Isaiah 36:7

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.36.7", "source": "וְכִי־תֹאמַ֣ר אֵלַ֔י אֶל־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ בָּטָ֑חְנוּ הֲלוֹא־ה֗וּא אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵסִ֤יר חִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ אֶת־בָּמֹתָ֣יו וְאֶת־מִזְבְּחֹתָ֔יו וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לִֽיהוּדָה֙ וְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם לִפְנֵ֛י הַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַ הַזֶּ֖ה תִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ", "text": "And if *wəḵî-ṯōʾmar* to me, to *YHWH ʾĕlōhênû* we *bāṭāḥnû*, is it not *hălôʾ-hûʾ* that *ʾăšer hēsîr ḥizqîyāhû* *ʾeṯ-bāmōṯāyw wəʾeṯ-mizbəḥōṯāyw* and *wayyōʾmer lîhûḏāh wəlîrûšālaim* before *lip̄nê ham-mizbēaḥ haz-zeh* you shall *tištaḥăwû*", "grammar": { "*wəḵî*": "waw conjunction + particle - and if/and that", "*ṯōʾmar*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you say", "*YHWH ʾĕlōhênû*": "divine name + noun + 1st person plural suffix - YHWH our God", "*bāṭāḥnû*": "qal perfect 1st person plural - we have trusted", "*hălôʾ-hûʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle + 3rd masculine singular pronoun - is it not he", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - who/that", "*hēsîr*": "hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - he has removed", "*ḥizqîyāhû*": "proper noun - Hezekiah", "*ʾeṯ-bāmōṯāyw*": "direct object marker + noun plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his high places", "*wəʾeṯ-mizbəḥōṯāyw*": "waw conjunction + direct object marker + noun plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his altars", "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*lîhûḏāh wəlîrûšālaim*": "preposition + proper noun + waw conjunction + preposition + proper noun - to Judah and to Jerusalem", "*lip̄nê*": "preposition + construct noun - before", "*ham-mizbēaḥ haz-zeh*": "definite article + noun + definite article + demonstrative pronoun - this altar", "*tištaḥăwû*": "hishtaphel imperfect 2nd masculine plural - you shall worship/bow down" }, "variants": { "*bāmōṯ*": "high places/cultic platforms", "*hēsîr*": "removed/took away", "*mizbəḥōṯ*": "altars/places of sacrifice", "*lip̄nê*": "before/in front of", "*tištaḥăwû*": "you shall worship/bow down/prostrate yourselves" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְכִי־תֹאמַ֣ר אֵלַ֔י אֶל־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ בָּטָ֑חְנוּ הֲלוֹא־ה֗וּא אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵסִ֤יר חִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ אֶת־בָּמֹתָ֣יו וְאֶת־מִזְבְּחֹתָ֔יו וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לִֽיהוּדָה֙ וְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם לִפְנֵ֛י הַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַ הַזֶּ֖ה תִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ

Transliteration

And if wəḵî-ṯōʾmar to me, to YHWH ʾĕlōhênû we bāṭāḥnû, is it not hălôʾ-hûʾ that ʾăšer hēsîr ḥizqîyāhû ʾeṯ-bāmōṯāyw wəʾeṯ-mizbəḥōṯāyw and wayyōʾmer lîhûḏāh wəlîrûšālaim before lip̄nê ham-mizbēaḥ haz-zeh you shall tištaḥăwû

Grammar Details

• *wəḵî*: waw conjunction + particle - and if/and that
• *ṯōʾmar*: qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you say
• *YHWH ʾĕlōhênû*: divine name + noun + 1st person plural suffix - YHWH our God
• *bāṭāḥnû*: qal perfect 1st person plural - we have trusted
• *hălôʾ-hûʾ*: interrogative particle + negative particle + 3rd masculine singular pronoun - is it not he
• *ʾăšer*: relative particle - who/that
• *hēsîr*: hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - he has removed
• *ḥizqîyāhû*: proper noun - Hezekiah
• *ʾeṯ-bāmōṯāyw*: direct object marker + noun plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his high places
• *wəʾeṯ-mizbəḥōṯāyw*: waw conjunction + direct object marker + noun plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his altars
• *wayyōʾmer*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *lîhûḏāh wəlîrûšālaim*: preposition + proper noun + waw conjunction + preposition + proper noun - to Judah and to Jerusalem
• *lip̄nê*: preposition + construct noun - before
• *ham-mizbēaḥ haz-zeh*: definite article + noun + definite article + demonstrative pronoun - this altar
• *tištaḥăwû*: hishtaphel imperfect 2nd masculine plural - you shall worship/bow down

Word Meanings

• *bāmōṯ*: high places/cultic platforms
• *hēsîr*: removed/took away
• *mizbəḥōṯ*: altars/places of sacrifice
• *lip̄nê*: before/in front of
• *tištaḥăwû*: you shall worship/bow down/prostrate yourselves

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But if you say to me, ‘We trust in the LORD our God,’ isn’t He the one whose high places and altars Hezekiah removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem, 'You must worship at this altar’?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But if thou say to me, We trust in the LORD our God: is it not he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and said to Judah and to Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar?

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  But if you say to me, We trust in the LORD our God: is it not He whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem, You shall worship before this altar?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But if thou say to me, We trust in the LORD our God: is it not he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and said to Judah and to Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But if thou say{H559} unto me, We trust{H982} in Jehovah{H3068} our God:{H430} is not that he, whose high places{H1116} and whose altars{H4196} Hezekiah{H2396} hath taken away,{H5493} and hath said{H559} to Judah{H3063} and to Jerusalem,{H3389} Ye shall worship{H7812} before{H6440} this altar?{H4196}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But if thou say{H559}{(H8799)} to me, We trust{H982}{(H8804)} in the LORD{H3068} our God{H430}: is it not he, whose high places{H1116} and whose altars{H4196} Hezekiah{H2396} hath taken away{H5493}{(H8689)}, and said{H559}{(H8799)} to Judah{H3063} and to Jerusalem{H3389}, Ye shall worship{H7812}{(H8691)} before{H6440} this altar{H4196}?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But yf thou woldest saye to me: We trust in ye LORDE oure God: A goodly god, in dede: whose hie places & aulteres Ezechias toke downe, and commaunded Iuda and Ierusalem, to worshipe only before the aulter.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But if thou say to me, We trust in the Lord our God. Is not that he, whose hie places & whose altars Hezekiah tooke downe, & said to Iudah & to Ierusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But if thou wouldest say vnto me, We trust in the Lorde our God: Is not he that God whose hygh places & aulters Hezekia toke downe, and commaunded Iuda and Hierusalem to worship only before this aulter?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But if thou say to me, We trust in the LORD our God: [is it] not he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and said to Judah and to Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But if you tell me, We trust in Yahweh our God: isn't that he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has taken away, and has said to Judah and to Jerusalem, You shall worship before this altar?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And dost thou say unto me, Unto Jehovah our God we have trusted? is it not He, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath turned aside, and saith to Judah and to Jerusalem, Before this altar ye do bow yourselves?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But if thou say unto me, We trust in Jehovah our God: is not that he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath said to Judah and to Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But if thou say unto me, We trust in Jehovah our God: is not that he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath said to Judah and to Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And if you say to me, Our hope is in the Lord our God; is it not he whose high places and altars Hezekiah has taken away, saying to Judah and Jerusalem that worship may only be given before this altar?

