וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ מִשָּׁ֔ם אֶל־יֹושְׁבֵ֖י דְּבִ֑יר וְשֵׁם־דְּבִ֥יר לְפָנִ֖ים קִרְיַת־סֵֽפֶר׃
And he went from there to the inhabitants of Devir—now the name of Devir before was Qiryat-Sefer.
Morphology
- וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (vayyelekh) – Root: הלך (halakh); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he went”; Notes: Describes movement from one place to another.
- מִשָּׁ֔ם (mi-sham) – Root: שם (sham); Form: Preposition with adverb; Translation: “from there”; Notes: Indicates departure from a previous location.
- אֶל־יֹושְׁבֵ֖י (el-yoshvei) – Root: ישב (yashav); Form: Preposition with Qal participle, masculine plural construct; Translation: “to the inhabitants of”; Notes: Refers to those dwelling in a location.
- דְּבִ֑יר (Dvir) – Root: דביר (Dvir); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Dvir”; Notes: Name of a city.
- וְשֵׁם־דְּבִ֥יר (ve-shem-Dvir) – Root: שם (shem), דביר (Dvir); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with proper noun; Translation: “And the name of Dvir”; Notes: Introduces a historical note.
- לְפָנִ֖ים (lefanīm) – Root: פנים (panim); Form: Adverb; Translation: “before”; Notes: Indicates past reference.
- קִרְיַת־סֵֽפֶר׃ (Qiryat-Sefer) – Root: קרית (Qiryat), ספר (Sefer); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Qiryat-Sefer”; Notes: The former name of Dvir.