18{
"verseID": "Job.24.18",
"source": "קַֽל־ה֤וּא ׀ עַל־פְּנֵי־מַ֗יִם תְּקֻלַּ֣ל חֶלְקָתָ֣ם בָּאָ֑רֶץ לֹֽא־יִ֝פְנֶה דֶּ֣רֶךְ כְּרָמִֽים",
"text": "*Qal-hûʾ* upon *pənê-mayim təqullal ḥelqātām bāʾāreṣ lōʾ-yipneh dereḵ kərāmîm*",
"grammar": {
"*Qal-hûʾ*": "adjective masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular pronoun - 'light/swift is he'",
"*pənê-mayim*": "noun masculine plural construct + noun masculine plural - 'face of waters'",
"*təqullal*": "pual imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - 'is cursed'",
"*ḥelqātām*": "noun feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'their portion'",
"*bāʾāreṣ*": "preposition *bə* + definite article + noun feminine singular - 'in the land'",
"*lōʾ-yipneh*": "negative particle + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he does not turn'",
"*dereḵ*": "noun masculine singular construct - 'way of'",
"*kərāmîm*": "noun masculine plural - 'vineyards'"
},
"variants": {
"*Qal-hûʾ*": "light/swift is he",
"*pənê-mayim*": "face of waters/surface of water",
"*təqullal*": "is cursed/is treated as cursed",
"*ḥelqātām*": "their portion/their plot of land",
"*bāʾāreṣ*": "in the land/in the earth/in the country",
"*yipneh*": "turns/faces/approaches",
"*dereḵ*": "way/road/path",
"*kərāmîm*": "vineyards/orchards"
}
}
19{
"verseID": "Job.24.19",
"source": "צִיָּ֤ה גַם־חֹ֗ם יִגְזְל֥וּ מֵֽימֵי־שֶׁ֗לֶג שְׁא֣וֹל חָטָֽאוּ",
"text": "*Ṣiyyâ gam-ḥōm yigzəlû mêmê-šeleg šəʾôl ḥāṭāʾû*",
"grammar": {
"*Ṣiyyâ*": "noun feminine singular - 'drought/dry place'",
"*gam-ḥōm*": "adverb/conjunction + noun masculine singular - 'also heat'",
"*yigzəlû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they seize/rob'",
"*mêmê-šeleg*": "noun masculine plural construct + noun masculine singular - 'waters of snow'",
"*šəʾôl*": "noun feminine singular - 'Sheol/underworld'",
"*ḥāṭāʾû*": "qal perfect 3rd person common plural - 'they have sinned'"
},
"variants": {
"*Ṣiyyâ*": "drought/dry place/parched ground",
"*ḥōm*": "heat/hot weather",
"*yigzəlû*": "seize/rob/consume",
"*mêmê-šeleg*": "waters of snow/snow water/melted snow",
"*šəʾôl*": "Sheol/underworld/grave",
"*ḥāṭāʾû*": "have sinned/miss the mark/offend"
}
}
20{
"verseID": "Job.24.20",
"source": "יִשְׁכָּ֘חֵ֤הוּ רֶ֨חֶם ׀ מְתָ֘ק֤וֹ רִמָּ֗ה ע֥וֹד לֹֽא־יִזָּכֵ֑ר וַתִּשָּׁבֵ֖ר כָּעֵ֣ץ עַוְלָֽה",
"text": "*Yiškāḥēhû reḥem* his *mətāqô rimmâ* still *lōʾ-yizzāḵēr watiššābēr kāʿēṣ ʿawlâ*",
"grammar": {
"*Yiškāḥēhû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'forgets him'",
"*reḥem*": "noun masculine singular - 'womb'",
"*mətāqô*": "adjective masculine singular construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his sweetness'",
"*rimmâ*": "noun feminine singular - 'worm/maggot'",
"*lōʾ-yizzāḵēr*": "negative particle + niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he is not remembered'",
"*watiššābēr*": "waw consecutive + niphal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - 'and she/it is broken'",
"*kāʿēṣ*": "preposition *kə* + definite article + noun masculine singular - 'like the tree'",
"*ʿawlâ*": "noun feminine singular - 'injustice/unrighteousness'"
},
"variants": {
"*Yiškāḥēhû*": "forgets him/no longer remembers him",
"*reḥem*": "womb/mother's belly",
"*mətāqô*": "his sweetness/his pleasantness",
"*rimmâ*": "worm/maggot/decay",
"*yizzāḵēr*": "is remembered/is brought to mind",
"*watiššābēr*": "and she/it is broken/shattered",
"*ʿēṣ*": "tree/wood/timber",
"*ʿawlâ*": "injustice/unrighteousness/wickedness"
}
}
21{
"verseID": "Job.24.21",
"source": "רֹעֵ֣ה עֲ֭קָרָה לֹ֣א תֵלֵ֑ד וְ֝אַלְמָנָ֗ה לֹ֣א יְיֵטִֽיב",
"text": "*Rōʿeh ʿăqārâ lōʾ tēlēd wəʾalmānâ lōʾ yəyēṭîb*",
"grammar": {
"*Rōʿeh*": "qal participle masculine singular - 'feeds on/associates with'",
"*ʿăqārâ*": "adjective feminine singular - 'barren woman'",
"*lōʾ tēlēd*": "negative particle + qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - 'who does not bear'",
"*wəʾalmānâ*": "conjunction *wə* + noun feminine singular - 'and widow'",
"*lōʾ yəyēṭîb*": "negative particle + hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he does not do good'"
},
"variants": {
"*Rōʿeh*": "feeds on/associates with/consorts with",
"*ʿăqārâ*": "barren woman/childless woman",
"*tēlēd*": "bears/gives birth",
"*ʾalmānâ*": "widow/bereaved woman",
"*yəyēṭîb*": "does good/treats well/shows kindness"
}
}