Verse 12

{ "verseID": "1 Kings.9.12", "source": "וַיֵּצֵ֤א חִירָם֙ מִצֹּ֔ר לִרְאוֹת֙ אֶת־הֶ֣עָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַן־ל֖וֹ שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה וְלֹ֥א יָשְׁר֖וּ בְּעֵינָֽיו׃", "text": "And *wayyēṣēʾ* *ḥîrām* from-*ṣōr* to *lirʾôt* *ʾet*-the-*ʿārîm* which *nātan*-to-him *šəlōmōh*; and not *yāšrû* in-his-*ʿênāyw*.", "grammar": { "*wayyēṣēʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he went out", "*ḥîrām*": "proper noun - Hiram", "*ṣōr*": "proper noun - Tyre", "*lirʾôt*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to see", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʿārîm*": "noun, feminine plural with article - the cities", "*nātan*": "qal perfect 3ms - he gave", "*šəlōmōh*": "proper noun - Solomon", "*yāšrû*": "qal perfect 3cp - they were right/pleasing", "*ʿênāyw*": "noun, feminine dual construct + 3ms suffix - his eyes" }, "variants": { "*wayyēṣēʾ*": "and he went out/came out/departed", "*lirʾôt*": "to see/inspect/examine", "*yāšrû*": "they were pleasing/straight/right", "*yāšrû bəʿênāyw*": "they were pleasing in his eyes/they pleased him" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Num 22:34 : 34 { "verseID": "Numbers.22.34", "source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר בִּלְעָ֜ם אֶל־מַלְאַ֤ךְ יְהוָה֙ חָטָ֔אתִי כִּ֚י לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְתִּי כִּ֥י אַתָּ֛ה נִצָּ֥ב לִקְרָאתִ֖י בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ וְעַתָּ֛ה אִם־רַ֥ע בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ אָשׁ֥וּבָה לִּֽי׃", "text": "And-*wə-yōʾmer* *Bilʿām* to-*malʾak* *YHWH*, *ḥāṭāʾtî* because *lōʾ* *yādaʿtî* that *ʾattāh* *niṣṣāb* *liqrāʾtî* in-the-*dārek*; and-*wə-ʿattāh* if-*raʿ* in-*ʿênêkā* *ʾāšûbāh* to-me", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*Bilʿām*": "proper noun - Balaam", "*malʾak*": "construct state, masculine singular - messenger/angel of", "*YHWH*": "divine name, tetragrammaton", "*ḥāṭāʾtî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I have sinned", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yādaʿtî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I knew", "*ʾattāh*": "2nd masculine singular independent pronoun - you", "*niṣṣāb*": "niphal participle, masculine singular - standing/stationed", "*liqrāʾtî*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct + 1st singular suffix - to meet me", "*dārek*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the way/road", "*wə-ʿattāh*": "conjunction + adverb - and now", "*raʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - evil/displeasing", "*ʿênêkā*": "dual construct noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - in your eyes", "*ʾāšûbāh*": "qal imperfect, 1st singular cohortative - let me return" }, "variants": { "*Bilʿām*": "Balaam (name meaning 'swallower/destroyer')", "*ḥāṭāʾtî*": "sinned/missed the mark/erred", "*yādaʿtî*": "knew/recognized/understood", "*niṣṣāb*": "standing/positioned/stationed", "*dārek*": "way/road/journey/path", "*raʿ*": "evil/bad/displeasing/disagreeable", "*ʾāšûbāh*": "let me return/let me go back" } }
  • Judg 14:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Judges.14.3", "source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר ל֜וֹ אָבִ֣יו וְאִמּ֗וֹ הַאֵין֩ בִּבְנ֨וֹת אַחֶ֤יךָ וּבְכָל־עַמִּי֙ אִשָּׁ֔ה כִּֽי־אַתָּ֤ה הוֹלֵךְ֙ לָקַ֣חַת אִשָּׁ֔ה מִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים הָעֲרֵלִ֑ים וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שִׁמְשׁ֤וֹן אֶל־אָבִיו֙ אוֹתָ֣הּ קַֽח־לִ֔י כִּֽי־הִ֖יא יָשְׁרָ֥ה בְעֵינָֽי׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾmer lô ʾābîw wə-ʾimmô ha-ʾên bi-bənôt ʾaḥêkā ū-bə-kol-ʿammî ʾiššâ kî-ʾattâ hôlēk lāqaḥat ʾiššâ mi-pəlištîm hā-ʿărēlîm wə-yōʾmer šimšôn ʾel-ʾābîw ʾôtāh qaḥ-lî kî-hîʾ yāšərâ bə-ʿênāy*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction wə- + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*lô*": "preposition lə- + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*ʾābîw*": "noun masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his father", "*wə-ʾimmô*": "conjunction wə- + noun feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his mother", "*ha-ʾên*": "interrogative particle ha- + adverb of negation - is there not?", "*bi-bənôt*": "preposition bə- + noun feminine plural construct - among daughters of", "*ʾaḥêkā*": "noun masculine plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your brothers", "*ū-bə-kol*": "conjunction wə- + preposition bə- + noun masculine singular construct - and among all", "*ʿammî*": "noun masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my people", "*ʾiššâ*": "noun feminine singular - woman/wife", "*kî-ʾattâ*": "conjunction kî + pronoun 2nd masculine singular - that you", "*hôlēk*": "Qal participle masculine singular - going", "*lāqaḥat*": "Qal infinitive construct - to take", "*mi-pəlištîm*": "preposition min + proper noun masculine plural - from Philistines", "*hā-ʿărēlîm*": "definite article + adjective masculine plural - the uncircumcised", "*ʾel-ʾābîw*": "preposition ʾel + noun masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to his father", "*ʾôtāh*": "direct object marker with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her", "*qaḥ-lî*": "Qal imperative masculine singular + preposition lə- with 1st singular suffix - take for me", "*kî-hîʾ*": "conjunction kî + pronoun 3rd feminine singular - for she", "*yāšərâ*": "Qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - is right/pleasing", "*bə-ʿênāy*": "preposition bə- + noun dual construct with 1st singular suffix - in my eyes" }, "variants": { "*ʾên*": "there is not/none", "*hôlēk*": "going/walking", "*lāqaḥat*": "to take/to get/to marry", "*ʿărēlîm*": "uncircumcised/foreign", "*yāšərâ*": "right/pleasing/straight/proper" } }