", "*tiqwâ*": "hope/expectation/prospect" } }

    7{ "verseID": "Job.7.7", "source": "זְ֭כֹר כִּי־ר֣וּחַ חַיָּ֑י לֹא־תָשׁ֥וּב עֵ֝ינִ֗י לִרְא֥וֹת טֽוֹב", "text": "*Zĕḵōr* that-*rûaḥ* my *ḥayyāy* not-*ṯāshûḇ* my *'êynî* *lir'ôṯ* *ṭôḇ*", "grammar": { "*zĕḵōr*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - remember", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/for/because", "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular - breath/wind/spirit", "*ḥayyāy*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my life", "*lō'*": "negative particle - not", "*ṯāshûḇ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it will return", "*'êynî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my eye", "*lĕ*": "preposition - to/for", "*rĕ'ôṯ*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - to see", "*ṭôḇ*": "noun/adjective, masculine singular - good/goodness" }, "variants": { "*zĕḵōr*": "remember/recall/be mindful", "*rûaḥ*": "breath/wind/spirit/life", "*ḥayyāy*": "my life/my living", "*ṯāshûḇ*": "will return/will come back", "*'êynî*": "my eye/my sight", "*ṭôḇ*": "good/goodness/prosperity/welfare" } }

  • 7{ "verseID": "Psalms.39.7", "source": "אַךְ־בְּצֶ֤לֶם ׀ יִֽתְהַלֶּךְ־אִ֗ישׁ אַךְ־הֶ֥בֶל יֶהֱמָ֑יוּן יִ֝צְבֹּ֗ר וְֽלֹא־יֵדַ֥ע מִי־אֹסְפָֽם׃", "text": "*ʾak*-in-*ṣelem* *yithallek*-*ʾîš* *ʾak*-*hebel* *yehĕmāyûn* *yiṣbōr* and-not-*yēdaʿ* who-*ʾōsəfām*", "grammar": { "*ʾak*": "adverb with prefixed 'bə' - only/surely in", "*ṣelem*": "noun, masculine singular - image/shadow", "*yithallek*": "verb, hithpael imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - walks about", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*ʾak*": "adverb - only/surely", "*hebel*": "noun, masculine singular - vanity/breath", "*yehĕmāyûn*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they make noise/are in turmoil", "*yiṣbōr*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he heaps up/gathers", "*yēdaʿ*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with prefixed conjunction 'wə' and negative 'lō' - and does not know", "*ʾōsəfām*": "verb, qal participle masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix and interrogative 'mî' - who gathers them" }, "variants": { "*ʾak*": "surely/only/indeed", "*ṣelem*": "image/shadow/phantom/illusion", "*yithallek*": "walks about/goes to and fro/wanders", "*ʾîš*": "man/person/human", "*hebel*": "vapor/breath/vanity/emptiness", "*yehĕmāyûn*": "make noise/are in turmoil/are in commotion", "*yiṣbōr*": "heaps up/gathers/accumulates", "*yēdaʿ*": "knows/understands/perceives", "*ʾōsəfām*": "gathers them/collects them" } }

  • Job 14:13-14
    2 verses
    76%

    13{ "verseID": "Job.14.13", "source": "מִ֤י יִתֵּ֨ן ׀ בִּשְׁא֬וֹל תַּצְפִּנֵ֗נִי תַּ֭סְתִּירֵנִי עַד־שׁ֣וּב אַפֶּ֑ךָ תָּ֤שִֽׁית לִ֖י חֹ֣ק וְתִזְכְּרֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*mî* *yittēn* *bišʾôl* *taṣpînēnî* *tastîrēnî* *ʿad*-*šûb* *ʾappekā* *tāšît* *lî* *ḥōq* *wətizkerēnî*", "grammar": { "*mî* *yittēn*": "interrogative pronoun + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - who would give (idiomatic: if only/O that)", "*bišʾôl*": "preposition + noun, feminine, singular - in Sheol", "*taṣpînēnî*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + 1st person, singular, suffix - you would hide me", "*tastîrēnî*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + 1st person, singular, suffix - you would conceal me", "*ʿad*": "preposition - until", "*šûb*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - turning back of", "*ʾappekā*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct + 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix - your anger", "*tāšît*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular - you would set/appoint", "*lî*": "preposition + 1st person, singular, suffix - for me", "*ḥōq*": "noun, masculine, singular - decree/limit/boundary", "*wətizkerēnî*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + 1st person, singular, suffix - and you would remember me" }, "variants": { "*mî* *yittēn*": "who would give/if only/O that (idiomatic expression)", "*šəʾôl*": "Sheol/grave/underworld", "*taṣpînēnî*": "hide me/conceal me/treasure me up", "*tastîrēnî*": "conceal me/hide me/shelter me", "*šûb*": "turning back/return/subsiding", "*ʾappekā*": "your anger/your wrath/your nostrils", "*tāšît*": "set/appoint/establish", "*ḥōq*": "decree/statute/appointed time/limit", "*tizkerēnî*": "remember me/be mindful of me/take notice of me" } }

    14{ "verseID": "Job.14.14", "source": "אִם־יָמ֥וּת גֶּ֗בֶר הֲיִ֫חְיֶ֥ה כָּל־יְמֵ֣י צְבָאִ֣י אֲיַחֵ֑ל עַד־בּ֝֗וֹא חֲלִיפָתִֽי׃", "text": "*ʾim*-*yāmût* *geber* *hăyiḥyê* *kol*-*yəmê* *ṣəbāʾî* *ʾăyaḥēl* *ʿad*-*bôʾ* *ḥălîpātî*", "grammar": { "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if", "*yāmût*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he dies", "*geber*": "noun, masculine, singular - man/mighty man", "*hăyiḥyê*": "interrogative particle + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - will he live", "*kol*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - all of", "*yəmê*": "noun, masculine, plural, construct - days of", "*ṣəbāʾî*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct + 1st person, singular, suffix - my warfare/service", "*ʾăyaḥēl*": "verb, piel imperfect, 1st person, singular - I will wait", "*ʿad*": "preposition - until", "*bôʾ*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - coming of", "*ḥălîpātî*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct + 1st person, singular, suffix - my renewal/relief/change" }, "variants": { "*yāmût*": "dies/perishes", "*geber*": "man/strong man/warrior", "*yiḥyê*": "lives/revives/comes to life", "*ṣābāʾ*": "warfare/hard service/army service", "*ʾăyaḥēl*": "wait/hope/expect", "*ḥălîpâ*": "renewal/relief/change/replacement" } }

