{
"verseID": "Jeremiah.39.4",
"source": "וַיְהִ֡י כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר רָ֠אָם צִדְקִיָּ֨הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֜ה וְכֹ֣ל ׀ אַנְשֵׁ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה וַֽ֠יִּבְרְחוּ וַיֵּצְא֨וּ לַ֤יְלָה מִן־הָעִיר֙ דֶּ֚רֶךְ גַּ֣ן הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ בְּשַׁ֖עַר בֵּ֣ין הַחֹמֹתָ֑יִם וַיֵּצֵ֖א דֶּ֥רֶךְ הָעֲרָבָֽה׃",
"text": "And-*wayəhî* when *rāʾām* *ṣidqiyyāhû* *melek*-*yəhûdāh* and-all *ʾanšê* the-*milḥāmāh*, and-*yibrəḥû* and-*yēṣəʾû* *laylāh* from-the-*ʿîr* *derek* *gan* the-*melek*, in-*šaʿar* between the-*ḥōmōtayim*, and-*yēṣēʾ* *derek* the-*ʿărābāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayəhî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + waw consecutive - and it happened/came to pass",
"*rāʾām*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - he saw them",
"*ṣidqiyyāhû*": "proper name, masculine - Zedekiah",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - king of",
"*yəhûdāh*": "proper name - Judah",
"*ʾanšê*": "noun, masculine, plural, construct - men of",
"*milḥāmāh*": "noun, feminine, singular with definite article - the war/battle",
"*yibrəḥû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + waw consecutive - and they fled",
"*yēṣəʾû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + waw consecutive - and they went out",
"*laylāh*": "noun, masculine, singular - night",
"*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine, singular with definite article - the city",
"*derek*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - way of/road to",
"*gan*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - garden of",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine, singular with definite article - the king",
"*šaʿar*": "noun, masculine, singular - gate",
"*ḥōmōtayim*": "noun, feminine, dual with definite article - the two walls",
"*yēṣēʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + waw consecutive - and he went out",
"*ʿărābāh*": "noun, feminine, singular with definite article - the Arabah/plain"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾanšê* the-*milḥāmāh*": "men of war/warriors/soldiers",
"*laylāh*": "night/at night",
"*derek*": "way/road/path/direction",
"*ḥōmōtayim*": "two walls/double wall",
"*ʿărābāh*": "Arabah/desert plain/wilderness"
}
}