37{
"verseID": "Judges.11.37",
"source": "וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־אָבִ֔יהָ יֵעָ֥שֶׂה לִּ֖י הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה הַרְפֵּ֨ה מִמֶּ֜נִּי שְׁנַ֣יִם חֳדָשִׁ֗ים וְאֵֽלְכָה֙ וְיָרַדְתִּ֣י עַל־הֶֽהָרִ֔ים וְאֶבְכֶּה֙ עַל־בְּתוּלַ֔י אָנֹכִ֖י *ורעיתי **וְרֵעוֹתָֽי׃",
"text": "And-*wattōmer* to-*ʾābîhā* *yēʿāśeh* to-me *haddābār* *hazzeh*; *harpēh* from-me two *ḥŏdāšîm* and-*ʾēlĕkâ* and-*yāradtî* on-*hehārîm* and-*ʾebkeh* on-*bĕtûlay* I and-*rēʿôtāy*",
"grammar": {
"*wattōmer*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3fs - and she said",
"*ʾābîhā*": "noun, masculine singular + 3fs suffix - her father",
"*yēʿāśeh*": "Niphal imperfect 3ms - let it be done",
"*haddābār*": "article + noun, masculine singular - the thing/matter",
"*hazzeh*": "demonstrative adjective ms - this",
"*harpēh*": "Hiphil imperative ms - let go/release",
"*ḥŏdāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - months",
"*ʾēlĕkâ*": "Qal cohortative 1cs - let me go",
"*yāradtî*": "Qal perfect 1cs - I will go down",
"*hehārîm*": "article + noun, masculine plural - the mountains",
"*ʾebkeh*": "Qal imperfect 1cs - I will weep",
"*bĕtûlay*": "noun, masculine plural + 1cs suffix - my virginity",
"*rēʿôtāy*": "noun, feminine plural + 1cs suffix - my companions"
},
"variants": {
"*haddābār hazzeh*": "this thing/this matter/this request",
"*harpēh*": "release me/let me alone/leave me",
"*yāradtî*": "I will go down/I will wander",
"*bĕtûlay*": "my virginity/my maidenhood",
"*rēʿôtāy*": "my companions/my friends"
}
}
38{
"verseID": "Judges.11.38",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לֵ֔כִי וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח אוֹתָ֖הּ שְׁנֵ֣י חֳדָשִׁ֑ים וַתֵּ֤לֶךְ הִיא֙ וְרֵ֣עוֹתֶ֔יהָ וַתֵּ֥בְךְּ עַל־בְּתוּלֶ֖יהָ עַל־הֶהָרִֽים׃",
"text": "And-*wayyōmer* *lēkî* and-*wayyišlaḥ* *ʾôtāh* two *ḥŏdāšîm* and-*wattēlek* she and-*rēʿôtêhā* and-*wattēbk* on-*bĕtûlêhā* on-*hehārîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōmer*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3ms - and he said",
"*lēkî*": "Qal imperative fs - go",
"*wayyišlaḥ*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3ms - and he sent",
"*ʾôtāh*": "direct object marker + 3fs suffix - her",
"*ḥŏdāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - months",
"*wattēlek*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3fs - and she went",
"*rēʿôtêhā*": "noun, feminine plural + 3fs suffix - her companions",
"*wattēbk*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3fs - and she wept",
"*bĕtûlêhā*": "noun, masculine plural + 3fs suffix - her virginity",
"*hehārîm*": "article + noun, masculine plural - the mountains"
},
"variants": {
"*lēkî*": "go/depart",
"*wayyišlaḥ*": "he sent away/he let go",
"*bĕtûlêhā*": "her virginity/her maidenhood"
}
}
39{
"verseID": "Judges.11.39",
"source": "וַיְהִ֞י מִקֵּ֣ץ ׀ שְׁנַ֣יִם חֳדָשִׁ֗ים וַתָּ֙שָׁב֙ אֶל־אָבִ֔יהָ וַיַּ֣עַשׂ לָ֔הּ אֶת־נִדְר֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָדָ֑ר וְהִיא֙ לֹא־יָדְעָ֣ה אִ֔ישׁ וַתְּהִי־חֹ֖ק בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃",
"text": "And-*wayĕhî* from-*qēṣ* two *ḥŏdāšîm* and-*wattāšāb* to-*ʾābîhā* and-*wayyaʿaś* to-her *ʾet*-*nidrô* that *nādār* and-she not-*yādĕʿâ* *ʾîš* and-*wattĕhî*-*ḥōq* in-*yiśrāʾēl*",
"grammar": {
"*wayĕhî*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3ms - and it came to pass",
"*qēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - end of",
"*ḥŏdāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - months",
"*wattāšāb*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3fs - and she returned",
"*ʾābîhā*": "noun, masculine singular + 3fs suffix - her father",
"*wayyaʿaś*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3ms - and he did",
"*nidrô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3ms suffix - his vow",
"*nādār*": "Qal perfect 3ms - he vowed",
"*yādĕʿâ*": "Qal perfect 3fs - she knew",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man",
"*wattĕhî*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3fs - and she became",
"*ḥōq*": "noun, masculine singular - statute/custom",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel"
},
"variants": {
"*miqqēṣ*": "at the end of/after the completion of",
"*wattāšāb*": "she returned/she came back",
"*wayyaʿaś lāh ʾet-nidrô*": "he did to her his vow/he carried out his vow concerning her",
"*lōʾ-yādĕʿâ ʾîš*": "she did not know a man/she had not known a man (sexually)/she was a virgin",
"*wattĕhî-ḥōq*": "it became a custom/it became a tradition"
}
}
40{
"verseID": "Judges.11.40",
"source": "מִיָּמִ֣ים ׀ יָמִ֗ימָה תֵּלַ֙כְנָה֙ בְּנ֣וֹת יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְתַנּ֕וֹת לְבַת־יִפְתָּ֖ח הַגִּלְעָדִ֑י אַרְבַּ֥עַת יָמִ֖ים בַּשָּׁנָֽה׃",
"text": "From-*yāmîm* *yāmîmâ* *tēlaknâ* *bĕnôt* *yiśrāʾēl* to-*lĕtannôt* to-*bat*-*Yiftāḥ* *haggilĕʿādî* four *yāmîm* in-*baššānâ*",
"grammar": {
"*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - days",
"*yāmîmâ*": "noun, masculine plural + directional heh - to days/yearly",
"*tēlaknâ*": "Qal imperfect 3fp - they would go",
"*bĕnôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - daughters of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*lĕtannôt*": "preposition + Piel infinitive construct - to lament/commemorate",
"*bat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - daughter of",
"*Yiftāḥ*": "proper noun - Jephthah",
"*haggilĕʿādî*": "article + gentilic adjective ms - the Gileadite",
"*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - days",
"*baššānâ*": "article + noun, feminine singular - the year"
},
"variants": {
"*miyyāmîm yāmîmâ*": "from year to year/yearly/annually",
"*tēlaknâ*": "they would go/they used to go",
"*lĕtannôt*": "to lament/to commemorate/to celebrate",
"*ʾarbaʿat yāmîm baššānâ*": "four days in the year/four days yearly"
}
}