3{
"verseID": "Judges.8.3",
"source": "בְּיֶדְכֶם֩ נָתַ֨ן אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֶת־שָׂרֵ֤י מִדְיָן֙ אֶת־עֹרֵ֣ב וְאֶת־זְאֵ֔ב וּמַה־יָּכֹ֖לְתִּי עֲשׂ֣וֹת כָּכֶ֑ם אָ֗ז רָפְתָ֤ה רוּחָם֙ מֵֽעָלָ֔יו בְּדַבְּר֖וֹ הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃",
"text": "In-hand-of-you *nāṯan ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾeṯ*-*śārê miḏyān ʾeṯ-ʿōrēḇ wə-ʾeṯ-zəʾēḇ* and-what-*yāḵōltî ʿăśôṯ* like-you *ʾāz rāp̄ətâ rûḥām* from-upon-him in-*dabbərô* the-*dāḇār* the-this",
"grammar": {
"*nāṯan*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he gave",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun (used as singular) - God",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*śārê*": "masculine plural construct - princes/chiefs of",
"*miḏyān*": "proper noun - Midian",
"*ʿōrēḇ*": "proper noun - Oreb",
"*wə-ʾeṯ-zəʾēḇ*": "and + direct object marker + proper noun - and Zeeb",
"*yāḵōltî*": "Qal perfect, 1st common singular - I was able",
"*ʿăśôṯ*": "Qal infinitive construct - to do",
"*ʾāz*": "adverb of time - then",
"*rāp̄ətâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - relaxed/slackened",
"*rûḥām*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their spirit",
"*dabbərô*": "Piel infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his speaking"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods (grammatically plural form used as singular)",
"*śārê*": "princes/chiefs/captains/leaders",
"*rāp̄ətâ*": "slackened/relaxed/subsided/gave up",
"*rûḥām*": "their spirit/anger/breath"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "Judges.8.4",
"source": "וַיָּבֹ֥א גִדְע֖וֹן הַיַּרְדֵּ֑נָה עֹבֵ֣ר ה֗וּא וּשְׁלֹשׁ־מֵא֤וֹת הָאִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֔וֹ עֲיֵפִ֖ים וְרֹדְפִֽים׃",
"text": "*wə-yāḇōʾ giḏʿôn ha-yardēnâ ʿōḇēr* he and-three-hundred the-*ʾîš* who with-him *ʿăyēp̄îm wə-rōḏəp̄îm*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yāḇōʾ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he came",
"*giḏʿôn*": "proper noun - Gideon",
"*ha-yardēnâ*": "definite article + proper noun + directional he suffix - to the Jordan",
"*ʿōḇēr*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - passing over/crossing",
"*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man/men (collective)",
"*ʿăyēp̄îm*": "masculine plural adjective - weary/tired/faint",
"*wə-rōḏəp̄îm*": "waw conjunctive + Qal participle, masculine plural - and pursuing"
},
"variants": {
"*ha-yardēnâ*": "to the Jordan (directional ending)",
"*ʾîš*": "man/men (collective singular)",
"*ʿăyēp̄îm*": "weary/tired/faint/exhausted"
}
}
5{
"verseID": "Judges.8.5",
"source": "וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לְאַנְשֵׁ֣י סֻכּ֔וֹת תְּנוּ־נָא֙ כִּכְּר֣וֹת לֶ֔חֶם לָעָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּרַגְלָ֑י כִּי־עֲיֵפִ֣ים הֵ֔ם וְאָנֹכִ֗י רֹדֵ֛ף אַחֲרֵ֛י זֶ֥בַח וְצַלְמֻנָּ֖ע מַלְכֵ֥י מִדְיָֽן׃",
"text": "*wə-yōʾmer lə-ʾanšê sukkôṯ tənû-nāʾ kikərôṯ leḥem lā-ʿām* who in-feet-of-me for-*ʿăyēp̄îm* they and-I *rōḏēp̄* after *zeḇaḥ wə-ṣalmunnāʿ malḵê miḏyān*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*lə-ʾanšê*": "preposition + masculine plural construct - to men of",
"*sukkôṯ*": "proper noun - Succoth",
"*tənû-nāʾ*": "Qal imperative, masculine plural + particle of entreaty - give, please",
