24{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.2.24",
"source": "וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֛וּ יוֹאָ֥ב וַאֲבִישַׁ֖י אַחֲרֵ֣י אַבְנֵ֑ר וְהַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ בָּ֔אָה וְהֵ֗מָה בָּ֚אוּ עַד־גִּבְעַ֣ת אַמָּ֔ה אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־פְּנֵי־גִ֔יחַ דֶּ֖רֶךְ מִדְבַּ֥ר גִּבְעֽוֹן׃",
"text": "*wayyirdəpû* *yôʾāb* and-*ʾăbîšay* after *ʾabnēr* and-the-*šemeš* *bāʾâ* and-they *bāʾû* until-*gibʿat* *ʾammâ* which upon-*pənê*-*gîaḥ* *derek* *midbar* *gibʿôn*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyirdəpû*": "qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they pursued",
"*yôʾāb*": "proper noun, masculine - Joab",
"*ʾăbîšay*": "proper noun, masculine - Abishai",
"*ʾabnēr*": "proper noun, masculine - Abner",
"*šemeš*": "noun, common singular + definite article - the sun",
"*bāʾâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it had set/gone down",
"*bāʾû*": "qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they came",
"*gibʿat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - hill of",
"*ʾammâ*": "proper noun - Ammah",
"*pənê*": "noun, common plural construct - face of",
"*gîaḥ*": "proper noun - Giah",
"*derek*": "noun, common singular construct - way of",
"*midbar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - wilderness of",
"*gibʿôn*": "proper noun - Gibeon"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyirdəpû*": "and they pursued/chased/followed after",
"*šemeš*": "sun/sunlight",
"*bāʾâ*": "had set/gone down/entered",
"*bāʾû*": "they came/entered/arrived",
"*gibʿat*": "hill of/height of",
"*pənê*": "face of/before/in front of",
"*derek*": "way of/road to/path of",
"*midbar*": "wilderness of/desert of/uninhabited land of"
}
}
25{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.2.25",
"source": "וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֤וּ בְנֵֽי־בִנְיָמִן֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י אַבְנֵ֔ר וַיִּהְי֖וּ לַאֲגֻדָּ֣ה אֶחָ֑ת וַיַּ֣עַמְד֔וּ עַ֥ל רֹאשׁ־גִּבְעָ֖ה אֶחָֽת׃",
"text": "*wayyitqabbəṣû* *bənê*-*binyāmin* after *ʾabnēr* and-*wayyihyû* to-*ʾăguddâ* *ʾeḥāt* and-*wayyaʿamdû* upon *rōʾš*-*gibʿâ* *ʾeḥāt*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyitqabbəṣû*": "hithpael imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they gathered themselves",
"*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of",
"*binyāmin*": "proper noun - Benjamin",
"*ʾabnēr*": "proper noun, masculine - Abner",
"*wayyihyû*": "qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they became",
"*ʾăguddâ*": "noun, feminine singular - band/troop",
"*ʾeḥāt*": "numeral, feminine singular - one",
"*wayyaʿamdû*": "qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they stood",
"*rōʾš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - top of",
"*gibʿâ*": "noun, feminine singular - hill",
"*ʾeḥāt*": "numeral, feminine singular - one"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyitqabbəṣû*": "and they gathered themselves/assembled/came together",
"*bənê*": "sons of/descendants of/men of",
"*wayyihyû*": "and they became/were/formed",
"*ʾăguddâ*": "band/troop/company",
"*wayyaʿamdû*": "and they stood/positioned themselves/took their stand",
"*rōʾš*": "top of/summit of/head of",
"*gibʿâ*": "hill/height/elevation"
}
}
26{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.2.26",
"source": "וַיִּקְרָ֨א אַבְנֵ֜ר אֶל־יוֹאָ֗ב וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ הֲלָנֶ֙צַח֙ תֹּ֣אכַל חֶ֔רֶב הֲל֣וֹא יָדַ֔עְתָּה כִּֽי־מָרָ֥ה תִהְיֶ֖ה בָּאַחֲרוֹנָ֑ה וְעַד־מָתַי֙ לֹֽא־תֹאמַ֣ר לָעָ֔ם לָשׁ֖וּב מֵאַחֲרֵ֥י אֲחֵיהֶֽם׃",
"text": "*wayyiqrāʾ* *ʾabnēr* to-*yôʾāb* and-*wayyōʾmer* ?-to-*neṣaḥ* *tōʾkal* *ḥereb* ?-not *yādaʿtâ* that-*mārâ* *tihyeh* in-the-*ʾaḥărônâ* and-until-when not-*tōʾmar* to-the-*ʿām* to-*lāšûb* from-after *ʾăḥêhem*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyiqrāʾ*": "qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he called",
"*ʾabnēr*": "proper noun, masculine - Abner",
