2{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.13.2",
"source": "וַיִּבְחַר־ל֨וֹ שָׁא֜וּל שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת אֲלָפִים֮ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֒ וַיִּהְי֨וּ עִם־שָׁא֜וּל אַלְפַּ֗יִם בְּמִכְמָשׂ֙ וּבְהַ֣ר בֵּֽית־אֵ֔ל וְאֶ֗לֶף הָיוּ֙ עִם־י֣וֹנָתָ֔ן בְּגִבְעַ֖ת בִּנְיָמִ֑ין וְיֶ֣תֶר הָעָ֔ם שִׁלַּ֖ח אִ֥ישׁ לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃",
"text": "*wayyiḇḥar-lô* *šāʾûl* *šĕlōšet* *ʾălāp̄îm* from-*yiśrāʾēl* *wayyihyû* with-*šāʾûl* *ʾalpayim* in-*mikmāś* and-in-*har bêt-ʾēl* and-*ʾelep̄* *hāyû* with-*yônātān* in-*giḇʿat* *binyāmîn* and-*yeter* *hāʿām* *šillaḥ* *ʾîš* to-*ʾōhālāyw*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyiḇḥar-lô*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3ms with dative suffix - and he chose for himself",
"*šāʾûl*": "proper noun, subject - Saul",
"*šĕlōšet*": "construct state - three",
"*ʾălāp̄îm*": "masculine plural - thousands",
"*wayyihyû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3mp - and they were",
"*ʾalpayim*": "masculine dual - two thousand",
"*ʾelep̄*": "masculine singular - thousand",
"*hāyû*": "qal perfect, 3cp - they were",
"*šillaḥ*": "piel perfect, 3ms - he sent away",
"*ʾîš*": "masculine singular - each man"
},
"variants": {
"*šillaḥ*": "sent away/dismissed/let go",
"*ʾîš*": "each man/each one/individually"
}
}
3{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.13.3",
"source": "וַיַּ֣ךְ יוֹנָתָ֗ן אֵ֣ת נְצִ֤יב פְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּגֶ֔בַע וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וְשָׁאוּל֩ תָּקַ֨ע בַּשּׁוֹפָ֤ר בְּכָל־הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יִשְׁמְע֖וּ הָעִבְרִֽים׃",
"text": "*wayyak* *yônātān* *ʾēt* *nĕṣîḇ* *pĕlištîm* which in-*geḇaʿ* *wayyišmĕʿû* *pĕlištîm* and-*šāʾûl* *tāqaʿ* in-*šôp̄ār* in-all-*hāʾāreṣ* *lēmōr* *yišmĕʿû* *hāʿiḇrîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyak*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3ms - and he struck/attacked",
"*yônātān*": "proper noun, subject - Jonathan",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*nĕṣîḇ*": "masculine singular construct - garrison/outpost",
"*pĕlištîm*": "proper noun, masculine plural - Philistines",
"*wayyišmĕʿû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3mp - and they heard",
"*tāqaʿ*": "qal perfect, 3ms - he blew",
"*šôp̄ār*": "masculine singular - ram's horn/trumpet",
"*lēmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*yišmĕʿû*": "qal imperfect, 3mp - let them hear/they shall hear"
},
"variants": {
"*nĕṣîḇ*": "garrison/outpost/pillar/officer",
"*tāqaʿ*": "blew/sounded/trumpeted",
"*hāʿiḇrîm*": "the Hebrews/the Israelites"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.13.4",
"source": "וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֞ל שָׁמְע֣וּ לֵאמֹ֗ר הִכָּ֤ה שָׁאוּל֙ אֶת־נְצִ֣יב פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וְגַם־נִבְאַשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיִּצָּעֲק֥וּ הָעָ֛ם אַחֲרֵ֥י שָׁא֖וּל הַגִּלְגָּֽל׃",
"text": "And-all-*yiśrāʾēl* *šāmĕʿû* *lēmōr* *hikkâ* *šāʾûl* *ʾet*-*nĕṣîḇ* *pĕlištîm* and-also-*niḇʾaš* *yiśrāʾēl* in-*pĕlištîm* *wayyiṣṣāʿăqû* *hāʿām* after *šāʾûl* *haggilgāl*",
"grammar": {
"*šāmĕʿû*": "qal perfect, 3cp - they heard",
"*lēmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*hikkâ*": "hiphil perfect, 3ms - he struck/attacked",
