1{
"verseID": "Judges.15.1",
"source": "וַיְהִ֨י מִיָּמִ֜ים בִּימֵ֣י קְצִיר־חִטִּ֗ים וַיִּפְקֹ֨ד שִׁמְשׁ֤וֹן אֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ֙ בִּגְדִ֣י עִזִּ֔ים וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אָבֹ֥אָה אֶל־אִשְׁתִּ֖י הֶחָ֑דְרָה וְלֹֽא־נְתָנ֥וֹ אָבִ֖יהָ לָבֽוֹא׃",
"text": "And *wəyhi* from *yāmîm* in *yəmê* *qəṣîr-ḥiṭṭîm* and *wayyipqōd* *šimšôn* *ʾet*-his *ʾišətô* with *gədî* of *ʿizzîm* and *wayyōʾmer* let *ʾābōʾāh* to my *ʾišətî* to the *heḥādrâ* and *lōʾ*-*nətānô* her *ʾābîhā* to *lābôʾ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəyhi*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it came to pass",
"*yāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - days",
"*yəmê*": "construct state, masculine plural - days of",
"*qəṣîr-ḥiṭṭîm*": "compound noun in construct state - wheat harvest",
"*wayyipqōd*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he visited/attended to",
"*šimšôn*": "proper noun - Samson",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾišətô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his wife",
"*gədî*": "masculine singular construct - kid/young goat of",
"*ʿizzîm*": "feminine plural noun - goats",
"*wayyōʾmer*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*ʾābōʾāh*": "cohortative imperfect, 1st singular - let me go/come",
"*ʾišətî*": "feminine singular noun + 1st singular suffix - my wife",
"*heḥādrâ*": "definite article + masculine singular noun + directional he - to the chamber",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*nətānô*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - he gave him",
"*ʾābîhā*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her father",
"*lābôʾ*": "preposition + infinitive construct - to enter/come"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyipqōd*": "visited/attended to/took care of/remembered",
"*gədî*": "kid/young goat",
"*ʾābōʾāh*": "let me go in/enter/come to",
"*heḥādrâ*": "to the chamber/room/inner apartment"
}
}
2{
"verseID": "Judges.15.2",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אָבִ֗יהָ אָמֹ֤ר אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ כִּי־שָׂנֹ֣א שְׂנֵאתָ֔הּ וָאֶתְּנֶ֖נָּה לְמֵרֵעֶ֑ךָ הֲלֹ֨א אֲחֹתָ֤הּ הַקְּטַנָּה֙ טוֹבָ֣ה מִמֶּ֔נָּה תְּהִי־נָ֥א לְךָ֖ תַּחְתֶּֽיהָ׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* her *ʾābîhā* *ʾāmōr* I *ʾāmartî* that *kî*-*śānōʾ* you *śənêʾātāh* and *wāʾettenenāh* to your *mērēʿeḵā* *hălōʾ* her *ʾăḥōtāh* the *haqqəṭannâ* *ṭôbâ* from *mimmennāh* *təhî*-*nāʾ* to *ləḵā* *taḥtehā*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*ʾābîhā*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her father",
"*ʾāmōr*": "infinitive absolute - saying",
"*ʾāmartî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I said",
"*kî*": "conjunction - that/because",
"*śānōʾ*": "infinitive absolute - hating",
"*śənêʾātāh*": "perfect, 2nd masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - you hated her",
"*wāʾettenenāh*": "conjunction + imperfect, 1st singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and I gave her",
"*mērēʿeḵā*": "masculine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your companion/friend",
"*hălōʾ*": "interrogative + negative particle - is not?",
"*ʾăḥōtāh*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her sister",
"*haqqəṭannâ*": "definite article + feminine singular adjective - the younger",
"*ṭôbâ*": "feminine singular adjective - good/better",
"*mimmennāh*": "preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - than her",
"*təhî*": "jussive, 3rd feminine singular - let her be",
"*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please",
"*ləḵā*": "preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you",
"*taḥtehā*": "preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - instead of her"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾāmōr ʾāmartî*": "I certainly said/I truly said (emphatic construction)",
"*śānōʾ śənêʾātāh*": "you utterly hated her/you surely hated her (emphatic construction)",
"*mērēʿeḵā*": "your companion/friend/best man",
"*ṭôbâ*": "better/more beautiful/more desirable"
}
}
3{
"verseID": "Judges.15.3",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן נִקֵּ֥יתִי הַפַּ֖עַם מִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים כִּֽי־עֹשֶׂ֥ה אֲנִ֛י עִמָּ֖ם רָעָֽה׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* to *lāhem* *šimšôn* *niqqêtî* the *happaʿam* from *mippəlištîm* *kî*-*ʿōśeh* *ʾănî* with *ʿimmām* *rāʿâ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*lāhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them",
