Isa 44:9-9 : 9 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.44.9",
"source": "יֹֽצְרֵי־פֶ֤סֶל כֻּלָּם֙ תֹּ֔הוּ וַחֲמוּדֵיהֶ֖ם בַּל־יוֹעִ֑ילוּ וְעֵדֵיהֶ֣ם הֵׄ֗מָּׄהׄ בַּל־יִרְא֛וּ וּבַל־יֵדְע֖וּ לְמַ֥עַן יֵבֹֽשׁוּ׃",
"text": "*yōṣrê-p̄esel* *kullām* *tōhû* *wa-ḥămûdêhem* *bal-yôʿîlû* *wə-ʿēdêhem* *hēmmāh* *bal-yirʾû* *û-ḇal-yēdʿû* *ləmaʿan* *yēḇōšû*",
"grammar": {
"*yōṣrê-p̄esel*": "verb, qal participle, masculine plural construct + noun, masculine singular - formers of idol",
"*kullām*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - all of them",
"*tōhû*": "noun, masculine singular - emptiness/vanity",
"*wa-ḥămûdêhem*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and their desired things",
"*bal-yôʿîlû*": "negative particle + verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they do not profit",
"*wə-ʿēdêhem*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and their witnesses",
"*hēmmāh*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural - they",
"*bal-yirʾû*": "negative particle + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they do not see",
"*û-ḇal-yēdʿû*": "conjunction + negative particle + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they do not know",
"*ləmaʿan*": "conjunction - so that",
"*yēḇōšû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will be ashamed"
},
"variants": {
"*yōṣrê*": "formers of/shapers of/makers of",
"*p̄esel*": "idol/carved image/graven image",
"*tōhû*": "emptiness/vanity/nothingness/chaos",
"*ḥămûdêhem*": "their desired things/their delights/their precious objects",
"*yôʿîlû*": "they profit/they benefit/they help",
"*ʿēdêhem*": "their witnesses/their testifiers",
"*yēḇōšû*": "they will be ashamed/they will be put to shame/they will be disgraced"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.44.10",
"source": "מִֽי־יָצַ֥ר אֵ֖ל וּפֶ֣סֶל נָסָ֑ךְ לְבִלְתִּ֖י הוֹעִֽיל׃",
"text": "*mî-yāṣar* *ʾēl* *û-p̄esel* *nāsāḵ* *ləḇiltî* *hôʿîl*",
"grammar": {
"*mî-yāṣar*": "interrogative pronoun + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - who has formed",
"*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - god/deity",
"*û-p̄esel*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and idol",
"*nāsāḵ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he cast/poured",
"*ləḇiltî*": "preposition + negative particle - for not",
"*hôʿîl*": "verb, hiphil infinitive construct - to profit"
},
"variants": {
"*yāṣar*": "formed/fashioned/shaped",
"*ʾēl*": "god/deity/divine being/mighty one",
"*p̄esel*": "idol/carved image/graven image",
"*nāsāḵ*": "cast/poured/molded",
"*ləḇiltî hôʿîl*": "for no profit/to be useless/without benefit"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.44.11",
"source": "הֵ֤ן כָּל־חֲבֵרָיו֙ יֵבֹ֔שׁוּ וְחָרָשִׁ֥ים הֵ֖מָּה מֵֽאָדָ֑ם יִֽתְקַבְּצ֤וּ כֻלָּם֙ יַֽעֲמֹ֔דוּ יִפְחֲד֖וּ יֵבֹ֥שׁוּ יָֽחַד׃",
"text": "*hēn* *kāl-ḥăḇērāyw* *yēḇōšû* *wə-ḥārāšîm* *hēmmāh* *mēʾādām* *yitqabbəṣû* *ḵullām* *yaʿămōdû* *yip̄ḥădû* *yēḇōšû* *yāḥad*",
"grammar": {
"*hēn*": "interjection - behold/look",
"*kāl-ḥăḇērāyw*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - all his companions",
"*yēḇōšû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will be ashamed",
"*wə-ḥārāšîm*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural - and craftsmen",
"*hēmmāh*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural - they",
"*mēʾādām*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from mankind",
"*yitqabbəṣû*": "verb, hitpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will gather themselves",
"*ḵullām*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - all of them",
"*yaʿămōdû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will stand",
