וּמִגְדַּל־עֹז֮ הָיָ֣ה בְתֹוךְ־הָעִיר֒ וַיָּנֻ֨סוּ שָׁ֜מָּה כָּל־הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים וְהַנָּשִׁ֗ים וְכֹל֙ בַּעֲלֵ֣י הָעִ֔יר וַֽיִּסְגְּר֖וּ בַּעֲדָ֑ם וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ עַל־גַּ֥ג הַמִּגְדָּֽל׃
And a strong tower was in the middle of the city, and all the men and the women and all the lords of the city fled there, and they shut it behind them, and they went up to the roof of the tower.
Morphology
- וּמִגְדַּל־עֹז֮ (u-migdal-ʿoz) – Root: מגדל / עז (migdal / ʿoz); Form: Noun construct phrase; Translation: “A strong tower”; Notes: Indicates a fortified structure.
- הָיָ֣ה (hayah) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “Was”; Notes: Describes existence.
- בְתֹוךְ־הָעִיר֒ (be-tokh-haʿir) – Root: תוך / עיר (tokh / ʿir); Form: Preposition + noun with definite article; Translation: “In the middle of the city”; Notes: Specifies location.
- וַיָּנֻ֨סוּ (vayyanusu) – Root: נוס (nus); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And they fled”; Notes: Indicates escape.
- שָׁ֜מָּה (shamah) – Root: שמה (shamah); Form: Adverb; Translation: “There”; Notes: Specifies movement direction.
- כָּל־הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים (kol-haʾanashim) – Root: כל / אנשים (kol / ʾanashim); Form: Noun phrase; Translation: “All the men”; Notes: Inclusive of all men.
- וְהַנָּשִׁ֗ים (ve-hannashim) – Root: נשים (nashim); Form: Noun, definite plural; Translation: “And the women”; Notes: Addition to previous noun phrase.
- וְכֹל֙ בַּעֲלֵ֣י הָעִ֔יר (ve-khol baʿalei haʿir) – Root: כל / בעל / עיר (kol / baʿal / ʿir); Form: Construct phrase; Translation: “And all the lords of the city”; Notes: Refers to city leaders.
- וַֽיִּסְגְּר֖וּ (vayyisgeru) – Root: סגר (sagar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And they shut”; Notes: Closing the entrance.
- בַּעֲדָ֑ם (baʿadam) – Root: בעד (baʿad); Form: Preposition + pronoun; Translation: “Behind them”; Notes: Securing themselves inside.
- וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ (vayyaʿalu) – Root: עלה (ʿalah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And they went up”; Notes: Ascending movement.
- עַל־גַּ֥ג הַמִּגְדָּֽל (ʿal-gag hamigdal) – Root: על / גג / מגדל (ʿal / gag / migdal); Form: Preposition + noun phrase; Translation: “To the roof of the tower”; Notes: Final location of escape.