1 { "verseID": "Job.9.1", "source": "וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃", "text": "*wə-yaʿan* *ʾIyyōb* *wə-yōʾmar*", "grammar": { "*wə-yaʿan*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and answered", "*ʾIyyōb*": "masculine proper noun - Job", "*wə-yōʾmar*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and said" }, "variants": { "*yaʿan*": "to answer, respond", "*yōʾmar*": "to say, speak, utter" } }

2 { "verseID": "Job.9.2", "source": "אָ֭מְנָם יָדַ֣עְתִּי כִי־כֵ֑ן וּמַה־יִּצְדַּ֖ק אֱנ֣וֹשׁ עִם־אֵֽל׃", "text": "*ʾāmnām* *yādaʿtî* *kî-kēn* *û-mah-yiṣdaq* *ʾĕnôš* *ʿim-ʾēl*", "grammar": { "*ʾāmnām*": "adverb - truly, indeed", "*yādaʿtî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I know/have known", "*kî-kēn*": "conjunction + adverb - that thus/so", "*û-mah-yiṣdaq*": "conjunction + interrogative + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and how can be righteous", "*ʾĕnôš*": "masculine singular noun - man, mortal", "*ʿim-ʾēl*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - with God" }, "variants": { "*ʾāmnām*": "truly, indeed, verily", "*yādaʿtî*": "to know, understand, recognize", "*yiṣdaq*": "to be righteous, be justified, be in the right", "*ʾĕnôš*": "man, mankind, mortal (emphasizes frailty)", "*ʾēl*": "God, deity, divine being" } }

3 { "verseID": "Job.9.3", "source": "אִם־יַ֭חְפֹּץ לָרִ֣יב עִמּ֑וֹ לֹֽא־יַ֝עֲנֶ֗נּוּ אַחַ֥ת מִנִּי־אָֽלֶף׃", "text": "*ʾim-yaḥpōṣ* *lārîb* *ʿimmô* *lōʾ-yaʿănennû* *ʾaḥat* *minnî-ʾālep*", "grammar": { "*ʾim-yaḥpōṣ*": "conditional particle + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - if he desires", "*lārîb*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to contend/dispute", "*ʿimmô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - with him", "*lōʾ-yaʿănennû*": "negative particle + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - he cannot answer him", "*ʾaḥat*": "feminine singular numeral - one", "*minnî-ʾālep*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - from/of a thousand" }, "variants": { "*yaḥpōṣ*": "to desire, take pleasure in, wish", "*rîb*": "to contend, dispute, plead", "*yaʿănennû*": "to answer, respond, reply" } }

4 { "verseID": "Job.9.4", "source": "חֲכַ֣ם לֵ֭בָב וְאַמִּ֣יץ כֹּ֑חַ מִֽי־הִקְשָׁ֥ה אֵ֝לָ֗יו וַיִּשְׁלָֽם׃", "text": "*ḥăkam* *lēbāb* *wə-ʾammîṣ* *kōaḥ* *mî-hiqšâ* *ʾēlāyw* *wə-yišlām*", "grammar": { "*ḥăkam*": "adjective masculine singular construct - wise of", "*lēbāb*": "masculine singular noun - heart/mind", "*wə-ʾammîṣ*": "conjunction + adjective masculine singular construct - and mighty of", "*kōaḥ*": "masculine singular noun - strength/power", "*mî-hiqšâ*": "interrogative pronoun + hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - who has hardened", "*ʾēlāyw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - against him", "*wə-yišlām*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and has remained safe/has prospered" }, "variants": { "*ḥăkam*": "wise, skilled, experienced", "*lēbāb*": "heart, mind, inner person", "*ʾammîṣ*": "strong, mighty, powerful", "*kōaḥ*": "strength, power, might", "*hiqšâ*": "to harden, be stubborn, be obstinate", "*yišlām*": "to be complete, be safe, be at peace" } }

5 { "verseID": "Job.9.5", "source": "הַמַּעְתִּ֣יק הָ֭רִים וְלֹ֣א יָדָ֑עוּ אֲשֶׁ֖ר הֲפָכָ֣ם בְּאַפּֽוֹ׃", "text": "*ha-maʿtîq* *hārîm* *wə-lōʾ* *yādāʿû* *ʾăšer* *hăpākām* *bə-ʾappô*", "grammar": { "*ha-maʿtîq*": "definite article + hiphil participle masculine singular - the one who removes", "*hārîm*": "masculine plural noun - mountains", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yādāʿû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they know", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who, which, that", "*hăpākām*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - he overturns them", "*bə-ʾappô*": "preposition + masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his anger" }, "variants": { "*maʿtîq*": "to remove, move, relocate", "*hārîm*": "mountains, hills", "*yādāʿû*": "to know, perceive, understand", "*hăpākām*": "to overturn, overthrow, upset", "*ʾappô*": "nose, face, anger" } }

