1 Samuel 21:8 (1 Samuel 21:7)

וְשָׁ֡ם אִישׁ֩ מֵעַבְדֵ֨י שָׁא֜וּל בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֗וּא נֶעְצָר֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וּשְׁמֹ֖ו דֹּאֵ֣ג הָאֲדֹמִ֑י אַבִּ֥יר הָרֹעִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְשָׁאֽוּל׃

And there was a man from the servants of Shaʾul on that day, detained before YHWH, and his name was Doʾeg the Edomi, the chief of the shepherds who belonged to Shaʾul.

 

Morphology

  1. וְשָׁ֡ם (wə-shām) – Root: שם (shām); Form: Adverb; Translation: “And there”; Notes: Indicates location.
  2. אִישׁ֩ (ʾīsh) – Root: איש (ʾīsh); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “a man”; Notes: Subject of the clause.
  3. מֵעַבְדֵ֨י (me-ʿavdē) – Root: עבד (ʿeved); Form: Preposition + noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “from the servants of”; Notes: Shows belonging.
  4. שָׁא֜וּל (Shaʾul) – Root: שאול (Shaʾul); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Shaʾul”; Notes: Refers to King Shaʾul.
  5. בַּיֹּ֣ום (ba-yōm) – Root: יום (yōm); Form: Preposition + noun, masculine singular, definite; Translation: “on the day”; Notes: Temporal reference.
  6. הַה֗וּא (ha-hū) – Root: הוא (hū); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “that”; Notes: Specifies the day.
  7. נֶעְצָר֙ (neʿtsar) – Root: עצר (ʿatsar); Form: Nifal participle masculine singular; Translation: “detained”; Notes: Passive form.
  8. לִפְנֵ֣י (lifnē) – Root: לפני (lifnē); Form: Preposition + noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “before”; Notes: Indicates position.
  9. יְהוָ֔ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the LORD.
  10. וּשְׁמֹ֖ו (ū-shəmō) – Root: שם (shēm); Form: Conjunction + noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “and his name”; Notes: Indicates identity.
  11. דֹּאֵ֣ג (Doʾeg) – Root: דאג (Doʾeg); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Doʾeg”; Notes: Name of the Edomite.
  12. הָאֲדֹמִ֑י (ha-ʾAdōmī) – Root: אדום (ʾAdōm); Form: Adjective, masculine singular, definite; Translation: “the Edomite”; Notes: Ethnic designation.
  13. אַבִּ֥יר (ʾabbīr) – Root: אביר (ʾabbīr); Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “chief”; Notes: Denotes high status.
  14. הָרֹעִ֖ים (ha-rōʿīm) – Root: רעה (rāʿah); Form: Noun, masculine plural, definite; Translation: “of the shepherds”; Notes: Occupation.
  15. אֲשֶׁ֥ר (ʾasher) – Root: אשר (ʾasher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “who”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
  16. לְשָׁאֽוּל׃ (lə-Shaʾul) – Root: שאול (Shaʾul); Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “belonged to Shaʾul”; Notes: Indicates possession.

 

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