Isa 37:6-9 : 6 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.6",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם֙ יְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּ כֹּ֥ה תֹאמְר֖וּן אֶל־אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֑ם כֹּ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אַל־תִּירָא֙ מִפְּנֵ֤י הַדְּבָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁמַ֔עְתָּ אֲשֶׁ֧ר גִּדְּפ֛וּ נַעֲרֵ֥י מֶלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֖וּר אוֹתִֽי׃",
"text": "And-*wayyōʾmer* to-them *Yeshaʿyāhû* thus *kōh* you-shall-say *tōʾmerûn* to-*ʾadōnêkem* thus *kōh* said *ʾāmar* *YHWH* not *ʾal*-fear *tîrāʾ* from-before *mippenê* the-*debārîm* which *ʾasher* you-heard *shāmaʿtā* which *ʾasher* blasphemed *giddepû* *naʿarê* king-of-*melek*-*ʾAshshûr* me *ʾôtî*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said",
"*Yeshaʿyāhû*": "proper noun - Isaiah",
"*kōh*": "adverb - thus/so",
"*tōʾmerûn*": "qal imperfect 2mp + paragogic nun - you shall say",
"*ʾadōnêkem*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 2mp suffix - your masters/lords",
"*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect 3ms - he said",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD",
"*ʾal*": "negative particle - not/do not",
"*tîrāʾ*": "qal imperfect 2ms jussive - fear",
"*mippenê*": "preposition מן + noun, plural construct - from before/because of",
"*debārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - words",
"*ʾasher*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*shāmaʿtā*": "qal perfect 2ms - you heard",
"*giddepû*": "piel perfect 3cp - they blasphemed/reviled",
"*naʿarê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - servants/young men of",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of",
"*ʾAshshûr*": "proper noun - Assyria",
"*ʾôtî*": "direct object marker + 1cs suffix - me"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾadōnêkem*": "your masters/your lord/your king",
"*tîrāʾ*": "fear/be afraid/be terrified",
"*mippenê*": "from before/because of/on account of",
"*giddepû*": "blasphemed/reviled/insulted",
"*naʿarê*": "servants/young men/attendants"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.7",
"source": "הִנְנִ֨י נוֹתֵ֥ן בּוֹ֙ ר֔וּחַ וְשָׁמַ֥ע שְׁמוּעָ֖ה וְשָׁ֣ב אֶל־אַרְצ֑וֹ וְהִפַּלְתִּ֥יו בַּחֶ֖רֶב בְּאַרְצֽוֹ׃",
"text": "Behold-me *hinenî* giving *nôtēn* in-him *bô* *rûaḥ* and-he-will-hear *weshāmaʿ* *shemuʿāh* and-he-will-return *weshāb* to-*ʾel*-his-land *ʾartsô* and-I-will-cause-him-to-fall *wehippaltîw* by-the-*baḥereb* in-his-land *beʾartsô*.",
"grammar": {
"*hinenî*": "demonstrative particle + 1cs suffix - behold me",
"*nôtēn*": "qal participle masculine singular - giving/putting",
"*bô*": "preposition ב + 3ms suffix - in him",
"*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular - spirit/wind",
"*weshāmaʿ*": "waw-conjunctive + qal perfect 3ms - and he will hear",
"*shemuʿāh*": "noun, feminine singular - report/news",
"*weshāb*": "waw-conjunctive + qal perfect 3ms - and he will return",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to",
"*ʾartsô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3ms suffix - his land",
"*wehippaltîw*": "waw-conjunctive + hiphil perfect 1cs + 3ms suffix - and I will cause him to fall",
"*baḥereb*": "preposition ב + definite article ה + noun, feminine singular - by the sword",
"*beʾartsô*": "preposition ב + noun, feminine singular + 3ms suffix - in his land"
},
"variants": {
"*rûaḥ*": "spirit/wind/disposition/impulse",
"*shemuʿāh*": "report/news/rumor",
"*wehippaltîw*": "and I will cause him to fall/make him fall/bring him down"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.8",
"source": "וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙ רַב־שָׁקֵ֔ה וַיִּמְצָא֙ אֶת־מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר נִלְחָ֖ם עַל־לִבְנָ֑ה כִּ֣י שָׁמַ֔ע כִּ֥י נָסַ֖ע מִלָּכִֽישׁ׃",
"text": "And-*wayyāshāb* *Rab*-*shāqēh* and-*wayyimtsāʾ* *ʾet*-king-of *melek* *ʾAshshûr* fighting *nilḥām* against-*ʿal*-*Libnāh* for *kî* he-heard *shāmaʿ* that *kî* he-journeyed *nāsaʿ* from-*Lākîsh*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyāshāb*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he returned",
"*Rab-shāqēh*": "proper noun/title - Rabshakeh/chief cupbearer",
"*wayyimtsāʾ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he found",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of",
"*ʾAshshûr*": "proper noun - Assyria",
"*nilḥām*": "niphal participle masculine singular - fighting/waging war",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - against",
"*Libnāh*": "proper noun - Libnah",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because/that",
"*shāmaʿ*": "qal perfect 3ms - he heard",
"*nāsaʿ*": "qal perfect 3ms - he journeyed/departed",
"*Lākîsh*": "proper noun - Lachish"
},
"variants": {
"*Rab-shāqēh*": "Rabshakeh/Chief Cupbearer (title)",
"*nilḥām*": "fighting/waging war/battling",
"*nāsaʿ*": "journeyed/departed/moved"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.9",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁמַ֗ע עַל־תִּרְהָ֤קָה מֶֽלֶךְ־כּוּשׁ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יָצָ֖א לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם אִתָּ֑ךְ וַיִּשְׁמַע֙ וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח מַלְאָכִ֔ים אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לֵאמֹֽר׃",
"text": "And-*wayyishmaʿ* concerning-*ʿal*-*Tirhāqāh* king-of-*melek*-*Kûsh* saying *lēʾmōr* he-went-out *yātsāʾ* to-fight *lehillāḥēm* with-you *ʾittāk* and-*wayyishmaʿ* and-*wayyishlaḥ* *malʾākîm* to-*ʾel*-*Ḥizqiyāhû* saying *lēʾmōr*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyishmaʿ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he heard",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - concerning/about",
"*Tirhāqāh*": "proper noun - Tirhakah",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of",
"*Kûsh*": "proper noun - Cush/Ethiopia",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition ל + qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*yātsāʾ*": "qal perfect 3ms - he went out",
"*lehillāḥēm*": "preposition ל + niphal infinitive construct - to fight",
"*ʾittāk*": "preposition את + 2ms suffix - with you",
