וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י אֵלָ֖ה וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה הֲלֹֽוא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ
And the rest of the acts of Ela and all that he did, are they not written in the scroll of the chronicles of the kings of Yisraʾel?
Morphology
- וְיֶ֛תֶר (ve-yeter) – Root: יתר (yatar); Form: Conjunction + noun, masculine singular; Translation: “And the rest”; Notes: Formulaic expression referring to additional historical acts.
- דִּבְרֵ֥י (divrei) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Construct plural noun; Translation: “the acts of”; Notes: Refers to deeds, affairs, or words.
- אֵלָ֖ה (ʾElah) – Root: אלה (ʾElah); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Elah”; Notes: King of Yisraʾel, son of Baʿsha.
- וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר (ve-kol-ʾasher) – Root: כל (kol), אשר (ʾasher); Form: Conjunction + construct noun + relative pronoun; Translation: “and all that”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause summarizing his actions.
- עָשָׂ֑ה (ʿasah) – Root: עשה (ʿasah); Form: Qal perfect 3ms; Translation: “he did”; Notes: Refers to Elah’s recorded activities.
- הֲלֹֽוא־הֵ֣ם (halo-hem) – Root: לא (lo), הוא (hu); Form: Interrogative particle + negative + pronoun; Translation: “are they not”; Notes: Common rhetorical question formula in Kings.
- כְּתוּבִ֗ים (ketuvim) – Root: כתב (katav); Form: Qal passive participle, masculine plural; Translation: “written”; Notes: Refers to archival recording.
- עַל־סֵ֛פֶר (ʿal-sefer) – Root: ספר (sefer); Form: Preposition + noun, masculine singular; Translation: “in the scroll of”; Notes: Refers to official royal records.
- דִּבְרֵ֥י (divrei) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Construct plural noun; Translation: “the chronicles of”; Notes: Repeated construct phrase linking to next noun.
- הַיָּמִ֖ים (ha-yamim) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Definite noun, masculine plural; Translation: “the days”; Notes: A term used for historical annals or records.
- לְמַלְכֵ֥י (le-malkhei) – Root: מלך (melekh); Form: Preposition + construct plural noun; Translation: “of the kings of”; Notes: Construct phrase pointing to rulers of a domain.
- יִשְׂרָאֵֽל (Yisraʾel) – Root: ישראל (Yisraʾel); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisraʾel”; Notes: Refers to the northern kingdom of Israel.