22{
"verseID": "Job.40.22",
"source": "יְסֻכֻּ֣הוּ צֶאֱלִ֣ים צִֽלֲל֑וֹ יְ֝סֻבּ֗וּהוּ עַרְבֵי־נָֽחַל׃",
"text": "*yəsukkuhû* *ṣeʾĕlîm* *ṣilălô* *yəsubbûhû* *ʿarbê*-*nāḥal*",
"grammar": {
"*yəsukkuhû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - they cover him",
"*ṣeʾĕlîm*": "noun, masculine plural - lotus trees, shadowy trees",
"*ṣilălô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his shadow",
"*yəsubbûhû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - they surround him",
"*ʿarbê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - willows of",
"*nāḥal*": "noun, masculine singular - brook, stream, wadi"
},
"variants": {
"*yəsukkuhû*": "to cover, screen, shield",
"*ṣeʾĕlîm*": "lotus trees, shadowy trees",
"*ṣilălô*": "shadow, shade, protection",
"*yəsubbûhû*": "to surround, encompass, encircle",
"*ʿarbê*": "willows, poplars",
"*nāḥal*": "stream, brook, wadi, valley"
}
}
23{
"verseID": "Job.40.23",
"source": "הֵ֤ן יַעֲשֹׁ֣ק נָ֭הָר לֹ֣א יַחְפּ֑וֹז יִבְטַ֓ח ׀ כִּֽי־יָגִ֖יחַ יַרְדֵּ֣ן אֶל־פִּֽיהוּ׃",
"text": "*hēn* *yaʿăšōq* *nāhār* *lōʾ* *yaḥpôz* *yibṭaḥ* *kî*-*yāgîaḥ* *yardēn* *ʾel*-*pîhû*",
"grammar": {
"*hēn*": "demonstrative particle - behold, lo",
"*yaʿăšōq*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it oppresses/floods",
"*nāhār*": "noun, masculine singular - river, stream",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yaḥpôz*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he hurries/is alarmed",
"*yibṭaḥ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he trusts",
"*kî*": "conjunction - that, because, when",
"*yāgîaḥ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it bursts forth",
"*yardēn*": "proper noun - Jordan [River]",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to, into, toward",
"*pîhû*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mouth"
},
"variants": {
"*yaʿăšōq*": "to oppress, press upon, burst out, flood",
"*nāhār*": "river, stream, canal",
"*yaḥpôz*": "to hurry, hasten, be alarmed, be startled",
"*yibṭaḥ*": "to trust, be confident, feel safe",
"*yāgîaḥ*": "to burst forth, gush out, draw up",
"*yardēn*": "Jordan River, or any large river",
"*pîhû*": "mouth, opening, speech"
}
}
24{
"verseID": "Job.40.24",
"source": "בְּעֵינָ֥יו יִקָּחֶ֑נּוּ בְּ֝מֽוֹקְשִׁ֗ים יִנְקָב־אָֽף׃",
"text": "*bə-ʿênāyw* *yiqqāḥennû* *bə-môqšîm* *yinqāb*-*ʾāp*",
"grammar": {
"*bə-ʿênāyw*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his eyes",
"*yiqqāḥennû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - he takes him",
"*bə-môqšîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - with snares",
"*yinqāb*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is pierced",
"*ʾāp*": "noun, masculine singular - nose"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿênāyw*": "eyes, sight, appearance",
"*yiqqāḥennû*": "to take, seize, capture",
"*môqšîm*": "snares, traps, baits",
"*yinqāb*": "to pierce, bore through, perforate",
"*ʾāp*": "nose, nostril, face, anger"
}
}