Verse 11

{ "verseID": "Hebrews.5.11", "source": "Περὶ οὗ πολὺς ἡμῖν ὁ λόγος, καὶ δυσερμήνευτος λέγειν, ἐπεὶ νωθροὶ γεγόνατε ταῖς ἀκοαῖς.", "text": "Concerning *hou* *polys* to us the *logos*, and *dysermēneutos* to *legein*, *epei* *nōthroi* you have *gegonate* in the *akoais*.", "grammar": { "*Peri hou*": "preposition + genitive, masculine/neuter, singular relative pronoun - concerning whom/which", "*polys hēmin ho logos*": "nominative, masculine, singular adjective + dative, 1st plural pronoun + nominative, masculine, singular with article - much is our account/word", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*dysermēneutos*": "nominative, masculine, singular adjective - hard to explain/interpret", "*legein*": "present active infinitive - to say/tell", "*epei*": "conjunction - since/because", "*nōthroi*": "nominative, masculine, plural adjective - dull/sluggish", "*gegonate*": "perfect active indicative, 2nd plural - you have become", "*tais akoais*": "dative, feminine, plural with article - in your hearing/ears" }, "variants": { "*polys*": "much/many/great", "*logos*": "word/account/message", "*dysermēneutos*": "hard to explain/difficult to interpret", "*legein*": "to say/to tell/to speak", "*nōthroi*": "dull/sluggish/slow", "*gegonate*": "have become/have turned", "*akoais*": "hearing/ears/faculty of hearing" } }

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Om ham har vi mye å si, og det er vanskelig å uttale, fordi dere er blitt trege til å høre.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Om ham har vi mye å si, men det er vanskelig å tolke, fordi dere har blitt late til å høre.

• Norsk King James

  Om ham har vi mye å si, og det er vanskelig å forklare, fordi dere er blitt trege til å høre.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Om dette har vi mye å si, men det er vanskelig å forklare siden dere er blitt trege til å forstå.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Om hvem vi har mange ting å si og vanskelig å forklare, siden dere er blitt døve til å høre.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Om dette har vi mye å si, som er vanskelig å forklare, siden dere har blitt trege til å høre.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Om ham har vi mye å si, men vanskelig å forklare, siden dere er blitt trege til å lytte.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Om ham har vi mange ting å si, men de er vanskelige å uttrykke, ettersom dere har blitt dovne til å høre.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Om ham har vi mye å si, noe som er vanskelig å forklare, siden dere er blitt sløve til å høre.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Om ham har vi mye å si, noe som er vanskelig å forklare, siden dere er blitt sløve til å høre.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Om dette har vi mye å si, men det er vanskelig å forklare fordi dere er blitt trege til å høre.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain because you have become dull in hearing.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Om dette har vi mye å si som er vanskelig å forklare, siden dere har blitt trege til å høre.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Herom have vi meget at sige, og som er svart at udlægge, efterdi I ere blevne seendrægtige til at fatte.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Om hvem vi har mye å si, og vanskelig å forklare, siden dere er trege til å høre.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Of whom we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Om ham har vi mye å si, som er vanskelig å forklare, fordi dere er blitt trege til å høre.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Om ham har vi mye å si, vanskelig å forklare, siden dere har blitt sløve til å høre,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Om ham har vi mye å si som er vanskelig å forklare, siden dere har blitt trege til å høre.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Om ham har vi mye å si som er vanskelig å forklare, fordi dere er trege til å høre.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Wherof we have many thynges to saye which are harde to be vttered: because ye are dull of hearinge.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Wherof we haue many thinges to saye, which are harde to be vttered, because ye are dull of hearynge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Of whome we haue many things to say, which are hard to be vttered, because ye are dull of hearing.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Of whom we haue many thynges to say, and harde to be vttered, seing ye are dull of hearyng.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  About him we have many words to say, and hard to interpret, seeing you have become dull of hearing.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  concerning whom we have much discourse and of hard explanation to say, since ye have become dull of hearing,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Of whom we have many things to say, and hard of interpretation, seeing ye are become dull of hearing.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Of whom we have much to say which it is hard to make clear, because you are slow of hearing.

