15 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.8.15",
"source": "וַיֹּ֗אמֶר בָּר֤וּךְ יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁר֙ דִּבֶּ֣ר בְּפִ֔יו אֵ֖ת דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֑י וּבְיָד֥וֹ מִלֵּ֖א לֵאמֹֽר",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *bārûk* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhê* *Yiśrāʾēl* who *dibber* in *pîw* *ʾēt* *Dāwid* *ʾāḇî* and in *yādô* *millēʾ* *lēʾmōr*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "Qal imperfect consecutive 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*bārûk*": "Qal passive participle masculine singular - blessed",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD, Yahweh",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "common noun, masculine plural construct - God of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Israel",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who, which",
"*dibber*": "Piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - he spoke",
"*bə*": "preposition - in, with",
"*pîw*": "common noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mouth",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker - untranslated in English",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*ʾāḇî*": "common noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my father",
"*ûḇ*": "conjunction with preposition - and in, and with",
"*yādô*": "common noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand",
"*millēʾ*": "Piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - he fulfilled, completed",
"*lēʾmōr*": "Qal infinitive construct - saying"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "and he said, and he spoke, and he declared",
"*bārûk*": "blessed, praised, adored",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "God of, deity of",
"*dibber*": "spoke, said, promised",
"*pîw*": "his mouth, his speech, his words",
"*millēʾ*": "fulfilled, completed, accomplished"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.8.16",
"source": "מִן־הַיּ֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֨ר הוֹצֵ֜אתִי אֶת־עַמִּ֣י אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ מִמִּצְרַיִם֒ לֹֽא־בָחַ֣רְתִּי בְעִ֗יר מִכֹּל֙ שִׁבְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִבְנ֣וֹת בַּ֔יִת לִהְי֥וֹת שְׁמִ֖י שָׁ֑ם וָאֶבְחַ֣ר בְּדָוִ֔ד לִֽהְי֖וֹת עַל־עַמִּ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל",
"text": "From-the day which *hôṣēʾtî* *ʾet*-my people *ʾet*-*Yiśrāʾēl* from *Miṣrayim* not-*bāḥartî* in *ʿîr* from any *šiḇṭê* *Yiśrāʾēl* *liḇnôt* house for *lihyôt* my *šəmî* there and *wāʾeḇḥar* in *Dāwid* *lihyôt* over-my people *Yiśrāʾēl*",
"grammar": {
"*min*": "preposition - from",
"*yôm*": "common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the day",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which, that",
"*hôṣēʾtî*": "Hiphil perfect 1st singular - I brought out",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker - untranslated in English",
"*ʿammî*": "common noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my people",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker - untranslated in English",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Israel",
"*min*": "preposition - from",
"*Miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*bāḥartî*": "Qal perfect 1st singular - I chose",
"*bə*": "preposition - in",
"*ʿîr*": "common noun, feminine singular - city",
"*mikōl*": "preposition with construct - from any of",
"*šiḇṭê*": "common noun, masculine plural construct - tribes of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Israel",
"*lə*": "preposition - to, for",
"*ḇnôt*": "Qal infinitive construct - build",
"*bayit*": "common noun, masculine singular - house",
"*lə*": "preposition - to, for",
"*hĕyôt*": "Qal infinitive construct - be, become",
"*šəmî*": "common noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my name",
"*šām*": "adverb - there",
"*wā*": "consecutive conjunction - and",
"*ʾeḇḥar*": "Qal imperfect 1st singular (waw consecutive) - I chose",
"*bə*": "preposition - in",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*lə*": "preposition - to, for",
"*hĕyôt*": "Qal infinitive construct - be, become",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - over, upon",
"*ʿammî*": "common noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my people",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Israel"
},
"variants": {
"*hôṣēʾtî*": "I brought out, I led out, I caused to come out",
"*bāḥartî*": "I chose, I selected, I elected",
"*šiḇṭê*": "tribes, clans, divisions",
"*liḇnôt*": "to build, to construct, to establish",
"*lihyôt*": "to be, to exist, to remain",
"*šəmî*": "my name, my reputation, my presence",
"*wāʾeḇḥar*": "and I chose, and I selected, and I elected"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.8.17",
"source": "וַיְהִ֕י עִם־לְבַ֖ב דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֑י לִבְנ֣וֹת בַּ֔יִת לְשֵׁ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃",
"text": "And *wayəhî* with-*lēḇaḇ* *Dāwiḏ* my father to *liḇnôṯ* *bayiṯ* for *šēm* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhê* *Yiśrāʾēl*",
"grammar": {
"*wayəhî*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - it was/became",
"*lēḇaḇ*": "masculine singular construct - heart of",
"*Dāwiḏ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*ʾāḇî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - my father",
"*liḇnôṯ*": "qal infinitive construct - to build",
"*bayiṯ*": "masculine singular noun - house/temple",
"*šēm*": "masculine singular construct - name of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "masculine plural construct - God of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel"
},
"variants": {
"*wayəhî*": "it was/it came to pass/it became",
"*lēḇaḇ*": "heart/mind/inner person",
"*liḇnôṯ*": "to build/to construct",
"*bayiṯ*": "house/temple/dwelling",
"*šēm*": "name/reputation/character"
}
}