20{
"verseID": "Job.7.20",
"source": "חָטָ֡אתִי מָ֤ה אֶפְעַ֨ל ׀ לָךְ֮ נֹצֵ֢ר הָאָ֫דָ֥ם לָ֤מָה שַׂמְתַּ֣נִי לְמִפְגָּ֣ע לָ֑ךְ וָאֶהְיֶ֖ה עָלַ֣י לְמַשָּֽׂא",
"text": "*Ḥāṭā'ṯî* what *'ef'al* to you *nōtsêr* the *hā'āḏām* why *śamtanî* to *lĕmifgā'* to you and *wā'ehyeh* upon me to *lĕmaśśā'*",
"grammar": {
"*ḥāṭā'ṯî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have sinned",
"*māh*": "interrogative pronoun - what?",
"*'ef'al*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I do/shall do",
"*lāḵ*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you",
"*nōtsêr*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - watcher/keeper of",
"*hā*": "definite article - the",
"*'āḏām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mankind",
"*lāmāh*": "interrogative adverb - why?",
"*śamtanî*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - you have set me",
"*lĕ*": "preposition - to/for",
"*mifgā'*": "noun, masculine singular - target/mark",
"*lāḵ*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you",
"*wa*": "conjunction - and",
"*'ehyeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I am",
"*'ālay*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - upon me",
"*lĕ*": "preposition - to/for",
"*maśśā'*": "noun, masculine singular - burden"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥāṭā'ṯî*": "I have sinned/I sin",
"*'ef'al*": "I do/shall do/can do",
"*nōtsêr*": "watcher/keeper/preserver",
"*'āḏām*": "man/mankind/humanity",
"*śamtanî*": "you have set me/placed me/made me",
"*mifgā'*": "target/mark/obstacle",
"*'ehyeh*": "I am/I will be",
"*maśśā'*": "burden/load/trouble"
}
}
21{
"verseID": "Job.7.21",
"source": "וּמֶ֤ה ׀ לֹא־תִשָּׂ֣א פִשְׁעִי֮ וְתַעֲבִ֢יר אֶת־עֲוֺ֫נִ֥י כִּֽי־עַ֭תָּה לֶעָפָ֣ר אֶשְׁכָּ֑ב וְשִׁ֖חֲרְתַּ֣נִי וְאֵינֶֽנִּי",
"text": "And why not-*ṯiśśā'* my *pish'î* and *wĕṯa'ăḇîr* *'eṯ*-my *'ăwōnî* for-now to *le'āfār* *'eshkāḇ* and *wĕshiḥărtanî* and *wĕ'êynennî*",
"grammar": {
"*û*": "conjunction - and",
"*meh*": "interrogative pronoun - why?",
"*lō'*": "negative particle - not",
"*ṯiśśā'*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you forgive/lift",
"*pish'î*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my transgression",
"*wĕ*": "conjunction - and",
"*ṯa'ăḇîr*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you remove",
"*'eṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*'ăwōnî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my iniquity",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*'attâ*": "adverb - now",
"*le*": "preposition - to",
"*'āfār*": "noun, masculine singular - dust",
"*'eshkāḇ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will lie down",
"*wĕ*": "conjunction - and",
"*shiḥărtanî*": "verb, piel perfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - you seek me",
"*wĕ*": "conjunction - and",
"*'êynennî*": "particle of negation + 1st person singular suffix - I am not"
},
"variants": {
"*ṯiśśā'*": "forgive/lift/take away/pardon",
"*pish'î*": "my transgression/my rebellion/my sin",
"*ṯa'ăḇîr*": "remove/take away/pass over",
"*'ăwōnî*": "my iniquity/my guilt/my punishment",
"*'āfār*": "dust/earth/dirt/soil",
"*'eshkāḇ*": "I will lie down/I will sleep/I will die",
"*shiḥărtanî*": "you seek me/you search for me/you look for me earnestly",
"*'êynennî*": "I am not/I will be gone/I will no longer exist"
}
}