9 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.16.9",
"source": "לֵ֣ב אָ֭דָם יְחַשֵּׁ֣ב דַּרְכּ֑וֹ וַֽ֝יהוָ֗ה יָכִ֥ין צַעֲדֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*lēḇ* *ʾādām* *yᵉḥaššēḇ* *darkô* and-*YHWH* *yākîn* *ṣaʿădô*",
"grammar": {
"*lēḇ*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - heart of",
"*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine, singular - man/mankind/Adam",
"*yᵉḥaššēḇ*": "verb, Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - plans/calculates/devises",
"*darkô*": "noun, feminine, singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his way",
"*wᵉ*": "conjunction - and",
"*YHWH*": "divine name",
"*yākîn*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - establishes/prepares/directs",
"*ṣaʿădô*": "noun, masculine, singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his step"
},
"variants": {
"*yᵉḥaššēḇ*": "plans/calculates/devises/thinks about",
"*yākîn*": "establishes/directs/makes firm",
"*ṣaʿădô*": "his step/his walk/his path"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.16.10",
"source": "קֶ֤סֶם ׀ עַֽל־שִׂפְתֵי־מֶ֑לֶךְ בְּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט לֹ֣א יִמְעַל־פִּֽיו׃",
"text": "*qesem* on-*śiptê*-*melek* in-*mišpāṭ* not *yimʿal*-*pîw*",
"grammar": {
"*qesem*": "noun, masculine, singular - divination/oracle/decision",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - on/upon",
"*śiptê*": "noun, feminine, dual construct - lips of",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine, singular - king",
"*bᵉ*": "preposition - in/with",
"*mišpāṭ*": "noun, masculine, singular - justice/judgment",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yimʿal*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - acts unfaithfully/betrays/deals treacherously",
"*pîw*": "noun, masculine, singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mouth"
},
"variants": {
"*qesem*": "divination/oracle/decision/pronouncement",
"*yimʿal*": "acts unfaithfully/betrays/deals treacherously"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.16.11",
"source": "פֶּ֤לֶס ׀ וּמֹאזְנֵ֣י מִ֭שְׁפָּט לַֽיהוָ֑ה מַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗הוּ כָּל־אַבְנֵי־כִֽיס׃",
"text": "*peles* and-*mōʾznê* *mišpāṭ* to-*YHWH* *maʿăśēhû* all-*ʾaḇnê*-*kîs*",
"grammar": {
"*peles*": "noun, masculine, singular - scale/balance",
"*wᵉ*": "conjunction - and",
"*mōʾznê*": "noun, feminine, dual construct - scales/balances of",
"*mišpāṭ*": "noun, masculine, singular - justice/judgment/right",
"*lᵉ*": "preposition - to/belonging to",
"*YHWH*": "divine name",
"*maʿăśēhû*": "noun, masculine, singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his work",
"*kol*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - all",
"*ʾaḇnê*": "noun, feminine, plural construct - stones of",
"*kîs*": "noun, masculine, singular - bag/purse"
},
"variants": {
"*peles ûmōʾznê mišpāṭ*": "scale and just balances/accurate weights and measures",
"*ʾaḇnê-kîs*": "stones of bag/weights in the pouch/weighing stones"
}
}