• World English Bible (2000)

  But if you tell me, 'We trust in Yahweh our God,' isn't that he whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has taken away, and has said to Judah and to Jerusalem, 'You shall worship before this altar?'"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Perhaps you will tell me,‘We are trusting in the LORD our God.’ But Hezekiah is the one who eliminated his high places and altars and then told the people of Judah and Jerusalem,‘You must worship at this altar.’

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 18:4-5 : 4 { "verseID": "2 Kings.18.4", "source": "ה֣וּא ׀ הֵסִ֣יר אֶת־הַבָּמ֗וֹת וְשִׁבַּר֙ אֶת־הַמַּצֵּבֹ֔ת וְכָרַ֖ת אֶת־הָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֑ה וְכִתַּת֩ נְחַ֨שׁ הַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁת אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֣ה מֹשֶׁ֗ה כִּ֣י עַד־הַיָּמִ֤ים הָהֵ֙מָּה֙ הָי֤וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מְקַטְּרִ֣ים ל֔וֹ וַיִּקְרָא־ל֖וֹ נְחֻשְׁתָּֽן׃", "text": "*Huʾ* *hesir* *ʾet*-the *bamot* and *shibbar* *ʾet*-the *matsevot* and *karat* *ʾet*-the *ʾasherah*, and *kittat* *neḥash* the *neḥoshet* which *ʿasah* *Mosheh*, for until the *yamim* those *hayu* *bene*-*Yisraʾel* *meqattərim* to it, and *wayyiqraʾ*-to it *Neḥushtan*.", "grammar": { "*huʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - he", "*hesir*": "Hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - he removed", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*bamot*": "noun, feminine plural - high places/altars", "*shibbar*": "Piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - he broke/shattered", "*matsevot*": "noun, feminine plural - sacred pillars/standing stones", "*karat*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he cut down", "*ʾasherah*": "noun, feminine singular - sacred pole/tree/goddess Asherah", "*kittat*": "Piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - he crushed/broke to pieces", "*neḥash*": "noun, masculine singular construct - serpent of", "*neḥoshet*": "noun, feminine singular - bronze/copper", "*ʿasah*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he made", "*Mosheh*": "proper noun, masculine singular", "*yamim*": "noun, masculine plural - days", "*hayu*": "Qal perfect 3rd common plural - they were", "*bene*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of/children of", "*meqattərim*": "Piel participle masculine plural - burning incense/offering sacrifices", "*wayyiqraʾ*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he called", "*Neḥushtan*": "proper noun, masculine singular" }, "variants": { "*bamot*": "high places/shrine mounds/cult platforms", "*matsevot*": "sacred pillars/standing stones/monuments", "*ʾasherah*": "sacred wooden pole/tree/image of goddess Asherah", "*meqattərim*": "burning incense/offering sacrifices/making offerings", "*Neḥushtan*": "piece of bronze/little bronze thing (contemptuous form)" } } 5 { "verseID": "2 Kings.18.5", "source": "בַּיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בָּטָ֑ח וְאַחֲרָ֞יו לֹא־הָיָ֣ה כָמֹ֗הוּ בְּכֹל֙ מַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָי֖וּ לְפָנָֽיו׃", "text": "In *YHWH* *ʾelohe*-*Yisraʾel* *bataḥ*, and after him not *hayah* like him among all *malke* *Yəhudah*, and who *hayu* before him.", "grammar": { "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name", "*ʾelohe*": "noun, masculine plural construct - God of", "*Yisraʾel*": "proper noun, masculine singular", "*bataḥ*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he trusted", "*hayah*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he was", "*malke*": "noun, masculine plural construct - kings of", "*Yəhudah*": "proper noun, masculine singular", "*hayu*": "Qal perfect 3rd common plural - they were" }, "variants": { "*bataḥ*": "trusted/relied on/had confidence in", "*ʾelohe*": "God of/deity of" } }
• 2 Kgs 18:22 : 22 { "verseID": "2 Kings.18.22", "source": "וְכִי־תֹאמְר֣וּן אֵלַ֔י אֶל־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ בָּטָ֑חְנוּ הֲלוֹא־ה֗וּא אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵסִ֤יר חִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ אֶת־בָּמֹתָ֣יו וְאֶת־מִזְבְּחֹתָ֔יו וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לִֽיהוּדָה֙ וְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם לִפְנֵי֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַ הַזֶּ֔ה תִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃", "text": "And-if-*tōʾmərûn* to-me to-*YHWH* *ʾĕlōhênû* *bāṭāḥnû* is-not-he who *hēsîr* *ḥizqîyāhû* *ʾet*-*bāmōtāyw* and-*ʾet*-*mizbəḥōtāyw* *wə-yōʾmer* to-*yəhûdāh* and-to-*yərûšālaim* before the-*mizbēaḥ* the-*zeh* *tištaḥăwû* in-*yərûšālāim*.", "grammar": { "*tōʾmərûn*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you say", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*ʾĕlōhênû*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st common plural suffix - our God", "*bāṭāḥnû*": "qal perfect, 1st common plural - we trusted", "*hēsîr*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he removed", "*ḥizqîyāhû*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Hezekiah", "*bāmōtāyw*": "noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his high places", "*mizbəḥōtāyw*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his altars", "*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*yəhûdāh*": "proper noun - Judah", "*yərûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem", "*mizbēaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - altar", "*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this", "*tištaḥăwû*": "hishtaphel imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall worship" }, "variants": { "*ʾĕlōhênû*": "our God/our deity", "*bāmōtāyw*": "his high places/shrines/cult centers", "*mizbəḥōtāyw*": "his altars/places of sacrifice", "*tištaḥăwû*": "you shall worship/bow down/prostrate yourselves" } }
