1 Samuel 8:2
{ "verseID": "1 Samuel.8.2", "source": "וַיְהִ֞י שֶׁם־בְּנ֤וֹ הַבְּכוֹר֙ יוֹאֵ֔ל וְשֵׁ֥ם מִשְׁנֵ֖הוּ אֲבִיָּ֑ה שֹׁפְטִ֖ים בִּבְאֵ֥ר שָֽׁבַע׃", "text": "And *wayəhî* name-*bənô* *habbəkôr* *yôʾēl*, and name *mišnēhû* *ʾăbiyyāh*; *šōp̄əṭîm* in-*biʾēr šābaʿ*.", "grammar": { "*wayəhî*": "waw-consecutive + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it was", "*bənô*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his son", "*habbəkôr*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the firstborn", "*yôʾēl*": "noun, proper name, masculine - Joel", "*mišnēhû*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his second (son)", "*ʾăbiyyāh*": "noun, proper name, masculine - Abijah", "*šōp̄əṭîm*": "noun, masculine plural - judges", "*biʾēr šābaʿ*": "proper name - Beer-sheba" }, "variants": { "*wayəhî*": "and it was/happened", "*habbəkôr*": "the firstborn/eldest", "*mišnēhû*": "his second/his deputy/next in line", "*šōp̄əṭîm*": "judges/those who judge" } }