וַיַּ֗עַל נָחָשׁ֙ הָֽעַמֹּונִ֔י וַיִּ֖חַן עַל־יָבֵ֣שׁ גִּלְעָ֑ד וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ כָּל־אַנְשֵׁ֤י יָבֵישׁ֙ אֶל־נָחָ֔שׁ כְּרָת־לָ֥נוּ בְרִ֖ית וְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃
And Naḥash the ʿAmmonite went up and encamped against Yavesh Gileʿad. And all the men of Yavesh said to Naḥash, “Make a covenant with us, and we will serve you.”
Morphology
- וַיַּ֗עַל (va-yaʿal) – Root: עלה (ʿalah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he went up”; Notes: Denotes movement to a higher place or attack.
- נָחָשׁ֙ (Naḥash) – Root: נחש (Naḥash); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Naḥash”; Notes: Name of the ʿAmmonite leader.
- הָֽעַמֹּונִ֔י (ha-ʿAmmoni) – Root: עמון (ʿAmmon); Form: Adjective, masculine singular, definite; Translation: “the ʿAmmonite”; Notes: Identifies his nationality.
- וַיִּ֖חַן (va-yiḥan) – Root: חנה (ḥanah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he encamped”; Notes: Military positioning.
- עַל־יָבֵ֣שׁ (ʿal-Yavesh) – Root: יבש (Yavesh); Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “against Yavesh”; Notes: Refers to Yavesh Gilʿad.
- גִּלְעָ֑ד (Gilʿad) – Root: גלעד (Gilʿad); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Gilʿad”; Notes: Region in Transjordan.
- וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ (va-yomru) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And they said”; Notes: Introduces dialogue.
- כָּל־אַנְשֵׁ֤י (kol-anshei) – Root: אנש (ʾanash); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “all the men of”; Notes: Refers to the inhabitants of Yavesh.
- יָבֵישׁ֙ (Yavesh) – Root: יבש (Yavesh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yavesh”; Notes: Refers to the city.
- אֶל־נָחָ֔שׁ (el-Naḥash) – Root: נחש (Naḥash); Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “to Naḥash”; Notes: Addressing him directly.
- כְּרָת־לָ֥נוּ (kerat-lanu) – Root: כרת (karat); Form: Qal imperative masculine singular + preposition + 1st person plural suffix; Translation: “Make with us”; Notes: Request for agreement.
- בְרִ֖ית (berit) – Root: ברית (berit); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “a covenant”; Notes: Formal agreement.
- וְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ (ve-naʿavdekha) – Root: עבד (ʿavad); Form: Qal imperfect 1st person plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “and we will serve you”; Notes: Expresses submission.