• 1 Chr 5:20 : 20 { "verseID": "1 Chronicles.5.20", "source": "וַיֵּעָזְר֣וּ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וַיִּנָּתְנ֤וּ בְיָדָם֙ הַֽהַגְרִיאִ֔ים וְכֹ֖ל שֶׁ֣עִמָּהֶ֑ם כִּ֠י לֵאלֹהִ֤ים זָעֲקוּ֙ בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וְנַעְתּ֥וֹר לָהֶ֖ם כִּי־בָ֥טְחוּ בֽוֹ׃", "text": "And *yeʿazəru* against them and *yinnatənu* in *yadam* the *Hagriʾim* and all who were with them for to *ʾElohim* *zaʿaqu* in the *milḥama* and *naʿtor* to them for *batəḥu* in him", "grammar": { "*yeʿazəru*": "Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine plural with waw consecutive - and they were helped", "*yinnatənu*": "Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine plural with waw consecutive - and they were given", "*yadam*": "noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their hand", "*Hagriʾim*": "proper name with definite article - the Hagrites", "*ʾElohim*": "divine name - God", "*zaʿaqu*": "Qal perfect 3rd common plural - they cried out", "*milḥama*": "noun with definite article - the battle", "*naʿtor*": "Niphal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he was entreated/responded", "*batəḥu*": "Qal perfect 3rd common plural - they trusted" }, "variants": { "*yeʿazəru*": "were helped/received aid", "*zaʿaqu*": "cried out/called for help", "*naʿtor*": "was entreated/responded/answered", "*batəḥu*": "trusted/relied on/had confidence in" } }
• 2 Chr 16:7-9 : 7 { "verseID": "2 Chronicles.16.7", "source": "וּבָעֵ֣ת הַהִ֗יא בָּ֚א חֲנָ֣נִי הָרֹאֶ֔ה אֶל־אָסָ֖א מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו בְּהִשָּׁ֨עֶנְךָ֜ עַל־מֶ֤לֶךְ אֲרָם֙ וְלֹ֤א נִשְׁעַ֙נְתָּ֙ עַל־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ עַל־כֵּ֗ן נִמְלַ֛ט חֵ֥יל מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֖ם מִיָּדֶֽךָ׃", "text": "And in *ʿēt* *hahîʾ* *bāʾ* *ḥănānî* *hārōʾeh* to *ʾāsāʾ* *melek* *yĕhûdāh*, and *wayyōʾmer* to him, \"In *bĕhiššāʿenkā* on *melek* *ʾărām* and not *nišʿantā* on *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêkā*, *ʿal*-*kēn* *nimlaṭ* *ḥêl* *melek*-*ʾărām* from *yādekā*.\"", "grammar": { "*ʿēt*": "noun, feminine singular construct - time of", "*hahîʾ*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - that", "*bāʾ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - came", "*ḥănānî*": "proper noun - Hanani", "*hārōʾeh*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the seer", "*ʾāsāʾ*": "proper noun - Asa", "*melek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of", "*yĕhûdāh*": "proper noun - Judah", "*wayyōʾmer*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said", "*bĕhiššāʿenkā*": "preposition + niphal infinitive construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in your relying", "*melek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of", "*ʾărām*": "proper noun - Aram/Syria", "*nišʿantā*": "verb, niphal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you relied", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*ʾĕlōhêkā*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your God", "*ʿal*-*kēn*": "preposition + adverb - therefore", "*nimlaṭ*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - has escaped", "*ḥêl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - army of", "*melek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of", "*ʾărām*": "proper noun - Aram/Syria", "*yādekā*": "noun, feminine singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hand" }, "variants": { "*ʿēt*": "time, period, occasion", "*hahîʾ*": "that, those", "*bāʾ*": "came, arrived, entered", "*hārōʾeh*": "the seer, the prophet, the visionary", "*wayyōʾmer*": "he said, he declared, he spoke", "*bĕhiššāʿenkā*": "in your relying, in your trusting, in your depending", "*nišʿantā*": "you relied, you trusted, you depended", "*ʿal*-*kēn*": "therefore, consequently, thus", "*nimlaṭ*": "has escaped, has been delivered, has slipped away", "*ḥêl*": "army, force, strength", "*yādekā*": "your hand, your power, your control" } } 8 { "verseID": "2 Chronicles.16.8", "source": "הֲלֹ֧א הַכּוּשִׁ֣ים וְהַלּוּבִ֗ים הָי֨וּ לְחַ֧יִל ׀ לָרֹ֛ב לְרֶ֥כֶב וּלְפָרָשִׁ֖ים לְהַרְבֵּ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד וּבְהִשָּֽׁעֶנְךָ֥ עַל־יְהוָ֖ה נְתָנָ֥ם בְּיָדֶֽךָ׃", "text": "Were not *hakkûšîm* and *hallûbîm* *hāyû* to *ḥayil* to *rōb* for *rekeb* and for *p̄ārāšîm* to *harbēh* *mĕʾōd*? And in *bĕhiššāʿenkā* on *YHWH* *nĕtānām* in *yādekā*.", "grammar": { "*hakkûšîm*": "definite article + proper noun, masculine plural - the Cushites", "*hallûbîm*": "definite article + proper noun, masculine plural - the Lubim", "*hāyû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they were", "*ḥayil*": "noun, masculine singular - army", "*rōb*": "noun, masculine singular - abundance", "*rekeb*": "noun, masculine singular - chariot(s)", "*p̄ārāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - horsemen", "*harbēh*": "verb, hiphil infinitive absolute - many", "*mĕʾōd*": "adverb - very", "*bĕhiššāʿenkā*": "preposition + niphal infinitive construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in your relying", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*nĕtānām*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - he gave them", "*yādekā*": "noun, feminine singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hand" }, "variants": { "*hakkûšîm*": "the Cushites, the Ethiopians", "*hallûbîm*": "the Lubim, the Libyans", "*hāyû*": "they were, they existed", "*ḥayil*": "army, force, strength", "*rōb*": "abundance, multitude, greatness", "*rekeb*": "chariot(s), chariotry, war