"*wayyishlaḥ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he sent",
"*malʾākîm*": "noun, masculine plural - messengers/angels",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to",
"*Ḥizqiyāhû*": "proper noun - Hezekiah"
},
"variants": {
"*Kûsh*": "Cush/Ethiopia",
"*malʾākîm*": "messengers/envoys/angels",
"*lehillāḥēm*": "to fight/to do battle/to wage war"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.10",
"source": "כֹּ֣ה תֹאמְר֗וּן אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֤הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אַל־יַשִּֽׁאֲךָ֣ אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתָּ֛ה בּוֹטֵ֥חַ בּ֖וֹ לֵאמֹ֑ר לֹ֤א תִנָּתֵן֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם בְּיַ֖ד מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר׃",
"text": "Thus *kōh* you-shall-say *tōʾmerûn* to-*ʾel*-*Ḥizqiyāhû* king-of-*melek*-*Yehûdāh* saying *lēʾmōr* not *ʾal*-deceive-you *yashshiʾakā* your-God *ʾĕlōhêkā* whom *ʾasher* you *ʾattāh* trusting *bôṭēaḥ* in-him *bô* saying *lēʾmōr* not *lōʾ* will-be-given *tinnātēn* *Yerûshālaim* into-hand-of *beyad* king-of *melek* *ʾAshshûr*.",
"grammar": {
"*kōh*": "adverb - thus/so",
"*tōʾmerûn*": "qal imperfect 2mp + paragogic nun - you shall say",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to",
"*Ḥizqiyāhû*": "proper noun - Hezekiah",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of",
"*Yehûdāh*": "proper noun - Judah",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition ל + qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*ʾal*": "negative particle - not/do not",
"*yashshiʾakā*": "hiphil imperfect 3ms jussive + 2ms suffix - let him deceive you",
"*ʾĕlōhêkā*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 2ms suffix - your God",
"*ʾasher*": "relative pronoun - whom/which",
"*ʾattāh*": "personal pronoun 2ms - you",
"*bôṭēaḥ*": "qal participle masculine singular - trusting",
"*bô*": "preposition ב + 3ms suffix - in him",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*tinnātēn*": "niphal imperfect 3fs - she will be given",
"*Yerûshālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem",
"*beyad*": "preposition ב + noun, feminine singular construct - into hand of",
"*ʾAshshûr*": "proper noun - Assyria"
},
"variants": {
"*yashshiʾakā*": "deceive you/mislead you/let him mislead you",
"*bôṭēaḥ*": "trusting/relying on/having confidence in",
"*tinnātēn*": "will be given/delivered/surrendered"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.11",
"source": "הִנֵּ֣ה ׀ אַתָּ֣ה שָׁמַ֗עְתָּ אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשׂ֜וּ מַלְכֵ֥י אַשּׁ֛וּר לְכָל־הָאֲרָצ֖וֹת לְהַחֲרִימָ֑ם וְאַתָּ֖ה תִּנָּצֵֽל׃",
"text": "Behold *hinnēh* you *ʾattāh* have-heard *shāmaʿtā* what *ʾasher* did *ʿāśû* kings-of *malkê* *ʾAshshûr* to-all-the-lands *lekol-hāʾarātsôt* to-destroy-them *lehaḥarîmām* and-you *weʾattāh* will-be-delivered *tinnātsēl*.",
"grammar": {
"*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/look",
"*ʾattāh*": "personal pronoun 2ms - you",
"*shāmaʿtā*": "qal perfect 2ms - you have heard",
"*ʾasher*": "relative pronoun - what/that which",
"*ʿāśû*": "qal perfect 3cp - they did",
"*malkê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - kings of",
"*ʾAshshûr*": "proper noun - Assyria",
"*lekol*": "preposition ל + noun, masculine singular construct - to all",
"*hāʾarātsôt*": "definite article ה + noun, feminine plural - the lands",
"*lehaḥarîmām*": "preposition ל + hiphil infinitive construct + 3mp suffix - to destroy them",
"*weʾattāh*": "waw-conjunctive + personal pronoun 2ms - and you",
"*tinnātsēl*": "niphal imperfect 2ms - you will be delivered"
},
"variants": {
"*lehaḥarîmām*": "to destroy them/to devote them to destruction/to utterly destroy them",
"*tinnātsēl*": "will be delivered/rescued/saved",
"*ʿāśû*": "did/have done/accomplished"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.12",
"source": "הַהִצִּ֨ילוּ אוֹתָ֜ם אֱלֹהֵ֤י הַגּוֹיִם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִשְׁחִ֣יתוּ אֲבוֹתַ֔י אֶת־גּוֹזָ֖ן וְאֶת־חָרָ֑ן וְרֶ֥צֶף וּבְנֵי־עֶ֖דֶן אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּתְלַשָּֽׂר׃",
"text": "Did-they-deliver *hahitstsîlû* them *ʾôtām* gods-of *ʾĕlōhê* the-nations *haggôyim* whom *ʾasher* destroyed *hishḥîtû* my-fathers *ʾabôtay* *ʾet*-*Gôzān* and-*ʾet*-*Ḥārān* and-*Retsep* and-sons-of-*benê*-*ʿEden* who *ʾasher* in-*Telassār*.",
"grammar": {
"*hahitstsîlû*": "interrogative particle ה + hiphil perfect 3cp - did they deliver",
"*ʾôtām*": "direct object marker + 3mp suffix - them",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - gods of",
"*haggôyim*": "definite article ה + noun, masculine plural - the nations",
"*ʾasher*": "relative pronoun - whom/which",
"*hishḥîtû*": "hiphil perfect 3cp - they destroyed",
"*ʾabôtay*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 1cs suffix - my fathers",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*Gôzān*": "proper noun - Gozan",
"*Ḥārān*": "proper noun - Haran",
"*Retsep*": "proper noun - Rezeph",
"*benê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of",
"*ʿEden*": "proper noun - Eden",
"*Telassār*": "proper noun - Telassar"
},
"variants": {
"*hahitstsîlû*": "did they deliver/save/rescue",
"*hishḥîtû*": "they destroyed/ruined/devastated",
"*ʾabôtay*": "my fathers/ancestors/predecessors",
"*benê-ʿEden*": "sons of Eden/people of Eden"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.13",
"source": "אַיֵּ֤ה מֶֽלֶךְ־חֲמָת֙ וּמֶ֣לֶךְ אַרְפָּ֔ד וּמֶ֖לֶךְ לָעִ֣יר סְפַרְוָ֑יִם הֵנַ֖ע וְעִוָּֽה׃",
"text": "Where *ʾayyēh* king-of-*melek*-*Ḥamāt* and-king-of *ûmelek* *ʾArpād* and-king-of *ûmelek* the-city *lāʿîr* *Separvāyim* *Hēnaʿ* and-*ʿIvvāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾayyēh*": "interrogative particle - where",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of",
"*Ḥamāt*": "proper noun - Hamath",
"*ûmelek*": "waw-conjunctive + noun, masculine singular construct - and king of",
"*ʾArpād*": "proper noun - Arpad",
"*lāʿîr*": "preposition ל + definite article ה + noun, feminine singular - to/for the city",
"*Separvāyim*": "proper noun - Sepharvaim",
"*Hēnaʿ*": "proper noun - Hena",
"*ʿIvvāh*": "proper noun - Ivvah"
},
"variants": {
"*lāʿîr*": "to/for the city/of the city",