  • Job 7:15-17
    3 verses
    75%

    15{ "verseID": "Job.7.15", "source": "וַתִּבְחַ֣ר מַחֲנָ֣ק נַפְשִׁ֑י מָ֝֗וֶת מֵֽעַצְמוֹתָֽי", "text": "And *wattiḇḥar* *maḥănāq* my *nafshî* *māweṯ* than my *mê'atsmôṯāy*", "grammar": { "*wa*": "conjunction - and", "*ttiḇḥar*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it chooses", "*maḥănāq*": "noun, masculine singular - strangling/suffocation", "*nafshî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*māweṯ*": "noun, masculine singular - death", "*mê*": "preposition - from/than", "*'atsmôṯāy*": "noun, feminine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my bones" }, "variants": { "*ttiḇḥar*": "chooses/prefers/desires", "*maḥănāq*": "strangling/suffocation/choking", "*nafshî*": "my soul/my self/my life", "*māweṯ*": "death/dying", "*'atsmôṯāy*": "my bones/my body/my skeleton" } }

    16{ "verseID": "Job.7.16", "source": "מָ֭אַסְתִּי לֹא־לְעֹלָ֣ם אֶֽחְיֶ֑ה חֲדַ֥ל מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי כִּי־הֶ֥בֶל יָמָֽי", "text": "*Mā'astî* not-forever *'eḥyeh* *ḥăḏal* from me for-*heḇel* my *yāmāy*", "grammar": { "*mā'astî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I refuse/despise", "*lō'*": "negative particle - not", "*lĕ'ōlām*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - forever/eternally", "*'eḥyeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will live", "*ḥăḏal*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - leave/cease", "*mimmennî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - from me", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*heḇel*": "noun, masculine singular - vapor/breath/vanity", "*yāmāy*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my days" }, "variants": { "*mā'astî*": "I refuse/I despise/I loathe/I am weary of", "*'eḥyeh*": "I will live/I would live", "*ḥăḏal*": "leave/cease/desist/let be", "*heḇel*": "vapor/breath/vanity/emptiness", "*yāmāy*": "my days/my lifetime" } }

    17{ "verseID": "Job.7.17", "source": "מָֽה־אֱ֭נוֹשׁ כִּ֣י תְגַדְּלֶ֑נּוּ וְכִי־תָשִׁ֖ית אֵלָ֣יו לִבֶּֽךָ", "text": "What-*'ĕnôsh* that *ṯĕgaddĕlennû* and that-*ṯāshîṯ* to him your *libbêḵā*", "grammar": { "*māh*": "interrogative pronoun - what?", "*'ĕnôsh*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mankind", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/because", "*ṯĕgaddĕlennû*": "verb, piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - you magnify him", "*wĕ*": "conjunction - and", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/because", "*ṯāshîṯ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you set/place", "*'êlāyw*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him/toward him", "*libbêḵā*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your heart" }, "variants": { "*'ĕnôsh*": "man/mankind/mortal human", "*ṯĕgaddĕlennû*": "you magnify him/you make him great/you exalt him", "*ṯāshîṯ*": "you set/you place/you direct", "*libbêḵā*": "your heart/your mind/your attention" } }

  • 4{ "verseID": "Job.21.4", "source": "הֶ֭אָנֹכִי לְאָדָ֣ם שִׂיחִ֑י וְאִם־מַ֝דּ֗וּעַ לֹא־תִקְצַ֥ר רוּחִֽי׃", "text": "*heʾānōkî lə-ʾādām śîḥî wə-ʾim-maddûaʿ lōʾ-tiqṣar rûḥî*", "grammar": { "*heʾānōkî*": "interrogative particle + 1st person singular independent pronoun - am I", "*lə-ʾādām*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - to man/human", "*śîḥî*": "noun masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my complaint", "*wə-ʾim*": "conjunctive waw + conditional particle - and if", "*maddûaʿ*": "interrogative adverb - why", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*tiqṣar*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - should be short/impatient", "*rûḥî*": "noun feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my spirit" }, "variants": { "*śîaḥ*": "complaint/meditation/concern", "*qāṣar*": "to be short/impatient/distressed", "*rûaḥ*": "spirit/breath/wind" } }

  • 10{ "verseID": "Psalms.31.10", "source": "חָנֵּ֥נִי יְהוָה֮ כִּ֤י צַ֫ר־לִ֥י עָשְׁשָׁ֖ה בְכַ֥עַס עֵינִ֗י נַפְשִׁ֥י וּבִטְנִֽי׃", "text": "*Ḥānnēnî* *YHWH* for *ṣar*-to-me; *ʿāšəšâ* in-*kaʿas* *ʿênî*, *napšî* and-*biṭnî*", "grammar": { "*Ḥānnēnî*": "verb, imperative masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - be gracious to me", "*ṣar*": "verb, perfect 3rd person masculine singular - it is distressed", "*ʿāšəšâ*": "verb, perfect 3rd person feminine singular - has wasted away", "*kaʿas*": "noun, masculine singular with prefixed preposition beth - in vexation/anger", "*ʿênî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my eye", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*biṭnî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my belly/body" }, "variants": { "*Ḥānnēnî*": "be gracious to me/show favor to me/have mercy on me", "*ṣar*": "distressed/troubled/narrow", "*ʿāšəšâ*": "wasted away/grown weak/deteriorated", "*kaʿas*": "vexation/grief/anger", "*biṭnî*": "my belly/inward parts/body" } }

