2 Samuel 19:44

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, "We have ten shares in the king, and in David too we have more claim than you. So why did you treat us with contempt? Were we not the first to speak of bringing the king back?" But the words of the men of Judah were harsher than those of the men of Israel.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֣עַן אִֽישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֩ אֶת־אִ֨ישׁ יְהוּדָ֜ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר עֶֽשֶׂר־יָד֨וֹת לִ֣י בַמֶּלֶךְ֮ וְגַם־בְּדָוִד֮ אֲנִ֣י מִמְּךָ֒ וּמַדּ֙וּעַ֙ הֱקִלֹּתַ֔נִי וְלֹא־הָיָ֨ה דְבָרִ֥י רִאשׁ֛וֹן לִ֖י לְהָשִׁ֣יב אֶת־מַלְכִּ֑י וַיִּ֙קֶשׁ֙ דְּבַר־אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָ֔ה מִדְּבַ֖ר אִ֥ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

And wayyaʿan ʾîš-yiśrāʾēl [direct object marker] ʾîš yəhûdâh and wayyōʾmer, "ʿeser-yādôt to-me in-the-melek and-also-in-dāwid I than-you, and maddûaʿ hĕqillōtanî and not-hāyâh my-dəbārî riʾšôn to-me to-hāšîb [direct object marker] my-malkî?" And wayyiqeš dəbar-ʾîš yəhûdâh from-dəbar ʾîš yiśrāʾēl.

Grammar Details

• *wayyaʿan*: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he answered
• *ʾîš*: noun, masculine singular construct - men of
• *yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *yəhûdâh*: proper noun - Judah
• *wayyōʾmer*: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said
• *ʿeser*: cardinal number, feminine - ten
• *yādôt*: noun, feminine plural construct - parts/shares/portions
• *melek*: definite noun, masculine singular - king
• *dāwid*: proper noun - David
• *maddûaʿ*: interrogative adverb - why
• *hĕqillōtanî*: Hiphil perfect 2nd masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - you despised me/you treated me with contempt
• *hāyâh*: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - was
• *dəbārî*: noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my word/my matter
• *riʾšôn*: adjective, masculine singular - first
• *hāšîb*: Hiphil infinitive construct - to bring back/to restore
• *malkî*: noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my king
• *wayyiqeš*: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and was harsh/severe
• *dəbar*: noun, masculine singular construct - word of

Word Meanings

• *wayyaʿan*: answered/replied/responded
• *ʿeser*-*yādôt*: ten parts/ten shares/ten portions
• *hĕqillōtanî*: you treated me lightly/you despised me/you disdained me
• *riʾšôn*: first/foremost/primary
• *hāšîb*: to bring back/to restore/to return
• *wayyiqeš*: was harsher/was more severe/was fiercer