וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אַחְאָ֣ב אֶל־נָבֹ֣ות לֵאמֹר֩ תְּנָה־לִּ֨י אֶֽת־כַּרְמְךָ֜ וִֽיהִי־לִ֣י לְגַן־יָרָ֗ק כִּ֣י ה֤וּא קָרֹוב֙ אֵ֣צֶל בֵּיתִ֔י וְאֶתְּנָ֤ה לְךָ֙ תַּחְתָּ֔יו כֶּ֖רֶם טֹ֣וב מִמֶּ֑נּוּ אִ֚ם טֹ֣וב בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ אֶתְּנָה־לְךָ֥ כֶ֖סֶף מְחִ֥יר זֶֽה׃
And Aḥav spoke to Navot, saying, “Give me your vineyard, that it may be for me as a garden of vegetables, for it is near by my house. And I will give you instead of it a vineyard better than it; if it is good in your eyes, I will give you silver, its price.”
Morphology
- וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (va-yedabber) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Piel wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he spoke”; Notes: Piel form emphasizes the act of speaking, narrative past (wayyiqtol).
- אַחְאָ֣ב (Aḥav) – Root: אחאב (Aḥav); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Aḥav”; Notes: King of Yisraʾel.
- אֶל־נָבֹ֣ות (el-Navot) – Root: נבות (Navot); Form: Preposition with proper noun; Translation: “to Navot”; Notes: Indicates direction toward Navot.
- לֵאמֹר֩ (leʾemor) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Infinitive construct with preposition; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.
- תְּנָה־לִּ֨י (tena-li) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Imperative masculine singular + prepositional suffix; Translation: “Give to me”; Notes: Imperative command form with suffix “to me.”
- אֶֽת־כַּרְמְךָ֜ (et-karmecha) – Root: כרם (kerem); Form: Definite direct object marker with noun and 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your vineyard”; Notes: Direct object of the verb.
- וִֽיהִי־לִ֣י (vi-yehi-li) – Root: היה (haya); Form: Qal jussive 3rd person masculine singular with prepositional suffix; Translation: “that it may be for me”; Notes: Expresses purpose or result.
- לְגַן־יָרָ֗ק (le-gan-yaraq) – Root: גן (gan), ירק (yaraq); Form: Preposition + construct noun + absolute noun; Translation: “as a garden of vegetables”; Notes: Construct chain (garden of vegetables).
- כִּ֣י (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for”; Notes: Introduces reason.
- ה֤וּא (hu) – Root: הוא (hu); Form: Pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “it”; Notes: Refers back to the vineyard.
- קָרֹוב֙ (qarov) – Root: קרב (qarav); Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “near”; Notes: Describes proximity.
- אֵ֣צֶל (etzel) – Root: אצל (etzel); Form: Preposition; Translation: “beside”; Notes: Indicates location.
- בֵּיתִ֔י (beiti) – Root: בית (bayit); Form: Noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “my house”; Notes: Construct form with suffix.
- וְאֶתְּנָ֤ה (ve-ettena) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal imperfect 1st person singular with vav consecutive; Translation: “and I will give”; Notes: Continuation of the offer.
- לְךָ֙ (lekha) – Root: לך (lekha); Form: Preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “to you”; Notes: Recipient of the action.
- תַּחְתָּ֔יו (taḥtav) – Root: תחת (taḥat); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “instead of it”; Notes: Replacement idea.
- כֶּ֖רֶם (kerem) – Root: כרם (kerem); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “a vineyard”; Notes: New vineyard offered.
- טֹ֣וב (tov) – Root: טוב (tov); Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “better”; Notes: Qualifies the vineyard.
- מִמֶּ֑נּוּ (mimmenno) – Root: מן (min) + הוא (hu); Form: Preposition with pronominal suffix; Translation: “than it”; Notes: Comparative construction.
- אִ֚ם (im) – Root: אם (im); Form: Conditional particle; Translation: “if”; Notes: Introduces a conditional clause.
- טֹ֣וב (tov) – Root: טוב (tov); Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “good”; Notes: Repeated for emphasis.
- בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ (beʿeinecha) – Root: עין (ʿayin); Form: Preposition with noun in plural construct and 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “in your eyes”; Notes: Idiomatic for “in your opinion.”
- אֶתְּנָה־לְךָ֥ (ettena-lekha) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal imperfect 1st person singular; Translation: “I will give to you”; Notes: Reaffirmation of the offer.
- כֶ֖סֶף (kesef) – Root: כסף (kesef); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “silver”; Notes: Silver as currency/payment.
- מְחִ֥יר (mekhir) – Root: מחר (makhar); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “price”; Notes: Purchase price or value.
- זֶֽה (zeh) – Root: זה (zeh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “this”; Notes: Refers to the vineyard.