Psalms 17:12

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.17.12", "source": "דִּמְיֹנ֗וֹ כְּ֭אַרְיֵה יִכְס֣וֹף לִטְר֑וֹף וְ֝כִכְפִ֗יר יֹשֵׁ֥ב בְּמִסְתָּרֽ͏ִים׃", "text": "*Dimyōnô* *kǝ'aryēh* *yiksôf* *liṭrôf* *wǝkikhfîr* *yōšēb* *bǝmistārîm*", "grammar": { "*Dimyōnô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his likeness", "*kǝ'aryēh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like a lion", "*yiksôf*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he longs/desires", "*liṭrôf*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to tear/rend/prey", "*wǝkikhfîr*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular - and like a young lion", "*yōšēb*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - sitting/dwelling", "*bǝmistārîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - in hiding places" }, "variants": { "*Dimyōnô*": "his likeness/resemblance/appearance", "*yiksôf*": "he longs/desires/yearns" } }

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  • Ps 7:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Psalms.7.2", "source": "יְהוָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהַי בְּךָ֣ חָסִ֑יתִי הוֹשִׁיעֵ֥נִי מִכָּל־רֹ֝דְפַ֗י וְהַצִּילֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*YHWH* *ʾĕlōhay* in-you *ḥāsîtî* *hôshîʿēnî* from-all-*rōdəpay* *wəhaṣṣîlēnî*", "grammar": { "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*ʾĕlōhay*": "noun, masculine, plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my God", "*bəḵā*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in you", "*ḥāsîtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have taken refuge", "*hôshîʿēnî*": "verb, hiphil imperative, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - save me", "*mikkāl-rōdəpay*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - from all my pursuers", "*wəhaṣṣîlēnî*": "conjunction + verb, hiphil imperative, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and deliver me" }, "variants": { "*ḥāsîtî*": "taken refuge/sought protection/trusted", "*hôshîʿēnî*": "save me/rescue me/help me", "*rōdəpay*": "pursuers/persecutors/those who chase me", "*haṣṣîlēnî*": "deliver me/rescue me/save me" } }
  • Ps 10:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Psalms.10.9", "source": "יֶאֱרֹ֬ב בַּמִּסְתָּ֨ר ׀ כְּאַרְיֵ֬ה בְסֻכֹּ֗ה יֶ֭אֱרֹב לַחֲט֣וֹף עָנִ֑י יַחְטֹ֥ף עָ֝נִ֗י בְּמָשְׁכ֥וֹ בְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃", "text": "*yeʾĕrōb* *bammistār* *kĕʾaryēh* *bĕsukkōh* *yeʾĕrōb* *laḥăṭôp* *ʿānî* *yaḥṭōp* *ʿānî* *bĕmoškô* *bĕrištô*", "grammar": { "*yeʾĕrōb*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he lies in wait", "*bammistār*": "preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - in the hiding place", "*kĕʾaryēh*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - like a lion", "*bĕsukkōh*": "preposition + noun feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his thicket/den", "*yeʾĕrōb*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he lies in wait", "*laḥăṭôp*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to seize/snatch", "*ʿānî*": "noun masculine singular - poor/afflicted person", "*yaḥṭōp*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he seizes/snatches", "*ʿānî*": "noun masculine singular - poor/afflicted person", "*bĕmoškô*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his drawing/pulling", "*bĕrištô*": "preposition + noun feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his net" }, "variants": { "*yeʾĕrōb*": "lie in wait/ambush/lurk", "*mistār*": "hiding place/secret place", "*ʾaryēh*": "lion/powerful one", "*sukkōh*": "thicket/den/lair", "*laḥăṭôp*": "to seize/snatch/capture", "*ʿānî*": "poor/afflicted/humble person", "*yaḥṭōp*": "seize/snatch/capture", "*moškô*": "drawing/pulling/dragging", "*rešet*": "net/snare" } }
  • Ps 22:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Psalms.22.13", "source": "סְ֭בָבוּנִי פָּרִ֣ים רַבִּ֑ים אַבִּירֵ֖י בָשָׁ֣ן כִּתְּרֽוּנִי׃", "text": "*səbābûnî pārîm rabbîm* *ʾabbîrê bāšān kittərûnî*", "grammar": { "*səbābûnî*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural with 1st person singular object suffix - 'they surrounded me'", "*pārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'bulls'", "*rabbîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - 'many'", "*ʾabbîrê*": "adjective, masculine plural construct - 'mighty ones of'", "*bāšān*": "proper noun - 'Bashan'", "*kittərûnî*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person common plural with 1st person singular object suffix - 'they encircled me'" }, "variants": { "*səbābûnî*": "they surrounded/encircled/encompassed me", "*pārîm*": "bulls/young bulls", "*ʾabbîrê*": "mighty ones/strong ones/powerful ones of", "*kittərûnî*": "they encircled/surrounded/encompassed me" } }
  • 2 Tim 4:17 : 17 { "verseID": "2 Timothy.4.17", "source": "Ὁ δὲ Κύριός μοι παρέστη, καὶ ἐνεδυνάμωσέν με· ἵνα διʼ ἐμοῦ τὸ κήρυγμα πληροφορηθῇ, καὶ ἀκούσῃ πάντα τὰ Ἔθνη: καὶ ἐρρύσθην ἐκ στόματος λέοντος.", "text": "The *de* *Kyrios* to me *parestē*, and *enedynamōsen* me; that through *emou* the *kērygma* *plērophorēthē*, and *akousē* all the *Ethnē*: and *errusthēn* from *stomatos* of *leontos*.", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*Kyrios*": "noun, nominative masculine singular - Lord", "*parestē*": "aorist indicative active, 3rd person singular - stood by/was present with", "*enedynamōsen*": "aorist indicative active, 3rd person singular - strengthened/empowered", "*emou*": "personal pronoun, genitive singular - me/my", "*kērygma*": "noun, nominative neuter singular - proclamation/preaching", "*plērophorēthē*": "subjunctive, aorist passive, 3rd person singular - might be fully proclaimed", "*akousē*": "subjunctive, aorist active, 3rd person singular - might hear", "*Ethnē*": "noun, nominative neuter plural - Gentiles/nations", "*errusthēn*": "aorist indicative passive, 1st person singular - I was rescued/delivered", "*stomatos*": "noun, genitive neuter singular - mouth", "*leontos*": "noun, genitive masculine singular - lion" }, "variants": { "*parestē*": "stood by/was present with/supported", "*enedynamōsen*": "strengthened/empowered/enabled", "*kērygma*": "proclamation/preaching/message", "*plērophorēthē*": "might be fully proclaimed/fulfilled/completed", "*Ethnē*": "Gentiles/nations/peoples", "*errusthēn*": "was rescued/delivered/saved from", "*stomatos*": "mouth/opening/jaws", "*leontos*": "lion/powerful adversary" } }
  • 1 Pet 5:8 : 8 { "verseID": "1 Peter.5.8", "source": "Νήψατε, γρηγορήσατε· ὅτι ὁ ἀντίδικος ὑμῶν διάβολος, ὡς λέων ὠρυόμενος, περιπατεῖ, ζητῶν τινα καταπίῃ:", "text": "*Nēpsate*, *grēgorēsate*; because the *antidikos* of you *diabolos*, as *leōn* *ōryomenos*, *peripatei*, *zētōn* someone he might *katapiē*:", "grammar": { "*Nēpsate*": "aorist, imperative, active, 2nd person plural - be sober/self-controlled", "*grēgorēsate*": "aorist, imperative, active, 2nd person plural - be vigilant/watchful", "*antidikos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - adversary/opponent", "*diabolos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - devil/accuser", "*leōn*": "nominative, masculine, singular - lion", "*ōryomenos*": "present participle, middle, nominative, masculine, singular - roaring", "*peripatei*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - walks about", "*zētōn*": "present participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - seeking", "*katapiē*": "aorist, subjunctive, active, 3rd person singular - may devour/swallow" }, "variants": { "*Nēpsate*": "be sober/self-controlled/restrained/clear-minded", "*grēgorēsate*": "be vigilant/watchful/alert", "*antidikos*": "adversary/opponent/enemy/legal opponent", "*diabolos*": "devil/slanderer/accuser", "*ōryomenos*": "roaring/growling", "*peripatei*": "walks around/prowls/goes about", "*zētōn*": "seeking/looking for/searching", "*katapiē*": "may devour/swallow/consume" } }

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  • Lam 3:10-11
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    10 { "verseID": "Lamentations.3.10", "source": "דֹּ֣ב אֹרֵ֥ב הוּא֙ לִ֔י *אריה **אֲרִ֖י בְּמִסְתָּרִֽים׃", "text": "*dōb* *ʾōrēb* *hûʾ* to me, *ʾărî* in *mistārîm*", "grammar": { "*dōb*": "noun, masculine singular - bear", "*ʾōrēb*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - lying in wait", "*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he", "*ʾărî*": "noun, masculine singular - lion", "*mistārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - hiding places" }, "variants": { "*ʾōrēb*": "lying in wait/lurking/ambushing", "*ʾărî*": "lion/lionlike", "*mistārîm*": "hiding places/secret places/lurking places" } }

    11 { "verseID": "Lamentations.3.11", "source": "דְּרָכַ֥י סוֹרֵ֛ר וַֽיְפַשְּׁחֵ֖נִי שָׂמַ֥נִי שֹׁמֵֽם׃", "text": "*derākay* *sôrēr* *wayepaššeḥēnî* *śāmanî* *šōmēm*", "grammar": { "*derākay*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my ways", "*sôrēr*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - turning aside", "*wayepaššeḥēnî*": "verb, piel imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and he tore me to pieces", "*śāmanî*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he made me", "*šōmēm*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - desolate" }, "variants": { "*sôrēr*": "turning aside/stubborn/rebellious", "*wayepaššeḥēnî*": "and he tore me to pieces/and he pulled me apart/and he rent me asunder", "*šōmēm*": "desolate/devastated/appalled" } }

