2 Kgs 25:4-9 : 4 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.25.4",
"source": "וַתִּבָּקַ֣ע הָעִ֗יר וְכָל־אַנְשֵׁ֨י הַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה ׀ הַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ דֶּ֜רֶךְ שַׁ֣עַר ׀ בֵּ֣ין הַחֹמֹתַ֗יִם אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־גַּ֣ן הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְכַשְׂדִּ֥ים עַל־הָעִ֖יר סָבִ֑יב וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ דֶּ֥רֶךְ הָעֲרָבָֽה׃",
"text": "*wə-tibbāqaʿ* the *ʿîr* and all *ʾanšê* the *milḥāmâ* the *laylâ* *derek* *šaʿar* between the *ḥōmōtayim* *ʾăšer* upon *gan* the *melek* and *kaśdîm* against the *ʿîr* around, and *yēlek* *derek* the *ʿărāḇâ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-tibbāqaʿ*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd feminine singular, niphal stem - and was broken into/breached",
"*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the city",
"*ʾanšê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - men of",
"*milḥāmâ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the war/battle",
"*laylâ*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the night",
"*derek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - way of/path of",
"*šaʿar*": "noun, masculine singular - gate",
"*ḥōmōtayim*": "noun, feminine dual with definite article - the two walls",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*gan*": "noun, masculine singular - garden",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the king",
"*kaśdîm*": "proper noun, masculine plural - Chaldeans",
"*yēlek*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he went",
"*ʿărāḇâ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the plain/desert"
},
"variants": {
"*tibbāqaʿ*": "was breached/broken through/split open",
"*ʾanšê* *milḥāmâ*": "men of war/fighting men/warriors",
"*ḥōmōtayim*": "double wall/two walls",
"*kaśdîm*": "Chaldeans/Babylonians",
"*ʿărāḇâ*": "plain/desert/Arabah valley"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.25.5",
"source": "וַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּ חֵיל־כַּשְׂדִּים֙ אַחַ֣ר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיַּשִּׂ֥גוּ אֹת֖וֹ בְּעַרְב֣וֹת יְרֵח֑וֹ וְכָל־חֵיל֔וֹ נָפֹ֖צוּ מֵעָלָֽיו׃",
"text": "*wə-yirdəpû* *ḥêl* *kaśdîm* after the *melek* and *yaśśîgû* *ʾōtô* in *ʿarḇôt* *yərēḥô* and all *ḥêl* his *nāpōṣû* from upon him.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yirdəpû*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they pursued",
"*ḥêl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - army of/force of",
"*kaśdîm*": "proper noun, masculine plural - Chaldeans",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the king",
"*yaśśîgû*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural, hiphil stem - they overtook",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - him",
"*ʿarḇôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - plains of",
"*yərēḥô*": "proper noun - Jericho",
"*ḥêl*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - army/force his",
"*nāpōṣû*": "perfect, 3rd common plural, niphal stem - were scattered"
},
"variants": {
"*yirdəpû*": "pursued/chased/followed after",
"*ḥêl*": "army/forces/troops",
"*yaśśîgû*": "overtook/caught/reached",
"*ʿarḇôt*": "plains/steppes/desert plains",
"*nāpōṣû*": "were scattered/dispersed/spread out"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.25.6",
"source": "וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂוּ֙ אֶת־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיַּעֲל֥וּ אֹת֛וֹ אֶל־מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל רִבְלָ֑תָה וַיְדַבְּר֥וּ אִתּ֖וֹ מִשְׁפָּֽט׃",
"text": "*wə-yitpəśû* *ʾet* the *melek* and *yaʿălû* *ʾōtô* to *melek* *bāḇel* *riḇlātâ* and *yədabbərû* *ʾittô* *mišpāṭ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yitpəśû*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they seized",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the king",
"*yaʿălû*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural, hiphil stem - they brought up",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - him",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of",
"*bāḇel*": "proper noun - Babylon",
"*riḇlātâ*": "proper noun with directional he - to Riblah",
"*yədabbərû*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural, piel stem - they spoke/pronounced",
"*ʾittô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - with him",
"*mišpāṭ*": "noun, masculine singular - judgment"
},
"variants": {
"*yitpəśû*": "seized/captured/caught",
"*yaʿălû*": "brought up/took up/carried up",
"*yədabbərû*": "spoke/pronounced/declared",
"*mišpāṭ*": "judgment/sentence/justice/legal decision"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.25.7",
"source": "וְאֶת־בְּנֵי֙ צִדְקִיָּ֔הוּ שָׁחֲט֖וּ לְעֵינָ֑יו וְאֶת־עֵינֵ֤י צִדְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ עִוֵּ֔ר וַיַּאַסְרֵ֙הוּ֙ בַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִם וַיְבִאֵ֖הוּ בָּבֶֽל׃",
"text": "And *ʾet* *bənê* *ṣidqîyāhû* *šāḥăṭû* to *ʿênayim* his and *ʾet* *ʿênê* *ṣidqîyāhû* *ʿiwwēr* and *yaʾasrēhû* in the *nəḥuštayim* and *yəḇiʾēhû* *bāḇel*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of",
"*ṣidqîyāhû*": "proper noun - Zedekiah",
