1{
"verseID": "Joshua.10.1",
"source": "וַיְהִי֩ כִשְׁמֹ֨עַ אֲדֹֽנִי־צֶ֜דֶק מֶ֣לֶךְ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם כִּֽי־לָכַ֨ד יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ אֶת־הָעַי֮ וַיַּחֲרִימָהּ֒ כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֤ה לִֽירִיחוֹ֙ וּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּ כֵּן־עָשָׂ֥ה לָעַ֖י וּלְמַלְכָּ֑הּ וְכִ֨י הִשְׁלִ֜ימוּ יֹשְׁבֵ֤י גִבְעוֹן֙ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיִּֽהְי֖וּ בְּקִרְבָּֽם",
"text": "And *wayəhî* when *kišəmōʿa* *ʾăḏōnî-ṣeḏeq* king of *yərûšālaim* that *lākaḏ* *yəhôšuaʿ* *ʾet*-*hāʿay* and *wayyaḥărîmāh*, as that *ʿāśāh* to *yərîḥô* and to king-her, so *ʿāśāh* to *hāʿay* and to king-her, and that *hišəlîmû* inhabitants of *gibəʿôn* *ʾet*-*yiśərāʾēl* and *wayyihəyû* in *qirəbām*",
"grammar": {
"*wayəhî*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it came to pass",
"*kišəmōʿa*": "infinitive construct with preposition kaf - when hearing",
"*ʾăḏōnî-ṣeḏeq*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Adoni-Zedek (lord of righteousness)",
"*yərûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem",
"*lākaḏ*": "perfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular - captured/took",
"*yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun - Joshua",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*hāʿay*": "proper noun with definite article - Ai (the ruin)",
"*wayyaḥărîmāh*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - and he devoted it to destruction",
"*ʿāśāh*": "perfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular - did/made",
"*yərîḥô*": "proper noun - Jericho",
"*hišəlîmû*": "perfect verb, hiphil stem, 3rd person plural - made peace",
"*gibəʿôn*": "proper noun - Gibeon",
"*yiśərāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*wayyihəyû*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they became/were",
"*qirəbām*": "noun with possessive suffix, 3rd person masculine plural - their midst"
},
"variants": {
"*wayəhî*": "and it happened/came to pass/was",
"*kišəmōʿa*": "when hearing/when learning/as heard",
"*lākaḏ*": "captured/seized/took",
"*wayyaḥărîmāh*": "and he devoted it to destruction/completely destroyed it/put it under the ban",
"*hišəlîmû*": "made peace/allied themselves/came to terms",
"*wayyihəyû*": "and they were/became/existed",
"*qirəbām*": "their midst/among them/inside them"
}
}
2{
"verseID": "Joshua.10.2",
"source": "וַיִּֽירְא֣וּ מְאֹ֔ד כִּ֣י עִ֤יר גְּדוֹלָה֙ גִּבְע֔וֹן כְּאַחַ֖ת עָרֵ֣י הַמַּמְלָכָ֑ה וְכִ֨י הִ֤יא גְדוֹלָה֙ מִן־הָעַ֔י וְכָל־אֲנָשֶׁ֖יהָ גִּבֹּרִֽים",
"text": "And *wayyîrəʾû* *məʾōḏ* because city *gəḏôlāh* *gibəʿôn* like one of cities of *hammamləlāḵāh*, and because she *gəḏôlāh* from-*hāʿay*, and all-men-her *gibbōrîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyîrəʾû*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they feared",
"*məʾōḏ*": "adverb - very/greatly",
"*gəḏôlāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - great/large",
"*gibəʿôn*": "proper noun - Gibeon",
"*hammamləlāḵāh*": "noun with definite article - the kingdom",
"*hāʿay*": "proper noun with definite article - Ai (the ruin)",
"*gibbōrîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - mighty men/warriors"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyîrəʾû*": "and they feared/were afraid/were terrified",
