15 {
"verseID": "Judges.13.15",
"source": "וַיֹּ֥אמֶר מָנ֖וֹחַ אֶל־מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֑ה נַעְצְרָה־נָּ֣א אוֹתָ֔ךְ וְנַעֲשֶׂ֥ה לְפָנֶ֖יךָ גְּדִ֥י עִזִּֽים׃",
"text": "And *wə-* *yōʾmer* *mānôaḥ* to *ʾel-malʾak* *YHWH*, let us detain *naʿṣərâ-nnāʾ* *ʾôtāk*, and *wə-* let us prepare *naʿăśeh* before *ləpāneykā* *gədî* *ʿizzîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said",
"*mānôaḥ*": "proper noun - Manoah",
"*ʾel-malʾak*": "preposition + construct noun, masculine singular - to messenger/angel of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - personal name of God",
"*naʿṣərâ-nnāʾ*": "Qal cohortative, 1st person plural + particle of entreaty - let us detain please",
"*ʾôtāk*": "direct object marker + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - you",
"*wə-naʿăśeh*": "waw conjunction + Qal cohortative, 1st person plural - and let us prepare",
"*ləpāneykā*": "preposition lamed + noun, masculine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - before you",
"*gədî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - kid of",
"*ʿizzîm*": "noun, feminine plural - goats"
},
"variants": {
"*naʿṣərâ*": "detain/hold back/keep",
"*naʿăśeh*": "prepare/make/do",
"*gədî ʿizzîm*": "kid of goats/young goat"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Judges.13.16",
"source": "וַיֹּאמֶר֩ מַלְאַ֨ךְ יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־מָנ֗וֹחַ אִם־תַּעְצְרֵ֙נִי֙ לֹא־אֹכַ֣ל בְּלַחְמֶ֔ךָ וְאִם־תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה עֹלָ֔ה לַיהוָ֖ה תַּעֲלֶ֑נָּה כִּ֚י לֹא־יָדַ֣ע מָנ֔וֹחַ כִּֽי־מַלְאַ֥ךְ יְהוָ֖ה הֽוּא׃",
"text": "And *wə-* *yōʾmer* *malʾak* *YHWH* to *ʾel-mānôaḥ*, If *ʾim-taʿṣərēnî* not *lōʾ-ʾōkal* of *bəlaḥmekā*, and if *wə-ʾim-taʿăśeh* *ʿōlâ*, to *laYHWH* *taʿălenâ*. For *kî* not *lōʾ-yādaʿ* *mānôaḥ* that *kî-malʾak* *YHWH* *hûʾ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said",
"*malʾak*": "noun, masculine singular construct - messenger/angel of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - personal name of God",
"*ʾel-mānôaḥ*": "preposition + proper noun - to Manoah",
"*ʾim-taʿṣərēnî*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - if you detain me",
"*lōʾ-ʾōkal*": "negative particle + Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will not eat",
"*bəlaḥmekā*": "preposition bet + noun, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - of your bread/food",
"*wə-ʾim-taʿăśeh*": "waw conjunction + conjunction + Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and if you prepare",
"*ʿōlâ*": "noun, feminine singular - burnt offering",
"*laYHWH*": "preposition lamed + proper noun - to YHWH",
"*taʿălenâ*": "Hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - offer it up",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*lōʾ-yādaʿ*": "negative particle + Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - did not know",
"*mānôaḥ*": "proper noun - Manoah",
"*kî-malʾak*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - that messenger/angel of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - personal name of God",
"*hûʾ*": "3rd person masculine singular pronoun - he"
},
"variants": {
"*taʿṣərēnî*": "detain me/hold me back/keep me",
"*ʾōkal bəlaḥmekā*": "eat of your food/partake of your meal",
"*ʿōlâ*": "burnt offering/whole offering/sacrifice",
"*taʿălenâ*": "offer it up/cause it to ascend",
"*yādaʿ*": "knew/recognized/was aware"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Judges.13.17",
"source": "וַיֹּ֧אמֶר מָנ֛וֹחַ אֶל־מַלְאַ֥ךְ יְהוָ֖ה מִ֣י שְׁמֶ֑ךָ כִּֽי־יָבֹ֥א *דבריך **דְבָרְךָ֖ וְכִבַּדְנֽוּךָ׃",
"text": "And *wə-* *yōʾmer* *mānôaḥ* to *ʾel-malʾak* *YHWH*, What *mî* *šəmekā*, for *kî-yābōʾ* *dəbārəkā* and *wə-kibbadnûkā*?",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said",