6 { "verseID": "Job.9.6", "source": "הַמַּרְגִּ֣יז אֶ֭רֶץ מִמְּקוֹמָ֑הּ וְ֝עַמּוּדֶ֗יהָ יִתְפַלָּצֽוּן׃", "text": "*ha-margîz* *ʾereṣ* *mi-mmǝqômāh* *wə-ʿammûdeyhā* *yitpallāṣûn*", "grammar": { "*ha-margîz*": "definite article + hiphil participle masculine singular - the one who shakes", "*ʾereṣ*": "feminine singular noun - earth/land", "*mi-mmǝqômāh*": "preposition + masculine singular noun + 3rd feminine singular suffix - from its place", "*wə-ʿammûdeyhā*": "conjunction + masculine plural noun + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and its pillars", "*yitpallāṣûn*": "hithpael imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they tremble/shake" }, "variants": { "*margîz*": "to shake, quake, disturb, agitate", "*ʾereṣ*": "earth, land, ground", "*mǝqômāh*": "place, location, position", "*ʿammûdeyhā*": "pillars, columns, supports", "*yitpallāṣûn*": "to tremble, shake, quiver" } }

7 { "verseID": "Job.9.7", "source": "הָאֹמֵ֣ר לַ֭חֶרֶס וְלֹ֣א יִזְרָ֑ח וּבְעַ֖ד כּוֹכָבִ֣ים יַחְתֹּֽם׃", "text": "*hā-ʾōmēr* *la-ḥeres* *wə-lōʾ* *yizrāḥ* *û-bəʿad* *kôkābîm* *yaḥtōm*", "grammar": { "*hā-ʾōmēr*": "definite article + qal participle masculine singular - the one who speaks/commands", "*la-ḥeres*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - to the sun", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yizrāḥ*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - it rises/shines", "*û-bəʿad*": "conjunction + preposition - and around/behind", "*kôkābîm*": "masculine plural noun - stars", "*yaḥtōm*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he seals" }, "variants": { "*ʾōmēr*": "to say, speak, command", "*ḥeres*": "sun, solar disc", "*yizrāḥ*": "to rise, shine, appear", "*bəʿad*": "behind, around, through", "*kôkābîm*": "stars, celestial bodies", "*yaḥtōm*": "to seal, shut up, enclose" } }

8 { "verseID": "Job.9.8", "source": "נֹטֶ֣ה שָׁמַ֣יִם לְבַדּ֑וֹ וְ֝דוֹרֵ֗ךְ עַל־בָּ֥מֳתֵי יָֽם׃", "text": "*nōṭeh* *šāmayim* *lə-baddô* *wə-dôrēk* *ʿal-bāmŏtê* *yām*", "grammar": { "*nōṭeh*": "qal participle masculine singular - stretching out", "*šāmayim*": "masculine dual noun - heavens/sky", "*lə-baddô*": "preposition + masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - by himself", "*wə-dôrēk*": "conjunction + qal participle masculine singular - and treading", "*ʿal-bāmŏtê*": "preposition + feminine plural construct noun - upon heights of", "*yām*": "masculine singular noun - sea" }, "variants": { "*nōṭeh*": "to stretch out, extend, spread", "*šāmayim*": "heavens, sky, firmament", "*baddô*": "separation, alone, by oneself", "*dôrēk*": "to tread, walk, march", "*bāmŏtê*": "heights, high places, waves", "*yām*": "sea, ocean, large body of water" } }