"*Separvāyim*": "Sepharvaim (city name)"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.14",
"source": "וַיִּקַּ֨ח חִזְקִיָּ֧הוּ אֶת־הַסְּפָרִ֛ים מִיַּ֥ד הַמַּלְאָכִ֖ים וַיִּקְרָאֵ֑הוּ וַיַּ֙עַל֙ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה וַיִּפְרְשֵׂ֥הוּ חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "And-*wayyiqqaḥ* *Ḥizqiyāhû* *ʾet*-the-*sepārîm* from-hand-of *miyyad* the-*malʾākîm* and-*wayyiqrāʾēhû* and-*wayyaʿal* *bêt* *YHWH* and-*wayyipreśēhû* *Ḥizqiyāhû* before *lipnê* *YHWH*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyiqqaḥ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he took",
"*Ḥizqiyāhû*": "proper noun - Hezekiah",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*sepārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - letters/documents",
"*miyyad*": "preposition מן + noun, feminine singular construct - from hand of",
"*malʾākîm*": "noun, masculine plural - messengers/angels",
"*wayyiqrāʾēhû*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms + 3ms suffix - and he read it",
"*wayyaʿal*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he went up",
"*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD",
"*wayyipreśēhû*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms + 3ms suffix - and he spread it out",
"*lipnê*": "preposition ל + noun, plural construct - before/in front of"
},
"variants": {
"*sepārîm*": "letters/documents/scrolls",
"*malʾākîm*": "messengers/envoys/angels",
"*wayyiqrāʾēhû*": "and he read it/and he called out",
"*wayyipreśēhû*": "and he spread it out/and he unfolded it"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.15",
"source": "וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל֙ חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃",
"text": "And-*wayyitpallēl* *Ḥizqiyāhû* to-*ʾel*-*YHWH* saying *lēʾmōr*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyitpallēl*": "waw-consecutive + hitpael imperfect 3ms - and he prayed",
"*Ḥizqiyāhû*": "proper noun - Hezekiah",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition ל + qal infinitive construct - saying"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyitpallēl*": "and he prayed/entreated/interceded"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.16",
"source": "יְהוָ֨ה צְבָא֜וֹת אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יֹשֵׁ֣ב הַכְּרֻבִ֔ים אַתָּה־ה֤וּא הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ לְבַדְּךָ֔ לְכֹ֖ל מַמְלְכ֣וֹת הָאָ֑רֶץ אַתָּ֣ה עָשִׂ֔יתָ אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃",
"text": "*YHWH ṣəbāʾôt ʾĕlōhê* *yiśrāʾēl* *yōšēb* the-*kərūbîm*, *ʾattāh*-*hûʾ* the-*ʾĕlōhîm* to-alone-you, to-all *mamləkôt* the-*ʾāreṣ*; *ʾattāh* *ʿāśîtā* *ʾet*-the-*šāmayim* *wə-ʾet*-the-*ʾāreṣ*.",
"grammar": {
"*YHWH*": "proper name - the covenant name of God",
"*ṣəbāʾôt*": "noun, masculine plural construct - hosts/armies",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - God of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper name - Israel",
"*yōšēb*": "participle, qal masculine singular - dwelling/sitting",
"*kərūbîm*": "noun, masculine plural - cherubim/angelic beings",
"*ʾattāh*": "pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you",
"*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he/it",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God/gods",
"*mamləkôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - kingdoms of",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land",
"*ʿāśîtā*": "verb, qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you made",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine dual - heavens",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land"
},
"variants": {
"*YHWH ṣəbāʾôt*": "LORD of hosts/armies",
"*yōšēb*": "enthroned/dwelling/sitting",
"*kərūbîm*": "cherubim/heavenly beings",
"*ləbaddəkā*": "alone/by yourself",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine being",
"*ʿāśîtā*": "made/created/fashioned"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.17",
"source": "הַטֵּ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה ׀ אָזְנְךָ֙ וּֽשְׁמָ֔ע פְּקַ֧ח יְהוָ֛ה עֵינֶ֖ךָ וּרְאֵ֑ה וּשְׁמַ֗ע אֵ֚ת כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֣י סַנְחֵרִ֔יב אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁלַ֔ח לְחָרֵ֖ף אֱלֹהִ֥ים חָֽי׃",
"text": "*haṭṭēh YHWH ʾoznəkā ûšəmāʿ*, *pəqaḥ YHWH ʿênekā ûrəʾēh*; *ûšəmaʿ ʾēt* all-*dibrê sanhērîb ʾăšer šālaḥ* to-*ḥārēp ʾĕlōhîm ḥāy*.",
"grammar": {
"*haṭṭēh*": "verb, hiphil imperative masculine singular - incline/turn",
"*YHWH*": "proper name - the covenant name of God",
"*ʾoznəkā*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 2ms suffix - your ear",
"*ûšəmāʿ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperative masculine singular - and hear",
"*pəqaḥ*": "verb, qal imperative masculine singular - open",
"*ʿênekā*": "noun, feminine dual construct with 2ms suffix - your eyes",
"*ûrəʾēh*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperative masculine singular - and see",
"*ûšəmaʿ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperative masculine singular - and hear",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*dibrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - words of",
"*sanhērîb*": "proper name - Sennacherib",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/who",
"*šālaḥ*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he sent",
"*ḥārēp*": "verb, piel infinitive construct - to reproach/mock",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God",
"*ḥāy*": "adjective, masculine singular - living"
},
"variants": {
"*haṭṭēh*": "incline/turn/extend",
"*pəqaḥ*": "open/uncover",
"*šālaḥ*": "sent/dispatched",
"*ḥārēp*": "reproach/mock/taunt/blaspheme",
"*ʾĕlōhîm ḥāy*": "living God"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.18",
"source": "אָמְנָ֖ם יְהוָ֑ה הֶחֱרִ֜יבוּ מַלְכֵ֥י אַשּׁ֛וּר אֶת־כָּל־הָאֲרָצ֖וֹת וְאֶת־אַרְצָֽם׃",
"text": "*ʾomnām YHWH*, *heḥĕrîbû malkê ʾaššûr ʾet*-all-the-*ʾărāṣôt wə-ʾet*-*ʾarṣām*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾomnām*": "adverb - truly/indeed",
"*YHWH*": "proper name - the covenant name of God",
"*heḥĕrîbû*": "verb, hiphil perfect 3rd person common plural - they devastated/laid waste",
