Verse 2

{ "verseID": "2 Samuel.16.2", "source": "וַיֹּ֧אמֶר הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אֶל־צִיבָ֖א מָה־אֵ֣לֶּה לָּ֑ךְ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר צִ֠יבָא הַחֲמוֹרִ֨ים לְבֵית־הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לִרְכֹּ֗ב *ולהלחם **וְהַלֶּ֤חֶם וְהַקַּ֙יִץ֙ לֶאֱכ֣וֹל הַנְּעָרִ֔ים וְהַיַּ֕יִן לִשְׁתּ֥וֹת הַיָּעֵ֖ף בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* the *hammelek* to *Ṣîbāʾ*, \"*Mâ-ʾēlleh* to you?\" And *wayyōʾmer* *Ṣîbāʾ*, \"The *haḥămôrîm* for *bêṯ-hammelek* to *lirkōb*, and the *halleḥem* and the *haqqayiṣ* for *leʾĕkôl* the *hannəʿārîm*, and the *hayyayin* for *lištôṯ* the *hayyāʿēf* in the *midbar*.\"", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*hammelek*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the king", "*Mâ-ʾēlleh*": "interrogative + demonstrative pronoun - what are these", "*haḥămôrîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the donkeys", "*bêṯ-hammelek*": "noun construct + definite article + noun - house of the king/royal household", "*lirkōb*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to ride", "*halleḥem*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the bread/food", "*haqqayiṣ*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the summer fruit", "*leʾĕkôl*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to eat", "*hannəʿārîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the young men/servants", "*hayyayin*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the wine", "*lištôṯ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to drink", "*hayyāʿēf*": "definite article + adjective, masculine singular - the weary/faint", "*midbar*": "noun, masculine singular - wilderness/desert" }, "variants": { "*ולהלחם/וְהַלֶּ֤חֶם*": "textual variant - either 'and to fight' or 'and the bread'", "*bêṯ-hammelek*": "king's household/royal family/royal court", "*hannəʿārîm*": "young men/servants/attendants", "*hayyāʿēf*": "the weary one/fatigued person/exhausted one", "*midbar*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Kongen sa til Siba: «Hva vil du med disse?» Siba svarte: «Eslene er til kongens husfolk for å ri på, brødet og rosinene er til de unge mennene for å spise, og vinen er til de trette i ørkenen for å drikke.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Kongen sa til Siba: Hva er meningen med dette? Og Siba svarte: Eslene er for kongens hus å ri på, og brødet og sommerfruktene er for de unge mennene å spise, og vinen er for dem som blir trette i ørkenen å drikke.

• Norsk King James

  Og kongen sa til Ziba: Hva mener du med dette? Ziba svarte: Asnene er til kongens husstand; brødet og sommerfruktene er til de unge mennene til å spise; og vinen er til dem som er utmattet i ørkenen, så de kan drikke.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Kongen spurte Ziba: Hva vil du med dette? Ziba svarte: Eslene er til for at kongens folk kan ri, brødet og sommerfrukten er til mat for de unge mennene, og vinen er til å drikke for den som blir sliten i ørkenen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Kongen spurte Siba: Hva betyr dette for deg? Siba svarte: Eslene er til kongehuset for å ri på, brødet og frukten er til de unge mennene for å spise, og vinen er for de som blir trette i ørkenen.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Kongen sa til Siba: «Hva betyr dette?» Og Siba svarte: «Esler er til kongens husstand som skal ri på; brødet og sommelfrukten er til de unge mennene å spise, og vinen er til de som er svake i ødemarken, så de kan drikke.»

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Kongen spurte Ziba: «Hva mener du med dette?» Ziba svarte: «Eslene er til kongens husholdning at ri på; brødet og sommerfruktene er til de unge som skal spise; og vinen, slik at de som blir utmattet i ødemarken, kan drikke.»

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Kongen sa til Siba: «Hva betyr dette?» Og Siba svarte: «Esler er til kongens husstand som skal ri på; brødet og sommelfrukten er til de unge mennene å spise, og vinen er til de som er svake i ødemarken, så de kan drikke.»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Kongen spurte Siba: «Hva skal du med alt dette?» Siba svarte: «Eslene er til kongens hus for å ri på, brødet og frukten er til tjenerne som mat, og vinen er til å drikke for dem som er trette ute i ørkenen.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The king asked Ziba, "Why have you brought these?" Ziba answered, "The donkeys are for the king's household to ride on, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is for those who become weary in the wilderness to drink."

