בְּכֹ֣ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָצְא֗וּ יַד־יְהוָה֙ הָיְתָה־בָּ֣ם לְרָעָ֔ה כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ דִּבֶּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה וְכַאֲשֶׁ֛ר נִשְׁבַּ֥ע יְהוָ֖ה לָהֶ֑ם וַיֵּ֥צֶר לָהֶ֖ם מְאֹֽד׃
Wherever they went out, the hand of YHWH was against them for evil, as YHWH had spoken and as YHWH had sworn to them, and they were distressed greatly.
Morphology
- בְּכֹ֣ל (be-khol) – Root: כל (kol); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with preposition; Translation: “In all”; Notes: Introduces a general condition.
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר (asher) – Root: אשר (asher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “that”; Notes: Connects the clause.
- יָצְא֗וּ (yatzʾu) – Root: יצא (yatsaʾ); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “they went out”; Notes: Refers to movement or action.
- יַד־יְהוָה֙ (yad-YHWH) – Root: יד (yad), יהוה (YHWH); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct with proper noun; Translation: “the hand of YHWH”; Notes: Symbolizes divine power or action.
- הָיְתָה־בָּ֣ם (hayetah-bam) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular with prepositional phrase; Translation: “was upon them”; Notes: Indicates divine intervention.
- לְרָעָ֔ה (le-raʿah) – Root: רע (raʿ); Form: Noun, feminine singular absolute with preposition; Translation: “for evil”; Notes: Expresses divine judgment.
- כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ (kaʾasher) – Root: אשר (asher); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “as”; Notes: Introduces a comparison.
- דִּבֶּ֣ר (dibber) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He had spoken”; Notes: Refers to YHWH’s previous warnings.
- יְהוָ֔ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The subject of the statement.
- וְכַאֲשֶׁ֛ר (ve-kaʾasher) – Root: אשר (asher); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “and as”; Notes: Continues the comparison.
- נִשְׁבַּ֥ע (nishbaʿ) – Root: שבע (shavaʿ); Form: Nifal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He had sworn”; Notes: Refers to YHWH’s covenant.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The subject of the oath.
- לָהֶ֑ם (lahem) – Root: הם (hem); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “to them”; Notes: Refers to Yisraʾel.
- וַיֵּ֥צֶר (vayyetzer) – Root: צרר (tzarar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and it distressed”; Notes: Expresses suffering.
- לָהֶ֖ם (lahem) – Root: הם (hem); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “to them”; Notes: Refers to Yisraʾel.
- מְאֹֽד׃ (meʾod) – Root: מאד (meʾod); Form: Adverb; Translation: “greatly”; Notes: Intensifies their distress.