35 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.17.35",
"source": "וַיִּכְרֹ֨ת יְהוָ֤ה אִתָּם֙ בְּרִ֔ית וַיְצַוֵּ֣ם לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹ֥א תִֽירְא֖וּ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים וְלֹא־תִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ לָהֶ֔ם וְלֹ֣א תַעַבְד֔וּם וְלֹ֥א תִזְבְּח֖וּ לָהֶֽם׃",
"text": "*wa-yikrōt* *YHWH* *ʾittām* *bərît* *wa-yəṣawwēm* *lēmōr* *lōʾ* *tîrəʾû* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾăḥērîm* *wə-lōʾ*-*tištaḥăwû* *lāhem* *wə-lōʾ* *taʿabdûm* *wə-lōʾ* *tizbəḥû* *lāhem*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yikrōt*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3ms - and he cut/made",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD/Yahweh",
"*ʾittām*": "preposition + 3mp suffix - with them",
"*bərît*": "feminine singular noun - covenant",
"*wa-yəṣawwēm*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect 3ms + 3mp suffix - and he commanded them",
"*lēmōr*": "Qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*tîrəʾû*": "Qal imperfect 2mp - you shall fear",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun - gods",
"*ʾăḥērîm*": "masculine plural adjective - other",
"*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*tištaḥăwû*": "Hishtaphel imperfect 2mp - you shall bow down",
"*lāhem*": "preposition + 3mp suffix - to them",
"*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*taʿabdûm*": "Qal imperfect 2mp + 3mp suffix - you shall serve them",
"*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*tizbəḥû*": "Qal imperfect 2mp - you shall sacrifice",
"*lāhem*": "preposition + 3mp suffix - to them"
},
"variants": {
"*wa-yikrōt bərît*": "made a covenant/cut a covenant (idiom)",
"*tîrəʾû*": "fear/revere/worship",
"*tištaḥăwû*": "bow down to/prostrate before/worship"
}
}
36 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.17.36",
"source": "כִּ֣י אִֽם־אֶת־יְהוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁר֩ הֶעֱלָ֨ה אֶתְכֶ֜ם מֵאֶ֧רֶץ מִצְרַ֛יִם בְּכֹ֧חַ גָּד֛וֹל וּבִזְר֥וֹעַ נְטוּיָ֖ה אֹת֣וֹ תִירָ֑אוּ וְל֥וֹ תִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ וְל֥וֹ תִזְבָּֽחוּ׃",
"text": "*kî* *ʾim*-*ʾet*-*YHWH* *ʾăšer* *heʿĕlāh* *ʾetkem* *mē-ʾereṣ* *miṣrayim* *bə-kōaḥ* *gādôl* *û-bi-zrôaʿ* *nəṭûyāh* *ʾōtô* *tîrāʾû* *wə-lô* *tištaḥăwû* *wə-lô* *tizbāḥû*",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/but",
"*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if/but",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD/Yahweh",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - who",
"*heʿĕlāh*": "Hiphil perfect 3ms - brought up",
"*ʾetkem*": "direct object marker + 2mp suffix - you",
"*mē-ʾereṣ*": "preposition + feminine singular construct - from land of",
"*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt",
"*bə-kōaḥ*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - with power",
"*gādôl*": "masculine singular adjective - great",
"*û-bi-zrôaʿ*": "conjunction + preposition + feminine singular noun - and with arm",
"*nəṭûyāh*": "Qal passive participle fs - stretched out",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker + 3ms suffix - him",
"*tîrāʾû*": "Qal imperfect 2mp - you shall fear",
"*wə-lô*": "conjunction + preposition + 3ms suffix - and to him",
"*tištaḥăwû*": "Hishtaphel imperfect 2mp - you shall bow down",
"*wə-lô*": "conjunction + preposition + 3ms suffix - and to him",
"*tizbāḥû*": "Qal imperfect 2mp - you shall sacrifice"
},
"variants": {
"*kî ʾim*": "but rather/except/only",
"*bə-kōaḥ gādôl û-bi-zrôaʿ nəṭûyāh*": "with great power and outstretched arm (set phrase for divine deliverance)",
"*tîrāʾû*": "fear/revere/worship"
}
}
37 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.17.37",
"source": "וְאֶת־הַחֻקִּ֨ים וְאֶת־הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֜ים וְהַתּוֹרָ֤ה וְהַמִּצְוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר כָּתַ֣ב לָכֶ֔ם תִּשְׁמְר֥וּן לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת כָּל־הַיָּמִ֑ים וְלֹ֥א תִֽירְא֖וּ אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים׃",
