וְהֹוצֵאתִ֤י אֶתְכֶם֙ מִתֹּוכָ֔הּ וְנָתַתִּ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם בְּיַד־זָרִ֑ים וְעָשִׂ֛יתִי בָכֶ֖ם שְׁפָטִֽים׃
And I will bring you out from her midst, and I will give you into the hand of foreigners, and I will execute judgments upon you.
Morphology
- וְהֹוצֵאתִי (ve-hotseʾti) – Root: יצא; Form: Hifil perfect 1st person common singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and I will bring out”; Notes: Hifil conveys causative action: YHWH as agent removing them.
- אֶתְכֶם (ʾetkhem) – Root: את; Form: Direct object marker + 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “you”; Notes: Refers directly to the people being judged.
- מִתֹּוכָהּ (mitokhah) – Root: תוך; Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “from her midst”; Notes: Refers to Jerusalem, described as feminine.
- וְנָתַתִּי (ve-natati) – Root: נתן; Form: Qal perfect 1st person common singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and I will give”; Notes: Divine act of transferring the people into foreign control.
- אֶתְכֶם (ʾetkhem) – Root: את; Form: Direct object marker + 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “you”; Notes: Repeated object for emphasis.
- בְּיַד־זָרִים (be-yad-zarim) – Root: יד, זר; Form: Preposition + noun feminine singular construct + plural adjective; Translation: “into the hand of foreigners”; Notes: Metaphor for power or control, “hand” symbolizes authority.
- וְעָשִׂיתִי (ve-ʿasiti) – Root: עשה; Form: Qal perfect 1st person common singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and I will execute/do”; Notes: Marks the carrying out of divine justice.
- בָכֶם (vakhem) – Root: ב; Form: Preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “upon you”; Notes: Marks those targeted by the judgment.
- שְׁפָטִים (shefatim) – Root: שׁפט; Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “judgments”; Notes: Refers to judicial actions, divine justice enacted through punishment.