  • 2{ "verseID": "Job.30.2", "source": "גַּם־כֹּ֣חַ יְ֭דֵיהֶם לָ֣מָּה לִּ֑י עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ אָ֣בַד כָּֽלַח", "text": "Even *kōaḥ* of their *yəḏêhem* *lāmmâ* to me, upon them *ʾāḇaḏ* *kālaḥ*", "grammar": { "*gam*": "adverb/conjunction - also/even/moreover", "*kōaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - strength of", "*yəḏêhem*": "noun, feminine dual with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their hands", "*lāmmâ*": "interrogative adverb - why/for what purpose", "*lî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me/for me", "*ʿālêmô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix (poetic form) - upon them", "*ʾāḇaḏ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - perished/was lost", "*kālaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - vigor/full strength/old age" }, "variants": { "*kōaḥ*": "strength/power/ability", "*yəḏêhem*": "their hands/their abilities", "*lāmmâ*": "why/for what purpose/what use", "*ʾāḇaḏ*": "perished/was lost/destroyed", "*kālaḥ*": "vigor/full strength/maturity/old age" } }

  • Ps 39:4-5
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    4{ "verseID": "Psalms.39.4", "source": "חַם־לִבִּ֨י ׀ בְּקִרְבִּ֗י בַּהֲגִיגִ֥י תִבְעַר־אֵ֑שׁ דִּ֝בַּ֗רְתִּי בִּלְשֽׁוֹנִי׃", "text": "*ḥam-libbî* in-*qirbî* in-*hăgîgî* *tibʿar-ʾēš* *dibbartî* with-*lišônî*", "grammar": { "*ḥam-libbî*": "adjective, masculine singular and noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - hot/warm (was) my heart", "*qirbî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition 'bə' - in my inward part", "*hăgîgî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition 'ba' - in my meditation/musing", "*tibʿar-ʾēš*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular and noun, feminine singular - burned fire/fire kindled", "*dibbartî*": "verb, piel perfect 1st person singular - I spoke", "*lišônî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition 'bə' - with my tongue" }, "variants": { "*ḥam-libbî*": "my heart was hot/burning/inflamed", "*qirbî*": "my inward part/inner being/midst", "*hăgîgî*": "my meditation/musing/sighing", "*tibʿar-ʾēš*": "fire burned/kindled/ignited", "*dibbartî*": "I spoke/said/uttered" } }

    5{ "verseID": "Psalms.39.5", "source": "הוֹדִ֘יעֵ֤נִי יְהוָ֨ה ׀ קִצִּ֗י וּמִדַּ֣ת יָמַ֣י מַה־הִ֑יא אֵ֝דְעָ֗ה מֶה־חָדֵ֥ל אָֽנִי׃", "text": "*hôdîʿēnî* *YHWH* *qiṣṣî* and-*middat* *yāmay* what-*hîʾ* *ʾēdəʿāh* what-*ḥādēl* *ʾānî*", "grammar": { "*hôdîʿēnî*": "verb, hiphil imperative masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - make me know", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD", "*qiṣṣî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my end", "*middat*": "noun, feminine singular construct with prefixed conjunction 'wə' - and the measure of", "*yāmay*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my days", "*hîʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person feminine singular with interrogative 'mah' - what is it", "*ʾēdəʿāh*": "verb, qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - let me know", "*ḥādēl*": "adjective with interrogative 'meh' - how transient/frail", "*ʾānî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I (am)" }, "variants": { "*hôdîʿēnî*": "cause me to know/make me know/inform me", "*qiṣṣî*": "my end/limit/boundary", "*middat*": "measure/extent/proportion", "*yāmay*": "my days/lifetime", "*ʾēdəʿāh*": "let me know/understand/perceive", "*ḥādēl*": "transient/frail/fleeting/ceasing" } }

  • 47{ "verseID": "Psalms.89.47", "source": "עַד־מָה יְהוָה תִּסָּתֵר לָנֶצַח תִּבְעַר כְּמוֹ־אֵשׁ חֲמָתֶךָ", "text": "Until-what *YHWH* you-will-*tissātēr* to-*lāneṣaḥ*; will-*tibʿar* like-*ʾēš* *ḥămātekā*", "grammar": { "*ʿad-mâ*": "preposition + interrogative - until when/how long", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name", "*tissātēr*": "verb, niphal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will hide yourself", "*lā-neṣaḥ*": "preposition + noun - forever/perpetually", "*tibʿar*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - it will burn", "*kᵉmô-ʾēš*": "preposition + noun - like fire", "*ḥămātekā*": "noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your wrath" }, "variants": { "*ʿad-mâ*": "how long/until when", "*tissātēr*": "you will hide yourself/conceal yourself", "*lā-neṣaḥ*": "forever/perpetually/completely", "*tibʿar*": "will burn/consume/be kindled", "*ḥămātekā*": "your wrath/fury/rage" } }

  • 11{ "verseID": "Job.17.11", "source": "יָמַ֣י עָ֭בְרוּ זִמֹּתַ֣י נִתְּק֑וּ מ֖וֹרָשֵׁ֣י לְבָבִֽי׃", "text": "*yāmay* *ʿāḇrû* *zimmōṯay* *nittəqû* *môrāšê* *ləḇāḇî*", "grammar": { "*yāmay*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my days", "*ʿāḇrû*": "Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they have passed away", "*zimmōṯay*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my plans/thoughts", "*nittəqû*": "Niphal perfect 3rd person common plural - they are broken off/torn away", "*môrāšê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - possessions of", "*ləḇāḇî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my heart" }, "variants": { "*yāmay*": "my days/lifetime", "*ʿāḇrû*": "they have passed away/crossed over/gone by", "*zimmōṯay*": "my plans/thoughts/purposes/schemes", "*nittəqû*": "they are broken off/torn away/cut off", "*môrāšê*": "possessions of/treasures of/desires of", "*ləḇāḇî*": "my heart/mind/inner self" } }

