Job 27:13-23 : 13 {
"verseID": "Job.27.13",
"source": "זֶ֤ה ׀ חֵֽלֶק־אָדָ֖ם רָשָׁ֥ע ׀ עִם־אֵ֑ל וְֽנַחֲלַ֥ת עָ֝רִיצִ֗ים מִשַׁדַּ֥י יִקָּֽחוּ׃",
"text": "*zeh* *ḥēleq-ʾāḏām* *rāšāʿ* *ʿim-ʾēl* *wə-naḥălaṯ* *ʿārîṣîm* *mišadday* *yiqqāḥû*",
"grammar": {
"*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun masculine singular - this",
"*ḥēleq-ʾāḏām*": "noun masculine singular construct + noun masculine singular - portion of man",
"*rāšāʿ*": "adjective masculine singular - wicked",
"*ʿim-ʾēl*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - with God",
"*wə-naḥălaṯ*": "conjunction + noun feminine singular construct - and inheritance of",
"*ʿārîṣîm*": "adjective masculine plural - ruthless/tyrants/violent ones",
"*mišadday*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - from the Almighty",
"*yiqqāḥû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will receive/take"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥēleq*": "portion/share/territory",
"*ʾāḏām*": "man/mankind/Adam",
"*rāšāʿ*": "wicked/guilty/criminal",
"*ʾēl*": "God/deity",
"*naḥălâ*": "inheritance/possession/property",
"*ʿārîṣ*": "ruthless/violent/tyrant",
"*šadday*": "Almighty/All-sufficient One",
"*lāqaḥ*": "take/receive/fetch"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Job.27.14",
"source": "אִם־יִרְבּ֣וּ בָנָ֣יו לְמוֹ־חָ֑רֶב וְ֝צֶאֱצָאָ֗יו לֹ֣א יִשְׂבְּעוּ־לָֽחֶם׃",
"text": "*ʾim-yirbû* *ḇānāyw* *ləmô-ḥāreḇ* *wə-ṣeʾĕṣāʾāyw* *lōʾ* *yiśbəʿû-lāḥem*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾim-yirbû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - if they multiply",
"*ḇānāyw*": "noun masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sons",
"*ləmô-ḥāreḇ*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix + noun feminine singular - (it is) for the sword",
"*wə-ṣeʾĕṣāʾāyw*": "conjunction + noun masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his offspring",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yiśbəʿû-lāḥem*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + noun masculine singular - they will be satisfied with bread"
},
"variants": {
"*rāḇâ*": "be/become many/much/great",
"*bēn*": "son/male child",
"*ḥereḇ*": "sword/knife/tool",
"*ṣeʾĕṣāʾ*": "offspring/descendants",
"*śāḇaʿ*": "be satisfied/have enough",
"*leḥem*": "bread/food/grain"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Job.27.15",
"source": "*שרידו **שְׂ֭רִידָיו בַּמָּ֣וֶת יִקָּבֵ֑רוּ וְ֝אַלְמְנֹתָ֗יו לֹ֣א תִבְכֶּֽינָה׃",
"text": "*śərîḏāyw* *bammāweṯ* *yiqqāḇērû* *wə-ʾalmənōṯāyw* *lōʾ* *ṯiḇkênâ*",
"grammar": {
"*śərîḏāyw*": "noun masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his survivors",
"*bammāweṯ*": "preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - in/by the death/plague",
"*yiqqāḇērû*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will be buried",
"*wə-ʾalmənōṯāyw*": "conjunction + noun feminine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his widows",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*ṯiḇkênâ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine plural - they will weep"
},
"variants": {
"*śārîḏ*": "survivor/remnant",
"*māweṯ*": "death/plague",
"*qāḇar*": "bury/entomb",
"*ʾalmānâ*": "widow",
"*bāḵâ*": "weep/cry/lament"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Job.27.16",
"source": "אִם־יִצְבֹּ֣ר כֶּעָפָ֣ר כָּ֑סֶף וְ֝כַחֹ֗מֶר יָכִ֥ין מַלְבּֽוּשׁ׃",
"text": "*ʾim-yiṣbōr* *keʿāp̄ār* *kāsep̄* *wə-ḵaḥōmer* *yāḵîn* *malbûš*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾim-yiṣbōr*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - if he heaps up",
