Judges 6:5

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{ "verseID": "Judges.6.5", "source": "כִּ֡י הֵם֩ וּמִקְנֵיהֶ֨ם יַעֲל֜וּ וְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗ם *יבאו **וּבָ֤אוּ כְדֵֽי־אַרְבֶּה֙ לָרֹ֔ב וְלָהֶ֥ם וְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶ֖ם אֵ֣ין מִסְפָּ֑ר וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ בָאָ֖רֶץ לְשַׁחֲתָֽהּ׃", "text": "For *hēm* and *miqnêhem* *yaʿălû* and *ʾāhŏlêhem* *ûbāʾû* like *kədê-ʾarbeh* to *lārōb* and to them and to *ligmallêhem* *ʾên* *mispār* and *wayyābōʾû* in *hāʾāreṣ* to *ləšaḥătāh*", "grammar": { "*hēm*": "3rd person masculine plural pronoun - they", "*miqnêhem*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their livestock/cattle", "*yaʿălû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they would come up", "*ʾāhŏlêhem*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their tents", "*ûbāʾû*": "waw conjunction + qal perfect 3rd person plural - and they came [Ketiv: *yābōʾû* - they would come]", "*kədê-ʾarbeh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like locusts", "*lārōb*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in abundance/multitude", "*ligmallêhem*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to their camels", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*mispār*": "noun, masculine singular - number/count", "*wayyābōʾû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they came", "*ləšaḥătāh*": "preposition + piel infinitive construct + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - to destroy it" }, "variants": { "*miqnêhem*": "their livestock/cattle/possessions", "*yaʿălû*": "would come up/ascend/invade", "*kədê-ʾarbeh*": "like locusts/in locust fashion", "*lārōb*": "in abundance/in multitude/greatly", "*mispār*": "number/count/quantity", "*ləšaḥătāh*": "to destroy it/to ruin it/to lay it waste" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֡י הֵם֩ וּמִקְנֵיהֶ֨ם יַעֲל֜וּ וְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗ם *יבאו **וּבָ֤אוּ כְדֵֽי־אַרְבֶּה֙ לָרֹ֔ב וְלָהֶ֥ם וְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶ֖ם אֵ֣ין מִסְפָּ֑ר וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ בָאָ֖רֶץ לְשַׁחֲתָֽהּ׃

Transliteration

For hēm and miqnêhem yaʿălû and ʾāhŏlêhem ûbāʾû like kədê-ʾarbeh to lārōb and to them and to ligmallêhem ʾên mispār and wayyābōʾû in hāʾāreṣ to ləšaḥătāh

Grammar Details

• *hēm*: 3rd person masculine plural pronoun - they
• *miqnêhem*: noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their livestock/cattle
• *yaʿălû*: qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they would come up
• *ʾāhŏlêhem*: noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their tents
• *ûbāʾû*: waw conjunction + qal perfect 3rd person plural - and they came [Ketiv: *yābōʾû* - they would come]
• *kədê-ʾarbeh*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - like locusts
• *lārōb*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - in abundance/multitude
• *ligmallêhem*: preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to their camels
• *ʾên*: particle of negation - there is not
• *mispār*: noun, masculine singular - number/count
• *wayyābōʾû*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they came
• *ləšaḥătāh*: preposition + piel infinitive construct + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - to destroy it

Word Meanings

• *miqnêhem*: their livestock/cattle/possessions
• *yaʿălû*: would come up/ascend/invade
• *kədê-ʾarbeh*: like locusts/in locust fashion
• *lārōb*: in abundance/in multitude/greatly
• *mispār*: number/count/quantity
• *ləšaḥătāh*: to destroy it/to ruin it/to lay it waste

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For they came with their livestock and tents, like swarms of locusts in number. Both they and their camels were too many to count, and they invaded the land to devastate it.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as locusts in multitude; for both they and their camels were without number, and they entered into the land to destroy it.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For they came up{H5927} with their cattle{H4735} and their tents;{H168} they came{H935} in as{H1767} locusts{H697} for multitude;{H7230} both they and their camels{H1581} were without number:{H4557} and they came{H935} into the land{H776} to destroy{H7843} it.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For they came up{H5927}{(H8799)} with their cattle{H4735} and their tents{H168}, and they came{H935}{(H8804)}{(H8675)}{H935}{(H8799)} as{H1767} grasshoppers{H697} for multitude{H7230}; for both they and their camels{H1581} were without number{H4557}: and they entered{H935}{(H8799)} into the land{H776} to destroy{H7843}{(H8763)} it.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For they came vp with their catell and tentes, as it had bene a greate multitude of greshoppers (so that nether they ner their camels mighte be nombred) and fell in to the londe, that they mighte destroye it.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For they went vp, and their cattel, & came with their tentes as grashoppers in multitude: so that they & their camels were without number: and they came into the land to destroy it.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For they went vp, they and their cattel, and came with their tentes as a multitude of grasshopers, so that both they and also their camels were without number: And they entred into the land to destroy it.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude; [for] both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For they came up with their cattle and their tents; they came in as locusts for multitude; both they and their camels were without number: and they came into the land to destroy it.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for they and their cattle come up, with their tents; they come in as the fulness of the locust for multitude, and of them and of their cattle there is no number, and they come into the land to destroy it.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For they came up with their cattle and their tents; they came in as locusts for multitude; both they and their camels were without number: and they came into the land to destroy it.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For they came up with their cattle and their tents; they came in as locusts for multitude; both they and their camels were without number: and they came into the land to destroy it.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For they came up regularly with their oxen and their tents; they came like the locusts in number; they and their camels were without number; and they came into the land for its destruction.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For they came up with their livestock and their tents; they came in as locusts for multitude; both they and their camels were without number: and they came into the land to destroy it.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When they invaded with their cattle and tents, they were as thick as locusts. Neither they nor their camels could be counted. They came to devour the land.