  • Ps 10:8-10
    3 verses
    83%

    8 { "verseID": "Psalms.10.8", "source": "יֵשֵׁ֤ב ׀ בְּמַאְרַ֬ב חֲצֵרִ֗ים בַּֽ֭מִּסְתָּרִים יַהֲרֹ֣ג נָקִ֑י עֵ֝ינָ֗יו לְֽחֵלְכָ֥ה יִצְפֹּֽנוּ׃", "text": "*yēšēb* *bĕmaʾrab* *ḥăṣērîm* *bammistārîm* *yaharōg* *nāqî* *ʿênāyw* *lĕḥēlkāh* *yiṣpōnû*", "grammar": { "*yēšēb*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he sits/dwells", "*bĕmaʾrab*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - in ambush of", "*ḥăṣērîm*": "noun masculine plural - villages/settlements", "*bammistārîm*": "preposition + definite article + noun masculine plural - in the hiding places", "*yaharōg*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he kills/slays", "*nāqî*": "adjective masculine singular - innocent", "*ʿênāyw*": "noun dual + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his eyes", "*lĕḥēlkāh*": "preposition + adjective feminine singular - for unfortunate/unhappy", "*yiṣpōnû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person plural - they lurk/lie in wait" }, "variants": { "*yēšēb*": "sit/dwell/remain", "*maʾrab*": "ambush/hiding place/lurking place", "*ḥāṣēr*": "village/settlement/court", "*mistārîm*": "hiding places/secret places", "*yaharōg*": "kill/slay/murder", "*nāqî*": "innocent/free from guilt", "*ʿayin*": "eye/spring/appearance", "*ḥēlkāh*": "unfortunate/unhappy people/victims", "*yiṣpōnû*": "lurk/hide/lie in wait" } }

    9 { "verseID": "Psalms.10.9", "source": "יֶאֱרֹ֬ב בַּמִּסְתָּ֨ר ׀ כְּאַרְיֵ֬ה בְסֻכֹּ֗ה יֶ֭אֱרֹב לַחֲט֣וֹף עָנִ֑י יַחְטֹ֥ף עָ֝נִ֗י בְּמָשְׁכ֥וֹ בְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃", "text": "*yeʾĕrōb* *bammistār* *kĕʾaryēh* *bĕsukkōh* *yeʾĕrōb* *laḥăṭôp* *ʿānî* *yaḥṭōp* *ʿānî* *bĕmoškô* *bĕrištô*", "grammar": { "*yeʾĕrōb*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he lies in wait", "*bammistār*": "preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - in the hiding place", "*kĕʾaryēh*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - like a lion", "*bĕsukkōh*": "preposition + noun feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his thicket/den", "*yeʾĕrōb*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he lies in wait", "*laḥăṭôp*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to seize/snatch", "*ʿānî*": "noun masculine singular - poor/afflicted person", "*yaḥṭōp*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he seizes/snatches", "*ʿānî*": "noun masculine singular - poor/afflicted person", "*bĕmoškô*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his drawing/pulling", "*bĕrištô*": "preposition + noun feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his net" }, "variants": { "*yeʾĕrōb*": "lie in wait/ambush/lurk", "*mistār*": "hiding place/secret place", "*ʾaryēh*": "lion/powerful one", "*sukkōh*": "thicket/den/lair", "*laḥăṭôp*": "to seize/snatch/capture", "*ʿānî*": "poor/afflicted/humble person", "*yaḥṭōp*": "seize/snatch/capture", "*moškô*": "drawing/pulling/dragging", "*rešet*": "net/snare" } }

    10 { "verseID": "Psalms.10.10", "source": "*ודכה **יִדְכֶּ֥ה יָשֹׁ֑חַ וְנָפַ֥ל בַּ֝עֲצוּמָּ֗יו *חלכאים **חֵ֣יל **כָּאִֽים׃", "text": "*yidkeh* *yāšōaḥ* *wĕnāpal* *baʿăṣûmmāyw* *ḥēl* *kāʾîm*", "grammar": { "*yidkeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he crushes/oppresses", "*yāšōaḥ*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he stoops/crouches/bows down", "*wĕnāpal*": "conjunction + qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he falls", "*baʿăṣûmmāyw*": "preposition + noun masculine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in/by his strong ones/claws", "*ḥēl*": "noun masculine singular construct - army/force of", "*kāʾîm*": "adjective masculine plural - unfortunate/victims" }, "variants": { "*yidkeh*": "crush/oppress/break to pieces", "*yāšōaḥ*": "stoop/bow down/crouch", "*nāpal*": "fall/be cast down", "*ʿăṣûmmīm*": "strong ones/mighty ones/powerful limbs/claws", "*ḥēl*": "army/force/strength/host", "*kāʾîm*": "victims/unfortunate ones/crushed ones" } }

  • Ps 22:12-13
    2 verses
    81%

    12 { "verseID": "Psalms.22.12", "source": "אַל־תִּרְחַ֣ק מִ֭מֶּנִּי כִּי־צָרָ֣ה קְרוֹבָ֑ה כִּי־אֵ֥ין עוֹזֵֽר׃", "text": "Not-*tirḥaq* from-me for-*ṣārâ* *qərôbâ* for-*ʾên* *ʿôzēr*", "grammar": { "*tirḥaq*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'be far'", "*ṣārâ*": "noun, feminine singular - 'trouble/distress'", "*qərôbâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - 'near'", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - 'there is not'", "*ʿôzēr*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - 'helper'" }, "variants": { "*tirḥaq*": "be far/distant/removed", "*ṣārâ*": "trouble/distress/affliction", "*qərôbâ*": "near/close/approaching", "*ʿôzēr*": "helper/one who helps/assists" } }

    13 { "verseID": "Psalms.22.13", "source": "סְ֭בָבוּנִי פָּרִ֣ים רַבִּ֑ים אַבִּירֵ֖י בָשָׁ֣ן כִּתְּרֽוּנִי׃", "text": "*səbābûnî pārîm rabbîm* *ʾabbîrê bāšān kittərûnî*", "grammar": { "*səbābûnî*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural with 1st person singular object suffix - 'they surrounded me'", "*pārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'bulls'", "*rabbîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - 'many'", "*ʾabbîrê*": "adjective, masculine plural construct - 'mighty ones of'", "*bāšān*": "proper noun - 'Bashan'", "*kittərûnî*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person common plural with 1st person singular object suffix - 'they encircled me'" }, "variants": { "*səbābûnî*": "they surrounded/encircled/encompassed me", "*pārîm*": "bulls/young bulls", "*ʾabbîrê*": "mighty ones/strong ones/powerful ones of", "*kittərûnî*": "they encircled/surrounded/encompassed me" } }

  • Nah 2:11-12
    2 verses
    81%

    11 { "verseID": "Nahum.2.11", "source": "בּוּקָ֥ה וּמְבוּקָ֖ה וּמְבֻלָּקָ֑ה וְלֵ֨ב נָמֵ֜ס וּפִ֣ק בִּרְכַּ֗יִם וְחַלְחָלָה֙ בְּכָל־מָתְנַ֔יִם וּפְנֵ֥י כֻלָּ֖ם קִבְּצ֥וּ פָארֽוּר׃", "text": "*Bûqāh* and *məbûqāh* and *məbullāqāh*; and *lēb* *nāmēs* and *piq* *birkayim* and *ḥalḥālāh* in all *motnayim*, and *pənê* all of them *qibbəṣû* *pāʾrûr*.", "grammar": { "*Bûqāh*": "noun, feminine singular - emptiness/void", "*məbûqāh*": "noun, feminine singular - emptiness/devastation", "*məbullāqāh*": "noun, feminine singular - devastation/ruin", "*lēb*": "noun, masculine singular - heart", "*nāmēs*": "verb, niphal participle, masculine singular - melting/dissolving", "*piq*": "noun, masculine singular construct - shaking/tottering of", "*birkayim*": "noun, feminine dual - knees", "*ḥalḥālāh*": "noun, feminine singular - pain/anguish/trembling", "*motnayim*": "noun, masculine dual - loins/waist", "*pənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - faces of", "*qibbəṣû*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person plural - they gather/withdraw", "*pāʾrûr*": "noun, masculine singular - blackness/glow" }, "variants": { "*Bûqāh*": "emptiness/void/desolation", "*məbûqāh*": "emptiness/devastation/waste", "*məbullāqāh*": "devastation/ruin/destruction", "*nāmēs*": "melting/dissolving/fainting", "*piq*": "shaking/tottering/knocking together", "*ḥalḥālāh*": "pain/anguish/trembling/writhing", "*qibbəṣû*": "gather/withdraw/turn pale", "*pāʾrûr*": "blackness/paleness/glow/pot" } }

    12 { "verseID": "Nahum.2.12", "source": "אַיֵּה֙ מְע֣וֹן אֲרָי֔וֹת וּמִרְעֶ֥ה ה֖וּא לַכְּפִרִ֑ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָלַךְ֩ אַרְיֵ֨ה לָבִ֥יא שָׁ֛ם גּ֥וּר אַרְיֵ֖ה וְאֵ֥ין מַחֲרִֽיד׃", "text": "Where is the *məʿôn* *ʾărāyôt* and *mirʿeh* *hûʾ* for the *kəpirîm*, where *hālak* *ʾaryēh* *lābîʾ* there, *gûr* *ʾaryēh*, and there is no *maḥărîd*?", "grammar": { "*məʿôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - den/dwelling place of", "*ʾărāyôt*": "noun, masculine plural - lions", "*mirʿeh*": "noun, masculine singular - pasture/feeding place", "*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - it/he", "*kəpirîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the young lions", "*hālak*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he walked/went", "*ʾaryēh*": "noun, masculine singular - lion", "*lābîʾ*": "noun, feminine singular - lioness", "*gûr*": "noun, masculine singular construct - cub of", "*maḥărîd*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular - one causing fear/disturbing" }, "variants": { "*məʿôn*": "den/dwelling place/lair/cave", "*ʾărāyôt*": "lions/strong ones", "*mirʿeh*": "pasture/feeding place/grazing ground", "*kəpirîm*": "young lions/strong young lions", "*lābîʾ*": "lioness/great lion", "*gûr*": "cub/whelp/young", "*maḥărîd*": "one causing fear/disturbing/frightening" } }