"*keʿāp̄ār*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - like dust",
"*kāsep̄*": "noun masculine singular - silver",
"*wə-ḵaḥōmer*": "conjunction + preposition + noun masculine singular - and like clay",
"*yāḵîn*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he prepares",
"*malbûš*": "noun masculine singular - clothing/garment"
},
"variants": {
"*ṣāḇar*": "heap up/pile up",
"*ʿāp̄ār*": "dust/dirt/earth",
"*kesep̄*": "silver/money",
"*ḥōmer*": "clay/mortar/cement",
"*kûn*": "establish/prepare/provide",
"*malbûš*": "clothing/garment/attire"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Job.27.17",
"source": "יָ֭כִין וְצַדִּ֣יק יִלְבָּ֑שׁ וְ֝כֶ֗סֶף נָקִ֥י יַחֲלֹֽק׃",
"text": "*yāḵîn* *wə-ṣaddîq* *yilbāš* *wə-ḵesep̄* *nāqî* *yaḥălōq*",
"grammar": {
"*yāḵîn*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he prepares",
"*wə-ṣaddîq*": "conjunction + adjective masculine singular - but the righteous",
"*yilbāš*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will wear/put on",
"*wə-ḵesep̄*": "conjunction + noun masculine singular - and silver",
"*nāqî*": "adjective masculine singular - innocent/pure",
"*yaḥălōq*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will divide/inherit"
},
"variants": {
"*kûn*": "establish/prepare/provide",
"*ṣaddîq*": "righteous/just/lawful",
"*lāḇaš*": "put on/wear/clothe",
"*kesep̄*": "silver/money",
"*nāqî*": "innocent/pure/free",
"*ḥālaq*": "divide/share/apportion/inherit"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Job.27.18",
"source": "בָּנָ֣ה כָעָ֣שׁ בֵּית֑וֹ וּ֝כְסֻכָּ֗ה עָשָׂ֥ה נֹצֵֽר׃",
"text": "*bānâ* *ḵāʿāš* *bêṯô* *û-ḵəsukkâ* *ʿāśâ* *nōṣēr*",
"grammar": {
"*bānâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he builds",
"*ḵāʿāš*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - like the moth",
"*bêṯô*": "noun masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his house",
"*û-ḵəsukkâ*": "conjunction + preposition + noun feminine singular - and like a booth",
"*ʿāśâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he makes",
"*nōṣēr*": "Qal participle masculine singular - a watchman/keeper"
},
"variants": {
"*bānâ*": "build/construct",
"*ʿāš*": "moth",
"*bayiṯ*": "house/dwelling",
"*sukkâ*": "booth/hut/shelter",
"*ʿāśâ*": "do/make/produce",
"*nāṣar*": "watch/guard/keep"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Job.27.19",
"source": "עָשִׁ֣יר יִ֭שְׁכַּב וְלֹ֣א יֵאָסֵ֑ף עֵינָ֖יו פָּקַ֣ח וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃",
"text": "*ʿāšîr* *yiškaḇ* *wə-lōʾ* *yēʾāsēp̄* *ʿênāyw* *pāqaḥ* *wəʾênenû*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿāšîr*": "adjective masculine singular - rich",
"*yiškaḇ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he lies down",
"*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - but not",
"*yēʾāsēp̄*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will be gathered",
"*ʿênāyw*": "noun feminine dual construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his eyes",
"*pāqaḥ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he opens",
"*wəʾênenû*": "conjunction + particle of nonexistence with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he is no more"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿāšîr*": "rich/wealthy",
"*šāḵaḇ*": "lie down/rest",
"*ʾāsap̄*": "gather/collect/remove (Niphal: be gathered/join one's ancestors in death)",
"*ʿayin*": "eye",
"*pāqaḥ*": "open (eyes)",
