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"
}
}