Verse 1

{ "verseID": "1 Chronicles.14.1", "source": "וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח חירם חוּרָ֨ם מֶֽלֶךְ־צֹ֥ר מַלְאָכִים֮ אֶל־דָּוִיד֒ וַעֲצֵ֣י אֲרָזִ֔ים וְחָרָשֵׁ֣י קִ֔יר וְחָרָשֵׁ֖י עֵצִ֑ים לִבְנ֥וֹת ל֖וֹ בָּֽיִת׃", "text": "And *wayyišlaḥ* *Ḥîrām/Ḥûrām* *melek*-*Ṣōr* *malʾākîm* to-*Dāwid* and *ʿăṣê* *ʾărāzîm* and *ḥārāšê* *qîr* and *ḥārāšê* *ʿēṣîm* to *libnôt* for-him *bāyit*.", "grammar": { "*wayyišlaḥ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he sent", "*Ḥîrām/Ḥûrām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - name appears in two forms in the text", "*melek*": "construct state masculine singular - king of", "*Ṣōr*": "proper noun - Tyre", "*malʾākîm*": "masculine plural - messengers/envoys", "*Dāwid*": "proper noun - David", "*ʿăṣê*": "construct masculine plural - woods/timber of", "*ʾărāzîm*": "masculine plural - cedars", "*ḥārāšê*": "construct masculine plural - craftsmen/workers of", "*qîr*": "masculine singular - wall", "*ʿēṣîm*": "masculine plural - wood/trees", "*libnôt*": "qal infinitive construct with lamed prefix - to build", "*bāyit*": "masculine singular - house" }, "variants": { "*Ḥîrām/Ḥûrām*": "alternate spellings of the same name", "*malʾākîm*": "messengers/envoys/ambassadors", "*ḥārāšê*": "craftsmen/artisans/skilled workers", "*qîr*": "wall/masonry", "*bāyit*": "house/palace/residence/building" } }

Verse 8

{ "verseID": "1 Chronicles.14.8", "source": "וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים כִּי־נִמְשַׁ֨ח דָּוִ֤יד לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙ עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיַּעֲל֥וּ כָל־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים לְבַקֵּ֣שׁ אֶת־דָּוִ֑יד וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע דָּוִ֔יד וַיֵּצֵ֖א לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃", "text": "And *wayyišməʿû* *Pəlištîm* that-*nimšaḥ* *Dāwid* for-*melek* over-all-*Yiśrāʾēl*, and *wayyaʿălû* all-*Pəlištîm* to-*baqēš* *ʾet*-*Dāwid*; and *wayyišmaʿ* *Dāwid* and *wayyēṣēʾ* to *pənêhem*.", "grammar": { "*wayyišməʿû*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they heard", "*Pəlištîm*": "proper noun, masculine plural - Philistines", "*nimšaḥ*": "niphal perfect 3rd masculine singular - was anointed", "*Dāwid*": "proper noun - David", "*melek*": "masculine singular - king", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*wayyaʿălû*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they went up", "*baqēš*": "piel infinitive construct - to seek", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*wayyišmaʿ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he heard", "*wayyēṣēʾ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he went out", "*pənêhem*": "masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their faces/before them" }, "variants": { "*baqēš*": "to seek/to search for/to pursue" } }

Verse 11

{ "verseID": "1 Chronicles.14.11", "source": "וַיַּעֲל֥וּ בְּבַֽעַל־פְּרָצִים֮ וַיַּכֵּ֣ם שָׁ֣ם דָּוִיד֒ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔יד פָּרַ֨ץ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֧ים אֶת־אוֹיְבַ֛י בְּיָדִ֖י כְּפֶ֣רֶץ מָ֑יִם עַל־כֵּ֗ן קָֽרְא֛וּ שֵֽׁם־הַמָּק֥וֹם הַה֖וּא בַּ֥עַל פְּרָצִֽים׃", "text": "And *wayyaʿălû* to-*Baʿal*-*Pərāṣîm* and *wayyakkēm* there *Dāwid*, and *wayyōʾmer* *Dāwid*: \"*Pāraṣ* *hāʾĕlōhîm* *ʾet*-*ʾôyəbay* by-*yādî* like-*pereṣ* *māyim*.\" Therefore *qārəʾû* *šēm*-*hammāqôm* *hahûʾ* *Baʿal* *Pərāṣîm*.", "grammar": { "*wayyaʿălû*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they went up", "*Baʿal*": "proper noun - Baal", "*Pərāṣîm*": "proper noun - Perazim", "*wayyakkēm*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and he struck them", "*Dāwid*": "proper noun - David", "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*Pāraṣ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - broke through", "*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "definite article + masculine plural (divine title) - the God", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾôyəbay*": "masculine plural construct with 1st common singular suffix - my enemies", "*yādî*": "feminine singular with 1st common singular suffix - my hand", "*pereṣ*": "masculine singular construct - breaking through of", "*māyim*": "masculine plural - waters", "*qārəʾû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they called", "*šēm*": "masculine singular construct - name of", "*hammāqôm*": "definite article + masculine singular - the place", "*hahûʾ*": "definite article + 3rd masculine singular pronoun - that", "*Baʿal*": "proper noun - Baal", "*Pərāṣîm*": "proper noun - Perazim" }, "variants": { "*Pāraṣ*": "broke through/burst through/breached", "*pereṣ*": "breaking through/breach/bursting", "*Baʿal Pərāṣîm*": "Master of Breakthroughs/Lord of Bursting Through" } }

Verse 15

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