Isaiah 6:9

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לֵ֥ךְ וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ לָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֑ה שִׁמְע֤וּ שָׁמֹ֨ועַ֙ וְאַל־תָּבִ֔ינוּ וּרְא֥וּ רָאֹ֖ו וְאַל־תֵּדָֽעוּ׃

And He said, “Go, and say to this people: ‘Hear indeed, but do not understand; and see indeed, but do not perceive.’

Morphology

1. וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And He said”; Notes: Marks divine speech from YHWH.
2. לֵךְ (lekh) – Root: הלך (halakh); Form: Qal imperative masculine singular; Translation: “Go”; Notes: Command to the prophet to begin his mission.
3. וְאָמַרְתָּ (ve-amarta) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and say”; Notes: Command continuation in narrative form.
4. לָעָם (la-ʿam) – Root: עם (ʿam); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular; Translation: “to the people”; Notes: Refers to the nation of Yisraʾel.
5. הַזֶּה (hazzeh) – Root: זה (zeh); Form: Demonstrative adjective masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “this”; Notes: Specifies which people—the prophet’s own.
6. שִׁמְעוּ (shimʿu) – Root: שׁמע (shamaʿ); Form: Qal imperative masculine plural; Translation: “Hear”; Notes: Command used ironically in context.
7. שָׁמֹועַ (shamoaʿ) – Root: שׁמע (shamaʿ); Form: Infinitive absolute; Translation: “indeed”; Notes: Emphasizes intensity or persistence of hearing.
8. וְאַל־תָּבִינוּ (ve-ʾal-tavinu) – Root: בין (bin); Form: Conjunction + negative particle + Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “but do not understand”; Notes: Reflects judicial hardening.
9. וּרְאוּ (u-reʾu) – Root: ראה (raʾah); Form: Qal imperative masculine plural; Translation: “See”; Notes: Like “hear,” given in ironic or judicial tone.
10. רָאֹו (raʾo) – Root: ראה (raʾah); Form: Infinitive absolute; Translation: “indeed”; Notes: Repetition for emphasis—see repeatedly.
11. וְאַל־תֵּדָעוּ (ve-ʾal-tedaʿu) – Root: ידע (yadaʿ); Form: Conjunction + negative particle + Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “but do not perceive”; Notes: Judicial blindness—truth is seen but not grasped.