"*kikərôṯ*": "feminine plural noun - loaves/rounds of",
"*leḥem*": "masculine singular noun - bread",
"*lā-ʿām*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - to the people",
"*ʿăyēp̄îm*": "masculine plural adjective - weary/tired",
"*rōḏēp̄*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - pursuing",
"*zeḇaḥ*": "proper noun - Zebah",
"*wə-ṣalmunnāʿ*": "waw conjunctive + proper noun - and Zalmunna",
"*malḵê*": "masculine plural construct - kings of",
"*miḏyān*": "proper noun - Midian"
},
"variants": {
"*nāʾ*": "please/I pray (particle of entreaty)",
"*kikərôṯ*": "loaves/rounds/cakes/discs",
"*ʿăyēp̄îm*": "weary/tired/faint/exhausted"
}
}
6{
"verseID": "Judges.8.6",
"source": "וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ שָׂרֵ֣י סֻכּ֔וֹת הֲ֠כַף זֶ֧בַח וְצַלְמֻנָּ֛ע עַתָּ֖ה בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ כִּֽי־נִתֵּ֥ן לִֽצְבָאֲךָ֖ לָֽחֶם׃",
"text": "*wə-yōʾmer śārê sukkôṯ hăḵap̄ zeḇaḥ wə-ṣalmunnāʿ* now in-hand-of-you that-*nittēn lə-ṣəḇāʾăḵā lāḥem*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and said",
"*śārê*": "masculine plural construct - princes/chiefs of",
"*sukkôṯ*": "proper noun - Succoth",
"*hăḵap̄*": "interrogative particle + noun, masculine singular construct - is the palm/hand of",
"*zeḇaḥ*": "proper noun - Zebah",
"*wə-ṣalmunnāʿ*": "waw conjunctive + proper noun - and Zalmunna",
"*nittēn*": "Qal imperfect, 1st common plural - we should give",
"*lə-ṣəḇāʾăḵā*": "preposition + masculine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - to your army",
"*lāḥem*": "masculine singular noun - bread"
},
"variants": {
"*śārê*": "princes/chiefs/captains/officials",
"*kap̄*": "palm/hand/sole (implying control)",
"*ṣəḇāʾăḵā*": "your army/host/troops"
}
}
7{
"verseID": "Judges.8.7",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר גִּדְע֔וֹן לָכֵ֗ן בְּתֵ֧ת יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־זֶ֥בַח וְאֶת־צַלְמֻנָּ֖ע בְּיָדִ֑י וְדַשְׁתִּי֙ אֶת־בְּשַׂרְכֶ֔ם אֶת־קוֹצֵ֥י הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר וְאֶת־הַֽבַּרְקֳנִֽים׃",
"text": "*wə-yōʾmer giḏʿôn lāḵēn bə-tēṯ YHWH ʾeṯ-zeḇaḥ wə-ʾeṯ-ṣalmunnāʿ* in-hand-of-me *wə-ḏaštî ʾeṯ-bəśarḵem ʾeṯ-qôṣê ha-miḏbār wə-ʾeṯ-ha-barqŏnîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and said",
"*giḏʿôn*": "proper noun - Gideon",
"*lāḵēn*": "adverb - therefore",
"*bə-tēṯ*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - when gives",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*zeḇaḥ*": "proper noun - Zebah",
"*wə-ʾeṯ-ṣalmunnāʿ*": "waw conjunctive + direct object marker + proper noun - and Zalmunna",
"*wə-ḏaštî*": "waw consecutive + Qal perfect, 1st common singular - then I will thresh",
"*ʾeṯ-bəśarḵem*": "direct object marker + masculine singular noun + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your flesh",
"*ʾeṯ-qôṣê*": "direct object marker + masculine plural construct - thorns of",
"*ha-miḏbār*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the wilderness",
"*wə-ʾeṯ-ha-barqŏnîm*": "waw conjunctive + direct object marker + definite article + masculine plural noun - and the briers"
},
"variants": {
"*lāḵēn*": "therefore/thus/so",
"*ḏaštî*": "I will thresh/tear/trample",
"*qôṣê*": "thorns/briars/thistles",
"*barqŏnîm*": "briers/thistles/thorny plants"
}
}