"*mānôaḥ*": "proper noun - Manoah",
"*ʾel-malʾak*": "preposition + construct noun, masculine singular - to messenger/angel of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - personal name of God",
"*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who/what",
"*šəmekā*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your name",
"*kî-yābōʾ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - when comes",
"*dəbārəkā*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your word",
"*wə-kibbadnûkā*": "waw conjunction + Piel perfect, 1st person plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and we may honor you"
},
"variants": {
"*mî šəmekā*": "what is your name",
"*kî-yābōʾ dəbārəkā*": "when your word comes to pass/when what you predicted happens",
"*kibbadnûkā*": "we may honor you/we may show respect to you/we may give you proper recognition"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Judges.13.18",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לּוֹ֙ מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה לָ֥מָּה זֶּ֖ה תִּשְׁאַ֣ל לִשְׁמִ֑י וְהוּא־פֶ֛לִאי׃ ס",
"text": "And *wə-* *yōʾmer* to *lô* *malʾak* *YHWH*, Why *lāmmâ* *zeh* *tišʾal* for *lišmî*, and *wə-hûʾ* *pelʾî*?",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said",
"*lô*": "preposition lamed + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him",
"*malʾak*": "noun, masculine singular construct - messenger/angel of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - personal name of God",
"*lāmmâ*": "interrogative + preposition lamed + interrogative - why",
"*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*tišʾal*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - do you ask",
"*lišmî*": "preposition lamed + noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - for my name",
"*wə-hûʾ*": "waw conjunction + 3rd person masculine singular pronoun - and it",
"*pelʾî*": "adjective, masculine singular - wonderful/extraordinary"
},
"variants": {
"*lāmmâ zeh tišʾal*": "why do you ask/why is it that you inquire",
"*pelʾî*": "wonderful/extraordinary/secret/miraculous/incomprehensible"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Judges.13.19",
"source": "וַיִּקַּ֨ח מָנ֜וֹחַ אֶת־גְּדִ֤י הָעִזִּים֙ וְאֶת־הַמִּנְחָ֔ה וַיַּ֥עַל עַל־הַצּ֖וּר לַֽיהוָ֑ה וּמַפְלִ֣א לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת וּמָנ֥וֹחַ וְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ רֹאִֽים׃",
"text": "And *wə-* *yiqqaḥ* *mānôaḥ* *ʾet-gədî* the *hāʿizzîm* and *wə-ʾet-hamminḥâ*, and *wə-* *yaʿal* on *ʿal-haṣṣûr* to *laYHWH*, and *û-* doing *mapliʾ* *laʿăśôt*, and *û-mānôaḥ* *wə-ʾištô* *rōʾîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yiqqaḥ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he took",
"*mānôaḥ*": "proper noun - Manoah",
"*ʾet-gədî*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular construct - the kid of",
"*hāʿizzîm*": "definite article + noun, feminine plural - the goats",
"*wə-ʾet-hamminḥâ*": "waw conjunction + direct object marker + definite article + noun, feminine singular - and the grain offering",
"*wə-yaʿal*": "waw consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he offered up",
"*ʿal-haṣṣûr*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - on the rock",
"*laYHWH*": "preposition lamed + proper noun - to YHWH",
"*û-mapliʾ*": "waw conjunction + Hiphil participle, masculine singular - and doing wonderfully",
"*laʿăśôt*": "preposition lamed + Qal infinitive construct - to act/do",
"*û-mānôaḥ*": "waw conjunction + proper noun - and Manoah",
"*wə-ʾištô*": "waw conjunction + noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his wife",
"*rōʾîm*": "Qal participle, masculine plural - watching/seeing"
},
"variants": {
"*gədî hāʿizzîm*": "kid of goats/young goat",
"*minḥâ*": "grain offering/gift/tribute/offering",
