Leviticus 26:20

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{ "verseID": "Leviticus.26.20", "source": "וְתַ֥ם לָרִ֖יק כֹּחֲכֶ֑ם וְלֹֽא־תִתֵּ֤ן אַרְצְכֶם֙ אֶת־יְבוּלָ֔הּ וְעֵ֣ץ הָאָ֔רֶץ לֹ֥א יִתֵּ֖ן פִּרְיֽוֹ׃", "text": "And *wə-tam* for *lārîq* *kōḥăḵem* and *wə-lōʾ*-*titten* *ʾarṣəḵem* *ʾet*-*yəḇûlāh* and *wə-ʿēṣ* *hā-ʾāreṣ* *lōʾ* *yitten* *piryô*.", "grammar": { "*wə-tam*": "conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - and will be consumed/spent", "*lārîq*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - for emptiness/vanity", "*kōḥăḵem*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your strength", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*titten*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - she will give", "*ʾarṣəḵem*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your land", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*yəḇûlāh*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her produce/yield", "*wə-ʿēṣ*": "conjunction + masculine singular construct - and tree of", "*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the land/earth", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yitten*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will give", "*piryô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his fruit" }, "variants": { "*tam*": "be finished/consumed/exhausted", "*lārîq*": "for emptiness/vanity/nothingness", "*kōḥăḵem*": "strength/power/might", "*titten*": "give/yield/produce", "*yəḇûlāh*": "produce/yield/increase", "*ʿēṣ*": "tree/wood", "*ʾāreṣ*": "land/earth/ground", "*piry*": "fruit/produce" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְתַ֥ם לָרִ֖יק כֹּחֲכֶ֑ם וְלֹֽא־תִתֵּ֤ן אַרְצְכֶם֙ אֶת־יְבוּלָ֔הּ וְעֵ֣ץ הָאָ֔רֶץ לֹ֥א יִתֵּ֖ן פִּרְיֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

And wə-tam for lārîq kōḥăḵem and wə-lōʾ-titten ʾarṣəḵem ʾet-yəḇûlāh and wə-ʿēṣ hā-ʾāreṣ lōʾ yitten piryô.

Grammar Details

• *wə-tam*: conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - and will be consumed/spent
• *lārîq*: preposition + masculine singular noun - for emptiness/vanity
• *kōḥăḵem*: masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your strength
• *wə-lōʾ*: conjunction + negative particle - and not
• *titten*: Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - she will give
• *ʾarṣəḵem*: feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your land
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *yəḇûlāh*: masculine singular noun with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her produce/yield
• *wə-ʿēṣ*: conjunction + masculine singular construct - and tree of
• *hā-ʾāreṣ*: definite article + feminine singular noun - the land/earth
• *lōʾ*: negative particle - not
• *yitten*: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will give
• *piryô*: masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his fruit

Word Meanings

• *tam*: be finished/consumed/exhausted
• *lārîq*: for emptiness/vanity/nothingness
• *kōḥăḵem*: strength/power/might
• *titten*: give/yield/produce
• *yəḇûlāh*: produce/yield/increase
• *ʿēṣ*: tree/wood
• *ʾāreṣ*: land/earth/ground
• *piry*: fruit/produce

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Your strength will be spent in vain, because your land will not yield its crops, nor will the trees of the land yield their fruit.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield its increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and your strength{H3581} shall be spent{H8552} in vain;{H7385} for your land{H776} shall not yield{H5414} its increase,{H2981} neither shall the trees{H6086} of the land{H776} yield{H5414} their fruit.{H6529}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And your strength{H3581} shall be spent{H8552}{(H8804)} in vain{H7385}: for your land{H776} shall not yield{H5414}{(H8799)} her increase{H2981}, neither shall the trees{H6086} of the land{H776} yield{H5414}{(H8799)} their fruits{H6529}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And so youre laboure shalbe spent in vayne. For youre londe shall not geue hir encrease, nether the trees of the londe shall geue their frutes.