Referenced Verses

• Judg 7:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Judges.7.12", "source": "וּמִדְיָ֨ן וַעֲמָלֵ֤ק וְכָל־בְּנֵי־קֶ֙דֶם֙ נֹפְלִ֣ים בָּעֵ֔מֶק כָּאַרְבֶּ֖ה לָרֹ֑ב וְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶם֙ אֵ֣ין מִסְפָּ֔ר כַּח֛וֹל שֶׁעַל־שְׂפַ֥ת הַיָּ֖ם לָרֹֽב׃", "text": "And-*Midyān* and-*ʿĂmālēq* and-all-*bənê-qedem* *nōfəlîm* in-*bāʿēmeq* like-*ʾarbeh* for-abundance and-to-camels-their *ʾên* number like-*ḥôl* that-on-shore-of *hayyām* for-abundance.", "grammar": { "*Midyān*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Midian", "*ʿĂmālēq*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Amalek", "*bənê-qedem*": "construct phrase - sons of the east", "*nōfəlîm*": "qal participle masculine plural - falling/lying", "*bāʿēmeq*": "preposition + definite noun, masculine singular - in the valley", "*ʾarbeh*": "noun, masculine singular - locust", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is no", "*ḥôl*": "noun, masculine singular - sand", "*hayyām*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the sea" }, "variants": { "*nōfəlîm*": "falling/lying/camping/spreading out", "*bāʿēmeq*": "in the valley/in the plain/in the lowland", "*ʾarbeh*": "locust/locust swarm", "*ḥôl*": "sand/dust" } }
• Judg 8:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Judges.8.10", "source": "וְזֶ֨בַח וְצַלְמֻנָּ֜ע בַּקַּרְקֹ֗ר וּמַחֲנֵיהֶ֤ם עִמָּם֙ כַּחֲמֵ֤שֶׁת עָשָׂר֙ אֶ֔לֶף כֹּ֚ל הַנּ֣וֹתָרִ֔ים מִכֹּ֖ל מַחֲנֵ֣ה בְנֵי־קֶ֑דֶם וְהַנֹּ֣פְלִ֔ים מֵאָ֨ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים אֶ֛לֶף אִ֖ישׁ שֹׁ֥לֵֽף חָֽרֶב׃", "text": "*wə-zeḇaḥ wə-ṣalmunnāʿ ba-qarqōr û-maḥănêhem* with-them about-fifteen thousand all the-*nôṯārîm* from-all *maḥănê ḇənê-qeḏem wə-ha-nōp̄ləîm* hundred and-twenty thousand *ʾîš šōlēp̄ ḥāreḇ*", "grammar": { "*wə-zeḇaḥ*": "waw conjunctive + proper noun - and Zebah", "*wə-ṣalmunnāʿ*": "waw conjunctive + proper noun - and Zalmunna", "*ba-qarqōr*": "preposition + definite article + proper noun - in Karkor", "*û-maḥănêhem*": "waw conjunctive + masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and their camp", "*nôṯārîm*": "Niphal participle, masculine plural - those remaining/left over", "*maḥănê*": "masculine singular construct - camp of", "*ḇənê-qeḏem*": "masculine plural construct + proper noun - sons of the east", "*wə-ha-nōp̄ləîm*": "waw conjunctive + definite article + Qal participle, masculine plural - and the fallen ones", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man/men", "*šōlēp̄*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - drawing/pulling out", "*ḥāreḇ*": "feminine singular noun - sword" }, "variants": { "*qarqōr*": "Karkor (place name)", "*nôṯārîm*": "remaining/left/survivors", "*ḇənê-qeḏem*": "sons of the east/easterners", "*nōp̄ləîm*": "fallen/killed/those who had fallen", "*šōlēp̄ ḥāreḇ*": "drawing sword/armed men/warriors" } }
• Judg 8:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Judges.8.21", "source": "וַיֹּ֜אמֶר זֶ֣בַח וְצַלְמֻנָּ֗ע ק֤וּם אַתָּה֙ וּפְגַע־בָּ֔נוּ כִּ֥י כָאִ֖ישׁ גְּבוּרָת֑וֹ וַיָּ֣קָם גִּדְע֗וֹן וַֽיַּהֲרֹג֙ אֶת־זֶ֣בַח וְאֶת־צַלְמֻנָּ֔ע וַיִּקַּח֙ אֶת־הַשַּׂ֣הֲרֹנִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּצַוְּארֵ֥י גְמַלֵּיהֶֽם׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* [said] *zebaḥ* [Zebah] and *ṣalmunnāʿ* [Zalmunna], *qûm* [arise] *ʾattāh* [you] *ûpəgaʿ*-*bānû* [and fall upon us], *kî* [for] *kāʾîš* [as the man] *gəbûrātô* [his strength]; and *wayyāqom* [arose] *gidʿôn* [Gideon] *wayyahărōg* [and killed] *ʾet*-*zebaḥ* [Zebah] and *ʾet*-*ṣalmunnāʿ* [Zalmunna], and *wayyiqqaḥ* [he took] *ʾet*-*haśśahărōnîm* [the crescents] *ʾăšer* [that were] *bəṣawwərê* [on the necks of] *gəmallêhem* [their camels].", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular of *ʾāmar* - and said", "*zebaḥ*": "proper noun - Zebah", "*ṣalmunnāʿ*": "proper noun - Zalmunna", "*qûm*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - arise", "*ʾattāh*": "2nd masculine singular pronoun - you", "*ûpəgaʿ*": "conjunction + qal imperative, masculine singular of *pāgaʿ* - and fall upon", "*bānû*": "preposition *bə* + 1st common plural suffix - upon us", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*kāʾîš*": "preposition *kə* + noun, masculine singular - as the man", "*gəbûrātô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his strength", "*wayyāqom*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular of *qûm* - and arose", "*gidʿôn*": "proper noun - Gideon", "*wayyahărōg*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular of *hārag* - and killed", "*haśśahărōnîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the crescents", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - that", "*bəṣawwərê*": "preposition *bə* + construct plural of *ṣawwār* - on the necks of", "*gəmallêhem*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their camels" }, "variants": { "*pəgaʿ*": "fall upon/attack/strike", "*śahărōnîm*": "crescents/moon-shaped ornaments", "*gəbûrātô*": "his strength/his might/his power" } }
• 1 Sam 30:17 : 17 { "verseID": "1 Samuel.30.17", "source": "וַיַּכֵּ֥ם דָּוִ֛ד מֵהַנֶּ֥שֶׁף וְעַד־הָעֶ֖רֶב לְמָֽחֳרָתָ֑ם וְלֹֽא־נִמְלַ֤ט מֵהֶם֙ אִ֔ישׁ כִּי֩ אִם־אַרְבַּ֨ע מֵא֧וֹת אִֽישׁ־נַ֛עַר אֲשֶׁר־רָכְב֥וּ עַל־הַגְּמַלִּ֖ים וַיָּנֻֽסוּ", "text": "And *wayyakkēm* *dāwiḏ* from the *mēhanneep̄* and until-the *wəʿaḏ-hāʿereḇ* of their *ləmāḥŏrāṯām*; and not-*wəlōʾ*-*nimlaṭ* from them a man except *kî ʾim*-four *ʾarbaʿ* hundred *mēʾôṯ* man-*ʾîš*-*naʿar* who-*ʾăšer*-*rāḵəḇû* upon-the *ʿal-haggəmallîm* and they *wayyānusû*", "grammar": { "*wayyakkēm*": "consecutive imperfect hiphil, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and he struck them", "*dāwiḏ*": "proper noun - David", "*mēhanneep̄*": "preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - from the twilight/evening", "*wəʿaḏ*": "conjunction + preposition - and until", "*hāʿereḇ*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the evening", "*ləmāḥŏrāṯām*": "preposition + noun feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - for their next day", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*nimlaṭ*": "niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - escaped", "*kî ʾim*": "conjunction + conditional particle - except", "*ʾarbaʿ*": "cardinal number - four", "*mēʾôṯ*": "noun feminine plural construct - hundred of", "*ʾîš*": "noun masculine singular construct - men of", "*naʿar*": "noun masculine singular - young men", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who/that", "*rāḵəḇû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they rode", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/on", "*haggəmallîm*": "definite article + noun masculine plural - the camels", "*wayyānusû*": "consecutive imperfect qal, 3rd common plural - and they fled" }, "variants": { "*wayyakkēm*": "struck them/attacked them/defeated them", "*mēhanneep̄*": "from twilight/from dusk", "*hāʿereḇ ləmāḥŏrāṯām*": "evening of the next day/evening of the following day", "*nimlaṭ*": "escaped/survived/got away", "*naʿar*": "young men/youths/servants", "*rāḵəḇû*": "rode/mounted", "*wayyānusû*": "fled/ran away/escaped" } }
