1{
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.18.1",
"source": "וַיְהִ֧י לִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט עֹ֥שֶׁר וְכָב֖וֹד לָרֹ֑ב וַיִּתְחַתֵּ֖ן לְאַחְאָֽב",
"text": "*wə-yəhî* to-*Yəhôšāpāṭ* *ʿōšer* *wə-kābôd* to-*rōb* *wə-yiṯḥattēn* to-*ʾAḥʾāb*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yəhî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it happened/was",
"*Yəhôšāpāṭ*": "proper noun, masculine - Jehoshaphat",
"*ʿōšer*": "masculine singular noun - riches/wealth",
"*wə-kābôd*": "conjunction + masculine singular noun - and honor/glory",
"*rōb*": "masculine singular noun in construct - abundance/multitude",
"*wə-yiṯḥattēn*": "conjunction + hitpael imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he made himself a son-in-law/allied himself by marriage",
"*ʾAḥʾāb*": "proper noun, masculine - Ahab"
},
"variants": {
"*wə-yəhî*": "and it happened/and it came to pass/and there was",
"*ʿōšer*": "riches/wealth/abundance",
"*kābôd*": "honor/glory/abundance",
"*rōb*": "abundance/multitude/greatness",
"*wə-yiṯḥattēn*": "and he allied himself by marriage/and he became related by marriage/and he made himself a son-in-law"
}
}
2{
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.18.2",
"source": "וַיֵּרֶד֩ לְקֵ֨ץ שָׁנִ֤ים אֶל־אַחְאָב֙ לְשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן וַיִּֽזְבַּֽח־ל֨וֹ אַחְאָ֜ב צֹ֤אן וּבָקָר֙ לָרֹ֔ב וְלָעָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר עִמּ֑וֹ וַיְסִיתֵ֕הוּ לַעֲל֖וֹת אֶל־רָמ֥וֹת גִּלְעָֽד",
"text": "*wə-yērēḏ* to-*qēṣ* *šānîm* to-*ʾAḥʾāb* to-*Šōmrôn* *wə-yizbbaḥ*-to-him *ʾAḥʾāb* *ṣōʾn* *û-bāqār* to-*rōb* and-to-*hā-ʿām* which with-him *wə-yəsîṯēhû* to-go-up to-*Rāmôṯ* *Gilʿāḏ*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yērēḏ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he went down",
"*qēṣ*": "masculine singular noun in construct - end of",
"*šānîm*": "feminine plural noun - years",
"*ʾAḥʾāb*": "proper noun, masculine - Ahab",
"*Šōmrôn*": "proper noun, feminine - Samaria",
"*wə-yizbbaḥ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he slaughtered/sacrificed",
"*ṣōʾn*": "collective feminine singular noun - sheep/flock",
"*û-bāqār*": "conjunction + masculine singular noun - and cattle/oxen",
"*rōb*": "masculine singular noun in construct - abundance/multitude",
"*hā-ʿām*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the people",
"*wə-yəsîṯēhû*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he persuaded/enticed him"
},
"variants": {
"*wə-yērēḏ*": "and he went down/and he descended",
"*qēṣ*": "end/after/at the end of",
"*wə-yizbbaḥ*": "and he slaughtered/and he sacrificed/and he prepared",
"*ṣōʾn*": "sheep/small livestock/flock",
"*bāqār*": "cattle/oxen/herd",
"*rōb*": "abundance/multitude/great number",
"*wə-yəsîṯēhû*": "and he persuaded him/and he enticed him/and he incited him"
}
}
3{
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.18.3",
"source": "וַיֹּ֜אמֶר אַחְאָ֣ב מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֶל־יְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה הֲתֵלֵ֥ךְ עִמִּ֖י רָמֹ֣ת גִּלְעָ֑ד וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ כָּמ֤וֹנִי כָמ֙וֹךָ֙ וּכְעַמְּךָ֣ עַמִּ֔י וְעִמְּךָ֖ בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה",
"text": "*wə-yōʾmer* *ʾAḥʾāb* *meleḵ*-*Yiśrāʾēl* to-*Yəhôšāpāṭ* *meleḵ* *Yəhûḏāh* *hă-ṯēlēḵ* with-me *Rāmōṯ* *Gilʿāḏ* *wə-yōʾmer* to-him like-me like-you and-like-your-people my-people and-with-you in-the-*milḥāmāh*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*ʾAḥʾāb*": "proper noun, masculine - Ahab",
"*meleḵ*": "masculine singular noun in construct - king of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*Yəhôšāpāṭ*": "proper noun, masculine - Jehoshaphat",
"*Yəhûḏāh*": "proper noun - Judah",
"*hă-ṯēlēḵ*": "interrogative particle + qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - will you go?",
"*Rāmōṯ*": "proper noun - Ramoth",
"*Gilʿāḏ*": "proper noun - Gilead",