  • 6{ "verseID": "Job.23.6", "source": "הַבְּרָב־כֹּ֭חַ יָרִ֣יב עִמָּדִ֑י לֹ֥א אַךְ־ה֝֗וּא יָשִׂ֥ם בִּֽי׃", "text": "*hă-bərāb-kōaḥ* *yārîb* *ʿimmādî* *lōʾ* *ʾak-hûʾ* *yāśîm* *bî*", "grammar": { "*hă-bərāb-kōaḥ*": "interrogative particle + preposition + noun, masculine singular - with greatness of strength/in his great power", "*yārîb*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - would he contend/strive", "*ʿimmādî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - with me", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ʾak-hûʾ*": "adverb + 3rd masculine singular pronoun - but/surely he", "*yāśîm*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - would set/place/put", "*bî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - in me/on me" }, "variants": { "*rōb*": "abundance, greatness, multitude", "*kōaḥ*": "strength, power, ability, might", "*rîb*": "to strive, contend, dispute, plead", "*śîm*": "to put, place, set, appoint, establish, direct attention to" } }

  • 1{ "verseID": "Job.17.1", "source": "רוּחִ֣י חֻ֭בָּלָה יָמַ֥י נִזְעָ֗כוּ קְבָרִ֥ים לִֽי׃", "text": "*rûḥî* *ḥubbālâ* *yāmay* *nizʿākû* *qəḇārîm* to-me", "grammar": { "*rûḥî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my spirit/breath", "*ḥubbālâ*": "Pual perfect 3rd person feminine singular - is broken/destroyed/damaged", "*yāmay*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my days", "*nizʿākû*": "Niphal perfect 3rd person plural - are extinguished/exhausted", "*qəḇārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - graves/tombs/burial places" }, "variants": { "*rûḥî*": "my spirit/breath/wind/life-force", "*ḥubbālâ*": "is broken/destroyed/corrupted/pledged", "*yāmay*": "my days/lifetime", "*nizʿākû*": "are extinguished/exhausted/troubled/distressed", "*qəḇārîm*": "graves/tombs/burial places" } }

  • 11{ "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.6.11", "source": "כִּ֛י יֵשׁ־דְּבָרִ֥ים הַרְבֵּ֖ה מַרְבִּ֣ים הָ֑בֶל מַה־יֹּתֵ֖ר לָאָדָֽם׃", "text": "For *yēš*-*dəḇārîm* *harbēh* *marbîm* *hāḇel*, what-*yōṯēr* to-the-*lāʾāḏām*?", "grammar": { "*yēš*": "existential particle - there are", "*dəḇārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - words/things", "*harbēh*": "adverb - many/much", "*marbîm*": "verb, Hiphil participle, masculine plural - increasing", "*hāḇel*": "noun, masculine singular - vanity/emptiness", "*yōṯēr*": "noun, masculine singular - advantage/profit", "*lāʾāḏām*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - to the man" }, "variants": { "*dəḇārîm*": "words/things/matters", "*marbîm hāḇel*": "increasing futility/multiplying vanity", "*yōṯēr*": "advantage/profit/benefit/gain" } }

  • 29{ "verseID": "Job.9.29", "source": "אָנֹכִ֥י אֶרְשָׁ֑ע לָמָּה־זֶּ֝֗ה הֶ֣בֶל אִיגָֽע׃", "text": "*ʾānōkî* *ʾeršāʿ* *lāmmâ-zzeh* *hebel* *ʾîgāʿ*", "grammar": { "*ʾānōkî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - I", "*ʾeršāʿ*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will be condemned", "*lāmmâ-zzeh*": "interrogative + demonstrative pronoun - why then", "*hebel*": "masculine singular noun - in vain", "*ʾîgāʿ*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I labor" }, "variants": { "*ʾānōkî*": "I, myself", "*ʾeršāʿ*": "to be condemned as guilty, be wicked", "*lāmmâ-zzeh*": "why then, why this", "*hebel*": "breath, vapor, vanity, emptiness", "*ʾîgāʿ*": "to labor, toil, grow weary" } }

  • 19{ "verseID": "Job.9.19", "source": "אִם־לְכֹ֣חַ אַמִּ֣יץ הִנֵּ֑ה וְאִם־לְ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט מִ֣י יוֹעִידֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*ʾim-lə-kōaḥ* *ʾammîṣ* *hinnēh* *wə-ʾim-lə-mišpāṭ* *mî* *yôʿîdēnî*", "grammar": { "*ʾim-lə-kōaḥ*": "conditional particle + preposition + masculine singular noun - if as to strength", "*ʾammîṣ*": "adjective masculine singular - mighty", "*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/here", "*wə-ʾim-lə-mišpāṭ*": "conjunction + conditional particle + preposition + masculine singular noun - and if as to judgment", "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*yôʿîdēnî*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - will summon me" }, "variants": { "*kōaḥ*": "strength, power, might", "*ʾammîṣ*": "strong, mighty, powerful", "*hinnēh*": "behold, lo, see", "*mišpāṭ*": "judgment, justice, legal case", "*yôʿîdēnî*": "to appoint, summon, designate" } }

