Isaiah 59:10

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.59.10", "source": "נְגַֽשְׁשָׁ֤ה כַֽעִוְרִים֙ קִ֔יר וּכְאֵ֥ין עֵינַ֖יִם נְגַשֵּׁ֑שָׁה כָּשַׁ֤לְנוּ בַֽצָּהֳרַ֙יִם֙ כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁף בָּאַשְׁמַנִּ֖ים כַּמֵּתִֽים׃", "text": "*Nəgaššāšāh* like-*ʿiwrîm* *qîr* and-like-none *ʿênayim* *nəgaššēšāh* *kāšalnû* in-*ṣṣāhŏrayim* like-*neešep* in-*ʾašmannîm* like-*mētîm*", "grammar": { "*Nəgaššāšāh*": "verb, piel imperfect, 1st plural cohortative - we grope/feel our way", "*ʿiwrîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - blind (people)", "*qîr*": "noun, masculine singular - wall", "*ʿênayim*": "noun, feminine dual - eyes", "*nəgaššēšāh*": "verb, piel imperfect, 1st plural cohortative - we grope/feel our way", "*kāšalnû*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st plural - we stumble/stagger", "*ṣṣāhŏrayim*": "noun, masculine dual - noon/midday", "*neešep*": "noun, masculine singular - twilight/dusk", "*ʾašmannîm*": "noun, masculine plural - fat/fertile places", "*mētîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - dead (people)" }, "variants": { "*Nəgaššāšāh*": "we grope/feel our way/seek by touch", "*ʿiwrîm*": "blind (people)", "*qîr*": "wall/side", "*nəgaššēšāh*": "we grope/feel our way/seek by touch", "*kāšalnû*": "we stumble/stagger/totter", "*ṣṣāhŏrayim*": "noon/midday/noonday brightness", "*neešep*": "twilight/dusk/darkness", "*ʾašmannîm*": "fat places/fertile fields/desolate places", "*mētîm*": "dead (people)/corpses" } }

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    We grope along the wall like the blind; we grope as if we had no eyes. At midday, we stumble as if it were twilight; among the strong, we are like the dead.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noon as in the night; we are in desolate places like dead men.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    We grope for the wall like the blind; yea, we grope as they that have no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the twilight; among them that are lusty we are as dead men.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    We grope like ye blynde vpon ye wall, we grope euen as one yt hath none eyes. We stomble at ye noone daye, as though it were toward night: in ye fallinge places, like men yt are half deed.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Wee grope for the wall like the blinde, and we grope as one without eyes: we stumble at the noone day as in the twilight: we are in solitarie places, as dead men.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    We grope lyke the blinde vpon the wall, we grope euen as one that hath none eyes, we stumble at the noone day as though it were towarde night, in the falling places, lyke men that are halfe dead.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if [we had] no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the night; [we are] in desolate places as dead [men].

