Job 20:5-9 : 5 {
"verseID": "Job.20.5",
"source": "כִּ֤י רִנְנַ֣ת רְ֭שָׁעִים מִקָּר֑וֹב וְשִׂמְחַ֖ת חָנֵ֣ף עֲדֵי־רָֽגַע׃",
"text": "*kî* *rinnat* *rĕšāʿîm* *mi-qārôb* *wĕ-* *śimḥat* *ḥānēp* *ʿădê-* *rāgaʿ*",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - that/for/because",
"*rinnat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - joyful shouting/jubilation",
"*rĕšāʿîm*": "noun, masculine plural - wicked ones",
"*mi-qārôb*": "preposition with adjective, masculine singular - from near/recent",
"*wĕ-*": "conjunction - and",
"*śimḥat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - joy/gladness",
"*ḥānēp*": "adjective/noun, masculine singular - godless/profane/hypocrite",
"*ʿădê-*": "preposition - until",
"*rāgaʿ*": "noun, masculine singular - moment/instant"
},
"variants": {
"*rinnat*": "joyful shouting/triumphing/exultation/jubilation",
"*rĕšāʿîm*": "wicked ones/evil people/criminals",
"*mi-qārôb*": "from near/recent/short-lived",
"*śimḥat*": "joy/gladness/rejoicing",
"*ḥānēp*": "godless/profane/hypocrite/impious",
"*rāgaʿ*": "moment/instant/brief time"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Job.20.6",
"source": "אִם־יַעֲלֶ֣ה לַשָּׁמַ֣יִם שִׂיא֑וֹ וְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹ לָעָ֥ב יַגִּֽיעַ׃",
"text": "*ʾim-* *yaʿăleh* *la-šāmayim* *śîʾô* *wĕ-* *rōʾšô* *lā-ʿāb* *yaggîaʿ*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾim-*": "conjunction - if",
"*yaʿăleh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it ascends/goes up",
"*la-šāmayim*": "preposition with definite article and noun, masculine plural - to the heavens",
"*śîʾô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his height/exaltation",
"*wĕ-*": "conjunction - and",
"*rōʾšô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his head",
"*lā-ʿāb*": "preposition with definite article and noun, masculine singular - to the cloud",
"*yaggîaʿ*": "hifil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it reaches/touches"
},
"variants": {
"*yaʿăleh*": "ascends/goes up/mounts up",
"*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky",
"*śîʾô*": "his height/his exaltation/his excellence/his pride",
"*rōʾšô*": "his head/his top/his summit",
"*ʿāb*": "cloud/thick cloud",
"*yaggîaʿ*": "reaches/touches/arrives at"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Job.20.7",
"source": "כְּֽגֶלֲלוֹ לָנֶ֣צַח יֹאבֵ֑ד רֹ֝אָ֗יו יֹאמְר֥וּ אַיּֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*kĕ-* *gĕlălô* *lā-neṣaḥ* *yōʾbēd* *rōʾāyw* *yōʾmĕrû* *ʾayyô*",
"grammar": {
"*kĕ-*": "preposition - like/as",
"*gĕlălô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his dung/excrement",
"*lā-neṣaḥ*": "preposition with definite article and noun, masculine singular - to the perpetuity/forever",
"*yōʾbēd*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he perishes",
"*rōʾāyw*": "verb qal participle, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his seers/those seeing him",
"*yōʾmĕrû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will say",
"*ʾayyô*": "interrogative particle with 3rd masculine singular suffix - where is he?"
