Verse 1

{ "verseID": "Judges.10.1", "source": "וַיָּקָם֩ אַחֲרֵ֨י אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ לְהוֹשִׁ֣יעַ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל תּוֹלָ֧ע בֶּן־פּוּאָ֛ה בֶּן־דּוֹד֖וֹ אִ֣ישׁ יִשָּׂשכָ֑ר וְהֽוּא־יֹשֵׁ֥ב בְּשָׁמִ֖יר בְּהַ֥ר אֶפְרָֽיִם", "text": "*wə-yāqām* after *ʾăḇîmeleḵ* *lə-hôšîaʿ* *ʾeṯ*-*yiśrāʾēl* *tôlāʿ* *ben*-*pûʾāh* *ben*-*dôḏô* *ʾîš* *yiśśāśḵār* *wə-hûʾ*-*yōšēḇ* in-*šāmîr* in-*har* *ʾep̄rāyim*", "grammar": { "*wə-yāqām*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and arose/stood up", "*ʾăḇîmeleḵ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Abimelech", "*lə-hôšîaʿ*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to save/deliver", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Israel", "*tôlāʿ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Tola", "*ben*": "construct noun, masculine singular - son of", "*pûʾāh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Puah", "*dôḏô*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Dodo", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - man of", "*yiśśāśḵār*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Issachar", "*wə-hûʾ*": "conjunction + 3ms pronoun - and he", "*yōšēḇ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - dwelling/living", "*šāmîr*": "proper noun - Shamir", "*har*": "noun, masculine singular construct - mountain/hill of", "*ʾep̄rāyim*": "proper noun - Ephraim" }, "variants": { "*wə-yāqām*": "arose/stood up/appeared", "*lə-hôšîaʿ*": "to save/deliver/rescue", "*ʾîš*": "man/person/inhabitant of", "*yōšēḇ*": "dwelling/sitting/residing" } }

Verse 4

{ "verseID": "Judges.10.4", "source": "וַֽיְהִי־ל֞וֹ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים בָּנִ֗ים רֹֽכְבִים֙ עַל־שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים עֲיָרִ֔ים וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים עֲיָרִ֖ים לָהֶ֑ם לָהֶ֞ם יִקְרְא֣וּ ׀ חַוֺּ֣ת יָאִ֗יר עַ֚ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּאֶ֥רֶץ הַגִּלְעָֽד", "text": "*wə-yəhî*-to-him thirty *bānîm* *rōḵəḇîm* on-thirty *ʿăyārîm* and-thirty *ʿăyārîm* to-them to-them *yiqrəʾû* *ḥawwōṯ* *yāʾîr* until *ha-yôm* *ha-zeh* which in-*ʾereṣ* *ha-gilʿāḏ*", "grammar": { "*wə-yəhî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and there was/became", "*bānîm*": "noun, masculine plural - sons", "*rōḵəḇîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - riding", "*ʿăyārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - male donkeys/colts/towns", "*yiqrəʾû*": "qal imperfect 3mp - they call/name", "*ḥawwōṯ*": "noun, feminine plural construct - tent-villages of", "*yāʾîr*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jair", "*ha-yôm*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the day", "*ha-zeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - this", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*ha-gilʿāḏ*": "definite article + proper noun - the Gilead" }, "variants": { "*ʿăyārîm*": "donkeys/towns (wordplay with dual meaning)", "*yiqrəʾû*": "they call/they name/they are called", "*ḥawwōṯ*": "settlements/tent-villages/towns" } }

Verse 6

{ "verseID": "Judges.10.6", "source": "וַיֹּסִ֣פוּ ׀ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת הָרַע֮ בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָה֒ וַיַּעַבְד֣וּ אֶת־הַבְּעָלִ֣ים וְאֶת־הָעַשְׁתָּר֡וֹת וְאֶת־אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֲרָם֩ וְאֶת־אֱלֹהֵ֨י צִיד֜וֹן וְאֵ֣ת ׀ אֱלֹהֵ֣י מוֹאָ֗ב וְאֵת֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י בְנֵי־עַמּ֔וֹן וְאֵ֖ת אֱלֹהֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיַּעַזְב֥וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א עֲבָדֽוּהוּ", "text": "*wə-yōsip̄û* *bənê* *yiśrāʾēl* *la-ʿăśôṯ* *hā-raʿ* in-*ʿênê* *YHWH* *wə-yaʿaḇdû* *ʾeṯ*-*ha-bəʿālîm* and-*ʾeṯ*-*hā-ʿaštārôṯ* and-*ʾeṯ*-*ʾĕlōhê* *ʾărām* and-*ʾeṯ*-*ʾĕlōhê* *ṣîḏôn* and-*ʾēṯ* *ʾĕlōhê* *môʾāḇ* and-*ʾēṯ* *ʾĕlōhê* *bənê*-*ʿammôn* and-*ʾēṯ* *ʾĕlōhê* *pəlištîm* *wə-yaʿazḇû* *ʾeṯ*-*YHWH* and-not *ʿăḇāḏûhû*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōsip̄û*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3mp - and they continued/added", "*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*la-ʿăśôṯ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to do", "*hā-raʿ*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the evil", "*ʿênê*": "noun, feminine dual construct - eyes of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD", "*wə-yaʿaḇdû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3mp - and they served", "*ha-bəʿālîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the Baals", "*hā-ʿaštārôṯ*": "definite article + noun, feminine plural - the Ashtaroth", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - gods of", "*ʾărām*": "proper noun - Aram/Syria", "*ṣîḏôn*": "proper noun - Sidon", "*môʾāḇ*": "proper noun - Moab", "*bənê*-*ʿammôn*": "sons of Ammon", "*pəlištîm*": "proper noun, masculine plural - Philistines", "*wə-yaʿazḇû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3mp - and they forsook", "*ʿăḇāḏûhû*": "qal perfect 3mp + 3ms suffix - they served him" }, "variants": { "*wə-yōsip̄û*": "they continued/they added/they did again", "*hā-raʿ*": "the evil/the wickedness", "*wə-yaʿaḇdû*": "they served/they worshipped", "*wə-yaʿazḇû*": "they forsook/they abandoned" } }

