15 {
"verseID": "Judges.8.15",
"source": "וַיָּבֹא֙ אֶל־אַנְשֵׁ֣י סֻכּ֔וֹת וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּ֖ה זֶ֣בַח וְצַלְמֻנָּ֑ע אֲשֶׁר֩ חֵרַפְתֶּ֨ם אוֹתִ֜י לֵאמֹ֗ר הֲ֠כַף זֶ֣בַח וְצַלְמֻנָּ֤ע עַתָּה֙ בְּיָדֶ֔ךָ כִּ֥י נִתֵּ֛ן לַאֲנָשֶׁ֥יךָ הַיְּעֵפִ֖ים לָֽחֶם׃",
"text": "*wə-yāḇōʾ ʾel-ʾanšê sukkôṯ wə-yōʾmer hinnê zeḇaḥ wə-ṣalmunnāʿ ʾăšer ḥērap̄tem ʾôṯî lēʾmōr hăḵap̄ zeḇaḥ wə-ṣalmunnāʿ* now in-hand-of-you that *nittēn la-ʾănāšêḵā ha-yəʿēp̄îm lāḥem*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yāḇōʾ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he came",
"*ʾel-ʾanšê*": "preposition + masculine plural construct - to men of",
"*sukkôṯ*": "proper noun - Succoth",
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*hinnê*": "demonstrative particle - behold",
"*zeḇaḥ*": "proper noun - Zebah",
"*wə-ṣalmunnāʿ*": "waw conjunctive + proper noun - and Zalmunna",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - whom",
"*ḥērap̄tem*": "Piel perfect, 2nd masculine plural - you taunted/reproached",
"*ʾôṯî*": "direct object marker + 1st common singular suffix - me",
"*lēʾmōr*": "Qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*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",
"*la-ʾănāšêḵā*": "preposition + masculine plural noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - to your men",
"*ha-yəʿēp̄îm*": "definite article + adjective, masculine plural - the weary",
"*lāḥem*": "masculine singular noun - bread"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥērap̄tem*": "you taunted/reproached/insulted/mocked",
"*kap̄*": "palm/hand/power"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Judges.8.16",
"source": "וַיִּקַּח֙ אֶת־זִקְנֵ֣י הָעִ֔יר וְאֶת־קוֹצֵ֥י הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר וְאֶת־הַֽבַּרְקֳנִ֑ים וַיֹּ֣דַע בָּהֶ֔ם אֵ֖ת אַנְשֵׁ֥י סֻכּֽוֹת׃",
"text": "And *wayyiqqaḥ* [he took] *ʾet*-*ziqnê* [the elders of] *hāʿîr* [the city] and *ʾet*-*qôṣê* [the thorns of] *hammidbār* [the wilderness] and *ʾet*-*habbarqŏnîm* [the briers], and *wayyōdaʿ* [he made known/taught] *bāhem* [with them] *ʾēt* *ʾanšê* [the men of] *sukkôt* [Succoth].",
"grammar": {
"*wayyiqqaḥ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he took",
"*ziqnê*": "construct plural of *zāqēn* - elders of",
"*hāʿîr*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the city",
"*qôṣê*": "construct plural of *qôṣ* - thorns of",
"*hammidbār*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the wilderness",
"*habbarqŏnîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the briers/thistles",
"*wayyōdaʿ*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular of *yādaʿ* - and he made known/taught",
"*bāhem*": "preposition *bĕ* + 3rd masculine plural pronoun - with them/by them",
"*ʾanšê*": "construct plural of *ʾîš* - men of",
"*sukkôt*": "proper noun - Succoth"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyōdaʿ*": "made known/taught/chastised/punished",
"*bāhem*": "with them/by them/through them",
"*qôṣê*": "thorns/briars/thorn bushes",
"*barqŏnîm*": "briers/thistles/thorny plants"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Judges.8.17",
"source": "וְאֶת־מִגְדַּ֥ל פְּנוּאֵ֖ל נָתָ֑ץ וַֽיַּהֲרֹ֖ג אֶת־אַנְשֵׁ֥י הָעִֽיר׃",
"text": "And *ʾet*-*migdal* [tower of] *pənûʾēl* [Penuel] *nātāṣ* [he broke down], and *wayyahărōg* [he killed] *ʾet*-*ʾanšê* [the men of] *hāʿîr* [the city].",
"grammar": {
"*migdal*": "construct singular - tower of",
"*pənûʾēl*": "proper noun - Penuel",
"*nātāṣ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he broke down/demolished",
"*wayyahărōg*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular of *hārag* - and he killed",
"*ʾanšê*": "construct plural of *ʾîš* - men of",
"*hāʿîr*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the city"
},
"variants": {
"*nātāṣ*": "broke down/demolished/pulled down/destroyed",
"*migdal*": "tower/stronghold"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Judges.8.18",
"source": "וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֶל־זֶ֙בַח֙ וְאֶל־צַלְמֻנָּ֔ע אֵיפֹה֙ הָאֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֲרַגְתֶּ֖ם בְּתָב֑וֹר וַֽיֹּאמרוּ֙ כָּמ֣וֹךָ כְמוֹהֶ֔ם אֶחָ֕ד כְּתֹ֖אַר בְּנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* [he said] *ʾel*-*zebaḥ* [to Zebah] and *ʾel*-*ṣalmunnāʿ* [to Zalmunna], *ʾêpōh* [where] *hāʾănāšîm* [the men] *ʾăšer* [whom] *hăragtem* [you killed] *bətābôr* [in Tabor]? And *wayyōʾmrû* [they said], *kāmôkā* [like you] *kəmôhem* [like them], *ʾeḥād* [each one] *kətōʾar* [according to the appearance of] *bənê* [sons of] *hammelek* [the king].",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular of *ʾāmar* - and he said",
"*zebaḥ*": "proper noun - Zebah",
"*ṣalmunnāʿ*": "proper noun - Zalmunna",
"*ʾêpōh*": "interrogative adverb - where",
"*hāʾănāšîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the men",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - whom/that",
"*hăragtem*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural of *hārag* - you killed",
"*bətābôr*": "preposition *bĕ* + proper noun - in Tabor",
"*wayyōʾmrû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural of *ʾāmar* - and they said",
"*kāmôkā*": "preposition *kə* + 2nd masculine singular pronoun - like you",
"*kəmôhem*": "preposition *kə* + 3rd masculine plural pronoun - like them",
"*ʾeḥād*": "numeral/adjective, masculine singular - one/each one",
"*kətōʾar*": "preposition *kə* + construct singular - according to the appearance of",
"*bənê*": "construct plural of *bēn* - sons of",
"*hammelek*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the king"
},
"variants": {
"*tōʾar*": "appearance/form/figure",
"*ʾeḥād*": "one/each one/every one"
}
}