1 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.18.1",
"source": "וַֽיְהִי֙ בִּשְׁנַ֣ת שָׁלֹ֔שׁ לְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ בֶּן־אֵלָ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מָלַ֛ךְ חִזְקִיָּ֥ה בֶן־אָחָ֖ז מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃",
"text": "And *wayehi* in *shənat* three to *Hosheaʿ* *ben*-*ʾElah* *melek* *Yisraʾel*, *malak* *Ḥizqiyyah* *ben*-*ʾAḥaz* *melek* *Yəhudah*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayehi*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it came to pass/happened",
"*shənat*": "construct state, feminine singular - year of",
"*Hosheaʿ*": "proper noun, masculine singular",
"*ben*": "construct state - son of",
"*ʾElah*": "proper noun, masculine singular",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of",
"*Yisraʾel*": "proper noun, masculine singular",
"*malak*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he reigned/became king",
"*Ḥizqiyyah*": "proper noun, masculine singular",
"*ʾAḥaz*": "proper noun, masculine singular",
"*Yəhudah*": "proper noun, masculine singular"
},
"variants": {
"*wayehi*": "and it happened/came to pass/came about",
"*malak*": "he reigned/became king/ruled"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.18.2",
"source": "בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנָה֙ הָיָ֣ה בְמָלְכ֔וֹ וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וָתֵ֙שַׁע֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ אֲבִ֖י בַּת־זְכַרְיָֽה׃",
"text": "*Ben*-twenty and five *shanah* *hayah* in *moleko*, and twenty and nine *shanah* *malak* in *Yerushalayim*. And *shem* *immo* *ʾAbi* *bat*-*Zəkaryah*.",
"grammar": {
"*ben*": "construct state - son of/age of",
"*shanah*": "noun, feminine singular - year",
"*hayah*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he was",
"*moleko*": "Qal infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his becoming king/his reigning",
"*malak*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he reigned",
"*Yerushalayim*": "proper noun, feminine singular",
"*shem*": "noun, masculine singular construct - name of",
"*immo*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mother",
"*ʾAbi*": "proper noun, feminine singular",
"*bat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - daughter of",
"*Zəkaryah*": "proper noun, masculine singular"
},
"variants": {
"*moleko*": "his becoming king/when he began to reign/when he became king",
"*malak*": "he reigned/ruled/was king"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.18.3",
"source": "וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה דָּוִ֥ד אָבִֽיו׃",
"text": "And *wayyaʿas* the *yashar* in *ʿeyne* *YHWH*, according to all that *ʿasah* *David* *ʾabiw*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaʿas*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he did",
"*yashar*": "adjective, masculine singular - right/upright/straight",
"*ʿeyne*": "noun, feminine dual construct - eyes of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name",
"*ʿasah*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he did/made",
"*David*": "proper noun, masculine singular",
"*ʾabiw*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his father"
},
"variants": {
"*yashar*": "right/upright/just/straight/proper",
"*ʿeyne*": "eyes/sight/presence"
}
}