},
"variants": {
"*gĕlălô*": "his dung/his excrement/his refuse",
"*neṣaḥ*": "perpetuity/forever/completeness",
"*yōʾbēd*": "perishes/is destroyed/is lost",
"*rōʾāyw*": "those seeing him/his viewers/those who saw him",
"*ʾayyô*": "where is he?/where has he gone?"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Job.20.8",
"source": "כַּחֲל֣וֹם יָ֭עוּף וְלֹ֣א יִמְצָא֑וּהוּ וְ֝יֻדַּ֗ד כְּחֶזְי֥וֹן לָֽיְלָה׃",
"text": "*ka-* *ḥălôm* *yāʿûp* *wĕ-* *lōʾ* *yimṣāʾûhû* *wĕ-* *yuddad* *kĕ-* *ḥezyôn* *lāylāh*",
"grammar": {
"*ka-*": "preposition - like/as",
"*ḥălôm*": "noun, masculine singular - dream",
"*yāʿûp*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he flies away",
"*wĕ-*": "conjunction - and",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yimṣāʾûhû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - they will find him",
"*yuddad*": "hofal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he is chased away",
"*kĕ-*": "preposition - like/as",
"*ḥezyôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - vision/apparition",
"*lāylāh*": "noun, masculine singular - night"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥălôm*": "dream/dreaming",
"*yāʿûp*": "flies away/soars away/vanishes",
"*yimṣāʾûhû*": "they will find him/they will discover him/they will obtain him",
"*yuddad*": "is chased away/is driven away/is banished",
"*ḥezyôn*": "vision/apparition/sight",
"*lāylāh*": "night/darkness"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Job.20.9",
"source": "עַ֣יִן שְׁ֭זָפַתּוּ וְלֹ֣א תוֹסִ֑יף וְלֹא־ע֝֗וֹד תְּשׁוּרֶ֥נּוּ מְקוֹמֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*ʿayin* *šĕzāpattû* *wĕ-* *lōʾ* *tôsîp* *wĕ-* *lōʾ-* *ʿôd* *tĕšûrennû* *mĕqômô*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿayin*": "noun, feminine singular - eye",
"*šĕzāpattû*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - it gazed at him",
"*wĕ-*": "conjunction - and",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*tôsîp*": "hifil imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it will add/continue",
"*wĕ-*": "conjunction - and",
"*lōʾ-*": "negative particle - not",
"*ʿôd*": "adverb - still/yet/again",
"*tĕšûrennû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - it will behold him",
"*mĕqômô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his place"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿayin*": "eye/sight",
"*šĕzāpattû*": "gazed at him/looked upon him/glimpsed him",
"*tôsîp*": "will add/will continue/will do again",
"*tĕšûrennû*": "will behold him/will look at him/will see him",
"*mĕqômô*": "his place/his location/his position"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Job.20.10",
"source": "בָּ֭נָיו יְרַצּ֣וּ דַלִּ֑ים וְ֝יָדָ֗יו תָּשֵׁ֥בְנָה אוֹנֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*bānāyw* *yĕraṣṣû* *dallîm* *wĕ-* *yādāyw* *tāšēbnāh* *ʾônô*",
"grammar": {
"*bānāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sons",
"*yĕraṣṣû*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will seek favor/appease",
"*dallîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - poor ones",
"*wĕ-*": "conjunction - and",
"*yādāyw*": "noun, feminine dual with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hands",
"*tāšēbnāh*": "hifil imperfect, 3rd feminine plural - they will return/restore",
"*ʾônô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his wealth/vigor"
},
"variants": {
"*bānāyw*": "his sons/his children",
"*yĕraṣṣû*": "will seek favor from/will appease/will please/will curry favor with",
"*dallîm*": "poor ones/needy ones/weak ones",