"*milḥāmāh*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the battle/war"
},
"variants": {
"*hă-ṯēlēḵ*": "will you go?/would you go?",
"*milḥāmāh*": "battle/war/fighting"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.18.4",
"source": "וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל דְּרָשׁ־נָ֥א כַיּ֖וֹם אֶת־דְּבַ֥ר יְהוָֽה",
"text": "*wə-yōʾmer* *Yəhôšāpāṭ* to-*meleḵ* *Yiśrāʾēl* *dəraš*-*nāʾ* like-the-day *ʾeṯ*-*dəḇar* *YHWH*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*Yəhôšāpāṭ*": "proper noun, masculine - Jehoshaphat",
"*meleḵ*": "masculine singular noun in construct - king of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*dəraš*": "qal imperative masculine singular - seek/inquire",
"*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*dəḇar*": "masculine singular construct - word of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh"
},
"variants": {
"*dəraš*": "seek/inquire/consult",
"*nāʾ*": "please/now [particle of entreaty]",
"*kə-yôm*": "today/first/at once"
}
}
5{
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.18.5",
"source": "וַיִּקְבֹּ֨ץ מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל אֶֽת־הַנְּבִאִים֮ אַרְבַּ֣ע מֵא֣וֹת אִישׁ֒ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֗ם הֲנֵלֵ֞ךְ אֶל־רָמֹ֥ת גִּלְעָ֛ד לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה אִם־אֶחְדָּ֑ל וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ עֲלֵ֔ה וְיִתֵּ֥ן הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים בְּיַ֥ד הַמֶּֽלֶךְ",
"text": "*wə-yiqbōṣ* *meleḵ*-*Yiśrāʾēl* *ʾeṯ*-*ha-nəḇîʾîm* *ʾarbaʿ* *mēʾôṯ* *ʾîš* *wə-yōʾmer* to-them *hă-nēlēḵ* to-*Rāmōṯ* *Gilʿāḏ* to-the-*milḥāmāh* if-*ʾeḥdāl* *wə-yōʾmərû* go-up and-will-give *hā-ʾelōhîm* in-hand the-*meleḵ*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yiqbōṣ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he gathered",
"*meleḵ*": "masculine singular noun in construct - king of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*ha-nəḇîʾîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the prophets",
"*ʾarbaʿ*": "cardinal number - four",
"*mēʾôṯ*": "feminine plural noun - hundred",
"*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man",
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*hă-nēlēḵ*": "interrogative particle + qal imperfect 1st common plural - shall we go?",
"*Rāmōṯ*": "proper noun - Ramoth",
"*Gilʿāḏ*": "proper noun - Gilead",
"*milḥāmāh*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the battle/war",
"*ʾeḥdāl*": "qal imperfect 1st common singular - I refrain/cease",
"*wə-yōʾmərû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they said",
"*hā-ʾelōhîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun (God) - the God",
"*meleḵ*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the king"
},
"variants": {
"*wə-yiqbōṣ*": "and he gathered/and he assembled/and he collected",
"*ha-nəḇîʾîm*": "the prophets/the seers",
"*hă-nēlēḵ*": "shall we go?/should we go?",
"*ʾeḥdāl*": "I refrain/I forbear/I cease",
"*hā-ʾelōhîm*": "God/the God/the deity"
}
}
6{
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.18.6",
"source": "וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ יְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔ט הַאֵ֨ין פֹּ֥ה נָבִ֛יא לַיהוָ֖ה ע֑וֹד וְנִדְרְשָׁ֖ה מֵאֹתֽוֹ",
"text": "*wə-yōʾmer* *Yəhôšāpāṭ* *hă-ʾên* here *nāḇîʾ* to-*YHWH* still and-let-us-inquire from-him",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*Yəhôšāpāṭ*": "proper noun, masculine - Jehoshaphat",
"*hă-ʾên*": "interrogative particle + particle of negation - is there not?",
"*nāḇîʾ*": "masculine singular noun - prophet",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh",
"*wə-niḏrəšāh*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 1st common plural cohortative - and let us inquire"
},
"variants": {
"*hă-ʾên*": "is there not?/isn't there?",
"*nāḇîʾ*": "prophet/seer",
"*wə-niḏrəšāh*": "and let us inquire/and let us seek/and let us consult"
}
}