וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ בְנֵי־דָ֖ן לְדַרְכָּ֑ם וַיַּ֣רְא מִיכָ֗ה כִּי־חֲזָקִ֥ים הֵ֨מָּה֙ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ וַיִּ֖פֶן וַיָּ֥שָׁב אֶל־בֵּיתֹֽו׃
And the sons of Dan went on their way, and Mikha saw that they were stronger than he was, so he turned and returned to his house.
Morphology
- וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ (vayyeleḵu) – Root: הלך (halakh); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And they went”; Notes: Refers to the sons of Dan.
- בְנֵי־דָ֖ן (bene-Dan) – Root: בן (ben) + דן (Dan); Form: Construct noun, masculine plural with proper name; Translation: “The sons of Dan”; Notes: Identifies the subject.
- לְדַרְכָּ֑ם (le-darkam) – Root: דרך (derekh); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “on their way”; Notes: Indicates movement.
- וַיַּ֣רְא (vayyar) – Root: ראה (raʾah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he saw”; Notes: Refers to Mikhah.
- מִיכָ֗ה (Mikhah) – Root: מיכה (Mikhah); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Mikhah”; Notes: The personal name.
- כִּי־חֲזָקִ֥ים (ki-ḥazaqim) – Root: חזק (ḥazaq); Form: Adjective, masculine plural; Translation: “that they were stronger”; Notes: Describes the sons of Dan.
- הֵ֨מָּה֙ (hemmah) – Root: הם (hem); Form: Pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “they”; Notes: Refers to the sons of Dan.
- מִמֶּ֔נּוּ (mimmennu) – Root: מן (min); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “than he was”; Notes: Indicates comparison.
- וַיִּ֖פֶן (vayyifen) – Root: פנה (panah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “So he turned”; Notes: Refers to Mikhah’s reaction.
- וַיָּ֥שָׁב (vayyashov) – Root: שוב (shuv); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he returned”; Notes: Indicates action taken after realization.
- אֶל־בֵּיתֹֽו (el-beyto) – Root: בית (bayit); Form: Noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “to his house”; Notes: Indicates destination.