"*šimšôn*": "proper noun - Samson",
"*niqqêtî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I am blameless/innocent",
"*happaʿam*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - this time",
"*mippəlištîm*": "preposition + proper noun, masculine plural - from Philistines",
"*kî*": "conjunction - when/because/that",
"*ʿōśeh*": "participle, masculine singular - doing",
"*ʾănî*": "1st singular personal pronoun - I",
"*ʿimmām*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - with them",
"*rāʿâ*": "feminine singular adjective/noun - evil/harm"
},
"variants": {
"*niqqêtî*": "I am innocent/I am blameless/I am justified/I shall be clear",
"*happaʿam*": "this time/now/this instance",
"*rāʿâ*": "evil/harm/injury/damage"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "Judges.15.4",
"source": "וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן וַיִּלְכֹּ֖ד שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵא֣וֹת שׁוּעָלִ֑ים וַיִּקַּ֣ח לַפִּדִ֗ים וַיֶּ֤פֶן זָנָב֙ אֶל־זָנָ֔ב וַיָּ֨שֶׂם לַפִּ֥יד אֶחָ֛ד בֵּין־שְׁנֵ֥י הַזְּנָב֖וֹת בַּתָּֽוֶךְ׃",
"text": "And *wayyēleḵ* *šimšôn* and *wayyilkōd* *šəlōš*-*mēʾôt* *šûʿālîm* and *wayyiqqaḥ* *lappîdîm* and *wayyepen* *zānāb* to *ʾel*-*zānāb* and *wayyāśem* *lappîd* *ʾeḥād* between *bên*-*šənê* the *hazzənābôt* in the *battāweḵ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyēleḵ*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went",
"*šimšôn*": "proper noun - Samson",
"*wayyilkōd*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he caught",
"*šəlōš*": "feminine numeral construct - three",
"*mēʾôt*": "feminine plural noun - hundreds",
"*šûʿālîm*": "masculine plural noun - foxes/jackals",
"*wayyiqqaḥ*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he took",
"*lappîdîm*": "masculine plural noun - torches",
"*wayyepen*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he turned",
"*zānāb*": "masculine singular noun - tail",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to",
"*wayyāśem*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he placed",
"*lappîd*": "masculine singular noun - torch",
"*ʾeḥād*": "numeral, masculine singular - one",
"*bên*": "preposition - between",
"*šənê*": "numeral, masculine dual construct - two of",
"*hazzənābôt*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the tails",
"*battāweḵ*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in the middle"
},
"variants": {
"*šûʿālîm*": "foxes/jackals",
"*lappîdîm*": "torches/firebrands/flames",
"*wayyepen*": "and he turned/and he joined/and he faced"
}
}
5{
"verseID": "Judges.15.5",
"source": "וַיַּבְעֶר־אֵשׁ֙ בַּלַּפִּידִ֔ים וַיְשַׁלַּ֖ח בְּקָמ֣וֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיַּבְעֵ֛ר מִגָּדִ֥ישׁ וְעַד־קָמָ֖ה וְעַד־כֶּ֥רֶם זָֽיִת׃",
"text": "And *wayyaḇʿer*-*ʾēš* in the *ballappîdîm* and *wayšallaḥ* into *bəqāmôt* *pəlištîm* and *wayyaḇʿēr* from *miggādîš* and until *wəʿad*-*qāmâ* and until *wəʿad*-*kerem* *zāyit*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaḇʿer*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he kindled",
"*ʾēš*": "feminine singular noun - fire",
"*ballappîdîm*": "preposition + definite article + masculine plural noun - in the torches",
"*wayšallaḥ*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he sent/let loose",
"*bəqāmôt*": "preposition + feminine plural noun construct - in the standing grain of",
"*pəlištîm*": "proper noun, masculine plural - Philistines",
"*wayyaḇʿēr*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he burned",
"*miggādîš*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - from the shock of grain/stack",
"*wəʿad*": "conjunction + preposition - and until",
"*qāmâ*": "feminine singular noun - standing grain",
"*kerem*": "masculine singular noun construct - vineyard of",
"*zāyit*": "masculine singular noun - olive"
},
"variants": {
"*wayšallaḥ*": "and he sent/let loose/released",
"*qāmôt*": "standing grain/crops/corn",
"*gādîš*": "shock/stack of grain/sheaf",
"*kerem zāyit*": "olive vineyard/olive orchard/olive grove"
}
}
6{
"verseID": "Judges.15.6",
