26{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.15.26",
"source": "וְאִם֙ כֹּ֣ה יֹאמַ֔ר לֹ֥א חָפַ֖צְתִּי בָּ֑ךְ הִנְנִ֕י יַֽעֲשֶׂה־לִּ֕י כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר טֽ[m]וֹב בְּעֵינָֽיו׃",
"text": "*wə-ʾim* *kōh* *yōʾmar* *lōʾ* *ḥāp̄aṣtî* *bāḵ* *hinənî* *yaʿăśê*-*lî* *ka-ʾăšer* *ṭôḇ* *bə-ʿênāyw*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ʾim*": "conjunction + conditional particle - and if",
"*kōh*": "adverb - thus/so",
"*yōʾmar*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he says",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*ḥāp̄aṣtî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I delight",
"*bāḵ*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in you",
"*hinənî*": "demonstrative particle with 1st person singular suffix - behold me/here I am",
"*yaʿăśê*": "qal imperfect jussive, 3rd person masculine singular - let him do",
"*lî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me",
"*ka-ʾăšer*": "preposition + relative particle - according to what",
"*ṭôḇ*": "masculine singular adjective - good",
"*bə-ʿênāyw*": "preposition + feminine dual noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his eyes"
},
"variants": {
"*kōh*": "thus/so/in this manner",
"*ḥāp̄aṣtî*": "I delight/desire/have pleasure in",
"*hinənî*": "here I am/behold me (expression of submission)",
"*yaʿăśê-lî*": "may he do to me/let him do to me",
"*ṭôḇ bə-ʿênāyw*": "good in his eyes (idiom for 'pleasing to him')"
}
}
27{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.15.27",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֶל־צָד֣וֹק הַכֹּהֵ֔ן הֲרוֹאֶ֣ה אַתָּ֔ה שֻׁ֥בָה הָעִ֖יר בְּשָׁל֑וֹם וַאֲחִימַ֨עַץ בִּנְךָ֜ וִיהוֹנָתָ֧ן בֶּן־אֶבְיָתָ֛ר שְׁנֵ֥י בְנֵיכֶ֖ם אִתְּכֶֽם׃",
"text": "*wa-yōʾmer* *ha-meleḵ* *ʾel*-*ṣāḏôq* *ha-kōhēn* *hă-rôʾê* *ʾattâ* *šuḇâ* *hā-ʿîr* *bə-šālôm* *wa-ʾăḥîmaʿaṣ* *binḵā* *wîhônāṯān* *ben*-*ʾeḇyāṯār* *šənê* *ḇənêḵem* *ʾittəḵem*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said",
"*ha-meleḵ*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the king",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to/unto",
"*ṣāḏôq*": "proper noun - Zadok",
"*ha-kōhēn*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the priest",
"*hă-rôʾê*": "interrogative particle + qal participle, masculine singular - are you a seer",
"*ʾattâ*": "2nd person masculine singular pronoun - you",
"*šuḇâ*": "qal imperative, masculine singular with paragogic he - return",
"*hā-ʿîr*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the city",
"*bə-šālôm*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - in peace",
"*wa-ʾăḥîmaʿaṣ*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Ahimaaz",
"*binḵā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your son",
"*wîhônāṯān*": "proper noun - and Jonathan",
"*ben*": "masculine singular noun construct - son of",
"*ʾeḇyāṯār*": "proper noun - Abiathar",
"*šənê*": "dual construct - two of",
"*ḇənêḵem*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your sons",
"*ʾittəḵem*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - with you"
},
"variants": {
"*hă-rôʾê*": "a seer/are you a seer (possibly 'do you see/understand')",
"*šuḇâ*": "return/go back",
"*bə-šālôm*": "in peace/safely/well-being",
"*ḇənêḵem*": "your sons (referring to both priests)"
}
}
28{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.15.28",
"source": "רְאוּ֙ אָנֹכִ֣י מִתְמַהְמֵ֔הַּ *בעברות **בְּעַֽרְב֖וֹת הַמִּדְבָּ֑ר עַ֣ד בּ֥וֹא דָבָ֛ר מֵעִמָּכֶ֖ם לְהַגִּ֥יד לִֽי׃",
"text": "*rəʾû* *ʾānōḵî* *miṯmahmēh* *bə-ʿarḇôṯ* *ha-miḏbār* *ʿaḏ* *bôʾ* *ḏāḇār* *mē-ʿimmāḵem* *lə-haggîḏ* *lî*",
"grammar": {
"*rəʾû*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - see",
"*ʾānōḵî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I",
"*miṯmahmēh*": "hithpael participle, masculine singular - tarrying/delaying",
"*bə-ʿarḇôṯ*": "preposition + feminine plural construct - in plains of",
"*ha-miḏbār*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the wilderness",
"*ʿaḏ*": "preposition - until",
"*bôʾ*": "qal infinitive construct - coming of",
"*ḏāḇār*": "masculine singular noun - word/message",
"*mē-ʿimmāḵem*": "preposition + preposition with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - from with you",
"*lə-haggîḏ*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to tell/inform",
"*lî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me"
},
"variants": {
"*rəʾû*": "see/behold/look (can function as interjection 'look/see here')",
"*miṯmahmēh*": "tarrying/delaying/waiting",
"*ʿarḇôṯ*": "plains/steppes/desert plains",
"*ḏāḇār*": "word/message/report",
"*lə-haggîḏ*": "to tell/inform/report"
}
}
29{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.15.29",
"source": "וַיָּ֨שֶׁב צָד֧וֹק וְאֶבְיָתָ֛ר אֶת־אֲר֥וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים יְרוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ שָֽׁם׃",
"text": "*wa-yāšeḇ* *ṣāḏôq* *wə-ʾeḇyāṯār* *ʾeṯ*-*ʾărôn* *hā-ʾĕlōhîm* *yərûšālā͏ִm* *wa-yēšḇû* *šām*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yāšeḇ*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he returned/brought back",
"*ṣāḏôq*": "proper noun - Zadok",
"*wə-ʾeḇyāṯār*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Abiathar",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾărôn*": "masculine singular noun construct - ark of",
"*hā-ʾĕlōhîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun (divine title) - God",
"*yərûšālā͏ִm*": "proper noun - Jerusalem",
"*wa-yēšḇû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they remained/stayed",
"*šām*": "adverb - there"
},
"variants": {
"*yāšeḇ*": "returned/brought back/restored",
"*yēšḇû*": "remained/stayed/dwelled"
}
}