6 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.5.6",
"source": "וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ וַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם אֶל־הַיְבֻסִ֖י יוֹשֵׁ֣ב הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לְדָוִ֤ד לֵאמֹר֙ לֹא־תָב֣וֹא הֵ֔נָּה כִּ֣י אִם־הֱסִֽירְךָ֗ הַעִוְרִ֤ים וְהַפִּסְחִים֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹֽא־יָב֥וֹא דָוִ֖ד הֵֽנָּה׃",
"text": "*wə-yēlek* the-*meleḵ* and-*ʾănāšāyw* *yərûšālaim* to-the-*yəḇûsî* *yôšēḇ* the-*ʾāreṣ* *wə-yōʾmer* to-*dāwid* to say, not-*tāḇôʾ* here *kî ʾim-hĕsîrəḵā* the-*ʿiwrîm* and-the-*pisḥîm* to say, not-*yāḇôʾ* *dāwid* here",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yēlek*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he went",
"*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the king",
"*ʾănāšāyw*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his men",
"*yərûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem",
"*yəḇûsî*": "gentilic noun with definite article - the Jebusite",
"*yôšēḇ*": "Qal participle masculine singular construct - inhabitant of",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the land",
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*tāḇôʾ*": "Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you will come",
"*kî ʾim-hĕsîrəḵā*": "conjunction + conditional + Hiphil infinitive construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - except if they remove you",
"*ʿiwrîm*": "adjective masculine plural with definite article - the blind",
"*pisḥîm*": "adjective masculine plural with definite article - the lame",
"*yāḇôʾ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will come"
},
"variants": {
"*yəḇûsî*": "Jebusite/inhabitant of Jebus",
"*hĕsîrəḵā*": "remove you/drive you away/repel you",
"*ʿiwrîm* and *pisḥîm*": "possibly a derogatory reference to the Jebusite defenders or their gods, or literal description of disabled defenders positioned on the walls"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.5.7",
"source": "וַיִּלְכֹּ֣ד דָּוִ֔ד אֵ֖ת מְצֻדַ֣ת צִיּ֑וֹן הִ֖יא עִ֥יר דָּוִֽד׃",
"text": "*wə-yilkōd* *dāwid* *ʾēt* *məṣūdat* *ṣîyôn* she *ʿîr* *dāwid*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yilkōd*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he captured",
"*dāwid*": "proper noun - David",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*məṣūdat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - stronghold of",
"*ṣîyôn*": "proper noun - Zion",
"*hîʾ*": "3rd feminine singular pronoun - she/it",
"*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular construct - city of"
},
"variants": {
"*məṣūdat*": "stronghold/fortress/citadel",
"*ṣîyôn*": "Zion (name of the southeastern hill of Jerusalem)"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.5.8",
"source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא כָּל־מַכֵּ֤ה יְבֻסִי֙ וְיִגַּ֣ע בַּצִּנּ֔וֹר וְאֶת־הַפִּסְחִים֙ וְאֶת־הַ֣עִוְרִ֔ים *שנאו **שְׂנֻאֵ֖י נֶ֣פֶשׁ דָּוִ֑ד עַל־כֵּן֙ יֹֽאמְר֔וּ עִוֵּ֣ר וּפִסֵּ֔חַ לֹ֥א יָב֖וֹא אֶל־הַבָּֽיִת׃",
"text": "*wə-yōʾmer* *dāwid* in-the-day the-that, all-*makkēh* *yəḇûsî* and-*yiggaʿ* in-the-*ṣinnôr* and-*ʾet*-the-*pisḥîm* and-*ʾet*-the-*ʿiwrîm* *śənūʾê* *nepeš* *dāwid* upon-thus *yōʾmərû*, *ʿiwwēr* and-*pissēaḥ* not *yāḇôʾ* to-the-*bayit*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*dāwid*": "proper noun - David",
"*bayyôm ha-hûʾ*": "prepositional phrase with definite article + demonstrative - in that day",
"*makkēh*": "Hiphil participle masculine singular construct - whoever strikes",
"*yəḇûsî*": "gentilic noun - Jebusite",
"*yiggaʿ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he reaches",
"*ṣinnôr*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the water shaft/gutter",
"*pisḥîm*": "adjective masculine plural with definite article - the lame",
"*ʿiwrîm*": "adjective masculine plural with definite article - the blind",
"*śənūʾê*": "Qal passive participle masculine plural construct - hated of",
"*nepeš*": "noun, feminine singular construct - soul of",
"*yōʾmərû*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they say",
"*ʿiwwēr*": "adjective masculine singular - blind",
"*pissēaḥ*": "adjective masculine singular - lame",
"*yāḇôʾ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will come",
"*bayit*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the house"
},
"variants": {
"*ṣinnôr*": "water shaft/gutter/water channel/conduit",
"*śənūʾê nepeš dāwid*": "those hated by David's soul/those whom David despises",
"*bayit*": "house/temple/palace/David's house"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.5.9",
"source": "וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב דָּוִד֙ בַּמְּצֻדָ֔ה וַיִּקְרָא־לָ֖הּ עִ֣יר דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּ֤בֶן דָּוִד֙ סָבִ֔יב מִן־הַמִּלּ֖וֹא וָבָֽיְתָה׃",
"text": "*wə-yēšeḇ* *dāwid* in-the-*məṣūdāh* *wə-yiqrāʾ*-to-her *ʿîr* *dāwid* *wə-yiḇen* *dāwid* *sāḇîḇ* from-the-*millôʾ* and-*bāyətāh*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yēšeḇ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he dwelt",
"*dāwid*": "proper noun - David",
"*məṣūdāh*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the stronghold",
"*wə-yiqrāʾ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he called",
"*lāh*": "preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - to it",
"*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular construct - city of",
"*wə-yiḇen*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he built",
"*sāḇîḇ*": "adverb - around",
"*millôʾ*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the Millo/filling",
"*bāyətāh*": "noun, masculine singular + directional he - toward the house"
},
"variants": {
"*məṣūdāh*": "stronghold/fortress/citadel",
"*millôʾ*": "Millo/supporting terraces/earthwork/filling",
"*bāyətāh*": "inward/toward the house/palace"
}
}