"*malkê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - kings of",
"*ʾaššûr*": "proper name - Assyria",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾărāṣôt*": "noun, feminine plural - lands/countries",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*ʾarṣām*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3mp suffix - their land"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾomnām*": "truly/indeed/certainly",
"*heḥĕrîbû*": "devastated/laid waste/destroyed",
"*ʾărāṣôt*": "lands/countries/territories",
"*ʾarṣām*": "their land/territory/country"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.19",
"source": "וְנָתֹ֥ן אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם בָּאֵ֑שׁ כִּי֩ לֹ֨א אֱלֹהִ֜ים הֵ֗מָּה כִּ֣י אִם־מַעֲשֵׂ֧ה יְדֵֽי־אָדָ֛ם עֵ֥ץ וָאֶ֖בֶן וַֽיְאַבְּדֽוּם׃",
"text": "*wə-nātōn ʾet*-*ʾĕlōhêhem bā-ʾēš*, for no *ʾĕlōhîm* *hēmmāh*, for if-*maʿăśēh yədê*-*ʾādām*, *ʿēṣ wā-ʾeben*, *wayəʾabbədûm*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-nātōn*": "conjunction + verb, qal infinitive absolute - and giving/putting",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾĕlōhêhem*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3mp suffix - their gods",
"*bā-ʾēš*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - in the fire",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - gods/God",
"*hēmmāh*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural - they",
"*maʿăśēh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - work/product of",
"*yədê*": "noun, feminine dual construct - hands of",
"*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/humanity",
"*ʿēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - wood/tree",
"*wā-ʾeben*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and stone",
"*wayəʾabbədûm*": "conjunction + verb, piel imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with 3mp suffix - and they destroyed them"
},
"variants": {
"*nātōn*": "giving/putting/placing",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "gods/God/divine beings",
"*maʿăśēh*": "work/product/handiwork",
"*ʾādām*": "man/humanity/mankind",
"*ʿēṣ*": "wood/tree/timber",
"*ʾeben*": "stone/rock",
"*wayəʾabbədûm*": "destroyed them/annihilated them/caused them to perish"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.20",
"source": "וְעַתָּה֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ הוֹשִׁיעֵ֖נוּ מִיָד֑וֹ וְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ כָּל־מַמְלְכ֣וֹת הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּֽי־אַתָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה לְבַדֶּֽךָ׃",
"text": "*wə-ʿattāh YHWH ʾĕlōhênû hôšîʿēnû* from-*yādô*, *wə-yēdəʿû* all-*mamləkôt* the-*ʾāreṣ* that-*ʾattāh YHWH* to-*baddekā*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ʿattāh*": "conjunction + adverb - and now",
"*YHWH*": "proper name - the covenant name of God",
"*ʾĕlōhênû*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1cp suffix - our God",
"*hôšîʿēnû*": "verb, hiphil imperative masculine singular with 1cp suffix - save us",
"*yādô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3ms suffix - his hand",
"*wə-yēdəʿû*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they will know",
"*mamləkôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - kingdoms of",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land",
"*ʾattāh*": "pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you",
"*baddekā*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 2ms suffix - your separateness/alone"
},
"variants": {
"*hôšîʿēnû*": "save us/deliver us/rescue us",
"*yādô*": "his hand/his power/his control",
"*yēdəʿû*": "they will know/recognize/acknowledge",
"*mamləkôt*": "kingdoms/realms",
"*baddekā*": "alone/only you/by yourself"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.21",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ יְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּ בֶן־אָמ֔וֹץ אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁר֙ הִתְפַּלַּ֣לְתָּ אֵלַ֔י אֶל־סַנְחֵרִ֖יב מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר׃",
"text": "*wayyišlaḥ yəšaʿyāhû ben*-*ʾāmôṣ ʾel*-*ḥizqiyyāhû lēmōr*: thus-*ʾāmar YHWH ʾĕlōhê yiśrāʾēl ʾăšer hitpallaltā ʾēlay ʾel*-*sanhērîb melek ʾaššûr*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyišlaḥ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he sent",
"*yəšaʿyāhû*": "proper name - Isaiah",
"*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of",
"*ʾāmôṣ*": "proper name - Amoz",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to",
"*ḥizqiyyāhû*": "proper name - Hezekiah",
"*lēmōr*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to say",
"*ʾāmar*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he said",
"*YHWH*": "proper name - the covenant name of God",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - God of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper name - Israel",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/who/that",
"*hitpallaltā*": "verb, hithpael perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you prayed",
"*ʾēlay*": "preposition with 1cs suffix - to me",
"*sanhērîb*": "proper name - Sennacherib",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of",
"*ʾaššûr*": "proper name - Assyria"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyišlaḥ*": "sent/dispatched",
"*lēmōr*": "saying/to say",
"*ʾāmar*": "said/spoke/declared",
"*hitpallaltā*": "you prayed/interceded/petitioned",
"*ʾēlay*": "to me/unto me"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.22",
"source": "זֶ֣ה הַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה עָלָ֑יו בָּזָ֨ה לְךָ֜ לָעֲגָ֣ה לְךָ֗ בְּתוּלַת֙ בַּת־צִיּ֔וֹן אַחֲרֶ֙יךָ֙ רֹ֣אשׁ הֵנִ֔יעָה בַּ֖ת יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃",
"text": "This the-*dābār ʾăšer*-*dibber YHWH* concerning-him: *bāzâ* to-you, *lāʿăgâ* to-you *bətûlat bat*-*ṣiyyôn*, after-you *rōʾš hēnîʿâ bat yərûšālāim*.",
"grammar": {
"*dābār*": "noun, masculine singular - word/matter",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*dibber*": "verb, piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he spoke",
"*YHWH*": "proper name - the covenant name of God",
"*bāzâ*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - she despised",
