14{
"verseID": "Proverbs.25.14",
"source": "נְשִׂיאִ֣ים וְ֭רוּחַ וְגֶ֣שֶׁם אָ֑יִן אִ֥ישׁ מִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ל בְּמַתַּת־שָֽׁקֶר׃",
"text": "*nĕśîʾîm* and-*rûaḥ* and-*gešem* *ʾāyin* *ʾîš* *mithallēl* in-*mattat*-*šāqer*",
"grammar": {
"*nĕśîʾîm*": "noun, masculine plural - clouds",
"*wĕ*": "conjunction - and",
"*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular - wind",
"*wĕ*": "conjunction - and",
"*gešem*": "noun, masculine singular - rain",
"*ʾāyin*": "particle of negation - there is not",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man",
"*mithallēl*": "hithpael participle, masculine singular - boasting",
"*bĕ*": "preposition - in",
"*mattat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - gift of",
"*šāqer*": "noun, masculine singular - falsehood"
},
"variants": {
"*nĕśîʾîm*": "clouds/vapor",
"*rûaḥ*": "wind/breath/spirit",
"*gešem*": "rain/shower",
"*ʾîš*": "man/person/one",
"*mithallēl*": "boasting/praising himself/glorying",
"*mattat*": "gift/present/donation",
"*šāqer*": "falsehood/deception/lie"
}
}
15{
"verseID": "Proverbs.25.15",
"source": "בְּאֹ֣רֶךְ אַ֭פַּיִם יְפֻתֶּ֣ה קָצִ֑ין וְלָשׁ֥וֹן רַ֝כָּ֗ה תִּשְׁבָּר־גָּֽרֶם׃",
"text": "In-*ʾōrek* *ʾappayim* *yĕputteh* *qāṣîn* and-*lāšôn* *rakkāh* *tišbār*-*gārem*",
"grammar": {
"*bĕ*": "preposition - in/by",
"*ʾōrek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - patience of",
"*ʾappayim*": "noun, masculine dual - nostrils/anger",
"*yĕputteh*": "pual imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he is persuaded",
"*qāṣîn*": "noun, masculine singular - ruler/judge",
"*wĕ*": "conjunction - and",
"*lāšôn*": "noun, feminine singular - tongue",
"*rakkāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - soft/gentle",
"*tišbār*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it breaks",
"*gārem*": "noun, masculine singular - bone"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾōrek*": "patience/slowness/length",
"*ʾappayim*": "nostrils/anger/wrath (idiom for patience)",
"*yĕputteh*": "is persuaded/is convinced/is won over",
"*qāṣîn*": "ruler/judge/commander",
"*lāšôn*": "tongue/language/speech",
"*rakkāh*": "soft/gentle/tender",
"*tišbār*": "breaks/shatters/crushes",
"*gārem*": "bone/strength"
}
}