Job 1:10-17 : 10 {
"verseID": "Job.1.10",
"source": "הֲלֹֽא־אַ֠תָּה שַׂ֣כְתָּ בַעֲד֧וֹ וּבְעַד־בֵּית֛וֹ וּבְעַ֥ד כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־ל֖וֹ מִסָּבִ֑יב מַעֲשֵׂ֤ה יָדָיו֙ בֵּרַ֔כְתָּ וּמִקְנֵ֖הוּ פָּרַ֥ץ בָּאָֽרֶץ׃",
"text": "*hă-lōʾ*-*ʾattâ* *śaktā* *baʿădô* and-*baʿăd*-*bêtô* and-*baʿăd* all-which-for-him from-*sābîb* *maʿăśêh* *yādāyw* *bēraktā* and-*miqnēhû* *pāraṣ* in-the-*ʾāreṣ*",
"grammar": {
"*hă-lōʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle - have not",
"*ʾattâ*": "2nd masculine singular pronoun - you",
"*śaktā*": "qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you have hedged/fenced",
"*baʿădô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - around him",
"*baʿăd-bêtô*": "preposition + masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - around his house",
"*baʿăd*": "preposition - around",
"*sābîb*": "adverb - around/on every side",
"*maʿăśêh*": "masculine singular construct - work of",
"*yādāyw*": "feminine dual noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hands",
"*bēraktā*": "piel perfect 2nd masculine singular - you have blessed",
"*miqnēhû*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his livestock/possessions",
"*pāraṣ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - has spread/increased",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the land"
},
"variants": {
"*śaktā baʿăd*": "hedged around/protected/made a hedge around",
"*sābîb*": "around/on all sides",
"*maʿăśêh yādāyw*": "work of his hands/his activities/his deeds",
"*pāraṣ*": "spread out/increased/broken forth/multiplied"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Job.1.11",
"source": "וְאוּלָם֙ שְֽׁלַֽח־נָ֣א יָֽדְךָ֔ וְגַ֖ע בְּכָל־אֲשֶׁר־ל֑וֹ אִם־לֹ֥א עַל־פָּנֶ֖יךָ יְבָרֲכֶֽךָּ׃",
"text": "*wə-ʾûlām* send-*nāʾ* *yādəkā* *wə-gaʿ* in-all-which-to-him if-not on-*pānêkā* *yəbārăkekkā*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ʾûlām*": "conjunction + adverb - but/however",
"*šəlaḥ-nāʾ*": "qal imperative masculine singular + particle of entreaty - please send",
"*yādəkā*": "feminine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your hand",
"*wə-gaʿ*": "conjunction + qal imperative masculine singular - and touch",
"*pānêkā*": "masculine plural noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your face",
"*yəbārăkekkā*": "piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - he will bless/curse you"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾûlām*": "but/however/nevertheless",
"*šəlaḥ-nāʾ yādəkā*": "stretch out your hand/extend your power",
"*gaʿ*": "touch/strike/afflict",
"*ʿal-pānêkā*": "to your face/openly/in front of you",
"*yəbārăkekkā*": "will curse you (euphemism)/will bless you (ironically)"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Job.1.12",
"source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־הַשָּׂטָ֗ן הִנֵּ֤ה כָל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ֙ בְּיָדֶ֔ךָ רַ֣ק אֵלָ֔יו אַל־תִּשְׁלַ֖ח יָדֶ֑ךָ וַיֵּצֵא֙ הַשָּׂטָ֔ן מֵעִ֖ם פְּנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "*wa-yōʾmer* *YHWH* to-the-*śāṭān* *hinnēh* all-which-to-him in-*yādekā* only to-him not-*tišlaḥ* *yādekā* *wa-yēṣēʾ* the-*śāṭān* from-with *pənê* *YHWH*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and said",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD",
"*śāṭān*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the adversary/Satan",
"*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold",
"*yādekā*": "feminine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your hand",
"*tišlaḥ*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you shall stretch out",
"*yādekā*": "feminine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your hand",
"*wa-yēṣēʾ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and went out",
"*śāṭān*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the adversary/Satan",
"*pənê*": "masculine plural construct - face of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD"