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    We grope for the wall like the blind; yes, we grope as those who have no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the twilight; among those who are lusty we are as dead men.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    We feel like the blind `for' the wall, Yea, as without eyes we feel, We have stumbled at noon as at twilight, In desolate places as the dead.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    We grope for the wall like the blind; yea, we grope as they that have no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the twilight; among them that are lusty we are as dead men.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    We grope for the wall like the blind; yea, we grope as they that have no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the twilight; among them that are lusty we are as dead men.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    We go on our way, like blind men feeling for the wall, even like those who have no eyes: we are running against things in daylight as if it was evening; our place is in the dark like dead men.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    We grope for the wall like the blind; yes, we grope as those who have no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the twilight; among those who are lusty we are as dead men.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    We grope along the wall like the blind, we grope like those who cannot see; we stumble at noontime as if it were evening. Though others are strong, we are like dead men.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 28:29 : 29 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.29", "source": "וְהָיִ֜יתָ מְמַשֵּׁ֣שׁ בַּֽצָהֳרַ֗יִם כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר יְמַשֵּׁ֤שׁ הַעִוֵּר֙ בָּאֲפֵלָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א תַצְלִ֖יחַ אֶת־דְּרָכֶ֑יךָ וְהָיִ֜יתָ אַ֣ךְ עָשׁ֧וּק וְגָז֛וּל כָּל־הַיָּמִ֖ים וְאֵ֥ין מוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃", "text": "*wəhāyîtā* *məmaššēš* *baṣṣohŏrayim* *kaʾăšer* *yəmaššēš* *haʿiwwēr* *bāʾăpēlâ* *wəlōʾ* *taṣlîaḥ* *ʾet*-*dərākêkā* *wəhāyîtā* *ʾak* *ʿāšûq* *wəgāzûl* *kol*-*hayyāmîm* *wəʾên* *môšîaʿ*", "grammar": { "*wəhāyîtā*": "conjunction (wə-) + qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you will be", "*məmaššēš*": "piel participle, masculine singular - groping/feeling about", "*baṣṣohŏrayim*": "preposition (bə-) + definite article + noun, masculine dual - at noon/midday", "*kaʾăšer*": "preposition (kə-) + relative pronoun - as/like", "*yəmaššēš*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he gropes", "*haʿiwwēr*": "definite article + adjective, masculine singular - the blind person", "*bāʾăpēlâ*": "preposition (bə-) + definite article + noun, feminine singular - in the darkness", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction (wə-) + negative particle - and not", "*taṣlîaḥ*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will succeed/prosper", "*ʾet*-*dərākêkā*": "direct object marker + noun, feminine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your ways/paths", "*wəhāyîtā*": "conjunction (wə-) + qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you will be", "*ʾak*": "adverb - only/surely", "*ʿāšûq*": "qal passive participle, masculine singular - oppressed/defrauded", "*wəgāzûl*": "conjunction (wə-) + qal passive participle, masculine singular - and robbed/plundered", "*kol*-*hayyāmîm*": "noun, masculine singular construct + definite article + noun, masculine plural - all the days", "*wəʾên*": "conjunction (wə-) + particle of negation - and there is no", "*môšîaʿ*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular - savior/deliverer" }, "variants": { "*məmaššēš*": "groping/feeling around/searching by touch", "*ṣohŏrayim*": "noon/midday/brightest part of day", "*yəmaššēš*": "gropes/feels around/searches by touch", "*ʿiwwēr*": "blind person", "*ʾăpēlâ*": "darkness/thick darkness", "*taṣlîaḥ*": "succeed/prosper/make progress", "*dərākêkā*": "your ways/paths/roads", "*ʾak*": "only/surely/indeed", "*ʿāšûq*": "oppressed/defrauded/exploited", "*gāzûl*": "robbed/plundered/despoiled", "*hayyāmîm*": "the days/time", "*môšîaʿ*": "savior/deliverer/rescuer" } }
  • Job 5:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Job.5.14", "source": "יוֹמָ֥ם יְפַגְּשׁוּ־חֹ֑שֶׁךְ וְ֝כַלַּ֗יְלָה יְֽמַשְׁשׁ֥וּ בַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃", "text": "*yōmām* *yəfaggəšû*-*ḥōšek* *wə*-like-the-*laylāh* *yəmaššəšû* in-the-*ṣāhŏrāyim*", "grammar": { "*yōmām*": "adverb - by day/daytime", "*yəfaggəšû*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they meet/encounter", "*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*laylāh*": "noun, masculine singular with prefixed comparative particle - like the night", "*yəmaššəšû*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they grope", "*ṣāhŏrāyim*": "noun, masculine dual with definite article - the noonday" }, "variants": { "*yōmām*": "by day/daytime", "*yəfaggəšû*": "meet/encounter/run into", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity", "*laylāh*": "night", "*yəmaššəšû*": "grope/feel about", "*ṣāhŏrāyim*": "noonday/midday" } }
  • Lam 3:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Lamentations.3.6", "source": "בְּמַחֲשַׁכִּ֥ים הוֹשִׁיבַ֖נִי כְּמֵתֵ֥י עוֹלָֽם׃", "text": "In *maḥăšakkîm* *hôšîbanî* like *mētê* *ʿôlām*", "grammar": { "*maḥăšakkîm*": "noun, masculine plural - dark places", "*hôšîbanî*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he caused me to dwell/sit", "*mētê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - dead ones of", "*ʿôlām*": "noun, masculine singular - long duration/eternity" }, "variants": { "*maḥăšakkîm*": "dark places/darkness", "*hôšîbanî*": "he caused me to dwell/he made me sit", "*mētê*": "dead ones/corpses", "*ʿôlām*": "long duration/eternity/antiquity/perpetuity" } }
  • Lam 4:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Lamentations.4.14", "source": "נָע֤וּ עִוְרִים֙ בַּֽחוּצ֔וֹת נְגֹֽאֲל֖וּ בַּדָּ֑ם בְּלֹ֣א יֽוּכְל֔וּ יִגְּע֖וּ בִּלְבֻשֵׁיהֶֽם׃", "text": "They *nāʿû* like *ʿiwrîm* in the *ḥûṣôṯ*, they were *nəḡōʾălû* with the *dām*; with no they *yûḵlû*, they *yiggəʿû* in their *bilḇušêhem*", "grammar": { "*nāʿû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they wandered/staggered", "*ʿiwrîm*": "masculine plural adjective - blind ones", "*ba-ḥûṣôṯ*": "preposition + definite feminine plural noun - in the streets", "*nəḡōʾălû*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd common plural - they were defiled/polluted", "*ba-dām*": "preposition + definite masculine singular noun - with the blood", "*bə-lōʾ*": "preposition + negative particle - with not/without", "*yûḵlû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they are able", "*yiggəʿû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they touch", "*bi-lḇušêhem*": "preposition + masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - in their garments" }, "variants": { "*nāʿû*": "wandered/staggered/roamed", "*ʿiwrîm*": "blind ones/blind people", "*nəḡōʾălû*": "were defiled/were polluted/were contaminated", "*yûḵlû*": "are able/can/could", "*yiggəʿû*": "touch/come in contact/handle", "*lḇušêhem*": "their garments/their clothes/their robes" } }
  • Amos 8:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Amos.8.9", "source": "וְהָיָ֣ה ׀ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה וְהֵבֵאתִ֥י הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם וְהַחֲשַׁכְתִּ֥י לָאָ֖רֶץ בְּי֥וֹם אֽוֹר׃", "text": "And *wəhāyâ* in the day the that *nəʾum* *ʾădōnāy* *YHWH* and *hēbēʾtî* the *šemeš* at the *ṣāhŏrāyim* and *haḥăšaktî* to the *ʾāreṣ* in day *ʾôr*", "grammar": { "*wəhāyâ*": "qal perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and it will be/happen", "*bayyôm*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the day", "*hahûʾ*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - that", "*nəʾum*": "noun, masculine singular construct - declaration/utterance of", "*ʾădōnāy*": "noun, masculine singular - Lord/master", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*hēbēʾtî*": "hiphil perfect, 1st singular - I will cause to come/set", "*haššemeš*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the sun", "*baṣṣāhŏrāyim*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine dual - at noon", "*haḥăšaktî*": "hiphil perfect, 1st singular - I will darken", "*lāʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - to the land/earth", "*bəyôm*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in day", "*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular - light" }, "variants": { "*wəhāyâ*": "and it will be/and it will happen/and it will come to pass", "*nəʾum*": "declaration/utterance/oracle", "*hēbēʾtî*": "I will cause to go down/I will set/I will bring", "*šemeš*": "sun", "*ṣāhŏrāyim*": "noon/midday", "*haḥăšaktî*": "I will darken/I will cause darkness", "*ʾāreṣ*": "land/earth/ground", "*ʾôr*": "light/daylight" } }
  • John 11:9-9 : 9 { "verseID": "John.11.9", "source": "Ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς, Οὐχὶ δώδεκα εἰσιν ὧραι τῆς ἡμέρας; Ἐάν τις περιπατῇ ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ, οὐ προσκόπτει, ὅτι τὸ φῶς τοῦ κόσμου τούτου βλέπει.", "text": "*Apekrithē* *Iēsous*, *Ouchi* *dōdeka* *eisin* *hōrai* the *hēmeras*? *Ean* *tis* *peripatē* *en* the *hēmera*, *ou* *proskoptei*, *hoti* the *phōs* of the *kosmou* *toutou* *blepei*.", "grammar": { "*Apekrithē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd singular - answered", "*Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - proper name", "*Ouchi*": "negative interrogative particle - not", "*dōdeka*": "numeral - twelve", "*eisin*": "present active indicative, 3rd plural - are", "*hōrai*": "nominative, feminine, plural - hours", "*hēmeras*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of day", "*Ean*": "conditional particle - if", "*tis*": "indefinite pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - anyone", "*peripatē*": "present active subjunctive, 3rd singular - walks/may walk", "*en*": "preposition with dative - in", "*hēmera*": "dative, feminine, singular - day", "*ou*": "negative particle - not", "*proskoptei*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - stumbles", "*hoti*": "causal conjunction - because", "*phōs*": "accusative, neuter, singular - light", "*kosmou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - world", "*toutou*": "demonstrative pronoun, genitive, masculine, singular - this", "*blepei*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - sees/perceives" }, "variants": { "*Apekrithē*": "answered/replied/responded", "*Ouchi*": "not/is it not", "*hōrai*": "hours/periods of time", "*peripatē*": "walks/goes about/travels", "*proskoptei*": "stumbles/strikes against/trips", "*phōs*": "light/illumination", "*kosmou*": "world/universe/order", "*blepei*": "sees/perceives/looks at" } } 10 { "verseID": "John.11.10", "source": "Ἐὰν δέ τις περιπατῇ ἐν τῇ νυκτί, προσκόπτει, ὅτι τὸ φῶς οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν αὐτῷ.", "text": "*Ean* *de* *tis* *peripatē* *en* the *nykti*, *proskoptei*, *hoti* the *phōs* *ouk* *estin* *en* *autō*.", "grammar": { "*Ean*": "conditional particle - if", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*tis*": "indefinite pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - anyone", "*peripatē*": "present active subjunctive, 3rd singular - walks/may walk", "*en*": "preposition with dative - in", "*nykti*": "dative, feminine, singular - night", "*proskoptei*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - stumbles", "*hoti*": "causal conjunction - because", "*phōs*": "nominative, neuter, singular - light", "*ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - is", "*en*": "preposition with dative - in", "*autō*": "dative, masculine, singular, personal pronoun - him" }, "variants": { "*peripatē*": "walks/goes about/travels", "*nykti*": "night/darkness", "*proskoptei*": "stumbles/strikes against/trips", "*phōs*": "light/illumination" } }
  • John 12:35 : 35 { "verseID": "John.12.35", "source": "Εἶπεν οὖν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Ἔτι μικρὸν χρόνον τὸ φῶς μεθʼ ὑμῶν ἐστιν. Περιπατεῖτε ἕως τὸ φῶς ἔχετε, ἵνα μὴ σκοτία ὑμᾶς καταλάβῃ: καὶ ὁ περιπατῶν ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ οὐκ οἶδεν ποῦ ὑπάγει.", "text": "*Eipen* therefore to them the *Iēsous*, Yet a *mikron* *chronon* the *phōs* with you *estin*. *Peripateite* while the *phōs* you *echete*, that not *skotia* you might *katalabē*; and the one *peripatōn* in the *skotia* not *oiden* where he *hypagei*.", "grammar": { "*Eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said/spoke", "*Iēsous*": "nominative masculine singular - Jesus", "*mikron*": "accusative neuter singular - small/little", "*chronon*": "accusative masculine singular - time/period", "*phōs*": "nominative neuter singular - light", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*Peripateite*": "present active imperative, 2nd person plural - walk/conduct yourselves", "*echete*": "present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you have/possess", "*skotia*": "nominative feminine singular - darkness", "*katalabē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might overtake/seize", "*peripatōn*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - walking/conducting oneself", "*skotia*": "dative feminine singular - darkness", "*oiden*": "perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - knows/understands", "*hypagei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - goes/departs" }, "variants": { "*Eipen*": "said/spoke/told", "*Iēsous*": "Jesus", "*mikron*": "small/little/brief", "*chronon*": "time/period/duration", "*phōs*": "light/radiance/illumination", "*estin*": "is/exists/is present", "*Peripateite*": "walk/conduct yourselves/live", "*echete*": "have/possess/hold", "*skotia*": "darkness/gloom/absence of light", "*katalabē*": "overtake/seize/grasp/overcome", "*peripatōn*": "walking/going/conducting oneself", "*oiden*": "knows/understands/comprehends", "*hypagei*": "goes/departs/proceeds/leaves" } }
  • John 12:40 : 40 { "verseID": "John.12.40", "source": "Τετύφλωκεν αὐτῶν τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς, καὶ πεπώρωκεν αὐτῶν τὴν καρδίαν· ἵνα μὴ ἴδωσιν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς, καὶ νοήσωσιν τῇ καρδίᾳ, καὶ ἐπιστραφῶσιν, καὶ ἰάσωμαι αὐτούς.", "text": "He has *tetyphlōken* of them the *ophthalmous*, and has *pepōrōken* of them the *kardian*; that not they might *idōsin* with the *ophthalmois*, and might *noēsōsin* with the *kardia*, and might *epistraphōsin*, and I might *iasōmai* them.", "grammar": { "*tetyphlōken*": "perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - has blinded", "*ophthalmous*": "accusative masculine plural - eyes", "*pepōrōken*": "perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - has hardened/calloused", "*kardian*": "accusative feminine singular - heart", "*idōsin*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they might see/perceive", "*ophthalmois*": "dative masculine plural - with eyes", "*noēsōsin*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they might understand/comprehend", "*kardia*": "dative feminine singular - with heart", "*epistraphōsin*": "aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they might be turned/converted", "*iasōmai*": "aorist middle subjunctive, 1st person singular - I might heal/cure" }, "variants": { "*tetyphlōken*": "has blinded/made blind/darkened", "*ophthalmous*": "eyes/sight", "*pepōrōken*": "has hardened/calloused/dulled/made insensitive", "*kardian*": "heart/mind/inner being", "*idōsin*": "might see/perceive/observe", "*ophthalmois*": "with eyes/by sight", "*noēsōsin*": "might understand/comprehend/perceive", "*kardia*": "with heart/mind/inner being", "*epistraphōsin*": "might be turned/converted/return", "*iasōmai*": "might heal/cure/restore" } }
  • 1 John 2:11 : 11 { "verseID": "1 John.2.11", "source": "Ὁ δὲ μισῶν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ ἐστὶν, καὶ ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ περιπατεῖ, καὶ οὐκ οἶδεν ποῦ ὑπάγει, ὅτι ἡ σκοτία ἐτύφλωσεν τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ.", "text": "The one *de misōn* the *adelphon* of him in the *skotia estin*, and in the *skotia peripatei*, and not *oiden pou hypagei*, because the *skotia etyphlōsen* the *ophthalmous* of him.", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "*misōn*": "present, participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - hating", "*adelphon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - brother/fellow believer", "*skotia*": "dative, feminine, singular - darkness", "*estin*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - is/exists", "*peripatei*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - walks/lives", "*oiden*": "perfect, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - knows/has known", "*pou*": "adverb - where/to what place", "*hypagei*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - goes/departs", "*etyphlōsen*": "aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - blinded", "*ophthalmous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - eyes" }, "variants": { "*misōn*": "hating/detesting/disliking strongly", "*adelphon*": "brother/fellow believer/sibling", "*skotia*": "darkness/obscurity/ignorance/evil", "*peripatei*": "walks/lives/conducts oneself/behaves", "*oiden*": "knows/has known/understands/perceives", "*hypagei*": "goes/departs/is going/proceeds", "*etyphlōsen*": "blinded/made blind/darkened", "*ophthalmous*": "eyes/sight/vision" } }
  • Prov 4:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Proverbs.4.19", "source": "דֶּ֣רֶךְ רְ֭שָׁעִים כָּֽאֲפֵלָ֑ה לֹ֥א יָ֝דְע֗וּ בַּמֶּ֥ה יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃ פ", "text": "*derek* *rəšāʿîm* *kāʾăpēlâ* *lōʾ* *yādəʿû* *bammeh* *yikkāšēlû*", "grammar": { "*derek*": "masculine singular construct noun - way of", "*rəšāʿîm*": "masculine plural noun - wicked ones", "*kāʾăpēlâ*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - like the deep darkness", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yādəʿû*": "perfect, 3rd person masculine plural, qal - they know", "*bammeh*": "preposition + interrogative pronoun - on what", "*yikkāšēlû*": "imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, niphal - they stumble" }, "variants": { "*derek*": "way/path/road/journey", "*rəšāʿîm*": "wicked ones/criminals/evildoers", "*ʾăpēlâ*": "deep darkness/gloom/thick darkness", "*yādəʿû*": "know/perceive/recognize", "*yikkāšēlû*": "stumble/stagger/be brought down" } }
  • Isa 8:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Isaiah.8.15", "source": "וְכָ֥שְׁלוּ בָ֖ם רַבִּ֑ים וְנָפְל֣וּ וְנִשְׁבָּ֔רוּ וְנוֹקְשׁ֖וּ וְנִלְכָּֽדוּ׃", "text": "And-*kāšəlû* on-them *rabbîm* and-*nāpəlû* and-*nišbārû* and-*nôqəšû* and-*nilkādû*", "grammar": { "*kāšəlû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they will stumble", "*bām*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - on them", "*rabbîm*": "adjective masculine plural - many", "*nāpəlû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they will fall", "*nišbārû*": "niphal perfect 3rd common plural - they will be broken", "*nôqəšû*": "niphal perfect 3rd common plural - they will be snared", "*nilkādû*": "niphal perfect 3rd common plural - they will be caught/captured" }, "variants": { "*kāšəlû*": "they will stumble/they will stagger/they will totter", "*nāpəlû*": "they will fall/they will collapse", "*nišbārû*": "they will be broken/they will be shattered", "*nôqəšû*": "they will be snared/they will be trapped", "*nilkādû*": "they will be caught/they will be captured/they will be taken" } }
  • Jer 13:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.13.16", "source": "תְּנוּ֩ לַיהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֤ם כָּבוֹד֙ בְּטֶ֣רֶם יַחְשִׁ֔ךְ וּבְטֶ֛רֶם יִֽתְנַגְּפ֥וּ רַגְלֵיכֶ֖ם עַל־הָ֣רֵי נָ֑שֶׁף וְקִוִּיתֶ֤ם לְאוֹר֙ וְשָׂמָ֣הּ לְצַלְמָ֔וֶת *ישית **וְשִׁ֖ית לַעֲרָפֶֽל׃", "text": "*Tenû* to *YHWH ʾĕlōhêkem kābôd* before *yachshîk* and before *yitnagepû ragalêkem* upon *hārê nāshep*, and *qiwwîtem leʾôr* and *śāmāh leṣalmāwet* and *shît laʿărāpel*.", "grammar": { "*tenû*": "imperative, masculine plural - give", "*laYHWH*": "preposition with proper noun - to the LORD", "*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your God", "*kābôd*": "noun, masculine singular - glory/honor", "*beṭerem*": "preposition with adverb - before", "*yachshîk*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it grows dark", "*ûbeṭerem*": "conjunction with preposition with adverb - and before", "*yitnagepû*": "hithpael imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they stumble", "*ragalêkem*": "noun, feminine dual with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your feet", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/on", "*hārê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - mountains of", "*nāshep*": "noun, masculine singular - twilight/darkness", "*weqiwwîtem*": "conjunction with piel perfect, 2nd masculine plural - and you wait/hope", "*leʾôr*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular - for light", "*weśāmāh*": "conjunction with perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and he will make it", "*leṣalmāwet*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular - deep darkness/shadow of death", "*weshît*": "conjunction with infinitive construct alternative form - and set/place", "*laʿărāpel*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular - for thick darkness/gloom" }, "variants": { "*nāshep*": "twilight/darkness/dusk", "*ṣalmāwet*": "deep darkness/shadow of death", "*shît*": "set/place/put", "*ʿărāpel*": "thick clouds/deep darkness" } }

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  • Isa 59:8-9
    2 verses
    86%

