2 Sam 16:9-9 : 9 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.16.9",
"source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֲבִישַׁ֤י בֶּן־צְרוּיָה֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לָ֣מָּה יְקַלֵּ֞ל הַכֶּ֤לֶב הַמֵּת֙ הַזֶּ֔ה אֶת־אֲדֹנִ֖י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ אֶעְבְּרָה־נָּ֖א וְאָסִ֥ירָה אֶת־רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ ס",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *ʾĂbîšay* *ben-Ṣərûyāh* to the *hammelek*, \"*Lāmmāh* *yəqallēl* the *hakkeleb hammēṯ* *hazzeh* *ʾeṯ-ʾădōnî* the *hammelek*? *ʾeʿbərāh-nāʾ* and *wəʾāsîrāh* *ʾeṯ-rōʾšô*.\"",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*ʾĂbîšay*": "proper noun - Abishai",
"*ben-Ṣərûyāh*": "noun construct + proper noun - son of Zeruiah",
"*hammelek*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the king",
"*Lāmmāh*": "interrogative - why",
"*yəqallēl*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - should curse",
"*hakkeleb hammēṯ*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular + definite article + adjective - the dead dog",
"*hazzeh*": "demonstrative adjective, masculine singular - this",
"*ʾeṯ-ʾădōnî*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - my lord",
"*ʾeʿbərāh-nāʾ*": "qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular + particle of entreaty - let me cross over, please",
"*wəʾāsîrāh*": "waw conjunctive + hiphil imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular - and let me remove",
"*ʾeṯ-rōʾšô*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his head"
},
"variants": {
"*yəqallēl*": "curse/revile/insult",
"*hakkeleb hammēṯ*": "dead dog - insulting expression for worthless person",
"*ʾeʿbərāh-nāʾ*": "let me cross over/let me go over/let me pass",
"*wəʾāsîrāh*": "remove/take off/cut off",
"*rōʾšô*": "his head/his chief part"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.16.10",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ מַה־לִּ֥י וְלָכֶ֖ם בְּנֵ֣י צְרֻיָ֑ה *כי **כֹּ֣ה יְקַלֵּ֗ל *וכי **כִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ אָ֤מַר לוֹ֙ קַלֵּ֣ל אֶת־דָּוִ֔ד וּמִ֣י יֹאמַ֔ר מַדּ֖וּעַ עָשִׂ֥יתָה כֵּֽן׃ ס",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* the *hammelek*, \"*Mah-lî* and to you, *bənê Ṣəruyāh*? *Kōh yəqallēl* because *Yəhwāh* *ʾāmar* to him, 'Curse *ʾeṯ-Dāwid*,' and who shall *yōʾmar*, '*Maddûaʿ* *ʿāśîṯāh* thus?'\"",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*hammelek*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the king",
"*Mah-lî*": "interrogative + preposition + 1st person singular suffix - what to me",
"*bənê Ṣəruyāh*": "noun, masculine plural construct + proper noun - sons of Zeruiah",
"*Kōh yəqallēl*": "adverb + piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - thus let him curse",
"*Yəhwāh*": "proper noun - LORD",
"*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has said",
"*ʾeṯ-Dāwid*": "direct object marker + proper noun - David",
"*yōʾmar*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will say",
"*Maddûaʿ*": "interrogative - why",
"*ʿāśîṯāh*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have done"
},
"variants": {
"*Mah-lî*": "what have I to do/what concern is it/what business",
"*bənê Ṣəruyāh*": "sons of Zeruiah - referring to Joab and Abishai",
"*Kōh yəqallēl*": "let him curse/so let him curse",
"*Maddûaʿ*": "why/for what reason",
"*כי/כֹּ֣ה*": "textual variant - either 'for/because' or 'thus/so'",
"*וכי/כִּ֤י*": "textual variant - both meaning 'because/for'"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.16.11",
"source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֤ד אֶל־אֲבִישַׁי֙ וְאֶל־כָּל־עֲבָדָ֔יו הִנֵּ֥ה בְנִ֛י אֲשֶׁר־יָצָ֥א מִמֵּעַ֖י מְבַקֵּ֣שׁ אֶת־נַפְשִׁ֑י וְאַ֨ף כִּֽי־עַתָּ֜ה בֶּן־הַיְמִינִ֗י הַנִּ֤חוּ לוֹ֙ וִֽיקַלֵּ֔ל כִּ֥י אָֽמַר־ל֖וֹ יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *Dāwid* to *ʾĂbîšay* and to all his *ʿăbādāw*, \"*Hinnēh* *bənî* who *yāṣāʾ* from *mimmēʿay* *məbaqqēš* *ʾeṯ-napšî*, and how much more now this *ben-hayəmînî*. *Hannîḥû* to him *wîqallēl*, because *ʾāmar-lô* *Yəhwāh*.\"",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun - David",
"*ʾĂbîšay*": "proper noun - Abishai",
"*ʿăbādāw*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his servants",
"*Hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold",
"*bənî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my son",
"*yāṣāʾ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - came out",
"*mimmēʿay*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + 1st person singular suffix - from my bowels",
"*məbaqqēš*": "piel participle, masculine singular - seeking",
"*ʾeṯ-napšî*": "direct object marker + noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my life",
"*ben-hayəmînî*": "noun construct + definite article + adjective - son of the Benjamite",
"*Hannîḥû*": "hiphil imperative, masculine plural - leave",
"*wîqallēl*": "waw conjunctive + piel imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine singular - and let him curse",
"*ʾāmar-lô*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular + preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - has said to him",
"*Yəhwāh*": "proper noun - LORD"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿăbādāw*": "his servants/his officials/his attendants",
"*mimmēʿay*": "from my bowels/from my own body/from my loins",
"*məbaqqēš*": "seeking/trying to take/looking for",
"*ʾeṯ-napšî*": "my life/my soul/myself",
"*ben-hayəmînî*": "Benjamite/from the tribe of Benjamin",
"*Hannîḥû*": "leave/let alone/leave undisturbed"
}
}