Verse 12

{ "verseID": "Joshua.24.12", "source": "וָאֶשְׁלַ֤ח לִפְנֵיכֶם֙ אֶת־הַצִּרְעָ֔ה וַתְּגָ֤רֶשׁ אוֹתָם֙ מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔ם שְׁנֵ֖י מַלְכֵ֣י הָאֱמֹרִ֑י לֹ֥א בְחַרְבְּךָ֖ וְלֹ֥א בְקַשְׁתֶּֽךָ", "text": "And *wā-'ešlaḥ* before-*lip̄nêḵem* *'eṯ*-*haṣṣir'āh* and *wə-təḡāreš* *'ōwṯām* from-*mippənêḵem* two-*šənê* kings-of *malḵê* *hā'ĕmōrî* not *lō'* with-*ḇəḥarbəḵā* and-not *wə-lō'* with-*ḇəqaštēḵā*", "grammar": { "*wā-'ešlaḥ*": "conjunctive waw + Qal imperfect, 1st common singular - and I sent", "*lip̄nêḵem*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd masculine plural suffix - before you", "*'eṯ*": "direct object marker", "*haṣṣir'āh*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the hornet", "*wə-təḡāreš*": "conjunctive waw + Piel imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and it drove out", "*'ōwṯām*": "direct object marker with 3rd masculine plural suffix - them", "*mippənêḵem*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd masculine plural suffix - from before you", "*šənê*": "number, masculine dual construct - two of", "*malḵê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - kings of", "*hā'ĕmōrî*": "definite article + proper noun - the Amorite", "*lō'*": "negative particle - not", "*ḇəḥarbəḵā*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - with your sword", "*wə-lō'*": "conjunctive waw + negative particle - and not", "*ḇəqaštēḵā*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - with your bow" }, "variants": { "*wā-'ešlaḥ*": "I sent/dispatched", "*lip̄nêḵem*": "before you/ahead of you", "*haṣṣir'āh*": "the hornet/wasp/plague (possibly metaphorical for terror or panic)", "*wə-təḡāreš*": "it drove out/expelled/cast out", "*mippənêḵem*": "from before you/from your presence", "*ḇəḥarbəḵā*": "with your sword/weapon", "*ḇəqaštēḵā*": "with your bow/archery" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 23:28 : 28 { "verseID": "Exodus.23.28", "source": "וְשָׁלַחְתִּ֥י אֶת־הַצִּרְעָ֖ה לְפָנֶ֑יךָ וְגֵרְשָׁ֗ה אֶת־הַחִוִּ֧י אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛י וְאֶת־הַחִתִּ֖י מִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ׃", "text": "And-*šālaḥtî* *ʾet*-the-*ṣirʿāh* before-you and-*gērĕšāh* *ʾet*-the-*ḥiwwî* *ʾet*-the-*kĕnaʿănî* and-*ʾet*-the-*ḥittî* from-before-you", "grammar": { "*šālaḥtî*": "qal perfect 1st person common singular with waw consecutive (functions as imperfect) - I will send", "*ṣirʿāh*": "noun feminine singular - hornet/wasp", "*gērĕšāh*": "piel perfect 3rd person feminine singular with waw consecutive (functions as imperfect) - it will drive out", "*ḥiwwî*": "proper noun, gentilic masculine singular - Hivite", "*kĕnaʿănî*": "proper noun, gentilic masculine singular - Canaanite", "*ḥittî*": "proper noun, gentilic masculine singular - Hittite" }, "variants": { "*ṣirʿāh*": "hornet/wasp/terror (possibly metaphorical)", "*gērĕšāh*": "it will drive out/expel/cast out" } }
  • Deut 7:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.7.20", "source": "וְגַם֙ אֶת־הַצִּרְעָ֔ה יְשַׁלַּ֛ח יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ בָּ֑ם עַד־אֲבֹ֗ד הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֛ים וְהַנִּסְתָּרִ֖ים מִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃", "text": "And also the *ṣirʿâ* *yəšallaḥ* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêkā* among them, until *ʾăvōd* the *hannišʾārîm* and the *hannistārîm* from your face.", "grammar": { "*ṣirʿâ*": "noun feminine singular - hornet", "*yəšallaḥ*": "Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will send", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*ʾĕlōhêkā*": "noun masculine plural construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your God", "*ʾăvōd*": "Qal infinitive construct - perishing/being destroyed", "*hannišʾārîm*": "article + Niphal participle masculine plural - the remaining ones", "*hannistārîm*": "article + Niphal participle masculine plural - the hidden ones" }, "variants": { "*ṣirʿâ*": "hornet/terror/panic", "*yəšallaḥ*": "send/let loose/dispatch", "*ʾăvōd*": "perish/be destroyed/vanish", "*hannišʾārîm*": "the remaining ones/those left/survivors", "*hannistārîm*": "the hidden ones/those who hide themselves/those concealed" } }