9 { "verseID": "Job.9.9", "source": "עֹֽשֶׂה־עָ֭שׁ כְּסִ֥יל וְכִימָ֗ה וְחַדְרֵ֥י תֵמָֽן׃", "text": "*ʿōśeh-ʿāš* *kəsîl* *wə-kîmâ* *wə-ḥadrê* *têmān*", "grammar": { "*ʿōśeh-ʿāš*": "qal participle masculine singular + masculine singular noun - making Bear", "*kəsîl*": "masculine singular noun - Orion", "*wə-kîmâ*": "conjunction + feminine singular noun - and Pleiades", "*wə-ḥadrê*": "conjunction + masculine plural construct noun - and chambers of", "*têmān*": "masculine singular noun - south" }, "variants": { "*ʿōśeh*": "to make, do, create", "*ʿāš*": "Bear (constellation, possibly Ursa Major)", "*kəsîl*": "Orion (constellation)", "*kîmâ*": "Pleiades (star cluster)", "*ḥadrê*": "chambers, rooms, inner parts", "*têmān*": "south, southern region" } }

10 { "verseID": "Job.9.10", "source": "עֹשֶׂ֣ה גְ֭דֹלוֹת עַד־אֵ֣ין חֵ֑קֶר וְ֝נִפְלָא֗וֹת עַד־אֵ֥ין מִסְפָּֽר׃", "text": "*ʿōśeh* *gədōlôt* *ʿad-ʾên* *ḥēqer* *wə-niplāʾôt* *ʿad-ʾên* *mispār*", "grammar": { "*ʿōśeh*": "qal participle masculine singular - doing/making", "*gədōlôt*": "feminine plural adjective - great things", "*ʿad-ʾên*": "preposition + construct particle of negation - until there is no", "*ḥēqer*": "masculine singular noun - searching/investigation", "*wə-niplāʾôt*": "conjunction + niphal participle feminine plural - and wonderful things", "*ʿad-ʾên*": "preposition + construct particle of negation - until there is no", "*mispār*": "masculine singular noun - number/counting" }, "variants": { "*ʿōśeh*": "to do, make, create", "*gədōlôt*": "great things, big things, wonders", "*ḥēqer*": "searching, investigation, finding out", "*niplāʾôt*": "wonders, marvels, miracles", "*mispār*": "number, count, quantity" } }

11 { "verseID": "Job.9.11", "source": "הֵ֤ן יַעֲבֹ֣ר עָ֭לַי וְלֹ֣א אֶרְאֶ֑ה וְ֝יַחֲלֹ֗ף וְֽלֹא־אָבִ֥ין לֽוֹ׃", "text": "*hēn* *yaʿăbōr* *ʿālay* *wə-lōʾ* *ʾerʾeh* *wə-yaḥălōp* *wə-lōʾ-ʾābîn* *lô*", "grammar": { "*hēn*": "demonstrative particle - behold/see", "*yaʿăbōr*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he passes", "*ʿālay*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - over me", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*ʾerʾeh*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I see", "*wə-yaḥălōp*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he passes on", "*wə-lōʾ-ʾābîn*": "conjunction + negative particle + qal imperfect 1st person singular - and I do not perceive", "*lô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - him/it" }, "variants": { "*hēn*": "behold, see, lo", "*yaʿăbōr*": "to pass, cross over, go through", "*ʾerʾeh*": "to see, perceive, observe", "*yaḥălōp*": "to pass, go through, change", "*ʾābîn*": "to understand, perceive, discern" } }

12 { "verseID": "Job.9.12", "source": "הֵ֣ן יַ֭חְתֹּף מִ֣י יְשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ מִֽי־יֹאמַ֥ר אֵ֝לָ֗יו מַֽה־תַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃", "text": "*hēn* *yaḥtōp* *mî* *yəšîbennû* *mî-yōʾmar* *ʾēlāyw* *mah-taʿăśeh*", "grammar": { "*hēn*": "demonstrative particle - behold/see", "*yaḥtōp*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he snatches away", "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*yəšîbennû*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - can restrain him", "*mî-yōʾmar*": "interrogative pronoun + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - who will say", "*ʾēlāyw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*mah-taʿăśeh*": "interrogative pronoun + qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - what are you doing" }, "variants": { "*hēn*": "behold, see, lo", "*yaḥtōp*": "to seize, snatch away, take", "*yəšîbennû*": "to return, restore, bring back", "*yōʾmar*": "to say, speak, tell", "*taʿăśeh*": "to do, make, act" } }

