2 Kgs 25:1-4 : 1 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.25.1",
"source": "וַיְהִי֩ בִשְׁנַ֨ת הַתְּשִׁיעִ֜ית לְמָלְכ֗וֹ בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִי֮ בֶּעָשׂ֣וֹר לַחֹדֶשׁ֒ בָּ֠א נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֨ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֜ל ה֧וּא וְכָל־חֵיל֛וֹ עַל־יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם וַיִּ֣חַן עָלֶ֑יהָ וַיִּבְנ֥וּ עָלֶ֛יהָ דָּיֵ֖ק סָבִֽיב׃",
"text": "*wə-yəhî* in *šānâ* the *təšîʿît* to *mālak* his in *ḥōdeš* the *ʿaśîrî* in *ʿāśôr* to *ḥōdeš*, *bôʾ* *nəḇūḵaḏneʾṣṣar* *melek* *bāḇel* he and all *ḥayil* his against *yərûšālayim* and *ḥānâ* against her and *bānâ* against her *dāyēq* around.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yəhî*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it came to pass",
"*šānâ*": "construct state, feminine singular - year",
"*təšîʿît*": "ordinal number, feminine singular - ninth",
"*mālak*": "infinitive construct with lamed + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to reign/rule his",
"*ḥōdeš*": "noun, masculine singular - month",
"*ʿaśîrî*": "ordinal number, masculine singular - tenth",
"*ʿāśôr*": "noun, masculine singular - tenth (day)",
"*bôʾ*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - came",
"*nəḇūḵaḏneʾṣṣar*": "proper noun - Nebuchadnezzar",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of",
"*bāḇel*": "proper noun - Babylon",
"*ḥayil*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - army/force his",
"*yərûšālayim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem",
"*ḥānâ*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - encamped/laid siege",
"*bānâ*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - built",
"*dāyēq*": "noun, masculine singular - siege wall/bulwark"
},
"variants": {
"*wə-yəhî*": "and it happened/came to pass/became",
"*bôʾ*": "came/arrived/entered",
"*ḥānâ*": "encamped/pitched camp/besieged",
"*dāyēq*": "siege wall/bulwark/mound/watchtower"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.25.2",
"source": "וַתָּבֹ֥א הָעִ֖יר בַּמָּצ֑וֹר עַ֚ד עַשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃",
"text": "*wə-tāḇōʾ* the *ʿîr* in the *māṣôr* until *ʿaštê* *ʿeśrê* *šānâ* to the *melek* *ṣidqîyāhû*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-tāḇōʾ*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and came/entered",
"*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the city",
"*māṣôr*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the siege",
"*ʿaštê*": "cardinal number, feminine construct - eleven [lit: one-ten]",
"*ʿeśrê*": "cardinal number, feminine - ten",
"*šānâ*": "noun, feminine singular - year",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the king",
"*ṣidqîyāhû*": "proper noun - Zedekiah"
},
"variants": {
"*wə-tāḇōʾ*": "and it came/entered/was brought",
"*māṣôr*": "siege/distress/blockade",
"*ʿaštê* *ʿeśrê*": "eleventh"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.25.3",
"source": "בְּתִשְׁעָ֣ה לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ וַיֶּחֱזַ֥ק הָרָעָ֖ב בָּעִ֑יר וְלֹא־הָ֥יָה לֶ֖חֶם לְעַ֥ם הָאָֽרֶץ׃",
"text": "In *tišʿâ* to the *ḥōdeš* *wə-yeḥĕzaq* the *rāʿāḇ* in the *ʿîr* and not *hāyâ* *leḥem* to *ʿam* the *ʾāreṣ*.",
"grammar": {
"*tišʿâ*": "cardinal number, feminine singular - ninth (day)",
"*ḥōdeš*": "noun, masculine singular with preposition and definite article - to the month",
"*wə-yeḥĕzaq*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and grew strong",
"*rāʿāḇ*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the famine",
"*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article and preposition - in the city",
"*hāyâ*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was/existed",
"*leḥem*": "noun, masculine singular - bread/food",
"*ʿam*": "noun, masculine singular construct - people of",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the land"
},
"variants": {
"*yeḥĕzaq*": "became strong/prevailed/intensified",
"*rāʿāḇ*": "famine/hunger",
"*leḥem*": "bread/food/sustenance",
"*ʿam* *hāʾāreṣ*": "people of the land/common people/local inhabitants"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.25.4",
"source": "וַתִּבָּקַ֣ע הָעִ֗יר וְכָל־אַנְשֵׁ֨י הַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה ׀ הַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ דֶּ֜רֶךְ שַׁ֣עַר ׀ בֵּ֣ין הַחֹמֹתַ֗יִם אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־גַּ֣ן הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְכַשְׂדִּ֥ים עַל־הָעִ֖יר סָבִ֑יב וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ דֶּ֥רֶךְ הָעֲרָבָֽה׃",
"text": "*wə-tibbāqaʿ* the *ʿîr* and all *ʾanšê* the *milḥāmâ* the *laylâ* *derek* *šaʿar* between the *ḥōmōtayim* *ʾăšer* upon *gan* the *melek* and *kaśdîm* against the *ʿîr* around, and *yēlek* *derek* the *ʿărāḇâ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-tibbāqaʿ*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd feminine singular, niphal stem - and was broken into/breached",
"*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the city",
"*ʾanšê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - men of",
"*milḥāmâ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the war/battle",
"*laylâ*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the night",
"*derek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - way of/path of",
"*šaʿar*": "noun, masculine singular - gate",
"*ḥōmōtayim*": "noun, feminine dual with definite article - the two walls",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*gan*": "noun, masculine singular - garden",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the king",
"*kaśdîm*": "proper noun, masculine plural - Chaldeans",
"*yēlek*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he went",
"*ʿărāḇâ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the plain/desert"
},
"variants": {
"*tibbāqaʿ*": "was breached/broken through/split open",
"*ʾanšê* *milḥāmâ*": "men of war/fighting men/warriors",
"*ḥōmōtayim*": "double wall/two walls",
"*kaśdîm*": "Chaldeans/Babylonians",
"*ʿărāḇâ*": "plain/desert/Arabah valley"
}
}