וְשַׂשְׂתִּ֥י עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם לְהֵטִ֣יב אֹותָ֑ם וּנְטַעְתִּ֞ים בָּאָ֤רֶץ הַזֹּאת֙ בֶּאֱמֶ֔ת בְּכָל־לִבִּ֖י וּבְכָל־נַפְשִֽׁי׃ ס
And I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land in truth, with all My heart and with all My soul.
Morphology
- וְשַׂשְׂתִּי (ve-sashti) – Root: שׂושׂ (sus); Form: Qal perfect 1st person common singular with prefixed waw-consecutive; Translation: “And I will rejoice”; Notes: Expresses YHWH’s delight in blessing His people.
- עֲלֵיהֶם (ʿaleihem) – Root: על (ʿal); Form: Preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “over them”; Notes: Indicates joy directed toward the people.
- לְהֵטִיב (le-hetiv) – Root: יטב (yatav); Form: Hiphil infinitive construct with preposition לְ; Translation: “to do good”; Notes: Causative form indicating intentional benefit.
- אֹותָם (otam) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Direct object marker + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “them”; Notes: Marks the recipients of the good.
- וּנְטַעְתִּים (u-netaʿtim) – Root: נטע (nataʿ); Form: Qal perfect 1st person common singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix with prefixed conjunction; Translation: “and I will plant them”; Notes: Metaphor for permanent settlement and stability.
- בָּאָרֶץ (ba-ʾarets) – Root: ארץ (ʾerets); Form: Preposition + definite noun feminine singular; Translation: “in the land”; Notes: Refers specifically to the promised land.
- הַזֹּאת (ha-zot) – Root: זה (zeh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun feminine singular; Translation: “this”; Notes: Specifies which land.
- בֶּאֱמֶת (be-ʾemet) – Root: אמת (ʾemet); Form: Preposition + noun feminine singular; Translation: “in truth”; Notes: Indicates sincerity and faithfulness of action.
- בְּכָל־לִבִּי (be-khol libbi) – Root: לבב (levav); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular with 1st person common singular suffix; Translation: “with all My heart”; Notes: Total inner commitment.
- וּבְכָל־נַפְשִׁי (u-ve-khol nafshi) – Root: נפשׁ (nefesh); Form: Conjunction + preposition + noun feminine singular with 1st person common singular suffix; Translation: “and with all My soul”; Notes: Denotes full personal devotion and commitment.