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and youre trauaile and labor shal be but lost, so that youre londe shall not geue hir increase, and the trees in the londe shal not brynge forth their frute.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And your strength shalbe spent in vaine: neither shall your lande giue her increase, neither shall the trees of the land giue their fruite.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And your labour shalbe spent in vayne: for your lande shall not geue her increase, neither shall the trees of the lande geue their fruites.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and your strength will be spent in vain; for your land won't yield its increase, neither will the trees of the land yield their fruit.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and consumed hath been your strength in vain, and your land doth not give her produce, and the tree of the land doth not give its fruit.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and your strength shall be spent in vain; for your land shall not yield its increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruit.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and your strength shall be spent in vain; for your land shall not yield its increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruit.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And your strength will be used up without profit; for your land will not give her increase and the trees of the field will not give their fruit.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and your strength will be spent in vain; for your land won't yield its increase, neither will the trees of the land yield their fruit.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Your strength will be used up in vain, your land will not give its yield, and the trees of the land will not produce their fruit.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 127:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Psalms.127.1", "source": "שִׁ֥יר הַֽמַּֽעֲל֗וֹת לִשְׁלֹ֫מֹ֥ה אִם־יְהוָ֤ה ׀ לֹא־יִבְנֶ֬ה בַ֗יִת שָׁ֤וְא ׀ עָמְל֣וּ בוֹנָ֣יו בּ֑וֹ אִם־יְהוָ֥ה לֹֽא־יִשְׁמָר־עִ֝֗יר שָׁ֤וְא ׀ שָׁקַ֬ד שׁוֹמֵֽר׃", "text": "*Šîr* the *ma'ălôṯ* to *Šəlōmōh*. If *YHWH* not *yiḇneh bayiṯ*, *šāwə'* *'āməlû* *ḇônāyw* in it; if *YHWH* not *yišmār*-*'îr*, *šāwə'* *šāqaḏ* *šômēr*.", "grammar": { "*Šîr*": "construct state, masculine singular - song of", "*ma'ălôṯ*": "definite with article, feminine plural - the ascents/steps/pilgrimages", "*Šəlōmōh*": "proper name with preposition lamed - to/for/by Solomon", "*YHWH*": "divine name, tetragrammaton", "*yiḇneh*": "imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular, qal - will build", "*bayiṯ*": "masculine singular - house", "*šāwə'*": "masculine singular - vain/empty/worthless", "*'āməlû*": "perfect, 3rd person plural, qal - they labor/toil", "*ḇônāyw*": "masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its builders", "*yišmār*": "imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular, qal - will guard/keep", "*'îr*": "feminine singular - city", "*šāqaḏ*": "perfect, 3rd person masculine singular, qal - watches/stays awake", "*šômēr*": "participle, masculine singular, qal - watchman/guardian" }, "variants": { "*Šîr*": "song/psalm", "*ma'ălôṯ*": "ascents/steps/degrees/pilgrimages", "*Šəlōmōh*": "Solomon/of Solomon/for Solomon/by Solomon", "*šāwə'*": "in vain/worthless/to no purpose", "*'āməlû*": "labor/toil/work hard", "*yišmār*": "guard/keep/watch over/protect", "*šāqaḏ*": "watches/stays awake/is vigilant" } }
