5{
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.19.5",
"source": "וַיַּעֲמֵ֨ד שֹֽׁפְטִ֜ים בָּאָ֗רֶץ בְּכָל־עָרֵ֧י יְהוּדָ֛ה הַבְּצֻר֖וֹת לְעִ֥יר וָעִֽיר׃",
"text": "And *wayyaʿămēḏ* *šōp̄əṭîm* in-the-*ʾāreṣ* in-all-cities-of *yəhûḏāh* the-*bəṣurôṯ* for-*ʿîr* and-*ʿîr*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaʿămēḏ*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he appointed/set up",
"*šōp̄əṭîm*": "noun, masculine plural - judges",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the land",
"*yəhûḏāh*": "proper noun - Judah",
"*bəṣurôṯ*": "feminine plural adjective with definite article - the fortified",
"*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular - city",
"בָּ־": "preposition + definite article - in the",
"בְּכָל־": "preposition + noun - in all",
"לְ־": "preposition - for",
"וָ־": "conjunction - and"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyaʿămēḏ*": "appointed/set up/established",
"*šōp̄əṭîm*": "judges/magistrates",
"*bəṣurôṯ*": "fortified/walled/strengthened",
"*ʿîr* and-*ʿîr*": "city by city/each city/every city"
}
}
6{
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.19.6",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־הַשֹּֽׁפְטִ֗ים רְאוּ֙ מָֽה־אַתֶּ֣ם עֹשִׂ֔ים כִּ֣י לֹ֧א לְאָדָ֛ם תִּשְׁפְּט֖וּ כִּ֣י לַיהוָ֑ה וְעִמָּכֶ֖ם בִּדְבַ֥ר מִשְׁפָּֽט׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* to-the-*šōp̄əṭîm* *rəʾû* what-you *ʿōśîm* for not for-*ʾāḏām* *tišpəṭû* but for-*YHWH* and-with-you in-*dəḇar* *mišpāṭ*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*šōp̄əṭîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the judges",
"*rəʾû*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - see/consider",
"*ʿōśîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - doing",
"*ʾāḏām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mankind",
"*tišpəṭû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you judge",
"*dəḇar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - word/matter of",
"*mišpāṭ*": "noun, masculine singular - judgment",
"אֶל־": "preposition - to",
"מָֽה־": "interrogative pronoun - what",
"כִּ֣י": "conjunction - for/because",
"לֹ֧א": "negative particle - not",
"לְ־": "preposition - for",
"וְ־": "conjunction - and",
"בִּ־": "preposition - in"
},
"variants": {
"*rəʾû*": "see/watch/consider/take note",
"*tišpəṭû*": "you judge/you decide/you govern",
"*dəḇar* *mišpāṭ*": "matter of judgment/case of justice/legal matter"
}
}
7{
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.19.7",
"source": "וְעַתָּ֕ה יְהִ֥י פַֽחַד־יְהוָ֖ה עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם שִׁמְר֣וּ וַעֲשׂ֔וּ כִּֽי־אֵ֞ין עִם־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ עַוְלָ֛ה וּמַשֹּׂ֥א פָנִ֖ים וּמִקַּח־שֹֽׁחַד׃",
"text": "And-now *yəhî* *p̄aḥaḏ*-*YHWH* upon-you *šimrû* and-*waʿăśû* for-*ʾên* with-*YHWH* *ʾĕlōhênû* *ʿawlāh* and-*maśōʾ* *p̄ānîm* and-*miqqaḥ*-*šōḥaḏ*",
"grammar": {
"*yəhî*": "qal jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let be",
"*p̄aḥaḏ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - fear of",
"*šimrû*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - watch/keep/observe",
"*waʿăśû*": "waw + qal imperative, masculine plural - and do/act",
"*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not",
"*ʾĕlōhênû*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st common plural suffix - our God",
"*ʿawlāh*": "noun, feminine singular - injustice/wickedness",
"*maśōʾ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - lifting/showing favoritism",
"*p̄ānîm*": "noun, masculine plural - faces",
"*miqqaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - taking of",
"*šōḥaḏ*": "noun, masculine singular - bribe",
"וְ־": "conjunction - and",
"עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - upon you",
"כִּֽי־": "conjunction - for/because",
"עִם־": "preposition - with",
"וּ־": "conjunction - and"
},
"variants": {
"*p̄aḥaḏ*": "fear/dread/reverence",
"*šimrû*": "watch/guard/observe/be careful",
"*ʿawlāh*": "injustice/wrongdoing/wickedness/perversion",
"*maśōʾ* *p̄ānîm*": "partiality/favoritism/respect of persons",
"*miqqaḥ*-*šōḥaḏ*": "taking of bribes/accepting bribes"
}
}
8{
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.19.8",
"source": "וְגַ֣ם בִּ֠ירוּשָׁלִַם הֶעֱמִ֨יד יְהוֹשָׁפָ֜ט מִן־הַלְוִיִּ֣ם וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים וּמֵרָאשֵׁ֤י הָאָבוֹת֙ לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְמִשְׁפַּ֥ט יְהוָ֖ה וְלָרִ֑יב וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃",
"text": "And-also in-*yərûšālayim* *heʿĕmîḏ* *yəhôšāp̄āṭ* from-the-*ləwiyyîm* and-the-*kōhănîm* and-from-*rāʾšê* the-*ʾāḇôṯ* to-*yiśrāʾēl* for-*mišpaṭ* *YHWH* and-for-the-*rîḇ* and *wayyāšuḇû* *yərûšālāim*",
"grammar": {
"*heʿĕmîḏ*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he appointed/established",
"*yəhôšāp̄āṭ*": "proper noun, masculine - Jehoshaphat",
"*ləwiyyîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the Levites",
"*kōhănîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the priests",
"*rāʾšê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - heads/chiefs of",
"*ʾāḇôṯ*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the fathers",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*mišpaṭ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - judgment of",
"*rîḇ*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the dispute/controversy",
"*wayyāšuḇû*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd common plural - and they returned",
"וְגַ֣ם": "conjunction + particle - and also",
"בִּ־": "preposition - in",
"מִן־": "preposition - from",
"וְ־": "conjunction - and",
"וּמֵ־": "conjunction + preposition - and from",
"לְ־": "preposition - for/to"
},
"variants": {
"*heʿĕmîḏ*": "appointed/established/set up",
"*rāʾšê* the-*ʾāḇôṯ*": "heads of the fathers/family chiefs/patriarchal leaders",
"*mišpaṭ* *YHWH*": "judgment of YHWH/divine law/LORD's justice",
"*rîḇ*": "dispute/controversy/legal case"
}
}