28 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.1.28",
"source": "אָ֣ז יִ֭קְרָאֻנְנִי וְלֹ֣א אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה יְ֝שַׁחֲרֻ֗נְנִי וְלֹ֣א יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃",
"text": "*'az* *yiqra'unni* *wəlo* *'e'eneh* *yəshaḥarunni* *wəlo* *yimtsa'unni*",
"grammar": {
"*'az*": "adverb - then",
"*yiqra'unni*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - they will call me",
"*wəlo*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*'e'eneh*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will answer",
"*yəshaḥarunni*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - they will seek me earnestly",
"*wəlo*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*yimtsa'unni*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - they will find me"
},
"variants": {
"*yiqra'unni*": "they will call me/they will summon me",
"*'e'eneh*": "I will answer/I will respond",
"*yəshaḥarunni*": "they will seek me earnestly/they will search for me diligently",
"*yimtsa'unni*": "they will find me/they will discover me"
}
}
29 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.1.29",
"source": "תַּ֭חַת כִּי־שָׂ֣נְאוּ דָ֑עַת וְיִרְאַ֥ת יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה לֹ֣א בָחָֽרוּ׃",
"text": "*taḥat* *ki*-*san'u* *da'at* *wəyir'at* *YHWH* *lo* *vaḥaru*",
"grammar": {
"*taḥat*": "preposition - because",
"*ki*": "conjunction - that",
"*san'u*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they hated",
"*da'at*": "feminine singular noun - knowledge",
"*wəyir'at*": "conjunction + construct state, feminine singular - and fear of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD",
"*lo*": "negative particle - not",
"*vaḥaru*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they chose"
},
"variants": {
"*taḥat*": "because/instead of/in place of",
"*san'u*": "they hated/they despised/they rejected",
"*da'at*": "knowledge/discernment/perception",
"*yir'at*": "fear of/reverence for/awe of",
"*vaḥaru*": "they chose/they selected/they preferred"
}
}
30 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.1.30",
"source": "לֹא־אָב֥וּ לַעֲצָתִ֑י נָ֝אֲצ֗וּ כָּל־תּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃",
"text": "*lo*-*'avu* *la'atsati* *na'atsu* *kol*-*tokhaḥti*",
"grammar": {
"*lo*": "negative particle - not",
"*'avu*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they were willing",
"*la'atsati*": "preposition + feminine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - for my counsel",
"*na'atsu*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they spurned",
"*kol*": "construct state - all of",
"*tokhaḥti*": "feminine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my reproof"
},
"variants": {
"*'avu*": "they were willing/they consented/they desired",
"*'atsati*": "my counsel/my advice/my plan",
"*na'atsu*": "they spurned/they despised/they rejected",
"*tokhaḥti*": "my reproof/my rebuke/my correction"
}
}
31 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.1.31",
"source": "וְֽ֭יֹאכְלוּ מִפְּרִ֣י דַרְכָּ֑ם וּֽמִמֹּעֲצֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣ם יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃",
"text": "*wəyoklu* *mippəri* *darkam* *umimmo'atsoteihem* *yisba'u*",
"grammar": {
"*wəyoklu*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they will eat",
"*mippəri*": "preposition + masculine singular construct - from fruit of",
"*darkam*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their way",
"*umimmo'atsoteihem*": "conjunction + preposition + feminine plural noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and from their counsels",
"*yisba'u*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will be filled"
},
"variants": {
"*yoklu*": "they will eat/they will consume/they will devour",
"*pəri*": "fruit/result/outcome",
"*darkam*": "their way/their path/their course",
"*mo'atsoteihem*": "their counsels/their plans/their devices",
"*yisba'u*": "they will be filled/they will be satisfied/they will have enough"
}
}