2 Sam 5:18-25 : 18 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.5.18",
"source": "וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים בָּ֑אוּ וַיִּנָּטְשׁ֖וּ בְּעֵ֥מֶק רְפָאִֽים׃",
"text": "And-*pəlištîm* *bāʾû* *wə-yinnāṭəšû* in-*ʿēmeq* *rəpāʾîm*",
"grammar": {
"*pəlištîm*": "gentilic plural - Philistines",
"*bāʾû*": "Qal perfect 3rd common plural - they came",
"*wə-yinnāṭəšû*": "conjunction + Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they spread themselves",
"*ʿēmeq*": "noun, masculine singular construct - valley of",
"*rəpāʾîm*": "proper noun - Rephaim"
},
"variants": {
"*yinnāṭəšû*": "they spread themselves/they deployed/they dispersed"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.5.19",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁאַ֨ל דָּוִ֤ד בַּֽיהוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הַאֶֽעֱלֶה֙ אֶל־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים הֲתִתְּנֵ֖ם בְּיָדִ֑י וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֤ה אֶל־דָּוִד֙ עֲלֵ֔ה כִּֽי־נָתֹ֥ן אֶתֵּ֛ן אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים בְּיָדֶֽךָ׃",
"text": "*wə-yišʾal* *dāwid* in-*YHWH* to say, *ha-ʾeʿĕleh* to-*pəlištîm* *hă-tittənēm* in-my hand? *wə-yōʾmer* *YHWH* to-*dāwid*, *ʿălēh* *kî*-*nātōn* *ʾettēn* *ʾet*-the-*pəlištîm* in-your hand",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yišʾal*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he inquired",
"*dāwid*": "proper noun - David",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun with preposition - in/of YHWH",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*ha-ʾeʿĕleh*": "interrogative particle + Qal imperfect 1st common singular - shall I go up?",
"*pəlištîm*": "gentilic plural - Philistines",
"*hă-tittənēm*": "interrogative particle + Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - will you give them?",
"*yādî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st common singular suffix - my hand",
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*ʿălēh*": "Qal imperative masculine singular - go up!",
"*nātōn ʾettēn*": "Qal infinitive absolute + Qal imperfect 1st common singular - I will certainly give",
"*yādeḵā*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your hand"
},
"variants": {
"*nātōn ʾettēn*": "Hebrew idiom of repetition for emphasis: I will surely/certainly give"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.5.20",
"source": "וַיָּבֹ֨א דָוִ֥ד בְּבַֽעַל־פְּרָצִים֮ וַיַּכֵּ֣ם שָׁ֣ם דָּוִד֒ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר פָּרַ֨ץ יְהוָ֧ה אֶת־אֹיְבַ֛י לְפָנַ֖י כְּפֶ֣רֶץ מָ֑יִם עַל־כֵּ֗ן קָרָ֛א שֵֽׁם־הַמָּק֥וֹם הַה֖וּא בַּ֥עַל פְּרָצִֽים׃",
"text": "*wə-yāḇōʾ* *dāwid* in-*baʿal*-*pərāṣîm* *wə-yakkēm* there *dāwid* *wə-yōʾmer*, *pāraṣ* *YHWH* *ʾet*-my enemies before-me like-*pereṣ* *māyim* upon-thus *qārāʾ* *šēm*-the-*māqôm* the-that *baʿal* *pərāṣîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yāḇōʾ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he came",
"*dāwid*": "proper noun - David",
"*baʿal-pərāṣîm*": "proper noun - Baal Perazim",
"*wə-yakkēm*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and he struck them",
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*pāraṣ*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he broke through",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD",
"*ʾōyəḇay*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st common singular suffix - my enemies",
"*pānay*": "noun, common plural + 1st common singular suffix - my face/before me",
"*pereṣ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - breakthrough of",
"*māyim*": "noun, masculine plural - water",
"*ʿal-kēn*": "conjunction - therefore",
"*qārāʾ*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he called",
"*šēm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - name of",
"*māqôm*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the place",
"*ha-hûʾ*": "definite article + demonstrative - that"
},
"variants": {
"*baʿal pərāṣîm*": "Master/Lord of breakthroughs",
"*pāraṣ*": "broke through/burst through/made a breach",
"*pereṣ māyim*": "water breach/breakthrough of water/flood"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.5.21",
"source": "וַיַּעַזְבוּ־שָׁ֖ם אֶת־עֲצַבֵּיהֶ֑ם וַיִּשָּׂאֵ֥ם דָּוִ֖ד וַאֲנָשָֽׁיו׃ פ",
"text": "*wə-yaʿazḇû*-there *ʾet*-*ʿăṣabbêhem* *wə-yiśśāʾēm* *dāwid* and-*ʾănāšāyw*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yaʿazḇû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they left",
"*šām*": "adverb - there",
"*ʿăṣabbêhem*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their idols",
"*wə-yiśśāʾēm*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and he carried them away",
"*dāwid*": "proper noun - David",
"*ʾănāšāyw*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his men",
"*פ*": "paragraph marker"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿăṣabbêhem*": "their idols/their images/their gods"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.5.22",
