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"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Job.24.18",
"source": "קַֽל־ה֤וּא ׀ עַל־פְּנֵי־מַ֗יִם תְּקֻלַּ֣ל חֶלְקָתָ֣ם בָּאָ֑רֶץ לֹֽא־יִ֝פְנֶה דֶּ֣רֶךְ כְּרָמִֽים",
"text": "*Qal-hûʾ* upon *pənê-mayim təqullal ḥelqātām bāʾāreṣ lōʾ-yipneh dereḵ kərāmîm*",
"grammar": {
"*Qal-hûʾ*": "adjective masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular pronoun - 'light/swift is he'",
"*pənê-mayim*": "noun masculine plural construct + noun masculine plural - 'face of waters'",
"*təqullal*": "pual imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - 'is cursed'",
"*ḥelqātām*": "noun feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'their portion'",
"*bāʾāreṣ*": "preposition *bə* + definite article + noun feminine singular - 'in the land'",
"*lōʾ-yipneh*": "negative particle + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he does not turn'",
"*dereḵ*": "noun masculine singular construct - 'way of'",
"*kərāmîm*": "noun masculine plural - 'vineyards'"
},
"variants": {
"*Qal-hûʾ*": "light/swift is he",
"*pənê-mayim*": "face of waters/surface of water",
"*təqullal*": "is cursed/is treated as cursed",
"*ḥelqātām*": "their portion/their plot of land",
"*bāʾāreṣ*": "in the land/in the earth/in the country",
"*yipneh*": "turns/faces/approaches",
"*dereḵ*": "way/road/path",
"*kərāmîm*": "vineyards/orchards"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Job.24.19",
"source": "צִיָּ֤ה גַם־חֹ֗ם יִגְזְל֥וּ מֵֽימֵי־שֶׁ֗לֶג שְׁא֣וֹל חָטָֽאוּ",
"text": "*Ṣiyyâ gam-ḥōm yigzəlû mêmê-šeleg šəʾôl ḥāṭāʾû*",
"grammar": {
"*Ṣiyyâ*": "noun feminine singular - 'drought/dry place'",
"*gam-ḥōm*": "adverb/conjunction + noun masculine singular - 'also heat'",
"*yigzəlû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they seize/rob'",
"*mêmê-šeleg*": "noun masculine plural construct + noun masculine singular - 'waters of snow'",
"*šəʾôl*": "noun feminine singular - 'Sheol/underworld'",
"*ḥāṭāʾû*": "qal perfect 3rd person common plural - 'they have sinned'"
},
"variants": {
"*Ṣiyyâ*": "drought/dry place/parched ground",
"*ḥōm*": "heat/hot weather",
"*yigzəlû*": "seize/rob/consume",
"*mêmê-šeleg*": "waters of snow/snow water/melted snow",
"*šəʾôl*": "Sheol/underworld/grave",
"*ḥāṭāʾû*": "have sinned/miss the mark/offend"
}
}