4{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.18.4",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־יִיטַ֥ב בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֖ם אֶעֱשֶׂ֑ה וַיַּעֲמֹ֤ד הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֶל־יַ֣ד הַשַּׁ֔עַר וְכָל־הָעָם֙ יָֽצְא֔וּ לְמֵא֖וֹת וְלַאֲלָפִֽים׃",
"text": "*wa-yōʾmer* to-them *ha-meleḵ* what-is-good in-your-eyes I-will-do *wa-yaʿămōd ha-meleḵ* by-hand-of *ha-šaʿar* and-all-*ha-ʿām* went-out in-hundreds and-in-thousands.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*ʾălêhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them",
"*ha-meleḵ*": "definite article + common noun, masculine singular - the king",
"*ʾăšer-yîṭab*": "relative pronoun + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - what is good/pleasing",
"*bə-ʿênêḵem*": "preposition + common noun dual construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - in your eyes",
"*ʾeʿĕśeh*": "qal imperfect 1st common singular - I will do",
"*wa-yaʿămōd*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he stood",
"*yad*": "common noun, feminine singular construct - hand/side of",
"*ha-šaʿar*": "definite article + common noun, masculine singular - the gate",
"*kol-ha-ʿām*": "construct noun + definite article + common noun - all the people/troops",
"*yāṣəʾû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they went out",
"*lə-mēʾôt*": "preposition + common noun, feminine plural - by hundreds",
"*la-ʾălāp̄îm*": "preposition + common noun, masculine plural - by thousands"
},
"variants": {
"*ṭôb*": "good/pleasing/favorable",
"*ʿayin*": "eye/sight/opinion",
"*ʿāmad*": "to stand/take position",
"*yad*": "hand/side/place",
"*šaʿar*": "gate/entrance"
}
}
5{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.18.5",
"source": "וַיְצַ֣ו הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ אֶת־י֠וֹאָב וְאֶת־אֲבִישַׁ֤י וְאֶת־אִתַּי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לְאַט־לִ֖י לַנַּ֣עַר לְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם וְכָל־הָעָ֣ם שָׁמְע֗וּ בְּצַוֺּ֥ת הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אֶת־כָּל־הַשָּׂרִ֖ים עַל־דְּבַ֥ר אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃",
"text": "*wa-yəṣaw ha-meleḵ* *ʾet*-*Yôʾāb* and-*ʾet*-*ʾĂbîšay* and-*ʾet*-*ʾIttay* *lēʾmōr* *ləʾaṭ*-to-me to-the-*naʿar* to-*ʾAbšālôm* and-all-*ha-ʿām* heard in-*ṣawwôt ha-meleḵ* *ʾet*-all-*ha-śārîm* concerning-word-of *ʾAbšālôm*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yəṣaw*": "waw-consecutive + piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he commanded",
"*ha-meleḵ*": "definite article + common noun, masculine singular - the king",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*Yôʾāb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joab",
"*ʾĂbîšay*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Abishai",
"*ʾIttay*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Ittai",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*ləʾaṭ*": "adjective, masculine singular - gently/softly/slowly",
"*naʿar*": "common noun, masculine singular - young man/lad",
"*ʾAbšālôm*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Absalom",
"*kol-ha-ʿām*": "construct noun + definite article + common noun - all the people",
"*šāməʿû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they heard",
"*bə-ṣawwôt*": "preposition + piel infinitive construct - in commanding",
"*ha-śārîm*": "definite article + common noun, masculine plural - the commanders/officers"
},
"variants": {
"*ṣāwāh*": "to command/order/instruct",
"*ləʾaṭ*": "gently/softly/slowly/carefully",
"*naʿar*": "young man/lad/servant/youth",
"*šāmaʿ*": "to hear/listen/obey",
"*dābar*": "word/matter/thing"
}
}
6{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.18.6",
"source": "וַיֵּצֵ֥א הָעָ֛ם הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה לִקְרַ֣את יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַתְּהִ֥י הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה בְּיַ֥עַר אֶפְרָֽיִם׃",
"text": "*wa-yēṣēʾ ha-ʿām ha-śādeh* to-meet *Yiśrāʾēl* *wa-təhî ha-milḥāmāh* in-forest-of *ʾEp̄rāyim*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yēṣēʾ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and went out",
