וַיֹּ֥אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל אֶל־הָעָ֑ם יְהוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשָׂה֙ אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֣ה וְאֶֽת־אַהֲרֹ֔ן וַאֲשֶׁ֧ר הֶעֱלָ֛ה אֶת־אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃
And Shemuʾel said to the people, “YHWH, who made Moshe and Aharon, and who brought up your fathers out of the land of Mitsrayim.
Morphology
- וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.
- שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל (Shemuʾel) – Root: שְׁמוּאֵל (Shemuʾel); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Shemuʾel”; Notes: Refers to the prophet Samuel.
- אֶל־הָעָ֑ם (el-haʿam) – Root: עם (ʿam); Form: Preposition + definite noun, masculine singular; Translation: “to the people”; Notes: Indicates the audience.
- יְהוָ֗ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun, divine name; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton.
- אֲשֶׁ֤ר (ʾasher) – Root: אשר (ʾasher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “who”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
- עָשָׂה֙ (ʿasah) – Root: עשה (ʿasah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “made”; Notes: Refers to divine action.
- אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֣ה (et-Moshe) – Root: משה (Moshe); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: The name of Moses.
- וְאֶֽת־אַהֲרֹ֔ן (ve-et-Aharon) – Root: אהרן (Aharon); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Aharon”; Notes: The name of Aaron.
- וַאֲשֶׁ֧ר (vaʾasher) – Root: אשר (ʾasher); Form: Relative pronoun with conjunction; Translation: “and who”; Notes: Continues relative clause.
- הֶעֱלָ֛ה (heʿelah) – Root: עלה (ʿalah); Form: Hifil perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “brought up”; Notes: Causative form.
- אֶת־אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם (et-avoteikhem) – Root: אב (ʾav); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “your fathers”; Notes: Refers to the ancestors of Israel.
- מֵאֶ֥רֶץ (meʾerets) – Root: ארץ (ʾerets); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “from the land of”; Notes: Indicates source.
- מִצְרָֽיִם׃ (Mitsrayim) – Root: מצרים (Mitsrayim); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Mitsrayim”; Notes: The land of Egypt.