"*yādāyw*": "his hands/his power",
"*tāšēbnāh*": "will return/will restore/will give back",
"*ʾônô*": "his wealth/his vigor/his strength/his substance"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Job.20.11",
"source": "עַ֭צְמוֹתָיו מָלְא֣וּ *עלומו **עֲלוּמָ֑יו וְ֝עִמּ֗וֹ עַל־עָפָ֥ר תִּשְׁכָּֽב׃",
"text": "*ʿaṣmôtāyw* *mālʾû* *ʿălûmāyw* *wĕ-* *ʿimmô* *ʿal-* *ʿāpār* *tiškāb*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿaṣmôtāyw*": "noun, feminine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his bones",
"*mālʾû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they are full",
"*ʿălûmāyw*": "noun, feminine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his youthful vigor",
"*wĕ-*": "conjunction - and",
"*ʿimmô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - with him",
"*ʿal-*": "preposition - upon",
"*ʿāpār*": "noun, masculine singular - dust",
"*tiškāb*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it will lie down"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿaṣmôtāyw*": "his bones/his frame/his skeleton",
"*mālʾû*": "are full of/are filled with/are stuffed with",
"*ʿălûmāyw*": "his youthful vigor/his youth/his secret sins",
"*ʿāpār*": "dust/dirt/soil/earth",
"*tiškāb*": "will lie down/will rest/will recline"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Job.20.12",
"source": "אִם־תַּמְתִּ֣יק בְּפִ֣יו רָעָ֑ה יַ֝כְחִידֶ֗נָּה תַּ֣חַת לְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*ʾim-* *tamtîq* *bĕ-* *pîw* *rāʿāh* *yakḥîdennāh* *taḥat* *lĕšônô*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾim-*": "conjunction - if",
"*tamtîq*": "hifil imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it is sweet",
"*bĕ-*": "preposition - in",
"*pîw*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mouth",
"*rāʿāh*": "noun, feminine singular - evil",
"*yakḥîdennāh*": "hifil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - he hides it",
"*taḥat*": "preposition - under",
"*lĕšônô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his tongue"
},
"variants": {
"*tamtîq*": "is sweet/tastes good/is pleasant",
"*pîw*": "his mouth/his speech",
"*rāʿāh*": "evil/wickedness/wrong",
"*yakḥîdennāh*": "he hides it/he conceals it/he keeps it secret",
"*lĕšônô*": "his tongue/his language"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Job.20.13",
"source": "יַחְמֹ֣ל עָ֭לֶיהָ וְלֹ֣א יַֽעַזְבֶ֑נָּה וְ֝יִמְנָעֶ֗נָּה בְּת֣וֹךְ חִכּֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*yaḥmōl* *ʿāleyhā* *wĕ-* *lōʾ* *yaʿazbennāh* *wĕ-* *yimnāʿennāh* *bĕ-* *tôk* *ḥikkô*",
"grammar": {
"*yaḥmōl*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he spares/pities",
"*ʿāleyhā*": "preposition with 3rd feminine singular suffix - upon it",
"*wĕ-*": "conjunction - and",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yaʿazbennāh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - he forsakes it",
"*wĕ-*": "conjunction - and",
"*yimnāʿennāh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - he withholds it",
"*bĕ-*": "preposition - in",
"*tôk*": "noun, masculine singular construct - midst",
"*ḥikkô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his palate"
},
"variants": {
"*yaḥmōl*": "spares/pities/has compassion on",
"*yaʿazbennāh*": "forsakes it/abandons it/lets it go",
"*yimnāʿennāh*": "withholds it/restrains it/keeps it",
"*tôk*": "midst/middle/inside",
"*ḥikkô*": "his palate/his mouth/his taste"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Job.20.14",
