אַף־יָדִי֙ יָ֣סְדָה אֶ֔רֶץ וִֽימִינִ֖י טִפְּחָ֣ה שָׁמָ֑יִם קֹרֵ֥א אֲנִ֛י אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם יַעַמְד֥וּ יַחְדָּֽו׃
Indeed, My hand founded the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens; I call to them, they stand together.
Morphology
- אַף (af) – Root: אף; Form: Adverb/conjunction; Translation: “Indeed” or “also”; Notes: Adds emphasis or introduces additional affirmation.
- יָדִי (yadi) – Root: יד; Form: Noun feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “My hand”; Notes: Symbol of power and action.
- יָסְדָה (yasdah) – Root: יסד; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “founded”; Notes: The subject is “My hand,” a feminine noun, thus agreement in gender.
- אֶרֶץ (ʾerets) – Root: ארץ; Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “earth”; Notes: Direct object of the verb “founded.”
- וִימִינִי (vi-yemini) – Root: ימין; Form: Conjunction + noun feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “and My right hand”; Notes: Conveys favor or strength in biblical idiom.
- טִפְּחָה (tippeḥah) – Root: טפח; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “spread out”; Notes: Refers to the act of stretching or extending.
- שָׁמָיִם (shamayim) – Root: שמים; Form: Noun masculine dual; Translation: “heavens”; Notes: Plural form used consistently for the sky or celestial realm.
- קֹרֵא (qore) – Root: קרא; Form: Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “calling” or “I call”; Notes: Present participle used in place of a finite verb.
- אֲנִי (ani) – Root: אני; Form: Independent personal pronoun; Translation: “I”; Notes: Emphatic subject of the participle.
- אֲלֵיהֶם (aleihem) – Root: אל; Form: Preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “to them”; Notes: Refers back to the heavens and earth.
- יַעַמְדוּ (yaʿamdu) – Root: עמד; Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “they stand”; Notes: Depicts prompt obedience to God’s command.
- יַחְדָּו (yaḥdav) – Root: יחד; Form: Adverb; Translation: “together”; Notes: Emphasizes unity and coordinated response to divine summons.