"source": "וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּים֮ מִ֣י עָ֣שָׂה זֹאת֒ וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ שִׁמְשׁוֹן֙ חֲתַ֣ן הַתִּמְנִ֔י כִּ֚י לָקַ֣ח אֶת־אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וַֽיִּתְּנָ֖הּ לְמֵרֵעֵ֑הוּ וַיַּעֲל֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּ אוֹתָ֛הּ וְאֶת־אָבִ֖יהָ בָּאֵֽשׁ׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmərû* *pəlištîm* who *mî* *ʿāśâ* *zōʾt* and *wayyōʾmərû* *šimšôn* son-in-law of *ḥătan* the *hattimnî* *kî* he took *lāqaḥ* *ʾet*-his wife *ʾištô* and *wayyittənāh* to his *ləmērēʿēhû* and *wayyaʿălû* *pəlištîm* and *wayyiśrəpû* *ʾôtāh* and *wəʾet*-her *ʾābîhā* with the *bāʾēš*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmərû*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they said",
"*pəlištîm*": "proper noun, masculine plural - Philistines",
"*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who",
"*ʿāśâ*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he did/made",
"*zōʾt*": "feminine singular demonstrative pronoun - this",
"*šimšôn*": "proper noun - Samson",
"*ḥătan*": "masculine singular noun construct - son-in-law of",
"*hattimnî*": "definite article + gentilic adjective - the Timnite",
"*kî*": "conjunction - because",
"*lāqaḥ*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he took",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾištô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his wife",
"*wayyittənāh*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and he gave her",
"*ləmērēʿēhû*": "preposition + masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to his companion",
"*wayyaʿălû*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they went up",
"*wayyiśrəpû*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they burned",
"*ʾôtāh*": "direct object marker + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her",
"*wəʾet*": "conjunction + direct object marker",
"*ʾābîhā*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her father",
"*bāʾēš*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - with the fire"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥătan*": "son-in-law/bridegroom",
"*hattimnî*": "the Timnite (man from Timnah)",
"*mērēʿēhû*": "his companion/friend/best man"
}
}
7{
"verseID": "Judges.15.7",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן אִֽם־תַּעֲשׂ֖וּן כָּזֹ֑את כִּ֛י אִם־נִקַּ֥מְתִּי בָכֶ֖ם וְאַחַ֥ר אֶחְדָּֽל׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* to *lāhem* *šimšôn* if *ʾim*-you will *taʿăśûn* like *kāzōʾt* *kî* if *ʾim*-I am *niqqamtî* on *bāḵem* and after *wəʾaḥar* I will *ʾeḥdāl*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*lāhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them",
"*šimšôn*": "proper noun - Samson",
"*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if",
"*taʿăśûn*": "imperfect, 2nd masculine plural + paragogic nun - you will do",
"*kāzōʾt*": "preposition + feminine singular demonstrative pronoun - like this",
"*kî*": "conjunction - that/because/surely",
"*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if",
"*niqqamtî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I am avenged",
"*bāḵem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - on you",
"*wəʾaḥar*": "conjunction + adverb - and afterward",
"*ʾeḥdāl*": "imperfect, 1st singular - I will cease"
},
"variants": {
"*kî ʾim*": "surely/but/except/until",
"*niqqamtî*": "I am avenged/I have taken vengeance",
"*ʾeḥdāl*": "I will cease/I will stop/I will desist"
}
}
8{
"verseID": "Judges.15.8",
"source": "וַיַּ֨ךְ אוֹתָ֥ם שׁ֛וֹק עַל־יָרֵ֖ךְ מַכָּ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֑ה וַיֵּ֣רֶד וַיֵּ֔שֶׁב בִּסְעִ֖יף סֶ֥לַע עֵיטָֽם׃ ס",
"text": "And *wayyaḵ* *ʾôtām* *šôq* upon *ʿal*-*yārēḵ* *makkâ* *ḡədôlâ* and *wayyēred* and *wayyēšeḇ* in *bisʿîp* *selaʿ* *ʿêṭām*. ס",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaḵ*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he struck",
"*ʾôtām*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine plural suffix - them",
"*šôq*": "feminine singular noun - leg",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - upon",
"*yārēḵ*": "feminine singular noun - thigh",
"*makkâ*": "feminine singular noun - blow/stroke",
"*ḡədôlâ*": "feminine singular adjective - great",
"*wayyēred*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went down",
"*wayyēšeḇ*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he dwelt",
"*bisʿîp*": "preposition + masculine singular construct - in the cleft of",
"*selaʿ*": "masculine singular noun construct - rock of",
"*ʿêṭām*": "proper noun - Etam",
"ס": "Hebrew scribal marker - section marker/paragraph break"
},
"variants": {
"*šôq ʿal-yārēḵ*": "leg upon thigh/hip and thigh/utterly (idiomatic expression for complete defeat)",
"*makkâ ḡədôlâ*": "great blow/great slaughter/massive attack",
"*bisʿîp*": "in the cleft/in the fissure/in the crevice"
}
}