וְאָמַרְתָּ֞ כֹּה־אָמַ֨ר אֲדֹנָ֤י יְהוִה֙ לִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם מְכֹרֹתַ֨יִךְ֙ וּמֹ֣לְדֹתַ֔יִךְ מֵאֶ֖רֶץ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑י אָבִ֥יךְ הָאֱמֹרִ֖י וְאִמֵּ֥ךְ חִתִּֽית׃
And you shall say: ‘Thus says the Lord YHWH to Yerushalayim, “Your origin and your birth are from the land of the Kenaʿani—your father was the Emori and your mother a Ḥittite.
Morphology
- וְאָמַרְתָּ (ve-amarta) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular with waw-consecutive; Translation: “and you shall say”; Notes: Direct command to the prophet.
- כֹּה (koh) – Root: —; Form: Adverb; Translation: “thus”; Notes: Introduces prophetic speech.
- אָמַר (amar) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “says”; Notes: Part of the prophetic formula.
- אֲדֹנָי (ʾadonai) – Root: אדן (ʾadon); Form: Plural of majesty with suffix; Translation: “my Lord”; Notes: Reverential title paired with YHWH.
- יְהוִה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (hawah); Form: Proper noun, Tetragrammaton; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Covenant name of God.
- לִירוּשָׁלִַם (li-Yerushalayim) – Root: ירושׁלם (Yerushalayim); Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “to Yerushalayim”; Notes: Directs the prophetic message to the city.
- מְכֹרֹתַיִךְ (mekhorotayikh) – Root: מכר (makhar) or related; Form: Noun feminine dual + 2nd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “your origin”; Notes: Refers to beginnings or genealogical roots.
- וּמֹלְדֹתַיִךְ (u-moldotayikh) – Root: ילד (yalad); Form: Conjunction + noun feminine dual + 2nd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “and your birth”; Notes: Indicates ancestry or nativity.
- מֵאֶרֶץ (me-erets) – Root: ארץ (ʾerets); Form: Preposition + noun feminine singular absolute; Translation: “from the land of”; Notes: Specifies geographical origin.
- הַכְּנַעֲנִי (ha-Kenaʿani) – Root: כנע (kanaʿ); Form: Definite article + noun masculine singular gentilic; Translation: “the Kenaʿani”; Notes: Refers to the Canaanite land and people.
- אָבִיךָ (avikha) – Root: אב (ʾav); Form: Noun masculine singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your father”; Notes: Figurative ancestry.
- הָאֱמֹרִי (ha-ʾEmori) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Definite article + gentilic masculine singular; Translation: “the Emori”; Notes: One of the prominent peoples of Kenaʿan.
- וְאִמֵּךְ (ve-immekh) – Root: אם (ʾem); Form: Conjunction + noun feminine singular construct + 2nd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “and your mother”; Notes: Figurative ancestry.
- חִתִּית (ḥittit) – Root: חת (ḥet); Form: Gentilic feminine singular; Translation: “a Ḥittite”; Notes: Refers to the Hittite people, used here symbolically.