1{
"verseID": "Daniel.1.1",
"source": "בִּשְׁנַ֣ת שָׁל֔וֹשׁ לְמַלְכ֖וּת יְהוֹיָקִ֣ים מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֑ה בָּ֣א נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֧ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם וַיָּ֥צַר עָלֶֽיהָ׃",
"text": "In *shənath* three to-*malkhuth* *Yəhôyāqîm* *melekh*-*Yəhûdāh* *bāʾ* *Nəbhûkhadhnetssar* *melekh*-*Bābhel* *Yərûshālayim* *wayyātsar* upon-her",
"grammar": {
"*shənath*": "construct feminine singular - year of",
"*malkhuth*": "construct feminine singular - kingdom/reign of",
"*Yəhôyāqîm*": "proper noun, masculine singular",
"*melekh*": "construct masculine singular - king of",
"*Yəhûdāh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Judah",
"*bāʾ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - came/had come",
"*Nəbhûkhadhnetssar*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Nebuchadnezzar",
"*Bābhel*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Babylon",
"*Yərûshālayim*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Jerusalem",
"*wayyātsar*": "qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he besieged"
},
"variants": {
"*shənath*": "year of/in the year",
"*malkhuth*": "kingdom/kingship/reign",
"*bāʾ*": "came/entered/arrived",
"*wayyātsar*": "besieged/laid siege to/enclosed"
}
}
2{
"verseID": "Daniel.1.2",
"source": "וַיִּתֵּן֩ אֲדֹנָ֨י בְּיָד֜וֹ אֶת־יְהוֹיָקִ֣ים מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֗ה וּמִקְצָת֙ כְּלֵ֣י בֵית־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים וַיְבִיאֵ֥ם אֶֽרֶץ־שִׁנְעָ֖ר בֵּ֣ית אֱלֹהָ֑יו וְאֶת־הַכֵּלִ֣ים הֵבִ֔יא בֵּ֖ית אוֹצַ֥ר אֱלֹהָֽיו׃",
"text": "*wayyitten* *ʾĂdhōnāy* in-*yādhô* *ʾeth*-*Yəhôyāqîm* *melekh*-*Yəhûdāh* *ûmiqqətsāth* *kəlê* *bêth*-*hāʾĕlōhîm* *wayəbhîʾēm* *ʾerets*-*Shinʿār* *bêth* *ʾĕlōhāyw* *wəʾeth*-*hakkēlîm* *hēbhîʾ* *bêth* *ʾôtsar* *ʾĕlōhāyw*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyitten*": "qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he gave",
"*ʾĂdhōnāy*": "divine title/epithet - Lord",
"*yādhô*": "noun feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand",
"*ʾeth*": "direct object marker",
"*Yəhôyāqîm*": "proper noun, masculine singular",
"*melekh*": "construct masculine singular - king of",
"*Yəhûdāh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Judah",
"*ûmiqqətsāth*": "conjunction + preposition + noun feminine singular construct - and from part of",
"*kəlê*": "noun masculine plural construct - vessels of",
"*bêth*": "noun masculine singular construct - house of",
"*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "definite article + noun masculine plural - the God",
"*wayəbhîʾēm*": "hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and he brought them",
"*ʾerets*": "noun feminine singular construct - land of",
"*Shinʿār*": "proper noun - Shinar",
"*bêth*": "noun masculine singular construct - house of",
"*ʾĕlōhāyw*": "noun masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his gods",
"*wəʾeth*": "conjunction + direct object marker",
"*hakkēlîm*": "definite article + noun masculine plural - the vessels",
"*hēbhîʾ*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he brought",
"*bêth*": "noun masculine singular construct - house of",
"*ʾôtsar*": "noun masculine singular construct - treasury of",
"*ʾĕlōhāyw*": "noun masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his gods"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyitten*": "gave/delivered/handed over",
"*ʾĂdhōnāy*": "Lord/master/sovereign",
"*ûmiqqətsāth*": "and some of/and part of/and from the end of",
"*kəlê*": "vessels/utensils/articles",
"*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "the God/the gods (plural form with singular meaning in Hebrew)",
"*wayəbhîʾēm*": "and he brought them/and he carried them",
"*Shinʿār*": "Shinar/Babylonia",
"*ʾĕlōhāyw*": "his gods/his God",
"*ʾôtsar*": "treasury/storehouse"
}
}
3{
"verseID": "Daniel.1.3",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לְאַשְׁפְּנַ֖ז רַ֣ב סָרִיסָ֑יו לְהָבִ֞יא מִבְּנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל וּמִזֶּ֥רַע הַמְּלוּכָ֖ה וּמִן־הַֽפַּרְתְּמִֽים׃",
"text": "*wayyōʾmer* the-*melekh* to-*ʾAshpənaz* *rabh* *sārîsāyw* to-*hābhîʾ* from-*bənê* *Yiśrāʾēl* *ûmizzeraʿ* the-*məlûkhāh* *ûmin*-the-*partəmîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*melekh*": "noun masculine singular with definite article - the king",
"*ʾAshpənaz*": "proper noun, masculine singular",
"*rabh*": "construct masculine singular - chief of",
"*sārîsāyw*": "noun masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his eunuchs/officials",
"*hābhîʾ*": "hiphil infinitive construct - to bring",
"*bənê*": "noun masculine plural construct - sons of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Israel",
"*ûmizzeraʿ*": "conjunction + preposition + noun masculine singular construct - and from seed of",
"*məlûkhāh*": "noun feminine singular with definite article - the kingdom/royalty",
"*ûmin*": "conjunction + preposition - and from",
"*partəmîm*": "noun masculine plural with definite article - the nobles/officials"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "and he said/and he commanded/and he ordered",
"*rabh*": "chief/master of",
"*sārîsāyw*": "his eunuchs/his officials/his chamberlains",
"*bənê*": "sons of/children of/descendants of",
"*zeraʿ*": "seed/offspring/descendants",
"*məlûkhāh*": "kingdom/royalty/royal line",
"*partəmîm*": "nobles/officials/aristocrats"
}
}