12 {
"verseID": "Job.14.12",
"source": "וְאִ֥ישׁ שָׁכַ֗ב וְֽלֹא־יָ֫ק֥וּם עַד־בִּלְתִּ֣י שָׁ֭מַיִם לֹ֣א יָקִ֑יצוּ וְלֹֽא־יֵ֝עֹ֗רוּ מִשְּׁנָתָֽם׃",
"text": "*wəʾîš* *šākab* *wəlōʾ*-*yāqûm* *ʿad*-*biltî* *šāmayim* *lōʾ* *yāqîṣû* *wəlōʾ*-*yēʿōrû* *miššənātām*",
"grammar": {
"*wəʾîš*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and man",
"*šākab*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he lies down",
"*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*yāqûm*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he arises/rises",
"*ʿad*": "preposition - until",
"*biltî*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct - wearing out of",
"*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine, plural - heavens",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yāqîṣû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural - they awake",
"*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*yēʿōrû*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural - they are roused",
"*miššənātām*": "preposition + noun, feminine, singular, construct + 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix - from their sleep"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾîš*": "man/person/each",
"*šākab*": "lies down/sleeps/rests",
"*yāqûm*": "arises/rises/gets up",
"*biltî*": "wearing out/cessation/non-existence",
"*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky",
"*yāqîṣû*": "awake/wake up",
"*yēʿōrû*": "are roused/are stirred up/are awakened",
"*šēnâ*": "sleep/slumber"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Job.14.13",
"source": "מִ֤י יִתֵּ֨ן ׀ בִּשְׁא֬וֹל תַּצְפִּנֵ֗נִי תַּ֭סְתִּירֵנִי עַד־שׁ֣וּב אַפֶּ֑ךָ תָּ֤שִֽׁית לִ֖י חֹ֣ק וְתִזְכְּרֵֽנִי׃",
"text": "*mî* *yittēn* *bišʾôl* *taṣpînēnî* *tastîrēnî* *ʿad*-*šûb* *ʾappekā* *tāšît* *lî* *ḥōq* *wətizkerēnî*",
"grammar": {
"*mî* *yittēn*": "interrogative pronoun + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - who would give (idiomatic: if only/O that)",
"*bišʾôl*": "preposition + noun, feminine, singular - in Sheol",
"*taṣpînēnî*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + 1st person, singular, suffix - you would hide me",
"*tastîrēnî*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + 1st person, singular, suffix - you would conceal me",
"*ʿad*": "preposition - until",
"*šûb*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - turning back of",
"*ʾappekā*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct + 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix - your anger",
"*tāšît*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular - you would set/appoint",
"*lî*": "preposition + 1st person, singular, suffix - for me",
"*ḥōq*": "noun, masculine, singular - decree/limit/boundary",
"*wətizkerēnî*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + 1st person, singular, suffix - and you would remember me"
},
"variants": {
"*mî* *yittēn*": "who would give/if only/O that (idiomatic expression)",
"*šəʾôl*": "Sheol/grave/underworld",
"*taṣpînēnî*": "hide me/conceal me/treasure me up",
"*tastîrēnî*": "conceal me/hide me/shelter me",
"*šûb*": "turning back/return/subsiding",
"*ʾappekā*": "your anger/your wrath/your nostrils",
"*tāšît*": "set/appoint/establish",
"*ḥōq*": "decree/statute/appointed time/limit",
"*tizkerēnî*": "remember me/be mindful of me/take notice of me"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Job.14.14",
"source": "אִם־יָמ֥וּת גֶּ֗בֶר הֲיִ֫חְיֶ֥ה כָּל־יְמֵ֣י צְבָאִ֣י אֲיַחֵ֑ל עַד־בּ֝֗וֹא חֲלִיפָתִֽי׃",
"text": "*ʾim*-*yāmût* *geber* *hăyiḥyê* *kol*-*yəmê* *ṣəbāʾî* *ʾăyaḥēl* *ʿad*-*bôʾ* *ḥălîpātî*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if",
"*yāmût*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he dies",
"*geber*": "noun, masculine, singular - man/mighty man",
"*hăyiḥyê*": "interrogative particle + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - will he live",
"*kol*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - all of",
"*yəmê*": "noun, masculine, plural, construct - days of",
"*ṣəbāʾî*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct + 1st person, singular, suffix - my warfare/service",
"*ʾăyaḥēl*": "verb, piel imperfect, 1st person, singular - I will wait",
"*ʿad*": "preposition - until",
"*bôʾ*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - coming of",
"*ḥălîpātî*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct + 1st person, singular, suffix - my renewal/relief/change"
},
"variants": {
"*yāmût*": "dies/perishes",
"*geber*": "man/strong man/warrior",
"*yiḥyê*": "lives/revives/comes to life",
"*ṣābāʾ*": "warfare/hard service/army service",
"*ʾăyaḥēl*": "wait/hope/expect",
"*ḥălîpâ*": "renewal/relief/change/replacement"
}
}