הִנֵּ֗ה עֹודָ֛ךְ מְדַבֶּ֥רֶת שָׁ֖ם עִם־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַאֲנִי֙ אָבֹ֣וא אַחֲרַ֔יִךְ וּמִלֵּאתִ֖י אֶת־דְּבָרָֽיִךְ׃
Behold, while you are still speaking there with the king, I will come in after you and complete your words.”
Morphology
- הִנֵּ֗ה (hinneh) – Root: הנה (hinneh); Form: Demonstrative particle; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Draws attention to the following action or event.
- עֹודָ֛ךְ (ʿodayikh) – Root: עוד (ʿod); Form: Adverb + 2nd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “while you are still”; Notes: Temporal expression referring to ongoing speech.
- מְדַבֶּ֥רֶת (medabberet) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Piel participle, feminine singular; Translation: “speaking”; Notes: Describes current action by Bat-sheva.
- שָׁ֖ם (sham) – Root: —; Form: Adverb of place; Translation: “there”; Notes: Indicates the location, i.e., the king’s presence.
- עִם־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (ʿim-ha-melekh) – Root: עם (ʿim), מלך (melekh); Form: Preposition + definite noun, masculine singular; Translation: “with the king”; Notes: Indicates the person being addressed.
- וַאֲנִי֙ (va-ʾani) – Root: —; Form: Conjunction + independent pronoun; Translation: “and I”; Notes: Shifts to the speaker (Natan).
- אָבֹ֣וא (avo) – Root: בוא (bo); Form: Qal imperfect 1st person singular; Translation: “I will come”; Notes: Indicates intended future action.
- אַחֲרַ֔יִךְ (ʾaḥarayikh) – Root: אחר (ʾaḥar); Form: Preposition + 2nd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “after you”; Notes: Refers to sequence of approach before the king.
- וּמִלֵּאתִ֖י (u-milleʾti) – Root: מלא (maleʾ); Form: Piel perfect 1st person singular with conjunction; Translation: “and I will complete”; Notes: In the intensive stem, indicating confirmation or expansion of Bat-sheva’s words.
- אֶת־דְּבָרָֽיִךְ (et-devarayikh) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Direct object marker + noun, masculine plural with 2nd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “your words”; Notes: Refers to the content Bat-sheva would say to the king.