13 { "verseID": "Job.9.13", "source": "אֱ֭לוֹהַּ לֹא־יָשִׁ֣יב אַפּ֑וֹ תַּחְתָּ֥יו שָׁ֝חֲח֗וּ עֹ֣זְרֵי רָֽהַב׃", "text": "*ʾĕlôah* *lōʾ-yāšîb* *ʾappô* *taḥtāyw* *šāḥăḥû* *ʿōzrê* *rāhab*", "grammar": { "*ʾĕlôah*": "masculine singular noun - God", "*lōʾ-yāšîb*": "negative particle + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will not turn back", "*ʾappô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his anger", "*taḥtāyw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - beneath him", "*šāḥăḥû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they bowed down", "*ʿōzrê*": "qal participle masculine plural construct - helpers of", "*rāhab*": "proper noun - Rahab (mythological sea monster)" }, "variants": { "*ʾĕlôah*": "God, deity", "*yāšîb*": "to turn back, withdraw, restrain", "*ʾappô*": "anger, nose, face", "*šāḥăḥû*": "to bow down, be brought low, be humbled", "*ʿōzrê*": "helpers, supporters, allies", "*rāhab*": "Rahab (mythical sea monster), storm, arrogance" } }

14 { "verseID": "Job.9.14", "source": "אַ֭ף כִּֽי־אָנֹכִ֣י אֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ אֶבְחֲרָ֖ה דְבָרַ֣י עִמּוֹ׃", "text": "*ʾap* *kî-ʾānōkî* *ʾeʿĕnennû* *ʾebḥărâ* *dəbāray* *ʿimmô*", "grammar": { "*ʾap*": "conjunction/adverb - indeed/even/also", "*kî-ʾānōkî*": "conjunction + 1st person singular independent pronoun - that I", "*ʾeʿĕnennû*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - I will answer him", "*ʾebḥărâ*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - let me choose", "*dəbāray*": "masculine plural noun + 1st person singular suffix - my words", "*ʿimmô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - with him" }, "variants": { "*ʾap*": "indeed, even, also, how much less/more", "*kî*": "that, because, when", "*ʾānōkî*": "I, myself", "*ʾeʿĕnennû*": "to answer, respond, reply", "*ʾebḥărâ*": "to choose, select, elect", "*dəbāray*": "words, sayings, matters" } }

15 { "verseID": "Job.9.15", "source": "אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִם־צָ֭דַקְתִּי לֹ֣א אֶעֱנֶ֑ה לִ֝מְשֹׁפְטִ֗י אֶתְחַנָּֽן׃", "text": "*ʾăšer* *ʾim-ṣādaqtî* *lōʾ* *ʾeʿĕneh* *li-mšōpṭî* *ʾetḥannān*", "grammar": { "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who/which/that", "*ʾim-ṣādaqtî*": "conditional particle + qal perfect 1st person singular - though I am righteous", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ʾeʿĕneh*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will answer", "*li-mšōpṭî*": "preposition + qal participle masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - to my judge", "*ʾetḥannān*": "hithpael imperfect 1st person singular - I must plead for mercy" }, "variants": { "*ʾim-ṣādaqtî*": "to be righteous, be just, be in the right", "*ʾeʿĕneh*": "to answer, respond, reply", "*mšōpṭî*": "judge, one who judges me", "*ʾetḥannān*": "to seek favor, implore, plead for mercy" } }

16 { "verseID": "Job.9.16", "source": "אִם־קָרָ֥אתִי וַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑נִי לֹֽא־אַ֝אֲמִ֗ין כִּֽי־יַאֲזִ֥ין קוֹלִֽי׃", "text": "*ʾim-qārāʾtî* *wa-yaʿănēnî* *lōʾ-ʾaʾămîn* *kî-yaʾăzîn* *qôlî*", "grammar": { "*ʾim-qārāʾtî*": "conditional particle + qal perfect 1st person singular - if I called", "*wa-yaʿănēnî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - and he answered me", "*lōʾ-ʾaʾămîn*": "negative particle + hiphil imperfect 1st person singular - I would not believe", "*kî-yaʾăzîn*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - that he would listen to", "*qôlî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my voice" }, "variants": { "*qārāʾtî*": "to call, cry out, summon", "*yaʿănēnî*": "to answer, respond, reply", "*ʾaʾămîn*": "to believe, trust, have faith in", "*yaʾăzîn*": "to hear, listen, pay attention to", "*qôlî*": "voice, sound, noise" } }

