5 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.20.5",
"source": "וַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֥ר בֶּן־הֲדַ֖ד לֵאמֹ֑ר כִּֽי־שָׁלַ֤חְתִּי אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר כַּסְפְּךָ֧ וּזְהָבְךָ֛ וְנָשֶׁ֥יךָ וּבָנֶ֖יךָ לִ֥י תִתֵּֽן",
"text": "And *yāšubû* the-*malʾākîm* and *yōʾmərû*, \"Thus-*ʾāmar* *Ben-Hadad* *lēʾmōr*, 'For-*šālaḥtî* to-you *lēʾmōr*, *kaspəkā* and-*zəhābəkā* and-*nāšeykā* and-*bāneykā* to-me *tittēn*'\"",
"grammar": {
"*yāšubû*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - 'returned'",
"*malʾākîm*": "noun, masculine, plural with definite article - 'the messengers'",
"*yōʾmərû*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - 'said'",
"*ʾāmar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'said'",
"*Ben-Hadad*": "proper noun, masculine - 'son of Hadad'",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - 'saying'",
"*šālaḥtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - 'I sent'",
"*kaspəkā*": "noun, masculine, singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your silver'",
"*zəhābəkā*": "noun, masculine, singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your gold'",
"*nāšeykā*": "noun, feminine, plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your wives'",
"*bāneykā*": "noun, masculine, plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your sons'",
"*tittēn*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'you will give'"
},
"variants": {
"*malʾākîm*": "messengers/envoys/angels",
"*tittēn*": "you shall give/deliver/provide"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.20.6",
"source": "כִּ֣י ׀ אִם־כָּעֵ֣ת מָחָ֗ר אֶשְׁלַ֤ח אֶת־עֲבָדַי֙ אֵלֶ֔יךָ וְחִפְּשׂוּ֙ אֶת־בֵּ֣יתְךָ֔ וְאֵ֖ת בָּתֵּ֣י עֲבָדֶ֑יךָ וְהָיָה֙ כָּל־מַחְמַ֣ד עֵינֶ֔יךָ יָשִׂ֥ימוּ בְיָדָ֖ם וְלָקָֽחוּ",
"text": "For if-about-time *māḥār* *ʾešlaḥ* *ʾet*-*ʿăbāday* to-you, and *ḥippəśû* *ʾet*-*bêtəkā* and-*ʾēt* *bāttê* *ʿăbādeykā*; and *hāyāh* all-*maḥmad* *ʿêneykā* *yāśîmû* in-hand-their and *lāqāḥû*",
"grammar": {
"*māḥār*": "adverb - 'tomorrow'",
"*ʾešlaḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - 'I will send'",
"*ʿăbāday*": "noun, masculine, plural with 1st person singular suffix - 'my servants'",
"*ḥippəśû*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person plural - 'they will search'",
"*bêtəkā*": "noun, masculine, singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your house'",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*bāttê*": "noun, masculine, plural construct - 'houses of'",
"*ʿăbādeykā*": "noun, masculine, plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your servants'",
"*hāyāh*": "verb, qal perfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - 'it will be'",
"*maḥmad*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - 'desire of'",
"*ʿêneykā*": "noun, feminine, dual with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your eyes'",
"*yāśîmû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will put'",
"*lāqāḥû*": "verb, qal perfect consecutive, 3rd person plural - 'they will take'"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥippəśû*": "they will search/examine/investigate",
"*maḥmad*": "desire/delight/pleasant thing",
"*yāśîmû*": "they will put/place/set",
"*lāqāḥû*": "they will take/seize/carry away"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.20.7",
"source": "וַיִּקְרָ֤א מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לְכָל־זִקְנֵ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ דְּעֽוּ־נָ֣א וּרְא֔וּ כִּ֥י רָעָ֖ה זֶ֣ה מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ כִּֽי־שָׁלַ֨ח אֵלַ֜י לְנָשַׁ֤י וּלְבָנַי֙ וּלְכַסְפִּ֣י וְלִזְהָבִ֔י וְלֹ֥א מָנַ֖עְתִּי מִמֶּֽנּוּ",
