Judges 5:4

יְהוָ֗ה בְּצֵאתְךָ֤ מִשֵּׂעִיר֙ בְּצַעְדְּךָ֙ מִשְּׂדֵ֣ה אֱדֹ֔ום אֶ֣רֶץ רָעָ֔שָׁה גַּם־שָׁמַ֖יִם נָטָ֑פוּ גַּם־עָבִ֖ים נָ֥טְפוּ מָֽיִם׃

YHWH, when You went out from Seʿir, when You marched from the field of Edom, the earth trembled, also the heavens dripped, also the clouds dripped water.

 

Morphology

  1. יְהוָ֗ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The divine name.
  2. בְּצֵאתְךָ֤ (be-tsetkha) – Root: יצא (yatsaʾ); Form: Qal infinitive construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “when You went out”; Notes: Refers to YHWH’s movement.
  3. מִשֵּׂעִיר֙ (mi-Seʿir) – Root: שעיר (Seʿir); Form: Proper noun with preposition; Translation: “from Seʿir”; Notes: Refers to a mountainous region.
  4. בְּצַעְדְּךָ֙ (be-tsaʿd’kha) – Root: צעד (tsaʿad); Form: Qal infinitive construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “when You marched”; Notes: Indicates a deliberate movement.
  5. מִשְּׂדֵ֣ה (mi-sedeh) – Root: שדה (sadeh); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with preposition; Translation: “from the field of”; Notes: Indicates a location.
  6. אֱדֹ֔ום (Edom) – Root: אדום (Edom); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Edom”; Notes: Refers to the territory of Esav’s descendants.
  7. אֶ֣רֶץ (ʾerets) – Root: ארץ (ʾerets); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “the earth”; Notes: Refers to the physical land.
  8. רָעָ֔שָׁה (raʿashah) – Root: רעש (raʿash); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “trembled”; Notes: Describes the earth shaking.
  9. גַּם־שָׁמַ֖יִם (gam-shamayim) – Root: שמים (shamayim); Form: Noun, masculine dual; Translation: “also the heavens”; Notes: Indicates parallelism in the poetic structure.
  10. נָטָ֑פוּ (natfu) – Root: נטף (nataf); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person plural; Translation: “dripped”; Notes: Refers to rain or divine influence.
  11. גַּם־עָבִ֖ים (gam-ʿavim) – Root: עב (ʿav); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “also the clouds”; Notes: Further elaborates on the heavens dripping.
  12. נָ֥טְפוּ (natfu) – Root: נטף (nataf); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person plural; Translation: “dripped”; Notes: Repetition for emphasis.
  13. מָֽיִם׃ (mayim) – Root: מים (mayim); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “water”; Notes: Refers to rain or divine blessings.

 

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