18{
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.18",
"source": "אָמְנָ֖ם יְהוָ֑ה הֶחֱרִ֜יבוּ מַלְכֵ֥י אַשּׁ֛וּר אֶת־כָּל־הָאֲרָצ֖וֹת וְאֶת־אַרְצָֽם׃",
"text": "*ʾomnām YHWH*, *heḥĕrîbû malkê ʾaššûr ʾet*-all-the-*ʾărāṣôt wə-ʾet*-*ʾarṣām*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾomnām*": "adverb - truly/indeed",
"*YHWH*": "proper name - the covenant name of God",
"*heḥĕrîbû*": "verb, hiphil perfect 3rd person common plural - they devastated/laid waste",
"*malkê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - kings of",
"*ʾaššûr*": "proper name - Assyria",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾărāṣôt*": "noun, feminine plural - lands/countries",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*ʾarṣām*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3mp suffix - their land"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾomnām*": "truly/indeed/certainly",
"*heḥĕrîbû*": "devastated/laid waste/destroyed",
"*ʾărāṣôt*": "lands/countries/territories",
"*ʾarṣām*": "their land/territory/country"
}
}
19{
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.19",
"source": "וְנָתֹ֥ן אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם בָּאֵ֑שׁ כִּי֩ לֹ֨א אֱלֹהִ֜ים הֵ֗מָּה כִּ֣י אִם־מַעֲשֵׂ֧ה יְדֵֽי־אָדָ֛ם עֵ֥ץ וָאֶ֖בֶן וַֽיְאַבְּדֽוּם׃",
"text": "*wə-nātōn ʾet*-*ʾĕlōhêhem bā-ʾēš*, for no *ʾĕlōhîm* *hēmmāh*, for if-*maʿăśēh yədê*-*ʾādām*, *ʿēṣ wā-ʾeben*, *wayəʾabbədûm*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-nātōn*": "conjunction + verb, qal infinitive absolute - and giving/putting",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾĕlōhêhem*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3mp suffix - their gods",
"*bā-ʾēš*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - in the fire",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - gods/God",
"*hēmmāh*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural - they",
"*maʿăśēh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - work/product of",
"*yədê*": "noun, feminine dual construct - hands of",
"*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/humanity",
"*ʿēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - wood/tree",
"*wā-ʾeben*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and stone",
"*wayəʾabbədûm*": "conjunction + verb, piel imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with 3mp suffix - and they destroyed them"
},
"variants": {
"*nātōn*": "giving/putting/placing",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "gods/God/divine beings",
"*maʿăśēh*": "work/product/handiwork",
"*ʾādām*": "man/humanity/mankind",
"*ʿēṣ*": "wood/tree/timber",
"*ʾeben*": "stone/rock",
"*wayəʾabbədûm*": "destroyed them/annihilated them/caused them to perish"
}
}
20{
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.20",
"source": "וְעַתָּה֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ הוֹשִׁיעֵ֖נוּ מִיָד֑וֹ וְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ כָּל־מַמְלְכ֣וֹת הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּֽי־אַתָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה לְבַדֶּֽךָ׃",
"text": "*wə-ʿattāh YHWH ʾĕlōhênû hôšîʿēnû* from-*yādô*, *wə-yēdəʿû* all-*mamləkôt* the-*ʾāreṣ* that-*ʾattāh YHWH* to-*baddekā*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ʿattāh*": "conjunction + adverb - and now",
"*YHWH*": "proper name - the covenant name of God",
"*ʾĕlōhênû*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1cp suffix - our God",
"*hôšîʿēnû*": "verb, hiphil imperative masculine singular with 1cp suffix - save us",
"*yādô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3ms suffix - his hand",
"*wə-yēdəʿû*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they will know",
"*mamləkôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - kingdoms of",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land",
"*ʾattāh*": "pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you",
"*baddekā*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 2ms suffix - your separateness/alone"
},
"variants": {
"*hôšîʿēnû*": "save us/deliver us/rescue us",
"*yādô*": "his hand/his power/his control",
"*yēdəʿû*": "they will know/recognize/acknowledge",
"*mamləkôt*": "kingdoms/realms",
"*baddekā*": "alone/only you/by yourself"
}
}
21{
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.21",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ יְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּ בֶן־אָמ֔וֹץ אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁר֙ הִתְפַּלַּ֣לְתָּ אֵלַ֔י אֶל־סַנְחֵרִ֖יב מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר׃",
"text": "*wayyišlaḥ yəšaʿyāhû ben*-*ʾāmôṣ ʾel*-*ḥizqiyyāhû lēmōr*: thus-*ʾāmar YHWH ʾĕlōhê yiśrāʾēl ʾăšer hitpallaltā ʾēlay ʾel*-*sanhērîb melek ʾaššûr*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyišlaḥ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he sent",
"*yəšaʿyāhû*": "proper name - Isaiah",
"*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of",
"*ʾāmôṣ*": "proper name - Amoz",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to",
"*ḥizqiyyāhû*": "proper name - Hezekiah",
"*lēmōr*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to say",
"*ʾāmar*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he said",
"*YHWH*": "proper name - the covenant name of God",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - God of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper name - Israel",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/who/that",
"*hitpallaltā*": "verb, hithpael perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you prayed",
"*ʾēlay*": "preposition with 1cs suffix - to me",
"*sanhērîb*": "proper name - Sennacherib",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of",
"*ʾaššûr*": "proper name - Assyria"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyišlaḥ*": "sent/dispatched",
"*lēmōr*": "saying/to say",
"*ʾāmar*": "said/spoke/declared",
"*hitpallaltā*": "you prayed/interceded/petitioned",
"*ʾēlay*": "to me/unto me"
}
}