{
"verseID": "1 Chronicles.20.1",
"source": "וַיְהִ֡י לְעֵת֩ תְּשׁוּבַ֨ת הַשָּׁנָ֜ה לְעֵ֣ת ׀ צֵ֣את הַמְּלָכִ֗ים וַיִּנְהַ֣ג יוֹאָב֩ אֶת־חֵ֨יל הַצָּבָ֜א וַיַּשְׁחֵ֣ת ׀ אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ בְּנֵֽי־עַמּ֗וֹן וַיָּבֹא֙ וַיָּ֣צַר אֶת־רַבָּ֔ה וְדָוִ֖יד יֹשֵׁ֣ב בִּירֽוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וַיַּ֥ךְ יוֹאָ֛ב אֶת־רַבָּ֖ה וַיֶּֽהֶרְסֶֽהָ׃",
"text": "And *wayəhî* at *ʿēt* *təšûbat* the *šānâ* at *ʿēt* *ṣēʾt* the *məlākîm*, and *wayinhag* *yôʾāb* *ʾet*-*ḥêl* the *ṣābāʾ* and *wayyašḥēt* *ʾet*-*ʾereṣ* *bənê*-*ʿammôn* and *wayyāḇōʾ* and *wayyāṣar* *ʾet*-*rabbâ*, and *dāwîd* *yōšēḇ* in-*yərûšālāim*. And *wayyak* *yôʾāb* *ʾet*-*rabbâ* and *wayyehersehā*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayəhî*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it came to pass/happened",
"*ʿēt*": "feminine singular construct - time of",
"*təšûbat*": "construct noun, feminine singular - return of",
"*šānâ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the year",
"*ṣēʾt*": "infinitive construct - going out of",
"*məlākîm*": "masculine plural with definite article - the kings",
"*wayinhag*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he led",
"*yôʾāb*": "proper noun - Joab",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ḥêl*": "construct noun, masculine singular - force/army of",
"*ṣābāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the host/army",
"*wayyašḥēt*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he destroyed/ravaged",
"*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - land of",
"*bənê*": "construct noun, masculine plural - sons of",
"*ʿammôn*": "proper noun - Ammon",
"*wayyāḇōʾ*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he came",
"*wayyāṣar*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he besieged",
"*rabbâ*": "proper noun - Rabbah",
"*dāwîd*": "proper noun - David",
"*yōšēḇ*": "participle, masculine singular - sitting/dwelling",
"*yərûšālāim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem",
"*wayyak*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he struck/defeated",
"*wayyehersehā*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and he destroyed it"
},
"variants": {
"*wayəhî*": "and it happened/came to pass/was",
"*təšûbat*": "return/turning of",
"*šānâ*": "year/annual cycle",
"*ṣēʾt*": "going out/marching out/expedition",
"*məlākîm*": "kings/rulers",
"*wayinhag*": "and he led/directed/drove",
"*wayyašḥēt*": "and he destroyed/ravaged/ruined",
"*wayyāṣar*": "and he besieged/encircled/pressed",
"*yōšēḇ*": "sitting/dwelling/remaining/staying",
"*wayyak*": "and he struck/defeated/attacked",
"*wayyehersehā*": "and he destroyed/overthrew/demolished it"
}
}