לָכֵ֞ן שִׁמְע֣וּ עֲצַת־יְהוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר יָעַץ֙ אֶל־אֱדֹ֔ום וּמַ֨חְשְׁבֹותָ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָשַׁ֖ב אֶל־יֹשְׁבֵ֣י תֵימָ֑ן אִם־לֹ֤א יִסְחָבוּם֙ צְעִירֵ֣י הַצֹּ֔אן אִם־לֹ֥א יַשִּׁ֛ים עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם נְוֵהֶֽם׃
Therefore hear the counsel of YHWH which He has counseled against Edom, and His thoughts which He has thought against the inhabitants of Teman: surely the little ones of the flock shall drag them away, surely He shall lay waste their habitation upon them.
Morphology
- לָכֵן (lakhen) – Root: כן; Form: Adverb; Translation: “Therefore”; Notes: Introduces logical consequence or conclusion.
- שִׁמְעוּ (shimʿu) – Root: שׁמע; Form: Qal imperative 2mp; Translation: “hear”; Notes: Call to attention, directed at the audience.
- עֲצַת־יְהוָה (ʿatsat-YHWH) – Root: עצה; Form: Construct noun feminine singular + divine name; Translation: “the counsel of YHWH”; Notes: Refers to divine planning or purpose.
- אֲשֶׁר (ʾasher) – Root: אשׁר; Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “which”; Notes: Introduces relative clause.
- יָעַץ (yaʿats) – Root: יעץ; Form: Qal perfect 3ms; Translation: “He has counseled”; Notes: Refers to YHWH’s decree or plan.
- אֶל־אֱדֹום (ʾel-ʾEdom) – Root: אדום; Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “against Edom”; Notes: Directional preposition, here adversative in sense.
- וּמַחְשְׁבֹותָיו (u-maḥshevotav) – Root: חשב; Form: Conjunction + plural noun feminine + 3ms suffix; Translation: “and His thoughts”; Notes: Refers to divine intentions or designs.
- אֲשֶׁר (ʾasher) – Root: אשׁר; Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “which”; Notes: Introduces a second relative clause.
- חָשַׁב (ḥashav) – Root: חשב; Form: Qal perfect 3ms; Translation: “He has thought / devised”; Notes: Used of deliberate planning.
- אֶל־יֹשְׁבֵי (ʾel-yoshvei) – Root: ישׁב; Form: Preposition + Qal participle masculine plural construct; Translation: “against the inhabitants of”; Notes: Refers to those dwelling in the land.
- תֵימָן (Teman) – Root: תימן; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Teman”; Notes: A prominent region of Edom, often representative of the whole nation.
- אִם־לֹא (ʾim-lo) – Root: אם + לא; Form: Conditional particle + negation; Translation: “surely”; Notes: Hebraic oath-like formula, emphasizing certainty.
- יִסְחָבוּם (yiskhavum) – Root: סחב; Form: Qal imperfect 3mp + 3mp suffix; Translation: “they shall drag them away”; Notes: Suggests violent removal or carrying off.
- צְעִירֵי (tseʿirei) – Root: צעיר; Form: Adjective masculine plural construct; Translation: “the little ones of”; Notes: Refers here metaphorically to the weakest of the flock.
- הַצֹּאן (ha-tsoʾn) – Root: צאן; Form: Definite noun collective feminine singular; Translation: “the flock”; Notes: Used metaphorically of the people of Edom.
- אִם־לֹא (ʾim-lo) – Root: אם + לא; Form: Conditional particle + negation; Translation: “surely”; Notes: Parallel emphatic repetition.
- יַשִּׁים (yashim) – Root: שׁים; Form: Qal imperfect 3ms; Translation: “he shall lay waste / set upon”; Notes: Context suggests devastation or destruction.
- עֲלֵיהֶם (ʿalehem) – Root: על; Form: Preposition עַל + third mp suffix; Translation: “upon them”; Notes: Refers to the Edomites collectively.
- נְוֵהֶם (nevehem) – Root: נוה; Form: Noun masculine singular construct + 3mp suffix; Translation: “their habitation”; Notes: Indicates their dwelling place or homeland, which is threatened with destruction.