16{
"verseID": "Exodus.2.16",
"source": "וּלְכֹהֵ֥ן מִדְיָ֖ן שֶׁ֣בַע בָּנ֑וֹת וַתָּבֹ֣אנָה וַתִּדְלֶ֗נָה וַתְּמַלֶּ֙אנָה֙ אֶת־הָ֣רְהָטִ֔ים לְהַשְׁק֖וֹת צֹ֥אן אֲבִיהֶֽן׃",
"text": "*ûləḵōhēn midyān šebaʿ bānôt wa-ttābōʾnâ wa-ttidlenâ wa-təmalleʾnâ ʾet-hārəhāṭîm ləhašqôt ṣōʾn ʾăbîhen*",
"grammar": {
"*ûləḵōhēn*": "conjunction + preposition + masculine singular noun - and to the priest of",
"*midyān*": "proper noun - Midian",
"*šebaʿ*": "cardinal number - seven",
"*bānôt*": "feminine plural noun - daughters",
"*wa-ttābōʾnâ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine plural - and they came",
"*wa-ttidlenâ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine plural - and drew water",
"*wa-təmalleʾnâ*": "waw consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd feminine plural - and filled",
"*ʾet-hārəhāṭîm*": "direct object marker + definite article + masculine plural noun - the troughs",
"*ləhašqôt*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to water/give drink to",
"*ṣōʾn*": "feminine singular collective noun - flock",
"*ʾăbîhen*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd feminine plural suffix - their father"
},
"variants": {
"*kōhēn*": "priest/minister",
"*bānôt*": "daughters",
"*tābōʾnâ*": "came/arrived",
"*tidlenâ*": "drew water",
"*təmalleʾnâ*": "filled",
"*rəhāṭîm*": "troughs/water channels",
"*hašqôt*": "to water/to give drink",
"*ṣōʾn*": "flock/sheep and goats",
"*ʾāb*": "father"
}
}
17{
"verseID": "Exodus.2.17",
"source": "וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ הָרֹעִ֖ים וַיְגָרְשׁ֑וּם וַיָּ֤קָם מֹשֶׁה֙ וַיּ֣וֹשִׁעָ֔ן וַיַּ֖שְׁקְ אֶת־צֹאנָֽם׃",
"text": "*wa-yyābōʾû hārōʿîm wa-yəgārəšûm wa-yyāqām mōšeh wa-yyôšiʿān wa-yyašq ʾet-ṣōʾnām*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yyābōʾû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and came",
"*hārōʿîm*": "definite article + qal participle, masculine plural - the shepherds",
"*wa-yəgārəšûm*": "waw consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + 3rd feminine plural suffix - and drove them away",
"*wa-yyāqām*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and arose/stood up",
"*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses",
"*wa-yyôšiʿān*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd feminine plural suffix - and helped/saved them",
"*wa-yyašq*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and watered",
"*ʾet-ṣōʾnām*": "direct object marker + feminine singular collective noun + 3rd feminine plural suffix - their flock"
},
"variants": {
"*yābōʾû*": "came/arrived",
"*rōʿîm*": "shepherds/herdsmen",
"*yəgārəšûm*": "drove them away/expelled them",
"*yāqām*": "arose/stood up",
"*yôšiʿān*": "helped them/saved them/delivered them",
"*yašq*": "watered/gave drink to",
"*ṣōʾn*": "flock/sheep and goats"
}
}
18{
"verseID": "Exodus.2.18",
"source": "וַתָּבֹ֕אנָה אֶל־רְעוּאֵ֖ל אֲבִיהֶ֑ן וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מַדּ֛וּעַ מִהַרְתֶּ֥ן בֹּ֖א הַיּֽוֹם׃",
"text": "*wa-ttābōʾnâ ʾel-rəʿûʾēl ʾăbîhen wa-yōʾmer maddûaʿ mihartem bōʾ hayyôm*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-ttābōʾnâ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine plural - and came",
"*ʾel-rəʿûʾēl*": "preposition + proper noun - to Reuel",
"*ʾăbîhen*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd feminine plural suffix - their father",
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and said",
"*maddûaʿ*": "interrogative adverb - why",
"*mihartem*": "piel perfect, 2nd feminine plural - you hurried",
"*bōʾ*": "qal infinitive construct - to come",
"*hayyôm*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - today/this day"
},
"variants": {
"*tābōʾnâ*": "came/arrived",
"*rəʿûʾēl*": "Reuel [also known as Jethro]",
"*ʾāb*": "father",
"*yōʾmer*": "said/spoke",
"*maddûaʿ*": "why/for what reason",
"*mihartem*": "you hurried/you hastened",
"*bōʾ*": "to come/to arrive",
"*yôm*": "day/today"
}
}
19{
"verseID": "Exodus.2.19",
"source": "וַתֹּאמַ֕רְןָ אִ֣ישׁ מִצְרִ֔י הִצִּילָ֖נוּ מִיַּ֣ד הָרֹעִ֑ים וְגַם־דָּלֹ֤ה דָלָה֙ לָ֔נוּ וַיַּ֖שְׁקְ אֶת־הַצֹּֽאן׃",
"text": "*wa-ttōʾmarnâ ʾîš miṣrî hiṣṣîlānû miyyad hārōʿîm wəgam-dālōh dālâ lānû wa-yyašq ʾet-haṣṣōʾn*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-ttōʾmarnâ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine plural - and they said",
"*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man",
"*miṣrî*": "masculine singular adjective - Egyptian",
"*hiṣṣîlānû*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st common plural suffix - delivered us",
"*miyyad*": "preposition + construct state - from the hand of",
"*hārōʿîm*": "definite article + qal participle, masculine plural - the shepherds",
"*wəgam*": "conjunction + adverb - and also",
"*dālōh*": "qal infinitive absolute - drawing",
"*dālâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he drew",
"*lānû*": "preposition + 1st common plural suffix - for us",
"*wa-yyašq*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and watered",
"*ʾet-haṣṣōʾn*": "direct object marker + definite article + feminine singular collective noun - the flock"
},
"variants": {
"*tōʾmarnâ*": "they said/they told",
"*ʾîš*": "man/person",
"*miṣrî*": "Egyptian",
"*hiṣṣîlānû*": "delivered us/rescued us/saved us",
"*yad*": "hand/power",
"*rōʿîm*": "shepherds/herdsmen",
"*dālōh dālâ*": "indeed drew/surely drew [emphatic construction]",
"*yašq*": "watered/gave drink to",
"*ṣōʾn*": "flock/sheep and goats"
}
}