Psalms 40:7

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.40.7", "source": "זֶ֤בַח וּמִנְחָ֨ה ׀ לֹֽא־חָפַ֗צְתָּ אָ֭זְנַיִם כָּרִ֣יתָ לִּ֑י עוֹלָ֥ה וַ֝חֲטָאָ֗ה לֹ֣א שָׁאָֽלְתָּ", "text": "*Zebaḥ ûminḥâ lōʾ-ḥāpaṣtā*, *ʾoznayim kārîtā* for me; *ʿôlâ waḥăṭāʾâ lōʾ šāʾāltā*", "grammar": { "*Zebaḥ ûminḥâ*": "masculine singular noun + conjunction + feminine singular noun - 'sacrifice and offering'", "*lōʾ-ḥāpaṣtā*": "negation + Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'you have not desired'", "*ʾoznayim kārîtā*": "dual noun + Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'ears you have dug/pierced'", "*ʿôlâ waḥăṭāʾâ*": "feminine singular noun + conjunction + feminine singular noun - 'burnt offering and sin offering'", "*lōʾ šāʾāltā*": "negation + Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'you have not requested/required'" }, "variants": { "*Zebaḥ*": "sacrifice/slaughtered offering", "*minḥâ*": "grain offering/gift/tribute offering", "*ḥāpaṣtā*": "you desired/you delighted in/you were pleased with", "*kārîtā*": "you dug/you excavated/you pierced/you opened", "*ʿôlâ*": "burnt offering/whole burnt offering/ascending offering", "*ḥăṭāʾâ*": "sin offering/purification offering", "*šāʾāltā*": "you asked for/you required/you demanded" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

זֶ֤בַח וּמִנְחָ֨ה ׀ לֹֽא־חָפַ֗צְתָּ אָ֭זְנַיִם כָּרִ֣יתָ לִּ֑י עוֹלָ֥ה וַ֝חֲטָאָ֗ה לֹ֣א שָׁאָֽלְתָּ

Transliteration

Zebaḥ ûminḥâ lōʾ-ḥāpaṣtā, ʾoznayim kārîtā for me; ʿôlâ waḥăṭāʾâ lōʾ šāʾāltā

Grammar Details

• *Zebaḥ ûminḥâ*: masculine singular noun + conjunction + feminine singular noun - 'sacrifice and offering'
• *lōʾ-ḥāpaṣtā*: negation + Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'you have not desired'
• *ʾoznayim kārîtā*: dual noun + Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'ears you have dug/pierced'
• *ʿôlâ waḥăṭāʾâ*: feminine singular noun + conjunction + feminine singular noun - 'burnt offering and sin offering'
• *lōʾ šāʾāltā*: negation + Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'you have not requested/required'

Word Meanings

• *Zebaḥ*: sacrifice/slaughtered offering
• *minḥâ*: grain offering/gift/tribute offering
• *ḥāpaṣtā*: you desired/you delighted in/you were pleased with
• *kārîtā*: you dug/you excavated/you pierced/you opened
• *ʿôlâ*: burnt offering/whole burnt offering/ascending offering
• *ḥăṭāʾâ*: sin offering/purification offering
• *šāʾāltā*: you asked for/you required/you demanded

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but You have prepared my ears to listen; burnt offering and sin offering You did not require.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Then I said, Behold, I come: in the scroll of the book it is written of me,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then said I, Lo, I am come; In the roll of the book it is written of me:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then said{H8804)} I, Lo, I come{H8804)}: in the volume of the book it is written{H8803)} of me,

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Sacrifice and offeringe thou woldest not haue but a body hast thou ordeined me: burntofferynges and sacrifice for synne thou hast not alowed. Then sayde I: Lo, I come.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then said I, Lo, I come: for in the rolle of the booke it is written of me,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thou wouldest haue no sacrifice or offeryng, but thou hast opened myne eares: thou hast not required burnt offerynges and sacrifice for sinne.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book [it is] written of me,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then I said, "Behold, I have come. It is written about me in the book in the scroll.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Then said I, `Lo, I have come,' In the roll of the book it is written of me,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then said I, Lo, I am come; In the roll of the book it is written of me:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then said I, Lo, I am come; In the roll of the book it is written of me:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then I said, See, I come; it is recorded of me in the roll of the book,

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then I said, "Behold, I have come. It is written about me in the book in the scroll.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then I say,“Look! I come! What is written in the scroll pertains to me.