    8{ "verseID": "Isaiah.59.8", "source": "דֶּ֤רֶךְ שָׁלוֹם֙ לֹ֣א יָדָ֔עוּ וְאֵ֥ין מִשְׁפָּ֖ט בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָ֑ם נְתִיבֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ עִקְּשׁ֣וּ לָהֶ֔ם כֹּ֚ל דֹּרֵ֣ךְ בָּ֔הּ לֹ֥א יָדַ֖ע שָׁלֽוֹם׃", "text": "*Derek* *šālôm* not *yādāʿû* and-none *mišpāṭ* in-*maʿgəlôtām* *nətîbôtêhem* *ʿiqqəšû* to-them all *dōrēk* in-her not *yādaʿ* *šālôm*", "grammar": { "*Derek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - way of", "*šālôm*": "noun, masculine singular - peace/welfare", "*yādāʿû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural - they know", "*mišpāṭ*": "noun, masculine singular - justice/judgment", "*maʿgəlôtām*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd plural suffix - their paths/tracks", "*nətîbôtêhem*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd plural suffix - their pathways", "*ʿiqqəšû*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd plural - they have twisted/perverted", "*dōrēk*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - treading/walking", "*yādaʿ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he knows", "*šālôm*": "noun, masculine singular - peace/welfare" }, "variants": { "*Derek*": "way/path/journey", "*šālôm*": "peace/welfare/completeness/safety", "*yādāʿû*": "know/recognize/acknowledge", "*mišpāṭ*": "justice/judgment/right", "*maʿgəlôtām*": "their paths/tracks/courses", "*nətîbôtêhem*": "their pathways/roads", "*ʿiqqəšû*": "twisted/perverted/made crooked", "*dōrēk*": "treading/walking/stepping" } }

    9{ "verseID": "Isaiah.59.9", "source": "עַל־כֵּ֗ן רָחַ֤ק מִשְׁפָּט֙ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ וְלֹ֥א תַשִּׂיגֵ֖נוּ צְדָקָ֑ה נְקַוֶּ֤ה לָאוֹר֙ וְהִנֵּה־חֹ֔שֶׁךְ לִנְגֹה֖וֹת בָּאֲפֵל֥וֹת נְהַלֵּֽךְ׃", "text": "upon-thus *rāḥaq* *mišpāṭ* from-us and-not *taśśîgēnû* *ṣədāqāh* *nəqawweh* to-*ʾôr* and-behold-*ḥōšek* to-*nəgōhôt* in-*ʾăpēlôt* *nəhallēk*", "grammar": { "*rāḥaq*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - is far/removed", "*mišpāṭ*": "noun, masculine singular - justice/judgment", "*taśśîgēnû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with 1st plural suffix - overtakes us", "*ṣədāqāh*": "noun, feminine singular - righteousness/justice", "*nəqawweh*": "verb, piel imperfect, 1st plural - we hope/wait for", "*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular - light", "*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness", "*nəgōhôt*": "noun, feminine plural - brightness/light", "*ʾăpēlôt*": "noun, feminine plural - darkness/gloom", "*nəhallēk*": "verb, piel imperfect, 1st plural - we walk" }, "variants": { "*rāḥaq*": "is far/removed/distant", "*mišpāṭ*": "justice/judgment/right", "*taśśîgēnû*": "overtakes us/reaches us/catches up to us", "*ṣədāqāh*": "righteousness/justice/rightness", "*nəqawweh*": "we wait for/hope for/expect", "*ʾôr*": "light/daylight/sunshine", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity", "*nəgōhôt*": "brightness/light/illumination", "*ʾăpēlôt*": "darkness/gloom/thick darkness", "*nəhallēk*": "we walk/go/proceed" } }

  • Isa 59:11-12
    2 verses
    81%

    11{ "verseID": "Isaiah.59.11", "source": "נֶהֱמֶ֤ה כַדֻּבִּים֙ כֻּלָּ֔נוּ וְכַיּוֹנִ֖ים הָגֹ֣ה נֶהְגֶּ֑ה נְקַוֶּ֤ה לַמִּשְׁפָּט֙ וָאַ֔יִן לִֽישׁוּעָ֖ה רָחֲקָ֥ה מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃", "text": "*Nehĕmeh* like-*dubbîm* all-us and-like-*yônîm* *hāgōh* *nehgeh* *nəqawweh* to-*mišpāṭ* and-there-is-none to-*yəšûʿāh* *rāḥăqāh* from-us", "grammar": { "*Nehĕmeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st plural - we growl/moan", "*dubbîm*": "noun, masculine plural - bears", "*yônîm*": "noun, feminine plural - doves", "*hāgōh*": "verb, qal infinitive absolute - moaning/mourning", "*nehgeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st plural - we moan/mutter", "*nəqawweh*": "verb, piel imperfect, 1st plural - we hope/wait for", "*mišpāṭ*": "noun, masculine singular - justice/judgment", "*yəšûʿāh*": "noun, feminine singular - salvation/deliverance", "*rāḥăqāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - it is far/distant" }, "variants": { "*Nehĕmeh*": "we growl/moan/roar", "*dubbîm*": "bears", "*yônîm*": "doves/pigeons", "*hāgōh*": "moaning/mourning/cooing", "*nehgeh*": "we moan/mutter/coo", "*nəqawweh*": "we hope/wait for/expect", "*mišpāṭ*": "justice/judgment/right", "*yəšûʿāh*": "salvation/deliverance/help", "*rāḥăqāh*": "it is far/distant/removed" } }

    12{ "verseID": "Isaiah.59.12", "source": "כִּֽי־רַבּ֤וּ פְשָׁעֵ֙ינוּ֙ נֶגְדֶּ֔ךָ וְחַטֹּאותֵ֖ינוּ עָ֣נְתָה בָּ֑נוּ כִּֽי־פְשָׁעֵ֣ינוּ אִתָּ֔נוּ וַעֲוֺנֹתֵ֖ינוּ יְדַֽעֲנֽוּם׃", "text": "*Kî-rabbû* *pəšāʿênû* before-you and-*ḥaṭṭōʾwtênû* *ʿānətāh* against-us *kî-pəšāʿênû* with-us and-*ʿăwōnōtênû* *yədaʿănûm*", "grammar": { "*Kî-rabbû*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural - for they are many", "*pəšāʿênû*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st plural suffix - our transgressions", "*ḥaṭṭōʾwtênû*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st plural suffix - our sins", "*ʿānətāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she testifies/answers", "*kî-pəšāʿênû*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct with 1st plural suffix - for our transgressions", "*ʿăwōnōtênû*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st plural suffix - our iniquities", "*yədaʿănûm*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - we know them" }, "variants": { "*rabbû*": "are many/numerous/great", "*pəšāʿênû*": "our transgressions/rebellions/crimes", "*ḥaṭṭōʾwtênû*": "our sins/failures/misdeeds", "*ʿānətāh*": "testifies/answers/responds", "*ʿăwōnōtênû*": "our iniquities/guilt/perversities", "*yədaʿănûm*": "we know them/acknowledge them/recognize them" } }

  • Job 5:14
    77%

    14{ "verseID": "Job.5.14", "source": "יוֹמָ֥ם יְפַגְּשׁוּ־חֹ֑שֶׁךְ וְ֝כַלַּ֗יְלָה יְֽמַשְׁשׁ֥וּ בַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃", "text": "*yōmām* *yəfaggəšû*-*ḥōšek* *wə*-like-the-*laylāh* *yəmaššəšû* in-the-*ṣāhŏrāyim*", "grammar": { "*yōmām*": "adverb - by day/daytime", "*yəfaggəšû*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they meet/encounter", "*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*laylāh*": "noun, masculine singular with prefixed comparative particle - like the night", "*yəmaššəšû*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they grope", "*ṣāhŏrāyim*": "noun, masculine dual with definite article - the noonday" }, "variants": { "*yōmām*": "by day/daytime", "*yəfaggəšû*": "meet/encounter/run into", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity", "*laylāh*": "night", "*yəmaššəšû*": "grope/feel about", "*ṣāhŏrāyim*": "noonday/midday" } }

  • Job 12:25
    76%

    25{ "verseID": "Job.12.25", "source": "יְמַֽשְׁשׁוּ־חֹ֥שֶׁךְ וְלֹא־א֑וֹר וַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗ם כַּשִּׁכּֽוֹר׃", "text": "*yəmaššû-ḥōšek* *wə-lōʾ-ʾôr* *wa-yatʿēm* *ka-ššikkôr*", "grammar": { "*yəmaššû*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they grope", "*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness", "*wə-lōʾ-ʾôr*": "conjunction + negative particle + noun, masculine singular - and not light", "*wa-yatʿēm*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and he makes them wander", "*ka-ššikkôr*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - like the drunkard" }, "variants": { "*yəmaššû*": "grope/feel about", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity", "*ʾôr*": "light/daylight", "*yatʿēm*": "makes them wander/causes them to stray", "*šikkôr*": "drunkard/intoxicated person" } }

  • Lam 5:16-17
    2 verses
    75%

    16{ "verseID": "Lamentations.5.16", "source": "נָֽפְלָה֙ עֲטֶ֣רֶת רֹאשֵׁ֔נוּ אֽוֹי־נָ֥א לָ֖נוּ כִּ֥י חָטָֽאנוּ׃", "text": "*nāp̄əlâ* *ʿăṭereṯ* *rōʾšēnû*, *ʾôy*-*nāʾ* to-us because *ḥāṭāʾnû*", "grammar": { "*nāp̄əlâ*": "qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - it has fallen", "*ʿăṭereṯ*": "noun feminine singular construct - crown of", "*rōʾšēnû*": "noun masculine singular construct with 1st person plural suffix - our head", "*ʾôy*": "interjection - woe", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please/now", "*ḥāṭāʾnû*": "qal perfect 1st person plural - we have sinned" }, "variants": { "*nāp̄əlâ*": "it has fallen/dropped/descended", "*ʿăṭereṯ*": "crown/garland/diadem", "*rōʾšēnû*": "our head (symbol of honor and dignity)", "*ʾôy*-*nāʾ*": "woe now/alas/grief to us", "*ḥāṭāʾnû*": "we have sinned/transgressed/erred" } }

    17{ "verseID": "Lamentations.5.17", "source": "עַל־זֶ֗ה הָיָ֤ה דָוֶה֙ לִבֵּ֔נוּ עַל־אֵ֖לֶּה חָשְׁכ֥וּ עֵינֵֽינוּ׃", "text": "For-*zeh* *hāyâ* *ḏāweh* *libbēnû*, for-*ʾēlleh* *ḥāšəḵû* *ʿênênû*", "grammar": { "*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun masculine singular - this", "*hāyâ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - it has become", "*ḏāweh*": "adjective masculine singular - faint/sick", "*libbēnû*": "noun masculine singular construct with 1st person plural suffix - our heart", "*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun plural - these", "*ḥāšəḵû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they have grown dim", "*ʿênênû*": "noun feminine dual construct with 1st person plural suffix - our eyes" }, "variants": { "*ḏāweh*": "faint/sick/ill", "*libbēnû*": "our heart/mind/inner being", "*ḥāšəḵû*": "they have grown dim/darkened/become dim", "*ʿênênû*": "our eyes (dimming eyes signifies grief or weakness)" } }

