2{
"verseID": "Amos.9.2",
"source": "אִם־יַחְתְּר֣וּ בִשְׁא֔וֹל מִשָּׁ֖ם יָדִ֣י תִקָּחֵ֑ם וְאִֽם־יַעֲלוּ֙ הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם מִשָּׁ֖ם אוֹרִידֵֽם׃",
"text": "*ʾim*-*yaḥtərû* *bišʾôl* *miššām* *yādî* *tiqqāḥēm* *wəʾim*-*yaʿălû* *haššāmayim* *miššām* *ʾôrîdēm*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if",
"*yaḥtərû*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they dig/bore/break through",
"*bišʾôl*": "preposition + noun feminine singular - in Sheol/underworld",
"*miššām*": "preposition + adverb - from there",
"*yādî*": "noun feminine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - my hand",
"*tiqqāḥēm*": "Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - it will take them",
"*wəʾim*": "waw conjunction + conditional particle - and if",
"*yaʿălû*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they go up/ascend",
"*haššāmayim*": "definite article + noun masculine plural - the heavens",
"*miššām*": "preposition + adverb - from there",
"*ʾôrîdēm*": "Hiphil imperfect 1st person singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - I will bring them down"
},
"variants": {
"*yaḥtərû*": "they dig through/burrow/break into",
"*bišʾôl*": "in Sheol/the grave/the underworld",
"*yādî*": "my hand/power/strength",
"*tiqqāḥēm*": "it will take/seize/grasp them",
"*yaʿălû*": "they ascend/climb/go up",
"*haššāmayim*": "the heavens/sky",
"*ʾôrîdēm*": "I will bring them down/cause them to descend"
}
}
3{
"verseID": "Amos.9.3",
"source": "וְאִם־יֵחָֽבְאוּ֙ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ הַכַּרְמֶ֔ל מִשָּׁ֥ם אֲחַפֵּ֖שׂ וּלְקַחְתִּ֑ים וְאִם־יִסָּ֨תְר֜וּ מִנֶּ֤גֶד עֵינַי֙ בְּקַרְקַ֣ע הַיָּ֔ם מִשָּׁ֛ם אֲצַוֶּ֥ה אֶת־הַנָּחָ֖שׁ וּנְשָׁכָֽם׃",
"text": "*wəʾim*-*yēḥābəʾû* *bərōʾš* *hakkarmel* *miššām* *ʾăḥappēś* *ûləqaḥtîm* *wəʾim*-*yissātərû* *minneged* *ʿênay* *bəqarqaʿ* *hayyām* *miššām* *ʾăṣawweh* ʾēt-*hannāḥāš* *ûnəšākām*",
"grammar": {
"*wəʾim*": "waw conjunction + conditional particle - and if",
"*yēḥābəʾû*": "Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they hide themselves",
"*bərōʾš*": "preposition + noun masculine construct - on top of",
"*hakkarmel*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the Carmel (mountain)",
"*miššām*": "preposition + adverb - from there",
"*ʾăḥappēś*": "Piel imperfect 1st person singular - I will search",
"*ûləqaḥtîm*": "waw conjunction + Qal perfect 1st person singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and I will take them",
"*wəʾim*": "waw conjunction + conditional particle - and if",
"*yissātərû*": "Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they hide themselves",
"*minneged*": "preposition - from before/from in front of",
"*ʿênay*": "noun feminine dual construct + 1st person singular suffix - my eyes",
"*bəqarqaʿ*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - in the bottom/floor of",
"*hayyām*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the sea",
"*miššām*": "preposition + adverb - from there",
"*ʾăṣawweh*": "Piel imperfect 1st person singular - I will command",
"*hannāḥāš*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the serpent",
"*ûnəšākām*": "waw conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and it will bite them"
},
"variants": {
"*yēḥābəʾû*": "they hide themselves/conceal themselves",
"*bərōʾš*": "on the top of/summit of",
"*hakkarmel*": "the Carmel/the fruitful land",
"*ʾăḥappēś*": "I will search/seek thoroughly",
"*ûləqaḥtîm*": "and I will take/seize them",
"*yissātərû*": "they hide themselves/conceal themselves",
"*minneged*": "from before/from the sight of",
"*bəqarqaʿ*": "in the bottom/floor/depths of",
"*ʾăṣawweh*": "I will command/order",
"*hannāḥāš*": "the serpent/snake/sea monster",
"*ûnəšākām*": "and it will bite/sting them"
}
}