וּמֹוצָ֧א הַסּוּסִ֛ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לִשְׁלֹמֹ֖ה מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם וּמִקְוֵ֕ה סֹחֲרֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ יִקְח֥וּ מִקְוֵ֖ה בִּמְחִֽיר׃
And the source of the horses for Shelomo was from Mitsrayim and from Qeve; the merchants of the king would take them from Qeve for a price.
Morphology
- וּמֹוצָ֧א (u-motsa) – Root: יצא (y.tz.ʾ); Form: Conjunction + noun, masculine singular; Translation: “And the source” or “outgoing”; Notes: Refers to the place or origin of something.
- הַסּוּסִ֛ים (ha-susim) – Root: סוס (s.w.s); Form: Definite noun, masculine plural; Translation: “the horses”; Notes: Refers to horses imported for royal use.
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר (asher) – Root: –; Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “that”; Notes: Introduces relative clause modifying “horses.”
- לִשְׁלֹמֹ֖ה (li-Shelomoh) – Root: שלם (sh.l.m); Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “for Shelomoh”; Notes: Indicates possession or purpose.
- מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם (mi-Mitsrayim) – Root: מצרים (m.ts.r.y.m); Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “from Mitsrayim (Egypt)”; Notes: One source of the horses.
- וּמִקְוֵ֕ה (u-miqveh) – Root: קוה (q.w.h); Form: Conjunction + noun, masculine singular; Translation: “and from Kue” or “and from a gathering”; Notes: Possibly refers to the region *Kue* in Cilicia, or a collective market source.
- סֹחֲרֵ֣י (soḥarei) – Root: סחר (s.ḥ.r); Form: Construct participle, masculine plural; Translation: “traders of”; Notes: Construct with “the king.”
- הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ha-melekh) – Root: מלך (m.l.k); Form: Definite noun, masculine singular; Translation: “the king”; Notes: Refers to Shelomoh.
- יִקְח֥וּ (yiqḥu) – Root: לקח (l.q.ḥ); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “they would take”; Notes: Ongoing or habitual action by the merchants.
- מִקְוֵ֖ה (miqveh) – Root: קוה (q.w.h); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “from Kue” or “gathering”; Notes: Repeated term, likely for emphasis or parallelism.
- בִּמְחִֽיר (bi-meḥir) – Root: מחר (m.ḥ.r); Form: Preposition + noun, masculine singular; Translation: “for a price”; Notes: Indicates that the transaction was commercial, not a gift.