Job 29:2-30:31 : 2 {
"verseID": "Job.29.2",
"source": "מִֽי־יִתְּנֵ֥נִי כְיַרְחֵי־קֶ֑דֶם כִּ֝ימֵ֗י אֱל֣וֹהַּ יִשְׁמְרֵֽנִי",
"text": "*mî-yittənēnî* *kə-yarḥê-qedem* *kî-yəmê* *ʾĕlôah* *yišmərēnî*",
"grammar": {
"*mî-yittənēnî*": "interrogative + Qal imperfect, 3rd masc singular + 1st person object suffix - who will give me/who would make me",
"*kə-yarḥê-qedem*": "preposition + noun, masc plural construct + noun - like months of before/ancient/past",
"*kî-yəmê*": "preposition + noun, masc plural construct - like days of",
"*ʾĕlôah*": "noun, masculine singular - God",
"*yišmərēnî*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masc singular + 1st person object suffix - he kept/guarded/protected me"
},
"variants": {
"*mî-yittənēnî*": "who would make me/oh that I were",
"*qedem*": "east/ancient time/former time",
"*ʾĕlôah*": "God/deity",
"*yišmərēnî*": "he guarded/kept/watched over me"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Job.29.3",
"source": "בְּהִלּ֣וֹ נֵ֭רוֹ עֲלֵ֣י רֹאשִׁ֑י לְ֝אוֹרוֹ אֵ֣לֶךְ חֹֽשֶׁךְ",
"text": "*bə-hillô* *nērô* *ʿălê* *rōʾšî* *lə-ʾôrô* *ʾēlek* *ḥōšek*",
"grammar": {
"*bə-hillô*": "preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct + 3rd masc singular suffix - when he caused to shine",
"*nērô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masc singular suffix - his lamp",
"*ʿălê*": "preposition + - upon/over",
"*rōʾšî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my head",
"*lə-ʾôrô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd masc singular suffix - by his light",
"*ʾēlek*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I walked",
"*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness"
},
"variants": {
"*bə-hillô*": "when his lamp shone/when he made his lamp shine",
"*nēr*": "lamp/light",
"*ʾēlek*": "I walked/went/proceeded",
"*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Job.29.4",
"source": "כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר הָ֭יִיתִי בִּימֵ֣י חָרְפִּ֑י בְּס֥וֹד אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ עֲלֵ֣י אָהֳלִֽי",
"text": "*ka-ʾăšer* *hāyîtî* *bî-ymê* *ḥorpî* *bə-sôd* *ʾĕlôah* *ʿălê* *ʾoholî*",
"grammar": {
"*ka-ʾăšer*": "preposition + relative particle - as/when",
"*hāyîtî*": "Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I was",
"*bî-ymê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - in days of",
"*ḥorpî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my autumn/harvest/prime",
"*bə-sôd*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in council/counsel/friendship of",
"*ʾĕlôah*": "noun, masculine singular - God",
"*ʿălê*": "preposition - upon/over",
"*ʾoholî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my tent"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥorpî*": "my autumn/prime/youth/maturity",
"*sôd*": "council/counsel/intimate friendship/secret assembly",
"*ʾĕlôah*": "God/deity"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Job.29.5",
"source": "בְּע֣וֹד שַׁ֭דַּי עִמָּדִ֑י סְבִ֖יבוֹתַ֣י נְעָרָֽי",
"text": "*bə-ʿôd* *šadday* *ʿimmādî* *səbîbôtay* *nəʿārāy*",
"grammar": {
"*bə-ʿôd*": "preposition + adverb - while yet/still",
"*šadday*": "divine name - Almighty",
"*ʿimmādî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - with me",
"*səbîbôtay*": "noun, feminine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my surroundings",
"*nəʿārāy*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my young men/servants"
},
"variants": {
"*šadday*": "Almighty/All-sufficient One",
"*nəʿārāy*": "my young men/servants/attendants/children"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Job.29.6",
"source": "בִּרְחֹ֣ץ הֲלִיכַ֣י בְּחֵמָ֑ה וְצ֥וּר יָצ֥וּק עִ֝מָּדִ֗י פַּלְגֵי־שָֽׁמֶן",
"text": "*bi-rḥōṣ* *hălîkay* *bə-ḥēmāh* *wə-ṣûr* *yāṣûq* *ʿimmādî* *palgê-šāmen*",
"grammar": {
"*bi-rḥōṣ*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - in washing/when I washed",
"*hălîkay*": "noun, feminine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my steps/ways/paths",
"*bə-ḥēmāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - in butter/cream/curds",
"*wə-ṣûr*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and rock",
"*yāṣûq*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it poured out",
"*ʿimmādî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - with me",
"*palgê-šāmen*": "noun, masculine plural construct + noun, masculine singular - streams of oil"
},
"variants": {
"*bi-rḥōṣ*": "when I washed/bathed/cleansed",
"*hălîkay*": "my steps/ways/goings",
"*bə-ḥēmāh*": "in butter/cream/curds/dairy products",
"*ṣûr*": "rock/cliff/boulder",
"*yāṣûq*": "poured out/flowed/gushed",
"*palgê-šāmen*": "streams of oil/rivers of olive oil"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Job.29.7",
"source": "בְּצֵ֣אתִי שַׁ֣עַר עֲלֵי־קָ֑רֶת בָּ֝רְח֗וֹב אָכִ֥ין מוֹשָׁבִֽי",
"text": "*bə-ṣēʾtî* *šaʿar* *ʿălê-qāret* *bā-rəḥôb* *ʾākîn* *môšābî*",
"grammar": {
"*bə-ṣēʾtî*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 1st person singular suffix - when I went out",
"*šaʿar*": "noun, masculine singular - gate",
"*ʿălê-qāret*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - to/toward city",
"*bā-rəḥôb*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in the street/plaza/open area",
"*ʾākîn*": "Hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I prepared/set up",
"*môšābî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my seat"
},
"variants": {
"*bə-ṣēʾtî*": "when I went out/came forth",
"*šaʿar*": "gate/entrance/doorway",
"*qāret*": "city/town",
"*rəḥôb*": "street/plaza/broad place/town square",
"*ʾākîn*": "I prepared/established/set up"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Job.29.8",
"source": "רָא֣וּנִי נְעָרִ֣ים וְנֶחְבָּ֑אוּ וִֽ֝ישִׁישִׁים קָ֣מוּ עָמָֽדוּ",
"text": "*rāʾûnî* *nəʿārîm* *wə-neḥbāʾû* *wî-šîšîm* *qāmû* *ʿāmādû*",
"grammar": {
"*rāʾûnî*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person plural + 1st person singular suffix - they saw me",
"*nəʿārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - young men",
"*wə-neḥbāʾû*": "conjunction + Niphal perfect, 3rd person plural - and they hid themselves",
"*wî-šîšîm*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural - and aged men/elders",
"*qāmû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they arose",
"*ʿāmādû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they stood"
},
"variants": {
"*nəʿārîm*": "young men/boys/youths/servants",
"*neḥbāʾû*": "they hid themselves/withdrew",
"*šîšîm*": "aged men/elders/old men",
"*ʿāmādû*": "they stood/stood up/took their stand"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Job.29.9",