"source": "לַ֭חְמוֹ בְּמֵעָ֣יו נֶהְפָּ֑ךְ מְרוֹרַ֖ת פְּתָנִ֣ים בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*laḥmô* *bĕ-* *mēʿāyw* *nehpāk* *mĕrôrat* *pĕtānîm* *bĕ-* *qirbô*",
"grammar": {
"*laḥmô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his bread/food",
"*bĕ-*": "preposition - in",
"*mēʿāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his intestines/bowels",
"*nehpāk*": "niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is turned/changed",
"*mĕrôrat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - bitterness/poison",
"*pĕtānîm*": "noun, masculine plural - cobras/asps",
"*bĕ-*": "preposition - in",
"*qirbô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his inward part/midst"
},
"variants": {
"*laḥmô*": "his bread/his food/his nourishment",
"*mēʿāyw*": "his intestines/his bowels/his stomach",
"*nehpāk*": "is turned/is changed/is transformed",
"*mĕrôrat*": "bitterness/poison/venom",
"*pĕtānîm*": "cobras/asps/vipers",
"*qirbô*": "his inward part/his midst/within him"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Job.20.15",
"source": "חַ֣יִל בָּ֭לַע וַיְקִאֶ֑נּוּ מִ֝בִּטְנ֗וֹ יוֹרִשֶׁ֥נּוּ אֵֽל׃",
"text": "*ḥayil* *bālaʿ* *wa-* *yĕqîʾennû* *mi-* *biṭnô* *yôrîšennû* *ʾēl*",
"grammar": {
"*ḥayil*": "noun, masculine singular - wealth/strength",
"*bālaʿ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he swallowed",
"*wa-*": "conjunction - and",
"*yĕqîʾennû*": "hifil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he vomits it",
"*mi-*": "preposition - from",
"*biṭnô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his belly/stomach",
"*yôrîšennû*": "hifil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he drives it out",
"*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - God"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥayil*": "wealth/strength/riches/property",
"*bālaʿ*": "swallowed/devoured/consumed",
"*yĕqîʾennû*": "vomits it/spits it out/expels it",
"*biṭnô*": "his belly/his stomach/his womb",
"*yôrîšennû*": "drives it out/expels it/dispossesses it",
"*ʾēl*": "God/deity/the Mighty One"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Job.20.16",
"source": "רֹאשׁ־פְּתָנִ֥ים יִינָ֑ק תַּֽ֝הַרְגֵ֗הוּ לְשׁ֣וֹן אֶפְעֶֽה׃",
"text": "*rōʾš-* *pĕtānîm* *yînāq* *tahargēhû* *lĕšôn* *ʾepʿeh*",
"grammar": {
"*rōʾš-*": "noun, masculine singular construct - venom/poison",
"*pĕtānîm*": "noun, masculine plural - cobras/asps",
"*yînāq*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he sucks",
"*tahargēhû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - it kills him",
"*lĕšôn*": "noun, feminine singular construct - tongue",
"*ʾepʿeh*": "noun, masculine singular - viper"
},
"variants": {
"*rōʾš-*": "venom/poison/head",
"*pĕtānîm*": "cobras/asps/vipers",
"*yînāq*": "sucks/draws in/nurses",
"*tahargēhû*": "kills him/slays him/murders him",
"*lĕšôn*": "tongue/language",
"*ʾepʿeh*": "viper/snake/adder"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Job.20.17",
"source": "אַל־יֵ֥רֶא בִפְלַגּ֑וֹת נַהֲרֵ֥י נַ֝חֲלֵ֗י דְּבַ֣שׁ וְחֶמְאָֽה׃",
"text": "*ʾal-* *yēreʾ* *bi-* *pĕlaggôt* *nahărê* *naḥălê* *dĕbaš* *wĕ-* *ḥemʾāh*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾal-*": "negative particle - not",
"*yēreʾ*": "qal jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let him see",
"*bi-*": "preposition - in/with",
"*pĕlaggôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - streams/channels",
"*nahărê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - rivers",
"*naḥălê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - torrents/brooks",
"*dĕbaš*": "noun, masculine singular - honey",
"*wĕ-*": "conjunction - and",