"*yip̄ḥădû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will dread",
"*yēḇōšû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will be ashamed",
"*yāḥad*": "adverb - together"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥăḇērāyw*": "his companions/his associates/his fellows",
"*yēḇōšû*": "they will be ashamed/they will be put to shame/they will be disgraced",
"*ḥārāšîm*": "craftsmen/artisans/workers",
"*mēʾādām*": "from mankind/from humanity/merely human",
"*yitqabbəṣû*": "they will gather themselves/they will assemble",
"*yaʿămōdû*": "they will stand/they will take a stand",
"*yip̄ḥădû*": "they will dread/they will fear/they will be terrified"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.44.12",
"source": "חָרַ֤שׁ בַּרְזֶל֙ מַֽעֲצָ֔ד וּפָעַל֙ בַּפֶּחָ֔ם וּבַמַּקָּב֖וֹת יִצְּרֵ֑הוּ וַיִּפְעָלֵ֙הוּ֙ בִּזְר֣וֹעַ כֹּח֔וֹ גַּם־רָעֵב֙ וְאֵ֣ין כֹּ֔חַ לֹא־שָׁ֥תָה מַ֖יִם וַיִּיעָֽף׃",
"text": "*ḥāraš* *barzel* *maʿăṣād* *û-p̄āʿal* *bappeḥām* *û-ḇammaqāḇôt* *yiṣṣərēhû* *wayyip̄ʿālēhû* *bizrôaʿ* *kōḥô* *gam-rāʿēḇ* *wə-ʾên* *kōaḥ* *lōʾ-šātāh* *mayim* *wayyîʿāp̄*",
"grammar": {
"*ḥāraš*": "noun, masculine singular - craftsman",
"*barzel*": "noun, masculine singular - iron",
"*maʿăṣād*": "noun, masculine singular - axe/cutting tool",
"*û-p̄āʿal*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he works",
"*bappeḥām*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - with the coals",
"*û-ḇammaqāḇôt*": "conjunction + preposition + definite article + noun, feminine plural - and with hammers",
"*yiṣṣərēhû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he shapes it",
"*wayyip̄ʿālēhû*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and he works it",
"*bizrôaʿ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - with arm of",
"*kōḥô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his strength",
"*gam-rāʿēḇ*": "adverb + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - also he is hungry",
"*wə-ʾên*": "conjunction + particle of negation - and there is no",
"*kōaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - strength",
"*lōʾ-šātāh*": "negative particle + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has not drunk",
"*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - water",
"*wayyîʿāp̄*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he is weary"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥāraš*": "craftsman/smith/artisan",
"*maʿăṣād*": "axe/cutting tool/chisel",
"*p̄āʿal*": "works/labors/makes",
"*peḥām*": "coals/charcoal",
"*maqāḇôt*": "hammers/mallets",
"*yiṣṣərēhû*": "he shapes it/he forms it/he fashions it",
"*yip̄ʿālēhû*": "he works it/he makes it/he fashions it",
"*rāʿēḇ*": "hungry/famished",
"*yîʿāp̄*": "he is weary/he grows faint/he is exhausted"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.44.13",
"source": "חָרַ֣שׁ עֵצִים֮ נָ֣טָה קָו֒ יְתָאֲרֵ֣הוּ בַשֶּׂ֔רֶד יַעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ בַּמַּקְצֻע֔וֹת וּבַמְּחוּגָ֖ה יְתָאֳרֵ֑הוּ וַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ כְּתַבְנִ֣ית אִ֔ישׁ כְּתִפְאֶ֥רֶת אָדָ֖ם לָשֶׁ֥בֶת בָּֽיִת׃",
"text": "*ḥāraš* *ʿēṣîm* *nāṭāh* *qāw* *yətāʾărēhû* *baśśered* *yaʿăśēhû* *bammaqṣuʿôt* *û-ḇamməḥûḡāh* *yətāʾŏrēhû* *wayyaʿăśēhû* *kəṯaḇnîṯ* *ʾîš* *kəṯip̄ʾereṯ* *ʾādām* *lāšeḇeṯ* *bāyiṯ*",
"grammar": {
"*ḥāraš*": "noun, masculine singular - craftsman",
"*ʿēṣîm*": "noun, masculine plural - wood/trees",
"*nāṭāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he stretches out",
"*qāw*": "noun, masculine singular - line/measuring line",
"*yətāʾărēhû*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he marks it out",
