{
"verseID": "2 Kings.14.9",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח יְהוֹאָ֣שׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֶל־אֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה֮ לֵאמֹר֒ הַח֜וֹחַ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּלְּבָנ֗וֹן שָׁ֠לַח אֶל־הָאֶ֜רֶז אֲשֶׁ֤ר בַּלְּבָנוֹן֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר תְּנָֽה־אֶת־בִּתְּךָ֥ לִבְנִ֖י לְאִשָּׁ֑ה וַֽתַּעֲבֹ֞ר חַיַּ֤ת הַשָּׂדֶה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּלְּבָנ֔וֹן וַתִּרְמֹ֖ס אֶת־הַחֽוֹחַ׃",
"text": "*Wa*-*yishlaḥ* *yəhôʾāsh* *melek*-*yiśrāʾēl* *ʾel*-*ʾămaṣyāhû* *melek*-*yəhûdāh* *lēmōr*, *ha*-*ḥôaḥ* *ʾăsher* *ba*-*ləbānôn* *shālaḥ* *ʾel*-*hā*-*ʾerez* *ʾăsher* *ba*-*ləbānôn* *lēmōr*, *tənāh*-*ʾeth*-*bittəkā* *li*-*bənî* *lə*-*ʾishshāh*; *wa*-*taʿăbōr* *ḥayyath* *ha*-*śādeh* *ʾăsher* *ba*-*ləbānôn* *wa*-*tirmōs* *ʾeth*-*ha*-*ḥôaḥ*",
"grammar": {
"*wa*": "consecutive prefix - and",
"*yishlaḥ*": "imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - he sent",
"*yəhôʾāsh*": "proper noun - Jehoash",
"*melek*": "construct masculine singular - king of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to",
"*ʾămaṣyāhû*": "proper noun - Amaziah",
"*melek*": "construct masculine singular - king of",
"*yəhûdāh*": "proper noun - Judah",
"*lēmōr*": "qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*ha*": "definite article - the",
"*ḥôaḥ*": "masculine singular - thistle/thornbush",
"*ʾăsher*": "relative particle - which",
"*ba*": "preposition with definite article - in the",
"*ləbānôn*": "proper noun - Lebanon",
"*shālaḥ*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - sent",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to",
"*hā*": "definite article - the",
"*ʾerez*": "masculine singular - cedar",
"*tənāh*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - give",
"*ʾeth*": "direct object marker",
"*bittəkā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your daughter",
"*li*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me",
"*bənî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my son",
"*lə*": "preposition - for/as",
"*ʾishshāh*": "feminine singular - wife/woman",
"*wa*": "consecutive prefix - and",
"*taʿăbōr*": "imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular with waw consecutive - it passed by",
"*ḥayyath*": "construct feminine singular - beast/animal of",
"*ha*": "definite article - the",
"*śādeh*": "masculine singular - field",
"*wa*": "consecutive prefix - and",
"*tirmōs*": "imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular with waw consecutive - it trampled"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥôaḥ*": "thistle/thornbush/bramble",
"*ʾerez*": "cedar/cedar tree [symbolizing strength and majesty]",
"*ḥayyath ha-śādeh*": "wild animal/beast of the field/wild beast"
}
}