Lamentations 3:9

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{ "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" } }

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  • Isa 63:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Isaiah.63.17", "source": "לָ֣מָּה תַתְעֵ֤נוּ יְהוָה֙ מִדְּרָכֶ֔יךָ תַּקְשִׁ֥יחַ לִבֵּ֖נוּ מִיִּרְאָתֶ֑ךָ שׁ֚וּב לְמַ֣עַן עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ שִׁבְטֵ֖י נַחֲלָתֶֽךָ׃", "text": "Why *tatʿēnû* *YHWH* from your *dĕrāḵeḵā*? Why *taqšîaḥ* our *libbēnû* from your *yirʾāteḵā*? *šûb* for the sake of your *ʿăbādeḵā*, the *šibṭê* your *naḥălāteḵā*.", "grammar": { "*lāmmāh*": "interrogative adverb - why", "*tatʿēnû*": "Hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person plural suffix - you make us err", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*middĕrāḵeḵā*": "preposition min + noun, feminine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - from your ways", "*taqšîaḥ*": "Hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you harden", "*libbēnû*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person plural suffix - our heart", "*miyyirʾāteḵā*": "preposition min + noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - from fear of you", "*šûb*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - return", "*lĕmaʿan*": "preposition - for the sake of", "*ʿăbādeḵā*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your servants", "*šibṭê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - tribes of", "*naḥălāteḵā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your inheritance" }, "variants": { "*tatʿēnû*": "you make us err/you cause us to wander/you lead us astray", "*dĕrāḵeḵā*": "your ways/your paths", "*taqšîaḥ*": "you harden/you make insensitive", "*libbēnû*": "our heart/our mind", "*yirʾāteḵā*": "fear of you/reverence for you", "*šûb*": "return/turn back/restore", "*ʿăbādeḵā*": "your servants/your slaves", "*šibṭê*": "tribes/rods", "*naḥălāteḵā*": "your inheritance/your possession" } }
  • Lam 3:11 : 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" } }
  • Hos 2:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Hosea.2.6", "source": "‫וְאֶת־בָּנֶ֖יהָ לֹ֣א אֲרַחֵ֑ם כִּֽי־בְנֵ֥י זְנוּנִ֖ים הֵֽמָּה׃‬", "text": "And *ʾet*-*bānêhā* not *ʾăraḥēm* for-*bənê* *zənûnîm* *hēmmāh*.", "grammar": { "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*bānêhā*": "noun, masculine, plural + pronominal suffix, 3rd singular, feminine - her sons/children", "*ʾăraḥēm*": "piel imperfect, 1st singular - I will have mercy", "*bənê*": "construct noun, masculine, plural - sons/children of", "*zənûnîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - harlotries", "*hēmmāh*": "independent personal pronoun, 3rd plural, masculine - they" }, "variants": { "*bānêhā*": "her sons/children/offspring", "*ʾăraḥēm*": "I will have mercy/compassion/pity", "*bənê*": "sons/children/offspring of", "*zənûnîm*": "harlotries/prostitutions/sexual immoralities", "*hēmmāh*": "they/those ones" } }
  • Isa 30:28 : 28 { "verseID": "Isaiah.30.28", "source": "וְרוּחוֹ כְּנַחַל שׁוֹטֵף עַד־צַוָּאר יֶחֱצֶה לַהֲנָפָה גוֹיִם בְּנָפַת שָׁוְא וְרֶסֶן מַתְעֶה עַל לְחָיֵי עַמִּים׃", "text": "And his *rûḥô* like a *naḥal* *šôṭēp* reaching to [the] *ṣawwāʾr* *yeḥĕṣeh*, to *lahănāpâ* *gôyim* with [the] sieve of *šāweʾ*, and a *resen* *matʿeh* on [the] jaws of [the] peoples.", "grammar": { "*rûḥô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his breath/spirit", "*naḥal*": "masculine singular noun - stream/torrent", "*šôṭēp*": "qal participle masculine singular - overflowing/flooding", "*ṣawwāʾr*": "masculine singular noun - neck", "*yeḥĕṣeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it divides/cuts/reaches", "*lahănāpâ*": "hiphil infinitive construct - to sift/winnow", "*gôyim*": "masculine plural noun - nations", "*šāweʾ*": "masculine singular noun - emptiness/vanity/falsehood", "*resen*": "masculine singular noun - bridle/halter", "*matʿeh*": "hiphil participle masculine singular - causing to err/mislead" }, "variants": { "*rûḥô*": "his breath/spirit/wind", "*naḥal*": "stream/torrent/wadi", "*šôṭēp*": "overflowing/flooding/sweeping", "*ṣawwāʾr*": "neck/throat", "*yeḥĕṣeh*": "it divides/cuts/reaches/halves", "*lahănāpâ*": "to sift/winnow/separate", "*gôyim*": "nations/peoples/gentiles", "*šāweʾ*": "emptiness/vanity/falsehood/destruction", "*resen*": "bridle/halter/restraint", "*matʿeh*": "causing to err/mislead/go astray" } }

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  • Lam 3:10-12
    3 verses
    87%

    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" } }

  • Job 19:6-13
    8 verses
    86%

    6 { "verseID": "Job.19.6", "source": "‫דְּֽעוּ־אֵ֭פוֹ כִּי־אֱל֣וֹהַּ עִוְּתָ֑נִי וּ֝מְצוּד֗וֹ עָלַ֥י הִקִּֽיף׃‬", "text": "*dəʿū-ʾēpô* *kî-ʾĕlôah* *ʿiwwətānî* *ū-məṣūdô* *ʿālay* *hiqqîp*", "grammar": { "*dəʿū-ʾēpô*": "qal imperative, masculine plural + particle - know then", "*kî-ʾĕlôah*": "conjunction + noun common masculine singular - that God", "*ʿiwwətānî*": "piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - he has bent/twisted me", "*ū-məṣūdô*": "waw conjunction + noun common feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his net", "*ʿālay*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - around me", "*hiqqîp*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has encompassed" }, "variants": { "*yādaʿ*": "to know/understand", "*ʾēpô*": "then/now (emphatic particle)", "*ʾĕlôah*": "God/deity", "*ʿāwat*": "to bend/twist/distort/pervert", "*māṣôd*": "net/snare/hunting implement", "*nāqap*": "to encompass/encircle/surround" } }

    7 { "verseID": "Job.19.7", "source": "‫הֵ֤ן אֶצְעַ֣ק חָ֭מָס וְלֹ֣א אֵעָנֶ֑ה אֲ֝שַׁוַּ֗ע וְאֵ֣ין מִשְׁפָּֽט׃‬", "text": "*hēn* *ʾeṣʿaq* *ḥāmās* *wə-lō* *ʾēʿāneh* *ʾăšawwaʿ* *wə-ʾên* *mišpāṭ*", "grammar": { "*hēn*": "interjection - behold", "*ʾeṣʿaq*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I cry out", "*ḥāmās*": "noun common masculine singular - violence/wrong", "*wə-lō*": "waw conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*ʾēʿāneh*": "niphal imperfect, 1st person singular - I am answered", "*ʾăšawwaʿ*": "piel imperfect, 1st person singular - I cry for help", "*wə-ʾên*": "waw conjunction + particle of negation - and there is no", "*mišpāṭ*": "noun common masculine singular - justice/judgment" }, "variants": { "*ṣāʿaq*": "to cry/call out", "*ḥāmās*": "violence/wrong/injustice", "*ʿānāh*": "to answer/respond", "*šāwaʿ*": "to cry out for help", "*mišpāṭ*": "justice/judgment/legal process" } }