"*baśśered*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - with the stylus/chalk line",
"*yaʿăśēhû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he makes it",
"*bammaqṣuʿôt*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine plural - with the planes/chisels",
"*û-ḇamməḥûḡāh*": "conjunction + preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - and with the compass",
"*yətāʾŏrēhû*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he marks it",
"*wayyaʿăśēhû*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and he makes it",
"*kəṯaḇnîṯ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - according to the pattern of",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man",
"*kəṯip̄ʾereṯ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - according to the beauty of",
"*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/human",
"*lāšeḇeṯ*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to dwell",
"*bāyiṯ*": "noun, masculine singular - house"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥāraš*": "craftsman/artisan/worker in",
"*ʿēṣîm*": "wood/trees/timber",
"*nāṭāh qāw*": "stretches out a line/extends a measuring line",
"*yətāʾărēhû*": "marks it out/outlines it/traces it",
"*śered*": "stylus/red chalk/marking tool",
"*maqṣuʿôt*": "planes/chisels/carving tools",
"*məḥûḡāh*": "compass/circle-maker",
"*taḇnîṯ*": "pattern/form/figure/likeness",
"*tip̄ʾereṯ*": "beauty/glory/splendor",
"*lāšeḇeṯ bāyiṯ*": "to dwell in a house/for household residence"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.44.14",
"source": "לִכְרָת־ל֣וֹ אֲרָזִ֔ים וַיִּקַּ֤ח תִּרְזָה֙ וְאַלּ֔וֹן וַיְאַמֶּץ־ל֖וֹ בַּעֲצֵי־יָ֑עַר נָטַ֥ע אֹ֖רֶן וְגֶ֥שֶׁם יְגַדֵּֽל׃",
"text": "*liḵrāṯ-lô* *ʾărāzîm* *wayyiqqaḥ* *tirzāh* *wə-ʾallôn* *wayʾammeṣ-lô* *baʿăṣê-yāʿar* *nāṭaʿ* *ʾōren* *wə-ḡešem* *yəḡaddēl*",
"grammar": {
"*liḵrāṯ-lô*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct + preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to cut down for himself",
"*ʾărāzîm*": "noun, masculine plural - cedars",
"*wayyiqqaḥ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he takes",
"*tirzāh*": "noun, feminine singular - cypress/evergreen oak",
"*wə-ʾallôn*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and oak",
"*wayʾammeṣ-lô*": "conjunction + verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and he selects for himself",
"*baʿăṣê-yāʿar*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + noun, masculine singular - among the trees of forest",
"*nāṭaʿ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he plants",
"*ʾōren*": "noun, masculine singular - pine/ash tree",
"*wə-ḡešem*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and rain",
"*yəḡaddēl*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - makes grow"
},
"variants": {
"*liḵrāṯ*": "to cut down/to cut off/to fell",
"*ʾărāzîm*": "cedars/cedar trees",
"*tirzāh*": "cypress/holm oak/evergreen oak",
"*ʾallôn*": "oak/oak tree",
"*yʾammeṣ*": "selects/strengthens/secures",
"*ʿăṣê-yāʿar*": "trees of forest/forest trees/woodland trees",
"*ʾōren*": "pine/ash/fir",
"*yəḡaddēl*": "makes grow/nurtures/raises up"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.44.15",
"source": "וְהָיָ֤ה לְאָדָם֙ לְבָעֵ֔ר וַיִּקַּ֤ח מֵהֶם֙ וַיָּ֔חָם אַף־יַשִּׂ֖יק וְאָ֣פָה לָ֑חֶם אַף־יִפְעַל־אֵל֙ וַיִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּ עָשָׂ֥הוּ פֶ֖סֶל וַיִּסְגָּד־לָֽמוֹ׃",
"text": "*wəhāyāh* *ləʾādām* *ləḇāʿēr* *wayyiqqaḥ* *mēhem* *wayyāḥām* *ʾap̄-yaśśîq* *wəʾāp̄āh* *lāḥem* *ʾap̄-yip̄ʿal-ʾēl* *wayyištāḥû* *ʿāśāhû* *p̄esel* *wayyisggād-lāmô*",
"grammar": {
"*wəhāyāh*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it becomes",