Referenced Verses

• Heb 10:7-9 : 7 { "verseID": "Hebrews.10.7", "source": "Τότε εἶπον, Ἰδοὺ, ἥκω (ἐν κεφαλίδι βιβλίου γέγραπται περὶ ἐμοῦ,) τοῦ ποιῆσαι, ὁ Θεός, τὸ θέλημά σου.", "text": "*Tote eipon*, *Idou*, *hēkō* (in *kephalidi bibliou gegraptai* concerning *emou*,) of the *poiēsai*, O *Theos*, the *thelēma* of you.", "grammar": { "*Tote*": "adverb - then", "*eipon*": "aorist, active, indicative, 1st person, singular - I said", "*Idou*": "aorist, middle, imperative, 2nd person, singular - behold/look", "*hēkō*": "present, active, indicative, 1st person, singular - I have come/am present", "*kephalidi*": "dative, feminine, singular - scroll/head/roll", "*bibliou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of book/scroll", "*gegraptai*": "perfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person, singular - it has been written", "*emou*": "genitive, 1st person, singular - of me", "*poiēsai*": "aorist, active, infinitive - to do", "*Theos*": "vocative, masculine, singular - God", "*thelēma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - will/desire" }, "variants": { "*eipon*": "I said/I spoke", "*Idou*": "behold/look/see", "*hēkō*": "I have come/I am here/I am present", "*kephalidi bibliou*": "scroll of the book/head of the scroll/volume", "*poiēsai*": "to do/perform/accomplish", "*thelēma*": "will/desire/purpose/pleasure" } } 8 { "verseID": "Hebrews.10.8", "source": "Ἀνώτερον λέγων, ὅτι Θυσίαν καὶ προσφορὰν καὶ ὁλοκαυτώματα καὶ περὶ ἁμαρτίας οὐκ ἠθέλησας, οὐδὲ εὐδόκησας· αἵτινες κατὰ τόν νόμον προσφέρονται·", "text": "*Anōteron legōn*, that *Thysian* and *prosphoran* and *holokautōmata* and concerning *hamartias* not *ēthelēsas*, neither *eudokēsas*; *haitines* according to the *nomon prospherontai*;", "grammar": { "*Anōteron*": "comparative adverb - above/formerly", "*legōn*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying", "*Thysian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - sacrifice", "*prosphoran*": "accusative, feminine, singular - offering", "*holokautōmata*": "accusative, neuter, plural - whole burnt offerings", "*hamartias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of sin", "*ēthelēsas*": "aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person, singular - you wanted/desired", "*eudokēsas*": "aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person, singular - you took pleasure in", "*haitines*": "nominative, feminine, plural - which", "*nomon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - law", "*prospherontai*": "present, passive, indicative, 3rd person, plural - are offered" }, "variants": { "*Anōteron*": "above/previously/former", "*legōn*": "saying/speaking", "*haitines*": "which/such as/the very ones which", "*prospherontai*": "are offered/are presented/are brought" } } 9 { "verseID": "Hebrews.10.9", "source": "Τότε εἴρηκεν, Ἰδοὺ, ἥκω τοῦ ποιῆσαι ὁ Θεός. Τὸ θέλημά σου, ἀναιρεῖ τὸ πρῶτον, ἵνα τὸ δεύτερον στήσῃ.", "text": "*Tote eirēken*, *Idou*, *hēkō* of the *poiēsai* O *Theos*. The *thelēma* of you, *anairei* the *prōton*, *hina* the *deuteron stēsē*.", "grammar": { "*Tote*": "adverb - then", "*eirēken*": "perfect, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - he has said", "*Idou*": "aorist, middle, imperative, 2nd person, singular - behold/look", "*hēkō*": "present, active, indicative, 1st person, singular - I have come/am present", "*poiēsai*": "aorist, active, infinitive - to do", "*Theos*": "vocative, masculine, singular - God", "*thelēma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - will/desire", "*anairei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - takes away/abolishes", "*prōton*": "accusative, neuter, singular - first", "*hina*": "conjunction - so that/in order that", "*deuteron*": "accusative, neuter, singular - second", "*stēsē*": "aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person, singular - might establish" }, "variants": { "*eirēken*": "he has said/he has spoken/he has declared", "*anairei*": "takes away/removes/abolishes", "*stēsē*": "might establish/might set up/might confirm" } }