"text": "And *yiqrāʾ* *melek*-*Yiśrāʾēl* to-all-*ziqnê* the-*ʾāreṣ* and *yōʾmer*, \"*Dəʿû*-*nāʾ* and-*rəʾû* that *rāʿāh* this *məbaqqēš*; for-*šālaḥ* to-me for-*nāšay* and-for-*bānay* and-for-*kaspî* and-for-*zəhābî*, and-not *mānaʿtî* from-him\"",
"grammar": {
"*yiqrāʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - 'called'",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine, construct state - 'king of'",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - 'Israel'",
"*ziqnê*": "noun, masculine, plural construct - 'elders of'",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine, singular with definite article - 'the land'",
"*yōʾmer*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - 'said'",
"*Dəʿû*": "verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural - 'know'",
"*nāʾ*": "particle - 'please'",
"*rəʾû*": "verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural - 'see'",
"*rāʿāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - 'evil/harm'",
"*məbaqqēš*": "verb, piel participle, masculine singular - 'seeking'",
"*šālaḥ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'he sent'",
"*nāšay*": "noun, feminine, plural with 1st person singular suffix - 'my wives'",
"*bānay*": "noun, masculine, plural with 1st person singular suffix - 'my sons'",
"*kaspî*": "noun, masculine, singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'my silver'",
"*zəhābî*": "noun, masculine, singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'my gold'",
"*mānaʿtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - 'I withheld'"
},
"variants": {
"*rāʿāh*": "evil/harm/trouble/misfortune",
"*məbaqqēš*": "seeking/looking for/trying to find",
"*mānaʿtî*": "I withheld/kept back/refused"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.20.8",
"source": "וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ אֵלָ֛יו כָּל־הַזְּקֵנִ֖ים וְכָל־הָעָ֑ם אַל־תִּשְׁמַ֖ע וְל֥וֹא תֹאבֶֽה",
"text": "And *yōʾmərû* to-him all-the-*zəqēnîm* and-all-the-*ʿām*, \"Not-*tišmaʿ* and-not *tōʾbeh*\"",
"grammar": {
"*yōʾmərû*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - 'said'",
"*zəqēnîm*": "noun, masculine, plural with definite article - 'the elders'",
"*ʿām*": "noun, masculine, singular with definite article - 'the people'",
"*tišmaʿ*": "verb, qal imperfect jussive, 2nd person masculine singular - 'may you listen'",
"*tōʾbeh*": "verb, qal imperfect jussive, 2nd person masculine singular - 'may you consent'"
},
"variants": {
"*tišmaʿ*": "listen/heed/obey",
"*tōʾbeh*": "consent/agree/be willing"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.20.9",
"source": "וַיֹּ֜אמֶר לְמַלְאֲכֵ֣י בֶן־הֲדַ֗ד אִמְר֞וּ לַֽאדֹנִ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ כֹּל֩ אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֨חְתָּ אֶל־עַבְדְּךָ֤ בָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙ אֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה וְהַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה לֹ֥א אוּכַ֖ל לַעֲשׂ֑וֹת וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים וַיְשִׁבֻ֖הוּ דָּבָֽר",
"text": "And *yōʾmer* to-*malʾăkê* *Ben-Hadad*, \"*ʾImrû* to-*ʾădōnî* the-*melek*, All that-*šālaḥtā* to-*ʿabdəkā* in-the-*rīʾšōnāh* *ʾeʿĕśeh*, but-the-*dābār* the-this not *ʾûkal* to-do.\" And *yēlkû* the-*malʾākîm* and *yəšibuhû* *dābār*",
"grammar": {
"*yōʾmer*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - 'said'",
"*malʾăkê*": "noun, masculine, plural construct - 'messengers of'",
"*Ben-Hadad*": "proper noun, masculine - 'son of Hadad'",
"*ʾImrû*": "verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural - 'say'",
"*ʾădōnî*": "noun, masculine, singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'my lord'",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine, singular with definite article - 'the king'",
