23{
"verseID": "2 Kings.10.23",
"source": "וַיָּבֹ֥א יֵה֛וּא וִיהוֹנָדָ֥ב בֶּן־רֵכָ֖ב בֵּ֣ית הַבָּ֑עַל וַיֹּ֜אמֶר לְעֹבְדֵ֣י הַבַּ֗עַל חַפְּשׂ֤וּ וּרְאוּ֙ פֶּן־יֶשׁ־פֹּ֤ה עִמָּכֶם֙ מֵעַבְדֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֛י אִם־עֹבְדֵ֥י הַבַּ֖עַל לְבַדָּֽם׃",
"text": "And *wayyābōʾ* *yēhûʾ* *wihônādāb* *ben-rēkāb* *bêt* *habbaʿal* Jehu and Jehonadab son of Rechab house of the Baal and *wayyōʾmer* *lĕʿōbdê* *habbaʿal* said to worshippers of the Baal, *ḥappĕśû* *ûrĕʾû* *pen-yeš-pōh* *ʿimmākem* *mēʿabdê* *yhwh* search and see lest there be here with you from servants of YHWH *kî* *ʾim-ʿōbdê* *habbaʿal* *lĕbaddām* but only servants of the Baal alone.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyābōʾ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he came",
"*yēhûʾ*": "proper noun - Jehu",
"*wihônādāb*": "waw conjunction + proper noun - and Jehonadab",
"*ben-rēkāb*": "noun masculine singular construct + proper noun - son of Rechab",
"*bêt*": "noun masculine singular construct - house of",
"*habbaʿal*": "definite article + proper noun - the Baal",
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*lĕʿōbdê*": "preposition + Qal participle masculine plural construct - to worshippers/servants of",
"*habbaʿal*": "definite article + proper noun - the Baal",
"*ḥappĕśû*": "Piel imperative masculine plural - search/examine",
"*ûrĕʾû*": "waw conjunction + Qal imperative masculine plural - and see",
"*pen-yeš-pōh*": "conjunction + adverb of existence + adverb - lest there be here",
"*ʿimmākem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - with you",
"*mēʿabdê*": "preposition + Qal participle masculine plural construct - from servants of",
"*yhwh*": "divine name - YHWH",
"*kî*": "conjunction - but/except",
"*ʾim-ʿōbdê*": "conjunction + Qal participle masculine plural construct - only servants of",
"*habbaʿal*": "definite article + proper noun - the Baal",
"*lĕbaddām*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - alone/by themselves"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥappĕśû*": "search/examine/inspect carefully",
"*pen-yeš-pōh*": "lest there be here/in case there are here",
"*ʿabdê*": "servants/worshippers/followers",
"*lĕbaddām*": "alone/by themselves/exclusively"
}
}
24{
"verseID": "2 Kings.10.24",
"source": "וַיָּבֹ֕אוּ לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת זְבָחִ֣ים וְעֹל֑וֹת וְיֵה֞וּא שָׂם־ל֤וֹ בַחוּץ֙ שְׁמֹנִ֣ים אִ֔ישׁ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הָאִ֤ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יִמָּלֵט֙ מִן־הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֲנִי֙ מֵבִ֣יא עַל־יְדֵיכֶ֔ם נַפְשׁ֖וֹ תַּ֥חַת נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃",
"text": "And *wayyābōʾû* *laʿăśôt* *zĕbāḥîm* *wĕʿōlôt* they came to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings and *wĕyēhûʾ* *śām-lô* *baḥûṣ* *šĕmōnîm* *ʾîš* Jehu had placed for himself outside eighty men, and *wayyōʾmer* *hāʾîš* *ʾăšer-yimmālēṭ* *min-hāʾănāšîm* *ʾăšer* *ʾănî* *mēbîʾ* *ʿal-yĕdêkem* said, the man who escapes from the men whom I am bringing into your hands, *napšô* *taḥat* *napšô* his life for his life.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyābōʾû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they came",
"*laʿăśôt*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to make/perform/offer",
"*zĕbāḥîm*": "noun masculine plural - sacrifices",
"*wĕʿōlôt*": "waw conjunction + noun feminine plural - and burnt offerings",
"*wĕyēhûʾ*": "waw conjunction + proper noun - and Jehu",
"*śām-lô*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular + preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - had placed for himself",
"*baḥûṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - outside/outdoors",
"*šĕmōnîm*": "cardinal number - eighty",
"*ʾîš*": "noun masculine singular - man/men",
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*hāʾîš*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the man",
"*ʾăšer-yimmālēṭ*": "relative particle + Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - who escapes",
