24 {
"verseID": "Judges.8.24",
"source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֜ם גִּדְע֗וֹן אֶשְׁאֲלָ֤ה מִכֶּם֙ שְׁאֵלָ֔ה וּתְנוּ־לִ֕י אִ֖ישׁ נֶ֣זֶם שְׁלָל֑וֹ כִּֽי־נִזְמֵ֤י זָהָב֙ לָהֶ֔ם כִּ֥י יִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖ים הֵֽם׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* [said] *ʾălêhem* [to them] *gidʿôn* [Gideon], *ʾešʾălāh* [let me request] *mikkem* [from you] *šəʾēlāh* [a request], and *ûtənû*-*lî* [give to me] *ʾîš* [each man] *nezem* [earring of] *šəlālô* [his spoil]; *kî*-*nizmê* [for earrings of] *zāhāb* [gold] *lāhem* [to them], *kî* [because] *yišməʿēlîm* [Ishmaelites] *hēm* [they were].",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular of *ʾāmar* - and said",
"*ʾălêhem*": "preposition *ʾel* + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them",
"*gidʿôn*": "proper noun - Gideon",
"*ʾešʾălāh*": "qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular of *šāʾal* - let me request",
"*mikkem*": "preposition *min* + 2nd masculine plural suffix - from you",
"*šəʾēlāh*": "noun, feminine singular - a request",
"*ûtənû*": "conjunction + qal imperative, masculine plural of *nātan* - and give",
"*lî*": "preposition *lə* + 1st person singular suffix - to me",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - each man",
"*nezem*": "noun, masculine singular construct - earring of",
"*šəlālô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his spoil",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*nizmê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - earrings of",
"*zāhāb*": "noun, masculine singular - gold",
"*lāhem*": "preposition *lə* + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them",
"*yišməʿēlîm*": "proper noun, masculine plural - Ishmaelites",
"*hēm*": "3rd masculine plural pronoun - they"
},
"variants": {
"*nezem*": "earring/nose ring/jewelry",
"*šālāl*": "spoil/plunder"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "Judges.8.25",
"source": "וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ נָת֣וֹן נִתֵּ֑ן וַֽיִּפְרְשׂוּ֙ אֶת־הַשִּׂמְלָ֔ה וַיַּשְׁלִ֣יכוּ שָׁ֔מָּה אִ֖ישׁ נֶ֥זֶם שְׁלָלֽוֹ׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmərû* [they said], *nātôn* [giving] *nittēn* [we will give]; and *wayyiprəśû* [they spread out] *ʾet*-*haśśimlāh* [the garment], and *wayyašlîkû* [they threw] *šāmmāh* [there] *ʾîš* [each man] *nezem* [earring of] *šəlālô* [his spoil].",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmərû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural of *ʾāmar* - and they said",
"*nātôn*": "qal infinitive absolute of *nātan* - giving",
"*nittēn*": "qal imperfect, 1st person plural of *nātan* - we will give",
"*wayyiprəśû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural of *pāraś* - and they spread out",
"*haśśimlāh*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the garment",
"*wayyašlîkû*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural of *šālak* - and they threw",
"*šāmmāh*": "adverb - there",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - each man",
"*nezem*": "noun, masculine singular construct - earring of",
"*šəlālô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his spoil"
},
"variants": {
"*nātôn* *nittēn*": "we will surely give (emphatic infinitive + imperfect construction)",
"*śimlāh*": "garment/cloak/mantle",
"*nezem*": "earring/nose ring/jewelry"
}
}
26 {
"verseID": "Judges.8.26",
"source": "וַיְהִ֗י מִשְׁקַ֞ל נִזְמֵ֤י הַזָּהָב֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁאָ֔ל אֶ֥לֶף וּשְׁבַע־מֵא֖וֹת זָהָ֑ב לְ֠בַד מִן־הַשַּׂהֲרֹנִ֨ים וְהַנְּטִפ֜וֹת וּבִגְדֵ֣י הָאַרְגָּמָ֗ן שֶׁעַל֙ מַלְכֵ֣י מִדְיָ֔ן וּלְבַד֙ מִן־הָ֣עֲנָק֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּצַוְּארֵ֥י גְמַלֵּיהֶֽם׃",
"text": "And *wayəhî* [it was], *mišqal* [weight of] *nizmê* [earrings of] *hazzāhāb* [the gold] *ʾăšer* [which] *šāʾāl* [he requested], *ʾelep* [thousand] *ûšəbaʿ*-*mēʾôt* [and seven hundred] *zāhāb* [gold]; *ləbad* [besides] *min*-*haśśahărōnîm* [the crescents] and *wəhannəṭipôt* [the pendants] and *ûbigdê* [garments of] *hāʾargāmān* [the purple] *šeʿal* [which were on] *malkê* [kings of] *midyān* [Midian], and *ûləbad* [besides] *min*-*hāʿănāqôt* [the chains] *ʾăšer* [which were] *bəṣawwərê* [on the necks of] *gəmallêhem* [their camels].",
"grammar": {
"*wayəhî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular of *hāyâ* - and it was",
"*mišqal*": "noun, masculine singular construct - weight of",
"*nizmê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - earrings of",
"*hazzāhāb*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the gold",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which",
"*šāʾāl*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he requested",
"*ʾelep*": "number - thousand",
"*ûšəbaʿ*": "conjunction + number - and seven",
"*mēʾôt*": "feminine plural of *mēʾâ* - hundred",
"*zāhāb*": "noun, masculine singular - gold",
"*ləbad*": "preposition - besides/apart from",
"*min*-*haśśahărōnîm*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - from the crescents",
"*wəhannəṭipôt*": "conjunction + definite article + noun, feminine plural - and the pendants",
"*ûbigdê*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct - and garments of",
"*hāʾargāmān*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the purple",
"*šeʿal*": "relative pronoun + preposition - which were on",
"*malkê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - kings of",
"*midyān*": "proper noun - Midian",
"*ûləbad*": "conjunction + preposition - and besides",
"*min*-*hāʿănāqôt*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine plural - from the chains",
"*bəṣawwərê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - on the necks of",
"*gəmallêhem*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their camels"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾargāmān*": "purple/purple material/purple garments",
"*śahărōnîm*": "crescents/moon-shaped ornaments",
"*nəṭipôt*": "pendants/drops/earrings",
"*ʿănāqôt*": "chains/necklaces"
}
}