• Ps 83:4-9 : 4 { "verseID": "Psalms.83.4", "source": "עַֽל־עַ֭מְּךָ יַעֲרִ֣ימוּ ס֑וֹד וְ֝יִתְיָעֲצ֗וּ עַל־צְפוּנֶֽיךָ׃", "text": "*ʿal-ʿammeḵā* *yaʿărîmû* *sôd* *weyityāʿăṣû* *ʿal-ṣep̄ûnêḵā*", "grammar": { "*ʿal-ʿammeḵā*": "preposition + masculine singular noun + 2ms suffix - against your people", "*yaʿărîmû*": "3mp Hiphil imperfect - they make crafty/cunning", "*sôd*": "masculine singular noun - secret council/plan", "*weyityāʿăṣû*": "conjunction + 3mp Hithpael imperfect - and they consult together", "*ʿal-ṣep̄ûnêḵā*": "preposition + masculine plural passive participle + 2ms suffix - against your hidden/treasured ones" }, "variants": { "*ʿāram*": "be crafty/shrewd/cunning", "*sôd*": "secret council/assembly/plan", "*yāʿaṣ*": "advise/consult/plan together", "*ṣāp̄an*": "hide/treasure/store up" } } 5 { "verseID": "Psalms.83.5", "source": "אָמְר֗וּ לְ֭כוּ וְנַכְחִידֵ֣ם מִגּ֑וֹי וְלֹֽא־יִזָּכֵ֖ר שֵֽׁם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל עֽוֹד׃", "text": "*ʾāmerû* *leḵû* *wenaḵḥîdēm* *miggôy* *welōʾ-yizzāḵēr* *šēm-yiśrāʾēl* *ʿôd*", "grammar": { "*ʾāmerû*": "3cp Qal perfect - they have said", "*leḵû*": "2mp Qal imperative - come/go", "*wenaḵḥîdēm*": "conjunction + 1cp Hiphil imperfect + 3mp suffix - and let us cut them off", "*miggôy*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - from being a nation", "*welōʾ-yizzāḵēr*": "conjunction + negative particle + 3ms Niphal imperfect - and will not be remembered", "*šēm-yiśrāʾēl*": "masculine singular construct + proper noun - name of Israel", "*ʿôd*": "adverb - still/anymore" }, "variants": { "*kāḥad*": "hide/conceal/cut off/destroy", "*gôy*": "nation/people", "*zāḵar*": "remember/mention/recall", "*šēm*": "name/reputation" } } 6 { "verseID": "Psalms.83.6", "source": "כִּ֤י נוֹעֲצ֣וּ לֵ֣ב יַחְדָּ֑ו עָ֝לֶ֗יךָ בְּרִ֣ית יִכְרֹֽתוּ׃", "text": "*kî* *nôʿăṣû* *lēḇ* *yaḥdāw* *ʿālêḵā* *berît* *yiḵrōtû*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*nôʿăṣû*": "3cp Niphal perfect - they have consulted together", "*lēḇ*": "masculine singular noun - heart/mind", "*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - together/unitedly", "*ʿālêḵā*": "preposition + 2ms suffix - against you", "*berît*": "feminine singular noun - covenant", "*yiḵrōtû*": "3mp Qal imperfect - they cut/make" }, "variants": { "*yāʿaṣ*": "advise/consult/plan", "*lēḇ*": "heart/mind/inner self", "*kārat* *berît*": "cut a covenant (idiom for making an agreement/alliance)" } } 7 { "verseID": "Psalms.83.7", "source": "אָהֳלֵ֣י אֱ֭דוֹם וְיִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֗ים מוֹאָ֥ב וְהַגְרֽ͏ִים׃", "text": "*ʾohŏlê* *ʾĕdôm* *weyišmeʿēlîm* *môʾāḇ* *wehagˈrîm*", "grammar": { "*ʾohŏlê*": "masculine plural construct - tents of", "*ʾĕdôm*": "proper noun - Edom", "*weyišmeʿēlîm*": "conjunction + proper noun plural - and Ishmaelites", "*môʾāḇ*": "proper noun - Moab", "*wehagˈrîm*": "conjunction + proper noun plural - and Hagrites" }, "variants": { "*ʾōhel*": "tent/dwelling/habitation", "*ʾĕdôm*": "Edom (nation descended from Esau)", "*yišmeʿēlîm*": "Ishmaelites (descendants of Ishmael)", "*môʾāḇ*": "Moab (nation descended from Lot)", "*hagˈrîm*": "Hagrites (Arabian tribe)" } } 8 { "verseID": "Psalms.83.8", "source": "גְּבָ֣ל וְ֭עַמּוֹן וַעֲמָלֵ֑ק פְּ֝לֶ֗שֶׁת עִם־יֹ֥שְׁבֵי צֽוֹר׃", "text": "*geḇāl* *weʿammôn* *waʿămālēq* *pelešet* *ʿim-yōšeḇê* *ṣôr*", "grammar": { "*geḇāl*": "proper noun - Gebal", "*weʿammôn*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Ammon", "*waʿămālēq*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Amalek", "*pelešet*": "proper noun - Philistia", "*ʿim-yōšeḇê*": "preposition + masculine plural construct Qal participle - with inhabitants of", "*ṣôr*": "proper noun - Tyre" }, "variants": { "*geḇāl*": "Gebal (region south of Dead Sea or in Lebanon)", "*ʿammôn*": "Ammon (nation descended from Lot)", "*ʿămālēq*": "Amalek (nomadic tribe)", "*pelešet*": "Philistia (coastal region)", "*yāšaḇ*": "dwell/sit/remain", "*ṣôr*": "Tyre (Phoenician city)" } } 9 { "verseID": "Psalms.83.9", "source": "גַּם־אַ֭שּׁוּר נִלְוָ֣ה עִמָּ֑ם הָ֤י֥וּ זְר֖וֹעַ לִבְנֵי־ל֣וֹט סֶֽלָה׃", "text": "*gam-ʾaššûr* *nilwâ* *ʿimmām* *hāyû* *zerôaʿ* *liḇnê-lôṭ* *selâ*", "grammar": { "*gam-ʾaššûr*": "adverb + proper noun - also Assyria", "*nilwâ*": "3ms Niphal perfect - has joined", "*ʿimmām*": "preposition + 3mp suffix - with them", "*hāyû*": "3cp Qal perfect - they have become", "*zerôaʿ*": "feminine singular noun - arm/strength/support", "*liḇnê-lôṭ*": "preposition + masculine plural construct + proper noun - for sons of Lot", "*selâ*": "musical or liturgical term - selah" }, "variants": { "*ʾaššûr*": "Assyria (empire to the northeast)", "*lāwâ*": "join/attach/accompany", "*zerôaʿ*": "arm/strength/support/help", "*benê-lôṭ*": "sons of Lot (referring to Moab and Ammon)", "*selâ*": "musical pause/interlude/emphasis" } } 10 { "verseID": "Psalms.83.10", "source": "עֲשֵֽׂה־לָהֶ֥ם כְּמִדְיָ֑ן כְּֽסִֽיסְרָ֥א כְ֝יָבִ֗ין בְּנַ֣חַל קִישֽׁוֹן׃", "text": "*ʿăśêh-lāhem* *kemidyān* *kesîserāʾ* *keyāḇîn* *benaḥal* *qîšôn*", "grammar": { "*ʿăśêh-lāhem*": "2ms Qal imperative + preposition + 3mp suffix - do to them", "*kemidyān*": "preposition + proper noun - as to Midian", "*kesîserāʾ*": "preposition + proper noun - as to Sisera", "*keyāḇîn*": "preposition + proper noun - as to Jabin", "*benaḥal*": "preposition + masculine singular construct - in stream of", "*qîšôn*": "proper noun - Kishon" }, "variants": { "*ʿāśâ*": "do/make/act", "*midyān*": "Midian (defeated by Gideon, Judges 7)", "*sîserāʾ*": "Sisera (Canaanite commander defeated by Barak, Judges 4)", "*yāḇîn*": "Jabin (Canaanite king, Judges 4)", "*naḥal*": "stream/wadi/valley", "*qîšôn*": "Kishon (river where Sisera was defeated)" } } 11 { "verseID": "Psalms.83.11", "source": "נִשְׁמְד֥וּ בְֽעֵין־דֹּ֑אר הָ֥יוּ דֹ֝֗מֶן לָאֲדָמָֽה׃", "text": "*nišmedû* *beʿên-dōʾr* *hāyû* *dōmen* *lāʾădāmâ*", "grammar": { "*nišmedû*": "3cp Niphal perfect - they were destroyed", "*beʿên-dōʾr*": "preposition + noun construct + proper noun - at En-dor", "*hāyû*": "3cp Qal perfect - they became", "*dōmen*": "masculine singular noun - dung/manure/refuse", "*lāʾădāmâ*": "preposition + feminine singular noun - for the ground" }, "variants": { "*šāmad*": "destroy/exterminate/annihilate", "*ʿên-dōʾr*": "En-dor (place near Mount Tabor)", "*dōmen*": "dung/manure/refuse", "*ʾădāmâ*": "ground/land/soil" } } 12 { "verseID": "Psalms.83.12", "source": "שִׁיתֵ֣מוֹ נְ֭דִיבֵמוֹ כְּעֹרֵ֣ב וְכִזְאֵ֑ב וּֽכְזֶ֥בַח וּ֝כְצַלְמֻנָּ֗ע כָּל־נְסִיכֵֽמוֹ׃", "text": "*šîtēmô* *neḏîḇēmô* *keʿōrēḇ* *weḵizʾēḇ* *ûḵezeḇaḥ* *ûḵeṣalmunnāʿ* *kol-nesîḵēmô*", "grammar": { "*šîtēmô*": "2ms Qal imperative + 3mp suffix (archaic) - make them", "*neḏîḇēmô*": "masculine plural noun + 3mp suffix (archaic) - their nobles", "*keʿōrēḇ*": "preposition + proper noun - like Oreb", "*weḵizʾēḇ*": "conjunction + preposition + proper noun - and like Zeeb", "*ûḵezeḇaḥ*": "conjunction + preposition + proper noun - and like Zebah", "*ûḵeṣalmunnāʿ*": "conjunction + preposition + proper noun - and like Zalmunna", "*kol-nesîḵēmô*": "construct + masculine plural noun + 3mp suffix (archaic) - all their princes" }, "variants": { "*šît*": "put/place/make", "*nāḏîḇ*": "noble/prince/willing one", "*ʿōrēḇ*": "Oreb (Midianite prince, Judges 7:25)", "*zʾēḇ*": "Zeeb (Midianite prince, Judges 7:25)", "*zeḇaḥ*": "Zebah (Midianite king, Judges 8)", "*ṣalmunnāʿ*": "Zalmunna (Midianite king, Judges 8)", "*nāsîḵ*": "prince/ruler/drink offering" } }