"source": "וַיֹּסִ֥פוּ ע֛וֹד פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים לַֽעֲל֑וֹת וַיִּנָּֽטְשׁ֖וּ בְּעֵ֥מֶק רְפָאִֽים׃",
"text": "*wə-yōsîpû* yet *pəlištîm* to-*laʿălôt* *wə-yinnāṭəšû* in-*ʿēmeq* *rəpāʾîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōsîpû*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they again/continued",
"*ʿôd*": "adverb - still/yet/again",
"*pəlištîm*": "gentilic plural - Philistines",
"*laʿălôt*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to go up",
"*wə-yinnāṭəšû*": "conjunction + Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they spread themselves",
"*ʿēmeq*": "noun, masculine singular construct - valley of",
"*rəpāʾîm*": "proper noun - Rephaim"
},
"variants": {
"*yōsîpû*": "they added/they again/they continued"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.5.23",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל דָּוִד֙ בַּֽיהוָ֔ה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לֹ֣א תַעֲלֶ֑ה הָסֵב֙ אֶל־אַ֣חֲרֵיהֶ֔ם וּבָ֥אתָ לָהֶ֖ם מִמּ֥וּל בְּכָאִֽים׃",
"text": "*wə-yišʾal* *dāwid* in-*YHWH* *wə-yōʾmer* not *taʿăleh* *hāsēḇ* to-behind-them and-*ḇāʾtā* to-them from-opposite *bəḵāʾîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yišʾal*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he inquired",
"*dāwid*": "proper noun - David",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun with preposition - in/of YHWH",
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*taʿăleh*": "Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you shall go up",
"*hāsēḇ*": "Hiphil imperative masculine singular - go around",
"*ʾaḥărêhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - behind them",
"*ḇāʾtā*": "Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you shall come",
"*lāhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them",
"*mimmûl*": "preposition - opposite from",
"*bəḵāʾîm*": "proper noun - Baca trees/mulberry trees"
},
"variants": {
"*hāsēḇ*": "circle around/go around/make a detour",
"*bəḵāʾîm*": "balsam trees/mulberry trees/baca trees"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.5.24",
"source": "וִ֠יהִי *בשמעך **כְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ֞ אֶת־ק֧וֹל צְעָדָ֛ה בְּרָאשֵׁ֥י הַבְּכָאִ֖ים אָ֣ז תֶּחֱרָ֑ץ כִּ֣י אָ֗ז יָצָ֤א יְהוָה֙ לְפָנֶ֔יךָ לְהַכּ֖וֹת בְּמַחֲנֵ֥ה פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃",
"text": "*wî-hî* when-*šāmʿăḵā* *ʾet*-sound of *ṣəʿādāh* in-*rāʾšê* the-*bəḵāʾîm* then *teḥĕrāṣ* *kî* then *yāṣāʾ* *YHWH* before-you to-*hakkôt* in-*maḥănēh* *pəlištîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wî-hî*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular jussive - and it shall be",
"*kəšāmʿăḵā*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - when you hear",
"*qôl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - sound of",
"*ṣəʿādāh*": "noun, feminine singular - marching/stepping",
"*rāʾšê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - tops of",
"*bəḵāʾîm*": "proper noun with definite article - the baca trees",
"*ʾāz*": "adverb - then",
"*teḥĕrāṣ*": "Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you shall act decisively",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*yāṣāʾ*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he has gone out",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD",
"*pāneḵā*": "noun, common plural + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your face/before you",
"*hakkôt*": "Hiphil infinitive construct - to strike",
"*maḥănēh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - camp of",
"*pəlištîm*": "gentilic plural - Philistines"
},
"variants": {
"*qôl ṣəʿādāh*": "sound of marching/sound of steps/rustling sound",
"*teḥĕrāṣ*": "act decisively/bestir yourself/move quickly/be decisive"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.5.25",
"source": "וַיַּ֤עַשׂ דָּוִד֙ כֵּ֔ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֖הוּ יְהוָ֑ה וַיַּךְ֙ אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים מִגֶּ֖בַע עַד־בֹּאֲךָ֥ גָֽזֶר׃ פ",
"text": "*wə-yaʿaś* *dāwid* thus, as *ṣiwwāhû* *YHWH* *wə-yak* *ʾet*-*pəlištîm* from-*geḇaʿ* until-your coming *gāzer*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yaʿaś*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he did",
"*dāwid*": "proper noun - David",
"*kēn*": "adverb - thus/so",
"*kaʾăšer*": "conjunction - as/just as",
"*ṣiwwāhû*": "Piel perfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - he commanded him",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD",
"*wə-yak*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he struck",
"*pəlištîm*": "gentilic plural - Philistines",
"*geḇaʿ*": "proper noun - Geba",
"*ʿad-bōʾăḵā*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - until your coming",
"*gāzer*": "proper noun - Gezer",
"*פ*": "paragraph marker"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿad-bōʾăḵā*": "Hebrew idiom: all the way to/until you come to"
}
}