וַיָּק֣וּמוּ בַנֶּ֔שֶׁף לָבֹ֖וא אֶל־מַחֲנֵ֣ה אֲרָ֑ם וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ עַד־קְצֵה֙ מַחֲנֵ֣ה אֲרָ֔ם וְהִנֵּ֥ה אֵֽין־שָׁ֖ם אִֽישׁ׃
And they rose at twilight to go to the camp of Aram, and they came to the edge of the camp of Aram, and behold, there was no man there.
Morphology
- וַיָּק֣וּמוּ (va-yaqumu) – Root: קום; Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And they rose”; Notes: Marks the beginning of the lepers’ movement.
- בַנֶּשֶׁף (ba-neshef) – Root: נשף; Form: Preposition בְּ + definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “at twilight”; Notes: Refers to early evening or dusk.
- לָבֹוא (lavo) – Root: בוא; Form: Preposition + Qal infinitive construct; Translation: “to go”; Notes: Expresses purpose or intention of rising.
- אֶל־מַחֲנֵה (ʾel-maḥaneh) – Root: חנה; Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “to the camp of”; Notes: Directional toward the enemy’s encampment.
- אֲרָם (ʾAram) – Root: ארם; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Aram”; Notes: Refers to the Syrians besieging Shomeron.
- וַיָּבֹאוּ (va-yavoʾu) – Root: בוא; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “and they came”; Notes: Completion of the journey.
- עַד־קְצֵה (ʿad-qetseh) – Root: קצה; Form: Preposition + construct noun masculine singular; Translation: “to the edge of”; Notes: Indicates outer boundary of the camp.
- מַחֲנֵה אֲרָם (maḥaneh ʾAram) – Root: חנה; Form: Construct noun + proper noun; Translation: “the camp of Aram”; Notes: Repeated for emphasis and location specificity.
- וְהִנֵּה (ve-hinneh) – Root: הנה; Form: Conjunction + interjection; Translation: “and behold”; Notes: Introduces an unexpected observation.
- אֵין־שָׁם (ʾein-sham) – Root: אין; Form: Negative existential particle + adverb; Translation: “there was no… there”; Notes: Denotes the absence of people.
- אִישׁ (ʾish) – Root: איש; Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “man”; Notes: Indicates complete desertion of the camp.