    8 { "verseID": "Job.19.8", "source": "‫אָרְחִ֣י גָ֭דַר וְלֹ֣א אֶעֱב֑וֹר וְעַ֥ל נְ֝תִיבוֹתַ֗י חֹ֣שֶׁךְ יָשִֽׂים׃‬", "text": "*ʾorḥî* *gādar* *wə-lō* *ʾeʿĕbôr* *wə-ʿal* *nətîbôtay* *ḥōšek* *yāśîm*", "grammar": { "*ʾorḥî*": "noun common feminine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - my path", "*gādar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has walled up", "*wə-lō*": "waw conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*ʾeʿĕbôr*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I pass over", "*wə-ʿal*": "waw conjunction + preposition - and upon", "*nətîbôtay*": "noun common feminine plural construct + 1st person singular suffix - my paths", "*ḥōšek*": "noun common masculine singular - darkness", "*yāśîm*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he places" }, "variants": { "*ʾōraḥ*": "path/way/road", "*gādar*": "to wall up/fence in/enclose", "*ʿābar*": "to pass over/through/by", "*nātîb*": "path/pathway/way", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity", "*śîm*": "to put/place/set" } }

    9 { "verseID": "Job.19.9", "source": "‫כְּ֭בוֹדִי מֵעָלַ֣י הִפְשִׁ֑יט וַ֝יָּ֗סַר עֲטֶ֣רֶת רֹאשִֽׁי׃‬", "text": "*kəbôdî* *mēʿālay* *hipšîṭ* *wayyāsar* *ʿăṭeret* *rōʾšî*", "grammar": { "*kəbôdî*": "noun common masculine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - my honor", "*mēʿālay*": "preposition + preposition + 1st person singular suffix - from upon me", "*hipšîṭ*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has stripped", "*wayyāsar*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he removed", "*ʿăṭeret*": "noun common feminine singular construct - crown of", "*rōʾšî*": "noun common masculine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - my head" }, "variants": { "*kābôd*": "honor/glory/dignity", "*pāšaṭ*": "to strip/remove/spread out", "*sūr*": "to turn aside/remove/take away", "*ʿăṭārāh*": "crown/wreath/diadem", "*rōʾš*": "head/top/beginning" } }

    10 { "verseID": "Job.19.10", "source": "‫יִתְּצֵ֣נִי סָ֭בִיב וָאֵלַ֑ךְ וַיַּסַּ֥ע כָּ֝עֵ֗ץ תִּקְוָתִֽי׃‬", "text": "*yittəṣēnî* *sābîb* *wā-ʾēlak* *wayyassaʿ* *kāʿēṣ* *tiqwātî*", "grammar": { "*yittəṣēnî*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - he breaks me down", "*sābîb*": "adverb - around/surrounding", "*wā-ʾēlak*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I go/depart", "*wayyassaʿ*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he uproots", "*kāʿēṣ*": "preposition + noun common masculine singular - like a tree", "*tiqwātî*": "noun common feminine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - my hope" }, "variants": { "*nātaṣ*": "to pull down/break down/demolish", "*hālak*": "to go/walk/depart", "*nāsaʿ*": "to pull up/pluck up/uproot", "*ʿēṣ*": "tree/wood/timber", "*tiqwāh*": "hope/expectation" } }

    11 { "verseID": "Job.19.11", "source": "‫וַיַּ֣חַר עָלַ֣י אַפּ֑וֹ וַיַּחְשְׁבֵ֖נִי ל֣וֹ כְצָרָֽיו׃‬", "text": "*wayyaḥar* *ʿālay* *ʾappô* *wayyaḥšəbēnî* *lô* *kə-ṣārāyw*", "grammar": { "*wayyaḥar*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and kindled", "*ʿālay*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - against me", "*ʾappô*": "noun common masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his anger", "*wayyaḥšəbēnî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - and he counts me", "*lô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*kə-ṣārāyw*": "preposition + noun common masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - as his adversaries" }, "variants": { "*ḥārāh*": "to burn/be kindled (of anger)", "*ʾap*": "nose/face/anger", "*ḥāšab*": "to think/plan/count/consider", "*ṣar*": "adversary/enemy/foe" } }

    12 { "verseID": "Job.19.12", "source": "‫יַ֤חַד ׀ יָ֘בֹ֤אוּ גְדוּדָ֗יו וַיָּסֹ֣לּוּ עָלַ֣י דַּרְכָּ֑ם וַיַּחֲנ֖וּ סָבִ֣יב לְאָהֳלִֽי׃‬", "text": "*yaḥad* *yābōʾū* *gədūdāyw* *wayyāsōllū* *ʿālay* *darkām* *wayyaḥănū* *sābîb* *lə-ʾohŏlî*", "grammar": { "*yaḥad*": "adverb - together", "*yābōʾū*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they come", "*gədūdāyw*": "noun common masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his troops", "*wayyāsōllū*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they raise up", "*ʿālay*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - against me", "*darkām*": "noun common masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their way", "*wayyaḥănū*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they encamp", "*sābîb*": "adverb - around", "*lə-ʾohŏlî*": "preposition + noun common masculine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - around my tent" }, "variants": { "*bôʾ*": "to come/go/enter", "*gədūd*": "troop/band/raiders", "*sālal*": "to lift up/cast up/exalt", "*derek*": "way/road/journey/manner", "*ḥānāh*": "to encamp/camp/settle", "*ʾōhel*": "tent/dwelling/tabernacle" } }

    13 { "verseID": "Job.19.13", "source": "‫אַ֭חַי מֵעָלַ֣י הִרְחִ֑יק וְ֝יֹדְעַ֗י אַךְ־זָ֥רוּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃‬", "text": "*ʾaḥay* *mēʿālay* *hirḥîq* *wə-yōdəʿay* *ʾak-zārū* *mimmennî*", "grammar": { "*ʾaḥay*": "noun common masculine plural construct + 1st person singular suffix - my brothers", "*mēʿālay*": "preposition + preposition + 1st person singular suffix - from me", "*hirḥîq*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has removed far", "*wə-yōdəʿay*": "waw conjunction + qal participle, masculine plural construct + 1st person singular suffix - and my acquaintances", "*ʾak-zārū*": "adverb + qal perfect, 3rd common plural - surely have become estranged", "*mimmennî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - from me" }, "variants": { "*ʾāḥ*": "brother/relative/kinsman", "*rāḥaq*": "to be far/distant/remove", "*yādaʿ*": "to know/perceive/be acquainted with", "*zūr*": "to be strange/estranged/foreign" } }