"source": "שָׂ֭רִים עָצְר֣וּ בְמִלִּ֑ים וְ֝כַ֗ף יָשִׂ֥ימוּ לְפִיהֶֽם",
"text": "*śārîm* *ʿāṣrû* *bə-millîm* *wə-kap* *yāśîmû* *lə-pîhem*",
"grammar": {
"*śārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - princes/officials/rulers",
"*ʿāṣrû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they restrained/stopped",
"*bə-millîm*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural - with words",
"*wə-kap*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and palm/hand",
"*yāśîmû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - they placed/put",
"*lə-pîhem*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to their mouth"
},
"variants": {
"*śārîm*": "princes/officials/nobles/chiefs",
"*ʿāṣrû*": "they restrained/stopped/held back",
"*millîm*": "words/speech",
"*kap*": "palm/hand/sole",
"*yāśîmû*": "they put/placed/laid"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Job.29.10",
"source": "קוֹל־נְגִידִ֥ים נֶחְבָּ֑אוּ וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם לְחִכָּ֥ם דָּבֵֽקָה",
"text": "*qôl-nəgîdîm* *neḥbāʾû* *û-ləšônām* *lə-ḥikkām* *dābēqāh*",
"grammar": {
"*qôl-nəgîdîm*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine plural - voice of leaders",
"*neḥbāʾû*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd person plural - they hid themselves/were hidden",
"*û-ləšônām*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and their tongue",
"*lə-ḥikkām*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to their palate/roof of mouth",
"*dābēqāh*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it clung/cleaved"
},
"variants": {
"*nəgîdîm*": "leaders/nobles/rulers/commanders",
"*neḥbāʾû*": "they hid/were hidden/were silenced",
"*ləšônām*": "their tongue/language",
"*ḥikkām*": "their palate/roof of mouth",
"*dābēqāh*": "it clung/stuck/adhered"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Job.29.11",
"source": "כִּ֤י אֹ֣זֶן שָׁ֭מְעָה וַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵ֑נִי וְעַ֥ין רָ֝אֲתָ֗ה וַתְּעִידֵֽנִי",
"text": "*kî* *ʾōzen* *šāməʿāh* *wa-təʾaššrēnî* *wə-ʿayin* *rāʾătāh* *wa-təʿîdēnî*",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because/when",
"*ʾōzen*": "noun, feminine singular - ear",
"*šāməʿāh*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it heard",
"*wa-təʾaššrēnî*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - and it blessed/called me happy",
"*wə-ʿayin*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and eye",
"*rāʾătāh*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it saw",
"*wa-təʿîdēnî*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - and it testified/bore witness to me"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾōzen*": "ear/hearing",
"*šāməʿāh*": "it heard/listened",
"*təʾaššrēnî*": "it blessed me/pronounced me happy/approved me",
"*ʿayin*": "eye/sight",
"*təʿîdēnî*": "it testified for me/bore me witness/gave approval of me"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Job.29.12",
"source": "כִּֽי־אֲ֭מַלֵּט עָנִ֣י מְשַׁוֵּ֑עַ וְ֝יָת֗וֹם וְֽלֹא־עֹזֵ֥ר לֽוֹ",
"text": "*kî-ʾămalleṭ* *ʿānî* *məšawwēaʿ* *wə-yātôm* *wə-lōʾ-ʿōzēr* *lô*",
"grammar": {
"*kî-ʾămalleṭ*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect, 1st person singular - for I delivered/rescued",
"*ʿānî*": "adjective, masculine singular - poor/afflicted",
"*məšawwēaʿ*": "Piel participle, masculine singular - crying for help",
"*wə-yātôm*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and orphan",
"*wə-lōʾ-ʿōzēr*": "conjunction + negative particle + Qal participle, masculine singular - and no helper",
"*lô*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him/for him"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾămalleṭ*": "I delivered/rescued/saved",
"*ʿānî*": "poor/afflicted/humble/oppressed",
"*məšawwēaʿ*": "crying out/crying for help/pleading",
"*yātôm*": "orphan/fatherless"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Job.29.13",
"source": "בִּרְכַּ֣ת אֹ֭בֵד עָלַ֣י תָּבֹ֑א וְלֵ֖ב אַלְמָנָ֣ה אַרְנִֽן",
"text": "*birkat* *ʾōbēd* *ʿālay* *tābōʾ* *wə-lēb* *ʾalmānāh* *ʾarnīn*",
"grammar": {
"*birkat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - blessing of",
"*ʾōbēd*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - perishing/about to perish",
"*ʿālay*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - upon me",
"*tābōʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it came",
"*wə-lēb*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and heart of",
"*ʾalmānāh*": "noun, feminine singular - widow",
"*ʾarnīn*": "Hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I caused to sing/rejoice"
},
"variants": {
"*birkat*": "blessing/benediction",
"*ʾōbēd*": "perishing one/one about to perish/dying person",
"*tābōʾ*": "it came/would come",
"*lēb*": "heart/mind/inner person",
"*ʾalmānāh*": "widow/bereaved woman",
"*ʾarnīn*": "I caused to rejoice/sing/shout for joy"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Job.29.14",
"source": "צֶ֣דֶק לָ֭בַשְׁתִּי וַיִּלְבָּשֵׁ֑נִי כִּֽמְעִ֥יל וְ֝צָנִ֗יף מִשְׁפָּטִֽי",
"text": "*ṣedeq* *lābastî* *wa-yyilbāšēnî* *ki-məʿîl* *wə-ṣānîp* *mišpāṭî*",
"grammar": {
"*ṣedeq*": "noun, masculine singular - righteousness",
"*lābastî*": "Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I put on/clothed myself",
"*wa-yyilbāšēnî*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - and it clothed me",
"*ki-məʿîl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like a robe",
"*wə-ṣānîp*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and turban/headdress",
"*mišpāṭî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my justice"
},
"variants": {
"*ṣedeq*": "righteousness/rightness/justice",
"*lābastî*": "I put on/clothed myself with/wore",
"*yilbāšēnî*": "it clothed me/covered me",
"*məʿîl*": "robe/cloak/mantle",
"*ṣānîp*": "turban/headdress/diadem",
"*mišpāṭî*": "my justice/judgment/right"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Job.29.15",
"source": "עֵינַ֣יִם הָ֭יִיתִי לַֽעִוֵּ֑ר וְרַגְלַ֖יִם לַפִּסֵּ֣חַ אָֽנִי",
"text": "*ʿênayim* *hāyîtî* *la-ʿiwwēr* *wə-raglayim* *la-pissēaḥ* *ʾānî*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿênayim*": "noun, feminine dual - eyes",
"*hāyîtî*": "Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I was",
"*la-ʿiwwēr*": "preposition + definite article + adjective, masculine singular - to the blind",
"*wə-raglayim*": "conjunction + noun, feminine dual - and feet",
"*la-pissēaḥ*": "preposition + definite article + adjective, masculine singular - to the lame",
"*ʾānî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿênayim*": "eyes/sight",
"*ʿiwwēr*": "blind person/blind man",
"*raglayim*": "feet/legs",