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Kongen sa til Siba: 'Hva skal du med alt dette?' Siba svarte: 'Eslene er til for kongens husstand, så de kan ri på dem; brødet og sommerfruktene er til å spise for de unge mennene, og vinen er til å drikke for de som blir trette i ørkenen.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Kongen sagde til Ziba: Hvad vil du dermed? og Ziba sagde: Asenerne skulle være for Kongens Huus til at ride paa, og Brødet og Sommerfrugten til at æde for de unge Karle, og Vinen til at drikke for den, som bliver træt i Ørken.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Kongen spurte Ziba: Hva betyr alt dette? Ziba svarte: Eslene er til kongens husstand for å ri på; brødet og sommerfruktene er til de unge mennene å spise, og vinen til dem som er svake i ørkenen.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And the king said to Ziba, What do you mean by these? And Ziba said, The donkeys are for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that those who are faint in the wilderness may drink.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Kongen sa til Siba: Hva skal du med disse? Siba svarte: Eslene er for kongens husstand å ri på; brødet og sommerfruktene er til de unge mennene å spise, og vinen er til å slukke tørsten for dem som besvimer i ørkenen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Kongen spurte Siba: 'Hva vil du med dette?' Siba svarte: 'Eslene er til husstanden til kongen for å ri på, brødet og fruktene er til de unge mennene, og vinen er til dem som er trette i ødemarken.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Kongen spurte Ziba: Hva vil du med dette? Ziba svarte: Eslene er til kongens hus å ride på, brødet og sommerfruktene er til de unge mennene å spise, og vinen er til den som er utmattet i ørkenen, så de kan drikke.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og David sa til Siba: 'Hva er meningen med dette?' Siba svarte: 'Eslene er til å brukes av kongens folk, og brødene og fruktene er mat til de unge mennene; vinen er til drikke for dem som blir utmattet i ødemarken.'

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then sayde the kynge vnto Siba: What wilt thou do herewith? Siba sayde: The asses shalbe for the kynges housholde to ryde vpon, and the loaues and fygges for the yonge men to eate, and the wyne shallbe for them to drynke whan they are weery in the wyldernes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the King said vnto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, They be asses for the kings housholde to ride on, and bread and dryed figges for the yong men to eate, and wine, that the faint may drinke in the wildernesse.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the king sayde vnto Ziba: What meanest thou with these? And Ziba sayde: They be Asses for the kinges houshold to ryde on, and bread and fruit for the young men to eate, and wine, that such as be faynt in the wildernesse may drinke.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses [be] for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The king said to Ziba, What do you mean by these? Ziba said, The donkeys are for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as are faint in the wilderness may drink.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the king saith unto Ziba, `What -- these to thee?' and Ziba saith, `The asses for the household of the king to ride on, and the bread and the summer-fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine for the wearied to drink in the wilderness.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses are for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as are faint in the wilderness may drink.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And David said to Ziba, What is your reason for this? And Ziba said, The asses are for the use of the king's people, and the bread and the fruit are food for the young men; and the wine is for drink for those who are overcome by weariness in the waste land.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The king said to Ziba, What do you mean by these? Ziba said, The donkeys are for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as are faint in the wilderness may drink.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The king asked Ziba,“Why did you bring these things?” Ziba replied,“The donkeys are for the king’s family to ride on, the loaves of bread and the summer fruit are for the attendants to eat, and the wine is for those who get exhausted in the desert.”