  • Lam 3:2-8
    7 verses
    84%

    2 { "verseID": "Lamentations.3.2", "source": "אוֹתִ֥י נָהַ֛ג וַיֹּלַ֖ךְ חֹ֥שֶׁךְ וְלֹא־אֽוֹר׃", "text": "*ʾôtî* *nāhag* *wayyōlek* *ḥōšek* and not *ʾôr*", "grammar": { "*ʾôtî*": "direct object marker with 1st person singular suffix - me", "*nāhag*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - led/drove/guided", "*wayyōlek*": "verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he caused to walk/brought", "*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness", "*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular - light" }, "variants": { "*nāhag*": "led/drove/guided/conducted", "*wayyōlek*": "and he brought/and he caused to walk/and he made go", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity/gloom" } }

    3 { "verseID": "Lamentations.3.3", "source": "אַ֣ךְ בִּ֥י יָשֻׁ֛ב יַהֲפֹ֥ךְ יָד֖וֹ כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃", "text": "*ʾak* against *bî* *yāšub* *yahăpōk* *yādô* all the *yôm*", "grammar": { "*ʾak*": "adverb - surely/indeed/only", "*bî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - against me", "*yāšub*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he returns/turns", "*yahăpōk*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he turns/overturns", "*yādô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his hand", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the day" }, "variants": { "*ʾak*": "surely/indeed/only/however", "*yāšub*": "he returns/he turns back/he repeats", "*yahăpōk*": "he turns/he overturns/he changes" } }

    4 { "verseID": "Lamentations.3.4", "source": "בִּלָּ֤ה בְשָׂרִי֙ וְעוֹרִ֔י שִׁבַּ֖ר עַצְמוֹתָֽי׃", "text": "*billâ* *beśārî* and *ʿôrî* *šibbar* *ʿaṣmôtāy*", "grammar": { "*billâ*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - wore out/consumed", "*beśārî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my flesh", "*ʿôrî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my skin", "*šibbar*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - broke/shattered", "*ʿaṣmôtāy*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my bones" }, "variants": { "*billâ*": "wore out/consumed/wasted away/made old", "*šibbar*": "broke/shattered/broke into pieces" } }

    5 { "verseID": "Lamentations.3.5", "source": "בָּנָ֥ה עָלַ֛י וַיַּקַּ֖ף רֹ֥אשׁ וּתְלָאָֽה׃", "text": "*bānâ* against *ʿālây* *wayyaqqap* *rōʾš* and *telāʾâ*", "grammar": { "*bānâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - built", "*ʿālây*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - against me", "*wayyaqqap*": "verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he surrounded", "*rōʾš*": "noun, masculine singular - head/poison", "*telāʾâ*": "noun, feminine singular - hardship/travail" }, "variants": { "*bānâ*": "built/constructed/established", "*wayyaqqap*": "and he surrounded/and he encompassed", "*rōʾš*": "head/poison/venom/gall", "*telāʾâ*": "hardship/travail/weariness" } }

    6 { "verseID": "Lamentations.3.6", "source": "בְּמַחֲשַׁכִּ֥ים הוֹשִׁיבַ֖נִי כְּמֵתֵ֥י עוֹלָֽם׃", "text": "In *maḥăšakkîm* *hôšîbanî* like *mētê* *ʿôlām*", "grammar": { "*maḥăšakkîm*": "noun, masculine plural - dark places", "*hôšîbanî*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he caused me to dwell/sit", "*mētê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - dead ones of", "*ʿôlām*": "noun, masculine singular - long duration/eternity" }, "variants": { "*maḥăšakkîm*": "dark places/darkness", "*hôšîbanî*": "he caused me to dwell/he made me sit", "*mētê*": "dead ones/corpses", "*ʿôlām*": "long duration/eternity/antiquity/perpetuity" } }

    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" } }

  • Job 33:10-11
    2 verses
    80%

    10 { "verseID": "Job.33.10", "source": "הֵ֣ן תְּ֭נוּאוֹת עָלַ֣י יִמְצָ֑א יַחְשְׁבֵ֖נִי לְאוֹיֵ֣ב לֽוֹ׃", "text": "*hēn* *tənû'ôt* *'ālay* *yimṣā'* *yaḥšəbēnî* *ləʾôyēb* *lô*", "grammar": { "*hēn*": "demonstrative particle - behold/look", "*tənû'ôt*": "noun, feminine plural - occasions/pretexts", "*'ālay*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - against me", "*yimṣā'*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he finds", "*yaḥšəbēnî*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he counts me/reckons me", "*ləʾôyēb*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - as enemy", "*lô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to/for him" }, "variants": { "*tənû'ôt*": "occasions/pretexts/grounds for hostility", "*yimṣā'*": "he finds/he discovered/he obtains", "*yaḥšəbēnî*": "he counts me/he reckons me/he considers me", "*ʾôyēb*": "enemy/foe/adversary" } }

    11 { "verseID": "Job.33.11", "source": "יָשֵׂ֣ם בַּסַּ֣ד רַגְלָ֑י יִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר כָּל־אָרְחֹתָֽי׃", "text": "*yāśēm* *bassad* *raglāy* *yišmōr* *kāl*-*ʾārḥōtāy*", "grammar": { "*yāśēm*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he puts/places", "*bassad*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the stocks", "*raglāy*": "noun, feminine dual construct with 1st person singular suffix - my feet", "*yišmōr*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he watches/guards", "*kāl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of", "*ʾārḥōtāy*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my paths" }, "variants": { "*yāśēm*": "he puts/he places/he sets", "*bassad*": "in the stocks/in shackles/in confinement", "*yišmōr*": "he watches/he guards/he monitors", "*ʾārḥōtāy*": "my paths/my ways/my conduct" } }

  • Lam 3:53
    78%

    53 { "verseID": "Lamentations.3.53", "source": "צָֽמְת֤וּ בַבּוֹר֙ חַיָּ֔י וַיַּדּוּ־אֶ֖בֶן בִּֽי׃", "text": "*ṣāmetû* in the *bôr* *ḥayyāy* and *wayyaddû*-*ʾeben* against me", "grammar": { "*ṣāmetû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they silenced", "*bôr*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the pit", "*ḥayyāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my life", "*wayyaddû*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they threw", "*ʾeben*": "noun, feminine singular - stone" }, "variants": { "*ṣāmetû*": "they silenced/they put an end to/they cut off", "*bôr*": "pit/cistern/dungeon", "*wayyaddû*": "and they threw/and they cast/and they hurled" } }