17 { "verseID": "Job.9.17", "source": "אֲשֶׁר־בִּשְׂעָרָ֥ה יְשׁוּפֵ֑נִי וְהִרְבָּ֖ה פְצָעַ֣י חִנָּֽם׃", "text": "*ʾăšer-biśʿārâ* *yəšûpēnî* *wə-hirbâ* *pəṣāʿay* *ḥinnām*", "grammar": { "*ʾăšer-biśʿārâ*": "relative pronoun + preposition + feminine singular noun - who with a tempest", "*yəšûpēnî*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - he crushes me", "*wə-hirbâ*": "conjunction + hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - and he multiplies", "*pəṣāʿay*": "masculine plural noun + 1st person singular suffix - my wounds", "*ḥinnām*": "adverb - without cause" }, "variants": { "*biśʿārâ*": "in a storm, in a tempest, in a whirlwind", "*yəšûpēnî*": "to crush, bruise, attack", "*hirbâ*": "to multiply, increase, make many", "*pəṣāʿay*": "wounds, injuries, bruises", "*ḥinnām*": "without cause, for no reason, freely" } }

18 { "verseID": "Job.9.18", "source": "לֹֽא־יִ֭תְּנֵנִי הָשֵׁ֣ב רוּחִ֑י כִּ֥י יַ֝שְׂבִּעַ֗נִי מַמְּרֹרִֽים׃", "text": "*lōʾ-yittənēnî* *hāšēb* *rûḥî* *kî* *yaśbîʿanî* *mamrōrîm*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ-yittənēnî*": "negative particle + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - he will not allow me", "*hāšēb*": "hiphil infinitive construct - to return/recover", "*rûḥî*": "feminine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my breath", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*yaśbîʿanî*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - he fills me", "*mamrōrîm*": "masculine plural noun - with bitterness" }, "variants": { "*yittənēnî*": "to give, allow, permit", "*hāšēb*": "to return, bring back, restore", "*rûḥî*": "breath, spirit, wind", "*yaśbîʿanî*": "to satisfy, fill, satiate", "*mamrōrîm*": "bitter things, bitterness" } }

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" } }

20 { "verseID": "Job.9.20", "source": "אִם־אֶ֭צְדָּק פִּ֣י יַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִי תָּֽם־אָ֝֗נִי וַֽיַּעְקְשֵֽׁנִי׃", "text": "*ʾim-ʾeṣdāq* *pî* *yaršîʿēnî* *tām-ʾānî* *wa-yaʿqəšēnî*", "grammar": { "*ʾim-ʾeṣdāq*": "conditional particle + qal imperfect 1st person singular - if I justify myself", "*pî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my mouth", "*yaršîʿēnî*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - will condemn me", "*tām-ʾānî*": "adjective masculine singular + 1st person singular independent pronoun - blameless am I", "*wa-yaʿqəšēnî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - yet he will declare me crooked" }, "variants": { "*ʾeṣdāq*": "to be right, be just, be righteous", "*pî*": "mouth, opening, speech", "*yaršîʿēnî*": "to declare guilty, condemn, prove wrong", "*tām*": "complete, blameless, perfect", "*yaʿqəšēnî*": "to twist, pervert, make crooked" } }

21 { "verseID": "Job.9.21", "source": "תָּֽם־אָ֭נִי לֹֽא־אֵדַ֥ע נַפְשִׁ֗י אֶמְאַ֥ס חַיָּֽי׃", "text": "*tām-ʾānî* *lōʾ-ʾēdaʿ* *napšî* *ʾemʾas* *ḥayyāy*", "grammar": { "*tām-ʾānî*": "adjective masculine singular + 1st person singular independent pronoun - blameless am I", "*lōʾ-ʾēdaʿ*": "negative particle + qal imperfect 1st person singular - I do not know", "*napšî*": "feminine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*ʾemʾas*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I despise", "*ḥayyāy*": "masculine plural noun + 1st person singular suffix - my life" }, "variants": { "*tām*": "complete, blameless, perfect", "*ʾēdaʿ*": "to know, understand, recognize", "*napšî*": "soul, self, life", "*ʾemʾas*": "to reject, despise, refuse", "*ḥayyāy*": "life, lifetime, living" } }

