וַיֹּ֗אמֶר בָּר֤וּךְ יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁר֙ דִּבֶּ֣ר בְּפִ֔יו אֵ֖ת דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֑י וּבְיָדֹ֥ו מִלֵּ֖א לֵאמֹֽר׃
And he said, “Blessed be YHWH, God of Yisraʾel, who spoke with His mouth to Dawid my father and has fulfilled it with His hand, saying,
Morphology
- וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – Root: אמר; Form: Wayyiqtol (narrative past) Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Introduces direct speech, typical narrative verb.
- בָּר֤וּךְ (barukh) – Root: ברך; Form: Passive participle masculine singular; Translation: “Blessed”; Notes: Used in a benediction formula.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה; Form: Proper divine name; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Subject of the benediction.
- אֱלֹהֵ֣י (Elohei) – Root: אלהים; Form: Construct masculine plural noun; Translation: “Elohei / God of”; Notes: In construct with Yisraʾel.
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (Yisraʾel) – Root: ישראל; Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Yisraʾel”; Notes: Identifies the people whom YHWH is God over.
- אֲשֶׁ֙ר (ʾasher) – Root: אשר; Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “who”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause describing YHWH.
- דִּבֶּ֣ר (dibber) – Root: דבר; Form: Piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “spoke”; Notes: Intensive stem indicating deliberate speech.
- בְּפִ֔יו (be-fiv) – Root: פה; Form: Preposition + masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “with His mouth”; Notes: Emphasizes divine speech.
- אֵ֖ת (et) – Root: את; Form: Direct object marker; Translation: [no translation]; Notes: Marks the object of the verb “spoke.”
- דָּוִ֣ד (Dawid) – Root: דוד; Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Dawid”; Notes: Direct object of YHWH’s speech.
- אָבִ֑י (avi) – Root: אב; Form: Masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “my father”; Notes: Refers to King Dawid.
- וּבְיָדֹ֥ו (u-veyado) – Root: יד; Form: Conjunction + preposition + feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “and with His hand”; Notes: Indicates execution of what was spoken.
- מִלֵּ֖א (mille) – Root: מלא; Form: Piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He fulfilled”; Notes: Intensive form meaning “He completely accomplished.” Often used in reference to fulfillment of divine promises.
- לֵאמֹֽר (lemor) – Root: אמר; Form: Preposition + Qal infinitive construct; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces a direct quotation following a verb of speech.