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 17:29 : 29 { "verseID": "2 Samuel.17.29", "source": "וּדְבַ֣שׁ וְחֶמְאָ֗ה וְצֹאן֙ וּשְׁפ֣וֹת בָּקָ֔ר הִגִּ֧ישׁוּ לְדָוִ֛ד וְלָעָ֥ם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֖וֹ לֶאֱכ֑וֹל כִּ֣י אָמְר֔וּ הָעָ֗ם רָעֵ֛ב וְעָיֵ֥ף וְצָמֵ֖א בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃", "text": "*û-dəbaš* *wə-ḥemʾāh* *wə-ṣōʾn* *û-šəpôt bāqār* *higgîšû* *lə-dāwid* *wə-lā-ʿām* *ʾăšer-ʾittô* *le-ʾĕkōl* *kî* *ʾāmərû* *hā-ʿām* *rāʿēb* *wə-ʿāyēp* *wə-ṣāmēʾ* *ba-midbār*", "grammar": { "*û-dəbaš*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and honey", "*wə-ḥemʾāh*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and butter/curds", "*wə-ṣōʾn*": "conjunction + noun, common singular - and sheep/flock", "*û-šəpôt*": "conjunction + noun, feminine plural construct - and cheese of", "*bāqār*": "noun, masculine singular - cattle/herd", "*higgîšû*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person plural - they brought/offered", "*lə-dāwid*": "preposition + proper noun - to/for David", "*wə-lā-ʿām*": "conjunction + preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - and to/for the people", "*ʾăšer-ʾittô*": "relative pronoun + preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - who [were] with him", "*le-ʾĕkōl*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to eat", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ʾāmərû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they said", "*hā-ʿām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people", "*rāʿēb*": "adjective, masculine singular - hungry", "*wə-ʿāyēp*": "conjunction + adjective, masculine singular - and weary/exhausted", "*wə-ṣāmēʾ*": "conjunction + adjective, masculine singular - and thirsty", "*ba-midbār*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the wilderness/desert" }, "variants": { "*dəbaš*": "honey/syrup", "*ḥemʾāh*": "butter/curds/cream", "*šəpôt bāqār*": "cheese of cattle/curds from cows/milk products", "*higgîšû*": "they brought near/they presented/they offered", "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land" } }
• Judg 10:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Judges.10.4", "source": "וַֽיְהִי־ל֞וֹ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים בָּנִ֗ים רֹֽכְבִים֙ עַל־שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים עֲיָרִ֔ים וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים עֲיָרִ֖ים לָהֶ֑ם לָהֶ֞ם יִקְרְא֣וּ ׀ חַוֺּ֣ת יָאִ֗יר עַ֚ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּאֶ֥רֶץ הַגִּלְעָֽד", "text": "*wə-yəhî*-to-him thirty *bānîm* *rōḵəḇîm* on-thirty *ʿăyārîm* and-thirty *ʿăyārîm* to-them to-them *yiqrəʾû* *ḥawwōṯ* *yāʾîr* until *ha-yôm* *ha-zeh* which in-*ʾereṣ* *ha-gilʿāḏ*", "grammar": { "*wə-yəhî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and there was/became", "*bānîm*": "noun, masculine plural - sons", "*rōḵəḇîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - riding", "*ʿăyārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - male donkeys/colts/towns", "*yiqrəʾû*": "qal imperfect 3mp - they call/name", "*ḥawwōṯ*": "noun, feminine plural construct - tent-villages of", "*yāʾîr*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jair", "*ha-yôm*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the day", "*ha-zeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - this", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*ha-gilʿāḏ*": "definite article + proper noun - the Gilead" }, "variants": { "*ʿăyārîm*": "donkeys/towns (wordplay with dual meaning)", "*yiqrəʾû*": "they call/they name/they are called", "*ḥawwōṯ*": "settlements/tent-villages/towns" } }