• Isa 49:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Isaiah.49.4", "source": "וַאֲנִ֤י אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ לְרִ֣יק יָגַ֔עְתִּי לְתֹ֥הוּ וְהֶ֖בֶל כֹּחִ֣י כִלֵּ֑יתִי אָכֵן֙ מִשְׁפָּטִ֣י אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה וּפְעֻלָּתִ֖י אֶת־אֱלֹהָֽי׃", "text": "*Waʾănî* *ʾāmartî* for-*rîq* *yāgaʿtî*, for-*tōhû* *wə-heḇel* *kōḥî* *killêṯî*; *ʾāḵēn* *mišpāṭî* *ʾeṯ*-*YHWH*, *ûpəʿullāṯî* *ʾeṯ*-*ʾĕlōhāy*.", "grammar": { "*Waʾănî*": "conjunction + pronoun, 1st singular - and I", "*ʾāmartî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st singular - I said", "*rîq*": "noun, masculine singular - emptiness/vanity", "*yāgaʿtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st singular - I labored/I toiled", "*tōhû*": "noun, masculine singular - emptiness/futility/chaos", "*wə-heḇel*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and vanity/emptiness", "*kōḥî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st singular possessive suffix - my strength", "*killêṯî*": "verb, piel perfect, 1st singular - I have spent/exhausted", "*ʾāḵēn*": "adverb - surely/indeed/truly", "*mišpāṭî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st singular possessive suffix - my justice/right/cause", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*ûpəʿullāṯî*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular + 1st singular possessive suffix - and my reward/work", "*ʾĕlōhāy*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st singular possessive suffix - my God" }, "variants": { "*rîq*": "emptiness/vanity/in vain", "*yāgaʿtî*": "I labored/I toiled/I wearied myself", "*tōhû*": "emptiness/futility/chaos/waste", "*heḇel*": "vanity/breath/vapor/futility", "*killêṯî*": "I have spent/I have exhausted/I have completed", "*mišpāṭî*": "my justice/my right/my cause/my judgment", "*pəʿullāṯî*": "my reward/my work/my recompense/my wage" } }
• Lev 26:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Leviticus.26.4", "source": "וְנָתַתִּ֥י גִשְׁמֵיכֶ֖ם בְּעִתָּ֑ם וְנָתְנָ֤ה הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ יְבוּלָ֔הּ וְעֵ֥ץ הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה יִתֵּ֥ן פִּרְיֽוֹ׃", "text": "And-*nātattî* *gišmêkem* in-*ʿittām* and-*nātenâ* *hāʾāreṣ* *yebûlāh* and-*ʿēṣ* *haśśādeh* *yittēn* *piryô*", "grammar": { "*nātattî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular with waw consecutive - and I will give", "*gišmêkem*": "noun, masculine plural + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your rains", "*ʿittām*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their time/season", "*nātenâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular with waw consecutive - and it will give", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the land/earth", "*yebûlāh*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its produce", "*ʿēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - tree of", "*haśśādeh*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the field", "*yittēn*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will give", "*piryô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its fruit" }, "variants": { "*gišmêkem*": "your rains/your showers", "*ʿittām*": "their time/their appointed season", "*yebûlāh*": "its produce/its yield/its increase", "*haśśādeh*": "the field/the open country" } }
• Deut 11:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.11.17", "source": "וְחָרָ֨ה אַף־יְהוָ֜ה בָּכֶ֗ם וְעָצַ֤ר אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֣ה מָטָ֔ר וְהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה לֹ֥א תִתֵּ֖ן אֶת־יְבוּלָ֑הּ וַאֲבַדְתֶּ֣ם מְהֵרָ֗ה מֵעַל֙ הָאָ֣רֶץ הַטֹּבָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה נֹתֵ֥ן לָכֶֽם׃", "text": "*wəḥārâ 'ap̄-YHWH* in-you *wə'āṣar 'et-haššāmayim wəlō'-yihyeh māṭār wəhā'ăḏāmâ lō' titten 'et-yəḇûlāh wa'ăḇaḏtem məhērâ mē'al hā'āreṣ haṭṭōḇâ 'ăšer YHWH nōtēn* to-you", "grammar": { "*wəḥārâ*": "qal perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - burn/be kindled/be angry", "*'ap̄-YHWH*": "construct chain - anger/nose of YHWH", "*wə'āṣar*": "qal perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - restrain/shut up/withhold", "*'et-haššāmayim*": "direct object marker with definite article noun, masculine plural - the