vehicles", "*p̄ārāšîm*": "horsemen, cavalry, mounted troops", "*harbēh*": "many, numerous, abundant", "*mĕʾōd*": "very, exceedingly, greatly", "*bĕhiššāʿenkā*": "in your relying, in your trusting, in your depending", "*nĕtānām*": "he gave them, he delivered them", "*yādekā*": "your hand, your power, your control" } } 9 { "verseID": "2 Chronicles.16.9", "source": "כִּ֣י יְהוָ֗ה עֵינָ֞יו מְשֹׁטְט֤וֹת בְּכָל־הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ לְ֠הִתְחַזֵּק עִם־לְבָבָ֥ם שָׁלֵ֛ם אֵלָ֖יו נִסְכַּ֣לְתָּ עַל־זֹ֑את כִּ֣י מֵעַ֔תָּה יֵ֥שׁ עִמְּךָ֖ מִלְחָמֽוֹת׃", "text": "For *YHWH*, *ʿênāw* *mĕšōṭĕṭôt* in all-*hāʾāreṣ* to *lĕhitḥazzēq* with-*lĕbābām* *šālēm* to him. *niskalĕtā* on *zōʾt*; for from *ʿattāh* *yēš* with you *milḥāmôt*.", "grammar": { "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*ʿênāw*": "noun, feminine dual construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his eyes", "*mĕšōṭĕṭôt*": "verb, polel participle, feminine plural - running to and fro", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the earth/land", "*lĕhitḥazzēq*": "preposition + hitpael infinitive construct - to strengthen himself", "*lĕbābām*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their heart", "*šālēm*": "adjective, masculine singular - complete", "*niskalĕtā*": "verb, niphal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have acted foolishly", "*zōʾt*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this", "*ʿattāh*": "adverb - now", "*yēš*": "adverb of existence - there is/are", "*milḥāmôt*": "noun, feminine plural - wars" }, "variants": { "*ʿênāw*": "his eyes, his sight, his perception", "*mĕšōṭĕṭôt*": "running to and fro, roaming, ranging", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "the earth, the land, the world", "*lĕhitḥazzēq*": "to strengthen himself, to show himself strong, to support", "*lĕbābām*": "their heart, their mind, their inner being", "*šālēm*": "complete, perfect, whole", "*niskalĕtā*": "you have acted foolishly, you have been foolish", "*zōʾt*": "this, this thing, this matter", "*ʿattāh*": "now, henceforth, from this time", "*yēš*": "there is, there are, there exists", "*milḥāmôt*": "wars, conflicts, battles" } }
• 2 Chr 30:14 : 14 { "verseID": "2 Chronicles.30.14", "source": "וַיָּקֻ֕מוּ וַיָּסִ֙ירוּ֙ אֶת־הַֽמִּזְבְּח֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֖ר בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וְאֵ֤ת כָּל־הַֽמְקַטְּרוֹת֙ הֵסִ֔ירוּ וַיַּשְׁלִ֖יכוּ לְנַ֥חַל קִדְרֽוֹן׃", "text": "And *wayyāqumû* and *wayyāsîrû* *'et*-the-*mizbĕḥôt* which in-*Yĕrûšālāim*, and-*'ēt* all-the-*mĕqaṭṭĕrôt* *hēsîrû* and *wayyašlîkû* to-*naḥal* *Qidrôn*.", "grammar": { "*wayyāqumû*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd common plural - and they arose", "*wayyāsîrû*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd common plural - and they removed", "*'et*-the-*mizbĕḥôt*": "direct object marker + common noun, masculine plural absolute with definite article - the altars", "*Yĕrûšālāim*": "proper noun, feminine - Jerusalem", "*'ēt*": "direct object marker", "*mĕqaṭṭĕrôt*": "piel participle feminine plural absolute with definite article - the incense altars", "*hēsîrû*": "hiphil perfect 3rd common plural - they removed", "*wayyašlîkû*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd common plural - and they threw", "*naḥal*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - brook/valley of", "*Qidrôn*": "proper noun - Kidron" }, "variants": { "*wayyāqumû*": "and they arose/stood up/got up", "*wayyāsîrû*": "and they removed/took away/got rid of", "*mizbĕḥôt*": "altars/places of sacrifice", "*mĕqaṭṭĕrôt*": "incense altars/places for burning incense", "*hēsîrû*": "they removed/took away/got rid of", "*wayyašlîkû*": "and they threw/cast/hurled", "*naḥal*": "brook/stream/wadi/valley" } }
• 2 Chr 31:1 : 1 { "verseID": "2 Chronicles.31.1", "source": "‫ וּכְכַלּ֣וֹת כָּל־זֹ֗את יָצְא֨וּ כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל הַֽנִּמְצְאִים֮ לְעָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָה֒ וַיְשַׁבְּר֣וּ הַמַּצֵּב֣וֹת וַיְגַדְּע֣וּ הָאֲשֵׁרִ֡ים וַיְנַתְּצ֣וּ אֶת־הַ֠בָּמוֹת וְאֶת־הַֽמִּזְבְּחֹ֞ת מִכָּל־יְהוּדָ֧ה וּבִנְיָמִ֛ן וּבְאֶפְרַ֥יִם וּמְנַשֶּׁ֖ה עַד־לְכַלֵּ֑ה וַיָּשׁ֜וּבוּ כָּל־בְּנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אִ֥ישׁ לַאֲחֻזָּת֖וֹ לְעָרֵיהֶֽם׃ ס ‬", "text": "And when *kĕ-kallôt* all-*zōʾt*, *yāṣĕʾû* all-*Yiśrāʾēl* the-*nimṣĕʾîm* to-cities-of *Yĕhûdâ*, *wa-yĕšabbĕrû* the-*maṣṣēbôt* and-*wa-yĕgaddĕʿû* the-*ʾăšērîm* and-*wa-yĕnattĕṣû* *ʾet*-the-*bāmôt* and-*ʾet*-the-*mizbĕḥōt* from-all-*Yĕhûdâ* and-*Binyāmin* and-in-*ʾEp̄rayim* and-*Mĕnaššeh* until-to-*kĕ-kallēh*; and-*wa-yāšûbû* all-sons-of *Yiśrāʾēl* each to-*ʾăḥuzzātô* to-their-cities.", "grammar": { "*kĕ-kallôt*": "Piel infinitive construct - when completing/finishing", "*yāṣĕʾû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they went out", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*nimṣĕʾîm*": "Niphal participle, masculine plural - the ones being found/present", "*Yĕhûdâ*": "proper noun - Judah", "*wa-yĕšabbĕrû*": "Piel imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person plural - and they broke in pieces", "*maṣṣēbôt*": "noun, feminine plural - pillars/sacred stones", "*wa-yĕgaddĕʿû*": "Piel imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person plural - and they cut down", "*ʾăšērîm*": "noun, masculine plural - Asherah poles/sacred wooden posts", "*wa-yĕnattĕṣû*": "Piel imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person plural - and they tore down", "*bāmôt*": "noun, feminine plural - high places/raised platforms", "*mizbĕḥōt*": "noun, masculine plural - altars", "*kĕ-kallēh*": "Piel infinitive construct - until finishing completely", "*wa-yāšûbû*": "Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person plural - and they returned", "*ʾăḥuzzātô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his possession/property" }, "variants": { "*kĕ-kallôt*": "finishing/completing/ending/concluding", "*maṣṣēbôt*": "pillars/sacred stones/standing stones", "*ʾăšērîm*": "Asherah poles/sacred wooden posts/idols of Asherah", "*bāmôt*": "high places/raised platforms/shrines", "*kĕ-kallēh*": "until complete destruction/until finishing completely" } }
