{
"verseID": "Genesis.15.17",
"source": "וַיְהִ֤י הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ בָּ֔אָה וַעֲלָטָ֖ה הָיָ֑ה וְהִנֵּ֨ה תַנּ֤וּר עָשָׁן֙ וְלַפִּ֣יד אֵ֔שׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָבַ֔ר בֵּ֖ין הַגְּזָרִ֥ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃",
"text": "And-*yəhî* the-*šemeš* *bāʾāh* and-*ʿălāṭāh* *hāyāh* and-*hinnēh* *tannûr* *ʿāšān* and-*lappîḏ* *ʾēš* *ʾăšer* *ʿāḇar* between the-*gəzārîm* the-these.",
"grammar": {
"*yəhî*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular apocopated with waw consecutive - and it happened",
"*šemeš*": "feminine singular noun - sun",
"*bāʾāh*": "Qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - had come/gone",
"*ʿălāṭāh*": "feminine singular noun - darkness/thick darkness",
"*hāyāh*": "Qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - was/had become",
"*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold",
"*tannûr*": "masculine singular noun - oven/furnace",
"*ʿāšān*": "masculine singular noun - smoke",
"*lappîḏ*": "masculine singular noun - torch/flame",
"*ʾēš*": "feminine singular noun - fire",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*ʿāḇar*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - passed",
"*gəzārîm*": "masculine plural noun - pieces/parts"
},
"variants": {
"*yəhî*": "happened/came to pass/was",
"*šemeš*": "sun/sunlight",
"*bāʾāh*": "had come/had gone down/had set",
"*ʿălāṭāh*": "darkness/thick darkness/gloom",
"*tannûr*": "oven/furnace/fire pot",
"*ʿāšān*": "smoke/vapor",
"*lappîḏ*": "torch/flame/lightning",
"*ʿāḇar*": "passed/crossed/went through",
"*gəzārîm*": "pieces/parts/segments/divided animals"
}
}