  • Deut 28:29
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    29{ "verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.29", "source": "וְהָיִ֜יתָ מְמַשֵּׁ֣שׁ בַּֽצָהֳרַ֗יִם כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר יְמַשֵּׁ֤שׁ הַעִוֵּר֙ בָּאֲפֵלָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א תַצְלִ֖יחַ אֶת־דְּרָכֶ֑יךָ וְהָיִ֜יתָ אַ֣ךְ עָשׁ֧וּק וְגָז֛וּל כָּל־הַיָּמִ֖ים וְאֵ֥ין מוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃", "text": "*wəhāyîtā* *məmaššēš* *baṣṣohŏrayim* *kaʾăšer* *yəmaššēš* *haʿiwwēr* *bāʾăpēlâ* *wəlōʾ* *taṣlîaḥ* *ʾet*-*dərākêkā* *wəhāyîtā* *ʾak* *ʿāšûq* *wəgāzûl* *kol*-*hayyāmîm* *wəʾên* *môšîaʿ*", "grammar": { "*wəhāyîtā*": "conjunction (wə-) + qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you will be", "*məmaššēš*": "piel participle, masculine singular - groping/feeling about", "*baṣṣohŏrayim*": "preposition (bə-) + definite article + noun, masculine dual - at noon/midday", "*kaʾăšer*": "preposition (kə-) + relative pronoun - as/like", "*yəmaššēš*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he gropes", "*haʿiwwēr*": "definite article + adjective, masculine singular - the blind person", "*bāʾăpēlâ*": "preposition (bə-) + definite article + noun, feminine singular - in the darkness", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction (wə-) + negative particle - and not", "*taṣlîaḥ*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will succeed/prosper", "*ʾet*-*dərākêkā*": "direct object marker + noun, feminine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your ways/paths", "*wəhāyîtā*": "conjunction (wə-) + qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you will be", "*ʾak*": "adverb - only/surely", "*ʿāšûq*": "qal passive participle, masculine singular - oppressed/defrauded", "*wəgāzûl*": "conjunction (wə-) + qal passive participle, masculine singular - and robbed/plundered", "*kol*-*hayyāmîm*": "noun, masculine singular construct + definite article + noun, masculine plural - all the days", "*wəʾên*": "conjunction (wə-) + particle of negation - and there is no", "*môšîaʿ*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular - savior/deliverer" }, "variants": { "*məmaššēš*": "groping/feeling around/searching by touch", "*ṣohŏrayim*": "noon/midday/brightest part of day", "*yəmaššēš*": "gropes/feels around/searches by touch", "*ʿiwwēr*": "blind person", "*ʾăpēlâ*": "darkness/thick darkness", "*taṣlîaḥ*": "succeed/prosper/make progress", "*dərākêkā*": "your ways/paths/roads", "*ʾak*": "only/surely/indeed", "*ʿāšûq*": "oppressed/defrauded/exploited", "*gāzûl*": "robbed/plundered/despoiled", "*hayyāmîm*": "the days/time", "*môšîaʿ*": "savior/deliverer/rescuer" } }

  • Lam 4:17-19
    3 verses
    73%

    17{ "verseID": "Lamentations.4.17", "source": "עוֹדֵ֙ינוּ֙ תִּכְלֶ֣ינָה עֵינֵ֔ינוּ אֶל־עֶזְרָתֵ֖נוּ הָ֑בֶל בְּצִפִּיָּתֵ֣נוּ צִפִּ֔ינוּ אֶל־גּ֖וֹי לֹ֥א יוֹשִֽׁעַ׃", "text": "Still *ʿôḏênû* *tiḵlenâ* our *ʿênênû* to our *ʿezrāṯēnû* *hāḇel*; in our *ṣippiyyāṯēnû* we *ṣippînû* to *gôy* not *yôšîaʿ*", "grammar": { "*ʿôḏênû*": "adverb + 1st common plural suffix - while we/still we", "*tiḵlenâ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine plural - they fail/come to an end", "*ʿênênû*": "feminine dual noun with 1st common plural suffix - our eyes", "*ʾel-ʿezrāṯēnû*": "preposition + feminine singular noun with 1st common plural suffix - to our help", "*hāḇel*": "masculine singular noun - vanity/emptiness", "*bə-ṣippiyyāṯēnû*": "preposition + feminine singular noun with 1st common plural suffix - in our watching", "*ṣippînû*": "Piel perfect, 1st common plural - we watched expectantly", "*ʾel-gôy*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - to a nation", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yôšîaʿ*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he saves" }, "variants": { "*ʿôḏênû*": "still we/yet we/while we", "*tiḵlenâ*": "fail/come to end/waste away", "*ʿezrāṯēnû*": "our help/our assistance/our aid", "*hāḇel*": "vanity/emptiness/futility", "*ṣippiyyāṯēnû*": "our watching/our looking out/our expectation", "*ṣippînû*": "we watched expectantly/we looked out/we waited", "*yôšîaʿ*": "saves/delivers/rescues" } }

    18{ "verseID": "Lamentations.4.18", "source": "צָד֣וּ צְעָדֵ֔ינוּ מִלֶּ֖כֶת בִּרְחֹבֹתֵ֑ינוּ קָרַ֥ב קִצֵּ֛ינוּ מָלְא֥וּ יָמֵ֖ינוּ כִּי־בָ֥א קִצֵּֽינוּ׃", "text": "They *ṣāḏû* our *ṣəʿāḏênû* from *mileḵeṯ* in our *rəḥōḇōṯênû*; *qāraḇ* our *qiṣṣēnû*, *mālʾû* our *yāmênû*, for has *bāʾ* our *qiṣṣēnû*", "grammar": { "*ṣāḏû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they hunted", "*ṣəʿāḏênû*": "masculine plural noun with 1st common plural suffix - our steps", "*mi-lleḵeṯ*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - from walking", "*bi-rəḥōḇōṯênû*": "preposition + feminine plural noun with 1st common plural suffix - in our streets", "*qāraḇ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it drew near", "*qiṣṣēnû*": "masculine singular noun with 1st common plural suffix - our end", "*mālʾû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they were full/fulfilled", "*yāmênû*": "masculine plural noun with 1st common plural suffix - our days", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*bāʾ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it came", "*qiṣṣēnû*": "masculine singular noun with 1st common plural suffix - our end" }, "variants": { "*ṣāḏû*": "hunted/tracked/stalked", "*ṣəʿāḏênû*": "our steps/our movements/our walking", "*mileḵeṯ*": "from walking/from going/from traveling", "*rəḥōḇōṯênû*": "our streets/our public squares/our broad places", "*qāraḇ*": "drew near/approached/came close", "*qiṣṣēnû*": "our end/our finish/our deadline", "*mālʾû*": "were full/were completed/were fulfilled" } }

    19{ "verseID": "Lamentations.4.19", "source": "קַלִּ֤ים הָיוּ֙ רֹדְפֵ֔ינוּ מִנִּשְׁרֵ֖י שָׁמָ֑יִם עַל־הֶהָרִ֣ים דְּלָקֻ֔נוּ בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר אָ֥רְבוּ לָֽנוּ׃", "text": "*Qallîm* were our *rōḏp̄ênû* more than *nišrê šāmāyim*; on the *hehārîm* they *dəlāqunû*, in the *miḏbār* they *ʾārḇû* for us", "grammar": { "*qallîm*": "masculine plural adjective - swift", "*hāyû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they were", "*rōḏp̄ênû*": "masculine plural Qal participle with 1st common plural suffix - our pursuers", "*mi-nnišrê*": "preposition comparative + masculine plural construct - than eagles of", "*šāmāyim*": "masculine plural noun - heavens", "*ʿal-he-hārîm*": "preposition + definite masculine plural noun - on the mountains", "*dəlāqunû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural + 1st common plural suffix - they pursued us hotly", "*ba-mmiḏbār*": "preposition + definite masculine singular noun - in the wilderness", "*ʾārḇû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they lay in wait", "*lānû*": "preposition + 1st common plural suffix - for us" }, "variants": { "*qallîm*": "swift/fast/quick", "*rōḏp̄ênû*": "our pursuers/those who chase us", "*nišrê*": "eagles/vultures/large birds of prey", "*dəlāqunû*": "pursued us hotly/chased us eagerly/hunted us ardently", "*ʾārḇû*": "lay in wait/ambushed/lurked" } }

  • Prov 4:19
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    19{ "verseID": "Proverbs.4.19", "source": "דֶּ֣רֶךְ רְ֭שָׁעִים כָּֽאֲפֵלָ֑ה לֹ֥א יָ֝דְע֗וּ בַּמֶּ֥ה יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃ פ", "text": "*derek* *rəšāʿîm* *kāʾăpēlâ* *lōʾ* *yādəʿû* *bammeh* *yikkāšēlû*", "grammar": { "*derek*": "masculine singular construct noun - way of", "*rəšāʿîm*": "masculine plural noun - wicked ones", "*kāʾăpēlâ*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - like the deep darkness", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yādəʿû*": "perfect, 3rd person masculine plural, qal - they know", "*bammeh*": "preposition + interrogative pronoun - on what", "*yikkāšēlû*": "imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, niphal - they stumble" }, "variants": { "*derek*": "way/path/road/journey", "*rəšāʿîm*": "wicked ones/criminals/evildoers", "*ʾăpēlâ*": "deep darkness/gloom/thick darkness", "*yādəʿû*": "know/perceive/recognize", "*yikkāšēlû*": "stumble/stagger/be brought down" } }

  • Job 10:22
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    22{ "verseID": "Job.10.22", "source": "אֶ֤רֶץ עֵיפָ֨תָה ׀ כְּמ֥וֹ אֹ֗פֶל צַ֭לְמָוֶת וְלֹ֥א סְדָרִ֗ים וַתֹּ֥פַע כְּמוֹ־אֹֽפֶל׃ פ", "text": "*ʾereṣ* *ʿêpātâ* like *ʾōpel* *ṣalmāwet* and not *sədārîm* and *tōpaʿ* like *ʾōpel*", "grammar": { "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*ʿêpātâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - gloom", "*ʾōpel*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness", "*ṣalmāwet*": "noun, masculine singular - deep darkness/shadow of death", "*sədārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - order/arrangement", "*tōpaʿ*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it shines" }, "variants": { "*ʿêpātâ*": "gloom/darkness/obscurity", "*ʾōpel*": "darkness/gloom/thick darkness", "*ṣalmāwet*": "deep darkness/shadow of death/gloom", "*sədārîm*": "order/arrangement/organization", "*tōpaʿ*": "it shines/it appears/it gives light" } }

  • John 11:10
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    10{ "verseID": "John.11.10", "source": "Ἐὰν δέ τις περιπατῇ ἐν τῇ νυκτί, προσκόπτει, ὅτι τὸ φῶς οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν αὐτῷ.", "text": "*Ean* *de* *tis* *peripatē* *en* the *nykti*, *proskoptei*, *hoti* the *phōs* *ouk* *estin* *en* *autō*.", "grammar": { "*Ean*": "conditional particle - if", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*tis*": "indefinite pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - anyone", "*peripatē*": "present active subjunctive, 3rd singular - walks/may walk", "*en*": "preposition with dative - in", "*nykti*": "dative, feminine, singular - night", "*proskoptei*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - stumbles", "*hoti*": "causal conjunction - because", "*phōs*": "nominative, neuter, singular - light", "*ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - is", "*en*": "preposition with dative - in", "*autō*": "dative, masculine, singular, personal pronoun - him" }, "variants": { "*peripatē*": "walks/goes about/travels", "*nykti*": "night/darkness", "*proskoptei*": "stumbles/strikes against/trips", "*phōs*": "light/illumination" } }

  • Isa 29:18
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    18{ "verseID": "Isaiah.29.18", "source": "וְשָׁמְע֧וּ בַיּוֹם־הַה֛וּא הַחֵרְשִׁ֖ים דִּבְרֵי־סֵ֑פֶר וּמֵאֹ֣פֶל וּמֵחֹ֔שֶׁךְ עֵינֵ֥י עִוְרִ֖ים תִּרְאֶֽינָה", "text": "And-*šāmĕʿû* in-*ha-yyôm*-*ha-hûʾ* *ha-ḥērĕšîm* *diḇrê*-*sēp̱er* and-from-*ʾōp̱el* and-from-*ḥōšeḵ* *ʿênê* *ʿiwrîm* *tirʾeynāh*", "grammar": { "*wĕ-šāmĕʿû*": "conjunction waw + verb, qal perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and will hear", "*ḇa-yyôm-ha-hûʾ*": "preposition beth + definite article + noun, masculine singular + definite article + pronoun - in that day", "*ha-ḥērĕšîm*": "definite article + adjective, masculine plural - the deaf", "*diḇrê-sēp̱er*": "noun, masculine plural construct + noun, masculine singular - words of book/scroll", "*ū-mē-ʾōp̱el*": "conjunction waw + preposition min + noun, masculine singular - and from gloom", "*ū-mē-ḥōšeḵ*": "conjunction waw + preposition min + noun, masculine singular - and from darkness", "*ʿênê*": "noun, feminine dual construct - eyes of", "*ʿiwrîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - blind ones", "*tirʾeynāh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - they will see" }, "variants": { "*šāmĕʿû*": "will hear/listen/understand", "*ḥērĕšîm*": "deaf ones/those unable to hear", "*diḇrê-sēp̱er*": "words of book/writings/document contents", "*ʾōp̱el*": "gloom/darkness/obscurity", "*ḥōšeḵ*": "darkness/obscurity/ignorance", "*ʿênê*": "eyes/sight/perception", "*ʿiwrîm*": "blind ones/those unable to see", "*tirʾeynāh*": "they will see/perceive/understand" } }

