וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב מְנַשֶּׁה֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקָּבֵ֥ר בְּגַן־בֵּיתֹ֖ו בְּגַן־עֻזָּ֑א וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אָמֹ֥ון בְּנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ
And Menashshe lay with his fathers and was buried in the garden of his house, in the garden of ʿUzza. And Amon his son reigned in his place.
Morphology
- וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב (va-yishkav) – Root: שכב (shakav); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he lay”; Notes: Euphemism for death.
- מְנַשֶּׁה֙ (Menashsheh) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Masculine singular; Translation: “Menashsheh”; Notes: Subject of the verb “lay.”
- עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו (ʿim-avotav) – Root: אב (av); Form: Preposition + plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “with his fathers”; Notes: Common burial formula indicating ancestral connection.
- וַיִּקָּבֵ֥ר (va-yiqqaver) – Root: קבר (qavar); Form: Nifal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he was buried”; Notes: Passive form indicating someone buried him.
- בְּגַן־בֵּיתֹ֖ו (be-gan-beito) – Root: גן (gan) + בית (bayit); Form: Preposition + construct chain of two masculine singular nouns with 3rd person suffix; Translation: “in the garden of his house”; Notes: Personal or royal burial ground.
- בְּגַן־עֻזָּ֑א (be-gan-ʿUzzah) – Root: עוז (ʿuzzah); Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “in the garden of ʿUzzah”; Notes: Specific location of the burial, possibly named after its owner or a landmark.
- וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ (va-yimlokh) – Root: מלך (malakh); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he reigned”; Notes: Marks succession of kingship.
- אָמֹ֥ון (Amon) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Masculine singular; Translation: “Amon”; Notes: Son and successor of Menashsheh.
- בְּנֹ֖ו (beno) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Noun masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “his son”; Notes: Indicates familial succession.
- תַּחְתָּֽיו (taḥtav) – Root: תחת (taḥat); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “in his place”; Notes: Common idiom for dynastic succession.