Isaiah 14:30

וְרָעוּ֙ בְּכֹורֵ֣י דַלִּ֔ים וְאֶבְיֹונִ֖ים לָבֶ֣טַח יִרְבָּ֑צוּ וְהֵמַתִּ֤י בָֽרָעָב֙ שָׁרְשֵׁ֔ךְ וּשְׁאֵרִיתֵ֖ךְ יַהֲרֹֽג׃

And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety; and I will kill your root with famine, and your remnant shall he slay.

Morphology

1. וְרָעוּ (ve-raʿu) – Root: רעה (raʿah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural with vav; Translation: “And they shall feed”; Notes: Refers to a peaceful future for the afflicted.
2. בְּכֹורֵי (be-khorei) – Root: בכר (bakhar); Form: Construct masculine plural; Translation: “firstborn of”; Notes: Possibly poetic for “chief” or “leaders” of the poor.
3. דַלִּים (dallim) – Root: דלל (dalal); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “the poor”; Notes: Denotes economic or social weakness.
4. וְאֶבְיֹנִים (ve-evyonim) – Root: אבן (ʾevyon); Form: Conjunction + noun masculine plural; Translation: “and the needy”; Notes: Synonymous with “poor,” emphasizing dependence.
5. לָבֶטַח (la-vetaḥ) – Root: בטח (bataḥ); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular; Translation: “in safety”; Notes: Indicates security and peace.
6. יִרְבָּצוּ (yirbatsu) – Root: רבץ (ravats); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “they shall lie down”; Notes: Restful state, like sheep in pasture.
7. וְהֵמַתִּי (ve-hemat­ti) – Root: מות (mut); Form: Hifil perfect 1st person singular with vav; Translation: “and I will kill”; Notes: YHWH as agent of destruction.
8. בָרָעָב (ba-raʿav) – Root: רעב (raʿav); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular; Translation: “with famine”; Notes: Instrument of judgment.
9. שָׁרְשֵׁךְ (shorshekh) – Root: שרש (shoresh); Form: Noun masculine singular with 2nd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “your root”; Notes: Symbol of origin or foundational power.
10. וּשְׁאֵרִיתֵךְ (u-sheʾeritekh) – Root: שאר (shaʾar); Form: Conjunction + noun feminine singular with 2nd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “and your remnant”; Notes: Survivors or remaining population.
11. יַהֲרֹג (yaharoḡ) – Root: הרג (harag); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he shall slay”; Notes: Subject may be understood as YHWH or impersonal fate/judgment.