{
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.12.13",
"source": "וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֞ק הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ רְחַבְעָ֛ם בִּירוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם וַיִּמְלֹ֑ךְ כִּ֣י בֶן־אַרְבָּעִ֣ים וְאַחַ֣ת שָׁנָה֩ רְחַבְעָ֨ם בְּמָלְכ֜וֹ וּֽשֲׁבַ֨ע עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה שָׁנָ֣ה ׀ מָלַ֣ךְ בִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗ם הָ֠עִיר אֲשֶׁר־בָּחַ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה לָשׂ֨וּם אֶת־שְׁמ֥וֹ שָׁם֙ מִכֹּל֙ שִׁבְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ נַעֲמָ֖ה הָֽעַמֹּנִֽית׃",
"text": "*wa-yiṯḥazzēq* the king *rəḥaḇə'ām* in-*yərûšālāim* *wa-yimloḵ* *kî* son-of-forty and-one year *rəḥaḇə'ām* in-*mālḵô* and-seventeen year *mālaḵ* in-*yərûšālāim* the city which-*bāḥar* *YHWH* *lāśûm* *'eṯ*-his name there from-all tribes of-*yiśrā'ēl*; and-name of-his mother *na'ămāh* the *'ammōnîṯ*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yiṯḥazzēq*": "conjunction + hithpael imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he strengthened himself",
"*ha-meleḵ*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the king",
"*rəḥaḇə'ām*": "proper noun - Rehoboam",
"*bi-rûšālāim*": "preposition + proper noun - in Jerusalem",
"*wa-yimloḵ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he reigned",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for",
"*ben*": "noun masculine singular construct - son of",
"*'arbā'îm*": "cardinal number - forty",
"*wə-'aḥaṯ*": "conjunction + cardinal number feminine singular - and one",
"*šānāh*": "noun feminine singular - year",
"*rəḥaḇə'ām*": "proper noun - Rehoboam",
"*bə-mālḵô*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - when he became king",
"*û-šəḇa'*": "conjunction + cardinal number - and seven",
"*'eśrēh*": "cardinal number feminine singular - ten",
"*šānāh*": "noun feminine singular - year",
"*mālaḵ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he reigned",
"*bi-rûšālāim*": "preposition + proper noun - in Jerusalem",
"*hā-'îr*": "definite article + noun feminine singular - the city",
"*'ăšer*": "relative particle - which",
"*bāḥar*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he chose",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD/Yahweh",
"*lāśûm*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to put/place",
"*'eṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*šəmô*": "noun masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his name",
"*šām*": "adverb - there",
"*mi-kōl*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - from all",
"*šiḇṭê*": "noun masculine plural construct - tribes of",
"*yiśrā'ēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*wə-šēm*": "conjunction + noun masculine singular construct - and name of",
"*'immô*": "noun feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mother",
"*na'ămāh*": "proper noun - Naamah",
"*hā-'ammōnîṯ*": "definite article + adjective feminine singular - the Ammonite"
},
"variants": {
"*yiṯḥazzēq*": "strengthened himself/established himself/fortified his position",
"*bāḥar*": "chose/selected/elected",
"*lāśûm*": "to put/to place/to establish",
"*'ammōnîṯ*": "Ammonite/from Ammon"
}
}