  • Ps 142:3
    78%

    3 { "verseID": "Psalms.142.3", "source": "אֶשְׁפֹּ֣ךְ לְפָנָ֣יו שִׂיחִ֑י צָ֝רָתִ֗י לְפָנָ֥יו אַגִּֽיד׃", "text": "*ʾEšpōk* before *pānāyw* *śîḥî*; *ṣārātî* before *pānāyw* *ʾaggîd*.", "grammar": { "*ʾEšpōk*": "1st person singular imperfect, qal - I pour out", "*lĕ*": "preposition - to/before", "*pānāyw*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his face", "*śîḥî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my complaint/meditation", "*ṣārātî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my distress/trouble", "*ʾaggîd*": "1st person singular imperfect, hiphil - I declare/tell" }, "variants": { "*ʾEšpōk*": "I pour out/I lay out", "*śîḥî*": "my complaint/my meditation/my concern/my prayer", "*ṣārātî*": "my distress/my trouble/my affliction", "*ʾaggîd*": "I declare/I tell/I make known" } }

  • Lam 3:15-17
    3 verses
    77%

    15 { "verseID": "Lamentations.3.15", "source": "הִשְׂבִּיעַ֥נִי בַמְּרוֹרִ֖ים הִרְוַ֥נִי לַעֲנָֽה׃", "text": "*hiśbîʿanî* with *merôrîm* *hirwanî* *laʿănâ*", "grammar": { "*hiśbîʿanî*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he filled/satisfied me", "*merôrîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the bitter herbs", "*hirwanî*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he saturated me", "*laʿănâ*": "noun, feminine singular - wormwood" }, "variants": { "*hiśbîʿanî*": "he filled me/he satisfied me/he sated me", "*merôrîm*": "bitter herbs/bitterness", "*hirwanî*": "he saturated me/he made me drink deeply", "*laʿănâ*": "wormwood/bitterness" } }

    16 { "verseID": "Lamentations.3.16", "source": "וַיַּגְרֵ֤ס בֶּֽחָצָץ֙ שִׁנָּ֔י הִכְפִּישַׁ֖נִי בָּאֵֽפֶר׃", "text": "*wayyagrēs* with *ḥāṣāṣ* *šinnāy* *hikpîšanî* in the *ʾēper*", "grammar": { "*wayyagrēs*": "verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he broke", "*ḥāṣāṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - gravel", "*šinnāy*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my teeth", "*hikpîšanî*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he covered me", "*ʾēper*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the ashes" }, "variants": { "*wayyagrēs*": "and he broke/and he crushed", "*ḥāṣāṣ*": "gravel/pebbles", "*hikpîšanî*": "he covered me/he pressed me down" } }

    17 { "verseID": "Lamentations.3.17", "source": "וַתִּזְנַ֧ח מִשָּׁל֛וֹם נַפְשִׁ֖י נָשִׁ֥יתִי טוֹבָֽה׃", "text": "*wattiznaḥ* from *šālôm* *napšî* *nāšîtî* *ṭôbâ*", "grammar": { "*wattiznaḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 2nd person masculine singular - and you rejected", "*šālôm*": "noun, masculine singular - peace", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*nāšîtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I forgot", "*ṭôbâ*": "noun, feminine singular - goodness" }, "variants": { "*wattiznaḥ*": "and you rejected/and you cast away/and you refused", "*šālôm*": "peace/well-being/prosperity", "*napšî*": "my soul/my life/my self", "*ṭôbâ*": "goodness/prosperity/welfare" } }

  • Job 30:11-13
    3 verses
    77%

    11 { "verseID": "Job.30.11", "source": "כִּֽי־*יתרו **יִתְרִ֣י פִ֭תַּח וַיְעַנֵּ֑נִי וְ֝רֶ֗סֶן מִפָּנַ֥י שִׁלֵּֽחוּ", "text": "Because His *yiṯrî* He *pittaḥ* and He *wayəʿannēnî*, and the *resen* from my *mippānay* they *šillēḥû*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - because/for", "*yiṯrî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my cord/bowstring", "*pittaḥ*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he loosed/opened", "*wayəʿannēnî*": "conjunction with verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and he afflicted me", "*wə-resen*": "conjunction with noun, masculine singular - and bridle/restraint", "*mippānay*": "preposition with noun, plural with 1st person singular suffix - from my face/presence", "*šillēḥû*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person plural - they let loose/cast off" }, "variants": { "*yiṯrî*": "my cord/my bowstring/my tent-cord [text note: could be *yiṯrô* (his cord)]", "*pittaḥ*": "loosed/opened/untied", "*wayəʿannēnî*": "afflicted me/humbled me/oppressed me", "*resen*": "bridle/restraint/halter", "*šillēḥû*": "let loose/cast off/send away" } }

    12 { "verseID": "Job.30.12", "source": "עַל־יָמִין֮ פִּרְחַ֢ח יָ֫ק֥וּמוּ רַגְלַ֥י שִׁלֵּ֑חוּ וַיָּסֹ֥לּוּ עָ֝לַ֗י אָרְח֥וֹת אֵידָֽם", "text": "Upon *yāmîn* *pirḥaḥ* they *yāqûmû*, my *raḡlay* they *šillēḥû*, and they *wayyāsōllû* upon me *ʾārḥôṯ* of their *ʾêḏām*", "grammar": { "*ʿal-yāmîn*": "preposition with noun, feminine singular - upon right side", "*pirḥaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - brood/rabble", "*yāqûmû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they rise/arise", "*raḡlay*": "noun, feminine dual with 1st person singular suffix - my feet", "*šillēḥû*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person plural - they send away/push away", "*wayyāsōllû*": "conjunction with verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they cast up/raise", "*ʿālay*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - upon me/against me", "*ʾārḥôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural construct - paths of/ways of", "*ʾêḏām*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their calamity/destruction" }, "variants": { "*yāmîn*": "right side/right hand/south", "*pirḥaḥ*": "brood/rabble/young rabble", "*yāqûmû*": "they rise/they arise/they stand up", "*raḡlay*": "my feet/my legs", "*šillēḥû*": "they send away/they push away/they drive off", "*wayyāsōllû*": "they cast up/they raise/they heap up", "*ʾārḥôṯ*": "paths/ways/roads", "*ʾêḏām*": "their calamity/their destruction/their ruin" } }

    13 { "verseID": "Job.30.13", "source": "נָתְס֗וּ נְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥י לְהַוָּתִ֥י יֹעִ֑ילוּ לֹ֖א עֹזֵ֣ר לָֽמוֹ", "text": "They *nāṯəsû* my *nəṯîḇāṯî*, for my *hawwāṯî* they *yōʿîlû*, no *ʿōzēr* to them", "grammar": { "*nāṯəsû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they tear up/break down", "*nəṯîḇāṯî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my path", "*lə-hawwāṯî*": "preposition with noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - for my ruin/calamity", "*yōʿîlû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they advance/profit/help forward", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - no/not", "*ʿōzēr*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - one helping/assisting", "*lāmô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix (poetic form) - to them" }, "variants": { "*nāṯəsû*": "tear up/break down/destroy", "*nəṯîḇāṯî*": "my path/my way", "*hawwāṯî*": "my ruin/my calamity/my destruction", "*yōʿîlû*": "they advance/they promote/they help forward", "*ʿōzēr*": "helper/one assisting", "*lāmô*": "to them/for them" } }

