1 {
"verseID": "Hosea.2.1",
"source": "וְֽ֠הָיָה מִסְפַּ֤ר בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ כְּח֣וֹל הַיָּ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יִמַּ֖ד וְלֹ֣א יִסָּפֵ֑ר וְֽ֠הָיָה בִּמְק֞וֹם אֲשֶׁר־יֵאָמֵ֤ר לָהֶם֙ לֹֽא־עַמִּ֣י אַתֶּ֔ם יֵאָמֵ֥ר לָהֶ֖ם בְּנֵ֥י אֵֽל־חָֽי׃",
"text": "And *wəhāyāh* *mispar* *bənê*-*yiśrāʾēl* like *ḥôl* the *yām*, which not-*yimmad* and not *yissāpēr*; and *wəhāyāh* in *māqôm* which-*yēʾāmēr* to-them not-*ʿammî* you, *yēʾāmēr* to-them *bənê* *ʾēl*-*ḥāy*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəhāyāh*": "conjunction + perfect, 3rd singular, masculine - and it will be/become",
"*mispar*": "construct noun, masculine, singular - number of",
"*bənê*": "construct noun, masculine, plural - sons/children of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*ḥôl*": "noun, masculine, singular - sand",
"*yām*": "noun, masculine, singular - sea",
"*yimmad*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd singular, masculine - will be measured",
"*yissāpēr*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd singular, masculine - will be counted/numbered",
"*māqôm*": "noun, masculine, singular - place",
"*yēʾāmēr*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd singular, masculine - it will be said",
"*ʿammî*": "noun + pronominal suffix, 1st singular - my people",
"*bənê*": "construct noun, masculine, plural - sons/children of",
"*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine, singular - God/deity",
"*ḥāy*": "adjective, masculine, singular - living"
},
"variants": {
"*wəhāyāh*": "and it will be/become/happen",
"*mispar*": "number/count/accounting",
"*bənê*": "sons/children/descendants",
"*ḥôl*": "sand/grains",
"*yām*": "sea/ocean/large body of water",
"*yimmad*": "will be measured/quantified",
"*yissāpēr*": "will be counted/numbered/accounted",
"*māqôm*": "place/location/spot",
"*yēʾāmēr*": "it will be said/spoken",
"*ʿammî*": "my people/my nation",
"*ʾēl*": "God/deity/divine being",
"*ḥāy*": "living/alive/life-giving"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Hosea.2.2",
"source": "וְ֠נִקְבְּצוּ בְּנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֤ה וּבְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יַחְדָּ֔ו וְשָׂמ֥וּ לָהֶ֛ם רֹ֥אשׁ אֶחָ֖ד וְעָל֣וּ מִן־הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּ֥י גָד֖וֹל י֥וֹם יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃",
"text": "And *wəniqbəṣû* *bənê*-*yəhûdāh* and *bənê*-*yiśrāʾēl* *yaḥdāw*, and *wəśāmû* for-them *rōʾš* *ʾeḥād*, and *wəʿālû* from-the-*ʾāreṣ*, for *gādôl* *yôm* *yizrəʿeʾl*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəniqbəṣû*": "conjunction + niphal perfect, 3rd plural - and they will be gathered",
"*bənê*": "construct noun, masculine, plural - sons/children of",
"*yəhûdāh*": "proper noun - Judah",
"*bənê*": "construct noun, masculine, plural - sons/children of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - together",
"*wəśāmû*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd plural - and they will set/put",
"*rōʾš*": "noun, masculine, singular - head/leader",
"*ʾeḥād*": "numeral, masculine, singular - one",
"*wəʿālû*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd plural - and they will go up",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine, singular - land/earth",
"*gādôl*": "adjective, masculine, singular - great",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine, singular - day",
"*yizrəʿeʾl*": "proper noun - Jezreel"
},
"variants": {
"*wəniqbəṣû*": "and they will be gathered/assembled/joined together",
"*bənê*": "sons/children/descendants",
"*yaḥdāw*": "together/united/as one",
"*wəśāmû*": "and they will set/appoint/establish",
"*rōʾš*": "head/leader/chief",
"*ʾeḥād*": "one/single/united",
"*wəʿālû*": "and they will go up/ascend/come up",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "land/earth/ground/country",
"*gādôl*": "great/large/important",
"*yôm*": "day/time/moment",
"*yizrəʿeʾl*": "Jezreel (meaning 'God sows/plants')"
}
}