"*ləʾādām*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - for a person",
"*ləḇāʿēr*": "preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct - for burning",
"*wayyiqqaḥ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he takes",
"*mēhem*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - from them",
"*wayyāḥām*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he warms himself",
"*ʾap̄-yaśśîq*": "adverb + verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - indeed he kindles",
"*wəʾāp̄āh*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and bakes",
"*lāḥem*": "noun, masculine singular - bread",
"*ʾap̄-yip̄ʿal-ʾēl*": "adverb + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + noun, masculine singular - indeed he makes a god",
"*wayyištāḥû*": "conjunction + verb, hishtaphel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he worships",
"*ʿāśāhû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he makes it",
"*p̄esel*": "noun, masculine singular - an idol",
"*wayyisggād-lāmô*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix (archaic) - and he bows down to it"
},
"variants": {
"*ləḇāʿēr*": "for burning/for fuel/for kindling",
"*wayyāḥām*": "and he warms himself/and he gets warm",
"*yaśśîq*": "he kindles/he lights/he sets ablaze",
"*ʾāp̄āh*": "bakes/prepares",
"*yip̄ʿal-ʾēl*": "he makes a god/he fashions a deity",
"*yištāḥû*": "he worships/he bows down/he prostrates himself",
"*p̄esel*": "idol/carved image/graven image",
"*yisggād*": "he bows down/he prostrates himself/he worships"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.44.16",
"source": "חֶצְיוֹ֙ שָׂרַ֣ף בְּמוֹ־אֵ֔שׁ עַל־חֶצְיוֹ֙ בָּשָׂ֣ר יֹאכֵ֔ל יִצְלֶ֥ה צָלִ֖י וְיִשְׂבָּ֑ע אַף־יָחֹם֙ וְיֹאמַ֣ר הֶאָ֔ח חַמּוֹתִ֖י רָאִ֥יתִי אֽוּר׃",
"text": "*ḥeṣyô* *śārap̄* *bəmô-ʾēš* *ʿal-ḥeṣyô* *bāśār* *yōʾḵēl* *yiṣleh* *ṣālî* *wəyiśbāʿ* *ʾap̄-yāḥōm* *wəyōʾmar* *heʾāḥ* *ḥammôṯî* *rāʾîṯî* *ʾûr*",
"grammar": {
"*ḥeṣyô*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - half of it",
"*śārap̄*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he burns",
"*bəmô-ʾēš*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - in fire",
"*ʿal-ḥeṣyô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - upon half of it",
"*bāśār*": "noun, masculine singular - meat/flesh",
"*yōʾḵēl*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he eats",
"*yiṣleh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he roasts",
"*ṣālî*": "noun, masculine singular - roast meat",
"*wəyiśbāʿ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he is satisfied",
"*ʾap̄-yāḥōm*": "adverb + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - indeed he warms himself",
"*wəyōʾmar*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he says",
"*heʾāḥ*": "interjection - aha",
"*ḥammôṯî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I am warm",
"*rāʾîṯî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have seen",
"*ʾûr*": "noun, masculine singular - fire/flame"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥeṣyô*": "half of it/part of it",
"*bəmô-ʾēš*": "in fire/in the fire",
"*bāśār*": "meat/flesh/food",
"*yiṣleh ṣālî*": "he roasts meat/he prepares roasted food",
"*yiśbāʿ*": "he is satisfied/he is filled/he has enough",
"*yāḥōm*": "he warms himself/he gets warm",
"*heʾāḥ*": "aha/ah/hurrah (expression of satisfaction)",
"*ʾûr*": "fire/flame/light"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.44.17",
"source": "וּשְׁאֵ֣רִית֔וֹ לְאֵ֥ל עָשָׂ֖ה לְפִסְל֑וֹ *יסגוד־**יִסְגָּד־ל֤וֹ וְיִשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ וְיִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל אֵלָ֔יו וְיֹאמַר֙ הַצִּילֵ֔נִי כִּ֥י אֵלִ֖י אָֽתָּה׃",