"*məʾōḏ*": "very/exceedingly/greatly",
"*gəḏôlāh*": "great/large/important",
"*hammamləlāḵāh*": "the kingdom/royal cities/royal territory",
"*gibbōrîm*": "mighty men/warriors/valiant fighters"
}
}
3{
"verseID": "Joshua.10.3",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח אֲדֹנִי־צֶ֜דֶק מֶ֣לֶךְ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם אֶל־הוֹהָ֣ם מֶֽלֶךְ־חֶ֠בְרוֹן וְאֶל־פִּרְאָ֨ם מֶֽלֶךְ־יַרְמ֜וּת וְאֶל־יָפִ֧יעַ מֶֽלֶךְ־לָכִ֛ישׁ וְאֶל־דְּבִ֥יר מֶֽלֶךְ־עֶגְל֖וֹן לֵאמֹֽר",
"text": "And *wayyišlaḥ* *ʾăḏōnî-ṣeḏeq* king of *yərûšālaim* to-*hôhām* king-of-*ḥebrôn* and to-*pirəʾām* king-of-*yarmût* and to-*yāp̄îaʿ* king-of-*lāḵîš* and to-*dəḇîr* king-of-*ʿeglôn* *lēmōr*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyišlaḥ*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he sent",
"*ʾăḏōnî-ṣeḏeq*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Adoni-Zedek",
"*yərûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem",
"*hôhām*": "proper noun - Hoham",
"*ḥebrôn*": "proper noun - Hebron",
"*pirəʾām*": "proper noun - Piram",
"*yarmût*": "proper noun - Jarmuth",
"*yāp̄îaʿ*": "proper noun - Japhia",
"*lāḵîš*": "proper noun - Lachish",
"*dəḇîr*": "proper noun - Debir",
"*ʿeglôn*": "proper noun - Eglon",
"*lēmōr*": "preposition with infinitive construct - saying"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyišlaḥ*": "and he sent/dispatched/commissioned",
"*lēmōr*": "saying/to say/declaring"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "Joshua.10.4",
"source": "עֲלֽוּ־אֵלַ֣י וְעִזְרֻ֔נִי וְנַכֶּ֖ה אֶת־גִּבְע֑וֹן כִּֽי־הִשְׁלִ֥ימָה אֶת־יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ וְאֶת־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל",
"text": "*ʿălû*-to-me and *ʿizrūnî* and *nakkeh* *ʾet*-*gibəʿôn* because-*hišlîmāh* *ʾet*-*yəhôšuaʿ* and *ʾet*-sons of *yiśrāʾēl*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿălû*": "imperative, masculine plural - come up/go up",
"*ʿizrūnî*": "imperative, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - help me",
"*nakkeh*": "imperfect, 1st person plural, cohortative - let us strike",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*gibəʿôn*": "proper noun - Gibeon",
"*hišlîmāh*": "perfect, 3rd person feminine singular, hiphil stem - it made peace",
"*yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun - Joshua",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿălû*": "come up/ascend/go up",
"*ʿizrūnî*": "help me/assist me/support me",
"*nakkeh*": "let us strike/smite/attack",
"*hišlîmāh*": "it made peace/allied itself/came to terms"
}
}
5{
"verseID": "Joshua.10.5",
"source": "וַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּ וַֽיַּעֲל֜וּ חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת ׀ מַלְכֵ֣י הָאֱמֹרִ֗י מֶ֣לֶךְ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם מֶֽלֶךְ־חֶבְר֤וֹן מֶֽלֶךְ־יַרְמוּת֙ מֶֽלֶךְ־לָכִ֣ישׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־עֶגְל֔וֹן הֵ֖ם וְכָל־מַֽחֲנֵיהֶ֑ם וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙ עַל־גִּבְע֔וֹן וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ עָלֶֽיהָ",
"text": "And *wayyēʾāsəp̄û* and *wayyaʿălû* five of kings of *hāʾĕmōrî*, king of *yərûšālaim*, king-of-*ḥebrôn*, king-of-*yarmût*, king-of-*lāḵîš*, king-of-*ʿeglôn*, they and all-camps-their, and *wayyaḥănû* against-*gibəʿôn* and *wayyillāḥămû* against-her",