"*yaʿal*": "offered up/sacrificed/presented",
"*ʿal-haṣṣûr*": "on the rock/upon the rock",
"*mapliʾ laʿăśôt*": "doing wonderfully/performing wondrously/acting miraculously",
"*rōʾîm*": "watching/seeing/observing"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Judges.13.20",
"source": "וַיְהִי֩ בַעֲל֨וֹת הַלַּ֜הַב מֵעַ֤ל הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ הַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָה וַיַּ֥עַל מַלְאַךְ־יְהוָ֖ה בְּלַ֣הַב הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ וּמָנ֤וֹחַ וְאִשְׁתּוֹ֙ רֹאִ֔ים וַיִּפְּל֥וּ עַל־פְּנֵיהֶ֖ם אָֽרְצָה׃",
"text": "And *wə-* *yəhî* when *baʿălôt* the *hallahab* from *mēʿal* the *hammizēaḥ* toward *haššāmaymâ*, and *wə-* *yaʿal* *malʾak*-*YHWH* in *bəlahab* the *hammizēaḥ*, and *û-mānôaḥ* *wə-ʾištô* *rōʾîm* and *wə-* *yippəlû* on *ʿal-pənêhem* *ʾārṣâ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yəhî*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it happened",
"*baʿălôt*": "preposition bet + Qal infinitive construct - when went up",
"*hallahab*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the flame",
"*mēʿal*": "preposition min + preposition - from upon",
"*hammizēaḥ*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the altar",
"*haššāmaymâ*": "definite article + noun, masculine dual + directional he - toward the heavens",
"*wə-yaʿal*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and ascended",
"*malʾak-YHWH*": "construct chain, noun in construct + proper noun - angel/messenger of YHWH",
"*bəlahab*": "preposition bet + construct noun, masculine singular - in flame of",
"*hammizēaḥ*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the altar",
"*û-mānôaḥ*": "waw conjunction + proper noun - and Manoah",
"*wə-ʾištô*": "waw conjunction + noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his wife",
"*rōʾîm*": "Qal participle, masculine plural - watching/seeing",
"*wə-yippəlû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they fell",
"*ʿal-pənêhem*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - on their faces",
"*ʾārṣâ*": "noun, feminine singular + directional he - to the ground"
},
"variants": {
"*baʿălôt hallahab*": "when the flame went up/as the flame ascended",
"*haššāmaymâ*": "toward the heavens/skyward",
"*yaʿal malʾak-YHWH bəlahab hammizēaḥ*": "the angel of YHWH ascended in the flame of the altar",
"*yippəlû ʿal-pənêhem ʾārṣâ*": "they fell on their faces to the ground/they prostrated themselves"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Judges.13.21",
"source": "וְלֹא־יָ֤סַף עוֹד֙ מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה לְהֵרָאֹ֖ה אֶל־מָנ֣וֹחַ וְאֶל־אִשְׁתּ֑וֹ אָ֚ז יָדַ֣ע מָנ֔וֹחַ כִּֽי־מַלְאַ֥ךְ יְהוָ֖ה הֽוּא׃",
"text": "And *wə-* not *lōʾ-yāsap* again *ʿôd* *malʾak* *YHWH* to *ləhērāʾōh* to *ʾel-mānôaḥ* and to *wə-ʾel-ʾištô*. Then *ʾāz* *yādaʿ* *mānôaḥ* that *kî-malʾak* *YHWH* *hûʾ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-lōʾ-yāsap*": "waw conjunction + negative particle + Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he did not continue",
"*ʿôd*": "adverb - again/still/further",
"*malʾak*": "noun, masculine singular construct - messenger/angel of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - personal name of God",
"*ləhērāʾōh*": "preposition lamed + Niphal infinitive construct - to appear/be seen",
"*ʾel-mānôaḥ*": "preposition + proper noun - to Manoah",
"*wə-ʾel-ʾištô*": "waw conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and to his wife",
"*ʾāz*": "adverb - then",
"*yādaʿ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - knew",
"*mānôaḥ*": "proper noun - Manoah",
"*kî-malʾak*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - that messenger/angel of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - personal name of God",
