1 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.8.1",
"source": "וַֽיְהִי֙ אַֽחֲרֵ[c]יכֵ֔ן וַיַּ֥ךְ דָּוִ֛ד אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים וַיַּכְנִיעֵ֑ם וַיִּקַּ֥ח דָּוִ֛ד אֶת־מֶ֥תֶג הָאַמָּ֖ה מִיַּ֥ד פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃",
"text": "And *wayəhî* after *ken* and *wayyak* *Dāwid* *ʾet*-*Pəlištîm* and *wayaknîʿēm* and *wayyiqqaḥ* *Dāwid* *ʾet*-*meteg* *hāʾammâ* from hand of *Pəlištîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayəhî*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it was/happened",
"*ken*": "adverb - thus/so/afterwards",
"*wayyak*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular of *nākâ* - and he struck/defeated",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*Pəlištîm*": "proper noun, masculine plural - Philistines",
"*wayaknîʿēm*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd plural suffix - and he subdued them",
"*wayyiqqaḥ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular of *lāqaḥ* - and he took",
"*meteg*": "noun, masculine singular construct - bridle/control",
"*hāʾammâ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the mother-city/metropolis",
"*miyyad*": "preposition *min* + noun, feminine singular construct - from the hand of"
},
"variants": {
"*meteg hāʾammâ*": "bridle of the mother-city/capital city/metropolis/authority/cubit",
"*wayyaknîʿēm*": "subdued them/humbled them/brought them into subjection"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.8.2",
"source": "וַיַּ֣ךְ אֶת־מוֹאָ֗ב וַֽיְמַדְּדֵ֤ם בַּחֶ֙בֶל֙ הַשְׁכֵּ֣ב אוֹתָ֣ם אַ֔רְצָה וַיְמַדֵּ֤ד שְׁנֵֽי־חֲבָלִים֙ לְהָמִ֔ית וּמְלֹ֥א הַחֶ֖בֶל לְהַחֲי֑וֹת וַתְּהִ֤י מוֹאָב֙ לְדָוִ֔ד לַעֲבָדִ֖ים נֹשְׂאֵ֥י מִנְחָֽה׃",
"text": "And *wayyak* *ʾet*-*Môʾāb* and *wayəmaddədēm* with *ḥebel* the *haškēb* *ʾôtām* to ground and *wayəmaddēd* two-*ḥăbālîm* to *hāmît* and fullness of the *ḥebel* to *haḥăyôt* and *wattəhî* *Môʾāb* to *Dāwid* for *ʿăbādîm* *nōśəʾê* *minḥâ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyak*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular of *nākâ* - and he struck/defeated",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*Môʾāb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Moab",
"*wayəmaddədēm*": "waw-consecutive + piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and he measured them",
"*baḥebel*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - with the cord/rope/measuring line",
"*haškēb*": "hiphil infinitive construct - causing to lie down",
"*ʾôtām*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine plural suffix - them",
"*ʾarṣâ*": "noun, feminine singular + directional hê - to the ground",
"*wayəmaddēd*": "waw-consecutive + piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he measured",
"*šənê*": "cardinal number, masculine construct - two",
"*ḥăbālîm*": "noun, masculine plural - cords/lines/portions",
"*ləhāmît*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to kill/put to death",
"*məlōʾ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - fullness of",
"*haḥebel*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the cord/line/portion",
"*ləhaḥăyôt*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to let live/preserve alive",
"*wattəhî*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and became",
"*Môʾāb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Moab",
"*ləDāwid*": "preposition + proper noun - for/to David",
"*laʿăbādîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - for servants",
"*nōśəʾê*": "qal participle masculine plural construct - bearers of",
"*minḥâ*": "noun, feminine singular - tribute/offering/gift"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥebel*": "measuring cord/line/rope/territory/portion/lot",
"*məlōʾ haḥebel*": "full measure/full length of the line/one complete portion",
"*haškēb ʾôtām ʾarṣâ*": "making them lie down on the ground/arranging them on the ground",
"*ləhāmît*": "to kill/to put to death",
"*ləhaḥăyôt*": "to let live/to spare alive",
"*nōśəʾê minḥâ*": "bearers of tribute/bringers of gifts/offering bearers"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.8.3",
"source": "וַיַּ֣ךְ דָּוִ֔ד אֶת־הֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶר בֶּן־רְחֹ֖ב מֶ֣לֶךְ צוֹבָ֑ה בְּלֶכְתּ֕וֹ לְהָשִׁ֥יב יָד֖וֹ בִּֽנְהַר־פְּרָֽת׃",
"text": "And *wayyak* *Dāwid* *ʾet*-*Hădadʿezer* son-of-*Rəḥōb* king of *Ṣôbâ* in *belektô* to *hāšîb* his hand in *nəhar*-*Pərāt*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyak*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular of *nākâ* - and he struck/defeated",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*Hădadʿezer*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Hadadezer",
"*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of",