• World English Bible (2000)

  About him we have many words to say, and hard to interpret, seeing you have become dull of hearing.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Need to Move on to Maturity On this topic we have much to say and it is difficult to explain, since you have become sluggish in hearing.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Pet 3:16 : 16 { "verseID": "2 Peter.3.16", "source": "Ὡς καὶ ἐν πάσαις ταῖς ἐπιστολαῖς, λαλῶν ἐν αὐταῖς περὶ τούτων· ἐν οἷς ἐστιν δυσνόητά τινα, ἃ οἱ ἀμαθεῖς καὶ ἀστήρικτοι στρεβλοῦσιν, ὡς καὶ τὰς λοιπὰς γραφὰς, πρὸς τὴν ἰδίαν αὐτῶν ἀπώλειαν.", "text": "As also in all the *epistolais*, *lalōn* in them about these; in which *estin dysnoēta* some, which the *amatheis* and *astēriktoi strebloustin*, as also the *loipas graphas*, toward the *idian* of-them *apōleian*.", "grammar": { "*epistolais*": "dative, feminine, plural - letters/epistles", "*lalōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - speaking/talking", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is/are", "*dysnoēta*": "nominative, neuter, plural - hard to understand/difficult", "*amatheis*": "nominative, masculine, plural - ignorant/unlearned", "*astēriktoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - unstable/unsteadfast", "*strebloustin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person plural - distort/twist", "*loipas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - remaining/other", "*graphas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - writings/scriptures", "*idian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - own/personal", "*apōleian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - destruction/ruin" }, "variants": { "*epistolais*": "letters/epistles/written communications", "*lalōn*": "speaking/talking/discussing", "*estin*": "is/are/exist", "*dysnoēta*": "hard to understand/difficult/complex", "*amatheis*": "ignorant/unlearned/untaught", "*astēriktoi*": "unstable/unsteadfast/not firmly established", "*strebloustin*": "distort/twist/pervert", "*loipas*": "remaining/other/rest of", "*graphas*": "writings/scriptures/sacred texts", "*idian*": "own/personal/private", "*apōleian*": "destruction/ruin/perdition" } }
• Matt 13:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Matthew.13.15", "source": "Ἐπαχύνθη γὰρ ἡ καρδία τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου, καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν βαρέως ἤκουσαν, καὶ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν ἐκάμμυσαν· μήποτε ἴδωσιν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς, καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν ἀκούσωσιν, καὶ τῇ καρδίᾳ συνῶσιν, καὶ ἐπιστρέψωσιν, καὶ ἰάσωμαι αὐτούς.", "text": "For *epachynthē* the *kardia* of this *laou*, and with the *ōsin bareōs ēkousan*, and their *ophthalmous ekammysan*; lest *idōsin* with the *ophthalmois*, and with the *ōsin akousōsin*, and with the *kardia synōsin*, and *epistrepsōsin*, and I *iasōmai* them.", "grammar": { "*epachynthē*": "aorist passive, 3rd singular - was made thick/dull", "*gar*": "conjunction - for/because", "*kardia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - heart", "*laou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of people", "*toutou*": "demonstrative, genitive, masculine, singular - this", "*ōsin*": "dative, neuter, plural - ears", "*bareōs*": "adverb - heavily/with difficulty", "*ēkousan*": "aorist, 3rd plural - they heard", "*ophthalmous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - eyes", "*autōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - their", "*ekammysan*": "aorist, 3rd plural - they closed", "*mēpote*": "conjunction - lest/so that not", "*idōsin*": "aorist subjunctive, 3rd plural - they might see", "*ophthalmois*": "dative, masculine, plural - with eyes", "*akousōsin*": "aorist subjunctive, 3rd plural - they might hear", "*kardia*": "dative, feminine, singular - with heart", "*synōsin*": "aorist subjunctive, 3rd plural - they might understand", "*epistrepsōsin*": "aorist subjunctive, 3rd plural - they might turn/return", "*iasōmai*": "aorist subjunctive, 1st singular - I might heal", "*autous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - them" }, "variants": { "*epachynthē*": "was made thick/dull/insensitive", "*kardia*": "heart/mind/inner being", "*laou*": "people/nation/folk", "*bareōs ēkousan*": "they heard with difficulty/were hard of hearing", "*ophthalmous ekammysan*": "they closed their eyes/shut their eyes", "*mēpote*": "lest/so that not/in case", "*idōsin*": "they might see/perceive", "*akousōsin*": "they might hear/listen", "*synōsin*": "they might understand/comprehend", "*epistrepsōsin*": "they might turn/return/convert", "*iasōmai*": "I might heal/cure/restore" } }