• 2 Chr 32:7-8 : 7 { "verseID": "2 Chronicles.32.7", "source": "חִזְק֣וּ וְאִמְצ֔וּ אַל־תִּֽירְא֣וּ וְאַל־תֵּחַ֗תּוּ מִפְּנֵי֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר וּמִלִּפְנֵ֖י כָּל־הֶהָמ֣וֹן אֲשֶׁר־עִמּ֑וֹ כִּֽי־עִמָּ֥נוּ רַ֖ב מֵעִמּֽוֹ", "text": "*ḥizqû* *wə-ʾimṣû* not-*tîrəʾû* and-not-*tēḥattû* from-before *meleḵ* *ʾaššûr* and-from-before all-the-*hāmôn* *ʾăšer*-with-him *kî*-with-us *raḇ* from-with-him", "grammar": { "*ḥizqû*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - be strong", "*wə-ʾimṣû*": "conjunction + qal imperative, masculine plural - and be courageous", "*tîrəʾû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural (jussive) - fear", "*tēḥattû*": "niphal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural (jussive) - be dismayed/terrified", "*meleḵ*": "masculine singular construct - king of", "*ʾaššûr*": "proper noun - Assyria", "*hāmôn*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - multitude/crowd", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*raḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - greater/more numerous" }, "variants": { "*ḥizqû*": "be strong/strengthen yourselves", "*ʾimṣû*": "be courageous/strong/bold", "*tēḥattû*": "be dismayed/shattered/terrified", "*hāmôn*": "multitude/crowd/abundance" } } 8 { "verseID": "2 Chronicles.32.8", "source": "עִמּוֹ֙ זְר֣וֹע בָּשָׂ֔ר וְעִמָּ֜נוּ יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ לְעָזְרֵ֔נוּ וּלְהִלָּחֵ֖ם מִלְחֲמֹתֵ֑נוּ וַיִּסָּמְכ֣וּ הָעָ֔ם עַל־דִּבְרֵ֖י יְחִזְקִיָּ֥הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָֽה", "text": "With-him *zərôaʿ* *bāśār* and-with-us *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhênû* to-*ʿāzərēnû* and-to-*hillāḥēm* *milḥămōṯēnû* *wa-yissāməḵû* the-*ʿām* upon-*diḇrê* *yəḥizqîyyāhû* *meleḵ*-*yəhûḏāh*", "grammar": { "*zərôaʿ*": "feminine singular noun construct - arm of", "*bāśār*": "masculine singular noun - flesh", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh", "*ʾĕlōhênû*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person plural suffix - our God", "*ʿāzərēnû*": "qal infinitive construct with 1st person plural suffix - to help us", "*hillāḥēm*": "niphal infinitive construct - to fight", "*milḥămōṯēnû*": "feminine plural noun with 1st person plural suffix - our battles/wars", "*wa-yissāməḵû*": "waw consecutive + niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they leaned/relied", "*ʿām*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the people", "*diḇrê*": "masculine plural construct - words of", "*yəḥizqîyyāhû*": "proper noun - Hezekiah", "*meleḵ*": "masculine singular construct - king of", "*yəhûḏāh*": "proper noun - Judah" }, "variants": { "*zərôaʿ bāśār*": "arm of flesh/human strength/mortal power", "*ʿāzar*": "to help/assist/support", "*hillāḥēm*": "to fight/wage war/do battle", "*sāmaḵ*": "to lean on/support/rely on" } }
• 2 Chr 32:12 : 12 { "verseID": "2 Chronicles.32.12", "source": "הֲלֹא־הוּא֙ יְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ הֵסִ֥יר אֶת־בָּמֹתָ֖יו וְאֶת־מִזְבְּחֹתָ֑יו וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לִֽיהוּדָ֤ה וְלִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לִפְנֵ֨י מִזְבֵּ֧חַ אֶחָ֛ד תִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֖‪[t]‬וּ וְעָלָ֥יו תַּקְטִֽירוּ", "text": "Has-not-he *yəḥizqîyyāhû* *hēsîr* *ʾet*-*bāmōṯāyw* and-*ʾet*-*mizbəḥōṯāyw* *wa-yōʾmer* to-*yəhûḏāh* and-to-*yərûšālaim* *lēmōr* before-*mizbēaḥ* one *tištaḥăwû* and-upon-it *taqṭîrû*", "grammar": { "*yəḥizqîyyāhû*": "proper noun - Hezekiah", "*hēsîr*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he removed/took away", "*bāmōṯāyw*": "feminine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his high places", "*mizbəḥōṯāyw*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his altars", "*wa-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*yəhûḏāh*": "proper noun - Judah", "*yərûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem", "*lēmōr*": "qal infinitive construct - saying", "*mizbēaḥ*": "masculine singular noun - altar", "*tištaḥăwû*": "hishtaphel imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall worship/bow down", "*taqṭîrû*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall burn incense/make offerings" }, "variants": { "*sûr*": "to remove/take away", "*bāmāh*": "high place/altar platform", "*mizbēaḥ*": "altar/place of sacrifice", "*šāḥāh*": "to bow down/worship/prostrate", "*qāṭar*": "to burn incense/make smoke offerings" } }
• Ps 22:4-5 : 4 { "verseID": "Psalms.22.4", "source": "וְאַתָּ֥ה קָד֑וֹשׁ י֝וֹשֵׁ֗ב תְּהִלּ֥וֹת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃", "text": "And-*ʾattâ* *qādôš* *yôšēb təhillôt yiśrāʾēl*", "grammar": { "*ʾattâ*": "pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - 'you'", "*qādôš*": "adjective, masculine, singular - 'holy'", "*yôšēb*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular construct - 'sitting/dwelling/enthroned'", "*təhillôt*": "noun, feminine, plural construct - 'praises of'", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - 'Israel'" }, "variants": { "*qādôš*": "holy/set apart/sacred", "*yôšēb*": "sitting/dwelling/enthroned upon", "*təhillôt*": "praises/songs of praise" } } 5 { "verseID": "Psalms.22.5", "source": "בְּ֭ךָ בָּטְח֣וּ אֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ בָּ֝טְח֗וּ וַֽתְּפַלְּטֵֽמוֹ׃", "text": "In-you *bāṭḥû* *ʾăbōtênû* *bāṭḥû* and-*təpallṭēmô*", "grammar": { "*bāṭḥû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - 'they trusted'", "*ʾăbōtênû*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person plural possessive suffix - 'our fathers'", "*təpallṭēmô*": "verb, piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural object suffix - 'you delivered them'" }, "variants": { "*bāṭḥû*": "they trusted/relied on/had confidence in", "*təpallṭēmô*": "you delivered/rescued/set free them" } }
