{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.29.4",
"source": "וַיִּקְצְפ֨וּ עָלָ֜יו שָׂרֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ לוֹ֩ שָׂרֵ֨י פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים הָשֵׁ֣ב אֶת־הָאִ֗ישׁ וְיָשֹׁב֙ אֶל־מְקוֹמוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִפְקַדְתּ֣וֹ שָׁ֔ם וְלֹֽא־יֵרֵ֤ד עִמָּ֙נוּ֙ בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וְלֹא־יִֽהְיֶה־לָּ֥נוּ לְשָׂטָ֖ן בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וּבַמֶּ֗ה יִתְרַצֶּ֥ה זֶה֙ אֶל־אֲדֹנָ֔יו הֲל֕וֹא בְּרָאשֵׁ֖י הָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים הָהֵֽם׃",
"text": "And *wayyiqṣᵊpû* upon-him *śārê* *pᵊlištîm* and *wayyōʾmᵊrû* to-him *śārê* *pᵊlištîm* *hāšēḇ* *ʾet*-the-*ʾîš* and *yāšōḇ* to-*mᵊqômô* which *hipqadtô* there and-not-*yērēd* with-us in-the-*milḥāmāh* and-not-*yihyeh*-to-us for-*śāṭān* in-the-*milḥāmāh* and-with-what *yitraṣṣeh* this to-*ʾădōnāyw* is-it-not with-*rāʾšê* the-*ʾănāšîm* *hāhēm*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyiqṣᵊpû*": "waw-consecutive + imperfect, 3rd plural - and they became angry",
"*śārê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - chiefs/commanders of",
"*pᵊlištîm*": "proper noun, plural - Philistines",
"*wayyōʾmᵊrû*": "waw-consecutive + imperfect, 3rd plural - and they said",
"*hāšēḇ*": "imperative, masculine singular - return/send back",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man",
"*yāšōḇ*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular jussive - let him return",
"*mᵊqômô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his place",
"*hipqadtô*": "perfect, 2nd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - you appointed him",
"*yērēd*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will go down",
"*milḥāmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - battle/war",
"*yihyeh*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will be",
"*śāṭān*": "noun, masculine singular - adversary/opponent",
"*yitraṣṣeh*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, Hitpael - he will reconcile himself",
"*ʾădōnāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his lords/master",
"*rāʾšê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - heads of",
"*ʾănāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - men",
"*hāhēm*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural - those"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyiqṣᵊpû*": "became angry/wrathful/furious",
"*hipqadtô*": "you appointed/assigned/stationed him",
"*śāṭān*": "adversary/opponent/enemy",
"*yitraṣṣeh*": "reconcile himself/make himself acceptable/find favor",
"*rāʾšê*": "heads/lives (referring to the heads of men as trophies)"
}
}