"*Rəḥōb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Rehob",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of",
"*Ṣôbâ*": "proper noun - Zobah",
"*belektô*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his going/when he went",
"*ləhāšîb*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to restore/to recover",
"*yādô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand/power/control",
"*binhar*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - at/by the river",
"*Pərāt*": "proper noun - Euphrates"
},
"variants": {
"*ləhāšîb yādô*": "to restore his control/to recover his power/to establish his dominion",
"*yād*": "hand/power/control/monument/memorial"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.8.4",
"source": "וַיִּלְכֹּ֨ד דָּוִ֜ד מִמֶּ֗נּוּ אֶ֤לֶף וּשְׁבַע־מֵאוֹת֙ פָּרָשִׁ֔ים וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף אִ֣ישׁ רַגְלִ֑י וַיְעַקֵּ֤ר דָּוִד֙ אֶת־כָּל־הָרֶ֔כֶב וַיּוֹתֵ֥ר מִמֶּ֖נּוּ מֵ֥אָה רָֽכֶב׃",
"text": "And *wayyilkōd* *Dāwid* from him *ʾelef* and seven-hundred *pārāšîm* and twenty thousand *ʾîš* *raglî* and *wayəʿaqqēr* *Dāwid* *ʾet*-all-the *rekeb* and *wayyôtēr* from him hundred *rākeb*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyilkōd*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular of *lākad* - and he captured",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*mimmennû*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - from him",
"*ʾelef*": "cardinal number, masculine singular - thousand",
"*ušəbaʿ*": "conjunction + cardinal number, masculine singular construct - and seven",
"*mēʾôt*": "cardinal number, feminine plural - hundreds",
"*pārāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - horsemen/cavalry",
"*wəʿeśrîm*": "conjunction + cardinal number, masculine plural - and twenty",
"*ʾelef*": "cardinal number, masculine singular - thousand",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - men",
"*raglî*": "adjective, masculine singular - foot (soldiers)",
"*wayəʿaqqēr*": "waw-consecutive + piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he hamstrung",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all",
"*hārekeb*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the chariot(s)",
"*wayyôtēr*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular of *yātar* - and he left/reserved",
"*mimmennû*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - from them",
"*mēʾâ*": "cardinal number, feminine singular - hundred",
"*rākeb*": "noun, masculine singular - chariot"
},
"variants": {
"*rekeb*": "chariot(s)/chariotry/chariot corps",
"*raglî*": "foot-soldier/infantry",
"*wayəʿaqqēr*": "hamstrung/disabled/crippled/cut the hamstrings of",
"*wayyôtēr*": "left over/spared/reserved"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.8.5",
"source": "וַתָּבֹא֙ אֲרַ֣ם דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק לַעְזֹ֕ר לַהֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶר מֶ֣לֶךְ צוֹבָ֑ה וַיַּ֤ךְ דָּוִד֙ בַּֽאֲרָ֔ם עֶשְׂרִֽים־וּשְׁנַ֥יִם אֶ֖לֶף אִֽישׁ׃",
"text": "And *wattābōʾ* *ʾĂram* *Dammeśeq* to *laʿzōr* to *Hădadʿezer* king of *Ṣôbâ* and *wayyak* *Dāwid* in *ʾĂrām* twenty-and-two thousand *ʾîš*.",
"grammar": {
"*wattābōʾ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular of *bôʾ* - and she/it came",
"*ʾĂram*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Aram/Syria",
"*Dammeśeq*": "proper noun - Damascus",
"*laʿzōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to help",
"*laHădadʿezer*": "preposition + proper noun, masculine singular - to Hadadezer",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of",
"*Ṣôbâ*": "proper noun - Zobah",
"*wayyak*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular of *nākâ* - and he struck/defeated",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*baʾĂrām*": "preposition + proper noun - in Aram/against Arameans",
"*ʿeśrîm*": "cardinal number, masculine plural - twenty",
"*ušənayim*": "conjunction + cardinal number, masculine dual - and two",
"*ʾelef*": "cardinal number, masculine singular - thousand",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - men"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾĂram Dammeśeq*": "Aram of Damascus/Arameans of Damascus/Syrian Damascus",
"*wayyak*": "struck down/defeated/killed"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.8.6",
"source": "וַיָּ֨שֶׂם דָּוִ֤ד נְצִבִים֙ בַּאֲרַ֣ם דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק וַתְּהִ֤י אֲרָם֙ לְדָוִ֔ד לַעֲבָדִ֖ים נוֹשְׂאֵ֣י מִנְחָ֑ה וַיֹּ֤שַׁע יְהוָה֙ אֶת־דָּוִ֔ד בְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָלָֽךְ׃",