"*ha-ʿām*": "definite article + common noun, masculine singular - the people/troops",
"*ha-śādeh*": "definite article + common noun, masculine singular - the field/battlefield",
"*liqraʾt*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to meet/encounter",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Israel",
"*wa-təhî*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and was",
"*ha-milḥāmāh*": "definite article + common noun, feminine singular - the battle",
"*yaʿar*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - forest of",
"*ʾEp̄rāyim*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Ephraim"
},
"variants": {
"*yāṣāʾ*": "to go out/come out/proceed",
"*śādeh*": "field/open country/territory",
"*qārāʾ*": "to meet/encounter/confront",
"*milḥāmāh*": "battle/war/fighting",
"*yaʿar*": "forest/thicket/wooded area"
}
}
7{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.18.7",
"source": "וַיִּנָּ֤גְפוּ שָׁם֙ עַ֣ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִפְנֵ֖י עַבְדֵ֣י דָוִ֑ד וַתְּהִי־שָׁ֞ם הַמַּגֵּפָ֧ה גְדוֹלָ֛ה בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא עֶשְׂרִ֥ים אָֽלֶף׃",
"text": "*wa-yinnāgəp̄û* there *ʿam Yiśrāʾēl* before *ʿaḇdê Dāwid* *wa-təhî*-there *ha-maggēp̄āh gədôlāh* in-*ha-yôm ha-hûʾ* twenty thousand.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yinnāgəp̄û*": "waw-consecutive + niphal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they were defeated",
"*ʿam*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - people of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Israel",
"*lip̄nê*": "preposition + common noun masculine plural construct - before",
"*ʿaḇdê*": "common noun, masculine plural construct - servants of",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*wa-təhî*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and there was",
"*ha-maggēp̄āh*": "definite article + common noun, feminine singular - the slaughter/defeat/plague",
"*gədôlāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - great/large",
"*ha-yôm*": "definite article + common noun, masculine singular - the day",
"*ha-hûʾ*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - that",
"*ʿeśrîm ʾālep̄*": "numeral + common noun, masculine singular - twenty thousand"
},
"variants": {
"*nāgap̄*": "to strike/defeat/smite",
"*ʿam*": "people/troops",
"*ʿeḇed*": "servant/official/subject",
"*maggēp̄āh*": "defeat/slaughter/plague"
}
}
8{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.18.8",
"source": "וַתְּהִי־שָׁ֧ם הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה נָפֹ֖צֶת עַל־פְּנֵ֣י כָל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיֶּ֤רֶב הַיַּ֙עַר֙ לֶאֱכֹ֣ל בָּעָ֔ם מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר אָכְלָ֛ה הַחֶ֖רֶב בַּיּ֥וֹם הַהֽוּא׃",
"text": "*wa-təhî*-there *ha-milḥāmāh nāp̄ōṣet* over-face-of all-*ha-ʾāreṣ* *wa-yereḇ ha-yaʿar* to-consume in-*ha-ʿām* from-that consumed *ha-ḥereḇ* in-*ha-yôm ha-hûʾ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-təhî*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and was",
"*ha-milḥāmāh*": "definite article + common noun, feminine singular - the battle",
"*nāp̄ōṣet*": "niphal participle, feminine singular - scattered/spread",
"*pənê*": "common noun, masculine plural construct - face of",
"*kol-ha-ʾāreṣ*": "construct + definite article + common noun, feminine singular - all the land",
"*wa-yereḇ*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and multiplied/increased",
"*ha-yaʿar*": "definite article + common noun, masculine singular - the forest",
"*leʾĕḵōl*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to devour/consume",
"*ba-ʿām*": "preposition + definite article + common noun - in the people",
"*mēʾăšer*": "preposition + relative pronoun - from what/more than",
"*ʾāḵəlāh*": "qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - consumed/devoured",
"*ha-ḥereḇ*": "definite article + common noun, feminine singular - the sword",
"*ba-yôm ha-hûʾ*": "preposition + definite article + common noun + definite article + demonstrative pronoun - in that day"
},
"variants": {
"*pûṣ*": "to scatter/disperse/spread",
"*pānîm*": "face/surface/front",
"*rāḇāh*": "to multiply/increase/be many",
"*ʾāḵal*": "to eat/consume/devour",
"*ḥereḇ*": "sword/warfare"
}
}