16 {
"verseID": "Judges.9.16",
"source": "וְעַתָּ֗ה אִם־בֶּאֱמֶ֤ת וּבְתָמִים֙ עֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם וַתַּמְלִ֖יכוּ אֶת־אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ וְאִם־טוֹבָ֤ה עֲשִׂיתֶם֙ עִם־יְרֻבַּ֣עַל וְעִם־בֵּית֔וֹ וְאִם־כִּגְמ֥וּל יָדָ֖יו עֲשִׂ֥יתֶם לֽוֹ׃",
"text": "And *ʿattâ* if in-*ʾemet* and-in-*tāmîm* you-*ʿăśîtem*, and-*tamlikû* *ʾet*-*ʾăbîmelek*, and-if-*ṭôbâ* you-*ʿăśîtem* with-*yĕrubbaʿal* and-with-*bêtô*, and-if-according-to-*gĕmûl* *yādāyw* you-*ʿăśîtem* to-him.",
"grammar": {
"*ʿattâ*": "temporal adverb - now",
"*ʾemet*": "feminine noun, singular - truth",
"*tāmîm*": "masculine noun, singular - completeness/integrity",
"*ʿăśîtem*": "verb, Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you have done/acted",
"*tamlikû*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 2nd person masculine plural - you made king/crowned",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾăbîmelek*": "proper noun - Abimelech",
"*ṭôbâ*": "feminine adjective, singular - good/goodness",
"*yĕrubbaʿal*": "proper noun - Jerubbaal (Gideon)",
"*bêtô*": "noun with pronominal suffix, 'his house'",
"*gĕmûl*": "masculine noun, singular - dealing/treatment/reward",
"*yādāyw*": "noun, dual with pronominal suffix, 'his hands'"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾemet*": "truth/faithfulness/reliability",
"*tāmîm*": "integrity/completeness/uprightness/innocence",
"*ʿăśîtem*": "you did/acted/performed/made",
"*tamlikû*": "you made king/enthroned/crowned",
"*ṭôbâ*": "good thing/goodness/benefit/welfare",
"*gĕmûl*": "reward/recompense/treatment/dealing"
}
}
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"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Judges.9.19",
"source": "וְאִם־בֶּאֱמֶ֨ת וּבְתָמִ֧ים עֲשִׂיתֶ֛ם עִם־יְרֻבַּ֥עַל וְעִם־בֵּית֖וֹ הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה שִׂמְחוּ֙ בַּאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ וְיִשְׂמַ֥ח גַּם־ה֖וּא בָּכֶֽם׃",
"text": "And-if in-*ʾemet* and-in-*tāmîm* you-*ʿăśîtem* with-*yĕrubbaʿal* and-with-*bêtô* *hayyôm* *hazzeh*, *śimḥû* in-*ʾăbîmelek* and-*yiśmaḥ* also-he in-you.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾemet*": "feminine noun, singular - truth",
"*tāmîm*": "masculine noun, singular - completeness/integrity",
"*ʿăśîtem*": "verb, Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you have done/acted",
"*yĕrubbaʿal*": "proper noun - Jerubbaal (Gideon)",
"*bêtô*": "noun with pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular - his house",
"*hayyôm*": "noun with definite article - the day",
"*hazzeh*": "demonstrative pronoun with definite article - this",
"*śimḥû*": "verb, Qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural - rejoice",
"*ʾăbîmelek*": "proper noun - Abimelech",
"*yiśmaḥ*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will rejoice",
"*gam*": "particle - also/too/even",
"*hûʾ*": "independent personal pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾemet*": "truth/faithfulness/reliability",
"*tāmîm*": "integrity/completeness/uprightness/innocence",
"*ʿăśîtem*": "you did/acted/performed/made",
"*śimḥû*": "rejoice/be glad/celebrate",
"*yiśmaḥ*": "he will rejoice/be glad/celebrate"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Judges.9.20",
"source": "וְאִם־אַ֕יִן תֵּ֤צֵא אֵשׁ֙ מֵאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ וְתֹאכַ֛ל אֶת־בַּעֲלֵ֥י שְׁכֶ֖ם וְאֶת־בֵּ֣ית מִלּ֑וֹא וְתֵצֵ֨א אֵ֜שׁ מִבַּעֲלֵ֤י שְׁכֶם֙ וּמִבֵּ֣ית מִלּ֔וֹא וְתֹאכַ֖ל אֶת־אֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃",
"text": "And-if-*ʾayin* *tēṣēʾ* *ʾēš* from-*ʾăbîmelek* and-*tōʾkal* *ʾet*-*baʿălê* *šekem* and-*ʾet*-*bêt* *millôʾ*, and-*tēṣēʾ* *ʾēš* from-*baʿălê* *šekem* and-from-*bêt* *millôʾ* and-*tōʾkal* *ʾet*-*ʾăbîmelek*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾayin*": "adverb of negation - not/no/none",
"*tēṣēʾ*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - will come out/go forth",
"*ʾēš*": "feminine noun, singular - fire",
"*ʾăbîmelek*": "proper noun - Abimelech",
"*tōʾkal*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - will consume/devour",
"*baʿălê*": "masculine plural noun, construct state - lords/masters/citizens of",
"*šekem*": "proper noun - Shechem",
"*bêt*": "noun, construct state - house of",
"*millôʾ*": "proper noun - Millo (a place)",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾayin*": "not/if not/otherwise",
"*tēṣēʾ*": "will come out/go forth/emerge",
"*ʾēš*": "fire/flame",
"*tōʾkal*": "will consume/devour/destroy",
"*baʿălê*": "lords of/citizens of/men of",
"*bêt*": "house of/place of/fortress of"
}
}