"grammar": {
"*wayyēʾāsəp̄û*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, niphal stem - and they gathered",
"*wayyaʿălû*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they went up",
"*hāʾĕmōrî*": "proper noun with definite article - the Amorites",
"*yərûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem",
"*ḥebrôn*": "proper noun - Hebron",
"*yarmût*": "proper noun - Jarmuth",
"*lāḵîš*": "proper noun - Lachish",
"*ʿeglôn*": "proper noun - Eglon",
"*wayyaḥănû*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they encamped",
"*gibəʿôn*": "proper noun - Gibeon",
"*wayyillāḥămû*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, niphal stem - and they fought",
"*ʿāleyha*": "preposition with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - against her"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyēʾāsəp̄û*": "and they gathered/assembled/came together",
"*wayyaʿălû*": "and they went up/ascended/came up",
"*hāʾĕmōrî*": "the Amorites/Amorite people",
"*wayyaḥănû*": "and they encamped/camped/set up camp",
"*wayyillāḥămû*": "and they fought/waged war/battled"
}
}
6{
"verseID": "Joshua.10.6",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּ אַנְשֵׁי֩ גִבְע֨וֹן אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַ אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ הַגִּלְגָּ֣לָה לֵאמֹ֔ר אַל־תֶּ֥רֶף יָדֶ֖יךָ מֵֽעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ עֲלֵ֧ה אֵלֵ֣ינוּ מְהֵרָ֗ה וְהוֹשִׁ֤יעָה לָּ֙נוּ֙ וְעָזְרֵ֔נוּ כִּ֚י נִקְבְּצ֣וּ אֵלֵ֔ינוּ כָּל־מַלְכֵ֥י הָאֱמֹרִ֖י יֹשְׁבֵ֥י הָהָֽר",
"text": "And *wayyišləḥû* men of *gibəʿôn* to-*yəhôšuaʿ* to-*hammaḥăneh* *haggiləgālāh* *lēmōr*, do not-*terep̄* hands-your from-servants-your; *ʿălēh* to-us *məhērāh* and *hôšîʿāh* to-us and *ʿāzərēnû*, because *niqbəṣû* to-us all-kings of *hāʾĕmōrî* dwellers of *hāhār*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyišləḥû*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they sent",
"*gibəʿôn*": "proper noun - Gibeon",
"*yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun - Joshua",
"*hammaḥăneh*": "noun with definite article - the camp",
"*haggiləgālāh*": "proper noun with definite article and directional he - to Gilgal",
"*lēmōr*": "preposition with infinitive construct - saying",
"*terep̄*": "imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular, hiphil stem - let drop/relax",
"*ʿălēh*": "imperative, masculine singular - come up",
"*məhērāh*": "adverb - quickly",
"*hôšîʿāh*": "imperative, masculine singular, hiphil stem - save",
"*ʿāzərēnû*": "imperative, masculine singular with 1st person plural suffix - help us",
"*niqbəṣû*": "perfect, 3rd person plural, niphal stem - they have gathered",
"*hāʾĕmōrî*": "proper noun with definite article - the Amorites",
"*hāhār*": "noun with definite article - the hill/mountain"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyišləḥû*": "and they sent/dispatched/commissioned",
"*terep̄*": "let drop/relax/withdraw",
"*ʿălēh*": "come up/ascend/go up",
"*məhērāh*": "quickly/speedily/hastily",
"*hôšîʿāh*": "save/rescue/deliver",
"*ʿāzərēnû*": "help us/assist us/support us",
"*niqbəṣû*": "they have gathered/assembled/come together",
"*hāhār*": "the hill country/mountain/highlands"
}
}