"*lāʿăgâ*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - she mocked",
"*bətûlat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - virgin of",
"*bat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - daughter of",
"*ṣiyyôn*": "proper name - Zion",
"*rōʾš*": "noun, masculine singular - head",
"*hēnîʿâ*": "verb, hiphil perfect 3rd person feminine singular - she shook",
"*bat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - daughter of",
"*yərûšālāim*": "proper name - Jerusalem"
},
"variants": {
"*dābār*": "word/matter/thing",
"*dibber*": "spoke/said/declared",
"*bāzâ*": "despised/scorned/held in contempt",
"*lāʿăgâ*": "mocked/ridiculed/laughed at",
"*bətûlat*": "virgin/maiden",
"*bat*": "daughter/young woman",
"*rōʾš*": "head/top",
"*hēnîʿâ*": "shook/wagged/tossed"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.23",
"source": "אֶת־מִ֤י חֵרַ֙פְתָּ֙ וְגִדַּ֔פְתָּ וְעַל־מִ֖י הֲרִימ֣וֹתָה קּ֑וֹל וַתִּשָּׂ֥א מָר֛וֹם עֵינֶ֖יךָ אֶל־קְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃",
"text": "*ʾet*-whom *ḥēraptā wə-giddaptā*, and-against-whom *hărîmôtâ qôl*, *wattiśśâ mārôm ʿênekā ʾel*-*qədôš yiśrāʾēl*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ḥēraptā*": "verb, piel perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you reproached",
"*wə-giddaptā*": "conjunction + verb, piel perfect 2nd person masculine singular - and you blasphemed",
"*hărîmôtâ*": "verb, hiphil perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you raised",
"*qôl*": "noun, masculine singular - voice",
"*wattiśśâ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and you lifted",
"*mārôm*": "noun, masculine singular - height/on high",
"*ʿênekā*": "noun, feminine dual construct with 2ms suffix - your eyes",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to/against",
"*qədôš*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - holy one of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper name - Israel"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥēraptā*": "reproached/taunted/reviled",
"*giddaptā*": "blasphemed/reviled/insulted",
"*hărîmôtâ*": "raised/lifted up/exalted",
"*qôl*": "voice/sound",
"*wattiśśâ*": "lifted/raised/elevated",
"*mārôm*": "height/on high/upward",
"*qədôš*": "holy one/sacred one"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.24",
"source": "בְּיַ֣ד עֲבָדֶיךָ֮ חֵרַ֣פְתָּ ׀ אֲדֹנָי֒ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר בְּרֹ֥ב רִכְבִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י עָלִ֛יתִי מְר֥וֹם הָרִ֖ים יַרְכְּתֵ֣י לְבָנ֑וֹן וְאֶכְרֹ֞ת קוֹמַ֤ת אֲרָזָיו֙ מִבְחַ֣ר בְּרֹשָׁ֔יו וְאָבוֹא֙ מְר֣וֹם קִצּ֔וֹ יַ֖עַר כַּרְמִלּֽוֹ׃",
"text": "By-*yad ʿăbādekā ḥēraptā ʾădōnāy*, *wattōmer*: \"With-*rōb rikbî ʾănî ʿālîtî* *mərôm hārîm yarkətê* *ləbānôn*, *wə-ʾekrōt qômat ʾărāzāyw mibḥar bərōšāyw*, *wə-ʾābôʾ* *mərôm qiṣṣô yaʿar karmillô*.\"",
"grammar": {
"*yad*": "noun, feminine singular construct - hand of",
"*ʿăbādekā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2ms suffix - your servants",
"*ḥēraptā*": "verb, piel perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you reproached",
"*ʾădōnāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1cs suffix - my Lord",
"*wattōmer*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and you said",
"*rōb*": "noun, masculine singular construct - multitude of",
"*rikbî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1cs suffix - my chariots",
"*ʾănî*": "pronoun, 1st person common singular - I",
"*ʿālîtî*": "verb, qal perfect 1st person common singular - I ascended",
"*mərôm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - height of",
"*hārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - mountains",
"*yarkətê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - remotest parts of",
"*ləbānôn*": "proper name - Lebanon",
"*wə-ʾekrōt*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 1st person common singular - and I will cut down",
"*qômat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - height of",
"*ʾărāzāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3ms suffix - its cedars",
"*mibḥar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - choicest of",
"*bərōšāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3ms suffix - its cypresses",
"*wə-ʾābôʾ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 1st person common singular - and I will enter",
"*mərôm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - height of",
"*qiṣṣô*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3ms suffix - its extremity",
"*yaʿar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - forest of",
"*karmillô*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3ms suffix - its garden land"
},
"variants": {
"*yad*": "hand/agency/control",
"*ʿăbādekā*": "your servants/officials/messengers",
"*ḥēraptā*": "reproached/reviled/taunted",
"*ʾădōnāy*": "my Lord/master",
"*rōb*": "multitude/abundance/great number",
"*rikbî*": "my chariots/vehicles",
"*ʿālîtî*": "I ascended/went up/climbed",
"*mərôm*": "height/summit/highest part",
"*yarkətê*": "remotest parts/furthest reaches/innermost",
"*ʾekrōt*": "I will cut down/cut off/sever",
"*qômat*": "height/stature/tall",
"*ʾărāzāyw*": "its cedars/cedar trees",
"*mibḥar*": "choicest/best/select",
"*bərōšāyw*": "its cypresses/fir trees",
"*ʾābôʾ*": "I will enter/come to/arrive at",
"*qiṣṣô*": "its extremity/end/limit",
"*yaʿar*": "forest/thicket/wooded area",
"*karmillô*": "its garden land/fertile field/fruitful land"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.25",
"source": "אֲנִ֥י קַ֖רְתִּי וְשָׁתִ֣יתִי מָ֑יִם וְאַחְרִב֙ בְּכַף־פְּעָמַ֔י כֹּ֖ל יְאֹרֵ֥י מָצֽוֹר׃",
"text": "*ʾănî qartî wə-šātîtî māyim*, *wə-ʾaḥrîb* with-*kap*-*pəʿāmay* all *yəʾōrê māṣôr*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾănî*": "pronoun, 1st person common singular - I",
"*qartî*": "verb, qal perfect 1st person common singular - I dug",
"*wə-šātîtî*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect 1st person common singular - and I drank",
"*māyim*": "noun, masculine plural - water",
"*wə-ʾaḥrîb*": "conjunction + verb, hiphil imperfect 1st person common singular - and I will dry up",
"*kap*": "noun, feminine singular construct - sole of",
"*pəʿāmay*": "noun, feminine dual construct with 1cs suffix - my feet",