"*ḥemʾāh*": "noun, feminine singular - curds/butter"
},
"variants": {
"*yēreʾ*": "let him see/let him look at/let him gaze upon",
"*pĕlaggôt*": "streams/channels/divisions",
"*nahărê*": "rivers/streams",
"*naḥălê*": "torrents/brooks/wadis",
"*dĕbaš*": "honey/sweetness",
"*ḥemʾāh*": "curds/butter/cream"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Job.20.18",
"source": "מֵשִׁ֣יב יָ֭גָע וְלֹ֣א יִבְלָ֑ע כְּחֵ֥יל תְּ֝מוּרָת֗וֹ וְלֹ֣א יַעֲלֹֽס׃",
"text": "*mēšîb* *yāgāʿ* *wĕ-* *lōʾ* *yiblāʿ* *kĕ-* *ḥêl* *tĕmûrātô* *wĕ-* *lōʾ* *yaʿălōs*",
"grammar": {
"*mēšîb*": "hifil participle, masculine singular - restoring/returning",
"*yāgāʿ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he labored/toiled",
"*wĕ-*": "conjunction - and",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yiblāʿ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he swallows",
"*kĕ-*": "preposition - like/as",
"*ḥêl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - wealth/property",
"*tĕmûrātô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his exchange",
"*wĕ-*": "conjunction - and",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yaʿălōs*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he rejoices"
},
"variants": {
"*mēšîb*": "restoring/returning/giving back",
"*yāgāʿ*": "labored/toiled/what he worked for",
"*yiblāʿ*": "swallows/consumes/enjoys",
"*ḥêl*": "wealth/property/strength",
"*tĕmûrātô*": "his exchange/his profit/his gain",
"*yaʿălōs*": "rejoices/exults/delights"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Job.20.19",
"source": "כִּֽי־רִ֭צַּץ עָזַ֣ב דַּלִּ֑ים בַּ֥יִת גָּ֝זַ֗ל וְלֹ֣א יִבֶנֵֽהוּ׃",
"text": "*kî-* *riṣṣaṣ* *ʿāzab* *dallîm* *bayit* *gāzal* *wĕ-* *lōʾ* *yibnēhû*",
"grammar": {
"*kî-*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*riṣṣaṣ*": "piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he crushed/oppressed",
"*ʿāzab*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he forsook/abandoned",
"*dallîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - poor ones",
"*bayit*": "noun, masculine singular - house",
"*gāzal*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he seized/robbed",
"*wĕ-*": "conjunction - and",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yibnēhû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he will build it"
},
"variants": {
"*riṣṣaṣ*": "crushed/oppressed/shattered",
"*ʿāzab*": "forsook/abandoned/left",
"*dallîm*": "poor ones/needy ones/weak ones",
"*bayit*": "house/home/dwelling",
"*gāzal*": "seized/robbed/plundered",
"*yibnēhû*": "will build it/will rebuild it/will establish it"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Job.20.20",
"source": "כִּ֤י ׀ לֹא־יָדַ֣ע שָׁלֵ֣ו בְּבִטְנ֑וֹ בַּ֝חֲמוּד֗וֹ לֹ֣א יְמַלֵּֽט׃",
"text": "*kî* *lōʾ-* *yādaʿ* *šālēw* *bĕ-* *biṭnô* *ba-* *ḥămûdô* *lōʾ* *yĕmallēṭ*",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*lōʾ-*": "negative particle - not",
"*yādaʿ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he knew",
"*šālēw*": "adjective, masculine singular - quietness/ease",
"*bĕ-*": "preposition - in",
"*biṭnô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his belly/stomach",
"*ba-*": "preposition with definite article - in the",
"*ḥămûdô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his desirable thing",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yĕmallēṭ*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he escapes/delivers"
},
"variants": {
"*yādaʿ*": "knew/experienced/perceived",
"*šālēw*": "quietness/ease/contentment",
"*biṭnô*": "his belly/his stomach/his appetite",