  • Hos 13:7-8
    2 verses
    80%

    7 { "verseID": "Hosea.13.7", "source": "וָאֱהִ֥י לָהֶ֖ם כְּמוֹ־שָׁ֑חַל כְּנָמֵ֖ר עַל־דֶּ֥רֶךְ אָשֽׁוּר׃", "text": "*wə-* I *hāyâ* to-them like-*šāḥal* like-*nāmēr* upon-*derek* I *šûr*", "grammar": { "*wə-*": "conjunction - 'and'", "*hāyâ*": "Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 1st person singular - 'I became/was'", "*šāḥal*": "noun, masculine singular - 'lion'", "*nāmēr*": "noun, masculine singular - 'leopard'", "*derek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'way/road'", "*šûr*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - 'watch/lurk'" }, "variants": { "*hāyâ*": "became/was/will be", "*šāḥal*": "lion/young lion/fierce lion", "*nāmēr*": "leopard/panther", "*derek*": "way/road/path", "*šûr*": "watch/lurk/lie in wait" } }

    8 { "verseID": "Hosea.13.8", "source": "אֶפְגְּשֵׁם֙ כְּדֹ֣ב שַׁכּ֔וּל וְאֶקְרַ֖ע סְג֣וֹר לִבָּ֑ם וְאֹכְלֵ֥ם שָׁם֙ כְּלָבִ֔יא חַיַּ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה תְּבַקְּעֵֽם׃", "text": "I *pāgaš*-them like-*dōb* *šakkūl* *wə-* I *qāraʿ* *sᵉgôr* *lēb*-their *wə-* I *ʾākal*-them there like-*lābîʾ* *ḥayyat* the-*śādeh* she *bāqaʿ*-them", "grammar": { "*pāgaš*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'will meet/encounter them'", "*dōb*": "noun, masculine singular - 'bear'", "*šakkūl*": "Qal passive participle, masculine singular - 'bereaved/robbed of cubs'", "*wə-*": "conjunction - 'and'", "*qāraʿ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - 'will tear/rend'", "*sᵉgôr*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'enclosure of'", "*lēb*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'their heart'", "*ʾākal*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'will devour them'", "*lābîʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - 'lion/lioness'", "*ḥayyat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - 'beast of'", "*śādeh*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - 'the field'", "*bāqaʿ*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'will tear/rip them'" }, "variants": { "*pāgaš*": "meet/encounter/confront", "*dōb*": "bear/she-bear", "*šakkūl*": "bereaved/robbed of cubs", "*qāraʿ*": "tear/rend/rip open", "*sᵉgôr*": "enclosure/covering/casing", "*lēb*": "heart/mind/inner self", "*ʾākal*": "devour/consume/eat", "*lābîʾ*": "lion/lioness/great lion", "*ḥayyat*": "beast/living creature", "*śādeh*": "field/open country", "*bāqaʿ*": "tear/rip open/split" } }

  • 29 { "verseID": "Isaiah.5.29", "source": "שְׁאָגָ֥ה ל֖וֹ כַּלָּבִ֑יא *ושאג **יִשְׁאַ֨ג כַּכְּפִירִ֤ים וְיִנְהֹם֙ וְיֹאחֵ֣ז טֶ֔רֶף וְיַפְלִ֖יט וְאֵ֥ין מַצִּֽיל׃", "text": "A *šəʾāgâ* to it like the *kallābîʾ*; and it *yišʾag* like the *kakkəpîrîm* and *wəyinhōm* and *wəyōʾḥēz* *ṭerep* and *wəyapliṭ* and there is none *wəʾên* *maṣṣîl*.", "grammar": { "*šəʾāgâ*": "feminine singular noun - roar", "*lô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to it", "*kallābîʾ*": "preposition with definite article with masculine singular noun - like the lion", "*yišʾag*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it roars", "*kakkəpîrîm*": "preposition with definite article with masculine plural noun - like the young lions", "*wəyinhōm*": "conjunction with qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and it growls", "*wəyōʾḥēz*": "conjunction with qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and it seizes", "*ṭerep*": "masculine singular noun - prey", "*wəyapliṭ*": "conjunction with hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and it carries off", "*wəʾên*": "conjunction with particle of negation - and there is not", "*maṣṣîl*": "hiphil participle masculine singular - rescuer" }, "variants": { "*šəʾāgâ*": "roar/growl/loud cry", "*lābîʾ*": "lion/lioness", "*kəpîrîm*": "young lions/lion cubs", "*yinhōm*": "growls/roars/makes noise", "*yōʾḥēz*": "seizes/grasps/takes hold of", "*ṭerep*": "prey/food/torn flesh", "*yapliṭ*": "carries off/saves/rescues", "*maṣṣîl*": "rescuer/deliverer" } }

  • 11 { "verseID": "Psalms.17.11", "source": "אַ֭שֻּׁרֵינוּ עַתָּ֣ה *סבבוני **סְבָב֑וּנוּ עֵינֵיהֶ֥ם יָ֝שִׁ֗יתוּ לִנְט֥וֹת בָּאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "*'Aššurênu* *'attāh* *sǝbābûnû* *'ênêhem* *yāšîtû* *linṭôt* *bā'āreṣ*", "grammar": { "*'Aššurênu*": "noun, feminine plural + 1st person plural suffix - our steps", "*'attāh*": "adverb - now", "*sǝbābûnû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural + 1st person plural suffix - they have surrounded us [ketiv/qere variation]", "*'ênêhem*": "noun, feminine dual + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their eyes", "*yāšîtû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they set/fix", "*linṭôt*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to stretch out/incline", "*bā'āreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - to/in the ground/earth" }, "variants": { "*sǝbābûnû*": "they have surrounded us (text shows both ketiv סבבוני and qere סְבָב֑וּנוּ forms)", "*yāšîtû*": "they set/fix/direct/place" } }

  • 21 { "verseID": "Psalms.104.21", "source": "הַ֭כְּפִירִים שֹׁאֲגִ֣ים לַטָּ֑רֶף וּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁ מֵאֵ֣ל אָכְלָֽם׃", "text": "*hakkĕphîrîm* *shōʾagîm* *laṭṭāreph* *ûlĕbaqqēsh* *mēʾēl* *ʾoklām*", "grammar": { "*hakkĕphîrîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the young lions", "*shōʾagîm*": "participle, qal active, masculine plural - roaring", "*laṭṭāreph*": "preposition *lě* + definite article + noun, masculine singular - for the prey", "*ûlĕbaqqēsh*": "conjunction + preposition *lě* + verb, piel infinitive construct - and to seek", "*mēʾēl*": "preposition *min* + noun, masculine singular - from God", "*ʾoklām*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their food" }, "variants": { "*kĕphîrîm*": "young lions, lion cubs", "*shōʾagîm*": "roaring, growling", "*ṭāreph*": "prey, torn flesh, food", "*lĕbaqqēsh*": "to seek, to search for, to request", "*ʾēl*": "God, deity", "*ʾoklām*": "their food, their meal, their prey" } }

  • Job 4:10-11
    2 verses
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    10 { "verseID": "Job.4.10", "source": "שַׁאֲגַ֣ת אַ֭רְיֵה וְק֣וֹל שָׁ֑חַל וְשִׁנֵּ֖י כְפִירִ֣ים נִתָּֽעוּ׃", "text": "*šaʾăgat* *ʾaryēh* and *wə-qôl* *šāḥal* and *wə-šinnê* *ḵəpîrîm* *nittāʿû*", "grammar": { "*šaʾăgat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - roaring of", "*ʾaryēh*": "noun, masculine singular - lion", "*wə-qôl*": "waw conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and voice of", "*šāḥal*": "noun, masculine singular - lion (fierce lion)", "*wə-šinnê*": "waw conjunction + noun, feminine plural construct - and teeth of", "*ḵəpîrîm*": "noun, masculine plural - young lions", "*nittāʿû*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd person common plural - are broken/shattered" }, "variants": { "*šaʾăgat*": "roaring/growling", "*ʾaryēh*": "lion (general term)", "*qôl*": "voice/sound/noise", "*šāḥal*": "lion (fierce/roaring lion)", "*šinnê*": "teeth/ivory", "*ḵəpîrîm*": "young lions/village", "*nittāʿû*": "to be broken/shattered/plucked out" } }

    11 { "verseID": "Job.4.11", "source": "לַ֭יִשׁ אֹבֵ֣ד מִבְּלִי־טָ֑רֶף וּבְנֵ֥י לָ֝בִ֗יא יִתְפָּרָֽדוּ׃", "text": "*layiš* *ʾōbēd* from *mibblî-ṭārep* and *û-bənê* *lābîʾ* *yitpārādû*", "grammar": { "*layiš*": "noun, masculine singular - lion (old lion)", "*ʾōbēd*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - perishing", "*mibblî-ṭārep*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + noun, masculine singular - from lack of prey", "*û-bənê*": "waw conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct - and sons/children of", "*lābîʾ*": "noun, feminine singular - lioness", "*yitpārādû*": "Hithpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they are scattered" }, "variants": { "*layiš*": "lion (old lion)/Laish (place name)", "*ʾōbēd*": "perishing/wandering/being lost", "*mibblî-ṭārep*": "from lack of prey/food", "*bənê*": "sons/children/young", "*lābîʾ*": "lioness/great lion", "*yitpārādû*": "to be scattered/separated/divided" } }