• Luke 24:44 : 44 { "verseID": "Luke.24.44", "source": "Εἶπεν δὲ αὐτοῖς, Οὗτοι οἱ λόγοι οὓς ἐλάλησα πρὸς ὑμᾶς, ἔτι ὢν σὺν ὑμῖν, ὅτι δεῖ πληρωθῆναι πάντα, τὰ γεγραμμένα ἐν τῷ νόμῳ Μωσέως, καὶ προφήταις, καὶ ψαλμοῖς, περὶ ἐμοῦ.", "text": "He *eipen de* to them, These the *logoi* which I *elalēsa pros* you, *eti ōn syn* you, that *dei plērōthēnai panta*, the things *gegrammena en tō nomō Mōseōs*, and *prophētais*, and *psalmois*, *peri* me.", "grammar": { "*eipen*": "aorist, 3rd singular, active - said", "*de*": "particle - but/and/now", "*logoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - words", "*elalēsa*": "aorist, 1st singular, active - spoke", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to", "*eti*": "adverb - still/yet", "*ōn*": "present participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - being", "*syn*": "preposition + dative - with", "*dei*": "present, 3rd singular - it is necessary", "*plērōthēnai*": "aorist infinitive, passive - to be fulfilled", "*panta*": "accusative, neuter, plural - all things", "*gegrammena*": "perfect participle, passive, accusative, neuter, plural - having been written", "*en*": "preposition + dative - in", "*tō nomō*": "dative, masculine, singular - the law", "*Mōseōs*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Moses", "*prophētais*": "dative, masculine, plural - prophets", "*psalmois*": "dative, masculine, plural - psalms", "*peri*": "preposition + genitive - concerning/about" }, "variants": { "*eipen*": "said/spoke/told", "*de*": "but/and/now", "*logoi*": "words/sayings/statements", "*elalēsa*": "spoke/said/told", "*eti ōn*": "while still being", "*dei*": "it is necessary/must/ought", "*plērōthēnai*": "to be fulfilled/completed/accomplished", "*panta*": "all things/everything", "*gegrammena*": "having been written/recorded", "*tō nomō*": "the law", "*prophētais*": "prophets", "*psalmois*": "psalms", "*peri*": "concerning/about/regarding" } }
• John 5:39 : 39 { "verseID": "John.5.39", "source": "Ἐρευνᾶτε τὰς γραφάς· ὅτι ὑμεῖς δοκεῖτε ἐν αὐταῖς ζωὴν αἰώνιον ἔχειν: καὶ ἐκεῖναί εἰσιν αἱ μαρτυροῦσαι περὶ ἐμοῦ.", "text": "*Ereunate* the *graphas*; because you *dokeite* in them *zōēn aiōnion echein*: and those *eisin* the ones *martyrousai peri emou*.", "grammar": { "*Ereunate*": "present active indicative or imperative, 2nd plural of *ereunaō* - you search/search", "*graphas*": "noun, accusative, feminine, plural - scriptures/writings", "*hymeis*": "personal pronoun, nominative, 2nd plural - you", "*dokeite*": "present active indicative, 2nd plural of *dokeō* - think/suppose", "*autais*": "personal pronoun, dative, feminine, plural - them", "*zōēn*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - life", "*aiōnion*": "adjective, accusative, feminine, singular - eternal", "*echein*": "present active infinitive of *echō* - to have", "*ekeinai*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, feminine, plural - those", "*eisin*": "present active indicative, 3rd plural of *eimi* - are", "*martyrousai*": "present active participle, nominative, feminine, plural - bearing witness", "*peri*": "preposition with genitive - concerning/about", "*emou*": "personal pronoun, genitive, 1st singular - me" }, "variants": { "*Ereunate*": "you search/search [imperative]/you are searching", "*graphas*": "scriptures/writings", "*dokeite*": "think/suppose/imagine", "*zōēn aiōnion*": "eternal life/life everlasting", "*martyrousai*": "bearing witness/testifying/giving evidence" } }