"*yəʾōrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - rivers of",
"*māṣôr*": "proper name - Egypt/besieged places"
},
"variants": {
"*qartî*": "I dug/I excavated",
"*šātîtî*": "I drank/I consumed",
"*ʾaḥrîb*": "I will dry up/cause to be desolate",
"*kap*": "sole/palm/hollow",
"*pəʿāmay*": "my feet/my steps",
"*yəʾōrê*": "rivers/canals/streams",
"*māṣôr*": "Egypt/besieged places/fortifications"
}
}
26 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.26",
"source": "הֲלֽוֹא־שָׁמַ֤עְתָּ לְמֵֽרָחוֹק֙ אוֹתָ֣הּ עָשִׂ֔יתִי מִ֥ימֵי קֶ֖דֶם וִיצַרְתִּ֑יהָ עַתָּ֣ה הֲבֵאתִ֔יהָ וּתְהִ֗י לְהַשְׁא֛וֹת גַּלִּ֥ים נִצִּ֖ים עָרִ֥ים בְּצֻרֽוֹת׃",
"text": "Have-not-*šāmaʿtā* from-*mērāḥôq* *ʾôtāh ʿāśîtî* from-*yəmê qedem wîṣartîhā*? Now *hăbēʾtîhā*, *ûtəhî* to-*hašʾôt gallîm niṣṣîm ʿārîm bəṣûrôt*.",
"grammar": {
"*šāmaʿtā*": "verb, qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you heard",
"*mērāḥôq*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from distance/long ago",
"*ʾôtāh*": "direct object marker with 3fs suffix - it",
"*ʿāśîtî*": "verb, qal perfect 1st person common singular - I did/made",
"*yəmê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - days of",
"*qedem*": "noun, masculine singular - ancient times",
"*wîṣartîhā*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect 1st person common singular with 3fs suffix - and I formed it",
"*hăbēʾtîhā*": "verb, hiphil perfect 1st person common singular with 3fs suffix - I have brought it",
"*ûtəhî*": "conjunction + verb, qal jussive 3rd person feminine singular - and it should be",
"*hašʾôt*": "verb, hiphil infinitive construct - to devastate",
"*gallîm*": "noun, masculine plural - heaps",
"*niṣṣîm*": "verb, niphal participle masculine plural - ruined",
"*ʿārîm*": "noun, feminine plural - cities",
"*bəṣûrôt*": "adjective, feminine plural - fortified"
},
"variants": {
"*šāmaʿtā*": "you heard/listened to",
"*mērāḥôq*": "from distance/from long ago/from afar",
"*ʿāśîtî*": "I did/made/performed",
"*qedem*": "ancient times/east/old",
"*wîṣartîhā*": "and I formed it/shaped it/planned it",
"*hăbēʾtîhā*": "I have brought it/caused it to come",
"*ûtəhî*": "and it should be/become",
"*hašʾôt*": "to devastate/lay waste/ruin",
"*gallîm*": "heaps/ruins/waves",
"*niṣṣîm*": "ruined/devastated/fallen",
"*bəṣûrôt*": "fortified/inaccessible/defended"
}
}
27 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.27",
"source": "וְיֹֽשְׁבֵיהֶן֙ קִצְרֵי־יָ֔ד חַ֖תּוּ וָבֹ֑שׁוּ הָי֞וּ עֵ֤שֶׂב שָׂדֶה֙ וִ֣ירַק דֶּ֔שֶׁא חֲצִ֣יר גַּגּ֔וֹת וּשְׁדֵמָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י קָמָֽה׃",
"text": "*wə-yōšəbêhen qiṣrê*-*yād ḥattû wā-bōšû*, *hāyû ʿēśeb śādeh wîraq dešeʾ*, *ḥăṣîr gaggôt ûšədēmâ lipnê qāmâ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōšəbêhen*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct with 3fp suffix - and their inhabitants",
"*qiṣrê*": "adjective, masculine plural construct - short of",
"*yād*": "noun, feminine singular - hand/power",
"*ḥattû*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they were dismayed",
"*wā-bōšû*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect 3rd person common plural - and they were ashamed",
"*hāyû*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they were",
"*ʿēśeb*": "noun, masculine singular construct - grass/herb of",
"*śādeh*": "noun, masculine singular - field",
"*wîraq*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and green plant of",
"*dešeʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - tender grass",
"*ḥăṣîr*": "noun, masculine singular construct - grass of",
"*gaggôt*": "noun, masculine plural - roofs",
"*ûšədēmâ*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and blighted grain",
"*lipnê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - before",
"*qāmâ*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - it grew up/stood"
},
"variants": {
"*yōšəbêhen*": "their inhabitants/residents/dwellers",
"*qiṣrê-yād*": "short of hand/powerless/helpless",
"*ḥattû*": "were dismayed/terrified/scared",
"*bōšû*": "were ashamed/disgraced/disappointed",
"*ʿēśeb*": "grass/herb/plant",
"*śādeh*": "field/open country",
"*yîraq*": "green plant/vegetation",
"*dešeʾ*": "tender grass/green vegetation",
"*ḥăṣîr*": "grass/hay",
"*gaggôt*": "roofs/housetops",
"*šədēmâ*": "blighted grain/field/crop",
"*lipnê qāmâ*": "before it grows up/before standing grain"
}
}
28 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.28",
"source": "וְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛ וְצֵאתְךָ֥ וּבוֹאֲךָ֖ יָדָ֑עְתִּי וְאֵ֖ת הִֽתְרַגֶּזְךָ֥ אֵלָֽי׃",
"text": "*wə-šibtəkā wə-ṣēʾtəkā ûbôʾăkā yādāʿtî*, *wə-ʾēt hitragezkā ʾēlāy*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-šibtəkā*": "conjunction + noun, verbal noun construct with 2ms suffix - and your sitting",
"*wə-ṣēʾtəkā*": "conjunction + noun, verbal noun construct with 2ms suffix - and your going out",
"*ûbôʾăkā*": "conjunction + noun, verbal noun construct with 2ms suffix - and your coming in",
"*yādāʿtî*": "verb, qal perfect 1st person common singular - I know",
"*wə-ʾēt*": "conjunction + direct object marker",
"*hitragezkā*": "verb, hithpael infinitive construct with 2ms suffix - your raging",
"*ʾēlāy*": "preposition with 1cs suffix - against me"
},
"variants": {
"*šibtəkā*": "your sitting/dwelling/staying",
"*ṣēʾtəkā*": "your going out/exiting",
"*bôʾăkā*": "your coming in/entering",
"*yādāʿtî*": "I know/am aware of",
"*hitragezkā*": "your raging/being agitated/being angry",
"*ʾēlāy*": "against me/toward me"
}
}
29 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.29",
"source": "יַ֚עַן הִתְרַגֶּזְךָ֣ אֵלַ֔י וְשַׁאֲנַנְךָ֖ עָלָ֣ה בְאָזְנָ֑י וְשַׂמְתִּ֨י חַחִ֜י בְּאַפֶּ֗ךָ וּמִתְגִּי֙ בִּשְׂפָתֶ֔יךָ וַהֲשִׁ֣יבֹתִ֔יךָ בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥אתָ בָּֽהּ׃",
"text": "Because *hitragezkā ʾēlay*, and-*šaʾănankā* arose in-*ʾoznāy*, *wə-śamtî ḥaḥî* in-*ʾappekā ûmitgî* in-*śəpātekā*, *wahăšîbōtîkā* in-the-*derek ʾăšer*-*bāʾtā* in-it.",
"grammar": {
"*hitragezkā*": "verb, hithpael infinitive construct with 2ms suffix - your raging",
"*ʾēlay*": "preposition with 1cs suffix - against me",
"*šaʾănankā*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 2ms suffix - your complacency/arrogance",