  • Job 38:39-40
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    39 { "verseID": "Job.38.39", "source": "הֲתָצ֣וּד לְלָבִ֣יא טָ֑רֶף וְחַיַּ֖ת כְּפִירִ֣ים תְּמַלֵּֽא׃", "text": "?-*tāṣûd* for-*lābîʾ* *ṭārep* and-*ḥayyat* *kəpîrîm* *təmallēʾ*?", "grammar": { "*hă*": "interrogative particle - ?", "*tāṣûd*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you hunt", "*lə*": "preposition - for", "*lābîʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - lion/lioness", "*ṭārep*": "noun, masculine singular - prey/food", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ḥayyat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - appetite/life of", "*kəpîrîm*": "noun, masculine plural - young lions", "*təmallēʾ*": "piel imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you fill/satisfy" }, "variants": { "*tāṣûd*": "you hunt/you catch/you provide", "*lābîʾ*": "lion/lioness", "*ṭārep*": "prey/food/meat", "*ḥayyat*": "appetite/life/desire", "*kəpîrîm*": "young lions/lion cubs", "*təmallēʾ*": "you fill/you satisfy" } }

    40 { "verseID": "Job.38.40", "source": "כִּי־יָשֹׁ֥חוּ בַמְּעוֹנ֑וֹת יֵשְׁב֖וּ בַסֻּכָּ֣ה לְמוֹ־אָֽרֶב׃", "text": "When-*yāšōḥû* in-*məʿônôt* *yēšbû* in-*sukkâ* for-*ʾāreb*.", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - when/for", "*yāšōḥû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they crouch", "*ba*": "preposition - in", "*məʿônôt*": "noun, feminine plural - dens/lairs", "*yēšbû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they sit/remain", "*ba*": "preposition - in", "*sukkâ*": "noun, feminine singular - thicket/hiding place", "*ləmô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - for them", "*ʾāreb*": "noun, masculine singular - ambush/lying in wait" }, "variants": { "*yāšōḥû*": "they crouch/they stoop/they bow down", "*məʿônôt*": "dens/lairs/dwellings", "*yēšbû*": "they sit/they remain/they dwell", "*sukkâ*": "thicket/hiding place/covert", "*ʾāreb*": "ambush/lying in wait" } }

  • 24 { "verseID": "Numbers.23.24", "source": "הֶן־עָם֙ כְּלָבִ֣יא יָק֔וּם וְכַאֲרִ֖י יִתְנַשָּׂ֑א לֹ֤א יִשְׁכַּב֙ עַד־יֹ֣אכַל טֶ֔רֶף וְדַם־חֲלָלִ֖ים יִשְׁתֶּֽה׃", "text": "*hen*-*ʿām* *kə-lābîʾ* *yāqûm* *wə-ka-ʾărî* *yitnaśśāʾ* *lōʾ* *yiškab* *ʿad*-*yōʾkal* *ṭerep* *wə-dam*-*ḥălālîm* *yišteh*", "grammar": { "*hen*": "demonstrative particle - behold", "*ʿām*": "common noun, masculine singular - people", "*kə-lābîʾ*": "preposition + common noun, masculine singular - like a lion", "*yāqûm*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he rises up", "*wə-ka-ʾărî*": "waw conjunction + preposition + common noun, masculine singular - and like a lion", "*yitnaśśāʾ*": "hithpael imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he lifts himself up", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yiškab*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he lies down", "*ʿad*": "preposition - until", "*yōʾkal*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he devours", "*ṭerep*": "common noun, masculine singular - prey", "*wə-dam*": "waw conjunction + common noun, masculine singular construct - and blood of", "*ḥălālîm*": "common noun, masculine plural - slain", "*yišteh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he drinks" }, "variants": { "*lābîʾ*": "lion/young lion/lioness", "*yāqûm*": "rises up/stands up/arises", "*ʾărî*": "lion/young lion", "*yitnaśśāʾ*": "lifts himself up/exalts himself/raises himself", "*yiškab*": "lies down/rests/settles", "*yōʾkal*": "devours/eats/consumes", "*ṭerep*": "prey/torn flesh/food", "*ḥălālîm*": "slain/pierced/wounded", "*yišteh*": "drinks/consumes" } }

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    2 { "verseID": "Psalms.7.2", "source": "יְהוָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהַי בְּךָ֣ חָסִ֑יתִי הוֹשִׁיעֵ֥נִי מִכָּל־רֹ֝דְפַ֗י וְהַצִּילֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*YHWH* *ʾĕlōhay* in-you *ḥāsîtî* *hôshîʿēnî* from-all-*rōdəpay* *wəhaṣṣîlēnî*", "grammar": { "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*ʾĕlōhay*": "noun, masculine, plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my God", "*bəḵā*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in you", "*ḥāsîtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have taken refuge", "*hôshîʿēnî*": "verb, hiphil imperative, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - save me", "*mikkāl-rōdəpay*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - from all my pursuers", "*wəhaṣṣîlēnî*": "conjunction + verb, hiphil imperative, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and deliver me" }, "variants": { "*ḥāsîtî*": "taken refuge/sought protection/trusted", "*hôshîʿēnî*": "save me/rescue me/help me", "*rōdəpay*": "pursuers/persecutors/those who chase me", "*haṣṣîlēnî*": "deliver me/rescue me/save me" } }

  • Ezek 19:6-7
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    6 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.19.6", "source": "וַיִּתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ בְּתוֹךְ־אֲרָי֖וֹת כְּפִ֣יר הָיָ֑ה וַיִּלְמַ֥ד לִטְרָף־טֶ֖רֶף אָדָ֥ם אָכָֽל׃", "text": "*wa-yiṯhallêḵ* *bəṯôḵ*-*ʾărāyôṯ* *kəp̄îr* *hāyāh* *wa-yilmaḏ* *liṭrāp̄*-*ṭerep̄* *ʾāḏām* *ʾāḵāl*", "grammar": { "*wa-*": "conjunction + consecutive - and", "*yiṯhallêḵ*": "3rd person masculine singular, imperfect, hithpael - he walked about", "*bəṯôḵ*": "preposition - in the midst of", "*ʾărāyôṯ*": "masculine plural noun - lions", "*kəp̄îr*": "masculine singular noun - young lion", "*hāyāh*": "3rd person masculine singular, perfect, qal - he became", "*wa-*": "conjunction + consecutive - and", "*yilmaḏ*": "3rd person masculine singular, imperfect, qal - he learned", "*liṭrāp̄*": "preposition + infinitive construct, qal - to tear", "*ṭerep̄*": "masculine singular noun - prey", "*ʾāḏām*": "masculine singular noun - man/men", "*ʾāḵāl*": "3rd person masculine singular, perfect, qal - he devoured" }, "variants": { "*yiṯhallêḵ*": "walked about/went to and fro/prowled", "*kəp̄îr*": "young lion/lion cub", "*liṭrāp̄*": "to tear/to hunt/to rend", "*ṭerep̄*": "prey/food/torn flesh", "*ʾāḏām*": "man/mankind/humans" } }

    7 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.19.7", "source": "וַיֵּ֙דַע֙ אַלְמְנוֹתָ֔יו וְעָרֵיהֶ֖ם הֶחֱרִ֑יב וַתֵּ֤שַׁם אֶ֙רֶץ֙ וּמְלֹאָ֔הּ מִקּ֖וֹל שַׁאֲגָתֽוֹ׃", "text": "*wa-yêḏaʿ* *ʾalmənoṯāyw* *wə-ʿārêhem* *heḥĕrîḇ* *wa-têšam* *ʾereṣ* *ûməlōʾāh* *miqqôl* *šaʾăḡāṯô*", "grammar": { "*wa-*": "conjunction + consecutive - and", "*yêḏaʿ*": "3rd person masculine singular, imperfect, qal - he knew", "*ʾalmənoṯāyw*": "feminine plural noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his widows", "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*ʿārêhem*": "feminine plural noun + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their cities", "*heḥĕrîḇ*": "3rd person masculine singular, perfect, hiphil - he laid waste", "*wa-*": "conjunction + consecutive - and", "*têšam*": "3rd person feminine singular, imperfect, qal - it was desolate", "*ʾereṣ*": "feminine singular noun - land", "*û-*": "conjunction - and", "*məlōʾāh*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its fullness", "*miqqôl*": "preposition + masculine singular construct noun - from the voice of", "*šaʾăḡāṯô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his roaring" }, "variants": { "*yêḏaʿ*": "knew/was acquainted with/violated", "*ʾalmənoṯāyw*": "his widows/his palaces (if read *ʾarmənoṯāyw*)", "*heḥĕrîḇ*": "laid waste/destroyed/devastated", "*têšam*": "was desolate/was devastated/was laid waste", "*məlōʾāh*": "its fullness/its abundance/all that fills it", "*šaʾăḡāṯô*": "his roaring/his growling" } }

  • 38 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.25.38", "source": "עָזַ֥ב כַּכְּפִ֖יר סֻכּ֑וֹ כִּֽי־הָיְתָ֤ה אַרְצָם֙ לְשַׁמָּ֔ה מִפְּנֵי֙ חֲר֣וֹן הַיּוֹנָ֔ה וּמִפְּנֵ֖י חֲר֥וֹן אַפּֽוֹ׃", "text": "*ʿĀzab* like-*kəp̄îr* *sukkô* because-*hāyətāh* *ʾarṣām* for-*šammāh* from-*pənê* *ḥărôn* *hayyônāh* and from-*pənê* *ḥărôn* *ʾappô*.", "grammar": { "*ʿĀzab*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has forsaken", "*kəp̄îr*": "noun, masculine singular - young lion", "*sukkô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his thicket", "*hāyətāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she has become", "*ʾarṣām*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their land", "*šammāh*": "noun, feminine singular - desolation", "*pənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - face of", "*ḥărôn*": "noun, masculine singular - burning/fierceness", "*hayyônāh*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the oppressing", "*ʾappô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his anger" }, "variants": { "*ʿĀzab*": "forsaken/left/abandoned", "*kəp̄îr*": "young lion/lion", "*sukkô*": "his thicket/his den/his hiding place", "*hāyətāh*": "she has become/she is", "*ʾarṣām*": "their land/their country/their territory", "*šammāh*": "desolation/astonishment/waste", "*ḥărôn*": "burning/fierceness/heat", "*hayyônāh*": "the oppressing/the oppressor/the dove (possible textual variant)", "*ʾappô*": "his anger/his wrath/his nose" } }