• Luke 24:27 : 27 { "verseID": "Luke.24.27", "source": "Καὶ ἀρξάμενος ἀπὸ Μωσέως καὶ ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν προφητῶν, διηρμήνευεν αὐτοῖς ἐν πάσαις ταῖς γραφαῖς τὰ περὶ ἑαυτοῦ.", "text": "And *arxamenos apo Mōseōs* and *apo* all the *prophētōn*, *diērmēneuen* to them in all the *graphais* the things *peri* himself.", "grammar": { "*arxamenos*": "aorist participle, middle, nominative, masculine, singular - having begun", "*apo*": "preposition + genitive - from", "*Mōseōs*": "genitive, masculine, singular - Moses", "*prophētōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - prophets", "*diērmēneuen*": "imperfect, 3rd singular, active - he was interpreting/explaining", "*graphais*": "dative, feminine, plural - scriptures/writings", "*peri*": "preposition + genitive - concerning/about" }, "variants": { "*arxamenos*": "having begun/starting/commencing", "*diērmēneuen*": "was interpreting/explaining/expounding", "*graphais*": "scriptures/writings", "*peri*": "concerning/about/with reference to" } }
• 1 Pet 1:10-11 : 10 { "verseID": "1 Peter.1.10", "source": "Περὶ ἧς σωτηρίας ἐξεζήτησαν καὶ ἐξηρεύνησαν προφῆται, οἱ περὶ τῆς εἰς ὑμᾶς χάριτος προφητεύσαντες:", "text": "Concerning which *sōtērias* *exezētēsan* and *exēreunēsan* *prophētai*, the ones concerning the unto you *charitos* having *prophēteusantes*:", "grammar": { "*sōtērias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - reference", "*exezētēsan*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person, plural - completed action", "*exēreunēsan*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person, plural - completed action", "*prophētai*": "nominative, masculine, plural - subject", "*charitos*": "genitive, feminine, singular - reference/content", "*prophēteusantes*": "aorist, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - attributive" }, "variants": { "*sōtērias*": "salvation/deliverance/preservation", "*exezētēsan*": "sought diligently/inquired carefully", "*exēreunēsan*": "searched carefully/examined thoroughly", "*prophētai*": "prophets/those who speak for God", "*charitos*": "grace/favor/blessing", "*prophēteusantes*": "having prophesied/predicted/spoken for God" } } 11 { "verseID": "1 Peter.1.11", "source": "Ἐρευνῶντες εἰς τίνα, ἢ ποῖον καιρὸν ἐδήλου τὸ ἐν αὐτοῖς Πνεῦμα Χριστοῦ, προμαρτυρόμενον τὰ εἰς Χριστὸν παθήματα, καὶ τὰς μετὰ ταῦτα δόξας.", "text": "*Ereunōntes* into what, or what kind of *kairon* was *edēlou* the in them *Pneuma Christou*, *promartyromenon* the unto *Christon* *pathēmata*, and the after these *doxas*.", "grammar": { "*Ereunōntes*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - manner/means", "*kairon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - direct object", "*edēlou*": "imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - ongoing past action", "*Pneuma Christou*": "nominative, neuter, singular - subject", "*promartyromenon*": "present, middle, participle, nominative, neuter, singular - attributive", "*Christon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - direction/reference", "*pathēmata*": "accusative, neuter, plural - direct object", "*doxas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - direct object" }, "variants": { "*Ereunōntes*": "searching/investigating/examining", "*kairon*": "time/season/opportunity", "*edēlou*": "was indicating/showing/making clear", "*Pneuma Christou*": "Spirit of Christ", "*promartyromenon*": "predicting/testifying beforehand/bearing witness in advance", "*pathēmata*": "sufferings/afflictions/hardships", "*doxas*": "glories/honors/praises" } }