"*ʾoznāy*": "noun, feminine dual construct with 1cs suffix - my ears",
"*wə-śamtî*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect 1st person common singular - and I will put",
"*ḥaḥî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1cs suffix - my hook",
"*ʾappekā*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 2ms suffix - your nose",
"*ûmitgî*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct with 1cs suffix - and my bridle",
"*śəpātekā*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 2ms suffix - your lips",
"*wahăšîbōtîkā*": "conjunction + verb, hiphil perfect 1st person common singular with 2ms suffix - and I will turn you back",
"*derek*": "noun, feminine singular - way/road",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which",
"*bāʾtā*": "verb, qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you came"
},
"variants": {
"*hitragezkā*": "your raging/being agitated/being angry",
"*šaʾănankā*": "your complacency/arrogance/self-assurance",
"*śamtî*": "I will put/place/set",
"*ḥaḥî*": "my hook/ring",
"*ʾappekā*": "your nose/nostrils/face",
"*mitgî*": "my bridle/bit",
"*śəpātekā*": "your lips/mouth",
"*hăšîbōtîkā*": "I will turn you back/return you/bring you back",
"*derek*": "way/road/path",
"*bāʾtā*": "you came/entered"
}
}
30 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.30",
"source": "וְזֶה־לְּךָ֣ הָא֔וֹת אָכ֤וֹל הַשָּׁנָה֙ סָפִ֔יחַ וּבַשָּׁנָ֥ה הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית שָׁחִ֑יס וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗ית זִרְע֧וּ וְקִצְר֛וּ וְנִטְע֥וּ כְרָמִ֖ים *ואכול **וְאִכְל֥וּ פִרְיָֽם׃",
"text": "And-this-to-you the-*ʾôt*: *ʾākōl* the-*šānâ sāpîaḥ*, and-in-the-*šānâ* the-second *šāḥîs*, and-in-the-*šānâ* the-third *zirʿû wə-qiṣrû wə-niṭʿû kərāmîm wə-ʾiklû piryām*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾôt*": "noun, common singular - sign",
"*ʾākōl*": "verb, qal infinitive absolute - eating",
"*šānâ*": "noun, feminine singular - year",
"*sāpîaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - aftergrowth",
"*šāḥîs*": "noun, masculine singular - self-seeded grain",
"*zirʿû*": "verb, qal imperative masculine plural - sow",
"*wə-qiṣrû*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperative masculine plural - and reap",
"*wə-niṭʿû*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperative masculine plural - and plant",
"*kərāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - vineyards",
"*wə-ʾiklû*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperative masculine plural - and eat",
"*piryām*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3mp suffix - their fruit"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾôt*": "sign/token/omen",
"*ʾākōl*": "eating/consuming",
"*sāpîaḥ*": "aftergrowth/volunteer crop/what grows of itself",
"*šāḥîs*": "self-seeded grain/volunteer crop",
"*zirʿû*": "sow/plant seed",
"*qiṣrû*": "reap/harvest",
"*niṭʿû*": "plant/establish",
"*kərāmîm*": "vineyards/orchards",
"*ʾiklû*": "eat/consume",
"*piryām*": "their fruit/produce"
}
}
31 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.31",
"source": "וְיָ֨סְפָ֜ה פְּלֵיטַ֧ת בֵּית־יְהוּדָ֛ה הַנִּשְׁאָרָ֖ה שֹׁ֣רֶשׁ לְמָ֑טָּה וְעָשָׂ֥ה פְרִ֖י לְמָֽעְלָה׃",
"text": "And *yāsefāh* *pelêṭat* house-of-*Yehudāh* the-*nišʾārāh* *šōreš* to-below and-*ʿāśāh* *perî* to-above.",
"grammar": {
"*yāsefāh*": "Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she shall increase/add/continue",
"*pelêṭat*": "construct state, feminine singular - escaped remnant of",
"*Yehudāh*": "proper noun - Judah",
"*nišʾārāh*": "Niphal participle, feminine singular - being left/remaining",
"*šōreš*": "masculine noun - root",
"*ʿāśāh*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it will make/do/produce",
"*perî*": "masculine noun - fruit"
},
"variants": {
"*yāsefāh*": "shall increase/shall continue/shall add",
"*pelêṭat*": "escaped remnant/survivors/those who escape",
"*šōreš*": "root/foundation",
"*ʿāśāh*": "produce/bear/make",
"*perî*": "fruit/offspring/result"
}
}
32 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.32",
"source": "כִּ֤י מִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ תֵּצֵ֣א שְׁאֵרִ֔ית וּפְלֵיטָ֖ה מֵהַ֣ר צִיּ֑וֹן קִנְאַ֛ת יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־זֹּֽאת׃",
"text": "For from-*Yerûšālaim* *tēṣēʾ* *šeʾērît* and-*pelêṭāh* from-mountain-of-*Ṣiyyôn* *qinʾat* *YHWH* *ṣebāʾôt* *taʿăśeh*-this.",
"grammar": {
"*tēṣēʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - will go out/come forth",
"*šeʾērît*": "feminine noun - remnant/remainder",
"*pelêṭāh*": "feminine noun - escape/deliverance/escaped company",
"*Ṣiyyôn*": "proper noun - Zion",
"*qinʾat*": "construct state, feminine singular - zeal/jealousy of",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD",
"*ṣebāʾôt*": "masculine plural noun - hosts/armies",
"*taʿăśeh*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - will do/make/perform"
},
"variants": {
"*tēṣēʾ*": "will go out/will come forth/will proceed",
"*šeʾērît*": "remnant/remainder/survivors",
"*pelêṭāh*": "escape/deliverance/those who escape",
"*qinʾat*": "zeal/jealousy/ardor",
"*ṣebāʾôt*": "hosts/armies/multitudes"
}
}
33 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.33",
"source": "לָכֵ֗ן כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר לֹ֤א יָבוֹא֙ אֶל־הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את וְלֹֽא־יוֹרֶ֥ה שָׁ֖ם חֵ֑ץ וְלֹֽא־יְקַדְּמֶ֣נָּה מָגֵ֔ן וְלֹֽא־יִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ עֳלֶ֖יהָ סֹלְלָֽה׃",
"text": "Therefore thus-*ʾāmar* *YHWH* concerning-king-of-*ʾAššûr* not *yābôʾ* to-the-city the-this and-not-*yôreh* there *ḥēṣ* and-not-*yeqaddemenāh* *māgēn* and-not-*yišpōk* against-it *sōlelāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾāmar*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has said/spoken",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD",
"*ʾAššûr*": "proper noun - Assyria",
"*yābôʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will come/enter",
"*yôreh*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will shoot/cast",
"*ḥēṣ*": "masculine noun - arrow",
"*yeqaddemenāh*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - he will come before it with",
"*māgēn*": "masculine noun - shield",