"text": "*wə-ʾet*-*ha-ḥuqqîm* *wə-ʾet*-*ha-mišpāṭîm* *wə-ha-tôrāh* *wə-ha-miṣwāh* *ʾăšer* *kātab* *lākem* *tišmərûn* *la-ʿăśôt* *kol*-*ha-yāmîm* *wə-lōʾ* *tîrəʾû* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾăḥērîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ʾet*": "conjunction + direct object marker",
"*ha-ḥuqqîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the statutes",
"*wə-ʾet*": "conjunction + direct object marker",
"*ha-mišpāṭîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the ordinances",
"*wə-ha-tôrāh*": "conjunction + definite article + feminine singular noun - and the law",
"*wə-ha-miṣwāh*": "conjunction + definite article + feminine singular noun - and the commandment",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which",
"*kātab*": "Qal perfect 3ms - he wrote",
"*lākem*": "preposition + 2mp suffix - for you",
"*tišmərûn*": "Qal imperfect 2mp paragogic nun - you shall observe",
"*la-ʿăśôt*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to do",
"*kol*": "masculine singular construct - all of",
"*ha-yāmîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the days",
"*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*tîrəʾû*": "Qal imperfect 2mp - you shall fear",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun - gods",
"*ʾăḥērîm*": "masculine plural adjective - other"
},
"variants": {
"*tišmərûn*": "you shall observe/keep/guard (paragogic form for emphasis)",
"*kol-ha-yāmîm*": "all the days/forever/continually",
"*ḥuqqîm*": "statutes/decrees/ordinances",
"*mišpāṭîm*": "judgments/ordinances/customs"
}
}
38 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.17.38",
"source": "וְהַבְּרִ֛ית אֲשֶׁר־כָּרַ֥תִּי אִתְּכֶ֖ם לֹ֣א תִשְׁכָּ֑חוּ וְלֹ֥א תִֽירְא֖וּ אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים׃",
"text": "*wə-ha-bərît* *ʾăšer*-*kārattî* *ʾittəkem* *lōʾ* *tiškāḥû* *wə-lōʾ* *tîrəʾû* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾăḥērîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ha-bərît*": "conjunction + definite article + feminine singular noun - and the covenant",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which",
"*kārattî*": "Qal perfect 1cs - I cut/made",
"*ʾittəkem*": "preposition + 2mp suffix - with you",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*tiškāḥû*": "Qal imperfect 2mp - you shall forget",
"*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*tîrəʾû*": "Qal imperfect 2mp - you shall fear",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun - gods",
"*ʾăḥērîm*": "masculine plural adjective - other"
},
"variants": {
"*kārattî bərît*": "I made a covenant/I cut a covenant (idiom)",
"*tîrəʾû*": "fear/revere/worship",
"*tiškāḥû*": "you shall forget/neglect/ignore"
}
}
39 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.17.39",
"source": "כִּ֛י אִֽם־אֶת־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם תִּירָ֑אוּ וְהוּא֙ יַצִּ֣יל אֶתְכֶ֔ם מִיַּ֖ד כָּל־אֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃",
"text": "*kî* *ʾim*-*ʾet*-*YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêkem* *tîrāʾû* *wə-hûʾ* *yaṣṣîl* *ʾetkem* *mi-yad* *kol*-*ʾōyəbêkem*",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/but",
"*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if/but",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD/Yahweh",
"*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "masculine plural noun + 2mp suffix - your God",
"*tîrāʾû*": "Qal imperfect 2mp - you shall fear",
"*wə-hûʾ*": "conjunction + 3ms pronoun - and he",
"*yaṣṣîl*": "Hiphil imperfect 3ms - will deliver",
"*ʾetkem*": "direct object marker + 2mp suffix - you",
"*mi-yad*": "preposition + feminine singular construct - from hand of",
"*kol*": "masculine singular construct - all of",
"*ʾōyəbêkem*": "masculine plural noun + 2mp suffix - your enemies"
},
"variants": {
"*kî ʾim*": "but rather/only/except",
"*tîrāʾû*": "fear/revere/worship",
"*mi-yad*": "from hand of/from power of/from (idiom for control)"
}
}