16{
"verseID": "Genesis.22.16",
"source": "וַיֹּ֕אמֶר בִּ֥י נִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּי נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֗י יַ֚עַן אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה וְלֹ֥א חָשַׂ֖כְתָּ אֶת־בִּנְךָ֥ אֶת־יְחִידֶֽךָ׃",
"text": "*wə-yōʾmer* by-myself *nišbaʿtî* *nəʾum*-*YHWH* that *yaʿan* *ʾăšer* *ʿāśîtā* *ʾet*-the-*dābār* the-*zeh* and-not *ḥāśaktā* *ʾet*-*binkā* *ʾet*-*yəḥîdekā*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*nišbaʿtî*": "Niphal perfect, 1st person singular - I have sworn",
"*nəʾum*": "masculine singular construct noun - declaration of",
"*YHWH*": "proper divine name - Yahweh/LORD",
"*yaʿan*": "causal conjunction - because",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*ʿāśîtā*": "Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have done",
"*dābār*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the thing/word/matter",
"*zeh*": "demonstrative adjective with definite article - this",
"*ḥāśaktā*": "Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have withheld",
"*binkā*": "masculine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular possessive suffix - your son",
"*yəḥîdekā*": "masculine singular adjective + 2nd masculine singular possessive suffix - your only one"
},
"variants": {
"*nišbaʿtî*": "I have sworn/I swear",
"*nəʾum*": "declaration/utterance/oracle",
"*yaʿan*": "because/since/for the reason that",
"*dābār*": "word/thing/matter",
"*ḥāśaktā*": "withheld/kept back/spared"
}
}
17{
"verseID": "Genesis.22.17",
"source": "כִּֽי־בָרֵ֣ךְ אֲבָרֶכְךָ֗ וְהַרְבָּ֨ה אַרְבֶּ֤ה אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ֙ כְּכוֹכְבֵ֣י הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְכַח֕וֹל אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־שְׂפַ֣ת הַיָּ֑ם וְיִרַ֣שׁ זַרְעֲךָ֔ אֵ֖ת שַׁ֥עַר אֹיְבָֽיו׃",
"text": "that-*bārēk* *ʾăbārekəkā* *wə-harbāh* *ʾarbeh* *ʾet*-*zarʿăkā* as-*kôkəbê* the-*šāmayim* and-as-the-*ḥôl* *ʾăšer* upon-*śəpat* the-*yām* *wə-yiraš* *zarʿăkā* *ʾēt* *šaʿar* *ʾōyəbāyw*",
"grammar": {
"*bārēk*": "Piel infinitive absolute - blessing",
"*ʾăbārekəkā*": "Piel imperfect, 1st person singular + 2nd masculine singular object suffix - I will bless you",
"*wə-harbāh*": "conjunction + Hiphil infinitive absolute - and multiplying",
"*ʾarbeh*": "Hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I will multiply",
"*zarʿăkā*": "masculine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular possessive suffix - your seed/offspring",
"*kôkəbê*": "masculine plural construct noun - stars of",
"*šāmayim*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the heavens",
"*ḥôl*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the sand",
"*śəpat*": "feminine singular construct noun - shore/lip of",
"*yām*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the sea",
"*wə-yiraš*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he shall possess",
"*šaʿar*": "masculine singular construct noun - gate of",
"*ʾōyəbāyw*": "masculine plural Qal participle + 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his enemies"
},
"variants": {
"*bārēk ʾăbārekəkā*": "surely bless you/greatly bless you/indeed bless you",
"*harbāh ʾarbeh*": "surely multiply/greatly multiply/indeed multiply",
"*zarʿăkā*": "your seed/your offspring/your descendants",
"*yiraš*": "shall possess/shall inherit/shall take possession of",
"*šaʿar*": "gate/city/territory"
}
}
18{
"verseID": "Genesis.22.18",
"source": "וְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּ בְזַרְעֲךָ֔ כֹּ֖ל גּוֹיֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ עֵ֕קֶב אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁמַ֖עְתָּ בְּקֹלִֽי׃",
"text": "*wə-hitbārăkû* in-*zarʿăkā* all *gôyê* the-*ʾāreṣ* *ʿēqeb* *ʾăšer* *šāmaʿtā* in-*qôlî*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-hitbārăkû*": "conjunction + Hithpael perfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they will bless themselves",
"*zarʿăkā*": "masculine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular possessive suffix + preposition - in your seed/offspring",
"*gôyê*": "masculine plural construct noun - nations of",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the earth/land",
"*ʿēqeb*": "conjunction/preposition - because",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - that",
"*šāmaʿtā*": "Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have obeyed/listened",
"*qôlî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix + preposition - to my voice"
},
"variants": {
"*hitbārăkû*": "will bless themselves/will be blessed/will find blessing",
"*zarʿăkā*": "your seed/your offspring/your descendants",
"*gôyê*": "nations/peoples/gentiles",
"*ʿēqeb*": "because/as a consequence/as a result",
"*šāmaʿtā bəqôlî*": "you obeyed my voice/you listened to my voice/you heeded my voice"
}
}