א accent shifts and the vowel in the final syllable reduces. And the 1 st drops out entirely.

Transcription

1 1 2 Samuel 6:1-5, (6:1) 1 בישׂראל gather, remove under BDB 62a. A little hard to tell but Qal. Note how the = אסף א accent shifts and the vowel in the final syllable reduces. And the 1 st drops out entirely. 729a. still, yet, again, besides under BDB = עוֹד participle. choose under BDB 103b. Here Qal passive = בחר thousand; (rarely) family under BDB 48b. From *alpu. Note how in pausal = א ל ף form the original A vowel reappears. 2 שׁלשׁים (6:2) GN. 3 Do not spend too much time trying to find this in BDB. בעלי יהודה 4 אשׁר 75a. chest, ark under BDB = א רוֹן (its) Not sure how to understand the syntax of this phrase. So which שׁם שׁם יהוה 5?שׁמו name is called Name of Yhwh? Then why not 500b. cherub under BDB = כ רוּב (6:3) 6 האלהים 1 A fe manuscripts, citation, Syriac, ;ישראלTargum Septuagint εξ Ι. Compare Vulgate. 2 Septuagint, Latin 93, Qumran alit compare 1 Chronicles 13:6.. אתpr Qumran 4 helps. compare Syriac. Well that שׁ םmanuscripts Several שׁ ם 5

2 2 Hiphil. mount and ride, ride under BDB 938b. Here = רכב rounded, be = עגלRoot cart (from rolling of wheels) under BDB 722b. = ע ג ל ה roll. new. = חדשׁ new under BDB 294a. Root = ח ד שׁ suffix. Qal waw-consecutive 3mp + 3fs נשׂא Pause to note form ויּשׂאהו 148b. hill under BDB = ג ב ע ה eh? drive, conduct under BDB 624a. Not simply lead but drive = נהג 7 ועזּא חדשׁה... 8 אשׁרבגבעה (6:4).ויּשׂאהומביתאבינדב... בגבעהignore Wait. What is going on here? English translations Is there a text critical issue here? (6:5) Who expected a quiz on terms for musical instruments in classical Hebrew? Hiphil. Except here.צחק 965b. "laugh", Piel sport, play under BDB = שׂ ח ק Gk βραθυ. Lat.ברותא cypress or fir under BDB 141a. Akk burāšu. Arm = ב רוּשׁ bratum = cypress, juniper. Ph אי בשם in GN. Arb kināru(n). Eg kn-an-aul. Greek.כ נּ ר א lyre under BDB 490a. Arm = כ נּוֹר κινυρα. Note feminine plural. 614a. musical instrument, portable harp? guitar? lute? under BDB = נ ב ל 6 Septuagint -L κυριου, Targum djhwh ut ubique. 7 A few manuscripts ועזה compare 6 b, 7, 8. 8 Septuagint -O (homtel).

3 3 drum. timbrel, = תפף "timbrel, tambourine" under BDB 1074a. Root = ת ף waver, quiver, wave, = נוע a kind of rattle under BDB 631b. Root = מ נ ע נ ע tremble, totter. musical instrument of percussion, cymbals (with clashing sound) under = צ ל צ ל ים BDB 852b. Root צלל I = tingle, quiuver. (6:12) told. = Hiphil declare, tell under BDB 616b. Here Hophal so was declared, נגד of (only in this form) = for the sake of, in order that, on account ע בוּר ב ע בוּר under BDB 721a. There are several ways to express the basic idea of so that, in order to in Biblical Hebrew. Heh. This is one of those occasions when the Qal and Hiphil stems look ויּעל exactly the same. glad. rejoice, be = שׂמח "joy, gladness, mirth under BDB 970b. Root = שׂ מ ח ה 9 האלהים (6:13) step, march under BDB 857b. Arb ṣa(ida ascend. Note form of infinitive = צעד.צ ע ד but צ ע ד construct with pronominal suffix. Not ascend. step, pace under BDB 857b. Arb ṣa(ida = = צ ע ד ḏabaḥa. Akk zibû. Arb.זבח slaughter for sacrifice under BDB 256b. Ph = זבח.ד ב ח Arm.דבח Sab = III שׁור "a head of cattle, bullock, ox, and so on" under BDB 1004a. Root = שׁוֹר become raised, excited, leap, spring. 597a. fatling, fatlings under BDB = מ ר יא 9 Septuagint L, Latin 93,94 add a few words.

4 4 (6:14) And now suddenly another short quiz on priestly terms. a round, (hence) round district, round loaf, round weight, talent under BDB = כ כּ ר 503a. Root כרר = use circumlocution, return, move around. Arm.כ כּ ר א Amarna gaggaru = kaspu (silver?). LOOK UP BDB hinder, Arb hajara.ח ג ר gird, gird on, gird oneself under BDB 291b. Arm = חגר.מחגרת restrain. Akk agāru surround. Sab ephod under BDB 65a. Which isn t super helpful. Generally a garment = א פוֹד worn by priests. Perhaps also? sometimes? a kind of breast-plate. Underwear? or is this like a dhoti? I = white linen under BDB 94a. (Derivation unknown.) With qamets because ב ד in pause. (6:15) 929b. shout or blast of war, alarm, or joy under BDB = ת רוּע ה 1051b. horn (for blowing) under BDB = שׁוֹפ ר 10 בית 11 יהוה (6:16) 12 והיה 1054b. = Hiphil look down, Niphal look down upon under BDB שׁקף 10 A few manuscripts, Syriac omit. 11 Two manuscripts pr ברית compare Vulgate. 12 Qumran,ויהי Septuagint και εγενετο compare 1 Chronicles 15:29.

