15 {
"verseID": "Judges.14.15",
"source": "וַיְהִ֣י ׀ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ לְאֵֽשֶׁת־שִׁמְשׁוֹן֙ פַּתִּ֣י אֶת־אִישֵׁ֗ךְ וְיַגֶּד־לָ֙נוּ֙ אֶת־הַ֣חִידָ֔ה פֶּן־נִשְׂרֹ֥ף אוֹתָ֛ךְ וְאֶת־בֵּ֥ית אָבִ֖יךְ בָּאֵ֑שׁ הַלְיָרְשֵׁ֕נוּ קְרָאתֶ֥ם לָ֖נוּ הֲלֹֽא׃",
"text": "*wə-yəhî ba-yôm ha-šəbîʿî wə-yōʾmərû lə-ʾēšet-šimšôn pattî ʾet-ʾîšēk wə-yagged-lānû ʾet-ha-ḥîdâ pen-niśrōp̄ ʾôtāk wə-ʾet-bêt ʾābîk bā-ʾēš ha-lə-yārəšēnû qərāʾtem lānû hă-lōʾ*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yəhî*": "conjunction wə- + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular apocopated - and it happened",
"*ba-yôm*": "preposition bə- + definite article + noun masculine singular - on the day",
"*ha-šəbîʿî*": "definite article + ordinal adjective masculine singular - the seventh",
"*wə-yōʾmərû*": "conjunction wə- + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they said",
"*lə-ʾēšet*": "preposition lə- + noun feminine singular construct - to wife of",
"*šimšôn*": "proper noun masculine singular - Samson",
"*pattî*": "Piel imperative feminine singular - entice",
"*ʾet-ʾîšēk*": "direct object marker + noun masculine singular with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your husband",
"*wə-yagged*": "conjunction wə- + Hiphil jussive 3rd masculine singular - that he may tell",
"*lānû*": "preposition lə- + 1st common plural suffix - to us",
"*ʾet-ha-ḥîdâ*": "direct object marker + definite article + noun feminine singular - the riddle",
"*pen-niśrōp̄*": "conjunction pen + Qal imperfect 1st common plural - lest we burn",
"*ʾôtāk*": "direct object marker with 2nd feminine singular suffix - you",
"*wə-ʾet-bêt*": "conjunction wə- + direct object marker + noun masculine singular construct - and house of",
"*ʾābîk*": "noun masculine singular with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your father",
"*bā-ʾēš*": "preposition bə- + definite article + noun feminine singular - with the fire",
"*ha-lə-yārəšēnû*": "interrogative particle + preposition lə- + Qal infinitive construct with 1st common plural suffix - to impoverish us",
"*qərāʾtem*": "Qal perfect 2nd masculine plural - you have invited",
"*lānû*": "preposition lə- + 1st common plural suffix - to us",
"*hă-lōʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle - is it not?"
},
"variants": {
"*yəhî*": "it happened/it came to pass",
"*pattî*": "entice/persuade/seduce",
"*yagged*": "may tell/should explain",
"*niśrōp̄*": "we burn/we consume with fire",
"*yārəšēnû*": "to impoverish us/to dispossess us",
"*qərāʾtem*": "you have invited/you have called"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Judges.14.16",
"source": "וַתֵּבְךְּ֩ אֵ֨שֶׁת שִׁמְשׁ֜וֹן עָלָ֗יו וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ רַק־שְׂנֵאתַ֙נִי֙ וְלֹ֣א אֲהַבְתָּ֔נִי הֽ͏ַחִידָ֥ה חַ֙דְתָּ֙ לִבְנֵ֣י עַמִּ֔י וְלִ֖י לֹ֣א הִגַּ֑דְתָּה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָ֗הּ הִנֵּ֨ה לְאָבִ֧י וּלְאִמִּ֛י לֹ֥א הִגַּ֖דְתִּי וְלָ֥ךְ אַגִּֽיד׃",
"text": "*wə-tēbək ʾēšet šimšôn ʿālāyw wə-tōʾmer raq-śənēʾtanî wə-lōʾ ʾăhabtānî ha-ḥîdâ ḥadtā li-bənê ʿammî wə-lî lōʾ higgadtâ wə-yōʾmer lāh hinnēh lə-ʾābî ū-lə-ʾimmî lōʾ higgadtî wə-lāk ʾaggîd*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-tēbək*": "conjunction wə- + Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she wept",
"*ʾēšet*": "noun feminine singular construct - wife of",
"*šimšôn*": "proper noun masculine singular - Samson",
"*ʿālāyw*": "preposition ʿal + 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon him",
"*wə-tōʾmer*": "conjunction wə- + Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she said",
"*raq-śənēʾtanî*": "adverb + Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - only you hate me",
"*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction wə- + negative particle - and not",
"*ʾăhabtānî*": "Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - you love me",
