{
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.5.7",
"source": "אִם־עֹ֣שֶׁק רָ֠שׁ וְגֵ֨זֶל מִשְׁפָּ֤ט וָצֶ֙דֶק֙ תִּרְאֶ֣ה בַמְּדִינָ֔ה אַל־תִּתְמַ֖הּ עַל־הַחֵ֑פֶץ כִּ֣י גָבֹ֜הַּ מֵעַ֤ל גָּבֹ֙הַ֙ שֹׁמֵ֔ר וּגְבֹהִ֖ים עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃",
"text": "If *ʿōšeq* *rāš* and *ḡēzel* *mišpāṭ* and *ṣeḏeq* *tirʾeh* in *hamməḏînāh*, *ʾal-titmaḥ* upon *haḥēp̄eṣ* for *ḡāḇōahh* from over *gāḇōahh* *šōmēr* and *ḡəḇōhîm* over them",
"grammar": {
"*ʿōšeq*": "noun, masculine singular construct - oppression of",
"*rāš*": "noun/adjective, masculine singular - poor person",
"*ḡēzel*": "noun, masculine singular construct - robbery/violation of",
"*mišpāṭ*": "noun, masculine singular - justice/judgment",
"*ṣeḏeq*": "noun, masculine singular - righteousness",
"*tirʾeh*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you see",
"*hamməḏînāh*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the province/district",
"*ʾal-titmaḥ*": "negative particle + qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - do not be amazed",
"*haḥēp̄eṣ*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the matter/desire",
"*ḡāḇōahh*": "adjective, masculine singular - high/exalted",
"*šōmēr*": "qal participle, masculine singular - watching/guarding/keeping",
"*ḡəḇōhîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - high ones/exalted ones"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿōšeq*": "oppression/extortion/fraud",
"*rāš*": "poor/needy person",
"*ḡēzel*": "robbery/plunder/violation",
"*mišpāṭ*": "justice/judgment/ordinance/decision",
"*ṣeḏeq*": "righteousness/justice/rightness",
"*hamməḏînāh*": "province/district/state/jurisdiction",
"*titmaḥ*": "to be amazed/astonished/stunned",
"*haḥēp̄eṣ*": "the matter/affair/business/desire/pleasure",
"*ḡāḇōahh*": "high/lofty/exalted/proud"
}
}