1 {
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.4.1",
"source": "וַיַּעַשׂ מִזְבַּח נְחֹשֶׁת עֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה אָרְכּוֹ וְעֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה רָחְבּוֹ וְעֶשֶׂר אַמּוֹת קוֹמָתוֹ׃ ס",
"text": "And *wayyaʿaś* *mizbēaḥ* *nĕḥōšet* twenty *ʾammāh* *ʾārkô* and-twenty *ʾammāh* *rāḥbô* and-ten *ʾammôt* *qômātô*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaʿaś*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he made",
"*mizbēaḥ*": "construct noun, masculine singular - altar of",
"*nĕḥōšet*": "noun, feminine singular - bronze/copper",
"*ʾammāh*": "noun, feminine singular - cubit",
"*ʾārkô*": "noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its length",
"*rāḥbô*": "noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its width",
"*ʾammôt*": "noun, feminine plural - cubits",
"*qômātô*": "noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its height"
},
"variants": {
"*mizbēaḥ*": "altar, place of sacrifice",
"*nĕḥōšet*": "bronze, copper",
"*ʾammāh*/*ʾammôt*": "cubit (measurement approximately 18 inches/45 cm)"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.4.2",
"source": "וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת־הַיָּם מוּצָק עֶשֶׂר בָּאַמָּה מִשְּׂפָתוֹ אֶל־שְׂפָתוֹ עָגוֹל סָבִיב וְחָמֵשׁ בָּאַמָּה קוֹמָתוֹ וְקָו שְׁלֹשִׁים בָּאַמָּה יָסֹב אֹתוֹ סָבִיב׃",
"text": "And *wayyaʿaś* *ʾet*-*hayyām* *mûṣāq* ten *bāʾammāh* from-*miśśĕpātô* to-*śĕpātô* *ʿāgôl* *sābîb* and-five *bāʾammāh* *qômātô* and-*qāw* thirty *bāʾammāh* *yāsōb* *ʾōtô* *sābîb*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaʿaś*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he made",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*hayyām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the sea/basin",
"*mûṣāq*": "pual participle, masculine singular - cast/molten",
"*bāʾammāh*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - by the cubit",
"*miśśĕpātô*": "preposition + noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - from its edge/rim",
"*śĕpātô*": "noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its edge/rim",
"*ʿāgôl*": "adjective, masculine singular - round",
"*sābîb*": "adverb - around, surrounding",
"*qômātô*": "noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its height",
"*qāw*": "noun, masculine singular - line/measuring line",
"*yāsōb*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - goes around",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - it"
},
"variants": {
"*hayyām*": "the sea, the large basin",
"*mûṣāq*": "cast, molten, poured",
"*śĕpātô*": "edge, brim, rim",
"*ʿāgôl*": "round, circular",
"*sābîb*": "around, surrounding, on all sides",
"*qāw*": "measuring line, cord, circumference"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.4.3",
"source": "וּדְמוּת בְּקָרִים תַּחַת לוֹ סָבִיב סָבִיב סוֹבְבִים אֹתוֹ עֶשֶׂר בָּאַמָּה מַקִּיפִים אֶת־הַיָּם סָבִיב שְׁנַיִם טוּרִים הַבָּקָר יְצוּקִים בְּמֻצַקְתּוֹ׃",
"text": "And-*dĕmût* *bĕqārîm* *taḥat* *lô* *sābîb* *sābîb* *sôbĕbîm* *ʾōtô* ten *bāʾammāh* *maqqîpîm* *ʾet*-*hayyām* *sābîb* two *ṭûrîm* *habbāqār* *yĕṣûqîm* *bĕmuṣaqtô*.",
"grammar": {
"*dĕmût*": "noun, feminine singular construct - likeness of",
"*bĕqārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - oxen/bulls",
"*taḥat*": "preposition - beneath",
"*lô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to it",
"*sābîb*": "adverb (repeated for emphasis) - around, surrounding",
"*sôbĕbîm*": "poel participle, masculine plural - surrounding",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - it",
"*bāʾammāh*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - by the cubit",
"*maqqîpîm*": "hiphil participle, masculine plural - encircling",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*hayyām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the sea/basin",
