7 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.7",
"source": "גָּדַ֧ר בַּעֲדִ֛י וְלֹ֥א אֵצֵ֖א הִכְבִּ֥יד נְחָשְׁתִּֽי׃",
"text": "*gādar* about *baʿădî* and not *ʾēṣēʾ* *hikbîd* *neḥāštî*",
"grammar": {
"*gādar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - hedged/walled up",
"*baʿădî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - about me/around me",
"*ʾēṣēʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will go out",
"*hikbîd*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he made heavy",
"*neḥāštî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my bronze/chains"
},
"variants": {
"*gādar*": "hedged/walled up/fenced",
"*baʿădî*": "about me/around me/for my sake",
"*hikbîd*": "he made heavy/he weighed down",
"*neḥāštî*": "my bronze/my chains/my fetters/my copper"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.8",
"source": "גַּ֣ם כִּ֤י אֶזְעַק֙ וַאֲשַׁוֵּ֔עַ שָׂתַ֖ם תְּפִלָּתִֽי׃",
"text": "*gam* when *kî* *ʾezʿaq* *waʾăšawwēaʿ* *śātam* *tepillātî*",
"grammar": {
"*gam*": "adverb - also/even",
"*kî*": "conjunction - when/that/because",
"*ʾezʿaq*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I cry out",
"*waʾăšawwēaʿ*": "verb, piel imperfect consecutive, 1st person singular - and I cry for help",
"*śātam*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he shut out",
"*tepillātî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my prayer"
},
"variants": {
"*gam*": "also/even/moreover/indeed",
"*kî*": "when/that/because/although",
"*ʾezʿaq*": "I cry out/I call/I scream",
"*waʾăšawwēaʿ*": "and I cry for help/and I plead",
"*śātam*": "he shut out/he blocked/he stopped"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.9",
"source": "גָּדַ֤ר דְּרָכַי֙ בְּגָזִ֔ית נְתִיבֹתַ֖י עִוָּֽה׃",
"text": "*gādar* *derākay* with *gāzît* *netîbōtay* *ʿiwwâ*",
"grammar": {
"*gādar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - hedged/walled up",
"*derākay*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my ways",
"*gāzît*": "noun, feminine singular - hewn stone",
"*netîbōtay*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my paths",
"*ʿiwwâ*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - made crooked"
},
"variants": {
"*gādar*": "hedged/walled up/fenced",
"*gāzît*": "hewn stone/cut stone/dressed stone",
"*ʿiwwâ*": "made crooked/twisted/perverted/bent"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.10",
"source": "דֹּ֣ב אֹרֵ֥ב הוּא֙ לִ֔י *אריה **אֲרִ֖י בְּמִסְתָּרִֽים׃",
"text": "*dōb* *ʾōrēb* *hûʾ* to me, *ʾărî* in *mistārîm*",
"grammar": {
"*dōb*": "noun, masculine singular - bear",
"*ʾōrēb*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - lying in wait",
"*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he",
"*ʾărî*": "noun, masculine singular - lion",
"*mistārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - hiding places"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾōrēb*": "lying in wait/lurking/ambushing",
"*ʾărî*": "lion/lionlike",
"*mistārîm*": "hiding places/secret places/lurking places"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.11",
"source": "דְּרָכַ֥י סוֹרֵ֛ר וַֽיְפַשְּׁחֵ֖נִי שָׂמַ֥נִי שֹׁמֵֽם׃",
"text": "*derākay* *sôrēr* *wayepaššeḥēnî* *śāmanî* *šōmēm*",
"grammar": {
"*derākay*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my ways",
"*sôrēr*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - turning aside",
"*wayepaššeḥēnî*": "verb, piel imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and he tore me to pieces",
"*śāmanî*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he made me",
"*šōmēm*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - desolate"
},
"variants": {
"*sôrēr*": "turning aside/stubborn/rebellious",
"*wayepaššeḥēnî*": "and he tore me to pieces/and he pulled me apart/and he rent me asunder",
"*šōmēm*": "desolate/devastated/appalled"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Lamentations.3.12",
"source": "דָּרַ֤ךְ קַשְׁתוֹ֙ וַיַּצִּיבֵ֔נִי כַּמַּטָּרָ֖א לַחֵֽץ׃",
"text": "*dārak* *qaštô* *wayyaṣṣîbēnî* like the *maṭṭārāʾ* for *ḥēṣ*",
"grammar": {
"*dārak*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - bent/tread",
"*qaštô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his bow",
"*wayyaṣṣîbēnî*": "verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and he set me up",
"*maṭṭārāʾ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the target",
"*ḥēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - arrow"
},
"variants": {
"*dārak*": "bent/tread/strung [a bow]",
"*wayyaṣṣîbēnî*": "and he set me up/and he positioned me/and he fixed me",
"*maṭṭārāʾ*": "target/mark",
"*ḥēṣ*": "arrow/shaft"
}
}