  • Lam 1:13
    76%

    13 { "verseID": "Lamentations.1.13", "source": "מִמָּר֛וֹם שָֽׁלַח־אֵ֥שׁ בְּעַצְמֹתַ֖י וַיִּרְדֶּ֑נָּה פָּרַ֨שׂ רֶ֤שֶׁת לְרַגְלַי֙ הֱשִׁיבַ֣נִי אָח֔וֹר נְתָנַ֙נִי֙ שֹֽׁמֵמָ֔ה כָּל־הַיּ֖וֹם דָּוָֽה׃ ס", "text": "From *mārôm* he *šālaḥ*-*ʾēš* in my *ʿaṣmōṯay* *wa*-*yirdennāh*; he *pāraś* *rešeṯ* for my *raḡlay*, *hĕšîḇanî* *ʾāḥôr*; he *nəṯānanî* *šōmēmāh*, all-the *yôm* *dāwāh*.", "grammar": { "*mimmārôm*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from height", "*šālaḥ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he sent", "*ʾēš*": "noun, feminine singular - fire", "*bəʿaṣmōṯay*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural with 1st singular suffix - in my bones", "*wa*": "conjunction - and", "*yirdennāh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - he subdued it", "*pāraś*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he spread", "*rešeṯ*": "noun, feminine singular - net", "*ləraḡlay*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual with 1st singular suffix - for my feet", "*hĕšîḇanî*": "hifil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - he turned me back", "*ʾāḥôr*": "adverb - backward", "*nəṯānanî*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - he made me", "*šōmēmāh*": "qal participle, feminine singular - desolate", "*kāl*": "noun, construct - all of", "*hayyôm*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the day", "*dāwāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - faint" }, "variants": { "*mārôm*": "height/above/heaven", "*šālaḥ-ʾēš*": "sent fire/cast fire", "*ʿaṣmōṯay*": "my bones/my skeleton", "*yirdennāh*": "subdued it/overpowered it/made it prevail", "*pāraś rešeṯ*": "spread a net/laid a snare", "*raḡlay*": "my feet/my legs", "*hĕšîḇanî ʾāḥôr*": "turned me back/made me retreat", "*nəṯānanî šōmēmāh*": "made me desolate/rendered me devastated", "*dāwāh*": "faint/sick/ill" } }

  • Job 16:11-14
    4 verses
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    11 { "verseID": "Job.16.11", "source": "יַסְגִּירֵ֣נִי אֵ֭ל אֶ֣ל עֲוִ֑יל וְעַל־יְדֵ֖י רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִרְטֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*yasgîrēnî* *ʾēl* unto *ʿăwîl* *wə-ʿal-yədê* *rəšāʿîm* *yirṭēnî*", "grammar": { "*yasgîrēnî*": "Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - he delivers me over", "*ʾēl*": "noun masculine singular - God", "*ʿăwîl*": "noun masculine singular - unjust, evil one", "*wə-ʿal-yədê*": "conjunction + preposition + noun feminine dual construct - and into the hands of", "*rəšāʿîm*": "adjective masculine plural - wicked ones", "*yirṭēnî*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - he casts me" }, "variants": { "*yasgîrēnî*": "to shut up, deliver up, surrender", "*ʾēl*": "God, mighty one", "*ʿăwîl*": "unjust one, evil person", "*yədê*": "hands, power", "*rəšāʿîm*": "wicked, criminal, guilty", "*yirṭēnî*": "to cast, throw down, hurl" } }

    12 { "verseID": "Job.16.12", "source": "שָׁ֘לֵ֤ו הָיִ֨יתִי ׀ וַֽיְפַרְפְּרֵ֗נִי וְאָחַ֣ז בְּ֭עָרְפִּי וַֽיְפַצְפְּצֵ֑נִי וַיְקִימֵ֥נִי ל֝֗וֹ לְמַטָּרָֽה׃", "text": "*šālēw* *hāyîtî* *wə-yəparpərēnî* *wə-ʾāḥaz* *bə-ʿorpî* *wə-yəpaṣpəṣēnî* *wə-yəqîmēnî* *lô* *ləmaṭṭārāh*", "grammar": { "*šālēw*": "adjective masculine singular - at ease", "*hāyîtî*": "Qal perfect 1st singular - I was", "*wə-yəparpərēnî*": "conjunction + Pilpel imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - and he broke me in pieces", "*wə-ʾāḥaz*": "conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and he seized", "*bə-ʿorpî*": "preposition + noun masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - by my neck", "*wə-yəpaṣpəṣēnî*": "conjunction + Pilpel imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - and he shattered me", "*wə-yəqîmēnî*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - and he set me up", "*lô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - for himself", "*ləmaṭṭārāh*": "preposition + noun feminine singular - as a target" }, "variants": { "*šālēw*": "at ease, quiet, peaceful", "*hāyîtî*": "to be, become, happen", "*yəparpərēnî*": "to break apart, shatter, break in pieces", "*ʾāḥaz*": "to grasp, take hold, seize", "*ʿorpî*": "neck, back of neck", "*yəpaṣpəṣēnî*": "to break to pieces, dash to pieces", "*yəqîmēnî*": "to raise, set up, establish", "*maṭṭārāh*": "mark, target" } }

    13 { "verseID": "Job.16.13", "source": "יָ֘סֹ֤בּוּ עָלַ֨י ׀ רַבָּ֗יו יְפַלַּ֣ח כִּ֭לְיוֹתַי וְלֹ֣א יַחְמ֑וֹל יִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ לָ֝אָ֗רֶץ מְרֵרָֽתִי׃", "text": "*yāsōbbû* *ʿālay* *rabbāyw* *yəpallaḥ* *kilyôtay* *wə-lōʾ* *yaḥmôl* *yišpōk* *lāʾāreṣ* *mərērātî*", "grammar": { "*yāsōbbû*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they surround", "*ʿālay*": "preposition + 1st singular suffix - against me", "*rabbāyw*": "adjective masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his archers/many", "*yəpallaḥ*": "Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he pierces", "*kilyôtay*": "noun feminine plural + 1st singular suffix - my kidneys", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yaḥmôl*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he spares", "*yišpōk*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he pours out", "*lāʾāreṣ*": "preposition + noun feminine singular - to the ground", "*mərērātî*": "noun feminine singular + 1st singular suffix - my gall" }, "variants": { "*yāsōbbû*": "to surround, encompass", "*rabbāyw*": "archers, many (ones), great (ones)", "*yəpallaḥ*": "to cleave, slice, pierce through", "*kilyôtay*": "kidneys, inner parts, mind", "*yaḥmôl*": "to spare, have compassion", "*yišpōk*": "to pour, pour out, spill", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth, land, ground", "*mərērātî*": "gall, bile, bitterness" } }

