2 Sam 15:6-9 : 6 {
"verseID": "2Samuel.15.6",
"source": "וַיַּ֨עַשׂ אַבְשָׁל֜וֹם כַּדָּבָ֤ר הַזֶּה֙ לְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁר־יָבֹ֥אוּ לַמִּשְׁפָּ֖ט אֶל־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיְגַנֵּב֙ אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם אֶת־לֵ֖ב אַנְשֵׁ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃",
"text": "*wa-yaʿaś* *ʾAbšālôm* as-*ha-dābār* *ha-zeh* to-all-*Yiśrāʾēl* who-*yābōʾû* for-*ha-mišpāṭ* to-*ha-melek*; *wa-yəgannēb* *ʾAbšālôm* *ʾet*-*lēb* *ʾanšê* *Yiśrāʾēl*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yaʿaś*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he did",
"*ha-dābār*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the thing/matter",
"*ha-zeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*yābōʾû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - would come",
"*ha-mišpāṭ*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the judgment",
"*ha-melek*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the king",
"*wa-yəgannēb*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he stole",
"*lēb*": "noun, masculine singular construct - heart of",
"*ʾanšê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - men of"
},
"variants": {
"*dābār*": "thing/matter/word/action",
"*yābōʾû*": "would come/came/were coming",
"*mišpāṭ*": "judgment/justice/legal case",
"*yəgannēb*": "stole/won over/captured/deceived",
"*lēb*": "heart/mind/affection/loyalty"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "2Samuel.15.7",
"source": "וַיְהִ֕י מִקֵּ֖ץ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֵ֣לֲכָה נָּ֗א וַאֲשַׁלֵּ֛ם אֶת־נִדְרִ֛י אֲשֶׁר־נָדַ֥רְתִּי לַֽיהוָ֖ה בְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃",
"text": "*wa-yəhî* from-*qēṣ* forty *šānâ*, *wa-yōʾmer* *ʾAbšālôm* to-*ha-melek*, let me go *nāʾ* and *wa-ʾăšallēm* *ʾet*-*nidrî* which-*nādartî* to-*YHWH* in-*Ḥebrôn*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yəhî*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it came to pass",
"*qēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - end of",
"*šānâ*": "noun, feminine singular - year",
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*ha-melek*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the king",
"*nāʾ*": "particle - please",
"*wa-ʾăšallēm*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect, 1st common singular - and let me fulfill",
"*nidrî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st common singular suffix - my vow",
"*nādartî*": "Qal perfect, 1st common singular - I vowed",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD",
"*Ḥebrôn*": "proper noun - Hebron"
},
"variants": {
"*qēṣ*": "end/conclusion",
"*ʾăšallēm*": "fulfill/complete/pay",
"*neder*": "vow/promise/pledge"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "2Samuel.15.8",
"source": "כִּי־נֵ֙דֶר֙ נָדַ֣ר עַבְדְּךָ֔ בְּשִׁבְתִּ֥י בִגְשׁ֛וּר בַּאֲרָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר אִם־*ישיב **יָשׁ֨וֹב יְשִׁיבֵ֤נִי יְהוָה֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְעָבַדְתִּ֖י אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "For-*neder* *nādar* your servant, in-*šibtî* in-*Gəšûr* in-*ʾĂrām* *lēʾmōr*, if-*yāšôb* *yəšîbēnî* *YHWH* *Yərûšālaim*, *wə-ʿābadtî* *ʾet*-*YHWH*.",
"grammar": {
"*neder*": "noun, masculine singular - vow",
"*nādar*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he vowed",
"*šibtî*": "Qal infinitive construct + 1st common singular suffix - my dwelling",
"*Gəšûr*": "proper noun - Geshur",
"*ʾĂrām*": "proper noun - Aram",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*yāšôb*": "Qal infinitive absolute - returning [emphatic]",
"*yəšîbēnî*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st common singular suffix - he will bring me back",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD",
"*Yərûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem",
"*wə-ʿābadtî*": "conjunction + Qal perfect, 1st common singular - and I will serve/worship"
},
"variants": {
"*neder*": "vow/promise/pledge",
"*šibtî*": "my dwelling/staying/residing",
"*lēʾmōr*": "saying/declaring",
"*yāšôb yəšîbēnî*": "indeed return me/surely bring me back [emphatic construction]",
"*ʿābadtî*": "I will serve/worship/honor"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "2Samuel.15.9",
"source": "וַיֹּֽאמֶר־ל֥וֹ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לֵ֣ךְ בְּשָׁל֑וֹם וַיָּ֖קָם וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ חֶבְרֽוֹנָה׃",
"text": "*wa-yōʾmer*-to him *ha-melek*, go in-*šālôm*; *wa-yāqām* *wa-yēlek* *Ḥebrônâ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*ha-melek*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the king",
"*šālôm*": "noun, masculine singular - peace",
"*wa-yāqām*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he arose",
