הֵ֗מָּה עֹלִים֙ בְּמַעֲלֵ֣ה הָעִ֔יר וְהֵ֨מָּה֙ מָצְא֣וּ נְעָרֹ֔ות יֹצְאֹ֖ות לִשְׁאֹ֣ב מָ֑יִם וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ לָהֶ֔ן הֲיֵ֥שׁ בָּזֶ֖ה הָרֹאֶֽה׃
They were going up the ascent to the city, and they found young women coming out to draw water, and they said to them, “Is the seer here?”
Morphology
- הֵ֗מָּה (hemmah) – Root: הם (hem); Form: Pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “They”; Notes: Subject of the verb.
- עֹלִים֙ (ʿolim) – Root: עלה (ʿalah); Form: Qal participle masculine plural; Translation: “going up”; Notes: Describes ongoing action.
- בְּמַעֲלֵ֣ה (be-maʿaleh) – Root: מעלה (maʿaleh); Form: Noun, masculine singular with preposition; Translation: “up the ascent”; Notes: Indicates movement.
- הָעִ֔יר (ha-ʿir) – Root: עיר (ʿir); Form: Noun, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “the city”; Notes: Destination of movement.
- וְהֵ֨מָּה֙ (ve-hemmah) – Root: הם (hem); Form: Pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “and they”; Notes: Second subject.
- מָצְא֣וּ (matsʾu) – Root: מצא (matsa); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “found”; Notes: Action completed.
- נְעָרֹ֔ות (neʿarot) – Root: נער (naʿar); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “young women”; Notes: Direct object.
- יֹצְאֹ֖ות (yotsʾot) – Root: יצא (yatsa); Form: Qal participle feminine plural; Translation: “coming out”; Notes: Describes their action.
- לִשְׁאֹ֣ב (lishʾov) – Root: שאב (shaʾav); Form: Qal infinitive construct; Translation: “to draw”; Notes: Expresses purpose.
- מָ֑יִם (mayim) – Root: מים (mayim); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “water”; Notes: Object of “to draw.”
- וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (va-yomru) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with conversive vav; Translation: “And they said”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.
- לָהֶ֔ן (la-hen) – Root: הן (hen); Form: Pronoun, 3rd person feminine plural with preposition; Translation: “to them”; Notes: Indirect object.
- הֲיֵ֥שׁ (ha-yesh) – Root: יש (yesh); Form: Interrogative particle; Translation: “Is there”; Notes: Introduces a yes/no question.
- בָּזֶ֖ה (ba-zeh) – Root: זה (zeh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun; Translation: “here”; Notes: Refers to the place.
- הָרֹאֶֽה (ha-roʾeh) – Root: ראה (raʾah); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the seer”; Notes: Subject of the question.