26{
"verseID": "Ezekiel.21.26",
"source": "כִּֽי־עָמַ֨ד מֶלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֜ל אֶל־אֵ֣ם הַדֶּ֗רֶךְ בְּרֹ֛אשׁ שְׁנֵ֥י הַדְּרָכִ֖ים לִקְסָם־קָ֑סֶם קִלְקַ֤ל בַּֽחִצִּים֙ שָׁאַ֣ל בַּתְּרָפִ֔ים רָאָ֖ה בַּכָּבֵֽד",
"text": "*kî*-*ʿāmad* *melek*-*bābel* *ʾel*-*ʾēm* *hadderek* *bərōʾš* *šənê* *haddərākîm* *liqsām*-*qāsem* *qilqal* *baḥiṣṣîm* *šāʾal* *battərāpîm* *rāʾâ* *bakkābēd*",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*ʿāmad*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he stood",
"*melek*-*bābel*": "construct phrase - king of Babylon",
"*ʾel*-*ʾēm*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - at the mother of",
"*hadderek*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the way/road",
"*bərōʾš*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - at the head of",
"*šənê*": "numeral, masculine dual construct - two of",
"*haddərākîm*": "definite article + noun, feminine plural - the ways/roads",
"*liqsām*-*qāsem*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct + noun, masculine singular - to divine divination",
"*qilqal*": "pilpel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he shook/rattled",
"*baḥiṣṣîm*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - with the arrows",
"*šāʾal*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he inquired",
"*battərāpîm*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - by the teraphim/household idols",
"*rāʾâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he looked at",
"*bakkābēd*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - at the liver"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿāmad*": "stood/remained/positioned himself",
"*ʾēm*": "mother/junction/crossroad",
"*hadderek*": "the way/the road/the path",
"*bərōʾš*": "at head of/at beginning of/at top of",
"*qilqal*": "shook/rattled/moved quickly",
"*baḥiṣṣîm*": "with arrows/by arrows/through arrows",
"*šāʾal*": "inquired/consulted/asked",
"*battərāpîm*": "by the teraphim/by household idols/by divine images",
"*rāʾâ*": "looked at/observed/inspected",
"*bakkābēd*": "at the liver/by the liver/through liver examination"
}
}
27{
"verseID": "Ezekiel.21.27",
"source": "בִּֽימִינ֞וֹ הָיָ֣ה ׀ הַקֶּ֣סֶם יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם לָשׂ֤וּם כָּרִים֙ לִפְתֹּ֤חַ פֶּה֙ בְּרֶ֔צַח לְהָרִ֥ים ק֖וֹל בִּתְרוּעָ֑ה לָשׂ֤וּם כָּרִים֙ עַל־שְׁעָרִ֔ים לִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ סֹלְלָ֖ה לִבְנ֥וֹת דָּיֵֽק",
"text": "*bîmînô* *hāyâ* *haqqesem* *yərûšālaim* *lāśûm* *kārîm* *liptōaḥ* *peh* *bereṣaḥ* *ləhārîm* *qôl* *bitrûʿâ* *lāśûm* *kārîm* *ʿal*-*šəʿārîm* *lišpōk* *sōləlâ* *libnôt* *dāyēq*",
"grammar": {
"*bîmînô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his right hand",
"*hāyâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - was",
"*haqqesem*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the divination",
"*yərûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem",
"*lāśûm*": "qal infinitive construct + preposition - to place",
"*kārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - battering rams",
"*liptōaḥ*": "qal infinitive construct + preposition - to open",
"*peh*": "noun, masculine singular - mouth",
"*bereṣaḥ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - with slaughter",
"*ləhārîm*": "hiphil infinitive construct + preposition - to raise",
"*qôl*": "noun, masculine singular - voice",
"*bitrûʿâ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - with shouting",
"*lāśûm*": "qal infinitive construct + preposition - to place",
"*kārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - battering rams",
"*ʿal*-*šəʿārîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - against gates",
"*lišpōk*": "qal infinitive construct + preposition - to pour",
"*sōləlâ*": "noun, feminine singular - siege mound",
"*libnôt*": "qal infinitive construct + preposition - to build",
"*dāyēq*": "noun, masculine singular - siege wall"
},
"variants": {
"*bîmînô*": "in his right hand/on his right side",
"*haqqesem*": "the divination/the oracle/the lot",
"*lāśûm*": "to place/to set/to put",
"*kārîm*": "battering rams/siege engines",
"*liptōaḥ*": "to open/to begin/to release",
"*peh*": "mouth/opening/speech",
"*bereṣaḥ*": "with slaughter/with murder/with violence",
"*ləhārîm*": "to raise/to lift up/to exalt",
"*qôl*": "voice/sound/noise",
"*bitrûʿâ*": "with shouting/with war cry/with trumpet blast",
"*sōləlâ*": "siege mound/siege ramp/embankment",
"*dāyēq*": "siege wall/fortification/bulwark"
}
}