• Mark 8:17-18 : 17 { "verseID": "Mark.8.17", "source": "Καὶ γνοὺς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, λέγει αὐτοῖς, Τί διαλογίζεσθε, ὅτι ἄρτους οὐκ ἔχετε; οὔπω νοεῖτε, οὐδὲ συνίετε; ἔτι πεπωρωμένην ἔχετε τὴν καρδίαν ὑμῶν;", "text": "And having *gnous* the *Iēsous*, *legei* to them, Why *dialogizesthe*, that *artous* not you *echete*? Not yet you *noeite*, neither you *syniete*? Still having been *pepōrōmenēn* you *echete* the *kardian* of you?", "grammar": { "*gnous*": "participle, aorist active nominative singular - having known/perceived", "*Iēsous*": "noun, masculine nominative singular - Jesus", "*legei*": "verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular - he says", "*dialogizesthe*": "verb, present middle indicative, 2nd person plural - you reason/discuss", "*artous*": "noun, masculine accusative plural - loaves/bread", "*echete*": "verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you have", "*noeite*": "verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you perceive/understand", "*syniete*": "verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you comprehend", "*pepōrōmenēn*": "participle, perfect passive accusative feminine singular - having been hardened", "*kardian*": "noun, feminine accusative singular - heart" }, "variants": { "*gnous*": "having known/perceived/understood", "*legei*": "says/speaks/tells", "*dialogizesthe*": "you reason/discuss/argue", "*artous*": "loaves/bread", "*noeite*": "you perceive/understand/comprehend", "*syniete*": "you comprehend/understand", "*pepōrōmenēn*": "having been hardened/calloused/insensitive", "*kardian*": "heart/mind/inner self" } } 18 { "verseID": "Mark.8.18", "source": "Ὀφθαλμοὺς ἔχοντες, οὐ βλέπετε; καὶ ὦτα ἔχοντες, οὐκ ἀκούετε; καὶ οὐ μνημονεύετε;", "text": "*Ophthalmous* having, not you *blepete*? And *ōta* having, not you *akouete*? And not you *mnēmoneuete*?", "grammar": { "*Ophthalmous*": "noun, masculine accusative plural - eyes", "*blepete*": "verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you see", "*ōta*": "noun, neuter accusative plural - ears", "*akouete*": "verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you hear", "*mnēmoneuete*": "verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you remember" }, "variants": { "*Ophthalmous*": "eyes/sight", "*blepete*": "you see/perceive/observe", "*ōta*": "ears/hearing", "*akouete*": "you hear/listen", "*mnēmoneuete*": "you remember/recall/keep in mind" } }
• Mark 8:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Mark.8.21", "source": "Καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς, Πῶς οὐ συνίετε;", "text": "And he was *elegen* to them, How not you *syniete*?", "grammar": { "*elegen*": "verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - he was saying", "*syniete*": "verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you understand" }, "variants": { "*elegen*": "he was saying/telling", "*syniete*": "you understand/comprehend/perceive" } }
• Luke 24:25 : 25 { "verseID": "Luke.24.25", "source": "Καὶ αὐτὸς εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς, Ὦ ἀνόητοι, καὶ βραδεῖς τῇ καρδίᾳ τοῦ πιστεύειν ἐπὶ πᾶσιν οἷς ἐλάλησαν οἱ προφῆται:", "text": "And he *eipen pros* them, O *anoētoi*, and *bradeis* in the *kardia* of the *pisteuein epi* all which *elalēsan* the *prophētai*:", "grammar": { "*eipen*": "aorist, 3rd singular, active - said", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward", "*anoētoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - foolish ones/without understanding", "*bradeis*": "nominative, masculine, plural - slow/dull", "*kardia*": "dative, feminine, singular - heart", "*pisteuein*": "present infinitive, active - to believe", "*epi*": "preposition + dative - upon/on/in", "*elalēsan*": "aorist, 3rd plural, active - spoke", "*prophētai*": "nominative, masculine, plural - prophets" }, "variants": { "*anoētoi*": "foolish/mindless/without understanding", "*bradeis*": "slow/sluggish/dull", "*kardia*": "heart/inner self/mind", "*pisteuein*": "to believe/trust/have faith", "*elalēsan*": "spoke/said/uttered" } }