"*min-hāʾănāšîm*": "preposition + definite article + noun masculine plural - from the men",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - whom",
"*ʾănî*": "1st common singular personal pronoun - I",
"*mēbîʾ*": "Hiphil participle masculine singular - bringing",
"*ʿal-yĕdêkem*": "preposition + noun feminine dual construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - into your hands",
"*napšô*": "noun feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his life",
"*taḥat*": "preposition - instead of/for",
"*napšô*": "noun feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his life"
},
"variants": {
"*laʿăśôt*": "to offer/to perform/to make",
"*zĕbāḥîm*": "sacrifices/offerings",
"*ʿōlôt*": "burnt offerings/whole burnt sacrifices",
"*śām-lô*": "had placed for himself/stationed for himself/positioned",
"*yimmālēṭ*": "escapes/slips away/saves himself",
"*mēbîʾ*": "bringing/putting/delivering",
"*ʿal-yĕdêkem*": "into your hands/under your control",
"*napšô* *taḥat* *napšô*": "his life for his life/his life instead of his life (i.e., you will die for allowing him to escape)"
}
}
25{
"verseID": "2 Kings.10.25",
"source": "וַיְהִ֞י כְּכַלֹּת֣וֹ ׀ לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת הָעֹלָ֗ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יֵ֠הוּא לָרָצִ֨ים וְלַשָּׁלִשִׁ֜ים בֹּ֤אוּ הַכּוּם֙ אִ֣ישׁ אַל־יֵצֵ֔א וַיַּכּ֖וּם לְפִי־חָ֑רֶב וַיַּשְׁלִ֗כוּ הָֽרָצִים֙ וְהַשָּׁ֣לִשִׁ֔ים וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ עַד־עִ֥יר בֵּית־הַבָּֽעַל׃",
"text": "And *wayĕhî* *kĕkallōtô* *laʿăśôt* *hāʿōlāh* it happened when he finished offering the burnt offering, and *wayyōʾmer* *yēhûʾ* *lārāṣîm* *wĕlaššālišîm* Jehu said to the guards and to the officers, *bōʾû* *hakkûm* go in, strike them, *ʾîš* *ʾal-yēṣēʾ* let no man come out, and *wayyakkûm* *lĕpî-ḥāreb* they struck them with edge of sword, and *wayyašlîkû* *hārāṣîm* *wĕhaššālišîm* the guards and the officers threw out, and *wayyēlĕkû* *ʿad-ʿîr* *bêt-habbaʿal* they went to city of house of the Baal.",
"grammar": {
"*wayĕhî*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it came to pass",
"*kĕkallōtô*": "preposition + Piel infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - when he finished",
"*laʿăśôt*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to offer/make",
"*hāʿōlāh*": "definite article + noun feminine singular - the burnt offering",
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*yēhûʾ*": "proper noun - Jehu",
"*lārāṣîm*": "preposition + definite article + Qal participle masculine plural - to the runners/guards",
"*wĕlaššālišîm*": "waw conjunction + preposition + definite article + noun masculine plural - and to the officers/captains",
"*bōʾû*": "Qal imperative masculine plural - come/go in",
"*hakkûm*": "Hiphil imperative masculine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - strike them",
"*ʾîš*": "noun masculine singular - man",
"*ʾal-yēṣēʾ*": "negative particle + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular jussive - let not go out",
"*wayyakkûm*": "waw consecutive + Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and they struck them",
"*lĕpî-ḥāreb*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct + noun feminine singular - with edge of sword",
"*wayyašlîkû*": "waw consecutive + Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they threw/cast out",
"*hārāṣîm*": "definite article + Qal participle masculine plural - the runners/guards",
"*wĕhaššālišîm*": "waw conjunction + definite article + noun masculine plural - and the officers",
"*wayyēlĕkû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they went",
"*ʿad-ʿîr*": "preposition + noun feminine singular construct - to city of",
"*bêt-habbaʿal*": "noun masculine singular construct + definite article + proper noun - house of the Baal"
},
"variants": {
"*kĕkallōtô*": "when he finished/when he completed/as soon as he had finished",
"*rāṣîm*": "runners/guards/couriers",
"*šālišîm*": "officers/captains/third-rank officers",
"*hakkûm*": "strike them/kill them/slay them",
"*pî-ḥāreb*": "edge of sword/mouth of sword (idiom for the cutting edge)",
"*wayyašlîkû*": "threw out/cast out/discarded (the bodies)",
"*ʿîr*": "city/shrine/inner sanctuary"
}
}
26{
"verseID": "2 Kings.10.26",
