4{
"verseID": "2 Kings.11.4",
"source": "וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַ֠שְּׁבִיעִית שָׁלַ֨ח יְהוֹיָדָ֜ע וַיִּקַּ֣ח ׀ אֶת־שָׂרֵ֣י המאיות הַמֵּא֗וֹת לַכָּרִי֙ וְלָ֣רָצִ֔ים וַיָּבֵ֥א אֹתָ֛ם אֵלָ֖יו בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּכְרֹת֩ לָהֶ֨ם בְּרִ֜ית וַיַּשְׁבַּ֤ע אֹתָם֙ בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה וַיַּ֥רְא אֹתָ֖ם אֶת־בֶּן־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃",
"text": "And in-the-year the-*šəbîʿît* *šālaḥ* *yəhôyādāʿ* and *wayyiqqaḥ* *ʾet*-captains-of the-*hammēʾôt* for-the-*kārî* and for-the-*rāṣîm* and *wayyābēʾ* them unto-him *bêt* *YHWH*; and *wayyikrōt* for-them *bərît* and *wayyašbaʿ* them in-*bêt* *YHWH* and *wayyarʾ* them *ʾet*-son-of-the-king.",
"grammar": {
"*û-baššānāh*": "conjunction + preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - and in the year",
"*haššəbîʿît*": "definite article + adjective, feminine singular - the seventh",
"*šālaḥ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he sent",
"*yəhôyādāʿ*": "proper noun, masculine - Jehoiada",
"*wayyiqqaḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he took",
"*śārê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - captains of",
"*hammēʾôt*": "definite article + noun, feminine plural - the hundreds",
"*lakkārî*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - for the Carites",
"*wə-lārāṣîm*": "conjunction + preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - and for the runners",
"*wayyābēʾ*": "verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he brought",
"*ʾōtām*": "direct object marker with 3rd masculine plural suffix - them",
"*ʾēlāyw*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him",
"*bêt*": "noun, masculine construct - house of",
"*wayyikrōt*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he cut",
"*lāhem*": "preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - for them",
"*bərît*": "noun, feminine singular - covenant",
"*wayyašbaʿ*": "verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he made swear",
"*wayyarʾ*": "verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he showed",
"*ben-hammelek*": "noun, masculine singular construct + definite article + noun - son of the king"
},
"variants": {
"*yəhôyādāʿ*": "Jehoiada (name meaning 'YHWH knows')",
"*śārê hammēʾôt*": "captains of hundreds, centurions",
"*kārî*": "Carites, royal bodyguards possibly of foreign origin",
"*rāṣîm*": "runners, couriers, palace guards",
"*wayyikrōt bərît*": "cut a covenant, made an agreement, established a treaty",
"*wayyašbaʿ*": "made swear, put under oath, caused to take an oath"
}
}
5{
"verseID": "2 Kings.11.5",
"source": "וַיְצַוֵּ֣ם לֵאמֹ֔ר זֶ֥ה הַדָּבָ֖ר אֲשֶׁ֣ר תַּעֲשׂ֑וּן הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤ית מִכֶּם֙ בָּאֵ֣י הַשַּׁבָּ֔ת וְשֹׁ֣מְרֵ֔י מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת בֵּ֥ית הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃",
"text": "And *wayəṣawwēm* *lēʾmōr*: This the-*dābār* that *taʿăśûn*: The-*šəlišît* from-you *bāʾê* the-*šabbāt* and *šōmərê* *mišmeret* *bêt* the-king.",
"grammar": {
"*wayəṣawwēm*": "verb, piel imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and he commanded them",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*haddābār*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the word/thing",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - that, which",
"*taʿăśûn*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural + paragogic nun - you shall do",
"*haššəlišît*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the third part",
"*mikkem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - from you",
"*bāʾê*": "verb, qal participle, masculine plural construct - those entering/coming on",
"*haššabbāt*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the Sabbath",
"*wə-šōmərê*": "conjunction + verb, qal participle, masculine plural construct - and keepers of",
"*mišmeret*": "noun, feminine singular construct - watch/guard of",
"*bêt hammelek*": "noun, masculine singular construct + definite article + noun, masculine singular - house of the king"
},
"variants": {
"*dābār*": "word, thing, matter, command",
"*šəlišît*": "third part, third division, one third",
"*bāʾê haššabbāt*": "those coming on the Sabbath, those entering duty on the Sabbath",
"*šōmərê mišmeret*": "keepers of the watch, those maintaining guard duty"
}
}