"*pissēaḥ*": "lame person/crippled person"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Job.29.16",
"source": "אָ֣ב אָ֭נֹכִֽי לָֽאֶבְיוֹנִ֑ים וְרִ֖ב לֹא־יָדַ֣עְתִּי אֶחְקְרֵֽהוּ",
"text": "*ʾāb* *ʾānōkî* *lā-ʾebyônîm* *wə-rîb* *lōʾ-yādaʿtî* *ʾeḥqərēhû*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾāb*": "noun, masculine singular - father",
"*ʾānōkî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I",
"*lā-ʾebyônîm*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - to the needy",
"*wə-rîb*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and case/dispute",
"*lōʾ-yādaʿtî*": "negative particle + Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I did not know",
"*ʾeḥqərēhû*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - I searched it out/investigated it"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾāb*": "father/protector/provider",
"*ʾebyônîm*": "needy/poor/destitute people",
"*rîb*": "case/dispute/legal cause/controversy",
"*yādaʿtî*": "I knew/was acquainted with",
"*ʾeḥqərēhû*": "I investigated it/searched it out/examined it"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Job.29.17",
"source": "וָֽ֭אֲשַׁבְּרָה מְתַלְּע֣וֹת עַוָּ֑ל וּ֝מִשִּׁנָּ֗יו אַשְׁלִ֥יךְ טָֽרֶף",
"text": "*wā-ʾăšabbərāh* *mətalləʿôt* *ʿawwāl* *û-miššinnāyw* *ʾašlîk* *ṭārep*",
"grammar": {
"*wā-ʾăšabbərāh*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect, 1st person singular with paragogic he - and I broke",
"*mətalləʿôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - jaws of",
"*ʿawwāl*": "noun, masculine singular - unjust/wicked one",
"*û-miššinnāyw*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and from his teeth",
"*ʾašlîk*": "Hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I cast/threw",
"*ṭārep*": "noun, masculine singular - prey/torn flesh"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾăšabbərāh*": "I broke/shattered/crushed",
"*mətalləʿôt*": "jaws/fangs",
"*ʿawwāl*": "unjust one/wicked person/evil-doer",
"*šinnāyw*": "his teeth/fangs",
"*ʾašlîk*": "I cast out/threw away/flung",
"*ṭārep*": "prey/torn flesh/plunder"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Job.29.18",
"source": "וָ֭אֹמַר עִם־קִנִּ֣י אֶגְוָ֑ע וְ֝כַח֗וֹל אַרְבֶּ֥ה יָמִֽים",
"text": "*wā-ʾōmar* *ʿim-qinnî* *ʾegwāʿ* *wə-ka-ḥôl* *ʾarbeh* *yāmîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wā-ʾōmar*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I said",
"*ʿim-qinnî*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - with my nest",
"*ʾegwāʿ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will expire/die",
"*wə-ka-ḥôl*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular - and like sand",
"*ʾarbeh*": "Hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I will multiply",
"*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - days"
},
"variants": {
"*qinnî*": "my nest/home",
"*ʾegwāʿ*": "I will expire/die/breathe my last",
"*ḥôl*": "sand/phoenix (interpretational variant)",
"*ʾarbeh*": "I will multiply/increase",
"*yāmîm*": "days/lifespan"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Job.29.19",
"source": "שָׁרְשִׁ֣י פָת֣וּחַ אֱלֵי־מָ֑יִם וְ֝טַ֗ל יָלִ֥ין בִּקְצִירֽ͏ִי",
"text": "*šāršî* *pātûaḥ* *ʾĕlê-māyim* *wə-ṭal* *yālîn* *bi-qṣîrî*",
"grammar": {
"*šāršî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my root",
"*pātûaḥ*": "Qal passive participle, masculine singular - opened/spread out",
"*ʾĕlê-māyim*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - to waters",
"*wə-ṭal*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and dew",
"*yālîn*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it lodges/stays overnight",
"*bi-qṣîrî*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - on my branch/harvest"
},
"variants": {
"*šāršî*": "my root/foundation",
"*pātûaḥ*": "opened/spread out/extended",
"*māyim*": "waters/water",
"*ṭal*": "dew/moisture",
"*yālîn*": "lodges/remains overnight/stays",
"*qṣîrî*": "my branch/bough/harvest"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Job.29.20",
"source": "כְּ֭בוֹדִי חָדָ֣שׁ עִמָּדִ֑י וְ֝קַשְׁתִּ֗י בְּיָדִ֥י תַחֲלִֽיף",
"text": "*kəbôdî* *ḥādāš* *ʿimmādî* *wə-qaštî* *bə-yādî* *taḥălîp*",
"grammar": {
"*kəbôdî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my honor/glory",
"*ḥādāš*": "adjective, masculine singular - new/fresh",
"*ʿimmādî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - with me",
"*wə-qaštî*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - and my bow",
"*bə-yādî*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - in my hand",
"*taḥălîp*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it renewed itself"
},
"variants": {
"*kəbôdî*": "my honor/glory/dignity",
"*ḥādāš*": "new/fresh/renewed",
"*qaštî*": "my bow/weapon/strength",
"*taḥălîp*": "it renewed itself/was renewed/was strengthened"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Job.29.21",
"source": "לִֽי־שָׁמְע֥וּ וְיִחֵ֑לּוּ וְ֝יִדְּמ֗וּ לְמ֣וֹ עֲצָתִֽי",
"text": "*lî-šāməʿû* *wə-yiḥēllû* *wə-yiddəmû* *ləmô* *ʿăṣātî*",
"grammar": {
"*lî-šāməʿû*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix + Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - to me they listened",
"*wə-yiḥēllû*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect, 3rd person plural - and they waited",
"*wə-yiddəmû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - and they were silent",
"*ləmô*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them",
"*ʿăṣātî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my counsel"
},
"variants": {
"*šāməʿû*": "they listened/heard/obeyed",
"*yiḥēllû*": "they waited/waited expectantly",
"*yiddəmû*": "they were silent/kept quiet",
"*ləmô*": "to them/for them (poetic form)",
"*ʿăṣātî*": "my counsel/advice/plan"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "Job.29.22",
"source": "אַחֲרֵ֣י דְ֭בָרִי לֹ֣א יִשְׁנ֑וּ וְ֝עָלֵ֗ימוֹ תִּטֹּ֥ף מִלָּתִֽי",
"text": "*ʾaḥărê* *dəbārî* *lōʾ* *yišnû* *wə-ʿălêmô* *tiṭṭōp* *millātî*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾaḥărê*": "preposition - after",
"*dəbārî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my word",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yišnû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - they repeated/spoke again",
"*wə-ʿălêmô*": "conjunction + preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and upon them",
"*tiṭṭōp*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it dropped",
"*millātî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my word/speech"
},
"variants": {
"*dəbārî*": "my word/speech/saying",
"*yišnû*": "they spoke again/repeated/changed/contradicted",
"*ʿălêmô*": "upon them/on them (poetic form)",