22 { "verseID": "Job.9.22", "source": "אַחַ֗ת הִ֥יא עַל־כֵּ֥ן אָמַ֑רְתִּי תָּ֥ם וְ֝רָשָׁ֗ע ה֣וּא מְכַלֶּֽה׃", "text": "*ʾaḥat* *hîʾ* *ʿal-kēn* *ʾāmartî* *tām* *wə-rāšāʿ* *hûʾ* *məkalleh*", "grammar": { "*ʾaḥat*": "feminine singular numeral - one (thing)", "*hîʾ*": "3rd person feminine singular independent pronoun - it", "*ʿal-kēn*": "preposition + adverb - therefore", "*ʾāmartî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I say", "*tām*": "adjective masculine singular - blameless", "*wə-rāšāʿ*": "conjunction + adjective masculine singular - and wicked", "*hûʾ*": "3rd person masculine singular independent pronoun - he", "*məkalleh*": "piel participle masculine singular - destroying" }, "variants": { "*ʾaḥat*": "one, single, a certain", "*ʿal-kēn*": "therefore, thus, so", "*ʾāmartî*": "to say, speak, utter", "*tām*": "blameless, perfect, complete", "*rāšāʿ*": "wicked, guilty, criminal", "*məkalleh*": "to destroy, finish, consume" } }

23 { "verseID": "Job.9.23", "source": "אִם־שׁ֭וֹט יָמִ֣ית פִּתְאֹ֑ם לְמַסַּ֖ת נְקִיִּ֣ים יִלְעָֽג׃", "text": "*ʾim-šôṭ* *yāmît* *pitʾōm* *lə-massat* *nəqiyyîm* *yilʿāg*", "grammar": { "*ʾim-šôṭ*": "conditional particle + masculine singular noun - if scourge", "*yāmît*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - kills", "*pitʾōm*": "adverb - suddenly", "*lə-massat*": "preposition + feminine singular construct noun - at the despair of", "*nəqiyyîm*": "adjective masculine plural - innocent ones", "*yilʿāg*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he mocks" }, "variants": { "*šôṭ*": "scourge, whip, plague", "*yāmît*": "to kill, cause to die, put to death", "*pitʾōm*": "suddenly, unexpectedly", "*massat*": "despair, trial, testing", "*nəqiyyîm*": "innocent, clean, free from guilt", "*yilʿāg*": "to mock, scorn, deride" } }

24 { "verseID": "Job.9.24", "source": "אֶ֤רֶץ ׀ נִתְּנָ֬ה בְֽיַד־רָשָׁ֗ע פְּנֵֽי־שֹׁפְטֶ֥יהָ יְכַסֶּ֑ה אִם־לֹ֖א אֵפ֣וֹא מִי־הֽוּא׃", "text": "*ʾereṣ* *nittənâ* *bə-yad-rāšāʿ* *pənê-šōpṭeyhā* *yəkasseh* *ʾim-lōʾ* *ʾēpôʾ* *mî-hûʾ*", "grammar": { "*ʾereṣ*": "feminine singular noun - earth/land", "*nittənâ*": "niphal perfect 3rd feminine singular - is given", "*bə-yad-rāšāʿ*": "preposition + feminine singular construct noun + adjective masculine singular - into hand of wicked", "*pənê-šōpṭeyhā*": "masculine plural construct noun + qal participle masculine plural + 3rd feminine singular suffix - faces of its judges", "*yəkasseh*": "piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he covers", "*ʾim-lōʾ*": "conditional particle + negative particle - if not", "*ʾēpôʾ*": "adverb - then", "*mî-hûʾ*": "interrogative pronoun + 3rd person masculine singular independent pronoun - who is he" }, "variants": { "*ʾereṣ*": "earth, land, ground", "*nittənâ*": "to be given, be handed over", "*yad*": "hand, power, control", "*rāšāʿ*": "wicked person, evil one", "*pənê*": "face, surface, presence", "*šōpṭeyhā*": "judges, those who judge", "*yəkasseh*": "to cover, conceal, hide" } }

25 { "verseID": "Job.9.25", "source": "וְיָמַ֣י קַ֭לּוּ מִנִּי־רָ֑ץ בָּֽ֝רְח֗וּ לֹא־רָא֥וּ טוֹבָֽה׃", "text": "*wə-yāmay* *qallû* *minnî-rāṣ* *bārəḥû* *lōʾ-rāʾû* *ṭôbâ*", "grammar": { "*wə-yāmay*": "conjunction + masculine plural noun + 1st person singular suffix - and my days", "*qallû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - are swifter", "*minnî-rāṣ*": "preposition + qal participle masculine singular - than a runner", "*bārəḥû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they flee", "*lōʾ-rāʾû*": "negative particle + qal perfect 3rd common plural - they do not see", "*ṭôbâ*": "feminine singular noun/adjective - good" }, "variants": { "*yāmay*": "days, time, lifetime", "*qallû*": "to be swift, be light, be insignificant", "*rāṣ*": "runner, courier", "*bārəḥû*": "to flee, run away, escape", "*rāʾû*": "to see, perceive, witness", "*ṭôbâ*": "good, pleasant, agreeable" } }

