20{
"verseID": "Proverbs.8.20",
"source": "בְּאֹֽרַח־צְדָקָ֥ה אֲהַלֵּ֑ך בְּ֝ת֗וֹךְ נְתִיב֥וֹת מִשְׁפָּֽט׃",
"text": "In-*ʾōraḥ-ṣᵊdāqâ* *ʾăhallēk*, in-*tôk nᵊtîbôt mišpāṭ*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾōraḥ*": "masculine singular construct - path of",
"*ṣᵊdāqâ*": "feminine singular noun - righteousness",
"*ʾăhallēk*": "piel imperfect 1st person singular - I walk",
"*tôk*": "masculine singular construct - midst of",
"*nᵊtîbôt*": "feminine plural construct - paths of",
"*mišpāṭ*": "masculine singular noun - justice/judgment"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾōraḥ*": "path/way/trail",
"*ṣᵊdāqâ*": "righteousness/justice/rightness",
"*ʾăhallēk*": "I walk/go/proceed",
"*nᵊtîbôt*": "paths/ways/roads",
"*mišpāṭ*": "justice/judgment/law"
}
}
21{
"verseID": "Proverbs.8.21",
"source": "לְהַנְחִ֖יל אֹהֲבַ֥י ׀ יֵ֑שׁ וְאֹצְרֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣ם אֲמַלֵּֽא׃ פ",
"text": "To-*hanḥîl ʾōhăbay yēš*, and-*ʾōṣᵊrōtêhem ʾămallēʾ*",
"grammar": {
"*hanḥîl*": "hiphil infinitive construct - to cause to inherit/to bestow",
"*ʾōhăbay*": "qal participle masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - those who love me",
"*yēš*": "substantive - substance/wealth/something real",
"*ʾōṣᵊrōtêhem*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their treasuries",
"*ʾămallēʾ*": "piel imperfect 1st person singular - I will fill"
},
"variants": {
"*hanḥîl*": "to cause to inherit/to bestow/to endow",
"*ʾōhăbay*": "those who love me/my lovers",
"*yēš*": "substance/wealth/existence/being",
"*ʾōṣᵊrōtêhem*": "their treasuries/storehouses/treasures",
"*ʾămallēʾ*": "I will fill/make full/satisfy"
}
}
22{
"verseID": "Proverbs.8.22",
"source": "יְֽהוָ֗ה קָ֭נָנִי רֵאשִׁ֣ית דַּרְכּ֑וֹ קֶ֖דֶם מִפְעָלָ֣יו מֵאָֽז׃",
"text": "*YHWH qānānî rēʾšît darkô*, *qedem mipʿālāyw mēʾāz*",
"grammar": {
"*YHWH*": "proper name - LORD",
"*qānānî*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he possessed/acquired me",
"*rēʾšît*": "feminine singular construct - beginning of",
"*darkô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his way",
"*qedem*": "adverb - before/formerly",
"*mipʿālāyw*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his works",
"*mēʾāz*": "preposition and adverb - from ancient time"
},
"variants": {
"*qānānî*": "he possessed me/acquired me/created me/brought me forth",
"*rēʾšît*": "beginning/first/chief part",
"*qedem*": "before/formerly/ancient time",
"*mipʿālāyw*": "his works/deeds/actions",
"*mēʾāz*": "from ancient time/from of old/from the beginning"
}
}
23{
"verseID": "Proverbs.8.23",
"source": "מֵ֭עוֹלָם נִסַּ֥כְתִּי מֵרֹ֗אשׁ מִקַּדְמֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃",
"text": "From-*ʿôlām* *nissaktî*, from-*rōʾš*, from-*qadmê-ʾāreṣ*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿôlām*": "masculine singular noun - eternity/antiquity",
"*nissaktî*": "niphal perfect 1st person singular - I was established/appointed/set up",
"*rōʾš*": "masculine singular noun - beginning/head",
"*qadmê*": "masculine plural construct - ancient times of",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun - earth/land"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿôlām*": "eternity/antiquity/everlasting",