"*tiṭṭōp*": "it dropped/dripped/distilled",
"*millātî*": "my word/speech/discourse"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "Job.29.23",
"source": "וְיִֽחֲל֣וּ כַמָּטָ֣ר לִ֑י וּ֝פִיהֶ֗ם פָּעֲר֥וּ לְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ",
"text": "*wə-yiḥălû* *ka-māṭār* *lî* *û-pîhem* *pāʿărû* *lə-malqôš*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yiḥălû*": "conjunction + Piel perfect, 3rd person plural - and they waited",
"*ka-māṭār*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like rain",
"*lî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - for me",
"*û-pîhem*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and their mouth",
"*pāʿărû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they opened wide",
"*lə-malqôš*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - for latter rain"
},
"variants": {
"*yiḥălû*": "they waited/waited expectantly",
"*māṭār*": "rain/rainfall",
"*pîhem*": "their mouth(s)",
"*pāʿărû*": "they opened wide/gaped",
"*malqôš*": "latter rain/spring rain"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "Job.29.24",
"source": "אֶשְׂחַ֣ק אֲ֭לֵהֶם לֹ֣א יַאֲמִ֑ינוּ וְא֥וֹר פָּ֝נַ֗י לֹ֣א יַפִּילֽוּן",
"text": "*ʾeśḥaq* *ʾălēhem* *lōʾ* *yaʾămînû* *wə-ʾôr* *pānay* *lōʾ* *yappîlûn*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾeśḥaq*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I smiled/laughed",
"*ʾălēhem*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - at them",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yaʾămînû*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person plural - they believed",
"*wə-ʾôr*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and light of",
"*pānay*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my face",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yappîlûn*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person plural with paragogic nun - they cast down"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾeśḥaq*": "I smiled/laughed/jested",
"*yaʾămînû*": "they believed/trusted",
"*ʾôr pānay*": "light of my face/my cheerful countenance",
"*yappîlûn*": "they cast down/let fall/diminished"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "Job.29.25",
"source": "אֶֽבֲחַ֣ר דַּרְכָּם֮ וְאֵשֵׁ֢ב רֹ֥אשׁ וְ֭אֶשְׁכּוֹן כְּמֶ֣לֶךְ בַּגְּד֑וּד כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר אֲבֵלִ֣ים יְנַחֵֽם",
"text": "*ʾebăḥar* *darkām* *wə-ʾēšēb* *rōʾš* *wə-ʾeškôn* *kə-melek* *ba-gədûd* *ka-ʾăšer* *ʾăbēlîm* *yənaḥēm*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾebăḥar*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I chose",
"*darkām*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their way",
"*wə-ʾēšēb*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I sat",
"*rōʾš*": "noun, masculine singular - head/chief",
"*wə-ʾeškôn*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I dwelt/lived",
"*kə-melek*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like a king",
"*ba-gədûd*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the troop",
"*ka-ʾăšer*": "preposition + relative particle - as one who",
"*ʾăbēlîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - mourners",
"*yənaḥēm*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he comforts"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾebăḥar*": "I chose/selected",
"*darkām*": "their way/path/road",
"*ʾēšēb*": "I sat/dwelt/remained",
"*rōʾš*": "head/chief/leader",
"*ʾeškôn*": "I dwelt/lived/resided",
"*melek*": "king/sovereign/ruler",
"*gədûd*": "troop/army/band",
"*ʾăbēlîm*": "mourners/those who grieve",
"*yənaḥēm*": "he comforts/consoled"
}
}
1 {
"verseID": "Job.30.1",
"source": "וְעַתָּ֤ה ׀ שָֽׂחֲק֣וּ עָלַי֮ צְעִירִ֥ים מִמֶּ֗נִּי לְיָ֫מִ֥ים אֲשֶׁר־מָאַ֥סְתִּי אֲבוֹתָ֑ם לָ֝שִׁ֗ית עִם־כַּלְבֵ֥י צֹאנִֽי",
"text": "And *ʿattâ* they *śāḥăqû* upon me *ṣəʿîrîm* from me in *yāmîm* whom I *māʾastî* their *ʾăḇôṯām*, *lāśîṯ* with *kalḇê* of my *ṣōʾnî*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-*": "conjunction - and/but/now",
"*ʿattâ*": "adverb - now",
"*śāḥăqû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they laugh/mock",
"*ʿālay*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - upon me",
"*ṣəʿîrîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - younger ones",
"*mimmennî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - from me/than me",
"*lə-yāmîm*": "preposition with noun, masculine plural - for days/in age",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who/which/that",
"*māʾastî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I rejected/despised",
"*ʾăḇôṯām*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their fathers",
"*lāśîṯ*": "preposition with infinitive construct - to place/set/appoint",
"*ʿim-kalḇê*": "preposition with noun, masculine plural construct - with dogs of",
"*ṣōʾnî*": "noun, common singular with 1st person singular suffix - my flock/sheep"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿattâ*": "now/at this time",
"*śāḥăqû*": "laugh at/mock/deride",
"*ṣəʿîrîm*": "younger ones/youth/juniors",
"*yāmîm*": "days/age/years",
"*māʾastî*": "rejected/despised/refused",
"*lāśîṯ*": "to place/to set/to appoint",
"*kalḇê*": "dogs/contemptible persons"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Job.30.2",
"source": "גַּם־כֹּ֣חַ יְ֭דֵיהֶם לָ֣מָּה לִּ֑י עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ אָ֣בַד כָּֽלַח",
"text": "Even *kōaḥ* of their *yəḏêhem* *lāmmâ* to me, upon them *ʾāḇaḏ* *kālaḥ*",
"grammar": {
"*gam*": "adverb/conjunction - also/even/moreover",
"*kōaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - strength of",
"*yəḏêhem*": "noun, feminine dual with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their hands",
"*lāmmâ*": "interrogative adverb - why/for what purpose",
"*lî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me/for me",
"*ʿālêmô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix (poetic form) - upon them",
"*ʾāḇaḏ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - perished/was lost",
"*kālaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - vigor/full strength/old age"
},
"variants": {
"*kōaḥ*": "strength/power/ability",
"*yəḏêhem*": "their hands/their abilities",
"*lāmmâ*": "why/for what purpose/what use",
"*ʾāḇaḏ*": "perished/was lost/destroyed",
"*kālaḥ*": "vigor/full strength/maturity/old age"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Job.30.3",
"source": "בְּחֶ֥סֶר וּבְכָפָ֗ן גַּ֫לְמ֥וּד הַֽעֹרְקִ֥ים צִיָּ֑ה אֶ֝֗מֶשׁ שׁוֹאָ֥ה וּמְשֹׁאָֽה",
"text": "In *ḥeser* and in *ḵāp̄ān* *galmûḏ* the *ʿōrəqîm* *ṣiyyâ*, *ʾemeš* *šôʾâ* and *məšōʾâ*",
"grammar": {
