וַיְסִרֵ֤הוּ שָׁאוּל֙ מֵֽעִמֹּ֔ו וַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּ לֹ֖ו שַׂר־אָ֑לֶף וַיֵּצֵ֥א וַיָּבֹ֖א לִפְנֵ֥י הָעָֽם׃ פ
And Shaʾul removed him from being with him, and he appointed him as a commander of a thousand. And he went out and came in before the people.
Morphology
- וַיְסִרֵ֤הוּ (va-yesiréhu) – Root: סור (sur); Form: Hifil wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “And he removed him”; Notes: Hifil stem indicates causative action.
- שָׁאוּל֙ (Shaʾul) – Root: שאל (shaʾal); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Shaʾul”; Notes: The subject of the action.
- מֵֽעִמֹּ֔ו (me-ʿimmó) – Root: עם (ʿim); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “from being with him”; Notes: Indicates separation.
- וַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּ (va-yesiméhu) – Root: שים (sim); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “And he appointed him”; Notes: Expresses an action of placement or assignment.
- לֹ֖ו (lo) – Root: לו (lo); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “to him”; Notes: Indicates direction or assignment.
- שַׂר־אָ֑לֶף (sar-ʾálef) – Root: שר (sar) + אלף (ʾelef); Form: Construct noun phrase, masculine singular; Translation: “a commander of a thousand”; Notes: Indicates a military rank.
- וַיֵּצֵ֥א (va-yetsé) – Root: יצא (yatsa); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he went out”; Notes: Describes movement or military action.
- וַיָּבֹ֖א (va-yavó) – Root: בוא (bo); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he came in”; Notes: Indicates movement between locations.
- לִפְנֵ֥י (lifné) – Root: לפנים (lifnim); Form: Preposition with noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “before”; Notes: Indicates position or status.
- הָעָֽם (ha-ʿam) – Root: עם (ʿam); Form: Noun, masculine singular, definite; Translation: “the people”; Notes: Refers to the nation of Yisraʾel.