Job 18:7-9 : 7 {
"verseID": "Job.18.7",
"source": "יֵצְרוּ צַעֲדֵי אוֹנוֹ וְתַשְׁלִיכֵהוּ עֲצָתוֹ",
"text": "*yēṣərû ṣaʿăḏê ʾônô wətašlîḵēhû ʿăṣātô*",
"grammar": {
"*yēṣərû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will be restricted",
"*ṣaʿăḏê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - steps of",
"*ʾônô*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his strength",
"*wətašlîḵēhû*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and it will cast him down",
"*ʿăṣātô*": "noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his counsel"
},
"variants": {
"*yēṣərû*": "they will be restricted/narrowed/confined",
"*ṣaʿăḏê*": "steps/strides",
"*ʾônô*": "his strength/vigor/power",
"*wətašlîḵēhû*": "and it will cast him down/throw him",
"*ʿăṣātô*": "his counsel/advice/plan"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Job.18.8",
"source": "כִּי־שֻׁלַּח בְּרֶשֶׁת בְּרַגְלָיו וְעַל־שְׂבָכָה יִתְהַלָּךְ",
"text": "*kî-šullaḥ bərešet bəraglāyw wəʿal-śəḇāḵāh yithalāḵ*",
"grammar": {
"*kî-šullaḥ*": "conjunction + Pual perfect, 3rd masculine singular - for he is cast",
"*bərešet*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - into a net",
"*bəraglāyw*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - by his feet",
"*wəʿal*": "conjunction + preposition - and upon",
"*śəḇāḵāh*": "noun, feminine singular - lattice/network",
"*yithalāḵ*": "Hithpael imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he walks about"
},
"variants": {
"*kî-šullaḥ*": "for he is cast/sent/thrown",
"*bərešet*": "into a net/snare/trap",
"*bəraglāyw*": "by his feet/legs",
"*wəʿal-śəḇāḵāh*": "and upon a lattice/network/mesh",
"*yithalāḵ*": "he walks about/wanders/paces"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Job.18.9",
"source": "יֹאחֵז בְּעָקֵב פָּח יַחֲזֵק עָלָיו צַמִּים",
"text": "*yōʾḥēz bəʿāqēḇ pāḥ yaḥăzēq ʿālāyw ṣammîm*",
"grammar": {
"*yōʾḥēz*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it will seize",
"*bəʿāqēḇ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - by the heel",
"*pāḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - trap/snare",
"*yaḥăzēq*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it will strengthen/prevail",
"*ʿālāyw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon him",
"*ṣammîm*": "noun, masculine plural - robbers/traps"
},
"variants": {
"*yōʾḥēz*": "will seize/grasp/take hold",
"*bəʿāqēḇ*": "by the heel/foot",
"*pāḥ*": "trap/snare/bird net",
"*yaḥăzēq*": "will strengthen/prevail/overpower",
"*ʿālāyw*": "upon him/against him",
"*ṣammîm*": "robbers/traps/nooses/hunters"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Job.18.10",
"source": "טָמוּן בָּאָרֶץ חַבְלוֹ וּמַלְכֻּדְתּוֹ עֲלֵי נָתִיב",
"text": "*ṭāmûn bāʾāreṣ ḥaḇlô ûmalkudtô ʿălê nāṯîḇ*",
"grammar": {
"*ṭāmûn*": "Qal passive participle, masculine singular - hidden",
"*bāʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - in the ground",
"*ḥaḇlô*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his rope",
"*ûmalkudtô*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his trap",
"*ʿălê*": "preposition - upon",
"*nāṯîḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - path"
},
"variants": {
"*ṭāmûn*": "hidden/concealed/buried",
"*bāʾāreṣ*": "in the ground/earth/land",
"*ḥaḇlô*": "his rope/cord/snare",
"*ûmalkudtô*": "and his trap/snare",
"*ʿălê nāṯîḇ*": "upon the path/trail/way"
}
}