"*bə-ḥeser*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular - in want/lack",
"*û-ḇə-ḵāp̄ān*": "conjunction with preposition with noun, masculine singular - and in famine/hunger",
"*galmûḏ*": "adjective, masculine singular - barren/desolate/solitary",
"*ha-ʿōrəqîm*": "definite article with verb, qal participle, masculine plural - the fleeing ones/gnawing",
"*ṣiyyâ*": "noun, feminine singular - dry/arid land/desert",
"*ʾemeš*": "adverb - yesterday/recently/formerly",
"*šôʾâ*": "noun, feminine singular - devastation/ruin/storm",
"*û-məšōʾâ*": "conjunction with noun, feminine singular - and desolation/waste"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥeser*": "want/need/lack/poverty",
"*ḵāp̄ān*": "famine/hunger/starvation",
"*galmûḏ*": "barren/desolate/solitary/lifeless",
"*ʿōrəqîm*": "fleeing ones/gnawing/those who gnaw",
"*ṣiyyâ*": "dry land/desert/wilderness",
"*ʾemeš*": "yesterday/recently/formerly/at night",
"*šôʾâ*": "devastation/ruin/storm/waste",
"*məšōʾâ*": "desolation/waste/ruin"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Job.30.4",
"source": "הַקֹּטְפִ֣ים מַלּ֣וּחַ עֲלֵי־שִׂ֑יחַ וְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁ רְתָמִ֣ים לַחְמָֽם",
"text": "The *qōṭəp̄îm* *mallûaḥ* upon *śîaḥ* and *šōreš* *rəṯāmîm* their *laḥmām*",
"grammar": {
"*ha-qōṭəp̄îm*": "definite article with verb, qal participle, masculine plural - the ones plucking/gathering",
"*mallûaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - mallow/salt herb",
"*ʿălê-śîaḥ*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular - upon bush/shrub",
"*wə-šōreš*": "conjunction with noun, masculine singular construct - and root of",
"*rəṯāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - broom trees/juniper",
"*laḥmām*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their bread/food"
},
"variants": {
"*qōṭəp̄îm*": "plucking/gathering/picking",
"*mallûaḥ*": "mallow/salt herb/purslane",
"*śîaḥ*": "bush/shrub/plant",
"*šōreš*": "root/base/foundation",
"*rəṯāmîm*": "broom trees/juniper/retem bushes",
"*laḥmām*": "their bread/their food/their sustenance"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Job.30.5",
"source": "מִן־גֵּ֥ו יְגֹרָ֑שׁוּ יָרִ֥יעוּ עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ כַּגַּנָּֽב",
"text": "From *gêw* they *yəḡōrāšû*, they *yārîʿû* upon them like the *gannāḇ*",
"grammar": {
"*min-gêw*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular - from midst/community",
"*yəḡōrāšû*": "verb, pual imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they are driven out",
"*yārîʿû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they shout/cry out",
"*ʿălêmô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix (poetic form) - upon them",
"*ka-gannāḇ*": "preposition of comparison with noun, masculine singular - like the thief"
},
"variants": {
"*gêw*": "midst/community/society",
"*yəḡōrāšû*": "are driven out/expelled/banished",
"*yārîʿû*": "shout after/cry out/raise an alarm",
"*gannāḇ*": "thief/stealer/robber"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Job.30.6",
"source": "בַּעֲר֣וּץ נְחָלִ֣ים לִשְׁכֹּ֑ן חֹרֵ֖י עָפָ֣ר וְכֵפִֽים",
"text": "In *ʿărûṣ* *nəḥālîm* to *liškōn* *ḥōrê* *ʿāp̄ār* and *kêp̄îm*",
"grammar": {
"*ba-ʿărûṣ*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular construct - in gully/ravine of",
"*nəḥālîm*": "noun, masculine plural - wadis/valleys/streams",
"*liškōn*": "preposition with verb, qal infinitive construct - to dwell/inhabit",
"*ḥōrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - holes of/caves of",
"*ʿāp̄ār*": "noun, masculine singular - dust/earth/soil",
"*wə-kêp̄îm*": "conjunction with noun, masculine plural - and rocks/cliffs"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿărûṣ*": "gully/ravine/ditch",
"*nəḥālîm*": "wadis/valleys/streams/torrents",
"*liškōn*": "to dwell/to inhabit/to live",
"*ḥōrê*": "holes/caves/hollows",
"*ʿāp̄ār*": "dust/earth/soil/ground",
"*kêp̄îm*": "rocks/cliffs/crags"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Job.30.7",
"source": "בֵּין־שִׂיחִ֥ים יִנְהָ֑קוּ תַּ֖חַת חָר֣וּל יְסֻפָּֽחוּ",
"text": "Between *śîḥîm* they *yinhāqû*, under *ḥārûl* they *yəsuppāḥû*",
"grammar": {
"*bên-śîḥîm*": "preposition with noun, masculine plural - between bushes/shrubs",
"*yinhāqû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they bray/howl",
"*taḥat*": "preposition - under/beneath",
"*ḥārûl*": "noun, masculine singular - nettle/thorn bush",
"*yəsuppāḥû*": "verb, pual imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they are gathered/huddled together"
},
"variants": {
"*śîḥîm*": "bushes/shrubs/plants",
"*yinhāqû*": "bray/howl/cry out",
"*ḥārûl*": "nettle/thorn bush/bramble",
"*yəsuppāḥû*": "are gathered together/are huddled/are joined"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Job.30.8",
"source": "בְּֽנֵי־נָ֭בָל גַּם־בְּנֵ֣י בְלִי־שֵׁ֑ם נִ֝כְּא֗וּ מִן־הָאָֽרֶץ",
"text": "Sons of *nāḇāl* even sons of *ḇəlî-šēm* they are *nikkəʾû* from the *ʾāreṣ*",
"grammar": {
"*bənê-nāḇāl*": "noun, masculine plural construct with noun - sons of fool/senseless person",
"*gam-bənê*": "adverb with noun, masculine plural construct - even/also sons of",
"*ḇəlî-šēm*": "particle of negation with noun, masculine singular - without name/nameless",
"*nikkəʾû*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person plural - they are beaten/struck/scourged",
"*min-hā-ʾāreṣ*": "preposition with definite article with noun, feminine singular - from the land/earth"
},
"variants": {
"*nāḇāl*": "fool/senseless person/godless person",
"*ḇəlî-šēm*": "without name/nameless/infamous",
"*nikkəʾû*": "beaten/struck/scourged/driven out",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "land/earth/country/ground"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Job.30.9",
"source": "וְ֭עַתָּה נְגִינָתָ֣ם הָיִ֑יתִי וָאֱהִ֖י לָהֶ֣ם לְמִלָּֽה",
"text": "And *ʿattâ* their *nəḡînāṯām* I *hāyîṯî*, and I *wāʾĕhî* to them for *millâ*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ʿattâ*": "conjunction with adverb - and now",
"*nəḡînāṯām*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their song/mockery",
"*hāyîṯî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have become/was",
"*wāʾĕhî*": "conjunction with verb, qal imperfect apocopated, 1st person singular - and I have become/am",
"*lāhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them/for them",
"*lə-millâ*": "preposition with noun, feminine singular - for byword/object of talk"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿattâ*": "now/at this time",
"*nəḡînāṯām*": "their song/their mocking song/their taunt",
"*hāyîṯî*": "I have become/I was/I am",
"*lāhem*": "to them/for them",
