וַיָּבֹ֤א יְהוָה֙ וַיִּתְיַצַּ֔ב וַיִּקְרָ֥א כְפַֽעַם־בְּפַ֖עַם שְׁמוּאֵ֣ל שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ דַּבֵּ֔ר כִּ֥י שֹׁמֵ֖עַ עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ פ
And YHWH came and stood, and He called as before, “Shemuʾel, Shemuʾel!” And Shemuʾel said, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.”
Morphology
- וַיָּבֹ֤א (va-yavo) – Root: בוא (bo); Form: Qal consecutive imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And He came”; Notes: Describes YHWH’s action.
- יְהוָה֙ (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The subject of the action.
- וַיִּתְיַצַּ֔ב (va-yityatsev) – Root: יצב (yatsav); Form: Hitpael consecutive imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and stood”; Notes: Reflects YHWH taking a stance.
- וַיִּקְרָ֥א (va-yiqra) – Root: קרא (qara); Form: Qal consecutive imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and He called”; Notes: YHWH’s repeated call.
- כְפַֽעַם־בְּפַ֖עַם (ke-faʿam be-faʿam) – Root: פעם (paʿam); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “as before”; Notes: Indicates repetition.
- שְׁמוּאֵ֣ל (Shemuʾel) – Root: שמואל (Shemuʾel); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Shemuʾel”; Notes: Name of the recipient.
- שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל (Shemuʾel) – Root: שמואל (Shemuʾel); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Shemuʾel”; Notes: Repeated for emphasis.
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal consecutive imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Introduces Shemuʾel’s response.
- שְׁמוּאֵל֙ (Shemuʾel) – Root: שמואל (Shemuʾel); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Shemuʾel”; Notes: Subject of the speech.
- דַּבֵּ֔ר (dabber) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Piel imperative masculine singular; Translation: “Speak”; Notes: Directs YHWH to speak.
- כִּ֥י (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for”; Notes: Introduces the reason.
- שֹׁמֵ֖עַ (shomea) – Root: שמע (shama); Form: Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “is listening”; Notes: Indicates attentive hearing.
- עַבְדֶּֽךָ (avdekha) – Root: עבד (ʿeved); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “Your servant”; Notes: A term of humility.