וְכָל־הָעָ֣ם הִכִּ֔ירוּ וַיִּיטַ֖ב בְּעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑ם כְּכֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֣ה הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ בְּעֵינֵ֥י כָל־הָעָ֖ם טֹֽוב׃
And all the people recognized it, and it was good in their eyes—just as all that the king had done was good in the eyes of all the people.
Morphology
- וְכָל־הָעָ֣ם (ve-kol-haʿam) – Root: כל / עם; Form: Conjunction + construct noun + definite noun; Translation: “And all the people”; Notes: Collective subject of the sentence.
- הִכִּ֔ירוּ (hikkiru) – Root: נכר; Form: Hifil perfect 3rd person common plural; Translation: “recognized”; Notes: Causative stem; implies conscious acknowledgment.
- וַיִּיטַ֖ב (vayyitav) – Root: יטב; Form: Wayyiqtol (Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular); Translation: “and it was good”; Notes: Refers to the people’s favorable response.
- בְּעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑ם (be-ʿeinehem) – Root: עין; Form: Preposition + plural noun + 3mp suffix; Translation: “in their eyes”; Notes: Idiomatic expression for approval.
- כְּכֹל֙ (ke-khol) – Root: כל; Form: Preposition + construct noun; Translation: “just as all”; Notes: Introduces comparison.
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר (ʾasher) – Root: אשר; Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “that”; Notes: Introduces relative clause.
- עָשָׂ֣ה (ʿasah) – Root: עשה; Form: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “he did”; Notes: Refers to the king’s actions.
- הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ha-melekh) – Root: מלך; Form: Noun masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the king”; Notes: Subject of the relative clause.
- בְּעֵינֵ֥י (be-ʿeinei) – Root: עין; Form: Preposition + construct plural noun; Translation: “in the eyes of”; Notes: Repetition of the idiom indicating approval.
- כָל־הָעָ֖ם (kol-haʿam) – Root: כל / עם; Form: Construct noun + definite noun; Translation: “all the people”; Notes: Repeats the referent group.
- טֹֽוב (tov) – Root: טוב; Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “good”; Notes: Predicate adjective expressing positive evaluation.