וְהָיִ֥ינוּ גַם־אֲנַ֖חְנוּ כְּכָל־הַגֹּויִ֑ם וּשְׁפָטָ֤נוּ מַלְכֵּ֨נוּ֙ וְיָצָ֣א לְפָנֵ֔ינוּ וְנִלְחַ֖ם אֶת־מִלְחֲמֹתֵֽנוּ׃
And we shall be like all the nations, and our king shall judge us, and he shall go out before us and fight our battles.”
Morphology
- וְהָיִ֥ינוּ (ve-hayinu) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal perfect 1st person plural; Translation: “And we shall be”; Notes: Expresses future state.
- גַם־ (gam) – Root: גם (gam); Form: Adverb; Translation: “also”; Notes: Emphasizes inclusion.
- אֲנַ֖חְנוּ (anaḥnu) – Root: אנחנו (anaḥnu); Form: Personal pronoun, 1st person plural; Translation: “we”; Notes: Subject of the verb.
- כְּכָל־ (ke-khol) – Root: כל (khol); Form: Preposition with noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “like all”; Notes: Comparative phrase.
- הַגֹּויִ֑ם (ha-goyim) – Root: גוי (goy); Form: Noun, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “the nations”; Notes: Refers to other peoples.
- וּשְׁפָטָ֤נוּ (u-shefatanu) – Root: שפט (shafat); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person plural suffix; Translation: “and he shall judge us”; Notes: Refers to the king’s role.
- מַלְכֵּ֨נוּ֙ (malkenu) – Root: מלך (melekh); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person plural suffix; Translation: “our king”; Notes: The desired ruler.
- וְיָצָ֣א (ve-yatsa) – Root: יצא (yatsaʾ); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he shall go out”; Notes: Military leadership.
- לְפָנֵ֔ינוּ (le-faneinu) – Root: פנים (panim); Form: Preposition with 1st person plural suffix; Translation: “before us”; Notes: Indicates leadership.
- וְנִלְחַ֖ם (ve-nilḥam) – Root: לחם (laḥam); Form: Nifal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he shall fight”; Notes: Passive-reflexive meaning.
- אֶת־ (et) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Direct object marker; Translation: “—”; Notes: Marks the object of the verb.
- מִלְחֲמֹתֵֽנוּ (milḥamotenu) – Root: מלחמה (milḥamah); Form: Noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person plural suffix; Translation: “our battles”; Notes: Refers to military conflicts.