7{
"verseID": "Zephaniah.2.7",
"source": "וְהָ֣יָה חֶ֗בֶל לִשְׁאֵרִ֛ית בֵּ֥ית יְהוּדָ֖ה עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם יִרְע֑וּן בְּבָתֵּ֣י אַשְׁקְל֗וֹן בָּעֶ֙רֶב֙ יִרְבָּצ֔וּן כִּ֧י יִפְקְדֵ֛ם יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם וְשָׁ֥ב שְׁבִיתָֽם׃",
"text": "And-*hāyâ ḥeḇel lišəʾērîth bêth yəhûdâ ʿălêhem yirʿûn bəḇāttê ʾašqəlôn bāʿereḇ yirbāṣûn kî yip̄qədēm YHWH ʾĕlōhêhem wəšāḇ šəḇîthām*",
"grammar": {
"*hāyâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and will be",
"*ḥeḇel*": "noun, masculine singular - region/district",
"*lišəʾērîth*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - for the remnant of",
"*bêth*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of",
"*yəhûdâ*": "proper noun - Judah",
"*ʿălêhem*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - upon them",
"*yirʿûn*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural (paragogic nun) - they will feed/they will pasture",
"*bəḇāttê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - in houses of",
"*ʾašqəlôn*": "proper noun - Ashkelon",
"*bāʿereḇ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with definite article - in the evening",
"*yirbāṣûn*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural (paragogic nun) - they will lie down",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because/when",
"*yip̄qədēm*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - he will visit them",
"*ʾĕlōhêhem*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their God",
"*wəšāḇ*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he will return",
"*šəḇîthām*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their captivity"
},
"variants": {
"*lišəʾērîth*": "for the remnant/for those remaining",
"*yirʿûn*": "they will feed/they will pasture/they will shepherd",
"*yirbāṣûn*": "they will lie down/they will rest",
"*yip̄qədēm*": "he will visit them/he will attend to them/he will care for them",
"*šəḇîthām*": "their captivity/their fortunes/their restoration"
}
}
8{
"verseID": "Zephaniah.2.8",
"source": "שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ חֶרְפַּ֣ת מוֹאָ֔ב וְגִדּוּפֵ֖י בְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֑וֹן אֲשֶׁ֤ר חֵֽרְפוּ֙ אֶת־עַמִּ֔י וַיַּגְדִּ֖ילוּ עַל־גְּבוּלָֽם׃",
"text": "*šāmaʿtî ḥerppath môʾāḇ wəḡiddûp̄ê bənê ʿammôn ʾăšer ḥērp̄û ʾeth-ʿammî wayyaḡdîlû ʿal-gəḇûlām*",
"grammar": {
"*šāmaʿtî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have heard",
"*ḥerppath*": "noun, feminine singular construct - reproach of/taunt of",
"*môʾāḇ*": "proper noun - Moab",
"*wəḡiddûp̄ê*": "noun, masculine plural construct with waw conjunction - and revilings of",
"*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of/children of",
"*ʿammôn*": "proper noun - Ammon",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/who/that",
"*ḥērp̄û*": "piel perfect, 3rd person plural - they have reproached/taunted",
"*ʾeth-ʿammî*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my people",
"*wayyaḡdîlû*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with waw consecutive - and they magnified themselves",
"*ʿal-gəḇûlām*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - against their border"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥerppath*": "reproach/taunt/insult",
"*ḡiddûp̄ê*": "revilings/insults/taunts",
"*ḥērp̄û*": "reproached/taunted/insulted",
"*wayyaḡdîlû*": "they magnified themselves/they boasted/they made themselves great",
"*gəḇûlām*": "their border/their territory/their boundary"
}
}
9{
"verseID": "Zephaniah.2.9",