"*millâ*": "byword/object of talk/proverb/jest"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Job.30.10",
"source": "תִּֽעֲבוּנִי רָ֣חֲקוּ מֶ֑נִּי וּ֝מִפָּנַ֗י לֹא־חָ֥שְׂכוּ רֹֽק",
"text": "They *tiʿăḇûnî* they *rāḥăqû* from me, and from my *mippānay* not they *ḥāśəḵû* *rōq*",
"grammar": {
"*tiʿăḇûnî*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person plural with 1st person singular suffix - they abhor me",
"*rāḥăqû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they go far away/keep distance",
"*mennî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - from me",
"*û-mippānay*": "conjunction with preposition with noun, plural with 1st person singular suffix - and from my face",
"*lōʾ-ḥāśəḵû*": "negative particle with verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they do not withhold",
"*rōq*": "noun, masculine singular - spittle/spit"
},
"variants": {
"*tiʿăḇûnî*": "they abhor me/they detest me/they loathe me",
"*rāḥăqû*": "they go far away/they distance themselves/they stay far",
"*mippānay*": "from my face/from my presence",
"*ḥāśəḵû*": "withhold/keep back/restrain",
"*rōq*": "spittle/spit/saliva"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Job.30.11",
"source": "כִּֽי־*יתרו **יִתְרִ֣י פִ֭תַּח וַיְעַנֵּ֑נִי וְ֝רֶ֗סֶן מִפָּנַ֥י שִׁלֵּֽחוּ",
"text": "Because His *yiṯrî* He *pittaḥ* and He *wayəʿannēnî*, and the *resen* from my *mippānay* they *šillēḥû*",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - because/for",
"*yiṯrî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my cord/bowstring",
"*pittaḥ*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he loosed/opened",
"*wayəʿannēnî*": "conjunction with verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and he afflicted me",
"*wə-resen*": "conjunction with noun, masculine singular - and bridle/restraint",
"*mippānay*": "preposition with noun, plural with 1st person singular suffix - from my face/presence",
"*šillēḥû*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person plural - they let loose/cast off"
},
"variants": {
"*yiṯrî*": "my cord/my bowstring/my tent-cord [text note: could be *yiṯrô* (his cord)]",
"*pittaḥ*": "loosed/opened/untied",
"*wayəʿannēnî*": "afflicted me/humbled me/oppressed me",
"*resen*": "bridle/restraint/halter",
"*šillēḥû*": "let loose/cast off/send away"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Job.30.12",
"source": "עַל־יָמִין֮ פִּרְחַ֢ח יָ֫ק֥וּמוּ רַגְלַ֥י שִׁלֵּ֑חוּ וַיָּסֹ֥לּוּ עָ֝לַ֗י אָרְח֥וֹת אֵידָֽם",
"text": "Upon *yāmîn* *pirḥaḥ* they *yāqûmû*, my *raḡlay* they *šillēḥû*, and they *wayyāsōllû* upon me *ʾārḥôṯ* of their *ʾêḏām*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿal-yāmîn*": "preposition with noun, feminine singular - upon right side",
"*pirḥaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - brood/rabble",
"*yāqûmû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they rise/arise",
"*raḡlay*": "noun, feminine dual with 1st person singular suffix - my feet",
"*šillēḥû*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person plural - they send away/push away",
"*wayyāsōllû*": "conjunction with verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they cast up/raise",
"*ʿālay*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - upon me/against me",
"*ʾārḥôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural construct - paths of/ways of",
"*ʾêḏām*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their calamity/destruction"
},
"variants": {
"*yāmîn*": "right side/right hand/south",
"*pirḥaḥ*": "brood/rabble/young rabble",
"*yāqûmû*": "they rise/they arise/they stand up",
"*raḡlay*": "my feet/my legs",
"*šillēḥû*": "they send away/they push away/they drive off",
"*wayyāsōllû*": "they cast up/they raise/they heap up",
"*ʾārḥôṯ*": "paths/ways/roads",
"*ʾêḏām*": "their calamity/their destruction/their ruin"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Job.30.13",
"source": "נָתְס֗וּ נְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥י לְהַוָּתִ֥י יֹעִ֑ילוּ לֹ֖א עֹזֵ֣ר לָֽמוֹ",
"text": "They *nāṯəsû* my *nəṯîḇāṯî*, for my *hawwāṯî* they *yōʿîlû*, no *ʿōzēr* to them",
"grammar": {
"*nāṯəsû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they tear up/break down",
"*nəṯîḇāṯî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my path",
"*lə-hawwāṯî*": "preposition with noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - for my ruin/calamity",
"*yōʿîlû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they advance/profit/help forward",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - no/not",
"*ʿōzēr*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - one helping/assisting",
"*lāmô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix (poetic form) - to them"
},
"variants": {
"*nāṯəsû*": "tear up/break down/destroy",
"*nəṯîḇāṯî*": "my path/my way",
"*hawwāṯî*": "my ruin/my calamity/my destruction",
"*yōʿîlû*": "they advance/they promote/they help forward",
"*ʿōzēr*": "helper/one assisting",
"*lāmô*": "to them/for them"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Job.30.14",
"source": "כְּפֶ֣רֶץ רָחָ֣ב יֶאֱתָ֑יוּ תַּ֥חַת שֹׁ֝אָ֗ה הִתְגַּלְגָּֽלוּ",
"text": "Like *pereṣ* *rāḥāḇ* they *yeʾĕṯāyû*, under *šōʾâ* they *hiṯgalgālû*",
"grammar": {
"*kə-p̄ereṣ*": "preposition of comparison with noun, masculine singular - like breach/gap",
"*rāḥāḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - wide/broad",
"*yeʾĕṯāyû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they come",
"*taḥaṯ*": "preposition - under/beneath",
"*šōʾâ*": "noun, feminine singular - devastation/ruin",
"*hiṯgalgālû*": "verb, hithpael perfect, 3rd person plural - they roll themselves"
},
"variants": {
"*pereṣ*": "breach/gap/break",
"*rāḥāḇ*": "wide/broad/large",
"*yeʾĕṯāyû*": "they come/they arrive/they advance",
"*šōʾâ*": "devastation/ruin/crash",
"*hiṯgalgālû*": "they roll themselves/they tumble in/they rush in"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Job.30.15",
"source": "הָהְפַּ֥ךְ עָלַ֗י בַּלָּ֫ה֥וֹת תִּרְדֹּ֣ף כָּ֭רוּחַ נְדִבָתִ֑י וּ֝כְעָ֗ב עָבְרָ֥ה יְשֻׁעָתִֽי",
"text": "They *hāhəpaḵ* upon me *ballāhôṯ*, *tirəddōp̄* like the *rûaḥ* my *nəḏiḇāṯî*, and like *ʿāḇ* *ʿāḇərâ* my *yəšuʿāṯî*",
"grammar": {
"*hāhəpaḵ*": "verb, hophal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - are turned/overturned",
"*ʿālay*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - upon me/against me",
"*ballāhôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural - terrors/sudden terrors",
"*tirəddōp̄*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it pursues",
"*kā-rûaḥ*": "preposition of comparison with noun, feminine singular - like wind/spirit",