  • 23{ "verseID": "Psalms.102.23", "source": "בְּהִקָּבֵ֣ץ עַמִּ֣ים יַחְדָּ֑ו וּ֝מַמְלָכ֗וֹת לַעֲבֹ֥ד אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "In *bᵉhiqqāḇēṣ* *ʿammîm* *yaḥdāw* and *mamlāḵôt* to *laʿăḇōḏ* *ʾet*-*YHWH*", "grammar": { "*bᵉhiqqāḇēṣ*": "preposition + verb, Niphal infinitive construct - in the gathering", "*ʿammîm*": "noun, masculine plural - peoples", "*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - together", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*mamlāḵôt*": "noun, feminine plural - kingdoms", "*laʿăḇōḏ*": "preposition + verb, Qal infinitive construct - to serve", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh" }, "variants": { "*bᵉhiqqāḇēṣ*": "in the gathering/assembling", "*ʿammîm*": "peoples/nations", "*yaḥdāw*": "together/as one", "*mamlāḵôt*": "kingdoms/realms", "*laʿăḇōḏ*": "to serve/worship" } }

  • 12{ "verseID": "Isaiah.38.12", "source": "דּוֹרִ֗י נִסַּ֧ע וְנִגְלָ֛ה מִנִּ֖י כְּאֹ֣הֶל רֹעִ֑י קִפַּ֨דְתִּי כָאֹרֵ֤ג חַיַּי֙ מִדַּלָּ֣ה יְבַצְּעֵ֔נִי מִיּ֥וֹם עַד־לַ֖יְלָה תַּשְׁלִימֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*Dôrî* *nissaʿ* and-*wəniglâ* from-me like-*ʾōhel* *rōʿî* *qippadtî* like-the-*ʾōrēg* *ḥayyay* from-*dallâ* *yəbaṣṣəʿēnî* from-*yôm* to-*laylâ* *tašlîmēnî*.", "grammar": { "*Dôrî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my generation/dwelling", "*nissaʿ*": "niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is pulled up/removed", "*wəniglâ*": "niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with waw conjunction - and is removed", "*ʾōhel*": "masculine singular noun - tent", "*rōʿî*": "qal participle masculine singular construct - shepherd of", "*qippadtî*": "piel perfect, 1st person singular - I have rolled up", "*ʾōrēg*": "qal participle masculine singular with definite article - the weaver", "*ḥayyay*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my life", "*dallâ*": "feminine singular noun - thrum/threads", "*yəbaṣṣəʿēnî*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he cuts me off", "*yôm*": "masculine singular noun - day", "*laylâ*": "masculine singular noun - night", "*tašlîmēnî*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - you will finish me" }, "variants": { "*Dôrî*": "my generation, my dwelling, my lifetime", "*nissaʿ*": "is pulled up, is removed, is broken down", "*wəniglâ*": "and is removed, and is carried away", "*ʾōhel*": "tent, dwelling, tabernacle", "*rōʿî*": "shepherd, herdsman", "*qippadtî*": "I have rolled up, I have folded up", "*ʾōrēg*": "weaver, one who weaves", "*dallâ*": "thrum, threads, poverty", "*yəbaṣṣəʿēnî*": "he cuts me off, he severs me", "*tašlîmēnî*": "you will finish me, you will complete me, you will make an end of me" } }

  • 18{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.8.18", "source": "מַבְלִ֥יגִיתִ֖י עֲלֵ֣י יָג֑וֹן עָלַ֖י לִבִּ֥י דַוָּֽי׃", "text": "My *mablîgîtî* upon *yāgôn*, upon-me my *libbî* *dawwāy*.", "grammar": { "*mablîgîtî*": "hiphil infinitive construct with 1st person singular suffix - my comforting", "*yāgôn*": "noun - sorrow/grief", "*libbî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my heart", "*dawwāy*": "adjective - faint/sick" }, "variants": { "*mablîgîtî*": "my comforting/refreshing/recovery", "*yāgôn*": "sorrow/grief/anguish", "*libbî*": "my heart/mind/inner self", "*dawwāy*": "faint/sick/sorrowful" } }

  • 13{ "verseID": "Psalms.39.13", "source": "שִֽׁמְעָ֥ה־תְפִלָּתִ֨י ׀ יְהוָ֡ה וְשַׁוְעָתִ֨י ׀ הַאֲזִינָה֮ אֶֽל־דִּמְעָתִ֗י אַֽל־תֶּחֱ֫רַ֥שׁ כִּ֤י גֵ֣ר אָנֹכִ֣י עִמָּ֑ךְ תּ֝וֹשָׁ֗ב כְּכָל־אֲבוֹתָֽי׃", "text": "*šimʿāh*-*təfillātî* *YHWH* and-*šawʿātî* *haʾăzînāh* to-*dimʿātî* not-*teḥĕraš* because *gēr* *ʾānōkî* with-*kā* *tôšāb* like-all-*ʾăbôtāy*", "grammar": { "*šimʿāh*": "verb, qal imperative masculine singular - hear", "*təfillātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my prayer", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD", "*šawʿātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed conjunction 'wə' - and my cry", "*haʾăzînāh*": "verb, hiphil imperative masculine singular - give ear", "*dimʿātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition 'el' - to my tears", "*teḥĕraš*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular with negative 'al' - do not be deaf/silent", "*gēr*": "noun, masculine singular with conjunction 'kî' - because a sojourner", "*ʾānōkî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I (am)", "*kā*": "2nd person masculine singular suffix with prefixed preposition 'im' - with you", "*tôšāb*": "noun, masculine singular - resident alien", "*ʾăbôtāy*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed 'kə' and 'kol' - like all my fathers" }, "variants": { "*šimʿāh*": "hear/listen/obey", "*təfillātî*": "my prayer/supplication", "*šawʿātî*": "my cry/shout for help", "*haʾăzînāh*": "give ear/listen attentively", "*dimʿātî*": "my tears/weeping", "*teḥĕraš*": "be deaf/silent/inactive", "*gēr*": "sojourner/foreigner/alien", "*tôšāb*": "resident alien/temporary dweller/stranger", "*ʾăbôtāy*": "my fathers/ancestors/forefathers" } }