"*yišpōk*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will pour out/heap up",
"*sōlelāh*": "feminine noun - siege mound/embankment"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾāmar*": "has said/has spoken/has declared",
"*yābôʾ*": "will come/will enter/will arrive",
"*yôreh*": "will shoot/will cast/will direct",
"*yeqaddemenāh*": "will come before it with/will advance against it with",
"*māgēn*": "shield/defense/protection",
"*yišpōk*": "will pour out/will heap up/will build",
"*sōlelāh*": "siege mound/embankment/ramp"
}
}
34 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.34",
"source": "בַּדֶּ֥רֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֖א בָּ֣הּ יָשׁ֑וּב וְאֶל־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֛את לֹ֥א יָב֖וֹא נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "In-the-*derek* which-*bāʾ* in-it *yāšûb* and-to-the-city the-this not *yābôʾ* *neʾum*-*YHWH*.",
"grammar": {
"*derek*": "masculine noun - way/road/path",
"*bāʾ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he came/entered",
"*yāšûb*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will return",
"*yābôʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will come/enter",
"*neʾum*": "construct state - oracle/utterance of"
},
"variants": {
"*derek*": "way/road/path/journey",
"*bāʾ*": "came/entered/arrived",
"*yāšûb*": "will return/will go back/will turn back",
"*yābôʾ*": "will come/will enter/will arrive",
"*neʾum*": "oracle/utterance/declaration"
}
}
35 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.35",
"source": "וְגַנּוֹתִ֛י עַל־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֖את לְהֽוֹשִׁיעָ֑הּ לְמַֽעֲנִ֔י וּלְמַ֖עַן דָּוִ֥ד עַבְדִּֽי׃",
"text": "And-*gannôtî* over-the-city the-this *lehôšîʿāh* for-my-sake and-for-sake-of *Dāwid* my-servant.",
"grammar": {
"*gannôtî*": "Qal perfect, 1st singular - I will defend/protect",
"*lehôšîʿāh*": "Hiphil infinitive construct with 3rd feminine singular suffix - to save/deliver it",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun - David"
},
"variants": {
"*gannôtî*": "I will defend/I will protect/I will shield",
"*lehôšîʿāh*": "to save it/to deliver it/to rescue it"
}
}
36 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.36",
"source": "וַיֵּצֵ֣א ׀ מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֗ה וַיַּכֶּה֙ בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה אַשּׁ֔וּר מֵאָ֛ה וּשְׁמֹנִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה אָ֑לֶף וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ בַבֹּ֔קֶר וְהִנֵּ֥ה כֻלָּ֖ם פְּגָרִ֥ים מֵתִֽים׃",
"text": "And-*yēṣēʾ* *malʾak* *YHWH* and-*yakkeh* in-*maḥănēh* *ʾAššûr* one-hundred and-eighty and-five *ʾālef* and-*yaškîmû* in-the-*bōqer* and-behold all-of-them *pegārîm* *mētîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*yēṣēʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he went out",
"*malʾak*": "masculine noun, construct state - messenger/angel of",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD",
"*yakkeh*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he struck/smote",
"*maḥănēh*": "masculine noun - camp/army",
"*ʾAššûr*": "proper noun - Assyria",
"*ʾālef*": "masculine noun - thousand",
"*yaškîmû*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural with waw consecutive - and they rose early",
"*bōqer*": "masculine noun - morning",
"*pegārîm*": "masculine plural noun - corpses/dead bodies",
"*mētîm*": "masculine plural adjective - dead"
},
"variants": {
"*yēṣēʾ*": "went out/came forth/departed",
"*malʾak*": "messenger/angel/envoy",
"*yakkeh*": "struck/smote/slew",
"*maḥănēh*": "camp/army/host",
"*yaškîmû*": "rose early/awoke early/got up early",
"*bōqer*": "morning/dawn",
"*pegārîm*": "corpses/dead bodies/carcasses"
}
}
37 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.37",
"source": "וַיִּסַּ֣ע וַיֵּ֔לֶךְ וַיָּ֖שָׁב סַנְחֵרִ֣יב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֑וּר וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּנִֽינְוֵֽה׃",
"text": "And-*yissaʿ* and-*yēlek* and-*yāšāb* *Sanḥērîb* king-of-*ʾAššûr* and-*yēšeb* in-*Nînewēh*.",
"grammar": {
"*yissaʿ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he journeyed/departed",
"*yēlek*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he went",
"*yāšāb*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he returned",
"*Sanḥērîb*": "proper noun - Sennacherib",
"*ʾAššûr*": "proper noun - Assyria",
"*yēšeb*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he dwelled/settled",
"*Nînewēh*": "proper noun - Nineveh"
},
"variants": {
"*yissaʿ*": "journeyed/departed/broke camp",
"*yēlek*": "went/walked/proceeded",
"*yāšāb*": "returned/went back/turned back",
"*yēšeb*": "dwelled/settled/stayed"
}
}
38 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.38",
"source": "וַיְהִי֩ ה֨וּא מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֜ה בֵּ֣ית ׀ נִסְרֹ֣ךְ אֱלֹהָ֗יו וְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְ וְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶר בָּנָיו֙ הִכֻּ֣הוּ בַחֶ֔רֶב וְהֵ֥מָּה נִמְלְט֖וּ אֶ֣רֶץ אֲרָרָ֑ט וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אֵֽסַר־חַדֹּ֥ן בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃",
"text": "And-*wayehî* he *mištaḥăweh* house-of *Nisrōk* his-god and-*ʾAdrammelek* and-*Śarʾeṣer* his-sons *hikkuhû* with-the-sword and-they *nimleṭû* land-of *ʾĂrārāṭ* and-*yimlōk* *ʾĒsar-Ḥaddōn* his-son in-his-place.",
"grammar": {
"*wayehî*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and it came to pass",
"*mištaḥăweh*": "Hishtaphel participle, masculine singular - worshiping/bowing down",
"*Nisrōk*": "proper noun - Nisroch",
"*ʾAdrammelek*": "proper noun - Adrammelech",
"*Śarʾeṣer*": "proper noun - Sharezer",
"*hikkuhû*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - they struck him",
"*nimleṭû*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd plural - they escaped",
"*ʾĂrārāṭ*": "proper noun - Ararat",
"*yimlōk*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he reigned",
"*ʾĒsar-Ḥaddōn*": "proper noun - Esarhaddon"
},
"variants": {
"*mištaḥăweh*": "worshiping/bowing down/prostrating himself",
"*hikkuhû*": "struck him/slew him/killed him",
"*nimleṭû*": "escaped/fled/got away",
"*yimlōk*": "reigned/became king/ruled"
}
}