6 {
"verseID": "1 Chronicles.19.6",
"source": "וַיִּרְאוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹן כִּ֥י הִֽתְבָּאֲשׁ֖וּ עִם־דָּוִ֑יד וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח חָ֠נוּן וּבְנֵ֨י עַמּ֜וֹן אֶ֣לֶף כִּכַּר־כֶּ֗סֶף לִשְׂכֹּ֣ר לָ֠הֶם מִן־אֲרַ֨ם נַהֲרַ֜יִם וּמִן־אֲרַ֤ם מַעֲכָה֙ וּמִצּוֹבָ֔ה רֶ֖כֶב וּפָרָשִֽׁים",
"text": "*wə-yirʾû bənê ʿammôn* that *hitbāʾăšû* with-*Dāwîd*, *wə-yišlaḥ Ḥānûn û-bənê ʿammôn ʾelef kikkar-kesef* to-hire for-themselves from-*ʾĂram Nahărayim* and-from-*ʾĂram Maʿăkāh* and-from-*Ṣôbāh rekeb û-pārāšîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yirʾû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural with waw-consecutive - and they saw",
"*bənê ʿammôn*": "noun, masculine plural construct + proper noun - sons of/children of Ammon",
"*hitbāʾăšû*": "hithpael perfect, 3rd common plural - they made themselves odious",
"*Dāwîd*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*wə-yišlaḥ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw-consecutive - and he sent",
"*Ḥānûn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Hanun",
"*û-bənê*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct - and sons of",
"*ʿammôn*": "proper noun - Ammon",
"*ʾelef*": "number - thousand",
"*kikkar-kesef*": "noun, feminine singular construct + noun, masculine singular - talent(s) of silver",
"*li-śkōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to hire",
"*lāhem*": "preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - for themselves",
"*ʾĂram Nahărayim*": "proper noun + proper noun - Aram of the two rivers (Mesopotamia)",
"*ʾĂram Maʿăkāh*": "proper noun + proper noun - Aram of Maacah",
"*Ṣôbāh*": "proper noun - Zobah",
"*rekeb*": "noun, masculine singular - chariots",
"*û-pārāšîm*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural - and horsemen"
},
"variants": {
"*hitbāʾăšû*": "they made themselves odious/became detestable/had made themselves hateful",
"*kikkar*": "talent (unit of weight, about 75 pounds)",
"*ʾĂram*": "Syria/Arameans",
"*rekeb*": "chariots/chariotry/war vehicles",
"*pārāšîm*": "horsemen/mounted soldiers/cavalry"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "1 Chronicles.19.7",
"source": "וַיִּשְׂכְּר֣וּ לָהֶ֡ם שְׁנַיִם֩ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים אֶ֜לֶף רֶ֗כֶב וְאֶת־מֶ֤לֶךְ מַעֲכָה֙ וְאֶת־עַמּ֔וֹ וַיָּבֹ֕אוּ וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ לִפְנֵ֣י מֵידְבָ֑א וּבְנֵ֣י עַמּ֗וֹן נֶאֶסְפוּ֙ מֵעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ לַמִּלְחָמָֽה",
"text": "*wə-yiśkərû lāhem šənayim û-šəlōšîm ʾelef rekeb wə-ʾet-melek Maʿăkāh wə-ʾet-ʿammô*, *wə-yābōʾû wə-yaḥănû* before-*Mêdəbāʾ*, *û-bənê ʿammôn neʾespû* from-*ʿārêhem wə-yābōʾû la-milḥāmāh*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yiśkərû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural with waw-consecutive - and they hired",
"*lāhem*": "preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - for themselves",
"*šənayim û-šəlōšîm*": "number + conjunction + number - thirty-two",
"*ʾelef*": "number - thousand",
"*rekeb*": "noun, masculine singular - chariots",
"*wə-ʾet-melek*": "conjunction + direct object marker + noun, masculine singular construct - and the king of",
"*Maʿăkāh*": "proper noun - Maacah",
"*wə-ʾet-ʿammô*": "conjunction + direct object marker + noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his people",
"*wə-yābōʾû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural with waw-consecutive - and they came",
"*wə-yaḥănû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural with waw-consecutive - and they camped",
"*Mêdəbāʾ*": "proper noun - Medeba",
"*û-bənê*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct - and the sons of",
"*ʿammôn*": "proper noun - Ammon",
"*neʾespû*": "niphal perfect, 3rd common plural - they gathered themselves",
"*ʿārêhem*": "noun, feminine plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their cities",
"*la-milḥāmāh*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - for/to the battle"
},
"variants": {
"*rekeb*": "chariots/chariotry/war vehicles",
"*yaḥănû*": "they camped/pitched camp/encamped",
"*neʾespû*": "they gathered/assembled/came together",
