וְעַתָּ֗ה הִשָּׁ֤בְעָה לִּי֙ בַּֽיהוָ֔ה אִם־תַּכְרִ֥ית אֶת־זַרְעִ֖י אַֽחֲרָ֑י וְאִם־תַּשְׁמִ֥יד אֶת־שְׁמִ֖י מִבֵּ֥ית אָבִֽי׃
And now, swear to me by YHWH that you will not cut off my offspring after me, and that you will not destroy my name from the house of my father.”
Morphology
- וְעַתָּ֗ה (ve-ʿattah) – Root: עתה (ʿattah); Form: Adverb; Translation: “And now”; Notes: Introduces a request or command.
- הִשָּׁ֤בְעָה (hish-shaveʿah) – Root: שבע (shavaʿ); Form: Nifal imperative 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “Swear”; Notes: A request or command.
- לִּי֙ (li) – Root: לי (li); Form: Preposition with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “to me”; Notes: Directs the request.
- בַּֽיהוָ֔ה (ba-YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “by YHWH”; Notes: Swearing by divine authority.
- אִם־ (im) – Root: אם (im); Form: Conditional particle; Translation: “that”; Notes: Introduces a conditional clause.
- תַּכְרִ֥ית (takrit) – Root: כרת (karat); Form: Hiphil imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “you will cut off”; Notes: Expresses prohibition or request.
- אֶת־זַרְעִ֖י (et-zarʿi) – Root: זרע (zeraʿ); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “my offspring”; Notes: Direct object of “cut off.”
- אַֽחֲרָ֑י (aḥarai) – Root: אחר (aḥar); Form: Preposition with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “after me”; Notes: Indicates succession.
- וְאִם־ (ve-im) – Root: אם (im); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “and that”; Notes: Introduces a second conditional clause.
- תַּשְׁמִ֥יד (tashmid) – Root: שמד (shamad); Form: Hiphil imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “you will destroy”; Notes: Future or prohibited action.
- אֶת־שְׁמִ֖י (et-shemi) – Root: שם (shem); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “my name”; Notes: Object of “destroy.”
- מִבֵּ֥ית (mi-beit) – Root: בית (bayit); Form: Preposition + noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “from the house of”; Notes: Indicates source.
- אָבִֽי׃ (avi) – Root: אב (av); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “my father”; Notes: Defines lineage.