    14 { "verseID": "Job.16.14", "source": "יִפְרְצֵ֣נִי פֶ֭רֶץ עַל־פְּנֵי־פָ֑רֶץ יָרֻ֖ץ עָלַ֣י כְּגִבּֽוֹר׃", "text": "*yiprəṣēnî* *pereṣ* *ʿal-pənê-pāreṣ* *yāruṣ* *ʿālay* *kə-gibbôr*", "grammar": { "*yiprəṣēnî*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - he breaks me", "*pereṣ*": "noun masculine singular - breach", "*ʿal-pənê-pāreṣ*": "preposition + noun masculine plural construct + noun masculine singular - upon the face of breach", "*yāruṣ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he runs", "*ʿālay*": "preposition + 1st singular suffix - against me", "*kə-gibbôr*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - like a warrior" }, "variants": { "*yiprəṣēnî*": "to break down, break through, breach", "*pereṣ*": "breach, gap, break", "*pənê*": "face, presence, surface", "*yāruṣ*": "to run, rush", "*gibbôr*": "mighty man, warrior, champion" } }

  • Ps 140:5
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    5 { "verseID": "Psalms.140.5", "source": "שָׁמְרֵ֤נִי יְהוָ֨ה ׀ מִ֘ידֵ֤י רָשָׁ֗ע מֵאִ֣ישׁ חֲמָסִ֣ים תִּנְצְרֵ֑נִי אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָ֝שְׁב֗וּ לִדְח֥וֹת פְּעָמָֽי׃", "text": "*šāmrēnî* *YHWH* from-*yədê* *rāšāʿ* from-*ʾîš* *ḥămāsîm* *tinṣərēnî* *ʾăšer* *ḥāšəḇû* to-*diḥôt* *pəʿāmāy*", "grammar": { "*šāmrēnî*": "qal imperative masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - keep/guard me", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD", "*yədê*": "construct state of dual noun with prefixed preposition min (from) - hands of", "*rāšāʿ*": "masculine singular adjective/noun - wicked/evil person", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition min (from) - man", "*ḥămāsîm*": "masculine plural noun - violences/violent acts", "*tinṣərēnî*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - preserve/protect me", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who/which", "*ḥāšəḇû*": "qal perfect 3rd person plural - they planned/devised", "*diḥôt*": "qal infinitive construct with prefixed preposition lamed (to) - to thrust away/trip", "*pəʿāmāy*": "feminine dual noun with 1st person singular suffix - my steps/feet" }, "variants": { "*šāmrēnî*": "guard me/keep me/protect me", "*yədê*": "hands of/power of", "*rāšāʿ*": "wicked person/evil one/godless one", "*ʾîš*": "man/person", "*ḥămāsîm*": "violences/violent deeds/oppressions", "*tinṣərēnî*": "preserve me/protect me/guard me", "*ḥāšəḇû*": "they planned/they devised/they purposed", "*diḥôt*": "to overthrow/to trip/to push down", "*pəʿāmāy*": "my steps/my feet/my goings" } }

  • Ps 57:6
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    6 { "verseID": "Psalms.57.6", "source": "ר֣וּמָה עַל־הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם אֱלֹהִ֑ים עַ֖ל כָּל־הָאָ֣רֶץ כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ", "text": "*rûmâ* upon-the-*šāmayim* *ʾělōhîm* upon *kol*-the-*ʾāreṣ* *kəbôdekā*", "grammar": { "*rûmâ*": "verb, Qal imperative masculine singular with cohortative he - be exalted", "*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine dual with definite article and preposition al - above the heavens", "*ʾělōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural (divine plural) - God", "*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the earth", "*kəbôdekā*": "noun with 2ms suffix - your glory" }, "variants": { "*rûm*": "rise/be exalted/be lifted up", "*šāmayim*": "heaven/sky", "*kol*": "all/every/whole", "*ʾereṣ*": "earth/land/ground", "*kābôd*": "glory/honor/dignity" } }

  • Job 38:10
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    10 { "verseID": "Job.38.10", "source": "וָאֶשְׁבֹּ֣ר עָלָ֣יו חֻקִּ֑י וָֽ֝אָשִׂ֗ים בְּרִ֣יחַ וּדְלָתָֽיִם׃", "text": "And-*ʾešbōr* upon-him *ḥuqqî* and-*ʾāśîm* *bĕrîaḥ* and-*dĕlātāyim*.", "grammar": { "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾešbōr*": "qal imperfect, 1st singular with waw consecutive - I decreed/broke", "*ʿālāyw*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon him/over it", "*ḥuqqî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my decree/boundary", "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾāśîm*": "qal imperfect, 1st singular with waw consecutive - I set/placed", "*bĕrîaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - bar/bolt", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*dĕlātāyim*": "noun, feminine dual - doors/gates" }, "variants": { "*ʾešbōr*": "I decreed/I broke/I established", "*ḥuqqî*": "my decree/my boundary/my limit", "*ʾāśîm*": "I set/I placed/I established", "*bĕrîaḥ*": "bar/bolt/barrier" } }

  • Job 18:7
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    7 { "verseID": "Job.18.7", "source": "יֵצְרוּ צַעֲדֵי אוֹנוֹ וְתַשְׁלִיכֵהוּ עֲצָתוֹ", "text": "*yēṣərû ṣaʿăḏê ʾônô wətašlîḵēhû ʿăṣātô*", "grammar": { "*yēṣərû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will be restricted", "*ṣaʿăḏê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - steps of", "*ʾônô*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his strength", "*wətašlîḵēhû*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and it will cast him down", "*ʿăṣātô*": "noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his counsel" }, "variants": { "*yēṣərû*": "they will be restricted/narrowed/confined", "*ṣaʿăḏê*": "steps/strides", "*ʾônô*": "his strength/vigor/power", "*wətašlîḵēhû*": "and it will cast him down/throw him", "*ʿăṣātô*": "his counsel/advice/plan" } }

  • Ps 143:3
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    3 { "verseID": "Psalms.143.3", "source": "כִּ֥י רָ֘דַ֤ף אוֹיֵ֨ב ׀ נַפְשִׁ֗י דִּכָּ֣א לָ֭אָרֶץ חַיָּתִ֑י הוֹשִׁיבַ֥נִי בְ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗ים כְּמֵתֵ֥י עוֹלָֽם׃", "text": "*Kî* *rāḏap̄* *'ôyēḇ* *nap̄šî*, *dikkā'* to *lā'āreṣ* *ḥayyāṯî*; *hôšîḇanî* in *maḥăšakkîm* like *mēṯê* *'ôlām*.", "grammar": { "*Kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*rāḏap̄*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has pursued", "*'ôyēḇ*": "noun, masculine, singular - enemy", "*nap̄šî*": "noun, feminine, singular + 1st person singular suffix - my soul/life", "*dikkā'*": "piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has crushed", "*lā'āreṣ*": "preposition lamed + article + noun, feminine, singular - to the ground", "*ḥayyāṯî*": "noun, feminine, singular + 1st person singular suffix - my life", "*hôšîḇanî*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - he has made me dwell", "*ḇemaḥăšakkîm*": "preposition bet + noun, masculine, plural - in dark places", "*kemēṯê*": "preposition kaf + noun, masculine, plural, construct - like dead of", "*'ôlām*": "noun, masculine, singular - forever/ancient time/long ago" }, "variants": { "*rāḏap̄*": "pursued/persecuted/chased", "*'ôyēḇ*": "enemy/foe/adversary", "*nap̄šî*": "my soul/my life/myself", "*dikkā'*": "crushed/broke/smashed", "*ḥayyāṯî*": "my life/my vitality/my living being", "*hôšîḇanî*": "made me dwell/caused me to sit/placed me", "*maḥăšakkîm*": "dark places/darkness/obscurity", "*mēṯê 'ôlām*": "dead of forever/those long dead/ancient dead" } }

