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"
}
}
8{
"verseID": "Judges.8.8",
"source": "וַיַּ֤עַל מִשָּׁם֙ פְּנוּאֵ֔ל וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם כָּזֹ֑את וַיַּעֲנ֤וּ אוֹתוֹ֙ אַנְשֵׁ֣י פְנוּאֵ֔ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָנ֖וּ אַנְשֵׁ֥י סֻכּֽוֹת׃",
"text": "*wə-yaʿal miššām pənûʾēl wə-yəḏabbēr* to-them like-this *wə-yaʿănû ʾôṯô ʾanšê p̄ənûʾēl ka-ʾăšer ʿānû ʾanšê sukkôṯ*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yaʿal*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went up",
"*miššām*": "preposition + adverb - from there",
"*pənûʾēl*": "proper noun - Penuel",
"*wə-yəḏabbēr*": "waw consecutive + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he spoke",
"*wə-yaʿănû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd common plural - and they answered",
"*ʾôṯô*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - him",
"*ʾanšê*": "masculine plural construct - men of",
"*p̄ənûʾēl*": "proper noun - Penuel",
"*ka-ʾăšer*": "preposition + relative pronoun - just as",
"*ʿānû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they answered",
"*ʾanšê*": "masculine plural construct - men of",
"*sukkôṯ*": "proper noun - Succoth"
},
"variants": {
"*pənûʾēl*": "Penuel (place name, means 'face of God')"
}
}
9{
"verseID": "Judges.8.9",
"source": "וַיֹּ֛אמֶר גַּם־לְאַנְשֵׁ֥י פְנוּאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר בְּשׁוּבִ֣י בְשָׁל֔וֹם אֶתֹּ֖ץ אֶת־הַמִּגְדָּ֥ל הַזֶּֽה׃ פ",
"text": "*wə-yōʾmer* also-to-*ʾanšê p̄ənûʾēl lēʾmōr bə-šûḇî ḇə-šālôm ʾeṯōṣ ʾeṯ-ha-miḡdāl ha-ze*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*ʾanšê*": "masculine plural construct - men of",
"*p̄ənûʾēl*": "proper noun - Penuel",
"*lēʾmōr*": "Qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*bə-šûḇî*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 1st common singular suffix - in my returning",
"*ḇə-šālôm*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - in peace",
"*ʾeṯōṣ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st common singular - I will break down",
"*ʾeṯ-ha-miḡdāl*": "direct object marker + definite article + masculine singular noun - the tower",
"*ha-ze*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - this"
},
"variants": {
"*šûḇî*": "my returning/coming back",
"*šālôm*": "peace/safety/well-being/completeness",
"*ʾeṯōṣ*": "I will break down/tear down/demolish"
}
}
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"
}
}