וְהָיָ֗ה כְּהַפְנֹתֹ֤ו שִׁכְמֹו֙ לָלֶ֨כֶת֙ מֵעִ֣ם שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וַיַּהֲפָךְ־לֹ֥ו אֱלֹהִ֖ים לֵ֣ב אַחֵ֑ר וַיָּבֹ֛אוּ כָּל־הָאֹתֹ֥ות הָאֵ֖לֶּה בַּיֹּ֥ום הַהֽוּא׃ ס
And it happened, when he turned his shoulder to go from Shemuʾel, that God changed his heart into another, and all these signs came on that day.
Morphology
- וְהָיָ֗ה (ve-hayah) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and it happened”; Notes: Introduces a narrative event.
- כְּהַפְנֹתֹ֤ו (ke-hafnoto) – Root: פנה (panah); Form: Hiphil infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “when he turned”; Notes: Expresses action in progress.
- שִׁכְמֹו֙ (shikhmo) – Root: שכם (shekhem); Form: Noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “his shoulder”; Notes: Indicates bodily movement.
- לָלֶ֨כֶת֙ (lalekhet) – Root: הלך (halakh); Form: Qal infinitive construct; Translation: “to go”; Notes: Expresses purpose.
- מֵעִ֣ם (me-ʿim) – Root: עם (ʿim); Form: Preposition; Translation: “from with”; Notes: Expresses separation.
- שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל (Shemuʾel) – Root: שמואל (Shemuʾel); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Shemuʾel”; Notes: Name of a prophet.
- וַיַּהֲפָךְ־לֹ֥ו (va-yahafokh-lo) – Root: הפך (hafakh); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular + preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “that he changed for him”; Notes: Indicates transformation.
- אֱלֹהִ֖ים (Elohim) – Root: אלהים (Elohim); Form: Noun, plural in form but singular in meaning; Translation: “Elohim”; Notes: Refers to God.
- לֵ֣ב (lev) – Root: לב (lev); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “heart”; Notes: Symbolizes inner being.
- אַחֵ֑ר (aḥer) – Root: אחר (aḥer); Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “another”; Notes: Describes change in nature.
- וַיָּבֹ֛אוּ (va-yavoʾu) – Root: בוא (bo); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “and they came”; Notes: Narrative verb.
- כָּל־הָאֹתֹ֥ות (kol-ha-otot) – Root: כל (kol) + אות (ot); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct + noun, feminine plural, definite; Translation: “all the signs”; Notes: Expresses totality.
- הָאֵ֖לֶּה (ha-elleh) – Root: אלה (elleh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, plural; Translation: “these”; Notes: Specifies preceding noun.
- בַּיֹּ֥ום (ba-yom) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Noun, masculine singular, definite; Translation: “on the day”; Notes: Temporal marker.
- הַהֽוּא (ha-hu) – Root: הוא (hu); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “that”; Notes: Specifies a past event.