15 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.24.15",
"source": "אַחֲרֵ֨י מִ֤י יָצָא֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אַחֲרֵ֥י מִ֖י אַתָּ֣ה רֹדֵ֑ף אַֽחֲרֵי֙ כֶּ֣לֶב מֵ֔ת אַחֲרֵ֖י פַּרְעֹ֥שׁ אֶחָֽד׃",
"text": "After whom *yāṣāʾ* *melek* *Yiśrāʾēl* after whom you *rōdēp* after *keleb* *mēt* after *parʿōš* *ʾeḥād*",
"grammar": {
"*yāṣāʾ*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has gone out",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*rōdēp*": "participle, masculine singular, Qal stem - pursuing",
"*keleb*": "noun, masculine singular - dog",
"*mēt*": "adjective, masculine singular - dead",
"*parʿōš*": "noun, masculine singular - flea",
"*ʾeḥād*": "numeral, masculine singular - one/single"
},
"variants": {
"*yāṣāʾ*": "has gone out/come out/departed",
"*rōdēp*": "pursuing/chasing/persecuting",
"*keleb*": "dog (term of self-abasement)",
"*mēt*": "dead/worthless/insignificant",
"*parʿōš*": "flea/insect (term of self-abasement)"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.24.16",
"source": "וְהָיָ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לְדַיָּ֔ן וְשָׁפַ֖ט בֵּינִ֣י וּבֵינֶ֑ךָ וְיֵ֙רֶא֙ וְיָרֵ֣ב אֶת־רִיבִ֔י וְיִשְׁפְּטֵ֖נִי מִיָּדֶֽךָ׃ פ",
"text": "And *wehāyâ* *YHWH* to *dayyān* and *wešāpaṭ* between me and between you and *weyēreʾ* and *weyārēb* *ʾet*-my *rîbî* and *weyišpeṭēnî* from your hand",
"grammar": {
"*wehāyâ*": "conjunction + perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he will be",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD",
"*dayyān*": "noun, masculine singular - judge",
"*wešāpaṭ*": "conjunction + perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he will judge",
"*weyēreʾ*": "conjunction + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, Qal stem - and he will see",
"*weyārēb*": "conjunction + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he will plead",
"*rîbî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my case/cause",
"*weyišpeṭēnî*": "conjunction + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - and he will vindicate me"
},
"variants": {
"*dayyān*": "judge/arbiter",
"*wešāpaṭ*": "will judge/will decide between",
"*weyēreʾ*": "will see/will observe/will witness",
"*weyārēb*": "will plead/will contend for/will defend",
"*rîbî*": "case/cause/lawsuit/dispute",
"*weyišpeṭēnî*": "will vindicate me/will deliver me/will judge in my favor"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.24.17",
"source": "וַיְהִ֣י ׀ כְּכַלּ֣וֹת דָּוִ֗ד לְדַבֵּ֞ר אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֤ים הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֔וּל הֲקֹלְךָ֥ זֶ֖ה בְּנִ֣י דָוִ֑ד וַיִּשָּׂ֥א שָׁא֛וּל קֹל֖וֹ וַיֵּֽבְךְּ׃",
"text": "And *wayehî* when *kallôt* *Dāwid* *ledabbēr* *ʾet*-*hadebārîm* *hāʾēlleh* to *Šāʾûl* and *wayyōmer* *Šāʾûl* *hăqōlekā* this my son *Dāwid* and *wayyiśśāʾ* *Šāʾûl* his *qōlô* and *wayyēbk*",
"grammar": {
"*wayehî*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular of *hāyâ* - and it happened/came to pass",
"*kallôt*": "infinitive construct - to finish/complete",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*ledabbēr*": "preposition + infinitive construct, Piel stem - to speak",
"*hadebārîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the words",
"*hāʾēlleh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, common plural - these",
"*Šāʾûl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Saul",
"*wayyōmer*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular of *ʾāmar* - and he said",
"*Šāʾûl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Saul",
"*hăqōlekā*": "interrogative particle + noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - is this your voice",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*wayyiśśāʾ*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he lifted up",
"*Šāʾûl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Saul",
"*qōlô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his voice",
"*wayyēbk*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he wept"
},
"variants": {
"*wayehî*": "and it happened/came to pass/was",
"*kallôt*": "finishing/completing/ending",
"*ledabbēr*": "to speak/talk/declare",
"*wayyiśśāʾ*": "lifted up/raised",
"*wayyēbk*": "wept/cried/sobbed"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.24.18",
"source": "וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד צַדִּ֥יק אַתָּ֖ה מִמֶּ֑נִּי כִּ֤י אַתָּה֙ גְּמַלְתַּ֣נִי הַטּוֹבָ֔ה וַאֲנִ֖י גְּמַלְתִּ֥יךָ הָרָעָֽה׃",
"text": "And *wayyōmer* to *Dāwid* *ṣaddîq* you than me because you *gemalttanî* *haṭṭôbâ* and I *gemalttîkā* *hārāʿâ*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōmer*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular of *ʾāmar* - and he said",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*ṣaddîq*": "adjective, masculine singular - righteous",
"*gemalttanî*": "perfect, 2nd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - you have repaid me",
"*haṭṭôbâ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the good",
"*gemalttîkā*": "perfect, 1st person singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - I have repaid you",
"*hārāʿâ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the evil"
},
"variants": {
"*ṣaddîq*": "righteous/more righteous/more just",
"*gemalttanî*": "repaid me/dealt with me/done to me",
"*haṭṭôbâ*": "good/goodness/kindness",
"*gemalttîkā*": "repaid you/dealt with you/done to you",
"*hārāʿâ*": "evil/harm/injury/wickedness"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.24.19",
"source": "*ואת **וְאַתָּה֙ הִגַּ֣דְתָּ הַיּ֔וֹם אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂ֥יתָה אִתִּ֖י טוֹבָ֑ה אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר סִגְּרַ֧נִי יְהוָ֛ה בְּיָדְךָ֖ וְלֹ֥א הֲרַגְתָּֽנִי׃",
"text": "And you *higgadtā* *hayyôm* *ʾēt* which *ʿāśîtâ* with me *ṭôbâ* *ʾēt* which *siggeranî* *YHWH* in your hand and not *hăragtānî*",
"grammar": {
"*higgadtā*": "perfect, 2nd masculine singular, Hiphil stem - you have declared/told",
"*hayyôm*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the day",
"*ʿāśîtâ*": "perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have done",
"*ṭôbâ*": "noun, feminine singular - good",
"*siggeranî*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix, Piel stem - he delivered me",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD",
"*hăragtānî*": "perfect, 2nd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - you killed me"
},
"variants": {
"*higgadtā*": "declared/told/shown/revealed",
"*ʿāśîtâ*": "done/dealt/performed",
"*ṭôbâ*": "good/goodness/kindness",
"*siggeranî*": "delivered me/confined me/handed me over",
"*hăragtānî*": "killed me/slew me (negated: did not kill me)"
}
}