וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י יְהֹויָקִ֖ים וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה׃
And the rest of the acts of Yehoyaqim and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Yehuda?
Morphology
- וְיֶ֛תֶר (ve-yeter) – Root: יתר; Form: Conjunction + noun masculine singular; Translation: “And the rest”; Notes: Common phrase introducing the conclusion of a royal summary.
- דִּבְרֵ֥י (divrei) – Root: דבר; Form: Construct noun masculine plural; Translation: “the acts of”; Notes: Can also be rendered “words of” but contextually refers to deeds.
- יְהֹויָקִ֖ים (Yehoyaqim) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Name; Translation: “Yehoyaqim”; Notes: King of Yehudah.
- וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר (ve-khol-ʾasher) – Root: כל + אשר; Form: Conjunction + noun masculine singular + relative particle; Translation: “and all that”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause detailing Yehoyaqim’s deeds.
- עָשָׂ֑ה (ʿasah) – Root: עשה; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he did”; Notes: Refers to Yehoyaqim’s reign and actions.
- הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם (halo-hem) – Root: לא + הוא; Form: Interrogative particle + negative particle + pronoun masculine plural; Translation: “are they not”; Notes: Rhetorical question expecting a positive answer.
- כְּתוּבִ֗ים (ketuvim) – Root: כתב; Form: Qal passive participle masculine plural; Translation: “written”; Notes: Refers to their documentation in a historical source.
- עַל־סֵ֛פֶר (ʿal-sefer) – Root: ספר; Form: Preposition עַל + noun masculine singular; Translation: “on the scroll”; Notes: Refers to a written record or book.
- דִּבְרֵ֥י (divrei) – Root: דבר; Form: Construct noun masculine plural; Translation: “the chronicles of”; Notes: Repetition for emphasis.
- הַיָּמִ֖ים (ha-yamim) – Root: יום; Form: Definite noun masculine plural; Translation: “the days”; Notes: In this context, refers to annals or historical records.
- לְמַלְכֵ֥י (le-malkhei) – Root: מלך; Form: Preposition לְ + construct plural masculine noun; Translation: “of the kings of”; Notes: Refers to the monarchy of Yehudah.
- יְהוּדָֽה (Yehudah) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Name; Translation: “Yehudah”; Notes: The southern kingdom of Yisraʾel.