17 {
"verseID": "Judges.9.17",
"source": "אֲשֶׁר־נִלְחַ֥ם אָבִ֖י עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם וַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹ֙ מִנֶּ֔גֶד וַיַּצֵּ֥ל אֶתְכֶ֖ם מִיַּ֥ד מִדְיָֽן׃",
"text": "Who *nilḥam* my-father *ʿălêkem*, and-*yaššlēk* *ʾet*-*napšô* from-*negged*, and-*yaṣṣēl* you from-*yad* *midyān*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who/which/that",
"*nilḥam*": "verb, Niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - fought",
"*ʾābî*": "noun with pronominal suffix, 1st person singular - my father",
"*ʿălêkem*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - for/on behalf of you",
"*yaššlēk*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - cast/threw",
"*napšô*": "noun with pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular - his soul/life",
"*negged*": "preposition - in front/opposite/before",
"*yaṣṣēl*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - delivered/rescued",
"*yad*": "feminine noun, construct state - hand of",
"*midyān*": "proper noun - Midian"
},
"variants": {
"*nilḥam*": "fought/waged war",
"*yaššlēk*": "cast/threw/flung/risked",
"*napšô*": "his soul/his life/himself",
"*negged*": "in front/before/opposite/facing danger",
"*yaṣṣēl*": "delivered/rescued/saved",
"*yad*": "hand/power/control"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Judges.9.18",
"source": "וְאַתֶּ֞ם קַמְתֶּ֨ם עַל־בֵּ֤ית אָבִי֙ הַיּ֔וֹם וַתַּהַרְג֧וּ אֶת־בָּנָ֛יו שִׁבְעִ֥ים אִ֖ישׁ עַל־אֶ֣בֶן אֶחָ֑ת וַתַּמְלִ֜יכוּ אֶת־אֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ בֶּן־אֲמָתוֹ֙ עַל־בַּעֲלֵ֣י שְׁכֶ֔ם כִּ֥י אֲחִיכֶ֖ם הֽוּא׃",
"text": "And-you *qamtem* against-*bêt* my-father *hayyôm*, and-*tahargû* *ʾet*-*bānāyw* seventy *ʾîš* upon-*ʾeben* one, and-*tamlikû* *ʾet*-*ʾăbîmelek* son-of-*ʾămātô* over-*baʿălê* *šekem* because your-brother he.",
"grammar": {
"*qamtem*": "verb, Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - rose/stood up against",
"*bêt*": "noun, construct state - house of",
"*ʾābî*": "noun with pronominal suffix, 1st person singular - my father",
"*hayyôm*": "noun with definite article - the day/today",
"*tahargû*": "verb, Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 2nd person masculine plural - killed/slew",
"*bānāyw*": "noun with pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular - his sons",
"*šibʿîm*": "number - seventy",
"*ʾîš*": "masculine noun, singular - man/person",
"*ʾeben*": "feminine noun, singular - stone",
"*ʾeḥāt*": "number, feminine singular - one",
"*tamlikû*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 2nd person masculine plural - made king",
"*ʾăbîmelek*": "proper noun - Abimelech",
"*ben*": "masculine noun, construct state - son of",
"*ʾămātô*": "feminine noun with pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular - his maidservant",
"*baʿălê*": "masculine plural noun, construct state - lords/masters/citizens of",
"*šekem*": "proper noun - Shechem",
"*kî*": "conjunction - because/for/that",
"*ʾăḥîkem*": "masculine noun with pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural - your brother"
},
"variants": {
"*qamtem*": "rose up against/rebelled against/attacked",
"*bêt*": "house/household/family",
"*tahargû*": "killed/slew/murdered",
"*ʾîš*": "man/person/each one",
"*tamlikû*": "made king/enthroned/crowned",
"*ʾămātô*": "his maidservant/slave woman/concubine",
"*baʿălê*": "lords of/citizens of/men of"
}
}