• Rev 19:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Revelation.19.10", "source": "Καὶ ἔπεσον ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῷ. Καὶ λέγει μοι, Ὅρα μή: σύνδουλός σού εἰμὶ, καὶ τῶν ἀδελφῶν σου τῶν ἐχόντων τὴν μαρτυρίαν Ἰησοῦ: τῷ Θεῷ προσκύνησον: ἡ γὰρ μαρτυρία τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἐστιν τὸ πνεῦμα τῆς προφητείας.", "text": "And I *epeson* *emprosthen* of the *podōn* of him to *proskynēsai* to him. And he *legei* to me, *Hora* *mē*: *syndoulos* of you *eimi*, and of the *adelphōn* of you those *echontōn* the *martyrian* of *Iēsou*: to the *Theō* *proskynēson*: for the *martyria* of the *Iēsou* *estin* the *pneuma* of the *prophēteias*.", "grammar": { "*epeson*": "aorist, indicative, active, 1st person singular - I fell", "*emprosthen*": "preposition - before/in front of", "*podōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - feet", "*proskynēsai*": "aorist infinitive, active - to worship", "*legei*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - he says", "*Hora*": "present imperative, active, 2nd person singular - see/look", "*mē*": "negative particle - not", "*syndoulos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - fellow servant", "*eimi*": "present, indicative, active, 1st person singular - I am", "*adelphōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - brothers/brethren", "*echontōn*": "present participle, genitive, masculine, plural - having", "*martyrian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - testimony/witness", "*Iēsou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Jesus", "*Theō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to God", "*proskynēson*": "aorist imperative, active, 2nd person singular - worship", "*martyria*": "nominative, feminine, singular - testimony/witness", "*estin*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - is", "*pneuma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - spirit", "*prophēteias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of prophecy" }, "variants": { "*epeson*": "fell/fell down/collapsed", "*proskynēsai*": "to worship/to bow down/to pay homage", "*Hora mē*": "see that you do not/beware not to/do not [do it]", "*syndoulos*": "fellow servant/fellow slave", "*adelphōn*": "brothers/brethren/fellow believers", "*echontōn*": "having/holding/possessing", "*martyrian*": "testimony/witness/evidence", "*proskynēson*": "worship/bow down/pay homage", "*pneuma*": "spirit/breath/wind", "*prophēteias*": "prophecy/prophetic gift/prophetic declaration" } }
• Acts 10:43 : 43 { "verseID": "Acts.10.43", "source": "Τούτῳ πάντες οἱ προφῆται μαρτυροῦσιν, ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν λαβεῖν διὰ τοῦ ὀνόματος αὐτοῦ πάντα τὸν πιστεύοντα εἰς αὐτόν.", "text": "To-this-one all the *prophētai martyrousin*, *aphesin hamartiōn labein* through the *onomatos* of-him all the *pisteuonta* into him.", "grammar": { "*prophētai*": "nominative, masculine, plural - prophets", "*martyrousin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person plural - they testify/bear witness", "*aphesin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - forgiveness/remission", "*hamartiōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - of sins", "*labein*": "aorist active infinitive - to receive/take", "*onomatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of name", "*pisteuonta*": "present active participle, accusative, masculine, singular - believing one" }, "variants": { "*prophētai*": "prophets/those who foretell", "*martyrousin*": "testify/bear witness/affirm", "*aphesin*": "forgiveness/remission/pardon/release", "*hamartiōn*": "sins/offenses/misdeeds", "*labein*": "to receive/take/obtain/get", "*onomatos*": "name/title/person", "*pisteuonta*": "believing/trusting/having faith in" } }