"text": "*û-šəʾērîṯô* *ləʾēl* *ʿāśāh* *ləp̄islô* *yisggād-lô* *wəyištaḥû* *wəyiṯpallēl* *ʾēlāyw* *wəyōʾmar* *haṣṣîlēnî* *kî* *ʾēlî* *ʾāttāh*",
"grammar": {
"*û-šəʾērîṯô*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and its remainder",
"*ləʾēl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - for a god",
"*ʿāśāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he makes",
"*ləp̄islô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - for his idol",
"*yisggād-lô*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he bows down to it",
"*wəyištaḥû*": "conjunction + verb, hishtaphel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he worships",
"*wəyiṯpallēl*": "conjunction + verb, hitpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he prays",
"*ʾēlāyw*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to it",
"*wəyōʾmar*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he says",
"*haṣṣîlēnî*": "verb, hiphil imperative, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - deliver me",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*ʾēlî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my god",
"*ʾāttāh*": "pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you"
},
"variants": {
"*šəʾērîṯô*": "its remainder/its residue/the rest of it",
"*ʿāśāh*": "he makes/he creates/he fashions",
"*p̄islô*": "his idol/his carved image/his graven image",
"*yisggād*": "he bows down/he prostrates himself/he worships",
"*yištaḥû*": "he worships/he bows down/he prostrates himself",
"*yiṯpallēl*": "he prays/he intercedes/he supplicates",
"*haṣṣîlēnî*": "deliver me/save me/rescue me"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.44.18",
"source": "לֹ֥א יָדְע֖וּ וְלֹ֣א יָבִ֑ינוּ כִּ֣י טַ֤ח מֵֽרְאוֹת֙ עֵֽינֵיהֶ֔ם מֵהַשְׂכִּ֖יל לִבֹּתָֽם׃",
"text": "*lōʾ* *yādʿû* *wəlōʾ* *yāḇînû* *kî* *ṭaḥ* *mērʾôṯ* *ʿênêhem* *mēhaśkîl* *libbōṯām*",
"grammar": {
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yādʿû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they know",
"*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*yāḇînû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they understand",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*ṭaḥ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has plastered/smeared",
"*mērʾôṯ*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - from seeing",
"*ʿênêhem*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their eyes",
"*mēhaśkîl*": "preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct - from understanding/comprehending",
"*libbōṯām*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their hearts"
},
"variants": {
"*yādʿû*": "they know/they are aware/they perceive",
"*yāḇînû*": "they understand/they comprehend/they discern",
"*ṭaḥ*": "he has plastered/he has smeared/he has covered/he has shut",
"*mērʾôṯ*": "from seeing/from perceiving/to keep from seeing",
"*mēhaśkîl*": "from understanding/from comprehending/from gaining insight"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.44.19",
"source": "וְלֹא־יָשִׁ֣יב אֶל־לִבּ֗וֹ וְלֹ֨א דַ֥עַת וְלֹֽא־תְבוּנָה֮ לֵאמֹר֒ חֶצְי֞וֹ שָׂרַ֣פְתִּי בְמוֹ־אֵ֗שׁ וְ֠אַף אָפִ֤יתִי עַל־גֶּחָלָיו֙ לֶ֔חֶם אֶצְלֶ֥ה בָשָׂ֖ר וְאֹכֵ֑ל וְיִתְרוֹ֙ לְתוֹעֵבָ֣ה אֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה לְב֥וּל עֵ֖ץ אֶסְגּֽוֹד׃",
"text": "*wəlōʾ-yāšîḇ* *ʾel-libbô* *wəlōʾ* *ḏaʿaṯ* *wəlōʾ-ṯəḇûnāh* *lēʾmōr* *ḥeṣyô* *śārap̄tî* *ḇəmô-ʾēš* *wəʾap̄* *ʾāp̄îṯî* *ʿal-geḥālāyw* *leḥem* *ʾeṣleh* *ḇāśār* *wəʾōḵēl* *wəyiṯrô* *ləṯôʿēḇāh* *ʾeʿĕśeh* *ləḇûl* *ʿēṣ* *ʾesggôḏ*",
"grammar": {
"*wəlōʾ-yāšîḇ*": "conjunction + negative particle + verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he does not take to heart",