"*milḥāmāh*": "battle/war/fighting"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "1 Chronicles.19.8",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע דָּוִ֑יד וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ אֶת־יוֹאָ֔ב וְאֵ֥ת כָּל־צָבָ֖א הַגִּבּוֹרִֽים",
"text": "*wə-yišmaʿ Dāwîd*, *wə-yišlaḥ ʾet-Yôʾāb wə-ʾēt kol-ṣābāʾ ha-gibbôrîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yišmaʿ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw-consecutive - and he heard",
"*Dāwîd*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*wə-yišlaḥ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw-consecutive - and he sent",
"*ʾet-Yôʾāb*": "direct object marker + proper noun, masculine singular - Joab",
"*wə-ʾēt*": "conjunction + direct object marker - and",
"*kol-ṣābāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine singular - all the army/host of",
"*ha-gibbôrîm*": "definite article + adjective, masculine plural - the mighty men"
},
"variants": {
"*ṣābāʾ*": "army/host/troops",
"*gibbôrîm*": "mighty men/warriors/heroes/valiant men"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "1 Chronicles.19.9",
"source": "וַיֵּצְאוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹן וַיַּֽעַרְכ֥וּ מִלְחָמָ֖ה פֶּ֣תַח הָעִ֑יר וְהַמְּלָכִ֣ים אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֔אוּ לְבַדָּ֖ם בַּשָּׂדֶֽה",
"text": "*wə-yēṣʾû bənê ʿammôn wə-yaʿărkû milḥāmāh petaḥ hā-ʿîr*, *wə-ha-məlākîm ʾăšer-bāʾû* by-themselves in-*ha-śādeh*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yēṣʾû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural with waw-consecutive - and they went out",
"*bənê ʿammôn*": "noun, masculine plural construct + proper noun - sons of/children of Ammon",
"*wə-yaʿărkû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural with waw-consecutive - and they arranged",
"*milḥāmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - battle",
"*petaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - entrance of",
"*hā-ʿîr*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the city",
"*wə-ha-məlākîm*": "conjunction + definite article + noun, masculine plural - and the kings",
"*ʾăšer-bāʾû*": "relative pronoun + qal perfect, 3rd common plural - who came",
"*ləbaddām*": "preposition + noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - by themselves/alone",
"*ba-śādeh*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the field"
},
"variants": {
"*yēṣʾû*": "they went out/came out/emerged",
"*yaʿărkû*": "they arranged/set in order/drew up",
"*milḥāmāh*": "battle/war/fighting",
"*petaḥ*": "entrance/opening/doorway",
"*ləbaddām*": "by themselves/alone/separately"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "1 Chronicles.19.10",
"source": "וַיַּ֣רְא יוֹאָ֗ב כִּֽי־הָיְתָ֧ה פְנֵי־הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה אֵלָ֖יו פָּנִ֣ים וְאָח֑וֹר וַיִּבְחַ֗ר מִכָּל־בָּחוּר֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְ לִקְרַ֥את אֲרָֽם",
"text": "*wə-yarʾ Yôʾāb* that-*hāytāh pənê-ha-milḥāmāh* to-him *pānîm wə-ʾāḥôr*, *wə-yibḥar* from-all-*bāḥûr* in-*Yiśrāʾēl*, *wə-yaʿărōk* towards *ʾĂrām*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yarʾ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw-consecutive - and he saw",
"*Yôʾāb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joab",
"*hāytāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - it was",
"*pənê-ha-milḥāmāh*": "noun, masculine plural construct + definite article + noun, feminine singular - face/front of the battle",
"*ʾēlāyw*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - toward him",
"*pānîm*": "noun, masculine plural - front",
"*wə-ʾāḥôr*": "conjunction + adverb - and rear/behind",
"*wə-yibḥar*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw-consecutive - and he chose",
"*bāḥûr*": "qal passive participle, masculine singular - chosen man/youth",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*wə-yaʿărōk*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw-consecutive - and he arranged",
"*ʾĂrām*": "proper noun - Aram (Syria)"
},
"variants": {
"*pənê-ha-milḥāmāh*": "front of the battle/battle line",
"*pānîm wə-ʾāḥôr*": "front and rear/before and behind",
"*bāḥûr*": "choice men/select men/chosen warriors",
"*yaʿărōk*": "he arranged/drew up/set in battle array"
}
}