  • 6{ "verseID": "Job.16.6", "source": "אִֽם־אֲ֭דַבְּרָה לֹא־יֵחָשֵׂ֣ךְ כְּאֵבִ֑י וְ֝אַחְדְּלָ֗ה מַה־מִנִּ֥י יַהֲלֹֽךְ׃", "text": "*ʾim-ʾădabberāh* *lōʾ-yēḥāśēk* *kəʾēbî* *wə-ʾaḥddelāh* *mah-minnî* *yahălōk*", "grammar": { "*ʾim-ʾădabberāh*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect 1st singular - if I speak", "*lōʾ-yēḥāśēk*": "negative particle + Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - not restrained", "*kəʾēbî*": "noun masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - my pain", "*wə-ʾaḥddelāh*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 1st singular cohortative - and if I cease", "*mah-minnî*": "interrogative + preposition + 1st singular suffix - what from me", "*yahălōk*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - goes away" }, "variants": { "*ʾădabberāh*": "to speak, declare", "*yēḥāśēk*": "to be withheld, restrained, spared", "*kəʾēbî*": "pain, sorrow", "*ʾaḥddelāh*": "to cease, refrain, forbear", "*yahălōk*": "to go, walk, depart" } }

  • 22{ "verseID": "Job.16.22", "source": "כִּֽי־שְׁנ֣וֹת מִסְפָּ֣ר יֶאֱתָ֑יוּ וְאֹ֖רַח לֹא־אָשׁ֣וּב אֶהֱלֹֽךְ׃", "text": "*kî-šənôt* *mispār* *yeʾĕtāyû* *wə-ʾōraḥ* *lōʾ-ʾāšûb* *ʾehĕlōk*", "grammar": { "*kî-šənôt*": "conjunction + noun feminine plural construct - for years of", "*mispār*": "noun masculine singular - number", "*yeʾĕtāyû*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they will come", "*wə-ʾōraḥ*": "conjunction + noun common singular - and a path", "*lōʾ-ʾāšûb*": "negative particle + Qal imperfect 1st singular - I will not return", "*ʾehĕlōk*": "Qal imperfect 1st singular - I will walk" }, "variants": { "*šənôt*": "years", "*mispār*": "number, few, count", "*yeʾĕtāyû*": "to come, arrive", "*ʾōraḥ*": "way, path, road", "*ʾāšûb*": "to return, turn back", "*ʾehĕlōk*": "to go, walk, proceed" } }

  • 10{ "verseID": "Isaiah.38.10", "source": "אֲנִ֣י אָמַ֗רְתִּי בִּדְמִ֥י יָמַ֛י אֵלֵ֖כָה בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֣י שְׁא֑וֹל פֻּקַּ֖דְתִּי יֶ֥תֶר שְׁנוֹתָֽי׃", "text": "I *ʾāmartî* in-*dəmî* *yāmay* *ʾēlēkâ* in-*šaʿărê* *šəʾôl* *puqqadtî* *yeter* *šənôtāy*.", "grammar": { "*ʾāmartî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I said", "*dəmî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my cessation/silence", "*yāmay*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my days", "*ʾēlēkâ*": "qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular - let me go", "*šaʿărê*": "masculine plural construct - gates of", "*šəʾôl*": "feminine singular noun - Sheol", "*puqqadtî*": "pual perfect, 1st person singular - I am deprived of", "*yeter*": "masculine singular construct - remainder of", "*šənôtāy*": "feminine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my years" }, "variants": { "*dəmî*": "my cessation, my silence, my quiet, prime (of life)", "*ʾēlēkâ*": "let me go, I shall go", "*šaʿărê*": "gates of, entrances to", "*šəʾôl*": "Sheol, underworld, grave, death", "*puqqadtî*": "I am deprived of, I am appointed, I am assigned", "*yeter*": "remainder, rest, remnant" } }

  • 1{ "verseID": "Job.10.1", "source": "נָֽקְטָ֥ה נַפְשִׁ֗י בְּחַ֫יָּ֥י אֶֽעֶזְבָ֣ה עָלַ֣י שִׂיחִ֑י אֲ֝דַבְּרָה֗ בְּמַ֣ר נַפְשִֽׁי׃", "text": "*nāqṭâ* *napšî* in *ḥayyāy* *ʾeʿezəbâ* upon me *śîḥî* *ʾădabbərâ* in *mar* *napšî*", "grammar": { "*nāqṭâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - is weary/loathes", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person suffix - my soul", "*ḥayyāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person suffix - my life", "*ʾeʿezəbâ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st singular cohortative - I will abandon/leave", "*śîḥî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person suffix - my complaint", "*ʾădabbərâ*": "Piel imperfect, 1st singular cohortative - I will speak", "*mar*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - bitterness of", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person suffix - my soul" }, "variants": { "*nāqṭâ*": "is weary/loathes/is disgusted", "*napšî*": "my soul/my life/myself", "*śîḥî*": "my complaint/my meditation/my discourse", "*mar*": "bitterness/grief/anguish" } }