  • Job 24:16-17
    2 verses
    71%

    16{ "verseID": "Job.24.16", "source": "חָתַ֥ר בַּחֹ֗שֶׁךְ בָּ֫תִּ֥ים יוֹמָ֥ם חִתְּמוּ־לָ֗מוֹ לֹא־יָ֥דְעוּ אֽוֹר", "text": "He *ḥātar baḥōšeḵ bāttîm yômām ḥittəmû-lāmô lōʾ-yādəʿû ʾôr*", "grammar": { "*ḥātar*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he digs through'", "*baḥōšeḵ*": "preposition *bə* + definite article + noun masculine singular - 'in the darkness'", "*bāttîm*": "noun masculine plural - 'houses'", "*yômām*": "adverb - 'by day'", "*ḥittəmû-lāmô*": "piel perfect 3rd person common plural + preposition *lə* + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'they seal for themselves'", "*lōʾ-yādəʿû*": "negative particle + qal perfect 3rd person common plural - 'they do not know'", "*ʾôr*": "noun masculine singular - 'light'" }, "variants": { "*ḥātar*": "digs through/breaks into", "*baḥōšeḵ*": "in the darkness/during night", "*bāttîm*": "houses/homes/dwellings", "*yômām*": "by day/during daylight", "*ḥittəmû-lāmô*": "they seal for themselves/they shut themselves up", "*yādəʿû*": "know/recognize/acknowledge", "*ʾôr*": "light/daylight" } }

    17{ "verseID": "Job.24.17", "source": "כִּ֤י יַחְדָּ֨ו ׀ בֹּ֣קֶר לָ֣מוֹ צַלְמָ֑וֶת כִּֽי־יַ֝כִּ֗יר בַּלְה֥וֹת צַלְמָֽוֶת", "text": "For *yaḥdāw bōqer lāmô ṣalmāwet kî-yakkîr balhôt ṣalmāwet*", "grammar": { "*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - 'together/alike'", "*bōqer*": "noun masculine singular - 'morning'", "*lāmô*": "preposition *lə* + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'to them'", "*ṣalmāwet*": "noun masculine singular - 'deep darkness/shadow of death'", "*kî-yakkîr*": "conjunction *kî* + hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'for he recognizes/knows'", "*balhôt*": "noun feminine plural construct - 'terrors of'", "*ṣalmāwet*": "noun masculine singular - 'deep darkness/shadow of death'" }, "variants": { "*yaḥdāw*": "together/alike/all of them", "*bōqer*": "morning/daybreak/dawn", "*ṣalmāwet*": "deep darkness/shadow of death/thick darkness", "*yakkîr*": "recognizes/knows/is familiar with", "*balhôt*": "terrors/sudden terrors/alarms" } }

  • Isa 64:6-7
    2 verses
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    6{ "verseID": "Isaiah.64.6", "source": "וְאֵין־קוֹרֵ֣א בְשִׁמְךָ֔ מִתְעוֹרֵ֖ר לְהַחֲזִ֣יק בָּ֑ךְ כִּֽי־הִסְתַּ֤רְתָּ פָנֶ֙יךָ֙ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ וַתְּמוּגֵ֖נוּ בְּיַד־עֲוֺנֵֽנוּ׃", "text": "And none-*qôrēʾ* in *šimᵊkā* *mitᵊʿôrēr* to *haḥăzîq* in you for-*histartā* *pānêkā* from us and *tᵊmûgēnû* in hand-*ʿăwōnênû*", "grammar": { "*qôrēʾ*": "Qal participle masculine singular - calling", "*šimᵊkā*": "common masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your name", "*mitᵊʿôrēr*": "Hithpael participle masculine singular - rousing himself/stirring himself", "*haḥăzîq*": "Hiphil infinitive construct - to take hold/grasp", "*histartā*": "Hiphil perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you hid", "*pānêkā*": "common masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your face", "*tᵊmûgēnû*": "Polel imperfect 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person plural suffix - you melt us/dissolve us", "*ʿăwōnênû*": "common masculine plural noun with 1st person plural suffix - our iniquities" }, "variants": { "*qôrēʾ*": "calling/calling upon/invoking", "*mitᵊʿôrēr*": "rousing himself/stirring himself/awakening himself", "*haḥăzîq*": "to take hold/to grasp/to seize firmly", "*histartā*": "you hid/you concealed/you covered", "*pānêkā*": "your face/your presence/your attention", "*tᵊmûgēnû*": "you melt us/you dissolve us/you cause us to waste away", "*ʿăwōnênû*": "our iniquities/our sins/our guilt" } }

    7{ "verseID": "Isaiah.64.7", "source": "וְעַתָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אָבִ֣ינוּ אָ֑תָּה אֲנַ֤חְנוּ הַחֹ֙מֶר֙ וְאַתָּ֣ה יֹצְרֵ֔נוּ וּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יָדְךָ֖ כֻּלָּֽנוּ׃", "text": "And now *YHWH* *ʾābînû* *ʾāttāh* *ʾănaḥnû* the *ḥōmer* and *ʾattāh* *yōṣᵊrēnû* and *maʿăśēh* *yādᵊkā* *kullānû*", "grammar": { "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*ʾābînû*": "common masculine singular noun with 1st person plural suffix - our father", "*ʾāttāh*": "2nd person masculine singular pronoun - you", "*ʾănaḥnû*": "1st person common plural pronoun - we", "*ḥōmer*": "common masculine singular noun - clay/mud", "*yōṣᵊrēnû*": "Qal participle masculine singular construct with 1st person plural suffix - our potter/former", "*maʿăśēh*": "common masculine singular construct noun - work of", "*yādᵊkā*": "common feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hand", "*kullānû*": "noun masculine singular construct with 1st person plural suffix - all of us" }, "variants": { "*ʾābînû*": "our father/our ancestor", "*ḥōmer*": "clay/mud/material", "*yōṣᵊrēnû*": "our potter/our former/our creator", "*maʿăśēh*": "work/deed/product" } }

  • Jer 14:19
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    19{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.14.19", "source": "הֲמָאֹ֨ס מָאַ֜סְתָּ אֶת־יְהוּדָ֗ה אִם־בְּצִיּוֹן֙ גָּעֲלָ֣ה נַפְשֶׁ֔ךָ מַדּ֙וּעַ֙ הִכִּיתָ֔נוּ וְאֵ֥ין לָ֖נוּ מַרְפֵּ֑א קַוֵּ֤ה לְשָׁלוֹם֙ וְאֵ֣ין ט֔וֹב וּלְעֵ֥ת מַרְפֵּ֖א וְהִנֵּ֥ה בְעָתָֽה׃", "text": "?*māʾōs* *māʾastā* *Yəhûḏāh* if-in-*Ṣiyyôn* *gāʿălāh* *nap̄šeḵā* *maddûaʿ* *hikkîṯānû* and-none to-us *marpēʾ* *qawwēh* to-*šālôm* and-none *ṭôḇ* and-to-time-of *marpēʾ* and-behold *ḇəʿāṯāh*", "grammar": { "*māʾōs*": "qal infinitive absolute - utterly reject", "*māʾastā*": "qal perfect, 2nd singular masculine - you have rejected", "*Yəhûḏāh*": "proper noun with direct object marker - Judah", "*Ṣiyyôn*": "proper noun with preposition - in Zion", "*gāʿălāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd singular feminine - she abhors", "*nap̄šeḵā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your soul", "*maddûaʿ*": "interrogative - why", "*hikkîṯānû*": "hiphil perfect, 2nd singular masculine with 1st person plural suffix - you have smitten us", "*marpēʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - healing", "*qawwēh*": "piel infinitive absolute - hope", "*šālôm*": "noun, masculine singular with preposition - for peace", "*ṭôḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - good", "*marpēʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - healing", "*ḇəʿāṯāh*": "noun, feminine singular - terror" }, "variants": { "*māʾōs māʾastā*": "utterly rejected/completely despised", "*gāʿălāh*": "abhors/loathes/despises", "*hikkîṯānû*": "you have smitten us/struck us/wounded us", "*marpēʾ*": "healing/cure/health/remedy", "*qawwēh*": "hope/wait/expect", "*ḇəʿāṯāh*": "terror/horror/fear/alarm" } }

  • Jer 9:19
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    19{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.9.19", "source": "כִּֽי־שְׁמַ֤עְנָה נָשִׁים֙ דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה וְתִקַּ֥ח אָזְנְכֶ֖ם דְּבַר־פִּ֑יו וְלַמֵּ֤דְנָה בְנֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ נֶ֔הִי וְאִשָּׁ֥ה רְעוּתָ֖הּ קִינָֽה׃", "text": "*kî*-*šĕma'nāh* *nāšîm* *dĕbar*-*YHWH* *wĕtiqqaḥ* *'āznĕkem* *dĕbar*-*pîw* *wĕlammēdnāh* *bĕnôtêkem* *nehî* *wĕ'iššāh* *rĕ'ûtāh* *qînāh*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*šĕma'nāh*": "imperative verb, 2nd person feminine plural - hear", "*nāšîm*": "feminine plural noun - women", "*dĕbar*": "masculine noun, construct state - word of", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*wĕtiqqaḥ*": "conjunction + imperfect verb, 3rd person feminine singular, jussive - and let take", "*'āznĕkem*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your ear", "*dĕbar*": "masculine noun, construct state - word of", "*pîw*": "masculine noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his mouth", "*wĕlammēdnāh*": "conjunction + imperative verb, 2nd person feminine plural, piel - and teach", "*bĕnôtêkem*": "feminine plural noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your daughters", "*nehî*": "masculine noun - wailing", "*wĕ'iššāh*": "conjunction + feminine noun - and a woman", "*rĕ'ûtāh*": "feminine noun with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her neighbor", "*qînāh*": "feminine noun - lamentation" }, "variants": { "*šĕma'nāh*": "hear/listen to/obey", "*nāšîm*": "women/wives/females", "*dĕbar-YHWH*": "word of YHWH/command of YHWH", "*wĕtiqqaḥ*": "and let take/receive/accept", "*'āznĕkem*": "your ear/hearing", "*dĕbar-pîw*": "word of his mouth/utterance from his lips", "*wĕlammēdnāh*": "and teach/instruct/train", "*bĕnôtêkem*": "your daughters/female children", "*nehî*": "wailing/lamentation/dirge", "*rĕ'ûtāh*": "her neighbor/companion/friend", "*qînāh*": "lamentation/dirge/funeral song" } }

  • Job 8:9
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    9{ "verseID": "Job.8.9", "source": "כִּֽי־תְמ֣וֹל אֲ֭נַחְנוּ וְלֹ֣א נֵדָ֑ע כִּ֤י צֵ֖ל יָמֵ֣ינוּ עֲלֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "For *tĕmôl ʾănaḥnû wĕ-lōʾ nēdāʿ kî ṣēl yāmênû ʿălê-ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*tĕmôl*": "adverb - yesterday/recently", "*ʾănaḥnû*": "personal pronoun 1st common plural - we", "*wĕ-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*nēdāʿ*": "qal imperfect 1st common plural - we know", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ṣēl*": "noun masculine singular construct - shadow of", "*yāmênû*": "noun masculine plural construct + 1st common plural suffix - our days", "*ʿălê-ʾāreṣ*": "preposition + noun feminine singular - upon earth" }, "variants": { "*tĕmôl*": "yesterday/recently/before", "*nēdāʿ*": "know/understand/perceive", "*ṣēl*": "shadow/shade/darkness", "*yāmênû*": "our days/lifetime", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground" } }

  • Job 37:19
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    19{ "verseID": "Job.37.19", "source": "ה֭וֹדִיעֵנוּ מַה־נֹּ֣אמַר ל֑וֹ לֹֽא־נַ֝עֲרֹ֗ךְ מִפְּנֵי־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃", "text": "*hôdîʿēnû mah-nōʾmar lô lōʾ-naʿărōk mip-pənê-ḥōšek*", "grammar": { "*hôdîʿēnû*": "hiphil imperative, masculine singular with 1st common plural suffix - make known to us", "*mah*": "interrogative pronoun - what", "*nōʾmar*": "qal imperfect, 1st common plural - we shall say", "*lô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*naʿărōk*": "qal imperfect, 1st common plural - we can arrange/set in order", "*mip-pənê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - because of/from before", "*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness" }, "variants": { "*hôdîʿēnû*": "make known to us/teach us/inform us", "*naʿărōk*": "arrange/set in order/lay out/present a case", "*mip-pənê*": "because of/from before/due to", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity/ignorance" } }