26 { "verseID": "Job.9.26", "source": "חָ֭לְפוּ עִם־אֳנִיּ֣וֹת אֵבֶ֑ה כְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁר יָט֥וּשׂ עֲלֵי־אֹֽכֶל׃", "text": "*ḥālpû* *ʿim-ʾŏniyyôt* *ʾēbeh* *kə-nešer* *yāṭûś* *ʿălê-ʾōkel*", "grammar": { "*ḥālpû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they pass away", "*ʿim-ʾŏniyyôt*": "preposition + feminine plural noun - with ships of", "*ʾēbeh*": "noun - reed/papyrus", "*kə-nešer*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - like an eagle", "*yāṭûś*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - swoops", "*ʿălê-ʾōkel*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - upon food" }, "variants": { "*ḥālpû*": "to pass, slip away, go by", "*ʾŏniyyôt*": "ships, vessels, boats", "*ʾēbeh*": "reed, papyrus (swift boats)", "*nešer*": "eagle, vulture, large bird of prey", "*yāṭûś*": "to swoop down, dart, pounce", "*ʾōkel*": "food, prey, meal" } }

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" } }

28 { "verseID": "Job.9.28", "source": "יָגֹ֥רְתִּי כָל־עַצְּבֹתָ֑י יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי כִּי־לֹ֥א תְנַקֵּֽנִי׃", "text": "*yāgōrtî* *kāl-ʿaṣṣəbōtāy* *yādaʿtî* *kî-lōʾ* *tənaqqēnî*", "grammar": { "*yāgōrtî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I dread", "*kāl-ʿaṣṣəbōtāy*": "masculine singular construct + feminine plural noun + 1st person singular suffix - all my pains", "*yādaʿtî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I know", "*kî-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - that not", "*tənaqqēnî*": "piel imperfect 2nd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - you will hold me innocent" }, "variants": { "*yāgōrtî*": "to fear, dread, be afraid", "*ʿaṣṣəbōtāy*": "pains, sorrows, hardships", "*yādaʿtî*": "to know, understand, recognize", "*tənaqqēnî*": "to acquit, hold innocent, clear" } }

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" } }

30 { "verseID": "Job.9.30", "source": "אִם־הִתְרָחַ֥צְתִּי בְמֵי־שָׁ֑לֶג וַ֝הֲזִכּ֗וֹתִי בְּבֹ֣ר כַּפָּי‪׃", "text": "*ʾim-hitrāḥaṣtî* *bə-mê-šāleg* *wa-hăzikkôtî* *bə-bōr* *kappāy*", "grammar": { "*ʾim-hitrāḥaṣtî*": "conditional particle + hithpael perfect 1st person singular - if I wash myself", "*bə-mê-šāleg*": "preposition + masculine plural construct noun + masculine singular noun - with snow water", "*wa-hăzikkôtî*": "conjunction + hiphil perfect 1st person singular - and I cleanse", "*bə-bōr*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - with lye/soap", "*kappāy*": "feminine dual noun + 1st person singular suffix - my hands/palms" }, "variants": { "*hitrāḥaṣtî*": "to wash oneself, bathe, cleanse", "*mê-šāleg*": "snow water, water of snow", "*hăzikkôtî*": "to cleanse, make clean, purify", "*bōr*": "lye, soap, cleansing agent", "*kappāy*": "palms, hands" } }

31 { "verseID": "Job.9.31", "source": "אָ֭ז בַּשַּׁ֣חַת תִּטְבְּלֵ֑נִי וְ֝תִֽעֲב֗וּנִי שַׂלְמוֹתָֽי׃", "text": "*ʾāz* *ba-ššaḥat* *tiṭbəlēnî* *wə-tiʿăbûnî* *śalmôtāy*", "grammar": { "*ʾāz*": "adverb - then", "*ba-ššaḥat*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - in the pit", "*tiṭbəlēnî*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - you plunge me", "*wə-tiʿăbûnî*": "conjunction + piel perfect 3rd common plural + 1st person singular suffix - and they abhor me", "*śalmôtāy*": "feminine plural noun + 1st person singular suffix - my clothes" }, "variants": { "*ʾāz*": "then, at that time", "*šaḥat*": "pit, ditch, grave", "*tiṭbəlēnî*": "to dip, plunge, immerse", "*tiʿăbûnî*": "to abhor, detest, loathe", "*śalmôtāy*": "clothes, garments, raiment" } }