"source": "וַיֹּצִ֛אוּ אֶת־מַצְּב֥וֹת בֵּית־הַבַּ֖עַל וַֽיִּשְׂרְפֽוּהָ׃",
"text": "And *wayyōṣiʾû* *ʾet-maṣṣĕbôt* *bêt-habbaʿal* they brought out the pillars of house of the Baal and *wayyiśrĕpûhā* burned it.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōṣiʾû*": "waw consecutive + Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they brought out",
"*ʾet-maṣṣĕbôt*": "direct object marker + noun feminine plural construct - the pillars/sacred stones of",
"*bêt-habbaʿal*": "noun masculine singular construct + definite article + proper noun - house of the Baal",
"*wayyiśrĕpûhā*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and they burned it"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyōṣiʾû*": "brought out/removed/took out",
"*maṣṣĕbôt*": "pillars/sacred stones/monuments",
"*wayyiśrĕpûhā*": "burned it/set it on fire/consumed it with fire"
}
}
27{
"verseID": "2 Kings.10.27",
"source": "וַֽיִּתְּצ֔וּ אֵ֖ת מַצְּבַ֣ת הַבָּ֑עַל וַֽיִּתְּצוּ֙ אֶת־בֵּ֣ית הַבַּ֔עַל וַיְשִׂמֻ֥הוּ לְמֽוֹצָא֖וֹת עַד־הַיּֽוֹם׃",
"text": "And *nāṯaṣ* they [obj] *maṣṣēḇaṯ* the-*Baʿal*, and *nāṯaṣ* they [obj]-*bayiṯ* the-*Baʿal*, and *śîm* they-him *lĕmôṣāʾôṯ* until-the-*yôm*.",
"grammar": {
"*nāṯaṣ*": "verb, qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd plural - they pulled down/broke down/demolished",
"*maṣṣēḇaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - pillar/sacred stone of",
"*Baʿal*": "proper noun with definite article - the Baal",
"*bayiṯ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house/temple of",
"*śîm*": "verb, qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - they made/set/appointed it",
"*lĕmôṣāʾôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural with preposition lamed - for latrines/outhouses/refuse places",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the day"
},
"variants": {
"*nāṯaṣ*": "break down/demolish/tear down/destroy",
"*maṣṣēḇaṯ*": "pillar/sacred stone/standing stone",
"*lĕmôṣāʾôṯ*": "latrines/outhouses/refuse places/sewers",
"*śîm*": "make/set/place/establish/appoint"
}
}
28{
"verseID": "2 Kings.10.28",
"source": "וַיַּשְׁמֵ֥ד יֵה֛וּא אֶת־הַבַּ֖עַל מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃",
"text": "And *šāmad* *Yēhûʾ* [obj]-the-*Baʿal* from-*Yiśrāʾēl*.",
"grammar": {
"*šāmad*": "verb, hiphil waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he destroyed/exterminated",
"*Yēhûʾ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jehu",
"*Baʿal*": "proper noun with definite article - the Baal",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel"
},
"variants": {
"*šāmad*": "destroy/exterminate/annihilate/eradicate"
}
}
29{
"verseID": "2 Kings.10.29",
"source": "רַ֠ק חֲטָאֵ֞י יָרָבְעָ֤ם בֶּן־נְבָט֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֶחֱטִ֣יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹֽא־סָ֥ר יֵה֖וּא מֵאַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם עֶגְלֵי֙ הַזָּהָ֔ב אֲשֶׁ֥ר בֵּֽית־אֵ֖ל וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּדָֽן׃",
"text": "*Raq* *ḥaṭāʾēy* *Yārāḇĕʿām* *ben*-*Nĕḇāṭ* which *ḥāṭāʾ* [obj]-*Yiśrāʾēl*, not-*sûr* *Yēhûʾ* from-after-them, *ʿeḡlēy* the-*zāhāḇ* which *bêṯ*-*ʾĒl* and-which in-*Dān*.",
"grammar": {
"*raq*": "particle - only/just/nevertheless/however",
"*ḥaṭāʾēy*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sins of",
"*Yārāḇĕʿām*": "proper noun - Jeroboam",
"*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of",
"*Nĕḇāṭ*": "proper noun - Nebat",
"*ḥāṭāʾ*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he caused to sin",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*sûr*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he turned aside/departed",
"*Yēhûʾ*": "proper noun - Jehu",
"*ʿeḡlēy*": "noun, masculine plural construct - calves of",
"*zāhāḇ*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the gold",
"*bêṯ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of",
"*ʾĒl*": "proper noun - El/Bethel",
"*Dān*": "proper noun - Dan"
},
"variants": {
"*raq*": "only/however/nevertheless/yet",
"*ḥāṭāʾ*": "sin/cause to sin/lead astray",
"*sûr*": "turn aside/depart/remove/leave",
"*ʿeḡlēy*": "calves/young bulls"
}
}