  • Ps 107:27
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    27{ "verseID": "Psalms.107.27", "source": "יָח֣וֹגּוּ וְ֭יָנוּעוּ כַּשִּׁכּ֑וֹר וְכָל־חָ֝כְמָתָ֗ם תִּתְבַּלָּֽע", "text": "*yāḥôggû* and-*yānûʿû* like-the-*šikkôr* and-all-*ḥokmātām* *titballāʿ*", "grammar": { "*yāḥôggû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they reel", "*yānûʿû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with prefixed conjunction waw - and they stagger", "*šikkôr*": "adjective/noun, masculine singular with prefixed preposition kaf and definite article - like the drunk/drunkard", "*ḥokmātām*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix and prefixed kol and conjunction waw - and all their wisdom/skill", "*titballāʿ*": "hithpael imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it is swallowed up" }, "variants": { "*yāḥôggû*": "they reel/stagger/are dizzy", "*yānûʿû*": "they stagger/totter/wander", "*šikkôr*": "drunk/drunkard/intoxicated person", "*ḥokmātām*": "their wisdom/skill/expertise", "*titballāʿ*": "it is swallowed up/engulfed/consumed" } }

  • Isa 42:16
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    16{ "verseID": "Isaiah.42.16", "source": "וְהוֹלַכְתִּ֣י עִוְרִ֗ים בְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙ לֹ֣א יָדָ֔עוּ בִּנְתִיב֥וֹת לֹֽא־יָדְע֖וּ אַדְרִיכֵ֑ם אָשִׂים֩ מַחְשָׁ֨ךְ לִפְנֵיהֶ֜ם לָא֗וֹר וּמַֽעֲקַשִּׁים֙ לְמִישׁ֔וֹר אֵ֚לֶּה הַדְּבָרִ֔ים עֲשִׂיתִ֖ם וְלֹ֥א עֲזַבְתִּֽים׃", "text": "*wəhôlaḵtî* *ʿiwrîm* *bəḏereḵ* *lōʾ* *yāḏāʿû* *binṯîḇôṯ* *lōʾ*-*yāḏəʿû* *ʾaḏrîḵēm* *ʾāśîm* *maḥšāḵ* *lip̄nêhem* *lāʾôr* *ûmaʿăqaššîm* *ləmîšôr* *ʾēlleh* *haddəḇārîm* *ʿăśîṯîm* *wəlōʾ* *ʿăzaḇtîm*", "grammar": { "*wəhôlaḵtî*": "conjunction + 1st person singular hiphil perfect verb with waw consecutive - and I will lead", "*ʿiwrîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - blind ones", "*bəḏereḵ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in a way", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yāḏāʿû*": "3rd person plural qal perfect verb - they knew", "*binṯîḇôṯ*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural - in paths", "*yāḏəʿû*": "3rd person plural qal perfect verb - they knew", "*ʾaḏrîḵēm*": "1st person singular hiphil imperfect verb + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I will guide them", "*ʾāśîm*": "1st person singular qal imperfect verb - I will make", "*maḥšāḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness", "*lip̄nêhem*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - before them", "*lāʾôr*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - to light", "*ûmaʿăqaššîm*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural - and crooked places", "*ləmîšôr*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - to level ground", "*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun, common plural - these", "*haddəḇārîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the things", "*ʿăśîṯîm*": "1st person singular qal perfect verb + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I have done them", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*ʿăzaḇtîm*": "1st person singular qal perfect verb + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I have forsaken them" }, "variants": { "*wəhôlaḵtî*": "and I will lead/and I will bring/and I will guide", "*ʿiwrîm*": "blind ones/blind people", "*ḏereḵ*": "way/road/path", "*yāḏāʿû*": "they knew/they were familiar with", "*nəṯîḇôṯ*": "paths/trails/ways", "*ʾaḏrîḵēm*": "I will guide them/I will lead them/I will direct them", "*ʾāśîm*": "I will make/I will turn/I will transform", "*maḥšāḵ*": "darkness/gloom/obscurity", "*lip̄nêhem*": "before them/in front of them", "*ʾôr*": "light/daylight/brightness", "*maʿăqaššîm*": "crooked places/rough places/uneven ground", "*mîšôr*": "level ground/plain/smooth place", "*dəḇārîm*": "things/words/matters", "*ʿăśîṯîm*": "I have done them/I did them/I made them", "*ʿăzaḇtîm*": "I have forsaken them/I have abandoned them/I have left them" } }

  • Jer 8:15
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    15{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.8.15", "source": "קַוֵּ֥ה לְשָׁל֖וֹם וְאֵ֣ין ט֑וֹב לְעֵ֥ת מַרְפֵּ֖ה וְהִנֵּ֥ה בְעָתָֽה׃", "text": "*Qawwēh* to-*šālôm* and-there is no *ṭôb*; to-*ʿēt* *marpēh* and-behold *bᵊʿātāh*.", "grammar": { "*Qawwēh*": "piel infinitive absolute - waiting/hoping", "*šālôm*": "noun - peace/well-being", "*ṭôb*": "noun - good/goodness", "*ʿēt*": "construct state - time of", "*marpēh*": "noun - healing/health", "*bᵊʿātāh*": "noun - terror/alarm" }, "variants": { "*Qawwēh*": "waiting/hoping/expecting", "*šālôm*": "peace/well-being/prosperity", "*ṭôb*": "good/goodness/wellness", "*marpēh*": "healing/health/remedy", "*bᵊʿātāh*": "terror/alarm/distress" } }

  • Ps 74:9
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    9{ "verseID": "Psalms.74.9", "source": "אֽוֹתֹתֵ֗ינוּ לֹ֥א רָ֫אִ֥ינוּ אֵֽין־ע֥וֹד נָבִ֑יא וְלֹֽא־אִ֝תָּ֗נוּ יֹדֵ֥עַ עַד־מָֽה׃", "text": "Our *ototenu* not *ra'inu*, *ein-od navi*, and not with us *yodea* *ad-mah*.", "grammar": { "*ototenu*": "common plural noun with 1st person common plural suffix - 'our signs'", "*ra'inu*": "qal perfect 1st person common plural - 'we have seen'", "*ein-od*": "particle of negation + adverb - 'there is no longer'", "*navi*": "masculine singular noun - 'prophet'", "*itanu*": "preposition with 1st person common plural suffix - 'with us'", "*yodea*": "qal participle masculine singular - 'one knowing/knower'", "*ad-mah*": "preposition + interrogative - 'until when/how long'" }, "variants": { "*ototenu*": "our signs/our banners/our emblems", "*ein-od*": "there is no longer/no more", "*yodea*": "one who knows/knower/one understanding", "*ad-mah*": "until when/how long/until what time" } }

  • Job 19:8
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    8{ "verseID": "Job.19.8", "source": "‫אָרְחִ֣י גָ֭דַר וְלֹ֣א אֶעֱב֑וֹר וְעַ֥ל נְ֝תִיבוֹתַ֗י חֹ֣שֶׁךְ יָשִֽׂים׃‬", "text": "*ʾorḥî* *gādar* *wə-lō* *ʾeʿĕbôr* *wə-ʿal* *nətîbôtay* *ḥōšek* *yāśîm*", "grammar": { "*ʾorḥî*": "noun common feminine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - my path", "*gādar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has walled up", "*wə-lō*": "waw conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*ʾeʿĕbôr*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I pass over", "*wə-ʿal*": "waw conjunction + preposition - and upon", "*nətîbôtay*": "noun common feminine plural construct + 1st person singular suffix - my paths", "*ḥōšek*": "noun common masculine singular - darkness", "*yāśîm*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he places" }, "variants": { "*ʾōraḥ*": "path/way/road", "*gādar*": "to wall up/fence in/enclose", "*ʿābar*": "to pass over/through/by", "*nātîb*": "path/pathway/way", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity", "*śîm*": "to put/place/set" } }

  • Jer 13:16
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    16{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.13.16", "source": "תְּנוּ֩ לַיהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֤ם כָּבוֹד֙ בְּטֶ֣רֶם יַחְשִׁ֔ךְ וּבְטֶ֛רֶם יִֽתְנַגְּפ֥וּ רַגְלֵיכֶ֖ם עַל־הָ֣רֵי נָ֑שֶׁף וְקִוִּיתֶ֤ם לְאוֹר֙ וְשָׂמָ֣הּ לְצַלְמָ֔וֶת *ישית **וְשִׁ֖ית לַעֲרָפֶֽל׃", "text": "*Tenû* to *YHWH ʾĕlōhêkem kābôd* before *yachshîk* and before *yitnagepû ragalêkem* upon *hārê nāshep*, and *qiwwîtem leʾôr* and *śāmāh leṣalmāwet* and *shît laʿărāpel*.", "grammar": { "*tenû*": "imperative, masculine plural - give", "*laYHWH*": "preposition with proper noun - to the LORD", "*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your God", "*kābôd*": "noun, masculine singular - glory/honor", "*beṭerem*": "preposition with adverb - before", "*yachshîk*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it grows dark", "*ûbeṭerem*": "conjunction with preposition with adverb - and before", "*yitnagepû*": "hithpael imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they stumble", "*ragalêkem*": "noun, feminine dual with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your feet", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/on", "*hārê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - mountains of", "*nāshep*": "noun, masculine singular - twilight/darkness", "*weqiwwîtem*": "conjunction with piel perfect, 2nd masculine plural - and you wait/hope", "*leʾôr*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular - for light", "*weśāmāh*": "conjunction with perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and he will make it", "*leṣalmāwet*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular - deep darkness/shadow of death", "*weshît*": "conjunction with infinitive construct alternative form - and set/place", "*laʿărāpel*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular - for thick darkness/gloom" }, "variants": { "*nāshep*": "twilight/darkness/dusk", "*ṣalmāwet*": "deep darkness/shadow of death", "*shît*": "set/place/put", "*ʿărāpel*": "thick clouds/deep darkness" } }

  • Lam 5:3
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    3{ "verseID": "Lamentations.5.3", "source": "יְתוֹמִ֤ים הָיִ֙ינוּ֙ וְאֵ֣ין אָ֔ב אִמֹּתֵ֖ינוּ כְּאַלְמָנֽוֹת׃", "text": "*yəṯômîm* *hāyînû* and-*ʾên* *ʾāḇ*, *ʾimmōṯênû* like-*ʾalmānôṯ*", "grammar": { "*yəṯômîm*": "noun masculine plural - orphans", "*hāyînû*": "qal perfect 1st person plural - we have been/become", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is no", "*ʾāḇ*": "noun masculine singular - father", "*ʾimmōṯênû*": "noun feminine plural construct with 1st person plural suffix - our mothers", "*ʾalmānôṯ*": "noun feminine plural - widows" }, "variants": { "*yəṯômîm*": "orphans/fatherless ones", "*ʾên*": "there is no/without/lacking", "*ʾalmānôṯ*": "widows/bereaved women" } }

  • Lam 3:6
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    6{ "verseID": "Lamentations.3.6", "source": "בְּמַחֲשַׁכִּ֥ים הוֹשִׁיבַ֖נִי כְּמֵתֵ֥י עוֹלָֽם׃", "text": "In *maḥăšakkîm* *hôšîbanî* like *mētê* *ʿôlām*", "grammar": { "*maḥăšakkîm*": "noun, masculine plural - dark places", "*hôšîbanî*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he caused me to dwell/sit", "*mētê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - dead ones of", "*ʿôlām*": "noun, masculine singular - long duration/eternity" }, "variants": { "*maḥăšakkîm*": "dark places/darkness", "*hôšîbanî*": "he caused me to dwell/he made me sit", "*mētê*": "dead ones/corpses", "*ʿôlām*": "long duration/eternity/antiquity/perpetuity" } }

