11{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.17.11",
"source": "כִּ֣י יָעַ֗צְתִּי הֵ֠אָסֹף יֵאָסֵ֨ף עָלֶ֤יךָ כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מִדָּן֙ וְעַד־בְּאֵ֣ר שֶׁ֔בַע כַּח֥וֹל אֲשֶׁר־עַל־הַיָּ֖ם לָרֹ֑ב וּפָנֶ֥יךָ הֹלְכִ֖ים בַּקְרָֽב׃",
"text": "For *yāʿaṣtî* that *hēʾāsōp̄* *yēʾāsēp̄* unto you all *Yiśrāʾēl* from *Dān* even to *Bəʾēr Šeḇaʿ*, like the *kaḥôl* which is upon the *hayyām* in *lārōḇ*; and your *p̄ānêḵā* *hōləḵîm* in the *baqqərāḇ*.",
"grammar": {
"*yāʿaṣtî*": "perfect, 1st singular, qal - I advise",
"*hēʾāsōp̄* *yēʾāsēp̄*": "infinitive absolute + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, niphal - be surely gathered",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*Dān*": "proper noun - Dan",
"*Bəʾēr Šeḇaʿ*": "proper noun - Beer-sheba",
"*kaḥôl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like the sand",
"*hayyām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the sea",
"*lārōḇ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - for multitude",
"*p̄ānêḵā*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your face",
"*hōləḵîm*": "participle, masculine plural, qal - going",
"*baqqərāḇ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the battle"
},
"variants": {
"*yāʿaṣtî*": "I advise/counsel/recommend",
"*hēʾāsōp̄* *yēʾāsēp̄*": "be surely gathered/completely assembled/thoroughly collected",
"*kaḥôl* *hayyām*": "like the sand of the sea/as the seashore sand",
"*lārōḇ*": "in multitude/in abundance/numerous",
"*p̄ānêḵā* *hōləḵîm*": "your face going/you personally leading/your presence going",
"*baqqərāḇ*": "in the battle/in the midst/in the combat"
}
}
12{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.17.12",
"source": "וּבָ֣אנוּ אֵלָ֗יו *באחת **בְּאַחַ֤ד הַמְּקוֹמֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִמְצָ֣א שָׁ֔ם וְנַ֣חְנוּ עָלָ֔יו כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר יִפֹּ֥ל הַטַּ֖ל עַל־הָאֲדָמָ֑ה וְלֹֽא־נ֥וֹתַר בּ֛וֹ וּבְכָל־הָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֖וֹ גַּם־אֶחָֽד׃",
"text": "And *ûḇāʾnû* unto him in one of the *hamməqômōṯ* where he *nimṣāʾ* there, and *wənaḥnû* upon him as *kaʾăšer* *yippōl* the *haṭṭal* upon the *hāʾăḏāmāh*; and not *nôṯar* in him and in all the *hāʾănāšîm* who [are] with him even one.",
"grammar": {
"*ûḇāʾnû*": "waw conjunction + perfect, 1st plural, qal - and we will come",
"*hamməqômōṯ*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the places",
"*nimṣāʾ*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, niphal - is found",
"*wənaḥnû*": "waw conjunction + perfect, 1st plural, qal - and we will encamp",
"*kaʾăšer*": "preposition + relative pronoun - as",
"*yippōl*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, qal - falls",
"*haṭṭal*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the dew",
"*hāʾăḏāmāh*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the ground",
"*nôṯar*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular, niphal - remains",
"*hāʾănāšîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the men"
},
"variants": {
"*ûḇāʾnû*": "we will come/arrive/approach",
"*wənaḥnû*": "we will camp/settle/rest",
"*yippōl* *haṭṭal*": "the dew falls/settles/descends",
"*nôṯar*": "remains/is left/survives"
}
}
13{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.17.13",
"source": "וְאִם־אֶל־עִיר֙ יֵֽאָסֵ֔ף וְהִשִּׂ֧יאוּ כָֽל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶל־הָעִ֥יר הַהִ֖יא חֲבָלִ֑ים וְסָחַ֤בְנוּ אֹתוֹ֙ עַד־הַנַּ֔חַל עַ֛ד אֲשֶֽׁר־לֹא־נִמְצָ֥א שָׁ֖ם גַּם־צְרֽוֹר׃ פ",
"text": "And if to a *ʿîr* he *yēʾāsēp̄*, and *wəhiśśîʾû* all *Yiśrāʾēl* to that *hāʿîr* *ḥăḇālîm*, and *wəsāḥaḇnû* it unto the *hannaḥal*, until there is not *nimṣāʾ* there even a *ṣərôr*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular - city",
"*yēʾāsēp̄*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, niphal - he withdraws",
"*wəhiśśîʾû*": "waw conjunction + perfect, 3rd plural, hiphil - and they will bring",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*hāʿîr*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the city",
"*ḥăḇālîm*": "noun, masculine plural - ropes",
"*wəsāḥaḇnû*": "waw conjunction + perfect, 1st plural, qal - and we will drag",
"*hannaḥal*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the valley/stream",
"*nimṣāʾ*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular, niphal - is found",
"*ṣərôr*": "noun, masculine singular - pebble"
},
"variants": {
"*yēʾāsēp̄*": "withdraws/retreats/gathers himself",
"*wəhiśśîʾû*": "will bring/carry/apply",
"*ḥăḇālîm*": "ropes/cords/lines",
"*wəsāḥaḇnû*": "we will drag/pull/draw",
"*hannaḥal*": "the valley/stream/wadi",
"*ṣərôr*": "pebble/stone/small rock"
}
}