heavens", "*wəlō'-yihyeh*": "negative particle with qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - not be/exist/happen", "*māṭār*": "noun, masculine singular - rain", "*wəhā'ăḏāmâ*": "conjunction with definite article noun, feminine singular - the ground/land/earth", "*lō' titten*": "negative particle with qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - not give/grant/yield", "*'et-yəḇûlāh*": "direct object marker with noun plus possessive suffix - its produce/yield/fruit", "*wa'ăḇaḏtem*": "qal perfect with waw consecutive, 2nd person masculine plural - perish/be destroyed/be lost", "*məhērâ*": "adverb - quickly/speedily/hastily", "*mē'al*": "preposition - from upon/from over", "*hā'āreṣ*": "definite article noun, feminine singular - the land/earth/ground", "*haṭṭōḇâ*": "definite article adjective, feminine singular - the good", "*'ăšer*": "relative particle - which/that/who", "*nōtēn*": "qal participle, masculine singular - giving/placing/putting" }, "variants": { "*wəḥārâ*": "burn/be kindled/become angry", "*'ap̄*": "nose/anger/wrath", "*wə'āṣar*": "restrain/shut up/withhold/hold back", "*māṭār*": "rain/rainfall", "*yəḇûlāh*": "produce/yield/fruit/increase", "*wa'ăḇaḏtem*": "perish/be destroyed/be lost/die", "*məhērâ*": "quickly/speedily/hastily/soon", "*haṭṭōḇâ*": "good/pleasant/agreeable/fertile" } }
• Deut 28:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.18", "source": "אָר֥וּר פְּרִֽי־בִטְנְךָ֖ וּפְרִ֣י אַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ שְׁגַ֥ר אֲלָפֶ֖יךָ וְעַשְׁתְּר֥וֹת צֹאנֶֽךָ׃", "text": "*ʾārûr* *pərî*-*biṭnəkā* *ûpərî* *ʾadmātekā* *šəgar* *ʾălāpêkā* *wəʿaštərôt* *ṣōʾnekā*", "grammar": { "*ʾārûr*": "passive participle, masculine singular - cursed", "*pərî*": "construct noun, masculine singular - fruit/offspring of", "*biṭnəkā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your womb/belly", "*ûpərî*": "conjunction (wə-) + noun, construct masculine singular - and fruit/offspring of", "*ʾadmātekā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your ground/land", "*šəgar*": "construct noun, masculine singular - offspring/increase of", "*ʾălāpêkā*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your cattle/oxen", "*wəʿaštərôt*": "conjunction (wə-) + noun, feminine plural construct - and young/increase of", "*ṣōʾnekā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your flock/sheep" }, "variants": { "*ʾārûr*": "cursed/under a curse", "*pərî*": "fruit/offspring/produce", "*biṭnəkā*": "your womb/belly/body", "*ʾadmātekā*": "your ground/land/soil", "*šəgar*": "offspring/increase/young ones", "*ʾălāpêkā*": "your cattle/oxen/herds", "*ʿaštərôt*": "young ones/increase/newborn (possibly connected to fertility goddess Astarte)", "*ṣōʾnekā*": "your flock/sheep/small livestock" } }
• Deut 28:38-40 : 38 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.38", "source": "זֶ֥רַע רַ֖ב תּוֹצִ֣יא הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה וּמְעַ֣ט תֶּאֱסֹ֔ף כִּ֥י יַחְסְלֶ֖נּוּ הָאַרְבֶּֽה׃", "text": "*Zeraʿ rab* *tôṣîʾ* the-*śādeh* *û*-*məʿaṭ* *teʾĕsōp* because *yaḥsəlennû* the-*ʾarbeh*.", "grammar": { "*Zeraʿ*": "masculine singular noun - 'seed'", "*rab*": "masculine singular adjective - 'much/many'", "*tôṣîʾ*": "imperfect Hiphil 2nd masculine singular - 'you will bring out/carry out'", "*śādeh*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - 'field'", "*û*": "conjunction - 'but/and'", "*məʿaṭ*": "masculine singular adjective - 'little/few'", "*teʾĕsōp*": "imperfect Qal 2nd masculine singular - 'you will gather/harvest'", "*yaḥsəlennû*": "imperfect Qal 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'it will consume it'", "*ʾarbeh*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - 'locust'" }, "variants": { "*Zeraʿ rab*": "much seed/abundant seed", "*tôṣîʾ*": "bring out/carry out to/take out", "*teʾĕsōp*": "gather/collect/harvest", "*yaḥsəlennû*": "consume it/devour it/eat it up", "*ʾarbeh*": "locust/locust swarm" } } 39 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.39", "source": "כְּרָמִ֥ים