וְהָיָ֥ה טֶֽרֶם־יִקְרָ֖אוּ וַאֲנִ֣י אֶעֱנֶ֑ה עֹ֛וד הֵ֥ם מְדַבְּרִ֖ים וַאֲנִ֥י אֶשְׁמָֽע׃
And it shall be: before they call, I will answer; while they are still speaking, I will hear.
Morphology
- וְהָיָ֥ה (ve-hāyāh) – Root: היה; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And it shall be”; Notes: Introduces a future state or condition (wayyiqtol with future sense).
- טֶֽרֶם־ (terem) – Root: טרם; Form: Adverb; Translation: “before”; Notes: Temporal conjunction introducing a prior action.
- יִקְרָ֖אוּ (yiqrāʾū) – Root: קרא; Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “they call”; Notes: Refers to vocal prayer or appeal.
- וַאֲנִ֣י (va-ʾănī) – Root: אני; Form: Conjunction + independent pronoun, 1st person singular; Translation: “and I”; Notes: Subject of the following verb.
- אֶעֱנֶ֑ה (eʿĕneh) – Root: ענה; Form: Qal imperfect 1st person singular; Translation: “I will answer”; Notes: Refers to divine responsiveness.
- עֹ֛וד (ʿōd) – Root: עוד; Form: Adverb; Translation: “still” or “yet”; Notes: Indicates an ongoing action.
- הֵ֥ם (hem) – Root: הם; Form: Independent pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “they”; Notes: Emphatic subject of the next verb.
- מְדַבְּרִ֖ים (mədabberīm) – Root: דבר; Form: Piel participle masculine plural; Translation: “speaking”; Notes: Intensive form, implies deliberate or expressive speech.
- וַאֲנִ֥י (va-ʾănī) – Root: אני; Form: Conjunction + independent pronoun, 1st person singular; Translation: “and I”; Notes: Repeated for emphasis.
- אֶשְׁמָֽע׃ (ʾeshmaʿ) – Root: שמע; Form: Qal imperfect 1st person singular; Translation: “I will hear”; Notes: Indicates attentiveness and readiness to respond.