וַיִּבֶן֩ שָׁ֨ם גִּדְעֹ֤ון מִזְבֵּ֨חַ֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה וַיִּקְרָא־לֹ֥ו יְהוָ֖ה שָׁלֹ֑ום עַ֚ד הַיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֔ה עֹודֶ֕נּוּ בְּעָפְרָ֖ת אֲבִ֥י הָעֶזְרִֽי׃ פ
And Gideʿon built there an altar to YHWH and called it “YHWH is peace.” To this day, it is still in ʿOfra of the Avi-ʿezri.
Morphology
- וַיִּבֶן֩ (va-yiven) – Root: בנה (banah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he built”; Notes: Refers to the construction of an altar.
- שָׁ֨ם (sham) – Root: שם (sham); Form: Adverb; Translation: “there”; Notes: Indicates the location of the altar.
- גִּדְעֹ֤ון (Gidʿon) – Root: גדע (gadaʿ); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Gidʿon”; Notes: Subject of the verb.
- מִזְבֵּ֨חַ (mizbeaḥ) – Root: מזבח (mizbeaḥ); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “altar”; Notes: The object being built.
- לַֽיהוָ֔ה (la-YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun with preposition; Translation: “to YHWH”; Notes: The altar is dedicated to YHWH.
- וַיִּקְרָא־לֹ֥ו (va-yiqra-lo) – Root: קרא (qaraʾ); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive + preposition; Translation: “And he called it”; Notes: Naming the altar.
- יְהוָ֖ה שָׁלֹ֑ום (YHWH shalom) – Root: יהוה (YHWH) + שלום (shalom); Form: Proper noun + noun; Translation: “YHWH is peace”; Notes: Name of the altar.
- עַ֚ד (ʿad) – Root: עד (ʿad); Form: Preposition; Translation: “until”; Notes: Introduces a temporal clause.
- הַיֹּ֣ום (ha-yom) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “this day”; Notes: Indicates present time.
- הַזֶּ֔ה (ha-zeh) – Root: זה (zeh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “this”; Notes: Specifies time reference.
- עֹודֶ֕נּוּ (ʿodennu) – Root: עוד (ʿod); Form: Adverb with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “it is still”; Notes: Expresses continued existence.
- בְּעָפְרָ֖ת (be-ʿofrah) – Root: עפרה (ʿofrah); Form: Proper noun with preposition; Translation: “in ʿOfrah”; Notes: Location of the altar.
- אֲבִ֥י הָעֶזְרִֽי (ʾAvi-haʿEzri) – Root: עזר (ʿezer); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “of Avi-haʿEzri”; Notes: Tribal designation.