• Song 1:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Song of Songs.1.5", "source": "שְׁחוֹרָ֤ה אֲנִי֙ וְֽנָאוָ֔ה בְּנ֖וֹת יְרוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם כְּאָהֳלֵ֣י קֵדָ֔ר כִּירִיע֖וֹת שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃", "text": "*šĕḥôrāh* *ʾănî* *wĕ*-*nāʾwāh* *bĕnôt* *yĕrûšālāim* like-*ʾohŏlê* *qēdār* like-*yĕrîʿôt* *šĕlōmōh*", "grammar": { "*šĕḥôrāh*": "adjective, feminine, singular - black/dark", "*ʾănî*": "personal pronoun, 1st singular - I", "*wĕ-nāʾwāh*": "conjunction with adjective, feminine, singular - and comely/beautiful", "*bĕnôt*": "noun, feminine, plural construct - daughters of", "*yĕrûšālāim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem", "*kĕ-ʾohŏlê*": "preposition with noun, masculine, plural construct - like tents of", "*qēdār*": "proper noun - Kedar", "*kî-yĕrîʿôt*": "preposition with noun, feminine, plural construct - like curtains of", "*šĕlōmōh*": "proper noun - Solomon" }, "variants": { "*šĕḥôrāh*": "black/dark/swarthy", "*nāʾwāh*": "comely/beautiful/attractive", "*qēdār*": "Kedar (nomadic Arabs known for their dark tents)" } }
• Isa 13:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Isaiah.13.20", "source": "לֹֽא־תֵשֵׁ֣ב לָנֶ֔צַח וְלֹ֥א תִשְׁכֹּ֖ן עַד־דּ֣וֹר וָד֑וֹר וְלֹֽא־יַהֵ֥ל שָׁם֙ עֲרָבִ֔י וְרֹעִ֖ים לֹא־יַרְבִּ֥צוּ שָֽׁם׃", "text": "Not-*ṯēšēḇ* for-*neṣaḥ* *wə*-not *ṯiškōn* until-*dôr* *wā*-*ḏôr* *wə*-not-*yahēl* there *ʿĂrāḇî* *wə*-*rōʿîm* not-*yarbîṣû* there", "grammar": { "*lōʾ-ṯēšēḇ*": "negative particle + verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - she will not dwell/sit", "*lāneṣaḥ*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - for eternity/forever", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*ṯiškōn*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - she will be inhabited/dwell", "*ʿaḏ-dôr*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - until generation", "*wāḏôr*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and generation", "*wəlōʾ-yahēl*": "conjunction + negative particle + verb, Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and will not pitch tent", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*ʿărāḇî*": "noun, masculine, singular - Arab/nomad", "*wərōʿîm*": "conjunction + verb, Qal participle, masculine plural - and shepherds", "*lōʾ-yarbîṣû*": "negative particle + verb, Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - will not make lie down", "*šām*": "adverb - there" }, "variants": { "*ṯēšēḇ*": "will dwell/sit/remain", "*neṣaḥ*": "eternity/forever/perpetuity", "*ṯiškōn*": "will be inhabited/will dwell/will abide", "*dôr wāḏôr*": "generation and generation/generation to generation/all generations", "*yahēl*": "will pitch tent/will camp/will dwell temporarily", "*ʿărāḇî*": "Arab/nomad/desert dweller", "*rōʿîm*": "shepherds/herdsmen/pastors", "*yarbîṣû*": "will make lie down/will cause to rest/will let their flocks rest" } }
