1 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.19.1",
"source": "וַיִּרְגַּ֣ז הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וַיַּ֛עַל עַל־עֲלִיַּ֥ת הַשַּׁ֖עַר וַיֵּ֑בְךְּ וְכֹ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר בְּלֶכְתּ֗וֹ בְּנִ֤י אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ בְּנִ֣י בְנִ֣י אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם מִֽי־יִתֵּ֤ן מוּתִי֙ אֲנִ֣י תַחְתֶּ֔יךָ אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם בְּנִ֥י בְנִֽי׃",
"text": "*wə-yirgaz* the *melekh* *wə-ya'al* upon *'aliyat* the *sha'ar* *wə-yevk* and *kōh* *'amar* in *lekhtō* *bənî* *'avshalom* *bənî* *bənî* *'avshalom* who *yittēn* *mûtî* I *taḥtekha* *'avshalom* *bənî* *bənî*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yirgaz*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he trembled/was agitated",
"*melekh*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the king",
"*wə-ya'al*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went up",
"*'aliyat*": "construct state, feminine singular - chamber/upper room of",
"*sha'ar*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the gate",
"*wə-yevk*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he wept",
"*kōh*": "adverb - thus, so",
"*'amar*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said",
"*lekhtō*": "Qal infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his going/walking",
"*bənî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my son",
"*'avshalom*": "proper noun - Absalom",
"*yittēn*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - would give",
"*mûtî*": "Qal infinitive construct with 1st person singular suffix - my death",
"*taḥtekha*": "preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - instead of you"
},
"variants": {
"*wə-yirgaz*": "trembled/was agitated/was deeply moved/shook with emotion",
"*'aliyat ha-sha'ar*": "upper chamber of the gate/room above the gateway",
"*kōh*": "thus/in this manner/as follows",
"*mî-yittēn*": "idiom: who would give/if only/would that (expressing a wish)",
"*mûtî*": "my death/my dying"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.19.2",
"source": "וַיֻּגַּ֖ד לְיוֹאָ֑ב הִנֵּ֨ה הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ בֹּכֶ֛ה וַיִּתְאַבֵּ֖ל עַל־אַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃",
"text": "*wə-yuggad* to *yô'av* *hinnēh* the *melekh* *bōkheh* *wə-yit'abbēl* over *'avshalom*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yuggad*": "conjunction + Hophal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it was told",
"*yô'av*": "proper noun with preposition - to Joab",
"*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/look",
"*melekh*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the king",
"*bōkheh*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - weeping",
"*wə-yit'abbēl*": "conjunction + Hithpael imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he mourns",
"*'avshalom*": "proper noun with preposition - over Absalom"
},
"variants": {
"*wə-yuggad*": "it was reported/announced/told",
"*hinnēh*": "behold/look/see/indeed (attention marker)",
"*bōkheh*": "weeping/crying/lamenting",
"*wə-yit'abbēl*": "mourns/grieves/laments"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.19.3",
"source": "וַתְּהִ֨י הַתְּשֻׁעָ֜ה בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֛וּא לְאֵ֖בֶל לְכָל־הָעָ֑ם כִּֽי־שָׁמַ֣ע הָעָ֗ם בַּיּ֤וֹם הַהוּא֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר נֶעֱצַ֥ב הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ עַל־בְּנֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*wə-təhî* the *təshu'āh* in the *yôm* the *hû'* to *'ēvel* to all the *'ām* *kî*-*shāma'* the *'ām* in the *yôm* the *hû'* *lē'mōr* *ne'ĕṣav* the *melekh* over *bənô*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-təhî*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and it became",
"*təshu'āh*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the victory/salvation/deliverance",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the day",
"*hû'*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - that",
"*'ēvel*": "noun, masculine singular with preposition - to mourning",
"*'ām*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the people",
"*kî*": "conjunction - because/for",
"*shāma'*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - heard",
"*lē'mōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*ne'ĕṣav*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was grieved",
"*melekh*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the king",
"*bənô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his son"
},
"variants": {
"*təshu'āh*": "victory/salvation/deliverance/triumph",
"*'ēvel*": "mourning/grief/sorrow",
"*ne'ĕṣav*": "was grieved/was distressed/was pained"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.19.4",
"source": "וַיִּתְגַּנֵּ֥ב הָעָ֛ם בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא לָב֣וֹא הָעִ֑יר כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר יִתְגַּנֵּ֗ב הָעָם֙ הַנִּכְלָמִ֔ים בְּנוּסָ֖ם בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃",
"text": "*wə-yitgannēv* the *'ām* in the *yôm* the *hû'* *lāvô'* the *'îr* *ka'ăsher* *yitgannēv* the *'ām* the *nikhlāmîm* in *nûsām* in the *milḥāmāh*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yitgannēv*": "conjunction + Hithpael imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and stole away",
"*'ām*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the people",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the day",
"*hû'*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - that",
"*lāvô'*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to enter",
"*'îr*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the city",
"*ka'ăsher*": "conjunction - as",
"*yitgannēv*": "Hithpael imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - steals away",
"*nikhlāmîm*": "Niphal participle, masculine plural with definite article - the ashamed/disgraced",
"*nûsām*": "Qal infinitive construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their fleeing",
"*milḥāmāh*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the battle"
},
"variants": {
"*wə-yitgannēv*": "stole away/crept/sneaked",
"*lāvô'*": "to enter/to come into/to go to",
"*nikhlāmîm*": "ashamed/disgraced/humiliated/embarrassed",
"*nûsām*": "their fleeing/retreating/running away"
}
}