  • Ps 44:19
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    19{ "verseID": "Psalms.44.19", "source": "לֹא־נָס֣וֹג אָח֣וֹר לִבֵּ֑נוּ וַתֵּ֥ט אֲ֝שֻׁרֵ֗ינוּ מִנִּ֥י אָרְחֶֽךָ׃", "text": "Not-*nāsôg* *ʾāḥôr* *libbēnû* *wattēṭ* *ʾăšurênû* from *minnî* *ʾorḥekā*", "grammar": { "*nāsôg*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it turned back", "*ʾāḥôr*": "adverb - backward", "*libbēnû*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person plural suffix - our heart", "*wattēṭ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular, waw consecutive - and it turned aside", "*ʾăšurênû*": "noun, feminine plural + 1st person plural suffix - our steps", "*minnî*": "preposition - from", "*ʾorḥekā*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your path" }, "variants": { "*nāsôg*": "turned back/retreated/withdrawn", "*wattēṭ*": "turned aside/deviated/strayed", "*ʾăšurênû*": "our steps/our goings/our footsteps", "*ʾorḥekā*": "your path/your way/your trail" } }

  • Job 17:7
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    7{ "verseID": "Job.17.7", "source": "וַתֵּ֣כַהּ מִכַּ֣עַשׂ עֵינִ֑י וִֽיצֻרַ֖י כַּצֵּ֣ל כֻּלָּֽם׃", "text": "*wa-ttēḵah* from-*kaʿaś* *ʿênî* *wîṣuray* like-the-*ṣēl* all-of-them", "grammar": { "*wa-ttēḵah*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - and it grows dim", "*kaʿaś*": "noun, masculine singular - vexation/grief/anger", "*ʿênî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my eye", "*wîṣuray*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - and my limbs/members", "*ṣēl*": "noun, masculine singular - shadow" }, "variants": { "*wa-ttēḵah*": "and it grows dim/becomes dark/fails", "*kaʿaś*": "vexation/grief/irritation/anger", "*ʿênî*": "my eye/sight (metaphorically: perception)", "*wîṣuray*": "and my limbs/members/forms/frame", "*ṣēl*": "shadow/shade/darkness" } }

  • Isa 8:22
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    22{ "verseID": "Isaiah.8.22", "source": "וְאֶל־אֶ֖רֶץ יַבִּ֑יט וְהִנֵּ֨ה צָרָ֤ה וַחֲשֵׁכָה֙ מְע֣וּף צוּקָ֔ה וַאֲפֵלָ֖ה מְנֻדָּֽח׃", "text": "And-to-*ʾereṣ yabbîṭ* and-*hinnēh ṣārāh wa-ḥăšēkāh məʿûp ṣûqāh wa-ʾăpēlāh mənuddāḥ*", "grammar": { "*ʾereṣ*": "noun feminine singular - earth/land", "*yabbîṭ*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will look/gaze", "*hinnēh*": "interjection - behold/look", "*ṣārāh*": "noun feminine singular - distress/trouble", "*ḥăšēkāh*": "noun feminine singular - darkness", "*məʿûp*": "noun masculine singular construct - gloom of", "*ṣûqāh*": "noun feminine singular - anguish/distress", "*ʾăpēlāh*": "noun feminine singular - gloom/thick darkness", "*mənuddāḥ*": "pual participle masculine singular - driven away/thrust away" }, "variants": { "*yabbîṭ*": "he will look/he will gaze/he will behold", "*ṣārāh*": "distress/trouble/adversity", "*ḥăšēkāh*": "darkness/gloom", "*məʿûp ṣûqāh*": "gloom of anguish/thick distress/deep oppression", "*ʾăpēlāh mənuddāḥ*": "darkness driven away/thick darkness thrust out/deep gloom banished" } }

  • Lam 5:5
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    5{ "verseID": "Lamentations.5.5", "source": "עַ֤ל צַוָּארֵ֙נוּ֙ נִרְדָּ֔פְנוּ יָגַ֖עְנוּ וְלֹ֥א הֽוּנַ֖ח לָֽנוּ׃", "text": "On *ṣawwārênû* *nirdāp̄nû*, *yāḡaʿnû* and-*lōʾ* *hûnaḥ* to-us", "grammar": { "*ṣawwārênû*": "noun masculine singular construct with 1st person plural suffix - our neck", "*nirdāp̄nû*": "niphal perfect 1st person plural - we are pursued", "*yāḡaʿnû*": "qal perfect 1st person plural - we are weary", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*hûnaḥ*": "hophal perfect 3rd masculine singular - rest was given" }, "variants": { "*ṣawwārênû*": "our neck/necks", "*nirdāp̄nû*": "we are pursued/persecuted/chased", "*yāḡaʿnû*": "we are weary/tired/exhausted", "*hûnaḥ*": "rest was given/allowed/permitted" } }

  • Lam 5:9
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    9{ "verseID": "Lamentations.5.9", "source": "בְּנַפְשֵׁ֙נוּ֙ נָבִ֣יא לַחְמֵ֔נוּ מִפְּנֵ֖י חֶ֥רֶב הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃", "text": "With-*nap̄šēnû* *nāḇîʾ* *laḥmēnû* from-*pənê* *ḥereḇ* the-*midbar*", "grammar": { "*nap̄šēnû*": "noun feminine singular construct with 1st person plural suffix - our life/soul", "*nāḇîʾ*": "hiphil imperfect 1st person plural - we bring", "*laḥmēnû*": "noun masculine singular construct with 1st person plural suffix - our bread", "*pənê*": "noun masculine plural construct - faces of", "*ḥereḇ*": "noun feminine singular - sword", "*midbar*": "noun masculine singular with definite article - wilderness" }, "variants": { "*nap̄šēnû*": "our life/soul/self (idiom: at risk of our lives)", "*nāḇîʾ*": "we bring/obtain/get", "*laḥmēnû*": "our bread/food", "*pənê*": "faces of/before/because of", "*ḥereḇ*": "sword/warfare/violence", "*midbar*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land" } }

  • Isa 29:15
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    15{ "verseID": "Isaiah.29.15", "source": "ה֛וֹי הַמַּעֲמִיקִ֥ים מֵֽיהוָ֖ה לַסְתִּ֣ר עֵצָ֑ה וְהָיָ֤ה בְמַחְשָׁךְ֙ מַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֔ם וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ מִ֥י רֹאֵ֖נוּ וּמִ֥י יוֹדְעֵֽנוּ", "text": "*Hôy* *ha-maʿămîqîm* from-*YHWH* to-*lastîr* *ʿēṣāh* and-*hāyāh* in-*maḥšāḵ* *maʿăśêhem* and-*yōʾmrû* who *rōʾēnû* and-who *yôdĕʿēnû*", "grammar": { "*Hôy*": "interjection - woe", "*ha-maʿămîqîm*": "definite article + verb, hiphil participle, masculine plural - the ones making deep/hiding", "*mē-YHWH*": "preposition min + proper noun - from the LORD", "*la-stîr*": "preposition lamed + verb, hiphil infinitive construct - to hide", "*ʿēṣāh*": "noun, feminine singular - counsel/plan", "*wĕ-hāyāh*": "conjunction waw + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and is", "*ḇĕ-maḥšāḵ*": "preposition beth + noun, masculine singular - in darkness", "*maʿăśêhem*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their deeds", "*wayyōʾmrû*": "conjunction waw + verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they say", "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*rōʾēnû*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular with 1st person plural suffix - sees us", "*ū-mî*": "conjunction waw + interrogative pronoun - and who", "*yôdĕʿēnû*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular with 1st person plural suffix - knows us" }, "variants": { "*maʿămîqîm*": "ones making deep/hiding deeply/concealing", "*lastîr*": "to hide/conceal/cover", "*ʿēṣāh*": "counsel/plan/advice", "*maḥšāḵ*": "darkness/obscurity/secrecy", "*maʿăśêhem*": "their deeds/actions/works", "*rōʾēnû*": "sees us/perceives us/observes us", "*yôdĕʿēnû*": "knows us/recognizes us/is aware of us" } }

  • Ps 38:10
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    10{ "verseID": "Psalms.38.10", "source": "אֲ‍ֽדנָ֗‪[t]‬י נֶגְדְּךָ֥ כָל־תַּאֲוָתִ֑י וְ֝אַנְחָתִ֗י מִמְּךָ֥ לֹא־נִסְתָּֽרָה׃", "text": "*'Ăḏōnāy* before *neḡdəḵā* all *ta'ăwātî* and *'anḥātî* from you not *nistārâ*", "grammar": { "*'Ăḏōnāy*": "divine title - my Lord", "*neḡdəḵā*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - before you", "*ta'ăwātî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my desire/longing", "*'anḥātî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my sighing/groaning", "*nistārâ*": "niphal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - it is hidden" }, "variants": { "*'Ăḏōnāy*": "my Lord/Master", "*neḡed*": "before/in front of/opposite to", "*ta'ăwāt*": "desire/longing/yearning", "*'anḥāt*": "sighing/groaning", "*nistārâ*": "is hidden/concealed" } }

  • Ps 143:3
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    3{ "verseID": "Psalms.143.3", "source": "כִּ֥י רָ֘דַ֤ף אוֹיֵ֨ב ׀ נַפְשִׁ֗י דִּכָּ֣א לָ֭אָרֶץ חַיָּתִ֑י הוֹשִׁיבַ֥נִי בְ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗ים כְּמֵתֵ֥י עוֹלָֽם׃", "text": "*Kî* *rāḏap̄* *'ôyēḇ* *nap̄šî*, *dikkā'* to *lā'āreṣ* *ḥayyāṯî*; *hôšîḇanî* in *maḥăšakkîm* like *mēṯê* *'ôlām*.", "grammar": { "*Kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*rāḏap̄*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has pursued", "*'ôyēḇ*": "noun, masculine, singular - enemy", "*nap̄šî*": "noun, feminine, singular + 1st person singular suffix - my soul/life", "*dikkā'*": "piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has crushed", "*lā'āreṣ*": "preposition lamed + article + noun, feminine, singular - to the ground", "*ḥayyāṯî*": "noun, feminine, singular + 1st person singular suffix - my life", "*hôšîḇanî*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - he has made me dwell", "*ḇemaḥăšakkîm*": "preposition bet + noun, masculine, plural - in dark places", "*kemēṯê*": "preposition kaf + noun, masculine, plural, construct - like dead of", "*'ôlām*": "noun, masculine, singular - forever/ancient time/long ago" }, "variants": { "*rāḏap̄*": "pursued/persecuted/chased", "*'ôyēḇ*": "enemy/foe/adversary", "*nap̄šî*": "my soul/my life/myself", "*dikkā'*": "crushed/broke/smashed", "*ḥayyāṯî*": "my life/my vitality/my living being", "*hôšîḇanî*": "made me dwell/caused me to sit/placed me", "*maḥăšakkîm*": "dark places/darkness/obscurity", "*mēṯê 'ôlām*": "dead of forever/those long dead/ancient dead" } }

  • Ps 107:10
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    10{ "verseID": "Psalms.107.10", "source": "יֹ֭שְׁבֵי חֹ֣שֶׁךְ וְצַלְמָ֑וֶת אֲסִירֵ֖י עֳנִ֣י וּבַרְזֶֽל", "text": "*yōšᵊbê* *ḥōšek* and-*ṣalmāwet* *ʾăsîrê* *ʿŏnî* and-*barzel*", "grammar": { "*yōšᵊbê*": "qal participle, masculine plural construct - dwellers of/those who sit in", "*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness", "*ṣalmāwet*": "noun, masculine singular with prefixed conjunction waw - and shadow of death/deep darkness", "*ʾăsîrê*": "qal passive participle, masculine plural construct - prisoners of/bound ones of", "*ʿŏnî*": "noun, masculine singular - affliction/misery", "*barzel*": "noun, masculine singular with prefixed conjunction waw - and iron" }, "variants": { "*yōšᵊbê*": "dwellers of/those who sit in/inhabitants of", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity", "*ṣalmāwet*": "shadow of death/deep darkness/gloom", "*ʾăsîrê*": "prisoners of/bound ones of", "*ʿŏnî*": "affliction/misery/poverty/suffering", "*barzel*": "iron/fetters/chains" } }

