וַיֹּ֗אמֶר לַֽאֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־הַמֶּלְתָּחָ֔ה הֹוצֵ֣א לְב֔וּשׁ לְכֹ֖ל עֹבְדֵ֣י הַבָּ֑עַל וַיֹּצֵ֥א לָהֶ֖ם הַמַּלְבּֽוּשׁ׃
And he said to the one who was over the wardrobe, “Bring out garments for all the worshippers of the Baʿal.” And he brought out the clothing for them.
Morphology
- וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Yehu gives another command as part of his ruse.
- לַאֲשֶׁר (laʾasher) – Root: אשר (ʾ-sh-r); Form: Preposition + relative particle; Translation: “to the one who”; Notes: Introduces the person responsible for the garments.
- עַל־הַמֶּלְתָּחָה (ʿal-ha-meltaḥah) – Root: מלתח (m-l-ṭ-ḥ); Form: Preposition + definite noun feminine singular; Translation: “over the wardrobe”; Notes: Refers to the official in charge of clothing or vestments.
- הֹוצֵא (hotse) – Root: יצא (y-ts-ʾ); Form: Hifil imperative masculine singular; Translation: “Bring out”; Notes: Command to distribute garments from storage.
- לְבוּשׁ (levush) – Root: לבש (l-v-sh); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “garment” or “clothing”; Notes: General term for apparel.
- לְכֹל (le-khol) – Form: Preposition + noun; Translation: “for all”; Notes: Introduces the recipients of the garments.
- עֹבְדֵי (ʿovdei) – Root: עבד (ʿ-v-d); Form: Construct plural; Translation: “worshippers of”; Notes: Refers to cultic followers.
- הַבָּעַל (ha-Baʿal) – Root: בעל (b-ʿ-l); Form: Definite noun; Translation: “the Baʿal”; Notes: Canaanite deity central to the deception.
- וַיֹּצֵא (va-yotse) – Root: יצא (y-ts-ʾ); Form: Hifil wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he brought out”; Notes: The official carries out Yehu’s command.
- לָהֶם (lahem) – Root: הם (h-m); Form: Preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “for them”; Notes: Refers to the Baʿal worshippers.
- הַמַּלְבּוּשׁ (ha-malbush) – Root: לבש (l-v-sh); Form: Definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “the clothing”; Notes: Specific garments likely used for cultic identification.