כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה יַ֗עַן אֲמֹ֤ר מֹואָב֙ וְשֵׂעִ֔יר הִנֵּ֥ה כְּכָֽל־הַגֹּויִ֖ם בֵּ֥ית יְהוּדָֽה׃
Thus says the Lord YHWH: “Because Moʾav and Seʿir have said, ‘Behold, the house of Yehudah is like all the nations,’
Morphology
- כֹּה (koh) – Root: particle; Form: Demonstrative adverb; Translation: “thus”; Notes: Standard prophetic formula introducing divine speech.
- אָמַר (amar) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “says”; Notes: Refers to YHWH speaking.
- אֲדֹנָי (ʾadonai) – Root: אדן (ʾadon); Form: Proper noun with 1st person singular possessive ending; Translation: “my Lord”; Notes: Title of reverence for deity.
- יְהוִה (YHWH) – Root: tetragrammaton; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenant name of Israel’s God.
- יַעַן (yaʿan) – Root: ען (ʿan); Form: Preposition; Translation: “because”; Notes: Introduces reason for judgment.
- אֲמֹר (ʾamor) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal infinitive construct; Translation: “the saying”; Notes: Refers to the act of speech by Moʾav and Seʿir.
- מֹואָב (Moʾav) – Root: מואב (Moʾav); Form: Proper noun masculine singular; Translation: “Moʾav”; Notes: Nation east of the Dead Sea, kin of Yisraʾel.
- וְשֵׂעִיר (ve-Seʿir) – Root: שׂעיר (Seʿir); Form: Proper noun masculine singular with conjunction; Translation: “and Seʿir”; Notes: Region associated with Edom.
- הִנֵּה (hinneh) – Root: particle; Form: Interjection; Translation: “behold”; Notes: Introduces emphasis or declaration.
- כְּכָל (ke-khol) – Root: כל (kol); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular; Translation: “like all”; Notes: Comparison phrase.
- הַגֹּויִם (ha-goyim) – Root: גוי (goy); Form: Noun masculine plural with article; Translation: “the nations”; Notes: Refers to foreign peoples, distinguished from Yisraʾel.
- בֵּית (beit) – Root: בית (bayit); Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “house of”; Notes: Collective term for family or people.
- יְהוּדָה (Yehudah) – Root: יהודה (Yehudah); Form: Proper noun masculine singular; Translation: “Yehudah”; Notes: Southern kingdom of Israel.