וַיֹּ֗אמֶר לְכ֤וּ וּרְאוּ֙ אֵיכֹ֣ה ה֔וּא וְאֶשְׁלַ֖ח וְאֶקָּחֵ֑הוּ וַיֻּגַּד־לֹ֥ו לֵאמֹ֖ר הִנֵּ֥ה בְדֹתָֽן׃
And he said, “Go and see where he is, and I will send and take him.” And it was told to him, saying, “Behold, he is in Dothan.”
Morphology
- וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Common narrative verb introducing speech.
- לְכ֤וּ (lekhū) – Root: הלך; Form: Qal imperative masculine plural; Translation: “Go”; Notes: Command to multiple people.
- וּרְאוּ (u-reʾu) – Root: ראה; Form: Qal imperative masculine plural; Translation: “and see”; Notes: Coordinated command following “go.”
- אֵיכֹה (ʾeikhah) – Root: —; Form: Interrogative adverb; Translation: “where”; Notes: Used to ask location.
- הוּא (hu) – Root: —; Form: Independent pronoun 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he is”; Notes: Refers to the prophet Elisha.
- וְאֶשְׁלַח (ve-ʾeshlaḥ) – Root: שלח; Form: Qal imperfect 1st person singular with vav-conjunctive; Translation: “and I will send”; Notes: Expresses future intention.
- וְאֶקָּחֵהוּ (ve-ʾeqqaḥehu) – Root: לקח; Form: Qal imperfect 1st person singular with dagesh forte + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “and I will take him”; Notes: Intent to seize or apprehend.
- וַיֻּגַּד (va-yuggad) – Root: נגד; Form: Hophal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it was told”; Notes: Passive construction indicating report given.
- לֹו (lo) – Root: —; Form: Preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “to him”; Notes: Refers to the king of Aram.
- לֵאמֹר (leʾmor) – Root: אמר; Form: Infinitive construct; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces reported speech.
- הִנֵּה (hinneh) – Root: —; Form: Demonstrative particle; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Draws attention to the location.
- בְדֹתָן (be-Dothan) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Preposition + place name; Translation: “in Dothan”; Notes: Identifies location where Elisha is found.