  • 13 { "verseID": "Psalms.17.13", "source": "קוּמָ֤ה יְהוָ֗ה קַדְּמָ֣ה פָ֭נָיו הַכְרִיעֵ֑הוּ פַּלְּטָ֥ה נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י מֵרָשָׁ֥ע חַרְבֶּֽךָ׃", "text": "*Qûmāh* *YHWH* *qaddǝmāh* *fānāyw* *hakhrî'ēhû* *pallǝṭāh* *nafšî* *mērāšā'* *ḥarbekā*", "grammar": { "*Qûmāh*": "verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular - arise", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*qaddǝmāh*": "verb, piel imperative, 2nd person masculine singular - confront/meet", "*fānāyw*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his face", "*hakhrî'ēhû*": "verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - make him bow down/subdue him", "*pallǝṭāh*": "verb, piel imperative, 2nd person masculine singular - deliver/rescue", "*nafšî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*mērāšā'*": "preposition + adjective, masculine singular - from the wicked", "*ḥarbekā*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your sword" }, "variants": { "*qaddǝmāh*": "confront/meet/go before", "*hakhrî'ēhû*": "make him bow down/subdue him/cause him to kneel" } }

  • Ezek 19:2-3
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    2 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.19.2", "source": "וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ מָ֤ה אִמְּךָ֙ לְבִיָּ֔א בֵּ֥ין אֲרָי֖וֹת רָבָ֑צָה בְּת֥וֹךְ כְּפִרִ֖ים רִבְּתָ֥ה גוּרֶֽיהָ׃", "text": "*wə-ʾāmartā* *māh* *ʾimmə̄ḵā* *ləḇiyyāʾ* *bên* *ʾărāyôṯ* *rāḇāṣāh* *bətôḵ* *kəp̄irîm* *ribbəṯāh* *gûreyhā*", "grammar": { "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾāmartā*": "2nd person masculine singular, perfect, qal - you shall say", "*māh*": "interrogative pronoun - what", "*ʾimmə̄ḵā*": "feminine singular noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your mother", "*ləḇiyyāʾ*": "feminine singular noun - lioness", "*bên*": "preposition - between/among", "*ʾărāyôṯ*": "masculine plural noun - lions", "*rāḇāṣāh*": "3rd person feminine singular, perfect, qal - she lay down", "*bətôḵ*": "preposition - in the midst of", "*kəp̄irîm*": "masculine plural noun - young lions", "*ribbəṯāh*": "3rd person feminine singular, perfect, piel - she raised/nurtured", "*gûreyhā*": "masculine plural noun + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her cubs" }, "variants": { "*māh*": "what/how/why", "*ləḇiyyāʾ*": "lioness/great lion", "*rāḇāṣāh*": "lay down/crouched/reclined", "*ribbəṯāh*": "raised/nurtured/reared/brought up" } }

    3 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.19.3", "source": "וַתַּ֛עַל אֶחָ֥ד מִגֻּרֶ֖יהָ כְּפִ֣יר הָיָ֑ה וַיִּלְמַ֥ד לִטְרָף־טֶ֖רֶף אָדָ֥ם אָכָֽל׃", "text": "*wa-taʿal* *ʾeḥāḏ* *miggûreyhā* *kəp̄îr* *hāyāh* *wa-yilmaḏ* *liṭrāp̄*-*ṭerep̄* *ʾāḏām* *ʾāḵāl*", "grammar": { "*wa-*": "conjunction + consecutive - and", "*taʿal*": "3rd person feminine singular, imperfect, hiphil - she brought up", "*ʾeḥāḏ*": "masculine singular numeral - one", "*miggûreyhā*": "preposition + masculine plural noun + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - from her cubs", "*kəp̄îr*": "masculine singular noun - young lion", "*hāyāh*": "3rd person masculine singular, perfect, qal - he became", "*wa-*": "conjunction + consecutive - and", "*yilmaḏ*": "3rd person masculine singular, imperfect, qal - he learned", "*liṭrāp̄*": "preposition + infinitive construct, qal - to tear/rend", "*ṭerep̄*": "masculine singular noun - prey/torn flesh", "*ʾāḏām*": "masculine singular noun - man/men", "*ʾāḵāl*": "3rd person masculine singular, perfect, qal - he devoured" }, "variants": { "*taʿal*": "brought up/raised/promoted", "*kəp̄îr*": "young lion/lion cub", "*liṭrāp̄*": "to tear/to hunt/to rend", "*ṭerep̄*": "prey/food/torn flesh", "*ʾāḏām*": "man/mankind/humans" } }

  • 15 { "verseID": "Proverbs.28.15", "source": "אֲרִי־נֹ֭הֵם וְדֹ֣ב שׁוֹקֵ֑ק מֹשֵׁ֥ל רָ֝שָׁ֗ע עַ֣ל עַם־דָּֽל׃", "text": "*'ărî*-*nōhēm* *wəḏōḇ* *šôqēq* *mōšēl* *rāšāʿ* *'al* *'am*-*dāl*", "grammar": { "*'ărî*-*nōhēm*": "noun, masculine singular + Qal participle, masculine singular - lion roaring", "*wəḏōḇ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and a bear", "*šôqēq*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - charging/rushing", "*mōšēl*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - ruling", "*rāšāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - wicked", "*'al*": "preposition - over", "*'am*-*dāl*": "noun, masculine singular + adjective, masculine singular - poor people" }, "variants": { "*'ărî*": "lion", "*nōhēm*": "roaring/growling", "*dōḇ*": "bear", "*šôqēq*": "charging/rushing/running", "*mōšēl*": "ruler/one ruling", "*rāšāʿ*": "wicked/evil", "*'am*": "people/nation", "*dāl*": "poor/weak/lowly" } }

  • 4 { "verseID": "Amos.3.4", "source": "הֲיִשְׁאַ֤ג אַרְיֵה֙ בַּיַּ֔עַר וְטֶ֖רֶף אֵ֣ין ל֑וֹ הֲיִתֵּ֨ן כְּפִ֤יר קוֹלוֹ֙ מִמְּעֹ֣נָת֔וֹ בִּלְתִּ֖י אִם־לָכָֽד׃", "text": "*Hăyišʾag* *ʾaryēh* *ba-yaʿar* *wə-ṭerep* *ʾên* *lô*? *Hăyittēn* *kəpîr* *qôlô* *mimməʿōnātô* *biltî* *ʾim*-*lākād*?", "grammar": { "*Hăyišʾag*": "interrogative ה + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will he roar?", "*ʾaryēh*": "noun, masculine singular - lion", "*ba-yaʿar*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the forest", "*wə-ṭerep*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and prey", "*ʾên*": "negative particle - there is not", "*lô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*Hăyittēn*": "interrogative ה + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will he give?", "*kəpîr*": "noun, masculine singular - young lion", "*qôlô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his voice", "*mimməʿōnātô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - from his den", "*biltî*": "negative particle - except/unless", "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if", "*lākād*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has captured" }, "variants": { "*yišʾag*": "roar/growl", "*ʾaryēh*": "lion/large predator", "*yaʿar*": "forest/thicket/woods", "*ṭerep*": "prey/torn flesh/food", "*kəpîr*": "young lion/lion cub", "*məʿōnâ*": "den/lair/dwelling place", "*lākād*": "captured/caught/seized/taken" } }

  • 15 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.2.15", "source": "עָלָיו֙ יִשְׁאֲג֣וּ כְפִרִ֔ים נָתְנ֖וּ קוֹלָ֑ם וַיָּשִׁ֤יתוּ אַרְצוֹ֙ לְשַׁמָּ֔ה עָרָ֥יו נִצְּת֖וּ מִבְּלִ֥י יֹשֵֽׁב׃", "text": "*ʿālāyw* *yišʾăgû* *kəpirîm* *nātnû* *qôlām* *wa-yāšîtû* *ʾarṣô* *lə-šammāh* *ʿārāyw* *niṣṣətû* *mibblî* *yōšēb*", "grammar": { "*ʿālāyw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - against him", "*yišʾăgû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they roar", "*kəpirîm*": "noun, masculine plural - young lions", "*nātnû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they gave", "*qôlām*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their voice", "*wa-yāšîtû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they made", "*ʾarṣô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his land", "*lə-šammāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - for a desolation", "*ʿārāyw*": "noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his cities", "*niṣṣətû*": "niphal perfect, 3rd common plural - are burned", "*mibblî*": "preposition + negative particle - without", "*yōšēb*": "qal participle, masculine singular - inhabitant" }, "variants": { "*yišʾăgû*": "roar/growl", "*kəpirîm*": "young lions/lion cubs", "*nātnû*": "gave/uttered/delivered", "*qôlām*": "their voice/their sound", "*yāšîtû*": "made/set/placed", "*šammāh*": "desolation/waste/horror", "*niṣṣətû*": "are burned/set on fire/destroyed by fire", "*mibblî*": "without/with none/for lack of", "*yōšēb*": "inhabitant/dweller/resident" } }