"*yôʾāb*": "proper noun, masculine - Joab",
"*wayyōʾmer*": "qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said",
"*neṣaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - forever",
"*tōʾkal*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it will devour",
"*ḥereb*": "noun, feminine singular - sword",
"*yādaʿtâ*": "qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you know",
"*mārâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - bitter",
"*tihyeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it will be",
"*ʾaḥărônâ*": "adjective, feminine singular + definite article - the end",
"*tōʾmar*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will tell",
"*ʿām*": "noun, masculine singular + definite article - the people",
"*lāšûb*": "qal infinitive construct + preposition - to return",
"*ʾăḥêhem*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their brothers"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyiqrāʾ*": "and he called/cried out/summoned",
"*wayyōʾmer*": "and he said/spoke/declared",
"*neṣaḥ*": "forever/eternity/perpetuity",
"*tōʾkal*": "will devour/consume/eat",
"*ḥereb*": "sword/weapon/warfare",
"*yādaʿtâ*": "you know/understand/perceive",
"*mārâ*": "bitter/grievous/painful",
"*tihyeh*": "will be/become/happen",
"*ʾaḥărônâ*": "the end/latter part/outcome",
"*tōʾmar*": "you will tell/command/order",
"*ʿām*": "people/troops/followers",
"*lāšûb*": "to return/turn back/withdraw",
"*ʾăḥêhem*": "their brothers/kinsmen/fellow soldiers"
}
}
27{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.2.27",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יוֹאָ֔ב חַ֚י הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים כִּ֥י לוּלֵ֖א דִּבַּ֑רְתָּ כִּ֣י אָ֤ז מֵֽהַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ נַעֲלָ֣ה הָעָ֔ם אִ֖ישׁ מֵאַחֲרֵ֥י אָחִֽיו׃",
"text": "*wayyōʾmer* *yôʾāb* lives the-*ʾĕlōhîm* that if-not *dibbartā* because then from-the-*bōqer* *naʿălâ* the-*ʿām* *ʾîš* from-after *ʾāḥîw*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said",
"*yôʾāb*": "proper noun, masculine - Joab",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural + definite article - the God",
"*dibbartā*": "piel perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you had spoken",
"*bōqer*": "noun, masculine singular + definite article - the morning",
"*naʿălâ*": "niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he would have gone up",
"*ʿām*": "noun, masculine singular + definite article - the people",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - each man",
"*ʾāḥîw*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his brother"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "and he said/answered/responded",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/deity (plural form used for singular deity)",
"*dibbartā*": "you had spoken/said/asked",
"*bōqer*": "morning/daybreak/dawn",
"*naʿălâ*": "would have gone up/withdrawn/departed",
"*ʿām*": "people/troops/army",
"*ʾîš*": "each man/every person/everyone",
"*ʾāḥîw*": "his brother/kinsman/fellow soldier"
}
}
28{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.2.28",
"source": "וַיִּתְקַ֤ע יוֹאָב֙ בַּשּׁוֹפָ֔ר וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙ כָּל־הָעָ֔ם וְלֹֽא־יִרְדְּפ֥וּ ע֖וֹד אַחֲרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֹֽא־יָסְפ֥וּ ע֖וֹד לְהִלָּחֵֽם׃",
"text": "*wayyitqaʿ* *yôʾāb* in-the-*šôpār* and-*wayyaʿamdû* all-the-*ʿām* and-not-*yirdəpû* again after *yiśrāʾēl* and-not-*yāsəpû* again to-*ləhillāḥēm*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyitqaʿ*": "qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he blew",
"*yôʾāb*": "proper noun, masculine - Joab",
"*šôpār*": "noun, masculine singular + definite article - the trumpet",
"*wayyaʿamdû*": "qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they stood",
"*ʿām*": "noun, masculine singular + definite article - the people",
"*yirdəpû*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they pursued",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*yāsəpû*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they continued",