  • Amos 5:20
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    20{ "verseID": "Amos.5.20", "source": "הֲלֹא־חֹ֛שֶׁךְ י֥וֹם יְהוָ֖ה וְלֹא־א֑וֹר וְאָפֵ֖ל וְלֹא־נֹ֥גַֽהּ לֽוֹ׃", "text": "Is-not-*ḥōshekh* *yôm* *YHWH* and-not-*ʾôr*, and-*ʾāphēl* and-not-*nōgah* to-him?", "grammar": { "*ḥōshekh*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - day of", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular - light", "*ʾāphēl*": "adjective used as noun, masculine singular - darkness/gloom", "*nōgah*": "noun, masculine singular - brightness" }, "variants": { "*ḥōshekh*": "darkness/obscurity", "*yôm* *YHWH*": "day of YHWH/LORD (eschatological concept)", "*ʾāphēl*": "darkness/gloom/thick darkness", "*nōgah*": "brightness/light/shining" } }

  • Jer 8:20
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    20{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.8.20", "source": "עָבַ֥ר קָצִ֖יר כָּ֣לָה קָ֑יִץ וַאֲנַ֖חְנוּ ל֥וֹא נוֹשָֽׁעְנוּ׃", "text": "*ʿābar* *qāṣîr*, *kālāh* *qāyiṣ*; and-*ʾănaḥnû* not *nôšāʿnû*.", "grammar": { "*ʿābar*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - has passed", "*qāṣîr*": "noun - harvest", "*kālāh*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - has ended", "*qāyiṣ*": "noun - summer/summer fruit", "*ʾănaḥnû*": "1st person plural pronoun - we", "*nôšāʿnû*": "niphal perfect 1st person plural - we are saved" }, "variants": { "*ʿābar*": "passed/gone by/crossed over", "*qāṣîr*": "harvest/harvesting time", "*kālāh*": "ended/finished/completed", "*qāyiṣ*": "summer/summer fruit season", "*nôšāʿnû*": "we are saved/delivered/rescued" } }

  • Job 15:23
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    23{ "verseID": "Job.15.23", "source": "נֹדֵד הוּא לַלֶּחֶם אַיֵּה יָדַע כִּי־נָכוֹן בְּיָדוֹ יוֹם־חֹשֶׁךְ", "text": "*nōdēd* *hûʾ* *lalleḥem* *ʾayyēh* *yādaʿ* *kî-nāḵôn* *bəyādô* *yôm-ḥōšeḵ*", "grammar": { "*nōdēd*": "qal participle, masculine singular - wandering", "*hûʾ*": "3rd person masculine singular pronoun - he", "*lalleḥem*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - for the bread", "*ʾayyēh*": "interrogative adverb - where", "*yādaʿ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he knows", "*kî-nāḵôn*": "conjunction + niphal participle, masculine singular - that is ready", "*bəyādô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his hand", "*yôm-ḥōšeḵ*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine singular - day of darkness" }, "variants": { "*nûd*": "to wander, move to and fro, flutter", "*leḥem*": "bread, food, sustenance", "*ʾayyēh*": "where, how", "*yādaʿ*": "to know, perceive, recognize", "*kûn*": "to be firm, stable, established", "*yād*": "hand, power, side", "*yôm*": "day, time", "*ḥōšeḵ*": "darkness, obscurity" } }

  • Isa 22:5
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    5{ "verseID": "Isaiah.22.5", "source": "כִּ֣י יוֹם֩ מְהוּמָ֨ה וּמְבוּסָ֜ה וּמְבוּכָ֗ה לַֽאדֹנָ֧י יְהוִ֛ה צְבָא֖וֹת בְּגֵ֣יא חִזָּי֑וֹן מְקַרְקַ֥ר קִ֖ר וְשׁ֥וֹעַ אֶל־הָהָֽר׃", "text": "For *yôm* *mᵉhûmāh* and-*mᵉbûsāh* and-*mᵉbûkāh* to-*ʾᵃdōnāy* *YHWH* *ṣᵉbāʾôt* in-*gêʾ* *ḥizzāyôn* *mᵉqarqar* *qîr* and-*šôaʿ* to-the-*hār*", "grammar": { "כִּ֣י": "conjunction - for/because", "*yôm*": "masculine singular construct - day of", "*mᵉhûmāh*": "feminine singular - tumult", "וּמְבוּסָ֜ה": "conjunction + feminine singular - trampling", "וּמְבוּכָ֗ה": "conjunction + feminine singular - confusion", "לַֽאדֹנָ֧י": "preposition + noun with 1st person plural suffix - to/by my Lord", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*ṣᵉbāʾôt*": "masculine plural - hosts/armies", "בְּגֵ֣יא": "preposition + masculine singular construct - in valley of", "*ḥizzāyôn*": "masculine singular - vision", "*mᵉqarqar*": "Pilpel participle, masculine singular - breaking down", "*qîr*": "masculine singular - wall", "וְשׁ֥וֹעַ": "conjunction + Piel participle, masculine singular - crying out", "אֶל־הָהָֽר": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular - to the mountain" }, "variants": { "*yôm*": "day/time", "*mᵉhûmāh*": "tumult/confusion/panic", "*mᵉbûsāh*": "trampling/treading down", "*mᵉbûkāh*": "confusion/bewilderment", "*ʾᵃdōnāy*": "my Lord/master", "*YHWH*": "Yahweh/LORD", "*ṣᵉbāʾôt*": "hosts/armies", "*gêʾ*": "valley/ravine", "*ḥizzāyôn*": "vision/revelation", "*mᵉqarqar*": "breaking down/demolishing/tearing down", "*qîr*": "wall/city wall", "*šôaʿ*": "crying out/shouting for help", "*hār*": "mountain/hill" } }

  • Ps 82:5
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    5{ "verseID": "Psalms.82.5", "source": "לֹ֤א יָֽדְע֨וּ ׀ וְלֹ֥א יָבִ֗ינוּ בַּחֲשֵׁכָ֥ה יִתְהַלָּ֑כוּ יִ֝מּ֗וֹטוּ כָּל־מ֥וֹסְדֵי אָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "not *yādəʿû* and-not *yābînû* in-*ḥăšēkāh* *yithallākû* *yimmôṭû* all-*môsədê* *ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*yādəʿû*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural - they know/knew", "*yābînû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they understand/will understand", "in-*ḥăšēkāh*": "preposition + feminine singular noun - in darkness", "*yithallākû*": "hithpael imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they walk about/continue", "*yimmôṭû*": "niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they totter/are shaken", "all-*môsədê*": "construct - all foundations of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun - earth/land" }, "variants": { "*yādəʿû*": "know/understand/perceive", "*yābînû*": "understand/discern/perceive", "*ḥăšēkāh*": "darkness/ignorance", "*yithallākû*": "walk about/go about/continue", "*yimmôṭû*": "totter/shake/be moved", "*môsədê*": "foundations/pillars/supports", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/world" } }

  • Isa 42:18
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    18{ "verseID": "Isaiah.42.18", "source": "הַחֵרְשִׁ֖ים שְׁמָ֑עוּ וְהַעִוְרִ֖ים הַבִּ֥יטוּ לִרְאֽוֹת׃", "text": "*haḥērəšîm* *šəmāʿû* *wəhaʿiwrîm* *habbîṭû* *lirʾôṯ*", "grammar": { "*haḥērəšîm*": "definite article + adjective, masculine plural - the deaf", "*šəmāʿû*": "2nd person masculine plural qal imperative verb - hear", "*wəhaʿiwrîm*": "conjunction + definite article + adjective, masculine plural - and the blind", "*habbîṭû*": "2nd person masculine plural hiphil imperative verb - look", "*lirʾôṯ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to see" }, "variants": { "*ḥērəšîm*": "deaf/deaf ones", "*šəmāʿû*": "hear/listen", "*ʿiwrîm*": "blind/blind ones", "*habbîṭû*": "look/gaze/observe", "*lirʾôṯ*": "to see/in order to see" } }

  • Isa 59:14
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    14{ "verseID": "Isaiah.59.14", "source": "וְהֻסַּ֤ג אָחוֹר֙ מִשְׁפָּ֔ט וּצְדָקָ֖ה מֵרָח֣וֹק תַּעֲמֹ֑ד כִּֽי־כָשְׁלָ֤ה בָֽרְחוֹב֙ אֱמֶ֔ת וּנְכֹחָ֖ה לֹא־תוּכַ֥ל לָבֽוֹא׃", "text": "And-*hussag* *ʾāḥôr* *mišpāṭ* and-*ṣədāqāh* from-*rāḥôq* *taʿămōd* *kî-kāšəlāh* in-*rəḥôb* *ʾĕmet* and-*nəkōḥāh* not-*tûkal* to-*lābôʾ*", "grammar": { "*hussag*": "verb, hophal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - is turned back/thrust back", "*ʾāḥôr*": "adverb - backward/back", "*mišpāṭ*": "noun, masculine singular - justice/judgment", "*ṣədāqāh*": "noun, feminine singular - righteousness", "*rāḥôq*": "noun, masculine singular - distance/far place", "*taʿămōd*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - stands/stays", "*kî-kāšəlāh*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - for it stumbles", "*rəḥôb*": "noun, masculine singular - open place/street", "*ʾĕmet*": "noun, feminine singular - truth/faithfulness", "*nəkōḥāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - straightness/uprightness", "*tûkal*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - is able/capable", "*lābôʾ*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - to enter/come" }, "variants": { "*hussag*": "is turned back/thrust back/driven away", "*ʾāḥôr*": "backward/back/behind", "*mišpāṭ*": "justice/judgment/right", "*ṣədāqāh*": "righteousness/justice/rightness", "*rāḥôq*": "distance/far place/afar", "*taʿămōd*": "stands/stays/remains", "*kāšəlāh*": "stumbles/totters/falls", "*rəḥôb*": "open place/street/square", "*ʾĕmet*": "truth/faithfulness/reliability", "*nəkōḥāh*": "straightness/uprightness/honesty", "*tûkal*": "is able/capable/can", "*lābôʾ*": "to enter/come/arrive" } }

  • Lam 3:2
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    2{ "verseID": "Lamentations.3.2", "source": "אוֹתִ֥י נָהַ֛ג וַיֹּלַ֖ךְ חֹ֥שֶׁךְ וְלֹא־אֽוֹר׃", "text": "*ʾôtî* *nāhag* *wayyōlek* *ḥōšek* and not *ʾôr*", "grammar": { "*ʾôtî*": "direct object marker with 1st person singular suffix - me", "*nāhag*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - led/drove/guided", "*wayyōlek*": "verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he caused to walk/brought", "*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness", "*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular - light" }, "variants": { "*nāhag*": "led/drove/guided/conducted", "*wayyōlek*": "and he brought/and he caused to walk/and he made go", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity/gloom" } }

  • Isa 17:14
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    14{ "verseID": "Isaiah.17.14", "source": "לְעֵ֥ת עֶ֙רֶב֙ וְהִנֵּ֣ה בַלָּהָ֔ה בְּטֶ֥רֶם בֹּ֖קֶר אֵינֶ֑נּוּ זֶ֚ה חֵ֣לֶק שׁוֹסֵ֔ינוּ וְגוֹרָ֖ל לְבֹזְזֵֽינוּ׃", "text": "At-*ʿēṯ* *ʿereḇ* *wə-hinnēh* *ḇallāhāh* before *bōqer* *ʾênennû* *zeh* *ḥēleq* *šôsênû* *wə-gôrāl* *ləḇōzəzênû*", "grammar": { "At-*ʿēṯ*": "preposition לְ + noun, feminine singular construct - at time of", "*ʿereḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - evening", "*wə-hinnēh*": "conjunction + demonstrative particle - and behold", "*ḇallāhāh*": "noun, feminine singular - terror/distress", "before": "preposition בְּטֶרֶם - before", "*bōqer*": "noun, masculine singular - morning", "*ʾênennû*": "particle of negation + 3rd masculine singular suffix - he is not", "*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this", "*ḥēleq*": "noun, masculine singular construct - portion of", "*šôsênû*": "Qal participle, masculine plural + 1st common plural suffix - our plunderers", "*wə-gôrāl*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and lot/portion", "*ləḇōzəzênû*": "preposition לְ + Qal participle, masculine plural + 1st common plural suffix - to our spoilers" }, "variants": { "*ʿēṯ*": "time/season/appointed time", "*ʿereḇ*": "evening/night", "*ḇallāhāh*": "terror/distress/sudden destruction", "*ʾênennû*": "he is not/it is no more/they are gone", "*ḥēleq*": "portion/share/territory", "*šôsênû*": "our plunderers/those who spoil us", "*gôrāl*": "lot/portion/share", "*ləḇōzəzênû*": "to our spoilers/to those who plunder us" } }