2{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.16.2",
"source": "וַיֹּ֧אמֶר הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אֶל־צִיבָ֖א מָה־אֵ֣לֶּה לָּ֑ךְ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר צִ֠יבָא הַחֲמוֹרִ֨ים לְבֵית־הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לִרְכֹּ֗ב *ולהלחם **וְהַלֶּ֤חֶם וְהַקַּ֙יִץ֙ לֶאֱכ֣וֹל הַנְּעָרִ֔ים וְהַיַּ֕יִן לִשְׁתּ֥וֹת הַיָּעֵ֖ף בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* the *hammelek* to *Ṣîbāʾ*, \"*Mâ-ʾēlleh* to you?\" And *wayyōʾmer* *Ṣîbāʾ*, \"The *haḥămôrîm* for *bêṯ-hammelek* to *lirkōb*, and the *halleḥem* and the *haqqayiṣ* for *leʾĕkôl* the *hannəʿārîm*, and the *hayyayin* for *lištôṯ* the *hayyāʿēf* in the *midbar*.\"",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*hammelek*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the king",
"*Mâ-ʾēlleh*": "interrogative + demonstrative pronoun - what are these",
"*haḥămôrîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the donkeys",
"*bêṯ-hammelek*": "noun construct + definite article + noun - house of the king/royal household",
"*lirkōb*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to ride",
"*halleḥem*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the bread/food",
"*haqqayiṣ*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the summer fruit",
"*leʾĕkôl*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to eat",
"*hannəʿārîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the young men/servants",
"*hayyayin*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the wine",
"*lištôṯ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to drink",
"*hayyāʿēf*": "definite article + adjective, masculine singular - the weary/faint",
"*midbar*": "noun, masculine singular - wilderness/desert"
},
"variants": {
"*ולהלחם/וְהַלֶּ֤חֶם*": "textual variant - either 'and to fight' or 'and the bread'",
"*bêṯ-hammelek*": "king's household/royal family/royal court",
"*hannəʿārîm*": "young men/servants/attendants",
"*hayyāʿēf*": "the weary one/fatigued person/exhausted one",
"*midbar*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land"
}
}
3{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.16.3",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְאַיֵּ֖ה בֶּן־אֲדֹנֶ֑יךָ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר צִיבָ֜א אֶל־הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ הִנֵּה֙ יוֹשֵׁ֣ב בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֔ם כִּ֣י אָמַ֔ר הַיּ֗וֹם יָשִׁ֤יבוּ לִי֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֵ֖ת מַמְלְכ֥וּת אָבִֽי׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* the *hammelek*, \"And *ʾayyēh* *ben-ʾădōneykā*?\" And *wayyōʾmer* *Ṣîbāʾ* to the *hammelek*, \"*Hinnēh* *yôšēb* in *Yərûšālaim*, because *ʾāmar*, 'Today *yāšîbû* to me *bêṯ Yiśrāʾēl* *ʾēṯ* *mamləkûṯ* *ʾābî*.'\"",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*hammelek*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the king",
"*ʾayyēh*": "interrogative adverb - where",
"*ben-ʾădōneykā*": "noun construct + noun construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - son of your master",
"*Ṣîbāʾ*": "proper noun",
"*Hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/look",
"*yôšēb*": "qal active participle, masculine singular - sitting/dwelling/remaining",
"*Yərûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem",
"*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said",
"*yāšîbû*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd plural - they will restore/return",
"*bêṯ Yiśrāʾēl*": "noun construct + proper noun - house of Israel/Israelites",
"*ʾēṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*mamləkûṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - kingdom of",
"*ʾābî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my father"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾayyēh*": "where/where is",
"*yôšēb*": "dwelling/sitting/staying/remaining",
"*bêṯ Yiśrāʾēl*": "house of Israel/Israelite people/nation of Israel",
"*mamləkûṯ*": "kingdom/kingship/royal authority"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.16.4",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ לְצִבָ֔א הִנֵּ֣ה לְךָ֔ כֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר לִמְפִי־בֹ֑שֶׁת וַיֹּ֤אמֶר צִיבָא֙ הִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֔יתִי אֶמְצָא־חֵ֥ן בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* the *hammelek* to *Ṣîbāʾ*, \"*Hinnēh* to you, *kōl* that is to *Məpî-bōšeṯ*.\" And *wayyōʾmer* *Ṣîbāʾ*, \"*Hištaḥăwêṯî*, may I find *ḥēn* in *bəʿêneykā*, *ʾădōnî* the *hammelek*.\"",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*hammelek*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the king",
"*Ṣîbāʾ*": "proper noun",
"*Hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/look",
"*kōl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of/everything",
"*Məpî-bōšeṯ*": "proper noun",
"*Hištaḥăwêṯî*": "hithpael perfect, 1st person singular - I bow down/prostrate myself",
"*ḥēn*": "noun, masculine singular - favor/grace",
"*bəʿêneykā*": "preposition + noun dual construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - in your eyes",
"*ʾădōnî*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - my lord"
},
"variants": {
"*Hištaḥăwêṯî*": "I bow down/I prostrate myself/I pay homage",
"*ḥēn*": "favor/grace/acceptance",
"*bəʿêneykā*": "in your eyes/in your sight/in your opinion"
}
}
5{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.16.5",
"source": "וּבָ֛א הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ דָּוִ֖ד עַד־בַּֽחוּרִ֑ים וְהִנֵּ֣ה מִשָּׁם֩ אִ֨ישׁ יוֹצֵ֜א מִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַת בֵּית־שָׁא֗וּל וּשְׁמוֹ֙ שִׁמְעִ֣י בֶן־גֵּרָ֔א יֹצֵ֥א יָצ֖וֹא וּמְקַלֵּֽל׃",
"text": "And *bāʾ* the *hammelek* *Dāwid* to *Baḥûrîm*, and *hinnēh* from there an *ʾîš* *yôṣēʾ* from *mišpaḥaṯ* *bêṯ-Šāʾûl* and his *šəmô* *Šimʿî* *ben-Gērāʾ*, *yōṣēʾ yāṣôʾ* and *məqallēl*.",
"grammar": {
"*bāʾ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - came/arrived",
"*hammelek*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the king",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun",
"*Baḥûrîm*": "proper noun - Bahurim (place name)",
"*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/look",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man",
"*yôṣēʾ*": "qal active participle, masculine singular - coming out/going forth",
"*mišpaḥaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - family/clan of",
"*bêṯ-Šāʾûl*": "noun construct + proper noun - house of Saul",
"*šəmô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his name",
"*Šimʿî*": "proper noun - Shimei",
"*ben-Gērāʾ*": "noun construct + proper noun - son of Gera",
"*yōṣēʾ yāṣôʾ*": "qal active participle + qal infinitive absolute - continually coming out",
"*məqallēl*": "piel participle, masculine singular - cursing/reviling"
},
"variants": {
"*yôṣēʾ*": "coming out/exiting/going forth",
"*mišpaḥaṯ*": "family/clan/kinship group",
"*yōṣēʾ yāṣôʾ*": "continually coming out/repeatedly going forth",
"*məqallēl*": "cursing/reviling/insulting"
}
}