תִּטַּ֖ע וְעָבָ֑דְתָּ וְיַ֤יִן לֹֽא־תִשְׁתֶּה֙ וְלֹ֣א תֶאֱגֹ֔ר כִּ֥י תֹאכְלֶ֖נּוּ הַתֹּלָֽעַת׃", "text": "*Kərāmîm* *tiṭṭaʿ* *wə*-*ʿābādtā* *wə*-*yayin* not-*tišteh* *wə*-not *teʾĕgōr* because *tōʾkəlennû* the-*tōlāʿat*.", "grammar": { "*Kərāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - 'vineyards'", "*tiṭṭaʿ*": "imperfect Qal 2nd masculine singular - 'you will plant'", "*wə*": "conjunction - 'and'", "*ʿābādtā*": "perfect Qal 2nd masculine singular with waw consecutive (functions as future) - 'you will work/tend'", "*yayin*": "masculine singular noun - 'wine'", "*tišteh*": "imperfect Qal 2nd masculine singular - 'you will drink'", "*teʾĕgōr*": "imperfect Qal 2nd masculine singular - 'you will gather/store'", "*tōʾkəlennû*": "imperfect Qal 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'it will eat it'", "*tōlāʿat*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - 'worm'" }, "variants": { "*Kərāmîm*": "vineyards", "*tiṭṭaʿ*": "plant/establish", "*ʿābādtā*": "work/cultivate/tend/serve", "*teʾĕgōr*": "gather/store/harvest", "*tōʾkəlennû*": "eat it/consume it/devour it", "*tōlāʿat*": "worm/grub/caterpillar" } } 40 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.40", "source": "זֵיתִ֛ים יִהְי֥וּ לְךָ֖ בְּכָל־גְּבוּלֶ֑ךָ וְשֶׁ֙מֶן֙ לֹ֣א תָס֔וּךְ כִּ֥י יִשַּׁ֖ל זֵיתֶֽךָ׃", "text": "*Zêtîm* *yihyû* to-*ləkā* in-all-*gəbûlekā* *wə*-*šemen* not *tāsûk* because *yiššal* *zêtekā*.", "grammar": { "*Zêtîm*": "masculine plural noun - 'olive trees'", "*yihyû*": "imperfect Qal 3rd masculine plural - 'they will be'", "*ləkā*": "preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'to you'", "*gəbûlekā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'your territory/border'", "*wə*": "conjunction - 'but/and'", "*šemen*": "masculine singular noun - 'oil'", "*tāsûk*": "imperfect Qal 2nd masculine singular - 'you will anoint'", "*yiššal*": "imperfect Qal 3rd masculine singular - 'it will drop off/fall off'", "*zêtekā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'your olive'" }, "variants": { "*Zêtîm*": "olive trees", "*gəbûlekā*": "your territory/border/region", "*tāsûk*": "anoint/rub/apply oil", "*yiššal*": "drop off/fall off/cast fruit prematurely", "*zêtekā*": "your olive/your olive tree" } }
• Deut 28:42 : 42 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.42", "source": "כָּל־עֵצְךָ֖ וּפְרִ֣י אַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ יְיָרֵ֖שׁ הַצְּלָצַֽל׃", "text": "All-*ʿēṣəkā* *û*-*pərî* *ʾadmātekā* *yəyārēš* the-*ṣəlāṣal*.", "grammar": { "*ʿēṣəkā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'your tree'", "*û*": "conjunction - 'and'", "*pərî*": "masculine singular construct - 'fruit of'", "*ʾadmātekā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'your ground'", "*yəyārēš*": "imperfect Piel 3rd masculine singular - 'it will possess/take possession of'", "*ṣəlāṣal*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - 'buzzing insect/cricket/locust'" }, "variants": { "*ʿēṣəkā*": "your tree/your timber", "*pərî*": "fruit/produce", "*ʾadmātekā*": "your ground/land/soil", "*yəyārēš*": "take possession of/dispossess/inherit", "*ṣəlāṣal*": "buzzing insect/cricket/locust/whirring pest" } }
• Job 31:40 : 40 { "verseID": "Job.31.40", "source": "תַּ֤חַת חִטָּ֨ה ׀ יֵ֥צֵא ח֗וֹחַ וְתַֽחַת־שְׂעֹרָ֥ה בָאְשָׁ֑ה תַּ֝֗מּוּ דִּבְרֵ֥י אִיּֽוֹב׃", "text": "Instead-of *ḥiṭṭâ* may-*yēṣēʾ ḥôaḥ* and-instead-of-*śəʿōrâ bāʾšâ* *tammû diḇrê ʾiyyôḇ*", "grammar": { "*ḥiṭṭâ*": "noun, feminine singular - wheat", "*yēṣēʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect jussive, 3rd person masculine singular - let come forth", "*ḥôaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - thorn/thistle", "*śəʿōrâ*": "noun, feminine singular - barley", "*bāʾšâ*": "noun, feminine singular - stinkweed/wild herb", "*tammû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they are finished", "*diḇrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - words of", "*ʾiyyôḇ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Job" }, "variants": { "*yēṣēʾ*": "let come forth/may grow/let spring up", "*ḥôaḥ*": "thorn/thistle/bramble", "*bāʾšâ*": "stinkweed/noxious weeds/foul plants", "*tammû*": "are finished/are completed/are ended", "*diḇrê*": "words/speeches/statements" } }