"*šālaḥtā*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'you sent'",
"*ʿabdəkā*": "noun, masculine, singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your servant'",
"*rīʾšōnāh*": "adjective, feminine, singular with definite article - 'the first (time)'",
"*ʾeʿĕśeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - 'I will do'",
"*dābār*": "noun, masculine, singular with definite article - 'the thing/matter'",
"*ʾûkal*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - 'I am able'",
"*yēlkû*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - 'went'",
"*malʾākîm*": "noun, masculine, plural with definite article - 'the messengers'",
"*yəšibuhû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'they brought back to him'",
"*dābār*": "noun, masculine, singular - 'word/message'"
},
"variants": {
"*rīʾšōnāh*": "first (time)/beginning/initially",
"*dābār*": "word/matter/thing/message",
"*ʾûkal*": "I am able/I can/I have power"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.20.10",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח אֵלָיו֙ בֶּן־הֲדַ֔ד וַיֹּ֕אמֶר כֹּֽה־יַעֲשׂ֥וּן לִ֛י אֱלֹהִ֖ים וְכֹ֣ה יוֹסִ֑פוּ אִם־יִשְׂפֹּק֙ עֲפַ֣ר שֹׁמְר֔וֹן לִשְׁעָלִ֕ים לְכָל־הָעָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּרַגְלָֽי",
"text": "And *yišlaḥ* to-him *Ben-Hadad* and *yōʾmer*, \"Thus-*yaʿăśûn* to-me *ʾĕlōhîm* and-thus *yôsipû*, if-*yiśpōq* *ʿăpar* *Šōmerôn* for-*šəʿālîm* for-all-the-*ʿām* who in-*raglāy*\"",
"grammar": {
"*yišlaḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - 'sent'",
"*Ben-Hadad*": "proper noun, masculine - 'son of Hadad'",
"*yōʾmer*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - 'said'",
"*yaʿăśûn*": "verb, qal imperfect paragogic nun, 3rd person masculine plural - 'may they do'",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - 'gods/God'",
"*yôsipû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'may they add'",
"*yiśpōq*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'it suffices'",
"*ʿăpar*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - 'dust of'",
"*Šōmerôn*": "proper noun - 'Samaria'",
"*šəʿālîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - 'handfuls'",
"*ʿām*": "noun, masculine, singular with definite article - 'the people'",
"*raglāy*": "noun, feminine, dual with 1st person singular suffix - 'my feet'"
},
"variants": {
"*yaʿăśûn*": "may they do/perform/execute",
"*yôsipû*": "may they add/increase/do again",
"*yiśpōq*": "it suffices/is enough/is sufficient for",
"*šəʿālîm*": "handfuls/hollow of hands",
"*raglāy*": "my feet (idiomatic for 'my followers')"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.20.11",
"source": "וַיַּ֤עַן מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דַּבְּר֔וּ אַל־יִתְהַלֵּ֥ל חֹגֵ֖ר כִּמְפַתֵּֽחַ",
"text": "And *yaʿan* *melek*-*Yiśrāʾēl* and *yōʾmer*, \"*Dabberû*, not-*yithallēl* *ḥōgēr* like-*məpattēaḥ*\"",
"grammar": {
"*yaʿan*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - 'answered'",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine, construct state - 'king of'",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - 'Israel'",
"*yōʾmer*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - 'said'",
"*Dabberû*": "verb, piel imperative, 2nd person masculine plural - 'speak'",
"*yithallēl*": "verb, hitpael imperfect jussive, 3rd person masculine singular - 'let him boast'",
"*ḥōgēr*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - 'girding'",
"*məpattēaḥ*": "verb, piel participle, masculine singular - 'loosening'"
},
"variants": {
"*yithallēl*": "boast/praise oneself/glory",
"*ḥōgēr*": "one who girds/puts on armor/prepares for battle",
"*məpattēaḥ*": "one who loosens/takes off armor/returns from battle"
}
}