4{
"verseID": "Ezekiel.17.4",
"source": "אֵ֛ת רֹ֥אשׁ יְנִֽיקוֹתָ֖יו קָטָ֑ף וַיְבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙ אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן בְּעִ֥יר רֹכְלִ֖ים שָׂמֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*ʾēt* *rōʾš* *yənîqôtāyw* *qāṭāp* and *wayəbîʾēhû* unto-*ʾereṣ* *Kənaʿan* in-*ʿîr* *rōkəlîm* *śāmô*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*rōʾš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - top/head of",
"*yənîqôtāyw*": "noun, feminine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its young shoots/twigs",
"*qāṭāp*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - plucked/cropped off",
"*wayəbîʾēhû*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw-consecutive + 3rd masculine singular suffix - brought/carried it",
"*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of",
"*Kənaʿan*": "proper noun - Canaan",
"*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular construct - city of",
"*rōkəlîm*": "noun, masculine plural - merchants/traders",
"*śāmô*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - placed/set it"
},
"variants": {
"*rōʾš*": "top/head/summit",
"*yənîqôtāyw*": "young shoots/twigs/tender branches",
"*qāṭāp*": "plucked/cropped off/picked",
"*rōkəlîm*": "merchants/traders/dealers"
}
}
5{
"verseID": "Ezekiel.17.5",
"source": "וַיִּקַּח֙ מִזֶּ֣רַע הָאָ֔רֶץ וַֽיִתְּנֵ֖הוּ בִּשְׂדֵה־זָ֑רַע קָ֚ח עַל־מַ֣יִם רַבִּ֔ים צַפְצָפָ֖ה שָׂמֽוֹ׃",
"text": "And *wayyiqqaḥ* from *zeraʿ* the *ʾāreṣ* and *wayyitənēhû* in *śədēh*-*zāraʿ* *qāḥ* upon-*mayim* *rabbîm* *ṣapṣāpâ* *śāmô*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyiqqaḥ*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw-consecutive - took/received",
"*zeraʿ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - seed of",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "definite noun, feminine singular - land/earth",
"*wayyitənēhû*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw-consecutive + 3rd masculine singular suffix - placed/put it",
"*śədēh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - field of",
"*zāraʿ*": "noun, masculine singular - seed/sowing",
"*qāḥ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular or imperative - took/placed/he took",
"*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - waters",
"*rabbîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - many/great",
"*ṣapṣāpâ*": "noun, feminine singular - willow/water plant",
"*śāmô*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - placed/set it"
},
"variants": {
"*zeraʿ*": "seed/offspring/descendant",
"*śədēh*": "field/open country",
"*zāraʿ*": "seed/sowing/planting",
"*qāḥ*": "took/placed/take (possibly imperative)",
"*ṣapṣāpâ*": "willow/water plant/marshy plant"
}
}
6{
"verseID": "Ezekiel.17.6",
"source": "וַיִּצְמַ֡ח וַיְהִי֩ לְגֶ֨פֶן סֹרַ֜חַת שִׁפְלַ֣ת קוֹמָ֗ה לִפְנ֤וֹת דָּלִיּוֹתָיו֙ אֵלָ֔יו וְשָׁרָשָׁ֖יו תַּחְתָּ֣יו יִֽהְי֑וּ וַתְּהִ֣י לְגֶ֔פֶן וַתַּ֣עַשׂ בַּדִּ֔ים וַתְּשַׁלַּ֖ח פֹּארֽוֹת׃",
"text": "And *wayyiṣmaḥ* and *wayəhî* to *gepen* *sōraḥat* *šiplat* *qômâ* to *lipnôt* *dāliyyôtāyw* unto him and *wəšārāšāyw* beneath him *yihyû* and *wattəhî* to *gepen* and *wattaʿaś* *baddîm* and *wattəšallaḥ* *pōʾrôt*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyiṣmaḥ*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw-consecutive - sprouted/grew",
"*wayəhî*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw-consecutive - became/was",
"*gepen*": "noun, feminine singular - vine",
"*sōraḥat*": "qal participle feminine singular - spreading/stretching",
"*šiplat*": "adjective, feminine singular construct - low/short of",
"*qômâ*": "noun, feminine singular - height/stature",
"*lipnôt*": "qal infinitive construct with preposition - to turn/face",
"*dāliyyôtāyw*": "noun, feminine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its branches",
"*wəšārāšāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and its roots",
"*yihyû*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - were/would be",
"*wattəhî*": "qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular with waw-consecutive - became/was",
"*wattaʿaś*": "qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular with waw-consecutive - made/produced",
"*baddîm*": "noun, masculine plural - branches/shoots",
"*wattəšallaḥ*": "piel imperfect 3rd feminine singular with waw-consecutive - sent forth/extended",
"*pōʾrôt*": "noun, feminine plural - boughs/branches"
},
"variants": {
"*sōraḥat*": "spreading/stretching/trailing",
"*šiplat*": "low/short/humble",
"*lipnôt*": "to turn/face/be directed toward",
"*dāliyyôtāyw*": "branches/tendrils/shoots",
"*baddîm*": "branches/shoots/stems",
"*pōʾrôt*": "boughs/branches/foliage"
}
}