Zephaniah 2:3
{ "verseID": "Zephaniah.2.3", "source": "בַּקְּשׁ֤וּ אֶת־יְהוָה֙ כָּל־עַנְוֵ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר מִשְׁפָּט֖וֹ פָּעָ֑לוּ בַּקְּשׁוּ־צֶ֙דֶק֙ בַּקְּשׁ֣וּ עֲנָוָ֔ה אוּלַי֙ תִּסָּ֣תְר֔וּ בְּי֖וֹם אַף־יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "*baqqəšû* *ʾeth-YHWH* all-*ʿanəwê* the-*ʾāreṣ* who *mišpāṭô pāʿālû baqqəšû-ṣedeq baqqəšû ʿănāwâ ʾûlay tissātərû* in-*yôm* *ʾap̄-YHWH*", "grammar": { "*baqqəšû*": "piel imperative, masculine plural - seek/search for", "*ʾeth-YHWH*": "direct object marker + divine name - YHWH", "*ʿanəwê*": "adjective, masculine plural construct - humble/meek ones of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the land/earth", "*mišpāṭô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his judgment/justice", "*pāʿālû*": "qal perfect, 3rd person plural - have done/worked/practiced", "*ṣedeq*": "noun, masculine singular - righteousness/justice", "*ʿănāwâ*": "noun, feminine singular - humility/meekness", "*ʾûlay*": "adverb - perhaps/maybe", "*tissātərû*": "niphal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you will be hidden/you will be sheltered", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular with preposition - in day of" }, "variants": { "*baqqəšû*": "seek/search for/inquire", "*ʿanəwê*": "humble ones/meek ones/poor ones", "*pāʿālû*": "have done/performed/practiced", "*ṣedeq*": "righteousness/justice/what is right", "*ʿănāwâ*": "humility/meekness/gentleness", "*tissātərû*": "be hidden/be concealed/find shelter" } }