"*šāḥăṭû*": "perfect, 3rd common plural - they slaughtered",
"*ʿênayim*": "noun, feminine dual construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - eyes his",
"*ʿênê*": "noun, feminine dual construct - eyes of",
"*ʿiwwēr*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular, piel stem - he blinded",
"*yaʾasrēhû*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - they bound him",
"*nəḥuštayim*": "noun, feminine dual with definite article - the bronze fetters",
"*yəḇiʾēhû*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural, hiphil stem with 3rd masculine singular suffix - they brought him",
"*bāḇel*": "proper noun - Babylon"
},
"variants": {
"*šāḥăṭû*": "slaughtered/killed/butchered",
"*ʿiwwēr*": "blinded/made blind",
"*nəḥuštayim*": "bronze fetters/bronze chains/shackles",
"*yəḇiʾēhû*": "brought him/carried him/led him"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.25.8",
"source": "וּבַחֹ֤דֶשׁ הֽ͏ַחֲמִישִׁי֙ בְּשִׁבְעָ֣ה לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ הִ֗יא שְׁנַת֙ תְּשַֽׁע־עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֣ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֑ל בָּ֞א נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֧ן רַב־טַבָּחִ֛ים עֶ֥בֶד מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃",
"text": "And in the *ḥōdeš* the *ḥămîšî* in *šiḇʿâ* to the *ḥōdeš*, *hîʾ* *šənat* *təšaʿ* *ʿeśrê* *šānâ* to the *melek* *nəḇûḵaḏneʾṣṣar* *melek* *bāḇel*, *bôʾ* *nəḇûzarʾădān* *raḇ* *ṭabbāḥîm* *ʿeḇed* *melek* *bāḇel* *yərûšālayim*.",
"grammar": {
"*ḥōdeš*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article and preposition - in the month",
"*ḥămîšî*": "ordinal number, masculine singular with definite article - the fifth",
"*šiḇʿâ*": "cardinal number - seven",
"*ḥōdeš*": "noun, masculine singular with preposition and definite article - to the month",
"*hîʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd feminine singular - it/that",
"*šənat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - year of",
"*təšaʿ*": "cardinal number - nine",
"*ʿeśrê*": "cardinal number, feminine - ten",
"*šānâ*": "noun, feminine singular - year",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular with preposition - to the king",
"*nəḇûḵaḏneʾṣṣar*": "proper noun - Nebuchadnezzar",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of",
"*bāḇel*": "proper noun - Babylon",
"*bôʾ*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - came",
"*nəḇûzarʾădān*": "proper noun - Nebuzaradan",
"*raḇ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - chief of",
"*ṭabbāḥîm*": "noun, masculine plural - guards/executioners",
"*ʿeḇed*": "noun, masculine singular construct - servant of",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of",
"*bāḇel*": "proper noun - Babylon",
"*yərûšālayim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem"
},
"variants": {
"*raḇ* *ṭabbāḥîm*": "chief of guard/captain of executioners/chief bodyguard",
"*ʿeḇed*": "servant/official/slave",
"*təšaʿ* *ʿeśrê*": "nineteenth"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.25.9",
"source": "וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ף אֶת־בֵּית־יְהוָ֖ה וְאֶת־בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־בָּתֵּ֧י יְרוּשָׁלַ֛͏ִם וְאֶת־כָּל־בֵּ֥ית גָּד֖וֹל שָׂרַ֥ף בָּאֵֽשׁ׃",
"text": "*wə-yiśrōp* *ʾet* *bêt* *YHWH* and *ʾet* *bêt* the *melek* and *ʾēt* all *bāttê* *yərûšālayim* and *ʾet* all *bayit* *gādôl* *śārap* with the *ʾēš*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yiśrōp*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he burned",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the king",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*bāttê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - houses of",
"*yərûšālayim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem",
"*bayit*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house",
"*gādôl*": "adjective, masculine singular - great/large",
"*śārap*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he burned",
"*ʾēš*": "noun, feminine singular with preposition and definite article - with the fire"
},
"variants": {
"*yiśrōp*": "burned/consumed with fire",
"*bêt*": "house/temple/palace",
"*śārap* *bāʾēš*": "burned with fire/completely burned"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.25.10",
"source": "וְאֶת־חוֹמֹ֥ת יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם סָבִ֑יב נָֽתְצוּ֙ כָּל־חֵ֣יל כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר רַב־טַבָּחִֽים׃",
"text": "And *ʾet* *ḥômōt* *yərûšālayim* around *nātəṣû* all *ḥêl* *kaśdîm* *ʾăšer* *raḇ* *ṭabbāḥîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ḥômōt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - walls of",
"*yərûšālayim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem",
"*nātəṣû*": "perfect, 3rd common plural - they broke down",
"*ḥêl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - army of",
"*kaśdîm*": "proper noun, masculine plural - Chaldeans",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - that/who/which",
"*raḇ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - chief of",
"*ṭabbāḥîm*": "noun, masculine plural - guards/executioners"
},
"variants": {
"*nātəṣû*": "broke down/tore down/demolished",
"*ḥêl*": "army/force/troops",
"*raḇ* *ṭabbāḥîm*": "captain of the guard/chief of executioners/chief bodyguard"
}
}