Verse 16

{ "verseID": "1 Samuel.19.16", "source": "וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים וְהִנֵּ֥ה הַתְּרָפִ֖ים אֶל־הַמִּטָּ֑ה וּכְבִ֥יר הָעִזִּ֖ים מְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃", "text": "And *wayyāḇōʾû* the *hammalʾāḵîm*, and *wehinnēh* the *hatterāp̄îm* on the *hammittāh*, and the *ûḵeḇîr* of the *hāʿizzîm* as his *meraʾăšōṯāyw*.", "grammar": { "*wayyāḇōʾû*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd common plural - 'and they came'", "*hammalʾāḵîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - 'the messengers'", "*wehinnēh*": "waw-conjunction + interjection - 'and behold'", "*hatterāp̄îm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - 'the household idol/image'", "*hammittāh*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - 'the bed'", "*ûḵeḇîr*": "waw-conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - 'and a quilt/covering of'", "*hāʿizzîm*": "definite article + noun, feminine plural - 'the goats'", "*meraʾăšōṯāyw*": "noun, feminine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his head place'" }, "variants": { "*wayyāḇōʾû*": "came/entered/arrived", "*wehinnēh*": "and behold/and look/and there was", "*hatterāp̄îm*": "household idol/image/figure", "*ûḵeḇîr*": "quilt/mat/pillow/mesh", "*meraʾăšōṯāyw*": "his head area/his pillow/where his head would be" } }

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