"*ḥămûdô*": "his desirable thing/his precious thing/his treasure",
"*yĕmallēṭ*": "escapes/delivers/saves/preserves"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Job.20.21",
"source": "אֵין־שָׂרִ֥יד לְאָכְל֑וֹ עַל־כֵּ֝֗ן לֹא־יָחִ֥יל טוּבֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*ʾên-* *śārîd* *lĕ-* *ʾāklô* *ʿal-* *kēn* *lōʾ-* *yāḥîl* *ṭûbô*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾên-*": "particle of negation - there is not",
"*śārîd*": "noun, masculine singular - survivor/remnant",
"*lĕ-*": "preposition - to/for",
"*ʾāklô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his food/eating",
"*ʿal-*": "preposition - upon/therefore",
"*kēn*": "adverb - thus/so",
"*lōʾ-*": "negative particle - not",
"*yāḥîl*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it endures",
"*ṭûbô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his prosperity"
},
"variants": {
"*śārîd*": "survivor/remnant/leftover",
"*ʾāklô*": "his food/his eating/his devouring",
"*ʿal-kēn*": "therefore/for that reason",
"*yāḥîl*": "endures/lasts/abides",
"*ṭûbô*": "his prosperity/his good/his wealth"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "Job.20.22",
"source": "בִּמְלֹ֣אות שִׂ֭פְקוֹ יֵ֣צֶר ל֑וֹ כָּל־יַ֖ד עָמֵ֣ל תְּבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃",
"text": "*bi-* *mĕlōʾwt* *śipqô* *yēṣer* *lô* *kāl-* *yad* *ʿāmēl* *tĕbôʾennû*",
"grammar": {
"*bi-*": "preposition - in",
"*mĕlōʾwt*": "infinitive construct - fullness",
"*śipqô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sufficiency",
"*yēṣer*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is distressed/narrow",
"*lô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him",
"*kāl-*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - all/every",
"*yad*": "noun, feminine singular construct - hand",
"*ʿāmēl*": "adjective, masculine singular - toiling/laboring",
"*tĕbôʾennû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - it comes to him"
},
"variants": {
"*mĕlōʾwt*": "fullness/abundance/being full",
"*śipqô*": "his sufficiency/his abundance/his satisfaction",
"*yēṣer*": "is distressed/is in straits/is narrow",
"*yad*": "hand/power",
"*ʿāmēl*": "toiling/laboring/suffering/miserable",
"*tĕbôʾennû*": "comes to him/arrives at him/befalls him"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "Job.20.23",
"source": "יְהִ֤י ׀ לְמַלֵּ֬א בִטְנ֗וֹ יְֽשַׁלַּח־בּ֭וֹ חֲר֣וֹן אַפּ֑וֹ וְיַמְטֵ֥ר עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ בִּלְחוּמֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*yĕhî* *lĕ-* *mallēʾ* *biṭnô* *yĕšallaḥ-* *bô* *ḥărôn* *ʾappô* *wĕ-* *yamṭēr* *ʿālêmô* *bi-* *lĕḥûmô*",
"grammar": {
"*yĕhî*": "qal jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let it be",
"*lĕ-*": "preposition - to/for",
"*mallēʾ*": "piel infinitive construct - filling",
"*biṭnô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his belly",
"*yĕšallaḥ-*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he sends",
"*bô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in him",
"*ḥărôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - burning/fierce",
"*ʾappô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his anger/nostril",
"*wĕ-*": "conjunction - and",
"*yamṭēr*": "hifil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he rains down",
"*ʿālêmô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon him",
"*bi-*": "preposition - in",
"*lĕḥûmô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his food"
},
"variants": {
"*yĕhî*": "let it be/it will be/it shall be",
"*mallēʾ*": "filling/to fill",
