12{
"verseID": "Isaiah.40.12",
"source": "מִֽי־מָדַ֨ד בְּשָׁעֳל֜וֹ מַ֗יִם וְשָׁמַ֙יִם֙ בַּזֶּ֣רֶת תִּכֵּ֔ן וְכָ֥ל בַּשָּׁלִ֖שׁ עֲפַ֣ר הָאָ֑רֶץ וְשָׁקַ֤ל בַּפֶּ֙לֶס֙ הָרִ֔ים וּגְבָע֖וֹת בְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃",
"text": "*mî-mādad běšāʿŏlô mayim wěšāmayim bazzeret tikkēn wěkāl baššāliš ʿăpar hāʾāreṣ wěšāqal bappeles hārîm ûgěbāʿôt běmōʾzěnāyim*",
"grammar": {
"*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - 'who'",
"*mādad*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'has measured'",
"*běšāʿŏlô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'with his hollow hand'",
"*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - 'waters'",
"*wěšāmayim*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural - 'and heavens'",
"*bazzeret*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - 'with the span'",
"*tikkēn*": "piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'has measured'",
"*wěkāl*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and has calculated'",
"*baššāliš*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'with the measure'",
"*ʿăpar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'dust of'",
"*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - 'the earth'",
"*wěšāqal*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and has weighed'",
"*bappeles*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'in the scale'",
"*hārîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - 'the mountains'",
"*ûgěbāʿôt*": "conjunction + noun, feminine plural - 'and hills'",
"*běmōʾzěnāyim*": "preposition + noun, masculine dual - 'in a balance'"
},
"variants": {
"*šāʿŏlô*": "hollow of his hand/palm of his hand",
"*zeret*": "span [measurement between thumb and little finger]",
"*tikkēn*": "measured/marked off",
"*kāl*": "calculated/measured/contained",
"*šāliš*": "measure/third part [a measuring container]",
"*šāqal*": "weighed/measured",
"*peles*": "scale/balance",
"*mōʾzěnāyim*": "scales/balances"
}
}
13{
"verseID": "Isaiah.40.13",
"source": "מִֽי־תִכֵּ֥ן אֶת־ר֖וּחַ יְהוָ֑ה וְאִ֥ישׁ עֲצָת֖וֹ יוֹדִיעֶֽנּוּ׃",
"text": "*mî-tikkēn ʾet-rûaḥ YHWH wěʾîš ʿăṣātô yôdîʿennû*",
"grammar": {
"*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - 'who'",
"*tikkēn*": "piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'has measured/directed'",
"*ʾet-rûaḥ*": "direct object marker + noun, feminine singular construct - 'the Spirit of'",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - 'LORD'",
"*wěʾîš*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - 'and man of'",
"*ʿăṣātô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his counsel'",
"*yôdîʿennû*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'makes him know'"
},
"variants": {
"*tikkēn*": "measured/directed/comprehended/fathomed",
"*rûaḥ*": "Spirit/mind/breath",
"*ʾîš ʿăṣātô*": "man of his counsel/his counselor",
"*yôdîʿennû*": "makes him know/instructs him/teaches him"
}
}
14{
"verseID": "Isaiah.40.14",
"source": "אֶת־מִ֤י נוֹעָץ֙ וַיְבִינֵ֔הוּ וַֽיְלַמְּדֵ֖הוּ בְּאֹ֣רַח מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וַיְלַמְּדֵ֣הוּ דַ֔עַת וְדֶ֥רֶךְ תְּבוּנ֖וֹת יוֹדִיעֶֽנּוּ׃",
"text": "*ʾet-mî nôʿāṣ wayěbînēhû wayělammědēhû běʾōraḥ mišpāṭ wayělammědēhû daʿat wěderek těbûnôt yôdîʿennû*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾet-mî*": "direct object marker + interrogative pronoun - 'with whom'",
"*nôʿāṣ*": "niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'did he consult'",
"*wayěbînēhû*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'and he gave him understanding'",
"*wayělammědēhû*": "conjunction + piel imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'and taught him'",
"*běʾōraḥ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - 'in path of'",
"*mišpāṭ*": "noun, masculine singular - 'justice'",
"*wayělammědēhû*": "conjunction + piel imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'and taught him'",
"*daʿat*": "noun, feminine singular - 'knowledge'",
"*wěderek*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - 'and way of'",
"*těbûnôt*": "noun, feminine plural - 'understanding'",
"*yôdîʿennû*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'made him know'"
},
"variants": {
"*nôʿāṣ*": "consulted/took counsel",
"*wayěbînēhû*": "gave him understanding/instructed him",
"*ʾōraḥ mišpāṭ*": "path of justice/way of judgment",
"*daʿat*": "knowledge/insight",
"*derek těbûnôt*": "way of understanding/path of discernment"
}
}