וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲהָ֕הּ כִּֽי־קָרָ֣א יְהוָ֗ה לִשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת֙ הַמְּלָכִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה לָתֵ֥ת אֹותָ֖ם בְּיַד־מֹואָֽב׃
And the king of Yisraʾel said, “Alas! For YHWH has called these three kings to give them into the hand of Moʾav.”
Morphology
- וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Introduces the speech of the king of Yisraʾel.
- מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (melekh Yisraʾel) – Root: מלך + ישראל; Form: Construct noun + proper noun; Translation: “king of Yisraʾel”; Notes: Refers to King Yehoram.
- אֲהָ֕הּ (ʾahah) – Root: Interjection; Form: Exclamatory particle; Translation: “Alas!”; Notes: Expresses grief or despair.
- כִּֽי־קָרָ֣א (ki-qara) – Root: קרא (qaraʾ); Form: Causal conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “for has called”; Notes: Introduces the reason for his despair.
- יְהוָ֗ה (YHWH) – Root: Divine name; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The God of Yisraʾel.
- לִשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת֙ (li-sheloshet) – Root: שלש (shalosh); Form: Preposition + construct numeral masculine plural; Translation: “to three”; Notes: Introduces the group of kings involved.
- הַמְּלָכִ֣ים (ha-melakhim) – Root: מלך; Form: Definite noun masculine plural; Translation: “the kings”; Notes: Refers to the kings of Yisraʾel, Yehudah, and Edom.
- הָאֵ֔לֶּה (ha-elleh) – Root: זה; Form: Demonstrative pronoun masculine plural; Translation: “these”; Notes: Specifies the three mentioned kings.
- לָתֵ֥ת (latet) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Preposition + Qal infinitive construct; Translation: “to give”; Notes: Purpose of the divine action described.
- אֹותָ֖ם (otam) – Root: את; Form: Accusative pronoun masculine plural; Translation: “them”; Notes: Refers to the three kings as recipients of divine judgment.
- בְּיַד־מֹואָֽב (be-yad Moʾav) – Root: יד + מואב; Form: Preposition + noun + proper noun; Translation: “into the hand of Moʾav”; Notes: Idiomatic phrase indicating military defeat or control.