  • Ps 44:3-6 : 3 { "verseID": "Psalms.44.3", "source": "אַתָּ֤ה ׀ יָדְךָ֡ גּוֹיִ֣ם ה֭וֹרַשְׁתָּ וַתִּטָּעֵ֑ם תָּרַ֥ע לְ֝אֻמִּ֗ים וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃", "text": "*ʾattāh* *yādĕkā* *gôyim* *hôraštā* *wattițțāʿēm* *tāraʿ* *lĕʾummîm* *watĕšallĕḥēm*", "grammar": { "*ʾattāh*": "pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you", "*yādĕkā*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hand", "*gôyim*": "noun, masculine plural - nations", "*hôraštā*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you dispossessed", "*wattițțāʿēm*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect + 3rd person masculine plural suffix, apocopated form with waw consecutive - and you planted them", "*tāraʿ*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you afflicted/did evil to", "*lĕʾummîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - to peoples/nations", "*watĕšallĕḥēm*": "conjunction + verb, piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix, waw consecutive - and you sent them away/spread them" }, "variants": { "*hôraštā*": "dispossessed/drove out/disinherited", "*tāraʿ*": "afflicted/shattered/did evil to", "*watĕšallĕḥēm*": "sent away/spread/extended" } } 4 { "verseID": "Psalms.44.4", "source": "כִּ֤י לֹ֤א בְחַרְבָּ֡ם יָ֥רְשׁוּ אָ֗רֶץ וּזְרוֹעָם֮ לֹא־הוֹשִׁ֢יעָ֫ה לָּ֥מוֹ כִּֽי־יְמִֽינְךָ֣ וּ֭זְרוֹעֲךָ וְא֥וֹר פָּנֶ֗יךָ כִּ֣י רְצִיתָֽם׃", "text": "For not *bĕḥarbām* *yārĕšû* *ʾāreṣ* and *zĕrôʿām* not-*hôšîʿāh* *lāmô* for-*yĕmînĕkā* and-*zĕrôʿăkā* and-*ʾôr* *pānêkā* for *rĕṣîtām*", "grammar": { "*bĕḥarbām*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - by their sword", "*yārĕšû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they possessed/inherited", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - land/earth", "*zĕrôʿām*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their arm", "*hôšîʿāh*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it saved", "*lāmô*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix (poetic form) - to them", "*yĕmînĕkā*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your right hand", "*zĕrôʿăkā*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and your arm", "*ʾôr*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and light of", "*pānêkā*": "noun, masculine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your face", "*rĕṣîtām*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - you favored them" }, "variants": { "*yārĕšû*": "possessed/inherited/dispossessed", "*zĕrôʿām*": "arm/strength/power", "*rĕṣîtām*": "favored/delighted in/accepted favorably" } } 5 { "verseID": "Psalms.44.5", "source": "אַתָּה־ה֣וּא מַלְכִּ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים צַ֝וֵּ֗ה יְשׁוּע֥וֹת יַעֲקֹֽב׃", "text": "*ʾattāh*-*hûʾ* *malkî* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ṣawwēh* *yĕšûʿôt* *yaʿăqōb*", "grammar": { "*ʾattāh*": "pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you", "*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he", "*malkî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my king", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural (intensive plural) - God", "*ṣawwēh*": "verb, piel imperative, masculine singular - command", "*yĕšûʿôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - salvations of", "*yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jacob" }, "variants": { "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine beings", "*yĕšûʿôt*": "salvations/deliverances/victories" } } 6 { "verseID": "Psalms.44.6", "source": "בְּ֭ךָ צָרֵ֣ינוּ נְנַגֵּ֑חַ בְּ֝שִׁמְךָ֗ נָב֥וּס קָמֵֽינוּ׃", "text": "In *bĕkā* *ṣārênû* *nĕnaggēaḥ* in *bĕšimkā* *nābûs* *qāmênû*", "grammar": { "*bĕkā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in you/through you", "*ṣārênû*": "participle, qal active, masculine plural + 1st person plural suffix - our adversaries", "*nĕnaggēaḥ*": "verb, piel imperfect, 1st person plural - we will push down/gore", "*bĕšimkā*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in your name", "*nābûs*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person plural - we will trample", "*qāmênû*": "participle, qal active, masculine plural + 1st person plural suffix - those who rise against us" }, "variants": { "*ṣārênû*": "our adversaries/oppressors/enemies", "*nĕnaggēaḥ*": "push down/gore/thrust with horns", "*nābûs*": "trample/tread down", "*qāmênû*": "those who rise against us/our opponents" } }