"*ʾel-libbô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to his heart",
"*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and no",
"*ḏaʿaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular - knowledge",
"*wəlōʾ-ṯəḇûnāh*": "conjunction + negative particle + noun, feminine singular - and no understanding",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*ḥeṣyô*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - half of it",
"*śārap̄tî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I burned",
"*ḇəmô-ʾēš*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - in fire",
"*wəʾap̄*": "conjunction + adverb - and indeed",
"*ʾāp̄îṯî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I baked",
"*ʿal-geḥālāyw*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - upon its coals",
"*leḥem*": "noun, masculine singular - bread",
"*ʾeṣleh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I roast",
"*ḇāśār*": "noun, masculine singular - flesh/meat",
"*wəʾōḵēl*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I eat",
"*wəyiṯrô*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and its remainder",
"*ləṯôʿēḇāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - for an abomination",
"*ʾeʿĕśeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I make",
"*ləḇûl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - to a block of",
"*ʿēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - wood",
"*ʾesggôḏ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I bow down"
},
"variants": {
"*yāšîḇ ʾel-libbô*": "takes to heart/considers/reflects upon",
"*ḏaʿaṯ*": "knowledge/awareness/perception",
"*ṯəḇûnāh*": "understanding/intelligence/insight",
"*śārap̄tî*": "I burned/I consumed with fire",
"*ʾāp̄îṯî*": "I baked/I cooked",
"*geḥālāyw*": "its coals/its embers",
"*ʾeṣleh*": "I roast/I cook",
"*yiṯrô*": "its remainder/its residue/the rest of it",
"*ṯôʿēḇāh*": "abomination/detestable thing/something abhorrent",
"*ḇûl*": "block/log/piece",
"*ʾesggôḏ*": "I bow down/I worship/I prostrate myself"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.44.20",
"source": "רֹעֶ֣ה אֵ֔פֶר לֵ֥ב הוּתַ֖ל הִטָּ֑הוּ וְלֹֽא־יַצִּ֤יל אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹ֙ וְלֹ֣א יֹאמַ֔ר הֲל֥וֹא שֶׁ֖קֶר בִּימִינִֽי׃",
"text": "*rōʿeh* *ʾēp̄er* *lēḇ* *hûṯal* *hiṭṭāhû* *wəlōʾ-yaṣṣîl* *ʾeṯ-nap̄šô* *wəlōʾ* *yōʾmar* *hălôʾ* *šeqer* *bîmînî*",
"grammar": {
"*rōʿeh*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - feeding on",
"*ʾēp̄er*": "noun, masculine singular - ashes",
"*lēḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - heart",
"*hûṯal*": "verb, hophal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is deceived",
"*hiṭṭāhû*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - has led him astray",
"*wəlōʾ-yaṣṣîl*": "conjunction + negative particle + verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he cannot deliver",
"*ʾeṯ-nap̄šô*": "direct object marker + noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his soul",
"*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*yōʾmar*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he says",
"*hălôʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle - is not",
"*šeqer*": "noun, masculine singular - a lie",
"*bîmînî*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - in my right hand"
},
"variants": {
"*rōʿeh ʾēp̄er*": "feeding on ashes/shepherding ashes/tending to ashes",
"*lēḇ hûṯal*": "a deceived heart/a deluded heart",
"*hiṭṭāhû*": "has led him astray/has turned him aside/has deluded him",
"*yaṣṣîl*": "deliver/save/rescue",
"*nap̄šô*": "his soul/his life/himself",
"*šeqer*": "lie/falsehood/deception",
"*bîmînî*": "in my right hand/in my power"
}
}