  • Job 13:27
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    27 { "verseID": "Job.13.27", "source": "וְתָ֘שֵׂ֤ם בַּסַּ֨ד ׀ רַגְלַ֗י וְתִשְׁמ֥וֹר כָּל־אָרְחוֹתָ֑י עַל־שָׁרְשֵׁ֥י רַ֝גְלַ֗י תִּתְחַקֶּֽה׃", "text": "*wet̄āśēm* *bassad* *raglay* *wet̄išmôr* *kol*-*ʾorḥôt̄āy* *ʿal*-*šoršê* *raglay* *tit̄ḥaqqeh*", "grammar": { "*wet̄āśēm*": "conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you put", "*bassad*": "preposition + article + noun, masculine singular - in the stocks", "*raglay*": "noun, feminine dual construct with 1st person singular suffix - my feet", "*wet̄išmôr*": "conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you watch", "*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of", "*ʾorḥôt̄āy*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my paths", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon", "*šoršê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - roots of", "*raglay*": "noun, feminine dual construct with 1st person singular suffix - my feet", "*tit̄ḥaqqeh*": "verb, Hithpael imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you set a limit" }, "variants": { "*bassad*": "in the stocks/in shackles", "*t̄išmôr*": "watch/guard/observe", "*ʾorḥôt̄āy*": "my paths/my ways", "*tit̄ḥaqqeh*": "set a limit/mark/engrave" } }

  • Ps 17:5
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    5 { "verseID": "Psalms.17.5", "source": "תָּמֹ֣ךְ אֲ֭שֻׁרַי בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתֶ֑יךָ בַּל־נָמ֥וֹטּוּ פְעָמָֽי׃", "text": "*Tāmōk* *'ăšuray* *bǝma'gǝlôteykā* *bal-nāmôṭṭû* *fǝ'āmāy*", "grammar": { "*Tāmōk*": "verb, qal infinitive absolute (used as imperative) - hold firm/support", "*'ăšuray*": "noun, feminine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my steps", "*bǝma'gǝlôteykā*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in your paths/tracks", "*bal-nāmôṭṭû*": "negative particle + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they have not slipped", "*fǝ'āmāy*": "noun, feminine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my feet/steps" }, "variants": { "*Tāmōk*": "hold firm/support/sustain", "*'ăšuray*": "my steps/goings" } }

  • Job 23:11
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    11 { "verseID": "Job.23.11", "source": "בַּ֭אֲשֻׁרוֹ אָחֲזָ֣ה רַגְלִ֑י דַּרְכּ֖וֹ שָׁמַ֣רְתִּי וְלֹא־אָֽט׃", "text": "*baʾăšurô* *ʾāḥăzâ* *raglî* *darkô* *šāmartî* *wə-lōʾ-ʾāṭ*", "grammar": { "*baʾăšurô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his step/path", "*ʾāḥăzâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - has held", "*raglî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my foot", "*darkô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his way", "*šāmartî*": "Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have kept", "*wə-lōʾ-ʾāṭ*": "conjunction + negative particle + Qal perfect, 1st person singular - and I have not turned aside" }, "variants": { "*ʾāšur*": "step, going, pace, path", "*ʾāḥaz*": "to take, seize, hold, grasp", "*regel*": "foot, leg", "*derek*": "way, path, journey, conduct", "*šāmar*": "to keep, watch, preserve, guard", "*nāṭâ*": "to turn aside, incline, stretch out, deviate" } }

  • Job 30:19
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    19 { "verseID": "Job.30.19", "source": "הֹרָ֥נִי לַחֹ֑מֶר וָ֝אֶתְמַשֵּׁ֗ל כֶּעָפָ֥ר וָאֵֽפֶר", "text": "He *hōrānî* to the *ḥōmer* and I *wāʾeṯmaššēl* like *ʿāp̄ār* and *wāʾēp̄er*", "grammar": { "*hōrānî*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he has cast me/thrown me", "*la-ḥōmer*": "preposition with definite article with noun, masculine singular - to the clay/mud", "*wāʾeṯmaššēl*": "conjunction with verb, hithpael imperfect, 1st person singular - and I become like/resemble", "*ke-ʿāp̄ār*": "preposition of comparison with noun, masculine singular - like dust", "*wā-ʾēp̄er*": "conjunction with noun, masculine singular - and ashes" }, "variants": { "*hōrānî*": "cast me/thrown me/hurled me", "*ḥōmer*": "clay/mud/mire", "*wāʾeṯmaššēl*": "become like/resemble/am comparable to", "*ʿāp̄ār*": "dust/earth/soil", "*ʾēp̄er*": "ashes/dust" } }

  • Job 16:9
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    9 { "verseID": "Job.16.9", "source": "אַפּ֤וֹ טָרַ֨ף ׀ וַֽיִּשְׂטְמֵ֗נִי חָרַ֣ק עָלַ֣י בְּשִׁנָּ֑יו צָרִ֓י ׀ יִלְט֖וֹשׁ עֵינָ֣יו לִֽי׃", "text": "*ʾappô* *ṭārap* *wə-yiśṭəmēnî* *ḥāraq* *ʿālay* *bə-šinnāyw* *ṣārî* *yilṭôš* *ʿênāyw* *lî*", "grammar": { "*ʾappô*": "noun masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his anger", "*ṭārap*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he has torn", "*wə-yiśṭəmēnî*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - and he hates me", "*ḥāraq*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he gnashes", "*ʿālay*": "preposition + 1st singular suffix - against me", "*bə-šinnāyw*": "preposition + noun feminine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - with his teeth", "*ṣārî*": "noun masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - my adversary", "*yilṭôš*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he sharpens", "*ʿênāyw*": "noun feminine dual + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his eyes", "*lî*": "preposition + 1st singular suffix - at me" }, "variants": { "*ʾappô*": "nose, anger, face", "*ṭārap*": "to tear, rend, pluck", "*yiśṭəmēnî*": "to hate, bear a grudge", "*ḥāraq*": "to gnash, grind", "*šinnāyw*": "teeth", "*ṣārî*": "adversary, enemy, foe", "*yilṭôš*": "to sharpen, whet", "*ʿênāyw*": "eyes" } }

