1{
"verseID": "Numbers.13.1",
"source": "וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃",
"text": "*wə-yədabbēr* *YHWH* *ʾel*-*mōšeh* *lēʾmōr*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yədabbēr*": "waw consecutive + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and spoke",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, subject - Yahweh/LORD",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to/unto",
"*mōšeh*": "proper noun with directional marker - Moses",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying/to say"
},
"variants": {
"*wə-yədabbēr*": "and spoke/was speaking",
"*lēʾmōr*": "saying/commanding/declaring"
}
}
2{
"verseID": "Numbers.13.2",
"source": "שְׁלַח־לְךָ֣ אֲנָשִׁ֗ים וְיָתֻ֙רוּ֙ אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִ֥י נֹתֵ֖ן לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אִ֣ישׁ אֶחָד֩ אִ֨ישׁ אֶחָ֜ד לְמַטֵּ֤ה אֲבֹתָיו֙ תִּשְׁלָ֔חוּ כֹּ֖ל נָשִׂ֥יא בָהֶֽם׃",
"text": "*šəlaḥ*-*ləkā* *ʾănāšîm* *wə-yātūrû* *ʾet*-*ʾereṣ* *kənaʿan* *ʾăšer*-*ʾănî* *nōtēn* *li-bnê* *yiśrāʾēl* *ʾîš* *ʾeḥād* *ʾîš* *ʾeḥād* *lə-maṭṭêh* *ʾăbōtāyw* *tišlāḥû* *kōl* *nāśîʾ* *bāhem*",
"grammar": {
"*šəlaḥ*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - send",
"*ləkā*": "preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - for yourself",
"*ʾănāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - men",
"*wə-yātūrû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they will spy out",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of",
"*kənaʿan*": "proper noun - Canaan",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which",
"*ʾănî*": "personal pronoun, 1st singular - I",
"*nōtēn*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - giving/am giving",
"*li-bnê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - to sons of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man",
"*ʾeḥād*": "number, masculine singular - one",
"*lə-maṭṭêh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - for tribe of",
"*ʾăbōtāyw*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his fathers",
"*tišlāḥû*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall send",
"*kōl*": "noun, masculine singular - every/all",
"*nāśîʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - leader/chief",
"*bāhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - among them"
},
"variants": {
"*šəlaḥ-ləkā*": "send for yourself/send on your own behalf",
"*yātūrû*": "spy out/explore/search",
"*nōtēn*": "giving/am about to give",
"*maṭṭêh*": "tribe/staff/branch",
"*nāśîʾ*": "leader/prince/chief"
}
}
3{
"verseID": "Numbers.13.3",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח אֹתָ֥ם מֹשֶׁ֛ה מִמִּדְבַּ֥ר פָּארָ֖ן עַל־פִּ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כֻּלָּ֣ם אֲנָשִׁ֔ים רָאשֵׁ֥י בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הֵֽמָּה׃",
"text": "*wa-yišlaḥ* *ʾōtām* *mōšeh* *mi-midbar* *pāʾrān* *ʿal*-*pî* *YHWH* *kullām* *ʾănāšîm* *rāʾšê* *bənê*-*yiśrāʾēl* *hēmmâ*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yišlaḥ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he sent",
"*ʾōtām*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine plural suffix - them",
"*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses",
"*mi-midbar*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - from wilderness of",
"*pāʾrān*": "proper noun - Paran",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - according to",
"*pî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - mouth/command of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD",
"*kullām*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - all of them",
"*ʾănāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - men",
"*rāʾšê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - heads/chiefs of",
"*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons/children of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*hēmmâ*": "personal pronoun, 3rd masculine plural - they"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿal-pî*": "according to mouth of/by command of/at direction of",
"*rāʾšê*": "heads/chiefs/leaders"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "Numbers.13.4",
"source": "וְאֵ֖לֶּה שְׁמוֹתָ֑ם לְמַטֵּ֣ה רְאוּבֵ֔ן שַׁמּ֖וּעַ בֶּן־זַכּֽוּר׃",
"text": "*wə-ʾēlleh* *šəmôtām* *lə-maṭṭêh* *rəʾûbēn* *šammûaʿ* *ben*-*zakkûr*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ʾēlleh*": "conjunction + demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural - and these",
"*šəmôtām*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their names",
"*lə-maṭṭêh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - for tribe of",
"*rəʾûbēn*": "proper noun - Reuben",
"*šammûaʿ*": "proper noun - Shammua",
"*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of",
"*zakkûr*": "proper noun - Zaccur"
},
"variants": {
"*maṭṭêh*": "tribe/staff/branch"
}
}