וַיַּאַסְרֵהוּ֩ פַרְעֹ֨ה נְכֹ֤ה בְרִבְלָה֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חֲמָ֔ת במלך בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַיִּתֶּן־עֹ֨נֶשׁ֙ עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ מֵאָ֥ה כִכַּר־כֶּ֖סֶף וְכִכַּ֥ר זָהָֽב׃
And Parʿo Neko bound him in Rivla in the land of Ḥamat while he reigned in Yerushalayim, and he imposed a penalty on the land—one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
Morphology
- וַיַּאַסְרֵהוּ֩ (va-yaʾasrehu) – Root: אסר; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “and he bound him”; Notes: Refers to imprisonment or arrest by Parʿo.
- פַרְעֹ֨ה נְכֹ֤ה (Parʿo Neko) – Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Parʿo Neko”; Notes: Egyptian king during this time period.
- בְרִבְלָה֙ (be-Rivlah) – Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “in Rivlah”; Notes: A strategic city in the land of Ḥamat.
- בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חֲמָ֔ת (be-ʾerets Ḥamat) – Root: ארץ, חמת; Form: Preposition + noun + proper noun; Translation: “in the land of Ḥamat”; Notes: Northern region near Syria.
- בְּמָלְכֹו (be-mal’kho) – Root: מלך; Form: Preposition + Qal infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “while he reigned”; Notes: Temporal clause referring to Yehoʾaḥaz’s reign in Yerushalayim.
- בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (bi-Yerushalayim) – Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “in Yerushalayim”; Notes: The city from which Yehoʾaḥaz ruled.
- וַיִּתֶּן־עֹ֨נֶשׁ (va-yitten ʿonesh) – Root: נתן, ענש; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular + noun; Translation: “and he imposed a penalty”; Notes: Likely a tribute or fine levied by Parʿo.
- עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ (ʿal ha-aretz) – Root: על, ארץ; Form: Preposition + definite noun feminine singular; Translation: “upon the land”; Notes: Refers to the land of Yehudah.
- מֵאָ֥ה כִכַּר־כֶּ֖סֶף (meʾah kikkar-kesef) – Root: מאה, ככר, כסף; Form: Numeral + construct noun + noun; Translation: “one hundred talents of silver”; Notes: A large quantity of silver imposed as tribute.
- וְכִכַּ֥ר זָהָֽב (ve-kikkar zahav) – Root: ככר, זהב; Form: Conjunction + noun + noun; Translation: “and a talent of gold”; Notes: Additional royal tribute in precious metal.