Verse 4

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.3.4", "source": "וְנָתַתִּ֥י נְעָרִ֖ים שָׂרֵיהֶ֑ם וְתַעֲלוּלִ֖ים יִמְשְׁלוּ־בָֽם", "text": "And-*nātattî* *nəʿārîm* *śārêhem* and-*taʿălûlîm* *yimšəlû*-in-them", "grammar": { "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*nātattî*": "Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I will give/set/place", "*nəʿārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - youths/boys/lads", "*śārêhem*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their princes/officials", "*taʿălûlîm*": "noun, masculine plural - children/capricious ones", "*yimšəlû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will rule/govern", "*bām*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in/against them" }, "variants": { "*nātattî*": "I will give/set/appoint/make", "*nəʿārîm*": "youths/boys/lads/immature ones", "*śārêhem*": "their princes/officials/rulers", "*taʿălûlîm*": "children/capricious ones/childish ones/mockers", "*yimšəlû*": "they will rule/govern/dominate/control" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 10:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.10.16", "source": "אִֽי־לָ֣ךְ אֶ֔רֶץ שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ נָ֑עַר וְשָׂרַ֖יִךְ בַּבֹּ֥קֶר יֹאכֵֽלוּ׃", "text": "*ʾî*-to you *ʾereṣ* that *malkēk nāʿar* *wə-śārayik babbōqer yōʾkēlû*", "grammar": { "*ʾî*": "interjection - woe", "*lāk*": "preposition with 2nd feminine singular suffix - to you", "*ʾereṣ*": "feminine singular noun - land", "*še-malkēk*": "relative particle + masculine singular noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - whose king", "*nāʿar*": "masculine singular noun - youth/boy", "*wə-śārayik*": "conjunction + masculine plural noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - and your princes", "*ba-bbōqer*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in the morning", "*yōʾkēlû*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they eat" }, "variants": { "*ʾî*": "woe/alas", "*ʾereṣ*": "land/country/earth", "*malkēk*": "your king/your ruler", "*nāʿar*": "youth/boy/child", "*śārayik*": "your princes/your officials/your nobles", "*babbōqer*": "in the morning/early", "*yōʾkēlû*": "they eat/they feast/they dine" } }
  • 1 Kgs 3:7-9 : 7 { "verseID": "1 Kings.3.7", "source": "וְעַתָּה֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔י אַתָּה֙ הִמְלַ֣כְתָּ אֶֽת־עַבְדְּךָ֔ תַּ֖חַת דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֑י וְאָֽנֹכִי֙ נַ֣עַר קָטֹ֔ן לֹ֥א אֵדַ֖ע צֵ֥את וָבֹֽא׃", "text": "And-now *YHWH* my *ʾĕlōhîm*, you *himlaktā* *ʾet*-your servant in-place-of *dāwid* my father; and-I *naʿar* *qāṭōn*, not *ʾēdaʿ* go-out and-come-in.", "grammar": { "*wĕʿattāh*": "conjunction + adverb - and now", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*ʾĕlōhay*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my God", "*ʾattāh*": "personal pronoun, 2nd masculine singular - you", "*himlaktā*": "Hiphil perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have made king", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʿabdĕkā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your servant", "*taḥat*": "preposition - in place of/instead of", "*dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine - David", "*ʾābî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my father", "*wĕʾānōkî*": "conjunction + personal pronoun, 1st person singular - and I", "*naʿar*": "noun, masculine singular - young man/youth/boy", "*qāṭōn*": "adjective, masculine singular - small/young", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ʾēdaʿ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I know", "*ṣēʾt*": "Qal infinitive construct - to go out", "*bōʾ*": "Qal infinitive construct - to come in" }, "variants": { "*naʿar qāṭōn*": "little child/young boy/inexperienced youth", "*ṣēʾt wābōʾ*": "go out and come in/conduct affairs/lead" } } 8 { "verseID": "1 Kings.3.8", "source": "וְעַ֨בְדְּךָ֔ בְּת֥וֹךְ עַמְּךָ֖ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּחָ֑רְתָּ עַם־רָ֕ב אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹֽא־יִמָּנֶ֛ה וְלֹ֥א יִסָּפֵ֖ר מֵרֹֽב׃", "text": "And-your servant in-midst of-your *ʿam* which you *bāḥārtā*, *ʿam*-*rāb* which not-*yimmāneh* and-not *yissāpēr* from-abundance.", "grammar": { "*wĕʿabdĕkā*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - and your servant", "*bĕtôk*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in the midst of", "*ʿammĕkā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your people", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which/whom", "*bāḥārtā*": "Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have chosen", "*ʿam*": "noun, masculine singular - people", "*rāb*": "adjective, masculine singular - numerous/great", "*yimmāneh*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - can be counted/numbered", "*yissāpēr*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - can be told/numbered/recorded", "*mērōb*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from abundance/multitude" }, "variants": { "*ʿam*": "people/nation", "*bāḥārtā*": "chose/elected/selected", "*rāb*": "numerous/great/large/mighty" } } 9 { "verseID": "1 Kings.3.9", "source": "וְנָתַתָּ֨ לְעַבְדְּךָ֜ לֵ֤ב שֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙ לִשְׁפֹּ֣ט אֶֽת־עַמְּךָ֔ לְהָבִ֖ין בֵּֽין־ט֣וֹב לְרָ֑ע כִּ֣י מִ֤י יוּכַל֙ לִשְׁפֹּ֔ט אֶת־עַמְּךָ֥ הַכָּבֵ֖ד הַזֶּֽה׃", "text": "And *wĕnātattā* to-your servant *lēb* *šōmēaʿ* to-*lišpōṭ* *ʾet*-your *ʿam*, to-*lĕhābîn* between-good to-evil; for who *yûkal* to-*lišpōṭ* *ʾet*-your *ʿam* the-*kābēd* the-this?", "grammar": { "*wĕnātattā*": "conjunction + Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and may you give", "*lĕʿabdĕkā*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - to your servant", "*lēb*": "noun, masculine singular - heart/mind", "*šōmēaʿ*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - hearing/listening", "*lišpōṭ*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to judge", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʿammĕkā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your people", "*lĕhābîn*": "preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct - to discern/understand", "*bên*": "preposition - between", "*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine singular - good", "*lĕrāʿ*": "preposition + adjective, masculine singular - to evil", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*yûkal*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - is able", "*hakkābēd*": "definite article + adjective, masculine singular - the weighty/numerous/important", "*hazzeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this" }, "variants": { "*lēb šōmēaʿ*": "hearing heart/discerning mind/understanding heart", "*kābēd*": "heavy/numerous/weighty/important", "*šōmēaʿ*": "hearing/listening/obedient/attentive" } }
  • 2 Chr 33:1 : 1 { "verseID": "2 Chronicles.33.1", "source": "בֶּן־שְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֛ה שָׁנָ֖ה מְנַשֶּׁ֣ה בְמָלְכ֑וֹ וַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים וְחָמֵשׁ֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃", "text": "*Ben*-*sh'têm* *ʿesrêh* *shānāh* *Menasheh* *bemālkô* *wachamishshîm* *wechāmêsh* *shānāh* *mālak* *bîrûshālāim*", "grammar": { "*Ben*": "construct state, masculine singular - son of", "*sh'têm* *ʿesrêh*": "cardinal number, feminine - twelve", "*shānāh*": "feminine singular absolute - year", "*Menasheh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Manasseh", "*bemālkô*": "preposition + infinitive construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his becoming king (when he began to reign)", "*wachamishshîm*": "conjunction + cardinal number, masculine - and fifty", "*wechāmêsh*": "conjunction + cardinal number, feminine - and five", "*shānāh*": "feminine singular absolute - year", "*mālak*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he reigned", "*bîrûshālāim*": "preposition + proper noun - in Jerusalem" }, "variants": { "*bemālkô*": "when he became king/when he began to reign", "*mālak*": "reigned/ruled" } }
  • 2 Chr 34:1 : 1 { "verseID": "2 Chronicles.34.1", "source": "בֶּן־שְׁמוֹנֶ֥ה שָׁנִ֖ים יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּ בְמָלְכ֑וֹ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וְאַחַת֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃", "text": "*Ben*-*shemoneh* *shanim* *Yoshiyyahu* *bemalko* and-*sheloshim* and-*achat* *shanah* *malakh* in-*Yerushalaim*", "grammar": { "*Ben*": "construct state, masculine singular - son of/aged", "*shemoneh*": "cardinal number, feminine form - eight", "*shanim*": "plural of *shanah* - years", "*Yoshiyyahu*": "proper noun, subject - Josiah", "*bemalko*": "preposition + infinitive construct with 3ms suffix - in his becoming king/when he began to reign", "*sheloshim*": "cardinal number - thirty", "*achat*": "cardinal number, feminine - one", "*shanah*": "feminine singular noun - year", "*malakh*": "Qal perfect, 3ms - he reigned", "*Yerushalaim*": "proper noun with locative preposition - in Jerusalem" }, "variants": { "*Ben*-*shemoneh*": "eight years old/son of eight years", "*bemalko*": "when he became king/at his coronation/in his reign" } }
