9{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.5.9",
"source": "וַיְהִ֞י אַחֲרֵ֣י ׀ הֵסַ֣בּוּ אֹת֗וֹ וַתְּהִ֨י יַד־יְהוָ֤ה ׀ בָּעִיר֙ מְהוּמָה֙ גְּדוֹלָ֣ה מְאֹ֔ד וַיַּךְ֙ אֶת־אַנְשֵׁ֣י הָעִ֔יר מִקָּטֹ֖ן וְעַד־גָּד֑וֹל וַיִּשָּׂתְר֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם *עפלים **טְחֹרִֽים׃",
"text": "And-*wayəhî* after *hēsabbû* *ʾōtô* and-*wattəhî* hand-of-*YHWH* in-the-*bāʿîr* *məhûmâ* *gədôlâ* *məʾōd* and-*wayyak* *ʾet*-men-of the-*hāʿîr* from-*miqqāṭōn* and-until-*gādôl* and-*wayyiśśātrû* to-them *ʿŏpālîm* **ṭəḥōrîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wayəhî*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and it was/happened",
"*ʾaḥărê*": "preposition - after",
"*hēsabbû*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person common plural - they had brought around",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - it",
"*wattəhî*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person feminine singular - and it was",
"*yad-YHWH*": "noun, feminine singular construct + proper noun - hand of YHWH",
"*bāʿîr*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular with definite article - in the city",
"*məhûmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - confusion/panic/tumult",
"*gədôlâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - great",
"*məʾōd*": "adverb - very",
"*wayyak*": "verb, hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he struck",
"*ʾanšê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - men of",
"*hāʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the city",
"*miqqāṭōn*": "preposition + adjective, masculine singular - from small",
"*gādôl*": "adjective, masculine singular - great/large",
"*wayyiśśātrû*": "verb, niphal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they broke out",
"*lāhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to/for them",
"*ʿŏpālîm*": "noun, masculine plural - tumors/hemorrhoids [Kethib]",
"*ṭəḥōrîm*": "noun, masculine plural - tumors/hemorrhoids [Qere]"
},
"variants": {
"*məhûmâ gədôlâ məʾōd*": "very great confusion/panic/tumult",
"*miqqāṭōn wəʿad-gādôl*": "from the small to the great/from young to old",
"*wayyiśśātrû lāhem*": "they broke out with/erupted with",
"*ʿŏpālîm*/*ṭəḥōrîm*": "tumors/hemorrhoids/plague swellings"
}
}
10{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.5.10",
"source": "וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֛וּ אֶת־אֲר֥וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים עֶקְר֑וֹן וַיְהִ֗י כְּב֨וֹא אֲר֤וֹן הָאֱלֹהִים֙ עֶקְר֔וֹן וַיִּזְעֲק֨וּ הָֽעֶקְרֹנִ֜ים לֵאמֹ֗ר הֵסַ֤בּוּ אֵלַי֙ אֶת־אֲרוֹן֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לַהֲמִיתֵ֖נִי וְאֶת־עַמִּֽי׃",
"text": "And-*wayšalləḥû* *ʾet*-*ʾărôn* the-*hāʾĕlōhîm* *ʿeqrôn* and-*wayəhî* as-*kəbôʾ* *ʾărôn* the-*hāʾĕlōhîm* *ʿeqrôn* and-*wayyizʿăqû* the-*hāʿeqrōnîm* to-*lēmōr* they-have-brought-around *ʾēlay* *ʾet*-*ʾărôn* *ʾĕlōhê* *yiśrāʾēl* to-*lahămîtēnî* and-*ʾet*-*ʿammî*",
"grammar": {
"*wayšalləḥû*": "verb, piel imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they sent",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾărôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - ark of",
"*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the God/gods",
"*ʿeqrôn*": "proper noun - Ekron",
"*wayəhî*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and it was",
"*kəbôʾ*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - as/when coming",
"*wayyizʿăqû*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they cried out",
"*hāʿeqrōnîm*": "proper noun, masculine plural with definite article - the Ekronites",
"*lēmōr*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*hēsabbû*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person common plural - they have brought around",
"*ʾēlay*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me",
"*ʾărôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - ark of",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - God of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*lahămîtēnî*": "preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct with 1st person singular suffix - to kill me",
"*ʿammî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my people"
},
"variants": {
"*hēsabbû ʾēlay*": "they have brought around to me/they have transferred to me",
"*lahămîtēnî*": "to kill me/to cause my death"
}
}
11{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.5.11",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּ וַיַּאַסְפ֜וּ אֶת־כָּל־סַרְנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ שַׁלְּח֞וּ אֶת־אֲר֨וֹן אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְיָשֹׁ֣ב לִמְקֹמ֔וֹ וְלֹֽא־יָמִ֥ית אֹתִ֖י וְאֶת־עַמִּ֑י כִּֽי־הָיְתָ֤ה מְהֽוּמַת־מָ֙וֶת֙ בְּכָל־הָעִ֔יר כָּבְדָ֥ה מְאֹ֛ד יַ֥ד הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים שָֽׁם׃",
"text": "And-*wayyišləḥû* and-*wayyaʾaspû* *ʾet*-all-*sarnê* *pəlištîm* and-*wayyōʾmrû* send-*šalləḥû* *ʾet*-*ʾărôn* *ʾĕlōhê* *yiśrāʾēl* and-let-it-return *wəyāšōb* to-*limqōmô* and-not-*yāmît* *ʾōtî* and-*ʾet*-*ʿammî* for-*hāytâ* *məhûmat*-*māwet* in-all-the-*hāʿîr* *kābdâ* *məʾōd* hand-of the-*hāʾĕlōhîm* there",
"grammar": {
"*wayyišləḥû*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they sent",
"*wayyaʾaspû*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they gathered",
"*sarnê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - lords of",
"*pəlištîm*": "proper noun, masculine plural - Philistines",
"*wayyōʾmrû*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they said",
"*šalləḥû*": "verb, piel imperative, masculine plural - send",
"*ʾărôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - ark of",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - God of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*wəyāšōb*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect jussive, 3rd person masculine singular - and let it return",
"*limqōmô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to its place",
"*yāmît*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will kill",
"*ʾōtî*": "direct object marker with 1st person singular suffix - me",
"*ʿammî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my people",
"*hāytâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she/it was",
"*məhûmat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - confusion/panic of",
"*māwet*": "noun, masculine singular - death",
"*hāʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the city",
"*kābdâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she/it was heavy",
"*məʾōd*": "adverb - very",
"*yad*": "noun, feminine singular construct - hand of",
"*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the God/gods",
"*šām*": "adverb - there"
},
"variants": {
"*šalləḥû*": "send away/dismiss",
"*wəyāšōb limqōmô*": "and let it return to its place",
"*məhûmat-māwet*": "deadly confusion/panic of death",
"*kābdâ məʾōd*": "was very heavy/severe"
}
}