"*wa-yēlek*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went",
"*Ḥebrônâ*": "proper noun + directional he - to Hebron"
},
"variants": {
"*šālôm*": "peace/well-being/safety",
"*Ḥebrônâ*": "to Hebron/toward Hebron"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "2Samuel.15.10",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ מְרַגְּלִ֔ים בְּכָל־שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר כְּשָׁמְעֲכֶם֙ אֶת־ק֣וֹל הַשֹּׁפָ֔ר וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם מָלַ֥ךְ אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם בְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃",
"text": "*wa-yišlaḥ* *ʾAbšālôm* *məraggəlîm* in-all-*šibṭê* *Yiśrāʾēl* *lēʾmōr*, when-*šāmʿăkem* *ʾet*-*qôl* *ha-šôpār*, *wa-ʾămartem* *mālak* *ʾAbšālôm* in-*Ḥebrôn*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yišlaḥ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he sent",
"*məraggəlîm*": "Piel participle, masculine plural - spies",
"*šibṭê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - tribes of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*šāmʿăkem*": "Qal infinitive construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your hearing",
"*qôl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - sound of",
"*ha-šôpār*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the trumpet",
"*wa-ʾămartem*": "conjunction + Qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - then you shall say",
"*mālak*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has become king",
"*Ḥebrôn*": "proper noun - Hebron"
},
"variants": {
"*məraggəlîm*": "spies/messengers/scouts",
"*šibṭê*": "tribes/clans",
"*šôpār*": "trumpet/ram's horn/shofar",
"*mālak*": "has become king/has begun to reign/rules"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "2Samuel.15.11",
"source": "וְאֶת־אַבְשָׁל֗וֹם הָלְכ֞וּ מָאתַ֤יִם אִישׁ֙ מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם קְרֻאִ֖ים וְהֹלְכִ֣ים לְתֻמָּ֑ם וְלֹ֥א יָדְע֖וּ כָּל־דָּבָֽר׃",
"text": "And with-*ʾAbšālôm* *hālkû* two hundred *ʾîš* from-*Yərûšālaim*, *qəruʾîm* *wə-hōləkîm* *lə-tummām*; *wə-lōʾ* *yādəʿû* any-*dābār*.",
"grammar": {
"*hālkû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they went",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man/men",
"*Yərûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem",
"*qəruʾîm*": "Qal passive participle, masculine plural - invited ones",
"*wə-hōləkîm*": "conjunction + Qal participle, masculine plural - and going",
"*lə-tummām*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - in their innocence",
"*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*yādəʿû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they knew",
"*dābār*": "noun, masculine singular - thing/matter"
},
"variants": {
"*qəruʾîm*": "invited ones/guests/those who were called",
"*lə-tummām*": "in their innocence/in their simplicity/in good faith",
"*dābār*": "thing/matter/plan/plot"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "2Samuel.15.12",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח אַ֠בְשָׁלוֹם אֶת־אֲחִיתֹ֨פֶל הַגִּֽילֹנִ֜י יוֹעֵ֣ץ דָּוִ֗ד מֵֽעִירוֹ֙ מִגִּלֹ֔ה בְּזָבְח֖וֹ אֶת־הַזְּבָחִ֑ים וַיְהִ֤י הַקֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ אַמִּ֔ץ וְהָעָ֛ם הוֹלֵ֥ךְ וָרָ֖ב אֶת־אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃",
"text": "*wa-yišlaḥ* *ʾAbšālôm* for-*ʾĂḥîtōpel* *ha-Gîlōnî* *yôʿēṣ* *Dāwid*, from-*ʿîrô* from-*Gilōh*, during-*zābḥô* *ʾet*-*ha-zəbāḥîm*. *wa-yəhî* *ha-qešer* *ʾammîṣ*, *wə-hā-ʿām* *hôlēk* *wā-rāb* with-*ʾAbšālôm*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yišlaḥ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he sent",
"*ʾĂḥîtōpel*": "proper noun - Ahithophel",
"*ha-Gîlōnî*": "definite article + gentilic adjective, masculine singular - the Gilonite",
"*yôʿēṣ*": "Qal participle, masculine singular construct - counselor of",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun - David",
"*ʿîrô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his city",
"*Gilōh*": "proper noun - Giloh",
"*zābḥô*": "Qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his offering",
"*ha-zəbāḥîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the sacrifices",
"*wa-yəhî*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and became",
"*ha-qešer*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the conspiracy",
"*ʾammîṣ*": "adjective, masculine singular - strong",
"*wə-hā-ʿām*": "conjunction + definite article + noun, masculine singular - and the people",
"*hôlēk*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - going/increasing",
"*wā-rāb*": "conjunction + adjective, masculine singular - and numerous"
},
"variants": {
"*yôʿēṣ*": "counselor/advisor",
"*zābḥô*": "his offering/his sacrificing",
"*qešer*": "conspiracy/plot/treason",
"*ʾammîṣ*": "strong/powerful/growing",
"*hôlēk wā-rāb*": "going and increasing/continually growing"
}
}