"*nəḏiḇāṯî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my nobility/dignity",
"*û-ḵə-ʿāḇ*": "conjunction with preposition of comparison with noun, masculine singular - and like cloud",
"*ʿāḇərâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it passed away",
"*yəšuʿāṯî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my salvation/welfare"
},
"variants": {
"*hāhəpaḵ*": "turned over/overturned/changed",
"*ballāhôṯ*": "terrors/sudden terrors/fears",
"*tirəddōp̄*": "pursues/chases after/hunts",
"*rûaḥ*": "wind/breath/spirit",
"*nəḏiḇāṯî*": "my nobility/my dignity/my honor",
"*ʿāḇ*": "cloud/thick cloud",
"*ʿāḇərâ*": "passed away/disappeared/vanished",
"*yəšuʿāṯî*": "my salvation/my welfare/my prosperity"
}
}
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"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Job.30.20",
"source": "אֲשַׁוַּ֣ע אֵ֭לֶיךָ וְלֹ֣א תַעֲנֵ֑נִי עָ֝מַ֗דְתִּי וַתִּתְבֹּ֥נֶן בִּֽי",
"text": "I *ʾăšawwaʿ* to You and not You *taʿănēnî*, I *ʿāmaḏtî* and You *wattiṯbōnen* at me",
"grammar": {
"*ʾăšawwaʿ*": "verb, piel imperfect, 1st person singular - I cry out",
"*ʾēleḵā*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you",
"*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction with negative particle - and not",
"*taʿănēnî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - you answer me",
"*ʿāmaḏtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I stand/stood",
"*wattiṯbōnen*": "conjunction with verb, hithpael imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you look at/consider",
"*bî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - at me/on me"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾăšawwaʿ*": "cry out/call for help/plead",
"*taʿănēnî*": "answer me/respond to me",
"*ʿāmaḏtî*": "I stand/I stood/I remain",
"*wattiṯbōnen*": "look at/consider/gaze at",
"*bî*": "at me/on me/against me"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Job.30.21",
"source": "תֵּהָפֵ֣ךְ לְאַכְזָ֣ר לִ֑י בְּעֹ֖צֶם יָדְךָ֣ תִשְׂטְמֵֽנִי",
"text": "You *tēhāp̄ēḵ* to *ʾaḵzār* to me, with the *ʿōṣem* of Your *yāḏəḵā* You *tiśṭəmēnî*",
"grammar": {
"*tēhāp̄ēḵ*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you are turned/changed",
"*lə-ʾaḵzār*": "preposition with adjective, masculine singular - to cruel one/harshness",
"*lî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me/against me",
"*bə-ʿōṣem*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular construct - with strength/might of",
"*yāḏəḵā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hand",
"*tiśṭəmēnî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - you persecute me/oppose me"
},
"variants": {
"*tēhāp̄ēḵ*": "turned/changed/transformed",
"*ʾaḵzār*": "cruel one/harsh one/fierce one",
"*ʿōṣem*": "strength/might/power",
"*yāḏəḵā*": "your hand/your power",
"*tiśṭəmēnî*": "persecute me/oppose me/hate me"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "Job.30.22",
"source": "תִּשָּׂאֵ֣נִי אֶל־ר֖[d]וּחַ תַּרְכִּיבֵ֑נִי וּ֝תְמֹגְגֵ֗נִי *תשוה **תּוּשִׁיָּֽה",
"text": "You *tiśśāʾēnî* to *rûaḥ*, You *tarkîḇēnî* and You *ûṯəmōḡəḡēnî* *tûšiyyâ*",
"grammar": {
"*tiśśāʾēnî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - you lift me up",
"*ʾel-rûaḥ*": "preposition with noun, feminine singular - to wind",
"*tarkîḇēnî*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - you cause me to ride",
"*ûṯəmōḡəḡēnî*": "conjunction with verb, poel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and you melt me/dissolve me",
"*tûšiyyâ*": "noun, feminine singular - wisdom/sound wisdom"
},
"variants": {
"*tiśśāʾēnî*": "lift me up/carry me away/bear me off",
"*rûaḥ*": "wind/spirit/breath",
"*tarkîḇēnî*": "cause me to ride/mount me upon/make me ride",
"*ûṯəmōḡəḡēnî*": "melt me/dissolve me/cause me to melt away",
"*tûšiyyâ*": "wisdom/sound wisdom/success [text note: variant *tašweh* (you level/equalize)]"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "Job.30.23",
"source": "כִּֽי־יָ֭דַעְתִּי מָ֣וֶת תְּשִׁיבֵ֑נִי וּבֵ֖ית מוֹעֵ֣ד לְכָל־חָֽי",
"text": "For I *yāḏaʿtî* *māweṯ* You *təšîḇēnî*, and *bêṯ* *môʿēḏ* for all *ḥāy*",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*yāḏaʿtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I know",
"*māweṯ*": "noun, masculine singular - death",
"*təšîḇēnî*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - you will bring me back/return me",
"*û-ḇêṯ*": "conjunction with noun, masculine singular construct - and house of",
"*môʿēḏ*": "noun, masculine singular - appointed place/meeting",
"*lə-ḵāl-ḥāy*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular construct with adjective - for all living"
},
"variants": {
"*yāḏaʿtî*": "I know/I am aware",
"*māweṯ*": "death/dying",
"*təšîḇēnî*": "bring me back/return me/restore me",
"*bêṯ*": "house/place/abode",
"*môʿēḏ*": "appointed place/meeting place/assembly",
"*ḥāy*": "living/alive"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "Job.30.24",
"source": "אַ֣ךְ לֹא־בְ֭עִי יִשְׁלַח־יָ֑ד אִם־בְּ֝פִיד֗וֹ לָהֶ֥ן שֽׁוּעַ",
"text": "Surely not in *ḇəʿî* He *yišlaḥ-yāḏ* if in His *pîḏô* to them *šûaʿ*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾaḵ*": "adverb - surely/only/but",
"*lōʾ-ḇəʿî*": "negative particle with noun, masculine singular - not in ruin/heap",
"*yišlaḥ-yāḏ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with noun, feminine singular - he stretches out hand",
"*ʾim-bə-p̄îḏô*": "conditional particle with preposition with noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - if in his disaster/calamity",
"*lāhen*": "preposition with 3rd person feminine plural suffix - to them/for them",
"*šûaʿ*": "noun, masculine singular - cry for help"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾaḵ*": "surely/only/however",
"*ḇəʿî*": "ruin/heap/prayer/petition",
"*yišlaḥ-yāḏ*": "stretches out hand/sends hand/extends hand",
"*pîḏô*": "his disaster/his calamity/his destruction",
"*lāhen*": "to them/for them (feminine)",
"*šûaʿ*": "cry for help/plea"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "Job.30.25",
"source": "אִם־לֹ֣א בָ֭כִיתִי לִקְשֵׁה־י֑וֹם עָֽגְמָ֥ה נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י לָאֶבְיֽוֹן",
"text": "If not I *ḇāḵîṯî* for *qəšēh-yôm* *ʿāḡəmâ* my *nap̄šî* for the *ʾeḇyôn*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾim-lōʾ*": "conditional particle with negative particle - if not/surely",
"*ḇāḵîṯî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I wept",
"*li-qəšēh-yôm*": "preposition with adjective, masculine singular construct with noun, masculine singular - for hard of day/troubled",
"*ʿāḡəmâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - was grieved",
