1 Samuel 16:10

וַיַּעֲבֵ֥ר יִשַׁ֛י שִׁבְעַ֥ת בָּנָ֖יו לִפְנֵ֣י שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶל־יִשַׁ֔י לֹא־בָחַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה בָּאֵֽלֶּה׃

And Yishai made his seven sons pass before Shemuʾel, and Shemuʾel said to Yishai, “YHWH has not chosen these.”

 

Morphology

  1. וַיַּעֲבֵ֥ר (vayyaʿaver) – Root: עבר (ʿavar); Form: Hifil wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he made pass”; Notes: Refers to Yishai presenting his sons.
  2. יִשַׁ֛י (Yishai) – Root: ישי (Yishai); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Yishai”; Notes: The father of David.
  3. שִׁבְעַ֥ת (shivʿat) – Root: שבע (shevaʿ); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “seven”; Notes: Refers to the number of sons presented.
  4. בָּנָ֖יו (banav) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “his sons”; Notes: Refers to Yishai’s sons.
  5. לִפְנֵ֣י (lifnei) – Root: פנים (panim); Form: Preposition; Translation: “before”; Notes: Indicates position relative to Shemuʾel.
  6. שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל (Shemuʾel) – Root: שְׁמוּאֵל (Shemuʾel); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Shemuʾel”; Notes: The prophet.
  7. וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Refers to Shemuʾel speaking.
  8. שְׁמוּאֵל֙ (Shemuʾel) – Root: שְׁמוּאֵל (Shemuʾel); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Shemuʾel”; Notes: The speaker.
  9. אֶל־יִשַׁ֔י (el-Yishai) – Root: ישי (Yishai); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “to Yishai”; Notes: The recipient of Shemuʾel’s words.
  10. לֹא־בָחַ֥ר (loʾ-baḥar) – Root: בחר (baḥar); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “has not chosen”; Notes: Indicates YHWH’s decision.
  11. יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun, divine name; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The subject of the verb.
  12. בָּאֵֽלֶּה׃ (baʾelleh) – Root: אלה (elleh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural; Translation: “in these”; Notes: Refers to Yishai’s seven sons.

 

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