Verse 32

{ "verseID": "2 Chronicles.18.32", "source": "וַיְהִ֗י כִּרְאוֹת֙ שָׂרֵ֣י הָרֶ֔כֶב כִּ֥י לֹא־הָיָ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ מֵאַחֲרָֽיו׃", "text": "*wə-yəhî* *ki-rəʾôt* *śārê* *hā-rekeb* *kî* *lōʾ*-*hāyâ* *melek* *yiśrāʾēl* *wa-yāšubû* *mē-ʾaḥărāyw*", "grammar": { "*wə-yəhî*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd singular, masculine - and it came to pass", "*ki-rəʾôt*": "infinitive construct with preposition - when seeing", "*śārê*": "construct plural of *śar* - commanders/captains of", "*hā-rekeb*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the chariot/chariotry", "*kî*": "conjunction - that", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*hāyâ*": "perfect, 3rd singular masculine - he was", "*melek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*wa-yāšubû*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd plural - and they turned back/returned", "*mē-ʾaḥărāyw*": "preposition + noun + 3rd singular suffix - from after him" }, "variants": { "*wə-yəhî*": "and it happened/and it came to pass", "*śārê*": "captains/commanders/chiefs", "*hā-rekeb*": "the chariot(s)/chariotry", "*kî*": "that/because/when", "*wa-yāšubû*": "and they turned back/returned/withdrew", "*mē-ʾaḥărāyw*": "from pursuing him/from following him/from after him" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 22:33 : 33 { "verseID": "1 Kings.22.33", "source": "וַיְהִ֗י כִּרְאוֹת֙ שָׂרֵ֣י הָרֶ֔כֶב כִּֽי־לֹא־מֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל ה֑וּא וַיָּשׁ֖וּבוּ מֵאַחֲרָֽיו׃", "text": "And-*wayəhî* when-*kirəʾôt* *śārê* *hārekeb* that-not-*melek* *yiśrāʾēl* he, and-*wayyāšûbû* from-after-him.", "grammar": { "*wayəhî*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened/came to pass", "*kirəʾôt*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - when seeing", "*śārê*": "construct state, masculine plural - commanders/captains of", "*hārekeb*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the chariot/chariotry", "*melek*": "construct state, masculine singular - king of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*wayyāšûbû*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd common plural - and they returned/turned back" }, "variants": { "*kirəʾôt*": "when seeing/when they realized", "*wayyāšûbû*": "returned/turned back/withdrew" } }