וַיָּבֹא֙ שֹֽׁמְרֹ֔ון וַ֠יַּךְ אֶת־כָּל־הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֧ים לְאַחְאָ֛ב בְּשֹׁמְרֹ֖ון עַד־הִשְׁמִידֹ֑ו כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֶּ֖ר אֶל־אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ פ
And he came to Shomeron, and struck all who remained of Aḥʾav in Shomeron until he had destroyed him, according to the word of YHWH which He spoke to Eliyahu.
Morphology
- וַיָּבֹא (va-yavo) – Root: בוא (b-v-ʾ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he came”; Notes: Refers to Yehu’s arrival in Shomeron.
- שֹׁמְרֹון (Shomeron) – Root: שׁמרון (sh-m-r-n); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Shomeron”; Notes: Capital of the northern kingdom of Yisraʾel.
- וַיַּךְ (va-yak) – Root: נכה (n-k-h); Form: Hifil wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he struck”; Notes: Violent action carried out by Yehu.
- אֶת־כָּל־הַנִּשְׁאָרִים (et-kol-ha-nishʾarim) – Root: שׁאר (sh-ʾ-r); Form: Direct object marker + noun + Niphal participle masculine plural; Translation: “all who remained”; Notes: Survivors of Aḥʾav’s house.
- לְאַחְאָב (le-Aḥʾav) – Root: אחאב (ʾ-ḥ-ʾ-v); Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “of Aḥʾav”; Notes: Refers to his household and associates.
- בְּשֹׁמְרֹון (be-Shomeron) – Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “in Shomeron”; Notes: Specifies location of the purge.
- עַד־הִשְׁמִידֹו (ʿad-hishmido) – Root: שׁמד (sh-m-d); Form: Preposition + Hifil infinitive construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “until he had destroyed him”; Notes: Total annihilation of Aḥʾav’s line.
- כִּדְבַר (kidvar) – Root: דבר (d-v-r); Form: Preposition + construct noun masculine singular; Translation: “according to the word of”; Notes: Introduces divine authorization.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The divine speaker and judge.
- אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר (ʾasher dibber) – Root: דבר (d-v-r); Form: Relative pronoun + Piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “which He spoke”; Notes: Refers to the prophetic word.
- אֶל־אֵלִיָּהוּ (el-Eliyahu) – Root: אליהו (ʾ-l-y-h-u); Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “to Eliyahu”; Notes: Prophet who delivered YHWH’s judgment against Aḥʾav.