Verse 2

{ "verseID": "Job.6.2", "source": "ל֗וּ שָׁק֣וֹל יִשָּׁקֵ֣ל כַּעְשִׂ֑י וְהַוָּתִ֗י בְּֽמֹאזְנַ֥יִם יִשְׂאוּ־יָֽחַד׃", "text": "*lû šāqôl yiššāqēl kaʿśî wə-hawwātî bə-mōʾznayim yiśʾû-yāḥad*", "grammar": { "*lû*": "particle expressing wish/condition - if only/Oh that", "*šāqôl yiššāqēl*": "infinitive absolute + Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - would surely be weighed", "*kaʿśî*": "preposition *kə* + noun + 1st person singular suffix - my vexation/grief", "*wə-hawwātî*": "conjunction + noun + 1st person singular suffix - and my calamity/ruin", "*bə-mōʾznayim*": "preposition + noun, masculine dual - in/on scales/balances", "*yiśʾû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they would lift/take up", "*yāḥad*": "adverb - together/at once" }, "variants": { "*lû*": "if only/would that", "*kaʿś*": "vexation/grief/anger", "*hawwâ*": "calamity/destruction/ruin", "*mōʾznayim*": "scales/balances", "*nāśāʾ*": "to lift up/carry/bear" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Job 4:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Job.4.5", "source": "כִּ֤י עַתָּ֨ה ׀ תָּב֣וֹא אֵלֶ֣יךָ וַתֵּ֑לֶא תִּגַּ֥ע עָ֝דֶ֗יךָ וַתִּבָּהֵֽל׃", "text": "For *kî* now *ʿattāh* *tābôʾ* to *ʾēlêkā* and *wa-tēleʾ* *tiggaʿ* to *ʿādêkā* and *wa-tibbāhēl*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because/when", "*ʿattāh*": "adverb - now", "*tābôʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it comes", "*ʾēlêkā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you", "*wa-tēleʾ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you are weary", "*tiggaʿ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it touches/reaches", "*ʿādêkā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you", "*wa-tibbāhēl*": "waw consecutive + Niphal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you are dismayed/troubled" }, "variants": { "*kî*": "for/because/when/that", "*ʿattāh*": "now/presently/at this time", "*tābôʾ*": "to come/go/arrive", "*tēleʾ*": "to be weary/tired/impatient", "*tiggaʿ*": "to touch/reach/strike", "*tibbāhēl*": "to be dismayed/troubled/terrified" } }
  • Job 23:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Job.23.2", "source": "גַּם־הַ֭יּוֹם מְרִ֣י שִׂחִ֑י יָ֝דִ֗י כָּבְדָ֥ה עַל־אַנְחָתִֽי׃", "text": "*gam-hayyôm* *mərî* *śîḥî* *yādî* *kābədâ* *ʿal-ʾanḥātî*", "grammar": { "*gam-hayyôm*": "adverb + definite article + noun, masculine singular - even today/still today", "*mərî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - rebellion of/bitterness of", "*śîḥî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my complaint/meditation", "*yādî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my hand", "*kābədâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - is heavy", "*ʿal-ʾanḥātî*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural + 1st person singular suffix - upon my groanings/sighs" }, "variants": { "*mərî*": "bitterness, rebellion, disobedience", "*śîaḥ*": "complaint, meditation, anxiety, concern", "*kābəd*": "to be heavy, weighty, burdensome, severe", "*ʾanḥâ*": "sigh, groaning, moaning" } }
  • Job 31:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Job.31.6", "source": "יִשְׁקְלֵ֥נִי בְמֹאזְנֵי־צֶ֑דֶק וְיֵדַ֥ע אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ תֻּמָּתִֽי׃", "text": "*yišqəlēnî* in-*mōʾznê-ṣedeq* and-*yēdaʿ ʾĕlôah tummātî*", "grammar": { "*yišqəlēnî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he weighs me", "*mōʾznê*": "noun, masculine dual construct - scales of", "*ṣedeq*": "noun, masculine singular - righteousness/justice", "*yēdaʿ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he knows", "*ʾĕlôah*": "noun, masculine singular - God/deity", "*tummātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my integrity" }, "variants": { "*yišqəlēnî*": "let him weigh me/may he weigh me", "*mōʾznê-ṣedeq*": "scales of righteousness/just balances", "*yēdaʿ*": "know/perceive/acknowledge", "*tummātî*": "my integrity/my innocence/my blamelessness" } }