2 Samuel 24:23

הַכֹּ֗ל נָתַ֛ן אֲרַ֥וְנָה הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לַמֶּ֑לֶךְ ס וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲרַ֨וְנָה֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ יִרְצֶֽךָ׃

All these Aravna the king gave to the king. And Aravna said to the king, “May YHWH your God accept you.”

 

Morphology

  1. הַכֹּל (hakkol) – Root: כל; Form: Noun masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “All”; Notes: Refers to all items listed previously (oxen, sledges, tools).
  2. נָתַן (natan) – Root: נתן; Form: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “gave”; Notes: Refers to the completed action of giving the items.
  3. אֲרַוְנָה (Aravnah) – Root: —; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Aravnah”; Notes: Identified again by name, in the subject position.
  4. הַמֶּלֶךְ (hammelekh) – Root: מלך; Form: Noun masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the king”; Notes: Apposition to Aravnah—he is described as a king, though not king of Yisra’el.
  5. לַמֶּלֶךְ (la-melekh) – Root: מלך; Form: Preposition + definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “to the king”; Notes: Refers to Dawid.
  6. וַיֹּאמֶר (vayyomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Narrative verb introducing further speech.
  7. אֲרַוְנָה (Aravnah) – Root: —; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Aravnah”; Notes: Speaker of the blessing or wish.
  8. אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ (el-hammelekh) – Root: מלך; Form: Preposition + definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “to the king”; Notes: Identifies Dawid as the one being addressed.
  9. יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: —; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “the LORD”; Notes: Tetragrammaton, name of the God of Yisra’el.
  10. אֱלֹהֶיךָ (Elohekha) – Root: אלה; Form: Noun masculine plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your God”; Notes: Possessive suffix addressed to Dawid.
  11. יִרְצֶךָ (yirtzekha) – Root: רצה; Form: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix; Translation: “may He accept you”; Notes: Expresses a blessing or wish that YHWH will accept Dawid’s offering.

 

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