• Isa 60:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Isaiah.60.6", "source": "שִֽׁפְעַ֨ת גְּמַלִּ֜ים תְּכַסֵּ֗ךְ בִּכְרֵ֤י מִדְיָן֙ וְעֵיפָ֔ה כֻּלָּ֖ם מִשְּׁבָ֣א יָבֹ֑אוּ זָהָ֤ב וּלְבוֹנָה֙ יִשָּׂ֔אוּ וּתְהִלֹּ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה יְבַשֵּֽׂרוּ׃", "text": "*šip̄ʿaṯ* *gəmallîm* *təḵassēḵ* *biḵrê* *miḏyān* *wə-ʿêp̄āh* *kullām* *mišš-šəḇāʾ* *yāḇōʾû* *zāhāḇ* *û-ləḇônāh* *yiśśāʾû* *û-təhillōṯ* *YHWH* *yəḇaśśērû*", "grammar": { "*šip̄ʿaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - multitude/abundance of", "*gəmallîm*": "noun, masculine plural - camels", "*təḵassēḵ*": "imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with 2nd feminine singular suffix - will cover you", "*biḵrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - young camels/dromedaries of", "*miḏyān*": "proper noun - Midian", "*wə-ʿêp̄āh*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Ephah", "*kullām*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - all of them", "*mišš-šəḇāʾ*": "preposition + proper noun - from Sheba", "*yāḇōʾû*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will come", "*zāhāḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - gold", "*û-ləḇônāh*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and frankincense", "*yiśśāʾû*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will carry/bring", "*û-təhillōṯ*": "conjunction + noun, feminine plural construct - and praises of", "*YHWH*": "divine name, proper noun", "*yəḇaśśērû*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine plural, piel - they will proclaim/announce" }, "variants": { "*šip̄ʿaṯ*": "multitude/abundance/great quantity", "*gəmallîm*": "camels/dromedaries", "*təḵassēḵ*": "will cover you/will overwhelm you", "*biḵrê*": "young camels/dromedaries/young ones", "*miḏyān*": "Midian (place name)", "*ʿêp̄āh*": "Ephah (place name)", "*mišš-šəḇāʾ*": "from Sheba (place name)", "*yāḇōʾû*": "will come/will arrive/will enter", "*zāhāḇ*": "gold/golden treasure", "*ləḇônāh*": "frankincense/incense", "*yiśśāʾû*": "will carry/will bring/will bear", "*təhillōṯ*": "praises/songs of praise/laudations", "*yəḇaśśērû*": "will proclaim/will announce/will bring good news of" } }
• Jer 46:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.46.23", "source": "כָּרְת֤וּ יַעְרָהּ֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֖י לֹ֣א יֵֽחָקֵ֑ר כִּ֤י רַבּוּ֙ מֵֽאַרְבֶּ֔ה וְאֵ֥ין לָהֶ֖ם מִסְפָּֽר׃", "text": "*Kārətû* *yaʿrāh*, *nəʾum*-*YHWH*, *kî* *lōʾ* *yēḥāqēr*; *kî* *rabbû* from-*ʾarbeh*, *wə*-*ʾên* for-them *mispār*.", "grammar": { "*kārətû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they have cut down", "*yaʿrāh*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her forest", "*nəʾum*": "noun, masculine singular, construct state - declaration of", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/though", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yēḥāqēr*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is searched out/explored", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*rabbû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they are more numerous", "*ʾarbeh*": "noun, masculine singular with preposition (מִן) - than locust", "*wə*-*ʾên*": "conjunction + particle of negation - and there is no", "*lāhem*": "preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - for them", "*mispār*": "noun, masculine singular - number" }, "variants": { "*kārətû*": "they have cut down/chopped/felled", "*yaʿrāh*": "her forest/woodland", "*yēḥāqēr*": "is searched out/explored/investigated", "*rabbû*": "they are more numerous/are many/have multiplied", "*ʾarbeh*": "locust/grasshopper", "*mispār*": "number/count" } }