"*nap̄šî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my soul",
"*lā-ʾeḇyôn*": "preposition with definite article with adjective, masculine singular - for the needy/poor"
},
"variants": {
"*ḇāḵîṯî*": "I wept/I cried",
"*qəšēh-yôm*": "hard of day/troubled one/one in adversity",
"*ʿāḡəmâ*": "was grieved/was sad/was sorrowful",
"*nap̄šî*": "my soul/my being/myself",
"*ʾeḇyôn*": "needy one/poor one/destitute one"
}
}
26 {
"verseID": "Job.30.26",
"source": "כִּ֤י ט֣וֹב קִ֭וִּיתִי וַיָּ֣בֹא רָ֑ע וַֽאֲיַחֲלָ֥ה לְ֝א֗וֹר וַיָּ֥בֹא אֹֽפֶל",
"text": "For *ṭôḇ* I *qiwwîṯî* and *wayyāḇōʾ* *rāʿ*, and I *waʾăyaḥălâ* for *ʾôr* and *wayyāḇōʾ* *ʾōp̄el*",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because/when",
"*ṭôḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - good",
"*qiwwîṯî*": "verb, piel perfect, 1st person singular - I waited for/expected",
"*wayyāḇōʾ*": "conjunction with verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it came",
"*rāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - evil/bad",
"*waʾăyaḥălâ*": "conjunction with verb, piel imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular - and I waited/hoped for",
"*lə-ʾôr*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular - for light",
"*wayyāḇōʾ*": "conjunction with verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it came",
"*ʾōp̄el*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness/gloom"
},
"variants": {
"*ṭôḇ*": "good/pleasant/agreeable",
"*qiwwîṯî*": "waited for/expected/hoped for",
"*wayyāḇōʾ*": "came/arrived",
"*rāʿ*": "evil/bad/distress",
"*waʾăyaḥălâ*": "waited for/hoped for/expected",
"*ʾôr*": "light/daylight/brightness",
"*ʾōp̄el*": "darkness/gloom/deep darkness"
}
}
27 {
"verseID": "Job.30.27",
"source": "מֵעַ֖י רֻתְּח֥וּ וְלֹא־דָ֗מּוּ קִדְּמֻ֥נִי יְמֵי־עֹֽנִי",
"text": "My *mēʿay* *ruttəḥû* and not *ḏāmmû*, *qiddəmûnî* *yəmê-ʿōnî*",
"grammar": {
"*mēʿay*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my inward parts/bowels",
"*ruttəḥû*": "verb, pual perfect, 3rd person plural - they boil/are agitated",
"*wə-lōʾ-ḏāmmû*": "conjunction with negative particle with verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - and not they are quiet",
"*qiddəmûnî*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person plural with 1st person singular suffix - they come before me/confront me",
"*yəmê-ʿōnî*": "noun, masculine plural construct with noun, masculine singular - days of affliction"
},
"variants": {
"*mēʿay*": "my inward parts/my bowels/my insides",
"*ruttəḥû*": "boil/are agitated/are troubled",
"*ḏāmmû*": "are quiet/are still/cease",
"*qiddəmûnî*": "come before me/confront me/meet me",
"*yəmê-ʿōnî*": "days of affliction/days of suffering/days of misery"
}
}
28 {
"verseID": "Job.30.28",
"source": "קֹדֵ֣ר הִ֭לַּכְתִּי בְּלֹ֣א חַמָּ֑ה קַ֖מְתִּי בַקָּהָ֣ל אֲשַׁוֵּֽעַ",
"text": "*qōḏēr* I *hillaktî* without *ḥammâ*, I *qamtî* in the *qāhāl* I *ʾăšawwēaʿ*",
"grammar": {
"*qōḏēr*": "adjective, masculine singular - darkened/mourning",
"*hillaktî*": "verb, piel perfect, 1st person singular - I walk about/go about",
"*bə-lōʾ*": "preposition with negative particle - without",
"*ḥammâ*": "noun, feminine singular - sun/heat",
"*qamtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I arise/stand up",
"*ḇa-qqāhāl*": "preposition with definite article with noun, masculine singular - in the assembly/congregation",
"*ʾăšawwēaʿ*": "verb, piel imperfect, 1st person singular - I cry out/call for help"
},
"variants": {
"*qōḏēr*": "darkened/mourning/in mourning apparel",
"*hillaktî*": "walk about/go about/wander",
"*ḥammâ*": "sun/heat/sunlight",
"*qamtî*": "arise/stand up/get up",
"*qāhāl*": "assembly/congregation/community",
"*ʾăšawwēaʿ*": "cry out/call for help/plead"
}
}
29 {
"verseID": "Job.30.29",
"source": "אָ֭ח הָיִ֣יתִי לְתַנִּ֑ים וְ֝רֵ֗עַ לִבְנ֥וֹת יַעֲנָֽה",
"text": "*ʾāḥ* I *hāyîṯî* to *tannîm*, and *rēaʿ* to *ḇənôṯ* *yaʿănâ*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾāḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - brother",
"*hāyîṯî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have become/was",
"*lə-tannîm*": "preposition with noun, masculine plural - to jackals/dragons",
"*wə-rēaʿ*": "conjunction with noun, masculine singular - and companion/friend",
"*li-ḇənôṯ*": "preposition with noun, feminine plural construct - to daughters of",
"*yaʿănâ*": "noun, feminine singular - ostrich"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾāḥ*": "brother/kinsman",
"*hāyîṯî*": "have become/was/am",
"*tannîm*": "jackals/dragons/wild dogs",
"*rēaʿ*": "companion/friend/associate",
"*ḇənôṯ yaʿănâ*": "daughters of ostrich/ostriches/female ostriches"
}
}
30 {
"verseID": "Job.30.30",
"source": "ע֭וֹרִי שָׁחַ֣ר מֵעָלָ֑י וְעַצְמִי־חָ֝֗רָה מִנִּי־חֹֽרֶב",
"text": "My *ʿôrî* *šāḥar* from upon me, and my *ʿaṣmî-ḥārâ* from *ḥōreḇ*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿôrî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my skin",
"*šāḥar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - becomes black/darkens",
"*mēʿālāy*": "preposition with preposition with 1st person singular suffix - from upon me",
"*wə-ʿaṣmî*": "conjunction with noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and my bone",
"*ḥārâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - burns/is hot",
"*minnî-ḥōreḇ*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular - from heat/drought"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿôrî*": "my skin/my hide",
"*šāḥar*": "becomes black/darkens/grows dark",
"*ʿaṣmî*": "my bone/my skeleton/my frame",
"*ḥārâ*": "burns/is hot/is inflamed",
"*ḥōreḇ*": "heat/drought/burning"
}
}
31 {
"verseID": "Job.30.31",
"source": "וַיְהִ֣י לְ֭אֵבֶל כִּנֹּרִ֑י וְ֝עֻגָבִ֗י לְק֣וֹל בֹּכִֽים",
"text": "And *wayəhî* to *ʾēḇel* my *kinnōrî*, and my *ʿuḡāḇî* to *qôl* *bōḵîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wayəhî*": "conjunction with verb, qal imperfect apocopated, 3rd person masculine singular - and it becomes/it is",
"*lə-ʾēḇel*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular - to mourning",
"*kinnōrî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my harp/lyre",
"*wə-ʿuḡāḇî*": "conjunction with noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and my flute/pipe",
"*lə-qôl*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular construct - for voice of",
"*bōḵîm*": "verb, qal participle, masculine plural - weeping ones"
},
"variants": {
"*wayəhî*": "becomes/is/turns into",
"*ʾēḇel*": "mourning/lamentation",
"*kinnōrî*": "my harp/my lyre",
"*ʿuḡāḇî*": "my flute/my pipe/my reed instrument",
"*qôl*": "voice/sound",
"*bōḵîm*": "weeping ones/those who weep"
}
}