  • Job 3:23
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    23 { "verseID": "Job.3.23", "source": "לְ֭גֶבֶר אֲשֶׁר־דַּרְכּ֣וֹ נִסְתָּ֑רָה וַיָּ֖סֶךְ אֱל֣וֹהַּ בַּעֲדֽוֹ׃", "text": "*ləgeber ʾăšer-darkô nistārâ wayyāsek ʾĕlôah baʿădô*", "grammar": { "*ləgeber*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - to man", "*ʾăšer-darkô*": "relative pronoun + noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - whose way", "*nistārâ*": "verb, Niphal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - is hidden", "*wayyāsek*": "conjunction + verb, Hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he hedges in", "*ʾĕlôah*": "noun, masculine singular - God", "*baʿădô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - around him" }, "variants": { "*geber*": "man/mighty man/strong man", "*darkô*": "his way/his path/his journey", "*nistārâ*": "is hidden/is concealed", "*wayyāsek*": "and he hedges in/and he encloses/and he fences", "*ʾĕlôah*": "God/deity", "*baʿădô*": "around him/about him/for him" } }

  • Job 31:4
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    4 { "verseID": "Job.31.4", "source": "הֲלֹא־ה֭וּא יִרְאֶ֣ה דְרָכָ֑י וְֽכָל־צְעָדַ֥י יִסְפּֽוֹר׃", "text": "*hălōʾ-hûʾ yirʾeh dərākāy* and-all-*ṣəʿāday yispôr*", "grammar": { "*hălōʾ*": "interrogative particle with negative - is not/does not", "*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he", "*yirʾeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he sees", "*dərākāy*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my ways", "*ṣəʿāday*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my steps", "*yispôr*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he counts" }, "variants": { "*yirʾeh*": "sees/observes/watches", "*dərākāy*": "my ways/my paths/my conduct", "*ṣəʿāday*": "my steps/my footsteps", "*yispôr*": "counts/numbers/records" } }

  • Ps 22:16
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    16 { "verseID": "Psalms.22.16", "source": "יָ֘בֵ֤שׁ כַּחֶ֨רֶשׂ ׀ כֹּחִ֗י וּ֭לְשׁוֹנִי מֻדְבָּ֣ק מַלְקוֹחָ֑י וְֽלַעֲפַר־מָ֥וֶת תִּשְׁפְּתֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*yābēš* like-*ḥereś* *kōḥî* and-*ləšônî* *mudbāq* *malqôḥāy* and-to-dust-of-*māwet* *tišpətēnî*", "grammar": { "*yābēš*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'it is dried up'", "*ḥereś*": "noun, masculine singular - 'potsherd/earthenware'", "*kōḥî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'my strength'", "*ləšônî*": "noun, common singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'my tongue'", "*mudbāq*": "verb, hophal participle, masculine singular - 'made to cling'", "*malqôḥāy*": "noun, masculine dual with 1st person singular suffix - 'my jaws/gums'", "*māwet*": "noun, masculine singular - 'death'", "*tišpətēnî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular object suffix - 'you bring/place me'" }, "variants": { "*yābēš*": "it is dried up/withered/parched", "*ḥereś*": "potsherd/earthenware/clay", "*kōḥî*": "my strength/power/might", "*mudbāq*": "made to cling/stick/adhere", "*malqôḥāy*": "my jaws/gums/palate", "*tišpətēnî*": "you bring/place/lay me" } }

  • Ps 73:2
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    2 { "verseID": "Psalms.73.2", "source": "וַאֲנִ֗י כִּ֭מְעַט *נטוי **נָטָ֣יוּ רַגְלָ֑י כְּ֝אַ֗יִן *שפכה **שֻׁפְּכ֥וּ אֲשֻׁרָֽי׃", "text": "*Wa-ani* *kim'at* *natayu* *raglai*; *ke-ayin* *shuppechu* *ashuray*.", "grammar": { "*Wa-ani*": "conjunction waw + pronoun, 1st person singular - and I", "*kim'at*": "preposition + noun - as/like little/almost", "*natayu*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural (ketiv/qere variation) - they stretched out/inclined", "*raglai*": "noun, feminine dual construct + 1st person singular suffix - my feet", "*ke-ayin*": "preposition + adverb - as nothing/almost", "*shuppechu*": "verb, pual perfect, 3rd person plural (ketiv/qere variation) - they were poured out", "*ashuray*": "noun, feminine plural construct + 1st person singular suffix - my steps" }, "variants": { "*kim'at*": "almost/nearly/within little", "*natayu*": "stretched out/inclined/slipped/bent (ketiv: *natuy* - inclined [singular]; qere: *natayu* - they inclined [plural])", "*ke-ayin*": "as nothing/almost", "*shuppechu*": "were poured out/slipped (ketiv: *shupkhah* - was poured [singular feminine]; qere: *shuppechu* - they were poured [plural])" } }

  • Ps 129:3
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    3 { "verseID": "Psalms.129.3", "source": "עַל־גַּ֭בִּי חָרְשׁ֣וּ חֹרְשִׁ֑ים הֶ֝אֱרִ֗יכוּ לְמַעֲנִיתָֽם׃", "text": "Upon *gabbî* *ḥārəšû* *ḥōrəšîm* *heʾĕrîḵû* *ləmaʿănîtām*", "grammar": { "*gabbî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my back", "*ḥārəšû*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they plowed", "*ḥōrəšîm*": "participle, Qal masculine plural - plowers/plowmen", "*heʾĕrîḵû*": "verb, Hiphil perfect, 3rd person plural - they made long/extended", "*ləmaʿănîtām*": "noun, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their furrows/plowing" }, "variants": { "*ḥārəšû*": "plowed/engraved/cut", "*ḥōrəšîm*": "plowers/plowmen/engravers", "*heʾĕrîḵû*": "made long/extended/prolonged", "*ləmaʿănîtām*": "their furrows/their plowing/their cutting" } }

  • Job 9:17
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    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" } }

  • Prov 2:15
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    15 { "verseID": "Proverbs.2.15", "source": "אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָרְחֹתֵיהֶ֣ם עִקְּשִׁ֑ים וּ֝נְלוֹזִ֗ים בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָֽם׃", "text": "who *ʾārəḥōṯêhеm* *ʿiqqəšîm* and-*nəlôzîm* in-*maʿgəlôṯām*", "grammar": { "*ʾārəḥōṯêhеm*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their paths", "*ʿiqqəšîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - crooked", "*nəlôzîm*": "verb, niphal participle masculine plural - perverted/devious", "*maʿgəlôṯām*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their tracks" }, "variants": { "*ʾārəḥōṯêhеm*": "their paths/their ways", "*ʿiqqəšîm*": "crooked/twisted/perverse", "*nəlôzîm*": "perverted/devious/twisted", "*maʿgəlôṯām*": "their tracks/their paths/their ways" } }