3 {
"verseID": "Zephaniah.1.3",
"source": "אָסֵ֨ף אָדָ֜ם וּבְהֵמָ֗ה אָסֵ֤ף עוֹף־הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ וּדְגֵ֣י הַיָּ֔ם וְהַמַּכְשֵׁל֖וֹת אֶת־הָרְשָׁעִ֑ים וְהִכְרַתִּ֣י אֶת־הָאָדָ֗ם מֵעַ֛ל פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָ֖ה נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "*ʾāsēp̄* *ʾāḏām* *ûḇəhēmāh*, *ʾāsēp̄* *ʿôp̄*-*haššāmayim* *ûḏəḡê* *hayyām*, *wəhammakšēlôṯ* *ʾeṯ*-*hārəšāʿîm*; *wəhiḵrattî* *ʾeṯ*-*hāʾāḏām* from-*ʿal* *pənê* *hāʾăḏāmāh*, *nəʾum*-*YHWH*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾāsēp̄*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will gather/remove",
"*ʾāḏām*": "noun, masculine singular - mankind/people/humanity",
"*ûḇəhēmāh*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and beast/animals/cattle",
"*ʿôp̄*": "construct state, masculine singular - birds/fowl of",
"*haššāmayim*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the heavens/sky",
"*ûḏəḡê*": "conjunction + construct state, masculine plural - and fish of",
"*hayyām*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the sea",
"*wəhammakšēlôṯ*": "conjunction + noun, feminine plural with definite article - and the stumbling blocks/ruins",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*hārəšāʿîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the wicked ones",
"*wəhiḵrattî*": "conjunction + hiphil perfect, 1st person singular - and I will cut off/destroy",
"*hāʾāḏām*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - mankind/humanity",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - from upon/from over",
"*pənê*": "construct plural of *pānîm* - face of",
"*hāʾăḏāmāh*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the ground/land/earth",
"*nəʾum*": "construct state, masculine singular - declaration/oracle of",
"*YHWH*": "divine name, tetragrammaton"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾāsēp̄*": "gather/collect/remove/destroy",
"*ʾāḏām*": "mankind/humanity/people",
"*ûḇəhēmāh*": "cattle/livestock/animals",
"*wəhammakšēlôṯ*": "stumbling blocks/ruins/obstacles/things that cause to stumble",
"*hārəšāʿîm*": "the wicked ones/the evil ones/the guilty ones",
"*wəhiḵrattî*": "and I will cut off/destroy/eliminate/remove",
"*hāʾăḏāmāh*": "ground/earth/land/soil"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Zephaniah.1.4",
"source": "וְנָטִ֤יתִי יָדִי֙ עַל־יְהוּדָ֔ה וְעַ֖ל כָּל־יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וְהִכְרַתִּ֞י מִן־הַמָּק֤וֹם הַזֶּה֙ אֶת־שְׁאָ֣ר הַבַּ֔עַל אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם הַכְּמָרִ֖ים עִם־הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃",
"text": "*wənāṭîṯî* *yāḏî* *ʿal*-*Yəhûḏāh* *wəʿal* *kol*-*yōšḇê* *Yərûšālāim*, *wəhiḵrattî* from-*hammāqôm* *hazzeh* *ʾeṯ*-*šəʾār* *habbaʿal*, *ʾeṯ*-*šēm* *hakkəmārîm* *ʿim*-*hakkōhănîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*wənāṭîṯî*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 1st person singular - and I will stretch out",
"*yāḏî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my hand",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - against/upon",
"*Yəhûḏāh*": "proper name, Judah",
"*wəʿal*": "conjunction + preposition - and against/upon",
"*kol*": "construct state, masculine singular - all of",
"*yōšḇê*": "qal participle, masculine plural construct - inhabitants/dwellers of",
"*Yərûšālāim*": "proper name, Jerusalem",
"*wəhiḵrattî*": "conjunction + hiphil perfect, 1st person singular - and I will cut off/destroy",
"*hammāqôm*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the place",
"*hazzeh*": "demonstrative adjective, masculine singular - this",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*šəʾār*": "noun, masculine singular construct - remnant of",
"*habbaʿal*": "proper name with definite article - the Baal",
"*šēm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - name of",
"*hakkəmārîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the idolatrous priests",
"*ʿim*": "preposition - with",
"*hakkōhănîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the priests"
},
"variants": {
"*wənāṭîṯî*": "I will stretch out/extend/turn",
"*yōšḇê*": "inhabitants/dwellers/residents",
"*šəʾār*": "remnant/remainder/residue/rest",
"*hakkəmārîm*": "idolatrous priests/pagan priests/black-robed priests",
"*hakkōhănîm*": "the priests/the officiants (potentially legitimate priests of YHWH)"
}
}