Isa 38:16-20 : 16 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.38.16",
"source": "אֲדֹנָ֖י עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם יִֽחְי֑וּ וּלְכָל־בָּהֶן֙ חַיֵּ֣י רוּחִ֔י וְתַחֲלִימֵ֖נִי וְהַחֲיֵֽנִי׃",
"text": "*ʾădōnāy* upon-them *yiḥyû* and-to-all-in-them *ḥayyê* *rûḥî* and-*wətaḥălîmēnî* and-*wəhaḥăyēnî*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾădōnāy*": "proper noun - my Lord",
"*yiḥyû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will live",
"*ḥayyê*": "masculine plural construct - life of",
"*rûḥî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my spirit",
"*wətaḥălîmēnî*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix and waw conjunction - and you will make me strong",
"*wəhaḥăyēnî*": "hiphil imperative, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix and waw conjunction - and revive me"
},
"variants": {
"*yiḥyû*": "they will live, they shall live",
"*ḥayyê*": "life of, lives of",
"*rûḥî*": "my spirit, my breath, my wind",
"*wətaḥălîmēnî*": "and you will make me strong, and you will restore me to health",
"*wəhaḥăyēnî*": "and revive me, and preserve me alive, and restore me to life"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.38.17",
"source": "הִנֵּ֥ה לְשָׁל֖וֹם מַר־לִ֣י מָ֑ר וְאַתָּ֞ה חָשַׁ֤קְתָּ נַפְשִׁי֙ מִשַּׁ֣חַת בְּלִ֔י כִּ֥י הִשְׁלַ֛כְתָּ אַחֲרֵ֥י גֵוְךָ֖ כָּל־חֲטָאָֽי׃",
"text": "Behold to-*šālôm* *mar*-to-me *mār* and-you *ḥāšaqtā* *napšî* from-*šaḥat* *bəlî* for *hišlaktā* behind *gēwkā* all-*ḥăṭāʾāy*.",
"grammar": {
"*šālôm*": "masculine singular noun - peace",
"*mar*": "adjective, masculine singular - bitter",
"*mār*": "adjective, masculine singular - bitter",
"*ḥāšaqtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have loved",
"*napšî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my soul",
"*šaḥat*": "feminine singular noun - pit",
"*bəlî*": "substantive - nothingness",
"*hišlaktā*": "hiphil perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have cast",
"*gēwkā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your back",
"*ḥăṭāʾāy*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my sins"
},
"variants": {
"*šālôm*": "peace, welfare, prosperity",
"*mar*": "bitter, bitterness",
"*ḥāšaqtā*": "you have loved, you have desired, you have delighted in",
"*napšî*": "my soul, my life, my self",
"*šaḥat*": "pit, corruption, destruction",
"*bəlî*": "nothingness, worthlessness, destruction",
"*hišlaktā*": "you have cast, you have thrown, you have flung",
"*gēwkā*": "your back, behind you"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.38.18",
"source": "כִּ֣י לֹ֥א שְׁא֛וֹל תּוֹדֶ֖ךָּ מָ֣וֶת יְהַלְלֶ֑ךָּ לֹֽא־יְשַׂבְּר֥וּ יֽוֹרְדֵי־ב֖וֹר אֶל־אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃",
"text": "For not *šəʾôl* *tôdekā* *māwet* *yəhalləlekā* not-*yəśabbərû* *yôrədê*-*bôr* to-*ʾămittekā*.",
"grammar": {
"*šəʾôl*": "feminine singular noun - Sheol",
"*tôdekā*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - she thanks you",
"*māwet*": "masculine singular noun - death",
"*yəhalləlekā*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - he praises you",
"*yəśabbərû*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they hope",
"*yôrədê*": "qal participle masculine plural construct - those going down to",
"*bôr*": "masculine singular noun - pit",
"*ʾămittekā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your truth"
},
"variants": {
"*šəʾôl*": "Sheol, underworld, grave",
"*tôdekā*": "she thanks you, she praises you",
"*māwet*": "death, dying",
"*yəhalləlekā*": "he praises you, he celebrates you",
"*yəśabbərû*": "they hope, they wait for, they expect",
"*yôrədê*": "those going down to, those descending to",
"*bôr*": "pit, cistern, dungeon",
"*ʾămittekā*": "your truth, your faithfulness, your reliability"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.38.19",
"source": "חַ֥י חַ֛י ה֥וּא יוֹדֶ֖ךָ כָּמ֣וֹנִי הַיּ֑וֹם אָ֣ב לְבָנִ֔ים יוֹדִ֖יעַ אֶל־אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃",
"text": "*Ḥay* *ḥay* he *yôdekā* like-me the-*yôm* *ʾāb* to-*bānîm* *yôdîaʿ* to-*ʾămittekā*.",
"grammar": {
"*Ḥay*": "adjective, masculine singular - living",
"*ḥay*": "adjective, masculine singular - living",
"*yôdekā*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - he thanks you",
"*yôm*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the day",
"*ʾāb*": "masculine singular noun - father",
"*bānîm*": "masculine plural noun - sons/children",
"*yôdîaʿ*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he makes known",
"*ʾămittekā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your truth"
},
"variants": {
"*Ḥay*": "living, alive",
"*yôdekā*": "he thanks you, he praises you",
"*yôm*": "day, time, present",
"*bānîm*": "sons, children, descendants",
"*yôdîaʿ*": "he makes known, he declares, he informs",
"*ʾămittekā*": "your truth, your faithfulness, your reliability"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.38.20",
"source": "יְהוָ֖ה לְהוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נִי וּנְגִנוֹתַ֧י נְנַגֵּ֛ן כָּל־יְמֵ֥י חַיֵּ֖ינוּ עַל־בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "*YHWH* *ləhôšîʿēnî* and-*ûnəginôtay* *nənagēn* all-*yəmê* *ḥayyênû* upon-*bêt* *YHWH*.",
"grammar": {
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD",
"*ləhôšîʿēnî*": "hiphil infinitive construct with preposition and 1st person singular suffix - to save me",
"*ûnəginôtay*": "feminine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix and waw conjunction - and my stringed instruments",
"*nənagēn*": "piel imperfect, 1st person plural - we will play",
"*yəmê*": "masculine plural construct - days of",
"*ḥayyênû*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person plural suffix - our lives",
"*bêt*": "masculine singular construct - house of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD"
},
"variants": {
"*ləhôšîʿēnî*": "to save me, to deliver me, to rescue me",
"*ûnəginôtay*": "and my stringed instruments, and my music, and my songs",
"*nənagēn*": "we will play, we will make music",
"*ḥayyênû*": "our lives, our lifetime"
}
}