"text": "And *wayyāśem* *Dāwid* *nəṣibîm* in *ʾĂram* *Dammeśeq* and *wattəhî* *ʾĂrām* to *Dāwid* for *ʿăbādîm* *nôśəʾê* *minḥâ* and *wayyôšaʿ* *YHWH* *ʾet*-*Dāwid* in all that he *hālāk*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyāśem*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular of *śîm* - and he placed/set",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*nəṣibîm*": "noun, masculine plural - garrisons/officials",
"*baʾĂram*": "preposition + proper noun - in Aram",
"*Dammeśeq*": "proper noun - Damascus",
"*wattəhî*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular of *hāyâ* - and she/it became",
"*ʾĂrām*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Aram/Syria",
"*ləDāwid*": "preposition + proper noun - for/to David",
"*laʿăbādîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - for servants",
"*nôśəʾê*": "qal participle masculine plural construct - bearers of",
"*minḥâ*": "noun, feminine singular - tribute/offering",
"*wayyôšaʿ*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular of *yāšaʿ* - and he saved/delivered",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*bəkōl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in all",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - that/which",
"*hālāk*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he went"
},
"variants": {
"*nəṣibîm*": "garrisons/officials/governors/prefects",
"*wayyôšaʿ*": "saved/delivered/gave victory to",
"*nôśəʾê minḥâ*": "bearers of tribute/bringers of gifts/offering bearers"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.8.7",
"source": "וַיִּקַּ֣ח דָּוִ֗ד אֵ֚ת שִׁלְטֵ֣י הַזָּהָ֔ב אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָי֔וּ אֶ֖ל עַבְדֵ֣י הֲדַדְעָ֑זֶר וַיְבִיאֵ֖ם יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃",
"text": "And *wayyiqqaḥ* *Dāwid* *ʾēt* *šilṭê* *hazzāhāb* that *hāyû* *ʾel* *ʿabdê* *Hădadʿāzer* and *wayəbîʾēm* *Yərûšālāim*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyiqqaḥ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular of *lāqaḥ* - and he took",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*šilṭê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - shields of",
"*hazzāhāb*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the gold",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - that/which",
"*hāyû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they were",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to/on/belonging to",
"*ʿabdê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - servants of",
"*Hădadʿāzer*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Hadadezer",
"*wayəbîʾēm*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and he brought them"
},
"variants": {
"*šilṭê*": "shields/quivers/armor/weapons",
"*hāyû ʾel*": "were on/belonged to/were with"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.8.8",
"source": "וּמִבֶּ֥טַח וּמִבֵּֽרֹתַ֖י עָרֵ֣י הֲדַדְעָ֑זֶר לָקַ֞ח הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ דָּוִ֛ד נְחֹ֖שֶׁת הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃ ס",
"text": "And from *Beṭaḥ* and from *Bērōtay* cities of *Hădadʿāzer* *lāqaḥ* the king *Dāwid* *nəḥōšet* *harbēh* *məʾōd*.",
"grammar": {
"*ûmibbeṭaḥ*": "conjunction + preposition + proper noun - and from Betah",
"*ûmibbērōtay*": "conjunction + preposition + proper noun - and from Berothai",
"*ʿārê*": "noun, feminine plural construct - cities of",
"*Hădadʿāzer*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Hadadezer",
"*lāqaḥ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - took",
"*hammelek*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the king",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*nəḥōšet*": "noun, feminine singular - bronze/copper",
"*harbēh*": "adverb - much/many/abundantly",
"*məʾōd*": "adverb - very/exceedingly"
},
"variants": {
"*nəḥōšet*": "bronze/copper/brass",
"*harbēh məʾōd*": "very much/exceedingly great amount/in great abundance"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.8.9",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁמַ֕ע תֹּ֖עִי מֶ֣לֶךְ חֲמָ֑ת כִּ֚י הִכָּ֣ה דָוִ֔ד אֵ֖ת כָּל־חֵ֥יל הֲדַדְעָֽזֶר׃",
"text": "And *wayyišmaʿ* *Tōʿî* king of *Ḥămāt* that *hikkâ* *dāvid* *ʾēt* all-*ḥêl* *Hădadʿāzer*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyišmaʿ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular of *šāmaʿ* - and he heard",
"*Tōʿî*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Toi",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of",
"*Ḥămāt*": "proper noun - Hamath",
"*kî*": "conjunction - that/because",
"*hikkâ*": "hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular of *nākâ* - he had defeated",
"*dāvid*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all",
"*ḥêl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - force/army",
"*Hădadʿāzer*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Hadadezer"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥêl*": "force/army/strength/wealth/power"
}
}