  • 9 { "verseID": "Genesis.49.9", "source": "גּ֤וּר אַרְיֵה֙ יְהוּדָ֔ה מִטֶּ֖רֶף בְּנִ֣י עָלִ֑יתָ כָּרַ֨ע רָבַ֧ץ כְּאַרְיֵ֛ה וּכְלָבִ֖יא מִ֥י יְקִימֶֽנּוּ", "text": "*gûr* *ʾaryēh* *yəhûdāh* from-*ṭerep* *bənî* *ʿālîtā* *kāraʿ* *rābaṣ* like-*ʾaryēh* and-like-*lābîʾ* who *yəqîmennû*", "grammar": { "*gûr*": "noun masculine singular construct - cub of", "*ʾaryēh*": "noun masculine singular - lion", "*yəhûdāh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Judah", "*ṭerep*": "noun masculine singular - prey/torn flesh", "*bənî*": "noun masculine singular construct with 1st singular suffix - my son", "*ʿālîtā*": "Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you went up", "*kāraʿ*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he stooped down", "*rābaṣ*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he crouched", "*ʾaryēh*": "noun masculine singular - lion", "*lābîʾ*": "noun masculine singular - lion/lioness", "*yəqîmennû*": "Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he will rouse him" }, "variants": { "*gûr ʾaryēh*": "lion's cub/whelp of a lion", "*ṭerep*": "prey/torn flesh/food", "*ʿālîtā*": "you went up/ascended/grew up", "*kāraʿ*": "he stooped down/bowed down/crouched", "*rābaṣ*": "he crouched/lay down/reclined", "*lābîʾ*": "lion/lioness/great lion" } }

  • 12 { "verseID": "Proverbs.1.12", "source": "נִ֭בְלָעֵם כִּשְׁא֣וֹל חַיִּ֑ים וּ֝תְמִימִ֗ים כְּי֣וֹרְדֵי בֽוֹר׃", "text": "*nivla'em* *kish'ol* *ḥayyim* *utemimim* *keyordei* *vor*", "grammar": { "*nivla'em*": "qal imperfect, 1st common plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - we will swallow them", "*kish'ol*": "preposition + proper noun - like Sheol", "*ḥayyim*": "masculine plural adjective - alive/living", "*utemimim*": "conjunction + masculine plural adjective - and whole/complete ones", "*keyordei*": "preposition + qal participle, masculine plural construct - like those descending", "*vor*": "masculine singular noun - pit" }, "variants": { "*nivla'em*": "swallow them/devour them/consume them", "*she'ol*": "sheol/grave/pit/underworld", "*ḥayyim*": "alive/living/lively", "*temimim*": "whole/complete/blameless/perfect", "*yordei*": "those descending/those going down", "*vor*": "pit/cistern/grave" } }

  • 8 { "verseID": "1 Peter.5.8", "source": "Νήψατε, γρηγορήσατε· ὅτι ὁ ἀντίδικος ὑμῶν διάβολος, ὡς λέων ὠρυόμενος, περιπατεῖ, ζητῶν τινα καταπίῃ:", "text": "*Nēpsate*, *grēgorēsate*; because the *antidikos* of you *diabolos*, as *leōn* *ōryomenos*, *peripatei*, *zētōn* someone he might *katapiē*:", "grammar": { "*Nēpsate*": "aorist, imperative, active, 2nd person plural - be sober/self-controlled", "*grēgorēsate*": "aorist, imperative, active, 2nd person plural - be vigilant/watchful", "*antidikos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - adversary/opponent", "*diabolos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - devil/accuser", "*leōn*": "nominative, masculine, singular - lion", "*ōryomenos*": "present participle, middle, nominative, masculine, singular - roaring", "*peripatei*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - walks about", "*zētōn*": "present participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - seeking", "*katapiē*": "aorist, subjunctive, active, 3rd person singular - may devour/swallow" }, "variants": { "*Nēpsate*": "be sober/self-controlled/restrained/clear-minded", "*grēgorēsate*": "be vigilant/watchful/alert", "*antidikos*": "adversary/opponent/enemy/legal opponent", "*diabolos*": "devil/slanderer/accuser", "*ōryomenos*": "roaring/growling", "*peripatei*": "walks around/prowls/goes about", "*zētōn*": "seeking/looking for/searching", "*katapiē*": "may devour/swallow/consume" } }

  • 8 { "verseID": "Job.28.8", "source": "לֹֽא־הִדְרִיכֻ֥הוּ בְנֵי־שָׁ֑חַץ לֹֽא־עָדָ֖ה עָלָ֣יו שָֽׁחַל׃", "text": "Not-*hiḏrîḵûhû* *bənê*-*šāḥaṣ* not-*ʿāḏāh* upon-it *šāḥal*", "grammar": { "*hiḏrîḵûhû*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - they tread upon it", "*bənê*": "noun, masculine, plural, construct - sons of", "*šāḥaṣ*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - pride/proud beast", "*ʿāḏāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he passes/advances", "*šāḥal*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - lion" }, "variants": { "*hiḏrîḵûhû*": "tread upon it/walk on it/march on it", "*bənê*-*šāḥaṣ*": "sons of pride/proud beasts/fierce animals", "*ʿāḏāh*": "passes over/advances/walks", "*šāḥal*": "lion/fierce beast" } }

  • 6 { "verseID": "Psalms.58.6", "source": "‫אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־יִ֭שְׁמַע לְק֣וֹל מְלַחֲשִׁ֑ים חוֹבֵ֖ר חֲבָרִ֣ים מְחֻכָּֽם׃‬", "text": "*ʾăšer* *lōʾ*-*yišmaʿ* *ləqôl* *məlaḥăšîm* *ḥôbēr* *ḥăbārîm* *məḥukkām*", "grammar": { "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*lōʾ*-*yišmaʿ*": "negative particle + qal 3ms imperfect - he does not hear/listen", "*ləqôl*": "preposition lamed + masculine singular construct - to voice of", "*məlaḥăšîm*": "piel masculine plural participle - charmers/whisperers", "*ḥôbēr*": "qal masculine singular participle - binding/charming", "*ḥăbārîm*": "masculine plural noun - charms/spells", "*məḥukkām*": "pual masculine singular participle - skillful/wise one" }, "variants": { "*yišmaʿ*": "hear/listen/obey", "*məlaḥăšîm*": "charmers/whisperers/enchanters", "*ḥôbēr*": "one binding/charming/casting spells", "*ḥăbārîm*": "charms/spells/enchantments", "*məḥukkām*": "skillful/wise/cunning (one who is skilled)" } }

  • 30 { "verseID": "Proverbs.30.30", "source": "לַ֭יִשׁ גִּבּ֣וֹר בַּבְּהֵמָ֑ה וְלֹא־יָ֝שׁ֗וּב מִפְּנֵי־כֹֽל׃", "text": "*layiš* *gibbôr* *ba-bbəhēmāh* *wə-lōʾ*-*yāšûb* *mi-ppənê*-*kōl*", "grammar": { "*layiš*": "masculine singular noun - lion", "*gibbôr*": "masculine singular adjective - mighty/strong", "*ba-bbəhēmāh*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - among the beasts", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yāšûb*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular from *šwb* - he turns back/retreats", "*mi-ppənê*": "preposition + plural construct noun - from the face of", "*kōl*": "masculine singular noun - all/any" }, "variants": { "*layiš*": "lion/old lion/strong lion", "*gibbôr*": "mighty/strong/hero", "*ba-bbəhēmāh*": "among beasts/among animals", "*mi-ppənê-kōl*": "from before anyone/from the face of anything/from any opponent" } }

  • 4 { "verseID": "Psalms.57.4", "source": "יִשְׁלַ֤ח מִשָּׁמַ֨יִם ׀ וְֽיוֹשִׁיעֵ֗נִי חֵרֵ֣ף שֹׁאֲפִ֣י סֶ֑לָה יִשְׁלַ֥ח אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים חַסְדּ֥וֹ וַאֲמִתּֽוֹ", "text": "*yišlaḥ* from-*šāmayim* and-*yôšîʿēnî* *ḥērēp* *šōʾăpî* *selâ* *yišlaḥ* *ʾělōhîm* *ḥasdô* and-*ʾămittô*", "grammar": { "*yišlaḥ*": "verb, Qal imperfect 3ms - he will send", "*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine dual with preposition min - from heaven", "*yôšîʿēnî*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect 3ms with 1cs suffix - he will save me", "*ḥērēp*": "verb, Piel perfect 3ms - he reproached/taunted", "*šōʾăpî*": "verb, Qal participle masculine plural construct with 1cs suffix - those who pant after me", "*selâ*": "musical notation - possibly pause/interlude", "*ḥasdô*": "noun with 3ms suffix - his lovingkindness", "*ʾămittô*": "noun with 3ms suffix - his truth/faithfulness" }, "variants": { "*šālaḥ*": "send/stretch out", "*šāmayim*": "heaven/sky", "*yāšaʿ*": "save/deliver/rescue", "*ḥārēp*": "reproach/taunt/defy", "*šāʾap*": "pant after/snatch at/crush/trample", "*selâ*": "musical interlude/pause/lift up (meaning uncertain)", "*ḥesed*": "lovingkindness/steadfast love/mercy/loyalty", "*ʾěmet*": "truth/faithfulness/reliability" } }

  • 6 { "verseID": "Joel.1.6", "source": "כִּֽי־גוֹי֙ עָלָ֣ה עַל־אַרְצִ֔י עָצ֖וּם וְאֵ֣ין מִסְפָּ֑ר שִׁנָּיו֙ שִׁנֵּ֣י אַרְיֵ֔ה וּֽמְתַלְּע֥וֹת לָבִ֖יא לֽוֹ׃", "text": "*Kî*-*gôy* *ʿālāh* *ʿal*-*ʾarṣî* *ʿāṣûm* *wə*-*ʾên* *mispār* *šinnāyw* *šinnê* *ʾaryêh* *û*-*məṯalləʿôṯ* *lāḇîʾ* *lô*", "grammar": { "*Kî*": "conjunction - for, because", "*gôy*": "noun, masculine singular - nation, people", "*ʿālāh*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - has come up, ascended", "*ʿal*": "preposition - against, upon", "*ʾarṣî*": "noun, feminine singular construct + 1st person common singular suffix - my land", "*ʿāṣûm*": "adjective, masculine singular - mighty, strong", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is no", "*mispār*": "noun, masculine singular - number, count", "*šinnāyw*": "noun, feminine plural construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its teeth", "*šinnê*": "noun, feminine plural construct - teeth of", "*ʾaryêh*": "noun, masculine singular - lion", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*məṯalləʿôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural construct - fangs of", "*lāḇîʾ*": "noun, feminine singular - lioness", "*lô*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to it, belonging to it" }, "variants": { "*gôy*": "nation/people/heathen", "*ʿālāh*": "has come up/ascended/invaded", "*ʿāṣûm*": "mighty/strong/numerous", "*mispār*": "number/count/quantity", "*ʾaryêh*": "lion/powerful one", "*məṯalləʿôṯ*": "fangs/jaw teeth", "*lāḇîʾ*": "lioness/great lion" } }