• Judg 5:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Judges.5.10", "source": "רֹכְבֵי֩ אֲתֹנ֨וֹת צְחֹר֜וֹת יֹשְׁבֵ֧י עַל־מִדִּ֛ין וְהֹלְכֵ֥י עַל־דֶּ֖רֶךְ שִֽׂיחוּ׃", "text": "Riders-of donkeys white, sitters on-*middin*, and-walkers on-way, *siach*", "grammar": { "רֹכְבֵי֩": "Qal participle, masculine plural construct - riders of", "אֲתֹנ֨וֹת": "noun, feminine plural - female donkeys", "צְחֹר֜וֹת": "adjective, feminine plural - white/shining", "יֹשְׁבֵ֧י": "Qal participle, masculine plural construct - sitters/dwellers of", "עַל־מִדִּ֛ין": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - on carpet/garment/judgment", "וְהֹלְכֵ֥י": "waw conjunction + Qal participle, masculine plural construct - and walkers of", "עַל־דֶּ֖רֶךְ": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - on way/road", "*siach*": "Qal imperative, masculine plural - speak!/meditate!" }, "variants": { "*middin*": "carpet/rich garment/seat of judgment", "*siach*": "speak/meditate/consider/declare" } }
• Judg 8:4-5 : 4 { "verseID": "Judges.8.4", "source": "וַיָּבֹ֥א גִדְע֖וֹן הַיַּרְדֵּ֑נָה עֹבֵ֣ר ה֗וּא וּשְׁלֹשׁ־מֵא֤וֹת הָאִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֔וֹ עֲיֵפִ֖ים וְרֹדְפִֽים׃", "text": "*wə-yāḇōʾ giḏʿôn ha-yardēnâ ʿōḇēr* he and-three-hundred the-*ʾîš* who with-him *ʿăyēp̄îm wə-rōḏəp̄îm*", "grammar": { "*wə-yāḇōʾ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he came", "*giḏʿôn*": "proper noun - Gideon", "*ha-yardēnâ*": "definite article + proper noun + directional he suffix - to the Jordan", "*ʿōḇēr*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - passing over/crossing", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man/men (collective)", "*ʿăyēp̄îm*": "masculine plural adjective - weary/tired/faint", "*wə-rōḏəp̄îm*": "waw conjunctive + Qal participle, masculine plural - and pursuing" }, "variants": { "*ha-yardēnâ*": "to the Jordan (directional ending)", "*ʾîš*": "man/men (collective singular)", "*ʿăyēp̄îm*": "weary/tired/faint/exhausted" } } 5 { "verseID": "Judges.8.5", "source": "וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לְאַנְשֵׁ֣י סֻכּ֔וֹת תְּנוּ־נָא֙ כִּכְּר֣וֹת לֶ֔חֶם לָעָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּרַגְלָ֑י כִּי־עֲיֵפִ֣ים הֵ֔ם וְאָנֹכִ֗י רֹדֵ֛ף אַחֲרֵ֛י זֶ֥בַח וְצַלְמֻנָּ֖ע מַלְכֵ֥י מִדְיָֽן׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾmer lə-ʾanšê sukkôṯ tənû-nāʾ kikərôṯ leḥem lā-ʿām* who in-feet-of-me for-*ʿăyēp̄îm* they and-I *rōḏēp̄* after *zeḇaḥ wə-ṣalmunnāʿ malḵê miḏyān*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*lə-ʾanšê*": "preposition + masculine plural construct - to men of", "*sukkôṯ*": "proper noun - Succoth", "*tənû-nāʾ*": "Qal imperative, masculine plural + particle of entreaty - give, please", "*kikərôṯ*": "feminine plural noun - loaves/rounds of", "*leḥem*": "masculine singular noun - bread", "*lā-ʿām*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - to the people", "*ʿăyēp̄îm*": "masculine plural adjective - weary/tired", "*rōḏēp̄*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - pursuing", "*zeḇaḥ*": "proper noun - Zebah", "*wə-ṣalmunnāʿ*": "waw conjunctive + proper noun - and Zalmunna", "*malḵê*": "masculine plural construct - kings of", "*miḏyān*": "proper noun - Midian" }, "variants": { "*nāʾ*": "please/I pray (particle of entreaty)", "*kikərôṯ*": "loaves/rounds/cakes/discs", "*ʿăyēp̄îm*": "weary/tired/faint/exhausted" } }
• Gen 21:29 : 29 { "verseID": "Genesis.21.29", "source": "וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֑ם מָ֣ה הֵ֗נָּה שֶׁ֤בַע כְּבָשֹׂת֙ הָאֵ֔לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִצַּ֖בְתָּ לְבַדָּֽנָה׃", "text": "And *yōʾmer* *ʾĂbîmelek* to-*ʾAbrāhām* what *hēnnâ* *šebaʿ* *kəbāśōt* *hāʾēlleh* *ʾăšer* *hiṣṣabtā* *ləbaddānâ*.", "grammar": { "*wə-*": "conjunction with consecutive imperfect - and (sequential action)", "*yōʾmer*": "qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - he said", "*ʾĂbîmelek*": "proper noun, subject - Abimelech", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to", "*ʾAbrāhām*": "proper noun - Abraham", "*mâ*": "interrogative pronoun - what", "*hēnnâ*": "3rd feminine plural personal pronoun - they", "*šebaʿ*": "numeral - seven", "*kəbāśōt*": "feminine plural noun - ewe lambs", "*hā-*": "definite article - the", "*ʾēlleh*": "common plural demonstrative pronoun - these", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*hiṣṣabtā*": "hiphil perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have set", "*ləbaddānâ*": "preposition with feminine singular noun with 3rd feminine plural suffix - by themselves" }, "variants": { "*yōʾmer*": "said/asked", "*mâ* *hēnnâ*": "what are these/what do these mean", "*kəbāśōt*": "ewe lambs/female lambs", "*hiṣṣabtā*": "you have set/you have placed/you have set apart", "*ləbaddānâ*": "by themselves/separately/alone" } }