"*ləhillāḥēm*": "niphal infinitive construct + preposition - to fight"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyitqaʿ*": "and he blew/sounded/trumpeted",
"*šôpār*": "trumpet/horn/ram's horn",
"*wayyaʿamdû*": "and they stood/stopped/halted",
"*ʿām*": "people/troops/army",
"*yirdəpû*": "pursued/chased/followed after",
"*yāsəpû*": "continued/added/proceeded",
"*ləhillāḥēm*": "to fight/do battle/engage in war"
}
}
29{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.2.29",
"source": "וְאַבְנֵ֣ר וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֗יו הָֽלְכוּ֙ בָּֽעֲרָבָ֔ה כֹּ֖ל הַלַּ֣יְלָה הַה֑וּא וַיַּעַבְר֣וּ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ כָּל־הַבִּתְר֔וֹן וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ מַחֲנָֽיִם׃",
"text": "and-*ʾabnēr* and-*ʾănāšāyw* *hālkû* in-the-*ʿărābâ* all the-*laylâ* the-*hû* and-*wayyaʿabrû* *ʾet*-the-*yardēn* and-*wayyēlkû* all-the-*bitrôn* and-*wayyābōʾû* *maḥănāyim*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾabnēr*": "proper noun, masculine - Abner",
"*ʾănāšāyw*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his men",
"*hālkû*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they walked",
"*ʿărābâ*": "noun, feminine singular + definite article - the plain/Arabah",
"*laylâ*": "noun, masculine singular + definite article - the night",
"*hû*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - that",
"*wayyaʿabrû*": "qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they crossed over",
"*yardēn*": "proper noun + definite article - the Jordan",
"*wayyēlkû*": "qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they went",
"*bitrôn*": "proper noun + definite article - the Bithron",
"*wayyābōʾû*": "qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they came",
"*maḥănāyim*": "proper noun - Mahanaim"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾănāšāyw*": "his men/people/followers",
"*hālkû*": "walked/went/traveled",
"*ʿărābâ*": "plain/desert valley/Arabah (region)",
"*laylâ*": "night/nighttime",
"*wayyaʿabrû*": "and they crossed over/passed through/traversed",
"*wayyēlkû*": "and they went/walked/journeyed",
"*bitrôn*": "Bithron (possibly 'the ravine/gorge')",
"*wayyābōʾû*": "and they came/arrived/entered"
}
}
30{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.2.30",
"source": "וְיוֹאָ֗ב שָׁ֚ב מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י אַבְנֵ֔ר וַיִּקְבֹּ֖ץ אֶת־כָּל־הָעָ֑ם וַיִּפָּ֨קְד֜וּ מֵעַבְדֵ֥י דָוִ֛ד תִּשְׁעָֽה־עָשָׂ֥ר אִ֖ישׁ וַעֲשָׂה־אֵֽל׃",
"text": "And *Yoʾāb* *šāb* from after *ʾAbnēr* and *wayyiqbōṣ* *ʾēt*-all-the-*hāʿām* and *wayyippāqədû* from-*ʿabdē* *Dāwid* nineteen *ʾîš* and *ʿAśāh-ʾēl*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*Yoʾāb*": "proper noun, masculine, singular - Joab",
"*šāb*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - returned/turned back",
"*mēʾaḥărē*": "preposition compound - from after/from pursuing",
"*ʾAbnēr*": "proper noun, masculine, singular - Abner",
"*wayyiqbōṣ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he gathered",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*kāl*": "construct - all of",
"*hāʿām*": "definite article + noun, masculine, singular - the people",
"*wayyippāqədû*": "waw consecutive + niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they were mustered/numbered",
"*mēʿabdē*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - from servants of",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine - David",
"*tišʿāh-ʿāśār*": "cardinal number - nineteen",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine, singular - man/men",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*ʿAśāh-ʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine - Asahel"
},
"variants": {
"*šāb*": "returned/turned back/ceased",
"*wayyiqbōṣ*": "gathered/assembled/collected",
"*hāʿām*": "people/army/forces",
"*wayyippāqədû*": "were mustered/were counted/were missing",
"*ʿabdē*": "servants/officials/soldiers"
}
}