7 {
"verseID": "2_Kings.9.7",
"source": "וְהִ֨כִּיתָ֔ה אֶת־בֵּ֥ית אַחְאָ֖ב אֲדֹנֶ֑יךָ וְנִקַּמְתִּ֞י דְּמֵ֣י ׀ עֲבָדַ֣י הַנְּבִיאִ֗ים וּדְמֵ֛י כָּל־עַבְדֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מִיַּ֥ד אִיזָֽבֶל׃",
"text": "And *wəhikkîtâ* *ʾet*-*bêt* *ʾAḥʾāb* *ʾădōnêkā* and *wəniqqamtî* *dəmê* *ʿăbāday* the *nəbîʾîm* and *dəmê* all-*ʿabdê* *YHWH* from *yad* *ʾÎzebel*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəhikkîtâ*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 2nd person masculine singular with waw conjunction - and you will strike/smite",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of",
"*ʾAḥʾāb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Ahab",
"*ʾădōnêkā*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your master/lord",
"*wəniqqamtî*": "verb, piel perfect, 1st person singular with waw conjunction - and I will avenge",
"*dəmê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - blood of",
"*ʿăbāday*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my servants",
"*nəbîʾîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the prophets",
"*ʿabdê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - servants of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/the LORD",
"*yad*": "noun, feminine singular construct - hand of",
"*ʾÎzebel*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Jezebel"
},
"variants": {
"*wəhikkîtâ*": "and you will strike/and you shall smite/and you must destroy",
"*ʾădōnêkā*": "your master/your lord (though plural in form, refers to singular entity)",
"*dəmê*": "blood/bloodshed/life-blood",
"*yad*": "hand/power/agency"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "2_Kings.9.8",
"source": "וְאָבַ֖ד כָּל־בֵּ֣ית אַחְאָ֑ב וְהִכְרַתִּ֤י לְאַחְאָב֙ מַשְׁתִּ֣ין בְּקִ֔יר וְעָצ֥וּר וְעָז֖וּב בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃",
"text": "And *wəʾābad* all-*bêt* *ʾAḥʾāb* and *wəhikrattî* to *ʾAḥʾāb* *maštîn* in *qîr* and *ʿāṣûr* and *ʿāzûb* in *Yiśrāʾēl*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəʾābad*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with waw conjunction - and will perish",
"*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of",
"*ʾAḥʾāb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Ahab",
"*wəhikrattî*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 1st person singular with waw conjunction - and I will cut off",
"*maštîn*": "verb, hiphil participle, masculine singular - one who urinates",
"*qîr*": "noun, masculine singular - wall",
"*ʿāṣûr*": "verb, qal passive participle, masculine singular - restrained/bound",
"*ʿāzûb*": "verb, qal passive participle, masculine singular - forsaken/abandoned",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel"
},
"variants": {
"*wəʾābad*": "and will perish/and shall be destroyed",
"*maštîn bəqîr*": "one who urinates against a wall (Hebrew idiom for males)",
"*ʿāṣûr wəʿāzûb*": "bond and free/restrained and abandoned (Hebrew idiom meaning 'everyone')"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "2_Kings.9.9",
"source": "וְנָֽתַתִּי֙ אֶת־בֵּ֣ית אַחְאָ֔ב כְּבֵ֖ית יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן־נְבָ֑ט וּכְבֵ֖ית בַּעְשָׁ֥א בֶן־אֲחִיָּֽה׃",
"text": "And *wənātattî* *ʾet*-*bêt* *ʾAḥʾāb* like *bêt* *Yārābʿām* *ben*-*Nəbāṭ* and like *bêt* *Baʿšāʾ* *ben*-*ʾĂḥiyyâ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wənātattî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular with waw conjunction - and I will make",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of",
"*ʾAḥʾāb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Ahab",
"*kəbêt*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - like the house of",
"*Yārābʿām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jeroboam",
"*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of",
"*Nəbāṭ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Nebat",
"*Baʿšāʾ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Baasha",
"*ʾĂḥiyyâ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Ahijah"
},
"variants": {
"*wənātattî*": "and I will make/and I will render/and I will transform"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "2_Kings.9.10",
"source": "וְאֶת־אִיזֶ֜בֶל יֹאכְל֧וּ הַכְּלָבִ֛ים בְּחֵ֥לֶק יִזְרְעֶ֖אל וְאֵ֣ין קֹבֵ֑ר וַיִּפְתַּ֥ח הַדֶּ֖לֶת וַיָּנֹֽס׃",
"text": "And *wəʾet*-*ʾÎzebel* *yōʾkəlû* the *kəlābîm* in *ḥēleq* *Yizrəʿeʾl* and *wəʾên* *qōbēr* and *wayyiptaḥ* the *delet* and *wayyānōs*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəʾet*": "waw conjunction + direct object marker",
"*ʾÎzebel*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Jezebel",
"*yōʾkəlû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will eat",
"*kəlābîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the dogs",
"*ḥēleq*": "noun, masculine singular construct - portion/territory of",
"*Yizrəʿeʾl*": "proper noun - Jezreel",
"*wəʾên*": "particle of negation with waw conjunction - and there is no",
"*qōbēr*": "verb, qal active participle, masculine singular - one who buries/burier",
"*wayyiptaḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he opened",
"*delet*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the door",
"*wayyānōs*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he fled"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥēleq*": "portion/territory/plot of land",
"*wəʾên qōbēr*": "and there will be no one to bury/and none shall bury (her)"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "2_Kings.9.11",
"source": "וְיֵה֗וּא יָצָא֙ אֶל־עַבְדֵ֣י אֲדֹנָ֔יו וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ הֲשָׁל֔וֹם מַדּ֛וּעַ בָּֽא־הַמְשֻׁגָּ֥ע הַזֶּ֖ה אֵלֶ֑יךָ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם אַתֶּ֛ם יְדַעְתֶּ֥ם אֶת־הָאִ֖ישׁ וְאֶת־שִׂיחֽוֹ׃",
"text": "And *wəYēhûʾ* *yāṣāʾ* to-*ʿabdê* *ʾădōnāyw* and *wayyōʾmer* to him ?*hăšālôm* why *bāʾ*-the *məšuggāʿ* this to you and *wayyōʾmer* to them you *yədaʿtem* *ʾet*-the *ʾîš* and *ʾet*-*śîḥô*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəYēhûʾ*": "proper noun, masculine singular with waw conjunction - and Jehu",
"*yāṣāʾ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - came out/went out",
"*ʿabdê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - servants of",
"*ʾădōnāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his lord/master",
"*wayyōʾmer*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said",
"*hăšālôm*": "interrogative particle + noun, masculine singular - is it peace/welfare?",
"*bāʾ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - came",
"*məšuggāʿ*": "verb, pual participle, masculine singular with definite article - the madman/crazy one",
"*yədaʿtem*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you know",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the man",
"*śîḥô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his talk/babbling"
},
"variants": {
"*hăšālôm*": "is it peace?/is all well?/is everything alright?",
"*məšuggāʿ*": "madman/crazy one/prophet (derogatory term for prophet)",
"*śîḥô*": "his talk/his babbling/his communication/his manner of speaking"
}
}