"*hûʾ*": "3rd person masculine singular pronoun - he"
},
"variants": {
"*lōʾ-yāsap*": "did not continue/appeared no more/did not add",
"*ləhērāʾōh*": "to appear/to be seen/to show himself",
"*yādaʿ*": "knew/realized/understood"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "Judges.13.22",
"source": "וַיֹּ֧אמֶר מָנ֛וֹחַ אֶל־אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ מ֣וֹת נָמ֑וּת כִּ֥י אֱלֹהִ֖ים רָאִֽינוּ׃",
"text": "And *wə-* *yōʾmer* *mānôaḥ* to *ʾel-ʾištô*, dying *môt* *nāmût* for *kî* *ʾĕlōhîm* *rāʾînû*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said",
"*mānôaḥ*": "proper noun - Manoah",
"*ʾel-ʾištô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to his wife",
"*môt*": "Qal infinitive absolute - dying",
"*nāmût*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person plural - we shall die",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God",
"*rāʾînû*": "Qal perfect, 1st person plural - we have seen"
},
"variants": {
"*môt nāmût*": "we shall surely die/we are doomed to die",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/divine being/deity",
"*rāʾînû*": "we have seen/we have beheld/we have witnessed"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "Judges.13.23",
"source": "וַתֹּ֧אמֶר ל֣וֹ אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ לוּ֩ חָפֵ֨ץ יְהוָ֤ה לַהֲמִיתֵ֙נוּ֙ לֹֽא־לָקַ֤ח מִיָּדֵ֙נוּ֙ עֹלָ֣ה וּמִנְחָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א הֶרְאָ֖נוּ אֶת־כָּל־אֵ֑לֶּה וְכָעֵ֕ת לֹ֥א הִשְׁמִיעָ֖נוּ כָּזֹֽאת׃",
"text": "And *wə-* *tōʾmer* to *lô* *ʾištô*, If *lû* *ḥāpēṣ* *YHWH* to *lahămîtēnû* not *lōʾ-lāqaḥ* from *miyyādēnû* *ʿōlâ* and *û-minḥâ*, and not *wə-lōʾ* *herʾānû* *ʾet-kāl-ʾēlleh*, and *wə-* at such time *kāʿēt* not *lōʾ* *hišmîʿānû* *kāzōʾt*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-tōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - and she said",
"*lô*": "preposition lamed + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him",
"*ʾištô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his wife",
"*lû*": "conjunction (conditional) - if",
"*ḥāpēṣ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - desired/pleased",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - personal name of God",
"*lahămîtēnû*": "preposition lamed + Hiphil infinitive construct + 1st person plural suffix - to kill us",
"*lōʾ-lāqaḥ*": "negative particle + Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he would not have accepted",
"*miyyādēnû*": "preposition min + noun, feminine singular + 1st person plural suffix - from our hand",
"*ʿōlâ*": "noun, feminine singular - burnt offering",
"*û-minḥâ*": "waw conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and grain offering",
"*wə-lōʾ*": "waw conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*herʾānû*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 1st person plural suffix - he would not have shown us",
"*ʾet-kāl-ʾēlleh*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular + demonstrative pronoun, common plural - all these things",
"*wə-kāʿēt*": "waw conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine singular - and at this time",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*hišmîʿānû*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 1st person plural suffix - he would not have told us",
"*kāzōʾt*": "preposition + demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - like this"
},
"variants": {
"*lû ḥāpēṣ YHWH lahămîtēnû*": "if YHWH desired/intended to kill us",
"*lāqaḥ miyyādēnû*": "accepted from our hand/received from us",
"*ʿōlâ*": "burnt offering/whole offering/sacrifice",
"*minḥâ*": "grain offering/gift/tribute/offering",
"*herʾānû*": "shown us/let us see/revealed to us",
"*hišmîʿānû kāzōʾt*": "told us such things/let us hear such things"
}
}