וְהָיָ֥ה כְעֹוף־נֹודֵ֖ד קֵ֣ן מְשֻׁלָּ֑ח תִּֽהְיֶ֨ינָה֙ בְּנֹ֣ות מֹואָ֔ב מַעְבָּרֹ֖ת לְאַרְנֹֽון׃
And it shall be like a wandering bird, a nest cast out, so shall the daughters of Moʾav be at the fords of Arnon.
Morphology
- וְהָיָה (ve-hayah) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And it shall be”; Notes: Introduces a future state or simile.
- כְעֹוף (ke-ʿof) – Root: עוף (ʿof); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular; Translation: “like a bird”; Notes: Symbol of vulnerability or flight.
- נֹודֵד (noded) – Root: נדד (nadad); Form: Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “wandering”; Notes: Describes the unsettled state.
- קֵן (ken) – Root: קן (ken); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “nest”; Notes: Represents home or stability, now lost.
- מְשֻׁלָּח (meshullaḥ) – Root: שלח (shalaḥ); Form: Pual participle masculine singular; Translation: “cast out” or “forsaken”; Notes: Describes a nest that has been abandoned or disrupted.
- תִּהְיֶינָה (tihyeynah) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine plural; Translation: “they shall be”; Notes: Refers to the daughters of Moʾav.
- בְּנֹות (benot) – Root: בת (bat); Form: Construct noun feminine plural; Translation: “daughters of”; Notes: A poetic reference to the women or cities of Moʾav.
- מוֹאָב (Moʾav) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Masculine singular; Translation: “Moʾav”; Notes: The nation addressed in this prophecy.
- מַעְבָּרֹות (maʿbarot) – Root: עבר (ʿavar); Form: Noun feminine plural construct; Translation: “fords of”; Notes: Places where one crosses a river, often symbolic of transition or flight.
- לְאַרְנֹון (le-Arnon) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “to Arnon”; Notes: Refers to the Arnon River, a border region between Moʾav and Yisraʾel.