3{
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.8.3",
"source": "אַל־תִּבָּהֵ֤ל מִפָּנָיו֙ תֵּלֵ֔ךְ אַֽל־תַּעֲמֹ֖ד בְּדָבָ֣ר רָ֑ע כִּ֛י כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַחְפֹּ֖ץ יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃",
"text": "*ʾal*-*tibbāhēl* from-*pānāyw* *tēlēk* *ʾal*-*taʿămōd* in-*dābār* *rāʿ* *kî* all-*ʾăšer* *yaḥpōṣ* *yaʿăśeh*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾal*": "negative particle with jussive - do not",
"*tibbāhēl*": "niphal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - be hasty/be terrified",
"*pānāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his face/presence",
"*tēlēk*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you go/walk",
"*taʿămōd*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you stand/persist",
"*dābār*": "noun, masculine singular - word/matter/thing",
"*rāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - evil/bad",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - that/which",
"*yaḥpōṣ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he desires/pleases",
"*yaʿăśeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he does/will do"
},
"variants": {
"*tibbāhēl*": "be hasty/be terrified/be dismayed/depart hurriedly",
"*pānāyw*": "his face/his presence/before him",
"*tēlēk*": "you go/you walk/you depart",
"*taʿămōd*": "you stand/you persist/you remain",
"*dābār*": "word/matter/thing/affair",
"*rāʿ*": "evil/bad/disagreeable/malignant",
"*yaḥpōṣ*": "he desires/he pleases/he delights in",
"*yaʿăśeh*": "he does/he will do/he makes"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.8.4",
"source": "בַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר דְּבַר־מֶ֖לֶךְ שִׁלְט֑וֹן וּמִ֥י יֹֽאמַר־ל֖וֹ מַֽה־תַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃",
"text": "In-*ʾăšer* *dĕbar*-*melek* *šilṭôn* and-*mî* *yōʾmar*-to-him *mah*-*taʿăśeh*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - that/which/where",
"*dĕbar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - word of",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular - king",
"*šilṭôn*": "noun, masculine singular - authority/power",
"*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who",
"*yōʾmar*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will say",
"*mah*": "interrogative pronoun - what",
"*taʿăśeh*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you do/you will do"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾăšer*": "that/which/where",
"*dĕbar*": "word/command/matter",
"*melek*": "king/sovereign",
"*šilṭôn*": "authority/power/dominion",
"*yōʾmar*": "will say/can say/dares say",
"*taʿăśeh*": "you do/you will do/are you doing"
}
}
5{
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.8.5",
"source": "שׁוֹמֵ֣ר מִצְוָ֔ה לֹ֥א יֵדַ֖ע דָּבָ֣ר רָ֑ע וְעֵ֣ת וּמִשְׁפָּ֔ט יֵדַ֖ע לֵ֥ב חָכָֽם׃",
"text": "*šômēr* *miṣwāh* not *yēdaʿ* *dābār* *rāʿ* and-*ʿēt* and-*mišpāṭ* *yēdaʿ* *lēb* *ḥākām*",
"grammar": {
"*šômēr*": "qal participle, masculine singular - keeping/observer of",
"*miṣwāh*": "noun, feminine singular - commandment",
"*yēdaʿ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he knows/will know",
"*dābār*": "noun, masculine singular - word/matter/thing",
"*rāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - evil/bad",
"*ʿēt*": "noun, feminine singular - time",
"*mišpāṭ*": "noun, masculine singular - judgment/justice",
"*lēb*": "noun, masculine singular construct - heart of",
"*ḥākām*": "adjective, masculine singular - wise"
},
"variants": {
"*šômēr*": "keeper/observer/one who keeps",
"*miṣwāh*": "commandment/precept/law",
"*yēdaʿ*": "knows/will know/experiences",
"*dābār*": "word/matter/thing/affair",
"*rāʿ*": "evil/bad/harmful/distress",
"*ʿēt*": "time/season/proper time",
"*mišpāṭ*": "judgment/justice/proper procedure",
"*lēb*": "heart/mind/inner person",
"*ḥākām*": "wise/skillful/experienced"
}
}