16{
"verseID": "Job.30.16",
"source": "וְעַתָּ֗ה עָ֭לַי תִּשְׁתַּפֵּ֣ךְ נַפְשִׁ֑י יֹ֭אחֲז֣וּנִי יְמֵי־עֹֽנִי",
"text": "And *ʿattâ*, upon me *tištappēḵ* my *nap̄šî*, they *yōʾḥăzûnî* *yəmê-ʿōnî*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ʿattâ*": "conjunction with adverb - and now",
"*ʿālay*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - upon me",
"*tištappēḵ*": "verb, hithpael imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it pours itself out",
"*nap̄šî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my soul",
"*yōʾḥăzûnî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - they seize me",
"*yəmê-ʿōnî*": "noun, masculine plural construct with noun, masculine singular - days of affliction"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿattâ*": "now/at this time",
"*tištappēḵ*": "pours itself out/is poured out/melts away",
"*nap̄šî*": "my soul/my being/my life",
"*yōʾḥăzûnî*": "they seize me/they take hold of me/they grip me",
"*yəmê-ʿōnî*": "days of affliction/days of suffering/days of misery"
}
}
17{
"verseID": "Job.30.17",
"source": "לַ֗יְלָה עֲ֭צָמַי נִקַּ֣ר מֵעָלָ֑י וְ֝עֹרְקַ֗י לֹ֣א יִשְׁכָּבֽוּן",
"text": "*laylâ* my *ʿăṣāmay* *niqqar* from upon me, and my *ʿōrəqay* not *yiškāḇûn*",
"grammar": {
"*laylâ*": "noun, masculine singular - night",
"*ʿăṣāmay*": "noun, feminine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my bones",
"*niqqar*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - pierce/bore through",
"*mēʿālāy*": "preposition with preposition with 1st person singular suffix - from upon me",
"*wə-ʿōrəqay*": "conjunction with noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - and my sinews/veins",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yiškāḇûn*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with paragogic nun - they lie down/rest"
},
"variants": {
"*laylâ*": "night/nighttime",
"*ʿăṣāmay*": "my bones/my skeleton",
"*niqqar*": "pierce/bore through/gnaw",
"*ʿōrəqay*": "my sinews/my veins/my nerves",
"*yiškāḇûn*": "they lie down/they rest/they sleep"
}
}
18{
"verseID": "Job.30.18",
"source": "בְּרָב־כֹּ֭חַ יִתְחַפֵּ֣שׂ לְבוּשִׁ֑י כְּפִ֖י כֻתָּנְתִּ֣י יַֽאַזְרֵֽנִי",
"text": "By *rāḇ-kōaḥ* it *yiṯḥappēś* my *ləḇûšî*, like *pî* my *ḵuttāntî* it *yaʾazrēnî*",
"grammar": {
"*bə-rāḇ-kōaḥ*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular construct with noun, masculine singular - by great strength/force",
"*yiṯḥappēś*": "verb, hithpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it disguises itself/changes form",
"*ləḇûšî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my garment",
"*kə-p̄î*": "preposition of comparison with noun, masculine singular construct - like mouth of/opening of",
"*ḵuttāntî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my tunic/coat",
"*yaʾazrēnî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - it girds me/binds me"
},
"variants": {
"*rāḇ-kōaḥ*": "great strength/great force/great power",
"*yiṯḥappēś*": "disguises itself/changes form/is disfigured",
"*ləḇûšî*": "my garment/my clothing",
"*pî*": "mouth of/opening of/collar of",
"*ḵuttāntî*": "my tunic/my coat/my undergarment",
"*yaʾazrēnî*": "girds me/binds me/surrounds me"
}
}
19{
"verseID": "Job.30.19",
"source": "הֹרָ֥נִי לַחֹ֑מֶר וָ֝אֶתְמַשֵּׁ֗ל כֶּעָפָ֥ר וָאֵֽפֶר",
"text": "He *hōrānî* to the *ḥōmer* and I *wāʾeṯmaššēl* like *ʿāp̄ār* and *wāʾēp̄er*",
"grammar": {
"*hōrānî*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he has cast me/thrown me",
"*la-ḥōmer*": "preposition with definite article with noun, masculine singular - to the clay/mud",
"*wāʾeṯmaššēl*": "conjunction with verb, hithpael imperfect, 1st person singular - and I become like/resemble",
"*ke-ʿāp̄ār*": "preposition of comparison with noun, masculine singular - like dust",
"*wā-ʾēp̄er*": "conjunction with noun, masculine singular - and ashes"
},
"variants": {
"*hōrānî*": "cast me/thrown me/hurled me",
"*ḥōmer*": "clay/mud/mire",
"*wāʾeṯmaššēl*": "become like/resemble/am comparable to",
"*ʿāp̄ār*": "dust/earth/soil",
"*ʾēp̄er*": "ashes/dust"
}
}