וְעַתָּ֗ה הִשָּֽׁבְעוּ־נָ֥א לִי֙ בַּֽיהוָ֔ה כִּי־עָשִׂ֥יתִי עִמָּכֶ֖ם חָ֑סֶד וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֨ם גַּם־אַתֶּ֜ם עִם־בֵּ֤ית אָבִי֙ חֶ֔סֶד וּנְתַתֶּ֥ם לִ֖י אֹ֥ות אֱמֶֽת׃
And now, swear to me by YHWH, since I have dealt kindly with you, that you also will deal kindly with my father’s house, and give me a true sign.
Morphology
- וְעַתָּ֗ה (veʿattah) – Root: עַתָּה (now); Form: Conjunction וְ + adverb; Translation: “And now”.
- הִשָּֽׁבְעוּ־נָ֥א (hishavu-na) – Root: שׁ־ב־ע (to swear); Form: Niphal imperative 2nd person masculine plural + particle נָא (please); Translation: “swear now”.
- לִי֙ (li) – Root: ל (to, for) + אֲנִי (I); Form: Preposition לְ + pronoun 1st person singular; Translation: “to me”.
- בַּֽיהוָ֔ה (baYHWH) – Root: יהוה; Form: Preposition בְּ + proper noun with definite article; Translation: “by YHWH”.
- כִּי־עָשִׂ֥יתִי (ki-asiti) – Root: ע־שׂ־ה (to do, make); Form: Qal perfect 1st person singular; Translation: “since I have done”.
- עִמָּכֶ֖ם (immakhem) – Root: עִם (with) + אַתֶּם (you); Form: Preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “with you”.
- חָ֑סֶד (ḥesed) – Root: חֶסֶד (kindness, mercy); Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “kindness”.
- וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֨ם (vaʿasitem) – Root: ע־שׂ־ה (to do); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “and you will do”.
- גַּם־אַתֶּ֜ם (gam-atem) – Root: גַּם (also) + אַתֶּם (you); Form: Adverb + pronoun 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “also you”.
- עִם־בֵּ֤ית (ʿim-beit) – Root: בַּיִת (house); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “with the house of”.
- אָבִי֙ (avi) – Root: אָב (father); Form: Noun masculine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “my father”.
- חֶ֔סֶד (ḥesed) – Root: חֶסֶד (kindness); Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “kindness”.
- וּנְתַתֶּ֥ם (un’tattem) – Root: נ־ת־ן (to give); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “and you will give”.
- לִ֖י (li) – Root: ל (to) + אֲנִי (I); Form: Preposition + 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “to me”.
- אֹ֥ות (ʾot) – Root: אוֹת (sign); Form: Noun feminine singular absolute; Translation: “a sign”.
- אֱמֶֽת׃ (emet) – Root: אֱמֶת (truth); Form: Noun feminine singular absolute; Translation: “truth”.