• 1 Cor 15:3-4 : 3 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.15.3", "source": "Παρέδωκα γὰρ ὑμῖν ἐν πρώτοις ὃ καὶ παρέλαβον, ὅτι Χριστὸς ἀπέθανεν ὑπὲρ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν κατὰ τὰς γραφάς·", "text": "I *paredōka* *gar* to you among *prōtois* what also I *parelabon*, that *Christos apethanen hyper* the *hamartiōn* of us *kata* the *graphas*", "grammar": { "*paredōka*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - delivered/handed over", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*prōtois*": "dative, neuter, plural - first things/as of first importance", "*parelabon*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - received", "*Christos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Christ/Anointed One", "*apethanen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - died", "*hyper*": "preposition + genitive - for/on behalf of", "*hamartiōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - sins", "*kata*": "preposition + accusative - according to", "*graphas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - scriptures/writings" }, "variants": { "*paredōka*": "delivered/handed over/transmitted", "*gar*": "for/because/indeed", "*prōtois*": "among first things/as of first importance/as primary", "*parelabon*": "received/took/was given", "*apethanen*": "died/expired", "*hyper*": "for/on behalf of/for the sake of/concerning", "*hamartiōn*": "sins/failures/misdeeds", "*kata*": "according to/in accordance with/in fulfillment of", "*graphas*": "scriptures/writings/sacred texts" } } 4 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.15.4", "source": "Καὶ ὅτι ἐτάφη, καὶ ὅτι ἐγήγερται τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ κατὰ τὰς γραφάς:", "text": "And that he *etaphē*, and that he *egēgertai* the *tritē hēmera kata* the *graphas*", "grammar": { "*etaphē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was buried", "*egēgertai*": "perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular - has been raised", "*tritē*": "dative, feminine, singular - third", "*hēmera*": "dative, feminine, singular - day", "*kata*": "preposition + accusative - according to", "*graphas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - scriptures/writings" }, "variants": { "*etaphē*": "was buried/was entombed", "*egēgertai*": "has been raised/has been resurrected/has risen", "*tritē hēmera*": "third day", "*kata*": "according to/in accordance with/in fulfillment of", "*graphas*": "scriptures/writings/sacred texts" } }
• Gen 3:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Genesis.3.15", "source": "וְאֵיבָ֣ה ׀ אָשִׁ֗ית בֵּֽינְךָ֙ וּבֵ֣ין הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה וּבֵ֥ין זַרְעֲךָ֖ וּבֵ֣ין זַרְעָ֑הּ ה֚וּא יְשׁוּפְךָ֣ רֹ֔אשׁ וְאַתָּ֖ה תְּשׁוּפֶ֥נּוּ עָקֵֽב׃", "text": "And *ʾêbāh* *ʾāšît* between you and between the *ʾiššāh*, and between *zarʿăkā* and between *zarʿāh*; he *yĕšûp̄ĕkā* *rōʾš*, and you *tĕšûp̄ennû* *ʿāqēb*.", "grammar": { "*ʾêbāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - enmity/hostility", "*ʾāšît*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st singular - I will put/place", "*ʾiššāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - woman", "*zarʿăkā*": "noun, masculine, singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your seed/offspring", "*zarʿāh*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her seed/offspring", "*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - he", "*yĕšûp̄ĕkā*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - he will bruise/crush you", "*rōʾš*": "noun, masculine, singular - head", "*tĕšûp̄ennû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - you will bruise/crush him", "*ʿāqēb*": "noun, masculine, singular - heel" }, "variants": { "*ʾêbāh*": "enmity/hostility/antagonism", "*zarʿ*": "seed/offspring/descendants", "*šûp̄*": "bruise/crush/strike at" } }