12{
"verseID": "Genesis.37.12",
"source": "וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ אֶחָ֑יו לִרְע֛וֹת אֶׄתׄ־צֹ֥אן אֲבִיהֶ֖ם בִּשְׁכֶֽם׃",
"text": "And *wə-yēləḵû* his *ʾeḥāyw* *lirʿôṯ* *ʾeṯ*-*ṣōʾn* their *ʾăḇîhem* in *šəḵem*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yēləḵû*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they went'",
"*ʾeḥāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his brothers'",
"*lirʿôṯ*": "preposition with qal infinitive construct - 'to shepherd/tend'",
"*ṣōʾn*": "noun, common singular - 'flock/sheep'",
"*ʾăḇîhem*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - 'their father'",
"*šəḵem*": "proper noun - 'Shechem'"
},
"variants": {
"*lirʿôṯ*": "to shepherd/to pasture/to tend"
}
}
13{
"verseID": "Genesis.37.13",
"source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶל־יוֹסֵ֗ף הֲל֤וֹא אַחֶ֙יךָ֙ רֹעִ֣ים בִּשְׁכֶ֔ם לְכָ֖ה וְאֶשְׁלָחֲךָ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וַיֹּ֥אמֶר ל֖וֹ הִנֵּֽנִי׃",
"text": "And *wə-yōʾmer* *yiśrāʾēl* to-*yôsēp̄*: Are not your *ʾaḥêḵā* *rōʿîm* in *šəḵem*? *ləḵâ* and *wə-ʾešlāḥăḵā* to them. And *wə-yōʾmer* to him: *hinnēnî*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he said'",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Israel'",
"*ʾaḥêḵā*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'your brothers'",
"*rōʿîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - 'shepherding/tending'",
"*šəḵem*": "proper noun - 'Shechem'",
"*ləḵâ*": "imperative 2nd masculine singular - 'go/come'",
"*wə-ʾešlāḥăḵā*": "waw-conjunctive with imperfect 1st common singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'and I will send you'",
"*hinnēnî*": "demonstrative particle with 1st common singular suffix - 'here I am/behold me'"
},
"variants": {
"*hinnēnî*": "here I am/behold me/I am ready"
}
}
14{
"verseID": "Genesis.37.14",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ לֶךְ־נָ֨א רְאֵ֜ה אֶת־שְׁל֤וֹם אַחֶ֙יךָ֙ וְאֶת־שְׁל֣וֹם הַצֹּ֔אן וַהֲשִׁבֵ֖נִי דָּבָ֑ר וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֙הוּ֙ מֵעֵ֣מֶק חֶבְר֔וֹן וַיָּבֹ֖א שְׁכֶֽמָה׃",
"text": "And *wə-yōʾmer* to him: *leḵ*-*nāʾ* *rəʾê* *ʾeṯ*-*šəlôm* your *ʾaḥêḵā* and *ʾeṯ*-*šəlôm* the *ha-ṣṣōʾn* and *wa-hăšîḇênî* *dāḇār*; and *wə-yišlāḥêhû* from *mē-ʿēmeq* *ḥeḇrôn* and *wə-yāḇōʾ* *šəḵēmâ*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he said'",
"*leḵ*": "imperative 2nd masculine singular - 'go'",
"*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - 'please'",
"*rəʾê*": "imperative 2nd masculine singular - 'see/look'",
"*šəlôm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'welfare/well-being of'",
"*ʾaḥêḵā*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'your brothers'",
"*ha-ṣṣōʾn*": "definite article with noun, common singular - 'the flock'",
"*wa-hăšîḇênî*": "waw-conjunctive with hiphil imperative 2nd masculine singular with 1st common singular suffix - 'and bring back to me'",
"*dāḇār*": "noun, masculine singular - 'word/report'",
"*wə-yišlāḥêhû*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'and he sent him'",
"*mē-ʿēmeq*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular construct - 'from the valley of'",
"*ḥeḇrôn*": "proper noun - 'Hebron'",
"*wə-yāḇōʾ*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he came'",
"*šəḵēmâ*": "proper noun with directional heh - 'to Shechem'"
},
"variants": {
"*šəlôm*": "welfare/peace/well-being/condition",
"*hăšîḇênî* *dāḇār*": "bring me back word/return to me a report"
}
}
15{
"verseID": "Genesis.37.15",
"source": "וַיִּמְצָאֵ֣הוּ אִ֔ישׁ וְהִנֵּ֥ה תֹעֶ֖ה בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה וַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֧הוּ הָאִ֛ישׁ לֵאמֹ֖ר מַה־תְּבַקֵּֽשׁ׃",
"text": "And *wə-yimṣāʾēhû* *ʾîš* and *wə-hinnê* *tōʿê* in the *ba-śśāḏê*; and *wə-yišʾālēhû* the *hā-ʾîš* *lēʾmōr*: What-*təḇaqqēš*?",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yimṣāʾēhû*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'and he found him'",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - 'man'",
"*wə-hinnê*": "conjunction with demonstrative particle - 'and behold'",
"*tōʿê*": "qal participle, masculine singular - 'wandering/going astray'",
"*ba-śśāḏê*": "preposition with definite article and noun, masculine singular - 'in the field'",
"*wə-yišʾālēhû*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'and he asked him'",
"*hā-ʾîš*": "definite article with noun, masculine singular - 'the man'",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition with qal infinitive construct - 'saying'",
"*təḇaqqēš*": "piel imperfect 2nd masculine singular - 'you seek'"
},
"variants": {
"*tōʿê*": "wandering/going astray/lost"
}
}