26 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.30.26",
"source": "שְׁ֭פַנִּים עַ֣ם לֹא־עָצ֑וּם וַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּ בַסֶּ֣לַע בֵּיתָֽם׃",
"text": "*šəpannîm* *ʿam* *lōʾ*-*ʿāṣûm* *wa-yāśîmû* *ba-sselaʿ* *bêtām*",
"grammar": {
"*šəpannîm*": "masculine plural noun - rock badgers/hyraxes/conies",
"*ʿam*": "masculine singular noun - people/folk",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*ʿāṣûm*": "masculine singular adjective - mighty/numerous",
"*wa-yāśîmû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural from *śym* - and they set/place",
"*ba-sselaʿ*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in the rock/cliff",
"*bêtām*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd person masculine plural possessive suffix - their house/home"
},
"variants": {
"*šəpannîm*": "hyraxes/rock badgers/conies/rock rabbits",
"*ʿāṣûm*": "mighty/numerous/powerful",
"*ba-sselaʿ*": "in the rock/in the cliff/among the crags"
}
}
27 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.30.27",
"source": "מֶ֭לֶךְ אֵ֣ין לָאַרְבֶּ֑ה וַיֵּצֵ֖א חֹצֵ֣ץ כֻּלּֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*melek* *ʾên* *lā-ʾarbeh* *wa-yêṣêʾ* *ḥōṣêṣ* *kullô*",
"grammar": {
"*melek*": "masculine singular noun - king",
"*ʾên*": "negative particle - there is not",
"*lā-ʾarbeh*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - to the locust",
"*wa-yêṣêʾ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular from *yṣʾ* - and it goes out",
"*ḥōṣêṣ*": "Qal participle masculine singular from *ḥṣṣ* - dividing/organized in divisions",
"*kullô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - all of it"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾarbeh*": "locust/locust swarm",
"*ḥōṣêṣ*": "divided/arranged in divisions/organized in bands/marshalled",
"*kullô*": "all of it/all together/all of them as one"
}
}
28 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.30.28",
"source": "שְׂ֭מָמִית בְּיָדַ֣יִם תְּתַפֵּ֑שׂ וְ֝הִ֗יא בְּהֵ֣יכְלֵי מֶֽלֶךְ׃",
"text": "*śəmāmît* *bə-yādayim* *tətappêś* *wə-hîʾ* *bə-hêkəlê* *melek*",
"grammar": {
"*śəmāmît*": "feminine singular noun - lizard/spider/gecko",
"*bə-yādayim*": "preposition + feminine dual noun - with hands/by hands",
"*tətappêś*": "Piel imperfect 3rd person feminine singular from *tpś* - she seizes/grasps",
"*wə-hîʾ*": "conjunction + 3rd person feminine singular pronoun - and she",
"*bə-hêkəlê*": "preposition + masculine plural construct - in palaces of",
"*melek*": "masculine singular noun - king"
},
"variants": {
"*śəmāmît*": "lizard/spider/gecko/wall lizard",
"*bə-yādayim*": "with hands/by hands/with its forelegs",
"*tətappêś*": "seizes/grasps/catches/holds",
"*hêkəlê*": "palaces/mansions/temples"
}
}
29 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.30.29",
"source": "שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה הֵ֭מָּה מֵיטִ֣יבֵי צָ֑עַד וְ֝אַרְבָּעָ֗ה מֵיטִ֥בֵי לָֽכֶת׃",
"text": "*šəlōšāh* *hēmmāh* *mêṭîbê* *ṣāʿad* *wə-ʾarbāʿāh* *mêṭîbê* *lāket*",
"grammar": {
"*šəlōšāh*": "numeral, masculine - three",
"*hēmmāh*": "3rd person masculine plural pronoun - they",
"*mêṭîbê*": "Hiphil participle masculine plural construct from *yṭb* - making good/doing well",
"*ṣāʿad*": "masculine singular noun - step/stride",
"*wə-ʾarbāʿāh*": "conjunction + numeral, masculine - and four",
"*mêṭîbê*": "Hiphil participle masculine plural construct from *yṭb* - making good/doing well",
"*lāket*": "Qal infinitive construct from *hlk* - walking/going"
},
"variants": {
"*mêṭîbê ṣāʿad*": "stately in stride/majestic in step/impressive in gait",
"*mêṭîbê lāket*": "stately in going/majestic in movement/impressive in walking"
}
}
30 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.30.30",
"source": "לַ֭יִשׁ גִּבּ֣וֹר בַּבְּהֵמָ֑ה וְלֹא־יָ֝שׁ֗וּב מִפְּנֵי־כֹֽל׃",
"text": "*layiš* *gibbôr* *ba-bbəhēmāh* *wə-lōʾ*-*yāšûb* *mi-ppənê*-*kōl*",
"grammar": {
"*layiš*": "masculine singular noun - lion",
"*gibbôr*": "masculine singular adjective - mighty/strong",
"*ba-bbəhēmāh*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - among the beasts",
"*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*yāšûb*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular from *šwb* - he turns back/retreats",
"*mi-ppənê*": "preposition + plural construct noun - from the face of",
"*kōl*": "masculine singular noun - all/any"
},
"variants": {
"*layiš*": "lion/old lion/strong lion",
"*gibbôr*": "mighty/strong/hero",
"*ba-bbəhēmāh*": "among beasts/among animals",
"*mi-ppənê-kōl*": "from before anyone/from the face of anything/from any opponent"
}
}