• Ps 42:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Psalms.42.5", "source": "אֵ֤לֶּה אֶזְכְּרָ֨ה ׀ וְאֶשְׁפְּכָ֬ה עָלַ֨י ׀ נַפְשִׁ֗י כִּ֤י אֶֽעֱבֹ֨ר ׀ בַּסָּךְ֮ אֶדַּדֵּ֗ם עַד־בֵּ֥ית אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים בְּקוֹל־רִנָּ֥ה וְתוֹדָ֗ה הָמ֥וֹן חוֹגֵֽג׃", "text": "These *ʾezkərâ* *wə*-*ʾešpəkâ* upon-me *napšî* for *ʾeʿĕbōr* in-the-*sāk* *ʾeddaddēm* unto-*bêt* *ʾĕlōhîm* with-voice-of-*rinnâ* *wə*-*tôdâ* *hāmôn* *ḥôgēg*", "grammar": { "*ʾezkərâ*": "verb, qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular - 'let me remember/I will remember'", "*wə*": "conjunction - 'and'", "*ʾešpəkâ*": "verb, qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular - 'let me pour out'", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular possessive suffix - 'my soul'", "*ʾeʿĕbōr*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - 'I will pass over/go through'", "*sāk*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article and prefixed preposition bet - 'in the throng/procession'", "*ʾeddaddēm*": "verb, hithpael imperfect, 1st person singular - 'I will lead them slowly/go in procession'", "*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'house of'", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'God'", "*rinnâ*": "noun, feminine singular - 'joyful shouting/singing'", "*tôdâ*": "noun, feminine singular - 'thanksgiving/praise'", "*hāmôn*": "noun, masculine singular - 'multitude/crowd'", "*ḥôgēg*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - 'celebrating/keeping a festival'" }, "variants": { "*ʾezkərâ*": "let me remember/I will remember", "*ʾešpəkâ*": "let me pour out/I will pour out", "*napšî*": "my soul/my being/myself", "*sāk*": "throng/procession/multitude/covering", "*ʾeddaddēm*": "I will lead them slowly/I will go in procession with them", "*rinnâ*": "joyful shouting/singing/jubilation", "*tôdâ*": "thanksgiving/praise/confession", "*hāmôn*": "multitude/crowd/tumult", "*ḥôgēg*": "celebrating/keeping a festival/making pilgrimage" } }
• Ps 42:10-11 : 10 { "verseID": "Psalms.42.10", "source": "אוֹמְרָ֤ה ׀ לְאֵ֥ל סַלְעִי֮ לָמָ֢ה שְׁכַ֫חְתָּ֥נִי לָֽמָּה־קֹדֵ֥ר אֵלֵ֗ךְ בְּלַ֣חַץ אוֹיֵֽב׃", "text": "*ʾômrâ* to-*ʾēl* *salʿî* why *šəkaḥtānî* why-*qōdēr* *ʾēlēk* in-*laḥaṣ* *ʾôyēb*", "grammar": { "*ʾômrâ*": "verb, qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular - 'I will say/let me say'", "*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - 'God'", "*salʿî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'my rock'", "*šəkaḥtānî*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'you have forgotten me'", "*qōdēr*": "adjective, masculine singular - 'mourning/in mourning garment'", "*ʾēlēk*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - 'I walk/go'", "*laḥaṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - 'oppression/pressure'", "*ʾôyēb*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - 'enemy'" }, "variants": { "*ʾômrâ*": "I will say/let me say", "*ʾēl*": "God/deity/mighty one", "*salʿî*": "my rock/my cliff/my stronghold", "*šəkaḥtānî*": "you have forgotten me", "*qōdēr*": "mourning/in dark clothing/in mourning attire", "*laḥaṣ*": "oppression/pressure/affliction", "*ʾôyēb*": "enemy/foe/adversary" } } 11 { "verseID": "Psalms.42.11", "source": "בְּרֶ֤צַח ׀ בְּֽעַצְמוֹתַ֗י חֵרְפ֥וּנִי צוֹרְרָ֑י בְּאָמְרָ֥ם אֵלַ֥י כָּל־הַ֝יּ֗וֹם אַיֵּ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃", "text": "With-*reṣaḥ* in-*ʿaṣmôtay* *ḥērpûnî* *ṣôrərāy* in-*ʾāmrām* to-me all-the-*yôm* where *ʾĕlōheykā*", "grammar": { "*reṣaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular with prefixed preposition bet - 'with crushing/shattering'", "*ʿaṣmôtay*": "noun, feminine plural with 1st person singular suffix - 'my bones'", "*ḥērpûnî*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person common plural with 1st person singular suffix - 'they taunt me'", "*ṣôrərāy*": "verb, qal participle, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - 'my adversaries'", "*ʾāmrām*": "infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix and prefixed preposition bet - 'in their saying'", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - 'the day'", "*ʾĕlōheykā*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your God'" }, "variants": { "*reṣaḥ*": "crushing/shattering/murder/deadly wound", "*ʿaṣmôtay*": "my bones/my limbs", "*ḥērpûnî*": "they taunt me/they reproach me/they revile me", "*ṣôrərāy*": "my adversaries/my oppressors/those hostile to me", "*ʾĕlōheykā*": "your God/your gods" } }
• 1 Cor 2:15 : 15 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.2.15", "source": "Ὁ δὲ πνευματικὸς ἀνακρίνει μὲν πάντα, αὐτὸς δὲ ὑπʼ οὐδενὸς ἀνακρίνεται.", "text": "The but (*de*) *pneumatikos* *anakrinei* indeed (*men*) all things (*panta*), himself but (*de*) by (*hyp'*) no one (*oudenos*) is *anakrinetai*.", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now", "*pneumatikos*": "nominative masculine singular adjective - spiritual person", "*anakrinei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - examines/discerns", "*men*": "particle - indeed/on the one hand [contrasted with following de]", "*panta*": "accusative neuter plural - all things", "*hyp'*": "preposition with genitive (elided form of hypo) - by/under", "*oudenos*": "genitive masculine singular - no one/none", "*anakrinetai*": "present passive indicative, 3rd person singular - is examined/discerned" }, "variants": { "*pneumatikos*": "spiritual person/one who has the Spirit", "*anakrinei*": "examines/discerns/judges/evaluates", "*anakrinetai*": "is examined/discerned/judged/evaluated" } }
