דְּבַר־יְהוָ֣ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיָ֗ה אֶל־מִיכָה֙ הַמֹּ֣רַשְׁתִּ֔י בִּימֵ֥י יֹותָ֛ם אָחָ֥ז יְחִזְקִיָּ֖ה מַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה אֲשֶׁר־חָזָ֥ה עַל־שֹׁמְרֹ֖ון וִירֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
The word of YHWH that came to Mikha the Moreshtite in the days of Yotam Aḥaz Yeḥizqiyya kings of Yehuda which he saw concerning Shomeron and Yerushalayim.
Morphology
- דְּבַר (devar) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “word of”; Notes: Introduces the prophetic message being delivered.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (havah); Form: Proper divine name; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenant name of Israel’s God.
- אֲשֶׁר (’asher) – Root: אשר (’asher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “that”; Notes: Connects the word of YHWH to its recipient.
- הָיָה (hayah) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal perfect 3ms; Translation: “came”; Notes: Describes the arrival of divine revelation.
- אֶל (’el) – Root: אל (’el); Form: Preposition אֶל; Translation: “to”; Notes: Marks direction of revelation.
- מִיכָה (Mikha) – Root: מי־כה (mi-kha); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Mikha”; Notes: Name of the prophet.
- הַמֹּרַשְׁתִּי (ha-morashti) – Root: מורשׁ (morash); Form: Definite gentillic noun masculine singular; Translation: “the Moreshtite”; Notes: Identifies origin from Moreshet.
- בִּימֵי (bi-yemei) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “in the days of”; Notes: Establishes the prophetic timeframe.
- יֹותָם (Yotam) – Root: יותם (Yotam); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yotam”; Notes: King of Yehudah.
- אָחָז (Aḥaz) – Root: אחז (aḥaz); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Aḥaz”; Notes: King of Yehudah.
- יְחִזְקִיָּה (Yeḥizqiyyah) – Root: חזק (ḥazaq); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yeḥizqiyyah”; Notes: King of Yehudah.
- מַלְכֵי (malkei) – Root: מלך (melekh); Form: Noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “kings of”; Notes: Connects the listed rulers as a governing period.
- יְהוּדָה (Yehudah) – Root: ידה (yadah); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yehudah”; Notes: Name of the southern kingdom.
- אֲשֶׁר (’asher) – Root: אשר (’asher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “which”; Notes: Introduces the vision clause.
- חָזָה (ḥazah) – Root: חזה (ḥazah); Form: Qal perfect 3ms; Translation: “he saw”; Notes: Refers to prophetic vision.
- עַל (ʿal) – Root: על (’al); Form: Preposition עַל; Translation: “concerning”; Notes: Introduces the objects of prophetic vision.
- שֹׁמְרֹון (Shomron) – Root: שׁמר (shamar); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Shomron”; Notes: Capital of the northern kingdom.
- וִירוּשָׁלָם (vi-Yerushalayim) – Root: ירשלם (Yerushalayim); Form: Conjunction + proper noun; Translation: “and Yerushalayim”; Notes: Capital of Yehudah; second object of prophetic vision.