  • 2 Chr 36:2 : 2 { "verseID": "2 Chronicles.36.2", "source": "בֶּן־שָׁל֧וֹשׁ וְעֶשְׂרִ֛ים שָׁנָ֖ה יוֹאָחָ֣ז בְּמָלְכ֑וֹ וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה חֳדָשִׁ֔ים מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃", "text": "Son-of-*šālôš* and-*ʿeśrîm* *šānâ* *yôʾāḥāz* in-his-*mālĕkô* and-three *ḥŏdāšîm* *mālak* in-*yərûšālāim*", "grammar": { "*šālôš*": "cardinal number - three", "*ʿeśrîm*": "cardinal number - twenty", "*šānâ*": "feminine singular noun - year", "*yôʾāḥāz*": "proper noun (alternate spelling of Jehoahaz)", "*bĕmālĕkô*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his becoming king/when he began to reign", "*ḥŏdāšîm*": "masculine plural noun - months", "*mālak*": "Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he reigned", "*yərûšālāim*": "proper noun with locative preposition - in Jerusalem" }, "variants": { "*bĕmālĕkô*": "when he became king/when he began to reign/in his kingship" } }
  • 2 Chr 36:5 : 5 { "verseID": "2 Chronicles.36.5", "source": "בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנָה֙ יְהוֹיָקִ֣ים בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ וְאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וַיַּ֣עַשׂ הָרַ֔ע בְּעֵינֵ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָֽיו׃", "text": "Son-of-*ʿeśrîm* and-*ḥāmēš* *šānâ* *yəhôyāqîm* in-his-*mālĕkô* and-one *ʿeśrēh* *šānâ* *mālak* in-*yərûšālāim* and *wayyaʿaś* *hāraʿ* in-eyes-of *yhwh* his-*ʾĕlōhîm*", "grammar": { "*ʿeśrîm*": "cardinal number - twenty", "*ḥāmēš*": "cardinal number - five", "*šānâ*": "feminine singular noun - year", "*yəhôyāqîm*": "proper noun - Jehoiakim", "*bĕmālĕkô*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his becoming king", "*ʿeśrēh*": "cardinal number - ten", "*mālak*": "Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he reigned", "*yərûšālāim*": "proper noun with locative preposition - in Jerusalem", "*wayyaʿaś*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he did", "*hāraʿ*": "definite article + masculine singular adjective - the evil", "*yhwh*": "divine name - YHWH/LORD", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his God" }, "variants": { "*hāraʿ*": "the evil/wickedness/what was displeasing" } }
  • 2 Chr 36:9 : 9 { "verseID": "2 Chronicles.36.9", "source": "בֶּן־שְׁמוֹנֶ֤ה שָׁנִים֙ יְהוֹיָכִ֣ין בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה חֳדָשִׁים֙ וַעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת יָמִ֔ים מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "Son-of-*šəmôneh* *šānîm* *yəhôyākîn* in-his-*mālĕkô* and-three *ḥŏdāšîm* and-ten *yāmîm* *mālak* in-*yərûšālāim* and *wayyaʿaś* *hāraʿ* in-eyes-of *yhwh*", "grammar": { "*šəmôneh*": "cardinal number - eight", "*šānîm*": "feminine plural noun - years", "*yəhôyākîn*": "proper noun - Jehoiachin", "*bĕmālĕkô*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his becoming king", "*ḥŏdāšîm*": "masculine plural noun - months", "*yāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - days", "*mālak*": "Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he reigned", "*yərûšālāim*": "proper noun with locative preposition - in Jerusalem", "*wayyaʿaś*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he did", "*hāraʿ*": "definite article + masculine singular adjective - the evil", "*yhwh*": "divine name - YHWH/LORD" }, "variants": { "*hāraʿ*": "the evil/wickedness/what was displeasing" } }
  • 2 Chr 36:11 : 11 { "verseID": "2 Chronicles.36.11", "source": "בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֧ים וְאַחַ֛ת שָׁנָ֖ה צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ בְמָלְכ֑וֹ וְאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃", "text": "Son-of-*ʿeśrîm* and-one *šānâ* *ṣidqiyyāhû* in-his-*mālĕkô* and-one *ʿeśrēh* *šānâ* *mālak* in-*yərûšālāim*", "grammar": { "*ʿeśrîm*": "cardinal number - twenty", "*šānâ*": "feminine singular noun - year", "*ṣidqiyyāhû*": "proper noun - Zedekiah", "*bĕmālĕkô*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his becoming king", "*ʿeśrēh*": "cardinal number - ten", "*mālak*": "Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he reigned", "*yərûšālāim*": "proper noun with locative preposition - in Jerusalem" }, "variants": { "*bĕmālĕkô*": "when he became king/when he began to reign/in his kingship" } }