• Gen 33:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Genesis.33.8", "source": "וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מִ֥י לְךָ֛ כָּל־הַמַּחֲנֶ֥ה הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר פָּגָ֑שְׁתִּי וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לִמְצֹא־חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֵ֥י אֲדֹנִֽי׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾmer* who to you all-the *maḥăneh* *hazzeh* which *pāgāštî* *wə-yōʾmer* to find-*ḥēn* in *ʿênê* *ʾădōnî*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*maḥăneh*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the camp/company", "*hazzeh*": "demonstrative adjective, masculine singular - this", "*pāgāštî*": "Qal perfect, 1st common singular - I met/encountered", "*ḥēn*": "noun, masculine singular - favor/grace", "*ʿênê*": "noun, feminine dual construct - eyes of", "*ʾădōnî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st common singular suffix - my lord" }, "variants": { "*yōʾmer*": "said/spoke", "*maḥăneh*": "camp/company/group/troop", "*pāgāštî*": "I met/I encountered/I came upon", "*ḥēn*": "favor/grace/acceptance", "*ʾădōnî*": "my lord/my master" } }
• 1 Sam 14:28 : 28 { "verseID": "1 Samuel.14.28", "source": "וַיַּעַן֩ אִ֨ישׁ מֵֽהָעָ֜ם וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הַשְׁבֵּעַ֩ הִשְׁבִּ֨יעַ אָבִ֤יךָ אֶת־הָעָם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אָר֥וּר הָאִ֛ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יֹ֥אכַל לֶ֖חֶם הַיּ֑וֹם וַיָּ֖עַף הָעָֽם׃", "text": "And *wayyaʿan* an *ʾîš* from the *hāʿām* and *wayyōʾmer*, *hašbēaʿ* *hišbîaʿ* your *ʾābîkā* *ʾet-hāʿām* saying, *ʾārûr* the *hāʾîš* who *yōʾkal* *leḥem* this day; and *wayyāʿap* the *hāʿām*.", "grammar": { "*wayyaʿan*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, waw consecutive - and he answered", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - a man", "*hāʿām*": "masculine singular noun with definite article and preposition - from the people", "*wayyōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, waw consecutive - and he said", "*hašbēaʿ*": "hiphil infinitive absolute - strictly", "*hišbîaʿ*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he adjured/caused to swear", "*ʾābîkā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your father", "*ʾet-hāʿām*": "direct object marker + masculine singular noun with definite article - the people", "*ʾārûr*": "qal passive participle, masculine singular - cursed be", "*hāʾîš*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the man", "*yōʾkal*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - eats", "*leḥem*": "masculine singular noun - food/bread", "*wayyāʿap*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, waw consecutive - and he was faint", "*hāʿām*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the people" }, "variants": { "*hašbēaʿ hišbîaʿ*": "strictly adjured/solemnly charged/strongly made swear", "*ʾārûr*": "cursed/under a curse", "*wayyāʿap*": "was faint/was weary/became exhausted" } }
• 1 Sam 25:27 : 27 { "verseID": "1 Samuel.25.27", "source": "וְעַתָּה֙ הַבְּרָכָ֣ה הַזֹּ֔את אֲשֶׁר־הֵבִ֥יא שִׁפְחָתְךָ֖ לַֽאדֹנִ֑י וְנִתְּנָה֙ לַנְּעָרִ֔ים הַמִּֽתְהַלְּכִ֖ים בְּרַגְלֵ֥י אֲדֹנִֽי׃", "text": "wə-*ʿattâ* the-*bərāḵâ* this which-*hēbîʾ* *šipḥātəḵā* to-*ladōnî* wə-*nittənâ* to-the-*nəʿārîm* the-*mithallḵîm* in-*raglê* *ʾădōnî*", "grammar": { "wə-": "conjunction - and", "*ʿattâ*": "adverb - now", "*bərāḵâ*": "noun, feminine singular - blessing/gift", "*hēbîʾ*": "verb, Hifil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has brought", "*šipḥātəḵā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your maidservant", "*ladōnî*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - to my lord", "*nittənâ*": "verb, Nifal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it has been given", "*nəʿārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - young men/servants", "*mithallḵîm*": "verb, Hitpael participle, masculine plural - walking about", "*raglê*": "noun, feminine dual construct - feet of", "*ʾădōnî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my lord" }, "variants": { "*bərāḵâ*": "blessing/gift/present", "*hēbîʾ*": "he has brought/he has presented", "*šipḥātəḵā*": "your maidservant/your female servant", "*nittənâ*": "it has been given/let it be given", "*mithallḵîm*": "walking about/following/going" } }
• 2 Sam 15:1 : 1 { "verseID": "2Samuel.15.1", "source": "וַֽיְהִי֙ מֵאַ֣חֲרֵי כֵ֔ן וַיַּ֤עַשׂ לוֹ֙ אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם מֶרְכָּבָ֖ה וְסֻסִ֑ים וַחֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אִ֖ישׁ רָצִ֥ים לְפָנָֽיו׃", "text": "*wa-yəhî* from *ʾaḥărê* this, *wa-yaʿaś* for himself *ʾAbšālôm* *merkābâ* and *sûsîm*; and fifty *ʾîš* *rāṣîm* before him.", "grammar": { "*wa-yəhî*": "conjunction + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it came to pass", "*ʾaḥărê*": "preposition - after", "*wa-yaʿaś*": "conjunction + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he made", "*ʾAbšālôm*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Absalom", "*merkābâ*": "noun, feminine singular - chariot", "*sûsîm*": "noun, masculine plural - horses", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man/men", "*rāṣîm*": "participle, masculine plural - running" }, "variants": { "*wa-yəhî*": "and it happened/came to pass/was", "*merkābâ*": "chariot/vehicle/royal carriage", "*rāṣîm*": "runners/those running/those going ahead" } }
• 2 Sam 15:23 : 23 { "verseID": "2 Samuel.15.23", "source": "וְכָל־הָאָ֗רֶץ בּוֹכִים֙ ק֣וֹל גָּד֔וֹל וְכָל־הָעָ֖ם עֹֽבְרִ֑ים וְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְ עֹבֵר֙ בְּנַ֣חַל קִדְר֔וֹן וְכָל־הָעָם֙ עֹבְרִ֔ים עַל־פְּנֵי־דֶ֖רֶךְ אֶת־הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃", "text": "*wə-ḵol*-*hā-ʾāreṣ* *bôḵîm* *qôl* *gāḏôl* *wə-ḵol*-*hā-ʿām* *ʿōḇrîm* *wə-ha-meleḵ* *ʿōḇēr* *bə-naḥal* *qiḏrôn* *wə-ḵol*-*hā-ʿām* *ʿōḇrîm* *ʿal*-*pənê*-*ḏereḵ* *ʾeṯ*-*ha-miḏbār*", "grammar": { "*wə-ḵol*": "conjunction + noun - and all", "*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the land", "*bôḵîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - weeping", "*qôl*": "masculine singular noun construct - voice of", "*gāḏôl*": "masculine singular adjective - great/loud", "*hā-ʿām*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the people", "*ʿōḇrîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - passing over", "*wə-ha-meleḵ*": "conjunction + definite article + masculine singular noun - and the king", "*ʿōḇēr*": "qal participle, masculine singular - passing over", "*bə-naḥal*": "preposition + masculine singular noun construct - in the brook/wadi of", "*qiḏrôn*": "proper noun - Kidron", "*ʿal*-*pənê*": "preposition + construct state of masculine plural noun - toward/in the direction of", "*ḏereḵ*": "masculine singular noun construct - way of", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*ha-miḏbār*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the wilderness" }, "variants": { "*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "the land/country/earth (metonymy for inhabitants)", "*bôḵîm*": "weeping/crying/lamenting", "*qôl gāḏôl*": "loud voice/great sound (adverbial accusative - 'with a loud voice')", "*ʿōḇrîm*": "passing over/crossing/proceeding", "*naḥal*": "brook/wadi/valley", "*ʿal-pənê-ḏereḵ*": "in the direction of the way/toward the road leading to", "*miḏbār*": "wilderness/desert/uncultivated land" } }