• Jer 49:29 : 29 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.49.29", "source": "אָהֳלֵיהֶ֤ם וְצֹאנָם֙ יִקָּ֔חוּ יְרִיעוֹתֵיהֶ֧ם וְכָל־כְּלֵיהֶ֛ם וּגְמַלֵּיהֶ֖ם יִשְׂא֣וּ לָהֶ֑ם וְקָרְא֧וּ עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם מָג֖וֹר מִסָּבִֽיב", "text": "Their *oholeihem* and their *tsonam* *yiqqakhu*, their *yerioteihem* and all their *keleihem* and their *gemalleihem* *yissu* for themselves; and they *qaru* against them *magor* from *saviv*", "grammar": { "*oholeihem*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine plural possessive suffix - their tents", "*tsonam*": "noun, common singular + 3rd person masculine plural possessive suffix - their flocks", "*yiqqakhu*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will take", "*yerioteihem*": "noun, feminine plural + 3rd person masculine plural possessive suffix - their curtains/tent cloths", "*keleihem*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine plural possessive suffix - their vessels/implements", "*gemalleihem*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine plural possessive suffix - their camels", "*yissu*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will carry away", "*qaru*": "qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they have called", "*magor*": "noun, masculine singular - terror/fear", "*saviv*": "adverb - around/surrounding" }, "variants": { "*oholeihem*": "their tents/dwellings", "*tsonam*": "their flocks/sheep", "*yiqqakhu*": "will take/seize/capture", "*yerioteihem*": "their curtains/tent cloths", "*keleihem*": "their vessels/implements/equipment", "*gemalleihem*": "their camels", "*yissu*": "will carry away/lift up/take away", "*qaru*": "have called/proclaimed/cried out", "*magor*": "terror/fear/dread", "*saviv*": "around/surrounding/on every side" } }
• Jer 49:32 : 32 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.49.32", "source": "וְהָי֨וּ גְמַלֵּיהֶ֜ם לָבַ֗ז וַהֲמ֤וֹן מִקְנֵיהֶם֙ לְשָׁלָ֔ל וְזֵרִתִ֥ים לְכָל־ר֖וּחַ קְצוּצֵ֣י פֵאָ֑ה וּמִכָּל־עֲבָרָ֛יו אָבִ֥יא אֶת־אֵידָ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "*wə-hāyû gəmallêhem lābaz wa-hămôn miqnêhem ləšālāl wə-zērītîm ləkāl-rûaḥ qəṣûṣê pēʾâ ûmikkāl-ʿăbārāyw ʾābîʾ ʾet-ʾêdām nəʾum-YHWH*", "grammar": { "*wə-hāyû*": "conjunction + perfect, 3rd plural - and they will be/become", "*gəmallêhem*": "noun + possessive suffix, masculine plural - their camels", "*lābaz*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - for plunder", "*wa-hămôn*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and multitude/abundance of", "*miqnêhem*": "noun + possessive suffix, masculine plural - their livestock/possessions", "*ləšālāl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - for spoil/booty", "*wə-zērītîm*": "conjunction + perfect, 1st singular with object suffix, 3rd plural - and I will scatter them", "*ləkāl-rûaḥ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + noun - to every wind/direction", "*qəṣûṣê*": "participle, masculine plural construct - ones cut/clipped", "*pēʾâ*": "noun, feminine singular - corner/side/edge", "*ûmikkāl*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - and from all", "*ʿăbārāyw*": "noun + possessive suffix, masculine plural - its sides/crossings", "*ʾābîʾ*": "imperfect, 1st singular - I will bring", "*ʾet-ʾêdām*": "direct object marker + noun + possessive suffix, masculine singular - their calamity/disaster", "*nəʾum-YHWH*": "construct phrase - declaration of YHWH" }, "variants": { "*gəmallêhem*": "their camels", "*baz*": "plunder/spoil/booty", "*hămôn*": "multitude/abundance/wealth/noise", "*miqnêhem*": "their cattle/livestock/possessions", "*šālāl*": "spoil/booty/plunder", "*zērītîm*": "I will scatter/disperse them", "*rûaḥ*": "wind/breath/spirit/direction", "*qəṣûṣê pēʾâ*": "those who cut the corners [of their hair/beard]", "*ʾêdām*": "their disaster/calamity" } }