  • Job 7:20-21
    2 verses
    71%

    20{ "verseID": "Job.7.20", "source": "חָטָ֡אתִי מָ֤ה אֶפְעַ֨ל ׀ לָךְ֮ נֹצֵ֢ר הָאָ֫דָ֥ם לָ֤מָה שַׂמְתַּ֣נִי לְמִפְגָּ֣ע לָ֑ךְ וָאֶהְיֶ֖ה עָלַ֣י לְמַשָּֽׂא", "text": "*Ḥāṭā'ṯî* what *'ef'al* to you *nōtsêr* the *hā'āḏām* why *śamtanî* to *lĕmifgā'* to you and *wā'ehyeh* upon me to *lĕmaśśā'*", "grammar": { "*ḥāṭā'ṯî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have sinned", "*māh*": "interrogative pronoun - what?", "*'ef'al*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I do/shall do", "*lāḵ*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you", "*nōtsêr*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - watcher/keeper of", "*hā*": "definite article - the", "*'āḏām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mankind", "*lāmāh*": "interrogative adverb - why?", "*śamtanî*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - you have set me", "*lĕ*": "preposition - to/for", "*mifgā'*": "noun, masculine singular - target/mark", "*lāḵ*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you", "*wa*": "conjunction - and", "*'ehyeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I am", "*'ālay*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - upon me", "*lĕ*": "preposition - to/for", "*maśśā'*": "noun, masculine singular - burden" }, "variants": { "*ḥāṭā'ṯî*": "I have sinned/I sin", "*'ef'al*": "I do/shall do/can do", "*nōtsêr*": "watcher/keeper/preserver", "*'āḏām*": "man/mankind/humanity", "*śamtanî*": "you have set me/placed me/made me", "*mifgā'*": "target/mark/obstacle", "*'ehyeh*": "I am/I will be", "*maśśā'*": "burden/load/trouble" } }

    21{ "verseID": "Job.7.21", "source": "וּמֶ֤ה ׀ לֹא־תִשָּׂ֣א פִשְׁעִי֮ וְתַעֲבִ֢יר אֶת־עֲוֺ֫נִ֥י כִּֽי־עַ֭תָּה לֶעָפָ֣ר אֶשְׁכָּ֑ב וְשִׁ֖חֲרְתַּ֣נִי וְאֵינֶֽנִּי", "text": "And why not-*ṯiśśā'* my *pish'î* and *wĕṯa'ăḇîr* *'eṯ*-my *'ăwōnî* for-now to *le'āfār* *'eshkāḇ* and *wĕshiḥărtanî* and *wĕ'êynennî*", "grammar": { "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*meh*": "interrogative pronoun - why?", "*lō'*": "negative particle - not", "*ṯiśśā'*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you forgive/lift", "*pish'î*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my transgression", "*wĕ*": "conjunction - and", "*ṯa'ăḇîr*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you remove", "*'eṯ*": "direct object marker", "*'ăwōnî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my iniquity", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*'attâ*": "adverb - now", "*le*": "preposition - to", "*'āfār*": "noun, masculine singular - dust", "*'eshkāḇ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will lie down", "*wĕ*": "conjunction - and", "*shiḥărtanî*": "verb, piel perfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - you seek me", "*wĕ*": "conjunction - and", "*'êynennî*": "particle of negation + 1st person singular suffix - I am not" }, "variants": { "*ṯiśśā'*": "forgive/lift/take away/pardon", "*pish'î*": "my transgression/my rebellion/my sin", "*ṯa'ăḇîr*": "remove/take away/pass over", "*'ăwōnî*": "my iniquity/my guilt/my punishment", "*'āfār*": "dust/earth/dirt/soil", "*'eshkāḇ*": "I will lie down/I will sleep/I will die", "*shiḥărtanî*": "you seek me/you search for me/you look for me earnestly", "*'êynennî*": "I am not/I will be gone/I will no longer exist" } }

  • 19{ "verseID": "Job.13.19", "source": "מִי־ה֭וּא יָרִ֣יב עִמָּדִ֑י כִּֽי־עַתָּ֖ה אַחֲרִ֣ישׁ וְאֶגְוָֽע׃", "text": "*mî*-*hûʾ* *yārîb* *ʿimmādî* *kî*-*ʿattâ* *ʾaḥărîš* *weʾegwāʿ*", "grammar": { "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he", "*yārîb*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - will contend", "*ʿimmādî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - with me", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because/that", "*ʿattâ*": "adverb - now", "*ʾaḥărîš*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I will be silent", "*weʾegwāʿ*": "conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I will expire/die" }, "variants": { "*yārîb*": "will contend/will argue against/will bring charges against", "*ʾaḥărîš*": "I will be silent/I will hold my peace", "*ʾegwāʿ*": "I will expire/I will die/I will perish" } }

  • 6{ "verseID": "Job.4.6", "source": "הֲלֹ֣א יִ֭רְאָתְךָ כִּסְלָתֶ֑ךָ תִּ֝קְוָתְךָ֗ וְתֹ֣ם דְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃", "text": "Is not *hălōʾ* *yirʾātəkā* *kislātêkā* *tiqwātəkā* and *wə-tōm* *dərākêkā*", "grammar": { "*hălōʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle - is not", "*yirʾātəkā*": "noun, feminine singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your fear", "*kislātêkā*": "noun, feminine singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your confidence", "*tiqwātəkā*": "noun, feminine singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hope", "*wə-tōm*": "waw conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and integrity of", "*dərākêkā*": "noun, feminine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your ways" }, "variants": { "*yirʾātəkā*": "your fear/reverence [of God]", "*kislātêkā*": "your confidence/foolishness/folly", "*tiqwātəkā*": "your hope/expectation", "*tōm*": "integrity/completeness/perfection", "*dərākêkā*": "your ways/paths/journey" } }

  • Job 6:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2{ "verseID": "Job.6.2", "source": "ל֗וּ שָׁק֣וֹל יִשָּׁקֵ֣ל כַּעְשִׂ֑י וְהַוָּתִ֗י בְּֽמֹאזְנַ֥יִם יִשְׂאוּ־יָֽחַד׃", "text": "*lû šāqôl yiššāqēl kaʿśî wə-hawwātî bə-mōʾznayim yiśʾû-yāḥad*", "grammar": { "*lû*": "particle expressing wish/condition - if only/Oh that", "*šāqôl yiššāqēl*": "infinitive absolute + Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - would surely be weighed", "*kaʿśî*": "preposition *kə* + noun + 1st person singular suffix - my vexation/grief", "*wə-hawwātî*": "conjunction + noun + 1st person singular suffix - and my calamity/ruin", "*bə-mōʾznayim*": "preposition + noun, masculine dual - in/on scales/balances", "*yiśʾû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they would lift/take up", "*yāḥad*": "adverb - together/at once" }, "variants": { "*lû*": "if only/would that", "*kaʿś*": "vexation/grief/anger", "*hawwâ*": "calamity/destruction/ruin", "*mōʾznayim*": "scales/balances", "*nāśāʾ*": "to lift up/carry/bear" } }