32 { "verseID": "Job.9.32", "source": "כִּי־לֹא־אִ֣ישׁ כָּמֹ֣נִי אֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ נָב֥וֹא יַ֝חְדָּ֗ו בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃", "text": "*kî-lōʾ-ʾîš* *kāmōnî* *ʾeʿĕnennû* *nābôʾ* *yaḥdāw* *ba-mmišpāṭ*", "grammar": { "*kî-lōʾ-ʾîš*": "conjunction + negative particle + masculine singular noun - for not a man", "*kāmōnî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - like me", "*ʾeʿĕnennû*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - I can answer him", "*nābôʾ*": "qal imperfect 1st person plural - we may come", "*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - together", "*ba-mmišpāṭ*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - to the judgment" }, "variants": { "*ʾîš*": "man, person, husband", "*kāmōnî*": "like me, as I am", "*ʾeʿĕnennû*": "to answer, respond, reply", "*nābôʾ*": "to come, enter, arrive", "*yaḥdāw*": "together, unitedly", "*mišpāṭ*": "judgment, justice, legal proceeding" } }

33 { "verseID": "Job.9.33", "source": "לֹ֣א יֵשׁ־בֵּינֵ֣ינוּ מוֹכִ֑יחַ יָשֵׁ֖ת יָד֣וֹ עַל־שְׁנֵֽינוּ׃", "text": "*lōʾ* *yēš-bênênû* *môkîaḥ* *yāšēt* *yādô* *ʿal-šənênû*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yēš-bênênû*": "existential particle + preposition + 1st person plural suffix - there is between us", "*môkîaḥ*": "hiphil participle masculine singular - an arbiter", "*yāšēt*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular jussive - who might lay", "*yādô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand", "*ʿal-šənênû*": "preposition + numeral + 1st person plural suffix - upon us both" }, "variants": { "*yēš*": "there is, there exists", "*bênênû*": "between us, among us", "*môkîaḥ*": "arbiter, mediator, judge", "*yāšēt*": "to place, set, put", "*yādô*": "hand, power", "*šənênû*": "both of us, the two of us" } }

34 { "verseID": "Job.9.34", "source": "יָסֵ֣ר מֵעָלַ֣י שִׁבְט֑וֹ וְ֝אֵמָת֗וֹ אַֽל־תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃", "text": "*yāsēr* *mēʿālay* *šibṭô* *wə-ʾēmātô* *ʾal-təbaʿătannî*", "grammar": { "*yāsēr*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular jussive - let him remove", "*mēʿālay*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - from upon me", "*šibṭô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his rod", "*wə-ʾēmātô*": "conjunction + feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his terror", "*ʾal-təbaʿătannî*": "negative particle + piel imperfect 3rd feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - let it not terrify me" }, "variants": { "*yāsēr*": "to remove, take away, turn aside", "*mēʿālay*": "from upon me, from against me", "*šibṭô*": "rod, staff, club, scepter", "*ʾēmātô*": "terror, dread, fear", "*təbaʿătannî*": "to terrify, startle, overwhelm with fear" } }

35 { "verseID": "Job.9.35", "source": "אַֽ֭דַבְּרָה וְלֹ֣א אִירָאֶ֑נּוּ כִּ֥י לֹא־כֵ֥ן אָ֝נֹכִ֗י עִמָּדִֽי׃", "text": "*ʾădabbərâ* *wə-lōʾ* *ʾîrāʾennû* *kî* *lōʾ-kēn* *ʾānōkî* *ʿimmādî*", "grammar": { "*ʾădabbərâ*": "piel imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - let me speak", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*ʾîrāʾennû*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - I will fear him", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*lōʾ-kēn*": "negative particle + adverb - not so", "*ʾānōkî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - I", "*ʿimmādî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - with myself" }, "variants": { "*ʾădabbərâ*": "to speak, talk, address", "*ʾîrāʾennû*": "to fear, be afraid, be in awe", "*lōʾ-kēn*": "not so, not thus", "*ʾānōkî*": "I, myself", "*ʿimmādî*": "with me, by myself, in my own estimation" } }