17{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.5.17",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים כִּי־מָשְׁח֨וּ אֶת־דָּוִ֤ד לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיַּעֲל֥וּ כָל־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים לְבַקֵּ֣שׁ אֶת־דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע דָּוִ֔ד וַיֵּ֖רֶד אֶל־הַמְּצוּדָֽה׃",
"text": "*wə-yišməʿû* *pəlištîm* *kî*-*māšḥû* *ʾet*-*dāwid* for-*meleḵ* over-*yiśrāʾēl* *wə-yaʿălû* all-*pəlištîm* to-*ḇaqqēš* *ʾet*-*dāwid* *wə-yišmaʿ* *dāwid* *wə-yēred* to-the-*məṣûdāh*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yišməʿû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they heard",
"*pəlištîm*": "gentilic plural - Philistines",
"*kî*": "conjunction - that/because",
"*māšḥû*": "Qal perfect 3rd common plural - they anointed",
"*dāwid*": "proper noun - David",
"*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - king",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*wə-yaʿălû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they went up",
"*ḇaqqēš*": "Piel infinitive construct - to seek",
"*wə-yišmaʿ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he heard",
"*wə-yēred*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he went down",
"*məṣûdāh*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the stronghold"
},
"variants": {
"*ḇaqqēš*": "to seek/to search for/to pursue",
"*məṣûdāh*": "stronghold/fortress/citadel"
}
}
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"
}
}