"*ʾayin*": "nothing/nonexistence"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Job.27.20",
"source": "תַּשִּׂיגֵ֣הוּ כַ֭מַּיִם בַּלָּה֑וֹת לַ֝֗יְלָה גְּנָבַ֥תּוּ סוּפָֽה׃",
"text": "*taśśîḡēhû* *ḵammayim* *ballāhôṯ* *laylâ* *gənāḇattû* *sûp̄â*",
"grammar": {
"*taśśîḡēhû*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - it overtakes him",
"*ḵammayim*": "preposition + definite article + noun masculine plural - like the waters",
"*ballāhôṯ*": "noun feminine plural - terrors",
"*laylâ*": "noun masculine singular - night",
"*gənāḇattû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - she steals him away",
"*sûp̄â*": "noun feminine singular - storm/whirlwind"
},
"variants": {
"*nāśaḡ*": "reach/overtake/catch up with",
"*mayim*": "water/waters",
"*ballāhâ*": "terror/alarm/destruction",
"*laylâ*": "night",
"*gānaḇ*": "steal/carry off",
"*sûp̄â*": "storm/tempest/whirlwind"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Job.27.21",
"source": "יִשָּׂאֵ֣הוּ קָדִ֣ים וְיֵלַ֑ךְ וִֽ֝ישָׂעֲרֵ֗הוּ מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*yiśśāʾēhû* *qāḏîm* *wə-yēlaḵ* *wîśāʿărēhû* *mimmĕqōmô*",
"grammar": {
"*yiśśāʾēhû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - it lifts him up",
"*qāḏîm*": "noun masculine singular - east wind",
"*wə-yēlaḵ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he goes",
"*wîśāʿărēhû*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and it sweeps him away",
"*mimmĕqōmô*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - from his place"
},
"variants": {
"*nāśāʾ*": "lift/carry/take",
"*qāḏîm*": "east/east wind",
"*hālaḵ*": "go/walk/travel",
"*śāʿar*": "storm/sweep away/whirl",
"*māqôm*": "place/location/position"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "Job.27.22",
"source": "וְיַשְׁלֵ֣ךְ עָ֭לָיו וְלֹ֣א יַחְמֹ֑ל מִ֝יָּד֗וֹ בָּר֥וֹחַ יִבְרָֽח׃",
"text": "*wə-yašlēḵ* *ʿālāyw* *wə-lōʾ* *yaḥmōl* *miyyāḏô* *bārôaḥ* *yiḇrāḥ*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yašlēḵ*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he hurls",
"*ʿālāyw*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - at him",
"*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*yaḥmōl*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he spares",
"*miyyāḏô*": "preposition + noun feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - from his hand",
"*bārôaḥ*": "Qal infinitive absolute - fleeing",
"*yiḇrāḥ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he flees"
},
"variants": {
"*šālaḵ*": "throw/cast/hurl",
"*ḥāmal*": "spare/have compassion",
"*yāḏ*": "hand/power",
"*bāraḥ*": "flee/run away"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "Job.27.23",
"source": "יִשְׂפֹּ֣ק עָלֵ֣ימוֹ כַפֵּ֑ימוֹ וְיִשְׁרֹ֥ק עָ֝לָ֗יו מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*yiśpōq* *ʿālêmô* *kappêmô* *wə-yišrōq* *ʿālāyw* *mimmĕqōmô*",
"grammar": {
"*yiśpōq*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he claps",
"*ʿālêmô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix (poetic form) - against him",
"*kappêmô*": "noun feminine dual construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix (poetic form) - his hands",
"*wə-yišrōq*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he hisses/whistles",
"*ʿālāyw*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - at him",
"*mimmĕqōmô*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - from his place"
},
"variants": {
"*śāp̄aq*": "clap/strike",
"*kap̄*": "palm/hand",
"*šāraq*": "hiss/whistle/mock",
"*māqôm*": "place/location/position"
}
}