"*niḇʾaš*": "niphal perfect, 3ms - became odious/was abhorred",
"*wayyiṣṣāʿăqû*": "waw consecutive + niphal imperfect, 3mp - and they were called together/gathered"
},
"variants": {
"*niḇʾaš*": "became odious/was abhorred/had become hated/stank in the nostrils of",
"*wayyiṣṣāʿăqû*": "were called together/were summoned/gathered themselves"
}
}
5{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.13.5",
"source": "וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֞ים נֶאֶסְפ֣וּ ׀ לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל שְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים אֶ֤לֶף רֶ֙כֶב֙ וְשֵׁ֤שֶׁת אֲלָפִים֙ פָּרָשִׁ֔ים וְעָ֕ם כַּח֛וֹל אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל־שְׂפַֽת־הַיָּ֖ם לָרֹ֑ב וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙ וַיַּחֲנ֣וּ בְמִכְמָ֔שׂ קִדְמַ֖ת בֵּ֥ית אָֽוֶן׃",
"text": "And-*pĕlištîm* *neʾesp̄û* to-*hillāḥēm* with-*yiśrāʾēl* *šĕlōšîm* *ʾelep̄* *rekeḇ* and-*šēšet* *ʾălāp̄îm* *pārāšîm* and-*ʿām* like-*ḥôl* which on-*śĕp̄at*-*hayyām* for-*rōḇ* *wayyaʿălû* *wayyaḥănû* in-*mikmās* *qidmat* *bêt* *ʾāwen*",
"grammar": {
"*neʾesp̄û*": "niphal perfect, 3cp - they gathered themselves/were assembled",
"*hillāḥēm*": "niphal infinitive construct - to fight/to wage war",
"*šĕlōšîm*": "cardinal number - thirty",
"*ʾelep̄*": "masculine singular - thousand",
"*rekeḇ*": "collective noun - chariots",
"*šēšet*": "construct state - six",
"*ʾălāp̄îm*": "masculine plural - thousands",
"*pārāšîm*": "masculine plural - horsemen/cavalry",
"*ʿām*": "masculine singular - people/troops",
"*ḥôl*": "masculine singular - sand",
"*śĕp̄at*": "construct state - shore/lip",
"*hayyām*": "definite article + masculine singular - the sea",
"*rōḇ*": "masculine singular - abundance/multitude",
"*wayyaʿălû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3mp - and they went up",
"*wayyaḥănû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3mp - and they encamped"
},
"variants": {
"*pārāšîm*": "horsemen/cavalry/charioteers",
"*qidmat*": "east of/in front of/before"
}
}
6{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.13.6",
"source": "וְאִ֨ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל רָאוּ֙ כִּ֣י צַר־ל֔וֹ כִּ֥י נִגַּ֖שׂ הָעָ֑ם וַיִּֽתְחַבְּא֣וּ הָעָ֗ם בַּמְּעָר֤וֹת וּבַֽחֲוָחִים֙ וּבַסְּלָעִ֔ים וּבַצְּרִחִ֖ים וּבַבֹּרֽוֹת׃",
"text": "And-*ʾîš* *yiśrāʾēl* *rāʾû* that *ṣar*-to-him for *niggaś* *hāʿām* *wayyitḥabbĕʾû* *hāʿām* in-*hammĕʿārôt* and-in-*ḥăwāḥîm* and-in-*sĕlāʿîm* and-in-*ṣĕriḥîm* and-in-*bōrôt*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾîš*": "collective singular - men/people of",
"*rāʾû*": "qal perfect, 3cp - they saw",
"*ṣar*": "qal perfect, 3ms - was distressed/in distress",
"*niggaś*": "niphal perfect, 3ms - was hard pressed/oppressed",
"*wayyitḥabbĕʾû*": "waw consecutive + hithpael imperfect, 3mp - and they hid themselves",
"*hammĕʿārôt*": "definite article + feminine plural - the caves",
"*ḥăwāḥîm*": "masculine plural - thickets/thornbushes",
"*sĕlāʿîm*": "masculine plural - rocks/cliffs",
"*ṣĕriḥîm*": "masculine plural - fissures/high places",
"*bōrôt*": "masculine plural - pits/cisterns"
},
"variants": {
"*ṣar*": "distress/trouble/narrow place",
"*niggaś*": "hard pressed/oppressed/driven",
"*ṣĕriḥîm*": "fissures/towers/high places",
"*ḥăwāḥîm*": "thickets/thornbushes/hiding places"
}
}