25 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.4.25",
"source": "כִּֽי־תוֹלִ֤יד בָּנִים֙ וּבְנֵ֣י בָנִ֔ים וְנוֹשַׁנְתֶּ֖ם בָּאָ֑רֶץ וְהִשְׁחַתֶּ֗ם וַעֲשִׂ֤יתֶם פֶּ֙סֶל֙ תְּמ֣וּנַת כֹּ֔ל וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֥ם הָרַ֛ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה־אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ לְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*kî-tôlîd bānîm û-bənê bānîm wə-nôšantem bā-ʾāreṣ wə-hišḥattem wa-ʿăśîtem pesel təmûnat kōl wa-ʿăśîtem hā-raʿ bə-ʿênê YHWH-ʾĕlōhêkā lə-hakʿîsô*.",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - when",
"*tôlîd*": "Hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you beget",
"*bānîm*": "masculine plural noun - children/sons",
"*û-bənê*": "conjunction + masculine plural construct noun - and children of",
"*bānîm*": "masculine plural noun - children/sons",
"*wə-nôšantem*": "conjunction + Niphal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - and you grow old",
"*bā-ʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - in the land",
"*wə-hišḥattem*": "conjunction + Hiphil perfect, 2nd masculine plural - and you act corruptly",
"*wa-ʿăśîtem*": "conjunction + Qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - and make",
"*pesel*": "masculine singular noun - carved image/idol",
"*təmûnat*": "feminine singular construct noun - likeness of",
"*kōl*": "noun - all/any",
"*wa-ʿăśîtem*": "conjunction + Qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - and do",
"*hā-raʿ*": "definite article + masculine singular adjective - the evil",
"*bə-ʿênê*": "preposition + common dual construct noun - in eyes of",
"*YHWH-ʾĕlōhêkā*": "proper noun + masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - LORD your God",
"*lə-hakʿîsô*": "preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to provoke him"
},
"variants": {
"*tôlîd*": "beget/father/bring forth",
"*bānîm*": "sons/children/descendants",
"*nôšantem*": "grow old/become settled/remain long",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "land/country/territory",
"*hišḥattem*": "act corruptly/deal corruptly/ruin",
"*ʿăśîtem*": "make/fashion/create",
"*pesel*": "carved image/idol/sculpture",
"*təmûnat*": "likeness/form/representation",
"*raʿ*": "evil/bad/displeasing",
"*ʿênê*": "eyes/sight",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine beings",
"*hakʿîsô*": "provoke him/anger him/vex him"
}
}
26 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.4.26",
"source": "הַעִידֹתִי֩ בָכֶ֨ם הַיּ֜וֹם אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם וְאֶת־הָאָ֗רֶץ כִּֽי־אָבֹ֣ד תֹּאבֵדוּן֮ מַהֵר֒ מֵעַ֣ל הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אַתֶּ֜ם עֹבְרִ֧ים אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֛ן שָׁ֖מָּה לְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּ לֹֽא־תַאֲרִיכֻ֤ן יָמִים֙ עָלֶ֔יהָ כִּ֥י הִשָּׁמֵ֖ד תִּשָּׁמֵדֽוּן׃",
"text": "*haʿîdōtî bākem ha-yyôm ʾet-ha-ššāmayim wə-ʾet-hā-ʾāreṣ kî-ʾābōd tōʾbēdûn mahēr mē-ʿal hā-ʾāreṣ ʾăšer ʾattem ʿōbərîm ʾet-ha-yyardēn šāmmāh lə-rištāh lōʾ-taʾărîkun yāmîm ʿālêhā kî hiššāmēd tiššāmēdûn*.",
"grammar": {
"*haʿîdōtî*": "Hiphil perfect, 1st common singular - I call to witness",
"*bākem*": "preposition with 2nd masculine plural suffix - against you",
"*ha-yyôm*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the day/today",
"*ʾet-ha-ššāmayim*": "direct object marker + definite article + masculine plural noun - the heavens",
"*wə-ʾet-hā-ʾāreṣ*": "conjunction + direct object marker + definite article + feminine singular noun - and the earth",
"*kî*": "conjunction - that",
"*ʾābōd tōʾbēdûn*": "Qal infinitive absolute + Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - utterly perish",
"*mahēr*": "adverb - quickly",
"*mē-ʿal*": "preposition + preposition - from upon",
"*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the land",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which",
"*ʾattem*": "2nd masculine plural pronoun - you",
"*ʿōbərîm*": "Qal participle, masculine plural - crossing over",
"*ʾet-ha-yyardēn*": "direct object marker + definite article + proper noun - the Jordan",
"*šāmmāh*": "adverb - there",
"*lə-rištāh*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct with 3rd feminine singular suffix - to possess it",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*taʾărîkun*": "Hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine plural + paragogic nun - you will prolong",
"*yāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - days",
"*ʿālêhā*": "preposition with 3rd feminine singular suffix - on it",
"*kî*": "conjunction - but/for",
"*hiššāmēd tiššāmēdûn*": "Niphal infinitive absolute + Niphal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - utterly be destroyed"
},
"variants": {
"*haʿîdōtî*": "call to witness/testify against/warn",
"*yôm*": "day/today",
"*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land",
"*ʾābōd tōʾbēdûn*": "surely perish/utterly be destroyed/completely vanish",
"*mahēr*": "quickly/speedily/soon",
"*ʿōbərîm*": "crossing over/passing over",
"*yardēn*": "Jordan/Jordan River",
"*rištāh*": "possess it/inherit it/take ownership of it",
"*taʾărîkun*": "prolong/extend/lengthen",
"*yāmîm*": "days/time",
"*hiššāmēd tiššāmēdûn*": "be utterly destroyed/be completely annihilated"
}
}