• John 6:6 : 6 { "verseID": "John.6.6", "source": "Τοῦτο δὲ ἔλεγεν πειράζων αὐτόν: αὐτὸς γὰρ ᾔδει τί ἔμελλεν ποιεῖν.", "text": "This *de elegev peirazōn* him: for he *ēdei* what *emellen poiein*.", "grammar": { "*touto*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - this", "*de*": "conjunction - but/and/now", "*elegen*": "imperfect, 3rd singular, active - was saying", "*peirazōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular, active - testing", "*auton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - him", "*autos*": "intensive pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - he himself", "*gar*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ēdei*": "pluperfect, 3rd singular, active - had known/knew", "*ti*": "interrogative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - what", "*emellen*": "imperfect, 3rd singular, active - was about/was going", "*poiein*": "present infinitive, active - to do" }, "variants": { "*de*": "but/and/now (transitional particle)", "*elegen*": "was saying/was speaking", "*peirazōn*": "testing/trying/tempting", "*ēdei*": "knew/had known (perfect aspect with imperfect force)", "*emellen*": "was about to/was going to/intended to" } }
• John 16:12 : 12 { "verseID": "John.16.12", "source": "Ἔτι πολλὰ ἔχω λέγειν ὑμῖν, ἀλλʼ οὐ δύνασθε βαστάζειν ἄρτι.", "text": "Still *polla echō legein* to you, but not *dynasthe bastazein arti*.", "grammar": { "Ἔτι": "adverb - still/yet", "*polla*": "adjective, accusative, neuter, plural - many things", "*echō*": "present active indicative, 1st person singular - I have", "*legein*": "present active infinitive - to say/tell", "ὑμῖν": "personal pronoun, dative, plural - to you", "ἀλλʼ": "adversative conjunction - but", "οὐ": "negative particle - not", "*dynasthe*": "present middle/passive indicative, 2nd person plural - you are able", "*bastazein*": "present active infinitive - to bear/carry", "*arti*": "adverb - now/at present" }, "variants": { "*polla*": "many things/much", "*echō*": "I have/I possess", "*legein*": "to say/to speak/to tell", "*dynasthe*": "you are able/you can", "*bastazein*": "to bear/to carry/to endure", "*arti*": "now/at present/at this moment" } }
• Acts 28:27 : 27 { "verseID": "Acts.28.27", "source": "Ἐπαχύνθη γὰρ ἡ καρδία τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου, καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν βαρέως ἤκουσαν, καὶ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν ἐκάμμυσαν· μήποτε ἴδωσιν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς, καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν ἀκούσωσιν, καὶ τῇ καρδίᾳ συνῶσιν, καὶ ἐπιστρέψωσιν, καὶ ἰάσωμαι αὐτούς.", "text": "For *epaxunthē gar hē kardia tou laou toutou*, and with their *ōsin bareōs ēkousan*, and their *ophthalmous autōn ekammusan*; lest they *idōsin tois ophthalmois*, and with their *ōsin akousōsin*, and with the *kardia sunōsin*, and they *epistrepsōsin*, and I *iasōmai autous*.'", "grammar": { "*Epaxunthē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - has been made thick/dulled", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for", "*hē kardia*": "nominative feminine singular - the heart", "*tou laou toutou*": "genitive masculine singular - of this people", "*tois ōsin*": "dative neuter plural - with the ears", "*bareōs*": "adverb - heavily/with difficulty", "*ēkousan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they heard", "*tous ophthalmous autōn*": "accusative masculine plural - their eyes", "*ekammusan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they closed", "*mēpote*": "conjunction - lest", "*idōsin*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they might see", "*tois ophthalmois*": "dative masculine plural - with the eyes", "*akousōsin*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they might hear", "*tē kardia*": "dative feminine singular - with the heart", "*sunōsin*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they might