23{
"verseID": "Judges.16.23",
"source": "וְסַרְנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים נֶֽאֱסְפוּ֙ לִזְבֹּ֧חַ זֶֽבַח־גָּד֛וֹל לְדָג֥וֹן אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם וּלְשִׂמְחָ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ נָתַ֤ן אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ בְּיָדֵ֔נוּ אֵ֖ת שִׁמְשׁ֥וֹן אוֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃",
"text": "And *seren* of *Pᵉlištîm* *ʾāsap* to *zābaḥ* *zebaḥ*-*gādôl* to *Dāḡôn* their *ʾĕlōhîm* and for *śimḥâ*, and they *ʾāmar*, \"Our *ʾĕlōhîm* has *nātan* in our *yād* *ʾēt* *Šimšôn* our *ʾôyēb*.\"",
"grammar": {
"*seren*": "noun, masculine plural construct - lords, rulers (Philistine rulers)",
"*Pᵉlištîm*": "proper noun, masculine plural - Philistines",
"*ʾāsap*": "Niphal perfect 3rd common plural - were gathered",
"*zābaḥ*": "Qal infinitive construct - to sacrifice",
"*zebaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - sacrifice",
"*gādôl*": "adjective, masculine singular - great, large",
"*Dāḡôn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Dagon (deity)",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - god, gods",
"*śimḥâ*": "noun, feminine singular - joy, gladness",
"*ʾāmar*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural with waw consecutive - said, spoke",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person plural suffix - god, gods",
"*nātan*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - gave, delivered",
"*yād*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person plural suffix - hand",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*Šimšôn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Samson",
"*ʾôyēb*": "Qal participle masculine singular with 1st person plural suffix - enemy"
},
"variants": {
"*seren*": "lords, rulers, axis-lords (title specific to Philistine rulers)",
"*zebaḥ*-*gādôl*": "great sacrifice, large offering",
"*śimḥâ*": "joy, gladness, rejoicing, celebration",
"*nātan*": "gave, delivered, handed over"
}
}
24{
"verseID": "Judges.16.24",
"source": "וַיִּרְא֤וּ אֹתוֹ֙ הָעָ֔ם וַֽיְהַלְל֖וּ אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם כִּ֣י אָמְר֗וּ נָתַ֨ן אֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ בְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙ אֶת־א֣וֹיְבֵ֔נוּ וְאֵת֙ מַחֲרִ֣יב אַרְצֵ֔נוּ וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר הִרְבָּ֖ה אֶת־חֲלָלֵֽינוּ׃",
"text": "And they *rāʾâ* him, the *ʿam*, and they *hālal* *ʾet*-their *ʾĕlōhîm*, for they *ʾāmar*, \"Our *ʾĕlōhîm* has *nātan* in our *yād* *ʾet*-our *ʾôyēb*, and *ʾēt* *ḥārab* of our *ʾereṣ*, and who *rābâ* *ʾet*-our *ḥālāl*.\"",
"grammar": {
"*rāʾâ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural with waw consecutive - saw",
"*ʿam*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - people",
"*hālal*": "Piel imperfect 3rd masculine plural with waw consecutive - praised",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - god, gods",
"*ʾāmar*": "Qal perfect 3rd common plural - said, spoke",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person plural suffix - god, gods",
"*nātan*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - gave, delivered",
"*yād*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person plural suffix - hand",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾôyēb*": "Qal participle masculine singular with 1st person plural suffix - enemy",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*ḥārab*": "Hiphil participle masculine singular construct - destroyer",
"*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person plural suffix - land",
"*rābâ*": "Hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - multiplied, increased",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ḥālāl*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person plural suffix - slain, dead"
},
"variants": {
"*hālal*": "praised, celebrated, glorified",
"*ʾôyēb*": "enemy, foe, adversary",
"*ḥārab*": "destroyer, one who laid waste, devastator",
"*rābâ*": "multiplied, increased, made great",
"*ḥālāl*": "slain, dead, fallen ones"
}
}
25{
"verseID": "Judges.16.25",
"source": "וַֽיְהִי֙ כְּט֣וֹב לִבָּ֔ם וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ קִרְא֥וּ לְשִׁמְשׁ֖וֹן וִישַֽׂחֶק־לָ֑נוּ וַיִּקְרְא֨וּ לְשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹן מִבֵּ֣ית הָאֲסוּרִ֗ים וַיְצַחֵק֙ לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם וַיַּעֲמִ֥ידוּ אוֹת֖וֹ בֵּ֥ין הָעַמּוּדִֽים׃",
"text": "And it *hāyâ* when-*ṭôb* their *lēb*, and they *ʾāmar*, \"*qārāʾ* for *Šimšôn* and he will *śāḥaq*-for us.\" And they *qārāʾ* for *Šimšôn* from *bayit* of the *ʾāsîr*, and he *ṣāḥaq* before them, and they *ʿāmad* him between the *ʿammûd*.",
"grammar": {
"*hāyâ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - was, happened",
"*ṭôb*": "infinitive construct with preposition - good, merry",
"*lēb*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - heart, mind",
"*ʾāmar*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural with waw consecutive - said, spoke",
"*qārāʾ*": "Qal imperative masculine plural - call, summon",
"*Šimšôn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Samson",
"*śāḥaq*": "Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - entertain, amuse, make sport",
"*qārāʾ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural with waw consecutive - called, summoned",
"*Šimšôn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Samson",
"*bayit*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house",
"*ʾāsîr*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - prisoners, captives",
"*ṣāḥaq*": "Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - made sport, entertained",
"*ʿāmad*": "Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural with waw consecutive - caused to stand",
"*ʿammûd*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - pillars, columns"
},
"variants": {
"*ṭôb* their *lēb*": "their heart was merry, they were in good spirits",
"*śāḥaq*/*ṣāḥaq*": "make sport, entertain, amuse, jest, play, dance",
"*ʾāsîr*": "prisoners, captives, those bound",
"*ʿammûd*": "pillars, columns, posts"
}
}