},
"variants": {
"*bə-yādekā*": "in your hand/in your power",
"*ʾal-tišlaḥ yādekā*": "do not stretch out your hand/do not harm",
"*mē-ʿim pənê YHWH*": "from the presence of the LORD/from before the LORD"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Job.1.13",
"source": "וַיְהִ֖י הַיּ֑וֹם וּבָנָ֨יו וּבְנֹתָ֤יו אֹֽכְלִים֙ וְשֹׁתִ֣ים יַ֔יִן בְּבֵ֖ית אֲחִיהֶ֥ם הַבְּכֽוֹר׃",
"text": "*wa-yəhî* the-*yôm* and-*bānāyw* and-*bənōtāyw* *ʾōkəlîm* *wə-šōtîm* *yayin* in-*bêt* *ʾăḥîhem* the-*bəkôr*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yəhî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular apocopated - and it was",
"*yôm*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the day",
"*bānāyw*": "masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sons",
"*bənōtāyw*": "feminine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his daughters",
"*ʾōkəlîm*": "qal participle masculine plural - eating",
"*wə-šōtîm*": "conjunction + qal participle masculine plural - and drinking",
"*yayin*": "masculine singular noun - wine",
"*bêt*": "masculine singular construct - house of",
"*ʾăḥîhem*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their brother",
"*bəkôr*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the firstborn"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾōkəlîm wə-šōtîm yayin*": "eating and drinking wine/feasting",
"*ʾăḥîhem ha-bəkôr*": "their firstborn brother/their eldest brother"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Job.1.14",
"source": "וּמַלְאָ֛ךְ בָּ֥א אֶל־אִיּ֖וֹב וַיֹּאמַ֑ר הַבָּקָר֙ הָי֣וּ חֹֽרְשׁ֔וֹת וְהָאֲתֹנ֖וֹת רֹע֥וֹת עַל־יְדֵיהֶֽם׃",
"text": "and-*malʾāk* *bāʾ* to-*ʾiyyôb* *wa-yōʾmar* the-*bāqār* *hāyû* *ḥōrəšôt* and-the-*ʾătōnôt* *rōʿôt* on-*yədêhem*",
"grammar": {
"*malʾāk*": "masculine singular noun - messenger",
"*bāʾ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - came",
"*ʾiyyôb*": "proper noun - Job",
"*wa-yōʾmar*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and said",
"*bāqār*": "collective noun with definite article - the cattle/oxen",
"*hāyû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - were",
"*ḥōrəšôt*": "qal participle feminine plural - plowing",
"*ʾătōnôt*": "feminine plural noun with definite article - the female donkeys",
"*rōʿôt*": "qal participle feminine plural - feeding/grazing",
"*yədêhem*": "feminine dual noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their sides/hands"
},
"variants": {
"*malʾāk*": "messenger/envoy",
"*bāqār*": "oxen/cattle",
"*ḥōrəšôt*": "plowing/ploughing",
"*rōʿôt*": "feeding/grazing/pasturing",
"*ʿal-yədêhem*": "beside them/near them"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Job.1.15",
"source": "וַתִּפֹּ֤ל שְׁבָא֙ וַתִּקָּחֵ֔ם וְאֶת־הַנְּעָרִ֖ים הִכּ֣וּ לְפִי־חָ֑רֶב וָֽאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧ה רַק־אֲנִ֛י לְבַדִּ֖י לְהַגִּ֥יד לָֽךְ׃",
"text": "*wa-tippōl* *šəbāʾ* *wa-tiqqāḥēm* and-*ʾet*-the-*nəʿārîm* *hikkû* to-*pî*-*ḥāreb* *wā-ʾimmālṭâ* only-I *ləbaddî* *lə-haggîd* to-you",
"grammar": {
"*wa-tippōl*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and fell upon",
"*šəbāʾ*": "proper noun - Sheba",
"*wa-tiqqāḥēm*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and took them",
"*nəʿārîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the servants/young men",
"*hikkû*": "hiphil perfect 3rd common plural - they struck",
"*pî-ḥāreb*": "masculine singular construct + feminine singular noun - edge of sword",
"*wā-ʾimmālṭâ*": "conjunction + niphal imperfect 1st common singular cohortative - and I escaped",
"*ləbaddî*": "preposition + masculine singular noun + 1st common singular suffix - by myself",
"*lə-haggîd*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to tell"
},
"variants": {
"*šəbāʾ*": "Sabeans/people of Sheba",
"*tiqqāḥēm*": "took them/seized them/carried them off",
"*nəʿārîm*": "servants/young men/attendants",
"*lə-pî-ḥāreb*": "by the edge of the sword/with the sword",