Verse 8

{ "verseID": "Judges.10.8", "source": "וַֽיִּרְעֲצ֤וּ וַיְרֹֽצְצוּ֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בַּשָּׁנָ֖ה הַהִ֑יא שְׁמֹנֶ֨ה עֶשְׂרֵ֜ה שָׁנָ֗ה אֶֽת־כָּל־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּעֵ֣בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן בְּאֶ֥רֶץ הָאֱמֹרִ֖י אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּגִּלְעָֽד", "text": "*wə-yirʿăṣû* *wə-yərōṣəṣû* *ʾeṯ*-*bənê* *yiśrāʾēl* in-*ha-šānāh* *ha-hîʾ* eighteen *šānāh* *ʾeṯ*-all-*bənê* *yiśrāʾēl* which in-*ʿēḇer* *ha-yardēn* in-*ʾereṣ* *hā-ʾĕmōrî* which in-*ha-gilʿāḏ*", "grammar": { "*wə-yirʿăṣû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3mp - and they crushed", "*wə-yərōṣəṣû*": "waw consecutive + piel imperfect 3mp - and they shattered", "*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ha-šānāh*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the year", "*ha-hîʾ*": "definite article + pronoun, feminine singular - that", "*šānāh*": "noun, feminine singular - year", "*ʿēḇer*": "noun, masculine singular construct - side of", "*ha-yardēn*": "definite article + proper noun - the Jordan", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*hā-ʾĕmōrî*": "definite article + proper noun - the Amorite", "*ha-gilʿāḏ*": "definite article + proper noun - the Gilead" }, "variants": { "*wə-yirʿăṣû*": "they crushed/they oppressed", "*wə-yərōṣəṣû*": "they shattered/they broke to pieces/they oppressed severely", "*ʿēḇer*": "side/region/beyond" } }

Verse 18

{ "verseID": "Judges.10.18", "source": "וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ הָעָ֜ם שָׂרֵ֤י גִלְעָד֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵ֔הוּ מִ֣י הָאִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָחֵ֔ל לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם בִּבְנֵ֣י עַמּ֑וֹן יִֽהְיֶ֣ה לְרֹ֔אשׁ לְכֹ֖ל יֹשְׁבֵ֥י גִלְעָֽד", "text": "*wə-yōʾmərû* *hā-ʿām* *śārê* *ḡilʿāḏ* *ʾîš* to-*rēʿēhû* who *hā-ʾîš* which *yāḥēl* *lə-hillāḥēm* in-*bənê* *ʿammôn* *yihyeh* to-*rōʾš* to-all *yōšəḇê* *ḡilʿāḏ*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmərû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3mp - and they said", "*hā-ʿām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people", "*śārê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - princes/officials of", "*ḡilʿāḏ*": "proper noun - Gilead", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man/each", "*rēʿēhû*": "noun, masculine singular + 3ms suffix - his neighbor/companion", "*hā-ʾîš*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the man", "*yāḥēl*": "hiphil imperfect 3ms - he will begin", "*lə-hillāḥēm*": "preposition + niphal infinitive construct - to fight", "*bənê* *ʿammôn*": "sons of Ammon", "*yihyeh*": "qal imperfect 3ms - he will be", "*rōʾš*": "noun, masculine singular - head/chief", "*yōšəḇê*": "qal participle, masculine plural construct - inhabitants of", "*ḡilʿāḏ*": "proper noun - Gilead" }, "variants": { "*wə-yōʾmərû*": "they said/they spoke", "*yāḥēl*": "he will begin/he will start/he will undertake", "*lə-hillāḥēm*": "to fight/to wage war", "*rōʾš*": "head/chief/leader" } }