"*ṭûrîm*": "noun, masculine plural - rows",
"*habbāqār*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular collective - the oxen",
"*yĕṣûqîm*": "qal passive participle, masculine plural - cast",
"*bĕmuṣaqtô*": "preposition + noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in its casting"
},
"variants": {
"*dĕmût*": "likeness, form, figure, representation",
"*bĕqārîm*": "oxen, bulls, cattle",
"*sôbĕbîm*": "surrounding, encircling",
"*maqqîpîm*": "encircling, encompassing",
"*ṭûrîm*": "rows, lines",
"*yĕṣûqîm*": "cast, molded, formed"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.4.4",
"source": "עוֹמֵד עַל־שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר בָּקָר שְׁלֹשָׁה פֹנִים צָפוֹנָה וּשְׁלוֹשָׁה פֹנִים יָמָּה וּשְׁלֹשָׁה פֹּנִים נֶגְבָּה וּשְׁלֹשָׁה פֹּנִים מִזְרָחָה וְהַיָּם עֲלֵיהֶם מִלְמָעְלָה וְכָל־אֲחֹרֵיהֶם בָּיְתָה׃",
"text": "*ʿōmēd* on-twelve *bāqār* three *pōnîm* *ṣāpônāh* and-three *pōnîm* *yāmmāh* and-three *pōnîm* *negbāh* and-three *pōnîm* *mizrāḥāh* and-*hayyām* upon-them *milmaʿlāh* and-all-*ʾaḥōrêhem* *bāytāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʿōmēd*": "qal participle, masculine singular - standing",
"*bāqār*": "noun, masculine singular collective - oxen/bulls",
"*pōnîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - facing",
"*ṣāpônāh*": "noun with directional suffix - northward",
"*yāmmāh*": "noun with directional suffix - westward (lit. sea-ward)",
"*negbāh*": "noun with directional suffix - southward",
"*mizrāḥāh*": "noun with directional suffix - eastward",
"*hayyām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the sea/basin",
"*milmaʿlāh*": "preposition + preposition + noun - from above",
"*ʾaḥōrêhem*": "noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their hindparts",
"*bāytāh*": "noun with directional suffix - inward/toward the house"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿōmēd*": "standing, positioned",
"*bāqār*": "oxen, bulls, cattle",
"*pōnîm*": "facing, turning toward",
"*ʾaḥōrêhem*": "their hindparts, their backs",
"*bāytāh*": "inward, toward the interior, toward the house"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.4.5",
"source": "וְעָבְיוֹ טֶפַח וּשְׂפָתוֹ כְּמַעֲשֵׂה שְׂפַת־כּוֹס פֶּרַח שׁוֹשַׁנָּה מַחֲזִיק בַּתִּים שְׁלֹשֶׁת אֲלָפִים יָכִיל׃ ס",
"text": "And-*ʿābyô* *ṭepaḥ* and-*śĕpātô* like-*maʿăśēh* *śĕpat*-*kôs* *peraḥ* *šôšannāh* *maḥăzîq* *battîm* three *ʾalāpîm* *yākîl*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʿābyô*": "noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its thickness",
"*ṭepaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - handbreadth",
"*śĕpātô*": "noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its edge/rim",
"*maʿăśēh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - work of",
"*śĕpat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - edge of",
"*kôs*": "noun, masculine singular - cup",
"*peraḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - flower of",
"*šôšannāh*": "noun, feminine singular - lily",
"*maḥăzîq*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular - containing",
"*battîm*": "noun, masculine plural - baths (measurement)",
"*ʾalāpîm*": "noun, masculine plural - thousands",
"*yākîl*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - it contained"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿābyô*": "its thickness, its width",
"*ṭepaḥ*": "handbreadth (measurement, approximately 3 inches/7.5 cm)",
"*śĕpātô*": "its rim, its edge, its brim",
"*maʿăśēh*": "work, workmanship, craftsmanship",
"*peraḥ*": "flower, blossom",
"*šôšannāh*": "lily, lotus",
"*maḥăzîq*": "containing, holding, having capacity of",
"*battîm*": "baths (liquid measurement unit)",
"*yākîl*": "contained, held"
}
}