וַיֹּ֧אמֶר הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אֶל־צִיבָ֖א מָה־אֵ֣לֶּה לָּ֑ךְ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר צִ֠יבָא הַחֲמוֹרִ֨ים לְבֵית־הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לִרְכֹּ֗ב ולהלחם [וְהַלֶּ֤חֶם] וְהַקַּ֙יִץ֙ לֶאֱכ֣וֹל הַנְּעָרִ֔ים וְהַיַּ֕יִן לִשְׁתּ֥וֹת הַיָּעֵ֖ף בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃
Debug: verse number 8346Edit time markers“Why do you have these?” asked the king. Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the wilderness.”
/wa-y-yṓmer ha-m-mélex ʾel ṣīvā́ mā ʾḗlle-l-lāx wa-y-yṓmer ṣīvā́ ha ḥămōrī́m lᵉ vēt ha-m-mélex li rᵉkkōv *wᵉ *ha *lléḥem wᵉ ha-q-qáyiṣ le ʾĕxōl ha-n-nᵉʿārī́m wᵉ ha-y-yáyin li šᵉttōt ha-y-yāʿḗf ba -m-midbā́r /
Gloss translation
- wa
- and
- cnj
- -y-yṓmer
- say
- v √qal wy III m sg
- ha
- the
- art
- -m-mélex
- king
- n m sg abs
- ʾel
- to
- prep
- ṣīvā́
- Ziba
- pn m sg abs
- mā
- what
- pro?
- ʾḗlle
- these
- prod pl
- -l-lāx
- to
- prep + II m sg
- wa
- and
- cnj
- -y-yṓmer
- say
- v √qal wy III m sg
- ṣīvā́
- Ziba
- pn m sg abs
- ha
- the
- art
- ḥămōrī́m
- he-ass
- n m pl abs
- lᵉ
- to
- prep
- vēt
- house
- n m sg con
- ha
- the
- art
- -m-mélex
- king
- n m sg abs
- li
- to
- prep
- rᵉkkōv
- ride
- v √qal infcon abs
- *wᵉ
- and
- cnj
- *ha
- the
- art
- *lléḥem
- bread
- n sg abs
- wᵉ
- and
- cnj
- ha
- the
- art
- -q-qáyiṣ
- summer
- n m sg abs
- le
- to
- prep
- ʾĕxōl
- eat
- v √qal infcon con
- ha
- the
- art
- -n-nᵉʿārī́m
- boy
- n m pl abs
- wᵉ
- and
- cnj
- ha
- the
- art
- -y-yáyin
- wine
- n m sg abs
- li
- to
- prep
- šᵉttōt
- drink
- v √qal infcon con
- ha
- the
- art
- -y-yāʿḗf
- weary
- n m sg abs
- ba
- in
- prep
- -m-midbā́r
- desert
- n m sg abs
Syntactic structures
- Verbal clausesWayyiqtol-X clause
- Conjunction
Conjunctive phrase- wa
- Predicate
Verbal phrase- yyōˈmer
- Subject
Nominal phrase - ha mmeˈleḵ
- Complement
Prepositional phrase - ʔel ṣîvāˈ
- Conjunction
- Nominal clausesNominal clause
- Predicate complement
Interrogative pronoun phrase - mā
- Subject
Demonstrative pronoun phrase - ʔēˈlle llāḵ
- Predicate complement
- Verbal clausesWayyiqtol-X clause
- Conjunction
Conjunctive phrase- wa
- Predicate
Verbal phrase- yyōˈmer
- Subject
Proper-noun phrase - ṣîvāˈ
- Conjunction
- Nominal clausesNominal clause
- Subject
Nominal phrase - ha ḥᵃmôrîˈm
- Predicate complement
Prepositional phrase - lᵊ vêṯ ha mmeˈleḵ
- Subject
- Verbal clausesInfinitive construct clause
Adjunctive clause- Predicate
Verbal phrase- li rᵊkkōv
- Predicate
- Nominal clausesNominal clause
- Conjunction
Conjunctive phrase- *wᵊ
- Subject
Nominal phrase - *ha *lleˈḥem wᵊ ha qqaˈyiṣ
- Conjunction
- Verbal clausesInfinitive construct clause
Predicative complement clause- Predicate
Verbal phrase- le ʔᵉḵôl
- Subject
Nominal phrase - ha nnᵊʕārîˈm
- Predicate
- Nominal clausesNominal clause
- Conjunction
Conjunctive phrase- wᵊ
- Subject
Nominal phrase - ha yyaˈyin
- Conjunction
- Verbal clausesInfinitive construct clause
Predicative complement clause- Predicate
Verbal phrase- li šᵊttôṯ
- Subject
Nominal phrase - ha yyāʕēˈf
- Locative
Prepositional phrase - ba mmiḏbāˈr
- Predicate