1{
"verseID": "Exodus.1.1",
"source": "וְאֵ֗לֶּה שְׁמוֹת֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הַבָּאִ֖ים מִצְרָ֑יְמָה אֵ֣ת יַעֲקֹ֔ב אִ֥ישׁ וּבֵית֖וֹ בָּֽאוּ׃",
"text": "And *ʾēlleh* *šəmôt* *bənê* *yiśrāʾēl* the ones *bāʾîm* *miṣrāyəmāh* *ʾēt* *yaʿăqōb* *ʾîš* and *bêtô* they *bāʾû*",
"grammar": {
"וְאֵ֗לֶּה": "conjunction *wə-* + demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural - 'and these'",
"*šəmôt*": "noun, masculine plural construct - 'names of'",
"*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - 'sons of'",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - 'Israel'",
"הַבָּאִ֖ים": "definite article + participle, masculine plural, Qal - 'the ones coming/who came'",
"*miṣrāyəmāh*": "proper noun with directional *-āh* suffix - 'to Egypt'",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun - 'Jacob'",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - 'man'",
"וּבֵית֖וֹ": "conjunction *wə-* + noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'and his house/household'",
"*bāʾû*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - 'they came'"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾēlleh*": "these",
"*šəmôt*": "names",
"*bənê*": "sons of",
"*bāʾîm*": "coming, entering, arriving",
"*miṣrāyəmāh*": "to Egypt (with directional emphasis)",
"*ʾîš*": "man, each one",
"*bêtô*": "his house, his household, his family",
"*bāʾû*": "they came, they entered"
}
}
2{
"verseID": "Exodus.1.2",
"source": "רְאוּבֵ֣ן שִׁמְע֔וֹן לֵוִ֖י וִיהוּדָֽה׃",
"text": "*rəʾûbēn* *šimʿôn* *lēwî* and *yəhûdāh*",
"grammar": {
"*rəʾûbēn*": "proper noun - name of Jacob's son",
"*šimʿôn*": "proper noun - name of Jacob's son",
"*lēwî*": "proper noun - name of Jacob's son",
"וִיהוּדָֽה": "conjunction *wə-* + proper noun - 'and Judah'"
},
"variants": {
"*rəʾûbēn*": "Reuben (lit. 'see, a son')",
"*šimʿôn*": "Simeon (lit. 'hearing')",
"*lēwî*": "Levi (lit. 'joined')",
"*yəhûdāh*": "Judah (lit. 'praise')"
}
}
3{
"verseID": "Exodus.1.3",
"source": "יִשָּׂשכָ֥ר זְבוּלֻ֖ן וּבְנְיָמִֽן׃",
"text": "*yiśśāśkār* *zəbûlun* and *bənyāmin*",
"grammar": {
"*yiśśāśkār*": "proper noun - name of Jacob's son",
"*zəbûlun*": "proper noun - name of Jacob's son",
"וּבְנְיָמִֽן": "conjunction *wə-* + proper noun - 'and Benjamin'"
},
"variants": {
"*yiśśāśkār*": "Issachar (lit. 'there is reward')",
"*zəbûlun*": "Zebulun (lit. 'dwelling')",
"*bənyāmin*": "Benjamin (lit. 'son of the right hand')"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "Exodus.1.4",
"source": "דָּ֥ן וְנַפְתָּלִ֖י גָּ֥ד וְאָשֵֽׁר׃",
"text": "*dān* and *nap̄tālî* *gād* and *ʾāšēr*",
"grammar": {
"*dān*": "proper noun - name of Jacob's son",
"וְנַפְתָּלִ֖י": "conjunction *wə-* + proper noun - 'and Naphtali'",
"*gād*": "proper noun - name of Jacob's son",
"וְאָשֵֽׁר": "conjunction *wə-* + proper noun - 'and Asher'"
},
"variants": {
"*dān*": "Dan (lit. 'judge')",
"*nap̄tālî*": "Naphtali (lit. 'my wrestling')",
"*gād*": "Gad (lit. 'fortune')",
"*ʾāšēr*": "Asher (lit. 'happy')"
}
}
5{
"verseID": "Exodus.1.5",
"source": "וֽ͏ַיְהִ֗י כָּל־נֶ֛פֶשׁ יֹצְאֵ֥י יֶֽרֶךְ־יַעֲקֹ֖ב שִׁבְעִ֣ים נָ֑פֶשׁ וְיוֹסֵ֖ף הָיָ֥ה בְמִצְרָֽיִם׃",
"text": "And *way-hî* all *nep̄eš* *yōṣʾê* *yereḵ*-*yaʿăqōb* *šibʿîm* *nāp̄eš* and *yôsēp̄* *hāyâ* in *miṣrāyim*",
"grammar": {
"וֽ͏ַיְהִ֗י": "conjunction *wə-* + verb, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular, vav-consecutive - 'and it was'",
"כָּל־נֶ֛פֶשׁ": "construct *kol* + noun, feminine singular - 'all souls/persons'",
"*yōṣʾê*": "participle, masculine plural construct, Qal - 'coming out of'",
"יֶֽרֶךְ־יַעֲקֹ֖ב": "noun, feminine singular construct + proper noun - 'thigh/loins of Jacob'",
"*šibʿîm*": "cardinal number - 'seventy'",
"*nāp̄eš*": "noun, feminine singular - 'soul/person'",
"וְיוֹסֵ֖ף": "conjunction *wə-* + proper noun - 'and Joseph'",
"*hāyâ*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'was'",
"בְמִצְרָֽיִם": "preposition *bə-* + proper noun - 'in Egypt'"
},
"variants": {
"*way-hî*": "and it was, and it came to pass",
"*nep̄eš*": "soul, person, life, being",
"*yōṣʾê*": "ones coming out of, descendants of",
"*yereḵ*": "thigh, loins, reproductive organs",
"*šibʿîm*": "seventy",
"*hāyâ*": "was, existed, happened"
}
}