17 {
"verseID": "2Kings.3.17",
"source": "כִּֽי־כֹ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה לֹֽא־תִרְא֥וּ ר֙וּחַ֙ וְלֹֽא־תִרְא֣וּ גֶ֔שֶׁם וְהַנַּ֥חַל הַה֖וּא יִמָּ֣לֵא מָ֑יִם וּשְׁתִיתֶ֛ם אַתֶּ֥ם וּמִקְנֵיכֶ֖ם וּֽבְהֶמְתְּכֶֽם׃",
"text": "For-thus *ʾāmar* *YHWH*: You-shall-not-*tirʾû* *rûaḥ* and-you-shall-not-*tirʾû* *gešem*, yet-*ha-naḥal ha-hûʾ* shall-be-*yimmālēʾ* water; *û-šĕtîtem* you and-your-cattle and-your-beasts.",
"grammar": {
"*kî-kōh*": "conjunction + adverb - for thus",
"*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has said",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD/Yahweh",
"*lōʾ-tirʾû*": "negative particle + qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you will not see",
"*rûaḥ*": "feminine singular noun - wind",
"*gešem*": "masculine singular noun - rain",
"*ha-naḥal*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the valley/wadi",
"*ha-hûʾ*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - that",
"*yimmālēʾ*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it will be filled",
"*û-šĕtîtem*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - and you will drink",
"*miqnêkem*": "masculine singular noun + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your livestock",
"*bĕhemtĕkem*": "feminine singular noun + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your beasts"
},
"variants": {
"*rûaḥ*": "wind/air/spirit",
"*gešem*": "rain/shower/downpour",
"*ha-naḥal*": "valley/wadi/streambed",
"*yimmālēʾ*": "will be filled/become full of"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "2Kings.3.18",
"source": "וְנָקַ֥ל זֹ֖את בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְנָתַ֥ן אֶת־מוֹאָ֖ב בְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃",
"text": "*wĕ-nāqal* this in-eyes-of *YHWH*; *wĕ-nātan* *ʾet*-*Môʾāb* into-your-hand.",
"grammar": {
"*wĕ-nāqal*": "conjunction + niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it is trivial/light",
"*zōʾt*": "feminine singular demonstrative - this",
"*bĕ-ʿênê*": "preposition + construct plural noun - in the eyes of",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD/Yahweh",
"*wĕ-nātan*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he will give",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*Môʾāb*": "proper name - Moab",
"*bĕ-yedkem*": "preposition + feminine singular noun + 2nd masculine plural suffix - into your hand"
},
"variants": {
"*wĕ-nāqal*": "is a light thing/is trivial/is easy",
"*bĕ-ʿênê*": "in the eyes of/in the sight of/from the perspective of",
"*wĕ-nātan*": "he will give/deliver/hand over"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "2Kings.3.19",
"source": "וְהִכִּיתֶ֞ם כָּל־עִ֤יר מִבְצָר֙ וְכָל־עִ֣יר מִבְח֔וֹר וְכָל־עֵ֥ץ טוֹב֙ תַּפִּ֔ילוּ וְכָל־מַעְיְנֵי־מַ֖יִם תִּסְתֹּ֑מוּ וְכֹל֙ הַחֶלְקָ֣ה הַטּוֹבָ֔ה תַּכְאִ֖בוּ בָּאֲבָנִֽים׃",
"text": "*wĕ-hikkîtem* every-*ʿîr mibṣār* and-every-*ʿîr mibḥôr*, and-every-*ʿēṣ ṭôb* *tappîlû*, and-every-*maʿyĕnê*-water *tistōmû*, and-every *ha-ḥelqāh ha-ṭôbāh* *takʾîbû* with-stones.",
"grammar": {
"*wĕ-hikkîtem*": "conjunction + hiphil perfect, 2nd masculine plural - and you shall strike",
"*ʿîr*": "feminine singular construct - city of",
"*mibṣār*": "masculine singular noun - fortification/stronghold",
"*mibḥôr*": "masculine singular noun - choice/selected",
"*ʿēṣ*": "masculine singular construct - tree of",
"*ṭôb*": "masculine singular adjective - good",
"*tappîlû*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall fell/cause to fall",
"*maʿyĕnê*": "masculine plural construct - springs of",
"*tistōmû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall stop up",
"*ha-ḥelqāh*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the portion/field",
"*ha-ṭôbāh*": "definite article + feminine singular adjective - the good",
"*takʾîbû*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall mar/ruin",
"*bā-ʾăbānîm*": "preposition + definite article + feminine plural noun - with stones"
},
"variants": {
"*wĕ-hikkîtem*": "you shall strike down/defeat/destroy",
"*mibṣār*": "fortress/stronghold/fortified",
"*mibḥôr*": "choice/select/prominent",
"*tappîlû*": "you shall fell/cut down/destroy",
"*tistōmû*": "you shall stop up/block/clog",
"*takʾîbû*": "you shall ruin/spoil/damage/mar"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "2Kings.3.20",
"source": "וַיְהִ֤י בַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ כַּעֲל֣וֹת הַמִּנְחָ֔ה וְהִנֵּה־מַ֥יִם בָּאִ֖ים מִדֶּ֣רֶךְ אֱד֑וֹם וַתִּמָּלֵ֥א הָאָ֖רֶץ אֶת־הַמָּֽיִם׃",
"text": "*wa-yĕhî* in-the-morning when-*ka-ʿălôt ha-minḥāh*, and-behold-water *bāʾîm* from-direction-of-*ʾĔdôm*, *wa-timmālēʾ ha-ʾāreṣ* *ʾet*-the-water.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yĕhî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular (narrative) - and it happened",
"*ba-bōqer*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in the morning",
"*ka-ʿălôt*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - as was offered/at the time of offering",
"*ha-minḥāh*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the offering/grain offering",
"*wĕ-hinnēh*": "conjunction + interjection - and behold",
"*bāʾîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - coming",
"*derek*": "construct noun - way of/direction of",
"*ʾĔdôm*": "proper name - Edom",
"*wa-timmālēʾ*": "conjunction + niphal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and it was filled",
"*ha-ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the land",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ha-māyim*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the water"
},
"variants": {
"*wa-yĕhî*": "and it happened/came to pass",
"*ba-bōqer*": "in the morning/at daybreak",
"*ka-ʿălôt ha-minḥāh*": "when the grain offering was offered/at the time of the offering sacrifice",
"*bāʾîm*": "coming/flowing",
"*ha-ʾāreṣ*": "the land/ground/area"
}
}