• Deut 12:2-6 : 2 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.12.2", "source": "אַבֵּ֣ד תְּ֠אַבְּדוּן אֶֽת־כָּל־הַמְּקֹמ֞וֹת אֲשֶׁ֧ר עָֽבְדוּ־שָׁ֣ם הַגּוֹיִ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתֶּ֛ם יֹרְשִׁ֥ים אֹתָ֖ם אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם עַל־הֶהָרִ֤ים הָֽרָמִים֙ וְעַל־הַגְּבָע֔וֹת וְתַ֖חַת כָּל־עֵ֥ץ רַעֲנָן׃", "text": "*ʾabbēd təʾabbədûn* *ʾet*-all-the *məqōmôt* which *ʿāḇdû*-there the *gôyim* which you *yōrəšîm* *ʾōtām* *ʾet*-*ʾĕlōhêhem* upon-the *hārîm* the *rāmîm* and upon-the *gəḇāʿôt* and under all-*ʿēṣ* *raʿănān*", "grammar": { "*ʾabbēd təʾabbədûn*": "piel infinitive absolute + piel imperfect 2nd person masculine plural - utterly destroy/destroy completely", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*məqōmôt*": "masculine plural noun - places", "*ʿāḇdû*": "qal perfect 3rd person plural - they served/worshiped", "*gôyim*": "masculine plural noun - nations/peoples/gentiles", "*yōrəšîm*": "qal participle masculine plural - possessing/inheriting/dispossessing", "*ʾōtām*": "direct object marker with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - them", "*ʾĕlōhêhem*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their gods", "*hārîm*": "masculine plural noun - mountains", "*rāmîm*": "masculine plural adjective - high/lofty", "*gəḇāʿôt*": "feminine plural noun - hills", "*ʿēṣ*": "masculine singular noun - tree/wood", "*raʿănān*": "masculine singular adjective - green/luxuriant/fresh" }, "variants": { "*ʾabbēd təʾabbədûn*": "utterly destroy/completely destroy/surely destroy", "*məqōmôt*": "places/sites/locations", "*ʿāḇdû*": "served/worshiped/worked", "*gôyim*": "nations/peoples/gentiles/heathen", "*yōrəšîm*": "dispossessing/inheriting/taking possession of", "*raʿănān*": "green/luxuriant/fresh/leafy" } } 3 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.12.3", "source": "וְנִתַּצְתֶּ֣ם אֶת־מִזְבּחֹתָ֗ם וְשִׁבַּרְתֶּם֙ אֶת־מַצֵּ֣בֹתָ֔ם וַאֲשֵֽׁרֵיהֶם֙ תִּשְׂרְפ֣וּן בָּאֵ֔שׁ וּפְסִילֵ֥י אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֖ם תְּגַדֵּע֑וּן וְאִבַּדְתֶּ֣ם אֶת־שְׁמָ֔ם מִן־הַמָּק֖וֹם הַהֽוּא׃", "text": "*wə-nittaṣtem* *ʾet*-*mizbəḥōtām* *wə-šibbartɛm* *ʾet*-*maṣṣēḇōtām* *wa-ʾăšêrêhem* *tiśrəpûn* *bā-ʾēš* *û-pəsîlê* *ʾĕlōhêhem* *təgaddēʿûn* *wə-ʾibbadtem* *ʾet*-*šəmām* from-the *māqôm* the-that", "grammar": { "*wə-nittaṣtem*": "conjunction + piel perfect 2nd person masculine plural - and you shall break down/demolish", "*mizbəḥōtām*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their altars", "*wə-šibbartɛm*": "conjunction + piel perfect 2nd person masculine plural - and you shall break/smash", "*maṣṣēḇōtām*": "feminine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their sacred pillars/standing stones", "*wa-ʾăšêrêhem*": "conjunction + masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and their Asherim/sacred poles", "*tiśrəpûn*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural + paragogic nun - you shall burn", "*bā-ʾēš*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - with fire", "*û-pəsîlê*": "conjunction + masculine plural construct - and carved images/idols of", "*ʾĕlōhêhem*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their gods", "*təgaddēʿûn*": "piel imperfect 2nd person masculine plural + paragogic nun - you shall cut down/hew down", "*wə-ʾibbadtem*": "conjunction + piel perfect 2nd person masculine plural - and you shall destroy/eliminate", "*šəmām*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their name", "*māqôm*": "masculine singular noun - place" }, "variants": { "*nittaṣtem*": "break down/tear down/demolish", "*mizbəḥōtām*": "their altars/places of sacrifice", "*šibbartɛm*": "break/smash/shatter", "*maṣṣēḇōtām*": "their sacred pillars/standing stones/monuments", "*ʾăšêrêhem*": "their Asherim/sacred poles/images of Asherah", "*tiśrəpûn*": "burn/consume with fire", "*pəsîlê*": "carved images/idols/statues", "*təgaddēʿûn*": "cut down/hew down/chop down", "*ʾibbadtem*": "destroy/efface/eliminate" } } 4 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.12.4", "source": "לֹֽא־תַעֲשׂ֣וּן כֵּ֔ן לַיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃", "text": "Not-*taʿăśûn* thus to *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêḵɛm*", "grammar": { "*taʿăśûn*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural + paragogic nun - you shall do", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*ʾĕlōhêḵɛm*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your God" }, "variants": { "*taʿăśûn*": "do/make/perform", "*ʾĕlōhêḵɛm*": "your God/your gods [plural form with singular meaning when referring to Israel's God]" } } 5 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.12.5", "source": "כִּ֠י אִֽם־אֶל־הַמָּק֞וֹם אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַ֨ר יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙ מִכָּל־שִׁבְטֵיכֶ֔ם לָשׂ֥וּם אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ שָׁ֑ם לְשִׁכְנ֥וֹ תִדְרְשׁ֖וּ וּבָ֥אתָ שָֽׁמָּה׃", "text": "*kî* *ʾim*-to-the *māqôm* which-*yiḇḥar* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêḵɛm* from-all-*šiḇṭêḵɛm* to *lāśûm* *ʾet*-*šəmô* there to *šiḵnô* *tidrəšû* *û-ḇāʾtā* there", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ʾim*": "conjunction - if/but", "*māqôm*": "masculine singular noun - place", "*yiḇḥar*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will choose", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*ʾĕlōhêḵɛm*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your God", "*šiḇṭêḵɛm*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your tribes", "*lāśûm*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to put/place", "*šəmô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his name", "*šiḵnô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his dwelling", "*tidrəšû*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural - you shall seek", "*û-ḇāʾtā*": "conjunction + qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - and you shall come" }, "variants": { "*kî* *ʾim*": "but rather/except/but only", "*yiḇḥar*": "choose/select/elect", "*lāśûm*": "to put/to place/to set", "*šiḵnô*": "his dwelling/his habitation/his abode", "*tidrəšû*": "seek/inquire/require/resort to" } } 6 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.12.6", "source": "וַהֲבֵאתֶ֣ם שָׁ֗מָּה עֹלֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ וְזִבְחֵיכֶ֔ם וְאֵת֙ מַעְשְׂרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וְאֵ֖ת תְּרוּמַ֣ת יֶדְכֶ֑ם וְנִדְרֵיכֶם֙ וְנִדְבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וּבְכֹרֹ֥ת בְּקַרְכֶ֖ם וְצֹאנְכֶֽם׃", "text": "*wa-hăḇêʾtem* there *ʿōlōtêḵɛm* *wə-ziḇḥêḵɛm* and *ʾēt* *maʿśərōtêḵɛm* and *ʾēt* *tərûmat* *yɛdḵɛm* *wə-nidrêḵɛm* *wə-nidḇōtêḵɛm* and *bəḵōrōt* *bəqarḵɛm* *wə-ṣōʾnḵɛm*", "grammar": { "*wa-hăḇêʾtem*": "conjunction + hiphil perfect 2nd person masculine plural - and you shall bring", "*ʿōlōtêḵɛm*": "feminine plural noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your burnt offerings", "*wə-ziḇḥêḵɛm*": "conjunction + masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - and your sacrifices", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*maʿśərōtêḵɛm*": "feminine plural noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your tithes", "*tərûmat*": "feminine singular construct - contribution/offering of", "*yɛdḵɛm*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your hand", "*wə-nidrêḵɛm*": "conjunction + masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - and your vows", "*wə-nidḇōtêḵɛm*": "conjunction + feminine plural noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - and your freewill offerings", "*bəḵōrōt*": "feminine plural noun - firstborn", "*bəqarḵɛm*": "masculine singular collective noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your cattle/herd", "*wə-ṣōʾnḵɛm*": "conjunction + masculine singular collective noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - and your flock" }, "variants": { "*hăḇêʾtem*": "bring/bring in/carry in", "*ʿōlōtêḵɛm*": "your burnt offerings/your whole burnt offerings", "*ziḇḥêḵɛm*": "your sacrifices/your slaughter offerings", "*maʿśərōtêḵɛm*": "your tithes/your tenth parts", "*tərûmat*": "contribution/heave offering/offering", "*yɛdḵɛm*": "your hand [idiom for what your hands produce]", "*nidrêḵɛm*": "your vows/your vowed offerings", "*nidḇōtêḵɛm*": "your freewill offerings/your voluntary offerings", "*bəḵōrōt*": "firstborn/firstlings", "*bəqarḵɛm*": "your cattle/your herd/your oxen", "*ṣōʾnḵɛm*": "your flock/your sheep and goats" } }
• Deut 12:13-14 : 13 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.12.13", "source": "הִשָּׁ֣מֶר לְךָ֔ פֶּֽן־תַּעֲלֶ֖ה עֹלֹתֶ֑יךָ בְּכָל־מָק֖וֹם אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּרְאֶֽה׃", "text": "*hiššāmɛr* to you lest-*taʿălɛh* *ʿōlōtɛḵā* in all-*māqôm* which *tirʾɛh*", "grammar": { "*hiššāmɛr*": "niphal imperative masculine singular - take heed", "*taʿălɛh*": "hiphil imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you offer up", "*ʿōlōtɛḵā*": "feminine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your burnt offerings", "*māqôm*": "masculine singular noun - place", "*tirʾɛh*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you see" }, "variants": { "*hiššāmɛr*": "take heed/be careful/guard yourself", "*taʿălɛh*": "offer up/bring up/cause to go up", "*ʿōlōtɛḵā*": "your burnt offerings/your whole burnt offerings", "*tirʾɛh*": "see/perceive/look at" } } 14 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.12.14", "source": "כִּ֣י אִם־בַּמָּק֞וֹם אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ בְּאַחַ֣ד שְׁבָטֶ֔יךָ שָׁ֖ם תַּעֲלֶ֣ה עֹלֹתֶ֑יךָ וְשָׁ֣ם תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה כֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י מְצַוֶּֽךָּ׃", "text": "*kî* *ʾim*-in the *māqôm* which-*yiḇḥar* *YHWH* in one *šəḇāṭɛḵā* there *taʿălɛh* *ʿōlōtɛḵā* and there *taʿăśɛh* all which I *məṣawwɛḵā*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ʾim*": "conjunction - if/but", "*māqôm*": "masculine singular noun - place", "*yiḇḥar*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will choose", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*šəḇāṭɛḵā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your tribes", "*taʿălɛh*": "hiphil imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you shall offer up", "*ʿōlōtɛḵā*": "feminine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your burnt offerings", "*taʿăśɛh*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you shall do", "*məṣawwɛḵā*": "piel participle masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - commanding you" }, "variants": { "*kî* *ʾim*": "but rather/except/but only", "*yiḇḥar*": "choose/select/elect", "*šəḇāṭɛḵā*": "your tribes/your tribal territories", "*taʿălɛh*": "offer up/bring up/cause to go up", "*ʿōlōtɛḵā*": "your burnt offerings/your whole burnt offerings", "*taʿăśɛh*": "do/make/perform", "*məṣawwɛḵā*": "commanding you/ordering you/charging you" } }