אַ֚ךְ שְׁמַ֣ע דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ עָלֶ֔יךָ לֹ֥א תָמ֖וּת בֶּחָֽרֶב׃
Nevertheless, hear the word of YHWH, Tsidqiyyahu king of Yehuda! Thus said YHWH concerning you: ‘You shall not die by the sword.
Morphology
- אַ֚ךְ (ʾakh) – Root: אך; Form: Adverb; Translation: “Nevertheless”; Notes: Introduces a contrast or emphasis, often softening a previous statement.
- שְׁמַ֣ע (shəmaʿ) – Root: שמע; Form: Qal imperative masculine singular; Translation: “hear”; Notes: Command directed to Tsidqiyyahu to listen attentively.
- דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה (dəvar-YHWH) – Root: דבר; Form: Construct noun masculine singular + proper noun; Translation: “the word of YHWH”; Notes: Introduces divine speech or revelation.
- צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ (Tsidqiyyāhū) – Root: – ; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Tsidqiyyahu”; Notes: King of Yehudah being addressed directly.
- מֶ֣לֶךְ (melekh) – Root: מלך; Form: Noun masculine singular in construct; Translation: “king of”; Notes: Construct form with the following proper noun.
- יְהוּדָ֑ה (Yehudah) – Root: – ; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yehudah”; Notes: Southern kingdom of Yisraʾel.
- כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר (koh-ʾāmar) – Root: כה / אמר; Form: Adverb + Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “Thus said”; Notes: Standard prophetic formula introducing divine speech.
- יְהוָה֙ (YHWH) – Root: – ; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Speaker and source of the prophecy.
- עָלֶ֔יךָ (ʿālēkha) – Root: על; Form: Preposition + 2ms pronominal suffix; Translation: “concerning you”; Notes: Specifies the subject of the divine word.
- לֹ֥א (lo) – Root: לא; Form: Negative particle; Translation: “not”; Notes: Negates the following verb.
- תָמ֖וּת (tāmūt) – Root: מות; Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “you shall die”; Notes: Refers to Tsidqiyyahu’s death—here negated.
- בֶּחָֽרֶב (be-ḥārev) – Root: חרב; Form: Preposition + definite noun feminine singular; Translation: “by the sword”; Notes: Instrumental phrase, indicating means of death being denied.