8 {
"verseID": "Judges.1.8",
"source": "וַיִּלָּחֲמ֤וּ בְנֵֽי־יְהוּדָה֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַיִּלְכְּד֣וּ אוֹתָ֔הּ וַיַּכּ֖וּהָ לְפִי־חָ֑רֶב וְאֶת־הָעִ֖יר שִׁלְּח֥וּ בָאֵֽשׁ׃",
"text": "And *wayyillāḥămû* *bənê*-*Yəhûdâ* in *Yərûšālaim* and *wayyilkədû* it and *wayyakkûhā* to *pî*-*ḥāreb* and *ʾet*-the *hāʿîr* *šilləḥû* in the *bāʾēš*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyillāḥămû*": "consecutive imperfect, niphal, 3rd common plural - and they fought",
"*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of/children of",
"*Yəhûdâ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Judah",
"*Yərûšālaim*": "proper noun, place name - Jerusalem",
"*wayyilkədû*": "consecutive imperfect, qal, 3rd common plural - and they captured",
"*wayyakkûhā*": "consecutive imperfect, hiphil, 3rd common plural + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and they struck it",
"*pî*": "construct noun, masculine singular - mouth/edge of",
"*ḥāreb*": "noun, feminine singular - sword",
"*hāʿîr*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the city",
"*šilləḥû*": "perfect, piel, 3rd common plural - they set",
"*bāʾēš*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - with the fire"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyillāḥămû*": "fought against/attacked/made war on",
"*wayyilkədû*": "captured/seized/took",
"*wayyakkûhā*": "struck it/defeated it/conquered it",
"*pî-ḥāreb*": "edge of the sword/with the sword/by the sword",
"*šilləḥû*": "set/sent/put"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Judges.1.9",
"source": "וְאַחַ֗ר יָֽרְדוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם בַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑י יוֹשֵׁ֣ב הָהָ֔ר וְהַנֶּ֖גֶב וְהַשְּׁפֵלָֽה׃",
"text": "And *wəʾaḥar* *yārədû* *bənê* *Yəhûdâ* *ləhillāḥēm* against the *Kənaʿănî* *yôšēb* the *hāhār* and the *neḡeb* and the *šəpēlâ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəʾaḥar*": "conjunction + adverb - and afterward",
"*yārədû*": "perfect, qal, 3rd common plural - they went down",
"*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of/children of",
"*Yəhûdâ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Judah",
"*ləhillāḥēm*": "preposition + niphal infinitive construct - to fight",
"*Kənaʿănî*": "gentilic noun, masculine singular - Canaanite",
"*yôšēb*": "participle, qal, masculine singular - dwelling/inhabiting",
"*hāhār*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the hill country",
"*neḡeb*": "noun, masculine singular - the Negev/the south",
"*šəpēlâ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the lowland/foothills"
},
"variants": {
"*wəʾaḥar*": "afterward/later/subsequently",
"*yārədû*": "went down/descended/came down",
"*ləhillāḥēm*": "to fight/do battle/wage war",
"*yôšēb*": "dwelling in/inhabiting/living in",
"*hāhār*": "the hill country/the mountains/the highlands",
"*neḡeb*": "the Negev/the south/the southern region",
"*šəpēlâ*": "the lowland/the foothills/the plain"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Judges.1.10",
"source": "וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֗ה אֶל־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ הַיּוֹשֵׁ֣ב בְּחֶבְר֔וֹן וְשֵׁם־חֶבְר֥וֹן לְפָנִ֖ים קִרְיַ֣ת אַרְבַּ֑ע וַיַּכּ֛וּ אֶת־שֵׁשַׁ֥י וְאֶת־אֲחִימַ֖ן וְאֶת־תַּלְמָֽי׃",
"text": "And *wayyēleḵ* *Yəhûdâ* against the *Kənaʿănî* the *hayyôšēb* in *Ḥebrôn* and the name of *Ḥebrôn* *ləpānîm* *Qiryat ʾArbaʿ*. And *wayyakkû* *ʾet*-*Šēšay* and *ʾet*-*ʾĂḥîman* and *ʾet*-*Talmay*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyēleḵ*": "consecutive imperfect, qal, 3rd masculine singular - and he went",
"*Yəhûdâ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Judah",
"*Kənaʿănî*": "gentilic noun, masculine singular - Canaanite",
"*hayyôšēb*": "definite article + participle, qal, masculine singular - the one dwelling",
"*Ḥebrôn*": "proper noun, place name - Hebron",
"*ləpānîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - before/formerly",
"*Qiryat ʾArbaʿ*": "proper noun, place name - Kiriath-arba (city of Arba)",
"*wayyakkû*": "consecutive imperfect, hiphil, 3rd common plural - and they struck",
"*Šēšay*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Sheshai",
"*ʾĂḥîman*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Ahiman",
"*Talmay*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Talmai"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyēleḵ*": "went/marched/advanced",
"*hayyôšēb*": "dwelling in/inhabiting/living in",
"*ləpānîm*": "formerly/previously/beforetime",
"*wayyakkû*": "struck/defeated/killed"
}
}