"*ʾimmālṭâ*": "escaped/was delivered",
"*ləbaddî*": "alone/only I/by myself"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Job.1.16",
"source": "ע֣וֹד ׀ זֶ֣ה מְדַבֵּ֗ר וְזֶה֮ בָּ֣א וַיֹּאמַר֒ אֵ֣שׁ אֱלֹהִ֗ים נָֽפְלָה֙ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַתִּבְעַ֥ר בַּצֹּ֛אן וּבַנְּעָרִ֖ים וַתֹּאכְלֵ֑ם וָאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧ה רַק־אֲנִ֛י לְבַדִּ֖י לְהַגִּ֥יד לָֽךְ׃",
"text": "yet this *mədabbēr* and-this *bāʾ* *wa-yōʾmar* *ʾēš* *ʾĕlōhîm* *nāpəlâ* from-the-*šāmayim* *wa-tibʿar* in-the-*ṣōʾn* and-in-the-*nəʿārîm* *wa-tōʾkəlēm* *wā-ʾimmālṭâ* only-I *ləbaddî* *lə-haggîd* to-you",
"grammar": {
"*mədabbēr*": "piel participle masculine singular - speaking",
"*bāʾ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - came",
"*wa-yōʾmar*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and said",
"*ʾēš*": "feminine singular construct - fire of",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun - God/gods",
"*nāpəlâ*": "qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - fell",
"*šāmayim*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the heavens",
"*wa-tibʿar*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and burned",
"*ṣōʾn*": "collective noun with definite article - the sheep/flock",
"*nəʿārîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the servants",
"*wa-tōʾkəlēm*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and consumed them",
"*wā-ʾimmālṭâ*": "conjunction + niphal imperfect 1st common singular cohortative - and I escaped",
"*ləbaddî*": "preposition + masculine singular noun + 1st common singular suffix - by myself",
"*lə-haggîd*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to tell"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿôd zeh mədabbēr*": "while this one was still speaking",
"*ʾēš ʾĕlōhîm*": "fire of God/divine fire/lightning",
"*tibʿar*": "burned/consumed",
"*tōʾkəlēm*": "consumed them/devoured them"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Job.1.17",
"source": "ע֣וֹד ׀ זֶ֣ה מְדַבֵּ֗ר וְזֶה֮ בָּ֣א וַיֹּאמַר֒ כַּשְׂדִּ֞ים שָׂ֣מוּ ׀ שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה רָאשִׁ֗ים וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֤וּ עַל־הַגְּמַלִּים֙ וַיִּקָּח֔וּם וְאֶת־הַנְּעָרִ֖ים הִכּ֣וּ לְפִי־חָ֑רֶב וָאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧ה רַק־אֲנִ֛י לְבַדִּ֖י לְהַגִּ֥יד לָֽךְ׃",
"text": "yet this *mədabbēr* and-this *bāʾ* *wa-yōʾmar* *kaśdîm* *śāmû* three *rāʾšîm* *wa-yipšəṭû* on-the-*gəmallîm* *wa-yiqqāḥûm* and-*ʾet*-the-*nəʿārîm* *hikkû* to-*pî*-*ḥāreb* *wā-ʾimmālṭâ* only-I *ləbaddî* *lə-haggîd* to-you",
"grammar": {
"*mədabbēr*": "piel participle masculine singular - speaking",
"*bāʾ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - came",
"*wa-yōʾmar*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and said",
"*kaśdîm*": "proper noun - Chaldeans",
"*śāmû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they set",
"*rāʾšîm*": "masculine plural noun - heads/bands/companies",
"*wa-yipšəṭû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they raided",
"*gəmallîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the camels",
"*wa-yiqqāḥûm*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and took them",
"*nəʿārîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the servants",
"*hikkû*": "hiphil perfect 3rd common plural - they struck",
"*pî-ḥāreb*": "masculine singular construct + feminine singular noun - edge of sword",
"*wā-ʾimmālṭâ*": "conjunction + niphal imperfect 1st common singular cohortative - and I escaped",
"*ləbaddî*": "preposition + masculine singular noun + 1st common singular suffix - by myself",
"*lə-haggîd*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to tell"
},
"variants": {
"*kaśdîm*": "Chaldeans",
"*śāmû šəlōšâ rāʾšîm*": "formed three bands/organized three companies",
"*yipšəṭû*": "raided/made a raid/rushed upon",
"*yiqqāḥûm*": "took them/seized them/carried them off"
}
}