understand", "*epistrepsōsin*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they might turn back", "*iasōmai*": "aorist middle subjunctive, 1st person singular - I might heal", "*autous*": "accusative masculine plural - them" }, "variants": { "*Epaxunthē*": "has been made thick/dulled/hardened/calloused", "*kardia*": "heart/mind/inner being", "*laou*": "people/nation", "*ōsin*": "ears", "*bareōs*": "heavily/with difficulty/reluctantly", "*ēkousan*": "they heard/listened", "*ophthalmous*": "eyes", "*ekammusan*": "they closed/shut", "*idōsin*": "they might see/perceive", "*akousōsin*": "they might hear/listen", "*sunōsin*": "they might understand/comprehend", "*epistrepsōsin*": "they might turn back/return/convert", "*iasōmai*": "I might heal/cure/restore" } }
• Isa 6:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Isaiah.6.10", "source": "הַשְׁמֵן֙ לֵב־הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה וְאָזְנָ֥יו הַכְבֵּ֖ד וְעֵינָ֣יו הָשַׁ֑ע פֶּן־יִרְאֶ֨ה בְעֵינָ֜יו וּבְאָזְנָ֣יו יִשְׁמָ֗ע וּלְבָב֥וֹ יָבִ֛ין וָשָׁ֖ב וְרָ֥פָא לֽוֹ׃", "text": "*Hashmēn* *lēb*-the *ʿām* the this *wəʾoznāyw* *hakbēd* *wəʿênāyw* *hāshaʿ* lest-*yirʾeh* with *ʿênāyw* and with *ʾoznāyw* *yishmaʿ* and *ləbābô* *yābîn* *wāshāb* *wərāp̄āʾ* to him.", "grammar": { "*Hashmēn*": "hiphil imperative, masculine singular - make fat", "*lēb*": "noun, masculine singular construct - heart of", "*ʿām*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the people", "*hazzeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular with definite article - this", "*wəʾoznāyw*": "waw conjunction + noun, feminine dual with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his ears", "*hakbēd*": "hiphil imperative, masculine singular - make heavy", "*wəʿênāyw*": "waw conjunction + noun, feminine dual with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his eyes", "*hāshaʿ*": "hiphil imperative, masculine singular - shut/smear over", "*pen*": "conjunction - lest", "*yirʾeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he sees", "*ʿênāyw*": "noun, feminine dual with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his eyes", "*yishmaʿ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he hears", "*ləbābô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his heart", "*yābîn*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he understands", "*wāshāb*": "waw consecutive + qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and returns/repents", "*wərāp̄āʾ*": "waw conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and is healed", "*lô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to/for him" }, "variants": { "*shāmēn*": "make fat/dull/insensitive", "*lēb*": "heart/mind/inner person", "*kābēd*": "make heavy/dull/unresponsive", "*shāʿaʿ*": "shut/smear over/blind", "*rāʾāh*": "see/observe/perceive", "*shāmaʿ*": "hear/listen/obey", "*bîn*": "understand/discern/consider", "*shûb*": "return/repent/turn back", "*rāp̄āʾ*": "heal/restore/make healthful" } }
• 1 Kgs 10:1 : 1 { "verseID": "1 Kings.10.1", "source": "וּמַֽלְכַּת־שְׁבָ֗א שֹׁמַ֛עַת אֶת־שֵׁ֥מַע שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה לְשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה וַתָּבֹ֥א לְנַסֹּת֖וֹ בְּחִידֽוֹת׃", "text": "And *malkat*-*Sheba* *shomaʿat* [was hearing] *et*-*shemaʿ* *Shelomoh* for *shem* *YHWH*; *wa*-*tabo* to *nasoto* with *ḥidot*.", "grammar": { "*malkat*": "construct state, feminine, singular - queen of", "*Sheba*": "proper noun - Sheba", "*shomaʿat*": "Qal participle, feminine, singular - hearing/having heard", "*et*": "direct object marker", "*shemaʿ*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - report/fame of", "*Shelomoh*": "proper noun - Solomon", "*shem*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - name/reputation of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh", "*wa-tabo*": "Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person feminine singular - and she came", "*nasoto*": "Piel infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to test him", "*ḥidot*": "noun, feminine plural - riddles/difficult questions" }, "variants": { "*shomaʿat*": "hearing/having heard/was informed about", "*shemaʿ*": "report/fame/reputation", "*shem*": "name/reputation/renown", "*nasoto*": "to test him/to prove him/to examine him" } }