{
"verseID": "1 Chronicles.12.18",
"source": "וַיֵּצֵ֣א דָוִיד֮ לִפְנֵיהֶם֒ וַיַּ֙עַן֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֔ם אִם־לְשָׁל֞וֹם בָּאתֶ֤ם אֵלַי֙ לְעָזְרֵ֔נִי יִֽהְיֶה־לִּ֧י עֲלֵיכֶ֛ם לֵבָ֖ב לְיָ֑חַד וְאִֽם־לְרַמּוֹתַ֣נִי לְצָרַ֗י בְּלֹ֤א חָמָס֙ בְּכַפַּ֔י יֵ֛רֶא אֱלֹהֵ֥י אֲבוֹתֵ֖ינוּ וְיוֹכַֽח׃",
"text": "And *wayyēṣēʾ* *Dāwîd* to *lif̱nêhem*, and *wayyaʿan* and *wayyōʾmer* to them, \"If for *šālôm* you *bāʾtem* to me to *ləʿāzərēnî*, there *yihyeh* to me toward you *lēḇāḇ* to *ləyāḥad*. But if to *rammôtanî* to my *ṣāray*, though without *ḥāmās* in my *kappay*, may *yēreʾ* *ʾĔlōhê* *ʾăḇôtênû* and *yôḵaḥ*.\"",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yyēṣēʾ*": "conjunction + verb, imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular, Qal - and he went out",
"*Dāwîd*": "proper noun - David",
"*li-f̱nêhem*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to before them/to their presence",
"*wa-yyaʿan*": "conjunction + verb, imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular, Qal - and he answered",
"*wa-yyōʾmer*": "conjunction + verb, imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular, Qal - and he said",
"*lāhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them",
"*ʾim-lə-šālôm*": "conditional particle + preposition + noun, masculine singular - if for peace",
"*bāʾtem*": "verb, perfect, 2nd masculine plural, Qal - you came",
"*ʾēlay*": "preposition + 1st singular suffix - to me",
"*lə-ʿāzərēnî*": "preposition + infinitive construct, Qal + 1st singular suffix - to help me",
"*yihyeh-lî*": "verb, imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, Qal + preposition + 1st singular suffix - there will be to me",
"*ʿălêḵem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - toward you",
"*lēḇāḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - heart",
"*lə-yāḥad*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - to union/united",
"*wə-ʾim-lə-rammôtanî*": "conjunction + conditional particle + preposition + infinitive construct, Piel + 1st singular suffix - but if to betray me",
"*lə-ṣāray*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + 1st singular suffix - to my adversaries",
"*bə-lōʾ*": "preposition + negative particle - with no",
"*ḥāmās*": "noun, masculine singular - violence",
"*bə-kappay*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual construct + 1st singular suffix - in my palms/hands",
"*yēreʾ*": "verb, imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, Qal, jussive - may he see",
"*ʾĔlōhê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - God of",
"*ʾăḇôtênû*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 1st plural suffix - our fathers",
"*wə-yôḵaḥ*": "conjunction + verb, imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, Hiphil, jussive - and may he decide"
},
"variants": {
"*lif̱nêhem*": "before them/in their presence",
"*šālôm*": "peace/well-being/friendship",
"*ləʿāzərēnî*": "to help me/to assist me",
"*lēḇāḇ*": "heart/mind/will",
"*ləyāḥad*": "to unite/together/as one",
"*rammôtanî*": "to betray me/to deceive me/to deliver me up",
"*ṣāray*": "my adversaries/enemies/oppressors",
"*ḥāmās*": "violence/wrong/injustice",
"*kappay*": "my palms/hands",
"*yēreʾ*": "see/look/observe",
"*yôḵaḥ*": "decide/judge/rebuke"
}
}