Analysis of Peshitta verse 'John 3:8'

Analysis of Peshitta verse John 3:8

John 3:8 - ܪܽܘܚܳܐ ܐܰܬ݂ܰܪ ܕ݁ܨܳܒ݂ܝܳܐ ܢܳܫܒ݁ܳܐ ܘܩܳܠܳܗ ܫܳܡܰܥ ܐܰܢ݈ܬ݁ ܐܶܠܳܐ ܠܳܐ ܝܳܕ݂ܰܥ ܐܰܢ݈ܬ݁ ܐܰܝܡܶܟ݁ܳܐ ܐܳܬ݂ܝܳܐ ܘܠܰܐܝܟ݁ܳܐ ܐܳܙܳܠ݈ܐ ܗܳܟ݂ܰܢܳܐ ܐܺܝܬ݂ܰܘܗ݈ܝ ܟ݁ܽܠܢܳܫ ܕ݁ܺܝܠܺܝܕ݂ ܡܶܢ ܪܽܘܚܳܐ ܀

Translations

(Etheridge) The wind bloweth where she willeth, ^{[Rucho signifies either the Spirit, or the wind; as, in like manner, does the corresponding Greek word wneuma and hence most of the versions of the latter have, " The Spirit bloweth where he willeth; " but in the Syriac text the verbs and the pronominal affix to the noun " voice" being in the feminine, the application of Rucho to the Holy Spirit seems not to have been contemplated. OLSHAUSEN on the Greek text has well said, "The comparison itself, and the expression, fwnhn autou, show, beyond doubt, that wneuma does not here mean the breath of the Divine Spirit, but the wind properly so called."]} and her voice thou hearest; but thou knowest not whence she cometh, nor whither she goeth: so is every man who is born of the Spirit.

(Murdock) The wind bloweth where it chooseth; and thou hearest its sound, but knowest not whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one, that is born of the Spirit.

(Lamsa) The wind blows where it pleases, and you hear its sound; but you do not know whence it comes and whither it goes; such is every man who is born of the Spirit.

(KJV) The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

Grammatical analysis

General									Morphological information							Suffix information
Word	Vocalised	ID	Root	Category	Meaning	PS	JEN	CAL	Person	Gender	Number	State	Tense	Form	Enclitic	Person	Gender	Number
ܪܘܚܐ	ܪܽܘܚܳܐ	2:19663	ܪܘܚ	Noun	spirit, wind, breath	534	204	62043-03080	-	Common	Singular	Emphatic	-	-	No	-	-	-
ܐܬܪ	ܐܰܬ݂ܰܪ	2:2200	ܐܬܪ	Noun	region, place, country, respite, space or room	33	32	62043-03081	-	Masculine	Singular	Absolute	-	-	No	-	-	-
ܕܨܒܝܐ	ܕ݁ܨܳܒ݂ܝܳܐ	2:17490	ܨܒܐ	Verb	will, desire	472	183	62043-03082	Third	Feminine	Singular	-	Active Participle	PEAL	No	-	-	-
ܢܫܒܐ	ܢܳܫܒ݁ܳܐ	2:13619	ܢܫܒ	Verb	blow	353	144	62043-03083	Third	Feminine	Singular	-	Active Participle	PEAL	No	-	-	-
ܘܩܠܗ	ܘܩܳܠܳܗ	2:18629	ܩܠ	Noun	voice	506	193	62043-03084	-	Masculine	Singular	Emphatic	-	-	No	Third	Feminine	Singular
ܫܡܥ	ܫܳܡܰܥ	2:30549	ܫܡܥ	Verb	hear, obey, hear	584	226	62043-03085	Second	Masculine	Singular	-	Active Participle	PEAL	No	-	-	-
ܐܢܬ	ܐܰܢ݈ܬ݁	2:23324	ܐܢܬ	Pronoun	thou	22	25	62043-03086	Second	Masculine	Singular	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	-
ܐܠܐ	ܐܶܠܳܐ	2:892	ܐܠܐ	Particle	but, but rather	17	22	62043-03087	-	-	-	-	-	-	No	-	-	-
ܠܐ	ܠܳܐ	2:10878	ܠܐ	Particle	no, not	233	107	62043-03088	-	-	-	-	-	-	No	-	-	-
ܝܕܥ	ܝܳܕ݂ܰܥ	2:25884	ܝܕܥ	Verb	know, known, recognize	188	91	62043-03089	Second	Masculine	Singular	-	Active Participle	PEAL	No	-	-	-
ܐܢܬ	ܐܰܢ݈ܬ݁	2:23324	ܐܢܬ	Pronoun	thou	22	25	62043-030810	Second	Masculine	Singular	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	-
ܐܝܡܟܐ	ܐܰܝܡܶܟ݁ܳܐ	2:649	ܐܝܡܟܐ	Particle	whence?	13	18	62043-030811	-	-	-	-	-	-	No	-	-	-
ܐܬܝܐ	ܐܳܬ݂ܝܳܐ	2:2083	ܐܬܐ	Verb	come, bring	31	31	62043-030812	Third	Feminine	Singular	-	Active Participle	PEAL	No	-	-	-
ܘܠܐܝܟܐ	ܘܠܰܐܝܟ݁ܳܐ	2:635	ܐܝܟܐ	Particle	where	13	18	62043-030813	-	-	-	-	-	-	No	-	-	-
ܐܙܠܐ	ܐܳܙܳܠ݈ܐ	2:345	ܐܙܠ	Verb	depart, go	9	17	62043-030814	Third	Feminine	Singular	-	Active Participle	PEAL	No	-	-	-
ܗܟܢܐ	ܗܳܟ݂ܰܢܳܐ	2:5189	ܗܟܢ	Particle	thus	103	60	62043-030815	-	-	-	Emphatic	-	-	No	-	-	-
ܐܝܬܘܗܝ	ܐܺܝܬ݂ܰܘܗ݈ܝ	2:724	ܐܝܬ	Substantive	is, are	14	20	62043-030816	-	-	-	-	-	-	No	Third	Masculine	Singular
ܟܠܢܫ	ܟ݁ܽܠܢܳܫ	2:1468	ܐܢܫ	Noun	every one	216	102	62043-030817	-	Common	Singular	Absolute	-	-	No	-	-	-
ܕܝܠܝܕ	ܕ݁ܺܝܠܺܝܕ݂	2:9099	ܝܠܕ	Verb	beget, bear	192	94	62043-030818	Third	Masculine	Singular	-	Passive Participle	PEAL	No	-	-	-
ܡܢ	ܡܶܢ	2:12182	ܡܢ	Particle	from	281	125	62043-030819	-	-	-	-	-	-	No	-	-	-
ܪܘܚܐ	ܪܽܘܚܳܐ	2:19663	ܪܘܚ	Noun	spirit, wind, breath	534	204	62043-030820	-	Common	Singular	Emphatic	-	-	No	-	-	-

^{This work makes use of the Syriac Electronic Data Retrieval Archive (SEDRA) by Dr. George A. Kiraz, distributed by the Syriac Computing Institute.}
^{Peshitta verses are taken from the Peshitta NT published by the British and Foreign Bible Society.}
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