"source": "לָכֵ֣ן חַי־אָ֡נִי נְאֻם֩ יְהוָ֨ה צְבָא֜וֹת אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כִּֽי־מוֹאָ֞ב כִּסְדֹ֤ם תִּֽהְיֶה֙ וּבְנֵ֤י עַמּוֹן֙ כַּֽעֲמֹרָ֔ה מִמְשַׁ֥ק חָר֛וּל וּמִכְרֵה־מֶ֥לַח וּשְׁמָמָ֖ה עַד־עוֹלָ֑ם שְׁאֵרִ֤ית עַמִּי֙ יְבָזּ֔וּם וְיֶ֥תֶר גּוֹיִ֖י יִנְחָלֽוּם׃",
"text": "Therefore *ḥay-ʾānî nəʾum YHWH ṣəḇāʾôth ʾĕlōhê yiśrāʾēl kî-môʾāḇ kisdōm tihyeh ûḇənê ʿammôn kaʿămōrâ mimšaq ḥārûl ûmiḵrē-melaḥ ûšəmāmâ ʿad-ʿôlām šəʾērîth ʿammî yəḇāzzûm wəyeter gôyî yinḥālûm*",
"grammar": {
"*ḥay-ʾānî*": "adjective + 1st person singular independent pronoun - as I live",
"*nəʾum*": "noun, masculine singular construct - declaration of",
"*ṣəḇāʾôth*": "noun, masculine plural - of hosts",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - God of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*kî-môʾāḇ*": "conjunction + proper noun - that Moab",
"*kisdōm*": "preposition + proper noun - like Sodom",
"*tihyeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - will be",
"*ûḇənê*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct - and sons of",
"*ʿammôn*": "proper noun - Ammon",
"*kaʿămōrâ*": "preposition + proper noun - like Gomorrah",
"*mimšaq*": "noun, masculine singular - possession of",
"*ḥārûl*": "noun, masculine singular - nettles",
"*ûmiḵrē-melaḥ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct + noun - and pit of salt",
"*ûšəmāmâ*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and desolation",
"*ʿad-ʿôlām*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - forever",
"*šəʾērîth*": "noun, feminine singular construct - remnant of",
"*ʿammî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my people",
"*yəḇāzzûm*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - they will plunder them",
"*wəyeter*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and remainder of",
"*gôyî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my nation",
"*yinḥālûm*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - they will inherit them"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥay-ʾānî*": "as I live/by my life",
"*ṣəḇāʾôth*": "of hosts/of armies",
"*mimšaq*": "possession/breeding place",
"*ḥārûl*": "nettles/weeds/thorns",
"*miḵrē-melaḥ*": "pit of salt/salt mine",
"*šəmāmâ*": "desolation/waste/desert",
"*yəḇāzzûm*": "plunder them/spoil them/take as prey",
"*yinḥālûm*": "inherit them/possess them/take as possession"
}
}
10{
"verseID": "Zephaniah.2.10",
"source": "זֹ֥את לָהֶ֖ם תַּ֣חַת גְּאוֹנָ֑ם כִּ֤י חֵֽרְפוּ֙ וַיַּגְדִּ֔לוּ עַל־עַ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃",
"text": "This *lāhem taḥath gəʾônām kî ḥērp̄û wayyaḡdîlû ʿal-ʿam YHWH ṣəḇāʾôth*",
"grammar": {
"*zōʾth*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this",
"*lāhem*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them/for them",
"*taḥath*": "preposition - under/instead of/because of",
"*gəʾônām*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their pride",
"*kî*": "conjunction - because/for/that",
"*ḥērp̄û*": "piel perfect, 3rd person plural - they have reproached/taunted",
"*wayyaḡdîlû*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with waw consecutive - and magnified themselves",
"*ʿal-ʿam*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - against people of",
"*ṣəḇāʾôth*": "noun, masculine plural - of hosts"
},
"variants": {
"*lāhem*": "to them/for them/against them",
"*taḥath*": "because of/instead of/in return for",
"*gəʾônām*": "their pride/their arrogance/their insolence",
"*ḥērp̄û*": "reproached/taunted/insulted",
"*wayyaḡdîlû*": "magnified themselves/boasted/made themselves great"
}
}