5 5 be = בעד "away from, behind, about, on behalf of" under BDB 126a. Root = ב ע ד remote, distant, change, different. Arb ba(du = after (of time). pierce. I = bore, חלל "window" under BDB 319b. Root = ח לּוֹן Interesting detail that she looks down from a window upon the procession. Tells us a little about architecture and how Jerusalem was laid out. Rare. II = be supple, agile, Pilpel (!) show agility, leap under BDB 808b. פזז Arb fazza = be frightened, excited. We do not see Pilpel stem very often. form. despise under BDB 102a. Note waw-consecutive = בזה 13 באעירדוד (6:17) י = Hiphil set, place under BDB 426b. For some reason this stem the 1st יצג assimilates to second root letter. LaSor has a note just on this: יככ form a special class of (יצ verbs (i.e. verbs beginning with יצכ Some verbs. In this class yod is consonantal and assimilated as if it were a nun. Sometimes יצכ verbs are listed as נככ [1 st [נ with confusion in lexical arrangement. (Handbook of Biblical Hebrew, volume 2, section 29.34) There are apparently six such יצכ verbs in Biblical Hebrew יצא is an exception. > uhl(u) with suffix. א ה ל to א ה לfrom tent under BDB 13b. Note the shift = א ה ל uhl > úhel > א ה לóhel. Important detail. The ark does not go into the temple which has not yet been built. It goes into the tent. stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend under BDB 639b. Akk naṭā = נטה (w) stretch out. 750a. whole burnt-offering under BDB = ע ל ה 1023a. sacrifice for alliance or friendship, peace-offering under BDB = שׁ ל ם Note typical plural for a segolate noun.שׁ ל מ ים Morphological note Some 13 Syriac bbjth ddwjd.

6 6 14 במקומו (6:18) Hebrew scholars believe segolate nouns take an internal plural usually a short a vowel after the second root letter. So *kalb(u) כ ל ב< dog but plural.כ ל ב יםkalab+īm * Which is exactly what we see if we also apply short vowel rules. This may help explain irregular forms like ע יר city but plural *ʿiyar-.ע ר יםʿārīm īm > ʿiarīm > = Piel complete, bring to an end, finish under BDB 477a, 478a. Note כלה apocopation with waw-consecutive. Hiphil infinitive construct. The infinitive construct עלה Pause to note form מהעלות. וֹת verbs generally end with ה of 3 rd... ויבר Interesting to note that not only does Yhwh bless but a human king can bless. (6:19) distribute. = Niphal divide under BDB 323b. Here Piel so divide, חלק 242a. sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance under BDB = ה מוֹן I am a little surprised by the compound preposition here. Why not למאישׁ ועד אשּׁה 15?מאישׁ simply = I חלל a kind of cake (probably as perforated) under BDB 319b. Root = ח לּ ה bore, pierce. cake or roll under BDB 80b. Very rare. Actual etymology and meaning = א שׁ פ ר unknown. 16 found, = אשׁשׁ (?) Root (pressed) raisin-cake under BDB 84a. = א שׁ ישׁ ה establish. 14 Syriac omits. 15 A few manuscripts מ compare Targum Buxt.. פ ר A few manuscripts G 16

7 7 This is worth noting. Sacrifices are not all or even mostly consumed by fire. The priests and/or worshipers share the food and drink. For the most part sacrifices are part of a ritual meal. (6:20) 17 לבר קרה under BDB 896b. That (קרה = II encounter, befall (apparently a form of קרא appears as קרא in this text does it indicate anything about the dialect in which the story is composed? = PNf כבדת be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honored under BDB 457a. Ph = כבד honoured one. Akk kabādu = grow or be heavy. Arb kabada = struggle with difficulties. Zinj כבדו = honour. Sab כבודת = gifts of honour. uncover, remove, Niphal discover or show oneself, be uncovered, be = גלה removed, disclose, make known under BDB 162b. Arb jalā be or become clear,.ג ל א uncovered; display, reveal, declare; go forth, emigrate. Arm PN. in אמת Arb ʾammatu(n). Sab.אמת maid, handmaid under BDB 51a. Ph = א מ ה Akk amtu. The plural form is interesting! The 3 rd ה is? is not? part of the noun itself. 938b. 18 emptily, vainly under BDB = ר יק ם A little awkward. Something like like the uncovering (of) one כהגּלות נגלות אחד (who is) uncovered. 19 ביתו 20 ותאמר 17 Syriac AC lm)zl, Syriac B lm)t). 18 Septuagint των ορχουμενων compare Latin 93,94 (unus de) saltatoribus, Vulgate (unus de) curris. 19 A few manuscripts interv.. אליו One manuscript adds 20