"*biṭnô*": "his belly/his stomach/his appetite",
"*yĕšallaḥ-*": "sends/casts/hurls",
"*ḥărôn*": "burning/fierce/heat",
"*ʾappô*": "his anger/his nostril/his wrath",
"*yamṭēr*": "rains down/causes to rain/hurls down",
"*lĕḥûmô*": "his food/his meal/his consumption"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "Job.20.24",
"source": "יִ֭בְרַח מִנֵּ֣שֶׁק בַּרְזֶ֑ל תַּ֝חְלְפֵ֗הוּ קֶ֣שֶׁת נְחוּשָֽׁה׃",
"text": "*yibraḥ* *mi-* *nēšeq* *barzel* *taḥlĕpēhû* *qešet* *nĕḥûšāh*",
"grammar": {
"*yibraḥ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he flees",
"*mi-*": "preposition - from",
"*nēšeq*": "noun, masculine singular construct - weapon",
"*barzel*": "noun, masculine singular - iron",
"*taḥlĕpēhû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - it pierces him",
"*qešet*": "noun, feminine singular construct - bow",
"*nĕḥûšāh*": "noun, feminine singular - bronze/copper"
},
"variants": {
"*yibraḥ*": "flees/runs away/escapes",
"*nēšeq*": "weapon/armament/equipment",
"*barzel*": "iron/metal",
"*taḥlĕpēhû*": "pierces him/strikes him through/passes through him",
"*qešet*": "bow/archer's weapon",
"*nĕḥûšāh*": "bronze/copper/brass"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "Job.20.25",
"source": "שָׁלַף֮ וַיֵּצֵ֢א מִגֵּ֫וָ֥ה וּ֭בָרָק מִֽמְּרֹרָת֥וֹ יַהֲלֹ֗ךְ עָלָ֥יו אֵמִֽים׃",
"text": "*šālap* *wa-* *yēṣēʾ* *mi-* *gēwāh* *û-* *bārāq* *mi-* *mĕrōrātô* *yahălōk* *ʿālāyw* *ʾēmîm*",
"grammar": {
"*šālap*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he drew out",
"*wa-*": "conjunction - and",
"*yēṣēʾ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it comes out",
"*mi-*": "preposition - from",
"*gēwāh*": "noun, feminine singular - back/body",
"*û-*": "conjunction - and",
"*bārāq*": "noun, masculine singular - lightning/glittering",
"*mi-*": "preposition - from",
"*mĕrōrātô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his gall/bitterness",
"*yahălōk*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it goes/walks",
"*ʿālāyw*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon him",
"*ʾēmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - terrors"
},
"variants": {
"*šālap*": "drew out/pulled out/extracted",
"*yēṣēʾ*": "comes out/goes forth/exits",
"*gēwāh*": "back/body",
"*bārāq*": "lightning/glittering point/flash",
"*mĕrōrātô*": "his gall/his bitterness/his bile",
"*yahălōk*": "goes/walks/moves",
"*ʾēmîm*": "terrors/fears/dreads"
}
}
26 {
"verseID": "Job.20.26",
"source": "כָּל־חֹשֶׁךְ֮ טָמ֢וּן לִצְפּ֫וּנָ֥יו תְּ֭אָכְלֵהוּ אֵ֣שׁ לֹֽא־נֻפָּ֑ח יֵ֖רַע שָׂרִ֣יד בְּאָהֳלֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*kāl-* *ḥōšek* *ṭāmûn* *li-* *ṣĕpûnāyw* *tĕʾāklēhû* *ʾēš* *lōʾ-* *nuppāḥ* *yēraʿ* *śārîd* *bĕ-* *ʾāhŏlô*",
"grammar": {
"*kāl-*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - all/every",
"*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness",
"*ṭāmûn*": "qal passive participle, masculine singular - hidden",
"*li-*": "preposition - for/to",
"*ṣĕpûnāyw*": "qal passive participle, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his treasured things",
"*tĕʾāklēhû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - it devours him",
"*ʾēš*": "noun, feminine singular - fire",
"*lōʾ-*": "negative particle - not",
"*nuppāḥ*": "pual perfect, 3rd masculine singular - kindled",
"*yēraʿ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it goes ill",
"*śārîd*": "noun, masculine singular - survivor/remnant",
"*bĕ-*": "preposition - in",
"*ʾāhŏlô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his tent"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity",
