ויאמר עבד אברהם אנכי׃
Gen 24:34 [Samaritan]
ויאמר עבד אברהם אנכי׃
Gen 24:34 [Masoretic]
וַיֹּאמַר עֶבֶד אַבְרָהָם אָנֹֽכִי׃
Gen 24:34 [Targum Onkelos]
וְאַמַר עַבְדָּא דְאַבְרָהָם אֲנָא׃
Gen 24:34 [Peshitta]
ܘܐܡܼܪ܂ ܥܒܼܕܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܒܪܗܡ܂
וַיֹּאמַ֑ר עֶ֥בֶד אַבְרָהָ֖ם אָנֹֽכִי׃
And he said, “I am the servant of Abraham.
Morphology
- וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Verb, Qal, Consecutive Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Introduces the servant’s declaration.
- עֶ֥בֶד (ʿeved) – Root: עבד (ʿ-v-d); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “servant”; Notes: Indicates his role as Abraham’s servant.
- אַבְרָהָ֖ם (Avraham) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Noun, proper name; Translation: “Abraham”; Notes: Refers to the patriarch.
- אָנֹֽכִי (anokhi) – Root: Pronoun; Form: Independent personal pronoun, 1cs; Translation: “I am”; Notes: Emphasizes the servant’s identity.