{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.14.45",
"source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הָעָ֜ם אֶל־שָׁא֗וּל הֲֽיוֹנָתָ֤ן ׀ יָמוּת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָ֠שָׂה הַיְשׁוּעָ֨ה הַגְּדוֹלָ֣ה הַזֹּאת֮ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל֒ חָלִ֗ילָה חַי־יְהוָה֙ אִם־יִפֹּ֞ל מִשַּׂעֲרַ֤ת רֹאשׁוֹ֙ אַ֔רְצָה כִּֽי־עִם־אֱלֹהִ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ה הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה וַיִּפְדּ֥וּ הָעָ֛ם אֶת־יוֹנָתָ֖ן וְלֹא־מֵֽת׃",
"text": "And *wəyōʾmer* the-*hāʿām* to-*šāʾûl* *hă*-*yônātān* *yāmût* who *ʾăšer* *ʿāśāh* the-*hayəšûʿāh* the-*hagədôlāh* the-*hazōʾt* in-*yiśrāʾēl* *ḥālîlāh* as-lives-*ḥay*-*yəhwāh* if-*ʾim*-shall-fall *yippōl* from-hair-of *miśśaʿărat* his-head *rōʾšô* to-ground *ʾarṣāh* for-*kî*-with-*ʿim*-*ʾĕlōhîm* he-has-done *ʿāśāh* the-day *hayyôm* the-this *hazzeh* and-they-redeemed *wayyipdû* the-*hāʿām* *ʾet*-*yônātān* and-not-*wəlōʾ*-he-died *mēt*",
"grammar": {
"*wəyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and said",
"*hāʿām*": "common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the people",
"*šāʾûl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Saul",
"*hă*": "interrogative particle - shall/will?",
"*yônātān*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jonathan",
"*yāmût*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he shall die",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who, which, that",
"*ʿāśāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has done/made",
"*hayəšûʿāh*": "common noun, feminine singular with definite article - the salvation/deliverance",
"*hagədôlāh*": "adjective, feminine singular with definite article - the great",
"*hazōʾt*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular with definite article - this",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*ḥālîlāh*": "interjection - far be it, God forbid",
"*ḥay*": "adjective - living, as lives",
"*yəhwāh*": "proper noun - YHWH, the LORD",
"*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if",
"*yippōl*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - shall fall",
"*miśśaʿărat*": "preposition + common noun, feminine singular construct - from hair of",
"*rōʾšô*": "common noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his head",
"*ʾarṣāh*": "common noun, feminine singular with directional he - to the ground",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for, because",
"*ʿim*": "preposition - with",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "common noun, masculine plural (with singular meaning) - God",
"*ʿāśāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has done/made",
"*hayyôm*": "common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the day",
"*hazzeh*": "demonstrative adjective, masculine singular with definite article - this",
"*wayyipdû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - and they redeemed/ransomed",
"*hāʿām*": "common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the people",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*yônātān*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jonathan",
"*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*mēt*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he died"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥālîlāh*": "far be it/God forbid/by no means (strong exclamation of negation)",
"*ḥay-yəhwāh*": "as YHWH lives (oath formula)",
"*wayyipdû*": "they redeemed/ransomed/delivered/saved",
"*ʿāśāh ʿim-ʾĕlōhîm*": "worked with God/accomplished with God's help"
}
}