15 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.30.15",
"source": "לֽ͏ַעֲלוּקָ֨ה ׀ שְׁתֵּ֥י בָנוֹת֮ הַ֤ב ׀ הַ֥ב שָׁל֣וֹשׁ הֵ֭נָּה לֹ֣א תִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָה אַ֝רְבַּ֗ע לֹא־אָ֥מְרוּ הֽוֹן׃",
"text": "*laʿălûqâ* *šettê* *bānôt* *hab* *hab* *šālôš* *hēnnâ* *lōʾ* *tiśbaʿnâ* *ʾarbaʿ* *lōʾ*-*ʾāmerû* *hôn*",
"grammar": {
"*laʿălûqâ*": "preposition + feminine singular noun - to the leech/bloodsucker",
"*šettê*": "construct state, feminine dual numeral - two [daughters] of",
"*bānôt*": "feminine plural noun - daughters",
"*hab*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - give",
"*šālôš*": "feminine numeral - three",
"*hēnnâ*": "feminine plural pronoun - they/these",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*tiśbaʿnâ*": "qal imperfect, third feminine plural - they are satisfied",
"*ʾarbaʿ*": "feminine numeral - four",
"*ʾāmerû*": "qal perfect, third common plural - they say",
"*hôn*": "masculine singular noun - enough/wealth/sufficiency"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿălûqâ*": "leech/bloodsucker/vampire (possibly metaphorical)",
"*hab*": "give!/give!/provide!"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.30.16",
"source": "שְׁאוֹל֮ וְעֹ֢צֶ֫ר רָ֥חַם אֶ֭רֶץ לֹא־שָׂ֣בְעָה מַּ֑יִם וְ֝אֵ֗שׁ לֹא־אָ֥מְרָה הֽוֹן׃",
"text": "*šeʾôl* *weʿōṣer* *rāḥam* *ʾereṣ* *lōʾ*-*śābeʿâ* *mayim* *weʾēš* *lōʾ*-*ʾāmerâ* *hôn*",
"grammar": {
"*šeʾôl*": "feminine singular proper noun - Sheol/grave/underworld",
"*weʿōṣer*": "conjunction + masculine singular construct noun - and restraint/closure of",
"*rāḥam*": "masculine singular noun - womb",
"*ʾereṣ*": "feminine singular noun - earth/land",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*śābeʿâ*": "qal perfect, third feminine singular - is satisfied/satiated with",
"*mayim*": "masculine plural noun - water",
"*weʾēš*": "conjunction + feminine singular noun - and fire",
"*ʾāmerâ*": "qal perfect, third feminine singular - says",
"*hôn*": "masculine singular noun - enough/wealth/sufficiency"
},
"variants": {
"*šeʾôl*": "Sheol/grave/underworld/realm of the dead",
"*ʿōṣer* *rāḥam*": "barren womb/closed womb"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.30.17",
"source": "עַ֤יִן ׀ תִּֽלְעַ֣ג לְאָב֮ וְתָב֢וּז לִֽיקֲּהַ֫ת־אֵ֥ם יִקְּר֥וּהָ עֹרְבֵי־נַ֑חַל וְֽיֹאכְל֥וּהָ בְנֵי־נָֽשֶׁר׃ פ",
"text": "*ʿayin* *tilʿag* *leʾāb* *wetābûz* *lîqqăhat*-*ʾēm* *yiqqerûhā* *ʿōrebê*-*naḥal* *weyōʾḵelûhā* *benê*-*nāšer*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿayin*": "feminine singular noun - eye",
"*tilʿag*": "qal imperfect, third feminine singular - mocks",
"*leʾāb*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - at father",
"*wetābûz*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, third feminine singular - and despises",
"*lîqqăhat*": "construct state, feminine singular - obedience of",
"*ʾēm*": "feminine singular noun - mother",
"*yiqqerûhā*": "qal imperfect, third masculine plural + third feminine singular suffix - they will pick out/dig out it",
"*ʿōrebê*": "construct state, masculine plural - ravens of",
"*naḥal*": "masculine singular noun - valley/wadi",
"*weyōʾḵelûhā*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, third masculine plural + third feminine singular suffix - and they will eat it",
"*benê*": "construct state, masculine plural - sons/young of",
"*nāšer*": "masculine singular noun - eagle/vulture"
},
"variants": {
"*tilʿag*": "mocks/scorns/derides",
"*lîqqăhat*": "obedience/instruction/authority",
"*ʿōrebê*-*naḥal*": "ravens of the valley/brook ravens",
"*nāšer*": "eagle/vulture/large bird of prey"
}
}