Verse 5

{ "verseID": "2 Chronicles.8.5", "source": "וַיִּ֜בֶן אֶת־בֵּ֤ית חוֹרוֹן֙ הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹן וְאֶת־בֵּ֥ית חוֹר֖וֹן הַתַּחְתּ֑וֹן עָרֵ֣י מָצ֔וֹר חוֹמ֖וֹת דְּלָתַ֥יִם וּבְרִֽיחַ׃", "text": "*wa-yiben ʾet-bêt ḥôrôn hā-ʿelyôn wə-ʾet-bêt ḥôrôn ha-taḥtôn ʿārê māṣôr ḥômôt dəlātayim û-bərîaḥ*", "grammar": { "*wa-yiben*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3ms - and he built", "*ʾet-bêt ḥôrôn*": "direct object marker + proper noun compound - Beth-horon", "*hā-ʿelyôn*": "definite article + adjective ms - the upper", "*wə-ʾet*": "conjunction + direct object marker", "*ha-taḥtôn*": "definite article + adjective ms - the lower", "*ʿārê*": "noun fp construct - cities of", "*māṣôr*": "noun ms - fortress/defense", "*ḥômôt*": "noun fp - walls", "*dəlātayim*": "noun dual - double doors/gates", "*û-bərîaḥ*": "conjunction + noun ms - and bars/bolts" }, "variants": { "*bêt ḥôrôn*": "Beth-horon (place name)", "*ʿelyôn*": "upper/highest", "*taḥtôn*": "lower/lowest", "*māṣôr*": "fortress/defense/siege", "*bərîaḥ*": "bar/bolt (for securing gates)" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 7:24 : 24 { "verseID": "1 Chronicles.7.24", "source": "וּבִתּ֣וֹ שֶׁאֱרָ֔ה וַתִּ֧בֶן אֶת־בֵּית־חוֹר֛וֹן הַתַּחְתּ֖וֹן וְאֶת־הָעֶלְי֑וֹן וְאֵ֖ת אֻזֵּ֥ן שֶׁאֱרָֽה׃", "text": "And his *bittô* [daughter] *Šeʾĕrâ*, and *wattiben* [she built] *ʾet-Bêt-Ḥôrôn* [Beth-horon] the *hattaḥtôn* [lower] and *ʾet-hāʿelyôn* [the upper], and *ʾēt ʾUzzēn Šeʾĕrâ* [Uzzen Sheerah].", "grammar": { "*û-*": "conjunction - and", "*bittô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his daughter", "*Šeʾĕrâ*": "proper name, feminine", "*wa-*": "conjunction - and", "*ttiben*": "verb, Qal imperfect consecutive 3rd person feminine singular - she built", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*Bêt-Ḥôrôn*": "proper name, feminine (town name)", "*ha-*": "definite article - the", "*taḥtôn*": "adjective, masculine singular - lower", "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*hā-*": "definite article - the", "*ʿelyôn*": "adjective, masculine singular - upper", "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*ʾUzzēn Šeʾĕrâ*": "proper name, feminine (town name)" }, "variants": { "*bittô*": "his daughter, his female descendant", "*wattiben*": "she built, she constructed, she established" } }
  • 2 Chr 14:7 : 7 { "verseID": "2 Chronicles.14.7", "source": "וַיְהִ֣י לְאָסָ֗א חַיִל֮ נֹשֵׂ֣א צִנָּ֣ה וָרֹמַח֒ מִֽיהוּדָה֙ שְׁלֹ֣שׁ מֵא֣וֹת אֶ֔לֶף ס וּמִבִּנְיָמִ֗ן נֹשְׂאֵ֤י מָגֵן֙ וְדֹ֣רְכֵי קֶ֔שֶׁת מָאתַ֥יִם וּשְׁמוֹנִ֖ים אָ֑לֶף כָּל־אֵ֖לֶּה גִּבּ֥וֹרֵי חָֽיִל", "text": "*wə-yəhî* *lə-ʾāsāʾ* *ḥayil* *nōśēʾ* *ṣinnāh* *wā-rōmaḥ* *mî-hûdāh* *šəlōš* *mēʾôt* *ʾelep* *û-mi-binyāmîn* *nōśəʾê* *māgēn* *wə-dōrəkê* *qešet* *māʾtayim* *û-šəmônîm* *ʾālep* *kāl-ʾēlleh* *gibbôrê* *ḥāyil*", "grammar": { "*wə-yəhî*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3ms apocopated - and there was", "*lə-ʾāsāʾ*": "preposition + proper noun - to/for Asa", "*ḥayil*": "noun, masculine singular - army/force", "*nōśēʾ*": "Qal participle masculine singular construct - bearing/carrying", "*ṣinnāh*": "noun, feminine singular - large shield", "*wā-rōmaḥ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and spear", "*mî-hûdāh*": "preposition + proper noun - from Judah", "*šəlōš*": "number, feminine construct - three", "*mēʾôt*": "number, feminine plural construct - hundreds of", "*ʾelep*": "number, masculine singular - thousand", "*û-mi-binyāmîn*": "conjunction + preposition + proper noun - and from Benjamin", "*nōśəʾê*": "Qal participle masculine plural construct - bearers of", "*māgēn*": "noun, masculine singular - shield", "*wə-dōrəkê*": "conjunction + Qal participle masculine plural construct - and drawers of", "*qešet*": "noun, feminine singular - bow", "*māʾtayim*": "number, masculine dual - two hundred", "*û-šəmônîm*": "conjunction + number, masculine plural - and eighty", "*ʾālep*": "number, masculine singular - thousand", "*kāl-ʾēlleh*": "noun, masculine singular construct + demonstrative pronoun - all these", "*gibbôrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - mighty men of", "*ḥāyil*": "noun, masculine singular - valor/strength" }, "variants": { "*ḥayil*": "army/force/wealth/strength", "*ṣinnāh*": "large shield/buckler", "*rōmaḥ*": "spear/lance", "*māgēn*": "shield (smaller than ṣinnāh)", "*dōrəkê*": "treaders/benders/drawers", "*gibbôrê*": "mighty men/warriors/heroes" } }
  • Josh 16:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Joshua.16.3", "source": "וְיָֽרַד־יָ֜מָּה אֶל־גְּב֣וּל הַיַּפְלֵטִ֗י עַ֣ד גְּב֧וּל בֵּית־חוֹרֹ֛ן תַּחְתּ֖וֹן וְעַד־גָּ֑זֶר וְהָי֥וּ תֹצְאֹתָ֖יו יָֽמָּה׃", "text": "And *yārad* *yāmmâ* to *gəbûl* the *yapleṭî* until *gəbûl* *bêt-ḥôrōn* *taḥtôn* and until *gāzer* and *hāyû* *tōṣəʾōtāyw* *yāmmâ*.", "grammar": { "*yārad*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - went down/descended", "*yāmmâ*": "noun with directional he - westward/seaward", "*gəbûl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - border/territory of", "*yapleṭî*": "gentilic adjective with definite article - the Japhletite", "*bêt-ḥôrōn*": "proper noun - Beth-horon", "*taḥtôn*": "adjective, masculine singular - lower", "*gāzer*": "proper noun - Gezer", "*hāyû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd common plural - were/became", "*tōṣəʾōtāyw*": "noun, feminine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its outgoings/ends" }, "variants": { "*yārad*": "went down/descended/extended downward", "*yāmmâ*": "westward/seaward/toward the Mediterranean", "*gəbûl*": "border/territory/boundary", "*tōṣəʾōtāyw*": "its outgoings/its boundaries/its endpoints" } }
  • Josh 16:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Joshua.16.5", "source": "וַיְהִ֛י גְּב֥וּל בְּנֵֽי־אֶפְרַ֖יִם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם וַיְהִ֞י גְּב֤וּל נַחֲלָתָם֙ מִזְרָ֔חָה עַטְר֣וֹת אַדָּ֔ר עַד־בֵּ֥ית חוֹרֹ֖ן עֶלְיֽוֹן׃", "text": "And *hāyâ* *gəbûl* *bənê-ʾeprayim* by *mišpəḥōtām*, and *hāyâ* *gəbûl* *naḥălātām* *mizrāḥâ* *ʿaṭərôt ʾaddār* until *bêt ḥôrōn* *ʿelyôn*.", "grammar": { "*hāyâ*": "verb, qal wayyiqtol, 3rd masculine singular - was/became", "*gəbûl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - border/territory of", "*bənê-ʾeprayim*": "noun construct chain - sons of Ephraim", "*mišpəḥōtām*": "noun, feminine plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their families/clans", "*naḥălātām*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their inheritance", "*mizrāḥâ*": "noun with directional he - eastward", "*ʿaṭərôt ʾaddār*": "proper noun - Ataroth-addar", "*bêt ḥôrōn*": "proper noun - Beth-horon", "*ʿelyôn*": "adjective, masculine singular - upper" }, "variants": { "*gəbûl*": "border/territory/boundary", "*mišpəḥōtām*": "their families/their clans/their tribal divisions", "*naḥălātām*": "their inheritance/their possession/their allotted territory" } }