  • 17 { "verseID": "Psalms.35.17", "source": "אֲדֹנָי֮ כַּמָּ֢ה תִ֫רְאֶ֥ה הָשִׁ֣יבָה נַ֭פְשִׁי מִשֹּׁאֵיהֶ֑ם מִ֝כְּפִירִ֗ים יְחִידָתִֽי׃", "text": "*ʾĂdōnāy* *kammāh* *tirʾeh*? *Hāšîbāh* *napšî* *mi*-*šōʾêyhem*, *mi*-*kəpîrîm* *yəḥîdātî*.", "grammar": { "*ʾĂdōnāy*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my Lord", "*kammāh*": "interrogative adverb - how long", "*tirʾeh*": "imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will see", "*Hāšîbāh*": "hiphil imperative, masculine singular - restore", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*mi*": "preposition - from", "*šōʾêyhem*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their devastations", "*mi*": "preposition - from", "*kəpîrîm*": "noun, masculine plural - young lions", "*yəḥîdātî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my only one" }, "variants": { "*ʾĂdōnāy*": "my Lord/Master", "*kammāh*": "how long/how much", "*tirʾeh*": "you will see/look/observe", "*Hāšîbāh*": "restore/bring back/return", "*napšî*": "my soul/life/self", "*šōʾêyhem*": "their devastations/destructions/ruinations", "*kəpîrîm*": "young lions/fierce predators", "*yəḥîdātî*": "my only one/darling/solitary one" } }

  • 18 { "verseID": "Proverbs.1.18", "source": "וְ֭הֵם לְדָמָ֣ם יֶאֱרֹ֑בוּ יִ֝צְפְּנ֗וּ לְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃", "text": "*wəhem* *lədamam* *ye'erovu* *yitspənu* *lənafəshotam*", "grammar": { "*wəhem*": "conjunction + 3rd masculine plural pronoun - and they", "*lədamam*": "preposition + masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - for their own blood", "*ye'erovu*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they lie in wait", "*yitspənu*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they lurk", "*lənafəshotam*": "preposition + feminine plural noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - for their own lives" }, "variants": { "*dam*": "blood/bloodshed", "*ye'erovu*": "they lie in wait/they ambush", "*yitspənu*": "they lurk/they hide/they ambush", "*nefesh*": "life/soul/self/person" } }

  • 19 { "verseID": "Lamentations.4.19", "source": "קַלִּ֤ים הָיוּ֙ רֹדְפֵ֔ינוּ מִנִּשְׁרֵ֖י שָׁמָ֑יִם עַל־הֶהָרִ֣ים דְּלָקֻ֔נוּ בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר אָ֥רְבוּ לָֽנוּ׃", "text": "*Qallîm* were our *rōḏp̄ênû* more than *nišrê šāmāyim*; on the *hehārîm* they *dəlāqunû*, in the *miḏbār* they *ʾārḇû* for us", "grammar": { "*qallîm*": "masculine plural adjective - swift", "*hāyû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they were", "*rōḏp̄ênû*": "masculine plural Qal participle with 1st common plural suffix - our pursuers", "*mi-nnišrê*": "preposition comparative + masculine plural construct - than eagles of", "*šāmāyim*": "masculine plural noun - heavens", "*ʿal-he-hārîm*": "preposition + definite masculine plural noun - on the mountains", "*dəlāqunû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural + 1st common plural suffix - they pursued us hotly", "*ba-mmiḏbār*": "preposition + definite masculine singular noun - in the wilderness", "*ʾārḇû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they lay in wait", "*lānû*": "preposition + 1st common plural suffix - for us" }, "variants": { "*qallîm*": "swift/fast/quick", "*rōḏp̄ênû*": "our pursuers/those who chase us", "*nišrê*": "eagles/vultures/large birds of prey", "*dəlāqunû*": "pursued us hotly/chased us eagerly/hunted us ardently", "*ʾārḇû*": "lay in wait/ambushed/lurked" } }

  • 6 { "verseID": "Psalms.56.6", "source": "כָּל־הַ֭יּוֹם דְּבָרַ֣י יְעַצֵּ֑בוּ עָלַ֖י כָּל־מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֣ם לָרָֽע׃", "text": "All-the-*yôm dəbāray yəʿaṣṣēbû* against-me all-*maḥšəbōtām lārāʿ*", "grammar": { "*yôm*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the day", "*dəbāray*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my words", "*yəʿaṣṣēbû*": "Piel imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they distort/twist", "*maḥšəbōtām*": "feminine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their thoughts", "*lārāʿ*": "masculine singular noun with lamed prefix - for evil" }, "variants": { "*dəbāray*": "my words/my matters/my affairs", "*yəʿaṣṣēbû*": "they distort/they twist/they pervert/they pain", "*maḥšəbōtām*": "their thoughts/their plans/their designs", "*lārāʿ*": "for evil/for harm/for wickedness/for misfortune" } }

  • 16 { "verseID": "Job.10.16", "source": "וְ֭יִגְאֶה כַּשַּׁ֣חַל תְּצוּדֵ֑נִי וְ֝תָשֹׁ֗ב תִּתְפַּלָּא־בִֽי׃", "text": "and *yigʾeh* like *kaššaḥal* *təṣûdēnî* and *tāšōb* *titpallāʾ* in me", "grammar": { "*yigʾeh*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it rises", "*kaššaḥal*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - like the lion", "*təṣûdēnî*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular with 1st person suffix - you hunt me", "*tāšōb*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you return", "*titpallāʾ*": "Hithpael imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you show yourself wonderful" }, "variants": { "*yigʾeh*": "it rises/it increases/it grows", "*kaššaḥal*": "like the lion/like the fierce lion", "*təṣûdēnî*": "you hunt me/you pursue me/you chase me", "*tāšōb*": "you return/you turn", "*titpallāʾ*": "you show yourself wonderful/you display your power/you work wonders" } }

  • 7 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.4.7", "source": "עָלָ֤ה אַרְיֵה֙ מִֽסֻבְּכ֔וֹ וּמַשְׁחִ֣ית גּוֹיִ֔ם נָסַ֖ע יָצָ֣א מִמְּקֹמ֑וֹ לָשׂ֤וּם אַרְצֵךְ֙ לְשַׁמָּ֔ה עָרַ֥יִךְ תִּצֶּ֖ינָה מֵאֵ֥ין יוֹשֵֽׁב׃", "text": "*ʿālāh* *ʾaryēh* from *subbəḵô*, and *mašḥît* *gôyim* *nāsaʿ* *yāṣāʾ* from *məqōmô* to *lāśûm* your *ʾarṣēḵ* to *šammāh*, your *ʿārayiḵ* *tiṣṣeynāh* from *ʾēyn* *yôšēb*", "grammar": { "*ʿālāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has gone up/come up", "*ʾaryēh*": "masculine singular noun - lion", "*subbəḵô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his thicket", "*mašḥît*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular - destroyer/one who destroys", "*gôyim*": "masculine plural noun - nations/gentiles", "*nāsaʿ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has journeyed/set out", "*yāṣāʾ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has gone out/departed", "*məqōmô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his place", "*lāśûm*": "qal infinitive construct - to make/put", "*ʾarṣēḵ*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your land", "*šammāh*": "feminine singular noun - desolation/waste", "*ʿārayiḵ*": "feminine plural noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your cities", "*tiṣṣeynāh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine plural - they will be ruined", "*ʾēyn*": "construct particle of negation - without", "*yôšēb*": "qal participle, masculine singular - inhabitant/dweller" }, "variants": { "*ʿālāh*": "gone up/come up/ascended", "*ʾaryēh*": "lion", "*subbəḵô*": "his thicket/lair/den", "*mašḥît*": "destroyer/one who destroys/ravager", "*gôyim*": "nations/gentiles/peoples", "*nāsaʿ*": "journeyed/set out/departed", "*yāṣāʾ*": "gone out/departed/left", "*məqōmô*": "his place/location/position", "*lāśûm*": "to make/put/set", "*ʾarṣēḵ*": "your land/territory/country", "*šammāh*": "desolation/waste/horror", "*ʿārayiḵ*": "your cities/towns", "*tiṣṣeynāh*": "will be ruined/laid waste/destroyed", "*yôšēb*": "inhabitant/dweller/resident" } }

  • 10 { "verseID": "Psalms.34.10", "source": "יְר֣אוּ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה קְדֹשָׁ֑יו כִּי־אֵ֥ין מַ֝חְס֗וֹר לִירֵאָֽיו׃", "text": "*Yərʾû* *ʾet*-*YHWH* *qədōšāyw* for-*ʾên* *maḥsôr* to those fearing him", "grammar": { "*Yərʾû*": "Qal imperative masculine plural - fear", "*YHWH*": "divine name with direct object marker", "*qədōšāyw*": "masculine plural adjective with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his holy ones", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*maḥsôr*": "noun masculine singular - lack", "*lîrēʾāyw*": "preposition with Qal participle masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to those fearing him" }, "variants": { "*Yərʾû*": "fear/reverence/be afraid", "*qədōšāyw*": "his holy ones/saints/consecrated ones", "*maḥsôr*": "lack/want/need" } }

