7 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.18.7",
"source": "וַֽתַּעֲנֶ֛ינָה הַנָּשִׁ֥ים הַֽמְשַׂחֲק֖וֹת וַתֹּאמַ֑רְןָ הִכָּ֤ה שָׁאוּל֙ *באלפו **בַּאֲלָפָ֔יו וְדָוִ֖ד בְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃",
"text": "And *wa-ttaʿănênâ* the *nāšîm* the *məśaḥăqôt* and *wa-ttōʾmarnâ*, *hikkâ* *Šāʾûl* in *ʾălāpāyw*, and *Dāwid* in *rībəbōtāyw*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-ttaʿănênâ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3fp - and they answered/sang",
"*ha-nāšîm*": "definite article + feminine plural noun - the women",
"*ha-məśaḥăqôt*": "definite article + piel participle, feminine plural - the playing/celebrating",
"*wa-ttōʾmarnâ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3fp - and they said",
"*hikkâ*": "hiphil perfect, 3ms - he smote/struck",
"*Šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul",
"*ba-ʾălāpāyw*": "preposition + masculine plural noun + 3ms suffix - in his thousands",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun - David",
"*bə-rībəbōtāyw*": "preposition + feminine plural noun + 3ms suffix - in his ten thousands"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿānâ*": "answer/respond/sing",
"*śāḥaq*": "play/celebrate/laugh/dance",
"*nākâ*": "strike/hit/kill/defeat",
"*ʾelep*": "thousand/thousand (unit)",
"*rəbābâ*": "ten thousand/myriad"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.18.8",
"source": "וַיִּ֨חַר לְשָׁא֜וּל מְאֹ֗ד וַיֵּ֤רַע בְּעֵינָיו֙ הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר נָתְנ֤וּ לְדָוִד֙ רְבָב֔וֹת וְלִ֥י נָתְנ֖וּ הָאֲלָפִ֑ים וְע֥וֹד ל֖וֹ אַ֥ךְ הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃",
"text": "And *wa-yiḥar* to *Šāʾûl* *məʾōd*, and *wa-yēraʿ* in *ʿênāyw* the *dābār* the *zeh*, and *wa-yōʾmer*, they have *nātnû* to *Dāwid* *rəbābôt*, and to me they have *nātnû* the *ʾălāpîm*, and *ʿôd* to him only the *məlûkâ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yiḥar*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3ms - and it burned/became angry",
"*lə-Šāʾûl*": "preposition + proper noun - to Saul",
"*məʾōd*": "adverb - very/exceedingly",
"*wa-yēraʿ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3ms - and it was evil/displease",
"*bə-ʿênāyw*": "preposition + feminine dual noun + 3ms suffix - in his eyes",
"*ha-dābār*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the word/matter",
"*ha-zeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - this",
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3ms - and he said",
"*nātnû*": "qal perfect, 3cp - they gave",
"*lə-Dāwid*": "preposition + proper noun - to David",
"*rəbābôt*": "feminine plural noun - ten thousands",
"*lî*": "preposition + 1cs suffix - to me",
"*ha-ʾălāpîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the thousands",
"*wə-ʿôd*": "conjunction + adverb - and still/yet/more",
"*lô*": "preposition + 3ms suffix - to him",
"*ʾak*": "adverb - only/surely",
"*ha-məlûkâ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the kingdom/kingship"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥārâ*": "burn/become angry/be kindled",
"*rāʿaʿ*": "be evil/displeasing/bad",
"*dābār*": "word/thing/matter",
"*nātan*": "give/assign/attribute",
"*rəbābâ*": "ten thousand/myriad",
"*ʾelep*": "thousand",
"*məlûkâ*": "kingdom/kingship/royalty"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.18.9",
"source": "וַיְהִ֥י שָׁא֖וּל *עון **עוֹיֵ֣ן אֶת־דָּוִ֑ד מֵהַיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא וָהָֽלְאָה׃",
"text": "And *wa-yəhî* *Šāʾûl* *ʿôyēn* *ʾet*-*Dāwid* from the *yôm* the *hû* and *hālʾâ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yəhî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3ms - and he was/became",
"*Šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul",
"*ʿôyēn*": "qal participle, masculine singular - eying suspiciously/regarding with hostility",
"*ʾet-Dāwid*": "direct object marker + proper noun - David",
"*mē-ha-yôm*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - from the day",
"*ha-hû*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - that",
"*wā-hālʾâ*": "conjunction + adverb - and onward/beyond"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿāyan*": "eye suspiciously/regard with jealousy/envy",
"*yôm*": "day/time",
"*hālʾâ*": "beyond/forward/onward"
}
}