"*ha-ḥîdâ*": "definite article + noun feminine singular - the riddle",
"*ḥadtā*": "Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you have posed",
"*li-bənê*": "preposition lə- + noun masculine plural construct - to sons of",
"*ʿammî*": "noun masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my people",
"*wə-lî*": "conjunction wə- + preposition lə- + 1st singular suffix - and to me",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*higgadtâ*": "Hiphil perfect 2nd masculine singular - you have told",
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction wə- + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*lāh*": "preposition lə- + 3rd feminine singular suffix - to her",
"*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold",
"*lə-ʾābî*": "preposition lə- + noun masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - to my father",
"*ū-lə-ʾimmî*": "conjunction wə- + preposition lə- + noun feminine singular with 1st singular suffix - and to my mother",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*higgadtî*": "Hiphil perfect 1st singular - I have told",
"*wə-lāk*": "conjunction wə- + preposition lə- + 2nd feminine singular suffix - and to you",
"*ʾaggîd*": "Hiphil imperfect 1st singular - I should tell"
},
"variants": {
"*tēbək*": "she wept/she cried",
"*śənēʾtanî*": "you hate me/you dislike me",
"*ʾăhabtānî*": "you love me/you care for me",
"*ḥadtā*": "you have posed/you have put forth",
"*higgadtâ*": "you have told/you have explained",
"*higgadtî*": "I have told/I have explained",
"*ʾaggîd*": "I should tell/shall I tell"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Judges.14.17",
"source": "וַתֵּ֤בְךְּ עָלָיו֙ שִׁבְעַ֣ת הַיָּמִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־הָיָ֥ה לָהֶ֖ם הַמִּשְׁתֶּ֑ה וַיְהִ֣י ׀ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י וַיַּגֶּד־לָהּ֙ כִּ֣י הֱצִיקַ֔תְהוּ וַתַּגֵּ֥ד הַחִידָ֖ה לִבְנֵ֥י עַמָּֽהּ׃",
"text": "*wə-tēbək ʿālāyw šibʿat ha-yāmîm ʾăšer-hāyâ lāhem ha-mišteh wə-yəhî ba-yôm ha-šəbîʿî wə-yagged-lāh kî hĕṣîqathû wə-taggēd ha-ḥîdâ li-bənê ʿammāh*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-tēbək*": "conjunction wə- + Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she wept",
"*ʿālāyw*": "preposition ʿal + 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon him",
"*šibʿat*": "numeral construct - seven of",
"*ha-yāmîm*": "definite article + noun masculine plural - the days",
"*ʾăšer-hāyâ*": "relative pronoun + Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - which was",
"*lāhem*": "preposition lə- + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them",
"*ha-mišteh*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the feast",
"*wə-yəhî*": "conjunction wə- + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular apocopated - and it happened",
"*ba-yôm*": "preposition bə- + definite article + noun masculine singular - on the day",
"*ha-šəbîʿî*": "definite article + ordinal adjective masculine singular - the seventh",
"*wə-yagged-lāh*": "conjunction wə- + Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular + preposition lə- with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and he told her",
"*kî*": "conjunction - because",
"*hĕṣîqathû*": "Hiphil perfect 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - she pressed him",
"*wə-taggēd*": "conjunction wə- + Hiphil imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she told",
"*ha-ḥîdâ*": "definite article + noun feminine singular - the riddle",
"*li-bənê*": "preposition lə- + noun masculine plural construct - to sons of",
"*ʿammāh*": "noun masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her people"
},
"variants": {
"*tēbək*": "she wept/she cried",
"*yəhî*": "it happened/it came to pass",
"*yagged*": "he told/he explained",
"*hĕṣîqathû*": "she pressed him/she urged him/she distressed him",
"*taggēd*": "she told/she revealed",
"*bənê ʿammāh*": "sons of her people/her countrymen"
}
}