17{
"verseID": "Exodus.13.17",
"source": "וַיְהִ֗י בְּשַׁלַּ֣ח פַּרְעֹה֮ אֶת־הָעָם֒ וְלֹא־נָחָ֣ם אֱלֹהִ֗ים דֶּ֚רֶךְ אֶ֣רֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים כִּ֥י קָר֖וֹב ה֑וּא כִּ֣י ׀ אָמַ֣ר אֱלֹהִ֗ים פֶּֽן־יִנָּחֵ֥ם הָעָ֛ם בִּרְאֹתָ֥ם מִלְחָמָ֖ה וְשָׁ֥בוּ מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃",
"text": "And *wayəhî* in *bəshallach* *Par'ōh* *ʾet*-the *hāʿām*, *wə*-not-*nāchām* *ʾĕlōhîm* *derekh* *ʾerets* *Pəlishtîm* because *qārôb* *hûʾ*, because said *ʾĕlōhîm* lest-*yinnāchēm* the *hāʿām* in *birʾōtām* *milchāmāh* *wə*-*shābû* *Mitsrāyəmāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayəhî*": "conjunction + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it was/happened",
"*bəshallach*": "preposition + infinitive construct - in/when sending away",
"*Par'ōh*": "proper noun - Pharaoh",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*hāʿām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*nāchām*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - led/guided",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural (divine intensive) - God",
"*derekh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - way/road/path of",
"*ʾerets*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of",
"*Pəlishtîm*": "proper noun - Philistines",
"*qārôb*": "adjective, masculine singular - near",
"*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - it",
"*yinnāchēm*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, niphal - would regret/change mind",
"*birʾōtām*": "preposition + infinitive construct + pronominal suffix - in their seeing",
"*milchāmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - war/battle",
"*shābû*": "perfect, 3rd common plural - they would return",
"*Mitsrāyəmāh*": "proper noun with directional *heh* - to Egypt"
},
"variants": {
"*wayəhî*": "and it came to pass/and it happened",
"*bəshallach*": "when sending away/when letting go",
"*nāchām*": "led/guided/brought",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods (plural form with singular meaning)",
"*derekh*": "way/road/path/journey",
"*qārôb*": "near/close/at hand",
"*yinnāchēm*": "regret/change mind/repent",
"*milchāmāh*": "war/battle/fighting",
"*shābû*": "return/turn back/go back"
}
}
18{
"verseID": "Exodus.13.18",
"source": "וַיַּסֵּ֨ב אֱלֹהִ֧ים ׀ אֶת־הָעָ֛ם דֶּ֥רֶךְ הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר יַם־ס֑וּף וַחֲמֻשִׁ֛ים עָל֥וּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃",
"text": "And *wayyassēb* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾet*-the *hāʿām* *derekh* the *hammidbār* *yam*-*sûp*, and *chamushîm* *ʿālû* *bənê*-*Yisrāʾēl* from *ʾerets* *Mitsrāyim*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyassēb*": "conjunction + imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular, hiphil - caused to turn/led around",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural (divine intensive) - God",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*hāʿām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people",
"*derekh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - way/road/path of",
"*hammidbār*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the wilderness/desert",
"*yam*": "noun, masculine singular construct - sea of",
"*sûp*": "noun - reeds/rushes",
"*chamushîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - armed/equipped/in battle array",
"*ʿālû*": "perfect, 3rd common plural - went up/ascended",
"*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons/children of",
"*Yisrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*ʾerets*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of",
"*Mitsrāyim*": "proper noun - Egypt"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyassēb*": "led around/turned/caused to go about",
"*derekh*": "way/road/path/journey",
"*hammidbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land",
"*yam-sûp*": "Reed Sea/Sea of Reeds (traditionally rendered Red Sea)",
"*chamushîm*": "armed/equipped/in battle array/in orderly ranks/in fifties",
"*ʿālû*": "went up/ascended/departed",
"*bənê*": "sons/children/descendants"
}
}