    3{ "verseID": "Job.6.3", "source": "כִּֽי־עַתָּ֗ה מֵח֣וֹל יַמִּ֣ים יִכְבָּ֑ד עַל־כֵּ֝֗ן דְּבָרַ֥י לָֽעוּ׃", "text": "*kî-ʿattâ mēḥôl yammîm yikbād ʿal-kēn dəbāray lāʿû*", "grammar": { "*kî-ʿattâ*": "conjunction + adverb - for now", "*mēḥôl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - than sand of", "*yammîm*": "noun, masculine plural - seas", "*yikbād*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is heavier", "*ʿal-kēn*": "preposition + adverb - therefore", "*dəbāray*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my words", "*lāʿû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd plural - they are rash/wild/hasty" }, "variants": { "*ḥôl*": "sand", "*yām*": "sea", "*kābēd*": "to be heavy/weighty/burdensome", "*lûaʿ*": "to speak rashly/wildly/hastily" } }

  • 5{ "verseID": "Job.10.5", "source": "הֲכִימֵ֣י אֱנ֣וֹשׁ יָמֶ֑יךָ אִם־שְׁ֝נוֹתֶ֗יךָ כִּ֣ימֵי גָֽבֶר׃", "text": "?*hăkîmê* *ʾĕnôš* *yāmêkā* if *šənôtêkā* like *kîmê* *gāber*", "grammar": { "*hăkîmê*": "interrogative particle + preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - are like days of", "*ʾĕnôš*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mankind", "*yāmêkā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your days", "*šənôtêkā*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your years", "*kîmê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - like days of", "*gāber*": "noun, masculine singular - man/strong man" }, "variants": { "*ʾĕnôš*": "man/mortal man/mankind", "*gāber*": "man/strong man/mighty one" } }

  • 9{ "verseID": "Job.41.9", "source": "אִישׁ־בְּאָחִ֥יהוּ יְדֻבָּ֑קוּ יִ֝תְלַכְּד֗וּ וְלֹ֣א יִתְפָּרָֽדוּ׃", "text": "*ʾΚ*-*bəʾāḥîhû* *yəḏubbāqû* *yiṯlakkəḏû* *wəlōʾ* *yiṯpārāḏû*", "grammar": { "*ʾΚ*-*bəʾāḥîhû*": "noun with preposition and noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - each to his brother", "*yəḏubbāqû*": "pual imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they are joined together", "*yiṯlakkəḏû*": "hithpael imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they capture themselves/hold together", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction with negative particle - and not", "*yiṯpārāḏû*": "hithpael imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they separate themselves" }, "variants": { "*ʾΚ*": "man/each one", "*ʾāḥîhû*": "his brother/his companion", "*yəḏubbāqû*": "they are joined together/they are attached", "*yiṯlakkəḏû*": "they hold together/they take hold of each other", "*yiṯpārāḏû*": "they separate themselves/they part/they divide" } }

  • 27{ "verseID": "Job.9.27", "source": "אִם־אָ֭מְרִי אֶשְׁכְּחָ֣ה שִׂיחִ֑י אֶעֶזְבָ֖ה פָנַ֣י וְאַבְלִֽיגָה׃", "text": "*ʾim-ʾāmrî* *ʾeškəḥâ* *śîḥî* *ʾeʿezbâ* *pānay* *wə-ʾablîgâ*", "grammar": { "*ʾim-ʾāmrî*": "conditional particle + qal infinitive construct + 1st person singular suffix - if my saying", "*ʾeškəḥâ*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - let me forget", "*śîḥî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my complaint", "*ʾeʿezbâ*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - let me leave", "*pānay*": "masculine plural noun + 1st person singular suffix - my face", "*wə-ʾablîgâ*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - and let me brighten up" }, "variants": { "*ʾāmrî*": "saying, speech, word", "*ʾeškəḥâ*": "to forget, ignore, neglect", "*śîḥî*": "complaint, meditation, anxiety", "*ʾeʿezbâ*": "to leave, abandon, forsake", "*pānay*": "face, presence, countenance", "*ʾablîgâ*": "to look cheerful, brighten up, smile" } }

  • 12{ "verseID": "Job.3.12", "source": "מַ֭דּוּעַ קִדְּמ֣וּנִי בִרְכָּ֑יִם וּמַה־שָּׁ֝דַ֗יִם כִּ֣י אִינָֽק׃", "text": "*maddûaʿ qiddəmûnî birkāyim ûmâ-šādayim kî ʾînāq*", "grammar": { "*maddûaʿ*": "interrogative adverb - why", "*qiddəmûnî*": "verb, Piel perfect, 3rd common plural with 1st common singular suffix - they met me/received me", "*birkāyim*": "noun, feminine dual - knees", "*ûmâ*": "conjunction + interrogative pronoun - and what", "*šādayim*": "noun, masculine dual - breasts", "*kî*": "conjunction - that", "*ʾînāq*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 1st common singular - I would suck" }, "variants": { "*maddûaʿ*": "why/for what reason", "*qiddəmûnî*": "they met me/they received me/they welcomed me", "*birkāyim*": "knees/laps", "*šādayim*": "breasts/teats", "*ʾînāq*": "I would suck/I would nurse" } }