• 2 Sam 19:26 : 26 { "verseID": "2 Samuel.19.26", "source": "וַיְהִ֛י כִּי־בָ֥א יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם לִקְרַ֣את הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לָ֛מָּה לֹא־הָלַ֥כְתָּ עִמִּ֖י מְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת", "text": "*wayəhî* *kî*-*bāʾ* *yərûšālaim* *liqraʾt* *hammelek* *wayyōʾmer* *lô* *hammelek* *lāmmāh* *lōʾ*-*hālaktā* *ʿimmî* *məpîbōšet*", "grammar": { "*wayəhî*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and it came to pass", "*kî*-*bāʾ*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - when he came to", "*yərûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem", "*liqraʾt*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to meet", "*hammelek*": "definite article + noun - the king", "*wayyōʾmer*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and said", "*lô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him", "*hammelek*": "definite article + noun - the king", "*lāmmāh*": "preposition + interrogative - why", "*lōʾ*-*hālaktā*": "negative particle + verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - did you not go", "*ʿimmî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - with me", "*məpîbōšet*": "proper noun - Mephibosheth" }, "variants": { "*wayəhî*": "and it happened/and it came to pass", "*liqraʾt*": "to meet/to encounter/to go toward" } }
• Prov 31:6-7 : 6 { "verseID": "Proverbs.31.6", "source": "תְּנוּ־שֵׁכָֽר לְאוֹבֵ֑ד וְ֝יַיִן לְמָ֣רֵי נָֽפֶשׁ", "text": "*tĕnû*-*šēkār* *lĕʾôbēd* *wĕyayin* *lĕmārê* *nāpeš*", "grammar": { "*tĕnû*": "verb, Qal imperative masculine plural - give", "*šēkār*": "noun, masculine singular - strong drink", "*lĕʾôbēd*": "preposition *lə* + Qal participle masculine singular - to one perishing", "*wĕyayin*": "conjunction *wə* + noun, masculine singular - and wine", "*lĕmārê*": "preposition *lə* + adjective masculine plural construct - to bitter of", "*nāpeš*": "noun, feminine singular - soul/life" }, "variants": { "*tĕnû*": "give/provide", "*šēkār*": "strong drink/intoxicating beverage/liquor", "*ʾôbēd*": "perishing one/one who is dying/the doomed", "*mārê*": "bitter ones/those in bitterness/those who are bitter", "*nāpeš*": "soul/life/inner being/spirit" } } 7 { "verseID": "Proverbs.31.7", "source": "יִ֭שְׁתֶּה וְיִשְׁכַּ֣ח רִישׁ֑וֹ וַ֝עֲמָל֗וֹ לֹ֣א יִזְכָּר־עֽוֹד", "text": "*yišteh* *wĕyiškaḥ* *rîšô* *waʿămālô* *lōʾ* *yizkār*-*ʿôd*", "grammar": { "*yišteh*": "verb, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will drink", "*wĕyiškaḥ*": "conjunction *wə* + verb, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and will forget", "*rîšô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his poverty", "*waʿămālô*": "conjunction *wə* + noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his trouble/misery", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yizkār*": "verb, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will remember", "*ʿôd*": "adverb - again/anymore" }, "variants": { "*yišteh*": "he will drink/may he drink", "*yiškaḥ*": "he will forget/may he forget", "*rîšô*": "his poverty/destitution/lack", "*ʿămālô*": "his trouble/misery/toil/hardship", "*yizkār*": "he will remember/he would remember" } }
• Ezek 37:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.37.18", "source": "וְכַֽאֲשֶׁר֙ יֹאמְר֣וּ אֵלֶ֔יךָ בְּנֵ֥י עַמְּךָ֖ לֵאמֹ֑ר הֲלֽוֹא־תַגִּ֥יד לָ֖נוּ מָה־אֵ֥לֶּה לָּֽךְ׃", "text": "And when *wᵊkaʾăšer yōʾmᵊrû* to you *ʾēlekā* sons of *bᵊnê ʿammᵊkā* saying *lēʾmōr* will you not *hălôʾ-taggîd* to us *lānû* what *mâ-ʾēlleh* to you *lākh*", "grammar": { "*wᵊkaʾăšer*": "conjunction with conjunction - and when", "*yōʾmᵊrû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they say", "*ʾēlekā*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you", "*bᵊnê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of", "*ʿammᵊkā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your people", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition with qal infinitive construct - saying", "*hălôʾ*": "interrogative particle - will not", "*taggîd*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will tell", "*lānû*": "preposition with 1st person plural suffix - to us", "*mâ-ʾēlleh*": "interrogative pronoun with demonstrative pronoun - what are these", "*lākh*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you" }, "variants": { "*taggîd*": "tell/declare/inform", "*ʿam*": "people/nation/kinsmen" } }