1 {
"verseID": "Job.40.1",
"source": "וַיַּ֖עַן יְהוָ֥ה אֶת־אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃",
"text": "*wə-yaʿan* *YHWH* *ʾēt*-*ʾIyyōb* *wə-yōʾmar*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yaʿan*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and answered",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - LORD/Yahweh",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾIyyōb*": "proper noun - Job",
"*wə-yōʾmar*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and said"
},
"variants": {
"*yaʿan*": "to answer, respond, reply",
"*yōʾmar*": "to say, speak, utter"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Job.40.2",
"source": "הֲ֭רֹב עִם־שַׁדַּ֣י יִסּ֑וֹר מוֹכִ֖יחַ אֱל֣וֹהַּ יַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃ פ",
"text": "*hă-rōb* *ʿim*-*Šadday* *yissōr* *mōkîaḥ* *ʾĕlōahh* *yaʿănennâ*",
"grammar": {
"*hă-rōb*": "interrogative particle + infinitive/noun - contend/contention",
"*ʿim*": "preposition - with",
"*Šadday*": "divine name - Almighty",
"*yissōr*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he contends/disputes",
"*mōkîaḥ*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular - one who reproves/argues",
"*ʾĕlōahh*": "noun, masculine singular - God",
"*yaʿănennâ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - he will answer it"
},
"variants": {
"*rōb*": "contention, dispute, argument",
"*yissōr*": "to contend, argue, dispute",
"*mōkîaḥ*": "reprover, disputer, arguer",
"*ʾĕlōahh*": "God, deity",
"*yaʿănennâ*": "to answer, respond, reply"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Job.40.3",
"source": "וַיַּ֖עַן אִיּ֥וֹב אֶת־יְהוָ֗ה וַיֹּאמַֽר׃",
"text": "*wə-yaʿan* *ʾIyyōb* *ʾēt*-*YHWH* *wə-yōʾmar*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yaʿan*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and answered",
"*ʾIyyōb*": "proper noun - Job",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - LORD/Yahweh",
"*wə-yōʾmar*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and said"
},
"variants": {
"*yaʿan*": "to answer, respond, reply",
"*yōʾmar*": "to say, speak, utter"
}
}