22{
"verseID": "Judges.1.22",
"source": "וַיַּעֲל֧וּ בֵית־יוֹסֵ֛ף גַּם־הֵ֖ם בֵּֽית־אֵ֑ל וַֽיהוָ֖ה עִמָּֽם׃",
"text": "And *yaʿălû* *bêt*-*yôsēp* also them to *bêt*-*ʾēl* and *YHWH* with them.",
"grammar": {
"*yaʿălû*": "qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd plural - and they went up",
"*bêt*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - house of",
"*yôsēp*": "proper noun, Joseph",
"*bêt*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - house of",
"*ʾēl*": "proper noun, El/God (in place name)",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, Yahweh/LORD"
},
"variants": {
"*yaʿălû*": "went up/ascended/attacked",
"*bêt*-*yôsēp*": "house of Joseph (Ephraim and Manasseh tribes)",
"*bêt*-*ʾēl*": "Bethel (place name, 'house of God')"
}
}
23{
"verseID": "Judges.1.23",
"source": "וַיָּתִ֥ירוּ בֵית־יוֹסֵ֖ף בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֑ל וְשֵׁם־הָעִ֥יר לְפָנִ֖ים לֽוּז׃",
"text": "And *yātîrû* *bêt*-*yôsēp* in *bêt*-*ʾēl* and *šēm* the *ʿîr* *ləpānîm* *lûz*.",
"grammar": {
"*yātîrû*": "hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd plural - and they spied out/explored",
"*bêt*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - house of",
"*yôsēp*": "proper noun, Joseph",
"*bêt*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - house of",
"*ʾēl*": "proper noun, El/God (in place name)",
"*šēm*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - name of",
"*ʿîr*": "common noun, feminine singular with definite article - the city",
"*ləpānîm*": "common noun, masculine plural with preposition - before/formerly",
"*lûz*": "proper noun, Luz"
},
"variants": {
"*yātîrû*": "spied out/reconnoitered/explored",
"*ləpānîm*": "formerly/previously/before",
"*lûz*": "Luz (former name of Bethel)"
}
}
24{
"verseID": "Judges.1.24",
"source": "וַיִּרְאוּ֙ הַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔ים אִ֖ישׁ יוֹצֵ֣א מִן־הָעִ֑יר וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ ל֗וֹ הַרְאֵ֤נוּ נָא֙ אֶת־מְב֣וֹא הָעִ֔יר וְעָשִׂ֥ינוּ עִמְּךָ֖ חָֽסֶד׃",
"text": "And *yirʾû* the *šōmərîm* *ʾîš* *yôṣēʾ* from the *ʿîr* and *yōʾmərû* to him *harʾēnû* *nāʾ* the *məbôʾ* the *ʿîr* and *ʿāśînû* with you *ḥāsed*.",
"grammar": {
"*yirʾû*": "qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd plural - and they saw",
"*šōmərîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural with definite article - the watchers/guards",
"*ʾîš*": "common noun, masculine singular - man",
"*yôṣēʾ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - going out/coming out",
"*ʿîr*": "common noun, feminine singular with definite article - the city",
"*yōʾmərû*": "qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd plural - and they said",
"*harʾēnû*": "hiphil imperative, masculine singular with 1st plural suffix - show us",
"*nāʾ*": "particle - please/now",
"*məbôʾ*": "common noun, masculine singular - entrance/way into",
"*ʿîr*": "common noun, feminine singular with definite article - the city",
"*ʿāśînû*": "qal perfect, 1st plural with waw consecutive - and we will do/show",
"*ḥāsed*": "common noun, masculine singular - kindness/favor"
},
"variants": {
"*šōmərîm*": "watchers/guards/spies",
"*yôṣēʾ*": "coming out from/exiting",
"*harʾēnû*": "show us/reveal to us",
"*məbôʾ*": "entrance/approach/way into",
"*ḥāsed*": "kindness/mercy/favor/loyalty"
}
}
25{
"verseID": "Judges.1.25",
"source": "וַיַּרְאֵם֙ אֶת־מְב֣וֹא הָעִ֔יר וַיַּכּ֥וּ אֶת־הָעִ֖יר לְפִי־חָ֑רֶב וְאֶת־הָאִ֥ישׁ וְאֶת־כָּל־מִשְׁפַּחְתּ֖וֹ שִׁלֵּֽחוּ׃",
"text": "And *yarʾēm* the *məbôʾ* the *ʿîr* and *yakkû* the *ʿîr* to *pî*-*ḥāreb* and the *ʾîš* and all *mišpaḥtô* *šillēḥû*.",
"grammar": {
"*yarʾēm*": "hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and he showed them",
"*məbôʾ*": "common noun, masculine singular - entrance/way into",
"*ʿîr*": "common noun, feminine singular with definite article - the city",
"*yakkû*": "hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd plural - and they struck",
"*ʿîr*": "common noun, feminine singular with definite article - the city",
"*pî*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - mouth/edge of",
"*ḥāreb*": "common noun, feminine singular - sword",
"*ʾîš*": "common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the man",
"*mišpaḥtô*": "common noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his family/clan",
"*šillēḥû*": "piel perfect, 3rd plural - they let go/sent away"
},
"variants": {
"*yarʾēm*": "showed them/revealed to them",
"*məbôʾ*": "entrance/approach/way into",
"*pî*-*ḥāreb*": "edge of the sword/with the sword (idiom for violent slaughter)",
"*šillēḥû*": "let go/sent away/spared"
}
}