  • 9 { "verseID": "Psalms.17.9", "source": "מִפְּנֵ֣י רְ֭שָׁעִים ז֣וּ שַׁדּ֑וּנִי אֹיְבַ֥י בְּ֝נֶ֗פֶשׁ יַקִּ֥יפוּ עָלָֽי׃", "text": "*Mippǝnê* *rǝšā'îm* *zû* *šaddûnî* *'ōyǝbay* *bǝnefeš* *yaqqîfû* *'ālāy*", "grammar": { "*Mippǝnê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - from the face of", "*rǝšā'îm*": "adjective, masculine plural - wicked ones", "*zû*": "demonstrative pronoun - this/these", "*šaddûnî*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural + 1st person singular suffix - they have devastated me", "*'ōyǝbay*": "verb, qal participle, masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my enemies", "*bǝnefeš*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - in/with life/soul", "*yaqqîfû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they surround", "*'ālāy*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - against me" }, "variants": { "*šaddûnî*": "they have devastated/destroyed/oppressed me", "*bǝnefeš*": "with life/with soul/mortally/to the death" } }

  • 4 { "verseID": "Isaiah.31.4", "source": "כִּי כֹה אָמַר־יְהוָה אֵלַי כַּאֲשֶׁר יֶהְגֶּה הָאַרְיֵה וְהַכְּפִיר עַל־טַרְפּוֹ אֲשֶׁר יִקָּרֵא עָלָיו מְלֹא רֹעִים מִקּוֹלָם לֹא יֵחָת וּמֵהֲמוֹנָם לֹא יַעֲנֶה כֵּן יֵרֵד יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת לִצְבֹּא עַל־הַר־צִיּוֹן וְעַל־גִּבְעָתָהּ", "text": "For *kōh* *ʾāmar*-*Yhwh* to me, as that *yehgeh* the *ʾaryēh* and the *kᵉp̄îr* upon *ṭarpô* which *yiqqārēʾ* against him *mᵉlōʾ* *rōʿîm*, from *qôlām* not *yēḥāt* and from *hᵃmônām* not *yaʿᵃneh*, so *yērēd* *Yhwh* *ṣᵉḇāʾôt* to *liṣbōʾ* upon *har*-*Ṣiyyôn* and upon *giḇʿātāh*", "grammar": { "*kōh*": "adverb - thus/so", "*ʾāmar*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular, qal - he says", "*Yhwh*": "proper noun - LORD", "*yehgeh*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, qal - he growls", "*ʾaryēh*": "noun, masculine singular - lion", "*kᵉp̄îr*": "noun, masculine singular - young lion", "*ṭarpô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his prey", "*yiqqārēʾ*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, niphal - he is called", "*mᵉlōʾ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - fullness of", "*rōʿîm*": "participle, masculine plural, qal - shepherds", "*qôlām*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their voice", "*yēḥāt*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, niphal - he is dismayed", "*hᵃmônām*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their noise/multitude", "*yaʿᵃneh*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, qal - he answers/responds", "*yērēd*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, qal - he comes down", "*ṣᵉḇāʾôt*": "noun, feminine plural - hosts/armies", "*liṣbōʾ*": "infinitive construct, qal with preposition - to wage war", "*har*": "noun, masculine singular construct - mountain of", "*Ṣiyyôn*": "proper noun - Zion", "*giḇʿātāh*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - its hill" }, "variants": { "*yehgeh*": "growls/roars/moans", "*ʾaryēh*": "lion/great lion", "*kᵉp̄îr*": "young lion/lion", "*ṭarpô*": "prey/torn animal", "*yiqqārēʾ*": "is called/summoned/gathered", "*mᵉlōʾ*": "fullness/multitude/great number", "*yēḥāt*": "is dismayed/frightened/terrified", "*hᵃmônām*": "their noise/multitude/tumult", "*yaʿᵃneh*": "answers/responds/is concerned", "*yērēd*": "comes down/descends", "*liṣbōʾ*": "to wage war/fight/do battle" } }

  • 1 { "verseID": "Proverbs.28.1", "source": "נָ֣סוּ וְאֵין־רֹדֵ֣ף רָשָׁ֑ע וְ֝צַדִּיקִ֗ים כִּכְפִ֥יר יִבְטָֽח׃", "text": "*nāsû* *wə-'ên*-*rōdēp̄* *rāšāʿ* *wə-ṣaddîqîm* *kikp̄îr* *yiḇṭāḥ*", "grammar": { "*nāsû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - flee/fled", "*wə-'ên*": "conjunction + particle of negation - and there is no", "*rōdēp̄*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - pursuer/one pursuing", "*rāšāʿ*": "adjective/noun, masculine singular - wicked/evil person", "*wə-ṣaddîqîm*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural - and righteous ones", "*kikp̄îr*": "preposition *kə* + noun, masculine singular - like a young lion", "*yiḇṭāḥ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is confident/trusts" }, "variants": { "*nāsû*": "they flee/they have fled", "*rāšāʿ*": "wicked person/evil one/guilty one", "*ṣaddîqîm*": "righteous ones/those who are just", "*kikp̄îr*": "like a young lion/as a lion", "*yiḇṭāḥ*": "is confident/trusts/feels secure" } }

  • 38 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.51.38", "source": "יַחְדָּ֖ו כַּכְּפִרִ֣ים יִשְׁאָ֑גוּ נָעֲר֖וּ כְּגוֹרֵ֥י אֲרָיֽוֹת", "text": "Together like-the-*kəpirîm* *yišʾāgû* *nāʿărû* like-*gôrê* *ʾărāyôt*", "grammar": { "*kəpirîm*": "noun, masculine plural - young lions", "*yišʾāgû*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd plural - they will roar", "*nāʿărû*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd plural - they growl/they shake", "*gôrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - cubs of", "*ʾărāyôt*": "noun, masculine plural - lions" }, "variants": { "*kəpirîm*": "young lions/lion cubs", "*yišʾāgû*": "they will roar/they will howl", "*nāʿărû*": "they growl/they shake/they roar", "*gôrê*": "cubs/whelps", "*ʾărāyôt*": "lions/strong ones" } }

  • 32 { "verseID": "Psalms.37.32", "source": "צוֹפֶ֣ה רָ֭שָׁע לַצַּדִּ֑יק וּ֝מְבַקֵּ֗שׁ לַהֲמִיתוֹ׃", "text": "*Ṣôpeh rāšāʿ* for *ṣaddîq*, and *məbaqqēš* to *lăhămîtô*.", "grammar": { "*ṣôpeh*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - watches/spies on", "*rāšāʿ*": "masculine singular adjective/noun - wicked person", "*laṣṣaddîq*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular adjective/noun - for the righteous person", "*məbaqqēš*": "Piel participle, masculine singular - seeking", "*lăhămîtô*": "preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to kill him" }, "variants": { "*ṣôpeh*": "watches/spies on/lies in wait for", "*məbaqqēš lăhămîtô*": "seeks to kill him/seeks to put him to death" } }

  • 6 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.5.6", "source": "עַל־כֵּן֩ הִכָּ֨ם אַרְיֵ֜ה מִיַּ֗עַר זְאֵ֤ב עֲרָבוֹת֙ יְשָׁדְדֵ֔ם נָמֵ֤ר שֹׁקֵד֙ עַל־עָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם כָּל־הַיּוֹצֵ֥א מֵהֵ֖נָּה יִטָּרֵ֑ף כִּ֤י רַבּוּ֙ פִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֔ם עָצְמ֖וּ מְשׁוּבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃", "text": "Upon-thus *hikkām* *'aryēh* from *ya'ar*, *zə'ēb* *'ărābôt* *yəšāddēm*, *nāmēr* *šōqēd* upon-their *'ārêhem*; all-*hayyôṣē'* from them *yiṭṭārēp*; because they *rabbû* their *piš'êhem*, they *'āṣəmû* their *məšûbôtêhem*.", "grammar": { "*'al*": "preposition - upon/on/because of", "*kēn*": "adverb - thus/so", "*hikkām*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix, hiphil - he struck them", "*'aryēh*": "noun, masculine singular - lion", "*min*": "preposition - from", "*ya'ar*": "noun, masculine singular - forest", "*zə'ēb*": "noun, masculine singular - wolf", "*'ărābôt*": "noun, feminine plural - plains/deserts/steppes", "*yəšāddēm*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix, piel - he will ravage them", "*nāmēr*": "noun, masculine singular - leopard", "*šōqēd*": "participle, masculine singular, qal - watching/lying in wait", "*'al*": "preposition - upon/against", "*'ārêhem*": "noun, feminine plural construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their cities", "*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all/every", "*hayyôṣē'*": "article + participle, masculine singular, qal - the one going out", "*mēhēnnâ*": "preposition + 3rd feminine plural suffix - from them", "*yiṭṭārēp*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, niphal - he will be torn to pieces", "*kî*": "conjunction - because/for", "*rabbû*": "perfect, 3rd plural, qal - they are many/increased", "*piš'êhem*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their transgressions", "*'āṣəmû*": "perfect, 3rd plural, qal - they were numerous/mighty", "*məšûbôtêhem*": "noun, feminine plural construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their apostasies/backslidings" }, "variants": { "*hikkām*": "struck them/attacked them", "*'aryēh*": "lion", "*zə'ēb*": "wolf", "*'ărābôt*": "plains/deserts/steppes/wilderness", "*yəšāddēm*": "ravages them/destroys them/plunders them", "*nāmēr*": "leopard/panther", "*šōqēd*": "watching/lying in wait/being vigilant", "*yiṭṭārēp*": "will be torn to pieces/mauled", "*rabbû*": "are many/have increased/multiplied", "*piš'êhem*": "their transgressions/rebellions/crimes", "*'āṣəmû*": "are numerous/mighty/strong", "*məšûbôtêhem*": "their apostasies/backslidings/rebellions" } }