• Ps 107:34 : 34 { "verseID": "Psalms.107.34", "source": "אֶ֣רֶץ פְּ֭רִי לִמְלֵחָ֑ה מֵ֝רָעַ֗ת יֹ֣שְׁבֵי בָֽהּ", "text": "*ʾereṣ* *pᵊrî* to-*mᵊlēḥâ* from-*rāʿat* *yōšᵊbê* in-her", "grammar": { "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*pᵊrî*": "noun, masculine singular - fruit/fruitfulness", "*mᵊlēḥâ*": "noun, feminine singular with prefixed preposition lamed - to saltiness/salt marsh", "*rāʿat*": "noun, feminine singular construct with prefixed preposition min - from evil/wickedness of", "*yōšᵊbê*": "qal participle, masculine plural construct - dwellers of/inhabitants of" }, "variants": { "*ʾereṣ*": "land of/country of", "*pᵊrî*": "fruit/fruitfulness/fertility", "*mᵊlēḥâ*": "saltiness/salt marsh/barren land", "*rāʿat*": "evil/wickedness/wrongdoing", "*yōšᵊbê*": "dwellers of/inhabitants of/those who live in" } }
• Hab 2:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Habakkuk.2.13", "source": "הֲל֣וֹא הִנֵּ֔ה מֵאֵ֖ת יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת וְיִֽיגְע֤וּ עַמִּים֙ בְּדֵי־אֵ֔שׁ וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים בְּדֵי־רִ֥יק יִעָֽפוּ׃", "text": "Behold, is it not from *ʾēt YHWH ṣĕbāʾôt* that *yîgĕʿû ʿammîm bĕdēy-ʾēš* and *lĕʾummîm bĕdēy-rîq yîʿāpû*?", "grammar": { "*ʾēt*": "preposition - from", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD", "*ṣĕbāʾôt*": "noun, feminine, plural - hosts/armies", "*yîgĕʿû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they labor", "*ʿammîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - peoples", "*bĕdēy*": "preposition + noun, masculine, plural construct - for enough of", "*ʾēš*": "noun, feminine, singular - fire", "*lĕʾummîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - nations", "*bĕdēy*": "preposition + noun, masculine, plural construct - for enough of", "*rîq*": "noun, masculine, singular - emptiness", "*yîʿāpû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they grow weary" }, "variants": { "*ṣĕbāʾôt*": "hosts/armies/of hosts", "*yîgĕʿû*": "labor/toil/grow weary", "*bĕdēy-ʾēš*": "for fire/for what will be burned/for enough fire", "*bĕdēy-rîq*": "for emptiness/for nothing/in vain", "*yîʿāpû*": "grow weary/exhaust themselves/become tired" } }
• Hag 1:9-9 : 9 { "verseID": "Haggai.1.9", "source": "פָּנֹ֤ה אֶל־הַרְבֵּה֙ וְהִנֵּ֣ה לִמְעָ֔ט וַהֲבֵאתֶ֥ם הַבַּ֖יִת וְנָפַ֣חְתִּי ב֑וֹ יַ֣עַן מֶ֗ה נְאֻם֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת יַ֗עַן בֵּיתִי֙ אֲשֶׁר־ה֣וּא חָרֵ֔ב וְאַתֶּ֥ם רָצִ֖ים אִ֥ישׁ לְבֵיתֽוֹ", "text": "Looking to *harbēh* and behold *liməʿāṭ*, and you *wahăḇēʾtem* the *bayit* and I *wənāp̄aḥtî* in it. *yaʿan* *meh*? *nəʾum* *YHWH* *ṣəḇāʾôt*. *yaʿan* my *bêtî* which-it is *ḥārēḇ*, and you *rāṣîm* each *ʾîš* to his *ləḇêtô*", "grammar": { "*pānōh*": "qal infinitive absolute - turning/looking", "*harbēh*": "adjective, masculine singular - much", "*wəhinnēh*": "conjunction with interjection - and behold", "*liməʿāṭ*": "preposition with adjective, masculine singular - to little", "*wahăḇēʾtem*": "verb, hiphil perfect with waw consecutive, 2nd person masculine plural - and you brought", "*bayit*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the house", "*wənāp̄aḥtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular with conjunction - and I blew", "*bô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in it", "*yaʿan*": "conjunction - because", "*meh*": "interrogative pronoun - what", "*nəʾum*": "noun, masculine singular construct - declaration of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name", "*ṣəḇāʾôt*": "noun, masculine plural construct - of hosts/armies", "*bêtî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my house", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*hûʾ*": "personal pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - it", "*ḥārēḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - desolate/in ruins", "*wəʾattem*": "conjunction with personal pronoun, 2nd person masculine plural - and you", "*rāṣîm*": "verb, qal participle, masculine plural - running", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - each man", "*ləḇêtô*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to his house" }, "variants": { "*pānōh*": "turning/looking/expecting", "*wənāp̄aḥtî*": "and I blew upon it/and I emptied it/and I blew it away", "*yaʿan*": "because/on account of", "*nəʾum*": "declaration of/oracle of/says", "*ḥārēḇ*": "desolate/in ruins/waste", "*rāṣîm*": "running/hastening/hurrying" } } 10 { "verseID": "Haggai.1.10", "source": "עַל־כֵּ֣ן עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם כָּלְא֥וּ שָ‪[c]‬מַ֖יִם מִטָּ֑ל וְהָאָ֖רֶץ כָּלְאָ֥ה יְבוּלָֽהּ", "text": "Therefore *ʿălêḵem* *kālʾû* *šāmayim* from *miṭṭāl*, and the *ʾāreṣ* *kālʾāh* its *yəḇûlāh*", "grammar": { "*ʿal*-*kēn*": "conjunction - therefore", "*ʿălêḵem*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - over you", "*kālʾû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they withheld", "*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine dual - heavens", "*miṭṭāl*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular - from dew", "*wəhāʾāreṣ*": "conjunction with noun, feminine singular with definite article - and the earth", "*kālʾāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she withheld", "*yəḇûlāh*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her produce" }, "variants": { "*kālʾû*": "they withheld/they restrained/they kept back", "*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky", "*miṭṭāl*": "from dew/from moisture", "*yəḇûlāh*": "her produce/her yield/her fruit" } } 11 { "verseID": "Haggai.1.11", "source": "וָאֶקְרָ֨א חֹ֜רֶב עַל־הָאָ֣רֶץ וְעַל־הֶהָרִ֗ים וְעַל־הַדָּגָן֙ וְעַל־הַתִּיר֣וֹשׁ וְעַל־הַיִּצְהָ֔ר וְעַ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר תּוֹצִ֖יא הָאֲדָמָ֑ה וְעַל־הָֽאָדָם֙ וְעַל־הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה וְעַ֖ל כָּל־יְגִ֥יעַ כַּפָּֽיִם", "text": "And I *wāʾeqrāʾ* *ḥōreḇ* on the *ʾāreṣ* and on the *hehārîm* and on the *dāgān* and on the *tîrôš* and on the *yiṣhār* and on that which *tôṣîʾ* the *ʾădāmāh*, and on the *ʾādām* and on the *bəhēmāh* and on all *yəgîaʿ* *kappāyim*", "grammar": { "*wāʾeqrāʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 1st person singular - and I called", "*ḥōreḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - drought", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the land/earth", "*hehārîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the mountains", "*dāgān*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the grain", "*tîrôš*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the new wine", "*yiṣhār*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the fresh oil", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*tôṣîʾ*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it brings forth", "*ʾădāmāh*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the ground/soil", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the mankind/people", "*bəhēmāh*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the livestock/cattle", "*yəgîaʿ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - labor of", "*kappāyim*": "noun, feminine dual - hands" }, "variants": { "*wāʾeqrāʾ*": "and I called/and I summoned", "*ḥōreḇ*": "drought/dryness/heat", "*dāgān*": "grain/corn", "*tîrôš*": "new wine/fresh wine/must", "*yiṣhār*": "fresh oil/olive oil", "*tôṣîʾ*": "brings forth/produces/yields", "*ʾădāmāh*": "ground/soil/land", "*yəgîaʿ* *kappāyim*": "labor of hands/work of hands/toil of hands" } }