"*nissaktî*": "I was established/appointed/set up/ordained/poured out",
"*rōʾš*": "beginning/head/chief point",
"*qadmê-ʾāreṣ*": "ancient times of earth/before the earth"
}
}
24{
"verseID": "Proverbs.8.24",
"source": "בְּאֵין־תְּהֹמ֥וֹת חוֹלָ֑לְתִּי בְּאֵ֥ין מַ֝עְיָנ֗וֹת נִכְבַּדֵּי־מָֽיִם׃",
"text": "When-no-*tᵊhōmôt* *ḥôlāltî*, when-no-*maʿyānôt nikbaddê-māyim*",
"grammar": {
"*tᵊhōmôt*": "feminine plural noun - deep places/depths",
"*ḥôlāltî*": "polal perfect 1st person singular - I was brought forth",
"*maʿyānôt*": "masculine plural noun - springs/fountains",
"*nikbaddê*": "niphal participle masculine plural construct - heavy with/abounding in",
"*māyim*": "masculine plural noun - waters"
},
"variants": {
"*tᵊhōmôt*": "deep places/depths/abysses",
"*ḥôlāltî*": "I was brought forth/born/formed",
"*maʿyānôt*": "springs/fountains/sources",
"*nikbaddê-māyim*": "heavy with waters/abounding in waters/laden with waters"
}
}
25{
"verseID": "Proverbs.8.25",
"source": "בְּטֶ֣רֶם הָרִ֣ים הָטְבָּ֑עוּ לִפְנֵ֖י גְבָע֣וֹת חוֹלָֽלְתִּי׃",
"text": "Before *hārîm hoṭbāʿû*, before *gᵊbāʿôt ḥôlāltî*",
"grammar": {
"*hārîm*": "masculine plural noun - mountains",
"*hoṭbāʿû*": "hophal perfect 3rd person common plural - they were sunk/settled",
"*gᵊbāʿôt*": "feminine plural noun - hills",
"*ḥôlāltî*": "polal perfect 1st person singular - I was brought forth"
},
"variants": {
"*hārîm*": "mountains/hills",
"*hoṭbāʿû*": "they were sunk/settled/fixed in place",
"*gᵊbāʿôt*": "hills/heights",
"*ḥôlāltî*": "I was brought forth/born/formed"
}
}
26{
"verseID": "Proverbs.8.26",
"source": "עַד־לֹ֣א עָ֭שָׂה אֶ֣רֶץ וְחוּצ֑וֹת וְ֝רֹ֗אשׁ עָפְר֥וֹת תֵּבֵֽל׃",
"text": "When-not *ʿāśâ ʾereṣ* and-*ḥûṣôt*, and-*rōʾš ʿaprôt tēbēl*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿāśâ*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he made",
"*ʾereṣ*": "feminine singular noun - earth/land",
"*ḥûṣôt*": "feminine plural noun - outlying areas/fields",
"*rōʾš*": "masculine singular construct - first/beginning of",
"*ʿaprôt*": "masculine plural construct - dust particles of",
"*tēbēl*": "feminine singular noun - world/habitable part"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿāśâ*": "he made/created/fashioned",
"*ʾereṣ*": "earth/land/ground",
"*ḥûṣôt*": "outlying areas/fields/open country",
"*rōʾš ʿaprôt*": "first dust particles/beginning of the soil",
"*tēbēl*": "world/habitable part/inhabited earth"
}
}
27{
"verseID": "Proverbs.8.27",
"source": "בַּהֲכִינ֣וֹ שָׁ֭מַיִם שָׁ֣ם אָ֑נִי בְּח֥וּקוֹ ח֝֗וּג עַל־פְּנֵ֥י תְהֽוֹם׃",
"text": "When-*hăkînô šāmayim* there I, when-*ḥûqô ḥûg* upon-*pᵊnê tᵊhôm*",
"grammar": {
"*hăkînô*": "hiphil infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his establishing",
"*šāmayim*": "masculine dual noun - heavens",
"*ḥûqô*": "qal infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his inscribing",
"*ḥûg*": "masculine singular noun - circle/horizon",
"*pᵊnê*": "masculine plural construct - face of",
"*tᵊhôm*": "masculine singular noun - deep/abyss"
},
"variants": {
"*hăkînô*": "his establishing/preparing/setting up",
"*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky",
"*ḥûqô*": "his inscribing/decreeing/marking out",
"*ḥûg*": "circle/horizon/vault",
"*tᵊhôm*": "deep/abyss/primeval ocean"
}
}