Isa 44:18-20 : 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"
}
}