בָּנֶ֨יךָ וּבְנֹתֶ֜יךָ נְתֻנִ֨ים לְעַ֤ם אַחֵר֙ וְעֵינֶ֣יךָ רֹאֹ֔ות וְכָלֹ֥ות אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם כָּל־הַיֹּ֑ום וְאֵ֥ין לְאֵ֖ל יָדֶֽךָ׃
Your sons and your daughters will be given to another people, and your eyes will see and long for them all day, but your hand will have no power.
Morphology
- בָּנֶ֨יךָ (banekha) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Noun masculine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your sons”; Notes: Refers to one’s male offspring.
- וּבְנֹתֶ֜יךָ (uvnoteikha) – Root: בת (bat); Form: Conjunction + noun feminine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “and your daughters”; Notes: Refers to one’s female offspring.
- נְתֻנִ֨ים (netunim) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Pual participle masculine plural; Translation: “given”; Notes: Indicates being handed over involuntarily.
- לְעַ֤ם (le’am) – Root: עם (ʿam); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular; Translation: “to a people”; Notes: Refers to a foreign nation or group.
- אַחֵר֙ (acher) – Root: אחר (ʾaḥer); Form: Adjective masculine singular; Translation: “another”; Notes: Specifies a people different from one’s own.
- וְעֵינֶ֣יךָ (ve-eynekha) – Root: עין (ʿayin); Form: Conjunction + noun feminine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “and your eyes”; Notes: Personalizes the observation of the event.
- רֹאֹ֔ות (ro’ot) – Root: ראה (ra’ah); Form: Qal participle feminine plural; Translation: “will see”; Notes: Continuous action of witnessing.
- וְכָלֹ֥ות (ve-khalot) – Root: כלה (kalah); Form: Conjunction + Qal participle feminine plural; Translation: “and longing”; Notes: Expresses emotional exhaustion or yearning.
- אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם (aleihem) – Root: אל (el); Form: Preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “for them”; Notes: Refers to the sons and daughters mentioned earlier.
- כָּל־הַיֹּ֑ום (kol ha-yom) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Noun masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “all day”; Notes: Denotes continuous duration.
- וְאֵ֥ין (ve-ein) – Root: אין (ein); Form: Conjunction + negative particle; Translation: “but there is no”; Notes: Denotes absence or lack.
- לְאֵ֖ל (le’el) – Root: אל (el); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular; Translation: “power”; Notes: Refers to capability or strength.
- יָדֶֽךָ׃ (yadekha) – Root: יד (yad); Form: Noun feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “in your hand”; Notes: Symbolizes control or ability to act.