8 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.17.8",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חוּשַׁ֗י אַתָּ֣ה יָ֠דַעְתָּ אֶת־אָבִ֨יךָ וְאֶת־אֲנָשָׁ֜יו כִּ֧י גִבֹּרִ֣ים הֵ֗מָּה וּמָרֵ֥י נֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ הֵ֔מָּה כְּדֹ֥ב שַׁכּ֖וּל בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה וְאָבִ֙יךָ֙ אִ֣ישׁ מִלְחָמָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א יָלִ֖ין אֶת־הָעָֽם׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *Ḥûšay*, You *yāḏaʿtā* your *ʾāḇîḵā* and his *ʾănāšāyw* that *gibbōrîm* they [are] and *mārê* of *nep̄eš* they [are], like a *kəḏōḇ* *šakkûl* in the *baśśāḏeh*; and your *wəʾāḇîḵā* [is] an *ʾîš* of *milḥāmāh*, and not *yālîn* with the *hāʿām*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*Ḥûšay*": "proper noun, masculine - Hushai",
"*yāḏaʿtā*": "perfect, 2nd masculine singular, qal - you know",
"*ʾāḇîḵā*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your father",
"*ʾănāšāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his men",
"*gibbōrîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - mighty men",
"*mārê*": "adjective, masculine plural construct - bitter of",
"*nep̄eš*": "noun, feminine singular - soul",
"*kəḏōḇ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like a bear",
"*šakkûl*": "passive participle, masculine singular, qal - bereaved",
"*baśśāḏeh*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the field",
"*wəʾāḇîḵā*": "waw conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - and your father",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - man of",
"*milḥāmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - war",
"*yālîn*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, qal - he will spend the night"
},
"variants": {
"*gibbōrîm*": "mighty men/warriors/heroes",
"*mārê* *nep̄eš*": "bitter of soul/fierce in spirit/desperate",
"*kəḏōḇ* *šakkûl*": "like a bear bereaved of cubs/like a bear robbed of her young",
"*ʾîš* *milḥāmāh*": "man of war/warrior/experienced fighter",
"*yālîn*": "will spend the night/lodge/stay"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.17.9",
"source": "הִנֵּ֨ה עַתָּ֤ה הֽוּא־נֶחְבָּא֙ בְּאַחַ֣ת הַפְּחָתִ֔ים א֖וֹ בְּאַחַ֣ד הַמְּקוֹמֹ֑ת וְהָיָ֗ה כִּנְפֹ֤ל בָּהֶם֙ בַּתְּחִלָּ֔ה וְשָׁמַ֤ע הַשֹּׁמֵ֙עַ֙ וְאָמַ֔ר הָֽיְתָה֙ מַגֵּפָ֔ה בָּעָ֕ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר אַחֲרֵ֥י אַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃",
"text": "*Hinnēh* now he is *neḥbāʾ* in one of the *happəḥāṯîm* or in one of the *hamməqômōṯ*; and *wəhāyāh* when *kinp̄ōl* among them at the *battəḥillāh*, and *wəšāmaʿ* the *haššōmēaʿ* and *wəʾāmar*, There has been a *maggip̄āh* among the *bāʿām* that [is] after *ʾAḇšālōm*.",
"grammar": {
"*Hinnēh*": "interjection - behold",
"*neḥbāʾ*": "passive participle, masculine singular, niphal - hidden",
"*happəḥāṯîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the pits",
"*hamməqômōṯ*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the places",
"*wəhāyāh*": "waw conjunction + perfect, 3rd masculine singular, qal - and it will be",
"*kinp̄ōl*": "preposition + infinitive construct, qal - when falling",
"*battəḥillāh*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - in the beginning",
"*wəšāmaʿ*": "waw conjunction + perfect, 3rd masculine singular, qal - and will hear",
"*haššōmēaʿ*": "definite article + participle, masculine singular, qal - the hearer",
"*wəʾāmar*": "waw conjunction + perfect, 3rd masculine singular, qal - and will say",
"*maggip̄āh*": "noun, feminine singular - defeat/plague",
"*bāʿām*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - among the people",
"*ʾAḇšālōm*": "proper noun, masculine - Absalom"
},
"variants": {
"*Hinnēh*": "behold/look/see",
"*neḥbāʾ*": "hidden/concealed/taking cover",
"*happəḥāṯîm*": "the pits/caves/holes",
"*hamməqômōṯ*": "the places/locations/sites",
"*kinp̄ōl*": "when [some] fall/are struck down",
"*battəḥillāh*": "at the beginning/first/initially",
"*maggip̄āh*": "defeat/slaughter/plague/disaster"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.17.10",
"source": "וְה֣וּא גַם־בֶּן־חַ֗יִל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לִבּ֛וֹ כְּלֵ֥ב הָאַרְיֵ֖ה הִמֵּ֣ס יִמָּ֑ס כִּֽי־יֹדֵ֤עַ כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ כִּי־גִבּ֣וֹר אָבִ֔יךָ וּבְנֵי־חַ֖יִל אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִתּֽוֹ׃",
"text": "And he also [being] a *ben-ḥayil* whose *libbô* [is] like the heart of the *hāʾaryēh*, *himmēs* *yimmās*; for *yōḏēaʿ* all *Yiśrāʾēl* that *gibbôr* [is] your *ʾāḇîḵā*, and *ḇənê-ḥayil* are those with him.",
"grammar": {
"*ben-ḥayil*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine singular - son of valor",
"*libbô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his heart",
"*hāʾaryēh*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the lion",
"*himmēs* *yimmās*": "infinitive absolute + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, niphal - utterly melt",
"*yōḏēaʿ*": "participle, masculine singular, qal - knowing",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*gibbôr*": "adjective, masculine singular - mighty",
"*ʾāḇîḵā*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your father",
"*ḇənê-ḥayil*": "noun, masculine plural construct + noun, masculine singular - sons of valor"
},
"variants": {
"*ben-ḥayil*": "son of valor/mighty man/brave warrior",
"*libbô*": "his heart/mind/courage",
"*himmēs* *yimmās*": "will utterly melt/completely lose courage/be thoroughly demoralized",
"*gibbôr*": "mighty/valiant/strong",
"*ḇənê-ḥayil*": "sons of valor/valiant men/brave warriors"
}
}
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"
}
}