• Hag 2:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Haggai.2.16", "source": "מִֽהְיוֹתָ֥ם בָּא֙ אֶל־עֲרֵמַ֣ת עֶשְׂרִ֔ים וְהָיְתָ֖ה עֲשָׂרָ֑ה בָּ֣א אֶל־הַיֶּ֗קֶב לַחְשֹׂף֙ חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים פּוּרָ֔ה וְהָיְתָ֖ה עֶשְׂרִֽים׃", "text": "From-*hĕyôtām* *bāʾ* to-*ʿărēmat* *ʿeśrîm* and-*hāyətāh* *ʿăśārāh* *bāʾ* to-*hayyeqeb* to-*laḥśōp* *ḥămiššîm* *pûrāh* and-*hāyətāh* *ʿeśrîm*", "grammar": { "*hĕyôtām*": "qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their being", "*bāʾ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he came", "*ʿărēmat*": "construct noun, feminine singular - heap of", "*ʿeśrîm*": "cardinal number - twenty", "*hāyətāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - it was", "*ʿăśārāh*": "cardinal number, feminine - ten", "*hayyeqeb*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the wine vat", "*laḥśōp*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to draw", "*ḥămiššîm*": "cardinal number - fifty", "*pûrāh*": "noun, feminine singular - measure", "*ʿeśrîm*": "cardinal number - twenty" }, "variants": { "*bāʾ*": "one came/when one came", "*ʿărēmat*": "heap/pile", "*hayyeqeb*": "wine vat/wine press", "*laḥśōp*": "to draw out/to scoop out" } }
• 1 Cor 3:6 : 6 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.3.6", "source": "Ἐγὼ ἐφύτευσα, Ἀπολλὼς ἐπότισεν· ἀλλʼ ὁ Θεὸς ηὔξανεν.", "text": "*Egō ephyteusa*, *Apollōs epotisen*; but the *Theos ēuxanen*.", "grammar": { "*Egō*": "personal pronoun, 1st person singular, nominative - I", "*ephyteusa*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - I planted", "*Apollōs*": "proper noun, masculine, nominative, singular - Apollos", "*epotisen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he watered", "*Theos*": "noun, masculine, nominative, singular - God", "*ēuxanen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was giving growth" }, "variants": { "*ephyteusa*": "planted/established", "*epotisen*": "watered/nourished", "*ēuxanen*": "was causing to grow/was increasing" } }
• Gal 4:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Galatians.4.11", "source": "Φοβοῦμαι ὑμᾶς, μή πως εἰκῇ κεκοπίακα εἰς ὑμᾶς.", "text": "I *phoboumai* you, lest somehow *eikē kekopiak* for you", "grammar": { "*phoboumai*": "present indicative middle, 1st person singular - I fear/am concerned", "*eikē*": "adverb - in vain/without purpose", "*kekopiak*": "perfect active indicative, 1st person singular - I have labored/toiled" }, "variants": { "*phoboumai*": "I fear/am concerned/am anxious about", "*eikē*": "in vain/without purpose/uselessly", "*kekopiak*": "I have labored/toiled/worked to exhaustion" } }
• Isa 17:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Isaiah.17.11", "source": "בְּי֤וֹם נִטְעֵךְ֙ תְּשַׂגְשֵׂ֔גִי וּבַבֹּ֖קֶר זַרְעֵ֣ךְ תַּפְרִ֑יחִי נֵ֥ד קָצִ֛יר בְּי֥וֹם נַחֲלָ֖ה וּכְאֵ֥ב אָנֽוּשׁ׃", "text": "In-*yôm* *niṭʿēḵ* *təśagśēgî* *û-ḇabbōqer* *zarʿēḵ* *tap̄rîḥî* *nēḏ* *qāṣîr* in-*yôm* *naḥălāh* *û-ḵəʾēḇ* *ʾānûš*", "grammar": { "In-*yôm*": "preposition בְּ + noun, masculine singular construct - in day of", "*niṭʿēḵ*": "verb, Qal infinitive construct + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your planting", "*təśagśēgî*": "verb, Pilpel imperfect, 2nd feminine singular - you will make grow/flourish", "*û-ḇabbōqer*": "conjunction + preposition בְּ + definite article + noun, masculine singular - and in the morning", "*zarʿēḵ*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your seed/planting", "*tap̄rîḥî*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect, 2nd feminine singular - you will cause to blossom", "*nēḏ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - heap of", "*qāṣîr*": "noun, masculine singular - harvest", "in-*yôm*": "preposition בְּ + noun, masculine singular construct - in day of", "*naḥălāh*": "noun, feminine singular - sickness/grief/inheritance", "*û-ḵəʾēḇ*": "conjunction + preposition כְּ + noun, masculine singular construct - and like pain of", "*ʾānûš*": "adjective, masculine singular - desperate/incurable" }, "variants": { "*təśagśēgî*": "make grow/flourish/hedge about", "*tap̄rîḥî*": "cause to blossom/sprout/flourish", "*nēḏ*": "heap/pile", "*naḥălāh*": "sickness/grief/inheritance/possession", "*ʾānûš*": "desperate/incurable/severe/grievous" } }