Verse 11

{ "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.4.11", "source": "גַּ֛ם אִם־יִשְׁכְּב֥וּ שְׁנַ֖יִם וְחַ֣ם לָהֶ֑ם וּלְאֶחָ֖ד אֵ֥יךְ יֵחָֽם׃", "text": "Also if-*yiškəḇû* *šənayim* and-*ḥam* to-them and-to-*ʾeḥād* how *yēḥām*", "grammar": { "*yiškəḇû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they lie down", "*šənayim*": "numeral, masculine dual - two", "*ḥam*": "adjective, masculine singular - warm", "*ʾeḥād*": "number, masculine singular - one (person)", "*yēḥām*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will be warm" }, "variants": { "*yiškəḇû*": "they lie down/they sleep together", "*ḥam*": "warm/heat", "*yēḥām*": "will become warm/will be warmed/can keep warm" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 1:1-4 : 1 { "verseID": "1 Kings.1.1", "source": "וְהַמֶּ֤לֶךְ דָּוִד֙ זָקֵ֔ן בָּ֖א בַּיָּמִ֑ים וַיְכַסֻּ֙הוּ֙ בַּבְּגָדִ֔ים וְלֹ֥א יִחַ֖ם לֽוֹ׃", "text": "And the *melek* *Dawid* *zaqen*, *bo* in the *yamim*, and they *kasah* him with the *beged*, and not *yacham* to him.", "grammar": { "*melek*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - king/ruler", "*Dawid*": "proper noun - David", "*zaqen*": "adjective, masculine, singular - old/aged", "*bo*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - came/entered/advanced", "*yamim*": "noun, masculine, plural - days/years/time", "*kasah*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - they covered/clothed him", "*beged*": "noun, masculine, plural - clothes/garments", "*yacham*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - become/be warm", "*lo*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him" }, "variants": { "*zaqen*": "old/aged/elderly", "*bo ba-yamim*": "advanced in days/years/of great age", "*yacham lo*": "he was not warm/he felt no warmth" } } 2 { "verseID": "1 Kings.1.2", "source": "וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּ ל֣וֹ עֲבָדָ֗יו יְבַקְשׁ֞וּ לַאדֹנִ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ נַעֲרָ֣ה בְתוּלָ֔ה וְעָֽמְדָה֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וּתְהִי־ל֖וֹ סֹכֶ֑נֶת וְשָׁכְבָ֣ה בְחֵיקֶ֔ךָ וְחַ֖ם לַאדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃", "text": "And *amar* to him his *ebed*, \"Let them *baqash* for my *adon* the *melek* a *na'arah* *betulah*, and she shall *amad* before the *melek* and shall be to him a *sokenet*, and she shall *shakab* in your *cheq*, and be warm for my *adon* the *melek*.\"", "grammar": { "*amar*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - they said/told", "*ebed*": "noun, masculine, plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his servants", "*baqash*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person plural (jussive) - let them seek/search for", "*adon*": "noun, masculine, singular construct with 1st person common singular suffix - my lord/master", "*melek*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - king", "*na'arah*": "noun, feminine, singular - young woman/girl", "*betulah*": "noun, feminine, singular - virgin", "*amad*": "verb, qal perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person feminine singular - she will stand", "*sokenet*": "noun, feminine, singular - caretaker/attendant", "*shakab*": "verb, qal perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person feminine singular - she will lie down", "*cheq*": "noun, masculine, singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your bosom/lap", "*cham*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - become warm" }, "variants": { "*na'arah betulah*": "young virgin/virgin girl/maiden", "*sokenet*": "nurse/attendant/companion/caretaker", "*shakab b'cheq*": "lie in your bosom/sleep by your side" } } 3 { "verseID": "1 Kings.1.3", "source": "וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙ נַעֲרָ֣ה יָפָ֔ה בְּכֹ֖ל גְּב֣וּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽיִּמְצְא֗וּ אֶת־אֲבִישַׁג֙ הַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔ית וַיָּבִ֥אוּ אֹתָ֖הּ לַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃", "text": "And they *baqash* a *na'arah* *yafah* in all *gebul* *Yisrael*, and they *matsa* *et*-*Abishag* the *Shunamit*, and they *bo* *otah* to the *melek*.", "grammar": { "*baqash*": "verb, piel imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - they sought/searched for", "*na'arah*": "noun, feminine, singular - young woman/girl", "*yafah*": "adjective, feminine, singular - beautiful/fair", "*gebul*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - border/territory/boundary of", "*Yisrael*": "proper noun - Israel", "*matsa*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - they found", "*et*": "direct object marker", "*Abishag*": "proper noun - Abishag", "*Shunamit*": "gentilic adjective, feminine, singular - Shunammite (from Shunem)", "*bo*": "verb, hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - they brought", "*otah*": "direct object marker with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her" }, "variants": { "*gebul Yisrael*": "territory of Israel/borders of Israel", "*bo otah*": "brought her/had her brought" } } 4 { "verseID": "1 Kings.1.4", "source": "וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה יָפָ֣ה עַד־מְאֹ֑ד וַתְּהִ֨י לַמֶּ֤לֶךְ סֹכֶ֙נֶת֙ וַתְּשָׁ֣רְתֵ֔הוּ וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לֹ֥א יְדָעָֽהּ׃", "text": "And the *na'arah* *yafah* unto *me'od*, and she *hayah* for the *melek* a *sokenet* and *sharat* him, and the *melek* not *yada* her.", "grammar": { "*na'arah*": "noun, feminine, singular with definite article - the young woman/girl", "*yafah*": "adjective, feminine, singular - beautiful/fair", "*me'od*": "adverb - very/exceedingly", "*hayah*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person feminine singular - she became/was", "*sokenet*": "noun, feminine, singular - caretaker/attendant", "*sharat*": "verb, piel imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - she ministered to/served him", "*yada*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - he knew her" }, "variants": { "*yafah ad-me'od*": "very beautiful/exceedingly fair", "*yada*": "knew (sexually)/was intimate with" } }