וַיֶּ֧גֶל מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֛וּר אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אַשּׁ֑וּרָה וַיַּנְחֵ֞ם בַּחְלַ֧ח וּבְחָבֹ֛ור נְהַ֥ר גֹּוזָ֖ן וְעָרֵ֥י מָדָֽי׃
And the king of Ashshur exiled Yisraʾel to Ashshur, and he settled them in Ḥalaḥ and in Ḥavor, the river of Gozan, and the cities of Madai.
Morphology
- וַיֶּ֧גֶל (va-yegel) – Root: גלה (galah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he exiled”; Notes: Describes forced deportation of a population.
- מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֛וּר (melekh-Ashshur) – Root: מלך (melekh), אשׁור (Ashshur); Form: Construct noun + proper noun; Translation: “king of Ashshur”; Notes: Refers to the Assyrian monarch.
- אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (et-Yisraʾel) – Root: ישראל (Yisraʾel); Form: Accusative marker + proper noun; Translation: “Yisraʾel”; Notes: Refers to the northern kingdom and its population.
- אַשּׁ֑וּרָה (Ashshurah) – Root: אשׁור (Ashshur); Form: Proper noun with directional he (ה locale); Translation: “to Ashshur”; Notes: Indicates direction or destination of exile.
- וַיַּנְחֵ֞ם (va-yanḥem) – Root: נוח (nuach); Form: Hifil wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “and he settled them”; Notes: Hifil causative verb describing resettlement.
- בַּחְלַ֧ח (ba-Ḥalaḥ) – Root: —; Form: Preposition בְּ + proper noun; Translation: “in Ḥalaḥ”; Notes: A region in Mesopotamia where exiles were relocated.
- וּבְחָבֹ֛ור (u-ve-Ḥavor) – Root: —; Form: Conjunction + preposition + proper noun; Translation: “and in Ḥavor”; Notes: Region or town near the river Gozan.
- נְהַ֥ר (nehar) – Root: נהר (nahar); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “river”; Notes: Refers to the river associated with Gozan.
- גֹּוזָ֖ן (Gozan) – Root: —; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Gozan”; Notes: A location in northern Mesopotamia mentioned as an exile site.
- וְעָרֵ֥י (ve-ʿarei) – Root: עיר (ʿir); Form: Conjunction + construct plural feminine noun; Translation: “and cities of”; Notes: Begins the final list of resettlement locations.
- מָדָֽי (Madai) – Root: —; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Madai”; Notes: Refers to the region of the Medes, in modern-day Iran.