"*ṭāmûn*": "hidden/concealed/stored up",
"*ṣĕpûnāyw*": "his treasured things/his hidden treasures/his stored goods",
"*tĕʾāklēhû*": "devours him/consumes him/eats him",
"*ʾēš*": "fire/flame",
"*nuppāḥ*": "kindled/blown upon/fanned",
"*yēraʿ*": "goes ill/suffers harm/fares badly",
"*śārîd*": "survivor/remnant/one left",
"*ʾāhŏlô*": "his tent/his dwelling/his home"
}
}
27 {
"verseID": "Job.20.27",
"source": "יְגַלּ֣וּ שָׁמַ֣יִם עֲוֺנ֑וֹ וְ֝אֶ֗רֶץ מִתְקוֹמָ֘מָ֥ה לֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*yĕgallû* *šāmayim* *ʿăwōnô* *wĕ-* *ʾereṣ* *mitqômāmāh* *lô*",
"grammar": {
"*yĕgallû*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they reveal",
"*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine plural - heavens",
"*ʿăwōnô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his iniquity",
"*wĕ-*": "conjunction - and",
"*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land",
"*mitqômāmāh*": "hitpolel participle, feminine singular - rising up",
"*lô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - against him"
},
"variants": {
"*yĕgallû*": "reveal/uncover/expose",
"*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky",
"*ʿăwōnô*": "his iniquity/his guilt/his sin",
"*ʾereṣ*": "earth/land/ground",
"*mitqômāmāh*": "rising up/rebelling/standing against",
"*lô*": "against him/to him"
}
}
28 {
"verseID": "Job.20.28",
"source": "יִ֭גֶל יְב֣וּל בֵּית֑וֹ נִ֝גָּר֗וֹת בְּי֣וֹם אַפּֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*yigel* *yĕbûl* *bêtô* *niggārôt* *bĕ-* *yôm* *ʾappô*",
"grammar": {
"*yigel*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it departs/is removed",
"*yĕbûl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - increase/produce",
"*bêtô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his house",
"*niggārôt*": "niphal participle, feminine plural - flowing away",
"*bĕ-*": "preposition - in",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - day",
"*ʾappô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his anger/wrath"
},
"variants": {
"*yigel*": "departs/is removed/is carried away",
"*yĕbûl*": "increase/produce/wealth/possessions",
"*bêtô*": "his house/his household/his family",
"*niggārôt*": "flowing away/pouring out/washing away",
"*yôm*": "day/time",
"*ʾappô*": "his anger/his wrath/his nostril"
}
}
29 {
"verseID": "Job.20.29",
"source": "זֶ֤ה ׀ חֵֽלֶק־אָדָ֣ם רָ֭שָׁע מֵאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְנַחֲלַ֖ת אִמְר֣וֹ מֵאֵֽל׃",
"text": "*zeh* *ḥēleq-* *ʾādām* *rāšāʿ* *mē-* *ʾĕlōhîm* *wĕ-* *naḥălat* *ʾimrô* *mē-* *ʾēl*",
"grammar": {
"*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*ḥēleq-*": "noun, masculine singular construct - portion/share",
"*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mankind",
"*rāšāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - wicked",
"*mē-*": "preposition - from",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God",
"*wĕ-*": "conjunction - and",
"*naḥălat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - inheritance/possession",
"*ʾimrô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his word/decree",
"*mē-*": "preposition - from",
"*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - God/deity"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥēleq-*": "portion/share/lot/part",
"*ʾādām*": "man/mankind/person",
"*rāšāʿ*": "wicked/evil/criminal",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine beings",
"*naḥălat*": "inheritance/possession/property",
"*ʾimrô*": "his word/his decree/his saying/his promise",
"*ʾēl*": "God/divine being/deity"
}
}